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INTIMATIONS BROWN, JONES & CO.

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unity ny attempt to do so now wh "dislocate our trade with the Far East and *would infict a fatal blow on ear mill “industry,” “That must be regarded simply es the langungo of hyperbole A trade which Ro easily survived the 12657 dielection caused by the closing of the Mints would not be likely to succumb to the imposition of a duty on the impact of liver: Sooh & measure might, however, restrict the expansion of the trade, is the closing of the Minta way have done,

CHRONTOLE AND DIRECTORY CHINA, JAPAN, CORFA, INTO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA,

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THE IMPORT OF INDIAN TARMS.

SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c., for Mr. Moses may be correct when ho says in the East Your obedient servant

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WITH WHICH ARE INGORFORATED THE CHINA. DIRECTORY THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG Ler F THE FAR EAST,

FOR

1897.

THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL. Jøave, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and necurate than its predecessors.

Royal Octavo Complete with Manssoc Plans pp. 1,240.87. Directory caly, pp. 872, 83.50.

that had the prices of yarn in China re mained the same as they were before the closing of the Mints India's - exports would have been doubled or trebled by this time. That, however, is quite problematical, and it some certain now that Kadia, sooner ur later, will have LO follow 11]. the closing of the Miuts by other legislation detrimental to the interests of the white costs. The Limes of India, in an articlo on

JAS. MCKTE,

Hongkong, Sud August, 1897.

A. S: WATSON & CO., LIMITED this subject, says: Four years' experience Boerausia reef, on the oustern coast of the

POSAL TO REVISE HER TARIFF)

We are informoni on good authority, that

THE NAVAL REVIEW,

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Ivandatul vles, tinm fi unthing HUM NAYA able than this natal movement to which cur history furnishee no parallel Notable sildie

The Chinese steamer Mefo from Chels tione have been made to the navy, and a stand. 20th July, had variable winds and heavy in. Chang Vin-hian, who war charged to continue Association on the 8th July various references down. At the same time, the personeel of the 24th Jay Endins, weather to Gas Rack, with:

"At the meeting of the Bombay Millowners! - and hha në löngth, bean authoritatively laid The British stemmer Amare, from Banarsig the negociations which i Hung-ohang opomodore made to the silver question. last year with the various Wastorn Govaramonta

at has been steadily increased and will dickly tonitory wind and rough sen to next Bir Goerge Cotton, the Chairman, in ths | reach 100,000 men, tans execeding by more than THE EDITOR OF THE MALLY FREE be object-offnoressing China's Customs coming of he speech in avoing the adoption of 2,000 men the standing force of France and 20th day, had dug weather and light southerly DHAB Big-In the loading sxtile in your Tariff, serorts by telegraph to Poking that all the Committes d. report, said A good deal hans Russia combined Measures have also been wins to Brakes Foint; thence to port variable. The British atomer Priam, from Shanghai same published this morning you state that from is efforts to induce the Favors to couant to recently been said about losing the minte, and taken on a large scale for mosting the many winds and heavy rain. import of Indian yarn in 1606 was 1,461,365 wondered at as long as Chins sticks to her vile supposed injury caused to our expert trade by akins to be done but the present Board of the Olsisase Customs Roburns you find that the the proposal have failed This is not to be some critics of the measure still harp upon the other war ands of the nary antich yet so bales of a value of 11. 28,612,023, which menunyetora of intoran taxation and robbery at the stoppage of the free coinsge of aliver. Admiralty has a right to the full confidence of The steamer Drenter, sailed on the 20th July-

little under The per hals. The indenter avery barrier. Ching Gazette. bales, and my zotison for drawing four attortion to quantity should of couree ho pioris, and not

sabeiit that thero cannot possibly be a better the nation. For some years effort directed to szavor to those geatlemen than the fact that definite ands has been consistently asteized For London 6655 bores tea (128.113 Ia).. to the mistake is to prevent a misunderstanding

though the mill industry has had to contend and the powerful appeal to rossop and to las 175 cases cigars, 57 cows bristles 225 package take an interest in the cotton spinning industry being accepted by those of your readers who

with a doable exchange, ti, In the relative Tory has by no means spout to forced shella, ale mat bags, 142 balee causs and value of silvo, and the rapes, and of the Acte referring at some length to the 7 packages endrien. For London and/or No more impressive, and splendid sight has

