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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUISDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1898,

The N. Y. .K."anner Kayushima Maris (Amoriean Line) left Moji for this port on Saturday evening. 2r inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 27th ust

foreigners hands "they must take their chance in common with native goods, and bear whatever intpositions the rajkacity or #necessities of Chinese sulministration may

The trouty signed between Japan and Bis is "infier" An explanation, Mr. GUNDRY said to to on an unequal basis: Japan 18 says, may perhaps be found in the circum-ranked us a European Power, and reizing extra- stances of the day. Mr. BURLINARAM had territoriality, which pelvilege. Bidoos 20

obtain in Japan. just been missioned to plead the onuso

of China, and Mr. Jons Basaur was PreThe number of plague crack reported art sident of the Beart of Trade. The sympy wank wie 127 and of deaths 109, For the twenty-four hours o noon on Sunday thoro CICLE AND DARBOTORY hice of Mr. Bucur with China and the were 21 case and 17 deaths, and for tho BUNA, JAPAN, COREA, ENO-CHINA CRused by Mr. BURLINGHAM's twenty-four hours te noon of yesterday 28 mens

mission are referred to in detail, the and the same number of dontha subsequent history of the lekin con troversy is given, and the present position is clearly analysed. "The tris remedy for lekin," Mr. GUNDRY concludet,

STUNTS, NETHERLANDE INDIA, SIAM HILIPPINES, BURN KO, K., e. WI VEICH ARE IN0611ORATEN THE CHINA DIRECTORY

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PRINCE HENRY IN THE NORTH.

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SANGHAI, 25th April. Prins Henry left here today for Fouchow.

THE DISTURBANCE IN BORNEO. [S24TELEURA TOTHE "DAILY FARS.")

Braspol 25th April. Meslek has submitter.

THE. VAR.

AN ORG.LAST FARATUS FAR EAST.."is uilways. Goods trains cannot be atop Reasons are given why it is supposed the pit. 1. soeing that' war has not boon declared.

FOR

1898.

The TRTY MIXTH ÀNHALAL ÁSSUK, Red Getmas, Compdera aith Twolen Maps

محمد وعلية.

THE NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION,

rapidly being reached. Thepo le thus more Nga than ever to potest against procedure which is key still further curtail the mar gin.

The export of cassin fri South China is almost utily the hands of German firms; and, ouce at initial vuities have been not and avorsom, they will no doubt appear on the ecoss med take fall adventage of our experience,

consequence, it is not to be expected that the exports for 1897 will show wrything like the totals of 1896.

Nails...

Alkaloids......

1890.

Tous

Tons.

7. 3943

1,035:5

13706-2

4,1968-

2.886-

331F0

275-4

3117

3009

153.8

5.8393 10,US#4

4.2

and Mary, pa le ST. 1rectory only. PP. railways are not yet; and merobauts 8-month opened with a moderate business pass Black, Campinion of the Most Honourable Or. direst to the conesmer by does not receive stich Lagonrrying enacity is imperative, aether the difeulty of retaining it. The is, at tho`·

A. S. WAPSON & CO.,

LIMPER

MANUFACTURES,OP

AERATED WATERS.

—

AERATED WATERS of eur manniactiure are sold throughout

German exports to Japan presunt a more Oral that the farta kyslem is one which

favourable resalt, priumipally owing to tho The queunt of opin predeced In this pro- sager and woollengods trade; but ot fan sOTON cannot be objected to; it must yet he regrotted that it is possible La tax foreign trudo for the vinets insignificant, and copes principally impartint artists of export of frota 3,00 benefit, as exclusively of the Chinese Gioveru from Chen-au-fa. I huve in vain. been trying to 5,000,000 marks" value in 1895, five.ahow ment, but of sortain individuals. In 1891-94, to get reliable partieners regarding the falling off in 1807; indeed, the export of wool- when the Kowloon and Limpa stations look Tunnen eplum vhio pages through oa its on goads nuil tur iron only reached hul the

·A canyurative lable. For this first half proviously are out they in six months accurate information from usilin lator our lower. over the collection of son kerosene oil, way to the cast, hi have been promised gnautities of those in 1896, umle falling still cellostad, at the farmere rates, about 75 per The taxation on native our was last your of the years 1836 and 1997 shows exports in cent more than he would have paid into the farted out to a son of late Governor the following quantities

1897 artiolin. Treasury in are mouths as the prios of his Genstal of Kunden and Kusicho Telon Yu- nopoly. It might, however, bo eeutendedying, ter a mot 18,00 ucis peconnum, and that the regston is contrary to Treaty, in the total quantity exportót hörs is, I am told, Woollen eloti and goods, that it onfera what is practically a monopoly 10,000pients, representing about 50 par ock, of Sagar. in favour of the holder. No matter where or the import roes to Yan frontier.

So long as the viowa of exports regarding Cho | Aniline colours and dyns' to trade as bis ova pocouat without its boing manst saitable type of steater for use on the Woollen yarns. how he collects the tax, it is always open to hit possible to prove the actral fact against him. Wret River die held in suspanes, it would be Bar iron and he is that is a position to undersol pynsamptuena of, me to pai, forgar views of

The extraordinary increase in the sugar ex- other tracers. If the Tax is granted to the my 'JE, Tore especially as nothing is ne Guild daling in the partionlar article taxed, curately known regarding the actual con-

pore in a way compensatos for the lowas in iron the indikuce of the charge is somewhat lighditions at low water. I venture to think, The following productice was issued in a toucd forthe native merchant in that the arpins however, that a steamer about 150 feet and textile goods and druga Chian's trade.

