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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FBIDAI SEPTEMBER 18cu, 1906,

Bouer load de Navarra Apandily Courul, informs ne lust he has cired the following tologram from the Mariis Olavatory — Manits 14th Népfanter, 5p. Thor is new depression to the East of Luzon,**.**

The Celtsuak Tie romlution, sa vordet provided in the money shall be takes gab of tho; last halt year's prodia. The asetanta, of the last half your show a balance which hab Ozled forward to the present half year. Out of that bulates the boups, A Public School team was lucky in disposing you, gentlemen, approve, will be taken. of Dr. Grace for rory mali nooro lo hymn If us other gantismen, has any remarks, to mako for ensing shipal conphant tho' line. **The I will now put the resolution to the meeting. 2 cauity triompha Grace has won" and the boys M. J. H, Cox-1 bjost to the resolution energetic thanksgiving nearly took the roof off bocao this meeting is not competent to pus it. won these words were reached.

On the resolution sing pat 25 out of the 29-shareholders. present roled, 23 being in

feit coins.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE "DALLY PREss."}

LONDON, 18th September.

THE DREYFUS CASE, Col. Paty du Cler has been compelled to

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THE BRITISH EMPIRE

- By Tus Rion Hox, Bib Casrlik W DIE BARS, MIP

(Author of Greater Britain, de)

AFRICA

fo to there in the name of Bigypt as we possibly | in September Emperor, Wiliam desiring to hayo. Moreover we are not thard and remors auspicions with which his eastern tour sever have bag, Feom the north the Egypje regarded in Russis and. France. tam Binder in raossing south werde, with Belush A RUSSIAN PAPER, ON TRE, PULLOVINA troops wilded for his Egyption forces, for the

QUESTION, If there' purpose of rongiustang of

barbariera, "kat

colonising ideas of Americans must give way to grate consideratinee,

TILE DISPUTE SETTLE

Ronie, 17th August. Admiral Candiani, Commander of the Italian Squadron or off the Colourhia east, ecnired on August 1fth & definite reply from the Get- ernment of Colombia, agreeing to all three paint faoluded in his ultimatem es payment of the Cerruti chim, namaly, the absolute recog.

ion of President Clursland's award an undertaking to stop within eight months all promedings on the part of Cerruf's creditors, and an immelinda money payment, to Italy na a guarantee of a full execution of the award mottled to Italy's satisfaction. within the stipulated time The disputo la blins

figures, namely Canton and Chanßsın. Canton accounts for more than half the foreign imports by junk from Hongkong, sainely. Tia 9,289,365 out of a total of Tls. 15,834,853 in 1888 and Tia. 6,067,487

St Petersburg, 17th August, Chedive'ss again!, tho Dervishes. If on the The Journal de St. Petersburg (semi-officiul) eut of a total of Tls. 15,027,228 in

Derival of his steamers on the Wisite. Nie, he says " The prestige of the white population 1897, while Chantšun découutiil for Tis,

finds the Frenck-sented upon that river, it is in the Philippines lius buen elmdet datároly da 2,256,087 in 1888 and -Ra-1,061,485

difficult to son how a Baropesi Conference, troyed by the War. If an attempt le monde to is to be avoided, or to prophesy, what the cute the Islands autosomy it should be affected 1897. In the case of Canton the trade has

come of that Conference may be It on the gradually ander strictly osnovalent Europeas gone to foreigu built vessels, which do not

It is perhaps convalent to treat Afrios in other hand, the Frosch expedition is not more 4 Chin romanzenod Lum So, residing in Up. favour and war. J. H. Cox and Captulo its connection with the British Empire by it strengte stablished then, wo supper, it will tatalage, der other regize would bring back, come under the cognisance of the Kowloon per Lagar Row, was charged at the agistracy Rowin-against, the diptore no vibing

Belf, instead of pisking but the two cut govern, probably and it ascessary to retire before the The paper comments upon a dioulties fan- Customs, and Chuutsun, being near Canton, with having in her possession more than threo

The CHAIRMAN-Me Ho Tang and gentle. ing coloules the Caps and Natal, and then yng bama of Dervishiva, dispersed by General Fing tap United States in dealing with the in- innow doubtless drawing some of its emp-pieces of autorisit sin restling the on, I thank you most sincerely for the kind treating the rest of Africa ander the herding Kitchener and we shall then discover that the surgents in the Philippines far greater plies from Canton under the transit pas to be false. The sun which the coins repro-

Queon's corrent silver soin, kuswing the spe manger in which this resolution bra boon, proof Crown Colonies. The Cloremor of the Cape | Marokand and Liotard expeditions are *: private, than they had in dealing with the yellow rece posed and accepted by you. I should like to is High Commissions in South Africa, and has expeditions” paid for out of the funde, of the in America. A large nimy, it says, will be system instead of obtaining the wholt by seated was $15.89. In arouse she said her state that before calling this mooling the diet grout pewors evar the Creva Odonies and French dolonist party although axolpalvely needed, and the liberal and philanthropis junk from Hongkong. Autan shows an aphastund taughs shreding, and she bought the tore satisfied themselves that it was the wish of Protectorates south of the Zambesi The offered by ofleas of that admirable for

coins for a during lessons. She was sentenced a large number of shareholders that this boods Chartered Company which rules Rhodesia the Infanterie de in Marina, of des Colonies parent decline from Tis. 474,836 to Tle to six months' imprisonment She was furiber should be givan, and in fact we have in the room south of the Zombasi, hruder his arpervision, commonly known in Frones as the Dog Fiah A. S. WATSON & CO..wing to the confusion of districts senfoul to three months and labour of broing proxine than suas ab roholdere was aggro me dorninion and influence worth of the Zam: The arvellous sctivity of the French has gate holding of shares totals to something like bosi, over protectorates-oto of which, though brought thaia into confict with is not only w it is impossible to say what the exnati posecesion of a number of Chitose ponuter