rapes and sterling, get our trade with China, oriticisms of various writers as to the relative Manektor:07 bale quate silk For Live ever been witnessed, sinoe the antiest days of purely a silver-naing country, steadily increases. nasal strength and requirements of the pits, pool cases cigars and 2 packages sandrias. paval warfare, azt the Tivice of the 28th Jure, showing I think, that ozolange has much less to Colonel Clarke proveeda Flie groat and highly Fur Hamburg-onses als For London than the Herion on Baturday at Spithead do with our exports than is the demand for organised States of modern Barops oculd not from Amoy packages, 340 hores, and 40 In line after fine, amanoting together to a car goods. John Chinaman today with on 207 besacerely overthrown by a second THE ADEN" DISASTER. length of early 34 miles, ne symmetrically change at 164 is na ready to pay his 100 dollars Napoleon, and forced to accept & policy which arrayed and daintily dressed as the boot for a bale of yarn as he was when exchange and was ruinous to their intarsets. The navies of A despatch to the Daily Mail from Aden regiment of Guarda paraded in Hyde Park on at 220 and be paid 25 dollars. I do notinosa by neutrala could not now le sel at nought, an saya Two days after leaving Colombo the some gain day, a pet 185 vessels of war of

this to say that Bustdations in exchange do not they were, by. Great Britia during the wars of wil dieren we mensubled in Porter interfere at times with business, but what I do the Rorolation and Empire le azomission Aden, was struck by a sovers monsoon, with squalls, violent and incassant. Day by day tho

waters to do honour to the Queen, represented, is to maintain is that our exports are govorned of the United States," on which Great Britain ther grew thicker ant the passagers being on this occasion, by the Prince and Princes of more by what we have to give and what other staked could not now he counted pop more and more shorter. At 3 o'clock on tha

Wales. Tas portaelo was witnessed by the people require than by the medium with which Crushing was our havil kopec morning of June 9th, the vessel strack upon the ships sent by all the Great Powers of the world, just our balanse. I was not at first at the beginning of this cantary. It was and, withouf unscomly boasting, we may assume apporter of the closing of the minta, but fortunate that this submiston issied outil that they have taken its lossors to heart certainly would be opposed to the re-opening 1812 And the fact that Great Britain mude island of Socotra. The engine room WAS "has taught us that, apart from temporary instantly Hooded and attor darkmos ensued.

"Rees, Sir, this makes for peace," an American of them now. I rely believe too that the Important soncessions to Rassis in 1901, and naval officer remarked to his host. This in- thna is not far distant when the object was prepared to make other concessions to the inconvenience during fluctuations, bur

Wild with pazio, the passengora rashod from

piction will be more thoroughly brought one Germant Eave in view, viz, the establish- United States in 1812, at periods when she had "trade with China has adjusted itself to the per desk in the seastiest of clothing. The that the demonstration of Saturday was CON- their cabins and fed terror-stricken to the ap.

to our foreign visitors when they understand bent of a gold standard with a silver carronsy, no possible rival on the song, talis, its ulo. ber conditions. The Indian millowner women and children screamed in fright and on-

will be achieved, and it would come tnch soonor The United States are now a considerable neval power, and their con-borno con morce has not had to lower his rupee price, tothe fusion, but the men remained cool and retained posed of our vessels in boms waters auly, and and attain permauuboy was it ast for the im

stands next to our own It is inconceivable ther self-possession aml courageously assisted

that, without the slightest effort, some 40,000 parts of war. But inespoutive of the Car- "new dollar rates, but the dollar rates have the effcere auderer to do their best to save the officers and men were placed on board the fleet, reo question, it came to me that the large that they would tolerate such a confiscation import of silver is frought will donger, and of their proporty as occurred in 1809, when rispa to rupee prices. This fict should go rosset and to inspire anness. But it was on with a mely fractional portion of the raceren, far to remove the four that a further seen that the steamer could not survive in in this unique experience. For this purpasse diccarded and dopasciating metal squid be of Napoleon His inconceivable that that anything that sau bo dono to prevent the American cargosa. Admitted to Detch parts to whom it was thought unfair to renesar people exchanging their rupeaa or their gold by Louis Bausparte, were seized by the orders shoals and that the only chance for safety lay a single ship has been withdrawn from "reduction in the value of silver, following in the honta