taraad pro rain to the members; but should o Governené Gacelte trondlaars yesterday over and above the prloo is the monopoly ia roloug, with very great team, which will bowerer, shows no large intenues in linos

be able to curry 500 tots of cargo to maintain its average

German papers paint out the value of the morning

By A Excellency Major-General Wilsone foreigner wish to sell goods on his own account to 5 foot draught, would not prove unsuitable chine and Japan trade, and call attention to rules of freight be charged, and junkar Bast for the purces of investigating the der of the Bath, Oftver Administering the bonus, sad is placed at a corresponding diand wise: expenses will never allow of reasonable présent time, a correllies of Gormans in the Govers nout, and Commandor-in-Chief of the vantagen

Agrity is not a tax, the introcoat of which is prova orions captors. Should the ballende eltnation. The result of ita observations Colotiy of Hongkong sa ita Dependencies, and merely lutonded to increase the provincial roof anek a steg he found impracticable, and the suggestions it will have to offer wil a is the Irawaddyandoubtally give su imputus to Germany's an Vico-Admiral of the same.

Whereas, by a Preclamation dated the 23rd verus asu whole, instead of being, us the name only ether alter

of large flats or tinctury trails. Its return, is anxiously needs of the diatriot whore it le levied, an in- towed by pew light draught bincheitel.. April, 1898, I ga netife that Her Majesty had is supposed teimply, devated to the paroly local Company's A bean pined to direct last, during the con Linuses of the present state of war betwas erased inport duty As a matter of fuck, tor-The latter wordble to deep thale toys a the Kingdom of Spain fed the United States of winal tax, strictly speaking, does not exist in required at the v Ameria, ecriola Bules/should be put in force China. To- taxation is simply a pretext ng fresh o269.

When leviot by togethior te make in this Colony six days after the date of the sud whoroby the provincial authorities anek to re the necessity for reclication, and eld ba oboyed by all per over put of the los sustained by the Treaty and the passenge sons and was, to been subsequently in commutation of transit, dues street by the mourable Joseph Cham offcials on goods not under transit pass in pulu Learner berlan Her 'e Rausipal Secretary of charged at the -in station at the town for ostly stage and State for the Coles, that ench Role shall be which the goods are destins, and may hence to less placed on out of the many which auch goods compound by serious compet pat in force in this lony forthwith, I, horeby.termed transit 25-ki, insanch as it done item laposal, if y give notion that her josty has been plevard to direct that, ring continuance of the proa single pastabat. On this river, notations of he feel so dopo sout state war woon the Kingdom of freight are made by utise juuks at certain rates gotiating fo Spain and the Uni States of America, the which include all churgos (ey to that benght Bles contained in Proclamation date 23rd Fight From Nanning to Wuchaw je 25:10. April, 1888, uro hey put in force in this per pictul, and plas lekin, It 50 m ux launches l Cotony forthwith, are to be cbeyed by all but I 20 m. by itself would only inarchin, which is rar instances cover all aqucoses). It is thus regularly to W impossible to say how mach is freight or how package of arg perecs.

much in, eron, if the amount of tho Intter pengers, be ascertained, of what items it is coraposed.

Scald the to be levied by a mercantile Syadkste it is invariably collected at the port of injork, as the cost of collecting it all over the province woull bo too great. Goods under transit pass aro, hence, theoretically exempt from this levy, but faw Chinese dolors would daro to resist the attempts the Byulicate would subsequently make to ricover what it considered its ne

The United Statesman-of-way Olympia, The Echo Mararise alleges that many letters. sent from Mseas to Hongkong bearing the new Baltic, and Raloty left the harbour yes Varno de Gauza stamps fail to reach their ad- terday morning for Mi Bay. dress. One contemporary blames the Hong-Wo understand the fuilod Sistas question kong. Feat Office, the auggestion being that the

the legality of the traily proclamation, lettore are stolen for the sake of the stamps, ped and their contents overhauled udfering does not take place in the Muse Ofico, "taxed at every barrier a mandario Bul

Messrs. S. W. Royse & Co., in their report "his satellites choose to get up: Bot

dated Manchester, 26th March, sayThe ferested in developing the commerce of in pig iron, and prices improved somewhat in China may be pardoned for impatience the early past of the month. Latterly, however, the trade has bacaite dull, and truenotions only the abandonment of chucks which Lord for ently dalivory; shipments frius Middles "Born thoughtfally imposad." In he brough during this month are much below those during March last year, and quantities of pig covering despatch to the Foreign Office the iron which had been bought scoalatively have Coiltes of the Association sayThe been forced upon the market and have depressed "attitude of leniency which was adopted in values, which are now's few peace lower than at the end of Febrary. The soufootared iron 1868 was inspired by a mistaken betrade in the Midlanis is in a fairly good position, "lief that, if pressure were suspended, and press are loady; works in general are wall "China would more alone. It ia senively provided with orders at present: though new business has latterly been coming forward rather "an exaggeration to say that she has, slowly. Copper hasccutianed toogvancastendity, instond gone back on every promise being 12s. 6d, dearer than a month ago ni £21. 61 dearer than at the beginning of this "she has mande; and the Committeo venture use. Tin also has advanced nearly 20s, during this month and is st present onny. Speller has "to suggest that the time line come

nd rancol 108, per ton, and lead is per to "when it might be sittingly said to during this month, and both are steady

her: You Having been given sple opportunity and having neglected it, "we must return to a strict interpretation of the Treaty and resume the attitude which you have proved by your conduer

that we abandoned under a mistake." The unfortunate recognition of the squeeze

In the Daily Telegraph parlamentary report the 18th it a scene is described, caused by the well known Dr. Tanser It occurred during the discussion on the Navy Estimator, aftor Mr. Aastan Chamberlain's statement as to the progress of the works at various dookyanis, including Hongkong. "Dr. Tanner, haring. complimented Mr. Gorivo on being tho civilest Lord of the Admiralty hund over met (laughter) proceeded to point out that the debate had been Etto short of adultory am versation, extending from Hongkong 15 B raltar. He had over been to Hongkong, but had has a relative theroma

