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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 29th, 1897.

The papera luid on the table of the Legis Fative Council on Thursday with respect to certain official salaries are chiefly interesting on nedouut of Lard Ruros's despatch aug-

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The steamer Catherine Apcar, frou Calcutta, left Bingapore for this port on the 26th iust.

The D. D, E. steamor Hertha, from Tam barg, loft Hingapore for this port on the 26th leslant, and may be expected hero on or about the 1st September.

The F. M. steamer Para, with mail, &c., left Saa Francisco for this port via Hogululu, Yokohama, Inland So, Kobe, Nogaruki, and Shanghai, on the 24th instant.

The P. M. steamer China, with mails, &c. from San Francisco to the 5th instant, via Honolulu, left Yokohama, for this part on the 27th instant, via Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.

Wo understand that two Police interpreters in the Contral-Division have been called spou by the Captain Saporitandort of Police, to resign The allegation against them is, we are informol, that they were concerned in the bribery scandal,

"Nomiast Horaa Power, nad Indicated Horse Power" is the title of a gall pamphlet by Mr. W. F. Cor. in which the author advances res sons for not discarding the torminal horse power." The pamphlat is dedicated to the memory of James Wait.

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da songs misunderstanding seems to exist to the minds of the publis in regard to the oir cumstances of the tranzit pass system in the two Kwang and the consequent opening to trade of the West, River I think it right, in justice to myself, to place on record thy sotaal facts of my sporines in connection with the mattor and the diacourtesy extendal to me by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce over il, and wills Thaingreat hesitation incom.. ing forward to blow my own trumpet I foil that the time arrived forsomething to be done unit

4N6. || by China, proved through an his way to búor trent pan, far påseur on the North River, hate | over to do with organising anything in Porom, TING AM NOSI AND THE during his hero ant on of pubesnent mariod Calico innkasid obtained & roger naytidag in Benity, nor has it gynr cons to pp. bly appointmart et Poking, usi it was ollbar, ter kianzalvos on acting for Chiarmen, say more than he had to do with organizing

OPENING OMTHE WESTWIE roference to my eden by the Chamber of under the Britan dag viser to make choup, public inflatist au ungenital anything any. Commerce that the unbounded solishness of the transport. MODERNwler His operations wiktever they word, whe Committes is apparent, and the sundeal of this | My explanation is almost done, The question | Sofar & Beersteriat confidence for it aimpossible feletter, the unheard of injustten to myself, Thers which might natually arks In Whey about to think that the low frembrations of thiỏ Hàng c Wore meetings, dispers, spoochen galore to wat the opening of the West River 2 In esmorong Commissioners which have been come the new Minkter by the China Association to this 1 rap mergly zy, that I saliotal We. omittan as Government Kosolations, and the and the Chamber, and the principal topla ou chew on the West Diver my ties of opera, leaflet of rules which might have been drafted hoch comalon was the fast transit pass cage sad tons over the transit pray skooying that by an upper clerk in the Surgeon General's the opening of the West River, but more a ILM.'s Government cat wanted some grouss | Office represent all that was got out of thêze plate of soup or one word of tipples was offered for tacisting upon the Unfance Opening the gentlemen for the diguity they were raised to tothom who, hnd spent thren mouths np. tires to trade. I found the sense and if fight and the handsome salaries they dron. At any conutry in bad weather, and subcastering hat-- have been yeard before enga quother opportunity sale in view of Dr. Bitter unintentional error. ships which faw an imdeisland, to secure, Lad turned up: The Chamber of Comitem were despring a prominent placo in poiontific did secure, what the Chamber of Commerce, a good enough to mention in their last an ropori, It is right to state that the whole organ=" though backed up. by money and geamantese, anal ropöek lat " Mr. Andrew's claim against lestion which stamped the plague out of Focsa had failed to do:

