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1897.

THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL "INSUK, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and socrate than its prodeovesETS,

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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

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Is a breach of the existing treaties which

madest of 20

cannot be dieregarded even by a Power prongen parts are në pressut required. posing to take over the administration of the country, Japan, will not, of course,

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sad rezigőfül flosures are urgently needed by kileviate this diafreas. Formerly. "1;040 cash were procurable for a dollar, now a dollar wil scaredly realise 000 gash.

put forward any claim, to the islands fur Bhangbai on the latify from Peking and E UNITED STATES TARIFF BILD. Lostpt of the following link of "Chinese énbocity. steady to firm soL IN MANY Chana yhow, a sub, i subjbót is tocated upan by all the others, for

Hessrs. Colgut hun and Detring, arrived ut wäre, dà leave for home by the Empress of hernoff, though there is some likelihood | Indict on tho Jru ya kahanan

The Washington Sonate, Las inished with the Tarif Bill after perpetual daisys, owing to for pasty tactics,

|-- The Embassion have presented & rolluetive hole imiting that Torrey should decide ond. cerning the frontier.

that she cherished an ambition to succeed Tokyo despatch of the Both June states TURKEY AND THE POWERS.- the line of native rulers recently doppaod that Shine (Shizuoka prefecture), and Yok. There is, however, little thanes of the kniclu and Nosso (Noto pravinte), haga beọn protost boing carried much further Japan added to the list of special ports for export and will not venture to oppose the American They will be opened on the let Anguat Republic, if once it is apparent that it has definitiy made up its mind, but alte muy gulk somewhat over the check given to her hoped for expausign in the Pacific, the field of solion plainly laid down by her

statesmedi

Whits penesading to Kobe in Taksido train Chargé d'Affaires and another passenger had on the night of the 23rd Jane, the German their gold watches stolen. The thief has been discovered and arrested. Mr. von Testlar's

atal hoe born recovered

THE ADEN SURVIVORS The India has weived at Sues with the r rivers of the dden, who are all doing well.

THE UNITED STATES AND THE - ANNEXATION OF HAWAII. “ Senator Sherman's reply to Japane protost

The Bouuerts steamer Sin Fobian, arcsted. To the annexation of the Haiwalian islanda da. some months ago in Chiakiang, has sometimes clares that it will in no wise prejudice the legi It is quite characteristic of the Chinese

to shift het moorings to prevent hor anchorstimate interests of Japan or any other Power officials that they should at any time saer-getting buried, and while doing so on the 16th in the Facilio, bai that he oxunot admit any June abe got badly ashore some distance belgw the Settlement, where she still remained on the suggestions for the maintainance of the status qÜK,

"After a rough and tumble sorantia thirteen gaustlers were captured in No. 2 Wing Fung trest es Monday night by Sergeant MoNsh wazo taken befors Mr. Wodehouse yesterday, the master being uned $100, a secund defendant $30, and the rest Schob.

quo.

TURKEY AND OKEECE. The Turkish Ministers in Council have un animously risolved to maintain Turkey's right to Thessaly

HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

CAPTAIN'S CÚP FOR JULY.

The entries for the monthly cap were fairly up to an average. The winner of this cup and pool put in an excellant first round of 41; hin

og hole, but, with this exception, his card showed a very steady game. We were glad to notice the re-appearance of ons of our lending players, who his bean absent for noma tell weeks from the hike. Sabjained on the detaile of the cards returned:

fice the substance for the shadow or pay a high price for the mainteuagée of an ides. The new railroad from Tientsin to Foking following are the latest additions to the Royal Octavo Complete with Alapeondi'lans, Pp. 1,340,97. Directory only, pp. 972, 83.60. seems to afford an illustration of this idiosyn- Disrond Year Art Supplementar A. Watson cracy. According to a correspondent of & Co. (extra space), Wing Kee de's Coal our Shanghai morning contemporary who Limited, the Po Ou Godown Co., Limited, and Godorus, the Po On Marine Insurance Co,

has made the journey over this line, both. Messrs. U. Nervegaz & Co. and their various directness and the chance of a good inter-agensies. mediste traffic have been surrendered în order to carry the railway in, a particular direction, whether to avoid Imperial grounds or to omit populuns ciŝits where a chance and some Chinese constaller. The prisoner second round of 46 was sosill, by an 8 at the opposition might possibly have been expected we are unable to say. The correspondent stes, however, that the hood puses through a despinte att dreary country

sandy, sparse, and stunted vegetation, and the villages in eight are far away "Some of the Imperial grounds are near at ham, but there is little to be seen of them "from the cars. A short distance from

Fengtai tha rand, which at that print bad Shast that a sorore opilemic is raging there,

It is reported from the newly-oponad port of there were 15 competitor. The Water used is proved by repeated "been nearly S.W. and N.E, turned to the and that already a large number of people have Analysai to he Absolutely Pure.

