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of the Chinese people by the English language comet be effected by the waving of a fairy wand. even in this small colony, nry by many years of patient labour on tig part of our various educational

gencies.

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The NTK steaner Kagoshima Mark (Amerionn Lang) left Shimonoseki for this port on the 16th instant. and is expected to arrive hore en klas 21st instant.

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, BUESDAY, JANUARY 18′′E, 1808, V

LATEST TELEGRNÁMS.

[FROM BALION PAPERS.] THE FAR EASTERN QUESTION

PAKis, 7th January,

It is incorrect that an Anglo-Japanese once has been formed. Japan desires: to main- tain equally frilly relations with all the Towers.

The French press approves of the Kisechau arrangement, which removes to a xorastu dis tamed of time the disney bermout of China,

The Nordeuscht dechires that the Grimas aro to penetrating China as congancare.

LIVING OR LEAVES AND WATER

THE REBELLION IN BRITTJH NORTH BORNEO.

MAT BALLEN KEPORTED TO BE SHOT. The Istent nows from North Borneo is that Mat Salleh has baon shel iu vue of his legs and, like the man who would be king, in one of Kipling's stories, has consequently lost faith with the natives. The information that Mat Balleh had been wounded and was looked upon se a more man and not a tied was contaged in 4 letter received yatorday by a pontiamun living in Hongkong. Inquicias on the steamer Dencation failed to satisfactorily confirm the news, slthough the people on board bad heard

FIRE AT KOBE.

at No. 14, the alarm being raferð at 230 amX,

potatoos were found in them, but he says hegedowns and the now C.P.R. offices on the ate only the loaves of the suranding truss other escaped with comparatively slight damage and drank water and when he was at Everything involved was-sorored by insurance, dong one of those things to stop. But but the lesser of the insurance companies, it in The meeting of the Labak Planting Ce.. in for the policeman he would tave 1. then said, will not be very heavy, as the godown at Liquidation, which was to have been held yes yet and perhaps be world ge entually the one romain intact. There was a rather tara pas postponed to Monday, the 28th diet there. He was found by Sousenble large stock of cigars in Reynall & Co's portion incur. yus to this perdiet antics of Elan,building, howover, and there was also a where he had the forinue to Eat in the hands considerabin quantity of drugs and chemicals Yesterday morning the King's Ows (Ler of a doc Baburitan Harplined of violisit the China Export-Import-and-Bank Co.'s ester) Regiment and the Hongkong Regiment pains in his tranch and Inspector Munction of the bailling Mr. Roguel's entire took part in a brigufle drill at the Happy applied aficacions remedies or the shops of home was destroyed, and all the office furniture Valley Major General Black was in command.

wholesome spirits. poio was alleveland in the two Roctions of thy building which have then the outcast was fenstad with, port wine, been gute. Mr. Regoell's family had beer with

eggs, and brand and butter. He aderavenously stamping in the upper roame of the middle and even the egg shella disappeared down building Mrs. Reynell had ammoned Mr. Hay threat. At the Relice Const sterday well saying that thiness below seemed to be gaven most incomplete azzount si insoff to letting off crackers, and the rooms were so fal fts Magistrato, who sent sim 14 the heng sĩ of smose that the children could not deep détention after remarking that stops would be The fact proved to be that the flour was burn taken to get hian su beurst au'Acnericnt ship

ing under thun, and, roalising this, Mr. Reynell and his family Inuuriedly left the house, Mr. Duggallay kindly inviting them to his residence close by.

Cleanses the Tect. reteshes the Mcadh, sweetens the Breath, and strongthens

the Gas.

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INVESTMENT.

There is

THE POOR CONSUMER -AGAIN.

TER REMEDY; THE SEOUL-OHEMULPO RAILWAY. has the industry tỏ sindy thì nvidenes for foreign dominions populated by a native

bhanel will become possesed of all that. The sugar industry at home, therefore, is The Nicht Nicht souürme its previous report on be known about the British Army, Lord equally interested with the West Lodian pre- "raus" he cannot reasonably expect to find

tant the Yokohama Spode Bark has advanced Wolseley marthed the country the other tay duoer in obtaining tus saclition of the bounty Buglish the common language of the people.

to the syndicate in Tukys formed to acquired by saying that the soldie's pay ought to be system, Canequently the expedient of a dol In India and the Straits Settlements the

the Soul-Chomulpo railway the sum of one fremset materially-that the Army maat sem- the Wert Ladies ragguated by two of the European population find it eonvenient to

inillion you on the guarantee of the Governote with the unskilled labour market Bat emmissioners and rocantly advocated by the meat. The request ale to the Specie Bank the Wantage Committeo sald mugh the same Spectator, would not meet the cash at all. If Tears the native languages in order to be

was signed by Count Mateugata and Coant thing six years ago. They urged that the the jam making industry has a right to b able to commuunicate with their servants and

Okams. When the money was advanced it either ought to receive a clear shilling a day, heard, not leas Lay the sugar.refining: azk was paid to Mr. Mores, the railway contrmotor. I pive a messing allowanes of 3d. a day, and their one is far the stronger of the twu. transmen, and were the Chinese languanga

Na interest is to be charged on the money for kore! supplies of uniform. Thoy further sig. Indeed, it is a warring of universal applica less difficult no doubt the enma course would

fire yours--Kobe 'hronicle.

gested that good conduct badges should be fan. If we are to go on meally urging- -broaght within the raach of younger soldiers. the cthor cheek in tils commercial warime, beadopted in Hongkong; bat as Chinese is

.The no indtry na bo considered safe. not a language that can be "pickal,"

