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THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST.

FOR

1898.

TRE. THIRTY-B12TH ANNUAL ISSUE,

928, 87.50),

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

MANUPACYUKERS ÜF ́

A ERATED WATERS.

teed. The best materials only are used. THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.F.,L.C.L., res., 7.0.8., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture:---

"It possesses an extremely high' degre-of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for

drinking."

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY APRIL 181, 1808.

The P. M. steamor Dorit, with malle, 26, throm San Francisco to the 19th March, "h Honolulu, has arrived at Yokobanan, and will ionof this port this morning via Inland Son, Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shangbal.

The N. P. steamer Bräsovar sailed from of smuggling coming to his knowledge the Consul was instantly to apprisu Yokoham for Partbind. Or, on the

March. the Chinese Authorities of the fact. Fol- lowing the British Trenties France and the United States also concluded. Tranties, but noither of these contafuel aty provision for Consular ail in the collection of the Chinese

The F. and O, steamer Brindisi left Bombay for his port on the afternoon of the Suta Márch.

MOTFMONES OF THE FLEET..

Custom revenue, as did the British Tren on the 30th March there were seven crass of Lion For the information of the members that arrived from Singapore s the usual salnies Macao and then come to Hongkong Sanitary tho supposed genuinonesa vacuosarticle. If

ties. Unavailing negotiations with regard to the trade in opium continued for several years until at length, in 1861, the British Government resolved to withdraw the Con suls from any interference with the Chinese, Customs, The chief British grievanco wis th, that while British traders strictly supervised by their Consula wan Assisted the Chinese Customs authorities, other traders passed in goods almost with, out supervision, the Chinese having no Consular aid from other Powers. The can

were

fusion from want of proper machinery of

nitas te J. b. At the special meeting of the Hongkong During the twenty four Lours-anded at nonsinden, thu President, obsacred--I may cool-

plagae mported and live deaths,

Mr MoCollum is now practically convalescunt from his reccat attack, and I tops ho will be able to loare for Japan next week,

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The Hon. II. E. Wodehouse has been invalided homo il retires on a pension. Ho louves in the Empress of China on Wednesday next.

The O. P. R. steamer Umpress of India best Vancouver, H., for Hongkong via Takobows, ko., on Tuesday afternoon, the 20th March,

It is reported that a foreign firm in Toko hama, dispatching a rotzol to the United States was instructed to take out a war insurance risk, The examination for St. John's Ambulanca Association certificates and in stretcher drill will be held at Volunteer Head Quarters at 8.45

p. to-day,

The East Asiatic Co.'s steamer Siam, ten Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Antwerp, passed the Casal on the 29th March, and may be considered due at Singapore on or about the 18th inst

Commander Hastings had the Wai Blog lottery one before him again yesterday, when he food three of the prisoners 3500 dollars ab, or six months' hard labour, the other three being discharged. /

Apolo match-Navy and Army. Cirions→→→ will be played today, ammending at 5 pm. The folowing are the sides:~~~

-NATY AND ARMY,

H.Reince Henry of Pru Captain Buines, RA, Captain MeLashian, X.O.R. Mr. Johnson, K.DK:

OFILFANS.

Hoa, T. K. Waiohoad Hon. F. II. May Mr. Landais

Mr. J. Haskinga

Yesterday at tho Police Court Commander Hostings sauleneal a boatman to four months" imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting a boatwoman while their sampans were lying alongside the stommor Chaay Shin on 25th March. A collision occurred between the two sampans getting alongside the steamer, and a dispute arose. Its defandant and another man beat the woman with bamboes and knocked her into the water.

The Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and Chins informs us that he has received telegraphie udvies from the bend offoe in London that at the approvoking ment- will recommend a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, free of income tax, malting 9 per cent, for the year. that £74,000 be added to the reserve fund, and $12,000 carried forward as undivided profit.

At the Police Court yesterday, before Cou- mander Hastings, Li Fuk whe.Ese bien kuowa to the Police as an informer, was charged with having, v 16 March, obtained $5 by false pre- touces from Teng Hi, with intent to defraud, and also with having, on the 13th, obtained $3.10 from Wan Chung, lately employed as a compositor, with intent to defrand, sener

mont en the other. was sentenced to four months' imprison out on one of the charges, aud throö months' imprison

pingue.

FOUNSEVELLE WILDMAN,

Consul. Hongkong, Ith Dasambar 1557,

good for the market. The Chiness bellere Mr. EDs-And Canton F The PRESIDENT-No, we bato no practical that contensed milk should be white in colour." ARRIVAL OF HAS. "VICTORIOUS,"

knowledge that the plague exists in Cantor. One of the largest frus in the United States Yenturday morning H..S. Centurion, with If you think it tender to include Cauton, in the past supplied the bulk of the conned Adical Sir E. Saymour on board, the Archer, befor that te done I think it would be advisable milk in the momket. They made it white and the torpedo boat destroyers, Whiting and to sand some one to Canton to decortain this regardless of quality, Now, it is wanafactured by a Chinese firm in Canton, who imitates the Ammor latite is likely to follow in a for days.

one, loft the harbour for the North. The particulars.