the Chinoso Goyorament had bean settled actie-in six weeks was a Orsation of the lato M dus word, the Committee of the Chamber of facturilly?" Where they go their information Hand, and that Dr. Lovace had nothing "what. Commerce tack all the credit to themselves from I don't lman, but if the case was settled no ezer to do with it. It is not necessary to for what had been done and I fully believe that thanks are dis to them. It under the heading of Inform Government or the pubits of a fact Bir Clande holleres to this day that, the so-Opening of the West River in the vance report which was ratant to every eye in every plogue called tust cam was conceived and carried out they had expressed their fanks for the good work santre in the mulusell, that the organisation under the ausploos, direction, control, and ex- I had done it would have been more to the point. of rosaures for coying with the plagun was the penso of the Hongicone General Chamber of Tam not, however, Member of the Chatt, work of the loves civil offers and of thus civil Commeron, I hope and trust that this state, but it might have boon proper thing of the surgeons, while the whole labour of the n ment of the truth will come before him. I had park of the Committes to me to brsame mediate work of treating the sick dovolved on fully expected to be used to meet His Excel. one. I may Almost Buy that I have met the shoulders of the Indian Medical Service toney in Hongkong, but it would appear that my with mere obstruction, opticaltion, and compell It would not hooy to point to anything in pressure might in some way or other have cast ation from the European toe-cantile community the whole coures of the operations more tradit damper over the long winded speeches and self of Hongkong in carrying on the trait passable than the loyalty, of the Indian Metical praise which were Indulged in about the grand system than I did from the Chinese difsimla Servio under cetition which must have boer work both Associations bad nobinred during the The wokent, must go to the wall and I suppen ropoguant to their esprit de corps. When work scratch ones en back; some people like it merchants who now make use of brome pics, the salvation of the people. Their department year. All rubbish! Its a guid thing to I mast tako a back most amour all the merityse to be done they mook all upasiderations but when they are not interfered with, but in order but I have had my say not tap nem raged for is maintained for the porpoistising do to avoid this unpleasantuss the motto of the Justice and Meror St

versment on all sanitary questions. They are day was Scratch my back and I'll scratch

Rooal experts thoroughly arcalated with the yours."

requirements of the country to which they have devoted their career. They know, the people wu know better than any peripatetic com missionors introduced from the Far East what ta tako out of taste any medical advice Imitations are drysufed from adrisers who have was becued at all no bettor informed barasu than tint of the Surgeon General with the Bombay Government could be expected to provide it. Yet this gest Department, full of splendid traditions, through some unexplainod Track was absolutely set aside, and a couple of men, good man, no doubt, but of no particolar befence and ahsolutely ignarist of the pantry, were brought fa to petanda them. At the time those gontiereu arrived in Bombay uny doctor in the bazaar was as fully acquainted. with its coliales) features as they were. Tot it wia on the strength of their ulioical experience.

JOHE ANDREW

Hongkong, 27th August, 1897

The following are the present position in the estle ass match betweda Singapore and Hongkong,

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the truth to be published to the world.

It is for back as 1802 that I, amiang othèra, experionood loca evor goods seized while unde transit pass at Wmbow. In that year I called on the Profeet there, and although most friendly he explains that he was under the immediate orders of the Viceroy of the two Kwang and any complaint had to be presented to blin. I returned to Dantes and placed my nasa before Mr. Walters, then Acting Consul General, but after endless interviews and correspondeuse I got no redress.. I thou ad dressed the Chamber of Commerce and noquainted them with all details of the case, but got no nokniwladgment until offer throa Aftor I considered that the effects of the months, and then it moroly 'suidwill look festivities had died avay I addressed the into the matter." I have beard nothing muce boggost the amount of indormity that 11 Committee of the Chamber asking them to I olac wrote H.M.'s Minister, Bir N, O'Center, should claim from the Chinese Government hat although he acknowledged receipt of fur personal detention at Wuehow, in on my letter that was the last I heard of it,

voniones, and loss of business, and it the would give such enim their support. I so had to pocket my loss and look pleasant, bat received ther answer throngh to Secretary with the fra determination of biding my time. about a fortnight later-they are business. In the autumn of 1895 the present Buntary people and apparently sa improvement on the of State for the Caleatos, Mr. Chamberlain, that the question of the amount of indemnity Committee of three years before-informing mo asked for an enquiry to be made into the falling to be claimed was out of their province to off of British trade in tha East, and appointed decido, &c., do. They and got all thoy wanted Mr. Byron Broman, H.M.'s Consul in Canton, out of me and I was of 20 further uso. I had as Special Commissioner to visit the different again to oestions, to follow up my one single. handed and alone. The correspondence over parts of China and Japan and report. I felt the amount of my chim between Mt. Fraser Ganpe that my time for raresge against the officials and myself is of no importance to the anbject Reaksi hnd Arrived if H.M.'s Government gave me aa bnt to eat the matter short I received about Viccxleme W. G. Bentley opportunity of pressing the transit puss trate. 52150 for what I asked considerably more for.. This inolles one item of $600 for loss of God sard to rea

