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CHRONICLE AND D' IRECTORY CHINA, JAPAN, CORSA INDO-CHINA, STRATTS, NETHERLANDS INDIA. WINES & SPIRITS.AM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, 4o. &er,

beg to mall attention to our FRICE

WIET OF WINES, AND SPIRITS

ne below

As those are all elected and bought drab hand by our London House, we gave, any inter- mediate profits not a thoroby exablod to

apply the host qualities at Moderate Prices.

PORT

(For fasolids and General Use:)

Care. Par Bat,

ter dea

(WITH" WHICH ARE INCOEPOLATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY

AND

line raords than once, that along the track 12057 Helds had been bought up and wore Dow lying. fallow, end that some of the purchase money was to be improperly ap plied. Thereupon Mr. KEIL wrto a letter to our contemporary in which he says it appears to him that much of the attack inde o SHENG and the lack of confidence in his honesty come from surmises rather than fagts. The rival of SHENG," he says, is a personal friend of mine, Governor "Hu of Peking.

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIFE FOR THE FAR EAST

1897.

THE THIRTY-FTTH ANNUAL ISSUE, `

which will be found, as hitherte, mora full and accurate than its predecessors.

Royal Oatavo Complete with Mepaund Plans pp. 1,240, $7. Directory enly, pp. 872, 89,50.

DEATHS.

CHARLES BT. GEORGE CLEVERLY, late Surveyor O VINTAGE, superior quality.$14.49 $1,20 General of Hongkong (by telegram from England.

Rod Capanla

1989

FINE OLE VINTAGE, Sup-t

erior quality, Black Beal 16.20 1.36 Caprate

DVXRY FINE OLD VINTAOR,

extra superior,

Violet 20.40 1.70

Capsule (Old Bottled)..

STTERRY.

B SUPERIOR PALE DEY, din-)

Usao. Per Bat

ner wine, Green Soal ($10:50 80.30 Capsule

C MANZANILA, PALE Na-)

TURAL SHERBY, White Capenlo

GO SUPERIOR OLD DEY, PALE

NATURAL SHERRY H

Seal Capenie,

VERY

SUPERIOR

(LU)

12.00 1,00

12.00 1.00

PALE DRY, cholcs old: 14.40 1.20 vine, White Seal Capanle

D.EXTRA SUPERIOR OZD)

PALE DRY, very fasat 20.40 170 quality, Black Beal Cap-| sale (Did Bottled)

B, C, and CC are excallant dinner Wines or

for invalids and delicate stomachs. 1) and are after-diuer Wices of a very saperior vintage. All are true Zores Wines.

CLARET.

BST ESTEPKE,1

Rod Capsule..

CBT. JULIEN,

Bed Capsule..

COSEAO...

tas fra.

$ 6.96 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35

9.00

9.60 0.75 0.40

91.00 22.20 180 0.90

At Kiukang, on the 10th August, 1897, GORGE R. UNDERWOOK, H.B

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 18th, 1897.

heatery

report / 18th

Löpört, deteil 19th kupant says -- Elie markus, coutolie doll and functiva, and tasrs hot the pid dittle bunnies of any serge some time aine to The contioned high rate of exchan Imporioso, but was formerly the Garden steamer this and Shanchat, the low rate Luvinte, and was a Trial of 1,752 toms, gross and the overspeculation and consequent depression; the Diretors congr 1101 ust, with 218 noa, home poser built it in multe shock sumeer to be the ohled causes the favoura

p Flensburg in 1887

of the period of activity which has been the rating Tentury in our market for asie Hind past It may not be generally known, but the late BANK-Hongkong and Shanghale A few Chinese Minister to England who died Install Tarmela barvo obanged banda, et 188 mouth at the Ambassadors tall, North Honan and 150 per cent prom for each nodess Directors and Road, Shanghai was attended by an Englik at. 190 for the end of the morth ca Lospital misar, who capell the way from Eng. dividend and at 178 per cent. prons, ex dividend, native to be en attend. The nurse hes land with him. Wa promile he was the first

the market closing steady at 178 per cent. ↑ pren. or diciised paid on the 16th instant, which T 100,000 in invested gone home again.Uriana,“

