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BROWN, JONES & CO..

DEALERA IN AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG URANTPA, CEMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designa aut Prios on application. Oflies, 47, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THOBJJAY #FPTEMBER 1875 1808,

Inspector Danger of the weight and sures departmelated the baker's shop of Ching We, in You Stset, the ather day team, there scale, whisk was 20 per cent. against the purchaser. The owner uppeared st the Maglasnoy yesterday, when he was fine! $180,

THE HONGKONG POGIBALU OLUR

The following is tus report for the season 1997-180142

Hon, T. H. Whitehsout “A Friend T

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THE SINGAPORK OTAMBER

COMMEHOR AND THE QUERENOT

At the liat yearly meting of the Singapore: Chamber of Commerce hold on the 5th Septem bee the President Mr. C. Stringer, in taa course Fed his aposh said "

Hambay, Zef Bertember, Banjitsinghji, playing orjoket for Kathiawas age de Zones Gymkhans yesterday and to-day, thing laoither innings. In the rathe bowled by Greig, and in the zoome Bond af Dogs

THE "ACRICÁN QUESTION;107

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NURSES EMOBI The Honorary 1988 APPARENledge reculpt of tan tallow To the members of the Hongkong Football Already acknow The Committes have the pleasure to lay Chib

· kufore yon their raport 'on tha Inst season.

A considerable amount of correspondence on.

The evacuation by France of Berg territory The accounts attached show a talance of

the traportat sub act of currency bad fakoir A orrespundont writes:Aguinake's gold collar offends the practual American niiud 865.79 to the credit of the Club on August 30,

place during the past half year, pogin of the in conformity with the terms of the Anglo- whole of which were mid on the table for the French Convention defining the aphores of ins evon the minds of the colonels and judges who last,

THE VALE DAY The following record shows the results of the The gal

léformation of members It comprised that Raenca in West Africa has bood cumplated, user fought or set on the betrol.

With the fovernment, (2) that with the Sing PARAL, ALJINE ACCIDERY, collar is abenrd, of course, but a man who santehes played andor Rugby and Aswciation

TERED TIME BORTNIGHT PROPOSAL pore Brouch of the Straita Fettismante Asspoin

Allahabad, Jud September, worn the Spanish yoke all ble life untrally rules:-

Los Points against 18 At this half yearly meeting of the Singapore, and (3) that between the Government and Dr. John Henkinson, lecturer at King's fon's that be must have something around bis

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for

Charotar of Comarce the President, In review- neak.

(Lot... 8 Guale for......31 ing the correspondency, add A letter was the mangers of the Chartered and the dong College and an experienced Alpinist, together kong and bungkal Banks The Gist War with his younger eon and both his daughters, Asenolation Drityu 2 against 23 received from Mesam Bebu Meyer, as agents haght soout by an angulty from the Goreti sippet on Saturday on a precipics on Pelites

Won

for the Norddeutscher Ferman Cloyd, on July men as to whether in the event of the Dents du Veisevó, The bodies wero discovered disi gased-800 fast For specially good play in the Association 19th, requesting an expression of opinion on a

Federated States of the Malay Peniownia metropia together and terribly dis matches, badges were awarded to Messrs. H. S. propost to the Paul, and M. M. Cand considering a gold standard would be to theis Elio, in a latter of condolence, pro Moberly, H.K.M., C. T. Kow, and W or an alteration in the rising malaria Talerist, the birrapero, Chaber would still doctor to be one of the greatest from 1st January, 1909, so that the sailings of byte majority adiers to the epision, expres Mayson.

those threo Baer, ach fortnight, would be and at the general weating at which that sub song of walance... intervals of 5, 5, udanys reopensively ooob war discussed They of pull, oplied Committen replied ths we steamers were that wilded shather general meeting of mom to rus, it would be to the advantage of the bars it was not possible to my what mosborg community that the German mail stanmars should ran af regular intertale with those of went do in such eventuality, and that it the two Companies named, if such an are meat could be made.

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aromation should be used as a means of diet posing of the caresses of diseased cattle, And the Hou. F. H. Max pointed out in the course of the discussion that they could not decently use the same orematorium for hus un beige that they used for enttle. It would certainly bon shock to our's feelings te see a siga hung out reading "Cremation for [2704man and beast." The Board therefore decided to recommend the Government to erect a small cromatorium for the purpose of turning the bodies of cattle dead of in- fectious disease and also on a separato sito

A Chinswoman was obarged at the Magin a small publie crematorium for the use of tenor sesterday with bringing a girl into the

edlony for the purposes of prostitution. such sections of the public as may desire to transpired that the girt, who is now 16 rasre avail themselves of it. With reference to of age, is a native of Shin Tak. Gry cat:le we should be inclined to think the year of ago she was sold to u hainlessor in Fatshun. On getting older she ran away and A. S. WATSON & CO., Board have made a mistake and that what defendant got bull of her and brought hor into is required is not a crematorium in a par- the colour, putting her in a honee of il fume Defendant was sentenced to 12 months' in- manent builling, but a moveable arrange ment that could in carried to the plaesent the woman who was fetid on the premises was contassed to four months, where the carcase lay instead of the carcase and two men to three months each. having to be carried to the crematorium. A cromatorium at Kennedytown would be vory inveniently situated for the disposal of cronzes of cutple dying at Wongneicbong, and should Wongacichong be selector) 5.9 the site it would he found equally incon-

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FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

SEEDS.

FOR THE SEASON 1898/1399.