our foreign stations--some of which, in fact, one. The question perhaps is a difficult ono, they rould recognize the vast paper blockudo apon the exclusion of the white metal Life belts were distributed, distress signals have just beer weinforend-not orcepting but even with my free trade views I am tempted proclaimed by the British Government in from India, would have a deleterious effect unching. Those on the weather sida ked ho acted the other day the admission of by a duty on silver that would be prohibi. then when she headed the Armed Neutrality

givic, and the boats on the lee side prepared for

the Mediterranean Squadson; tho strength of to think that it should be faced, as suggested, November, 1807, Lüsis, more formidable now upon our trade with China. It host already hoen washed away. In the meantime, entirely fra from uneasiness, of Continental tire. It must be evident to all, that, unles, would, if noutral, he wall able to guard her *ecome--though we are reluctant to speak that hours were likely to see Paware. The main point on which the mind of from some motoreseen cause, there should he u tomata, and those interests would be the samo Ba

before it would be possible to launch the bests, with confidence on the subject as though the passengers-gladly accepted the assistance at Spithead wo boys sp example of the rapility two metals, gold and silver, the continued in there would be no effective neutrals, and suck the panple should be fixed is that in the lotion marked improvement in the rolative value of the in 1901 In war involving all Naval Power, the question of the exclusion of silver from of the crow to obtain more clothing the utmost Care and Cienatinoes, acercised in India miglit, after the experience of the Great coen washed the vernol with terrific fore equipped and organized for war, with no extra.

-Tho stosa continued to increase in viðlunard the sojency with which our Navy car-hd port of the white metal muat dangerously im- group of helligerents might not in accordance and CHIKESH BARU AÐ DIFFENT Fated."

poverish the country. Iros, tin, copper and with its interests, incontrolled sare by the ac athor motals used for manufacturing parposes tion of its enemies. In any other war, the last four years, be considered apart from Taylight hogt no relief and only served to ordinary strain either on our immediate ro

an indispensable to the welfare of the people neutrale will practically determine the rules, and The Water used is proved by repeated the question of its bearing on the China rovent still further the awful situation. Analyses to be Absolately Pare,

Visfortune followed misfortune. A life bat

with which a powortel naval force could be seat, and have consequently steady market values, we may be certain that the determination will "trado" Speaking and writing of this was lowered, only to be swept away immediately,

in a short time and with practical certainty, to

buf silver whiot every one is discarding serves be in accordance with their material interents kind may be taken as a promonition of with three Lascars and the frit offer, Many part of the world, for offensive or defensive for the people of Iudiu, whether they be rich exto

no indispersible purpose and is no investment and that holligere will be forced purposes, and the facilities for conveying ordore

waka cansuasiona, të “ any osutral approaching setion, for it is understood that Caiden. The gig was dispatched to the rescue,

and information to floors, would seem to sopa poor. I am inclined to think that the heavy or neutrals white hostility would claige in:ports of silver are to some extout ne to the the balanca, to their disadvantage. Thù naw despair of all, both hosts were swept away.

The only remaining lifebont was the lowered a sea from these which prevailed when Nelson not long before the battle of Trafalgar, But to believe, has not changed since the days when Drake drummad the Spanish fleet up the Chun- el-the admirable quality of the British seu man, bis splendid courage and contempt for. dauger, his imperturbakle good humour, his readiness to adapt himself to ssey change of to the services with while, whatever die totok, circumstances, and bia incomparable devotion

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this hope is my exmas for troubling son with Fublic opinion is ripe to take stepa loguish broke from the lips oren of the men there is one great olament which, we are glad icy views regarding the question of Exchango tisas, and the practical question for a balligaze.

The Hon. Mr. N. N. Wadia, in socnding the resolution, sald-You, Sir, hare touched upon na Carrenos question that it is bat right that rough yen our views should go to those in authority that though the Association-by-no vains of the rapso by legislation, it would, on Leans approves of the step to regulate the. the other sind, now be a grantar mistake to open up the mints. It is well known to us notivos of India how large sums have beon hoarded in the shape of bar silver, and if the mints are ro opened the injury to trade will be greater than that orasted by the closing of the mint

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Tha F. & C. steamer Shanghai left Singapore “for this port on the Ist instant, at 3 a.m.

when this half capsized, throwing the sailors and the stores into theses: After grunt efforte the best was righted and tho women and shildren were lowered into it, with exceptiva ef Madamas Gillett, Pearce and Strain, who heroically-received to share the fate of their to rouained behind. The host, manned by a husbands and Miss Lloyd and Mies Waller, European crew, left in tremendous a, and

The P. & O. stonner Candie loft Bembey fer this port on the afternoon of the 31st July-drifted rapidly out of sight

Owing to the state of the weather H.E. the Governor's garden party, which was to have taken place this afternoon, is postponed.