He Paras and are invariably pre-systein-as unfortunate for China herself as Fred up brukt of their excellence, for the merchants engaged in the foroiga trade-ought certainly to be withdrawn, and AIRCUTE PURITY_gueran-Mr. Gunay by his exhaustive memorou The Thebest materiais only are used. dum on the subject his kid the sercantile The Chairman That question doos net

communites of the Far East under a heavy arled in this vote. Lond laughter.) THE PRICES are only half those obligation. But in the present cireum changed in Enghand,

tances it would hardly be possible to ravert to the axant position contempted when the treaty was signed, in so far as

WATERS MANUFACTURED

Dr. Tannor Yes, sir, but I want to point out that Hongkong in not properly protected. (Cries of order)," point did not aries, but the paguacions dester The Chair again pointed out that the refused to rizure his vast, and ultimately Ead to be roquested to leave the House, which he

LAWN TENNSTURNAMENT. To following are fixtures for to-day:

Hamland o Wodeh Doriali L. Gent Bath Berole Smith

Makenzie Flet 2

Simonda and Langer Gedge and Wei Ou Viskany and Mo Humphreys and Humphrags.

In additions

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adovas less imm

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THE RUSSIAN MILITARY POSITION ON THE MÄNCHURIAN FRONTIER.

PROM A MILITARY CORRESPONDEST.) The pelior of Russia in regard to Manoharia eing now plainly revealed, it seems desirable to onsider the prosont distribution of her troops Sn Eastern bería and the available mens of Communication: The northern frontier of this Chinese province in renghly 660 miles fu length. It is defined by the course of the Argus rivar to its junction with the Aar, thence for 860 miles it follows the latter lo Khabarovka, the extreme north-easterly point, and then, after trending soath for 250 ils along the Usstiri, it makes a westerly detone, Of passengora £1

vading at Funtion on the Tumen, which diem amount ou

runs into the Son of Japun a short dis out. Thus about

tance to the south of Point Bay. A glane renisini in lure, and

at the map will show that Sibocia over- tives of Wnebow tha

uring lapa Manchacia, on the weal for about 300 tense has considerably

wilas, and bu.the cast for abour 500 miles In for then, without aff

{eation!

other words, the provinco, as regards the greate satory autages, are

matter part of its na bulges into Russian territory. From a carrier's print

ve been The rente of the Siberian Railway, after skirt- of great regret tEst (f)

an and in the southern shore of Lake Baikal, follows Under these circumstances, seeing that to practicable to adopt the

The lafter the valley of the Shilks river to its junction taxation levied by ofleinis is indistinguishabló Saiuam, from Canton lo from her Hi-bin charged at the port of arrival, port can be reaction is a che inland with the Argun, and then takes the fine of the and that levied by merchants it is only collected channels and small-nows, where Amar to Khabarovka, where it abruptly Aurus at the port of import, the only conclusion one the steanors taks Aromatory bouts, the south to Vladivostock. For about 1,100 miles, Luis ocenpied by hippe todo-making the therefore, this railway will skirt the Mazebariu frontier. From Khabarovka to Vladivostok can apparently arrive at is: (1) Ether that it is not payable by transit-paas goods under any samo journey.

Almort evory steamer leaving here for Hong. 455 miles) a light contmotor's railway on a lift. circamatances or (2) that, if payable when parity of reasoning, at the same time liable to Keagaun, where the latter is made up into hour, has already been laid his intended to leave the main lino at Stretanek, on le to all other charges made at the Li-kin. Offee games cath. A lerstand that, after Manchurian branch of the Siberian Railway is statined at their point of destination, many years of streniment, a process has boo

(Note-If goeds uzder transit pass having invented whereby this file can be successfully Shilke, and after crossing the Argan river and ably. Kirin before bording south to the Lino- passed the lee barrier in the shape of the fi-kin manipalato in Europe, a fargo esport trado the Khingon range, to reach Potus and gun

The Canton steuners get a certain amount of tang Peninsula, station at their point of destination are called therein ought to spring up in faturs. on to pay tea-li after arrival at the consumer's place of busines, is not that practically export eary chiefly indigo for Sanshui, but equivalent to taking them back to the just practically do import carge. This, I am told, barrier to satisfy cherres from which their due to practice that has, for years been passe prutsted tiers? And if they can be tolerated in Canton, in consequence of which take back and made to pay one itens, why he beat has been allowed to neor alongside should they not be race to pay all, or even of Customs examination slic, and, whenever taken back to a barrior stready passed at one has paid tariff export duty, it laut ones poved upon and made to pay than us well. Chinese shippers at least say such is, or rather other town?).

will be the use, should they ship by steamer ;

BY US are acknowledged by the leail. is limited the taxation of foreign goodid proteeling that he did so with greater plastcil 28th September, 1807, by Mr. J.W, levied officially, transit pass: goods are, by akong takes with it guard rhen fibre for age, allowing a train speed of 15 to 20 miles ing English makes to be equal to those to 7 per cent. all told. The merchants sure then he orar enticed

of their own production, ('))

Sir Edward Branklandi, X.D.B. D..L... pas., nes', &e: the greatest living authority of Water, sports as follows on the water as prepared and used by as incoat ementiture:-

"I pussesses an extremely high - degree of organic purity and is of must excellent quality for drinking."

