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INTIMATIONS

THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONJAT, MAT 1ātu, 1990,

The Shanghel Engineering, Chipbuliding, and Deck Co. have just been entrusted with au vedor to build two large steamers for the Tien bi-Shanghai tents of the China Merchente Co.-Mercury

best safely home. In the meantime I reported the matter to the polipe.LENG

Attar inner my friends stil myself and a

DARPALIPPING.

complet together without any special statt or

machinery.

grilyja polt that in THUS, the ju pent truly

Chinese nifiire the Government is, and in

and Miss Wallace is a most diefremad condi. | THE HARBOUR MASTERS REPORT

Using the classification adopted in previous The Report of the Hon. R. Merry Ramey ears.wa.fr that the total import trade of the present prevalling state of insecurity,

ten we helped them on to the feed and law

Harbour aster, for 1893 is published in the 1858 was represented by 35,005, els aggre with ladies being knecked down and robbed

It be that the ladies caught eight of Goatte maka the following extraste gating. 8,438,920 tons, carrying 5,958,485 tane on the most frequented roads of the colony","

my dege, and thongh their acilants bat

of eargo, of which 9,998,43 tous ware dis. the question rises whether the compatiuity The Foochow Eche of the Bib inst says their hands over their mouths and were almost

Similarly, the export trade of 1808 was repre- should not renew its gitation in favour H, Murvaping vosal Watenwitch arrived at cheking them ther managed to make the noise The total tonnage entering and clearing barged in Hongkong.

Pagola en ton 29th ulto, and we learn that she which atinated aur attention. The Chips ampanted to 17.206,780 tone, being an inorenes of obenining a larger veica la thewill leave immediately to survey the comt at ion must also hata sasn the dogs, for they at compared with 1897 of 1,097 008 tone, and over sented by 54,030 versole, nggrogating 8,425,504 million tons more than in tons, sorrying 296,474 tons of cargo, and skip, onde rushed through the husbos onl mado for three-quarters of uanagement of its own concerns. If plain and is the vicinity of Satanha Bay.

ady previous year. There were 39,ardsaleping 483,652 toas of bunker coat. the direction of Wanchat.

Comparing the above with we got tho business we had hind any voies in the

"After and of tone, and A. 'S: WATSON & CO., matter they would surely have suggested Mr. Brisks Coorg, it his weekly share fist

9,619 666 10.2.0: British boongoing, te thu an adequate Police Force, shoult huyo na hins boed done, noring the-wook under re-spot where we found the diss, and succeedorage 2,597,342 torg entered, and 2.280,187 tons of the octony was increased from all parts of en provided for the New Territory with-view, and Bank shaies, Dock shares, Hongkong in finding Miss Wallace's glasses and her broooh, cleared. Of River Stormers (British) 1,765,495 the world aal that this increase amounted in and also an aubrellaaridently belonging to one tous cufsend, nad 1,762,824 louis clorod, mak the aggrogats to 850,888 tons of cargo dis Fires, and China Bugars principally have bone-

tons entering and clearing Of Foreign ocean sime period and by the same means, others wore out denuding Hongkong of its is to Under the bonding of Mining Blares of the raflans Of the four on whota we mating a grand total of British tonage of 63568 charged, Further we find that, during the

it is alated that the Taut clean-up for the two were carring umbrellas

going tonnage 2,272,871 tons entored, and benefittad sleo, for the cargo, iu truasit whe months of Marol and April garo 2400 os gek THE GOVERNOR AND LADY BLAKE 267,989 tang cleared. Of Foreign River advanced by 167,280 tons.

Expanse THEIR SYMPATHY.

Steamers 2,994 tons entered, and 2,931 tens frour 2,500 tons of ere erashod

On seeing the goount of the affair in the cleared, making a grand, total-of-Forsignton wrote to express his own and Lady Blake's sympathy with Mraight and Miss Wallzoo brought to justion and a hope that the scoundrela might be

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS.

of tho potec.

WWE note that, nccording to the Weihaiwei Correspondent of a Singapore contemporary,

In exporia generally there was an inorenso. of 1,205 chips and 229, 151 tons of cargo.

During the year 14,058 vossels of European tous, carrier 8,143,030 tons of onrge made up as follow

of the solaura of native craft carrying would Tenmeil Rowers there were still asto

ontraband."

From 1877 to 1887 the junk trado, becording to the Harbour Master's reports, fastusted bo tween 1,600,000 and 1,800,000 tons watered. yearly. The highest 8gunea ever attriced pre- viously being 28,340 jusks of 1,871,810 tone on- tarod in 1872,

+

the 1st Chineso Regiment at the new Ultima boon recotved of the death on Friday last of the Papers He Exoghney the Gozərner et on Janka in Foreign trado 1,014,218 tone constraction, aggregating 13.252783 registered differanos from the old state of things being

Thuls of the British Empire is gradually At the time he wrote suming form. There had been about one hundred and Twenty mon enlisted, and these were being

We regret to learn that telegraphic news has London Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, distralis, and Chius, Mr. Thomas, Forrest. Mr. Forrest had been in indifferent health for the last eighteen months. By lis untimely and he was only fifty-four years of a man ot Tory age the Dank

AERATED WATERS of organised in four napunica of thirty oneh. considerable ability and one who commanded THE VOLUNTEER CORPS; -

WATERS

us in our manufactore

* It.

wi extremely high possesses degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for drinking."

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Esteblind ADX 1861-

Gun Company.