The O. &. sir. Doric with maila, e, loftan Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Yokotana,

the 27th uftimo

Vast wares ware still sweeping the wreck, dashing the people about and leaving them almost pentrate on the deck. One by one, men and children growing too weak to with tend the repasted huffetings, were washout over- bear in sight of those who were momentarily exporting the same fate. Among the fixat Inland Ses Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai on this engulfed wore Mr. and Mrs. Strain and their two children, Missos Lloyed and Weller. the missionarios: Mrs. Peurco's baby, with its Chitose urge and then Captain Hill, whoes leg waa brokon, but who had barns himself calmly and bravely. He was washed overboard, with several of the native crow

All day the riotims were picked of, one by one, until 5 o'clock the afternoon, when those who still survived retivated below. Many were badly lurt and passed the night in suspense and bodily pain, huddled in the small cabin which they exported would be their tomb. None of the survivors whom I have seen cares to talk of this terrible night.

The P.M. str. City of Peking with mails, Ac., from San Franciscu to the 17th nitime, des ar rived at Yokohama, and left for this port yes. terday morning via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, end Shanghai.

The C. P. 1. steamer Empress of Chins arrived at Shanghai at 3 pm, a Saturday, the 31st July, and left again at 11 p.m. of same day for Hongkong, where she is expected to arrive at noon to-day.

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There is here a law which overrides all fanturne. of discouraging such hopes. To discourage neuro respect for her rights, ug a neutral,

ent, at the cutureas of the next, umritime, "War, will not Do What is the position and meaning of existing arrangementer but How for cat injure the enemy without incurring the risk of bringing a fresh combatant upon the squs f great mariticis cestast enuect to onried on T AGENTO for the wisere Output v There is nothing to certain as that the next the interests of his life are bound up.

under the conditions which ruled the last, and the elaborate atencture erected by the publicist The letters of our correspondents on board

apon the opposite assumption is but the "bate the Powerful and the Campania will give our retdors such an idea as wants can convey of the

Les fabric of a vision. The experience of the wars of the French Revolution and 'Em- magnificence of the scenic effects at Spithead

pire, on which he mainly relies, proves on ex They will also gira the uninstructed mind of

Mr. 3: M. Moses mid-There is one subject amination to be replete with lessona of another the average landsman some inkling of the which I was not prepared to discoss, but having kind. The self-bsorption, which is our of the increase of strength that was exhibited on been introduced by car Chairman I feel hund causes of our unpopularity is charaderisti the advance this displayed in comparison with tips of Silver and Exchange. I om query I foreign marias ns areated solely with a view Saturday. It is hardly too much to wear that to take notice of-is-I mon that broad ques alp arhibited by writers who agard all the review of ten years ago was not less market

cannot agres with the Chairman, when he said to pray open British commerce That the than that of 1897 when compared with the that it did not matter what the exchange foreigner should aspire to the possession of state of the Navy twenty, or perhaps thirty, was, John China was prepared to hoy footappeare to them in the light of a porzonal to improvements in constraction, hut, when to before the closing of the mins the price of great maritime contact cannot be the amou years earlier. This

not altogether due ver yarn. As an illustration Le gare that grievance. The conditions of the next homogeneity of type and to the practical refer yaru in Chind was $75 por bale, but now Look the last, nor can we expect that the tien for antixo service of absolute russels.

eway in the Ea of exchange the Chiness buy policy which may appear best anito le cur new hettisships of the Majestic and Roja! just as early at $100, and our exports have informate as boligeroute will be that which wo Sovereign classes were even loss remarkable increased since thes. To this I any that by the shall beable to adopt Wo lare to dial with than the now commerce-protecting" cruisers,

Commsenin Law the chespor we can lay down the new conditious ar aisting, and whether Powerful and Terrible, which carry enough coal, it is said, to take them round the world.