Orders are now being executed.

Priced Catalognas with Hints for Unrisning

soan be obtained on Application.

Thare SEEDS are supplied to us by the best grewers in the World. It is partienlarly to quested flat care be taken when sowing and uupervision overoisad ora: Chinese garisaors, whose incompetence in dealing with the Seeds way sometimes had to disappointing results.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER

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81.76 .$4.50

RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS. The Best and Chespect Mashians in the Market,

Supplied at Manufacturer's Prices

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ESTABLISHED 1841

Hongkong, th September. 1898.

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DEATH.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]

CRETE

The Admirals are requested the Powers to insist on the immediate espulsin of 15,000 Bashi-bazoulis, and the recall of the Turkish troops from Crete.

At the commandement of the season the Club was granted the use of a new place of ground at Wonyasikang wal permission was obtained to rent a matebed there. As the upkeep of the ground would involve considerable expense, and as it was neceeenry to Luso a carelakor for the matabel ditring the season, the moription was raised to $5. A large number of woots have boon bought for the use of non-playing ombor at the mazebenjou the Cab ground,

A six-a-sido competition was hold early in the souava. Metsa. Looker and Blade kindly pre- sented a handsome siivor challenge cup to the Club to be hold by the winning team. Mr. J. McKie kindly peccated six sonef pine to the Aflar my playors in the winning team, close and interesting matabes the competition

won by Dr. H. S. Moberly's fam The Club now consists of 11 mutabers. Dar the gear 31 new members were elected.

The season as closed by the fourth annual dinoer at which we present.

LONDON, 12th September. REPORTED OCCUPATION OF FASHODA BY FRANCE. venient

the caso of enttle dying at

News has reached Ondurman tust a white Pulfakum. The curense of a cow is not an fores believed to be French occupies Fushadow easy object to roniove and when it is dis (an land as the White Nile). Geral Sir H. ensed it is objectionable to have to carry it H. Hitchoner is now proceeding there. The through the streets. It is therefore desizable British newpapers comment very seriously ou this lows, and all of thom recall the dolaration that the cremation should take place if possible si or near the same place as the ade by Sir Edward Gegy in the House of Commons in 1895, vis, that French interference death, The Board tried to burn the enrouse

on the Upper Nile would be regarded by Groat of a cow once, but it cost them-uo less than Britain us an unfriendly act The French press $158, and so they sent to Japan for paris jubilant at the presence of Frenchsen in tients of the crematoriums there. From Fashoda: the particulars supplied it appears that cromationeu a properly contracted crema- torinca in constant use can be conducted very cheaply, but the cost would naturally bo bighor if only used occasionally and at long intervals.THE If the Government offered a small pëizo for the best design for a moveable apparsi us for the eremation of the carcases of cattle it is not unlikely that it would obtaần que by which an operation could be carried out as cheaply and effectively us in a fred orematorium. Tiquid Fael is now used on Luned ships, and a simple mechanical ar rangement could no doubt be devised by which similar fuel could be fed to an open air furnace for the cremation of cattle as estir as it is fed to the furnaces of a ship's boilers. We make the Sanitary Bourda present of the iden.

the crematorium were

A certarial service for Her Ints Majesty the Empress of Austria will be held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Friday afternoon al five o'ulock,

For being in unlawful possession of 240 els of oaina, a fireman of the thouwt was Tes tarlay oed $800 by Commander Hastings, The opium was discovered in a sapan along side the vessel.

To-day, the 13th inst., is the New Year's day of the Farsees. This is the 1266th year of the er of Yezdivid. Wa tender our dongtutula- trous and wishys for a happy nud prosperous New Year to all our Patave zyadora in Heng hung and China.

sued undes roble to call meeting for p

below.

THE CANADIAN MAIL

The following telegrams are from Vancouver discussion was sold producano andata parera received by the CPR. stoomer Empress

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A BEPORTED ULTIMATUM TO CHINA.

London, 15th August

LONDON,

reen Tuby further pointed oat tlize the effect of the laterol zise in the price or tin, iù co. of Japan — engmense of ressation in over-produétion, w95" SINGAPORE AND QUARANTINE

doing more to stiraniata a healthy condition of AGAINST HONGKONG.

aftetra in the Federated Malay States than any Foreign Ofice, it is reported to-day, At the half-yearly menting of the Singapers fall in silvor conld poslaly do. The lobate in though the report as yet lacks venirmation, this matter, and various papers relating thereto, tends to deard that the Chinese Govorament Chamber of Commaros the President, sid

On the 12th futon, the Hongkong Chamere furwarded to the London Chamber of bor wired, and on the 16th wrote, requesting Commeros, and they shortly after noticed that swiss flung Chang from power on the the sapport of the Chamber in their proter that body made a suggestion that evidence from ground that he is responsible for the repent Tho Farbign Office, it is also ussure, has under against Hoogkong being quarantined at Singa the Straits Settlemonta might be taken by the ants British attitude of the Tsung-Yamou, pore on secount of plagns On such a question Committoo appointed by the Imperial Govern spesial consideration the question of seizing the affecting the public health of the colony, the ment for the nonsideration of Indian curroney fake forts on the Gulf of Fochili at the mouth Committee felt that they could not interfere Their Committed, therefore, thought it air of the Faking River, and the City of Tientsin, the part health precautions which able to suggest that if it were possible, an the port of Puking in the event of Cbins refus. The Hongkong Football Challange Shirls with was won by G. Company of the King's Own Re.

