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INTIMATION

LIMITED.

"to flourish on the aly, rather than risk "the delay and uncertainty of payments "made at the outside stations."

THE RONGBANG DAILY FREIL, THIBODAT, HOTUMAHA RATA, 1898,

NEW BALMORAL HOLE MINING

* COMPANY, "MELIZED,

ELE. ALE Director:Gazeral of the Jet-Zinn Balivo, lầm NNi Bioghat For Hankoy la bi protent st the tarping of the first god of the proposed line. It is further stated that owing

An extraordinary general meoling of the te the granting of the constraction of the line shareholders in the above Company, was held at to the Belgian Syndicate, a Dsigien Consal has the Company's offers, as and B, neos's Romi had been appointed to Hackow" in order to in Central, yesterday ab uden for the purpose of press upon the splint that the line is a. onoflrming two resolutions passed at a meeting ide Belgian contraos in whipli noither Russia held on November bth. Mr. F. Flumphreys nor Franco have any interest," This statement, the . C. Daily Nous saga, in apparently made for the berofft of Chinons disbelierora.

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ENGLAND AND RUSSIA IN CHINA-

THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THU{which to extend sie naltination. With mi į deilarg hava, beng sameikin arar fra samphor BRITISH RESIDENTS AT gard to the money zérsíved 11 minut he remem. Sealusin by foreigners and Chinos and thek

NEWCHWANG,

bered that the Company has obligations in on this amount is irretrievably lost. Surely there neotion with the development of the remaining are sulclant grounds to marrazt a claim on The following letter and resolutions were portion of the property. Sohomes for soch deve the Japanese for compensation, er are the handed in Lont Charles Beresford by the Chair. Lepnicat are alrealy saying the Directors British and German Governments ou ont te man of the meeting of British wesidents attention although to-day they are auable to let the matter rest at the expones of their

a place them before you it is probable that they unfortunate ustionale ? Nowolwang

2. Newelwang, North-China, || may be submitted to you in the course of a few

7th November, 1598.

months. These are all the cbservations whìch My Low --I have grost piecuare in handing it appears desirable to make to pass the report sided, and there were also present Meere F. A. Hardnou, J. 8. Hngau, E. 8. Kolly, E. Kally AH Maugell, A. P. Nobis, A Van you herewith two copies of a sorice of resolutions and avons and if you have no particular Nierop, W.H.Potts, It. Ir: Potta, E. Robinson, and ananimously, after fall and free diveus questions to ask I will put before you the re- W. D. Sutton; C, Brent W. C. Taylor, J. Aion, at a meeting of British silouts this solution that the report aud sccounts as pro- Tarrant, Hung Teir, Lax Uhas Pak, Bur Tak morning. Farther, I am instructed by the sented he passed. F, Fi Fak dang, Wong Tapk Yan, Wong hosting to request you to be good enough t Fair, and Wong Man L.

commacieste oos aspy of these resolutions to Lord Batteborg with such comments as you may consider advisable.-I am, my Lord, your obadfont servant,

(SJ.), J. FEEDK BANDINEL,

The notice conroning the mosting was read, The CHAIRMAN-I use for shareholders present who were not here at the last meeting, as I will ank Mir, Ewens to road the agreement Before moving the resolutions.

No questions being naked the report and no counts were adpted sud other formal businesia transected

THE CHINESE EXAMINATION AND

VACULLEGIATE. SYSTEM.

The following Imperial deorses have boon rechived by the N . Daily Newse by telegraph from Peking 2

Amongst other subjects touched upon by His Excellency in that of the Post Office, concerning which be mys that be hne submitted recommendations to the Secretary of Stata which will, he trusts, produce great improvement in this depart uent, in whose well-being every individua!

La response to an invitation stating that the is concerned. The nature of the reum capiato and offers of H.11.8. Powerful would bo At Home" on Tuesday avering, some 200 mendatione made was not disclosed, hat wo ladies and gentleman assembled on the poop of A. 8. WATSON & CO.. hope they may be found to contain a zba cruiser, which prop had been tranfermed request for skilled assistance from St. Into a meat comfortable hall for the uopasion, and witnessed a most admirable performance of Martins-le-Grand, as has been proviously the musical extravagania "Aladdin, or the suggested in this column. Another re-renderful Scamp by the Officers Amateur

Dramatic Company Said the programe Mr. EWENS read the agreement. forence that will excite interest is that to Now Wenery, areas, and affects prepared The CHAIRMAN-I propose that the frat the Jubilon Road round the island. "A entirely for the occasion. The music composed resolution which was passed on November 5th,

be confirmed, nspiely Thut the agreement. Irace has been made with ensy gradients, by Signer Coalfield on the analont models of and, His Excellency anys, offers in the A. 868 from Botes on the apot. The costumes dated the miastoouth day of October, 1808, The made between the Company of the one part and from the same old Clo'dian period. motion botwo Aberdeen and Deep Water scenery by a l'acerful stint, and all the fina cd Queen Macs, Limited, of the other part, for Bay an important sauitary reform, for part following was the onet The Exporr Queen Mines, Limited, for $25,000 to be peld crusted jokes freshly decanted for the occasion.". the sale of the undertaking of the Company to of the schemin is to fill up and turf over (who composer his wants), Commander and stifled by the clotment of 100,000 fully the fostering inlet to which the leading Port), Lieut. Homage; Pakow (the. Vleiar's conta onoh, bo and the same is hereby ratified." Etansfald, The Grand Vixier (un glectric old | päid up shares in Qroon Mina. Limited, of 25 medical men of the colony point as the own peculiar joy), Engineer Sheen; Aladdin (8 Mr. MAHOSLA Beconded and the resolution source of the malaria which has so long fad in years, but also in love), Lient. Halsey was carrial. ***