A. S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Established A.D. U.

Hongkong 15th March, 1899.

NOUR TO CORRENDOVDENTS.

DRET comunications reling the news cpman shontë ke nḍāressed to Tum Espina.

Correageraient sonst former durnævneavā alkates will spennication elitresat si The Biitor, wat

amelliretion, & cridente et good faith.

have, indeed, blondy expressed themselves as willing to submit to some increase in the fixed rate, provided the goods were thereby freed from all further levies, There would probably be no objectior even to outtoi if any mfidence could be entertained in the bonest administration of euch a systems. detrai still exists in some European coun- tries and in ur own Indian empire, and the duis ou merchandise imposed by the Foreign Municipality of Bhangbai are in the miture of an etiol charge. Such levies, however,

The Singapore Frod Prest of the 181 April BaysThe heavior. rates for war risks of ship- ping, especially sailers, that are now being charged by marine insurance companies, pro symptoms of the general uneasinees which is prevailing in business centres in concoquoues of the relations between Spain and the United Staten and the crisis in the Far East Towards the end of the week we learn that war risks in the end of dijer, of all nationalling had baus raised to 20 per cent, just double the inte which was being charged the week previosa. From another soires we bear tant benty War risks fits being charged only in the case of Anioricco railing ships, but that a few con Fassela, in consequsoe probably of the whole. solid are boir fait American ports. Another result of the oritical relations between Spain and the United States reuna marked rise in the price of four from San Francisco, which has jumped within the last few days from 3390 to 24.50 per barrel whilst a further rise in the price of coal may b ponted. It is also to be noted that silva senior, whilst the rise in discount rates ja la dan points to the influx of gold from Amgik

THE WICHOW CSULAR REPORT. In an appetite to he annual report of the Chiu Asecution there are printed, by poris sion of the reign Oflce extracts from reports Jamieson, HM's Active Coneal at Wushow, from which we take the foltoringovy taxation

Some years ago tonormally heavy a te Wet River drove imports and exporte to and from Naming, which had hitherto traveled water, in adopt to overland renta vio Pichoil. This luroised carrings by bant for two days from Pakkoi to Chin-chan, where Yarna plece goods had to be divided up into parcs about sixty catties such-the carrying capicit of coolier whe conveyed their loads in six von days over the 150 miles thehou to Naahg. It further entitled the apputent of goal agents at his chou nad Nanning to apontend operations Now, however, that sminis amicola working order, that the in- stars ran to Wuchow, that the transit poss

In addition to the sports by every steamer

n

This is in the muar fatere; hat meanwhile the water-communications during the summer Jarly complete and extensive. From Khairoska, months, frem May 15 to October 15, ure singu

on to Stretensk-a total distance of about 1,100 at the extremity of the railway, the Amur is navigable up to Ita junction with the Shilka end miles and many shers and barges are atsil able, The New and the Old Amur companies kave at least 40 steamers 100 barges, end

I could zut be safely recognized under native panios are also asking special rates for neutrals of trasalt-paas gouls are properly pro. from Hongkong, bout-wouts of foreign goods and although often urged to do so, no, ohn has the Trans-Siberian Railway administration is

CORRESPONDENCE.

infallibly be used for other purposes then those for which they were nominally in tended, as is atually the case with the soli tax, ecncerning which Mr. J. W. JAMISON, in his Wschow consular report noks Je not a tax the increracht of which is merely "intended to increase the provinci

revouce as a whole, instead of being, an the nama is supposed to imply, devoted to the purely local needs of the district where it is levied, an increased import duty" Local levion on foreign goods in Chinn ought therefore to bo regarded as entirely

luissible and evory cfort ought to be TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS,” BIR After reading your seat leader made to secure their abolition, the import in this morning's issue my "troablod soul" daty being increased if necessary to compenforces me to write, although my talk will finally sate the Imperial and local Governments for bo probably consigned to fle waste paper besket, or be rigeon-holed until the next plague epidemic odos round,

fees for prication, should be written or, que possible loss of revenue; though there pro- sure of the paper role

Centers for cytwo copies of Batet Press should

Yo trappasty scuted communicatious that hornbably would be no loss, the ingress elready exptured Fa other papera will be inserted. trade that would follow the abolition of the queen system' might more than make up hater the remain of philo. Ader auff the amount now mised by squees. If the Jokin and other local torges on foreign nele were ererywhere placed under the control of the Foreign Customs, as is about

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We do not bald surelves responsible for they. opinions expressed by ons respondents.}. PLAGUE REMEDIES.

all moment, there is no reason why dealers cui incur des expuse of maintaining these taa. Pazboi route, and pay more and sulfer greater inconvenience than by the direct West Liver rculo,

to private stesure, and launches. The ap Amur to Stratensk is accomplished in sever to stream voyage from Blagovestehenak in the days, and the channel of the Shilks has been banyol and lighted. At Iman on the Urinr, a Belgisu azmer 200 feet in length and a tes gw steamer of 210 feet will be lauzubed this summer for servios on the upper Amar and the Shileyen lazo barges 210 foot long will also be available. The water routes abora des- to their cam leaving culs the shell of iod follow the frontier; but there is an Im- treia juak behind, and the merchants very portent navigable atment of the Amur which often tranship all at the large tewas en rostetaverse the Hoart of Munchar. The Sun Bomonovskaya, was first navigated by steamets in order, if possible, to secure greater control garl, which joins the latter fiver, at Mikado- over their beats and contents.