The following printouts are Lotilled in the Gastle Mr. Owen Ordish to be Captain in "B" Machine Mr. George John Budda Sayer to be Liénfanant

in "Maabina Gua Company. Mr. Tamen Horbert Aitken to be Lentonant in

**B" Machine Gun Company. Mr. Joseph Harry Udowood to be Lieutenant-

in "O" Machino Gra Company.

wounde 030 Arc

CORRESPONDENCE

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the taureread by vir correspondents.

of $247,085 toon antoring and clearing. entered, and 1,912,470 tons colesteds Of JunEs in Local trade 194,291 tous entered and 182,002

toua cloazed.

British Ooski-going, tonnage

therefore reprecated 20,9 por cent British River tonnage therefore represented as man paljas

294 Foreign Ooban-going tonnage

therefore represented... 28.8

reprenanted hang Foreign River tonnage therefore Junk tonnage (Foreign trade) 2

represented.

21.0 Junk tonnage (Local trade) re-

03

presented 2.2 5.313 Stenmara, 36 sailing vessels, and 29,466 janks it Foreige, trade, ented during the year, giving a daily average of 93 vesels as against 93 in 1897, For Eacope-con struotod vessels the average daily entry woold be 16.17 as against 13.63 in 1887 and of the steamors arriving 68.13 per cent. were British.

Toport cargo Export Transit

3,348,489 2,211,191 2,020,322

Backprodal shipped 493,951–

8,143,056

The total amber of tans carried was there fore fil par out of the total registered, ton rage, or 80 exolaire of Rivor steamers, and was apportioned as follows Imports

$1,999.95€

Exports,

3,396,430

-British Ships

Farsige do

1,449,509

British Ships,,186,521 Forsiga do,

British Ships,

1044,673

1.159,480.

2241,194

Foreign do,630,882 Banker Cont

2,020,322

·British Ships Foreigu do..

280 218,173

Transit-

493,651 Totul 8,343,658 The imperia are given in the following table

Artiolag.

Boxip

Do

ce

Total

Transit

1898- Test.

Ozdk, úránka.

11,982 41,098 800 500

201,514 837,007 216,428-

30,631 69,90

36,031 6,050 103,4 17,040 48,860,180 11,800

7,382 10,680

47,762

40,546

39,115

5,428

4,200

2,150 2,160. 2,381 2,653 177 *2,700 2,92041 31 361,180 745,293 360,965

3,459 2,046

1,200

1,4es .3,602

י

040 - GS3 211,777 237,422 65,06

3,929 4,587 495. 04,882 46,309 18,363 1,211,700 2,181,149

40,561

2,743,081 8,388,488 731,379 6,050 1,862,469 2:026,322 187,560 Grand total, 4,505,523 5,409,811 890,219

$13,296...'

THE JUNK TRADE,

In 1887 a result of the Commission which sat in purenance of the Cheloo Aggiemont (1670), and the additional Article to the Agree ment (1885) the collection of duties on goods. imported and exported in junks, dovolved con the Foreign Collectorate of, the Chinges. Mari time Castors, and the Customs Stations round Hongkong wero placed under the dirsation and F.A. Morgan

It cannut, I think, be denied that, even since portion of a European Cominiésioner "Mr.

tila obarge was made just cause of complaint have at times arises, and, I am persanded that causes of complaint will continue to aries if the Castoma offers are vigilaut and realers, the

entises, instead of rapacity and dishonesty. The enly real panacea The Ma that vigilance and real will be the disturbing

cluse, viz, the Cele vacuosi 190,

A ourofal consideration of all points of the gunelion which occur to me drse me to the donclusion that, inconvenient though it is, and contrary to the usual manter of nations, wê have up to the present no right to objest to those stations; I do not think we have any legimate gristenca against the Chinese Govern mont broance it endeavours to pravost junka trading to Chinese perta with what it declaros to be contraband, or to suugyle dutisble goods, no matter where the cargoes Lave been obtained, always provided that thin does not lead to a violation of our territorial 'wators and that verals and goode to and from Hongkong are not subjectal to any other charges beyond what has been fired by teatr,

imary

At the same time I consider that wo allow our hospitality to exc, even to indiscretion, and we put a weapon in their hands to be nasd against us, when we allow a Chinese Customs establishment la our midet, for there oan ba little derbt that by this means our prestige suffers in the eyes of the "zatives, and what perhaps is of more practical importance, an intimate knowlodge can be obtained in the Colony of trading transactions, which, perfectly lawful and borcalens so far as our Free Part i doncerned, may in Chien be subjost to those Rules appended to the Tariff which restrict the import of certain descriptions of gode except under special conditions.

But whatever way to suit of the present practice of closely investing our part with Cha Coxs Stations on all sides and in its midal, it must be allowed that with the grouption of the 131atter, all these Stations are in Chiness territory, 1208 and their olosoner may be excused on the ground of the geographioni position of the bass of operations of thoua whose business theirs is to watch. The small island of Hongkong with šta 50,000 or 60,000-juaks annually coming and going, 07or live-sixths of which iade to and from the Ban On and West River and Canton. Districts, and all of which rudiato to sil points of the compase within an hour or two of leaving this Free Port, offers some reason for the Ubinase Government pressing home its revodne protes ore de close as they oan. That reason dis appears, bowoter, with the extension of British territory, and the protector's line should fall book Bicialtaneously with his extension, and Chim saould protect har reysnas in the game- way as any other country doen, namely, at her. porta of entry and clearance instead of Forening the practice of civilization and protecting it at the Foreign Ports to which he exports and from which she imports:

the past fa problematical, and the only solution Stations has interfered with oar jank trade in to be rived at is by inference, since all direct There on bone qucation za to China doubted right to collect her somewhere in her own proef is wanting. Customs TEBUC territory or waters, and it is impossible to say that our junk trads would have been larger t she had allested her Custome anties at the instrel of at intermediate stations close on our ports of origin and destination of the goods, border.