"lef zimost at a right angle towards the succumbed to the disease. Whole families are reported to live buon cat down within three 5.E., showing that the line is far from or four days of the first attack. The apklemic For COAST PURTS, Waters are packed and "driest one from Tientsia to Psking." Hos asted to buse xeo spread across tiu river pliced on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall amount allowed, for Packages and

goes on to remark that if a straight line bad into Wacking.-N. U. Daily New been ruled across the map between the pore The cdjourned general meeting of the Central Emptics who received in good order.

and the expital it would riot only have Stores Limited, was held at bhanghai on the 28th June, Capt. Parker presiding. The report Counterfoil Order Books supplied on ad shortened the distance very considerably of the Investigation Committee was presented pllage

but that the road would shou lave pissed and adoptal, and after nu sulmetest discussion through a better country end nearer some resoluciona were carried requesting the Divotors important towns. As it is, he says, "thetorice, and appointing Mesars J. 4. ötavart,

F. E. heilly, and Hell on the earl western half of the road is little better

OUR AURATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the÷istest-frapravemanta in the trade-

The Parast Ingredients only are used, and the at:nost Cazu and Cleanliuvom ozervized in the Manufacture throughout..

Our Registered Tolographic Address ishti

"DISPENSARY, HONGKÖNG.”-

And all signed messages addressed thus will Twelve prompt, attention.

The following is List of Waters always

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FURE AÈRATED WATER..

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

· SARSAPARṛLLA WATER

TONIC WATER

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GINGERADE No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or gross, or that appear to have been used for aty other purpose than that of containing Aurated, Waters, sa such Bottles are never used agala by us.

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The many friends of Mr. J. N. Jordan, to learn that his name is included in the list of H.M's Corani-General in Kara, will be pleased Jabis honours, Her Majesty having conferred upon him the distinction of a C... Mr. Jordans Dng service in Pacing trong thán deserved this honour; on which we heartily oon-, gratulate pin.-N. C. Dezly News.

The Harbour Mester, Hon. Commander R. the Police Court yesterday. On Saturday last he gave his coction their wages and three of them bolted, while another decided on Monday not to do any more work for his master. He was crusted and yesterday Mr. Wodahness fired him $5 or fourteen days im- prisonment.

Mr. C. W. May 1874 Wə, Plan "Com, K. F. Cochise, R.N. 16 E -Bir--V-A. C. Hawkins...1002@_

Hz. 4. Millward... 107 - 15 42 17 entries.

• Also entered for the "Fool," for which

SUPREME COURT.

Ath July:

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Bayoun Hz. A. G. Wiss (PULSKE JUDGE)

--- TRONG RONG Y TÂM CHUN Plaintiff brought an action to recover damayen from the defendant for malicions presscntion.

Me. Gedge appeared for the plaintiff and it. M. W. Slude for the defendant

The following jury tried the vaso — Memy. P. Morris, H. Cook, and A. Buze.

Hr. H. Baxter, of the Bank of China asked to be aroused. Its erplanet that one of the salt, bir. Gaskell, herved on a jury for the best part of a gook quita ravintly and he had been laid up with fever.

His Lordship — It ho sjek now ? Mr. Baxter Be is not

tions, supplied by Mr. Fang Wah Chyan

Already nakiowlodged Shin Fock Co.

His Lordship-I cannot help his past wich-}· pesin. If the stat was short how I would consider your application, bat if Mr. Gaskell in thara to day I am afraid I cant excnée you

Mr. Baxter-We ore making up our tail"" Faszly scounts now I went in Fristen application to be excused to Deputy 1egistrar.

"than a desert, and throughout the entire Murray Ramsey, appeared as a prosesator at and Japan, was called on kjarar, and hel “distance it appears to have been an object "to avoid all towns and villages as much as "possible." It is to be hoped that the great trunk line from Peking to Iankow, and from Wushong to Canton, will not be constructed on the same principle, or the re- sults, in a financial sense, will hardly be de Owing to the Russettled weather in the spring, satisfactory as have been predicted. It would Swoshow, which exports inege quantition of rice to Shanghai for local consumption, is experiene- almost seem as though theresponsible authoing very por harrests, in-consequence of which rities at Peking had specially saincted the it is or pected that the price for rice this summer railway route in urder to convey to strangers the usual quotations. It is feared at certain in Shanghai will increase to 30 per cent, above the most unfavourable impression possible districts in Sanation prefacture will suffer from with a view to induce the conclusion that famine this winter.-N. 6. Daily News. the country is not worth conquest. That district of Chilli lying between the coast and Peking is ouloubtedly poorend herren looking, and the Imperial Government would evidently desire it to be thought that the way to the capital of the San of Heaven rubs through something resembling a desert. If this is really the case the idea is of course very" puerile, bat the inandarios are often extremely childish. But whether with this

His Lordskup-No application has come to me. How can the Registrar desi with anything timb has to do with a jury? The only person who can deal with the jury in the Judge..

The Band of the West Yorkshire Bagiinent-Mr. Baxter-May I read what i wrote will play the following progranine at the Officem Meas this voning Polomie "Fart Overture... "In Italienischen Style “....... Schubert, .....Gounod, Selection..... "The Ciros Girl". In Carylı. Lay Yatre"Entre Nous" ....... Waldteufel. Handel. Selection... Migoon"

....... Thomas.