Kr. EDE asil that if they did not inolas tins, trade-mark, label, and overything. Tho fact that the label is more often printed upsido Shortly after alavon o'clock II.M.S. Victorious Canton people could go down to Canton from

down than otherwins in no way detracts from The PRESIDENT-I movo that the were fired. The Fictoriale is magnificat vessel and the rest in Fur Fastorn waters. Born advises the Government to proclaim the several rms of a bike at butter, Bile was bit at Chathao. Her lugth poet of Macao a phice at present infested with milk, hans, etc. were to and hop 14 3999 food at her breaths 75 foot te bende plagas, and that the Board racor. their own arnot hare, as the rigorosine The Manila authorities-aring received Inker displacement is 14.000. indicated horse mends, the desornmont to institute medtas interests are repressated, there no question formation of the existence of an illegal, anembly peer. 12,000 and she draws 27 feat 8 in. inspection of all Chinese arriving from Macan, but that a bold could be obtained on those go in a house in the Galls do Camba, mares were of water. Het armour-plating is of Its but that we do not thick the disease is sufficiant growing intereste. taken to break it up, and at sovex o'clock. ceylaad steel, O inches triak, extending along ently provalent to recommend the stoppage of the morning of the 25th March the house was 216 foot of the middle of her lougth, and all immigration from Mean-simply motion There is a definite letter from the raided. On ostaring, the guarde found a num from it, to Siu. below the normal water-jino inspection.

to 9 fent 6 inches above it. The armament of Cousulat Canton nging there have only been her of mon armed with knives and stovės. They were called upon to surrender, but this tho Victorists counts of four breech-loading about four ass of plague ut Canton, and they won enpposed to have been imported frem, they refused to do and offered sistance. The 12-in. wire gans, twelve-in quick-firing guns,

The Hongkong. guards the attacked them, killing ninas, wool-sixteen 19-pounder disk-firing guns

four fighting topy of the ship are anoh armed ing four, and, taking the remaindor, seventy-tiro

the in number, prisoners. Four of the guards were with taras noder Hotshkins gaan,

shelter dock forward with tre 12-pounder bat wounded, three alightly and que serions y

and elegans, and the boat dock and Bejdgo | We understand that the Fourth pannal dinner with eight 45-Musim guns. The ship is also of the longkong Football Clab will take placetted with four submerged tubes for 18-. out Saturday. Dr. Alkinson will be in the torpedoes, and one storn-inbe above water, The olsir. Three badges will be presented by the ongings are of 6,000 indicated horse power, Clab during the evening to three players who which will drive the ship at 17 knots. Sher have been selected on accent of specially useful carries 790 tons of coal. play. Tho Challengo Cup will be presented to the winning team (r. Molerley's in the six-a aide competition. This Cap is the gift of Messrs. Looker and Slude to the Club. To ch of the numbers of the winning team will be presented a handsome golt scarf-pin, the gift of Mr. J. MoKio.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE DAILY TEES"

29th March, 1898, MR. GLADSTONES HEALTH. The doctors have formed Mr. Gladstone that his recovery is 'impossible.

THE GERMAN NAVAL BILL.

SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

ton from Madrid indirate bat Spain is willing to make large concessions, and the situation is decidedly mors hopeful.

THE GOVERNMENTS CRINESE POLICY. Mr. Balfour will make a statement of the Government'e Chinees policy before Exeter,

On her arrival in the harbour divers made and inspection of the ship's bottom and on receiving their report the Naval authorities desited that he was no necessity for the vessal te dock. She will lead with coal to dry and lears either torrow or Monday,

Ja

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE AND SMALLPOX AT MACRO.

MEDICAL INSPECTION RECOMMENDED.

The CAPTAIN, SUPELINTENDENT OF POLICE:

bag to second. The notion was passed, and the Board then

Let adjourned.

THE BROUGH COMEDY COMPANG

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THE INCREASE IN THE GOLD SUPPLY. Mr. Ottomar Tzsipt, in his Paris letter dated 12th February to the Fincial Times says There is not the last doubt that the ever-in- erasing ataoke of gold held by the Jending banke ostribute a good deal to this extraordin. ex own in the different Monoy Markets. Ac

A BRILLIANT BEND-OFFling to careful researches which I have mado,

The waigus secson of the Brongh Come visible stocks of gold and silver in the lead. banks and Treatise in Europe, America, Australie, end Japan presented themselves dar. brogit to a Riting close last night he

the last eight years as follows, in millions of

the City Hall was filled with the largest of LES over flowing bouses which have anomal enriaz the brilliant dison at zerreinaferl No botter programme could have been Kalde thin Pinero's farcical comedy Dazily Dink | The plot is too well known to require bo dapitulation. Its colMON KOM

Nothing could possibly have been better than the interpretatious the play revved at 356 hands of the Brough Company.' - One, and the parte fitted to perfection, aust ult was an evening's entertain Helenkans bes not onjoyed Athe Donn af i Larvoll's, Mr.

Dig very bask, ur the struggle desire to support coming cal reputation, and his teaderoy and

End of

Gold.

Silver.

1690 1801 -1602 1603

7,827

4,230

8,648

4.636

9,264

4,956

9,823

5,155

1804.

10,570

5,309

1805

11,050 -

5,200

1896

11,588

0,252

1807

12,505 26,418

'angmentation of gall comes from 1890 to to dearly five millards of fraues, or, say, Yesterday afternoo:1 a special meeting of the

millions sterling, of which at least 4,700, Pallion franos: wore furnished by the mines, Hongkong Sanitary Doard was held for the purpose of considering a roport submitted to the members by Dr. J. M. Atkinson concern

or dednation of the industrial onsumption. regards the rising of the luport duty on ing the prevalence of the bubonic plague and temptation of a tip on the Durnstone Hadiffer in India to a prohibitivo Jovel, as I have The Reichstag has finally passed the Navy challpox at Mosas, which place the doctor has was exceedingly fanny. His attempts taposed repeatedly in these columns, I have recently vital with the rich to getting certain rid of Mardon frustrated by the meetto cerad a letter for headquarters to the effect Bil.

information. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (Principal on him and Gocres, Tidd, wore most at an interforence or material. restriction Civil Medical Oleur) oopied the chair, and wide his horr at the impending natrepar The Istest lospatohas roacired at Washing, there wożo also present the Hon. F. H. May notices of the sparting Daand, his grange Jaight Ind to surious discontent if it were an

trade of a convenient commodity. But if Captain Superintendent et Felive), the Hon. went upon bonged if he could apolated act aimed upparently at depriving the comprehensive carrono mezeno should prove R. 1. Ormsby Director of Public Werke), Mir pair of ponies tale amusing pat

capable of being put in operation in a saduer 4. W. Browin (Acting Esgistrar-General), Ar rough es Geezed the N. J. Eda, and Dr. Francis Clark (Aeling id a vision of canus marking head

týri,” with a desire to get herʼnoga bara

to afford greater facility of remittance to und Sacratury and Medical Offeer of Health).

from India, some of the objections to a restriction The PRESIDENT Taperked that they would to races, while the Bishop BALATONE

of silver imports might be removou or lessened. see that the report they were onlled upon to

was excellence italf. The fall of the med At all orente, the pitical as well as the purely on the fist not, when he finer a gousuler doult with the prevalence of the

monetary effects of such a step would requiro babonic plague at Mczo, and he might rid Salome and Shets, who have appeals

to be carefully waigled. No doubt the solution

· than this letter must hé, masidered confidential.

for help in their distress, to put tubi of the Indian currency problem is not an easy He would call their attention to the condition Quats on Dandy Dick rised perigolemai- tash; but I am of opinion that if Mr. which existed in 1895. In 1895 information

cane of applause. Her earnesteding to the Lindsay's plan, which I have made my owa, was obtained of the efistance of plague in Doan not to give her away about. Dan Dick's ware to te tried, say, for six montle, much good Maso, and in consequere Dr. Lowson visited chances of whining, lost the canon the would result from it to all interested partios. the colony and subseqatly reported that the arcon should rush in and when the disease was and had joga for two invaths price, was rory fanny, altogether Tidd as as excellent a place of comely acting as con prevalent in that colony. On the 23rd of April, Fa-days after this raport -id, His well be inwgined, dr. Shinagaright char Excelloney the Governor by proclamation practeristic and amusing represent the part Fir Tristram Kardon Mr Majeroni hibited the inpertation of Chinese from the R THE BANARE EUCH,

port of Macas, The metabors had read the as cr Tarver, a martys to ver, with a ohet C, and a firm bath his own vocal Wong Wong and his son who trade under letter eubmitted to them and know the stats. tus style of the Sankou as foreign goods route it contained. If they had anything to powers, as catromy was aled Mr. dealers at 255, Queen's fod Central, esmo upay on the matter ho thought they had better Roberts in the pomppelissaret little Mr. Darbey, Major Tarversrother offliner: Their for their pablio examen. The statement hear it di

Low xxchange je silently causing a steady of nituirs showed thy gews habilities to be Dr. CLARE read and paragraph from the appearance is for xplain the collapse inerzia in the export trade, although the

of the fancy ball to the two disappointed and $17,118,39, she assets being put doru a lutar as follows. Fue se ronths past indignant girls was greeted with ropes of laughseneity and consequent doneness of copper cla is believed by many to hamper the true in no $6,398.83, lessing a delicione af 59,064,78 mallpox and plagne have been prevalent in

Mise Temp and Miss Hardly gave a ficousiderable degree. In spite of a furttor Mr. Wilkinson represented the majority of the eco

xeditore

pilal exposition of the two sisters-noring Gatling off in the shipments of Tea, the value of could possibly hava boon better. Miss Watt-

SUPREME COURT.

31st March.

IN-BANKRUPTCY.

BEFORE HI HONOUR SIR JOHN CARLINGTON:

The PRESIDENT-I think you, Dr. Carl, visited Make some two months ago?

Dr. CLARK Yes.

The PRESIDENT-Taabtala information with regard to the plague P

· Dr. CLARK —Yes!

The FESSIDENT-Have you the report which you sent to the Bonini?

for.

CHINA'S EXPORT, TRADE IN 1897. INTERESTING REMARKS ON THE TEA TRADE

Tas following is the action referring to the. export trade in ties report on the foreigastrade of Chins in 1997 by Mr. F. E. 7201 Statistimi Secretary of the Imperial Maritimu

Customs:

Thauer was algo sery well suited in the part of the exports oxcooded that of 1800 by over 34 Hranah Topping The smail part of Hatobauillien tasla. The year 1895 how the record with a ralue of HE. TI. 143,293,311, but 187 the groom, in charge of Dandy Dick, was ex-

as beaten this daily and stands at Ik. Tls. tremely well played by Mr. Hards, his cheer

at that

bufig not the first notiseutike part of his share 169,501,856, which hot tirnó que cables Luclucked

in the performance, as it tickled the bouse im.

A. S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED.} the tofal trade with China under faranga (Kowloon), Staves (RA), Mogro (Koreload also beta nf 1 by Whig Sok Hi Falf-dozen patients Esering from other die k upou the stago. Thas ended the most well as valuos have increased. White black

TIED WONGKONG

DISPENSARY.

Established A.D. 1841.

Hongbong, 15th March, 1898.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ONLY COLORS rakatel, in theseos columns

shawld be aùirment to THE ERT2B.

kong.

RICAN BUTTER AND CANNED

MILE IN HONGKONG.