JAPAN AS-A FIELD FOR FOREIGN Land Wolecoy goes further than this; bit

even the Committee's wommendations would jam-makers des very grand just now, and the oxaresling runs. We hope it is true. - and as few can afford the time and jurge

benefit the soldier norsiderably by giving will not hear of abolishing the boulies, which The Plover has been patrolling the enaul In exubetion with the probutary for the hims olar shilling day to spend, or happen to mult them; but suppose France, expenditure of effort requisita dixity

pear Jabuan and an interesting rumour has introduction of foreign capital to develop there, or puste, as he plused. Under those Germany, and Belgium were to take the export systematic study, we have to get on us bestA CAVE DWRLIER IN HONGKONG. spread, caneersing ker. It is said that bourses of Japaus, it may not be sier to point conditicus Bis lot would not compare un bounty of refined sugut and put it on to jatt, we run with the aid of "pidgin "English or

forty men were landed to guard the coast and out that the Japanese busincas tahu rise it favorably with that of the average nuskilled at the same time freeing sugar ned in their A curious specimen of talku bumanity was seatrien wero given instructions to allow no

Bre Awostly oblivions of one vital consideration. workman, for there are not many of the jam factories from the Customs duties, where the aid of interprators. The wonder is having regard to the character of the literally ate at Morrism Hill an Sunday nama dayan tie hose without bebe That is, that comparatively speaking Japan has latter who caufford to spend a shilling would our jam raskere be then?

night by a Hongkong police ronstable. This One a native boat containing four mea was

very few resources to develop, Agrivaltnes has day on plansare. The principle Chai the Army is nothing to prevent their doing it.. Torg likely population, that English will carry a person fragment of socisty was found in a crive which seen and the sentry called upon them to stop. been for untold ages the mainstay of the country, in competition with the labour market ought they will--it would pay them wall enough. In through so well as it doos. Every English he had himself tng out and in which he had The antisen had not received an English edaca- and the 12 per cent, or so of the superfluies of to be more gauezelly recognised. This must short, the system, as applied in tlie once of in- he existing, according to his ova story, for tu sad they buried back some words in Malay. the ompics that so far has been brought under be so under system of voluntary service, unfoss fined magar, throatoan effectually to counternet un of coarse hopes for the time wiiea

two mouths, during which his food cousisted The entry of course did not moderatusil a

we are to be content with the riff-raft of the that stizialas to British industries, by the fron tillage can masks but poor rotary for the amount English will be the universal Innguage, soils of love and water. It is difficult to single word and he repeated his orders for the of labour that has to be expended in making it ceantry for ow oldiers, Hore and thero importation of raw materials which is sup man his mutionality. He speaks a language boat to stop. The mu kopt on palling and productive. At the most liberal computationofag man in attracted by the Army and joins it posed to be the great advantage of free trade. is the duty of a colony situated as

which is oro French timn English, but if son of the Plover's men were ardured to this extent of cultivation not be more than willingly; but this enthusiasm for military life However, it is not my parpos to discuss the whole question here. I, merely wish to point out Hongkong is, on the bendors of ap cepireertalu he is auther French or English. He is on the boat. The resequence was that Jombled, and the bulk of the nuimproved land extremely rare in any country.

In theatrlaya wo sao on every ban the growth that the position of the sagar-refiners involves RoyalData Complete with Maps and Plans with population numbering over three doesn't know, a petends not to know, where be two of the natives vere killed. We give this that way be constrained to yield crops or to fand- pp. 1,920. 87. Directory only, PP. 872, 83.50dred, suillion, to

was born. His skin is very dark and shost as story for what it is worth. People who were exttle is to unfavourably elinated that the pra of the democratio apirit, and with that growth something more than the preservation of do ta best to as bis hauir, which is seanwhat long and from Bugaso yesterday bad heard of it but were pustivo, valuene are anything but inviting, ons naust expect an ineronsing distaste for the their own industry. It does that; but it also bring about that desired consummation; but not very clean. His clothes threaten every hot able to vouch for its accuracy.

With the malicent virgin svila of parts of restraints of discipline. It becomes necessary, involves a general principle applicable to nay. When the Deucalion loft proparations were Anatralis, America, and Africa undeveloped, it in consequoneo, to hold out batier inducements and every other industry. What thoy argo at the same time it is as well to recognise minute to fall from his firabe, and his bare fest

is not at all likely that Western agriculturists to the soldier, and that, we prostime, is Lord should therefore receive the west careful con that the supplanting of the native language as if they had ever been encased ring made for an assault on Mat Salah'a forts. lets. How he came to Hongkong is about at his headquarters, Pocga Yah, on the 11th

ur capitalists will have their affections very Wolseley's view. Besides this, the short service sideration. The point on which they lay stress the only point on which he seenIS hare definite izst,

much set upon the poor and exhausted agrarian sablier has a very real claim to decent pay, te is that the true solution of the problem is not capabilities of Dai Nippon. Nor are the attrac a rate of wages higher bes he could mare in the imposition of countervailing duties, but the knowledge. The sage by case bi za Ameri can then-asted Paling stop from Honohd.

