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The Purest Ingredients only are used, and Athn- ufrahat Caro and. Cleanliuces sereined in
the Manufacture throughout.
The delivery of the English-Mail apa, beguns at 8,50 8.31. Yesterday"
Coloral Buck, the new American Minister to Tapon, and Bles, Buck ntrived at Yokohama on 28th Jane by the Perts
lump sum of $10,000 per annum, po matter what quantity of ganda may be imported, so that if the estimate of the Import of kermaine and matches be anywhere ment the mark, the amount paid to the Govern, wout on each can must be somewhere in the neighbourhood of a quarter, and cer- ge tainly, much less than half, that paid by the foreigner. Competition on the part of the latter is under such circumstances impossible?
The Figue arrived hero yesterday from Singapura. Capt. Corry, still rominining en the Graham is in charge. pick list. Lt.
Thero is as a regulation, authorised by the
Au Indian who gave evidence at this last Government of Kwangsi, by which all gooda Criminal Sessions in a case in which three
Asistic Artillerymen were convicted of mali must bear a sicket certifying that they have cionaly wounding a comrade was charged at the paid the Ickin, and without this ticket goods Polin Court gestandey with computting pars, cannot be sold. The working of this regula-jury before the Chief Justice. The case was
remanded until Monday: tion is such, we understand, as to place you foreigners at a disadvantage, even if the A Victoris, B.C., telegram of 19th Jane question of the difference in the duty pay states that the Japanese Consul there has been instructed to protest against the Governor able did not exist. The object of the whole General of the Dominion of Capads giving his arcangement is io effect to give to the Chinsent to the British Columbia Oriental Labour nese compray a monopoly of the entire in Bill, far as it relates to the exclusion of
Tepiusą. port trade of the province in the two articios of keregine and patches, and it je udar stood that the monopoly will ultimately be extended to all uther classes of imports. The mutter is up, that should command the attention of the
The Water used is proved by repeated Chamber of Commorce and be strongly Analyses to be Absolutely Pam.
represented to the Government, An un logy exists between this case and that of For COAST PORTS, Waters are pucked and the preferential duties levied on junk barns pissed a board ship at Hongkong pries, and
goods at Canton. The arrangement may the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in goad order.
uot for the time being diminish the volume of the trade, bus, it shuts out the ter Counterfoil Order Books supplied et ad signers from participation in it. Surde plication
Our Registarsi Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signet messagen addressed thus will
receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always
kept reply in Stock
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
LITHIA WATER
SELTZER WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIO WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Bottlen that look diety or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose then that of containing Aurated Waters, as such Botths are sever saaned again by us
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongheng, 15th April, 1997;
The London Gazette of the 4th Juno states that the Queen has boon pleased to isano a com- mission under the Royal Sign Manual and Sight appointing the Governor and -Cop mander-in-Chiel, Irientenant Governor, or the Offcor for the time being administering the government of the Straits Settlements and their dependencies, to be High Commissioner for the Protected States in the Malay Peninsul
We London and China Express) hear that after very considerable haggling, the Treasury has agreed to provide the heronsary sum for a proper summer residence for the British Minister at Teking. This will be in the Atrial of the Westerii kills where foreignore rawon to reside in temples during the sammer months. Our only cominant on the fact is that it is a stop which should have been -takan very many years ago.
time ago a combination was formed at -Pakboic shutout - French-line of steamers from participation in the carrying
The Hamburg correspondent of the London trade of that port, but by the prompt and China &rpress writes:-The factors of the action of the French diplomatic authe orman Coinercial Expedition to East Asla
have sent to the German merchants ind im rities tlw combination was broken up dustrials some advice with respect to developing
an indemnity for Live German commerce with East Asia. It and-payment of
essential to study the whole, of the export to loss of lasiness to the French Company the Far East, especially in what manner the agreed to. A combination to exclude for Germmexporter is better able to meet the wishes eigners from the distribution trade and wants of lis Asintle importers, Truls should be made to impert the Asiatic produes equally illegal, being opposed both 10.
by direct water carriage to Germany; to gut the spirit and letter of the treaties, information about direct marigation between and ought to be broken up as readily. China and Japan; and, lastly, to look for opportunities for the investment of Gerum: At Canton the collection of lekin on capital in the Far East keroine is also farmed out, but there the lekiu farmers are not themselves importers and the tax is levied equally on the oil imported by Ulanese and on that imported by foreigners. Under these cireumaitanees we may dispute the legality of the tax in tote, but, admitting the tax, there is no complaint to be made as to its incidence At Wuchow, on the other baud, not only may objection be taken to the tax itself-- (though the Foreign Powers have unfurtu natoly piren away their ense ne that point)
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but it is genesly unfair in its incidence, being evil in full on goods in the hands of foreigners while a powerful Chinese Company is allowed to pound for it by the payment of a com- [22
paratively small lump sum per annual au secure a poly of the whole trade. column The full and cuplete medy for such Dorregomendanded forward their name and addresses throughout the whole country weeld be to replace the present lekin collectorate
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 19th, 1897
be dealt-with-at-once-on-its-own merits,
From information to land by yesterday's mail it appears the 4den left Colombo o Jat Inne und would be expuoted to reach Suez aboat 17th ice but considering the time of year her non-rrival on that data would not occasion alarm. On the 21st Jane it was decided to send the age out in Search of her, and she left Adiva the following day. The stormer Toytežan passed Socotra on 13th Jans and reported on arrival at den 92 22nd that there was a wreck on the East side of Socotza, uxi as nothing had been heard of the Adon in the meantime the Rohilla was went 'oat from Bombay on the following day. Arrivals at Bombay reported a severo oyelone in the
cality of Socotrs on 8th and 9th June.