2,00 Those shareholders have unthorised us administered by thy Feregn Offee, is virtually regards the country south west of Khartoum comparison is, but as both Batou and

or gentlenion prézani to vote on their behalf in a colory and then we are brought northward but as regards the Cach country, of Lages and Kwaishin also show decreases it would

favour of this bonus; so that although we are to the former dominions of the Sultan of Zhan of the Gold Cozy, the lack country of our sorry there should be any dissentiente it in un- zibar, half of which are now also Estigh and other two colonies ku already gone swallowed, seem that there must have been an netual

datedly the dosire of a larga majority of the Nyponit, under the Foreign Offee or up by Fravon, beyond return Starting from falling off of a very serious obtimeler.

shareholders that this recognition should take the present. The four Crema Cologies of the Senegambia on the West Coast, the French Autm is a tows near thin northern shore of

place. Hear, hoar:) We shall have to trespass West Coast of Africa, with the Protesteratat with extrzordinary vigour, have penetrated en more apur. your generosity and pativuce and Spheres of Inthisne connected with them buth east to the Lower Niggy, auf die cast Mies Bay and being so close to our new

in asking you to attend a confirmatory mosting nya.dslashed from one South Africa sad Dart almost to the Nilo Marvellous as have been boundary possesses special interest for

this day fortnighfin order to make the rose- African possessions, but tas problems which our own ernioika in all parke of the world yo retire from the Army and has been disisidettes you have in ne is expressed by passing what similar to those presented by some of our Unt of Im Frotal colonial forces. The fature

Intion legal. I thank you again for tan_von- ngkung, What, then, can be the case

this possession of them involve are some van herdly shows any intarpeite to compare with

of the declina?

the stall owing to machisations with Major this resolution. I o stave you we shall in the South and Fast Africs dependencies. Our of our Niger sphere must o itapertant, but it The place is too far Esterhazy in contection with the Dreyfus case. fixture as in the past give great persotial cuts relations with the French roz out supposed hilly Jones or though, is free of Frouch de

THE POPE IN GOOD HEALEDs, away from, any trusty port to draw its

Roos, 17th Augnat. M. Zulinder, the Minitor for War, having and attention to your interests. (Hear, bear,) Sphew of Inluonos on the White Nile, which relopment, it could ever had to the foundation

The Valian assorts, despite the port to the supplies elsewhere than from Hongkong-examined the papers in connection with the Speaking for myself, I have not the slightest counsels itself with our Uganda and Bitub of an African empire in the least comparable contrary, that the recruit illness of the Pope The tables do not enable us to trace in trist, is convineal that Capt. Dreyfur is guilty, on our business can be made to yield you a ontwined with our relations with the French in that the expectations who have been formed which he entirely recovered His Holiness hus hesitation in saying tant by careful mannge East Africs Protectorates, are inextricably focus Indian Euplice. The probability is merely transitory indisposition, from what particular articles the decline has ticca and threatens to resign,iibo Cabinet persists vary satisfactory retura upon your investment, the back onuntry of Lagos and the Niger sphere with regard to the future of Atries will be a day iples, and we are left therefore entirely in a revision of the sentence,

That is all the basin, goatlower. Thank the directing of Lake Telial Our White appofarmant to all the Powers contghed: The resumed his customary duties and is daily ro inth dark. We cannot assume that the

Nils Sphere of Tafuence, which is a somewhat Germaus hays Kopalessly failed to make mael colving deputations.

FATAL FIRE AT NIBILNI. Br. J. U. Cox ktoula kike to way i have shadowy aztergien, to the north-west us on of their three chief colonies and the French cause of the decline is to be fawad in any

not ito slightest confta large number of shares British East Afrin Protectorates, bring us have been pooring out funny and French Bis

St. Petersburg, 17th August. There was another great re last night at practice on the part of the Customs, |

baldors will agres with this resplation, but I go nie toto s ennfist of tendencies with Abyssinia | like water without much hops of a tangible re-

Nishni Novgoroil. The city workhonso was because the Foreign Castonis uro a botest THE PROPOSED BONES TO THE DIRECTORS. pou the legality of the matter. I say that the which is the neighbour of our Semablend turn. The Congo State is beginning to make destroyed, the inmates jumping from the win-

At neon yesterday an extraordinny general shareholders are not competent to take this Protesterate, of which indeed a slice has just money, but by a system of government (if such movie, and also because if that wore the swatite of ghurehollars in the Hoogkm | $2,000 put of the acucunts of the last half your bean ceded to Abyssinia. This Protectorate in Bame ens be applied to it) so rathless and ex done, and many being killed and many more Cexpoundion we should expect to find a de- | Hotel Company, Limited, was behi at Ura hotel, The proceedings thea terminated.

under Aden-wbict is Indian, a statutory ortionate that we have some ground for oan- for the purpose of considering the following clips all long the line, whereas in sagolution, of whin) dus netice Laut been given,

part of the Government of Bombay Three gratastic that, winter maybe alleged against cases there have been substantial ineroses, by M. I Tong: That a bonus of two

African islands are also British dependencies out rule in parts of Afrion, we at all events are

HONE FINES St. Helens, which is a colony Assesion, far less bad than our Belgian rivals While.