Lions for iusestors much greater in the matter civil life. Not only does he risk his Ufe for the abolition of the bounties; and that if connier. The captain ill-treated Liu and be refused

of mining. The Japanese gold and silver mines esantry, but all the thean that bo in vorving vafling datios were imposed, it would only be nas a means to an end They hol that the power to go back, preferring the suglasier of a cive to

A fire pourred at Kobe on the 6b Jamaryne that thens is still very respectable azunzi and more handicapped for de struggle in the imposs them would be sufficient in conjunction

were deleted their res centuries ago. It is with the colours he a Dkely to become more any ship's fareast is haude, which are like Tumps of catgut, certainly suggest much hand-

labour market. It is, therefore, just that the with treaty provisions for exempting bounty. ling of heavy ropes, so the story of bis imports The residence of Mr. II. . Reyasil and the outpat of copper, but with inerosan in the end

of labour and of fuel, the margin of profit will soller should be better paid has the unskilled fed articles from. the most favoured-nation vol is doubtless true. 1o.must have had ̧8 quarters for the ground floor) of the Chins total towards a minimura. It is very probia- labourer; and it is for Parliament to deuids Low change, and they saggest that the approaching

sport and Import and Banking Company and

mution if iron-smelting cau ever become either much beiler wo say afford to pay him. The tormization of the treaties with Cornny and The inredo-trat destroyers liar! and Handy terrible experiones aice is rival hero acti.

of Mosers. H. E. Ragnell & Co., in lis edstern left for the North yesterday,

yet be seemed perfectly hoppy and contezial.

and western halvos respectively, was completely is considered that some native experty (who ruscuits for the Anny is dus, no doubt, to the giving offset to that principle. There is no very considerable or very romanerative what it chronic difficulty in obtaining an adeguatoapply Belgium offers a favourable opportunity for His philosophy was supreme. He had no Kung There were 4,091 visitors to the City Hall to rent a room and hotarod to and made tus gutted, and so farce was the headway of

the damer before an alarm was given that nontients the exhaustion of the cent measured in the labour market, but set in the the intention of the pet-favoured-nation classe may be pesumed to know their businnas) prog. insufficiency of the soldiers pay. Wages havein- doabe that boustics are absolutely erutrary to own house. Ho obtained an all car and with Museum last week, of whom 221 were Europeans the aid of the broad, shary vinde dug out care absolutely no salvage work was possible. Al at the present rate of exploitation in less tha Aray or Navy in liko proportion. Lord It was laid down in the Home of Commons The Foringcse unbent Literal, which is in the face of a bank in Morrisca Hill. Thee in matas escaped happily without injury, but thirty years from now. There remain transport Wolseley, who knows the soldier, and who is debate on the Contagious Disease (Animals) Pute to Magno to relieve the Henge, surived ontrnace le the care was about a foot anil a bilfore too soon and without stopping to dan ang and marofacturing as possilde openings for the reputed to be something of a democrat, eos Dill in 1878 that equality of right under the

wide, nd the care itself was about ten fast extra garments against the special inalomenes at Colombo un tuo 13th Janasry.

by thron foot. His furniture causistent as of the wosthor, though snow was on the ground of outside capital. Now foreign to us to have put his finger on the weakout spot slunce meant identity of treatment onder similar

and a eckt rain falling

bushoes men may ressonably be regarded as our aystem when he calls attention to the cironmstances. Such oquality is deliberately level-headed mangha. insist on having peor wages of the Army

doebreyed by a bounty. 7s or any rossou of ts trusty old oar. In this earthin holky

Mr. Ellerton's house on one side and varions he rod undisturbed for a months. Two aw

a roina in las direction of the railways in

Then, again, as regards the period of service why this should not be explicitly recognized, which they plues their money, and the in the Army, it is not a question of long service, aul power resorted to impose conatervail. Japanes do not scom at present to be at alt but rather of making the conditione more clastio. ing duties if required to redress the in- inclined to yield this point. Nor is the fiebl of This is Lord Wolseley's view, and it was also equality? If that were dans it would never monafaclaring any uro alturing when it is the view, of the Wantage Committee. The be measury to impose them; the, bonuties, kasely gerutiaised. In the first place coal wil Committee urged that men of good character which are only kept up out of the competition, hase suoner or later to be imported. Then the eboull be allowed, if they ploused, to serve would be immediately dropped if all countries cheap labour, which at first glance looks so twelve years with the colours. At the same were on a footing of equality in our market. lab bit thir to tear sati nez genust then it was represented at men who wished This would really be frea trade, and it fall of the imagination. Wages have been regidly to leave the enlours and join the Reserve that the home refiours and the West Indies usk. rising, and there is no saying who or whose should be permitted to do so freely. That their rise is to end. Besides, the amount of reform has not been carried out. The seller I have already felt with the "pour con verly work gut through by Japanese is obliged to serve a stated period with the anmay objection, but I may say hore that I wechanio falls far short of what one who toas colours, and is only means of escape is by pur havo put some domestie inquiries on foot not know the wage and natura of the chase Thore nro a host of abuses connected through a humble agent, with the object of It with deferred pay, with which we cannot getting side information of the view likely to individual right reasonably expect. in questionably true that the Japanse attempt to deal here. Bat every officer is ha takon in poor buashulls of a small rise in spinning companies bara until lately been famillar with the subject. Here, again, is the price of sugar. My friend asked all her paying enormous dividends, But than how another important recommendation of the Com- neighbours, and the cosult is both interesting and much tre they been writing off for wear sud mitteo which has been wholly ignored. The amusing. On being made to understand that tear of machinery? Besides, could any foreign soldier.should be given a furlough during the Gscurany would be affected, they all and company in Japan valure to treat their eporn. hast ruouth of his colour service so that he tour tics us these are new treated in some of the search for oivil employment ander favourable Ostka mills The state of things prevailing conditious, Then, again, as to old-age pensions here was depicted in arid colours in the for soldiers, the Committes urged that some cehamns of the Japan Tierra-tow months ago thin should be roes. They ang gosted that 21 Wa foncy we are whil within the mark years' serviço, of which not less than eight years if we assert that a waiversal ery of indigna. must be served with the colours, should give tion against the unfeeling foreigner would a man claim te ponsion at the age of sixty. go up all over the land, from Kagoshima even Looking at this mantter from the lowest and to Ganji in the Karily, if such measures were most serdid point of view, it would be obespar neded out to his Jaunese employés by any un to provide thus for old soldiers than to forse Japanse as that now meted out to their factory them into the Workhouse in their old age. Jovant to point out that money is erusedingly hands by the Japanese factory, owners then vory Konsekelder knows what a heary charge tight from causes due to the dificulties of selves. but in all likentood, the few patriotis made for the discharge of the Laer rates, almost angettable. Bankers are reluctant to blooded indignation in words and printer's ink exchange. Monby in more than tight; it is

would not rest satisfied with expressing his hot and how much these tatus are increasing.