Tho
Free Press saga--H. H. S. Stuyapore Iphigania in the man-of-war selected this year to pay the annual visit of inspection to the Cocos Islands Major Anderson, R., was the officer who was depated to visit the islands and report upon the vondition of the people who dwell there under the mild patriarchal rals of Mr. Clunies Ross. But as it appears that ajor Anderson, now that he has been relieved incouvertent to by Col. Atexanils, may God. go in jew of his parpose to rejoin his regiment as soon as practicable, it is possible that Major Ardereen may not go to the Foros and some other officer ma be asked to undertake the duty. Mr. Jnative. Louch is beloved to he that ofcor.
U LITURDAY, JULY 10, 1897
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
| SUPPLIED TO THIN “DATET PRESS" ||
now, 7th July,
THE POWERS AND THE WAR
A Rogalan circular suggests taking stepu to expolite penos COOR
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
Under the provisions of the Articles së Amo clation, Mr. A. G. Angler robires from the Board, and, being aligible, ubers himself for
The P. 40, stenuer Themed, with the English re-election...
mail.of the 11th Jun, arrived yesterday. The Mr. John Cooper, the Anditor, slso set following telegrams are from the Times of
ralia spply only to those who tay be a muggle letters while ongaged in carrying on postal halousy one is silawed to carry lettern or parools for friends, when a pastangor, by laul or by water, No-authorities have been appointed by the Postal Berrics to not be letter and offers himself for re-election.
By order of the Board,
santohers. If any one, whether rose officer or false loller searcher, gives trouble in this matter,
PHE UNIVERSITY CRICKET MATCH to report the ces to the
Cambridge boat Oxford by 173 runs,
THE ABYSSINIAN MISSION;
The British Mission to Abyssinia has ob- INDO CHINA STRAM NAVIGATION
CO., LIMITED. tained King Menelik's benergent noutrality regarding the Anglo-Eggplan operations in the Soodon.
SUPREME COURT.
9th July.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE MR. A. G. WEE (PRISE JUDGE.)
E. A. LISCHOFF. G.A. WATHING.-JUDGMENT. Lis Lordship gave judgment in this action in which the plaintiff sought to recover: 8587,50 money due on a transaction in Punjou slaves, Mr Master appeared for the plaintif and Mr. J. Hastings for the defendant.
The following in the fifteenth annual report of the board of directars of the Indo-China' Steam Navigation Co. Iimited, presented to the shareholders at the sixteenth ordinary general meeting, hold at the offer of the Com- pasy, on 17th Jano
The Board of Directors submit herewith. their Report and Statement of Accontite for the year 1896.
To
Jono 9th, 1897,
H, W. DAVET, Secretary
BALISON BULUT, 31er DE, 1800,
thorized capital: 10,000 El sitiZON.
3,450 large, ally paid 5,502 saray, 170 pald
16,000 0°
3,630 & C 4,820 7 8
Low call in armor 219 10:0
Tulle payablo Sandry creditor 2— )
Hangkeng Shanghal
BLIGHT RETURN OF THE PLAGUE.
Caloutta, 28rd Funn. Sa slight return of the Plague has ongurzet st Bombay and Karachi
CAPT-SURGEON CASSIDY SUCCUMES TO HIS WOUNDS.
Calomita, 24th Jung. Capt. Sargaon, Coldy, who was wounded in the Terhi Vallay, as died.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOMALI:
London, 23th June.
In the House of Commons Inst night Mr. Cursos, replying to a question, said one of the. use objects of the British Mission to Abyssinia was to settle the boundary of Bomali, which Groat Britain was desirous to develop
894-11-11 3,110-12 6
3,716 10:4
To director Lewn:(not denyu},
mont of contra agenciar suspanna account.
The results of the year'e working 'unfor- taastely comparo, vory unfavourably with the earnings of the two previous years, and re- force to the accomate will show how materially fo prull and loer scapust, subject to adjust the receipts have been reduced.
This brinkage, is attributable to the low freights ruling, owing to the competition to which the local Companies were sub- unusual indus of ton
to the number of vessels in
Hongkong
Londas
Shanghai
...Billa esival'u
Bundry dokló 10B Forniture
in particular there was a great dimination in By Lobulon neeti:--
movement of Rics and other grain from the Yangtze valing both to northera and southern Directors are gled to say that the ti rent year, 1897, has opened with brighter pro 37 Hongkong agency saat Pets, and it is hoped the improvement will bö maintained.
The
His Lordship, in giving judgment, said that isoted by un $374 had been paid into court, and his judgmontage from Europe working on the Coasty cash at Fask and a hand would be for the plaintiff for that amount ples, and $150, the total making the difference between Japan waters released from the requirements of the lute war. General trade was also dull, and 38 a share and the contract price, Sita sharo, together with a brokerage foe of 10 cents a share. His Lordship was of opinion that the plaintiff had conducted the transaction in a very usiosa-like manner. The contract really em olnded at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the 31st May, the note of the defendant in the shit book Will reply" buying somewhat disconcerted the
In the, Holanco Bhoot the China Adnete aro pleit. There was no doubt that on the morning of that day there ved flush of Fun calculated as before at 9. 1d. por dollar, a rate jom shares in the market the result being that
December, however, a dosline has taken place, the rate declined from 310 in the morning to under the average exchange of the year. Sinoy Changhai aches amole $9 in the afternoon.
and provision, has accordingly been made for s Judgment was therefore given for the pishobable reduction in the average of 1897 by tilt for 2525 and costa.