London, 17th Angust. tipusnad dollars by hereby voted to wich of the

which te rafod as a ship, boing under the man then, I look forward to s grat development of

From various points an the Coatient, in three oxisting divzetors, er the mum of six

ngement of the Admiralty, and Supotea on this truly Inaut Nigor sphere 7 d to some possible Company during the past half your, as s thousand dollers in uli, out of the profits of the

other side of fries, at the entrance to the Unit dendepascal of abook-farming in a portion of addition to Nishni Novgorod, Rusis reports of Adon, which is depemisaoy of Aden the high suntry which lies at the west of have been received of serious conflagratiss recognition by the shareholders of the necess

The dist aberration which occurs to one to the Bitch East Africa Protectorate, and at thoxtensive forest fires are raging in the moun do concern one more on a lividgad paying ful exertions of the Directors in placing

make upon our heterogeneone dominions in enst of Ugands as well as to a steady develop. tins near Ferrol, Spain. At Ashasnteck, unt Africa is that some simplicity might be broagh went of British South Africa, I cannot profers far from Brussels, the caint Maria market basis." Mr. E. Osborne (Chuirsane) prisided.

inte our drainistration, bath at home and across to believe that any other portion of Afrion in place, a large building, and seven bouses adjoin- and there were also presoak: Messrs. R. C.

the seas, if the whole of them were declared likely to bow the material prosperity whiching wore burned lant evoning, with an estimated Wilcox W. Parfitt (Director), E. Chang, J. H.

colonies or solonial protectorates, and plased hi-ben attained by the mussellously fertile loss of £10,000. The Estival military equip Cox, T.Rowin, D. McDonald, G.C. Cor.d. Y. V.

coder toe Colonial Office. The presont dis irrigated strip along the Nilo videh forms the ment factory at yous, France, was also buroud

last orening. Vernon, J. C. Peter, T. Broca, A. A. Gutters,

inelions are impossible to justify, es they are Khoriate of gri J. McKie, S. H. Michael, W. II. Potis, R. S.

difficult to explain Tho complexity intro ced

The fatore of Africa unfortunately can hardlyQ HEAVY RAINS IN UTALY. Philpott, Ho Tung. Ho Fook, La Cheung

teadusiamtration by Mr Rhodes and his be scrtemplated witkont the spectation of

Trani, Italy, 18+k · August, suru, Hot Funny, Tài Pak, cháu Le Van

shareholders as regards their interests south of eventual sur, The divisions which the recent The heavy rains have flooded a large part of Ip Cbes Fong, Leung Lit Shan, Sang Kee,

the Zambest, hang dealt with by the Colonial partition of Africa among the Powers has Trani Mony houses have fallen in, Choir - Lg Kong Shaur, Lu Yam NB., ille Chok

Offen, and exegards thoir intaresta north of brought about sestop picly art final to survive enparts being obliged to take refuge in the Tren, Wong on Fuk, und G. Money (See

the Zambon dealt with by the Foreign Offes in great war where the consul of the sea public buildings. The authorities have ordered retary).

the troops to construct canals to drain the lowa. omszing. The Foreign Offico and in British "je seriously disputed between ourselves and is

VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION, called Protectorato, where there a un ate be settled, but that future is never likely to central portions no vestige of any native India and which South America precant Fone stroams of lava are lowing down the -produce such spheres of trade na tuose" which. ·Vrenvins is again in a state of astivo option.

URABLES W. DILER.. mpunitain vide it tas, rate of 400 yarṛls an hour.

The chestnut trees on Manul Somura bare been borned. Constant explosions are beard in the mutral crater, which is

is vomiting ashes and

FOR THE SEASON 1698 18UA.

Orders are now being executud.

Priced Catalogues wilk Hints for Gardening

can be vulninyé on Appliention,

Those SHEDS are supplied to us by the best growers in the World. It is partientkurly no- quested that caru be taken when sowing and anpervision akerzisal oor Chiuose gardeners, whose incompetence in dealing with the Sees may sometimes land to disuppointing pesulla.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER

Bupplies natural tourishasnt to the scil.

IN TING

10s each.....81.75

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..$4.50

RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS,

The Best and Cherpest Machines in the Market, Sapplied at Manufacturer's Prices.

instance at Shuitong, where the

10,000 to Tis. 100,000. We would ventare forsign imports have ineronaed from Tls.

to great to the Commissioner that in his next Keturns he might recast the tables and make them a little more informing. Also in his Report, accompanying the Returns it would be useful if he would devote a few | lines to the triade conditions of the principal districts, instead of dealing only with the trafle as a whole without diseż minating as to the origin or destination of the exports or imports

Houry Karwin, an A.K. oo H.M.8. Menheim, was yesterday fined $5, or 14 days, by Com. mouder Hostinga, for being a discharged pri. wer-attempting to convey a lettoř ouf of Victorin Gaol that morning.

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NOXGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.,

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you for your attendanos.

UANTON NOTES.

[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI BẠN PO," "】 On the 14th lost. the Governer banded over his seal to the Viceroy His Excellenes will leave Cantou on the th inst. for his native place in the province of Kiongai. It is said that His Excellonsy. Les mado up his wind to rotire from active sarvice and spond the rest of his life in retirement, The Viceroy will renuva to the yamen hitbarto ocompied by the Governor, which is more magnificont than his own. It is said that the Viceroy's Famon will now be used as a free Govenmert College.

Sous talk has again arisen as to carrying on the reclamation work on the river band. A Sause hos politioned the Viceroy asking to be allowed to go on with the undertaking. The Vicorny consnited the directors of Kwang-Chai Hospital on the application and a meeting was

decided to carry on the work, the expanses of ths reclamation to be borne by the owners of the water frontags.

injured. Thirteen bodies, burned oriep, bavo already boon found in the rains. Many to- mates are still unaccounted for..

Tho SECRETARY read the notice vonvoniug bold in the Hospital on the 6th inst. It was Contral Africa thể adimistration of what is Coalition. The fature of Africa will one day Naples, 19th August.

the unseting.

The CHAIRMAN-Goutkuuez, at the half-

yonely meeting of shareholders Mr. Ho Tung was kind enough, to suggest that a berus should be given to the three existing directors us some The promenade concert in all of the funds recognition of what they have done for the past of the Hongkong Bauevolent Society will take five years in conexion with this hotel. That place on Saturday, 5th Novembor, "iusteal of recognition has been drafted into u resolution Saturday, 20th October, as provicusly au- which has bash advertised for the past three A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.ed, at the request of Sir John Carrington, weeks in accordance with the Articles of Asso- en areount of the camping out of the Volunteers ciation. I have now to ask Mr. Ho Tong to

place the matter before the mosting. A concert will be given to-night in the Mr. Ho Tuso sait—I lots much pleasure Recreation Room at Mount Austin Barrucks in rising to more the following specul rosolu- to be followed by W. S. Gilbert's originalion for the purpose of giving merited recogni

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Correspondents must forward their name and addres

HR. ARNO REID AT PEKING.

