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"INFORIGINAL JURISDICTION, ***

BECHT Bra JORN CARRINGTON, CHIEF JERTION) AND A SPECIAL JURY.

****POLLESISH AND OTHERS:1 TUASON,

His Lordihip-adgment will os entered for the amount usawiztured in noourdance with the verdict with dust, ar. Francis, you, and fár, Follonic will agres upon the exact amount ?

Mr FrancisYes, my Lord, there will be no dimoulty about that,

Lis Lordship, is releasing the jury thanked thora for the attefan they had pad to the

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chocted to odgul, is dartsin,

the plage

TIL. 80,000 per annum, and

opt shove the turks that would mean

vince most of it shoni Ars even indications that It! for morphia manufacture, for rich in the curcotto alkaloide: Jian

tax) on kerosina and matches in Kwangel that the agent pasured him there was no intention whatever on the part of the Com- pany to extend its operations to plove goude and other articles of impact, of, with the privileges it was supposed to enjoy to undersell kerosine and matukes imported by itsalf with the object of ultimately kiring | a monopoly of these two articles in the province of Kwangel; in fact the Company was prepared to give up the right to THRONICLE AND DIRECTORY import kurosino and mantelde and to confine itsalf to the collection of the tax fair nad square to all parties, similar to what BLAM, PHILIPPINES, BOENEO, La., dois being done at Canton." Possibly when to him and examined a pocket knife with D. Giles, E. 8. Wheniler, W. R. Loxler ny, on Saturday, the 31st July - keenly pushed by the Calfornian milling people, toets West River ikin Alipping Away Kh

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FOR

1897

Tan ThisTY-YIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE,"

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ESTABLISH 2 A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AEKATED WATERS.

OrD ABRATED WATER FACTORY in filted with the bost English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The Forest Ingrosats only are used, and tha uituost Care and Cleanliness exersisadi the Manufacture throughout.

The Water used to proved by repeated Analyses to be Absolutely Pure.

For Coast Poura, Waters aro packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and -Tapties when recsíred in good order.

Counterfell Order Books supplied on ed plication.

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"THE HONGEUNG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 15th April, 1897.-

The Daily Press.

Up to the 14th July the rember of bodies. that Lad been reared at Libog of victims of the Hayon oration was 200, Of the 59 jured perable whe ware rouged alive fourteen have cinco died.

The pairs are looking for a hawker who committed a mort rerious assualt on Wednes ay night in Hollywood Road. A man went view to purchasing it, but when ho cow it ho did not like it and would not have it. Thereupon the hawker picked up the knife and stabbed the man in the side, indicting encha series won that he haul to be detained in the Civil Hospital.

The booring of this adtion, which was come monood on Wednesday, was remme Tlaintiffe nght to recover 38,921.00 for breach of a charter party

Mr. J. J. Francis, QC (instructed by Me.. Hastings) appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. H. E. Pollock (listenated by Mr. U. D. Wilkin on) for the defendant

The special jurors were Metara. D.E. Brown, 8. Simp, A. G. Morris, and A. G. Stokes. The whole of the aridanes on both sides having been taken, Mr. Potluck first of all raised rated that the hi of grey and under the charter party, there being no evidence to prets that he gave lus consent. Counsel that plaintiff were not entitle to duages.

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lofondant was not

A Madrid telegram of the 15th July' to. thej also mised the sound post The whole yeanmmand that a dividend for the half-year of got, is a grant atyantara to, thus foreign, 39 tarsaf, has done wall. The various paymenta.

Comercio states that for the treaty-five million

dollars of the Phillippine loan of forty millions that sea to bo imed in Spain application and been received amonuting to sixty five milions, provinces not having yet been received it was expected the total applications would exceed seventy púlions. A later telegram. of the $105,000,000.

The gross earnings of the steamers on all the lines shown abitantial improvement na com paral with those of the corresponding six

the culton, which ordinarily wokl been worked up in India was exported in its Cautor

painetured pinto, and some of it cazie hy hore and swelled the raw corten total by some it is sold to thousands of planla Flour shows reluced as Tukiai or import at, and peratus because of an enhanced prio prezuably, a consequence of the rise in Us The condHat of the province is in no were Brigandage, pinoy, and robbery hent valne In the United States. But foreign

even in the city and soberbs; and such Hove is becoming apprecisset and there is a HONORUNIA CANTON AND MACAO for it, and, so 133 if han be landed offenon go aspunished in many cases The STEAM-BOAT CO, LIBITED." Lore cheaply per there can t for en brs in a very depressed condition, dus a vadderable gaantity; it, however, America prindpally, to the demands made for interest The following is the report of the Uoard of has to supply drops at frantically her awe and planipal of loans conasted with the Directors to the ordinary half yearly meeting of figaro, she cannot and will not supply. China at Jeposces intemnity, end the fals on shareholders to be held at the office of the Com. Chinese prices. The businem being very sible for the finance, sapestalar Ger The Directors beg to submit to the share they being the ones who, for Americas sont le teosit pass everywhere sorting itself, which are made locally and badly, in several a serious postions thich it will require very the Company declared itself willing to

holders the Report and Statement of Accounts at least, by the European Hise. Matokee, are getting near their wite and it is for thent after paying running expoast, salaries, plans in the district, notably shout Fatehan, enpahle men to grapple, with, with Hiin no forego the import they knew it was

for the half-year ending 30th June last A case in which they had no choice.

romains; izolading 3743.6 perhaps ent of the market. On the other short of an entire change in tas dical system goings, there That the original intention was to import

premis of insurance, repairs and all other out food to drive foreign matches down and longer Fe Repsuted on it seems has nothing brought forward from Inet account, the sum of hand, that imported mutsase on acl do go in will be anything but a hand to mouth seller and monopolise was shown by the printed

$125,974.01 at credit of Profit and Los to the interior with the priolleges of with the hand mostly empty. The fost luan Account.