The officers of to-day are always complaining kend, avea upon avecurity that they admit to be Thus CHAIRMAXGontloan, the caports und perfast and the reason that they will not lend the risks of hostile rings and guilds and missioned officers of the short Barrica Army heralded bis approach. Our cousins are born

metoly. Apart from all this, and apart from to the incapacity of the junior nun.com-,

reason of the dattering Press notices which necomts for the past year have town niroulated

is that they think it expedient to this the boycotts, there is the initial difficulty about several days ago and with your permiston (I

and we are reminded of the fino fellows hecmar, and Sus wordingly "buone." reserves of coin. The have ample resources but permaney of tam. By Art. 60 of the who savol their superior will follow the usual coursa" and take them as

go inuch trouble I hate to confess, Lyself no great authority on It is reported amongst the Chinese at Marzo

in bygone days read. By our

But is it surprising what that need for retersen. The reason that twenty years. Now capitalists will not be Wharf, and Gydown Company

the dollar-the genuity silver dollaris scarce rash ough to erect factories on a mere twenty

that there is difficulty in obtaining good non-08 racing ar bersusustip, but I took the the West Liver between Macad and Sunshal, giving us a fixed rental for our premises Led is that, with the present. Lastuations obveze 10868.

commissioned offrers, seeing that the lance opportunities that came my way of seeing the is to be made an open port. The Zelo doing away with all active work en our : part, Machcare, which mentions the report, eays it the accounts have bien smpified in such a change and of silver, the Bankers are afraid to zoquisition of a superficísy-chijoken—of which, atripe? He is fully entitled to oxles pay when skil on some af our course. One does not They may fall bank upon the corporal obtains no inducement to wesains his young man from the other side" display his does not know what foundation thore is for it.

buy aliyengadid do the Indigu Mlat tyr

obtaia very prolonged opportunities of forming uner that I do not think any comment in focus fobinging akawaida are realy pointed out, a distinguished ha assumes this rank, and this was snother of jumaat apon horsemanship at the finest of Limited, mivises us that the following-telegram looked after the insisteunnes of the buildings ally stored as to change an ordinary consumer should to snxious to provide for his most distant the Away without resorting to any clolent re

Las Detuny i was rage and that the lowers buvo in air antime, the price of silver night become so water fables time, may Afty, a hundred, or even, if a washewing how mach might to dors to popularise complexioned jocky create anything but a

nechssarily takes some time, and, doing that the acquisition of a superficies for any reason- We have alluded in detail to those prints ns

five foclong races, but what I saw of the dark-

has been received from the manier of the

as required of them ander te lere, and spent vial transaction into a gamble. Consequently, posterity, for a thousand and one years." This

iscourable impression. Naturally, his style of Company's, túines in Patong “Wa luen a good amount for repairs, particulars of which owing to this scarcity of silver dollars a near might possibly be correct if the adjective "ex.

forms. All then anggeations and many more finishing on the borse's neck appeared to Eng. struck the reef in the Norte Shaft a deplase beca farnished to us. Our architecta,

ure resting in dusty pigeon-bales at the War.. Lymes to abward to call for any particular of 17ft, below the 200 f1. level. Expect to find Messes Pelener and Turner, could therefore its huset entirely on robengo difficulties the pressed" rich ore deeper."

were inscried befors "Lindance ofice, and we are told that recruits are not to controversy, the majority of race-mesting at certify, as a result of their customary anal

trade of the colony is seriously tamponai.

Bat with our experience of the unempressed he obtained. They will be obtained savily tandante voting it poo form. It happened survey, that they found everything in s'aati. At this time of controversy. Tegarding the official Eindruces to fifty years lenses of land enough, we believe, whan the advantages of to be my i-ask that Ströms should be in the factory state Nothing further of interest gold dallar, it may be forth wild to point out in Kels woure not inclined to Toak upon the military service untweigh the disadvantages. middle of a rack in each of thg–rapon-l-saw-him occurs to me, bat before moving the adoption that ne public speaker or writer has, as rol, ad above deliverance as being quite adinfactory in And for this we shall kare to provide more

Angaged in, bei I buse a distinct recolleg of the report, I shall be glad to answer any dnced one of the principal reasons that has led it seems. Aulasalready lean repeatedly stated, money-Musa? and Military Record.

tion of seeing the "climbing" over the horse's quations the shareholders may have to put to the very considerable rise in the value of there is no openly spreased hindrance to lenses

nest as the horses rattled RL. One of my companions No questions were asked, and tão CHAIRMAN stata in Singapore. Yet, that rosson is for torins of fifty year in this Treaty Port. more the adoption of the port and pering most intresting, and has an active bearing on Yet how many leases for such terms have been THE SUGAR BOUNTIES QUESTION. qularly emphatic in his condemnation of the a thoroughie seasoned patroa of the Turf, and be W69 PR of accounts

the troubles of onrroney and exchange. Most granted within the last ten yours? The official of the vasl estate that is boing offered in modus operandi of blacking such lenses we hate