eur produse on the consuming market the greater or ac we disavow the Declaration of Paris would be the impotins to consumption. The resthose conditions must determine our treatment. and can steam 21 knots or more for 36 hours at

son why car export of twist to China with the of neutral shipping: The storm abated slightly on the morning efective Beot reriowed on Saturday has beer inished is because that Chins in a large country Substantially the whole of the presunt high raling dollars priece was not di e stretob. We are requested by Mrs. Ba'winan, Head Mis of the 16th, and those who were able to more tress of the Belilios Public School, to state that began to search for food, hunger until then

constructed from plaas prepared ador the and every day our yeu finde its way to distant sprite was given to the irst class by Sir John having failed to assert itself over more asta programas of the First Lorils of the Admir regions; and I maintain that had prices aí que Carrington for diligence, aptitude, and good privations. Ebis proved a task of the greatest alty. Lord George Hamilton and Lord Spon yarn remained at $75 or exports would have guduot. The prize was awarded to May bansanger, as the big seas wore still swooping the

cor, both of whom were present at the Review Leen doubled to trebled by this time. We must The peat coal now being tasasd out on, a 4. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Prize vis tiso preanted to the sound resse. The fourth engineer, while trying to on Saturday. Re Toth a debt of mail but lose sight of the keen competition with which considerable scala in Norway is made by the

clam by Mr. G. J. W. King and awarded to procure water near the poop, was struck sense

gratitude duo, as well as to the Chief Con- our yara has to rest within no mean an enemy, process of Rosendahl, a Norwegian onginiogainst Bozie Kepnutt.

Inks and almost rushed overboard bofore le

structor, Sir William White, to whom, in s

I use the Japanese taille who work day and which consists in eating the peas In olovd could be dragged to a place of safety. Ard technical sense, most of the greater ships that right (by electric light), and I had the demand rotaríe to 250 deg. C. for geval hours. The ficial respiration and similar expedients we were afloat at Spifand awe their origin. The for far higher events, Nos. 20 and 16, have finished prodnet retains 80 per cont of the Yeric to, but it was the hours before he was which are being built according to Sir considerably fallon off in Chins. I allribute original tar and gas. And yes shows this soal restored to consciousness. Mr. Pearce was only William White's plans to carry out Yt it to the competition of Japanese mills to consist of 45 per cent of carbon, 16 per cent. saved from being washed overboard by the

Gosubon's programine will he added at no The Chinese are also erecting a aumber of mills of oxygen, 6 per cent of hydrogen. 3.7 per cent. prompt action of lis dauntless wife,

distant date to the notre strength of the Navy. These will in their turd come in competition of water, only 5 per cent of ast, and its heating The search for food resulted in their getting It is highly satisfactory to learn that in the donu our yara as cheaply news can on the cast of manufactare le about 60 cents par to, but none of the larger ones are as yet afloat. with our own. It belever us, therefore, to lay valus is that of average bituminous coal The very little of it and this was aburul out oqually and in cory small portions. All the time de mobilization of this flest no difficulty as China market. It would have been advisable the selling pries being a little over $1.00 par perate men kept a sharp loox cat. But pourisen as to the manning of the vessel to have placed a differential duty upon silver ton de about a quarter of the cost, la Norway of real was sighted-nutil the Faith, and then the present. Indeed, well-informed corrus siltaneously with tim closing of the mint so stral coal. This pealenat has provadanitabin distress ziguul was not sen, On the 17th and pondent JANITOR

that

"other ships that the trade would have adjusted iteeli, but for foundry work, sal moms have haan hanfert could have beon commissioned without in the 20th other vesels were sighted, extraordinary effort," while womit but having missed that opportunity any attempt to with it staractly half the set of the same ignored. These unt. ppy episodes caused pain strength. It is nascemcy to dwell on the industry. Exchange is low enough now--in

in go now would disfosate our trade with the Farefact from grömmary EORÍ, grows aonaidorably in excess of their full East, and would inflict a fatal blow on our mill

In some lata experiments on the barsting of toros that the public are boned to feel satisfied day it was necessary to curtail the allowance of home-brad people, affectionately pread of the will be the consequences now if a prohibi- per minufs, or in speed of over are miles a

-who-lei-heen-proriously-controlled Each

on the imaginations of the spectators, on our and desire raore, and full houses will no doubt rationa

103boiore the closing of the mint. Imagino what in diameter, beret at aapad of 6525 revolutions Mrs. Gillett did the catering and

£6 per week in niso of temporary disables special attention to the production of "The company be the rule during the secos. We would call contributed greatly to cheering up the ship's Navy, on our colonial kinsmen, on our fellow-tier only was passed on silver imports miante

subjects from India and Africa, and on var

A timbar caning stound the wheelmont by acollient. Mikado" to-morrow and Thursday night. The

into India, as mygested by my friend, Mr. to Great Britain, and that she has no intention foreign gesta. That saprammey at sea belongs Eleigh. As to the note of working wounded by

was completely demolished, and a piece of the Accident insured against for £f and £2 Benory is entirely new sad the dresses were

our Chairman, who very properly enquired what.

rim was shot like a bullet through 4 inches of Peran (27,000 in m n of death by weekly

For further Paracabats opply to there. Thore should be packed house at each

with his eyes open, whether his bo na Buglish India by every mail, nad we should warn our performance of this exceedingly pretty opera.