the cusnimous respect and esteem of the staff our manufacture are sold throughout A-good class of men was being obtained; and all be came in opnast with. Close ou the Far East and are invariably pre- the average height was about 5 feet Twenty years ago Mr. Forrest was Muaayor of inches, end the chest measurement about the Hongkong branch, and was widely known ferred on account of their excellence.

inches. The recruits wore being drilled, throughout the Far East and Indis

The water account for last year is published in the Gavette. The total receipts word $135,413, ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-urid were picking the drill up quickly, though teed. The best materials only are used. the words of command were given and the balanes of receipts over expendituro English, which is of course strange to them, was $18,327. The water rates in the Hill Dis

THE AMBULANCE CLASS,” THE PRICES are only half those six more efficers and four non-commissioned triet amounted to 82,592, and a suur of $1,873

Major J. J. Watson, R.A.M.C., in his report is entered against the Peak nuder "Amonate

on the artminstton hold on March 23rd of offers were shortly expected to arrive rendered to Treasury," which presumably rp. charged in England.

from England, and it was thought that on presonte the charge inade for excess consum Voluntour tending the places for instrae- tion in ance drill sod first aid to the MANUFACTURED the arrival of these the Regiment would be on or for water supplied under spoolel agree

-The Vorul answering, with mont. This gives a total of $4,465. Tho ox

A comparison between the years 1803-1803 in was very ed, I must commend, shown ic & table. For vasols under the British BY US are acknowledged by the lead-capable of expansion tuto eight conyanies, penditure in connection will to supply to the

most b 5. Bomda.bos for his adrairable ting this table shows a large numerical indrose, 1 believe the cost of pumping alone amount's te

paper wou for his thorough practical knowledge, but a comparatively small tonnage inerent ing English tunkerste le equal to those Very likely, if the companies are to Hill District is not separately stated, hat wo

consist of thirty mento a company between fan and twelve themand dollare gent also Gunzer Sutton who seal in the next bost (073 vessels of 436,882 tone). This is socpuutod of their own production.-

Yet we are disposed to think that a regi-or more than twice the total amonat paid by paper The stretcher Weill was admirable, and for by an inorates in small steamere rauning to reflects great credit both on the men and thair Macho and Cantor and the West Biror Ports, the rates contributed by the late fortuunts

Instructor. It was a great pleasure to mo to amounting to 759 vessels in and out" meseur. Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B., b...ment of 240 men if composed of Chiness the Pankites. The balance has to come out of

is more than sufficient for our needs in dwellers on the lower levels. And, furthermore, examine a class having such an able Tustinoing 143,98 registered tops, and at the same time a decrease in lorobes, on the same route of ter as Sarg. Capt F. U. Stedman at its hond.”- sos, & the greatest living ina. In fact, it would be better to wile the still low furtunate dollges on the

lower.lorels are put on short allowance during Bombardier A. P-Nobbs gained the mari-257 vessels of 12,896, tons, the balance, viz., 302 anthority on Water, reports as followsdon the iden altogether. In raising periods of scarcity the full supply is maintained wat zumber of 100 astet, and the following vessels of 130.502 tous, represents the inoreas Bene the water as prepared and used by Chinese troops and tcnching them it may at the Peak. In this instance. the Govorament gunners has been awarded Red Cross hodges in the liver stads and this being dednotad Boven

be doubted whether the game is worth the gives a litoral application to the passage of danners A L. Sutton, 90; J. Mods, 85 J. A. from the ligares given above, leaves a total Cost

scriptura To him that hath shall be given."

under the British flag of 171 youely" in and our... L. E. Brett, 80; and G. Tuoby 50.

ont," aggregating 396,280 tons, or an average Rendae (vol) candle. The Chicces inako but indifferent The Fashites are very woll able to pay the fall, B. W. A. Baker, 80: Chunnit, 80; onlusively in favour of con-going afle Cotton ram and deltou

of about 1,800 tons per cadel acers, and are very likely to quit the cost of their water supply.

For Teasels under Foreign finge there is a service so soon as they see a chance of From the Shanghai papers va learn that

Babstantial increase over 1897. 441 vassals pico Ligni fast getting botter pay under thair oz Govern that notorious scoundrel Yu Shut-wan line been

sacing 681,952 registered tons of this, two purs appointed to assist in the delimitation of the ment. And though they know perfectly Shanghai Settlement oxtension. Some years

West River doumers represent 01 reseds and Flo 5,920 tons, and the lorokas take another 1.121 Ratan well that with the mandarina they would ago Yu was engaged in a suit in the Suprem ntways have their pay in arrear they would Court of Hongkong in which he tried to gain AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGIS fons Taking these two items into account, &

under Foreign flags, of 850 sale represonling Sugar place ngainst that disadvantage tho. Hola! Possession of property balonging to his sister.TRATION OF CHINESE SERVANTS... balance in found in favour of ecéau-goldg traße Sulphur...