Trausferring the gain in Exchange Account 29,019 43. Ild, to an Exchange Reserve, which willbe chargeable with any difference in the
THE RECORD TRANS-PACIFIC
VOYAGE,
10 Days AND 3 HOURS VANCOUVER Y,
YOKORAMA.
Book.. Stavo kazmo Hundry debtors ~~Borduro ::
Sandry dabim Stoch.........
Ily egenal aspenso avvitat By Singapero agenty (stock) By Blugapore agency superso
Les written off
185 18 10
OBITUARY.
Londra, 25th Jane. The death is announced of Surgeon.General Rende.
TRAGEDY OF JUBILEE NIGHT.
Calomita, 24th June: Mr. J. Band, the Plague Offeór, and Lieut.. 15:27 16 Agost, of the Commissariat Department, when returning from the Jabiles reception at Ganeshkind, were fired upon, and Lient Ayerst died yesterday morning. Mr. Hand is not on pested to live. The murderer and the motivo are both unknown. The tragedy is cateing m great sunation at Poo
**** Calenttà, 25th, 7amo.
373 174
392
2,743 17
3208-14
28.13
2,667. 10.11
2,3960
359 0
25000 3,050,000
Shanghai Hangkong
789
mirary expense Loop written off
From the accretions of Underwriting. Ac ccant £16,318 176.3. bas been transferred to Ro- by parchase of trading righta vocno, thus enabling full depreciation on they goda iu traâté--. fleet to be provided for. Unfo-tuantely, kow over, the sarnings do not admit of any dividend. being pad on the present occasion, and the bainted of profit, £1,390 16s. 3, is therefors By carried forward to next year.
The C. P. R. Company's steamer Faupres of Japen, which left Vancouver, BC. on Satur. day pm., 26th June, five days lato, arrived at Yokohama at 1.30 pm on Wednesday, the 7th
In connection with the Os We disaster, instant, having made the voyage from port to port in the remarkable time of 10 days and 3 noticed in the last report, litigation bas Eden hours actual storming, than breaking by 14 going on, and a final settlement has not yet hours her provious record voyage of 16 days, 17been arrived at. This is the only total loss of Hours, and 40 mine, homeward bound, and the year, sed after allowing for the transfer anve referred to and outing alt claims apon 30 August, 1801, when her Toksobema maÍÍE were delivered in the London Post Officeo iraids it, the underwriting Account is left with of 21 days. She left Yokohamo on Wednesday satisfactory balance of £290,000. at 9 p.m. for Nagasaki, where she was expected to arrive last sight, and. notwithstanding her tre days late departure from Vancouver, le expected to arrive at Hougton ou tine Wed nesday next, the 14th inst
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves monsible for the
spinine expressed by our eceresponden
"THE MYSTERY OF THE.
UNEBI-KAK.”
по
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FREN” SI-The interesting article under this bead- ing which you reproduced from a Japan puger seas to fit in with some accounts of shipwreck giron me by the Bev. W. Compbell, et Forms who spent a month on the Pescadoros in 1693, acon after the deplorable wreck of the Bokhara and Narman. I was so afideat that one week was that of the net Kus that I reported it to the Japanese Cousal bere aho to the Naval Anttorities. The story us given me by Mr. Campbell, who got it from the natives of the Northern Islands of tho Pesadores, US
the rough weather-in
spring Ashamon
A sub- that in of 1886 to merged reef to the NW. of the N.W.. Outlier a number of mer, described by ther as several hundred, who made frantie gesticule. To the P-nnd, 0., Canard, Whits Stør Line,tions for them to come and save them, but ow. and Canadian Pacific Steamship Companies the ing to the rough sou and the numbere on the Admiralty will pay in subsidies this year the reef they were afraid to approach. They then Sir Ernest Satow, British Minister to Japan, 18,600. The ships thus subsidised, returned home with the news and when boats arrived in Londen a 7th Juzo.
wish the amount of subsidy for each, ere as set out next day not a man was to be even. follow-Cunard Company, Campania and The-natives described these men as small of Lacaria. £7,500 wash; P. and D. Compary, stature and dark and thought they wore Maloya The N. G. I. steamer Bisogno left Bonhay Austratio and Bimatuya, £3,375 each, and the or Japanese. for this port on 8th inst., and is dus here on or | Avvodio and Victoria, £2,438 each;, White about on the 26th instant.
Star Line, Teutonic £7,265 and Majestic £7,396; Chile the Canadian Papitie Campany will Eprose of Judia, Empress of Ching and ressivo the collective sum of £7,31 for the Empress of Japan Ie uddition & these, the companies engage to hold the following ateam- ships at the disposition of the Admiralty with out further subsidy Cunard Campeny, the Etruria, Umbria, Aumuia, and Servio, P. and D. Company, Britannia, Oceans, Peninsular, Oriental. Pulutta. Massilia, Rome, Carthage, Ballarat, and Paramattis.
Mesars. Bell and Keville, of the Blackbou Commercial Mission, left by the Java for Shaug bai, whence they proceed homewards via Canada
The C. P. steamer l'rapers of India, arrived 1 Kobe at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6th instant, and leit again et fpm. on Wednesday, and was expected at Yokohama at noon on Thursday, the 8th infant.