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vernment to protect, xut what is in fact an The Canton Cererament has received in ordinary colony, as regarde which there is structions from tho Thrane to the effect that conceivable reason to be suggested why it should in order to counomise the expenses of the not be under the Colonial Office rather that, Government a good number of potty military under the Foreign One. In Uguude the officers are to be discharged, that the pay of the Foreign Offico has had to deal with questions of

A WONDERFUL CONTRIYANCE. soldiers is to be cut down by the 15th October, administration, with risings, and with the con- LURUNG CHANG SPEEDS THE TRACELLARS.

Berlin 1816 Augest and that twenty par sant of the forces are to be duct of ware, for which it is not organised, Ande Arnot Reid, writing from Peking on disbanded by the 34th November. Volunteer which distraes it from, its diplomatic work the d August, saree have rada A Pre-

The calibrated watchmaker, · Lotnir, ... of forets are to be orgauised for the public pre- The Niger Company and the Oll Rivera Fro cadent at Peking. And Peking is not su onay Berlin, has perfected a mechanism, capable of loution.

tectorate have hitherto been ander le Forsig pins at which to make a precedent. We are News has been recover from Krangal that the Offico, whils Lages, which is mixed up with absolutely the first travellers, not being Chiness measuring and recording the thousandth part

of a moond.ONE PAMAH robot louder i Log-ting, for when capture a thou in its intereste, ba ben ander the Colonial Bassian offotals, who leave Peking with a

Tsungli Tamen special order to get transport⠀⠀

Beste London, 20th August.-. A despatob, from Madrid to the Times by the authorities, is nos riding with a number operations the ephire of the Niger Company. of his followers in the mountain Ng ma-ha, has been virtunily removed to Corial Ofico legations End-norde hoard of smok application The Governor of Kwangsi has seat Tieneral control Negotiations ars or foot, taugh this wonyited them to make The Bussi chys is reported that at a series of bull Sou with a number of soldiers to effect his es doniod in the House of Commons late as legation sale toy bad necur kuorn of such an ghts at the village of Vicalvaro, four mulles osptare. It is said that over two thousand. April, for the purchase of the territorial and vpplication sare on behalf of offefais travel from Madrid, on Monĉey, 29 persons were.

Injured retreating rebels, some of them female word adminstrative rights of the Niger Company ng on duty. But the British legation mads latoly killed by the soldiers ander the command and when tas panel has boon carried through the apation; sad the American legation followed suit, and I. D. D Luuk Chau toid of General Sou while on their way to Ng mau doubt the whole of the district, including Nie me on Sunday, that he had personally put it Oil Rivers Protectorate, will be transferred to

éramatic contrast" Sweethearts." The vucists lion to the past services of our directors; roward of five thousand dollars has been offered Office, It is understood that in recoat military through Mongolia Tho British and American! DANGEROUE BPORT,

will include Mre Buttanakaw. Mr. Grace,That a bonus of two thousand dollars be horo- Captain Battanshaw, A-80, Mrs. Valliage, by voted to each of the three existing directors, Bad Mr. C. H. Grace. The characters in the or the sum of six thonsaad delines in all, ont of piece will be impersonated by Mr. H. W. the profits of the Coney during the past Looker, Mr. Murrah, K.Q.R., Mr. Rouneovelle att por, as some rogaitica by the sharehold. Wildman, and Mrs. Long.

prs of the successtal exertions of the directors in placing the catcorn once more on a dirid, d-paying six." I don't think 1 need add much to my remarks zí Le guneral shan.-

Governor-General Otis has written to Consul

BERKASA POPULAR. DIPLOMAT,

London, Toth August.

with communications addrerad in the Editor, mot¦ General Wildon weder date of August 31st meeting oa the lith ulto. 1 atculd like, Ly bus becomektor to the Custenis offlers the Colonial Office, and possibly eren brought through? He was so polito se to alloge that express regret at the probable return of Amb

or publication, but we ceidence of good faith.

vale of the paper only.

All letters for pratination should be written on one No anonymoly signed communications that has alranids appeared in other papers will be inserted.

nour the supply es limitu. Onty supplied for tash Telegraphic dress Puza-ABC Code.

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The Daily Press.

Hoxezona, September 16th 1898.

An examination of the "summary" at tached to table II of the Kowloo

Tarom-0 SIFEET CABRIOS, –

The afternoon papers, without exception,

skilled formerly resident in 1888, that Chinesu labourers (skilled or un-

Manik, and however, to remind the shareholders that, that some steam sauchon owned by Chinese are under i single administration with the colony be remembered having need is to telegraphie ander Hay to the United States to mancom ally suplaus, frate Singapore te Leidot, why Beretary Day, and the hope is given expression ton porvily absent therefrom, will be allowed a matter of tuut, this bone in not ofving flags of foreign Powers in order to grade of Lagos to retura uge proper proof of such previous cha free gift after ell. For senio time the taxation. The Customs officers and the ilkin Coprofeny, by at the larger of the two self he had not wide any landing as Hongking on to that ho will so his way stone to decline the up the dorm roops are now on the art to discover this goveralny colonies in Atrios: Is to a great oxi journer to Ebroj: sad he further proceeded Ppintment to the State Department as it GOTHICHTER 11 Intorrit, au strbassadorial e lindur or the pore from which they do on the forum --

Intensely British, In Cape Colony & happy with something Imrelsome in the way of interest.