"new" style If my moutewry serves me, his Singapom is being parehased by Arabs from slready spoken about, and shall have at! to I have already briefly reforred to the home particular jockey met with no phenomenal Formerly, when an Arab trador of speak about from time to time. On the whole, ratiner's pition with regard to the sugar Yves- success, and it us not till Sloane arrived his Java hal Sarod perhaps twenty thousand the prospects that can be held out to foreign tion writes the Special Commissioner of the season that attention was unce more ziretbol guiders and sout it here for investment, he investors in Japan are not by any means over St. Janco's Budget. This one of the most on the American style of riding. A big coup only get, say, ten thousand dollars for his inviting. The operation of capital is like the serious aspects of the whole bass, and it early came off, but since then Slogue has

wus attempted in the Cesstrowitch, which very guilders Now, for the same quantity of workings of the forces of Nature, it leads to not yet ressived the attoution it deaurres. The guilders, be gats, say, sixteen thousand dollars, weve along the line of Lagt vistaze And Royal Commissionere, being appointed to in dog wonderfully well, and when a for days That result hugely delights him, and, as a con- frera a spassionate consideration of all the quire into the West Indies only, took no direct as he pulled off are after rece the enthusisso

of the crowds knew no bounds, for he was good. segaenca, much Arab money from Java is being possible factors and conditions, we cannot avoid cognizance of the home industry, though somo went to Singapore for investment. From on the conclusion that in Japan the employment statistics on the subject are included in their naturedly "mobbed as the hero of the hour. point of view, that may be considered a good of foreign capital will meet with far more frie-portant some oridenso was given before the of a emorable day, and the reception he met He, course, will cherish kindly recollections hing, inasmuch as it undoubtedly brings capital tion than returns, With the prospective open The Easta greatly strengthen the case against into the colour. Freni another point of view, ing of the fat and juicy oyster over the water the foreign bounty system, which threatens with at the inunds of au English crowd. But it is bad, since it means that, as a result of the in view, avenues for European investment may not merely the rain of our sugar-producing what experta are now arguing about is whether chaugo prerium, alien Asiating are bing in he found that will prove far more profitable colonies but also the extinction of a caca. or not his notions of riding punishing finishes used to buy real extent in the colors at prices than any that this Empire can possibly offer, Hourishing Industry at home. Every year, cerruct or otherwise, and those who hold which, in their tags, leal to a riso of rates as For Chito, although certuries older than Japan I have shown, the sugar wo eat is more that his style helps him to victory certainly against the people sotally resident in the

and more made from, beetroot grown abroail.

have something tangible to point to in support colony. At all events, these two facts--the as-

But that is only half the oil. Every year it is

of their contention. For downright crusted ital acarcity of money for trading operations,

more and more mode, as well as grown abroad. ovatism-I do not use the word in and the plentifulness of money for real estate

1 is doubly foreign: it kills the British rafinerita political sense exactly I suppose caring. buying should not be lost sight of in the pre

as well as the British producer. Here is a com- men would easily rank first, and the vid sent discussion.

hands have no hesitation in blarting out parison

Foreign-made Home-made.

that unless Blesno had the "palilo" to ride, 1870. 12 per cent..... 65 per cent,

to never could win. That is to any, he happens. 1896.32 per out. 4 per cent.

to got noross the best, heres at the weighte Others there when he lands home a winner.

China,

and

The favourite Dentifrice referred for je this _label, in one of one_oldest_Proprietary Articles Few who have trial it as my other, and rásny of our customers tako a large supply with them cu leasing this Colony,

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A just-stock Nowajaper. Company, puta u 100 roubles, bas brau started in Visiwaded: le publish a joci zul journal in |the Russian and Chinese Langusgos-Hingo

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This afternoon on the military football ground at the Happy Valley, Company, R.LĂ, vill play 4 Company, .L.R., in the first roust for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield. Kick-off at four o'clock,

Yesterday afterneny Mr. V. I. Remedios sold bs anetion leeohalt properliss or Boctions of loud Lots Nus, 595, 504, and 604, together with the buildings thereon known as No. 7. Morque Turraco. "The property was sold for 85,800.

We regret to leaza, says the Japan Advertier. of the doth from typhoid fover of Mr. Harries, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk, which Look plus on Saturday night, 1st January the General Hospital. The deceased geallensu, *hou only, hot, til a flow plays.

WANGHAI WAREHOUSE AND

STORAGE CO. LIMITED. The seventh-ordinary annual meeting of the chareholders in Cao “Wapelai Worchase and Storage Co. Ltd., was held yesterday in the officer of the General Managers (Mossrs Moyog and Coy, Mr. J. G. Schroter presided and there wore ales present-Messier Ù... Q. Heurmann, Kwok Lun, H. Esmer, T. Orango; HT, F. Hender.co, Hifle, and Balenter

M. Senorer read the notios conreuing the meeting.

111GHT MONEY AND THE QURRENCY

QUESTION AT SINGAPORE

At this tùng, whàn the colony is seriously engaged in considering a scheute for a change of currency, egyà, tho Straits Times, il le ro

THIS ELEGANT TOILET REQUISITE al Kouginoen, one of the calling stations on and of recrent with the Honghen they hara nos got dolars to any extant beyond Japonesa Giril Codo a los 10 is limited to

COMBINES THE PROPERTIES OF A RESTORER, POMADE, AND,

WASH.

As Pomade,-Not & Grease, at acting as such. As a Wasb,—Coeling. Cleansing and agreeabli

SULE CHOPRIETORS:

A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED. HONGKONG, CHINA, AND, MANILA, Pestablished AD. BIL.

Hongkong, 6th January, 189

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

NET Cominications relating to theses olema should be addressed la Tux EDITUL

Corresponde'must forward their name and address with coykaaricatione addressal to the Editor, not! or publication, but ar ezilence of good forth.

Alb betters for publication shockt be brillen me rule of the paper On

Shorty cftar tandlosk on Mandag porn ing, Art January, a fire broke out in Higashi Euromoncho. Shitaya, iz Tokyo. A strong northerly wind was blowing, and the dames spread very rapidly, resulting in almost six hundred houses being destroyed in the Shitays and Kanda districts.