the Government sousikredecessory, and opportunity, should be alloided by those on thús

til complianca.is nasored.. Bufortunately amply jasti eide of expressing their views botoze that Coming to comply with this domanil, kolding ait un

Hemittee. The whole correspondenca avas sub-

COUNT CAUSINI TO REPRESENT RUSSIA AT giment, whe ware drawn in the ties against II shiel wore Company, King's Own Regiment, A Company, Audus subseqsont ovints provek. King's Own Regiment, E Compony, King's bad little donbs, the Chairman marked, sequently sent to the Singanors Branch of t

K. Destali, Russian Ambasador to Great- Own Regiment, ... Centurion, and 26th that the members of the Chamber would Straits Bettlements Association with a request Company, 8. D., R. A. The winner of the support the views of their Committe that the that the parent Soristy in London would my Ladon, 18th August. shield scored twenty goals to ane ageinst in the liealth of this port was of the utmost import post this proposal. This was, however, mir- competition matches. A gold medal was pro-ages to their trade and that any measures understood in Londed on 3 ggestion by the Britain, according to a special despatch from sented to each member of the winning team, which would ensure a clean bil of health for Coralie bere that tho Indias Committee St. Petersburg wil sonu retire from London but in intars ese realets cannot be given as Singapress a while, were desirable, even if there should accept evidence from the Straits Set sad to succeeded by Count Cassini, the Russian

Washington, 18th Augnet the shirt fund is not sufficiently large to part were, as there must sometimes be, scensional cases rents, snil, at a meeting there, resolu Ambassador to the United States. | int the expanse. Trenty.eas sms entered of individual hardship. He might add that the sign was carried that the tandoring of suc

Government and Municipal authorities here ordonne was not desirable The crrespond. The report that Comt Cassini, the Bassion for the competition. From a balance shoot st tarted it will be seen that the Hongkong Feet desired the gresiest credit for the good hesitance batween the Government and the Charter Ambassador here, will shortly be transferred hait Challenge Ebied Agcount bas a credit bal of this port during the past year when on bous ed erd Hongkong and Shanghai Babke vas to London, bus excited much intarent in dipls. sides of Singapore there had unfortunately with reference to what effen, a gold mantle quarters as it is felt to have an important. standard in this colony would have on the bearing on the Cainess question, which has ance of $16034

agreement under which British dollars were recently reached on aonta was between Russia been so much sickness.A

coined and supplied to those Bank The reply und Great Britain Count Cassini is probably of the Managers of thriss Banks-who were the best-poster public inan of Bussie con- naturally not in front of a proposition in cerning Chinese affairs, as he was tended, in the first instance, to prevent factus five rests Russian Ambassador at Peking, prior At the bul-yearly pating of the Bings tices in archange was what was to be expected to his coming to Washington. If was during pore Chamber of Comineres the Prestont under the cheonstanter Que sould only con his sevics at Poling that Russin executed the Bail-A letter (18th April) was received from clude that the Governmen, enquiry was in coop of gaining Port Arthur, and a part of Messrs Stiven V Ge, painting out that the teated to farnish an argument for not being Lico-Tang Peninsula. The rscant clash between Russia and Great Beituin grow set of Burne banents of the Canadian Beciprocal Tariff were very energetic in the matter reedmyrded by a denied to the Straits Settements owing to the majority of that Chamber. This was an ab- British concessien made when Count Camini colony. Lot being on the list of admitted strast of the correspondence which land taxon was at Peking. His transfer to London, there coquiries The Committed in drawing the place ducing the past half year; and the mattor fors, will give, his Government the advantage attention of Government to the disadvantageons was no docht lufied by fine in the value of of having its negutiations with Great Britain position of the trade of the colony in this the dollar which had taken place since the conducted by a diplocost thoroughly conversant rospect, requested that the colony should be agitation for a fel carreney, but would with the condition of Chicco affaire. placed on the same fouling as this Ualted surely come to the front again should andther THE PARIS PRES ON THE UNITED STATES kingdom, British India, and the other countries slam in silver also place. referred to in the memorandum from the Customis Departinout at Ottawa - The Gover ment replied that the question had been referred 200 -400 300.

to the hecmfery of State with a request that yarde yards parts. Total the colony be so placed pri Sergeant Hayward... 26 Quater Medonald Gunner Hart. Gamer Donaldson 27 Sergeant. Eutter 26 Corporal BanaDY... Corporal Brown Gunner Deas...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CHINESE CUSTOMR.

LETTER TO THE LONDON CHAMBER. The following letter bus beca aldressol by the Hongkong General Chruber of Commeres to the President of the London General Chambering for the purpose of attoring Buis 3.

of Commerne p

The annual meeting for the purpose of receiv ing the Committee's pert for the past season. and for electing the committen and officera for the forthcoming on, will be bruid in the Cricket Pavilion on Thursday, September 22nd, at 3 p.m. An extraordinary general meeting will be held immediately after the annual meet Presant rooding of Rulo 9, Five of the Com milles shall form a quoruz."

Proposed alteration, Eule Three of the Committee shull form a quorum,”

SHOOTING.

WONGKONG VOLUNTEERİ,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerco.