Phindelphia by the father of one of my travel. carour promising great resuits for the future of tetrening Clines have asilot.”

fusion of the pratical aspirations of the TREES ling companions, We lind kad supro balk will the two countrica. For my own part, and sponking for airge THE HANKOW-CANTON, HAILWAvon zuid, which put a minden end for a time to Lot prepared to rogolloot whether those matmerican before all, asus could have workel lad ocme about, as in Cuunda, before the Ja, scoretary n day or so previously, but I The Westminster Gastle PaysWhile

KATITE RUMOURS

those good, relations. The affect, however, of ters ware then discussed. The min point is more effectually to foster the growing Anglo- According to a Cuuton despatch the scheme of the red is wring off, and there are already that to ministerial help and with In Hung America sentiment. To recall Colonel Hay, building the railway fe'ween Hankow and Can signs that the violent stepfoious of the extrema Chong asent, we leave to-morrow, and we while a gain to his country, would be no slight Dutch, on the ona kand, and the somewhat blat hope le travel with greater speed than at one ton has progrossed so lay, that it is, averred in reliable quartors that a loan fer four million at imperialiste of the extreme British clonsent, ime seal probable.—Straits Times. pounds has almost been completed with aen the other, are again giving way to e more American syndicate, and that the balance of The South African Republic, or Transvaalar it personable rclisideration of, common interests, 120,000 stures at Tis.. 10 each, nearly half is commonly called, is of course, a self governing million als required has been divided into

Jand been a suistake nod asked for loavo to with.

Yesterday morning it was covered that during the night an attempt had been madh to

umber of the stareholders, I are only to pleased to be able to take this opportunity, and mede, of showing our appreciation of the

may long retain their services and that the

work due on our behalf. I only hope we divertors will take this as an aneungonent to

the Company in its present rishing condi continue their toremitting efforts to maintai tin. (Applause)

Customs Returns for 1897 and a comparereak into the premises in Queen's Road diù not draw their full fees. Aith half-year the torreinus at Hankow. There will be two foreign relations Ite situation may be com

with the samo table in the 1885 Returns eaten evenpied by Messes. Stauffer and Coneeting Mr. He Tung made sono reference ta

NEWS FIA CANADA, MONASTERY FILLAESD

loss to our

St Lonton; 18th August. Euroforoneo to the reports that Colonel Lay, the United States. Ambasador to England, is Lonneseed United States Secretary of State Day, the strength of the extente which recent events Iz says Of itself it is an evilnes of

have brought about. It is not long since Es uponiowell, Thelps, and Bayard were fiercely aligned

From Us, of 3, Hollywood Read, appeared at the Magistracy yesterday in answer to a sum BIRTH On the 15th September, at 41. Elgin Terrace,

os charging him with trespassing on Czernie Hongkong the wife of C. E. OSMUND, of a thugler.

las. Mr. G. W. King, lend Inlil, suit there [197+ Araw the case, which fears was granted. Me

Galgo, who appeared for defendant, applies for

st, remarking that if his application was granted it would practically mean that though The summons bon been withdrawn fondant in ecoding the xexelation piposed by Yr.. Mr. G. C. Cox-I has very much pleasure would have been fined $26-selicitor's foo-for Tung The amount proposud tu bu sõte Canton. Singapora, aul San Francisco Chicegeed a regart's its purely domestic affairs, sept of which box boot guaranteed by wealthy Detch-Afrikander state, abetlutely uncontrol- having core thero. Commander Hostinga,

Bucharest, Boumann, 13th August. how over, could not see his way to do aɛng-

the directors is a substantial one, but I think merchants as soon as the Anterica lein shaftige of interforce in some matters Monitory esr Toltron In the fight that in Amerion because they had made themselves

A bead of armed brigands, stormed gestel.

yon will all agree that in proportion to the ser sies which the directors have renderyl to the have been completed. The head office of the rail which concern the aboriginal nativas, but un- onlust no perks ware biled and many too sepalor baro, It is not so certain bliss, it many it is mandate, especially in view will start from that city, then to Fatehan, Sara til at for Courts, and is other words, pillaged the Mensatory and decamped. Two. it is quite certain that this country and Govern way will be at Canton and the proposed Enable to bike trenties or to be officially pro-wouatl, the others God The brigands then would be desirable to transfer Colonel Hay; but the fact mentioned by Mr. Ho Tung that when shui, northwards into Hen, Hapob, and to subject to a general central, on our part of its were arrested the company was not prosperous the directors

ment would be sorry to lee his considering WACOK WITIL L065 OF LIFE

the delicate and difficult gretion noming up branch lines, namely, the easteru and westeri

parol in this respect with that baoupied towards Fadin by the States of Afghanistan and Nepal Advies from Melbourne report that the to how that the Amarican Foreign Office was

madon, 1st August branch lines. The cetera branch will sturt

for battlement. It would be ensoling, however, Claochor (Swatow), and pad at Foookes. The alls and theoreally speaking, of us has not talbotene, he has wrecked near Finders land's foreign policy. His place will not be from Canton north-eastwards to inebot Republic, still more independent, constitution his suited from Tacoma on May 22nd for actual observation what are verities of Eng

The Orange Free State is a Dutch Afrikander Amorkan hargue, C. Ci Fund, Captain Nissen, in the lands of a man who has denied-from---- western branch will connect Baashui with W disturbed to the same extent by the prosonce in Tsal, Tasmanin. Eletan of thoas on board casy to fill hon and forth westwards with all its uidet of a Heroly British minority, as in the the barque, including Captain Misson, bis wife The Daily Neirs oxprosses profound regret capital of Kwange. The Assistant Director Transvaal, and, therefore, on the whole, 20 and troch were drutyundover the reported departure of Colous! Hay,

stug-buhi, is to. I. Tactai. of the name of called the ostromo Brutal element in the of the Cauton-Honkey Lino, ander Sheng garde is valers, more friendly to save LOYAL DON CARLOS and Not even Lowell wes more popular Chang-NC. Baily News,

