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DIRECTORY QUINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &,

WITH WHICH ARE INGÖRFORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST

FOR

AND

1897. THA THIRTY-FIFTI-ANNUAL IRHUR, which will be found, se hitherto, more full and suvarate than its predeonshore.

daman, but it

which to emberk now that

bble of

Chinese resource and

so effectually pricked

LOSS OF THE ADEN.

Even if the inherent strength of t

The Rahfile has returned from the search for was sufficiant to enable its o

the missing bont Vf this steamship, Aden on tas nment to enfely defy any attempt at dictatan byte of Arabis and Sooctan beli searches.

Western Powers which at present it certainly is not the mandarins might at least have bad the sense to conceal such i belief until their may, unvy, and general

forces were in a position to back them up in their pretensions. But the army is little before the war, and the may still has to if any better drilled or more efficient then bo re-created. Meanwhile Russia, whose declared policy it is to push steadily south- ward, having secured permission to make the final section of the Trans-Siberiu railway across Manchurin and thus save some six hundred miles in distance while securing s terrains. DIL

an unferzin son on the Pacific end of the hin, will not calmly be baulked in her intention to require A. S. WATSON &CO., LIMITED nothing more than a gross broker-backed Manchuria. China is now to the Great Bear

hog that ean, if accessary. In predel into aequiescent sesion without any great cost, always of course provided that the swinish beast is not Ruslained by some other Power as a check upon Muscovite aggression or aggrandisement.'.

Royal Octavo Ubaplete with Mays andPlan pp. 1410, 87. Directory only, pp. 872, $3.30.

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SUPREME COURT.

end Joly

CRIMINAL-SEIGIONS,

Berone Mc. A. G. Wi (PUISHE JUVE.)

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THE AUSON CARE, B

The hearing as rossed of the charge against Chang Kwan Ting of witfally setting firs to a cigar chop at 231, Queen's Road Cen tret and 56, Jorval Street.

ITED ASBESTOS UBIZOLAZ

BERNDY LTD.

The Erst anal gaurel meeting of the phareholders in the Laing Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited, was held at the Hongkong Hotel yastaytay afterman Mr. A. Arierson presided and there were also present Mess; Dollvell Skinnes. Superintendent) A. El(Scoretsvy), G.11. Medhurst, C. L. Young On the motion of the CHAMAN. Eded by Mr. Doowki, Mr. Ellie was appointed Secretary

The SEQUETAS rad the nation neuvoning the meeting. **

port of lan tranced by 614.000 senin. This worchings in the fast half of the veer, daring the later half, oring to the good rup in the Kwang prayed, the raport fall off, and a some at Kinsaleablity was aspertad The rivals of paddy decreased by over 1,000 of plus,

(h) Exports The following articles show aspichons ingranges, to the extent indiunted by the appended figures Fans, Paire-leuf, Hiles

7,065,000 places= 34 4,944 plonla346 Matting, Ul, Greand-nut...

$3,200 x 39 9,000 pals 138 124.607

60 400

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The CHAIRMAN said-Ingat there are so Suk, Row, White 108 low shareholders present. but we will now pro Sugar, Brown & White 32.536

od with the buslause Fregret that my col- Planter, Seibwood 280,352 sq ft 50 league, Mr. F. 3. Whaaller, is unable to be The advaids in soft-wood planks was probably counts in your hands speak for themselves, and There was considerable export of rics from present, being is engaged on a try. The ne in consequance of building setivity in Hongkong 1 ca ouly repeat the regret felt by e, that a Cantou towards the end of the year, and as the lass should have tamited. 16 must be borne in price of grain there remained exceptionally Hon, W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General) mind, however, that, although these apcounts high. The permission to export was withdraw presented (instructed by Mr. H. L. Denuys, there was very litua business done during tho spend and for pain-lost fans, which is and cover the whole year ending 31st May last, by the authorities. There is growing and wide Crown Soliciter,) and Mr. E. Robinson (Infest three months of the Company's asistauce, to extend to South Africs. The ground-nut siamoted by Mfr. Recco) defended.

Mr. Robitus addressed the jury for the de. while, of course, expenses word tucurred from of crop was mere productive than that of 1895 force auri submitted that no case had been commision. Tois will observe that Notable lacrenses, to extent show, will be mak out against the prisoner. Thern coaxpense of dvertising has been very hessy ford in the following products he no doubt that the fire was not think that it can now be materially reduced Clothing, Bilk

This was avoidable in the beginning, but we of condiaria, but the was evidence The working of the Shangled branch bas been Fire-crackers 15,000

Cassia Linen 9,500 piculs -1 par cent. genes we or to partners hodene of late, and we are pos withmat fine that silk Corse to compact be acuased with the act. Counsel disappointing, but there has been more busines Saf suggeston that the man who had planned the wished to soup half with the insurance however, be guided in our action, with regard it will be increased in the Intare: we shall, moxy in order to life is defalcations. Dounsel to this branch, by the raport of our Super of the jury one of them was at any rate--wer Ilore, buslasss continues to go on satisfactorily. evaluded by stating that it might be that some intendent, Mr. T. bkinner, after his visit there. coruneted in some way with an Insarunu Cum-There is nothing cles which segars to me to say Play, and if the prisoner got off their mes

at the moment, but before moving the adoption molea might say. Why or earth did you let that man off Counsel hoped the jury would be happy to hear any romarks which the share of the report and accounts as presented, I shall Meanwhile the placid porker would seem

cian above all such considerations that and to be wholly disinclined to da sarthingtorerned by prejnilo, He trusted the jury

holders have to make. au acording to their conscience and not be help bimself. He will neither make rail- were men enough to dust that feeling bokly execute other needed public aside and discharge the prisoner umlee they works, nor will be pornit it to be done for

were certain of his guilt. him. He is only anxious now, we believe, to be let alone, to grub among the abomina tions of his own corruption, and intends to do athing in the dicetion of progresa or reform unless absolutely compelled. Every country The Witer was, is proved by repeated before China; even Korea, the last of the in the globe will have a railway system Analyses tu be Absolutely Paru.