The meeting of shaicholders, was hold on

Tho promptus has been issued at Shanghai. Father Cleaning Company, Limited, which is to be mglstered under the provisions of the Gorman law relating to companies, the liability of members to be Baited to the amount of their shares. The capital is to be 11s 150,000, divided into 300 shares at Tis. 500 each, with has not the least doubt that it will be a money power to incase. The Mercury saya-We making concern, as feathers can be obtained in Chim and all over the Far East at very cheap tios in their dirty state. Over 32.000 piouls of anton and are sent home in mther large quanti fathers, vained at about Tis. 6.60 per picul were shipped away frods and through Shanghai during list, yoar. We also notion that about 27,000 plants were oxported from Kowloon, and 21,780 from Wahn. So if these figures alone row concern is likely to prosper. are looked into it san easily be soon that this

on

The Reserve Fund status:

the 14th The Chairman's speech, which was have decided to add to it the gun an oxlunstive one, and can be found in the and thy propose tur mbke the toile

mash satisfaction to shareholders, especially local papers of the 14th and 16th, has given Prictions in regard to the satisfactory position of the Amount to be allyl to Beserve Bank's gives eommitments Nationale and Bank of Chinas are still out of the market,

And-Abroant to te placed to late?

and are still wanted, China Tradersat 377) and

· tenance and Deprecation Acomand MARINE INSONANCERA' all roled dull and flat. Unions have changed hands at $237) 3rd-Dividend of the 12.00 on Orat.

nary Shares 372, and Straits and Yangtzes at quotations, 48-Amount to be carried to New all in exall unimportant late, whilst Cantona remain on offer at $180, and North Clinas, have improved to Tls. 200, with sales.

JIKE INSTANOVS--A few emeli kalea of

Account M

thelinkurrection. to that of the

* Kanewwhich brought sus in to the fleld for quite

the district, folis Saška Yaɛcon of the incarnarated by their nús, the murder of the satexfanule, iungit- soil the capture of the city by the mal-

That sotne time during the end of

the medgjatrate on the district of Kwang.

By which borders the fron ut the Hunan diken of afungiNS kwa, dniprisoned tires man belongy

Abandon who had bean plunder

iger, cotside the city wall. This their fastussies in the adjacent hills 90.000,00 euruun terve peachy-500 zzen, Bat they were ellied,” ne ik nemilly the esse, in that part në 16:00:00 19hjun with the Kolas. Ces the bad a “ Centre

Viagra fa the esty of Yungning. Às cợon as the tha bandits heard of the capture of

In accordanco with Clause 88 of tawÁrli

Johnston, will retire, but, being eligible, offers

Thorburn, who lere hasar or repletion

The socotults bato been Addited to J. D.

Prame and Low ju

$10 is all the business to be reported.

BarYING-Umgkong, Gauten and Macause for have continued to rule work and more or less neglected, small sales only having taken place at 334 and 333 for cast. The market closes quint at latter rate. It is generally understood and basiness improving. Indo-Chicus have that the traffic on the West Rivor is increasing found farther buyers at 550 and $401, but close weak at the latter rate. Douglases remain quiet withsmall salon at $604, China Manilasand China Toreslitensdonand depreciation repgant i

To motoren fund, 185875) Mutuals continues more or less out of the market. To imatore shit auditor for, 1896.