From this amount, the Directors nosit pass, which the nativo articles cannot TAISEL are in 1894, of which the Commissionar prospectus of the company; and what reason would there have been for mising a capital

the damages for breach of the charter party pur cent, ou, caritat, or 896,000, be paid to mainly, Japanese, artiolos Kezeno oil has for its service havo bien regte met and Pass system has depe 6 good turn, for by this how fardily hundhowers come for their fatorest of $300,000 if the operations of the concere

rested upon the allegation that the defend shareholders, and that the balance of $29,074,01 enormously advanced. To it alep, the transit the interest in nad. It is gutions faniture – ant neglected to return the permit to trade at were to be confined to collecting lakin? As and detalla of the applications from some of the on-tresty ports and that in consequence of be carried forward to new account Re

means much of tho oil arriving here now go though Aree payafents have been made the to the intention to extend their operations

that anglest the plaintifs steamer Skarpane

up the North and West Rivers and it is prob interest coupons of manytail inber of bonds to piece goods and other articles of import,

was detained for fen days at Katchinots and

able that increased quentities will be sent in the bave never been prosented. The insilution that those ton lays ware simply wasted to the

und oxceptional exposes in conuiustion with the however, hereafter more likely to swell the ro- the 185 report, has been in dulleuities. Those actual formal decision boa not been arrived

the plaintiffe had not given any evidenco which ipangaration of the West River trade, the net ceipts of the now Sansant and chow Custom carrying it an incurros the illWill of zonis Houses than of this office Most of the keroliters, who pressed them in every way possible, result show only a sligi.t increase... at; but as the Kwongsi Kungsi, as the Com

The Singapore Free Press of the 18th July would entitle them to damages on that kezd and that his Lordship ought to direct the jury

During the half-year the Honam, Fatekan sene need in the city comes by jb, and the even invoking foreign aid against them. They pany is called, is n mercantile concern

bne the fallowing paragraph in reference to the that there was on eriduce whatsoever upon and Haungatan baru been docked for the usual trade is in the hands of eradicats which, in wore obliged to leave their quartare, end I bare eatablished for the purpose of making money, missing stearoar Farfalla --Sune aaristy jowhich they nonld award the plaintiffs any

stramers are now all in good running order. your skin on all that passes under their that mighborhood. the cagers would as a matter of course being omted by the non-appearance of the damages which were obsimod. It was quite annual Governmeal survey and repairs, and the reborn for a monopoly, guarantees $100,000 agrare doubts if theyrean gat raw premises, in Italian stammer Farfalla, Capt inggrion, former fear that if the ship had been ordered by The W Biver was opened to foreign steam cognizado in other words, all that comes in. The mean résund of the value of the trade is

16.) Exports. Those may be for veneno appassed → extend their business wherever they saw a ly the old Brf Sintang, whiuli is now owned by Messrs. Wialer and Co to za open port instrufle on the St Jane, and the Company at favourable opportunity, mud, su fact, would Mesure. Jaggino & Co. runcing between her tesd of to a non-triaty pert that the ten days' enes occupies the Kue with the two small divided into three plasses; elk prigonally for

and Phanrang and Cochin China porta and detention world not have occurred, sutture steamers Lungshan and Langkung. In view the Continuet of Buropa- to enurel for Net Yoreign sports market value be fools if they failed to do so

which is now ocfeldseably overdue. The Far-

goos to America, En silk the principal fohis have sequired land with water frontage at the to the uelion of Messra.. Wider and Co. in We are glad to hear that owing to pres-jalla, which is a vessol of 187 ions, left Sings forexiataver darengus wors setained wore dus of probable Futuro requirements, pour Directora London; ind gonal cargo the bulk of which Not Naive Imparts, merket value-

to nots are the generally lower prices than those Net Imparta prevalling at the end of 1895 the austeation sure brought to bear through the Cansulspore for Phanrang on the let ult, and is now choosing to send dhe shlp to a non-treaty port Row Treaty Porte of Washow and Kenghun at

understood to ba joma seven or sight days over-

a cost of about $8,000. His Lordship said the same way whether at Croton and the Ministers at Teking the dao. It may be, however, thut, meeting with there was any obligation on the defendant to

from the market of bayers for the United Kunngei Kungsi is to be dissolved, as being bad weather, and having on board's anmber of retum the pazmit. The plantiffs laimed data-

States until the time when the Presidentin bullocks and piga, she hul to put into Pulau

ages on two grounds.

election was assumed to have settled the fiscal Condor for water and firewood, or ska rany

and suddon fluctuations in prices, which, mzde monopoly and consequently against the trentice. Acting under telegraphic iustrue possibly bava called at Palau Tioman on her

and currency policy of the waflan; the frequent time purchases risky sincs moat Cases Ture tions from the Tsuugli Yanen, the Viceroy way down.

berativo. The year's crop is reported to haved bean small, but in cousequence of old stocks of the Two Kwang has instructed the Gov-

The tables wore turned apn a complainant

having been drawn 2000, the aston's-differing ernor of Kwangsi to put an end to the coins Police Court case restazcay. He swens

from the year export was soldes hat in cern. The matter is not absolutely settled, that a man he charged with assalt struck him?

orsaned. It is salt not to have her profitable with a bamboo and stole some clothing be had

4a period for the Uhinese. The merchant to whom in a box, and in sapport of his statozat he

250,000.00 ccribes it as "sorry" trade, and as the export showed a wound on the head. It transpired.