Rays Octivo Complots with Twelve Maps ated 'lsa, PP. 1,303, $7. Directory only, FF.ininistration, after the withdrawal of the British Consular sid to the collection of the revenue, was increased at Shanghai by the Taiping Bebellion of 1853. Then came the establishment of what we know as the Foreign Customs The Tientsin Treaty provides that the Chinese Government may select any British subject to aid in the administration of Customs revenue and in the prevention of smuggling. The interposition thus established between the Chinese Customs authorities on the one band, and the British traders on the other hand, was meant, the article in the Journal snya," not only to supply all that had been useful in the Hong merchants before the "treaties of 1842-43, and in the British *Consulo afterwards, until withdrawn by "Lord PALMERSTow in 1831, but also to "take up the construction and administra AERATED WATERS of "tion of a new and improved system of "Chinese Customs under Art. 40 of the our manuketuro are sold throughout

"Treaty, representing, ne towards the the Far East and are invariably pre-Chinese authorities, the views and re- ferred on account of their excellence. "quirements of the British traders, and, as towards the British traders, the views ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-and requirements of the Chinese authori-ing of shareholders of the Bank the directors

"Lies. It was fully recognised that the officer to bo appointed by the Chinese "Government as Inspector Generat nuust, in "the order of things, be a British subject, "whilet the Commissioners as the Ports and WATERS MANUFACTURED the foreign members of the Service, ap- BY US art acknowledged by the lead-"pointed by the Inspector-General himself, "should be subjects of the various Powers ing English makers,to be equal to thos

with whom China bad treaties the prin of their own production,

"cipal feature of the service therefore being a

"being me Chief, and such Chief a British "Cosmopolitan staff, and its first essential "eubject" An attempt was recently made

A Chinese woman and two men were charged to wrest the office of Inspector-General from at the Police Court yesterday, before Comman: British hands, but was frustrated, and it der Hastings, with removing from a hor has now been formally agreed that as long Youmati, early that morning, a tiek and ap.

parently dying woman, the female prisoner. In answer to the Oficial Receiver (Mr. as British trade with China" exceeds that of being fired 35 and each of the male prisobar 81. Shopbard) the older dabbor said he w other Powers the Inspector-General shall be The prisoners woce cheersed by an Indian coa foreign goods enter and carried on a British subject. It is satisfactory to know stable placing the women on told bost lying business at 29, Queen's Road Central He had high and dry on the beach. Inspector Robertcrried business in the same premises for 20 that the point has been so decisively settled, son ordered the remeral of the precian to the years, under the style of the Smakoor auditis also satisfactory to have'n semi-official hopital, and yesterday morning she died of Who started at first there were three other

partera bonides himself Leo Bi Chin, Wong: Dr. CLAKE snid that is the report sant hy himmel AuBlurs the butler at the Deanery, the exports from Formosa. It la satisfactory to announcement such as that published in

Vols Wing, and Wong Sung Wi. They on to the Board on May 26th 1897, he said that secustomer todo a little bit on the ill on his note that the increase is not due to an excep OWD Lucount, and on commission from the kit Lional demand for a particular article, mad the Journal of the ground taken up by the To-morrow afternoon, at 430, a football match at $100 in the firm Les Si Chien went out con going over to Macao ke first visited the hell, Mez Mlatzre was very amusing. While roference to the table of exports will show that British Government. The article is fol- between a combined team of Kewhon F.C.nd the banca about January, 1895. Debtor bought Chinese Hospital and saw there 40 or 50 past but not least, core eroare almost every item, except tea, has shared in the It might be thought that tho When expansion.

inarenmod value oonid probably be explained by lowed by statistics compiled from the 2nd-25th Co R.A., oud the Regimental tearn by share and paid him $700, which war päid isent, none suffering from plague. Z Koul Topping desertes cordial praise.

Ho borrowed the money from tyo of his informed that plagus patients were, ut brou will be played at the Happy Valley on the Hoagash. Chinese Customs returns for 1896 showing kong Clab's ground. The following is the com-friends-Wong Tang Bug and Wang Qysi In removed to another Hospital. In the Fugital ertad fell upon the last not there was n that Great Britain, carries 82 per cent of bird team:-Saith (RA), goal: Dyer (Kow-hat did not take them in as partners. They be found nine cases of plague. There very la perfect storm of cheering, which was again and better prices obtained in consequence of

briok ten show an increase of 3,512,picals, Joon) and Hildebrand (RA) backs; Smiralatios af bis Hostalower them this $700 170 cases esmallpox one convalescented again renewed, as the fall company, wero again exchange, but it will be seen that quantities of The Compay love for Ehanghai fall from 912.417 to 761.91 picals, geson tes flags and pays 70 per cent of the dnes and half lacks Barlow (Kowlvon) Jones (Wong Yes Wings in Hopteinber of Oftober, Grece On Fiting the Chinose quretors antal theatrical season over known in Fongers other kind of tes deeling. Biner les Kekundy (Kowloon). Marray Korleen 1895. At the time ledenth he was indebted number of meste but tomorrow Ter Ferna, and there is every from 118,993 te 201,168 picals. I am one of dutico collected in that re

loon), forwards. This probably be tho

to him in the sum of 600 meis and 150 dollars siderable number of worly-made graves, probability that one performance will be given those who believe in the potatility of roviving interest.

was inclined to think there were eight or nine this city on their return when en route to Another artico in the Journal is entitled last matek of the seasca

The Oficial Receiver All the books are enses of plane daily in the colony of Maeso,

this irade. It may not be generally known that the most delicate and highly prized teas "The Trade and Shipping of the Yangtza-

kept in acls. I hare often tried to get these Dr. Clark nidad ant the information con Lendon per Coromandel.. Once during his cacay Carl Hertz was sold. people to keep them in lollars, but they are tained in this report was subsequently can.