REFINERIES-China Sugam bava shanged To tanto cartled down

28th July, 1886 Dr

Tható por staro To dividend p7,800 sedinary man To dividends paid on 200 found

"The idea which some poopla žava that August dispelled this yr. As a matter of fact Angust is comparatively a dry month has been rudely is one of var vettest months, the sponge rain Several of the Cenfall for that month during a period of ten years sors who are now Rousing SHENG before being 18.50. Thin gure has already been passed. the Emperor are ateo personal friends the minfall up to yesterday morning for this Naturally I might feel inclined to join 22.43 inches. It is needless to say that the month, as recorded at the Observatory, being "these men in their deacaciatkins of reservoirs have been overflowing for some time "the man who has received the position past, so that an ample water apply during the

Rext dry season is susured, "of Director-General, but a sense of simple "fairness leads me to any a word in the of a Company, te be called "The Shanghai Hongkongs at $300 and of China at $107 and of Association one of the directare, Mz.

favour." Mr. Rip justiɓes SIENO in a cepting the Belgiau kai, and concludes as follows:--SHENG has put his own morey "into the speculation, and is working hard "to make a success of the undertaking. He **decorves praise for his diligence, energy and ability, and no one can well censure him for dishonesty at this stage of pro- In his report for: 1897 Dr. Arags, tholate "cedure. Same is the only man who has Colonial Surgeon, speaking of the, Civil" had the courage to enter on the business Hospital, says: In this hospital a first"with whole soul and give up a lucrative

oines paying patient can obtain accom-

"official position. As to the Woosung line modation, medical attendance, nursing not following the old course, I have under by European Sistera of the first-class stood the old fine was too crooked and in "who have on trained for five years convenient to be used; but that is for the

in the London Hospital, food and

"engineers to decide. What I write is medical comforts, including wine and

my own suggestion of being fair, and not "spirits of the best brand, for $5 per by request of SHENG or his stuff" diem, while in the first-cines hotels in this This places the Director of Railways in "cily be caua gel accommodation alone

equal to that he reeives in the hospital at the same time. He can doubt that new and, let us hope, a correct light, but * for $10 per diem; and an ordinary seaman the construction of railways in China under receives similar attendanes, food, medical official control will be attended by pro- *comforts with stimulants in all respecta digious squeezing Squeeging is an inaitu *** similar to a first class patient, with better tion of the country and is not generally “accommodation in a general ward than he regarded in the same light that embezzle

can procure outside, for $1, less than ho would have to pay in the fowest classment is regarded by Huropean untions.

17 A ROLE, Red 12.96 13.98 1.19 060

hotel for accommodation only; while Capalees

destitutes of all classes receive the same for BAITH FO...... 720 7.92 0.00 0.35

9.60 10.44 0.80 0.45" nothing." This is a state of affairs which CHATAY 13,20 14.40 1.10 0.060 | appears to call for some consideration on the

D'ANGLADE.... 5. GHATAJ)

part of the Goverunicut and the community, HAUT BRION 18.69 10.30 Leo 0.80 As to destitutes, there is nothing to be said; LABELVET....

they must of course, be attended to at the CHATA U

MOUTON {

public expense. We cannot, however, bee D'A EMAIL

any ground for making first class. patients the recipients of public charity, that is, supplying them with accommodation, attend- ance, and medical conforts at the cost of the ratepayers. It the Civil Hospital is to continue to repaiye paying patients the charges should be sufficicut to cover the cost, at all events in the case of first class patients, who, as a rule, can well afford to pay. If the Government ceased this -com-:

HACQ,

Car Clarets, including the lowest priced, are "guaranteed to be the gonaine product of the rice of the grape, nud are not artificially made

from raising and ourrauts, us is generally the case with cheap Wines.

HOOK

NIDESTEIN

EUFTSHELMED

HOCHHEIMER

BRANDY.