His Lordship-The facts that applied thoa). do not apply now..

iod sure the Quotม.

A wonderful shower of meteorites fell inta these of Walrus Inland, in the Kurile coding to the Jupun Herald, being pro group, on the 1st June, the phenomenon canded by a noise like distant thunder. In to have been made without any sound reason.mediately afterwards the son for some dis

tare, in the neighbpazlood of the tell, WAS At the same time it is some satisfaction to peculiarly illuminated. A hail storm occurred the friends of progress in this most backward the following dag, the stones being as large as Empire to bear that it is at length possible

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.wing to cases before suggested, the THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. deviate from the obvious course' agears

Fongkong, 15th April, 1897.

-NOTICE TO ÇORAESPONDENTS

OPET commaancations relating to the news columns ahonic ba afdressed to the FDITOE.

Correspondente nuet faverard their name castress with communtentiae adared to the Editor, not for pralination, wat as evidence of good faith.

Ali latters for publication should be written DA ONE- Hoof the paper only.

to necomplish the journey from Tientsin to Feking in some four hours and with a cer- tain degree of comfort instead of being No Groenly tuned communications that ha trendy e gerend in other papers will bal Önserted. penned up for a couple of days in a troway

Orders jo wag coptes of MILK Przka should de

boat or shaken to pieces on a wretched apol sent beiquens, and on day of publicatione After that hour the apply is limited. Only suppsd for Chogy for a road for a whole long day. The

plegraphic Addreu Pazes--A Búi Goda

connection of the China wetropolis with its port by railway in an event of the highest importance, and in the means of inter-com- munication should muck the commencement of a new era in the Empire.

Telephone" Da, 1%

The Daily Press.

HongKong, July 7th, 1897.

peaches.

Mr. Barter-Dar work lag been "Crown: ia our through Air. Gaskell being had up. His Lordship directed the Clerk of the Const to inqairs why the Kegistrar had not sent 3. Baxter's application to hizi. The application ought to have boun gant to the Judge: Vir. Baxter was then allowed to stand aside and Mr. A. Bune was cailed in his place,

His Lordship to Mr. Barter)—Under the circumstancos. I will not, call upon you ward of that latter. I know you wrote otte, this time. This is not the first time I have

but I have not sem it. . It ought to bars come to ra

· Mr. Gedge then opened the case and revì thự plantings. At one timu tas plaintiff was sa overseer in the aripicy of the defendant at a mouthly wage of $12, plus $3 for food and. $3 for boat and ricksha kire, the dafondsat Fore start work in road repairing is being contractor riding at 30, Holly ported on the Tientsin-Peking Railway route wood Road During the latter part of here was very savere rain and hail storm the year defendant and two other men were accompanied by thander on the afternoon of engaged a contrastem for the Hongkong the lath June rear Peking, which damaged land Investment and Agency Company, portion of the railway bed. Workmon, however,dmitell, their work being to pull down forty were at once put to roguring the damages, so houses and rect other buildings on the site. that when a few hours later the Tientsin train | On the 34th January last defendant was sued arrived the bed and horr. filled in and the rails by a Chines firm for $251.13: being the price of atd, emsing no delay to the train.

bricka sold and delivered on the building works carried on by the defendant. Deleadant dis. Direct cable communication with Amay, puted his liability and the plaintiff gave evidence Shanghai, Japan and the North remains incer. ugainst him at the hearing of the cara. · De rapted, the repairing stemmer having been pre- fendant lost the case. He was further ned for vaated from working by continuous bad weather. 8393.91, being the price of timber sold and de- The typhoon which passed inland near Brotow, freed and judgment wis given against him on Saturday evening, caused a total interruption in this case as well. There were also other nees of the Chinese lines between Swatcw, Amor, in which he figured as defendant and lost, and und Freelow, which has resulted in a great in each one the plaintiff gaye evidence in lisarrangement of traffic and overlapping of support of the olar. Arand after the bearing dates. All trufle is at present pussing by cable of the exits the plaintiff was in the service of to Foochow and thenou by Chinese laudline to the defendant and the defendant was indebted

due by plaintill for six months wages.

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Is an article in Monday's issue reference The reply of the United States Govern was made to the clause in the Chefos mont to the protest of Japan against the Convention by which the Foreign Con- proposed annexation of the Hawaiian Icessions were to be the area of ox- Innds to the American Republic seems to emption from lexin. It should be me Shanghai, and is suhjset to considerable delay to him in the so- gas. Ou she indicate a deterraination to persevere with tioned that by clause 1 of the Opium that polley Senator SHERMAN, State Se Agreement it was provided that this arrange- At the Magistracy auterday a married 27th January 20 sisary of the defendnot cretary, in replying to Japan, declares that menit should be reserved for further con aman. was charged with exposing her child in went to the plaintiff's house and informed hi American amnestition of the group will insideration between the two Governments," Monday afternoon. Isspector Witchell saw the

smoke manner as to padangor its life. On that if he would go to 14 Possésálon Street the defendant would pay him the money that no wies prejudice the legitimate interests of

30 that the arrangement is not legally romaninthe Pablis Gardens carrying something was owing to him: Plaintiff went and defend Japan, or of any other Power in the Profe, operative, but the Chinese nevertheles in her aems Whan che saw fur inspector shent vetantarily handed him si in dischungs but that he cannot admit any sopgestions and exercise the right tɔ̃ Tévy lekin ran away but was soon caught, and it was then of alt lawinl clairns. Plaintiff rózsived the eum Chang Tee Soong for the maintenace of the satur yao. That anywhere outside the limits of the Coneas “18 to say," the United States does not deare

to do anything that will he detrimental to

any existing interests in Hawaii, but she

MJCDA.