Hongkong, 8th September, 1808, Bir, The Committee of this Chamber take this opportunity to us year assistance and en-cperation in securing the best interests of the coby, which are in danger of entering

The soonit team matale for the "Captain injury from certain stipulations in a Conse tion recsatly negotiated icr its intended special Feucis Carbine Challenge Cup" resulted in bengät I refer to the Convention signal at win for the Field Battery team by 4 points Peking on the 9th June by Her BritonuleThe following are this poorce: Majesty's Minster with the Chinese Govern meat to secure an extension of the boundaries of Hongkong, and the text of which agreement lum boux published in The Times

-PIELD, BATTERY,

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THE CROWN COLONIES AND THE

CANADIAN TARIFF

JELKRU MINING AND TEADING CO, LISTED..

- CONSCRIPTION IN CHINA.

for

AND THE PHILIPPINES,

Paris, 18th August The American position in the East is attract. ing great attention. Tho Soleil ways_____ → America will quadruple the value of the Phi The following Imperial edict was issued en Fypines, and Mauila will become the rival of 5th instantWe have received a memorial Hongkong The United States will have a from Chang Yin-biau mying tist recently prependerating influence in Chinese waters. thors have been many morials presented to Thore is no market they desire more eagerly the Throne niggesting the advisability of ioan than the Chinese, and, though they are boon gursting the onscription among the people of forestalled by other Powers, they will assuredly the empire, according to forza methods, in crertake their rivals by the cupidity of their urder to neke the whole population of China progress in that region and in the coming

35 14 18 Tin lode by Mr. W. N. William, who soldiers. The menpcialist, however, thinks that break-up of the Chicees Empire the United

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One clause of that Agreement presides that within the oity of Kowloon the Chinese officials anw stationed there ahalt continue to exercise jurisdiction, and that the existing landing place near Kowloon ity shall be reservel fur the convenience of Chinese me-of-war. mer chunt and passenger vessels, which may cou and go and lie there at their pleasure, &o,

183 Teta!......219 The clase van only be considered as

A`MACHINE GUN CO detracting most seriously from the value of the

200 400 500 venuession, inasmuch as it leaven in the centre. of a British possession a jurisdiction and auth

yerde yards. yards. 311 $3 92 ority which are alike foreign and nutagonistic Corporal Skelton

28 26. 83 to all our ideas of jurisprudence and govers Surreant Lammert... 29

9531 ment, and for that risen alone is to be earn-Sérunt. Smyth.....

20 29 20

-79- estly deprecated. Apart from this soresor, is Unptain Banders

24 26 20 the absolute certainly that such deference to Corporal Underwood

24 25-10 68 the supposed susceptibilities of the Chinese Ge- Suryant Crombit inaborety regimit turconte mind

than the British Government as the predomia-

Totnl WOR 2242.376 608 aal Power, a result so patent that items in- credible an armngement of this nature could arar has been considered. The city of Kow. loon itself is au tuiguificant plzen, but it bas always been a thora in the side of leagkong since the latter because a Britishs culong. Iging as it does on the other side of the centre of the harbour, while its gambling dens have repeatedly ranged serious troubie to the Col

While H.M.S. Blenheim was lying off Stanley on Tucaday afternoon, one of the blue-jevikule

mini nom, kagilimu

surines.

A young women natted de Lheris committed suicide ut Saigon on the itu september by taking poison. "The mantive of the mat is anuova ademoiselle de Lloris arrived at

had ven.niusd there since.

Saigon is 18 with a theatrical company und

S. C. FARNHAM, AND CO., LIMITED,

States will not be contout with the worst for tunes of their heritago."

THE RIS LODE: The Jelen Mining and Trading Company tas made know exifaste from a report on the inspected that mine on the 23rd and 24th of this seker is too wide for the present crisis, last month Mr. Willams and that the but that if each province organises its own

The Temps, while congratulating France upas gougraphical position of the Concession cluateer corpe, drilling them sucording to the highly favourable Fer economical working, and Western metus already aanationed by the the role of peacemaker, recognizes the fact that transport facilities are readily available, Throne, making the members serve certain that it is not always a good thing to put The geologionl formation indi bumuones time, and then pusting them into the finger between the humer and the an of tin Three, lodes have boor opened, the Réserve then places in the corps bavil. The Temps says: The United States deepest level sunk being 110 feet from thing taken by roernits and so on, the will not hear a word of intervention, and Franco surface. The dia lode is the second on At plou would bear quicker results, espacially sathe as no interest in compromicing herself gra the shallow depth coached, the presence of volunteers could be utilised to serve as garrisons mitously with a country ovidently destined for Tomlin winkle lug the Than the rule tranes are halal plearance astia - of the first and third fodes are all that esu be the zogalais in emergencies. We quite igres Spanish gratitude. desired Tho main Tode at the surface averages with Chang Xin-huan's argumants, especially us about two fost in width, and gredially widen theo volunteer corps could be formed into the to six fent in the 110 fest level. Mr. Wielous of a huge army in limes of need. This is opinion that this fade will increase in size plan should be put into effect at once, specially

Me Geer! Hspital, Shanghai, on the 8th. The railway is a running order from Peking of the place also renders it a sparce of danger Directors submit to you their report with a bare hoon met with. The present sünfte, tires-Governor of the Two Kwang provinces are to

Eeptember, 1808, Canoe J. DA Rocha, aged 25

The Daily Press.

Horaxoxo; September 15th 1898.