**For Casă.****

idos. Qts. For Eat $12.00 $1.00 24.00 2.00

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HOT VERY OLD LIQUEUR Cog. NAC, 1872 Vin- tare, Red Cap-

V.V.O. E FINEST VERI

21.00. 1.75

For-

2 dos. Par Bepetition with private practitioners we believe FALE, Red Cap-$18.00 $1.50 sufficient hospital accommodation for the **** B SUPERIOR VERY

European community would soon, be sp ÜLD COGNAC, 21.00 1.75plied by private enterprise, as it has in part.. Red Capssle **** ( VERT OLD LH 24.00 2.00

been supplied already. With regard to the LA QUETA QOGELC..

teamen mentioned by Dr. AvRES, who receive TOD HENNESSY'S FIN-~

the same attention and medical comforts as first class patients, the only difference being 36.00 3.00 that they are lodged in a common instead of a private ward, these are, we understand, Board of Trade patients, and the Board of Trade pays the charges. If this is the Board of Trade might vary appro priately have its attention drawn to the fall in exchange and be invited to pay in ster- ling, sny. 58. a day at the current rate of ex- change, The colony never receives any indulgence from the home Government in the matter of exchange, and we fail to see why it should be the loser when a payout has to be made by the Imperial Government to the colony.

SULDA LIQUEUR 48.00 4.00

COGNAC, 1862

vintage....

All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognon, the difference in price being morely a question of age and vintage WHISKY

For Can

SCOTCH

BWATSON'S

1 do. Per Bot.

{$10.80;30.90

A TUOLNE'S Brand, Wilia

Capsule

GLENORCET MELLOW BLEND, Blue 10.83 0.90 Capsule, with Name and

Ford Trade Mark

CWATSON'S ÁBELÐUR.“

GLENLIVET, led Cap

izle, with Name and Vindo Mark DWATSON'S HKD BLEND'

OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WISK186, Violet Capsule EWATION'S VEET OLD LI- ̈

14.40 3.20-

QUEUE SCOTCH WHIRT, 15.00 1.25 Gold Espile DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN

T VERY OLD SCOTER 14.40 1.20 Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent uality and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to ba doterred by the lownene, of price from trying them all. For a sods whisky, Thorne's Blend and Wrison's flematchy are equal to any. Akalody-Glan ia be very old Peat Whisky (smoky) thất, could not be replaced in B at the pony D and E are too well known

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The N. P. steamer Victoria, from Tecoma for Hongkong, left Shanghai at midnight on Tuesday for this port,

The Toyo Kisen Kaisin wil nu ngamata with the NXK, bat will start its regular servic: hetmoon Yokohama and Ban Franoice next spring.

The O. S. 8. Co,'a ateamer Tation, from Liver may be expected here on or about Monday, the pool, laft Singapore yesterday morning and 23rd instant.

Farley, and Varnan, of Yokohama, is reported A Japanese employee of Messra, Fraser, to have levanted to the States with over $4,000 belonging to the fire.

The N.Y.K steamer Samuti More from Europe, left Singapore for this port yesterday evening of the 21st inst. morning and is expected to arrive here on the

The China Mutual steamer Oolong, from Glangoy and Liverpool, passed the Coual yester day, and may be considered dus at Singapore

on or about the 3rd proximo.

From the advertisement in another column it will be seen that the Enal date for sanding in claims in this liquidation of the New Oriental Bank Corporation, Limited, has been altered to the 20th October next, instead of the Slat

The Siberian Government Herald points out stock and Habarovsk. At the former town only that women are very much warted at Pladiva, 18 per cent, of the population, and at the latter 27 per cent, are females; a disproportion that wants rectifying,

The notice in another coluian of the death of Dr. Underwood, of Kiakiang, will be read with the River hotter known and rospectod. He had very general regrot, for there was not a man ou been for some sixteen years Kiukiang's medical adviser, but bad himsaif had a good deal of sist ness in the past two year, which terminated in a fatal attack of dysentery. He was marri some five years ago, and leaves a widow and two

fildren.-N. C. Daily News.

