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INTIMATIONS

(THE HONGKONG BAILY PRES), THURSDAY, JULY 13r1, 1899.

made representations to the same effect. ( But if trade in native Bottoms in unduly favoured, where dose the grievanep coine în ne regards that brake

A. S. WATSON & CO., merabants and junk masters tarve no icason

to complain. of the existing, arrangemoat," and accordingly they do not complain,

LIMITED.

HANGFACTOREĖS OF

AERATED WATERS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:

JUVELIES TO TER:"DAILY FREAL,""]

Loston, 10th July, DEATH OF THE ESAREVICH The Grand Duke George in dead.

GREAT DRITAIN AND THE TRANS.

VAAL

The Standard's Correspondent at Johamires. bag sage' that the Francisiso conocsaiona are profoundly disappointing to the Uitlandera,, who age mixiously awaiting the melion of the Imperial Government.

EXTRAORDINARY QASE, AT THE MAQISTRAVY.

LA CONSTABLE,

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by mur voirogoodente.]'.

THE PLAGUE.

their charges lovelled down, owing to the notion of the cyclists, and in particular the pow Cyclists Touring Club.

siguris transruitted fecra one end of the nomi week, but permission has been refused for any being sourately produced by the resaving mere, notwithstanding the fact that they bad paratus at the other. The experiments were be fixed wooks before the prohibition was decided success said Mr. de Silva must be con- motibod

We notice that some speakers at the Com gmtulted on being the pioneer of wireles The whols question is one which calls for the gress binted at other changes which might be talagraphy in this Colony. We may mention niso attention of your Chamber and we hope brought about by combination bë vyclists. Ont that bo also canstracted and used tas drst tale that you will take up the matter and protest of thees relates to the carriage by railway com.

1878.

with legitimato trade which the above facts disadvantage as compared with our visitors. Hongkong this was in February, sunt trougly against the arbitrary intechreuos paies of bigfiles. In this matier ty po at a dizolone. Such interference, and withdrawal of The English railway companies olnega bigh CORRESPONDENCE.

Treaty rights should not be tolerated wilkont rates, and, with are oxceptions, they offer im- paramount necassity exists; and in no one should perfect, unsuitably demodation for spun- Bach arbitrary powers be exorsiged without rea- sive machines. They still treat the oyulist toc Bonable notice and prior approval of Treaty much as if he were to be tolerated instead of Powers. Moreover, if the publie oergonoy be encouraged; and at eame stations they will bare szoh that it he thought abseitely recessary to nothing to do with storing his machine Se forbid the export of Grain then all interests for the cyoliste urganizations hire failed to de which suffer from such probibition should be much to mod things, but a change may secu penated, at nit events to the ortent of their come; and, in vit of the fact at about amitments at the time the prohibition is 290 members of Parliament belong to ane wall- ablished. This is in accordance with the prac kuowa cyclists' olub, a committee on a railway tics in all civilined countries, We do not be Bill may some day be as watabial of the itato to state that these arbitrary powers are interests of cystista as they now are of chassan frequently nude nas of by unscrupulozs officials not nearly so farge. Lae might be tair.pted to present instance there was nothing in the state bicyslist is a being by himself and the Touring for purposes of speculation nut personal benefit quarrel with an assumption, not always lutun and not from any public necessity. In the in the proceedings at such moatings, that the

of the Rice market to justify such an inter-Club an imperium in imperio. But what we miss in the discussions is sufficient rocognition forence with trade.