The nuttres gavo Mr. Campbell many other accounts of shipwreck, in which there were no merivors but a veritable windfall in wreckage, whion they never made any fasz about. There is no doubt that many valuable ships and liras. have been lost on the Northern Percadores, particularly sailing ships, whose fate has naver beau known. The interesting relies-found-by- the police offer on the Pescadores leave no doul bat that the Uachi Kan was lost in that neighbourhood, but why ie typhoon for it was not the typhoon seSZON.
Mr. Campbell was so positive of the existence of an unkown reef to the westward of the
267 100
£13,827 18
The profoundoat sebestion has been used at Foona. by the tragedy. The Government are oforing. R24000 reward. It sppters that a string of varrings was slowly returning to Foons from Ganeshkind, the crime ocaring In a heavily-wooded portion of the road. It was olourly planned. Following Lieut Ayerst's curringo was Liont. Lewis and another Mague officer. It is believed that Linut. Ayerst was. küled by mistake. His skull was shattered, and hia wife bespattorid. The funeral was un tm. Posing ceremony, poorly all the Military OBoars. of the station being prosent Mr. Rand is hetter. The celebrated Brewin and four other detectives from Bombay have boca summoned by Lord Saadhurt to investigate the terrible Affair.
Caloutta, 26th June. The condition of Mr. Road is critical. The balles in the Jungs remains extracted. Anonymom lätters warned. Jim that he would bo. killed on Jubilee Gay Dr. Colles Barry, Chemical Analyser to the Government, who was also on special 'Plague duty, limited r threatening latter. One of the detectives from Bombay has boon found wounded in the he and unconscious. Ho is not expacted to live, His smilente are unknown, but the outrage occarred at the spot of the former tragedy.
London, 26th June. The Globe and the Pall Mall Gezelic, in 500 10 articles on the Poons tragedy, attribute it to peditious prints, and suggest the advisability of bridlingto licence of the vernacular presa, and of re-soting Lord Lyttou's Act
Proers' and Loss "ALDENT, YOR THE YEAR EXDING -Bler Decourer, 1890,
BT.
Town expe To Lorian office
To advertisema anta
To ten per coct depreciation on famitaro...
For the year 1897 we have had one serious seident, the steamer Yik Sang having Tan nabore on the coast of Japan. Bho was got aff with diffuity and brought into Nagasaki, Tobalanos (profit). whera a conddorable amount will have to be orpanded in repairs.
To so tax paid
partial t
To praliminary expsutas written off
moliminary expenses Blogspor brizels anditoss fees for 1893 and 1800 ml. Ta directors' fund (not drawn)...in jangan To managing drvetor's romanocation
All the efforts of the Firestors to press for settlement of the Hot Shing claim have an yut failed to obtain the dosired result, principallyTo on account of the prolonged illness of the lato Chinese Mizisior in London. The case is now Ifore the new Minister, who was already acquainted with its circumstances, and every thing possibis will be done to bring about a To kulanco sazriod forward aalisiactory sottiemont.
The additions to the foot in 1896 arothe a Sung, Chun Sang, and Su Wo, all mentioned in the Board's last report The Sui We is the Lost built for the Yangtze, on which line the is now plying.
Mr. Thomas Boid and Mr. William Paterson are the recties who retire at this mesting, and being eligible, they offer thesives for re. duction.
Co., will likewise fie proposed for re-election.
The auditors, Messrs. Tarjasad, Foungs &
By Order of the Board,
J. MACANDLEW, Chairman. ··
London, 9th June, 1897
BALANCE SEIF, AT 3 Bscreen, 1896. ILABILITIES.
To share capital Authorised $1,200,000, irat issue00,000 each £10, whereof 29,586 subscribed and fully paid up
To balance of Budarating at
To sundry croliter in Laidon and China...
To loans
To bills parablea,
To exchange reserve abund
Tu badande from revenue account....
ASSETE.
steady, wake, forry..
·Deals ko...71994.0 0.
· Less deprolation written
off for this year. 40,250 00
This includes the value of etamar 6Low Shing," claimed from the Chinesa, Go Yeramunt.}
By profiton London valen... £122 By Talance brought from bat secount By profit pn Hongkong mios.... By prot oil Shanghai isles...
By
By discount,
Lass interest on Josh...
Ey transfor Tens
963
37 16 E 236:18 0
245
'THE KAUTAQUIKE IN NORTHERN INDIA. £1,20592 km Calcutta, 23rd June:
The earthquake telegrams still report terrible destruction. At Jamalpore several physien! 967.100 changes have loan wrought; wells have dried reu. 0.5, up for milot, and there is a covers water famine. 21:40 Quiere was a distinct stock in Calcotia at 7-30 “1:50 8:0
119 30p.m. yesterday.
At Kush Babar the catastrophe was doma- £66.dote Tas Maharaja's losses aro enone."
133 17 20 and everyone is houseless. The earth is
network of £osuzsa throwing-water, this -being £834-8-0 characteristic feature of the disturbance-in-
every district EVENT
Caloutta, 24th June, The statements concerning the damage to the ten gardens by the earthquake are most con fketing; und the fines reports ware probably 7540 vordrawn. Individual gardens suffer severely
£995 2-
other thin the general industry is ins probable that the total datturn will be affecteil ; bat the quality will suffer, owing to the des troyed withering houses. .