I zeferred ler Information regarding tea de 26,452.91 iy mutually diminishing, as the demand however, that the complainant was not assaulted

Valus of properties at nohow and longkan imited to the requirements of a vary few at all. He was seen to take the box out of his bonge at Wongngioburg, drop it near the Race course, and run off to No. 1 Pelion Station,

Vales of gliters As Lee and Wo Lee. value of furt where he told Inspector Man that he had bee Basalted. On the previous night he went to

it is easy to deny abything uper which an 16th, states that the subscriptions amounted to owners of the Skarpend. Couhes submitted that months of 1896, bni owing to a heavier coal bill fature. The duty on a Lucressed import 1. för casing healthy silkworms, referred to in

Mr. Francis paid the plaintiffs claimed dam- ages for breach of the barter party and special dansege for the non-reiarn of the permit.

Mr. Pollock thought that both the points went together The unly claim for damages that could arise was in connection with some breach of duty and the breach of Zuty which the plaintifs alleged the defendant ted committed, was the non-return of the permit. The whole question of the brenols of the charter party turned on this question of permit and oczreel irged that the jury ought to be directed that there was no evidence which would warrant them in giving any damages whatsoever.

His Lordship asked if counsel thought the

thero was a brosch.

In accordance with the Articlos of Associa tion the Honourablo E. R. Belitios and Mr. P. A. Gomes retire from the Board of Direction by rotation, wil being oligible, piter themselves for re-election..

The retiring anditure, Messrs. A. O'D. Goartin, and F. Henderes, also offer themselves for ro-plection.

AIKUIS

E. R. BELILIGA.

Chairtaan.fa

30th June, 1897 Value of 4 steamers un 8ths of Fatshan... 612,330.98 Value of whares, India, tockings, & .....

Value of 2 fear-longchoo

as the Chinese officials interested in it are fighting with their usual tenacity to keep it on, but they will have to give way, as the Company will certainly not be allowed to carry on the import business, and without the profits to be made in that way it would not pay the officials to farm Gut the police station and tried to get the defendant Jary would give nominal damages, supposing Value of aberve in prelo companies

the collection of lekin at the nominal figure the Company was to pay for it.

B.F.S.R." says:--"If the Chinese Go vernment can be induced to abolish lekin and local taxes altogether, well and good, "but if this cannot be done, do you not "think it would be better to haven uniform "and fixed charge at the port of importation, "instead of all the irregular charges one "has to pay en route, af has been done "Litherto ?" We certainly do think so, but we have no faith in that result being arrived at by farming out the collection of revecue to any individual trading concern to work. for its own benefit. Every trading concern naturally tries to get ahead of its competi- tors, and the right of collecting duty would give the Erm or Company possessing it an enormous advantage over all others. Even If the rate of duty wore uniform the farmers would still be enabled to pass their owa goods with quickness and despatch, while throwing obstructions in the way of their competitors that would lead to delay and annoyance and so serve as an effectual haodi cap.

The liquidator of the New Oriental Bank Corporation, Limited, advertises a sixth and fim dividend of about le. 21. in the pound..

arrested for salt and on this section hy showed the wound on the hend

Mr. Pollook thought not, as the only demages adeustained were through some alleged gleet of

duty on the part of the defendant.

assault.

cariously enough be tretted out this same injury as proof of the second

Mann warned the complainant Inspector of the consequences that would ensue if he made a false charge, but he persisted and cursed the defondant to be arrested. Nr. Wodehouse sou so there was no ground for the charge, dis- charged the defendant, and fired the com- plainant 825 or six woska' imprisonment with hard labour.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESA.")

--LONDON,-20th July, CHANGE OF RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS

'AT CONSTANTINOPLE,

M. Zinovioff has been appointed Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, replacing

leto; who has hann transferred to Rome. IMPORTANT GOLD DISCOVERIES IN

BRITISH COLUMBIA. There is great excitement in British Cefutabia owing to the discovery of extremely rich gold in the Klondyke district,

THE UNITED STATES. President McKinlay in withholding his surener Message until the Sonata has adopted the Tariff Bill

TURKEY AND THE POWERS. Théen med sanctioang the settlement of the router in accordanos with the demands of the Ambasadors.

OBITUARY.

The death is announced of The Right Hon. Anthony J. Moudells, the member for a right-

ide, Sheffield.

THE INDIAN FAMINH FUND.

.

Corneal was about to read the particulars of the claim, whon his Lordship and that the point had been argued enough. It was not parentest to argue sur move. In-his address to the jury, both counsel could refer to the point and his Lordship would state his view to the jury.

Mr. Pollock-This document gives the partic plars in detail

Lis LordehipI have told you my raling on this point, I am not going to listen to you.

Mr. Pollock-Surely, my Lord, I am entitled to-

This Lordship—I dentine to hear. Further went on this point.