Thoro is another phase of the mallor to which of the share which the cyclist is to have in we think altention should be given, and that the work of the world as well as in its amuse-- ie the Taue of what are knowa sa Huchaos.ments. The fact that almost every one can These are doenmonts issued by the Tuotai which at small cost travel three or four times a permit of the export of rica to certain ports duty fast and as far as before is alrundy producing free, The power to issue such permits given great industrial obauges, and others must rise to many abuses, a are sold by the follow, in town and elsewhere. The non- officials to the highest b nd are sourcetry doctor begins te makos bis rounds, tit

iciale concerned, † rector his visite, the targatherer his demande, who are therefore led to ipso restrictions on by means of the cycle. This trades tukes big the export to other ports; they are alio ezstiod, orders and excentes tbom by moans of the modern through basing the control of the issue, to the of swiftness. They a now the mainstay The Jutess received Tonkin papers are still mipalats the market to their cra advantage of many a omicy house. The clerk er work- without detaile of the recent date and af Wachaos are frequently issued whoù expert man reaches his suburban boves, except in bad through the ordinary olmangle is prohibited weather, on wheels, and the job which the latter

"posed change. It is, however, proper to add that I could get no evidence that the “junk masters and Chinese merchauts had "actually complained of the Chiasso Cus

toma House being on British territory." The only places of evidence that it Elia Lordship could not get the avidence, appairs to have been found possible to because it does not exist. The Chinese lay before Lord CHALLE BERESFORD IS that the Custom House system has kept the jepk tradebnost stationary, it having only increased from 3,375,188 in 1884 to Bath sides being, as Lord ChBARENS 3,441,205 in 1897." Considering the Beuturozn says, axias i uljus their competition to which the junk trade, is differences, it is important that uisenacep exposed from steamies and that the trade in tionsboull be removed and the real facts of junks to the north and south coasts has almost the chau clearly recognised. Ta difference disappeared, and that the trade is confined ian politics! one, rather than a camer now almost exclusively to the Canton delta, cin ane. The British residents of Hong-the fhet that the total figures of the tonnage kong have seen in the operations of the shew no diminution but actually a small Chinese Customs some danger of the juris- increase is very strong testimony negativing AERATED WATERS ofdition of the British Government over the the allegations that have been mado agniast Lentony being invaded and British, prestige the Custome. Under the proposed new. our manufacture are sold throughout toward. In support of the case against the arrangements the conditions will be still the Far East and are invariably pro-Customs efforts have been quade to prove that more favourable, for if opium shipments are ferred on account of their excellence. the Customs were prejudical to the juuk trade checked in Hongkong itself and the duty of the colony, but such efforts have all been paid here the necessity of search at the ABSOLUTE PURITY is gre: complete failures, being entirely unsup stations will be largely diminished, if not tood. The best inaterials only sra used.ported by evidence and resting only on hypo done way with altogether. From a con- thetical promises. Feeling, however, has been mercial point of view that is altogether The PRICES are only half these imported into the discussion to the extent of desirable, for very merchant knowe from his charged in England,

confusing hypothesis, with fact, and the own experience that when Customs duties doclamation was made to Lord CEARIA have to be paid it is to the interest of trade BERESFORD "that the Customs have prae- that the arrangements for their collection clothes on the 5th bat tithout rakalt, andals Mengten, but the Europeans were expected to

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the ing English makars to be equal" to' those of their own production.

Sir Edward Fraukland, .C.B., D.C.L. B. 20, &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture:--

"degree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for

drinking

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Established A:D. 1841.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

tahould be addremad to Tits BurTOE.

· Corrupendentrosun formand thermomnande tädrese

ber that the Chinese evidence is the evidênco of presumed smugglers trying to avoid ar- rest the case would seem rather a Aisy one to-go into court with.

house

TO THE RECTOR OF THE DAILY PR

Bir,In your advertising columes a notice appens signed by the president of the Sanitary MAJOR LONG CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING Board wanting fifty volunteors from the civil population for the purpose of aiding the hote A somewhat exceptional caso came before to house visitation of the Colony I am told Mr. H. Gomports at the Magistravy yesterday, that in Housay the praction has been to sign Chase constable 285, Le Hing, while in the Peace. The Governor called a meeting of Major Long being charged with assaulting a duty of bousu visitation to the Justices of Justice, and appointed to ench a osrtain area oration of his duty on the 7th inst.