The P. & O. steerner Vangon left Singapo denies the right; of Japan or any other for this port on the 5th instant, at 5 pm. Power to question her action there, even if

The P. & Ostom

steamer Peshawur laft Bombay. such action-mounta gunexation of the for this, port on the morning of the ath matsun lelands. This is how we read the brief

ranzé of Ecuator SuELMAN'S reply given us through RC AL first it looked rather as thongh the Senate and House of Representatives were dubions så to the line of action to be taken, and that President MCKINLEY night Jivo been a little too previous The present mesange evidently indicates more asurance at Washington, and that the President proposing an nexation of the little Preifa sx-kingdom --had fult the pulse of the country. As we ---ennel on a previous occasion, Am

cut interest are wore siderable in Himal Ban those of either Great Britain or Germany, and the Auzica residents have long clamoured for the

protection of the Stars and Stripes

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the something was a child in a stufe in good faith in satisfaction of all shims and he of cofuse. The fastsator locked up the usud no mehaces whatever. Defendant, the woman al sent the child to the Lumita, bat caused the plaintiff to be arrested by a Chinese the little one died Boon after admission The constable who was in the house at the time for Cree was remodel until tomorrow for further that purpose, as it afterwards transpired. inquiries to be mader

Plaintif was taken to the Police Station stud imaged with feleniously and with meba CAN The Police Magistrate, Hon. II E. Wodo demanding the sum of $100 from the defendant. bure, as engaged for a considerable time On the 27th, 25th, 29th January, and the lat February defendant faloniously and maliciously. yesterday in hearing a charge of keeping a The NY. K. steums: Oni Mary from elaman Kving at-2, Wah Lane.

ambling house, which was preferred against and without reasonable and probable cause bourne, &c. ft Thatsilay Island for this port sided upon by the Captain Suparintendent Polios Magistrate, and presented, his charge The bonse was appeared before Commander Heatings, Aoting resterday afternoon and is expected to arrive of Folioe oud Asting Chist Inspector Mackie, against the plaintif and pressed it sin here on the 10th instant

who found varions articles used by gatables playing counsel on his behalf in doing and a large am of money. The case was 50. On the 1st February the plaintiff was adjourned until this afternion. Mr. I. E. omitted for trial at the Criminal Bemions, Dannys (Crown Solistor appeared for the bail being allowed in the sum of 31,000, - The Fence pad Mr. D. Robinson (instructed by Mr plaintiff was acquitted by the jury and he now claimed $295, experses incurred in defending Hustingaj defended the prisoner.

himself at the Police Court and Crigjinal Sinne, $18 ane month'syagos, and 5500 dom-

fendant, in answer to the paintiff's petition,

The C. P. chartered steamer Hush sailed from Vancouver, BC, on Sunday, the 4th just for Tokohama, where is she expected to arrive on the 24th.justans

Tho. Pstomer Empress of India, sry ed

We have received from Messrs, Bosworth

now recident and never du rotide at 36, "Hally, wood Road. He denied having been on-

of Shanghai at 3 san on Saturday, the dto of London and Leipsi An Old World, together with the costs of the edit De instant, and left again at midnight of game day Serenade and "Valse Lagere" by Erikaid the plaintiff was never employed by him in for Aegeant, where she was expected to arrive Meyer Helmand also The Nightingale any capacity whatevor ofendant was not of 7 Lur on Monday, the 5th instant.

Waltz," by Carl Zoller. An Old World Ber egade is very quaint and beautifully written gavote style with charining melody. It translated into English by Paul Rugland and is published in three Guysse Légère," by the same famous composer, is sodingly bright and pretty piece for plant forte, suitable for either concert or drawing-

HE Hung Chun-rsion, former Cunsul General at Singapore, who was objected to by Germany as Chinese-Enver last year, has been appointed Salt Intendent of the Changshan Fagning profoobares of Hunan province.