Transvaal e minority although I am aware A el despatel from Lucerne, Switzer the right man in the right plage. There are * London, 15th August,” höre, în privata as well as in pable. He was that may think, mistakenly that it is a land, tay that the following inspired statement strong rusous for not forging the pace of the ma crity in that country which is kept down by has been made there "Notwithstanding his desired outante. Colonel Hay in this respect, force. The foreign or non-Dutch element in disapproval of the course the Lovernment stan been viceatly indinious, far muze so than

Transvaal is very large and very rich, but Madril is taking, Don Carlos sisting his firm Mr. Chamberlain, though it is art Date) The balance of the Smin, sod is gang all bis influence to quail in the dominant sortiment is not pro-British sl. intention to discerage any active rising in elament, which desires to re sin a republican idola sad pu the part of his ton-devond fol scale is turpells a string American and Jowiss samastonery tendancies and attempted springs

station and to avoid merger in a Batlowers enlony hat which is even more opposed than sp the purely British element to the old-fashioned Dutch.

The share-

will lemonstrate the importance of obisin-watch-makers. ot In the first instance the the market value of the shares. If you work ing more detailed information as to the dis- tributing trade of Hongkong. The table in question shows the value of foreign goods insported from Hongkong into the follow jag districts and places" The districts or places enumerated number 83, as against

shop of the Robumn Pinus Co., next door, was entered. Haring 6rst taken the propan- lion to certain the windows with some plano covers the burglar endeavoured to burst on the that of his neighboar. The lock grase way. door which leade from Messrs. Robinson's sup but kar padlocks which had been added by Mesars Bfaaffer hold fast, and as he ford 41 in 1888, but the apparent increase in anking & great noise and thus rusaing the r

he enalt not farce his way through without probably use a muniter of account than of ¦ al discovery the bargine desisted and decumped. any actual increase in the muncher of places i

Yesterday afternnou Mx . N. Mods offered traded to, several groups of towns being for safe by action the parcel of land registered now entered separately that were for age and secolic theron being Nc. 9. ini Land Once as Inland Lot No. 514 with included under the names of their respor Queen Rod Central. This property is held tive districts. The total importe in 1597 for the mxpired residue of a form of 109 years moounted to Ts. 13,027,228, es gusto sareal trop rant of £24 1. The low from the 21st of Jennery, 1857, and is subject Ta. 15,636,858 in 1888, but, as explained offered also eluded the parcel Jard ro he the able showing the quantities and i estret in the Land Offies as Murine Lot No. values of the articles imported, the dite No. 7, Q's Rund Central and No 3 Fot with the mesanges and erections thereon, enes is more them accounted for by the Praya Central. This lot ajoiue fut straller intpurtation of rice last year, when I are and is held for the residue of a Era of 999 years from the 16th November. the bounteous chometer of the native crops is, make to an annual Crown rant of 100. rendered any large importation of foreign The Torty was withdrawa at $80 gmin únnecessary. The table to which we sclinton

Ms Dr and Hastings were the reader's refer shows extraordinary variations, seme

at

that onl you will find that during the last four to the extent of some per cent. yeurs the shareholdere property Las appreciated holders are 8350,00 better new off than they think we can try well afford to vote some were four yeurs age. In fine of that fast handsome recognition to the directors. I have much pleasure in secanding the resolutipa.

M.J. H. Cos I should like the Chairman te inform us if the meeting is in nocardance with the Ordinances of Hosgkung. By how inany shavebokles was the requisition sigued? The CHAFUMAN-The meeting is called by the diners mader the power given them by the Artioles of Apsoriatica. It is not a meer but a meeting convened by the directors. ing courened on the requisition of shareholders Mr. J. H. Cox contrated that neerute once added that other discounters not prosent were closed a meeting could not he re-opruel, and of the same opinion os himesi. He did not think it was enmpetent for than to tako 500 out of last balf-your's accounts. the wholders in extraordinary monting late Mr. No Tux-'or og ovn part I think ecury right to withdraw any amount from any

goal that has been passed closed sold aut by re-poe He was sorry to Mr. J. I. Cox repeated that accounts ones go in opposition to the wishes of the greater part of the gentlemer present, but that was a business meeting, and he was sure the directors illegal to do so. did not want to take Lae tensy ont fen

BAUR GOLD.

Gold Mining Co., Limited, Bingapore, has The Locul Secretary of the Hanb Australian varaid the following telegram from Raub, dated 8th August, 1888 -

Crushing Suished, 2,50) tous stone realized all six days for want of water." 2076 az melted gold. Battery was stopped in

to

majutnin

Powerful among the British in South Africa,

many, of of the Congo State, Hr, Bhodia can

MISSIONARIES AND AGENCIES,

accepting agencies is still continued in the The disenssion of the question of raisinaries

Coolumns of our Seval cuntemporary As the

13th August

manufacture — informing us that they hare reveived letters from the Rev, ---- of Seoul. Korea, who requests them to sound bin fu!!

July August the fourth crush of the cur

This return for the last two mouths work, reat yea:) may be

aquaracy of the remark in Mr. H. N. Allen's the highly satisfantery quality of the pre- Mr. Blades, virtaally governing Rhodesia, this out in full foro and Soating sepse of cuss boon golierting or scelting agencies for curtain This was the bottest day. London And Kuwa Consalar report on trade in Korea les trou an alang time The St John's aufulanos stonestioned, namely, that missionaries hove

as 18 dwts. I grait of smelted gold. That is a of teas sent through the battery is as much telegraphs and his salgidius, folm forward to ban trested at the various hospitals bekiro come forward with a convincing piece of ori vious crashings. The yield of gold par to intuential port of the Zambesi through his of beat prostution. Upwards of 150 ses had unes of goods-Mosses, Townsend & Co. have return of about £3.10 a ton of stone, at £3.18 Une Tangy into Lake Nyanza temen wire iurcome The arganas found thoir Endwn New York fira, dated February 25th, the connection of British Central Afrin, by pook in the afterson Antarber of policence in the shape of a letter fram a well- for the battery, woonts, in sterling to close on vention which ested the colors of Heligoland to priziuret by heal from the phalt und woud We have received a letter from whe

early a wok of which was lost by aut of wator Sphero of Indume with Bgypt By & Gon-rotation abs to swelling of the logs and foot which roads on follows (aames caitled - por onaco. The value of the two months' work, with Uganda, and by cur shadowy White Nile