Sir Fielding Clarke, who tried the case, guve

TO THE EMTOR OF THE "DAVA TRES" 674,206 registered tons. Of this balance the Tea

DEAR SIR-In the course of your renirkts rossets ander the Japanese flag contributed the Timbe but while the warrant was being made-out Ya A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,e (to them) of loxer discipline ud af ordous for his committal on a charge of parents

advancement as drill instructora and petty slipped away and succeeded in concealing.bim on my letter of the 18th Cast, whsn Inconting largest share by 177 vessels measuring 408,179 Bell until the orening, when he left the coloзy to raise difficulties in theway of registration tous, about one half of which or 5 resale of officers by reason of the experience obtained disguised as a coptie. He was at that time en yon sak how the provisions of the Ordipante 290,968 tona, goes to the credit of the Nippon during their employment at Wolhaiwai.gaged in a solicitor's ofte iz Hongkong, bald be enforend. There nght to be no dill. Yusen Kwish (European line) and 25,426 tons We have repeatedly mentioned the danger held mandarin rank in China, and he has since onlty about this The British and foreign to the three new Paulfie Liners: the balance of likely to be incurred by the employineus of ben in Chiness offcial caployment in the community te zet so far that it would not inersage under this dag was made up by out- North. On one occasion when Sir Nicholas be perfectly simple to have monthly inspeelde stenmore attracted by the ealanced freights

see that there could be on opel and rive in the first half of the year. Chinese as troops, a danger assuredly act Hannen had to conduct an only cations, and I fail

with a Chase official Yo was hardship in the matter to any sensible. per- Noxt in order esma vossels nuder the German compensated for by the facility of their en. jointly listinent: It would be wise for the War Ortho ocial appointed, bat Sir Nicholas loon. Of course that are some foolish people flag: after dednoting the loroko trade which not be without interest at the presení limo.

alined to meet him, and the Chiuose authorities who are NO jealous of any infringement has dropped ont altogether, and those oki Erionds. had to appoint another delegate. It is to bo of the liberty of the subject tant, le the who have left us, we still have an increase over hoped that a similar course will be adopted on worthy bishop you quote, they would sacrifies the present occasion, assuming Ya to be the the substance of what was inlierently good to can we suppose him to be and that & similarity preserve the shadow of what they thought to of unes bannot caused & confusion of identity.he mora valaible. All these objections, how ever, if you probe down to the root, will be REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. fonad to ariss mainly from Isziness too nel

trouble. That is the whole secret.

You conolade the whole watter by expressing doubt wisher, in the evant of registration be lng decided upon and elrictly enforged, it would couplish the object in view. You think would be no bar to a servants leaving the

The Norwegian flag shows an increase of 125 Colony, and when a thief raw his chance of get- ting sway to Canton with his master's property vassels of 89889 tons, made up chiefly by 11 that he would thereby frfeit his registration some of the older vessels which gere away in

The American flag contributes to the increas Now, Sir, you miaappreberided to some erisol the objects not objectate to view. Pas 30,778 tons, chiefly owing to the charterul sibly it any hain meling the morphs whidy called her after the fall of

creuse of European desan-going, ticage since plainly, but I tho I all shown they were Manila, and to the adoption by the Northern

the other hand, our returns how an in plural net singular. One great object in ob. Pacife Co. of American nationality.

1880 of 25.33 por cent. white the Custous re faining registration is to my mind to secure a

UNINŽENUM. JON KİL better class of Rarrant than we now have. Whon

Unticensed Janks are required-41) Toucher turns show an increase in the anchor, of jürks I first came to the colony the percentage of

in certain phose called "Aushorage for Janks' trading to and from Hongkong.and passing good and trustworthy domestics was very much higher than at present, mere especially among

and from which they may not ratieve without the sintions, of 37 per cent, and it is very pormission. (2) To report their arrival (3) probabio that the Customs retnens are far more the coalies. It is now atmest impresible to get

The Swedish flag doserted us during the To give notice of ingaded departure. (4) Not accurate with foged to junks than our own, tho sircumstances of a Free Port, added to the servants who will do any reasonable amount of

diffonity of distinguishing and identifying na work, and there is a very cousiderable percent year taking about 24,000 lous, and other to cave at night.

LICENSED JUNKS.

tire craft, together with the well-known profici- age of thoroughly bad characters among them. nationalities onll for no special remark

Any nak, a complying with certain coeney with which Chionan lie without hesitation, The actual number of ships of European I believe registration would result in seeding

ly cor rendera tão task out of the worthless alam to a considerable construction reinsive of river atsameraditions as to giving security, obe extent. It would show up the insolent meals which entered the port in 1898 was 556, being granted a licenes by the Harlour Master, eller reet return of Ecma itu or 60,000 junk who are eternally changing their places, and 239 British and 317 Foreiga: theas entered in for trading or thing for which I said, acally almost imposables with a staff of twe employers would ree at once by the tickets the aggregate 3,564 times giring a total the maximam being $20 a year. She then Junk Inspectors in Victoria, and no one at the to prove a good or desirable corvaat. Oft ered 602 and the entries 3,437 188 striation as to pins of anchoring ) forced to the sonoleston that a number of these whether a candidato for caployment was likely tonnage of 4871.15 tons; in 1897 the chips haize the following advantages (1) Noonistations wieso sols duty it is, and I ata thevaly entries on the tickets would be the dates the ships were 579 and the entries 285 the payment of a fee of 5 cents she is granted jacks come and go without leaving any traen of augagement and conclusion of servics, but toil-tenurga in 1890 was 4,457,767 and in 1807 spool permit, good, far one month, abxgiving on car roootds. In 1907 as in 1877 mero eer- these would be savjestly eloquent if they were it was 4,369 563. The fature in 1898 is that box from reporting oath arrival and infekal reet returns would in all probability accout

a permit, on payment of a fee of 25 cents, what under this system, but not to any sacions gave a large increase in tonnage

The 250 British ships carried 2,601 British alicing her to leave during certain hour of extent, boose they would be rojdianity in

the night and ozrly inerning), b bringing in now nurrants from other places officers and 4 foreigners follow if the supply of local ones ran abort. There in the cash of the englours, boostas no would not be the danger of a galld, as

examinations woul special training r

NOLICE TO CORRESPONDENTS UNLY COMUNÉcations relating to the newes coluv Thould be zdrenal to Tas SUTEIKI

Correspondentsvaal for ward sirname and address

vades the poper only.

wilk common addressed to the Editor,

er publication, but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be writion on one No anonymous set communioitus that have already aggieared in other papers wi i ho insertad.