up to Peleas in 1894, and in last year a sfeer coached Kirin Tsitsar, in the Nouni, which joins the Sangar! near Putans, has also been roached by steamer, and it's Fossible that navigation may be extended to Morgen about 150 miles from Blagovesteherak, Fifteen British-built afermers and 40 barg nes to be put upon the Sunguri this year, so that material for the Manchurian railway will then

river, it being found cheaper to hire for 45 shipment. dollars, a tuit which will carry 100 balas of La connection with what I have stated shore Naming, a farther argument in ita favour is yarn than to pay i deller 20 conte por baie peregarding a regular transport ervice to Linge nuntities of foreigh cloth cut info that it crowd do away with the feeling of bulf-withe, so that they can bo por ly insecurity which merchants at present ex The onllbution of esport cargo under present mangulated by native tallers, are dyad in the perience owing to the rascality. if. tsa hoatien conditions far matka, but were there a capable dolls and imported. Japanese merchants have lying on that section of the river. It is by get on the apht he would nenbiress sood recently visited Wuchor bringing with them men an Ice: courrence for the Lured in uzpeciting matters. ATA

anup pastages of Japanese are a clash, ta decamp with valuable bargoes catrusted In order to establish such an agency, or to for which they found a ready rain. The latter combat any difficulties which it might encounter artice is gaining ground everywhere in China at the ontect, en European could be sent ups arount of its chespress and other qualities, In terms of the Shimonbecki Tranty he would and will deabrlow not fail to be appreciated by hart the right lire godowns fer a limited the natives of this place, Agerts at the

Russia Oil Syndicata have also been here and A railway from Pakhoi to Nanning would of perle, in which to store either imports or ex ports, and he could remain there long enough propose shortly to establish a depot for kerosene course thoroughly revolutionise the conditions

of the carrying trade and were the Chinese to cable him thoronglily tostudy the conditions oil in bulk. of the trade.

The establishment in Hongkong of tuills to instead of assisting to build a railway from spio turn and dye piece-goods ought to prove where leading nowhere-to derets their spare succesful, as they will prestirally monopolize capital to the construction of saoh a line, they the import trade of South-cast China. It is ought to receive good interest on the outlay, proposed to grow cotton in Loraso for the which, as engineering difficulties are not fizely purpose of supplying the raw material; and, to ho great, would not be excessiva, once the initial thienity of securing skilled The Cualoma statistics for the quarter have to transported into the pectre of the province, Another labour is evorce, they will have few other not yet been made up, but I understand that and the section between Port Arthur and the abakbles to soutend with.

Through stem navigation to Nausing way impossible but chartered juuks might be teard between the principal rapids by powerful lashes

Hint ataam encher can tan over that section Ethericer is proved by the fact that one ones during the high water hason mud the whole journey to Lang chow and back

*

Several caravan ronts lead from Siberia into

light, overcrowding, not the filthy habits 1st The causes of the plague are want of

the average duty revenge has bean about 11,000 Sungari cai by begun forthwith. of the poorer Chinese. There are probably over In 1896 foreige gate to the value of 126,229 The skolepout of the expert trade is of taels per month, of which 2000 taels have been very the Hurka, rausing into the Snugui at thirty lanes within a radius of a quarter of a tads were convered under transit pase from city a lower press than that of the transit dnes eu gools taken to country under San-ng, can be unrigated with some diflicity mis ints which are crowded every night from Hakow into Knciskow, and 65,906 tucks reached impert trade. Communication with the various soins 700 inward transit passar Considering by live bouts as far as Nips ats 200 to 300 Chinese, und into which fuzz the Fungsi from the camo port, the latter travel. paths where goods for export are col that opinn li tin, const trade duty, and tonnage sen over shum from one year's end to Eng by the canal which comments the Fu River lectal, is slow, and the local beakers have dnes do ust appent in the local returns, these Manakuzia. Petunn and Kirt can be resched

aut yet ud time, to oper with the risár nyetom of Ennan.

relations figuvos compare vor favourably with thues of from Strutanak ti Staro-Sarthaitui ou the mother

What is wanted to remedy this evil is the It is superfous to point out that one means with tasir upconatry constituents on the many older ports, and anger woll for the future Argun, Hailar, and Tsitsthar on the Neuni This ronto is, however, very long, and between hearty interest of one or more of our local oforensing the censuming power of South- now basia. Nanning and Posù are the grant prosperity of Wuchowe trade.

Early in July the local officials and gentry, the Argan and Hailar there is a dearth of water. to be donešu certain of the Yangtse pro philanthropists who would build, as da expori. Esst Ukian is as exploitation of its mineralentispits of trade for Yunnan and Keichne, rinces, the objection of dishonest adminiement, o block of model lodging houson with all waith, and it is to be hoped that the spasmodic the former principally for imperts and that their own expense, starfel a school for teach Another post road leads from Blagovestlusk tration would disappegic, but the principle meat 3 bean tried most anccessfully in London, provincial authorities will not be without some

necessary sanitary seangetants. The experi- stets at present being made by the various latter for esporte. The agents to almost in-ing English and shemales arithmetic to Taitaibar (about $30 rules), and thence te thu Hosezone, Avan 26th, 1898.

variably Cantonese, and the banking in dous and there are now opar 100 pupils eurolled south the country is capable of providing sap. chie pyne freeing goods throughout where a poor wax can get a bed for a penny, suit.