2 Oslentia, 26th June. Maharajah Govinda Lall Roy Bangpar buomibed yesterday to injuries received in the ses a dearthquake
THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
London, 23rd Jane... Tue iluminations lest night in Londen wars 20,000 A TUNNIN EXPEDITION an unparalleled seat, and wore continged my to two this morning. The streets nors packed 896040
with sighisoers,
London, 23rd June.
By belanos (prod)
£
r. d.
By balanes carried forward:
445,890 00
65,770 00
85,312 fon
£135 13 10
Rango20, 21st June. Nors comes fecur Myitkying that on Friday The Qason is not at all tired after the 1,360 16st, Lieutenant Eldred Pattinger, RA, and fatigues of usfuis and ig quito wall to-day.
-BIr. Lawrenon arrivad, there after very excit- Sakkos London, 23rd June, £761,243 112
ing time in Wosten Yunnan. They wore Enthusiastic fatus veru hold in the Colonies attacked by Black Merns on the night of May | in every quarter of the globe, also in every-town 4.
22. Their native surreyor and a laikha vere ; on the Continent and in America where British- killed and tire other man wounded. They wore enhjonta resided. compelled to abundon all their baggage, and more. Calouția, 23rd June." taking the two wounded mum, they escaped into the jungle and after suffering great priva Löns for eight days they reached Cbinoga ter- ritory. Jt la amen, to be regretted that this plucky expedition has met with such had luck, but it can scarcely be said to be unexpected Lieutenant Pottinger, us becomes one of his age Parents at Calentia: 2ård Jură. mo, is a keen geographer and for years had
telagram From Simta says that twenty- planted a complete explanation of the unknown | thousand prisoners will be released throughout and little known regions of Western Yunan-Indio and Barmer and the Chinese frontier of Tibet The wind
in godown...pinim By office farnitura.......
By coals and provisions on beard ships and
By sundry debtors in Londen, and Chita,
agents bulauces, freights, do
REVENCE ACCOUNT.
Dr.
It is spurted in the native circles that the Fescadores that I reported it at the time and. By theh in London and Chica German Sinister at Faking is consulting with, again in 1896, when I got the approximate the Tsungli Yames for the use of Tung-chung-position from a Japanese transport I under stand the roof has been searched for, hut surely East. Some of the Chinees, suppose the few dollars to the fishermen, who are mid te Tagli Yamen will entertain the proposition, know its position well, would save much trouble The O. P. steamer Nypreet of Japan, from a no reward has, as yet, bts given to Goz. and give us the position of a rant lying almost Vancouver, arrived si Yokohors at 1.30 pm. may for her participation in the merament
in the trank of vessels taking a mid-channel Un Wedaseday, the 7th instant, and left that for the retrocession to Chins of the Liastung course. If this reef is kodea to the Japanese port at 9pm same day for Negaraki, where she peninsla. They think further that it would moral authorities why is it not on our charta? was expected to arrive at 8p on the be better for Chins to allow the proposition, on Years, etc.
V HODGINS. the ground that if Germany ben naval sta tion in Pung-chung-how it will naturally-pro-
Hongkong, 8th July, 1397.
9th instaut.
T
general charges, talegrazas, dismotorn?
and anditare from.......
To
depreciation account
On steamlipa, du
10,230
6
On ulige friture...... 100
To interest secon
674,744
6,787 93 900 64,192 4 18 5,467 27 5
The paper bere are full of fubiles telegrams from various placa in India: bat the earth- gunko baa extinguished any jubilation in Cal- cutta, Besides the holidaya, nothing special to, mark the event will take place, unit the sitio tion in Bombay is a similar one
Laudon, 24th Juno..
was to come extent taken out of his saila by | Lord Wolseler husissued, an order staling Prince Hauri's journay, but the latter only this the Quson le much gratified of the boaring d. stampered over the ground as Gjok's tourist of all the forces ou Jubilee day, and that the might, our geographical knowledge bulug little, I prosones, of the Indinum and Colonials was su 5,50871
it anything, the cither for his daring journey, | additional pouros of pride aud plecsure to her.. which was more of the uavure of Ba usonpude
Londoa, 2kk June. "
Wite there can be no doubt that the opeaing of the West Ryer will lead to a Jarge expansion of traile in foreign goods, it is to be feared that, unless strong pressure be brought to bear in order to secure equal treatment for Chinese and foreigners, the latter will very soon be ousted from all he Jcpanese Government has placed an direet share in the business of distribu-order for a first-class line of battleship of about tion. This is what has happened or in bap-14,000 tons with Mears. Thomson, of Clyde pening at most of the other treaty porta Ar Boat, Glasgow. She will be practically akow, close to Foodbow, as a naval station in the
duplicate of Her Majesty's ship Jupiter Mr. Buxán points out in his recent report, the importation of foreign goods into China takes place alinost entirely through the Brit- ish colony of Hongkong in the south and through the trony port of Shanghai; from these two great eutropots of the Ching trade all the other ports are supplied, and at the Dr. Ethelbart Henry Blake, late A.M.D.,hibit the more arrogant intrusion of the French outpores the foreign merchant is easing to died on 5th June at Bedford, aged 78. "He wax into get and Yunnan provinces, and at the the third son of Mr. Benzy Blake, of Bestyle,ane fine the Japaneso approach to the main- exist. The Chinese merchant naturally county Galway. He served with the 93th land of China by Formosa They describe tie possesses advantages in his own country, Regiment in China (metal), und was present at port as a better val station than Amby, and to be capable of holding a large number of and a long as those advantages are exercised the Borang and captors of Chingiciang.