Alsassar the Magician ( Powerful freunter), The CHAIRMANI propose that the second merred the health of Aberdeen and the Fleet Engineer Edwards; Genius of the Ringrazoiation which was pas ou the 5th Novem neighbourhood of Magazino Gap. *I have (easted light weight), Diout. Streatfold her be confirmed, namely: That this Com- "nothing but the good of the community Hlays of the Lamp (A beary gus, 9.2), Lieut. pany he wound up voluntarily and that William of the three provinces where Chinese or other ancestore of our dynasty, havo attained the the centro of 'Russian diplomatic'sotion is only "at Leart," he continues, “god I emphatic. Egerton; Widow Twaukey (with 6 War-spite Hulton Potts be, and he is hereby appointed foreigners may ordo.work them, and on equally acme of exciliones, there is indeed no hecemity zow beginning to be appreciated by the outside

AN UNUAL AT THIS SEASON OF THE TEAR WE ALE OFFERING FOR.

"JALE A SPECIAL SELECTION

OF THE PURNET AND

· BEST

CONFECTIONERY

FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO

THAT OF THE MOST RECHERCHÉ

DESCRIPTION.

INTENDING SENDERS OF

reputation), Lieat. Hodges Princess Badrout badour vision of delight), Lient Ingles, Tes To Tum (a brotherly district visitor), Bagineer Wall; Attendants of the Courts, Moders, Charlton, Dowling, Bedford, Saanders, White, Lewin. Middleton. The performance was throngboat of a most enjoyable alerocter. Lieut. Ingles, in a summer frook and flowing locks, made a most fascinating princest, and Lient. Hodge ably suetained the part of Widow Twankey, Tho olber characters wore ato in tallent hands. Mosers: Dawson and Whiting gave a capital acrobatic display. Lient. Nicola was musical director, Guaner Sims stage dir actor, and Fleet Paymaster Kay manger.

liquidator for the purposes of such winding up."

Chairman of the Mesting, To Rear Admiral Right Hon. Lord Charles

*Beresford, C.D., Copy of Resolutions unanimously adopted at a meeting of British Residents at the Port of Nawchwang, North-China, on the 7th of Karember, 1838-

St Petersburg, 12th Octoler. As soon as Parliament ross in London it was nouused in telegrams to the Russian Press that negotiations were going on in St. Petore- burg between England and Russia regarding their Interests in China; and, subsequently, that the two Governmenta had already agreed upon

• satisfactory settlement. The new British Abasador had arrived bere with instructions to arrango all matters in dispate between the two countries, mod it was expected that he would be greatly altyd in his task, as far as it depended course with Count Muraviaff, by having been apon previous acquaintance and cordial inter-

for several years the latter's colleague in Cop enhagen. But this somsan of the year, the I, the Empress Downgor Tes-had-tuan-y, vacaloa time of the official world, did not reem ate, have received a morial from the Mints to offer the best opportunity for bringing any North hole of the river that be to say on the throughout the Empire that there are to be no the departure of the Imperial Court and his 1. Obtaining a British Coamasion on the lers of the Board of Rites dilating on the important negotiations to a succorufal cords. preme importance of making it known sion in St. Petersburg. It was on the are of side opposite to the present torn. in that all to foreign (ant occurly order to set at rest, once for all, the present the ordinary rondins work, except, of course, In II--Forming the East end of the town with changes from the old methods of Literary Majesty's Ministers, and during their stage examinations among candidatos for degrees, in the business of State is generally conflued to British) Battlemant.

IIL--The right of owning hand in the inter-certainty that has been onsed by the Empressing cases like that of Crete.

As far as concerns foreign affairs, however, or sud establishing there flatures and otherrer's recent reform measures in that direction. asimilar enterprises worked by foreign machinery. Now, as the Empire has always prospered and that department has been left in the charge of IV-The right of working miles in any part of old, inagurated and sanctioned by the cared worker, whose 30 years of constant service at flourished under the old regime and the methods a very competent authority and indefatigable

Wo advorato—

favourable term.

The maintenance of our right to faland Mr. SI TAX FAN secondal, and the resolutigation with power to step at wy towp

village on the bank, equally with those enjoyed tion Pros barrio

any river in Okina VIThat the rights and properties of the Protestant missionarias and their converts should be maintained intacts heretofore secerillag to the rights exising by the Treaty

Tho CHAIRMAN-That is al the business, gentlemen, thank you for your attenda u 98.

INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.

of Tieulsin and the Ediot of 1891.

"THE DATEODOX - WAY.”

for making any changes in the curriculum of literary examinations hitherto obtaining, and I therefore grant the request of the said Beard. The said Doned of liten is poor.linky com Literary Chancellors throughout this Empiro manded tonotify allthe Literary Examiners and to follow tancaforth, scrotally and reverentially, all the olf metanda farmerly appartatning, according to law, to the examinations of liter

world. This is Count. Lameinr, who was lately appointed stamb Minister. He is locked upon as a living enoyelopathia of the werk and traditions of the Russian Foreign wards. It is said that nobody can remembe Office from the time of Prince Gortchakoff down. thal Le has ever taken a holiday, and that his anzisty not to less time by going into enolety is so great that ho used to leave his visiting corda

VII-That British Consular agent boy outdidates for degrees, in order that insory early in the morning before people wors

The following is Shanghai's score in the In-permanently stationed in Kirin is formerly in

Chungking terport Shooting Match

VIII. Wo deprooste mest strongly the an maration of this pert and of the throw provin sts by any fervigu Foror, and we rely on the British Government, tɔ maintain the open door. | ́ ̈IK ---Wa object to this right clafined and

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"ally state that if you hellere medical "testimony, it is your duty to deeree that "this section be the first taken te haat The majority of the subscribers to the fund will, we believe, agreg with His Excelloney that the station he indicates ahould he first taken in hand, not so witch perhaps on supitary grounds--for sanitary affairs are a matter for the Government and the oxpenditure in connection therewith should fall on the general revenue-but because that section would be more useful in facilitating locomotion round the island than the Kevardytown section. Some of the more active of the promoters of the Jubiles snob pig not having been inspected and passed 18argt. Moodunald 32 30 Read, however, strongly favour the latter, and the question will to doubt be fully debated when the new Governor arrives, Passing on, General Black made a brief reference to the financial position, in con- nection with which he made the remark that taxation is light in the colony, a state ment to which exception may be taken, The taxation per head is naturally much A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. lighter tan in England if we look only at

CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS

BY THE MALL, ON THE 26TH INSTANT,

WILL FIND IN OUR STOOKS

A TASTEFUL, PLEASING AND REFINED ASSORTMENT.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTARLISHED 1841.