£3,100. The three prorions crashes white as

Gormany, and is known as the Conreutica of paying our which thấy stoodza follows:

July, fed, rehting to Africs and Heligoland," "

ASTA NUWPOUNDLANK" AFRÁTEN places showing a phenoneral increase, others Finpito insurgents is still going on in the Fighting batusch the Speurds and the

183 Lome stone oz gold dwts. perton. Gorainy was Frooght by Lord Salisbery St. John's, Newfoundland, With August Jatt-Ful. 2,250 2,030 135

to: Labu Tangayika Bud Lake Victoria The Colonial Government lo-ung mceived a particulars regarding their, and offering a staitling decrease, and a satisfactory exallying districts of Iason. Under the heading Mr. HoTose-Will you more on amendment

March-Apr. 250

183

Nyusza, and join the Congo State on a dapatch frote Las Right Hon. Josuph Oham his services to act as their agent in Korea, planation could only be, arrived at by close "Beboerof this Way" the Independence, the thon, and with rugar to the logul question lenye

May-June 2009,150 18,14 comme frantie, tytween Chess to Aken buelale Betisk Sporstary of State for the Tue We have also received a letter from Mr. examination of the Customs books, for the gent paper published at Manda, the doctors to consult their legal advisers?

So Eat ne this year hur gone 950 tons of near what was formerly called the Elavez Colonies stabug that Her Majesty's Govara- ja et Becni making the same request records "the apítulation of Laong" and "do Mr. J. H. Cox-I supposis I am correct in

stone have bean crughed, gilding 8,407 ouness on fireans blacking out, Mr. Rhodor meet has decided to appoint a Bejst Commler Bath of three gentlenen state that they aw published returns do not furnish sufficient surrender of Aparri, the attacking force buing in ying that any comatos resolution I might per lot. Floo welll sterling Field of Ranh this project. Lord Raseborg and Lord Kimberley Newfodland Tronoh Treats shore, and to worked up in Korea in their and we will of guld, this being no forage of 18 dvt. 61 grs. from the decompisment of bis Cápa to Cairo son se anques auto the state of chairs on the catiglio that considerabja - business, dould be data-to enable the enquirer to get at the gach case the insurgents and the defendure the move went not be carried. (Hon) root of the antter. Ja some cast towns is, the garrison was compose almost a weeling. If Mr. Cox Las any resolution or Spaaier At Lacag, in the province of Nurth Mr. HoTuNu-We wist take the sense of the

your, for eight months' work, amounts, at £3.18 afterwards attempted to lease a strip from the legislation or other monstres required to carry ask you to rindly, resurs Choir orders (provided per ounce, to £33,138, or, roundly, at la. 11d, Congo State, which yould have given us, anbe out, the Treaty, 116 composition of the Cort they have any) as Mesars,taformed both seem to have heca transferred from the tirely of European Spaniards al it surrendere unendiment to move I hope I will move it, to the dollar, to about 3330,000.

Ject to the terms of this lease, au All-British mission and the scope of its inquiry are to be heading for, and district to that for another. Bors taken was 250, not counting the civil the form that it is not competent for this meat- only after a long singe. The number of pri

Wère quang for them in the Rust." Mr. J. H. Cox My.relution would take relation to expenditure it appears from the Com- unfriendly fashion and forcol the Congo State Fallable local port partially due to the Towesand Co. attach to the above In order that these waras be understood in road; but the Germans interfered in a hot settled at ose me goudsmen abero referred to that se For instance, in table No. of the element and the iriars, At Aparri, in Caga ing to take 56,000 from the accounts of the ing depreciation, sul ales including the whole to see how, art by the more loss of Gorders will probably, he Six Johs Transton, Sands who certifies that the foregoing pany's accounts thut all working charger, includ. to destroy this Conrantina. So that it is hard informat brought by Sir James Winter copy of a certificate made at the Consulata 1888 Returns, showing "the destinations yea, it is said the Spanish coldiers cher past alt year.

Pre Newfoundlaul, state that the Compal of the United states before Mr. W. "of the principal articles of foreign and our nay, which divided with the sink aud ledger with tears of gratitude the generosity of

The CHAIRMATEntris the resolution. It addition to the valus of the property) amounts hope to piss from Brian Central Africs to

work of further development (which is really au has been advertised as the resoluticz in neri, dis. "antive produce jaiported," we find the wounded their daily rations." The insorgeut tinct terms. It is content for this meeting to

to 23,500 per month. In other words, the British Uganda entry "Bauen, chiefly to Autau," while in

Iowa is given as oven killed and thirty-ous pass it or negative it; but as you have raised may be estimated at £12000, against which is offer little or no present risk of wer But the expenditure for the eight mouths undor notice Thuso dimeuities of South and Central Africa rounded. The Spanish lose is not given. Wits the point I will read you article 37 of The 1887 Returne wa find "Kwaishin, the fall of & parzi the insurgent demiantion of da the Company's Articles of Association.

to be placul an zotual sloting return of £33,138 we could not till fately be said of the diheut **chitily to Autau and Nainehan." Is the island is well to have bocu rundered complete. says:The Company may from time £21,138 in night months. In other words, a