inen-of-war. It will be ressambered that the fairly no ground of objection exists,
Al Police Court yesterday Mr. Wode port was accurately surveyed by a German house devided that he had nu power board-of-war in the beginning of this year bogan, to subside on the 7th instant. The By nuqul transferrent truss under 16,318 17 3ger oppsrently dooided then to minko bar and London, 26th June. but any attempt to reinforce them by ap unfair discrimination against the forfeiture of the $1,000 and jewellery found China Gurelle....
in a gambling hones in Wa Lans, the kooper foreigners should be resisted to this ut of which was the other day sit to gaul for most. The uppertunity for such resistance nine months not ordered to pay a na of $1,000 presents itself at Wuchow, where the modes
The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment operandi by whish foreigners are to he will pity the following progamme at the elfiniunted from, the local trade Lune. been Officers Aless to-morrow sening:-
...por. Overbus. Jessonda » made quite plain. A Chinese Company Live's old sore soug Molley has been formed to farm the collection Scherzo from the 8th Symphony Beethoven. of bakin on kerosine and matches in Kwang Selection. "Faust" el, and the encas Company is also an 'in
... Gounod. God are the Queen: -
CANTON NOTES.
than a serious attempt to throw light on the The Jublies festivities continue websted 20,200 +0 81 dark plow of South Western Chuna. Mr. | London, and the weather is glorinas,
4,227 18′ 7. | Pottinger, Liendere, latermined to pureza – London, 24th Jane. no exchange transferred to, exchange re
* his original plan modliled somewhat. He The Tords and the Commons yesterday went Serve Account A se je pa v novému a · 2010 411 wps Wall -kwach we believe of the can. Lin precession to Baslangkam Palnoo to present “We balance-transferred-to, belanes-shoot
3804gers he ran smongst the wild tribomen their address to the Queen. A reception of £55,276. 610 north of Sum. The Government, we hear, four hundred provincial Mayors followed.
refused to sanction at present any expedition James
London, 21h June. into that region, as, no doubt, it was felt that in The Queen on her way to Feddington Kati- 6,036 13 17 0019 of a semi-ofloist expedition meeting with ways Station roviawod ten thousand children in 28,956 8 1 1il tronkment, Government might be compelled the Groen Park. The sight was unique and 2,919 411 to take notion, and this, from 070ry brilliant. He Majesty then returned to Wind-
1559 point of view, was undesirable. Mr. Pet sor, and en route visited Eton College
Asalad reported, the West River in Bau-By Intance brought forward from 1995. fat, Num-Loi, Sam-Sui, and San-Oi district by nak sarnings of stansers for the year
short, time ago overflowed and mast of the By exchange somet places near the river were fooled, The water y trangler for
farmers are now busily engaged in roparing the damage to their Bald
account
HELL'S ASBESTOS: 'EASTERN AGENCY, LIMITED.
The following is the second annual report presented to the annual meeting held on the 18th Juno ng pa
"London, 25th June. The Prince and Princess of Wales held » Stath reception at Buckingham Palace last night, at which sixteen hundred guests were present, including Ministers, diplomats, all the English and Foreign Royalties and Envore, and the kading: Indieos sau Coloman." The fune tion, was the most brillisut on record. - The Premiers Indian Princes, and the majority of the Envoys had previously flised with the Prince of Wales, 2 desem
Landong 25th June.
lis own urrangementa,. He was jilnod The Queen yesterday received the fureign £55,278 6 10 by Mr. Lawrance, o gentleman of private Admirals at Windeer, and drove îl îns eywoững
means, suit was amistad by the Royal Geograp- Witnes the Carnival, bical Society. The party was a small one jumus. being nomu cit or seven Gackus, and Nave surveyor. It was intended to make a careful murvoy of both branchas of the Irrawaddy, fallority them to their sources and thus, amongst olber- things, setting at rest for ever cue" of the questions, that has for generatione vered the souls of geogra- phors. They set unt in Fubegary and Gif row: The Directora herewith present to the Share
not a word has been heard from them. What boldog the Esport and Accourte, daly audited,
has hoon done we do not yet know, but unfor- to December dist, 1896. --
It will be observed from the date of the anately it looks as if the journey has been fruitless, for not only had tho party to fly after auditor's cortificate that those another bight attack on May and, in which they been completed for some time, but their lodnost two men, but all their baggage has been lost Managing Director from the Eust, and to coin- plate the regulan of, ilin debenture referred to below. E
The amount at credit of profit amounts to the m of £834 3. Bd., after providing for Loulos sloe and other expenses.
The Superintaunt of oms at Canton has At Kobo on the 29th June a cricket match resired a despatob from the Twangli-Yarên was played by a team from II.1.8. Narcissus ring that the Chuston-bates at the Wout pada ledice elevon. The men ware required to Hirer Forte should be modelled after the re- but with the left hand and gatch with che hand gulations of the Custom houses in Chinchow only The Narcisas made 70 and the ladies and Kirohow and that a Custom-house to lesy 53. A lady, Miss Smithare, made the highest duty on cargoas carried by junks should be
ory of the taatch, 17. The Kobe Chrenicle established at Se-in-kow, Wuchow saysThe lady bowlers did not do badly at all The Prefect of Wuchow has asked the Miss Ellerton took four wickets in lovers at a Viceroy to prohibit the exportation of wool, cost of 97 ruus. Ms. Skinner took thees wick | rice, and oil from Wuchow, as he says the ets for 12 runs, Miss Smithers Lures for 37 ans, articles ennperated tre the most important for putting all the men out for 78. It will be noticed the support of life the ladies made a catches for in tratb- say The Viceroy of Fugen has issued a noties it softly the billés Bemed rathug afraid of the allowing the natives of Formoss who have hall The photographer was on the graimi, but | rotamned from the island to be registered as the present, keros ne un matches-lobe are vertu "Fendi Comode AG KAN Bawe believe it is hot & Inot that he secured a snap subjects of the Fukien Province, and they are bes been delayed to await the xotin of It pity that such an interesting expedition Loudon, 95th June.