D or not, can rekond to disprits.

native friends in being wrapted to buy them on

An incandescent-lamp-of-three or four-cunilla To the and fortune bas smiled on the splen account of their cheapRosa. I say this is a little power is used by M. Pan Neel, a French on- dours of the Jubilee. As on Tuesday last the precator: as yet no mischief is done, the tomologiat, for conturing maste that swim in dalness of the morning was suddenly illumined natives are engaged in unearthing old rupees Fends of night. The lamp is epanosted by virOS when the Queen loft Buckingham Palace, so ou alergenant, and replenishing their treasures to perspill storago, battery on the bank of the Saturday as weather was glorious during the with what they consider very obeap Bar Silver, pozd, weighted by a soloisalo of iron, and placed Review, and it was not natil all was user that a But unfortunately for them it in getting cheaper var net having an opening, two foot and a handorstez bruke over Fortsaouth, which, every day. But I faner a large quantity hall across The uat is of come pack thread though it walked thousands to the thin, passed of silves guos for the cofanga of the native closed by a string. The weightul lamp and the off before night, and anhangad rather than minta and a very large quantity is required net are slowly sunk in the water, the lamp is dattered from the brilliant effect of the for orariments. Let us takes the population of lighted, and insects, fish, heards, frogs, tadpoles, orderly ilumination of the long army of India, at 300 millions, and each requires a and larvas of every kindruck up to it. The stone al Spitiend in-compsition with that gentity of silver will be absorbed for this pur↑ Pads of other of the of the Precession on Julies Day, for there posa! We have two interests to serve, (1) if is no parity between them. The former, we will advocate the mining of Sterling Ex- A now X-ray tubs with adjustable cathode horse in the complement of the latter, and, change it will be the means of improving Imalian shows that the oxset position of the cathods in not, serves both to explain and to justify it. financos, which may enable the Minister to reduce emonsly affects the penetration of the rays, Of the ideal of Empire, with all that it en taxes. (2) Hat as mill owners we should watch change of a third of an inch giving a mangs braces its powers and responsibilities, ita our inforest and provent any undue pressure to of ponatrativo pamer from the digest smeet to faculties and opportunities, its aspirations and bear upon the shady deared state of China: nong at all t achieversnfa- powerful Navy is, at once, the Exchange, the apshot of the whole theory being indispensable instrument, and the unmistareable in my humble opinion to let tinie work its ow symbol. Whatsinglaalement of our national pride mare without our resorting to arligcial remedies and power, in which the whole poopie frasky (Load applause) *****exulfed last week, would survive for twenty-four Lours the loss of ipremnoy at sea? Loyalty.evan

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Japan's payouts to the Great Northern Telegraph Company are said to emount to be. tween 80,000 and. 90,000 gen per month. A direct able to Hongkong, the Hyogo News says, is proposed in order to save this expsa. diture. Our mantemporary will find, however, inquiry, that difficulties in the way of such able exlad in the shape of agreements with the cable companies.

Pollard's olever juveniles have, as was antici pated, established themselves in public favoar and their wozess daring the remainder of their Their entertainment is of sun all round excel-

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On June 15, when things were at their A serious riot has lately hon hrowing in the worst and the food supply was alust exhausted, HONGKONG, AUGUST 3rd, 1897. alony, bat happily the police got scent of it in Mesra White, Kelt, Cave and Valpy bravely time to prevent it, the result being that nearly ventared across the deck to the storeroom and THE precariousness of the value of silver sixty poolies were charged at the Magistracy got a freak supply. That evening two steamers was again brought home to us by the recent besterday Seme ill-facing was engendered were sighted. One proceeded without paying between two chair coolies clube, and any attention to the distress sigualy The other 'slump" in exchange, and though there, the coolin of one club determined to chart under the lee of the island. As soon has since been a slight ranovery it must be siber club.