from India and Ceylon are grown on the higher [94. * king," in which a good deal of informa- It was by a little boy when he was performing able to do so. They actually into half fird

The PRESIDENT Said that the curious thing

altades and are produced from plante of Chinese origin. The bulk of the les experted tion is given regarding the working of the in the Southern States of Americh. One of each and half cents.

bis ricks cenzisted in putting a deltar browed Examination continned-Wong Yek Wing shout it was that while the pingue was epidemic

from India comes from the platne, and is transit pass system, and statistics are com from the audience into an raugo, and after was bis brother, and he took over his shard.

or prastically raging in Macas in 1895 in Hong-

The American Bureau of Foreign Commerce the product of the indigenous plaut which piled showing the share of Great Britain in the wars placing it in a boy's pocket. The boys Wong Sang Wi, who came from the samo kong they were more or less Tras from it, nad ba

in its wild state a height of 30 feet- trade. The article concludes as follows:-boon given by the conjurer before he appears bught his share paying him $700 in cash. reigation of Chinese Rom Bean was one of raports, an example which might be followed and which will not Hourish excapt at of coure a' cotifederale, to whom, a dollar has village as himself, retired in 1896, and be certainly, thought that the stoppige of the tow publishes datly advance sheets of Cuasular grow as a forest tree in Manipar-attaining The tens unde from the It may be again pointed out that the on the stage. On the right in question the He borrowed 90 fol Wong Iwai In a $500 the main causes of this.

with advantage in England. The following low sicvations. great river is the chief commercial artery boy when called up in the presence of the from Wong Tung Hong. The money was still Mr. Ene-In your report you say only two report by the American Consal at Hongzeug, leaves of those plants yield a strong liquor, and

audience to take the dollar cut of his pocket,

they are consequently economical in use; bat of Chiun, down which will eventually replied, as be produced s quantity of maling. They had not pressed him for repay as oxistat.

ment because ho pani them) the intersat every

The PRESIDENTI SA self in ono Hospi.dated 14th December last, was pablished on the they es certainly anwholesome, and they lack altogether the delicious aroma of the teak *be carried the principal products of the change, "Here's 9 conta I got thirsty arit year. He had but to other partnere. Onal wo cases of plague, but there were only 20 21 Fobranry

I am in receipt of a communication from a changed the dollar ron gave me. After that Jamary 26th, 1805, Lo fapforral one of his patients in that Hospital altogether. Expire. The vast mineral resources, the Mr. Herts decided never more to work with shares i ene of his sons without any considerá on the stalker of the Chinese doctor tecrogatories relative to a possible market for beanse the fan states art makes tho 139 grew at higher illudes fruta Chinese plants. Mr. Enn said heardly thought they could beuse in New York, propounding a sorius of lay ean be placed on the market at low pricus #copper, iron ore, and coal of Yunnan, confederate.

tion. Io valnod tho' ikére, ak 3700. At that "Section, and Hupeh, the white wax of

What the Pro-American batter in Hongkong, the answers to quantity of leaf to be dealt with makes the use tims he owned four share in the businese, boing that be had visited 27 cemes.

which I consider of sufficient importance to of machinery profitable and even, aucSSESŁY. Schon aud the Indian ink of Ngattasy Beard yesterday it was duidel, owing to whom he made him a pregunt of this share, or

At a special menting of the Hongkong Bahi the sole partner. His son was 14 years of age sent said was reliablo.

The PRESIDENT Maid that first of all this tauusarit to the Departeat, with a view to The eastial diferenes between the process of "whei, the Chian olay of Kiange, and the the prevalence of bubonic plague and smallpox 18 years of age according to Chinese reckoning, Chinese docter told him he hul attended two their publication for the information of dairy-manntaiture in India and Ceylon and in China On the 18th March, et Christ Church, Yekolama,silk and silk manufactures of all the at Mazo, to recommend the Government to Ho wanted his our to Journ the basines and as a day. He told him not want mere ren and batter exporters in general. by the Rev. E. Champney Iris HAROTI: HENRY

insiitate a medical inspection of all Claeso assist him in it. Ho was never in the Bank-statomeals he wanted facts, and asked him how BASINISTER Second Bay of the jatt Henry RAIKES, central provinces must all find their way coming to Hongkong from Macao, Dr. J. Mruptuy Court before sul never in monetary many he had attended imself. The replied, ported from Denmark, Australia, und Franco, seems to be impossible in this country under of Hul, to ANNIE, foreth daughter of the late

The books pri- via the treaty ports of the river to their Atkinson (Prinsipal Civil Medical Oficer) has diffositive antil recently.

I can positirely tell you I have seen one fresh with small quantities from California The present conditions. It has been stated recently Edward A. Orarsa, of Louden.

duced were all he had orceps on-the stock casa every two days since the Chinesć now Danish is the most popular. The average price that the peculiar excellence of flee Chine teas **proper outlet at Shanghai and thence to heen to Macdo renently with the object of

getting information as to the prevalence of the book--whjet was missing. He did not know

obtained for latter in this market is 80 cents would be ruined by the sleption of Indian the markets of the Western world." This page there, and previous to yesterday's most where it was. His fat kept tho banks for

ThS CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POrder Mesioun (33 conta gold) per pound. Hongkong methods. This may be true of faucy toas for. His business hal benn going lown. is the reason why Eugland is so determined ing his report was in the hands of the wombers. Lin.

anid there might be cases a day. They knew boing a free post, no statistics as to the total exhibition, but is cortainly not true if applied export to orinary five teas. Not being Vodka tengla ofall at be inter. The report is to be considered conidential, and since 1884 or 18, at the time of the plague, the slack way they did things at Macao. They aantity imported are obtainable.