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NOZICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONE communications relating to the new column should be added to THE BETTER.

Correspondgata must forward their name and add sa5 with communications vidred to the Editor, vat

or publication, but ovidence af good faith

Ali Cofers for publication should be written on ong mda of the paper only.

To woyously signed communications that have

alandy appeared in other papers will be inserted.

the actual amount wollected, but if regard be had to the character of the population and the lower mats of wages it will be found

At the Magistracy yesterday Sheer Ali, hatcher, were charged with aclawfully passing watchmoo; Li Hai, pig dealer and Tak Ho, pig into the sinaghter-house at Kuodyton by the offer duly authorised by the Govern ment to perform mch duties. 1. T. Cotton, Inspector of Naisazcen in-charge of the animel dopet at Kennedytown, said firet defendant was a watchman employed at the slaughter-konse Bound defondant was a pig dealer and a bateber, and third defendant was a butcher. At about 15 past one on Monday he saw a dead pig lying amongst the others in one of the pens. He left the pig where it wrs and retorned to bis quarters. He left the depot at about 1.16 and took up a position which enabled him to see the gate of the slangator-house of the spinal depot. Abent. 2 p.m. Brat defendant casas on duty. About a quarter of an hour. afterwards second defendant came from the swine depot and apoke to first defendant, who nodded his head. Upon this second defendant rab back into the depot. In two or three depot carrying dead pig in his arma in front of him. Segond defendant followed him again to the swine dopot and wared to the third defendant Second defendant spoke to the tallyman and then followed third defendant op to the slaughter-house. On rubing into the slaughter-honse witness found the pig with its throat out and quite cold. Third defendant was making proparations for soalding it. He made third defondant carry the pig back into the dapat. Second and third defendants were banded over to an Indian sca- stable, and first defendant was taken down to

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UNIIREB. Singapore-Lious. Carey, R.N.

Hoogkong Major Topp, (late Commandaut Hongkong Voluntour.)

Shangha-Major Holliday,

-MURDER OF AN ENGLISH MISSIONARY.

exercised by the Roesians, of landing railway material without crammation or payment of luty papecially as this diminished the security ou which money has been loaned by British subjects to the Chiness Government.

X-We view with apprehension the establisk ment of Russian military posts throughout the provinces as of Kirib.

radates thereof may all be of the nnifer cut of their bods. There has, thertiors, probab orthodox type as of old.

ly been ut necessity to interrupt the nogolin- [We commend this decree to the who con-Bons, which were arkibtedly get on foot, an tend that the Empress Dowager is really friend of progress.-E.]

MODERN BEBOOLA TÓ EB PRÉMITTEDAL

account of the abseneo of Count Muravielf, bat it is not easy to trace the scurve of these negot. istions. A strong disbelief in them was recent The slave amal Board further memorinlily expressed to an American interviewer at New marking that I put a stopia the now studies York by Mr. Chamberlain, who, by the way, is ordered to be taught in provincial colleges and now regarded here as the reprezentire of a so- that those institutions rovert to their old habits called anti-Russion party. of instructing solely to the study" of the Confucian Analecta and the Five Classics. Now

barg, for I have it from one of the highest Only one thing is quits cortain in St. Peters the object of colleges as institution of learning authorities. And that is that no fool settlement tady and set anlely for the instruction of all-laas, advices from London persist in stating that is to teach solid 2011 sabefantial branches of about Chino las yet been reached. Nerortho-

A1-That the Russian Government should time subjects. For instance, auch subjects ne everything is ready for signature, and this may be requeried to sppoint a Consul at this port in stroom geography, military luoties, inmoan that the negotiations have been carried on thematics ole, ao modoras requirements more in London than in St. Petersburg. The view of the forge sad increasing. Russisu in: terests, and the possibility of complications arisecessary for the country's welfare and British Government is, estocally, preparing ing which would demand immediate conference of literature to attain. Modern ankook do pab before Parliament on its reassembling, and as such within the province of students some kind of an armagemant with Raivis to between Consul and Officials on the spot. -

XII That a copy of these resolutions be

tractor of official information in Europe, will the House of Commons, which is the beat ex- ford, also another, copy with the request that

serialy be able to discover the real truth of be will communicate the same to Lord is

the matter when it again resta bury, and that another dogy, be sent to Her Majesty's Minister at Peking,

J. J. FABDI. BANDİNEL, Chairman of the Mooting.

sent by the Chairines to Lord Charles Bored.

to press as heavily here aa there, if not seconds third defendant come out of tho in Pangkai, not for from Kweirang, the esp THE PEBAK SUGAR OULTIVATION known to all tkwughout this empire

more so.

In the osacluding portion of his address His Excellency said: It is beyond my "province to do more thai állade to the “great dramas that have been and are being "enacted around us. We live in a history- "making apoch and changes are now in "progess which will powerfully affect the "futuro destiuics of the five great nations of the world. Little Hongkong is not for " removed from the centre of action and its

the Police Station. First defendant sa clis- charged, each of the others being sentenced to a

Orders for extra copies of Vail? Prags should be | « rutera muy hire a word to say to the month's imprisnawat with hard labour.

unt before 11 am eu day of publication, After that hour the apply in liraided. Only supplied for Car

Telegraphic Aldress Prom-a-Dc, Côde.