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Hongkong. 16th April, 1897.

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UNEX on relating to the news column should reposed to Tax EDITOR.

Unitsmed forward theiva imeondoddess with uncutione rast to the Editor, na! for patientrare dated it riduces of s Kh Latior felv utfcution shouht be written na one

of good stath bude she pret wils

mentions that wave in other papers will be inserted. Untor for wits topres of ALLY PEESU Shoud or Tour the way is hurtles Only supplied for Vaik sun dag er subutation. After that Jelic Address PRE-A.BL. Coda

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The Daily Press.

TUNGKUKO, JULY 23rd, 197.

Ways nor

course of

He was also sure

moved the nception of the report and scrcunts.

There were no questions at the CHAMAN Mr. DonWELL Bunded. Carried.

Mr. MEDUURAT secunded: Carriod. This concluded the business of the moeting,

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KOWLOON TRADE REPORT, 1896.

The following is the report of M 11. M. Hillier, Commissioner of Customs at Kowloon, for last year--

LOCAL

... 905,843 Refusekļ

3ta.

Tet, Binch 10,658 Piace Ganda 30%

The decline in silk clothing and silk plass

i.foil..... 1,698 goods is attributed to the enlund price rising from the demand for raw silk for export.

(c) Re-exports.-NV.

COAMT TRADE

SHIPPING.

THE FOREIGN PEECK IN JAPAN.

In the Chinos Fimpire, en svaNY GARY MANY Forliga local Journale u Japan hors hsen do not see rasny in real existence is not Bilder frailways, are laid down in China oil paper, but thrown into 4-state of much excitement by a think China will alter un aut of the war, Imuginy discovery that the Japanese Governor will draw a lesson friss it. I hellova that men's recovery of judicial autonomy will be as her opinion of bersolt is, and will resin, an sigual for depriving alleas of the privilege of changed. But she is signing treaties which, publiclynoweypur The Trustate of thus far, day wishna atbor that ralities. Journalista, it appears, will be appealed to, und We, who are a rising 1000, Lave begun to diplomatie Interierence will be listed have not merely s Parliament, which would not possible. It is well therefore, that the fnotebe onough, but a Parlamentery rit. Tha should be clarly understood Under the Ministers, it is true, are responsible only to the xining trinties foreigners a pan have Emperor hit if Cabinet had a majority always been permitted to engage in any against if both Houses the Mikado woul dcupations that would be lawful in, thair own conntring, and they are exempted from alle pendent on Tarlament. Still, I twice dissolved.

not Barnen it, so that s Cabinet in always de by Junkieso laws. Taking advantage of the the second time for its opposition to the vision strictions imposed in respect of such coenpalona Parliament-ouco on a flashcial question, and liberty thus majoyed, a British subject started a ular journal of Japan trouty-six years ago, tian, and to our true economid juterests. We Japanese daily newspaporthe pioner vorase our shical dignity, to the spirit of tolera The story of that outerprise has often bees have now signol treaties with nearly all tho of trustles Buch opposition was contrary to

told. The equal alone need be noted here Powers with England, France, Germany, namely, that the English propriulor was Russia, Italy, Spain, Partagal, and Sweden. British Vinister, Sir Haury Parkes, to issue ment, which cannot, I think, be long dalaçed. inue to soudon the Yulture, and the Thoy esit nierely the ratification of Farlia a notification forbidding British subjects to They comprise the abolition of the capital engage in the pahlication of Japanese new tions and messial conventions. With papers or periodinats Sir Harry Parkes Austria aud Belgium alore, which havo no was sosorely criticized for bla not, but there canst trule with us, we have not yet agreed, be no doubt than it he paper and necessary and to them we shall not arbord a conventional For in the early days of Japanpee journalism tarif, for an annot incur the repronul of completo freedom of spesch could not be gruntedmaking special concessions to them from without endangering public tranquility healta Powers having a large trafe with us. I think time sd to be prescribed by law. From All they will be satiated, however, with the most- auch-linitation, however, as well as from the favoured-nation treatment, which we are ready penalties involved in their violation, British to gire. We have no proference, I venture tu Ingislative authority, an anomalous and into and the Emperor, by sending his son, who is an subjcets would have been exempt; and thus, body, for any asian, yateenust forget the upt Si Harry Parkes consented to exercise is invariable Intrality maintained by England: orable situation would leave been created. Not Admirel, to represent liar at this Juldico, provos only would British enhjects have boon potent the rehecation enjoyed among us by the illus to publlah Japanie journals withnat sur obli trious Sovereign of Gront Britain. Belug out gation to obserye Japanse laws, but Japanese of office and at leisure I have been glad to ac

(a) Original Shipaints Coastwie-Nowoper agitators lift base saudiniumpay kin (b) Constwiny Arrivals (ie, prodach unity for their inflaminatory writings by borrow We have now to dorote ourselves to our obnoged between Chinese ports is the Kowloong the quam of an English advanturer willing internal development and out moral and intel Statious). In the doornse under this head the fara consideration, to be registered ac nominal Testsalealtars. We feel that the moral greatnes Fotte be re-elected auditor.