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and signaled her. In reply candles barned in admitted that the outlook for the white shair pules ont in half were stored in large er portholes and at daybreak or the 26th a metal is anything but bright. The outy numbers in a house in yourter from which a my of Hope comes,

start blads) Hostermer rounding the point and was made on Saturday morning on three of Mr. heading towards the wreck. She dropped anchor and that a very alenderone, ไป

DE. Brown's chair coolies, who were walking about anuite away. America The silver party made a good pesonably along the road when they were as A try heavy you was stil ringing, hit the saulted by a gang of coolies of the opposition in wind had moderabat slightly. With heartfelt fight at the last Fresidentin election, and the coolies informed their master, who pants joy, mingled with the tours of the man sad It is not beyond the bounds of possibility note to the Police Station. Sergeant Ford, Exeterical robbing of the women, they saw the that on the next occasion they might who was on dats at the time, sent out on lifebent lowered. It took her three-quarters of stables and shortly afterwards some of the an hear to reach the wreek. Every one rushed be successful. Even so, however, it would sailants were arrested. Towards midnight to the broken side of the ship. It was the life be a diffcult matter to carry the pre-Inspector Kemp entered a house in East Street bost of the Indian Government steamer Mage, gremme of the party through Congress, and and found quite a host of coolies on the roof, and in charge of Lionteneris Detin and

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Renaces the white metal in India, namely, the prohibition of its importation into that country. The subject was referred to at the recent meeting of the Bombay Mill owber's Association, when Siz URORGE COT- Tox, who said he was not at first a supporter of the closing of the Mints, expressed the opinion that it would be a mistake to re-open them now, that the object the Government bad in view, namely, the establishment of a gold standard with a silver currency, would

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if ultimately silver were remonetised we were all arrested, while further stresis were They skilfully avoided the tremendous wash it true as the lil to the sun, although it be may rest assured that it would only be made by Inspectar Maut, Sergeants Boot and and toured all of the survivors in two trips. ut shined upon would tos certainly wither

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A singular exuption was widenssii pariy (NBTA Get in worthy of constoration There were and they will sail hotteward to-morrow read of famina The colonists would lose the interesting article in the National Bening on to anforded fulges und "living" in perpetuunt | Liontenant-Colonel Bir G. Clarke, in an

this year by a pustian who was wrossing the W the meantime a very serious danger + prisoner in front of the doolf, prisoners at the } (Wednesday) on the steamer India-Santle of interest high is interwovon so closely War. Through Frach djectables, calls at saúde of Skaldars, it the south of Frabend, But Send for our PRICE LIST I 1896.

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with that of sentiment in their attachment to tention to the periods of dolly peril bich den king, groaning soun I drew bir attention the mother cuntry, and world have to provide the British Empire has passed through during to a glacier sbext two miles in front of him, 1741 | for themgalens, either by making desperate and the present reign, In the cursed his re. when he saw huge mase of foo troma into costly efforts to defend their own ecasts or by marks his sayaIn 1840, Lord Cobheater the air from the glacier, followed by a Good coming to terras with the Powers to whom our stated in the House of Componi that the avail the swept down upon the level MITSUI BEGAN KAISHA Our Peking correspondent who commutaritime mipremany had passed Enidis and Table mpval strength in home water consisted horse he fed to the station of Tupsstad. Dat

currying wverything butors it formug, 2 our Fastern dependencies could no longer. 30 of these guardships with one-third greys, aze cations are based upon knarriedge from the holes Tas military fossen of the Brown, how frigate of 38 gens, and some eshopnors. There referring to the sands ar days later, he found Inside, tells us a letter dated 19th inst., that ever adisirable in quality, would be less, are then two mil cf the line at Lisbon, and them covered by a belt of los foam co waYes nogotiations are in active prograse between for Imperial adets, even if they were multi. 19 in the Mediterranean, while the personnel about four mich wida, and coventy to sinety Li Hongchang and the Hongkong and plied fourfold, won they would have to link, of the wavy aunts about 35,000 feet high, retching from the glacier to tho s Shanghai Bank respecting a fresh lon in times of war, scross the sens. A who Franed at this time had 40 sail of the line and a distance of at least twenty to miles r to the Chinese Government The amount hats and onry, the greatness of England would 12 frigates, besides smaller vessels, with a total nawly formed torrentó rushed from the glacier 85 per cent, with 6è per ocut. interest. Then an of supremony at se, therefore, is with us lins, frigates, and more than 44,000 men of the logs in £15,000,000, to be taken st | be gathered together for the spoil. The mainten of 32,000 men, Kassis osaated 41 mail of the on the opposite side of the ice field. The on