Mr. Pollock-On a point of law~~~

Vale of cool, atores, and spare gear,

Value CF Chinos

Property forced Loung on mortgage

Fixed deposit with the Flongong and Shang-"

haf Banking Corporation...... Cash with. lolongkong and Shangbai Bank-

ing Curporation on current coi Premium on policies uzozpiré....

Interest accrued to date Amount overall from underwriters, ho

codat er gehan average dxim' Euutry debtors

18,500.00

994.07

7,040.93 12,765,64

1,200,000.01

30th Juno, 1897. MADEJTING. Amount at capital, 20,000 beres of $15 early

fully paid-ups mustal of 45. per share. Aucunt of r

Do:10 shares unpaid wave at page arga-Amoil at gradit of depredation wel instr

suve fund

His Lordship will not hear further argu- sent on this point at this stage; it is not con- vezieci.

Mr. Pollock-Not what? Not completed? His LordshipIt is not avaient to raise the point now.

Mr. Pollock Am I then to break of my ad- dress to the jury and address your Lordship on that point?

His Lordship-I am not going to bear far ther argument. Will you resime your address to the jury?

Mr. Pollock-Am to do that?

His Lordship I have already toll you that you can address the jury on the point, then Mr. Francis wil address the jury, and I will give

Vegan gadis padang="zhen nuts of your ruling.

His Lordship Yas.

Mr. Polkok-It seems to me that it very koh cartaile the privileges of an advocate in this court.

His Lordship-Perhaps you are not

Mc. Pollock I have never heard of counsel being stopped before.

His LenilebipThe Judge is the person who dirents the Court; he has a right to give a rui

Mr. Pollock-I ought to be permitted -

His Lordship-I rule nós,

Mr. Pollock-Doss your Lordship rule that I must break off my address to the jary-

His Lordship rule that when you are addressing the jury you can state pour view. Mr. Francis can give his view, and I will direct the jury what my view is.

The following correspondence has been for.ing, and as a rule counsel submite. warded to us for publication. -— TK COLONIAL: SHULETARY TO THE CHAIR MAN OF COMMITTEE. Bongkong, Colonial Secretary's Office,

14th July, 1897. Sir,—I am directed to transmit for thuinforma-

Again addressing Mr. Pullock his Lordship said-Interasi for a client is all very well, but yulmay carry it too far.

Mr. Follock I did not mesa any disrespect to the Court at all, but it does seem to me that I ought to be allowed to hours with the argument now because I must break off my adtrees to the jury in order to address you on the question of law.

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$0.0

Detact Duties and Lisia pale se Canton Not report at Det Vediots for cent" for importers" profit,

de In ports, valis at moment of landing Dreimal Exports, markest vans Dour pald ut Cuten

or pita Duly

HE. TL

12,109,085

-19;204,725

5,203,912

$930,015

24,744,118

1,782,058

21,137,054

a goal on market value for en

prost, uto,

1,036,623

vil lig

22,753,577.

SPORT AND ANECDOTE

Br AN OLD FOGEY.

RYGLAND'S WICKET KEEPERS,

stands in a class almost by linselt. Our bowlers, with a few brilliant names rack of

bate.

TY,766.72 people, and us the profte baren por charges and 759.43 commissions, it in no wonder the tea busines 296,427.23 attracts no new votation and Aiscourages the

Nores probably, since the days of Finder," 108448 old traders. The quality of the first crop was Pooby and Piling have we possessed so many 29,000.00 poor, but the later yilda improved as the reasoka włokat koopers en we lavo today, In 64.700.00

went on." Fashion in England and taxation in the department of cricket our progrese ha 20,004.32 China (which of couree preus beavily on the not on, is my opinion, quite so marked, that lower grades) are the reasons given why Carton we make one nottèle exception in the came 31,180.30 tes, which is ny good in the main and of its Prizes Raujitaiahit Tick young Indian bas 10,750-75 kind as it ever was, is gradually disappearing us certainly cultivated strokes this evocour most an article of commeres. The export show experioniced batsmen most at timer envy, but out returns, particularly the comparative table, is onlonlated to mislead very little tea gue by steamer. The practice here among foreign d not appear nearly so formidable as in the $1,697,363.97 | 97s is to buy to fab. ship in Hongkong days of, say, Shaw and Morley, Poate and The Chinese sellers fnd if sheepest to send it Farmotte. But with Storer, Lily Bourd salongside the vessel by junk from bere in Newton, Hunter, Wood, and aball I say that way saving in freight and transhipment MaGregor, we have a wonderfully streng charges, and perhaps duty. Regarding mist of wicket kaspars Not only are these collaneous exporta, Laay my briefy that Casta brilliant behind the wicket, bat soveral products were of poor quality and high-pribed of them aro abure the average as 600,000.00 Matting shows a record export speiler, Sicron, Lilley, and Boset all belar capable to Ambrica, this in one of the articles against waking mums in the bent corapasy. When 9000,00 which the United States is for some rason lest year it became necessary to select a stum

calling for protection. It is proposed for par for the text matches with Australis. the the duty at 7 gold coats per square yardima of Lilley and Storer were most asinā which would be dgnal to about the aotaal costasy canvassed by their rospective partisans of production with a prokoble effect on the but the Warwickshire player eventually sound Hongkong wharf wyecial sosount, amount o mind from Goverments to be expanded

20,004.az tende which I need not onlintat. The shipto position, and cu, well did he acquit hitwelf on whatf