Yesterday afternoon Colenel Elsdale, R.E.. (rave a highly interesting lectura to the Odd

No antymonly and communications, that hakunes Society at the City Had, the subject

already appeal in olling pagmars will be istaerdák

Orders for actriz comes of DAILY PREUO should be

rent before 13 an, on tiny w praktics Ates that by the supply is united Unly adted for Cash

gracie i PRA.B.C. P.O, Bú. 20 Telescons No. 1

The Daily Press.

Hokosong, JANUARY 18th, 1898.

beag Aeronauties. Sir John Carrington grupied the chair and there was a large atiend anca which included a number of ladies. The

turer derind the progress made in the science of neromauties, especially with reference to its application to milliary girls.

The accountant of a second-band clothes dendar's shop in Upper Lascar Row was yester day ted $10 for carrying a pewabroker's business without licence. It was proved that the defendant and received nothing in pledge and Lad been paid interret on it. Chiri Inspector. Hanson illustrated the serioteross of the offenes by stating that on seven on legiset paxxshops, simply because use had casions stolen property was not found in

been made of such shops as the defendante.

Thar bardy anmak, the subject of teaching the Chinese to speak Luglish, was ngtin in evidence at the distribution of prizes it Queen'sCollege on Friday Inst, when Sir Jos CARRINGTON Was the orator of the occasion,

Five men were taken before the Magistrate yesterday on a serious charge. It is alleged Far be it from us to depreciate the import that they caught hold of a man, who, they ance of teaching English to the Chinese, aspected, had stolen a bedcover, and suspoads but when public mon undertake to disenim from a beans of a house by tying a pious of gope to his quens. After the mua left the victim managed to get clear, but in endesour fag to get into the street he fell from the verandah nad enstained very severe injuries

the question in public it world be an advantage if they took the trouble to make themselves equainted with the conditions which necessitated his detention in the Govern

si

Mr. U. vos new Hayun hewanded." Carried.

Mr. D. VON DER HHYDE proposed. do re- election of Mr. F. Henderson as auditor.

M. H. ENME stud. Carriba.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business before us, gentlemen. I am such obligod to yon far your attendues. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow.

THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED.

The General Managers, Moore. Juhu D. Fumphreys & Son, have received tiny following report from their mining muster by steamer Chingle--

Hount Maclonald,

23ed Decanikor, "1897.

I have to report this work at the above Com pany's Mine fis, boing confired to the sinking of the Qusen main shaft, in which the country | iat present very hard, but fair progress is ba ing misle and the sinking will soon be completed, when driving for the reef will be enmmenced and proceeded with as soon as possible. Con. tractors for removal and re-erection of tattery

king fair progress,

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

Java

SUNS OF THE REGIMENT.

Tevi takté

is still as regards its mineral resoured an entirely new country. In Japan this have been, or soon will be, exhausted; In China the co efficient of expansion is something enormona, NE wa propos precably to show. Rohe Chronicle.

ARMY KEFORM-A MOLTITUDE OF

COUNSELLORS.

зHE REFINER'S FOINT OF VIEW.

severally declared at once that they would he delighted to my little more if it would help the Colouins and hart the Germans. A de- plorable soutinent, no doubt, and painful Radical Socialist ind, but entirely charac teristic of the English working cinsees!

th

SPORT AND ANECDOTE.

BY AN OLD FOOEY.

·ARTERICA'S JOCKEY. When a connie of years or more age we were favoured with visit from one of the leading fancy his namo jockeys of Amorica-Simms, was goed deul af enricity was arouse by

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The air is ful of projects for the roform of Between 1870 aral 1886 the imports of forsign. the unfortunate British Army; flo Fress is mato sugar ruse from 85,000 tons to 739,000 are who propound more or less loued theories In the Rifle Brigade. Chronicle (i) na being delaget with latters; and responsible fous, and the uumber ui British reftaaries fell about the distribution of weight, whilst others lateresting paper is contented by Bugle Major Ministars have been making speeches. And from fifty to fourteen. According to some I have beart declare that it may be ama David Peachey, late of the 1st Battalion, R. B.. entitled "Autobiography of Bugto-Major David yet there is considerable danger that there will people, this is a case of profound congratula dodge to confess the judgment of the minn in no reform that we sball merely add cane tios. Presumably, when the British refueries the box. The letter appears to me altogether Peachey. The paper is embellished by an ex- The General Managers, Mesars, Jobs D. callout portrait of this one old retical sellier, reased or sul expenditara by a million or

thxwand men the lits, and having thus in. are completely extinct and the families they too shallow to discuss Parsonly. I am inclined maintain consigned to the workhouses in te boliero that there may be something in the

With referance to the water supply, a tole gram was moraived from the mines on the 13th inst informing the General Managers that water is now plentiful

▲ COLD SNAP.

of the probicp The Chief Justice says most Civil Hospital. The accused were re Humphroys & Sout have received the following who now lives at Batteren, Londoa. He was the comtry will forget all about the London, Grosmock, Liverpool, and elaswhere l'idea about distribuzion of weight, although this that when he came to the enluny, ahout manded. twenty months ago, he was very much

report from their mining manager by outer enlisted as boy in 1898 and was discharged BoRepaymentary Bare. That is one of tho dis: there people will be still more pleased. It may would be scented on the instaut by the old Chingta- struck with the general ignomnec of the Service Club lost evening was most eujoyablu The smoking concert giaau at the United

-Mount Ad......