United States creamery batter, properly pro- my opinion is of little value, but I may bs forel with in any way. There appears, read aptly unable to lay it for our sing $616 tollars in 1816 and 823 in 1500 in ne bo to hour visitation.

His total liabilities at the end of 1894 were a PRIDENT said that if there wars two paved, and geuning biter, can find a good permited to say that I have been negence

cuses a day that meant that there had been sinco market here. to lose pronez however, to be some danger that while meeting, banely Foromo piles yetti ya gaman af is the Chinese new your about 78 cases. He was

Aura in China tes of sosh delightful fengrance from the your of the plagu

American exporters hath been labouring and digestibility is some have tasted from THE Board of Trade Journal for February attention, is so strongly concentrated on the smallpox and plague bare been prevalent in

$119.30 uuted for the decrease in that--Eather would laveto multiply that her and late cost hurens the demand is for Chiness plants but manufactured by machinery. tiling is patition, when his habitition were

than under the delusion that anything is good enough Darjeeling and the Kangen Valley grown from contains two articles which, appearing at Yangtze the importance of our interests in

his abilities while at the same time ho was hér by ten tỏ get at thy rest uumber of cuses. Į the highest, gročas, duE VIL KORRAS

I that the experimit commenced at the presort juncture, may be causidered the South may be underestimated or over- At Asan, ie the Marianne Isktrum, a British

The should like to lose have many health re-ing to par for them. As per example: le bolive that shortly to be imitated at Hankor. to possess special ciguificance. The Journal locked. In this connectice we would invite subject mated Golo Harings was murdered making esses, by the bigher price of goods. He

trus had been sent from Macao recently, Are pay $1.30 (62 couts gull) tin for English will, if sticleic pred ciomu to went to his native country uz Deremih lant, on the Dik January Inst. From the

month or Kix weeks ago health returns were eleven days before ho sign bis potition. He lefi is edited by the Commercial Department of

report of the occurrence given by the Manila kis sou la charge of the stop ad four or five ser seit weekly from aro

canned asparagus, when the same fra bure tha fantary, evenically conult in a How many hul been (Las & Granford) are agents for the Quest will encourage the adoption of similar metada the Board of Trade and its contents ordiu-

Comercio it appears that the victim and

tinned Californio asparages for 55 cents Mexi in other centres of the tea industry and will re arily consist of abstracts of official reporta,

his wife were taking a walk wher thig met auts. Lusiness was carril on na usual; no writ sout during the last six weeks? He noticed

He want that they did uat almit the oxistence of sunleau (26 sente gold), better goods in every way rida for this important trades large measure of She Franse ask China to guarantee that deaskan nativo ex-censie zamel Fransisco al teised aiast him, British and foreign, and reprints or tranet no part of the provinces of Kwangiang, Cruz, who attempted to kiss the hudy's hand, way to collect debts and to repair the plague. They shaply group all sich and one-third as cheap, When I bought the fun formar prosperity.

toulas of his father, and grandfather I cases ar the title over eruptive" or as Dr.. last tin ho bud-und inquired for more, the salvar

It will to observed, on reference to the table tions of newspaper articles hearing on trade Kwangsi, and Yunaan shall be coded to Therenpou Kaminga knorked his down. Ou Foreign Power What does that mean? Congesting up the ex-convict said, “You bol better

did an Low of his own knowledge wist Towson called them in 1805 "foul gowns forer." man replied that I was the only person he had giving the particulars of the direct expurtation questions. As I rule the slitorial work considered ontsarily, it appears to be analogous to

Dr. CLARE said there was a return for the ever tried it, except himself; that he could not of tea to Forsigs countries, that the shipments lock out, and run to his house, which was close took place in his alop while he was away. sists of compilation and condensation only and England's recently obtained guaruutes that no be. Kuminga weel to give information to the did not tell is brokers he was in dificulties week ending 30th February, oue for the wok even give tin away, bosante it was American. of tes to India, soruiting almost entirely of green does not include any original writing. The part of tho Yongtage Vallay be shenated. But robertadordillo, who entered the arret, of the winters in Desunder 15th be Tish Maths, and mother was dated March 18th. kouz Hotel, the largest botol in the colony, tons are not dezsumed in Iulia, but are destine J. C. Goodchild, lato manager of the Borg teas, fell from 16,737 to 11,441 piculs Those and them over to tis atop to tacte abarge. vading 27th Fobrusty, our for the work ending in truth the two conditions am radically differ-x-convict, but when they wore going to executo

From Bombay they are February number, however, furnishes an eat. Enghud's object is to secure the fice

return it was stated that there had been tou Foster and Co., and others of San Francisco, shipped to Karachi, when they are exception to this rule. The auticle on navigation of Caine's great antorway, which, the warrant the criciaal gavo Katainga a stab fount the door of his shop closet, and his Thors had been acting since. In the last imported last your from Goulberg & Bowen, force possia

in the heart which proved intantly fatal. He son told him he had led a petition in the

deaths from lyphoni fever so-called.

pror 1,200 pounds of pickled and creamery carried by come caravans, via Peshawar, Catal, "British Commercial Relations with China with ils tributaries, affords access to some X-

than orcaped and fed into the mountains, but

The Persipur-How many DAKLA cf butter. Ho place it on his table, and the and Estat, to Bokhara, Samarkand, but other teen provinces. The closing of the Yangtze to

was arrested two days later. -

guests had to and it. The result was that it distributing centres.