For this purpose I interviewed Mr. Breann in

market, and when $1,500 bas to pay for Canton and explained my desire to take hire of houseboat, pay and keep of Chinese The man who jumped overboard in the harargo auder transit pass to Washer if in the staff, postages, and tolegrams, for three months hour on Thursday afternoon was on his way event of any interference with the onio or phin the winter at Wooboy, it ent he understood from Swatow to Blugupere in the steamer Nanshan. The occurrence took place as the struction in any way I should have his support. that there was littls left for ray own pocket to vessel was passing through Sulpher Channel, He frankly pointed out the probability of kong. 1baro it on the best authority that had

compensate for the loss business in Hong Lis object boing to gain the land so as sa Louuty money which ho had left with a

get detention up ountry, but promised that in the the Chamber of Commerce expported my cinim friend on shore. He was taken to the Central end the cargo would go to a good matkat. Het Peking I should not have received less than Police Station and allowed to go,

also romîrded me that in the arent of my bolag:

$6,000.

Although I had proved that English piece goods could be asat up country nader transit am I felt there might still be some dificulty with other cargo, such as Lorosine oil, from which is largo proportion of the interval revenue

is dorived. In order, therofore, to complete my task of marrying the transit pass system through in all its branches in the two provinces, I embarked on anotbar. venture of the West River (Wucho), but hefore leaving. 3,000 casos karvaine (Comet) for the old spat pn Hongkong I lund a large obe sale to contend with, vis. the transport of kerosine from Hang kong to Cauton, I must point out that no the eargo is imported by foreign ships. At transit pass can be obtained in Canton maless that time there appeared to be an understand- ing among the shipping companies trading to Canton that no kerisine should be carried. I called and enquired at every shipping offico in the trade to chtain carriage for my oil, but was refused space at any prico Anong tham night19RB ch be mentioned Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co.. He that will to Cooper man to Cooper," so J. purchased an old South Sex and shooner, a fag, got her towed up to Canton, where I got her registered so that she could carry obtained transit passes in equrt quantities to the principal centres of trade in Kwang-

We have received from the Canadian Pacificnessfel in eablishing the transit pass trade Railway Co. a batch of literature relating to everyone would bare, the same privilege and I the Company's line which should provo attractive should have no advantage over others in the to persons contemplating a holiday across the

Of this I was naturally aware, Pacifio, and no plosantor holiday ground coul but I had made up my mind that if I be found. Fishing and shooting on the

escaped loss, which could not afford, 'mon, and tha ** Csuadian National Park,“ with

1 was willing to bear the risk of being laughed at for my pains on my return if I was unsuccessful, or ratsiring the thanks of the interested community if I attained my object na be was leaving for the north on his new appointment the matter was loft in the care of Mr. E. R. Fraser, whe took over charge of the consolate, and Rasdless to say, it could not have been

I returned to Hong given into better hands.

Canadian Pacific Bailway will interest spots its descriptions of the glacies and mountain ages of British Columbia, tell in the any may be best soon, while told in Cariboo und Kostomy" gives useful inter-I told Mr. Frenan so, tion to persons juterested in mining enterpris Our roadors will be glad to learn that Singe pure has found itself able to accept the invita ten of the Hongkong Cricket Club to sand pricket team up to Hongkong to meet a local team and can from Shanghai The dates fixen are the 8th to the 13th November, and an in- | kong, and purchased what cargo I con- teresting and enjerable week ought to be spent sidered suitable for the Wuchow market by visitors and guests. We may nanally conns for on are weather in November and the ground ought to be in its beat comitiga at that time. Wo are corry to hear that there is only a stendor chance of any of our friends of the Bife Brigade-being ineloded in the Straits team, as owing to a scarcity of oBeers and the approaching departure of the. Regiment for England it would be difficult for any of them

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Mecos 27th

It is rumoured here test wir. Alfred the ex-Colonial Becretary, is to be sppointed gentlenen a record at Moarabique, Lourizon Portuguese Consolat Bangkok. In yew of this Marques, and Macao the appointments Let exactly a fortunate one.