ي المحافتي

hands at $145, 5144, and $143 era disidend of 84 ou luterias ona) doslared on the 17th inst; a domand at $144 in the early part of the wock failed to bring out any shares, but at time 20th April, 2647- of writing they could be obtained at 3143. Luo baluse zona have declined to $45 with sales and sellers, MINING-Punjoma kave sgain ruled very sulea ut 26,8, and 90 market closing with buyer's By balsace from leo Losanit, quiet and weak with only small animportan 301 April, 18962 at 153. Charhoumges are obtainable at $90, bas without business. New Balmorale lave found

August, se besa recaived by the Singapore The following telegram ted R, 10th socretaryRough leaning up of Battery yielded 9,051) oz. amalgam sotitnated quantity tables, of amalgan, should give about anf Ordinaries respectively. Olivers continuesit July, 1596

of stone being 1,250 tons." The Straits Tima small bagers at $180 and $3.70 for: Preferance

Now Dock? N

BALANCK SIDEN

Property count--

Land and kuldings in. Footdog and te at so

new dock, and que jong geer...

ing of 1,250 tabs, gives au nyurage yield af Hasbs have again suffered a serious decline and 717 oss of smelled gold. This, with a crush-quist with only small sales at gustations By balance brought down

*30th April 180Z SUROWY only 11 date. Il gas. It has to be obed, how sales have been effected in 923, 320, 219, 318, and Ryze earnings for the year the past month. Until the reelt at the two and no sellers ab-818 There appears to be avor, that this is only a rough clean-up for $183, closing somewhat stadiar with buyers monthly clean-up for July and August ja mado no salid reson for the full as far as the minus. Laserges one reckoned on the two-monthly seems to be the only way to account for it ap, it would be file to institute, comparisons, as themselves are voncerned and over speculation basis. The amount of gold derived from the The so called poorer rushing for July is rough clean-up is merely an estimate and the not sufficient to account for the beucy fall. final clean-up for the two months may give the The actual result of the crushings is only Sgarea a different complexion. The final re given every two nentle, and the next one salts are generally better than those of the mob dne natal about 7th September. This so rough alaniny. The average for May and called poorer crashing" is only the result of Jane was nearly 173 Arts. to the tan, exissed. a rough clean up of Ansigam for July, which ing slightly that of the four proviens oreshing shows a deficit as compared with the previons which amounted to 17.23 date The record rough clean up of 782 on of Amalgam Or averago was that of March and April: 2.420 of about 230 or, of pure gold, and, although s tons for 2555 ounces, on average of 1 oz. 1 fair indication, is not by way mexus accuoluire dart. 3 gra

proof, that the cairent two months' ormhing. will not be as good as the last.

Manhinery nail gear, al engine, worki KHÍ Stock

Valor of material, sy engine marks, mat

now tha Friture account

Bererte tunduseskursist osobit

In offices and dwelling o

135 Cantani Tumtranice phalices:

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to

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Tying On the pight of

Juns the bandite silently sealed the and while one band

ant roleased their comridhiw

Elack ont throats and debian another hand swatined

fing free

the same time a mod of thievas,

bim vaid kp whole family. thirty-two in all, voluding male and ample) Bergante, and nare girak Not one de caped Al Farrero oma wherever Lhoy., ware Found Of course all this was not done without thɔ bandit, brocantering: none; maistance for

peétions of Kerngel the diewink, magistraten, 37ACTIF are allowed a "bodyguard of some forty or

45 North-Clota Jaorandë ilires 76,293.0% S♪ Tongte Injurative slutros-it. – 17130 # Union Ansamanta skater to 1860.00 105 Chinh Kutans B. Cơ Pro 250

“100 Takú Tng & Lightte Co.shares) 4000 40 * 54 Shanghat Tax Pont Cự, charne St, 126.08 '8 Co-op, Cargo Post la santos 800,00 bang hal Cargo East Cd, Charea 4850311: 4 bonds Chinese Gate fanti za 1250.00 Fixed deposits with H&R FOR GUILDI Santry debtors

in Ascounts in acures of collection

Capital account

-7.800 ordinis gy Phares at The 190: 7EILIN 09 200 founder Autor at 214 100: 20,000'03

promocatat

Dulsos from last scoot Loes arponded 1£94,189€

Maintonsense and depreciation of

· Kafanes Frond last account,

18,519.7K

T

NOV 104578.