The Puotingin correspondent of the N. C. Daily News viles under date the 3h ulonial Government. The hsanitary condition. to Chocho, 180 & from Protingin, and the to the health of the colony. The reservation truck is laid to - poimo dù di thin side of Chinabe, of the only landing plans and the waters of the and the track-luging is progressing at the bay for the use of Chinese way yessels and rate of 3 li pur day, as of the constracting reseane craiseys-for zo merebent steamers ngines states that the ecu will be open to frequout the place is tantaquant to the es this point in about two months' time.

tablishment of a Chinese port for the mae of Chicas Customs crvisors, &c., within a British hurtoar, a position without a parallel in any other part of the world.

The demarcation of the Earmo-Chinese border during the ensuine cold weather may be ro- garded as certain, unless a cuplare occurs DERING his approaching visit to Shanghai between Great Britain and China. There is with the cricket team Dr. Lowser will nur work to be done, and as the Convention requires the demarastion to be completed within three years from the date on which it wa begun, which was last December, there are now only two opan sarsons left.-Rangoon Gazette.

don't find time to examine the crematorium at that port and nascertalu how many times it has been made use of since its erection e year or two ago. At the het meeting of the Sanitary Board, it will be remembered,nated Mak Of Sik was committed fur trial for

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At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese women

the murder of aaviber woua maraɛd Chan

20 Boudetignal affai...

ayer much qu Therefore, the "French watchword should ba Messenta, point de zala." RUSSIA BUILDING IRONCLAD3.

Barlin, 19th August

The Russian Government bas ordered a 5,000 The following is the report of tho Bourdon vulne as greater depth is attained. The as regarde the province of Kuangsi, where ther Directors presented at the sixth annual reis of a refritory nature from certain a serious tabellion among the Surut Swisty tour iroboled origer frost the Krupp Works at general meeting, bold at the head office, Shang minerals occurring in addition to the fin. But men. We hereby command that the Viceroys Kist, and a similar vessel from the Falcon Ini, vestering:

Mr. Williams does not ovnsider that there and trovernors of provinesa pot into action at Works at Slettin To the Shareholders of B. C. Penham & Co, mirols will interfere mob with the dressing once she recommendation of Chang Yishun GERMAN OPINION ON THE TUHPĒDU AS A of the tin, which lo said to be of very good and mport to us within three months what they

WARFAES, WEAPON UP Limited. Guntlemen,It is with much pleasure the quality when feand alone. Signs of other louts have Jons in the matter; but the Vicurus and satisfactory statsman of accounts for the in number, are said to answer requirements bo only given one month to report to as, on palu

Falis plantiful. Williams, advisan the of SOTUKU possibien.-N. C. Dasty News. year bading 30th June let.

The works at our how Cosmopolitan Dauk erection of a 10 or 13 hond battery, to wors

apon 1,000 loos of tin stuf asailable with chest - PIPER MANUFACIULE IN JAPAN are progressing Caroumbly,

Mr. Jes. R. Taymaz returned from leave 35,000 tons in abs. In his opinion, an averago acy of 3 per cent, a moderate estimate, wond in December last,

leave a fair margin of profit. The Company has prested thu crushing machinery required.

amount to Tools 19146450, 1pcluding Tasla The Let profita, after paying all charges, 19,358.95, carried forward from last year.

This amenit the Directors propose to appro-

Tis. priate as follows:---

Although no mention of spel specifie pro. cala in contained in the Conventiou, this Cou Rittee have reason to know that the Chinese Imperial Maritine Customs have put forward cortaia claims, in connection with the pectention A Dividend of Ts. 1200 per Share... 90,000.00 of their revenue, which include the retention of Amount to be placed to Reservo

Fued all their existing stations in the now Britak

75,000, territory, and to burn farther facilities granted Amount to ba transferred to Do- for onlicting duties in the waters of the bar-

preciation and Maintenance Fund! bour itself. To sack proposals, itis obudiens to say, there is oniversal objection in this Balance to be carried to Now

Account. volony, where the opinion naterally oblaius that the Chinese Dovernment shoubi col.,

WEITLIWEI

Tokye, 29th August

B Berlin, 20th August

partment, the Government maintains a high From information obtained at the Nary De opinion of the value of torpedos in noval war- fare, despite the enutrary experiences of both the Americaris and Spanierde, A leading, naval official says: The Hispana American War has proved nothing against the availability of The papa manufacturing, trade. In Japan: the torpedo. Of course the torpedo, like other soins to be in a state of suciona depression just weapon requires constaul practics in order to now True, the femand for paper hina been the it effective. While the Americans have. rapidly increasing, especially since the late devoted great attention to gunnery and Wir with China, the talul cousins through therefore scored a remarkable success in 1st September out the empire being estimated at: 00,000,000 marksmanship against the Spaniards, they have For two or three weeks past thers has been a year, while the out-tam by all popornoglected torpato practice, and bones they were little of general interest occurring in cones cunfactories, aggregates only 40,000,000 the unble to use these very effective weapons either tion will this place. Abent a wee stars the The ascess of dumand for apply was par in Cabon or Philippine waters, Bagship Cesterior refurand from her cruise ionlatly detissable lest yaar, when the FnThe Spaniards bad to solo bellum practice 10,000.00 Japanese waters, as tid the Vectores Nar Paco fill suspended work faz a while ow of any kind. The reports of ear naval experie Firstco. Ba-fany, and others. At present, including to the damage it led sustained daring show that it was solely due to these facte thit estroyers, sous twelve er foortsen ships storm, while the Yokkaichi and Abelha torpedo was not heard from during the are in the harbou

Stillls codd Hul tuu outo engleshoot War. We maintain the opinion, held before At times one of the nambur steame out for having been burnt down The consequent the War, that the torpedo, when med rightly target practicore goas to Chefoo to coal other 30grity and dearness of paper, hoverer, and cautiously, in a most formidade naval as is done by overy other Governmout.

agoguta for the peasant depression; for they wespon To Allow the new territory to be throttled by

In accordance with the Articles of Associate there te not reneh movement among them.