The Scoretary of the Punjon Mining Che room. The Nethingale Wall be Carl Zel Limited advise us that he has received the lor, ought to become very popular in the ball following telegrams from the Mines giving the result of the Jane clean-up The mill room, the music being most attractive and spark 30 days crashing £1 en yielding 147. oza ofing amelied gold (2,050 tons of landings: cenebed

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THE HONGEONG SHANE MARKDA

MJY V Vernon in his weekly share

•* ̈*¦ report, dated 30th June, says ---With this ex-

ception of mining stook rates have ruled from These are only a few of the romake, but the

„sianten, kdeanos,, A fule general businows her instanco Ningpo mentions the dollar has fallen keen jumatated and the market closes steady," to 780 cash against 1,040 formerly, Newchwang Banas. Hongkong' and Shanghais hayo, makes it 765. Tientain gives ne quotation but further improved to 189 per ant prum, after notices the appreciation. Chefoc remarks:-- nicoll sulaz at 188, 180, and 1895, Ch, timo |?- Cash darling the year were dour, thu uzchango a few small lots have been negotiatod at for the dollar being at a time as low as 860 anil equivalent rates for August, September, and seldom over 100 mah "--and so on. Octater. The London rabhas gone up te With regard to the yarn and plecy goods £43–106. 01. Notiuna's Love Tomal buyers, in trado, the Newchowung report mention the small lois zb quotation, kaadaye shipments of yar dirust froan Hongkong, iù MARINE, INKUBANON, --Unicus lära egait lieu of via Shanghai, owing to the saving of changed hands ou 3223 und more shares are freight choẩy, 50,187 pienis out of a total of wanted at the rate, China Trators routinno 157.807 pienla gong that way In 1894 only. steady at 877 to 878 without minger, outcome 7 mouls were thus important many shares and with only small sales. Cantous cotton piece goods the demand wat brick, contanne ou ofer st S180. without fining Prices started high, but an exuberant supply |buyers: Straits have ruled weak with was) sales reset them so thür ordinary level, stocks bold at quotation. The Nortäru. Ensaralog bare, m godown are comigurativaly light" (at the close been neglected p

of the year). “Amorisan drille and shootinga - TIDO INIUKLACH-Hangkour Fires romain regained their former predominance, and more or less neglected with small sales at $259,- Chinees nuirtings and chestings have sprang and Chinus" inve found small buyers at Site, Into primiusuce ; these fabrics of this Ematera alusing with maalt sellers at that to looms affered, a mouraging prospect to an eye EMIFFING.—Hongkong, Chutoa and Maurus inclinat in regard che field of industry in a continue to rulla quiet with sales and sellers at Main for all." * $35 to $35 for chali and at $35) for 31st inst. The large increase in the import of cotton ·· Indo-Chinas have changed hands to fah lots at goods to Tientsin is accounted for by the $49; nid $50, cloing steady at the latter rate.agsire of inland dealers to mode good the do China Manilie buvo booúr sögötizpod at 570 and ficiebeics caused by a run on their stocks Curing close steady. Douglases reutin, wire or fis, and after the war, A. Dud Invest. of native neglected with soull sales at 35 and $65): "estion may also have had something to do with Chins Mutuala anohangeland without business, 11 Of the goods which grow in Sno- HEFINERIES, China Sagar hare ruled vert poglance American drills and shoelings are firm nad with a lur amount of turanos. Im-

almost Lhe most probant cotton yarn mediately after eettlements the prise quickly doubled the probading years figures, the indian. rose to $144, 0144), $140, $140, and $14 with f and Japanese varieties showing the largest sales of all these rates for cash one at equivalent increase. Very little of these yunus go direct quer for Septeicher and Octobární at time of to Tientsiu, bột mora thầu 50 per cent, of the writing the market is strong, at $347; Losos, English-spinulogs iz snipped dispat. - The have remained quiet to wook with small cal direct trace with Chofeo m also increasing, sales et quotation

more than 30 per cent of the Indian and 20 per cent, of the Japanesi yazu reaching it in Elust way, which must mean lask of freight to tão local steamier lines,

MISING. All stocks under this heading have ruled duli and ducting Panjong have bean naguliated at various rates between 86 and $7, closing quiet at 46). Obarbutinagya the following is an extract from the Chung continua neglected and without business king report. The most noticeable feature in quotation Balmorals Have found buyers at the Foreign import trade in the great rise in $2 and $2.20 for Ordináriood Freferenco Indian yarn, which reached 166,636 mesia, an and Olivors hava boen quiet with but assall increase over the 188 total of 52,080 pionik.. business of $61-$6 for B's and for As It is reported that the Hupeh provizzo cotton Jolobus have found anal buyers at quointiu, i crop sustained great damage siom the beary Baubs with a large number of shares offering an ad flooding of the country, hence, in from Singapore (probably foreshadowing a cum suticipation of short deliveries from that pro- paratively small crushing) kare ruled work and vince, both in raw material and Cloth, the m sales have been effected at from 500 to $274, the orased demand for Indian yarn. This yarn, market closing steady at 87 The result ze on my Nurmi is much in favour with the of the last two months shing is now due and Szechwanese on secount of its fineness and dor- may down to hand at any momeatability, and is theridare now disposed of not, DOCKS, WHARVES, AND Gobows-Hoog only in the big cities but also in the villages kong and Whampoa Docks are rebovered and farmsteads throngout the province. Tha ones the settlements, and, upon amours of local prico obtainable averaged from Tis.80 to negotiations having been re-opened with the ls 10 per pictl, some 10 to 15 per cont above the quotations of the previous year. It is said Admiralty, have gone up to 243 per cent. press. after, aquall solus at, 241, 242, and 242, market that the lowering of the steamer rates between closing steady si 243, Kowloon Weyes connakow and lobang other caneo of the no- tinto cull and Leglected with shares offerite tivity in the gain trade But for the short at quotation sad but few all sales, Wutelais deliveries on account of the delay at the new have ohanged hande ut $45 and are still enquired Tid: La reselt of our picos goods trades. for without bringing out further mellei world have hoon more salistictory. As it is rome 630,000 pieces of cotton goods and 50,000 LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS,→ Hong- kong Lands remain neglected and quiet will uly all sales a 377 Letels have changed hands at 48 cash and at $49 & $491 for August closing standy West Points maintain their position and after further sales telose teady to firm. Humphrys have bucu enquired for and ruled standy at $3 and 89.25, red or loon Lands have changed hande it all weaving of cloil are the chief domestic - únstrica carried on here had in neighbouring at guotation.