Laugh Fatahan. The modes of conveyance less had to pass a prsliminary examfuntion plies for a large force. From Pellarka, a Rus- Ireakfast for o paany, a dinner for twopanco,

west of Pasé, or rather Fo-ugai, (three days and coatributs 5 dullars towards the cost of stan port on the easthein side, there is a road The one report of thy Ching Associate whole engine should still be urged on

and ten or supper for a pouny, or fivopence a As regards fecul rorene, this Prefecture. is furler os) are donkeys, ponies, and negation archasing books, The instruction in 375 miles long to Kirin, which is traversed by about the sun length leads from Fantion. The tion makes cordial aclcwledgment of Sir grouts of convenience and economy in day. 1 am strongly of opinion that the same consideret the wealthiest in the province, owing ally causes and the cxports thuro collected are parted is of a very rudimentary mature, and native corts in 15 days, and another roule of CLAUDE MACDONALD'S sucess in securing collection and payment. Whether, in the reaalts could be produced here for ton conta at the fact that the greater proportion of his siseed oil, star aniseed, put galle, sening the professors are two Chinese, ou a

Yünsu tie, moza, and native opina. The lary of 17 dollars n nithenol, it is not likely roads of Manchuria are frequently nearly im

passable in summer, but easily traversable in the the issue of proclamations by the Governins event of such an arrangement being ar day. And the most important feature would be fognete into, and exports from, Kusaghei wust

babita of cleanliness. All Chinese houvers, pass the four custom-houses-how increased to staples of export of the Nanning District are ever to attain a high standard.

joral, sugar, ground-nat oil, ground-ant cake. Wrchow is classed by the Chinese as lying in winter months, when water communication in of Kvanging and Kwangsi enjoining rived at, it would be reccesary to take ohnir coolies, cargo coulies, ricksha contigs, and by the addition of the Maritime Customs→→

which a fan river bank. The Profectural | feats, and paper, la addition to the above, the malarial regkns, after my summer's snapsided.

The Bassian Sold fores in Eastera Siluria, respect for transit patoms in those provinces, sono guarantee for the equitable division of spok like, cara easily wont to twenty-five

not adept this chessification without reason, I In "the Committee fel impelled to protest; the revene between the Imparial-aud pro- /centa pur day, so there is no rory genat duancialentno-house, ut which all produce must poy/ Wushow exports indige, raw silk, cassis, rheuzparienos hace, I quite recoguise that they when placed upon a war footing, consists of:

duty, ass anal revenue of 130,000 to tibre, wood bil, and tituber. difficulty about this suggestinu. "against the light of terminal, tassition vincial governments is a question that would We are di agreed that what is wanted is 14000 waels, of which sun only see 70,000 I have acceedel, in having outward transit have had sareal attacks of fover, all my soravalry, 33 squadrons: artillery, 17 batteries; to inenleute social habits of cleanliness amongst tus has to be remitted to the Provincial Tron-pasca is without the formality of a bond, rants have suffered in turn, and Mr. Achiesta infantry, 67 battalions. Thers are in addition which the praclamations assume. It is no doubt deand attention. Theoretically the Chinese. Hemen I would suggest to the Gugury. Tuo chief source of revono is duty on und 5ity have been updied for to bring down has bad similar experiences.In fact, the whole live battalions of garrison infantry, and seven' “not ilunt the Board of Trade gave an independent State should be left to with "away the case in 1469, and that their its own internal affire, fecal and other, for the Chiness should at once rator into their river. The land tax is fixed at 33,314 laels perper, Sex, from Naning and Post. As litt the town, is low-lying and unhealthy, being agineers and a submarine mine corps, sasigned policy. The question at once arises, how to au- ams, and this salt duties at 18,808 Larks of the produce has se far reached Wuchow, it invariably inundated during the summer for the local defence of Vladivostock. Exclusive ruling has weighed in British officials in but China is not like other indiepene amplia this desirable object? As an experi- The principa exparts are corsale, beans, benn has been impossible to ascertain if everything months. Every inch of high ground is covered of an infantry attired at Nicobark at China over since; but it is maintained that. States. It contended that unless the meat, engage a large gedowa sopen bere in the vil, benache, sugar, and histos, and the chiefs worked emotiały. Had it been necessary le with graves, and level ground not built upon arribou-setillery quartered at Nikoliensk t moat crawled district, præcha onu hundred imports foreign goods. Notwithstanding comply with the formaties in fores at Canton, les beau converted into stagnant fiskpouds, the mouth of the Amut, the Russian fores are *that raling is opprised to the intention of provincial goveraments sure ensurol a fair

Soochow tubs and place them around the Kanglai's poverty its annual export of rive tbon pastes ould not have be applied for studed with offensive latrinen Ehees ponds, an distributed in two main groups must and west "the Treaties, wel is pregnant with danger share of the revenue there will always be walls at reasonable distances, put a fup to into Brugtung iststraated at 12,000,000 pienis. Iem, as one of the tool agents of Britishs the winter advances, gradually dry up, leaving of the Manoharian frontier. In the neighbour "to the interests of vunerve. Tho harassing attempts to interfore with the sach bath and allow the use of up. It the British race on the West liver, as alsewhere, Frus have authority to sign bonds on behalf of wide stretches of filthy mud, sad, under those hood of ladivostock, on the adjacent frontier.

divides into three chissos: the distribution of im- their principals.

circumstances, it is handly surprising that the and at Grafiknya, Imen, and Khabarovka o "Chutsu Authorities vontributed opportul in foreign goods. Possibly that would bather went hot water it could be easily sup

plied at say mas cout a bucket, rs at Shanghai, party affecting the manufacturer, the currying It is gratifying to be able to vecord that a place should bo moriferous. the railway there are about cavalry, 10 On the wost bank of the Fu Rhver several squadrons; artillery, 18 batteries (including tunely to illustrate the fores of the Ass9-

Infantry, 18 be so in tiny cusc, for the resources of Chi-and such-bather should bring bis own towel and ise affecting local capital, and the export beginning has been made towards utilizing the

tude acre or ons affecting hoti. **cialiou's contention by presuming to exact need squeezed are infinite, but with cloth with him. Suppose you allow half-un-hour