¿0 Roz. 201 Telephons No. 12.

MARRIAGE. On the 177 November, 1808, at the Catlleiral, Shanghai, WADER FRANZ KARLER, I.M. Custonis, Tientsin, to desix HANNAH FONTAINE, de daughter of Shovel Henry Seajer, master partier.

The Daily Press.

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"shaping of events," In so far as General

BLACK way have had a word to say in the shaping of events during the past ten months we have ue doubt it has been a wise word. In our loanl affairs hie administration has been completely successful, and in larger matters of un intereational character bis opinion should comound confidents and respect by reason of his sound judgment, bia experience, and his ability, to take a broadminded view of any subject that may be presented to him.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

(SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY THESS."]

LONDON, 21st November,

The Times correspondent at Capetown win that plages broken out at Delagon Bay.

OBITUARY.

The death of Sir George Baden Powell

Hosaxona, November 24th 1895.

The tone of the farewell adilross delivered at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday by Major-General WSONE BLACK will intensify the publie regret fult at His Excellency's approecting departure, There is a total absence of self-laudationer that the importation of Japanese you foto

The leave of Mr. George Jamieson, Cosenluenced. General at Shanghai, has been extended to May

Dext

From a notice in another column it will be

British North Borneo is now prohibited.

is

ROYAL HONGKUNG YACHT CLUB.

Shanghai, 18th November. Last night stalographio report was received here that a member of the China Inland Mission of Kwainbow province, had been murdered; to- day official confirmation of the news was ob tired. The violin is Mr. W. S. Fliming, who has been murdered along with a native preacher of the same missiou No further particulars are ne pet forthcoming,

Later information states that the murdered missionary was working amongst the Minotae er semi-civilised tribes, over whom the Chinese Government professes to have only nominal control.-Chind Gazette.-

SETTLEMENT EXTENSION

AT SHANGHAL

THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA'S AUSTRALIAN LIME.

CO., LIMITED. ---

·

A PROGRESSIVE SPIRĪT,

THE F ́RMOSA CÂMPHON. TRADE.

ا ما با مرد ایرانی

Interested in the matter regard as absurd the On this ground indontial Russians perscual-

clain put forward in a portion of the English Press, according to which Russis In saked to recognize England's spliure of infineory in Southern China I am informed on good au thority that the British Government is not ask- ing anything of the kind. This ídos of oxcio- tive spheros of influones must, therefore, it chome, be abandoned for the present az sa inno- orato description of what is being done.

and bence only differ in name from the present not go beyond the instructions, notežalova

idea of collegiate instrnetics They mally have the ski objects in view. In view of this, the combination of modern schools of instruction prehension as to the character and scope of the therefore, I now no reason for putting a stop to

Meanwhile, there appears to bo some misp with the calloger of the various provinces of understanding whlab England is endeavouring the empire, nor should it be claimed that modorato establish between barself and Russis in the studies of importance ought not to be taught in Far East. It is now said that the object of the maid collegea. Jet his, therefore, be made the negotiations isto mark out, not the spheres of influence between the two Empires in China, bat the spheros of their respective intereste In my anxiety to bonest my Empire and know-in that ountry--if this is any wool, distinc The thirteenth anual general meeting of the ing that in military agricultural, mechanical, tion-with special referance to railway and shareholders of this company was held at Shang, and commercial mattery foreigu bountries are other industrial concessions. Thus must mean bal ou the 16 November. Mr. W. V. Drum superior to wars in that they succeed in streng that Bossa's monopoly of Chinese railway con mead presided and there were also present thening and enriching theirrespective countries, sessions would be cauled at least to the north Messrs WD. Littin, J. H. McMichael, and C. I, the Empress Downgor T-bai-fast-gu, to, of Poking. Now, any such arrangement as J. Dudgeon (Director), J. Young, F. desire that each portions of the above branches this apart from other objections, would at once Anderson, W. H. Jamieson, T. Souter, 3, m may be useful to China may be selected and clash with the Government charter granted to Walther, J. Buchanan, G. Taylor, J. H. Úsborne, copied by us and fuccess will follow our at the Eueso Chinese Bank, which does not lait A. E. Jones, and, Leonard Kerr (Secretary), tempts. It has been declared by heedless per the operations of that corporation to the region representing fu all 1,487 abares,

Aoes that the Imperial Hense is destronnonly of of Manchuria. Article 14 of this doonment The Chairman in opening the proceedings willing in the footsteps of our ancestors and says that the bank may acquire conces und-With your permission, geuttonton, we will care not la prueldo for the distant future. |sions for the constraction of railways within take, the report as having best read. The ex- This however, is all wrong. I paly desire to do the Emits of China nud, the establishment of The following telegram has been recsírat by poses daring the past year may appear to be things beneficial to the country at large irres.telegraph lines.". At present the Basso-Chin- the Shanghai Troti from the Viceroy Lán of, heavy, but this is explained by the fact that the pestive of the coures from whenes tasse solid. ́eas. Bank has it bends fall in Mugrohuris, bat Nanking Groot Britzic and the United period covered is 12 months as against eight in fenate mer comy and janist on eradicating any arrangement with England like Luv one States have requested for an estousion of the last report and accounts. During the past harmful practices. The duty of putting such suggested would cripple ita future mativity and the Anglo-American Settlements of Shanghai sonson we have completed the repairs to and into effort however liss with the high pro give it the right to protest against the curtail- usd the Central Government at Peking has rearserpettent of the machinery which were vincial officers of the empire, and I depend for ment of a privilege upon the faith of which ita THE CESSION OF THE PHILIPPINES. that I should appoint thus: Tantai of Shanghai repairs has already bio felt, the crup taken of suls are upon the scrutiny of the Cen- and other reasons the Russo Chinage Bank, gled to the said request, with fustractions found to be necessary. The benefit of these Information as Le the success or non-success of shareholders invited their money. For this It is belfered now at Washington that Spain to act in conjuction with the Consals-General is the largest that the company has had to deal bors. I therefore hereby command that if the which is the parent socisty of the Chinese will consent to the cession of the settlement of the anid extensions I am, blishes s record for the company us does also the to put any mossare that may benefit the country would have a good deal to say in a question of of Great Britain and the United States for the with, the average production per orlong esta said high afflolls and Consors Locnafier desire Eastern, or Maucbaris, Railway Company. pines against compensation of $25,000,000 or however, now engaged in settling the Ningge proportion of No. 1 sugar returned, Repairs into practice, they shall at ones memoristise me this kint, and so also would M. Witte, the $50,000,000.