ten when rewards are in the air, while gentle- meu from afar vers placed over them, whose 1 time was mostly taken up in reports or in the attractive sphere of excursione over the country. As the mistake of sanding these gentlemon to as un been committed at a time when their ex Perience bid 20 special advantage, the proper couren won'd have been to place them in charge of some hospital when they would have hul ab opportunity of increasing their knowledge of pinguo, and of doing real work side by side with the Surgeon General 20fcars. Astris was not done, and us an effort my probably be made, through prior is in De Bitter's remrt,, tr maguify, thứ performances of these Plague Commissioners, it may be hoped that Govern- ment will refrain from capping the first bleador byn worse. Lord George Hamilton has pro mised to take into account for special reward the servicen of chicers who haga sigailised themselves in the plague. It is allowable ta Pakkurit the luca, authorities who are in a pozi“, tion to appraisa good work will not farther. disgust the Indian Modal Service by Lecord- ing to gentlemen, whose primary meri: yas that they came from Hongkong on handsome allowarves, rewards who belong to the men who, dieregarding the junt administered to thede department, chdegrady bore all the dead- gery and danger of the nethal work.

SPORT AND ANELDOTE.

BITAN OLD TOGET

we should say the present is nu inopportune line to enter upon any readjustment of sainries. The recent heavy drop in exchange will severely affect the colony in its sterling payments, which last year absorbed nearly ane-fifth of the total revenue and will this ST. ESTEP.36.00 $ 2.58 $0.60 0.35 year absorb much more. In the year

Red Capsula..!

JULIEN,

1891 there was a general increase of 9.00 0.75 0.40 35 per cont. in the salaries of officials 12.95 1392 1.10 0:00 with English domicile and of 7.20 7.92 0.60 0.35 20 per cent in those of officials having 9.00 1041 0.80 0.45 local domicile, on account of the

future, 13.20, 14:40 1.10 0.60 increased cost of living, which has been brought about in part by the full in ex- change, and some time inter the former cluas of officers were granted oxchange compen min. In comparison with other classes off the community, therefore, the officials have fired moderately well. Some days ago a correspondent suggested that we should advocate the granting of exchange compen sation to the subordinate members of the | service, in other words, to the locally dom

iciled officials. While this class no doubt auders in common with every other class of the community frame the increased cost of

means my limited

woald clothing and imported provisions we do not

low. Toft Hongkong agon with A HENESSY'S-OLD')

think it could establish a claim to exchange

about $3,500 worth of British piece goods PALE, Red Cap $18.00 $1.50, compensation, which is granted only to

and cotton garu, on the 26th December, 1896,

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officers who are assumed to have sterling

and arrived in Washow on 1st January, 1996,

Bi, viz., Kwileinfo in the north, Lowshowfoo 012 COBNIC, 21.00 1.75

payraents to make as part of their noces

my cargo beat haring bean towed up the river

in the west, and Numningfeo in the south, Red Capale.....

sary carent expenditure, ns, for instance,

by a steam launch. Before leaving I was quite The cohooner, which was named the Wuchy safe, aware that the Chamber of Commerce had a retard to Hongkong, where she was wrocked for the education of their children in Eng

in the typhoon of 23th July last year, when the land. For those officials whose expetiture Whatapes Deck Company, was very snopessfully test case over the transit pass question, sud my ceeded with my cargo up the West Tirar, end, Mr. A. G. Aitken, of the Hanglong and auto fund for the purpose of asking a

Captain (Jay) was drowned, However, I pro- is confined to the colony itself the loss undertaken the role of amateur datative. He reason for not applying for their support at with the exception of a threatened attack by exchange, though appreciable, is not so was astute supugh to adopt up-to-data measures the time may be understood when I considered from pirates, I strived safely at Wuckow to detect a crime and happily he was reisided myself, and do so still, that I was the best man after a passage of nine days from Canton, great as to constitute any very grave hard-

with success. For some tane past he has missed ship, having-regard to the increase of twenty mouey from the pockets of his trousers while that could be chosen for the work know and again my trouble bogan. Tha koreeins of meat of the mongolis. The de calony. Lag

ail farmer, who before this collected 30 cents applied to the Government for a piece of ground. per cent. in their salaries that they received they wore hung up in his bedroom. On Tassalt the ins and outs of the Treaty in regard to

per vase on all kerceine which passed through opposite the Flora Gardiens, to eroot's status of As I write, the ecu comos streaming in frodi six years ago. If exchange continues to day last he privately marked nineteen five sud transit passes as well as being at home in every