tion is supposed to bose sotae conuection with be achieved, and that it would come much rince of Cavite. A Spanish schand, surprized figures are much more favourable, the Chlusse a rigorous aegassity, an articulus atentie wed The British noot was actually weaker than in the severe earthquakes of last summer, sooner were it not for the imports of silver in the Sarmatos mountains, lost two hundredent, loss at 14. Our Coreuse lolitas pee ondentie veipublica. The dupontiration of its 1792, when the expulation of the United K

loan Correspondent als tant reality at Spithead should not be treated as a dom was less than one-half, and the recourous A scorpion carrying a door in the curious the negociations have been protected owing to show to please the eye or to gratify national less than one-fourth those of 1940 On tas pes, sight seen not long ago by na Ados correspon the bank's insistence upon certain important vanity, but as, in the fruest saba poses as pointed out by Tord Mints, then First dont of Nature The flower was a large blomman conditions with regard to the repayment of the sign for even organic possiblity Lord of the Admiralty it woubi hare of what is gently known as the white gold principal and interest. The marantee offer and Krowing, expanding with Empire and a scaronly possible to withstand Ramle mohoz tres, and the feature held it over its brok csipts and the internal reverine of the Chiace lable dozis use of stilization and the outinually was appointed to injors into the rebels are free famiglich for those is said to be the Imperial Maritime Customs ro our communes keeping pace with the ladalon alue. In 1810 Parliamentary Committes braze all curling up its tail to casist.” The. Government How the latter is to be handled varying hopes and fears of wan kind and mufastrentul the British and French Never been oblakeed was thirty feet WAY, TWOCK to give it any sales as a security for a foreigotating of always abreast of modern science and public pinion beau routed, line of three stope and a low stone parajes InterveniAE+ konn, we are not told. But if the internal and its application by our jugeniono vigila battle ships were hastily added to the boot to this fact being to prove that the boorpisa venue le so given and accepted, we may be promíráte. We rejoice to believe that, slowly and brooms alreat immediately obsolete un cong darried the Lower through Intention, thong) pared to hear of swooping changes in the moderfstesdily, polic opinion has hardened on the gee vzokes of the introduction of armour and irm whether es conceniment to shield Half from its collection and administration. The Chinweity for retail supremacy at its us it has bule drom this perled upwards, for nearly the bright lamplight, or for same other purpose. RAILWAY

consider tre formos as more favourable to them done in gard to holding the colonia close to you, there is ud eigz of a stable policy is haknown. Beerpieni sre: not known to send than those in any other recently projected leas, our hearts. We trust we shall not soon witges founded upon deants prinsiples, and ruled by on vegetails befandes not to construct nests, The orthwerk in connection with this rail and Li Hung-chang is very axiens to put gals these pear attempts to take party capitulational regafruments Expenditnes on ship- way, between Woosung and Kwaogang, is throughout of the over-confidente of the people or their building flustrated in empathy with courting It might male any loway why the feathers bang rapidly posted forward, and the work of With regard to the Belgian Bailway Loans, supposed impatienes of lanation, thog words scares, frequently falling to equality with or of birds rant olosaly against the wody ever in as in progress, but owing to the diffinity of test the Belgians had proposed vertain rovisiera parties have too etto heen tulity. We doubt lunce Act of 1889 marked the beginning of a male experimente showing at in No brdo FILTERED WATER safracting the abutments for a bridges is our correspondsal (writing a week ago) saltinoklings to the transient loss of which both over below that of Irease. Als Neral Do the strongest ind A Grab naturalist 2 IN HON Lord ENCLVELVELI Capplying

surately aortaining the owners of certain in the terms of tlio contract in order to give them if it will pay in this future for any attogiau rolactional effort brought went by the sight through e mir the feathers are electrified have been advisable to have placed a duty his and has not yet been comanencech Cistina vontime was much too favourable to China armatuents and to claim credit for a reliction Arong appport of the Frees and of the mercen caning an attration that smooth down tho pista uf land near Shanglist, the work from Lutter resurity, as the fire draft of the Con whether dory or Ridiculis lenonnenblasted dargest endeavours of individant writers with the positively and the white down zogatively, upon silver simultaneously with the closing. Garette

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