Comotory Riot affair with the French Consal and renewals form a heavy item of Tls. 13,000 odd on the subject, and I will selest the most Minister of Finance, who is the supreme pro- PLAGUE AT DELAGOA BAY. General, you are hereby instructed to make an

aul I would draw the attention of shareholders practical and useful to the people for impediate Leotar of both. Goneral na to a postponement of the extension ne leasthan Tia. 41850s been punt during the and not merely empty words. Last this dearest arrangement with the first-named Consula to the fact that, including this amount, a suo of trial. Let me see something practical dom

question until I shall bare settled matters with lust Bares years out of working out in renes be made known to the whole empire. the French Conal-General, when the othering and improving the plant and property of the (subject will be at oave taken în hood.”—N. O company. In view of this beary expenditure .Daily News.

and of the state of efficiency to which the plant has been brought the directors have overy rom- In his report upon the trade of Tainan for son to believe that no moh outlay will be re- the year 1897, Mr. Consul Grifiths contributes gired for some time to domo. Kiro inenroses vary interesting article upon camphors He shows incrasse owing to the re-arrangement of writes: The camphor trade has, so far an the polisies, those covering machinery being concarus foreigu merchants in South Formoss, RACES FOR THE COMODORE'S Gura,

The Nippoa Yuson Keisha's Australian Rios now taken out in sterling as a precaution agains, almost extiraly stopped, owing, schong other What England requires from Russia is a guar- or posing for effect in the address, which is

On oturday last the first of the series of

was inaugurated in October, 198, under mail: tho flacuation of ezubunge; also in consequence causes, to the disturbed state of the country and antes of the “open door" as against preforen- reces for the two prices (one for each class contract with tho. Imperial Government of of the additions to and renewals of machinery, the fioully and danger of sending money tial railway rates, dation, &o. This she has a plais, straightforward, and dignified

prosented by the Commodore of the Club, the

Japan, and a monthly serving has been mdia, the old policies were found to be insufficient to into the camphor distrista. The roads con- a right to demand under the most-favoured- stateracal of the history of the eventful en

Hon. F. H. May, were wiled un ànics soal tained sines that day with the thre steamers indemnify the Company against a loser by fire tinned throughout the year to be fufested with nation clause of the Treaty of Tienieina. casterly breeze. The course months during which he has conducted the

was from the

Oni Mary, Famashiro Mars, and Tabic Moru, Interest is en openso which should be materi. armed robbers, who, on appmast of the military. Rasse, in fact, pust not make use of ter posi- Police Fier ronod Meyer's East buoy, Channel between Kekekams und Methorne, ciz Kobe,ally decreased now that the finances of the Comer police fed to the bills (whore it was. tion in Manchuria to reap commercial alvav administration, Debutable points are touched

Rooks, Kowloon Rocks, and Channel Rooks, all to port. In the first class the ints was cobbudaimonoseki, Nagasaki, Hongkong, Thursday any are in a satisfactory elate. The remaining apparently, impossible to pursue them) only to tages which England may not also enjoy. poa necessarily, but in such a way as taust

of half ita interest by the unfortante ground-The development of is trala or the lines in previous years and rail for no special nom tublly.

Island, Townsville, Brittzo, and Sydney, working accounts are proportionately the same reappear at the first favbarable oppor- A striking adinission is made of the extent of armand the respect even of those who may

og of the Bonite or the sankor wall between and the neously to somolste the evar. ment. With regard to spital expenditure, confrence that no foreign or native marching against which Russians will be favoured by the Inhberley became of such frequent English trule in Manchuria, in competing happen to differ from His Excellency

the Praya wail af, Taimabatsui and Blankhand's Foist. The boat stock fuel for two or threing passenger zad freight traffic have new works include the completion of the new wall veature to seed rapey foto the interior privilege of paying one third loss on goods in After referring to the plague, the Spanish-

minutes and must have last nearly five minutes better. Etted for the exrise. The tireo octimated of $6,800. The importance of having so their way to allow the tax to be paid in the duty charged at the Chinese sosports. Last year given rise to the building of new · alosmern water supply at a total aust, an originally The Japanese authorities on their perf dit nul ported over their Manchurian Railway than tho American war, and the arrival of Prines

fins altogether over the mishap. The Bonito sister slipe Kasuga Maru, Taunta Jaru, and an independent water supply has long been treaty port on merival of the camphor, and Colonel Gromblohefsky, of Fouxir fame, was sent HEERY, the important subject of the

is a now boat from a design by Mr. A. E. Hufumi Mary, each 3,500 tona gross have thuis realised. It may be noted (1) that it is a con-Enginess was consequently brought to a stand-to various Chinese towas not the Amur frontier extension of the colony and the position |