Canton, despatched a steam-launch to Wu- the late Count de Senga Fernander: As the perfect, peacefal sammer sky, the perfume of ten sant pinoes and pat, then in his pockets. detail of the Foreiga Custom-house basines show to warn sil moretants not to buy my Government could not accept this da a pribile roses comes with the alightest zaphys: the mowly. Corusc, the difference in prica haing moroly a cini as well as other salaries will become the trosore wtion ho left it downstairs to have bad to accept their terms of remuneration or shops closed, I put myself and throngs, bis summer house, the starna bolag erpated in the joyfulnges first only) comen, tuohon perod decline no doubt some readjustment of offi. He dressed for dinner and left the mossy in After giring my tierste the Committee I should oil under threat of their being fast and, their memorial the ground ta to be lessed and walie forged birds time witting in fus branches, and at into com round, and will be laid out an gardens, with a call around there appears to be a brightness and necessary, but in view of the extremo a dinner and we sincerely hope the weight after getting theinformation, they might haveap representations with the officials the farmor's grounds. The late Count was a great patrons ho zerrio moutier Hay ay not such a periód Ja, Yar Bot.

ar Beteertainty banging over the future of the of this great secret did not furiously affect painted someone slip and this destroyed my ob- stoam-lantron was withdrawn and I was intermed of monopolists, and that why the mod lists, no the pegs would have, he believe Clucicut

colony's currency it would be better for his appolite. However, after dieser he wourt

by the Prefect there would be no farther and chiefy the Chiasman shove names, isht sunny fine brought, many obiling days but to his bedroom again and found that fiftoon Jeot. Again, I did not wish to bo nnder the dir both parties to wait for greater stability cents had bine stolen from his packets. sction of asn, and subject to their control, who trouble, However, onddozice was not easily raise a memorial to blimemsis If the this the morth of meet anly, has been ap to restore among the deluse. I despatched status had been to a man who had rend the time of writing one long stretch of typical before bringing into force any now scale of the ultimate rault was that Inspector Byt- wernali more or less ignorant of the matter, which the thres consignments into the interior, sred some great ferrios...to the piste summer time. This, of all-periods of the Year, tia was asked to send ans of his detectives I had to carefully and delicately handle. I felt each in charge of one of my errants, but it would have been right that a pubio momcrial de the Kino when Britons of all classes maka ap pay. Whatever may be the decision on. this point, however, the ft that periodi- the house when the detective naked her

te the house. The amnh was just leaving that my hands could not be tied under the air after ten days I could not get an offer for the should be erected in bis kunous but monopolies thate minds to go a bullioying--the time they portion retained for sale at Wuchon (about hare brought rain in the colony and have tenite and flowers, ars at their ripest and cal inquiries are to be held regarding the what she had in her hand. She showed a ten camstances and that I crust link or swim st

1,500 cases), A new idea struck me, I had all had to suffer much ajuro this toral of whatest the time when strawberries day redden public expenditure will give general satis ant piece, a fire coat preos, and two cents. my own risk and experes. It may, hovorm, large sigabcard printed in large Chineze business was intradusel Many people would and juicet, when guns and peaches nutari

The ten cent piers bore the tell tala mork. here be stated that this guarantee fund of the fretion, as it will afford some security to the Who was at anve taken to the Police Station

characters meaning something to the following be prepared to subscribe for rams of the cole show their son, delicate broom. I suppose tite Leenest of our politiciana van fell re how public against the weedless multiplication of and, on the strength of the evidence, charged Chamber existed since 1894, and although abontot joun Andrew, foreign merchant, man who would break up the monopolies

dealer in karoüto cil, single cases for sale. At ila last meeting the Leal Bunto coa much the "drink bill bas lucrease or de- with atoaling fifteen cents. The Magistrate,two years had elapsed, citter through apathy or On the first day I sold five cansa eingly, and sidered what should be done to stopal offices and against extravagance in the ad- Hon. It. E. Wodsbosas, convisted the woman indifference to the important question which the continued selling in amall quantities for air the moins made by the Through ein Kave how much the handey kill increased. uther I creased of late year, but I should just like to ministration generally.

and seat her to gaol for three months with members entrusted to the care of the Committee weeks, the largest quality at one time being the Trated in P. Narnia The deqiston, as during any corresponding period,

nothing hand-bean-done ex alterated, and I botan ass. By this time confidence we restored reported in the Ineal Top wan a threeMaz Müller ans summer day

and the large dealers came' forward and in a ¦ or four steps should be male: Ka virou Raked the meadows awest wich bey," Here and maintain that had REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

not been for my faw days I was rid of the whole ergh, my so as to entirely close it to fin

and no doubt there are shunstude who are evu exortion to uphold-treaty rights the after detention on this occasion being bant two said the inhabitants at the street complained of followed the same occupation dating the past. would have been at the moment in elzfu quo. | montba. My servants from. Kwelin and the noise. The members of Irenal Senado tava few tasks but aking bay under a boling SUPPLIED TO THE “DAILY FEESS.”)