Appropriation, 301k Aptii, 1893 20914.00

Less erposted 1898.159718032AT

Bosorva fund

Avionat at credit of this secokeť

Profit, and loss Recetat

Enfanta ad erodit of this adostat

The N 0. Daily News has received the DOCKS, WHARTER, AND GODOWNE—Hong- at Canton A party of government experts will small sales at 225 per cans. prem. The following letter from its native correspondent kong and Whampoa Docks continus quist have been prospecting in Kwangtung province report just issued shows a nat profit for tha for mineral deposits and have come across an is mouths ended 30th Jake of 3325,315.88 the Yunglin hills in the district of K'aichias, forward from last six months and deducting allaged rich deposit of auriforozs gaarte among after adding to which $104,194.71 carrini sub-prefeclare of Teclring. The best specimen Directors and Auditors foes, the sum of of quartz when rushed is mid to have yielded $421,950.50 remains for division, which the tho approval of ebore pare gold at the rate of 10 per ton, while diretora gabiect the quartz found in another portion of the same holders, propose to treat as follows---A dividend" hill produced, when ornthed, over 3 oz par ton. uf 8 per cait and a bonus of 4 per cent in The provincial authorities of Kwangtong a shareholders, 820,000 to contributing share. pear la bave been quite excited over the dis-okers. $5,427.08 written off Kowloon Docks covery of goldinthe province and have authorised $20,573 paid ducing aix, curtha on secount of the formation of a syndicate to develop do castruction of No. 1 slip passed direct to mines with a capital of $500,000, one-half to be

debit of revenue account), $7,599.47 from leat by the provincial government. The Cosmopolitan look, $6,633.12 from Steam Yungtin hille stretch into the Kwangsi berder

Launches, $100,000, to reserve which will thiam district of Changwubsien and it is reported that stand at $700,000, and carrying forward at this named place gold has also been $6,700.32 Kowloon Wharves ve ruled quiet discovered. Already plans and estimates havD

with small sales and sellers at $64,Wanchai teen presented to the Viceroy and the forettor downs have changed hands ut $44 and 141, of Kwangtung, and orders will soon be sent to closing steady at the latter rate, me San Francisco for sixty orishing mills, pam kong Lands have found small bayers at $74). LANDS, HOTKLE, AND BUILDINGS-Hong- eto, where also a sambar of experienced Chinese miners, now unemployed, will be Hotels have changed Lands at $50 and Far, engaged to return to China and work at the closing with sellers at the latter and buyers at new mine. In the newly-formed mining the former rate. The report for last six mouths yudicate are several influential retrand om recommsada a dividend of $1.50 per share (3 per grants from California, bones the idea of sandeert), writing of $5,000 from furnituro, &c, ing to San Fraciso for the mining machinery, and to carry forward $13,473.20 to new seccant, athstandal improvement on last few yours working upon which shareholders are to be congratulated. Kowloon Lands remain un- changed and without business. West Points are quieter at 822 with no sales and Hauphreys Eslatos have changed hands at $94.

MISCELLANBOva→Green Islands have ruled slightly weaker with sollers and no bayers at S44 cum new issue and at equivalent rates for now isms, &a. Eletrias changed hands in the early part of the weak at 80.25 (o call of Comme and later at $9.30 and 89.40, closing steady at $9,50. Watsons have been negotiated at $1250, Dairy Farms a6 68. and Fenwicks at $28.75 All Cotton Hills bare ruled quiet at quolu Sir-The attention lions with little or no business. Messrs Chamber having been called Jardine, Matheson & Co. General Managers, Bank of China and Japan, bate inemad a prospectus for the Hongkong contributores in tho, mat Limited, with a capital of $1,200,000 in shares gards the payments of the oils (dus iron then Cotton Spinning, Weaving, and Dysing Co., the latter to carry out their of $100 each. Applications for 3,000 shares, shares, I have the honour which naaiber is all that are to be put on the two memoranda in which de market at present (6,000 Laving been already wase, and the stuitinis, of athe allotted by the promoters) are invited, the ties regarding it, are tud, st list closing at 5 pm, to-morrow, the 18th inst.