Orders for extra expres of DAILY RESS sold be en bafore 11 on Zug of pititzat.on. After that hour the supply is ini. Only■tion for Cunk Telegraphe Address PEZ.B.C. Cude.

P.Q: Brz 201

Thirphone ip: 24

DEATIR

to sou that the slender garrisons provided for the colonies in Eastern Asia are at any rate composed of good-au reliable material. It is, unfortunately only too true that in Great Britain, owing to the voluntary system maintained there, the difficulty of finding recruits to meet the requirements and 61, up the regiments on foreign service is great and inarassing. But it would be better to raise regiments is the Colonies and in Africa

(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS.

LONDON, 11th May. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANS. VAAL. The sarioty ut Johannesburg has been al

1997 of 39 vessels of 144,889 toas: The new steamers of the Hamburg American Line pre the chief contributors to this iuorsaso, the first of these steamers arrived hers in March und st the and of the year they are credited with 34 vassals in and out representing 118,670 tons. Ning new stips under this flag also collect here daring the year representing in the aggregate "in and out" 25. ressels and £8,041 s; in these at ware comprised 3 coal halks en routs for Kiaochow and 3 cruisers for the Chinees Government

A review of the junk trade of the Colony many In the early days of the Colony's history Pirasy in its neighbourhood was more or less Harbour Mastor says "There can bo littlo doubt common: In his Annual Report for 1885 the but that overy armed jaak becomes a pirate when an opportunity offers, and in 1868, after the lutrolaction of the "Harbour and Corst" Ordinance, he says "Formerly there was grow reason to suppose that pirational voscale ware ft ted out in this harbour, Free Trade amorges junks had become Fees Licence and then pirati

al pests of our waters had unmolested ingress Ordinance No. 6 of 1868 The Harbour and egress at all hours of the night and day." and Coast. Ordinace,which came into forms ou 1st January, 167, mande provision; for the

time sinco, and the regulations now in force provisions have has re-nacted from time to are for all practical purposes the ssive as in 1867 and are brictly foliace ste Bugrel at lære med(1) Unapose Jnicka agnia divided into) Trading Janke aud (2) al Liceuse fake hose rises Fishing Tanks.

How far the existence of those Cristoms

1890, JAYE ANs, the reliet of de late AsToliking or resinet for the military profession layed owing to a report that Sir Alfred Milner he would not.os deterred the eensideration new stormers and the return to these waters di regulation and control of janku; most of Rs 28 per cent, and, if certais Liensat Junks which

The Daily Press.

und President Kragor will meet at Bloemfontun Lo discuss the situation,

THE CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND.. The first Match of the Australian Elave

LONDON, 12th May. against the South of England ended in a drun. QBEAT BRITIAN, AND-RUSSIA IN CHINA.

A No. 9, Hongkong Road Shanghai (the resis-rathor than enlist Chinore, who have no ence of her son-in-law, J. B. Nag), unde Sth May, FIELD SAMPSON, ei Hongking, in her 70th year. and whose anti-foreign proclivities render them at the present moment rest doubtful tools to work with. The different fighting The Church Discipline he rejected races in Indin may for the mest part be re-by 39 to 156 and the Amendment of the lied upon to prove faithful to their salt, and Government adopted. HONGKONG, May 15th, 1869, they have, in the course of generations, developed nu esprit de corps, a pride in the Iris many years since any particular service of the Bay that would be utterly and crime has soxirred the colony as the as-entirely wantingatong Chinese mercenaries, sault and rabbery committed upon two ladies whose interest in their employment would walking along that favourite promenade be strictly limited to the reception of good

Mr. Brodrick, speaking in the House of Com Bowen Road ou Friday afternoon. A week pay. No dependence could be placed upon- of two previously a similar robbery, was the latter either to mount a strict gaard orta mare, said that representations had been made committed upon a young lady on Kennedy take the most ordinary care of their sento Russia relative to the refusal of the Russian The Chinees soldier is a most casual Consul to recognise British titles of land in Ron, but that was accompanied by rather pens. lus violence, and, alarmning as it was, it creature and can with difficulty be taught Hankow, and the Basis bad instructed her was regarded simply as an isolated outrage to become an efficient fighting machine. Concul to suspend definite action.

THE SUGAR REFINING TRADE. iu which lawless characters had taken ad- When shat difficulty is overgomé, however, vantage of an adventitious opportunity to there remains the greater objection of his

ticket."

1997.

Danish colours gire an increase of 15,041 tons, dua to the ships of the East Asiatic Ca which called here first in May and continued during the year.

The Chineas flag showed an increase of 12,189 tone!

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....