Spanish Feride Te Faloma or shot of a group of ladies guding with doush Further allowed to join in the local examinations. Select The Citess Girl Iran Caryll at the ball demanding their midst. Viroy Tear-Cheng-lan ka given prilets for On the whole the ladies mods a brave stand at the disbandment of two regimens of Canion to cut the foreigner's throat we will prosesd The Star of Bethlehen? Miams,
the wickets, and hail they baon sa sharp at run soldiers and the onrolment of two regimente of Valce.Tarantalà" W.
5. Fining as thur opponents the result of the first livan soldiers in their stond, bet ga
Innings, would have beau almost synal; but the The oltaritable inaltations in Canton have ladies missed many a obamus, ima
reveived telegraphic information from K
porting concern." It is intended ultimately The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment to extend the Company's operations to pose will play the following programme at the goods and other articles of import, but for Jubilee Gymkhana this afternoon
Effected. Eow the arrangement 16 to be made.
to show The Company pays the noto- Kemi nimezues of “_All_Nations" inal sum of $10,000 per annum
for the privilege of electing the lekin
payable throughout the province on the
two articles mentioned. On kerosine the
lekin is 30 cents per nase and on matches 10 per cent. The import of kerosine destinated at 200,000 cases, which should or $60,000, yiel lekh revenue.
and thy ne pitchera so ut 200,000 cases, which ellohan yil 220, making a total
of $100,000, as against the 810,000 paid by
the Company. To the latter sum must be
added as expenses of collection, and, no
doubt, a diviakin of the profits with the
officials, but after making all allowances
* God rate the fincas,
Bentler,
The Directors are not dissatisfel with the
are now the best-kuovi namas in the history of
red
In accordance with the acson of the Princess. of Valor, 91,000 poor were lined yesterday in the Metropolis
Londra, 261k Jayst
tinger and Mr. Lavernoe have the consolation. Indina oficers, to whom he extended a mot should have ordest so lamentably, Lent Pot Ford Roberts yerlerday reusited the native kuowing there have been aambers of failored Toordial welcome A brilliant onysay was pre-
region, as these go called failures sent to meet the d exploration on the Hurme Chinesa frontier. Eir Henry Jering gate is In Han and C
Gill, Margary, other esploram of Western and South-Western: Thou're yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain was pre- Pha Sanuki Maru, the latest of the new I learn (statax the London correspondent of her occurred at a place named, Nam-Kaw, into the necessity for additional funds for the Ching failed to accomplish the tanks they sets and was cheered AB sang the Nations! vessels being constructed for the Nippon the Manchester Guardian) that the Foreign Ka-Ying listziet. A number of people have conduct of the Company's business, they do not Yuser Kalshe carried out ber trial rip Office has tezdo ap if wind that the presonteaz vndered homeless The charitable in eansider it advisable of the present tinto totales Fringe Haarl accended and yet
the lattore feat will be forgotten whis, the piggy London, 2616 Junë. at the mouth of the Olyds on 10th Jan, system of Britian representation in Shanghatatitationente going to raise sababriptions for the declare dividend, but recommend that one names of the others will remains long as the whan everything proceeded very satisfacticily by which the chief fudge of the Summa Con sia if the surforeren hird of the original amount of preliminary She is the last of the fleet batch of steuners ordered, five of which have baba constructed salar Court to ale Consul General in a failure, An Insurrection has broken out at a play exposer be written off, say £287 30, and there of geography lives-Hangoon Cats and must not be continued after Sir Nicholes named: Tui-Yung-kiang, nor Kwei-lin, the agent of £100 be written off the Singeporé. Hanher's retirement from the joint uficospital of Kwangsi. The inhabitants are in a suspense sonut (the cost of opening the The Shangbai community has constantly pro prest pants and nearly all the rich families have brauch there), quid that the sum of £155 105,
in Glasgow and one in Japan. These brats are
all four misters, whereas the only of the second
tot of orders have only two tousle tested gainst it na iljadged and not conducive moved to places of safety, WEEKERS MENG 108 be transferred to profit and losa new plately tired out Mrs Gobwiggor, So
Anthem before leaving the house
Mix Brozub "Your husband looks com
hung ho is my dear. He lose aurer duse say work
Honour
There is a good story going boat Prince
The Toord Mayor rootorday unter allied the
Colomaki at a luncheon at the Mansion House. Prios of Wale and ether Royalties, end the
Cordial speechce were made.