time after the Crimean War, the date ant being advantages of a multitude of mansallors. We easily happen next year, and it certainly will school, who, speaking of weight, it's 23rd December, 1807. tentioned. His services included South Africa are being overwhelmed with advies, but the bappen some time or other if we tamely submit nothing like keeping it in the stirrups, lad.” English languaalchonerailsamongst the iu erary respect. There was a very large at- I are the honour-to-report-work depo-since 1816-47, and 1652-53; Crimes (forer derps) and advice is so contradicta y 1st ding mile to the monstrong violation of free-truder prin: Sons-of-the-more-perfervid of the American's Chinese population of Hengkung. Having great cutbusiero

tendance and throughout the evening the the 14th instant us fellow

Turkish medal.

made of it. The old-fashioned orities and officers piples which has brought this thing about. admirers hava vantured to suggest that his girón a number of instances of this. iguor new Club rosa ere in Queen's Road Central well below 300 funt, uk widging out shalt totions of Riflemen My father, Williste Pou-

was displayed. 1710 Beroka Mine, Moin shaft engaged sinking state that I belong to a family of four gebora-low to insist that short service is the ront of

Mr. David Penokey concludes I beg to who still tardar long service have not been WHY. FOREIGN-MADE VEATS HOME-MADE, percentage of wina makes a new record in twY ance, is Honour said, "Now this is n and very handsome quarters they are well

Now, it might be thought by the innocant anals, but a glaues At the doings of the in roceiro frame, mate. This work will soon ba "strange state of things, and we look to the membership roll ign pretty longthy nas

oril. The lotters of Colonel 1.F. Robertson public that perhaps the reason for the foreignor's comparable Fred Archar will show that Stans lighted, commodiors, and centrally situated, and completed and chamber but i western side of her, served twenty-four years in the first typical of that attitude and curiously un triumph is one superiority of skill or know.

hes à déal yet to do to reach the sang level as shaft, whore lode will be cut in about 8 foot, battalion. My son, W. D. Penabay, Ive served oraviuging. Those goulomer close their eyes fedge which enables him to produces an equally "The Tinma." Au Eaglishtes, we have no "Queen's College to remedy this state of the Cing is bound to prove consicons mo

Stoping above the 150 and 200 feet lovelace 1886 in the 1st Battalion, and is Beads vor obstinately to the fast that long service good or a better article at a lower price. That esil to begenige the Yuuko his sucesses; "things." Bat there is in reality nothing ways takes the kegnest interest in ristters con

Lajor Sir Joke Carrington who hai al both North and South, stone of very fair grade, ter at the present time. My grandanns. W. D. died a natural deal. To speak of the intro does happen in some industries, bab in this one fair field and to favour is all that we ask in

bare ar abundant supply ir sight.

Feaclicy and Thomas Kodge are both Iz the Ist daction of short series as a "fad," an idle ex. it does not. There are people who argue that sporting affairs. at all strange about it. We have in Hong nonted with the Army and Navy, presided at the

Oliver Battery doing excellent work, equal

Dattalion, This is indeed an honourable remord prizont, an imitation of the German system, beet sagar is as good as cane, and the point is kong but a very small indigenous popula- Snumurs, Aldridge, Ward, Bentley, Upton, general cleaning up and rotating will be com

The vocalists were Mesers. Haghes, to 200 tons per week. Pretes looking wall of hereditary fidelity to a British battalion." concert.

imately to ignore the faudamental foot that arguable, bat no one who knows anything Will the first cold map of winter comes the tion, the great bulk of the inhabitants being Stainton, Booty, McConnell Donolme, and they pleted to-morrow when we anticipate a good David Peachey writes

Speaking of the battle of Inkerman, Mr. the long service plan and ceased to sttract abent it argues that foreiga mado engar in equal nowe that our curlers have already been urging perons born in China who have never had all received very hearty applause for their con average yield.

recruits in enficiont nuribers for the defence grade for grade, to home-made. The very thoir dainty little playthings ever the surface of During the notion I was ordered to go and of our Empire. No donbt, if it were possible beat jeugar that there is in the market is ice aftere single nigala frost. I have been rather the opportunity of learning English even if tribations. There is so mach good talent in both branches of the Servics that we have ne

Water supply. Just aufficient water to com.bring General Catheart's body off the field. I for the mantry to be content with a smaller turned out by our own relivering. This interested in the development of a solome they had the inclination. Of the 201,528 donbt airoilar concerts will be frequently held.

plete present washing ap

hal a Bergant and six men of the 20th, eant Army and no Reserve long service would lose has saved them from extinction already, whereby curling may be indulged in after only of Chinese land population enumerated at We are quite certain they will clways be

hy order of Major Smith, a Quarter Mineter wer well enough, but as far from being me then only the large firms. It cannot be few degrees of frost, During the ammer the census taken last year only 9,032 re

warmly appreciated.

General of the 4th Division, who pointed out to cortant with smaller Arty, we need every relied on to save them indefinitely, because oho months artificial rinks have been constructed, me the divation in which the General was last year a larger one. This is owing to the stundy morters of the bounty screw would place themat sal directly the frost set in these vara flooded turned themselves as having been born in

seen alive. Wo crawled along sarefnily under expansion of the Empire, and to the increase of a hopeless invantage. Let me explain. If with water to the depth of half-an-inch or so, as much sover as possible. After a lime we

little wars

the foreign bounties were only given on sugarso that when morning cause it was possible for Hongkong, and a still smaller number,

esmo up to a Fronch Ollesr, in commapal of We referred in these columns a few weeks in general; an ratiners world not be hurt, our antaasiastic curtare to indulge in their namely, 1,623, acknowledged the colony as

some french, who were firing serons some ago to the views expressed by Lord Welseloy because they emild get the raw material cheap favourite exercies to their heart's content. In their palive plen. Taking an outside duration, but of considerable weight, and must

hollows at the treating Russians.