From the last published report of the Committee Namoing returned in due course with shown themselves very compiscant, but I on sun may become a little monotonous unless -Lowboy, 25th August,

the guarantee fund has been cancelled. The experienced no dificulty. At Lowehow Boise, and other the came confulere on norbi of tropheon-time un amorous judge should the proceeds of their consignments, baring der how many people really campinised of the Strpion bi agrably solicitous on the subject THE NURTH WEST FRONTIER.

cause apparent. For shame be it sold that man met with considerable obstruction and have been shown to thejntation of any other attol along in q9st of a drink of water from The Afridis have captured and barnet fort the work bas con done by an individual who detention, but eventually, with Mr. Fraser's street. The closing of the stre

Lite gurgling broskist, But hike the times Ali Musjid PAR

ve altered greatly singe Whittier's heroine has scarcely been recognised in the commercial help again, he came back with the money. I will put the public in general) THE TRANSVAAL.

venience and will be a hardship

Caplivated wis kardship, and during July a stroll. world, or so far thanked, to put payment aside, folt plussed at the avorcesful tormination of my

Tule the pountry, wall-show that where one Whisky (amoky) that could not be replaced in thing like shat of the Duck Company and declared that the British anzorainty had ceased interests of the optereal world of Hongkong. speedy Genrange on another cargo which I posed the trafic hond be diverted If arrest

President Kruger, speaking in the Volkernad, for his services or the loss he has sustained in the tip, although by no means a paying oro, but I who have found this street-

| looked forward to obtaining a good market and than the pen next to think it is proud Müller an engaged in making hay there stock at the price. Dond E are too well koown its Admiralty loan: the Company goes on

And rattling machi ven St be naod comment.

steadily paying off the loan your by upholding the London Convention 3 its af my cargn by the chief oficiale at Wuckew, the following marring one might imagine my beds builter If they hat consulerod the maldagi ost, in th

Bat to continue. The obstruction to the sale intended to bring up at once. It was towards the Leal Senado wanted to show boisideration work. But why say why gossip of labour.

the end of Angust that I left Washow, and on to the inhabitants of the streat it would have when the world god his wife dos, for Bot. year according to agreement, bat year entirety, preserving friendly relations with acting under instructions of the Vicords of surprise to, moet dre cargo bouts deeply laden of an earth or good jovement. The gubio sukt

holiday by year the amount is oves cor-

Canton, is well known, and I need not enter into with karesine oil, coch adorned with tas, knock, a relu do not complain of the mole mota by : Lure tinues to increase, and according to the

detail here. Suficant it is to say that numerous Bag of Massra. Jardine, Matheson and Co. and rickels, bat of the fearful concilen into ¿ Pisitors statement of the Chairman of the Con

Lal and the broores That

592 Vary ̃OLD Laguar Cou- Nac-1572 Vin- tare Ted Chp- Bulo

TYO. EFINIB**

OLD Lropeus COOKAC, 1952.49.00 4.00 Vintage

All our Brandy is garanteed to by ptra question of age and vintage. WHISKY.

SCOTCH-

For

A THORNE'S BLEND, WhitDA $10.80 $0.80,

•Capsule) B.WATSON'S OLANOCCHY)

MELLOW BLEND, Blue Capsele. with Name and Trio Mark

CWATSON'S ABOUR-

ALENLIVET hồi Cup:

enla, with Name and Trade Mark

WATSON'S HKD BLEND

OTH FINEST CH MALT WHISKIES, Violet, "Capsule

WATROS TEAT-OLD-LI

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12.00 1.00

14.40 1.20

QUECE SOLICH WHISKY, 135.00 1,25 Gold Capsulo

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EST VERY OLD SCOTCH 1440 1.20 WHISKY.

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Is the year 1857 Hongkong contracted a gold loan' of £200,000, which - realised $1,263,158. In 1893 another gold loan of

Der lowest priced Whisky is of excellent £200,000 was contracted, which realised

ality and of greater age than most brands in $1,636,000.

Altogether the colony has

the market. We recommend our customers pet borrowed $2,739,158 after paying book babe de crred by the icrasss of price from trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's £60,000, eny $370,00, it owes at the prescat Bload and Wateon's Glenorchy are equal to time about $3,809,000. The case is enme Bay. Abolene Glenlivet in a very old Pect

IRISH-

Per Cans

JOEN JAMESOE'S OLD $12.00 $1,00

Green Capela prime BJORN JAMESON'S FINE?