The ULLAMMAN proposal that Mr. W. Hdried shit walt dish, fing grasscloths, mats, pre-the last man in the world lightly to abandonaven prosperity is bound no with the match of most important commolite are split bamboos, editor and pulishorn Bir Harry Parton was of a country door ite material force, and that paros opinion, salt, and tobacco leaf. Ce privilegu enjoyed by his fellow countrymen, intelligence. One perer himself sets us the rasscloth, zice, and paddy are among the front in the matter of Japanese journalism, his example, Ha has large and praßtable domains ilonia showing an incrasse,

| sense of justice ponstrained himalaya

and a civil list of £600,000. He applies a large Ronylong-Foca Trads rib Chungchow and

The Japanese anthorities, being tana free to portion of it to altity and education and to Capszintoon. The junk trade from Hongkong legislate for the control of the country's diffusing comfort and a love of industry. Our to Macao uggregatel Hk. The 2,579,000 cont Prag, jesu draatio regulations, resernancial position, moreover, is excellent. We compared with Hk. Tis. 226,000 in the pre- ring to the Administration theolate and arbit have no foreign debt. We have on internal Vous year. The oldet urticles aeriod wersary How to supond or suppress a journal, lobt of $13,000,000, which was inch increage fungus, kerosene oil, and ground-ant oil in in stringent notare. There ngulations were, of foreign credit, not a game a loan, but to ploce goods, metals, fiones, cusi, coke, botol unts, and containing other propisions of a very during the war, but we are about to resort to crossed quantities; and cutton yarn, indigo, coute, plis Japase abjects are dispose of our internal paper on foreign Ex- nk. 11s. 1,000,000 in the value of the year's the ads as ralued at H. Ts 152-4,000, a

rice and paddy, vernicelli, and macaroni

They had oulyan roulemic interact for hanges. China has now paid to 116,000,000, There is a decline of something less than reduced quantity. From Macao to Hongkong feruiguan who abided journals of their own tanis, and owner, 1 84,000,000 taels to ko trado, distributed in the following proportious improvement di over ilk. Tia 233,000 on the hampered brang wanes of restriction increased citrantional wealth, for war always in their own languagus at the treaty ports un prend over five years. But this has not between its thires disitions

Fiona's gree, the leading items ingrasa gulties were amended in the costs or than if brings in the latter being Ik Ta. Grassware, paint-leaf fans, fire-crackers, packing in the Session at the Dist which has recently manent. When war breake: out we are forced BY of Mocoding falar freedom of spouch, and only momentary, wherena the cost is per Imports: From Hongkong to China... 134,935ls, ground-ant oil, and brown sayar. Export: To Hongkong

China to China...

closed the Administration was entirely deprived to buy immediately witboat bargaining. When 419,537 112,500 The year shows decrease in the number of the power of suspension or suppression. But the war is over war prices remain, for after of jeuks, both inwards and outwards, na com- the regulations necessarily retained their purely onso ring they do not drop. Thus w.cost of The figures represent a lue of a little more

Total HB. Tis: 996,974 prod with 1895, which had the highest totala cope, and it did not occur to any living has doubled with us since the war began. than 2 ter cont of the gross volume of the second as the list, Alore pussel invards to ment of the sixth article, which provides that the suberance of victory every one thought on word. It still baweror, makes good member of either use to pruiten an amend Spentiation, too, has made grent strides. In imde of the preceding year, and before deveing China and fever outwards froze Chins in at least 20 years old, should he permitted opened up, compoules and enterites of all- conditions of the trade of that portion of China kong and Maia; between Hongkong of a newspaper. Foreign local journalists all of then, as you can readily imagine, have from theco Ary canelusion as to the gomonal ballast: 135 more junks trailed between long to becount the publisher, editor or printer sorts wore brought enter nadlertakan, and not no person GKCU a Japanes-mal subject himself richi. Pastories were built, mines were to which access is attained through the water. Anlam the number rose from 4 to 8. Only whose knowledge of Japanese affairs is not succeeded. A little time till still be required trade of Kowloon should be studied side by side it, as coispared with 7369 in the precious or majunte seem to bara fallen into the for matters to satile down again. ways about Kowloon, the statistics of the junk 436 stoam-launches visited Kowloon during with the returns prepared by the Customs at year. The closing of the xembling-houses nationality was now for the best mo cuncted have difficulties becanze of Hawaii. I do not srior of supposing that this limitation of People bera seem to fancy that we are to foreign type. The two are to intimately in trade and of facilities of commnioction with a jumped to the conclusion that they think so. As you know, the only difinity for Canton of the trade with that port in vessels of undeabtedly deprived the iclabitants of a brist cisted that any slight change in the feral Hongkong-rakes which, though not without to fronted by a deliberate purpose 200us in that, contrary to treaties, on ocuntryme commercint atcumslutors of either may partially its bent to locul murale, is much deplored by the part of Japanoce legishitors to extinguish have not been allowed to land. At the outset. divert the currant of trade from the one chant than shopkopers, who have made several vain faneously with the abolition of Consular migration of the Japanese, and we had some the treaty-port newspapers, one and all simul it was the Hawaiian Islands whick solicited the to the other, and a loss on this side may appear attempts to restore the old order of things, mentions Interesting ciraamatants in the years us a gain on that. As a case io point I may