Inspector Duncur, who was in charge of the or district which he had to visit and report on said On the Stu Inst. I spot out F.C. 255 with hul or a quota of hie un sust to visit, sud Hill sition at the Fenk on the date in question, In this way Jews, Passes, labommedsos c., instructions to satch tau dogs; one yellow chow to sacs profudions wore stresa np. Would it dog and one black, which were running not be better to laro kome mol system here? about without collars and which I believed hero ure over 100 Justives of various races ou to to owcertess. I also told him to take the roll, upon whom this should fall vaturally might not have owners. I gave him a bare it necessary-Youre truly. boo with a running, noose for the perposa, He went out about noon in uniform. When ho uniform, as the dogs took fright and ran away. returned ho said he could tot oath them in the thought he could catch them in plain clothes. He ecordings went out in plain

up any other dogs without collura which a part of their duty should the Government

-on-the 7th.

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HOUSEHOLDER

Hongkong, 15th July, 1889.

· THE MENGTZU DISTURBANCE,

is have been sammoned to Hanol for con face and to receive the orders of the Com. mander-in-Chief in view of possible oven inuli fies

of considerable profit to

Lu aurrer to Major Long, the Inspector said

and tuis, as you will readily perceive, can be could not take except on concision of receiving is now praiticalls for biw. riser by steamer, and full accounts of the alinire so of by museropstenis officials to onable lodging money' no notice was published of thin. *tem employed is such as to offer consider delay and "expense. In dealing with Constabli(233) Le ghid-On the 5th July would then be available feantime the Courrier to deriso a large profit from the issue. The Not a fow things go more smoothly now that remedy for this state of things lies in the directhey go ou wköels. We are only at the bo "able ofstruction to the development of Service like the Foreign Customs there the Inspector gave. is orders to catola dege d'aipong write us follows:--

M. Doanser, states that he will remain Lion of placing the whole control of the export ginning of considerable, economic and social in Tosin until the Mengten affair is on

under the LM. Customs; on ocasions when changes, all mcribable to the ubiquitous "safoty, "trade by native tradera, principally ought to be little difficulty in arriving at at the Peak which had ze loose. There were two spoiled dog-cue troos and one black- brought about by illegal search without an arrangement on these linos without any whisk 1 bud to cute as they hul no owners. I pletely Rottied. Gevocament citeles inclough searoity or high prices, it be thought which has already done more for the work. desirable to permit tity free, export, the Cing map siace its introduction than legista warrants in British waters. His Lordship infringement of British jurisdiction in the had also to ontoh any other dogs which had no the opinion that the trouble was not

toms should allow anyone to pass rlca during a tion and philanthropy cotsbined during the collars. I had a bamboo pole and a cattan unten by the sets, M. Downer le

giveų time so dut no one may be moduls fav, sawy pericl. It is hand to any wire, its ar goes on to say that there is great diffiralty colony. In this connection it may be nose. Da the Stk I went out in uniform said to be certain that the band of three or

pared.

Auchce ends. Acute cities have fancied that Boted that Lord CARLES BROTVORD was Dr the 6th I want ont in plain clothes. I was four and an operating in Yannuz in proving such cases, becausentire evi

Trusting to receive the porsifal support of they could and traces of the influence of the "denes only is available on the British sirle, | supplied with the Customs proposxis, sub.also in plain clothes on the 7th, when I was at part of tho Kwangsi režcks, who have cross soar Gharbor.-Wo are, sir, your obediant ovels in contemporary literaturo, and i

the Tram terminus at the Peak. I found the frontier, and inde the attack on Mongtin,

varghuts,

Realism, with lightness of touch, a knowledga “while on the Imperial Chinese Customs stantially the saree as these crabodied in Sir could not catch the dogs in uniform bsccuse This wont explain the looting of the Frezol Cousalata, the burning of the Custom-home,