15.00 1.25

Dun, Green Caresule, JOHN JAMESON'S VERY

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with sur kanser 192do

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FINE URSWRLIITED,

White Capeale, entende

TUMZEE

315:00 1.25

hard labour.

which he in "bedroom,

to exist, but that the Tinnarnal was desirous dif

Great Britain and the whole world

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS: *

uity until the preliminaries of pace are signed.

rauture were crushed: to place 5,000:ossue on

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-Germany bas-doglized to jota in approaching letters and telegrains passad between H. escorted by a European in a balow boot Alf which the streets are allowed pany at the meeting the other day the the Athens Gorerament regarding the indem Acting Conan in Canton and myself on they opes of conping my losa on the frst little that is done to repair them FINE-OLD, Grom Ca 18.00 $1.50

Government declines to receive payment France and Russia are disposed to adopt Lordenbjoot and by him to HM's Chargé d'Affaires the top of what I had already sold meant about THE HONGKONG DEUTORS AND All thes are very ₤ne, and oil ban at occe of the whole some due in sterling and Fallsbury's plan, whilst Austria sides with Mir, Hesnelerk) in Peking, who in turn referred two mouths supply on the theasma I market of THE PLAGUE IN INDI been stacked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 this allow the Company to clear itself of Germany

it to the Forsign Ollos in London, and nege although I had no reason to complain about

Wuchow. I never fois smaller in all my life, and . -. year, thees being field sale for Irish Whisky farther losa It would, however, probably

It was to be expected that the seating of Dr. that scoala, jouétae #lbodnie tiotiens were atendily tolug on towards a settle other people taking advantage of work I had Logan and Dr. James of Latte mishal Shit, lán in derity the Colony

be good policy the part of the Company a young clergyman, who was a alive in his out of the question whisz about the middle of volunteered a ce, I do most bitterly orapla lego duty should be regardes in some day is deferred the mare welcome all at he idor. Par Bot. 1g-turn part of its reserve fund into sterling silich was moreover, exceedingly informing mo that the Hongkong General belonging to the Fire firm had been brought up that the quetion of ward

February I recurved a letter from Mr. Freser that. I was not treated fairly. Theed 3,000 canes lapsy by the Indian, Fredfeel Servies, how then. It coressa somatic and invest it in London on terms which Christian Baco. Ho got aloug very well until Chuber of Comores and making oprig I naturally, hed a grievans at their nocepting the following artist from the Time of bician and happy th

illegible, was preaching on Burning the been interesting to Canton by one of the Indo-Chin ateasers and feeling is beginning legend, would admit of the payment of the instal- he came to the seacuse Lotus, my friends to the nature and subject of my case. I took freight from atters that they firmly not distigot. The mission of the Hemekong Datorre er und bappy the man who

run like St. Paul, throwing aside every weighs ments of the Admiralty loan as they became that hindeys 28, and keeping our you on the the Bre oportunity of writing to the surely refused to me. Had I been granted the same footed all the roodwill, bar, little of her on anort of it 1 -

FOSSO THE OLD AND THE RE dae. By this mease, although the interest, sister's crown." In sa evil moment he lifted kind sanities and at the same time placing by, the wreck of the Wechougroo and the life of precipitate appear here of a blage of the worship the mud BOR IS

fary and thanking the Dommittee for thair pearlings I would have saved the less occasioned of the boom entburids who sent themút her *his eyes from his manneript, and when be cable received would be small, the continually to this sentence, of as, my friends, he's ecoded a serions hitch took place, when Igain With the mackerel Wushow cluser, to me with 3 knév át bat as ech Cia the dia is an than to par borársi

my position before them as negotiations pre-one European could bare been spared, epidemit when war mahal kar in tus is same | shod te be a much rivre 720 40 60 recurring loss on the loan would be elimin in his most sofazna palale one run like **** datinted from the accounts. It would be a good and then, forgetting the rest of the sentaron secolamation which had been lanied by the Wa new and murdingly started up the North River would be only to captage the corda el a blans doings of

eddressed the Chamber and sent them copy of a korondo Idecided to try grean fields and pastures episode which, B the historian could shimmats it, we lind that 7.20 0.80 thing for the colony if it could carry through confusion. Es was utteri nuable to find the grout against the period for to the first venture was 2,000 cuban and although I set three condemn the matte gatet best Hot The is her day heredit and