21,582.1ment of fans, fro-crackers, cans, bristles, in the firit of the great gabies, that, na erary. Endey ereditors Amount at crest of profit and loss account 126,074.01 and such wares has been fairly maintained, and Lotly knows, he was send to fil the position in in all these business was up to average. As the remaining games Storer and Liley have $1,107,353 interesting fast comes to my notice concerning smoothing in common so far as their styles aro silk piece goods and embroiderice, once a great concerned, although the latter, being rather the- Canton speciality The trado almost left lles, appears to stoop more. Perhaps one of the Canton and went to Japan, where the manufaa hardest tests of eficiency at the wicket is an ability turers laid themselves out to produce low-priced take fast balls on the leg aido, seeing that the 811.02

goods and to oster to farwigh testes, to such a tamper must lose sight of the ball completely $130,2600000 Extant inlved on to make people somewhat tired for longer perioderen theagh the time be

28,657 26 tweet Sh

For a plear of Fame upita ital Don

Now, at taking diffoul! that Clinton loots like getting a chance again falls on the leg side I think Store has no but as the old trade weut, so the old workmanal. Dosters nowadays send down very few diesppeared, and it is at present a question telivacios vald of the lag stomp, but when they whether orders can be ergouted oven if offered to the wicketkeeper gets bat little change to Buying prices in all thest sundry goods rose asistiguish binulf. Lilley is certainly as ski the cash exchango Kent up. Still the money ful in taking sharp catches, and has probably xpanded some to have been reecvered, withings W.Go wicket as often ne uyusein trifle more AMSEANN

Amount at credit of equation of dividend fund flygalaman Amaunt at erall of inwistment Suctuation

Undlainiol divided

島

21,045.49

PROFT AND LOS ADICUNT. 30th June, 1837.

1. To amount paid for repairi To staner man in To wanted www. To lightersphag

in balante to be appropriatal, viz. p. 8. 6..

Dividend at è per cent. $1,290,000 90,000.00. To be carried to sanat 20,974.01

Jai Dee 1503.

By print brought forward from last seat

4 June, 1397.

Dynot caruings of slastners

By interest o invalmenta

By transfer fees

34.14.98 021.01

125,974.01 $187,41127

127,888.17

28,404.94 174.00

() Resports-No remarks, McOAST TRADE. W

(a) Original Shipments Cedofetec and (b) Reshipmente Coastwice do not call for apreint -$357,611.17 notice.

* Devaziration and Insurance Fard, 30th June, 1997... Dr.

To balance

31st Dec., 186. Dymount se credit congrui

Equalization or DIVIDEND: FONDS,

De

30th June, 1997. fo balanes By amount at oraît..

Jist Dec., 106.

$9

CANTON TRADE REPORT FOR 1890.

Samsung rangos pray the trade at Wuchoy is sure to fall into Chinese hands, even though foreigners and natives are treated alike, that Hongkong,| and Shanghai are the places for foreigoera as far as import goes, and that it will make no difference whether the foreigners sell

taty matches rings he has been identified with the game? It is perhays, a zonat point as HONGKONG, JULY 24th, 1897,

kerosine in Hongkong for. Wachow or

to which of the pair the better datazar, but if wa aru to take figures, I should cortainly -"sell it at "Wuchow" We think it nukes

place the Derbyshire man first, Board is an- THE trade of the newly opened port of a great deal of difference. Foreigners are

SPOMENA otter dashing oraheter so and wicket-keeper, Wuchow curried by foreign stearners, required to push foreign trade in China, and

···(c) Cozahries" Arrivals – The one feature vigilant and exceedingly sort in execution as though as yet stall, is sufficient, we believe, although the Chinese with the advantage of

worthy of special note in the large import of stomper, And a hert, confident litter-just the to more than cover the expence of the working in their own country and at less

000,000.00 beans and puss from the northern ports 05 tolicking, merry sort of a player that a holiday course during the Japanese occupation of crowd loves to see. It is a couple of years or more vesels employed in it, while the prospects expense than foreigners may secure the bulk tion of the Indian Fomins Belief Committee

200,000.00 Manchuria the farmers had noh the inclination, now since I that watchsil Gregor MoGregor for the inture are encouraging. There has of the distributing trade, it cannot be the enclosed copy of a despatch from the Seard-

even if they were in the partion, to do much, but at his brat he was a vollously good man- but in 1895 they returned and good crops were to baca behind the wicket. He had a sighs of been some grumbling and dissatisfaction admitted that any artificial obstructions tary of State for the Celonios-I have the

$1,000.00 produced, perhaps as the result of a yours his own ten, standing with straight legs and that the trade has not at once sprang to should be placed in the way of foreigners, honour to bo, sir, your mest obligat serant,

100010 | fallow. This caused a large export to southern ↑ hent boty in contraustinction to the sitting large proportions, and complaints have been what has happened in the past we

J. H. STEWART LOCIRALT,

ports and an import here greater dan needed, pokmuo adoyfed, by mest of the professionals. Colonial Secretary.

The result was low prise and lose to the dealers. - 4. 6. Newton; of Sumersetshire, is soother bril- made that the Chinese authoritics were know, how foreigners have

allowed The Chairman,

FINLAND TRANSIT et amateur behind the sticks," and is withel proving obstructive The opening of Wu-thoneclves to be edged out by the natives,

Indian Famine Raliof Committee.