BUTTLEFIELD & SWILD, of nature, with a perception of its fugitive "It possesses an extremely high "site European evidence is always to be Roener Hawera despatch recently published they ran away. I saw ear the Poak Stations the murder of certain Chinese. The W. D. Little, Esq., Chairman, Shanghai Gen-said, to the artist who illos-over half a county Agents, Chinn Nav. Co., Ld." moods, egras as a matter of entrse, it kos bens yellow deg with shaggy hair. The dog had ne ***obinined in the person of the officar com in the Government Gazelle, but the first clause, pollar. I mada sare by looking closely. I net Governor-General hopes that the Chinese re-

eral Chamber of Commerce.

of a foraucas. Oas speaker at the unor of "wanding the Customs launch." It acerus suggesting that fongkong should recognise about catching the dog when a European lady gulurs will screed in driving them out of Yuk-

the members of the Congress hinted at « Further rather anomalous this what is termed the the Kowloon Commissions and that facilities told me not to catch ti. I said. Nors better an. A to himself, he is maiting all arrange-

Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, change with the opeling olubs might promoti go to the Station and get a dogs License." She isnts for watering Chim should this become

Shanghai, 19th Juno, 1999,

the discouraging of me objectionablo prac. British side of the cuse should be dependent should be given for currying out his dutica, seif, All right, sak muster Major Long came necessary. All the heads of the military inpart.

Sir, I have now the honour to enclose you tices, including scoreling. Shonto they bring solely on Chinese evidouce while the Chi-jis accompanied by a footnote which con on and the lady spoke to him. Defendant called nego side kus European evidence. In such tains the following Presence in Hong the Indian constable thers and spoke to him. I

copy of & latter that bas been addressed to this that to pass we scarcely know where to put woat up and Major Long switched away my

Chamber by Messrs Battorfeld and Swire, limits to the debt due to thera-Times. calling attention to curtain arbitrary proceed a cose to which side would a Supreme Court kong admittedly by favour of British Go-pole and throw it down the hill. I wanted ta

inge on the part of the Chinese Authorities at SPORT AND ANKODORE, "Vornment. Commissioner to be Englishmau constable. He would not speak to me and

isk him why he throw away my pole, 1 being a A RAILWAY FROM MALAYA TO

Waba in preventing, with practically no notice, A. B. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,ary give oredenen? When it is renom-

BURMAH AND SIAM..

the shipwont of grain from that port in "Whule arrangemusat liable to withdrawal asked me to go away. He seemed vory angry.

BY AN OLD FOOEY. contravention of Treaty rights, and whereby if hand of Chinese Customs Service not an

The opening cf the Pral-Bultit Mertajats the fem in question is at to serious loss.

London, 10th Juno, I went to No. 6 Station and callos a. Enreponn THE HONKGONG DISPENSARY,

Costabis. When we got to the spot defondant section of the new railway that is to join the As Messrs. Butterfield and Swire point out,

A WONDROUS MAGIOTAN, English. Under these conditions and gone away.

Perak aystem with an outlet at Prai. opposita "ugh interference and withdrawal of Treaty ing frosts o' nights we experienced during the

After the chilling wind's o' days and the bit there would be little prospect of the Service

In answer to Captris Saporintendent May, Zeuant, took place on Wednesday, the 28th ult. rights abould not be tolerated without para time-honoured month of marry May, I do not witness said have been four years all but HE, St Chinf Coininissioner. Sir Charles mount necessity existe, and in no case 'storld know that the spring posts bad a great deal to Lord CHARLES BLESFORD might have being candraced in a manner intentionally two months in the police. The puls has been Mitchell, Mr. Rodger, C.M.G., and G Saltinch arbitrary powse bo ovarcisor without ron shapsolise about. Call it verde, if you will, made the case plaster to the Chambers of inimical to British interests; but there are need for this purpose betero.