-talked of viner wealth of those pro sitna ar vesily obtainable It is likely that two 5 mortar batteries) to each bather very liberal time--that means The import trule of the past quarter at Wi-

vines. Just meses the Kwangtung bordor, in wore foreignment establisted there, it battalions. At Varkhai Utlusk in ti ex- Don kerusine a teraniu taz at the starting the allocation of a certain propastion of wurly four thousand its hundred people being chew allows vory for traits. For s new port

the Feng-ch'nan District, there are some coal would not be impossible to induce he oficials treme west, and eukeloued along the Silic "end. As Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD shows the revenue to the provincial governments cleansed in twelve hours. Bay you altimately invalamoin dowly, and, as above indicated,

wines at which work kas ten fitfully carrier and gentry of the town to co-construct the river, there arecavalry. 18 squadrons, artil Lad ten lath bows, that cans forty-five it is capable of further extension. Until, how

on for many years past. The arrival of steamers bridge of bouts whler ansioutly spanned the Falery, two batteries; infantry, 17 battalions "in a despniel, which the Foreign Office the danger would be manterially diminished.

hood baths in twelve hours. To sel of our, one is in a position to compare statistics, it

and the opening of this port gave an impulse River. Thus the difficulty of access would be Along the northern froutier, as the imperiant atmost entirely removed, except during the port of Blagovestchensk, on the Amur, sed at have courteously canmuricated, stech a

these places I world establish a free public latrine, is impossible to my how much thereof is sotire- to the industry, and the proprietors lately on- There were 2365 visitors to the City Hall The starting of such a bath house would cor. ly new trule, consequent ou the opumur of the "tax would be nothing ess thai on

led into a contract, undertaking to supply sammer months, when the whole business Ekaterino Nikolkaya there are two battalions, Museum dust week, of whom 220 were Eurugosus. thinly costless tann a thousand dollars and the port, and how much is simply a diversion of in-

the two Hongkong steamore with 150 tons urter and the main street are under water, six squadrons, and three equadrone respectively "addition 14 the impart duty; and

the Ussuri force aro at Nikoleki on the railway Mr. Lilie, reently banished from Hugkok, ap keep woull certainly be less than one ports hitherto entured at Canton and Pakhoi, "the demand for an indemnity of

handved dollam per month. It will bo argond feru sad piece goods have crossed the border coat for half a year. The string qualities and the chly means of going about in this side The beadquarters of the Commsador-in-Chief of a short distance to the north of Vladivostok.. of the coal are very fir, sad the price below is a samp was a through messager from Saigon to Europe that the Chinese would not visit the futhal Kaichow unter trusit prxs, nul, as I Yad of the Hongkong east of Japanese cond

The quality of those forces probably ri *#*$10,000-which has since been paid--wus

by recent Finch rail bout.

booses. I think they would, if no objection are endeavored to prova in my despatches, Those to steamers tints obtain their whole

they contain Trans-Baikal cooks (cairy "cocompanied by a warning that any

zilo regulations were attackor. Then was a the freedom from inland taxation at presont en apply locally, the Canton steamers outouvoured

and artillery and an Lesteru Sibaria infantry The N. G.I. steuner Berwide left Bombay man not so long öga I heard of taken to a joyed has given a great impotus to the traditia make a similar contract, but the permanent

brigade Their distribution, from Varkhni. repetition of the offense would entail

A report of the United States Commercial Udinsk in the extreme wast to Fention in the "refuel by 13.33's Government to tolerate for this port yesterday, and may be exported medical missionary capital away up the const, fruite generally. So long, Lerefore, as there is apply of a huge qunatity cannot at presont be

here on or utcut the 12th May.

sapposed to be suffering from a loathsome skin modifention of existing conditions it is bound

guaranteed. The methods of working are Agont at Weimar states that during the year south-east, extends orar about 1800 miles. additional taxation of any kind beyond

disease. They put him in a bot bath sad it to go or developing, and every effort should be

primitive, and the cost of transport from the 1896 Gorman exportation to eastern Asia Thay on at any timu move into Manchuria. The C. M. Steamer Hyser, from Swanses aud was found to be aothing but filth and dirt. Any made to guard against the introduction of co "the trenty dues." In the appendix is

pit month so the West River houry, as the small greatly increased. The valse of sailine dyes, at many paints, and Kirin, the most imperiset, Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the

bots which bare to brag it down return empty-readles, woollen goods, arms, and suition town, and the centre of a rich district, would- printed a long and extremely able and 24th inst, and may be expected here out about observant person will see p going along any arcing influences until, ut least, the trade is

Bide street the improved tendency there is intly established. interesting memorandum on lekin by Mr. the 20th inst

amongst the Chinese to wish thesolver. It has already been reported that the levy of The commencement and lowever been made, exported that year was over 11,000,000 parks be rosehed in about five weeks from the Eastern and it is to be hoped the adventure will prova more thar tu 1895, à marked increase in frontier The advantages of water communica They aquat on to side ehuntels with a small to intoaded feo-li tax on korosene ett and mat-

sukasĶfui.

exports to Japan during 1896 is also noticeable, tonere so great that, during the summer months, I. S. GUNDAY, the fun. Seerctary of the

Af the Supreme Court yesterday the case of tab of water containing about one pint des destined, for sale throughout this province

Quite recently a man passed through from especially in sugar and woollen goods, which troops and stores can be transported in steamers Association, which waschmitted to Ling

Harleen v. Bolilios again came up, the argu- of

water, dip

in small cloth

the has, for the time being, boon abolished. Seeing.