l'ayne, of Southamptos, the well knowe yacht been ordered and were bailt on the Clyde with sidurable step in the direstion or an irrigation still. In the raids and skirmishes, too, which to investigate the complaints of Russian mar architect, built by kind permission of Mr. D. the object of replacing those stove cited scheme which when completed will secure the liave taken place in the camphor-producing phanta against the Chinese authorities of intar. of the Chinese Cusions is reached. General domanded from the Tsungli Yarson through done all in his power to assist our local Yacht Kasuga Murs this piecour steamer of the droughts which have from time to time visited Thoir destruction was perhaps avvitable, but Sangazi. Coline? Gromblebeeky in his report It is reported from Poking that Japan na Gillice, who, tore sportsman as he is, has ever Among the three new steal steamers the Company syainst the foots of the sover districts annos of stills have been destroyed. Farence with Russian steamers and trade on the BLACK says it wens to be ouly just and the Japanese Minister, Mr. Yane, settlements Club, at the Hunghom Dock by Ma.K. Cooke, w services, and may justly be termed the estate; (2) that the Company will be saved us they were almost entirely erected with declares that there are no Bussian goods at all necessary that the Custome stations should both at Nowchwang and Amor exclusively for himself a very cafel yacht designer aplaudid specimen of the latent maritime er- the hene oxpense to which it has been put in money advanced or loaned by foreign mer in Macharia, while Boglish wares find an un-

the keenist of yachtsmen. Great things are recedo with the new boundary, for it would Japarsa residents-N. C. Daily News.

oliteoturs. Yesterday she was in Victoria time of drought of obtaining water from Pen chans in South Formosa, the lossen incatred commonly ready market. In the whole of bo an abdication of sovereignty if a forsign

theanfare hoped of the gallant Bonito, and much harbour while making her maiden voyage to ang for the solid; (3) that it is expected that by the latter have boon very considerable. Northern Mansharin there is only one shop, at Telegrams received at Shanghai on the 16th interest centres in hae trils of prowess with the Australis, and on the invitation of her swers the food wetbe for the boilers will be materially. It is estimated that not one-third of the Sansin, where Russian manufactures are on power were allowed to exercise control November by the local mandarina frore Peking Erica and Mold Marian, the orestures of Mr. she was visited by a large se apre improved. The pillition to plant include stills in existence two years ago, in which sak, but in things are so bad that nebody within British waters. In that expression of to reinstate La Hung chung in the Teungli the latter boats are in their third yachting wire lord in their praises of her excellent sale Chapaianising of the Triple Effer a new available for camphor praduation The importe into the Bussina Amur province Inst state that the Emprese Dowager is determined Danison's geniss. It must be remembered that sentative company who inspected her and the purchase of two new centrifugal machines, foreigners in South Formoss are interested, capes to buy them. On the other haal, the opinion the whole colony will heartily agree Tamen and that Russia has given equent to use and were desired to s timited draught oppilutmata. Mr. Mihara, manager of the which form part of the scheme for increas hope expressed by Her Majesty's Consul in last year of Maushurian produce reashed 33,000 with His Excellency. At the same time, the reappointmont-N. C. Daily News, of 3 fast and a lirait in sting of 23 foot and Hongkong branuli of the Nippos Yam Kaisha, ing the power of the factors, of which the year's report on the trade of this direct, that lons of wheat and 42,000 hand of herned cattle, that the limit in dranglit was removed and the and Caplain E. W. Haswell welcomed the visi- shareholders were advised two years age. The the camphor trade might revive and assume worth 2,800,000 cables, besides horses, sheep, he goes on to say, "I recognize that it is Prines Hoary with his feet, namely, the Imit of rating increased to 24 feet before the tors aboard, maul were naromitting in their at-jamount, which appears under advances to large proportions, her not beou realised, in foot and other live stook.

right that we should aid the friendly Arcona, Deutschland, Hefiam, and Przsses Bonita was designed. If therefore the boats or tentions to them. The vial was gaily decorated Chinese one growers in more than covered by far from this being the case, the camphor English goods are introduced ablady through "Government of China in her task of November. Hie Figures arrived in town por hold their own against the Bonito, it will go from The Mikado," was provided by the band this system of lessing out and to Chines condered as now (April 1898) almost stopped way which the Paking Correspondent, of The

Wilhelm arrived at Woong on the 17th any of them from Mr. Denison's designs ca

for the omation, and music, including selections the value of land opened and planted by them; export bankas, as for as: South Formosa in the treaty port of Newelwang, and the new rail- "protecting her revenue, toplo so difficult tug Fictoria at 6.4 p.m. The crons were to for to demonstrate what some alenly suport, of the Hongkong Regimout. The Hastage continues to be a vory profitable investment for The following table shows the export of cam- Times discovered to be ander Donstruction in **by the indentexi enture of the const line, be brought up in lights to win at the um that in Mr. Denison va ponnesen yacht designer Muru (a ekotak, of which is applicable to the the company. With rogart to the prospects phor from this port alumi, prastically, the that direction in a louporary line being built by

of a very bigk order.

other two vessels); was beilt under special survey for the coming season, there are under one commencement of the Grado, pr

the Rusio-Chinese Back for the purpose of "and to this out I have suggested that eling of the Is nonument,

After the mishap to the Bonito the rees

to Lloyd's highest class; and fitted in accordance 1·1,274) orlonga, A very good average price of 1692"....