jurisdiction. The removal of that misappre dificulty in getting our people to go there, for The page trafic to Chinese Kloon huehension did not however, dispel their nudda they were chiefly put to work on the singe porly to the annals of Canton, had the effect of Kowloon by 75,700-lso the result of the interpretation as its original insertion would the islands, and as those who decidehether they history, which, though pertaining more pro- decreased bruhont 10,000, and from Chinese the lionting clanse was span to the same

news. They insisted that failure to rescind phulations. Butthey gradually learned the way withdrawing sous 15.000 cases of kerosons dwindling prosperity of that neighbourhood have sggested, and some of then declined are to be admitted or not are Americans who call Thither vui there are to-day 25,000 Japanove in did red sunit ta rin. He had plenty oil out a quantity of other merchandieo from The aggregate number of passengers through

see that, side more than two years thanielces be really ava besome, Hawaiians, His Worship, in using suntence, eald-The to forviga sussels. I refer to an at- than other Stations falls short of the prouding jury ave unauimensly found on guilty and I foreign traders to escape payment of th

still to elapse before the rised they baterally refuse to admit thors. They tempt, which in the and succeded, of several yeme's total by 13:00).

treaties can become operativ, iwonld fear their becoming too numerous and eventu validity of tamil passes by escorting their cannot see how they could bare done anything Ching-fel tax and eattle the question of the

ment to abolish immediately restrictions which know that the Hawaiian Iskuds are not the be at least premature for the Japanese Goverüally becoming the masters. Moover, you aggravate the offence by stating that yon are u was in fairly good position. Argon is an offence Wa-chou-fa, i inland destition, whore. they

shed prior to it. In short, the outery that national difficulties bections of these islanda. we combaudiae covered by transit pass in

areat, und which need aot, theruri bu soully quarter of the globe where such axistis have no application to foreigners pending that waniple rust always he made who az offender watched its fortunes after its purchase by native

hits heen raised abous & supposed purpose on the Events kan fanght as to reflert: We do not which is always very diffians to prove and an

exist, but we shall certainly not create inters

sight. You will be sent to gaol for five

part of the Japanese Government to legislate seek quarrels, we wish only to defend our years with hurt labour on each senat, the

the foreign local Frese out of existence appears rights and our honour. The did not desire the Bentonces to run concurrently.

to be at least premature sivi özéestive. If ong Leach meteen existed it is not at this satis caterpie turope, imperiidly inferred as to war with Chinn but wa pocepted it without Thaagitationes, however, had one it toresting we ook only truth and justice. Piruss cor- our strength. But we seek ne other surprise; outcome. It has directed attention to the act respondent-

said he was a portar in three shops in Hong

Prisoner thez made a statement in which bo kong. He hekt s 81,000 share in each of two further pital to the orbank of $1,500, which orockery ware shops, and had also supplied belonged to his clausman. bolder in the cigar shop to the extent of $500. His father, who formerly bed the business, died handed over to three others. He (prisoner) had at the end of last year, and the business wAL Heruit-Kingdom, will soon possess a rail-

no experience of Manis cigars and he was asked way connecting its capital Seoul with the port Icoked after the crookory-wars shops and in the to look after the ab. In the day time he of themulpe, the line being new actuallyg in Wittres] said be had a conversation avexing went to the oigar abcp." Woog Yuk in course of construction. In all probability with him on the 18th April about rotting Bre the Desert of Sabara will be bridged by the to the shop. That statement was false railway an 1 the iron norna beson in Tim so said he retired from the business on the buctoo before the Chinese capital is con- Ping, prisoner had was to believe, set fire 1st May, but that we also false. Wong Yuk nected by staan with the great southern to the placa because he sold put of the stock

and wished to hide his defalcations. congenial city of Canton! It might have heen- supposed that the dread of Russian jury and draw attention to the frot that the The Attorney-General then addressed the aggression would have stirred the Chinese prisoner called no witness and made no state Ministers to Como definite

not at the Palms Cond. Prisoner waght action in the direction of self-de-Magistraty and that would bare-bon-putt

bare made a mest elaborate statement at the fence, in which improved means of com.

His Lordship and up the bose and ex- marication, a reorganised army, a recreated plained to the jury that he thought they navy, and the encouragement of trade with could not safely find that the prisoner's own foreign countries, including the fostering hoved the evidenco. they could fad his Land set the to the shop, but, if they be and increase of articles of export, would guilty of being an assessory before the fact bave been decided-upou and tordily fal- and he would be just as guilty as the man who lowed. But although the necessity fur allly indied the fir

The jury retired to consider their vardist and this was admitted at the close of the war, after an absen of three minutes returned into very little has bosy done, and no sustained Court with a animons verdict of guilty on programine has been adopted. Spasmodic efforts fo this direction will be worse than useless, because delusive, merely tending to bolater up the absurd national vanity, which always declines to aduit deféa. Meanwhile there is so little patriotic spirit in the Enelso on the evidence. In my opicin you rather pire, so little interest takon in its affairs, that the lethargy of those who misrule it from Peking goes unrebuked and unnoticed, and any rebellion raised by a few energetic friends of progress in the large ports would

"forward, has yet sufficient energy to orush rebellion in its inception. How long this condition of afairs is likely to last it is difficult to estimate. Probably for a good many years unless Russia's policy undergons. & change and it suits ber to hurry the game. But the existing state of stairs in Poking is certainly not only unsatisfactory; it is most disquieting. Instead of being, 29 was be loved before the war, a passive factor in the maintenance of peace China is now by her weekness, corruption, and impracticability,

a source of positive danger to the political equilibrium in, the Far East, and a grave stumbling blook in the path of qivilization, The C. P. steamer Empress of India, from BC, en Taurday, the 20th instant at 1 pm. Hongkong 30th xltimo, Arrived at Vancouver,

Supreme Court yesterday and had not concluded The charter party ease was raonnied'as the when the Court adjourned until this morning

The Hoa. Trosaurer of the Alice Memorial au Netherale Horpitals Sage to acknowledge with thanks the filowing donation to the funds of the Hospitals-Tam H 8x, $5.

of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps held Foster At a meeting of the Marm on Company day afternoon Bergeant Sanders was elected Captain in place of Captain C. Murray Adea son, resigned

before his Lordship.

both cons.