Anuther route ia from and the Establishment of the Inspectorate British weeks would involve the ruin of

eruptivo fever

Th. Cafe-Thave, and ten of tynkoid. was liked, and rosidents of the city fell into the Berkay to Bander Abbas in the Porsian Gulf, General of Chinese Imperial Maritime British trade with Chins, and England is de-

At the Folia Court yesterday a Chinese

The ParanesThat is the fist time habit of wonding to him for roll for their and thence by earuvan through Persia to termined that it shall be kept open to the officer was heavily fined by Commerder

braboid bus appeared? Customs," though a compilation, does not slips of all matious and that no foreigu Pover

privato use. Lo imported it in barrels of 100 Askabed, ato. The falling off in the shipments Dr. CLARE-No, thoro was one 0860 mon- balls, each roll weighing 14 pounds, and it was to Bombay may be partly agezibed to large profess to be a mere summary of any parti- shall acquire a position from which is unriga. Hastings, for bring false charge. On Wed

Lioned the previous week,

ital down in Hongkong for from 26 to 2 canta stocks held ever from Luat mesmen, and to the onlar public document, but embodies in- tiva epaild to interrupted, or the froglum fnesday P. C. Lippist, under a search warrant for

The PRINT-How any the wook beforof¦ gold per pound.

disorganisation of trade brought about by the Laude on its waters hampered. A guarantee it, accompanied the excise offer to a house

Dr. CLARE Tirole aaptive ferers. They Of Into, fresh Australian batter has been bubonic plague, but the chief cauen is to be dependent deductions and

upstairs in pronare of his spareh, and was and appears to have been written ape tung Kwangsi, and Yannan cannot be con-

typhoid and sdwetimes emptivo fover. trued in any similar sense, It is plainly a shortly afterwards amuosed to the ground

(26 cente gold) a pound: There are three small resali Central Asia, Batoum taking the place of cilly for the Journal, or, which is per attempt to establish a "sphere of influence floor where the exeice officer stated ho kal

Toi Ou, who formerly carried on business of Mr. ED-Is it supposed ise get the plague dairy farms on the island that are under Govern Bombay as the post to which they are shipped mext inspection. The cattle are-table-fed, and firstly froni China. The development of leis haps more probable, for the information with a view to futare contingencies. In short, fed six nos of opiam on the box of one of 364, Queen'e Road Central, ne an exparteu of From Carton and Masac

The PRESIDENT-I think it is very probabla, they only pretend to furnish milk, cream, and ronita is due to the opening of the Contral Asing in the first place of Her Majesty's Minis the recent proceedings of Russia and France the occupants. Firs more of the comparisons, silks, X., to Californis and Singapore, also ters, being ther placed at the disposal are obviously directed to the dismemberment the bottom placod the glom of the cano up for his public examination. He had but we cannot prove it. Most of the case butter to Faropean residents. Alicgether, it is Raliway, and for some times. considerable d timated that the three farcas Bell8,000 pounds increasing quantity of tes is bean transhipped of the Chinese empiro, Russin taking Man. the excise officer the opinn on the been in business at the address given for about which courred worn dekad up in the straat.

bed to obtain a conviction. At Un Magistracy 11 year. The abilities were set down at

a your. They charge $1.60 Mexican (76 dents to Baloum tia Fort Suit By the old over of the Board of Trade for publication, with ohuria, with, perhaps, the vast project of

gold) a pound; so it is decidedly a hxury. Yet landrontos from Karachi and Baader the view not only of enlightening the gradual extension fence in westerly and yesterday Commander Hastings dismissed the $3,000 cue the assets at $24,000, 31. Brusom sjority of the eases were load Berits.

The CAPTAIN SEPERINTENDENT OF Fores it cannot always be depended upon by those Ass there are many difficulties to ko public in general as to our interests in narthorly directions until all the provizuos kargo against the semipant of the house, £nedrepresented creditors Red Mr. Exons was the

The 523i offiour 850, and ordered his dismissal eltora eleitor north of the Yellow River, together with

The examination was id.The Malical Offer ways the majority of the who are uble and willing to pay. At present, cucinatored, such as taxation when passing journed.

cara doad and pisska np in the street, and the duiries are closed by the Government on through Afghanistan or Forsia, risk frou. Chim, but lotting foreign Governments Mongolia, are absorbod; France appropriat from the survice.

yan sapnet trace anything about theta.

count of hoof and mouth diseased among the robbers, expence of transport, and uncertainty ing the three southern provincos, and also see the position from a British stand-

Mr. En-I think that is owing to the fact cattle. With butter, as with evaporated or as to the length of time. Dooupied on the land. England being left to work out her destiny point. At all-events, whatever the origin in Central Chins along the Yangtse Valley,

that the Chinese are afraid of their houses sammed milk, the domand is rapidly increasing journey. Microvar, owing to the dangora of heug disinfented, and when they sehat among the Chinezo. In regard to the latter the read, & suficient number of merchants have of the article, it is a useful and significant sandwiched between Russia at Frauce. It is

omon is sibulad they put him out into the article, I am in receipt of numerous letters to combine their caravans for mutual protection, a stupendous programme, but the demands

street.

from our manufacturers. The Helvetin Milk and thus there is often delay before a start cau one. After a brief reference to the con-

formulated from St. Petersburg and Paris

The CAPTAIN-SUPERINTENDENT--It would Condensing Company, of Highland, IL, after ho made On the other hand, teas shipped ditious prevailing in the pre-treaty days a are unmistakable pointers. England, however,

be impossible to find out Low long the person writing wo saveral times, sanita osse of 48 ans dieset to Batam are brought at once into: summary is given of the varicus changes already pessoas an island lying off the coast considerable effect upon the rice jurkos in THE LATE DE UI KAL-PROPOSED effected had boon in the colony. This opeenis of their cream. I turns it over to the well communication with the way long, within

of plague started about ten days or so after the known Gerish firin of Lanta Wegener their anal destination, or some place, that followed the opening of the treaty ports, pool of the East. She also possisses a portion rise in the price of tice there and couragnost