Little na there is at Walhain to make it eve not only causal, the large importation of As a matter of fact, a strong torpedo fest a networks of Chinese Customs stations and tiga, Jr. Jna. B. Troutyan retires, but being attractive place, I adoretand that many of pheap American paper, but also inxinced many has been prominent in the big uyalmares cruisers hemming it round, with a contral eş

sligible offers himself for re-election.

them were glad to be back from Japan, owing paper manufacturing companies to extend their 1st Kiel this week. A series of torpedo bost The Accouale have been audited by Mesars tablishment in the colong, would be to ePer-

Goo R. Corner and W. H. Anderson who also to the fact that here it is much cooler,mis Tins the supply of piper has enddenly night attacks, fashioned in closely as possible Our autimen beat than simmer has been increased, and thin sidst the general depression) after conditions during, setual warfare, has been The Japan Mall statea that the Britishly hamper the decelpment of its trade and

about 87 in the shade, and this only en ere or af trade aggravated by the tightness of the one of the future of the evolution, and vareful steaza Mare, Captuia C. A. Adams, while on industries which might otherwisu beconfidently offer themselves for re-election.

two days. For a monthier on it ranged about money-murkuk, hey plants of machinery and uotes bare best Lept of the success a Failure the voyage from Hongkong to Yokohama, Looked for.

32 in the hottest part of the day, caclay rug briskly in various mills, and the im- of hea torpedo act by umpirea specially rescued sixty-three shipwrecked Chinamen uff

194,104.50 night, and now and has a drop of wight to portion of American paper, probably con appointed and stationed on the large vessela the Chiu coast Fifty-six were off one large

Len degrees in the day. And this has been ingest for during the time of starsity surving ad objects of attiek. Every Encuessful junk, and the remaining seven off asther.

that matter, an average summer. Oz Liukungues. The arar fawing supply of paper (torpedu shop wasvantoustically registered and a The steamer passed overal dismasted junks

tse cricket and other games have, during the bus made the competition to keep that home aval duur, who was pressut, assures the cor which were probably caught is last typhoon

whole fine been freely indulged in. It our maculacierers hare now to sell their paper respondent of the Aespoistol Press that the oir thy China coast. The rescued meu will be

176,107.55 tainly a doctor place to spend August and Supta prices low as a sen por prand. Boch experiments concluairely demonstrated the gh

a law prios, it is said, actually leaves ne muur. Offcoticons of the

↑ the torpedo bout and the forpedo, tembar in thna. Chefbo, and in tiese Weigd ki Tis. 194,404.50 may take away nicol of the repaisany of that gin of probs to home monafacturers, but as ve GERMAN, SOLDIERS SUICIDE:

de by the rigources of Americën paper-milia there

Berlin, 13th August,

the doctor mid "a large number of Euro Ying Chiar, agtd-66. Tt appeared from the "peaus here, be was convinced, would like videnes that the women bed a quarrel about a "to be cremated, but they could not do it, chidot the 4th inst. at No. 3, Third Street, and defondent pushed deceased downstate. De "as they had not the accommodation." It ceased received act injuries that she had to be was supposed that the same desire existed at removed to the Hospital, where sbo died on

Friday lust. Sbungbai, and the Municipality was in need to erect a crematorium, but as yet it has been very sparingly usod. A great many persona, probably a majority of eduented men, now approve in the abstract of cremation, but comparatively few feel so strongly on the subject as to leave willen instructions that their own reunits shall be dispreed of hy that means, and in a matter in which genti- ment plays a large a part relations are

Peter Forguson, of the Kweiyang, was in naturally reluctant to break with the clized to be somewhat rowdy on Tuesday night. ancient ways unless is compliance with aute drive him to the Gas Works. On arris- When near the Clock Tower he engaged a rick special request on the part of the deceased.. ing at the latter place be dismissed the riekaba meid affumpted to get into unother.without pay- "The result is that oven, where facilities fur

ing his face for the previous one. When asked aremation exist they are seldom availed of. for his fere he gut angry and throw the rice This is proved by the experience of Loudon, into the harbour. Yesterday at the Magistracy and, coming nearer honic, Shanghai. One ad 27, or 28 days, and ordered to pay

$7 comprosation.

turned over to the Chinese Consul of Yukohaion.

last its own revenus in its own territory,

19,464,50

Th. 194,404.50

PROFIT AND LOm Account.4;

Dr.

Cr

Under the provisions of the Agreement 9 June, 1808. kaowa as the Opium Convention, 1896, nego- fisted to give effaut 1o the Additional Article to balas... the Chotoo Convention, the Hongkong Govern- 1st July, 1597. maut undertakes to see that all opium arriving By balance carried forward... has to be reported to tho. Harbour Master, and 8th June, 1898- vo opiam ena be exported without notice to that By transfer from working üoqpunt. official. By this mas muggling bas bren greatly redeunt, hut if it be desired to narrow this down to vanishing point no doubt further i stops, vither by the establishment of houded warehouses for opium and limiting the prepar30 supply of the American and Australian markets sting of the arg to locul consumption and the

rated be taken by the Hongkong Government, This Chamber has no desire to see one cent of revenue collected at the expense of the Chinese Treasury, but it ja profoundly convinced that

the freedom of the part esu only be properly

safeguarded by the withdrawal of the "Chausse

眞田区です。

BALANCE DI CAVITAL ÀÇOQUET. Fugu, 1868. Tuqkefor" and "Cosmopolitan Back propertion with bulling pumping gr els, and buildings at dia Dock

To office building and ground is 9. 61. Oh.