Pulsoner, when asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be pred said ba

money and he low nothing about the ära.

*** THU TUNJVE SINING C

LIMITED.

marchants.

For

REVENUE.

The jurias of Ts, 36,641.9.4.8 is accounted fake are ning Opten).- 0,435,5.69 Export Likin

6,646.7.0.7 Losport Ching-fei (chiefly Keroneza

On..

27,085.0.90

Tls. 56,585.7.9.42 Tls. m.0.0.

--3,47162.0 9,257.6.7.0

Fla. 10,943.8.4.4

DECREASE,

PAKSESUPR TRAFFIC.

OFIUM

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1888 15 in been repeated in 1896.

faj Barely-The history of the years

leon Stations is smaller than in the ponclans The amount declared for import at the Kew early 115 picule. The following is a com- parative statement of nine years' imports, from which it may be confuled that the day is not far distant when the drug will entirely die appear from the trade returns of this offion— Picals, Picols. Ficus. Picals, Ticels 3,951

2.459

1,970 1,447 961 189% 1894. 1895. 1800 Ficals. Picute. Pients. Pils. 018 $40 $$30 415 The total imports in Hongkong were

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LATE TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams are from the

miny, Limited, advises us that he has received the following progress report on work carried The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Com

that, among the privileges: secured to British subjects, by the revised treaties, it in dobil on at Punjom during the muait of June-

whether any can be construed as a title to has again been made in sinking this shaft, 28 Opium Duty

August Shaft 2 ft. Lavel-Fair progress Import Duty (exclusive of Opium) 7,214.5.4.8 Mul, Patna. Bezarus, Presion. Tarkoy. Total whether foreigners shall be placed on the same gaon Gazette ---

paraze préfessional orepatione, liko modicine, having bank and ebstantially ticbered. Opinm Likin

the law, journalism, and so forth. The Japan- As GovernAint may claim to determing The ground routines favourable for sinking incrowing as depth is attained, as you will and the water duas not show any sign of

Chcete. Chiels, Chests, Choats, Chols. Chests. Press Law, end, if that claim be ailored, the footing with native subjects as regards the -7,576 17,889 7008 3,687 484,908 auner in which it hitimately exercises A most sorions Mahomodan riet has broken

OTRE VALOUTTA RIOTS. see when I tell you we are still able to keep the

& decreuse of

of 2,401 chests. The stock at the its powers will certainly be a seven test of its out here and threatens to uscame gigantic pro Calcutta, 3th June; shift dear by brokate

tone has been harthly orities of het efforts and coryer of the state of The late Honourable Pro- jornals has not ben sich us to see her good soos tame past had been pending in the Munsife Liberality, for Japan's ereerience of heal foreign portions. The foots ura theas suit, for will towards then With few exceptions their Court at Sealdah in which Mr. Dunno, as Ron-

Net Inomase...... Tlu. 36,641.9.18 and of the your

FOREIGN TRADE,

the following juforma

286 2,028 521 586 9416fantile to her aspirations, and though it may be core Kumar Lagora, C. I singht to obtain

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that their apparent unfrpadlines wad tospired possession train ane. Hemmat Khan of a piece

by an almost fierce anzlety to retain the privi of land opposita Talkh Famping Station,

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ing the coming month na every foot sank should The.-27.403 were collected for granary tax on

I expect to make eqnally good progeses dur Tie, $79,2025.2.5 under the above hoods. Chasta Chests. Charts. Chests Chests Chests, In addition to the total collection of. Malus. Patna. Remures. Persing. Turkey, Total. ground I told you of when I was at Hongkong indeed stora mile in at The exports by steamer to Chinese treaty ports be bringing us more into the better chaonel of rica paddy exporter abroad, which amount stove this level the rest is strong and shows kerosene oil alom amounted to Tls. 25,058 trade was anything but satisfactory both to In this stopes to the west of the new shaft by Tis, 10,600. The Increase of Ching-fei es mounted to 26,363 chests. The Indian opium regret to say the bulk of the ore, as again he adrace of import likin, coincident with importers and Chinese dealers. Then theros by their own tribunale a vary large mes which tray head, as a mente. The Min- patches of fairly gued are occasionally, but I As we lava on more than one occasion

shown by the clean-up, is very poor. We have and, as explained in my 1896 report, is probably hongs have stopped business. The importers Jana to the methods that they too often 60 and the High Court, before whom the matter loga of being judged socording to their own on which defendant had built tiled hot the decrease of import duty, is again apparent, has Les no failures among the latter, two noted, the work of railway construction in

foard & pocket which his given us about 25 due to the sugiansted trade to Canton. The sustained losses through the full in the rupos ploys to compass timt eifd. What French leest came up on sppeal, affect the judgment of ure of agnanimity would be needed to reco siff gave a deerce in front of plsionist China, which it was so generally believed

uncertain. Julging from the past, however, to come age as other pockets. But this is very portions are slightly variabl ouncer during the month and are still hoping dealine in opium rerence is geregaisi; its pre-exchange without a corresponding ties in the Journalism has been to British administration the lower spurt and oried the damndition of at the closs of the Chino-Japanese War would be pushed on rapidly in order that a

we have reison to expect them. We have on.