(a.) Zawards Denng the year the transit in therpnybly galet and unustentations in his ehow has, however, been attended with a faluding their own compradoras. It is time

THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE

The following in the report of Mr. R. E. Bra question has been fereet on the local authorities methods that he wins popular favar wherever GOVERNOR. greater immediate access than wan that that this tendency was arrested, and it is

His Lordship The judge is the person who doo, Commissioner of Unstone at Canton, or with considerable vigour by the Acting British in on Hanter.comes of a good stock, and Downing Strent, of the Yanglaze port of Ichang. The latter curtainly the duty of Ministers and Consuls

esa beat condunt the toust. You will part the trade of that port during the year 1898 Coal In consequence, the right of scholga dana Yorialire brillianc service; and I am 31st May, 1807.

LOCALE SC goods to claim traust pass privileges were that Wood has tons of friends at Kep Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge CA

me to rule on this point now P port was opened in April, 1877, and during to see that their nationals enjoy the fair ceipt of your despatah No. 84 of the 21st ultimo

admitted and the passes are coming to bá, MA- magton (vi), although, his, benùs dan not now Mr. Francis was no's walled upon to reply wil. If anyone wanted in gat an ides of the prospected in the interior. The position is so clearly caponia, of standing the hani knocks they ouch the first nine months of its existenco na n bald to which they are satitled and are not reporlity that & and of $50,07% has Men Emb. his Lordship than give his raling in respect perity of an averages Chinese district and defined that during 1397. considerable danser We need goed men to stand up to the Trenty port the trade coming under the opposed by illegal combinations or non-Indian Firmiue Relief Fund

to the point of law conserning the agency was limited to the asking of angle bralness in very likely to be done in tab. Kwang | fest bowling of our Richanbons and Molde, scribed in the enlong as a contribution to the

which was first raised by Mr. Polloos. His particular question, that question ought to be provinces. In 1896, S6 passus, dog, ring Dyer - þat I doubt vary much if anyone Ibesules J. cognisance of the Foreign Customs WAS

palies.

Lordabip said the point was that it had not concerning rice. The abundance or fallare Hk. Tha. 30,000 worth of goude, were taken ont.: 11 Wachan at his best would care to drit. -1° 2-I have noted with pleasure this evidanes bean proved that the defeudant knew of of the rice barvest, perhaps more than any() wards - No outward pages were higher say the awariay Australia finsk alany. almost mil, bring ja fet lem than Tls, 5,000.

of Whoplify and public spizit on the part of tha In 1878 the amount was only Tis, 71,000,

Hongong community and would ask you to the age of Clin, and Co. and that the one consideration, intences the peas and issued, though understand the matter dating sant down.

SEAEP PRACTIDES, sad in 1879 Tls. 812,508. Last year the

carver my acknowledgments to the Committee had been empleyad to enter into the contract. plenty which the real population enjoya ander discussion: Thure Prins to be a hitch who organised the adbarription, including this. On that point the evidence of Mr. Sett was Happily in 1896 the harvest was not only suf-over the question of making applicable to this

Wicket Keepers no doubt have a good deal to amount was over fifteen million taels

that the defendent generally authorised him to Botent to make things easy locally, but there port the Chinking rats as they are or withi Honorary Treasurer, Mr. T. Jackson-1 have. oharter the Sharpsno. There was no limitation was a Ruparabendance which might have then modifestion: No thiness har so far applied pa on with, and, Colloquially speaking, got Whether the trade of Wuchow will ever

There knocks than ha penoe. As a general rule, and no restriction and his Lordship ruled as a profitably exported, had the law-givers allowed, for a transit pass here.

however, our vecheters am very fair towards reach that figure time alone can show, but

matter of law that if the jury found that Olson În ordinary yes a certain amount of Canton SHIPPING,

ach other, and make few attempts to but the. and Co. were employed by Sonnett and Colon riosis. Always shipped abroad with the conmur. The year's figures "beat the record.ampir. Now and again, perhaps, a Leidswan there can be a doabs that it will attain

that general authorization that would be sufreneo of the officials, to feed those of the Chi. Though miling areals appear occasionally may appeal for a toh made very low down, respectable proportions. The Commissioner

folant to make the act of Olsen and Co: the act

hese race who are working for a fortune in dis- and are entered in barreteras es anche vi uniers the umpire is quite sure on these of the defendant also. The employant of an- tant lands and foreign colomon Micro or as they are always towed here from, Hongkong nice noluits the bataan syry properly gets the of the port in 1877 and 1978, said, It has, the 2nd instant, and left again at p.m. for

(FROM THE "BUNG NOOI BAR. PO.""}

other gentleman was quite with the proxis is sont away even in years of scarcity, and the by steam inches for a chip sailing to this portatile of the double nike revoutly we had a The food which, as already reported, occur.

tops of law and defendant would be bound by price it bringe is re-lovested in a cheaper is, I may say, nowadays untrowa however, to be borns in mind tint a new Shanghai."