plaasa Local merchants buy the clouts on- tius MISCELLANEOS-Green Islands have bet where it is brought by the individont ruled steady with sulme at $15 and 83, closing water they then assortit and regall to with Inyore, -5361 Watsona av fond retailers or Rup it of A market for the salo buyers at 124 and 8127, Electrics at cf gotton cloth is held daily in the early Hongkong Rupes at $175, Enwicks at $27 morning. The oxport of this fabric appetitutes and $271. Tramways rule steady at quotation by far the most important trand port. with small sales. Cotton Mills have ruled sectwan takes most of this Cloth, but inges Leasier, ercent. Ewns, which have beente demand and have changed bandrat T 115 and Tis. 116 closing steady to strong at list rute The other mill stocks have been negotinted in the North at quotations (obran Plinting Cetang consist, principally u dyod. Indigo s

without buaire59.

THE UUSTOMS REPORTS.

CURRENCY CHANGES

or

of Woollens were landed representing aggregato-value of about HK 119.2,000,000, a diminution of about 10 per cent. on the preceding year's importation.

Shad, one of the new treaty Porta "is the largest market in Central Chanu for antiye

cotton cloth. The rpinning of Yarn sad the

entries are also sent to Yunnan (via Chung- King), Kveicbow, and Kwanging. All th cloth sent to Breolwan la phan white, whilst the exports to Yunnan, Kerchew, sul Kwang-

grown largely in thổ nelyhbouring districts and is almost axolutively, tuned for dyify this locally woven textile: The exports of cottons to Szaliwa, Yunnan welchow, and Kwang- tang are estimated at about 150,000 picula, but it is likely that than figure is below rather han shove the actual quantity that goes forward. No foreign yarn is used in woating this in a haginning was tande to uss Foreign yarn, bat the attempi was quickly abandoned on the peremptory order,

PROSPECTS OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY The Customs Reports for the 126 hava heon isnot at Shanghai No copy to yes mancul this offler, but from Muses, Neul. Murray & Co's Floco Good's Trio Report, we take the following interesting notice of the Lofton Cloth Dialers Association. The

The Trade Reports for the year 1980 bars "boon published by the Statistical apartment

cloth is woven in peces of US and 2 feet long, the fortress feu à l'n and the latter Heizo

of the Inspectorate General of Customs and The du of the les 11 to 12 inches.

extra interest in added to them by a description (Chinese) that of the stue Pluches. of the resources of the new Treaty Torts that shere are three qualities-best-middle, and were opened last Autumn Excopt that it is a courand each quality has again its subdiri. stap in the direction of a general opening up of ions The tooth is generisked-in-balox. the country it does not appear at present, that containing 1 to 3 pieces or se required. In- the Forsign import trade wil darive any per-making op the carguof a junk, the native cloth tenlar benefit from the voucions, on the constitutes the dead woight, and the light cargo contrary the tendency seems to us to develops madep of tales of Bid ram cotton. the native monofactures of yarns, stil. How. ↑ The export ur cotton cloth, which, na hay lượn over, it is to early yet too judge what the real stated above, forget the priolpal trade of the will be

port, is entirely suntrolled by the Likin Office The currency grostion is most prominent in nut does not come under the cognizance, of this nearly all the reports and is extreming on in Offico,

portant booring on the Import truds of the | The trado hory in Faniga piese genda is not country. A few extracts will be interesting to very important it is u retail business. Dealers thons engaged in this trade. The Haukey gat their supplies from Hankow and do not keep Commissioner writes. Unloss-casares be large stocks. She has the ele quickly taken to mast the growing ority of rects for a large exactastoring contre, and cash, great publié invovaniency will wrise în la to be hoped tust tu no distant future facturies. the near future. Moch cush xas buried, för notably cotton mills, may be established hors." safety during the Taiping Rebeltion, and the In the Tankow report the following shows secretore having been arterminated, it is, with that no progress is being made with the native trifling and casual arceptions, irretrievably lust, I made piscs goods, but yarns are iborassing, Very little cash has been wired for many years, " During the year nælar rușiew goods made by“ the popzistico has greatly impressed since the the Lupau Cotton Mill Company were exported Kabalion, dod fanlition of frenarort have changed in the following quantities –– Calton: Fren, o large development of trade. A few years: 19,888 banks, against 723 piouls in 1695, aimos a good idea. of cash was operly smelted drills, 1,500 plemez. against 1255 Theous; sud for making brass polą, pipos, ets, as cach was shirtings, 72,980 pioon, against 81,600 picoss" then mteli oktepar pusadis alyssa larga incrasso in importe of Foreigs measures were taken to prevent this lierii pro goods and yarnain Kukiang is mentioned, but hardly ceeding. It ig.com imposible to fad out of the it is pointed out that, tan option practice still obtaina tu my extent, but the ii- Introduced at all, so that Forvigu prodește creating value of cash with regard to cilver has must prove salitiantory to las uusituars re- probably put u stop in it. Cal are made of quirements