priem of the drug in China. There is also. nu

in Egypt, foreign local journalbim has too fro the hat or mosque, notwithstanding applicant'a the hatermediate Irol and thee sempred good pioca.goods from Westora countries except have bass a great impetus to the growth of the system might be formed which would the

ventilation and botter fucilities for working.igured shirtings, drills, and ambris, has Chinese drug. The shortness of the Dangal towards them when the power of deelding their possession of the land to br. DannG ATI nected these stopes with the winse sunk below

doubt that Chinese opiam ix slasly but surely be to the Japariges nation in Japan, plon that the morque was emblic place of (a.) Imports-Every description of cotton planting the Indiu; nor is there any quay. better enable defensive monsures to be

The reef is unusually hard and bad for blasting, fallen of the total import heing about 35,775 opium crops your after your and diminished fate has passed into its here. We, however ing at the spot they found about a thousand and it ja natural that foreign editors at the womp and was hunt on consecrated granul tion that the enhanced prices of the India open ports should entertain mlegirings abour On Monday the Court: authorities went to adopted sucessfully in the event of fresh

the probable attitude of the Tokyo Government exrry out these orders and to uske over formal: echsequently we sawet get out bary barge pices, as compared with 6,572 pics Anation sales by the Indian Government are invaston, is proceeding about a tardilyers, from Antwerp end Hamburg passed the exebausted or nearly so, the output of ore from their record for 1895, and have reached the a anything on proceed at all: that is Canal yesterday, and may be expected at Singa- the mive is but little indeed.

The "Rickmere " Lána ateosmay Maria Nick. and as most of the other stopes have become textiles burs, on thus contrary, marly doubled partly responsible for the rise in pries, but the eques which may arise water the now treaties, defiant. This assistance of the police was calle

quantities of cre for the mill from this point in the previous year. Japanese colton

feel confident that, in this as in other similar Malowedans elected but not need though not really wished for in the Ceutral person or about the loth August

chief factor is the fall in rupes ozubanga. Kingdom. There have been floods of

I am hoping to inervaso irin again in the prove that their ondenbled cheapness is not

rely upon the good sonno and friendly in and the mob was dispered after zone mastantial figure of 22,75 pisces, which me

(b) Native Nane has passed through the fooling of the Japanesa, Government to wake a trouble. This mosque was then dowelishat, it Kowloor Statlane.-- Officiul despatches, all sorts of intrigues,

the North Shoft has been extended ISE. din. cont., which has been more than counterbalancol mar future, however

bread and berat row of the question, and fois sutil, by Hitkin coolice and possession of the thoir only murit Ludina cotton yarn has

-MISCELLANEOUS endless negotiations in reference to the

and is now in 1016, Sis, from the crossont by the diminution of the yarn carriest by steaner Foreign Imports from Hongkong... 91.194.288

Interuediate Lotel The drive here to go to juzipad to 65.310 piculs, increase of 25 por

reciprocita the generone policy initiated by this and given to Mr. Duwure The not vatro of the tile for the year is country in regard to treaty revision→Tuxes. -- raising of capital, and the Imperial moction

The stops below this oral on the old shute of to Canion. Taking the Canton and Kowloon Native

shown below

Last night Himmat kinu got about 700- has been given for certain projects and com

TRA THE MARQUIN ITO ON JAPAN.

bricklayers and as to work nudia the in- tracts, but so far, beyond the extension

ure are almost exhausted but I am still hoping figures together, the net result for the year is a

oredibly short space of Ive hours actually built, The gunder in the Aistis Artillery, wie is above the old one my so give as payable step. diminished from 230 to 187 pioals.

that the new chafe will be found to extend decrease of 20,000 piculs Cotton thread has

3,422,122 of the Tientsin line to Peking, nothing charged with committing perjury instinterdiying ground for some line to come.

Faris 16th Junt

610asquo of masonry on the exact spot where Chine to Chiun

9016,242 I had the tionon of being dived this after habituate of the locality was very muli n

the former mosque stood. This morning the Ana heen seriously commenced although two was yesterday committed for trial by the Poligo hayo given their nemal geantity of low grade or bhaut 20 per cent below the previous year's

asanit case beard at the last Criminal Bessions,

Woollon 10 ft Larol-The stopes above this level bumber of pieces of all descriptions baing 7,686,

Bk. The by the Marque Ito, san luis bien twice tonished to see a new mosque in their midst. tho have decreased all wound, the aggregate to Hongkong years have elipse atuce the war. The Magistrate,

24565-590ime Minister of Japan, and whip on the second. The polion were sent for and arriving on the Hongkong ke Mache.