4,316 picżls. bringing railway material from Nowohwang to "opiam should he stored in Government The Rev. G. R. Vellinge, Chairane, sokmow-

ressived itself tuto s tremendons straggle he with the Japanese overnment Rules, and 88.15 per picul bas been obtained for practi

1803

build the line from Port Arthur to a janiton "godowns, and only isced on Government edges with thanks the following donatione toween, the Maid Marian and the Firies, the Britich Board of Trade Regulations. The cally the whole crop. It mur be of interest to 1894

with the Trans.ffanekurina metióis of the Sibo- ian Railway. I have investigated the matter in permit." This corresponds with the the fund for new furniture, or the Bellions former having the boot of it (as the appended gazieral dimensions are: Length,375 ft.; breadth, shareholders to know that the cafata has 23. times round the veticus marks show until de ft.; depth, 27.8 ft; with a top-gallant forepantly been visited by "Mr." Quentin Hogg, the

the propor quarter, and therfore slate this with. opinion lately expressed by the Chamber of

neating the Chapel Rocks for the soured time, asti, long fridge, fuit poop, and partial shade well known authority in aagar circles on every

out besitation. The Russo-Chinese Bank has Commerce on the subject and the proposal

Hore the hosts split tacks sed the Erica stand dank. Sa bana sellator double-hotinm for thing connected with the multivation and man The expert at end of June this year is 730 received permission from the Chinese Govern. will probably conmeed self to the majority

ing out with good jalguent into the stronger water ballast, and the most modern appliances feature of sugar. It is satisfactory to know meals, since when shipments have absolutely mont to build and work this temporary line from tile and being agred by the wind, ervasoi

The Newebwang for several pears. It will enable of the community, though there will no

for the efficient working of the ship and her that this goatlemen was "rory favourably stopped. just ahead of har rival when next they mot

"cargo, including refrigerating machluery and impressed with everything he saw on Mr. Griffiths attributes the stoppage "among them to build the Port Arthur branch in two doubt be sono dissentients. The catablish

Then a very pretty piece of weather boning by chamber, mechanical valuation, stonto heating, the estate. The reports of the periodical other caness" to the disturbed state of the directions at one and the mamo ting, and, I the Eries was witnessed, and Mr. Denison sail- ment of a bonded warehouse was mooted at

end a complets installation of electric lighting, inspection by the Government speak Tory countrybal it is well known that from the day - should say, permanently. At the eme time it Ing his bosh with consummate skill acceded in with daphats dynamos. Luxuriona accommo. highly of the company's satate, manager Lhe Japanese sot foot in the wind, the camphor was owing to Chinese engagements with the the time the Opium Convention

roading the Channel Rooks ahead and altindation has been provided neilships for the The Direnters have also had the satisfaction of trade of Furman, was doumed. The German Coal at Hongkong has rently won a finely contested xane, in aid was first class passengers, and it the steamer is rising favourable reports on the work of the Faralgasts were immediately restricted and negotiate, but

public opinion was evived a telograta from Admiral Diederish to sevend sad the Sybil, which he boas marvel intended to trade it tropical climates, the estate glue. These are all fastors rehlah go suck tilenties heaped upon them by the subor not then ripe for the proposal, which the effort that the cruiser Kaiser, which van leusly improved by the alterations made in her commodious slateroome with the latest improve to make up a good season. There is, however, dinate officials that largite of remonstrance on

Los the rocks on the lith sad sustained serione | by Bĺr. R. Coolio, third.

TAK

Small-por has broken out on heard of 11.M.S geza new lying at anobes off Kangkungle. Seven of her crew are in the hospital at Chefoo

N. C. Daily News.

At the Magiatmoy yesterday Hai Mink, vehicle driver, who was charged on resend with attemating se bribe an oplops of the Registrar Ganoral's department, was discharged.

At the regular meeting of Vistaria Lodge hold on Tuesday night Bre. O. W. Spriggs was toeslagen. Bester for the cusning your and Bro A. P. &pear Troasuror.

and Sailers Insktato;--

E. W. Mitchell Es Offering Faxeko Bervices

Calledral

Mount Austin

G. B. Bird........

Dr. Entesen Wright

G. Stewart

$25

17.33 13.67

10 .

Channel. Kowles Channel

Hooke.

Fialh

Heel, Rock.

Ha dorp.

was not pressed, Had it been curried into damage in consequon, is expected here an effect at that time we might possibly Friday, when she will go into dook. A tele- have had a Customs questions at all toro Foodhow to the N. C. Daily News

dated Nov. 17th exy The Aaiser is beached Eetoa ............ -12 58 56, 815328 93.54.56 po discuss, as the Chinese might have beens Int. N. 2687, to the south of Saussah, Mad Marion 255-25 38 28 28 40 164 6 sur

Bybl

2 57 58 3.937 - $ 20.633 69 10 me willing at that time to have removed the Two Chinese gaubeats sad the Indo-Chins Antire 258 2591032, 33160 458 15

stenener Woanna have gone to her assistance,” Metoor

360 33 8 11 4 not inkan 4 351 3 slations altogether. In connection with The Kaiser is so proud orniser of 7,631 tons Chanticleer 393.1235

4.201 this subject there is one point on which His displacement and 5,700 horsepower. She was

8 120 81417 Excellency is silent, namely, the question builtnt Poplar as the Thames in 1874. whothor, when the new armagementa come

The Hoa. Tasurer of the Affoe Hamaris! into force, the Customs should be allowed and Netherole Hospitala begg to Roknowledge

with thanks the following

Young Na Un

Bonita

44 18 Ber

to retain in the colony sin agency on an of the Hospital wing donations to the funds hardien, of twister, and (which had

unofficial basis that is, having no legal authority andor English law and enjoying no amanities. This is aioply a question of convenience. When Sie RiotARD Mac- DONNELL suppressed the officer established in the colony to collect duty in the old native Customs days the Chiuces morchauts, Dr. EmEE tells us in his History of Hong- "long, "found it to be to their own interes *and convenience to obtain passes in tow, "at the Boorot taxing offices which continued"

Shoon Kee

Compr. Marty & Co. Yue Sing Blon Tack Hing Yoo Hing... Leung Ken Wab Hing Kwong Fung Wo Yee Bhua Hong Kwong Yes Cheong Kwong Ylak Wo Kwong Yes Ying Wing Tang Kob Subscriptions under $5