To

old doek property with butter,

large goders and grond im. tf. It. Th

To

bony, to, Man, 56, 211 5k

Brandwas property with Chinam house,

4m 79 21....

Ceemapailts Divinolad

ing landing an

TU. 18,344.25

phiče na a summer resort.

Cleensional staker's to call on their way toy knowing. Even supposing they cannot compete my farther with home mahdfacturers,

-There is an epidemio.of waiqide in the Army.

belonging to a Chinese fem, but sebaidised by supply of American paper, nemo skipafastorre FS AND DE LA WARR CASE.

or from Chefɔ0, but as yet there is little bus Dees unfside supplying the Tlost it, however, still light rise in the price of paper hero is The Frankfort Genetis reports four cases in makes it possible for residenta or visitors to sure to cause another irge lapsitation from any, and the Ludwigsburg Casette tells of 254,000.enome and go without having the tering or Amerion, which country, in fact, pindades more a liftly, due to officers brutality

18000 and journey.. Thore is a roport first a steamer Kappz tling it can cousame, Boride the large 26,060.00

- London, 17th August have to consider the competition among thèm 169,000.00 the pagal autoritus, soon to be regule salves, inhempoh es they are now prepared to High Court of Justice to-day Dr. Jaetics In the Cluson 9 Bonda Division of the ***** running between here and Chatco, 32,900.48

Yestordar Commander Hastings had had Costems Stations to Chinese territory and the To new fault, 117 of 2... 39,034,44 England and Exuesit. Yesterday - had been i alone produces about 20:001:000 iba, a year, and of ovart, för élleged attempo induce

refusal of permission to the Chinese Customs

Among the antiresporsistent and widespread turn enz wore a 010 be a year, the Weight sognitted Earl De La Ware and reports prevail of findinant trenele bear cenotnal demand at home. The Fail Faper Mill My Bready of the charge of contempt.

a lannoics, piletizers, pentzone, stawm To mardinery at the three din 201,420 fixed as the day when the Basilan Tigot of holding on it does a contract for the parFront Torsb Hoelsythe" bankrupt com.

druler, heariegs, dook plnut, olos and drawing offics materials and furniture,

who acterial few from follemhop 105,940.00 To moulduze, fitters', gopponamitha", hnder makers and carpenties that Stock

139 Chinese Governmout to carry out Lbo con To gundry delzera. Boogkong and 90,379.80 ontside Western Kingdoms. other ways in the selection of meterial: then runtes proveedings, and bail wrongfully pro

work and outstanding billa las liabilities 247,524

To cut in bond, sad in

Shanghai Herking Corporation, atuounts elace paid i

10,152.80

Including

Tis 1,370,744.6%

Japan Galler

of the best icons of bringing the system into more general use, however, will be to

him a private in the King's Own named Jobudicials to oullet datics in the colony or its place the means of cremation within easy fell, who was charged with assaulting a dis- waters.

twenty-two sairs was to come alleg and altar class of forests baonging to the Imperial any promoter, to fanity his ovicenon in the rench of those who desire to avail of thom. trist watchman. Defondant was going along It has been urged that the facilition anked

out the Bugil atloaf atlatapt at Household is said to have twenty years, supply skripta Court is earned Judge said, It is n ease in which the supply should attinger Stres and Stanley Street on Trendy for by the Chinese Customs are regarded in

the minds of many there seems to have been of wood which is ifa sole material If in the howen at both were blamable, and be night with anelber soldier with a stick in his some way as a quid pro quo for the oatem on

a doubt as to whether it would eat., Tr near future larger mille are to be established mulcted them to the costs. Mr. Justico Wright precede the demand: But the Hongkong hand. Seeing some tar ke danbed the end off territory. With rogand to this contention,

26,361.56 racant years there have a 2n many blaurea has beed contemplated, the distress among said that while he must absolve Earl De La Warr Governinous will presumably have to the stick with it and poked a district watch this Committee would point out that British To elites in patlic comporia, and cost of

Love-cented bark Drametan 49,074.68 that to many of the population sarther thangu) 100 papa WANAFAGLAYery" at home will be of the charge of bribary, he worek Lold that the man in the back. His little joko sost him a be convinced that cremation is desirable, fuo of $7, ar 28 days, in addition to which he Ing serious loss consequent or the failurs of

trace has for the past thirty years buen sulfer To stock of misteria o hard, unfairfed,

would not be nowebome, orpecially ore Bavarur It is high time for them la ilaprove art wrongly tried to induce Mr. Rooley to brought about by a quarzel between two of the their metus manufactors or to ceniderortzet worn statement mute in the bank and that the demand should be encouraged, had to pay $2 compensation. before it will be found ready to proceed

ditious of the Trvation, which ass if placed in

The Fuchi is still here, and in the enz war ths they have book one bo, with a ving to timed to help Mrs. Hooley, Mr. Hooley, the A Peking telegram of the 3rd September, the sole would still leave a large batuce at the

ble (2) represintative of China om handlesuing the cost of production otherwise said, ought not to be regarded in a mere with the construction of a crematorium; and translated by the labe Chromele from a Japanese dobit of Chica.