Racos, when there was a tremendous influx of & Co. They reported to me, as follows enty wch of it, with acuity and despai landing up to the establishment of the of the mainland of Kwangtung, and has tenfor distress ang the poorer classes. Recently,

Chinese. TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS," the Tuotai of Cantou, it is said, approached th

"We may say that it is excellunt in query It is said that of the small quantity of des Dr. CLAU-I certainly think that that was rapect. It is, however, not the cles of goods shinnad to Bombay in 1807 a proportion wa Inspectorate-General of the Chinese Im-re time openly thinking of asking for mare.

She has, further, large tradat operations with Government at Hongkong to prohibit the export Sir, The undersigned, having pertaini

in which a regalar.tredo could be built up, townherently reshipped to Bateam, and that perial Maritime Custumus. By the General Canton, and it was through her outerprise that of zice there, but the latter declined to comply that the widow and child of the late Dr. the start of it,

UI Kai are willing to accept of pablie sab The PRERIDONT said they had knowledge comanniption belog teredingly small. What shippers are establishing agoncing along thin line Regulations of Trade issued in pursuance the West River was opened, which runs through with the request. Thereupon, Eae Taotai com

to of the very provinces included in the municated with the Chinese Minister to Japan peription, and having been communicated with of the existenes of the plague at Santow at that wa raguire for this market is a cheap kind of of milway. The Ruesta Government of the Nanking Treaty, the Chinese Superin-French demand. It must be presumed that roasting him to take steps for the suspension by many of the deceased's friends and asked to timu. Probably some cases we intradnood condensed naik, sweptened and of white selona, guraging the adaption of this route and making tendent of Customs at each port was to England intends to keep the West Eivor open for one month of the import of rien to Japan by take action in the matter. I beg to notify that from Hwatow about the Chinese now rear. He like the Dutch mannfpotere, which should not calderable reduction in the import adopt the many that he might judge most to the trade of the world just as she intends to Chinoso in Yokobou, Kobo, and Nagasaki, moeting will be bell in the Compradore's certainly thought it was their duty to reen cost more than 31.80 to 32 Mexican (85 to 95 levied on tus brought to Baten in vels proper to prevent the revenue suffering byep the Tangtuso open. The establishment of This resulted in the eating of Tokelate oflce of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. on and the Government to take story stop to ants guid) per dosen caus laid down legs, and flying the Eating Eng.

French control in Kwangbang and Kwangi Chinamon on Saturday, aud after Bome discession Monday next, the 4th April, at 4 p.za, at which prevent the introduction of fresh cases of plague, which is selling in very important quantities. A remarkabis rise from 6,034 to 62,741 piruls frand and smuggling and the British Consul would mean the ruin of Henghong and the the meeting came to the decision that the import meeting a general committed and treasurer will If no one had anything more to say he would say 500 cases mouth or more

will be remarked in the brick tea shipped to of xiao frou Kwangtong to Japan should be be elected.

move that they recommend the Government to Wo tried this cream in our family and before Great Britain. This was due to an interesting exolation of British commeres from Canton and was to be security for all British merchant the whole of the regions watered by the West suspended for two weeks from the The meet-

* HỌ TUNG

instituto medical inspection of all Chiness from the roneipt of the above letter decided that it experiment which was tried with. I understand, Macan either by Chinese vessels or steamers. ships, and in the event of any instance Elves. That would razonly be tolerable.

Hongkong, 31st Mareb, 1899.

was one of the eases where the goods were too promising resulta. Blok ten datined for Cen- ing then dispersed.--Japan Guzelle.

Qurrarzundestrass for word their name and address with communications addramed to the Adibur, not

or publácntian, hut as evidence of groit fail,

Letters for publleation zhoridiš be written on one 'Brim of the pipe anty-

No mousy signed communications that have alvemly appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Ontres forceira copies of DAULT Preas should be

smi before 11 ein on day of publication. After that Four the scpply és limited. Only supplied for Unch Telegraphic Addren Press—A.8.0. Gade. P.0 Bar. 201 Teohane No. 13

MARRIAGE

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, APR 1st, 1898.

WHAT .

attention to the following extract from a excellent article on the Japan Mail:--

Muono.

a

Bankruptcy Court the day presiona

Ku

By Mr. Wilki son-He was the sole manager of the business, the partners he hurt med being dormants. Up to 1894 there was on in the same way during the whole of the profit every year. He and carried his bosineS time he had been ir. Jasiness. His business was both retail und wholesale.

The on having also been examines, the

day wook at half-mat tea.

year,"

is that the tens are pucked within 24 hours of The butter consumed in Hongkong is in the leaves having beor placked, which would

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conclusions, with regard to the three provinces of Kwan- / at No. 132, Second Street. The constable went public examination was adjourned until Turchange the name. Sometimes they call it brought herein refrigerators at 55 couts Mexican found in a diversiu of the route by which they

A meeting of the leading Chinese merchants of Yokobante was held at the Chinese Club on the afternoon of the 19th March to disus certain instructivas issued by the Chinese Minister in Tokyo. It appears that the recont import of foreign rice into Japan l bad a

of Kwanging, where she has created the Eiror Kungtung, o geral laing a coLeiduralita

Re TROI ON.

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION.

Answering Mr. Elle, Dr. CLARK said the