TUE ADDICIONAI, JUBILEE HONDURA
Tonton, 22nd June. The following is the womanleder of the Jubile to British commercial interests, and some of the The 27th instant is the birthday of the count,
Is the untuton of last year MATA in his life before. Ten, kdown, he always knd: The fourth centenary of the discovery of the important Chambers of Commerc at home Erapuror of China and the 25th instant had
a Government jobs
To be Baronela--Messrs. David Gamble, John Gilmour Hugh Naney. Theopholis out to India by Vas da Gaua was ar joined in the protest. It was introduced been appointed for the holding of a sorvino in Waylen left for the Far East, to establish a dolebrated at the Cinde Heura on Wateng in the tiral instaco by Sir Philly Currie Ma-than-kung in honour of His Majesty.branch at Singapore. As business was not
Leal, Proderick Hiply: Lindasy Wood, and evening. The rooms were specially decorated when he was Under Secretary, and be No options will take place in the sixth commenced tatil the clown of the year, it has
Thomas Smith, Sargaon Samuel Wilks, Phy the beoasion and there was a vary large schons of uniling the two olives, keretoforé Moon, en neqount of this onnivorsory, Seven been dooided by the directors to placa thế torno a baad was an attendance and re hund, soparately, was designed to have money, on peisure Tere mod pe abe olla instantvtale of the expenses and stock of this branch Alexander, Le Fon of Priposs Heat ice, who, at sician Quitton M.P., and Colonel Raget, Clair procotings word oposed with the playing of a an object which in fact was not secured and sentences of death have been passed, bat to a suspensaohong the warl age of eleven years, is giving evidence inan.cz Mililand Railway Company.
impla march. The President, Dir. L. J. Nicholas Harzen, it is understood, will the decapitations are postponed till the seventh The Dirgotors have for some time felt the that he will mias Lis vocation that be paght, To be Knights Bacolore-Messrs. Felix requirement of larger funds for the develop in fact, to becoma a co nercial us, so the Mackenzie, John Rolleston, Georgo Sisith, Karier, then delivered un interesting address, at shortly retire on spasion, and then the old mo
M.P's ample murgia must retain which will the close of which be unveiled, auginat load system of a judge for the judicial duties which The Crmimissioner of Casters, who receirad meat of the Company business. They have correspondent of the Liverpool Pat says. He Benrose, Vandell and Willox, enable the Company to sell its own spplate a life sins orayon rating of peludo every traty part in China, and are both instructions from Slr Bobert Hart to modify therefore, ander the powers conferred by the resolved a present of ons sovereign frem bis Luptors Gowers And Lomen Meire, Wyke, imports at rates to undercut the foreigner. Vasco de Game and also presented appellate and original had a wholly Indepan the postel laws her as assotice to the Articles of Association, issued a Duboature for mother, and, having quickly spent it applied Bayliss (the Artist) Binnie, Enginoor to row of blue pusies and white flowers des Catul General for the occanlar and alplo following effectSealed lettore under two £5,000, carrying interest at the rate of five for a second. He was gently chided for his the London County Connell, and John This Director hace extravagance, but inebashed wrote in his Dunne, Chist Constable of Cumberland, Refreshments and interesting mementoms of metio dotle will be mired may mention mein weight ara to be charged two cents per cent per annum.. „daty, 24 per cxul, trausit duty if the goods. the occasion having her served, the President that Mr. Mowat, the chief and go at Yozohoma postage each for the interior of the page, aged to the nomination of Director on the grandsonman The Gries is probably boun Colonel Heary Okham, Jalgo Salfa, Contensi are bistory of Lao lab and said that is hire, oddly mough the old system was felt For letters over 18 and amor nu max Board by the Dehautare holders and Mr. warnet for she replied in the same stasia of banne, Magghan (tha Metropolitan Magis future it would be known as the Club Vasco da undisturbed, although the fagation at Tokyo four cons on to be charged for those orbr. George W. Giles has been appointed a remonstrance, whereppon the young Prince rate), Mr White the Quena's solicitor, the Pro- Gema Recitations, a chronological histry of in only twenty miles it, and the incanseringsfeer and under vix race, sti cents are to be Director in the place of Mr. Wat hobe responded as under Dearest Grandmamma vest of Edinburgh, the Mayors of York, Bolton, I received your lotter, and hope you will not Brighton Norwich, Balford, and Windsor, Portugal, which was given by the Secretary, of the ay one wild not hava hoon felt to balangod, and so on. A flame of Hity teels will be. Jenkins, who his retired paya simply the 5 per cent import duty, Mr. J. DH. 8. dos Beanies, and sectious sino a text is about to retira on a pension imposed on letter carriers for every smuggled For the more affuient conduct of the Come think I was disappointed bacsans set could not Messrs. Walpole, and Tait, Chief Justices of
by the band, were among the other fens Some makeshift arrangement will be made thera letter on parcel, and supowzers captains, or any's business the Board comblered it advend any money. It was very kind of you Re Baba autoba, and Montreal respec... the programme. Votos of thinks concluded the for the short remainder of the time during passengers discovered smaggling letters will be able to appoint . . A Waylen, zi founder to give me good sdyloe, I hold your Isity for tedly. Mr. Hogarty, lata Chief Jestion of Ou
Litario, Mr. Juta. Eposker of the Cape, Mr. Fitz" preceedings.
which congelar jurisdiktion prevail in Japan. And ya hundred tais. The abera inentioned of the Corapaay, Managing Director
on these Lecoints it will be seen that an
The latter has in pay 5 per cent. import
are sent into the interior, and on kerosine
80 cents per cass for lekin, making in all
Bay 45 cents, while the Chinese Company
say 10 cents, to the Foreign Customs, and
all other charges are covered by the
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