In 1884 or junk jounge was 49 per cent. f the European tonungo, in 1897, it was only

structors and which have only bean takon into engaged by the conservancy and dust ean- our returns during the lust few pear, were nitted, the date mult to oven more hal

pluuder a defenceless girl. The speedy unreliability. We say nothing as to. bis Redners favouring an agreement" with the constant. Wages might possibly increase some.foxgr shipa made more frequent, returns and departare. 13) If a fishing juak, ebe is granted for a farlier spparent increase in the junk

Mr. Ritchie, replying to adaptation of Engar Powere, said that he was willing to penalize petition of the crime, however, proves want of courage, for that is probably no bounty Ted Sugars, and that he aul Lord Salis. that, there is a gang of thieves at work more conspicuous than with other Oriental bars had no ejection to countervailing duties. who have lit upon this particular scheme as races, while the natives of some provinces but before proposing them they must be certain helugat once casy of exccation and attended undoubtedly possess many of the qualities that the country was with them, as was tho case with a minimum of risk. To knook a lady that go to make the soldier, such as endur, in lociia, down and strip her of her jewelry is the sauce, patience, and hardihood. But so long work of a moment almost, and then the as there is other material available, wa highwayman can disappear up or down the strongly deprecate the experiment now he billside, where pursuit is almost hopeless, ing tried at Waikaiwel being extended. No ladies walking untccompanied in the As Police the Chinese have proved for from a success, and they are not likely to give toore satisfaction as soldiers.

ANOTHER HIGHWAY OUTRAGE.

British Gernins, RA” Americans...

DRDES

Švedas, Austrian Portuguese. Norwe Poley

Totai

2401

243

The proportion of Foreigners a therolure 18 per cent, comprising 8 nationalities, a decrease of 0.9 per cent. with fewer shiper

The 317 Foreign ships carried 2.068 offers, of whom 235 were British, as follows

Chinesa Japanatay Bronch

Dateb Americno, Havelian,

05

be necessary. Another client in view in al- rocating registration is-sortainly the graven tion of orima Yonink it would be no deter rent. Well, that as taze opinion. I don't think HONGKONG LADIEN ATTACKED AND ROLBED,it is worth nineb, for reasons I vill mention The fact that the perpetrators of the recent You say in effect that the bones of getting high my robberies have escaped detection so away with his mastore property to Canton far has emboldened others to follow in their would outweigh the soudderation that the thief steps. An outrage of an exceptionally daring weeli love his registration ticket. Under soms vulskins of the town can now consider

sbarzcter took place on Bowen Road on Friday circumstaners and in certain cases where night, Mrs. Bateson Wright and Miss Wal- the errant happened to be's criminalit might themselves safe, and as the rubbersare likely

lace (of Bolilies Terrace) being assailed by Pertaps, if the legs of the registration, tichet to grow holder when they find how easily

The appointment of Poitos Sergeant. Etures Chinemen. It is believed, that a fourth alone were concorded, it might not deter even

be an Inspector of Nuisancos is

was on the look-out. The men were fairly well an unlucky gambler from lavanting with a big such crimes can be perpetrated perhap Fenton

dressed and clean, and apparently were much prize. But I submit thus, in the vast majority a unde companion would prove little gazetted.

The death rate isst month was; for the British above the ordinary couite class. Singular to of cases, the facts. First that the servant protection to the ladies, but right "him-

rolate, Captain Superintendent May was his photograph, nare, and ingription ware Judged helf share the same treatment. It would and Foreign unity, civil population, 17.4, salt on Homes Bost sa Friday night and came in the Police Oliou, that the knew ledge that a across three men. He was no favourably hue and ory wild be raised after him, that be

Total 235 scem indeed, as though we were back in and for the Chinese community. 211, the cld days of knockdown robberies, when The temp ressano last month amcanted Impressed by them, but they were not sufficient could navar again with safety roturn to the

from the means of making a good livelihood, The proportion of Britishers, in foreign to 330,911, being an Increase of $3,470 so they suspicions looking to lead him to stop them. Colony, and that, finally, he had out him off. every resident considered a revolver a nocest collected in the purresponding menth Mr. A. Seth was als walking along the world are so very strong doterrauts to the vessels was therefore 11:3 per cent, distributed And heard the ladies" sorus. He at once

under sig different heads, an increase on 1897 sary part of bis equipinest.

of 1998.

went to their aksistatne and the men made off commission of robberies from employers.

In any comparision with what may have hap cf0-6 per cent with so increase of 44 Foreign At the same time Mr. C. W. Duggan was on Kerredy Road. He heard sono shouting, but pened in Ceylon-and any information is at chips (or 138 per cent) Chinese Tassels carry

consideration must be had to the very different 1897 he took në notion of it.

Di sus crews of British vosacle-19.3 per thinking the noise emanated from some Chinose feast as reliable and as up to date as genesing 4 per cent as against about 9 per cent, in

The affair happened a little before soran etroawstances of the fro Colonica Carlón fa o'clock. When the ladies were near the now anf-coutained and diba detection of ant vere British 10 per coat #gothar men apparently gathering ferns. They did paratirely say there in the Police are worth areas of sola 20 per cent. were We regret to state timl while out bioyclingtvis veservoir they can go three Calun- orime and the captife of ortons are dont Feropeg 29,7 pcost were Asiaties Of the on Friday night Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., had n gasty fail, which will in all probability present not take much notice of them at the thue, but anything. In Hongkong on the other haul. Britishers, 20 per cent, were other Europeans,

they had only got a couple of pass past there, the Police are singularly hazelcapped. The 71.4 psr cont were Asinties.

Taking the total of entries and lapartares, him from appearing at the Supreme Court to was the Chipamen rushed upon them. One of facilities for getting away to a hugo Chinese day. The share pass-will, in that event, the wired hold of Mrs-Wright and the other pity like Conten, where any mober of criu- the average erow of British abins was 67, of two struggled with Miss Wallace. The ladies funks can be absorbed and less sight of, as well which 20 per cent, were Europeans, and for have to be postponed.

wore dragged down the embankment by their as amarena other places on the waiskind Foreigu ships: 47, of which 28.8 per cent, wors esailants. The one who had stfucked Mrs. where they can find our asylume, pro most Europeans.