firger, not copper. Bries 13 a mixture of Aboal In the Chiukang report, aërather curious 80 per cent. copper end 40 per cent. spalter statement in mede, paribly, the scarcity of money 1,000 good cash salted weigh intía; 74 cat (at the latter part of the year is secounted for tieaof brage cost at least 1,330 cash : florefore, its by the payment of en instalmond of the in- man wantedo mais 7; cattim of bram jāpts he esu "demnity due to Jasmin (1) madoney, became very do ao by smelting 1,000 wash, instead of buying | scarce and high rates had to be paid for it. copper and spelter for 1,330 cash. Whether This site of pfinirs, reused several houses to this prantien le sful followed is uncertain, but e, slow their businers, in being impossible to obtain suring ul 930 osk 00 73 cattine of bries 113 advances excopi, al 3 ruinous rute high promitch: A few mura ago a dollar was. It only remains to notice the following, ro- Colton worth nearly 1,26 cash. The lowest ralo if marks from Ninggu: The narazpe touched in 1895 was about 240, and signs are not, menn gooria showa (teel malply in gray shirt, wanting that in the very near futace it will be ingt god cloths, which, with 129,650 places- worth a great deal less, Eurogimas lu rocci)! (including 10,000 pieces from the Hankow and of enlarias paid inalver who a few yours ago Shanghai, milk), have made a rapid stride in could save, and entertain reasonable hope of favour-parcionlarly noticeable, us it evincili some day retiring, now Gud it dinlenil to meet with a remarkable increase in the consumption, current expenditure, and life is often enticters) of machine-made, totion yarn, of which 13,400. by the knovisigo last tirs financisi attest is not rpionls vero imported, against 62 piçals in 1889, horne in order to souro muuste reporé, une to and at least 10,000 piduls pat on the market by prolong the avioara abroad until it luade to old i the local will. Of the 18,000 picule imported. aga and pebury. “The cheafness of aztver with i tils Indian millls supplied nearly 12,000) picols, regard to guld has hifkerty simget untirely Jajan 4,705 picts and the Changliki tasteries abeoled Foreign residents but how even dubire, only 1581 picals. This lust iguo dhowa 6. servants, who are paid i stvar,, flud their decline, færdering the previous your the Shany pittance rapidly, dvindling, wd thecomplaint is bad mills sent us. 8,063 prontis. And this is becoming frequent that after years service their what is said of the mill now running there * usges are inaufiçient to buy rico." The Tung-chië gaan Cotton Mill, referred to Hiba Wažu Commissioner, writer on the ratio in the Report for 1595 us nouily complete, apm- ezbjspë ...." "The highest ex lianga rate for one iummeed spinning in June 1995 and has kinev dollar was 900 risk, and the lowist, 350 tall worked day and night with littệ ipturmission. It

Investment and Agency Couy Lanited das contractor for the Hongkong Lard at admitted using sued by sativus firms. The omissary mentioned in plaintiff's polition was not defondant's subsoy but pleinaftS, 1:33. IMMORTALITE FIKED UN A. It is stated that confise (a nominal thousand employs some you factory hands-ohledy wOZNÓR

and he want to the defendant, mul sai

WOOSUNG.

1997

palatin was prepared to give no further

of standard (mali will padney, on-meltage: «enu ali intires of the locality,--in oddition to video against the defendant in any future

catties of good copper, winch can be sold for reverseers and artimus, the machinery boing The reply to Japan is to dombt regarded

| 900 16 400 cash per catty on the lowest cstimate? under the gapervision of a Forviguer. -Tho - Bhanghai, 90th June. in the Uniter Blates as both fall and

actions which might be brought against him by

thas insuring & gross profit of at least 110. per muathly output u anid to be 250,0) lbs. of entisfetary, and confident in their own