though ecins lex days since the fungus paid some of them will have to close their mills after in that matter it would probably prefer to vernacular paper role-A Convention bus

doing much harm to theirsalrog and thpin This extension of territory, though of

short visit to the unrbour to concluded between Germany and Chinu great strategic and militory value, would

The Waterwitch will here.bngly engaged rivals for month int years of been competition follow the example of the home Guvern relating to Kinoctisu Bay. The gist of the ertainly notur prove of equal communi al

in survey work. The harbour siselt has beżn mont, which, though it permite cremation, arrangeramat in that Kinochan Bay shall be importance unless it were free from the

vall surveyed and I auduratané given, generat takes no active steps to encourage it. In oped to the trade of vesels of all nations and restrictions with which the Chiasse Imperial By sharoliciner for paid-up capital, 7,500

· mitinfántiou... · En places a good deal of dredging aturus ut Tis. 100

750,900.04 | is colleil for, but ng the bottom lu tratly work the export and import of goods, that Chinu Maritime Customs seek to fetler not only it Hongkong if any one desires to be my cutablish a Casteme bags at Kaschau; but also the pareat clay. Taking this into By reverve fund

276,000.00 this will not likely be a græet oxwash." "chairs

a0j00.00 cremated there would be little difficu). and that the import of goods from other parts sideration, this Chamber is of opinion that depreciation and is tesouce fort......

int a dredger is on its way here for that work By day creditora von meine kommer eng ty in armuging for it according to the of China (the coasting trade) shall be free from the elony had better rousin in the position By name from, profit acil kit cocount....

Some of the sunken Chinone varščiīgs auve 194,404.39 matoseflent to the convention of Junolask rather Į

been sold to u Chinese frin, and they are banlly system followed by the Hindoos, which

than nooopt the, now ferritory with the condi

T. 1,974,744.52 engaged in blowing them to plece, and song effective and quite unabjectionable, The China Gazette of the 11 September tiens now senght to be attached thuszoto.

what they can of the old trong deptor, reg. Das except that it takes some tits and is con-says-Tho C. P. R. stoarcer Empress of Jupen The Committoo here addressed the Begrotary·

heurs of important improvements to be unde LA LEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. fakes, but saything extensive will of course, duoted in the open air, whereas Europeaze coming up to Woosung to-day task the ground of Stato for Portiga Affairs and The Celosial

have to be wetioned by the birus aathoritie at the Kiotoan fist, but backed off with the Government at Isngth on this important quon would probably destre that the operation riding tids shortly afterward, and Routed with- tion, and now beg that your Camber will not The steamer Yaight Templar, from Calcutta, and what is to be 7de of the piers in the NEAY. should take place speedfly and in a building pot any trouble. The tender Fictoria had in culy give ile most earnest attention thento but left Singapore for this port on 13th inst. future probably m Lord Salin/ney or He

consoy peace a longer voyage than usual to will throw the whole weight of its grout, jufta- The U. R. Co's steinar Espresa of China - Gosohen here as yet un cheur idése, utyds meat will of an ecclesiastical style of arhitecture for futch up the Empress passengers, having to go meu in favour of this colony. I am dear left: Vancouver on Tuesday morning, the 18th likely that the redonyabis and even cremationists may probably lay elnia out as far sa tae Kintoon hentakip for the par your faithfully, to some little na of feather

The discussion at the Sanitary Board

prose, however, out of a suggestion that

dusting.

pono Amongst those who cams ap to Shanghai

B. M. GRAY

ChuimeD

math June, 1838.

KAMBIN Cr

8.19

Charles Beresford, will visit the line and they

The O. 8. 6: Co.'s steamer Bellerophon loft will enroly hare good, many időt, tad mngem Bingapore on the 13th instant, and may be er- tione fra gentan, wnd for nothing.

instant...

from the big mall ateamor was HB.:Han, Chineas Minister to St Peterburg, who to The Prosilent, London General Chamber ofpecied here on or about Monday The 19th - Bueno, in fà phat to returning from his post.

Commervo.

LATE TELEGRAMS

eatcong stonents quiccmentions without foundation, 14 sngyented by respond- que, hat, on the witusse stad he was sh ver Decking, and Innoruratë, appearing sporstimes to beautering, Trom dusjoni in his hopeless attempt to 4 tangle the truth from the { falss, His evidujcë, was unsafe to act upon, ncially da oser af facts importance. Mr.

The following telegrams ar from the Fan Juilos Wrigh cald be thingat Mr. Hooley

BAD) WAY QUESTION IN CHINA.

wrong lu festifying that the document con

*

bàining & Corrected statement was written by de: Broadley In the side of Earl De Li WAK Mr Brmisher's evidener, sa to Earl ilog from Paklig wars, tăng | Đồ la Warr's proposal to helpy Mm. Hool

• by the Chinese of the let was tommt anble, althonich Bredabow bad no day, cozlmah Bröst Bri. Teniss to reality, falusly. With reference to lalu rullaa, muudka oss, ] Brendlerik / ryuston Wright considered lo the Chinese, Jovarn much more gully in asking Hoolag: to Andy Ty be maileta Trstenotion without com- municating with Kar De La Warr. Broadley sung gallery of suedination of perjury, and the Judge) was in deshtas to whether cond-hy corrkt not to deal differently with. Brukilay, Burrere Le concluded to make the same order in. Freed-