in the Gloucestershire, and Stray watch red.in Ks Ying distelet is now gradually sub the agency of Olen and Co. Even if that wow Yangtze kind to supply local needs and bring AA PASUNDEL TRAFFIC

high calla Lor the strongest comment, and I scheme will seldom work wall at the very

siding. Nam-how, Hodia, Se-to, Cheung-tan, not so there was evidence to go to the jury of profit to the dealers, in 1896, in consequenes, Pasonger failic does not grow as one world" ass only aspred my sugune fast a good deal The N. D. L. steamer Rayers, carrying the Tang-sai-sheang, and Sha-bang are the places the ratification of Olsen and Co. In the fuck us silaged, of a disturbed state of acfairs oxpcot. Nanely 80,000 Tower Chinese traveled more bis zur hisant heard of if. The wicket- **cutset and raus: have a certain time to Gemma tucils with dates-frorn Borlin of the thet have suffered the most The water was that Mr. Sennett himself said the defendant is in California of course, by implication between hor, Hongkong, and Mrapkan berasper (32 understudy of Wonde) had an “develop,” and that the exporting mer intent, lett Singapró en 22nd inst. at I thirteer feet above the usual level. A good came sware of the terms of the charter party, or Fatong, the Chiness there, the expert of rice 1985. The rates are very high, being over a appeal for a colok at the withet megativod, chants at Chungking, the nearcat Szechsen pind may be expected here on about many, bosses were washed away and in great at any rate in the charter party when it arrived has been prohibited rigidly, with the cont a mile for natives, unless they are pres has the hateman seng the ball tossed in the

Today, the 27th instant, and

aamber of lives have been lost by drowning. The in Japan ten or twelve days after fie ersation. object of bringing the troublesome element pared to take such comfort, sẽ can be got by air commoned to fall from the wicket under market of importance, could not make new tank

Therefore, on the first mint the objection within the golden esta to reason by diminish spreading theit mats on the renner's lower the impration statiba umpits had given him arrangements all at once. Similar con- The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment it is reported that it is the greatest flood rp failed and the case must go to the jury with ing its food anpoly. It is said that a certain deck, where they are carried for half as much. |date=

her up has long been a re- siderations might be urged with respect to will play the following programme at the Borded during the bust coutury in that district that direction. If they were satisfied there amount still gooi bat, hat for the truth of this A to the foreigner, he pays more to be varied

listing of the empire's fat of Odicent Moss to-inorzowy uvening -

a horrible soene line been left behind. was a general authorization to Sennett and Co. statement I will not vouch. In spite of the Jeimrel" to Hồngiợng that he would pay (5 | ons" sim sorry to say it is occasionally March Military

Thome | Most of the people have been rendered komchies to enter into a contract and Barnett and CP. rice bhimdance, thoro pesma to be a stringency oross the Irib Sm-a greater tiganes in an | THPOT(Al

Lue hous of securing a füsonra bla As in the abstractiveness of the Camese Overre Die Vestals

Spontini and the great majority are starring The employed Qlean and Oo., to enter into the wou of money and less to spare. for Inzurisa. Cash: expresa atermarket contra paks verdict train: the uning for the cut side. officials, the reandarins are much the same

Arin from Jessonda

Spohr. Tavtal of Wei-shin ka district has sent a track, the defendant would be brant by the | uré doar compared with silver and sommoditie

TREASURE. One pau mus eter his bit of bluff by the Thern is a market ad-ture in the uport, wiskel kregar, venn though in this partionlar all over China, and it was not to be

Winterbottom telegram to the Viceroy for assistance and His genoy de not soom to be purchaseable with any smaller

Excellency has despatched gumbeat Jaden Mr. Folcok then addomed the jury and number. As tile and debts have mostly to be which in timble the average of the mat if was useful. But what followed antidpated that they would be found The sppointment of Assitant Registar with rise under the charge of two Wairam to entorted that the plaintiffs had not neovad paid in cash, the poorer people have nothing few years as the province has to rumit was meat ang drtenmalike. Being the hate- Queraltat Hongkong has cording to the the distressed districts. The obaritable instita any neglect on the part of the defendant or his loft after providing for actual ecosity. O tome two millions of fuels for the averion il a un of him proud the cunning" "mickst. more tractable at Wuchos than at the Penang Gaselts, been ofered to Mr. Camperts dous or busily raising enbscriptions. Another agents in respect el, the clumed that the the other binil it is generally beld the the the recent Ieans and thereby adds a much to keeper piled up friturp wat the umpire then other open ports. So far, however, it und bliss boot, secepted by him. Mr. Gompertz gunboat convering, rice will be sent in a low Art Francis replied and contended that the standard of being in these parta is gesting the outgoing fares is zany be that this dccounts pars verifiel aanly the bedan: "Now, I

fair to that since the was educated at Bedford Hehool and Exeter days.

Spy plaintiffs story was a perfectly plain and simple higher every year.

for some of the increase, especially as probably, call let dowbright sharp przelice, sad of such College, Oxford, andisa BA. He was appointed A fight broke out botar on the villages ore and consistent with the everyday practice

REVENUE.

the financing of such onlinese has not yet baca, a miserable kind, toy, timt Ro cap ain, with any opening of the port their efforts do not cilet is the Straits Settlements in 1990 and named Tui-tong and Sun cone on the 17th of commerical affairs. He asked the jury to

Bovenue and values have fallen of mainly settled and is obakuoted in the crado farm, of corso of honour-er fairplay ought to tolerato appear to live been directed so much to the is now Third Magistrate at Panang,

testant There has boon onnity between lie say that Tueson was the person liable under lerying of illegal charges, or the keeping

two villages for a long period and fights have the charter party and responsible for the hecuse the import of opium and foreign goods silver shipments. The mist in continuing it for wingle moment. R. J. Key

through the Custom Elonas bas declined. The work and is now forming out cash in mall sa alprys been regarded as the wind of courbery → On board the Spanish mail slaumer Cavadon been reported year after year. During the recent deranged outped