FOREIGN DOCTORS AND THE NEW TREATIES.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY TEE:9,"|

LONDON, 15th August, 1897.

INDIA

Upwards of 20,000 teuopy are now concen- trated at Rawai Pindi, prepared for all oven.

twalities.

THE DUEL. BETWEEN PRINCE The Band of the Wast Yorkshire Regiment will play the following programme at the

HENRI AND COUNT TURIN. The Count of Turin and "Prince Henri' of Officers' Mess this evening — Overture. La Faux Roses Haley the antakitte of Paris. After a desperate on- Orloan was fought with swords on Sunday, on Polooametradella**

election....The Sultan of Mocha". Cellier counter lasting twenty-six minutes Prince Waltz Trine auf dem Ocean"Chung! Heuri was seriously wounded in the shoulder Bexteti from Lucia di Lammermoor"... Desireut Selection..... "Le Prophète Megerber and the abdomen. The Count was wounded in

God save the Queen.

Huhner

the hand.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, the Greek war indenly still deloys the ponce The difficulty connected with the payment of negotiations.

-CHINESE LOANS.

A solentile prospecting party, writes an occasional native correspondent to the N. Daily News from Amoy, has been investigating Changchen prefecture, Fukier, at the orders of H.E. Yu L, Tarlar, General of Foochow and Imperial Commissioner of the Foochow

Taotni Sheng, represoating China, has signed arsenal and basal dockyard, for coal, which is urgently wanted of the last-assed force, in provisional contract with the Hooley syndicats view of the renowed activity in shipbuilding for a 5 per cent. lot of sixteen millions to he there. The idea is to have some coal mines issued at 95. conveniently wear to supply the Arsenal iz na MORE JUBILEE HONOURS. ing party was agreeably surprised to come upon, large quantities as desired. But the prospect

Chang Yen Hoon, the Chinese Ambassador dming its wanderings, a rich galena mine in at the Jubuos cobration, has been made an the vicinity of the Chingyang hills, bolonging honomney Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. to the district of Anch). A glowing roport Goerge. has been sent to the Viceroy Tan and the lar tar-General Yu about the mine, but the problem lies in the difleulty of transport, as the district has no good roads,

* CRICKET.

Surrey na bmten Baasz by 10 wickets and Laucasbire kas besten Yorkshire by an innings and 26 runs.

thom

18E BANK OF CHINA

LD, AND ITSE

SHAKEHOLDE

The following correspondens with the mister of the list moeting Committee a

e of the Bhangba General

THE CHAMBER TO THE SERIOS

to the attention of His Broulles Minister by the Bank, it Chamber to deal farther with it domcerns the Chamber in the atti We learn from the Osaka Arahi that the by the Trotai of Shanghe who, sa Treaty Operation Committes have been collect in the memoranda,, has demtely expr in information through the Incal governing includity, and lid given ligesom bodies of the open effies and ports to assist written noutracte entered into be ble