$20

10

*

1896 1897

6.691

Russo Chinese Brak as well as with the Russian Goverment that M. Forloff intervened to pre- vent the mortgage of the proposed extension of the Shanhaikan Hallway to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The ne nature of the en gagement entered into by the Russo-Chinese Bank in this respect is not yet close. It is not easy to see pliers the engagement with the Bus Covernment ends and wlier that with tha book begins-Times abrrespondent [*

SHIPPING-REPORTS.

monte for the comfort of possangers have been one doublául factor and an important one, in the part of the British and Gorman Conscia, placed on the upper deck, which admits of per the weather, which the company's officere are and even the Ministers in Tokyo, work in the foot ventilalipu: Abore, on the bridge dook, unfortunately unable to regainda. The Dines interior hau, to be abandoned The Chinese are sepacious lundsome dining aloun, a music or tors have been obliged to write off considerable workers, many of them, were notujul wit social tail and a smoking room, in polished a sum for depreciation during the past the news of the arbitrary and overbearing and fitted with switch side-lights, electric fans, years; in 1802-3 the sum of als: 33411.37 was onduct of the officul towards the few for da, the ventisting arrangements beving had written of, in 1899.4 Tb. 15,214.85, in 1894-3 eigose who were journeying from place to special attention. Overhead the boat deck Tis, 15,197 65. Tu 1895-6-7 nothing, and in the plans endeavouring to conform to the drar forms an admirable shelfer to the spacious pro- present season, that is, the season now paưod | phanging rules and regulations. Foreign com menade on the bridge, and on it are situated we have had to write off 13a, 15 697.95 You will pradorga wero arrested and their accent books The Japaneso steamer Sendai Maru, from We were engrossed in watching the the chart-room, captain and officers' subius, tuorefors see that a betal arm of Tls, 60431,30 dose. It is not to be wondered that these Amoy 21st Nov., had fine weather with fryal struggle betran Erica and Maid Marian, that The second clasa accommodation, which is has been written eli daring the psit me yours, workere were quick to realise the position of northerly breeze, we had Attie Lime to watch the doings of the sparoely interior to the Set, is situated on the As to the new conchaston; this wag taken over affairs. Adganons were repudiated, and the The British stormer Hailoung, trous Tameni boats in the second class. A good race ensued poop deck, with a largo lining-saloon, a dom. In 1804 for the sum of 81,000; cince then $5,200 rebellion in 1836 brought matters to a clister 19th Nov. Amoy 21st, and Swatow 22nd, had fortable moking-fach sud roomy staterooms, lava bene spout it rout le the Government. The camper indo was practically finished fewah N. R. bewere and fina westher to Amoy bandicap of misstes) and a most exciting while gracias quarters are reserved in the $2,015 in survey Loss, and 39,500 in olearing: Owing to the dificulty of fransporting fands From Amoy to Swatow fresh N.W. breate and finish reunited in the Ladybird caving her time "tween deeks for the intermediate and steerage - jungle and opening land, waking a total of into the Interier, it will be seen that the Consal fine menthae. From Swatow to post fresh N.W. on the She by 45 seconds and scoring first place. passengers A barber's shop tod a surgeon's $11,100. The part which the directors, hare approached the authorities with the vior of trees and the weather Vols in Am She was sad and Dart third,

Isboratory are likewise pramodiously fited. | kold, of which sale approval and confirmation is | allowing the tax to be paid at the treaty | Pushan, Soudai Maru, and Mikeco Maru. In The machinery cossais of a sot of japla aspon | new asked, is situated at the furth it extremity | port. This, it appears, would have been of Swatów -Takwang, Pacting, Pakkei, Chuʼnshan, Finith. Hosp.sion engines, having oplinders 20 in, 45 in., from the ostata and is also separated from the grout bereilt to the foreign merebant, par. Zusma, Hangchow. Chenngakow, and Chiyuen. 4-19 10 Borstale and 79 in, so diszistor, or 51 in, stroke, with main blook of the concession by some natira | ticularly when it is explained that the tax 2.30.15

4 27 55 B two double and one single exted boilers for a estates. Before the company coat have atiliand could not be paid at the cagher centres, PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE Dayt

421 21 pcratch working presure of. 185. The, and filled with this land the intervening lapil would have hed Homin and Chip Chip, but had, in the vase of m

FAR EASE Princess

250 204 31.31 scratch || the most modern appliances for ololopty and to be opened, which could only be done after a tiro, latter depôt, to be mut to Polisin atWo

Per Messagories Maritimes étonnier „Armand Dorm

2 30 10 4 20 2 economy. The Karuge Mart has two masts considerable length of time and the expenditure days journey, over a monatainons region, often Behin from Marseilles, Nov. 6-To Buụnghai : Payne 2:30.25 48 10 seraich ; and a single funnel, we hardly need to add át some capital. Is selling this blook for the isacossible during the heavy rains. The an- f Mr. and Mrs. Li, de la Noë, Mrs. Arranger and

9:30 35 441,25

that, the cuisine is unkler shie maagdmont, 1 năm of $10,000 the company is re-inburned a thorities, it will be seen, declined to make any 4% children. Herede: 2.00 7

Only daly quafled surgeons, experienced expenditure to date on the new concession with completion, clearly showing their determination Per Messageries Karitimes_steamer Indus, The next movies of regis will be mailed on 27th- koewardą, stoverdoses, well Tesloed sarvKNIS KELİ the exception of some $1,70 or $1,800 and to discourage the foreigns. It is astiated from Marsellos, Nov. 20-To Tokohama: Mr. barbars are employed on board thesa stáaniary. ban veil an area of some 3,500 serbe in that fully one hundred and fifty thousand Hitent, Mr. Shindo, Mr. Druhbk, Mr. Mim

M'OLASE.

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2 30-45

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