0,573,430 von hall that poet for five yuare, being in spot found about two thoniand Mahomedans oll Actorinus SG, with all his activity

ore for the mill. A slightly better class of ure figures A large proportion of those were

Mando to Hongkong,

1,21,749 power during the eventful veriod of the China armed with sticks and stoves ready to defend and talk, has practically done nothing, which vestarred at the Naval Hospital on North Staft Fair progress has bqua mude debiel to one of the leading merchants of

By the death of Mr. C. B. Drummond, am hoping this may assist during the coming brou and meliom cloths, 200 pieces,

has shown here during the last few days no I to Canton, viz., Spanish stripos, 356 pines

Japanese war. He is a man of average height, the mosus. A halt company of the Gluscstar with broad shoulders, and gires the general im. Regiment wore them onlied out and acted as a the pita e professes to have raised Wedssday, IL. Undaunted loses a zost

Lustres and Orleans, 1,861 pieces, I am in--|

pression of clergy and decision. His eye is keen revs The police then charged the crowd, for the construction of the Hanko-Peking popular amongst his comrador and His early during the mouth. The total depth is now tion concerning Indien cotton warn, and

promising midshipman. The deased wee very in sinking this shaft, 53-ft baring' been wok Hongkong for

and penetrating and way expressiva. The month bud, after a desperato fight, in which several -line may prove to be mythical, like many death caused deep regret, He was buried 181 ft. from entface Irgret to say the water the the marks un opathe and

vasily falle into an agrumblo nila, Tho.com Masomiedens were injured and seventy-four other illusions, and the contract with the resterday afternoon at the Happy Valley with has increed very manh em within the test of this report. The trade in 1505 was vory vested in the present memorable year, surely netists of his quarter is traditional Gradually, Estered in picat kyse and bestged the Falls alerian in bronzed the hair and beard are dark arrestelt, the mob tispersed and the police and "The following later appears in the Zij--- somewhat fiend and distralíu! reserve which is bebind

and thick The Marmis recoived me with the the military returned leaving a stall guardi Belginn Byn linte, of which so much hea been heart, mig yet collapse, or pover

Low days, so ob so in fact that nines profitable to emporters, a daring tas latter the 1,000th anniversary of the funding showosor, during long sidestory conversi. Porping Siation, killed the European Eugin-

Sir. Among the things to ho commen-pear to his reen, and which with the uplo pump went up for Guban

desno considerably to China, the risIt was in the year 597 that our fatrons con lively when a toplu cums y ràtch in- | adčanost on the Poltes guard who we com drains of moon we shall have to put down the half showed very heavy luua Although prices Navy ought not to be forgotten

At one this affexon the Mahomedaus re be carried into eft Even the offer by Russia of haberewith to construct

The total drivago for the mouth is 2591t 6in wes not coulutsurate with the fall in the rate

tion, he became more comunicatiga, and was aət in charge, out the telephone wires and Ore railed

delfopy of orching between hers and Indis. The founding a navy. In words, which doubtless give simply what he mid which is the tonis. The police now turned out in strang furve. railways in Manchuria mid to have been

Alfred seriously set ilent bis great work of terated bird. I pass, ver, my tucation anelled to retire, 2,045 native dealers, however, ous and all mals large were more or less suggested by himself, it is thing, for men who live beld bigli ofisa have and wern assisted by the Gloscester Regiment declined. The offer we un doubt Hatter

yielding 117 ozs, 2 dwls, and 2,044 bons of old the Chineas New Year. The rise in pries, due to full-miga twice as long as the others som had Parliament the inentures which seemed to inexofted and a bloody contest is fully exprinter. crashing 21 tons of ora from táp mine, one or two w bongs have started business since built to oppose the Esuish vemels, they were

Milling This was carried on during 294 days proffe, and it is reported that, as a osasecuence, recorded that he commanded long shiga to be always something intending to tay, and a squadron of Bongal Cavalry ingly considered for a sufficienty long

bondings vislding 155 ots of amehed gold period to easible the mandaring to renter

**After the For." he said, "I carried through. Mahomed an all armes and are terribly the all in repas exchange, is not voidered 60 cars and same has more; they were both, argent. I went up, un far në posable, the The shamedans telographed to the Viceroy, We also, ce mentioned in an earlier part of healthy for the trade, it invites competition swifter and stendier and also higher then the affairs of my Cahul, and then offered my it is said, requesting him to provaut tho The thale calf passing after the humiliation

in working this report, got 25 - from posmens oant from other placon; the closing of the Bombay others. Thoy wore akapen neither like the resignation to us Emperor The dinisters of abolition of the mous but have received no of the clientras defeat sustained at the

The olean-up was completed and rushing further to raise this price, and spanas yarn is him that would be most efficiel,

mille, on socoürt of the plague, is libly still Frisian or the Danish, but so as it seemed to Finanes and War and overal others followal reply and then determined to take the law into hands of little Japan, but there probably

Calelning Works Having bad be repair the large quantities being bonghi by Chinese oven King that the oficinasy-of-the-Nery has bocu Tha Minister of Marine retained his offlin reamed on the 2nd proxime. We sjever itry seric na kitention of nocépting

furnip and being dosed through want of in adeance of arrivals The heavier Mutals far too often neglected; and the value of his the new Cabinet It did not Boom to him nor On the approach of the cavalry, the ricists

Banid to be roeping the advat tage of the irration, it. If the aunt of a Shinghai ontem the bad tack forer be experienced when brieke we could not run this work fill the22nd. Are mostly whipped by junk to Canton direct example neois no onement hom

It was not through any fault of the great gracions objections we adhered to cur dealsien, The riot continues,

my example, o in spite of the Emperor's their own hands potary Jie Gayret, tho Chinese Govern in Singapore, and has been somewhat in Wo, honor, kept the Berdans going on though, todos ant rang on this there no way in whielt wa can commomorate for me, five years of office appeared to read. This police offers have been s rack meut” haya po a good deal further this me. He is considerally bettor the farms for valeining when the farasce of the shipments of of iron was to Cheatsun, patriotic to forget it. However, the great gaf situation required new wel Victory, Ite with missile. This has been no kas of life seriously ungell daring his journey from Raph cooptates and tool the stadges back to utmerk a considerable quantity. Over one third this great event? Io any caso, it will bo use quite enough, and I thought that a new down with mistroke and several others hi urod