looked at his manuscript again, but is his

obow Prefoot principles of the tram with kurusine towards the end of the year. The doc. If the mistakes ended with the departure of † wa 409 ent a amilar operation, rising a silver loan place, owing to his craft chirography, and Treaty of Theatric. I hid, however, for sith considerable detention on the first score on to drop. But there are seedy vigen binh tha locally to pay of its sterling indebtedness, for the moment he could not remember warded this proclamation in the meantime by official obstruction at Sewehowlon to the north ample union of their specie employment renoncerin eku gricket world thinks to

what he had written. There was only one think $15.00 15 The present loan has a currency of fifty years, to do; he must fizish the sentape secepcion to Mr. Franer, was my duty, and east of the Kwangtung Province, L finely see likely to be parpa

0 0.50 and the stockholders would naturally be only. But in his prent state of mind that the time the copy bad reached Hong seeded, with Mr. Freser's aid in getting the the detriment of other wa 2.50 por Caliviling to accept payment before the dune not an easy thing to do. He be that Foreign Ofins in London throng Feking and sale of karesins oil and other dargs driving by officers

kong the contents had been received it the. Prefect to issue proclamations ennetioning fro elated in Parliament bank by repeating it, however, so thought would instraatians returned for jay case to be settled under transit pass. I also visited Teenshow in with some date, but the amount of a new loan might come to him. So he started over again. Let and the Tiantsin tresty upheld without fir the hexth-west of Kwanglung, where I met attention be invested in sterling ascurities yielding my friends, ran lik Then he pins ther delay Later on mesting of the Chamber with the sage necess. I then fat that my away from the moun Ho

for an idea, al as he did so it flashed through. MARABOHINOZ MIZARDRY BRANDY okrest suficient to keep up the sinking his mind that mon gign to profanity, if any was called at which it was doolded to despatch duty was done and returned well pleasant with var The ta dhe tlaka HESBIKES CELLEY

fund on the present loan. That would be such were present, might thuish the senterice to uire about my once, and a prompt answer was ceived habetantial sopport, which I did from or districts and

o telegram to HM's Minister for Furniga the object stained. "Had I 201, how9102, 20 or anal rather ʼn large undertaking, from which the their own minds by supplying the name of the esived that instructions had been sent to H.. a acting Consol at Canton, Mr. Fraser, the danger of cbien Government might possibly shrink even if to think that te mos thus tempting men to pro was therefore money rest but under the Tolix and his aspeciors in Poking Tows my pales is slimady

place of fature punishment. It was horrible Poking The good intention of the Chamber my endeavours wuzli, bare been wasted in rain, that should be it had a free hand in the matter, which, fanity. Let is, my friends, ho exclufmod circumstance it was their duty, to take asunt deopost gratitude, A gunerer, it is not, for it may ha laken in, in a desperate desire to say something age of the opportunity afforded to, puli cuce the question of the inward tremets ress, ays this report )

run like evaz y taingang for granted that the Colonial Office

which I, with the great help of M. Auting to having been settled arrangement wore the ser would not sanction anything of tho The Blood in the source from which our systems besach of treaty stipulation Towards the end transit par grade This I had nothing to do

Consul, -hod jaweed to be a clear and clatioot | also carried, under cortari rules, for onlined banked Nadog PAINEIL there are any loans to heure silt tip, and from which we derive our antar Blerch, I was allowed to sell my cargo and tha | with; bat the ore had to follow the Alberto

us well as quƐ plydeal lines If the blood transit pas system in Kaabling and Kangal cannot be blamed for taking sredi oc med the lonial Office insiste that the did the body is disoned. Biflesers frotu ScroWhich always been roped by the official, and there is not a marchat in business

Boarry, Bezethu, Bid Lary, Shin and 1oot Duc 6 to Tonder, no matter út na sa Chay and are slicited to fire Ularler's wanda itted and prastically

Freturned to portang windoor pe the colony When the art wordlamed Blood Mixture a fria) to feel is valce | to Canton nod wza naked by 3 reet lutead one of the other or boli lous was raised, although no ono lange godervelde as per India Eerent delay The day after 12

yzchulwands of woxderful suns dese bem adored hy | in my oldim for colention and rpècies with- man frema, for his

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THE HONGKON & DISPENSARY.

"Hongkong, 11th August, 1907.

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loketing complies by region of Lagir

the sort of things as