With in his eritance as a witness before the Wantage and compate on equal terms In producing the Scotland and in Camlu everyone, I sap,ca, some bad French and a little English I got Committee. It will be noticed that the Com detaliat article, Bat, in order to prevent that, "pure" more or less and I am rather sur estimate, therefore, hardly more than Ove the extent of which will only becotte kaova difficulty to store Chinese agents in various his men to coase are, and pointed on any material point; but it in eqtally evident, then-give th extra bountry on the refined more than it luus, for it is a bony game, and The Osaka Shosen Kalebs experienced him to understand my mission. He adored mandarin Chlef has not changed his epipions, the foreign Anveruments-most, if not all of prised it has not paught on in England rather per cent, of the population can have come later. There has been a strong demand for perto sopnosted with the opening of the Shang aume rough rooks, where I so02 dia at Lord Wolseley's advice is not very ilkely sugar exported. They undersell unr sugar cua be as exelling as anything I know of out of under the plunce of our local educa- Japan, February/Marsh delivery, which has hai-Haskow line owing to the interference of covered the General's olfarger, and a little to be followed at present. As far as one abgewers by the ordinary bounty and our refines ours. My first introlletion to the ancient timal agencies Smut goger, then, that meetsd, for the moment, at list; up to the the Chice Moreau Steam Navigation Cup disture away is the Tercinta badge fra the species of transters: Pallomant by the extry for the amount at pronti gur brought me a host of non friends, and I

present writing, 600,000 pients have been oon- pany, and othorn, but this was overcome, by shot through the left brasat. I also found tku will be larited to jota mere troops, but, will not Jos a ton, Germany, for instance, gives a have never once regrotted taking up a betoni to the bulk of the population are unable to spark tried for Jayas and 45,000 tons for Europe, the negotiatione mele by our Consulin Shang-body of Colonel Joyrson, Chlef of the Staff, by encouraged to press for reforms. Berga ordinary bounty of 1.5a, per ton on raw sugar, assist in the "soop. I believe the artificial English. If Queen's College were required spring shipmont. We quote for February/March hai. Is in reported that the China Marchants who was hayonetted this times in the breast, rears have elapsed aince the Committee of but rises it to 21-153. for refined. This alloy rinka hero been tried as an experiment merely to remedy this state of things it would have 33.58, No. 8 white steam miled (round) $2.70, Swire, and Jardine, 31athosen & Ge Lave

delivery No. white steam milled (round) Steps Navigation Company, Butterical and laying almost over the General's remains. which Lord Wantagówan clairman wasappointed the German refiner to soll bers at the net (although the idea is not now) and now that it to establish branch schools in all the towns 10 par cant eargo $2.22, 20 per cent. cargo decided to form a unice and to competo with then sent tasks for Calonel Seymour's body, well and forgotten. It is my 6, exhaustive taited a foothold in the market, in spite of this olubs sprang up here, there, and everywhere.

I brought the Gonoral's body back, and was

la reportugon the terma and ocodibing ofmilitary | pries of production, and yet make‘his 10s, a ton has been found pessible to "ourl' service. Their report was present d to Farlia. The large British factories have hitherto main slight frost only it would not surprise me if and villages of the province of Kwangtung, 216, arst cost par pienl of 136 ha, gross Esg the Shosen Kaise with the best which I sent back to camp. I remained on the document, consisting of many hundreds of pages handicap by superior quality and long-standing. The difference botoon-curling and pati

lisb, without duty or any other sharges- The Company, hatraver, which expected this fold till the Regimoat, marched basi from which the population is chiefly drawu. nage. The Siogope elee market haring col competition from the first, will not relax in the

of evidence at first hand, sud probably few ropulation, but it in gradually slipping from la just about as pronounced as it is possiblo But even-if the alfen character of the popu-lapsed, some of the steamers chartered for that maintenues of the serice, the new lias being "I obtained leave to bury a Baadamas who members of Purinament have read it. There is 1. thai, and the rise of another 10s, which may for winter storcises to be, but I was recently lation were less pronounced than it is we destination, at 18 cants, have been directed to backed by a subsidy of 160,000 pen from Go

was killed with a counil shot; be was buried in no single point connected with the abertoominge be imposed ur day, would bring upon thou very much interested in listening to the theoriss Hongkong at the nave rato, nitheagh demand vernosat. Moroorer, there exists an agree still fail to see that there would be from the latter quarter is usrt to oil Tomoat with the Govornizer which is to the I was prosant with the Battalion af both evidenco collected by the Committon, whilst bon quocged out. In any case the grand is mence with be rather startled me with the of our Amey which is not dealt with in the the fate of the smaller mon who have pirendy of a Datab gentleman on skating. To cour cause for surprise in the fact that the Japan, zatos are nominal at 34 osats, but was effect that the Company is entitled to petition ho uttable on the Redan and Sebastopol nud the report italf was a most cainable one being cut away from under their feet, and the remark, that we do not state upon ice, but upon majority can speak only their own language, bear of cheaper rates being paid for Jay for in de tus bounty if the sarricoronised with the Regiment till it left for Sumo of the minor recommendations have habit of consumers of faking any ragar that is water. So, ho, thought yours truly, of warse

beats Quotations for Java can be called 21/22 does not pay after two years from its opungual, one of the for that were with the been carried out; but the main reforms offered them so long ng it is choap, will effect we do, the friction of the steal melting the su When a person goes to one of Her Majesty's coats without much donant for the present. Jag-Jupan Mait..

Battalion the whole time."

adroon tad kaye best ignored, and anyone who their mure and coetal downfall,

face of the ice for an infinitesimal space of":"

Mosere. W. O. Hale & Co., in their circular dated Saigon, 8th January, say:-Rice.-Very the peril ander verlow; they were not of long nunesuabo raina visited this region during

Juve caused a very seriona amount of damage,

THE SHANGHAI-HANKOW, STEAMERS.

the dark.

with a