creditors provided that defendant paid to the An incident which narrowly escaped giving cent. Futhermore, Sta etatal that 1,093 Invern of consts 10. 12, 14, and 16. The yarn plaintiff the sum of 2100, Dofondant procured rise to serious tatornational complications took cash will provide sufficient copper to ranke, when all semily ru the local market at 82,30 per determination to act justly with regard to yielding 155 oz. of guid. Focipta - found A mysterious affair happened on board the Chinese detective and with him wont to 1 place party on Monday morning at Wooeng freely adulterated from 6,000 to 10,000 sparios fù lb. paukage, comate 12 and 16 being most in 25 ozs. Conty-fire tous concentratos Tating on her last passege up river, cars the Possession Street Here plaintif sad that he MS. Immatuidi, arrived and anehorn cash, these being foverably introdured into the damsed. It is chicly consumel in the uuigk vested interests, the Washington Governed for a yield of 37 oz of gold. The Only Weins. Just provious to leasing would give no further eviliste againn, dafen ontside the Spit bury on Sunday afternoon and strings of bettor eash in larger or smaller bearhood, but certain quantity is: vent in ment consider it sufficient. The Japanese cyanida hint ras 3d days, tresting: 00 tons of Shanghai a foroigner, wiw gave the name of dant if defendant paid bin $100. If he on Monday morning amored properly to quantities which are to a certain extant regala junto Fellion. In spite of the recent Government may, however, not be equally alliage, rising 207 ozs of bullion of an assy Mor, went on board and booked a firat-class pooy was not paid plastiff it he steaming in to the sokonge, wrasa ene del by the fractions of the trade, bet are also relatively high prix of Cotton, spinning bus content. Their idea of what are Japan's value of £1-61. 6d. per onnos..

pasege to Chinking, but opitted to provide would indup other mun to give fake the guns in the fort was fred and the shateret measure dependent upon the relative proved extremely profitable, and I am informed siraselt with a ticket. He was soon in hu missory notes and he would himself give fall into the water home 200 yards, from blufeng power of payer and lay He that 6.000 spindles are to, bo added shortly to legitimate interests in Hiwal probably At Shanghat on the afternoon of the 25th cabis-At about two o'clock on the following eridanos agafart the detentant Defendunt the ship: This was followed by another, this It will be anen has the insintiyes to divert the the 11,043 now at work. The mill has somont- is the very opposite of that entertained at June native furniture store, just outside that afternoon, bat an hour later we missed. banded over $100 to the plustiil and then had shot falling still nearer to the Immortalite copper currency from its legitimsta nas bare modation for looms, which it is not intended to

Last Gale of the matire city, senght fire and The ship was esarched but no trace of him him arrested by the Chinese constable who Thinking, naturally, that he was being fired been strong enough to bring about a death in atilise at prowa Wellington. The United States Govern was gutted before the 9rs engines could de any could be read. He bright, no luggage on a faken to the vanse: Defendant charged son, Captain Chichester, and the slip cleared the circulating maduin and, in foot ng area a ment, for instance, will no doubt be of a thing with it, although pearly a dozen of the board with with the oxooption of plaintiff.with oötaiting money by menaces with far action, magazines opened and ammunition had it become at the beginning of 1896 that the very similar opinion to the Hawaiien Gor various parts of the city and suburbs mall parcel which disappeared with him, mint a sust the same sand he denied that snol passed up. The guns were trained on the fort-Huperintendent of Customs found 21 messsary. The speed of a railery train in miles o verarient with regard to the right vž Japan ieu bated in hope and a bell and soy cral shops wartens and saith, ville two life bolts which after hearing tidenes the case was ad walk the brew st quarter. Ne mora shots were: bibiting its expert el restricting the gasents the banber of falls or which can wheel

turned up promptly enough. The sondaggi On the settes in his cabin were fennd a coat, charge we take and malicious S and the stap steamed slowly in to the anchorage to see a proclamation on the 4th Jenustý pra hour camit is plainsed, bo found by countin bonden the fursitura styrere destroyed were rack in the room were misalig, journed until this morning,

fred, however, and it was itseende azpisined to be carried by any one traveller to 30,000 cash, pa i 20.8 sounds, because 20.5 seconds that the gang were fired for the culifontos of a which mit was begnantly redased to 10,000 bears the same ratic tout leur that thirty feet. was san be. Ms. Lomplough, chief ofBeer of taking the twa life with him precludes the Voimable assistance in saving fits and property The whole uffua is a mustery, as the Lect of his

Chinese official, and that there in charge thought by the Provincial Trotturer and the length of a rail, bears to a mile. The fish- want, on the other hand, will contend that the feminut, and it will be loncus with satisfacies of sidder arriving at Chinking. A man who shares regularly until he is 80 that the Tasmortalité was farther out of range And Uhinking the following to be plates or the thumps may be counted. Thus, on that the traction of the district won't cons of the native, poengers stated that Le saw years old puts off about 35 feet of hair, though than whs really was Ataple apologies were hoped that during 1897 the authorines will Supposing that thirty-nine thugs are made board the ship the nort morning to tender a foreigner swimming some time before the ; if he doesn't shave it doesn't necessarily follow ondered and what might have been a very devise uomo stal zonerze to rene the twheel in 20.3 seconds, the train is then the thanks at the of ojale to Air Lemplough retasi trivel but thought he was amulag that his whiskers will be 35 fost long when serious matter endel islestory supply of oppor Dach, The scent of cash rasxing at the rate of thirty-nine miles an for his exertions -N. C. Daily Noes." ---

Daily Neur

Has gapeed very great eisbarrasament all round hour.

en voulinue tu send shipluds of Japanese

labourers to Honolulu. The Tokyo Govern,

Japan has been invited to send emigrants

to the islands, and that to suddenly use

them admission without adequate reason