of Parak, besides practically all the feeding resi sonable notice, and the prior approval of Treaty O Poot! Sing ye of gladsome epringtime of By Major Long-When I was in uniform the dents of Penang were present on the occasion: no doubt political objections to the prossuze doge ran away. dog is afraid when he sees

Powers." Commerce at home had he drown a contina British colony of a Foreign Customs akong with a pols. He is probably afraid is on the occasion, said: "It was now d

Mr. Rodgar in the course of a speech,lio

foworing garinodą, morald words, and the With these remarks the Chamber entirely sweet scent of violets and primroses! Lift up son between the state of affairs that existed

concur, and trust that you and pour Colleagues your voice and chant of blossoming hedgerows when he sees a coolie with a pole. I saw the derstood that the extension of the Federated will firmly support the protest they make against and badding trees; Ist Bay but bring a balore the present arrangement 'camo iuto.

endowed with esceativo powers or to the lady. The chair coolies did not Malay States failway would are long be further anch arbitrary antion, especially as it is nut roalisation of the pretty sights and the with UKET Communiostrava relating to the netts column force and that which now obtains, endewally exercisable in British territory or tell me the dog belonged to the lady. I did carried forward saas to connect the Province shewn that there is any necessity for aaoh pro of the month, sougster, and we will arise and with communicatione addromed to the Maitor, differentiated between the Foreign Glas- antors, even through the establishment bo not want to catch the dog; caly to look at it, and the States with Burma on the north and lion of the shinnarit of grein. Ia referepoo call thes blessed! Time was, truo, when wo

tom Service unt the Native Colle under British contral. It is unjust, however, I spoke to the lady in Daglish. Dadant Stom on this sast, but it could soarerly be hoped to this, the remaks made by Messre. Butterfield could joyfully artisipate the sunshine irhick. was not there then. 1 did not speak to defen- that His Excellency's tenure of offe could be and Sirs as to the practice of issuing Huchaos would follow the April showers, but now the se extended us to sunbig him personally to see to Chinese for the shipment of rice show that it times seem cut of joint, and what we usually torte. The meisbers of the Iriperial Mari. to attempt to support those political objee daut at all.

By the Court-I was in some old clothes of the full beat likely to neers from thesetome is one that is often made use of improperly by experience are bitterly co wile from the time Customs Service are Chinese officers,ona by allegations that the past action of

he had promoted." Mr. Rodger speaks hers, interested officials, and that it goes far to con- northeast and dismal weeks of icy rainfalle. in the sense that the Sirdar is no Egyptian

the Customs has been dictated by a spirit of Indiza Comtuble 834 said-I was on duty at says the Singapore Prs Press with a certain travene the Treaty rights of foreigners, so that No: sportsmen. I fancy, have little desire officer, but they are more particularly hostility to the tande of the colous, for such the Peak Tramway Station at 4.10 p.m., on the air of authority, of inner knowledge. His for this. Chamber are strongly of op nisa that it is for a prolongation of duo climatic condi- officers of European civilisation and honesty.adlegations are contrary to the fact. The 17th inst. A European lady came on iu o obair cast is not in form a much that of 's tente a matter that ealla for striot investigation, and tions asociator with the apocryphal merry followed by two doga, one being black and the tive lypothesis which anybody might make, trast therefore that the Consular Body will month just ruu to a loss. But Sal, this, Customs Service has is inuch interest as the other brown. A Chinese police constable with which it has often aiready been made earphatically obfoot to the abuses brought about marvelicas magtalan, has wrought entiers dur and to a Service of that kind it is not the Hongkong Govoruusut ja seeing the jak polo tried to sutch one of the dogs. The lady but rather that of a permitted glimpse into aby this aption on the part of the native officials.ing the past week or so, as those who business part of Hongkong to anno a position of tde flourish, as its revenue is immediately is constable replied "No lieuse Sho effect comes from bis use of the word now.

askel. Why do you catch the dog?" The matter of settled official policy.