Lator. to us that his task was accomplished. But, 48 bolted. Numerous farther nyronts hara boen this that; they have refused to morning, and, in the sirumitances, will ready to start. The quantity of coucen in the Sinntak district. Nall-rod, bar, and hering of our ships at the naval review will at defent, has its shadows and disappointmente, When the rioters attacked the Tells Pump- entertain une nggtatut that the Chinese such as possible. He expects to rich Bagishi ounces of smelted gold road for the iron-wire, pig fron, lead in pigs ad old great distance of time. It would be an inition as the rider. The unexpected interven with shut hit lalled in one as far ar înë bou

Bpedite the arrangomsats for lán departure (30)

atas nu treated is 25 touk yielding a old firon all show a marked decreum, while least show that his work lives, even at this and the forms often calle for as much rigsa ing Blation the Superintendent frel a them milways in Munchuria should be if the soras time in September, and his principal better yield per den frem cosicentrate this to not result in a falling of this rear ceny if smidet the gaural silence tion of the chroes Fowers hanged the realte certain cune as the Busin, to the end the object la visiting the United States is month fes that we oncentrated mere closely. The cars right be enibled to crow eich tiene as may bo most axitable for the inuti orning of the 28th inst, when a stop was made auntries, kerasune oil shots a nut increasefired from a single ship in memory of this had ket noficiendly perceived its inadequacy centradicted-

esaming and report upon ruch elocirlo install Oyaide Works. These ran foll thus to the value of some Bt. Th. 43,000. Of foriga (with for gradiens. Vajeby permission) be up port and bad choice for an arsenal Dalas ng Station was killed or mortally wounded is

but the not a repoweating. other's files for mutual benefit. If this beton at Espb. in

the yliale Fleet a special Royal salute might of our cag alforts Port Arthur is a cooped Pho report that the Engineer of the Preip b for the clean-up so is to have the bullion ready of 880,795 gallons. The shipments to Strutal instrums Alfred-in order to fit the Empire de not think that rais, is making if the REUTERS TELURLAUS

Queron 5 days nincs the last olean-up.. hd go out with the gold from the mill. This early equalled those to Caiboz and there in know that he is not forgotten.

The quantity of tailings, treated is 236 tons to all the marts supplied by way of the Kowloon your 2297 arrives, and it is not every nution in our hands it would bare bou a tangible Thu Malpedan riots continue and are

no article of trade so generally carried by junka SUFFLIED TO THE "DATUR FRESH J

Such a commemoration can never recur till make much hut of it, het by renaming, terminus of her Trans-Siberian Railway, car Fielding 266 oz. 18 dets of tallion waited at CI Sistine as will he swoá from special-takis No. with regard to which the pet's wards are sign of our victories. The attlinde of spreading over the Northern Pirasian of the Losyon, 20th July.

ii. 6d, ver os. SURKEY AND THE POWERS

General. The usual attention has been given product has increased by 718.175 gallons, the

5, which is well worth studying. The American literally faded frontier line proposed by the Airbassadors, the

In cosasquence of the non-ac

to all work coming under this end end everyussian.hardyjemned by 544-15 gellons, and Salieu of the sting kṣpt in good, orlor

Whote Bag bas-brave a thousand years

the three Power did and allow us to a sist city. Some ire thousand mist bauda lave struck jesty's inver may for a time again go Fence Conferences at Constantinople sre

the Bumatra, with a rise of 18989 gallens, han Labour.The supply of this continua fairly nearly doubled the preceding year's guien.

upon it. Ho'roquius in an mucurtain werk and have joined the riotora, mauk of whom Tho Inttle and the brush

state Japan and Chinn rolain, equal in have firearma In long distance in the direction of spuraing spanded, and

plozitifulN

WALES W. SENAT Health Thin mgy be send to be hurly-geot-development wy volt AF 170 Louny 10w andar The last parred is likely to show a still gastar Bath all the total rainfall for the path is cstruction by a German hy in Hongkong in Paris, for gost Christmas at a salty of 200 Fattle Melia engaged at the Folias-Burgere, are rom for storing the oil in bulk. The im

Ir Wook:

truk, it is ovillent that the mandarins have * fully regnite! their nucjent audacity and self-el. The less of the was org faling quickly indeed, and the Emperor Zwave Bramy ere long fod that he has beer inviting another basement His

naval honoured w

Yesterday the last batch of Ciness defec, tiers who were arrested under banishment war

deported There were elsvergitegether, two of rania were: taken to the Canton steator sad them bring detectives who wore thought to hars The vasanties caused by the tunishmount of the abascaded but were arrested on Wednesday ple of the Chinese detective stuff have bean

The Straits Times of the 15th July ways Mr. Bibby arrived from Renblast evening by for Arlen en youte for Eagle the Soppas. He will have probably met wack

Bibby

as, anfortantly not yet fully recovered from

Sicher

It is expected the Mahomedans will renow the attack to-night, and

Calpatts, 1st July

fluance in it, but when there is a third first Early this morning & offrustee was dragged Paros atroce two rival Powers the face of out of bis conveyanco und servtaly bezion. I wo da or rither will be fore thus the solo tangiblo | oftereverely wounded. A voluntoor was caught irenettons always gizes it the ascendengy military wallonts viching kioyoles word attacked flo The Rusion railway to Port Arthur towerer, blcycle smashed aus Ihrywa into a tank and tho wign of a transformation produced by the war and soundly beaten, his cathes ant ca fire, and