Juto put of foreign goods, as to keeping out the whichlieved at Singapore us the Jeth July 3ght number of houses on each side vous His Lordship the sumpied up the bate and picco goods deficit may hare hooa to some alter coin. In 189d it produced more dollars and the soul of humour, avez sine foreigner himself and monopolising the from Manila for Barcena wes Borer Don Juan destroyed and some lives lost. Tast week (le in regard to the question of damages, maled that extant compensated for by an inercased junk and less sabidiary on The dollare anne Osterd, and I eat

Luis, the Campus Philippine pabutor. At une Magistrato of Pau-u District wont will sums

the jury could not award special farosgre but borne impert, and on this point the Kowloon chopped, defeted and deformed and simply the intent weeld te is distes? import trade in the hands of natives, with as it was faired that Esus was shot. Is militory oflleers at 1 z afriober of soldiers to only nominal damages to be considered as a Lapps Reports will doubtless taughton scented a bullion value. The Saharlar whom they would no doubt be themselves was supoolest of cumplnily my the Philippine stop the fight, which is now over The sogezen dates

but the reduced import of opiam, I am afraid, coinage dooms tonicet shown a rovanje lote for which we have no of small busirds sc done to cents, instead of to be wide the medium ufuck gagrosmanlike beneficially associated. The first step was hellion and was arrested and loiprsound at latauts have been invited by the officers to

compensation, sad which thoro is only too much cost Unfortunately, thers are many

at its work, und to establieb a kerosing oil and rautch farm,

mean to think we shall continue to utter de silver dolus in aurensson, bet, the law

Sonunterfõikura has been seade, vory which was to collect the whole of the lekin

FOREIGN AURION

I hear, in come barely has been, enforced

of Customs at Ichang, writing on the trade

Wuchow

on these articles, by whomsoever imported, and also itself to trade

An dur issue of the 10th

attention to this org

Exbla affecta.

A corr BF.S.Ra few day

article

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

The C. P. R. steamou. Empress of India arrived at Vancouver on the 30th instant at Sp., not 1 pan. as stated in yesterday's Governor Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G., sto,

mere m

Hongkong, arrived at Amoy 578.m. on

The CF. R. steamer Empress of Japan, from

Reminisces of Hackler

eto, etc.

CANTON NOTES.

+ people look-refuge on the tops of high trees.

The jury considered the ventist in private Manila, but after six months incurveration in surrender their ass and ammunition.

atlon zeturning into Court after an 8400 was amnestied und released. He is now on bas A rit is reported in Yangobon, district of a quarter of a hour, the foreman said-The way to Mudrid→→Fres Pres...

Over ten thousand people sal large-number finding of the jury is tust, the defendant is goo of saugos joined in the rebellies. The local hable under the shorter party and that the At 10.10 last night a fire broke out in the affeera ran away and many horses have bean plaintiffs are entitled to charter money at (a) Importa— With a very pocasional azbeɔ- kitaach of the Hongkong Hotel and but for the robbed and burnt. The well-to-du citizens have 66,000 per month from October 5th, 1895, up time, there is decrease in every kind of foreign (a) Foreign and 6 Native, for day may wo draw premp setion of the Fire, Brigada, which Tol la neighbourity places for safety. The to and including 1ember 31st, 1895. They are produco Catton piece goods, woolens metals, be spoken of biyether of the former bai cotton varn all show figure of the wrong import decreases every year and the use t its prob

düzgər Mr.D; Hudonald, chuperintend or villagers are forced to join in the rohel- also entitled to 87620, telegraphic expanses an

Juste little, doabs that GEZAVETTERMIDOS Copesquer might lion, otherwise they will be killed Telegraphic par account rendered, less the amounts paid in side. I era tall the natives are, mail festing an Wging him here rezultatom a abre com informaation tas bast resolved Du Chiton sad it the way cudyanter, - ela, a pur nocount inelination to prefer Naukean foreign the dealus in his fonga, drug

attempted bedrooms. Tha de Tad, yo aulerwiend, in hoped soldiers will be sout there soon to oogo rezdered; the paymenta a total up to 31 350 cotton goodë, nj: tae grund that they and the it is the inprovd dugnty, chua

exome woodwork near with the rebuly

With regard to smagsa, in view of your uro cheaper by the dns the litter get price, and therfore eroaand nee

tumble on putat foruský winch is diários the Imer out result being that Twenty robbers ware brought to the military Lordship's ruling that damA, EYE ZOTERI

The fire why sourt on the 19th instant from San-ling district missible as proul damare sad that only a doubt some of the numerous Commerciorko Almatige tpidis kord is onded.

mble to three becauer if punite town, de <Wies large amid for trial. They are ment moterious robbers and nomina daniages are permissible under the Commitions now abrand will ~Beed, "but have poverallied gear eciam of every decaiped et pagal demRROS, TE ATAN 100 KING Is of police tion. After final trial they will probably all genetal damages, that paing,

SZUkse their bonda

to traverse certain of par sintomen's and the num arguments. This correspondent stated that the lim

he und hal ny interview with the

of the Conigsby which has bien

fortunatol

to farm the collection of Ti-abui (lit: local under Lippe

nominal dainagee,

ight than Loork. Latte

Steck in the buganul and of the year). This Sareak to

dma to a in Kwanglange: The Kwanglang opimus likin

whomoperated t

ailed tut; fo him a vemon

the