This outbreak of crimes against the person

The policing of the new tonitary is being has occurred simultovenusly with the with rapidly pushed forward. The latest station is drawal of a portion of the Police Force tops. the frontier near Sheng Shui, where 14 the New Territory, and it is impossible to Indian constables and 50 men of the Hong

kong Hegiment have been sent. avoid a aspicion that it is the weakening

of the Police Fores that has suggested to

the criminal classes that they might find a favourable opportunity for, the porpetration of highway robberies. The Police Force was none too large. to begin with; its strength had, in fact, not been increased

It is notified in the Easels that the 22nd

without additional staff and expenditure.

de, but this corretas carizet be arrived at In 1898, this Department bogap to try 15

In 1897, 20,787 Trading Junks of 1.667.702 tome entered, and 2,443 1,308,700 tonegate the amount of arge tous represented by olored. In addition 144 Fishing Junke were the rugistered torvegs of the Shipping fre Hoens ring the year End the greater number orting the Fort There is no special staff of these tou in or left daily during the winter coinery for this end its correctness or otherwise depends on reports and fataras made months.

deres from the Shipping, or through its

goats.

queeze

In 1808, 09,436 junks of 1,814981 on o tered and 29,170 of 1812.178 tons clearys, a 5,370 Fishing Jank were Hassel...

In 1899 the amount of cargo charged from. European neon going shifting was given as 2,717.810 ton. In that year Janks oxported 845.177 topt. In 1997 the European cargo was 2,59458 and Junka exported 684,320. ABELI- juuks was entirely wade up of that discharged. ing for the moment that the aergo exported by from the oceanu-going European ships, these nuker distributed 31 per cent in 1883, and 26.4 per cent in 1807 was a bad year for Jonks.

Value of junk (rado Hongkong

Exports to

Total.

Foreign Native

produce.

Nativo

producā.

Imports fron Hongkong Hongkong.

Ta 1868, Onstons Stations were stablished In the vicinity of the colough Vooroy of Canton, primarily for the collection of Opiam "skin" and oprum duty," but this soon he esce extended and alory of lettin and duty on All iraports and exports was trade at the thea statione (see Sir James Russell's report 1838) and in 1800 the Harbour Master. Toported 1 think the dearonse in tchange in joke can

But the Customs returns fazaish a still batter reasonably be attributed to the existence of the Stations (Customs) and to the net city of fast-from which to draw our inferengo hamaly. the craisore attached to them."NA the valis of the trade in jauks between Hong- In 1891 a Commission, wäich had been up wing and Chim. In 1889 this was Hk. The painted toenquire ifto complaint made spinst 33 495,526, in 1839 it was 8,538,740, anil in the action of the Chinese Maritime Customs in 1807 was 39,991,01 giving an increase of tas neighbourhood of the colony and the alleged 19 per cent in the 10 years to put against an detric ant to trade arising from such sotion" inreise of 25 per cent is the register tonnage piltted their sport. They found in the of European 627-going chipping daring the case of their investigation thrilu most exam period. tous system of blockading is kept up at all the entrances to the barbour by a number of bonta farmer, and the endlector of the lekia tax, end that hesa erit continually make use of and in the cumploy of the Hoppe of Canton, the salt

rose, into the waters of the colony sad The proceedings of these blankadors, which retually openrants (berein

janke proceeding on distant voyages with were gravest in character were the stopping of cargnes of lawful merchandies laden fe tha Jelasy and compelling then to go to Canton wes carried en extensively and farther the and pay dnty on their cargo-a prnotice which seizars of junks bound to the Colony from borts in Formosa and elsewhere and the tuking

a holiday in the Government departments

The Cranmission advised that Her Majesty's To subjoot it to a serions reduction alas that the Qamu's birthday is to be cule to kill her if she was not quiet. Of course for disposing of their plunder while the Palito rin and coal and by the introdnation of the or possibly to be condomed and sold.

en the cther hand, obtain none of the trade in Hulle oil from Langkat (Sum

verket Goterant should endeavour to prevail on in order to provide police for the brated on Wednesday, 24th inet which day under the airouaietanger the larice gave up

will therefore hé a pallic holiday

their jewellery, without domir Mrs. Wright assistans which is afforlate them in civilised. A deaand for rice in Japan created New Territory was therefore a policy of

had a gold watch and chaia and a gold bracelet countries when in quest of crinals which was largely availed of and the fetarns the Goverancat of Chine to remove altogether If, therefore, the Registration Ordinanes had for the first half of the year show that $69,000 tho Castors Stations, and Craisers from the danger. The great delay that occurred in A notification appears in the Gazette ardering taken from her, and Mise Wollnce guld. carb. the taking over of the New Territory was that an additional rate of two per cent, per azobain bracelet. A brouch, which was reported even been allowed to some jooperative in tons were reported by ships entering, which was neighbourhood of the island, and to strange surely long enough to invo, permitted them, to take effect from July 1st, 1899, be levied missing, has been found on the scene of the Legion, it would constitute no valid reason whyurer 100,000 tane more than during the whole that duties be collected only at those parte or

on the lilages of Hanghom Mongleok, Chai-attanke, together with an umbrella and a shoe it should not be tried litre, where it is so much of 1857 and of which the talk was en raste for places at which there exists a esport or u

mors urgently neeiled,

Japan:The import continued in a lassened pert trade, and that about the Chinese Gov completion of adequate arrangements for itewen, Wongnaistung, Pokfalem, North Point, belonging to one of the Chiname TAR