their investigations. The authorities with foreigners. It là realboses of Hyoge prefactors made on investigation situation so created is of the into the number of forvigu ductore practising striking as it does at all tenusactiona in the Settlement and mixed residence district, foreigners and Chinese, the fees and pries of medicine charged by The Cominutsó al the dusu Japanese dooters ben attending foreign - take the earliest roparbanity patients, and the charges by faralga doemphatic protant against the tors when attending. Japanese patients; aingia moment of nurs-kuch also the kinds of business carried on by foreign Chinese Authoriti era in the Settlement and mixed residence ing to establish and the diariste, and the results were recently coperted will receive the endursement to the Oporation Committee. The relation Body, and that through them tha between Japans and foreign doctors in an be strongly regizonenated to the Dis important question says the deah The at Foing hayo tao hazour to be foreign doctors attend Japanese patients, bait obediant servent, they do not parylise mder the JapageN Regn lations. When the new Trastom cores foto operation, it is understood that eren foreign To Dr.0.Strebel.Com doctors holding diplomas of their own counky Senior, Urogul, will be requested to obtain licences from the Japanese Government and pas axamination on ONE the suma Haer ng Japanese doctors: Whether y

BY THE OKAMBIE social provisions for foreign doctors should beURANG adopted, or the existing regulations relating to Dear Sir, — Xour medicine should be amended and apphod to in which" is both foreign and Japanoes doctors, no question against ita of great importados, The Committee is opm; of the latter. Eidering the question. · One vernacular con- their sharệu, wai temporary edds that there are two foreige Commiten of this doctors there are in fact six or agven) and two Monday last. Chinese physicians in Kobe. Muny foreigners The Committen conant. Japanese doctors, but the Chinese gener of the situation prac ally give preference to the doctors of their Chinese Authorities: to Kountry, who are of the old school. Kotuara nizade an force PKES Chrmicle.

Concerning the parsca at the Civil Hoe 12.00-160|pital, Dr. AYERS writes as follows:- For "the nursing staff of Sisters, whose services are generally acknowledged and so much "appreciated, ladies who are received with “pleasure into the best society, the colony " is indebted to Dr. ATKINSON, whose know. "ledge of the mursing institutions at home. enabled us to procure them soon after his "appointment as Superintendent. They have carnod the respect and good-will of the whole colony and with a slight in "crease to their staff have, through the "Matron (Miss EASTMOND), undertaken the tuition of nurses for the public benefit. I cannot speak with too high respect of the untiring and noble work they have done during the heavy troubles that have lately fallen on this Colony, and I am happy to think that it has received suitable recogni tion by the Government and special re "cognition by the general public." With this admirable.nursing staff and the excellent accommodation provided at the Civil Hospi- Free Prats writes: The latest news from North The Labuan correspondent of the Singapore tal it la not surprising that that institution, Berner is that the Government have, olin should be largely availed of by first-plaas | quished the chase affor Met Salich in conse paying patients, expecially inchelors, who guenze of whioli tas raaidents ines to pitition

THE CABLE OBERS WATCH, the High Commissioner. It is very well to cannot obtain anything like the same compofition, but on the relents Indicate the

The following are the prosent positions in 1d. Ter Bok fort and attention in their own guasters. "It way in which Mat la to be caught.. I would the cable chese match between Singapore and

must be admitted, too, that hospital scoom

rather look for a neule in a whole Hold of Hongkong modation for this class should be provided hy some means, and that the Civil Hospital has in the past admuably supplied the rehim It might then be done by threats to the Co, aquire these rivern they will never eatoh quirement. The colony, however, in grow inhabitants that unless they gave him p lag, the demanda on the hospital, as a chart within fiz time, Bodom and Gomorrah, to able institution are constantly increasing,pared with the condium to which those rivers

say nothing of Inannt, would be a trifle Dom

wid the time usome, to gave arrived when would be reduced by the Company's Police, After the businour at Kuala Lame and this last it might be possible and expedient, to catablish a self-supporting institution for the $15.00 $1.25 Rocómmadation of that class of the com- Goon LuKWED ISLAND, 500 0.50munity from whom the paying patioute at GOOD LEEWARD IBLAND $2.30 per Gal the Government Civil Hospital are drawn

TAOTAL BENU, the Director Cloneral of BLLOKDEERY, BIZANDY Hallronda in China, has acquired an un- enviable reputation amongst foreigners as following to its utmod limit the vicious system of administration that obtains more

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