It worth of gold, this leaving a profit margin of tine on the West, nor can it be said of theas further north. The British East Africa Pro Asian referred to the time town in both

to time by solution passed by at least At the Megistroy yesterday two Chinamen thus-fifths of the votes of the shaxsholds working profit of 176 per cont. A call, it is lecturstu bus no more frontier. We came to cases, and if so how comes it that it has were ebarged with bringing a number of mo

an vnderstanding with Taly, for a common beon transferred from one district to another? into the tour by fraud. Mr. Godge appeared 1,500 larss of the Company, porannally or by at the same time a dividend of like amount was the greater portion of des whose say our prosent, shot three-fifths representing at least the cost of the electric installation, although frontier as far as Laly was contarded but the Also in the summary ic table III. we find for one of defendants, wlad is the agent for an proxy, at any extrordinary musting repal or declared-Singapore Area Prase

Italians have been diren by Abymasis from emigration company. It

ize the first articlónőperred in the Chronicle Autay mentioned separately and Kwaishi video that defecapte appened from the make now provisions in lieu of or in addition

own recent treaty with the Emperor Mecelik put the mon—28 iz to any regulatious at the Company whether

**Ne out this loafter “wa; have been informed by s also mentioned separately, while, as men-

mobor-pp at 50. Praya Central, in a room at contained in the Articles of Ausuciation or not."

of Exhiopic has not tablished eran a modu

BROW A Berlin, 10th August, fordgn Arm that they love evidemos in their LA EST STEAMER, MOVEMENTS. He top of the house, felling them that if they Tula, Mr. Cox, I submit, aneways your qu

vivendi bewoon us and him on this, the mare tioned above, in table V. Autoa ju included attempted to escape they would be beaten to iou. (os, hour.)

"dike parlars, sorbant upon a despatch from posesion to an exactly similar effects that difficult and the ioure important, a well-aby Ades, pabikust in St. Petersburg, declaring Bboys givin relating to a mishionery in Japan: under the heading of Kwaishin.

dtb. Defondula had promised to take the mGA

The steamer John Senderson, from New York, far the longest, portion at our common frontier that. Bagh his potentemte uror This gentleman wrote to fm of typewriter Mr. Geoco asked if it would meet with My left Singapore yesterday morning and in dus According to the colouring of Britah mags South ambik from the Beats of Kal-El Mon- mazaiectares in Ambrics, offering to ect na to Singapers, but enbeequently said they would Cor's approval if the warts during the gast liers on or about the 21st inst, have to go to Dell. This tho men ad they half year" were taken ont.

British Bart Afrion reaches to a British aphere do to the Gulf of Oman

agent in Jasan, thongch bë must gave been refused to do. Hence their coutrement in the The CHAIRMAN-I worry we sanctamed Liverpool, left sugapore on the 14th fast, and Egypt. But our protensions to flus sphere are parlerce of the soqimlar, #hich is equal in Ulink the fire was alrescit represented in this The O. 8. 8 Co's steamer Ulyance, from composed of the former Eruatokis, pravijook of The St. Petersburg Heralde swaribes the lois pectactly well ware from adverthemonie, &c. room in quation. O account of information it. We have no power to smead the resolu-may be expected here on a about Monday, 19th ridiculed by some of the other Favor resolved Luspector Hansen, visited the house en tion. It must be accepted or negativəd in its

artant to the whole of France, and somprised a vounasbe merchant who list possessión of Wednesday, and found the men in a cookloft. prostat fem

inst.

tivu of it fades is now coupled by the Congo line of fortitontions which tay in the Future | the fetter has a queery regant Fer missionary The window landing to the roof was fastened,

The N. D. L. atester Türnberg, from Hour State under lease: Cros as, and the base him dominate the food for Indis, and resist in dense work, when cuplined to the own ephipre, aud. Mr. J. H. Cox-I submit that Article 57burg, luft Singapore for this port on 14th inst.buan recognised by Frames and may cho looked saling the Fern Gulf out Persone therefore bond antimusionary fouling for there was nothing to prevent their coming does not apply. I read it before I came here. and may be expected hero on or about the 20th upon ally entablabod, but north of this The decreases are not only more numerous, downstairs, except moric fokis stationed in dif You are not ettering any of the regulations Itinat

THFEROE NO LEET THE USA HCA in Ethil sam... Bht usturelly engrossats sorongly but also much larger in their amounts thanego, nut said ke bad not got png instructions Association or the regaint cns. Tam sury the (Europe Line) left Bingipors for this portious at the squalozial Province of Egypt

ferent lower rooms. On the application of Mis not a meeting called to aitor the Arkles of The N. 7 steter Kanagawa Harsuper the streams flowing down into the Nis The

Fonoms, 18th Angaat rerout the ctmpetition in business of men whe the increases. There now, however, only two yes, the ouse was adjourned until to-day, bail to shareholdem who are of my spinize pro bat pro on 14th instant and is ergeed to arrive here now voluured pink gron our mape and the

of the intens at home, rent and wou, zakury ly carma, altared by contributions from shroad which are places in which the values reach sovon the uxtent of $500 bring scoopted.

on the 20th instant.

French aseel that they hate an

DRIKIWA NA KUUpbwn stu, ka navotail, da missionars, work

Comparing the summary to table III.

the yeare 1888 and 1897, and taking only the towns and placce specifically mentioned in ench, we find that there have been increases in

ten cases and decreases in twenty-out uses

sent

true; was made on the shareholders towards.

BANANA again French expedition, baronted Hal

permanent Under Secretary of State for the copy of a letter has been compared with the Colanips and Admiral Erskine, formerly originst, and found to be correct, with the day, to cheat the Cabinet before starting Attention, and ad-We are quite command of the British North American ectomaster of hames The firm say that this is She James Winter rotamed from England but our of several similar czes, that have come for Queben, for which place he will leave on Catre, hat Liese American gentlenen kans t Thaxty ught. He states that big mission total time that we wons agents for liese godi London was eminently ocella Abdit frisca bad brought them, from its and "The premier dosjes dhe stemnot sat in none cauld be bad but throngù us.”. It will be

to extor the Cangduty Federation able depsten to the effect, intr. Chamber in reading ses what the Hor, Mr. Under

in, in an interrion with kim adrised the do ony wood will say now, she

will fake

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