In connection with this question I think that degree during the second half and at the und ermont rafuse to core the Stations and Of course the Indias received a great shock and Tai Hay, in consequenos of the destruction

one of the Unofficial Members of Cozaril night of the year 747,000 tons had been reported arisere altogether, it might be arged upon them to remove these to a greater distance than administration, but instead of that the of treas in these pinces and their neighbour and wore badly scratched and bruised, but were

usefully as the Government to furnisă a state- baing more than double what it was in 1987: Government was apparently unpre- hood.

not otherwise seriously injureti..

ment of the umber of robberies from British Cost in the frat ball year showed an increses they are at present, say, not Learor in any case pared as the thing had come upon

The Chinese papers report, that on the th Stace the above, which appeared in our estra and forage residences reported to be Polies

S17 Pei tom bad bead reported as urriving, bo

Whatever may bave been the causo, it appears it ruddenly. In Mr. HINWART LOCE Mar the dismissed Imperial Tutor Weng on Saturday, we have been able to givna soma doerg the past three years and the number of: 120,000-tonu and, by the end of the your that ten mile from the cutranous to the bar

bourlotions in consolias, ironing sa increase over 1897 of about Ad per cont

But oil, which made a large stride in the fshat after 1875 the jack trade, as represented HART'S memorandum on the petition to Tang ho rassival an important telegram from farther information na to the anterige. Mr. A

Both informed a representative cf. the Daily dear air, yours feltufully,

B CHATTERTON WILCOX first half year, foil or in the second half, but by the Harbour haster's returns, fegan to "the House of Commons praying for antho Tanngli Yemen. What is contenta varo

des a matter of pach epanulation amongst the pe

the vent shows an Ingres of 18,580 to improve, and his report for 1877 the Bar

·Still another test that can be applied is this. acondment of the constitution of the Chinese. Werg Tang-hy has been living rory 1 and Mr. Gregory nho 11?. A four vout for Hongkong, 18th May

Mare OIVAS Arestienly the sun e in les bour Master said. "It was the general apizion, "Crown Colony of Hongkong the hon. quietly in Shanghai for some time past and be walk along Bowen Bond du Friday evening

Sugar ped four show a considerable increase, and 1 shared in that view; that the blockades (the first year that we collected the gentleman maid that there was no developed a decided penchant for various foreign When going at wards, we met for Chinamen,

and the Import Refren gloses with & not in would have a tendency to obeck the trade and cargo returns) Baropean tonnage uncharged or6650 over 1897 of 643,428 fons of cargo consequent proeperity of the Colony, bat in 3,717,910 tons of sargo and the n'ue of the "Leisured class in this colony which has things and the superior corsforts of Western and they het no sooner passed that we act vilization which he formerly detested-China Me Wright and Miss Wallons I exobanget

the feca of the figures which these-roturus ex foreign good exported from Hongkong to` reported Words with them and then passed on Ou "the time, even if it had the will; to devote Gazette,

In exports, a net increase of 552,072 tons of bibitable nny fouger to so that the Ching by junk, according to the Customs re Europas constructed shipping reported an in alleat of the blockade he been so detrimental tan mask Th. 17,601,217 in the ratio of "to matters of public interest," and he spoke of the Europene inhabitants as being i

crease of 137,078 ton of cargo

it was thought it would bo, Tho fgures 1 ton to 64 Ik Thin 1856 the ratio bed The tesnelt return give an inoresis of referred to shewed in 1878 an increase over risen to 1 ton to 8 lk. Th, but it dropped in 1877 of 1,186 inaks entering, and the 1807 to 1 ton to Hk. Tis, owing, in the opinion "notoriously ignorant" of Chinese affaire, The regrettable occurrences in connection;

There can be no necessity for me to again Harbour Master, attributed fome of this in of the Commissioner of Customs, to transit with the taking over of the New Territory

refer to the fact that we are entirely dependent wease to more encreet records being kept, in privileges favouring at that time shipments la for the above figures on gratuitous information commequence of an additional optatation at Huropean bottoms fastead of in junks. have shown, how disgracefully ignorant of

ia proportion to the growth of the colony. Piast, being Whit Monday, to be be observed as right endeavoured to blind but with popper, aceptional, Onde outside the bounds of the year 1985 was marked by a large donl'ia of thea to Canton to be maletail in hoary,

BEWARE

of the Party offering haitations of MAONIVEN & VALIERON'S PINS Kley scane sea boots and s'altreding to max,” The Piskrick the Gel, and 18e Waverley Em. Bold at all Stationer KACHIYSY & CAMenog, Iza, Wavelsy Wiśn Edinburgh.

and putting a knife to her throat threatened Colony, moreover, thereg Bud vary facility

'KB. A. SETH'S EXPERIENCE.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS The DA stampe dirlie, from Sydney, eur return, when we had got to the west end of & left port Derwin on the 12th Jestant for this. the long bridge, my dogs went to look over the port,

The M. Mateamorphin with the next predpice, and immediately afterwards we heard hrieks. We ut pude rushed forward, and French mail, left Singapore on Saturday at guided by the shrieks Messrs. Gregory and 5 pm

Aptar descended the inglise, while stopped on The UP.R. Castamer Tartar arrived at the path to keep the count clear there. About Kobe on Friday, May 12th and was to len raight feet down my friends fonts Mrs. Wright again on the 14th instant at daylight,

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gear.

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