Kwilin, on his way to Canton, with a sample of passed 7,000,000 mozku It ranat be borne fa into the heart of the couzizy. The preparations Foreign Office, and for which the furquessoas on the point of law blog continued Bud water, and rub themselves over. Now, if however, that the Syndicate to whom the farm-

they wouraged to have a proper ing of the taxis granted are endeavouring to colou which he appeared anable to place aur mind that combien intercourse with storagem to point to a cousascoment of the Man; of SALSBURY conwgel his thanks in again adjusted.

bats free they would fa or opinino very quickly induce the Central Government to caveal the prios. As offer of 2 dollars a tan was neverthe Asiatic countries has always shown fluctuating churian branch milway us soon as the vige

Lastnilingly rather hudsome torus. The memorandum The P. & O. stetunor Bangal left Singapore revel in the luxury. The chausing of their instructions of provincial authorities, there

anlighten and, if ancasion arise, the prostable expansion esjoyed by Gorman and military guards will doubtless accompany trade in 1895 be not repentot in 1897 the plant. Mushuria lies in the land of NonsIS, the outine‍ Foglish maik, and is dos laro vs a natural gonecnence.

alorus that would probably Lot all for proteste due advantage of his ignorance

The raves most important articles of Geran coast and a valuable acquicution.NA Should the at. The revival of the silk industry in this 3rd-One other itsu. which I think nondes on the part of foreign Foxworn,

On the other hand, the old foroo which immediate attention, is int into the rany drains opt prore sucoseful, the infliction of similar prorinte is of oumparatively recent date, andy's export, which, tu 1855, each attained i

Boighbourhood of Vladivostook or of Possist how the stipulation that payment of import The P. M. steamer City of Rio de Janeiro and sinol traps in the publio strepte, at lasat iaxes on other foreige imports becomes simply was due to the interest talon therein by Ma Falue of 1,000,000 to 6,000,000 racks, all show a could at this moment he concentrated in the

mattor of time. The question is oao of Pei-yao, who some ten years ago was Provincial decrease daring 1897,

For the first raven months of 1977 and 1800 Bay does not oxcood 20,000 men with 68 field with unila, do, which left heace 2oni vltimo, ous bucket of water diluted with some disin daly and transit duas should free goods for Sun Friediaco via Macao, Shanghai Nagu: festant should be poured every day. There are preme importanco, and may, therefore, justify Treasurer for Kuanghai. It entot ba suid

Ardeles

1897, 1896.

cannot be rebuforced from the son till the ite from all further charges was overtoki, Kobo, Intend Seu, Yokubaton, and one hundreds of these open brick atopob traps ou reiteration of the views I have our previous that his efforts. on the whole, are crowned the important exports to China were

guns al 13 mortars, and the moderate stength rocce Be the ngessary energy

Tons. Tons.

breaks dp, or from the troops on the Shilks The Mandurite laimeil to impose what Inta, arrived at Lor destination on the 21st the footpaths of the colony into which se rain casions put forward.

90061,9297 san ever run Auxl.into which no water i evor Attention has been called to the fact that oapital to carry on erpments were

and amur till these rivers are open to mvigaż addition takes the close, directly the

poarod; which give forth at times some of the British products do not clothe China's millions, lacking. Ia this neighbone and, however, Aniline dyes

815 4947 tlox Considering that Japan proved ablo, ta 610 1829 plads a large and woll-equipped array on shore gooda pussed uut of freigners hands at the At about one o'clock on Baturday maidsutvikatamalla. No doubt in many there is no het only to a small oxtont supplement their the malterry is very extensively grows,

999 163-6 in Kores, the Lino-tang Peniusuts, not Sha port of entry, or become separated from the secred at 376, Praya Wat, which rosulted water at all, while in other if must have basmule, und, such belug the oase, there must samples of the sille spatz locally Lovers

Two men sero ang some stageant and putrid. This duty could nevitably be a limit to the price native is be sent to Europe and Americs, where it Weller fany goodë......... in the death of one man.

1510 6761 tung the importance to Rusin of being able Transit-pass on arrival at their destination: Aged in losing a cargo bost with bagi: of rice sarily be delegated to the city scavenger prepared to pay for other yarn or piece goods. world and a market could the growers to Needles.

2565388 to hoki her own at sea in this corner of the This chim vis admitted by the Bourd uf when sum fall on to them, lling one Hoping these agentions may lead to some the recent fall in exchange, coupled with an bunght to see that it is salcital policy to hold Woolles cloth stuffe

07115 world is mamist, and the gnitienaco of he advazice in prices on the Bombay not, not for four or five times the real yaing of their Canons

The fo in quantities of dyos, as well as of naval programe racon:ly announced is amply Trade in its celebrated raling, that when outright and lojaring the book of the siber. practical results--I am, do y

The Intter was taken to the Government Ciril

CLEANLINESS riorly footing the import leads, and appro produce simply because a foreigner takes

iron and textile goods, is astonishing, and, in explainedTimes, once the goods have passed out of the Hospital...

Hongkong, 20th April, 1898-

benstous, are enlactained that soa limit is inquiry regarding it.

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THE TRADE OF HERMANY WITH THE FAR EAST

traces the origiu of lekin, quotes the various for this purt on the 23rd. instant, at 1p1s., will | living and sleeping apartments would follow as is yet a danger of the lovy being resuscitated in Cutou, jeoter, and I dnzésoy friends in ligures, it will, therefore, not becarprising- tion of the Amour and Sungari rivers in open,

-provisions of the freates with reference to the taxation of British goods, and explains Thursday, the 28th instant, at noon.

instant

Auimation