The Committee address you on this question or whose pleasures take them into the open air natagoniam. Lord CHARLES says that affected by the trade. The myopic viow then said, "Do not match the dog. I will and from his anticipation that Sir Charles Mit- that has been sacasioned by the action of the of the north, your Muskely, Holms, Lynus on the broad grounds that the check to trade of the country will glady testify. Your wizards "the existing arrangements were made fàtaken by some controversinlists on this sub constable sail, Go to the Station and got as this dos in te posted cnuorete form allar for protest, and farthermore they are formations as Sol, o benignaut, has foed tell the master to get a ficstice." The police chell's tenure of foo will not permit him to Chinese authorities constitutes a legitimate all rolled into one, nover produced such trus the your 1881 at the request of the Chinese jest do not spoon to take in the fact that the fiber jer ideges testThat, cf eatres, as that Sir Charles's are decidedly of opinion that if for Peonomie reusous since Jana commenced. Only a little time age Chastons in order to protect Chinese yre-Foreign Custoroshal heaters and a lady ajor Morris called user will have gaita a fair chanon of souing it was necessary to peremptorits prohibit the and we ware discussing the opportunities of slow

lly girls of formiga trade and that it has in Hindustani and taked who was the man that chango as an accomplished faci.

shipment of grain, the natiro authorities should bowlery at criekst. and for a little while it really in yesterday's issue, "The Opening of Can-farmer." This ig inaccurate. The

with the bombao. I roghed, "He is u Chinese tou." carries the mind boit to the early arrangement was made in 1886 (the date is of its control to the shole of the distribuing the inspector: The lady with Majorris

well served thaso, intereste. The extortion constable who is here to catch dogs."

be prepare to compensate thugs who, like seemed as if the trundlers had at last gained the A NEW TRANS-PACIFIC STEAMER. Mesir. Butterfield & Erim, "suffered loss upper hand. But with the warm sunshine and aked ma who lud sent him' there and I said days of treaty relations between China and outertalin paisunace of class of tradie chrried on in nuties bottorus is desir also asked me," Will be catch wy Jugni 1 says-Plans have just been approved by the

The San Francisco Chronicle of the 11th itxir, your obedient servant,

through their action.I have the honour to be, the parfoot wiekuts big scoros Lave been the European Powers. The Treaty of Nanking section 3 of the Chofas Convention, which able, and it would be a mistaken policy on

order of the day-of course, we shall have to told her that if the dog hot no cease he would White Star. Line Stein-ship Company and J. M. T. Vaidon, Eeq., Cousal. General for Port boen punished just as meritssay as ever.

W. D. LITTLE, Chairman bar the first tast match-apa poor bowlers have: Bigued bfty-seven years ago, provided that reads as follows:-The Governor of

catch it.. told the lady to go to the Staten turned over to Harland & Wolff of Belfast, the British subjects should be allowed to resideHongkong haring long complained of the the part of Hongkong to offer endless and gut a Foouse. Major Morris then beckoned builkes of blis deewis, for the construcion

ngal ind Senior Consul,

Given a continuance of this fine weather and we for the purpose of carrying on their mercan-interference of the Canton Customs re-

to the Chinese, and defendant took away theo atamship for the trans-Papilo trade, While

skall bear of new cricket records, new cycling bamboo from the Chinese and threw it flow the matter has not yet been definitely settled,

records, new ranging and jumping records, and, I sile parauits, withoutmoleetation or restraintvenue cruisers with the junk trade of that

the will. Defendant told him to go away. Do tho now boat will probably take the place of the

doubt not all corner of sensational sporting eats. at certain cities and towns, including Can · colouy the Chinese Government agro deaths.

There were 3 cases of plagne yesterday and Ivant then came to Houkong,

Gaelic and will run under the fog of the

bad not run loog ere ona or two very napasunt Wolcome sa Jung'a sunshine hac bean, the montà ton; yet it is only in this year of grace 1899"in the appointment of a Commission to

By Captain Baperintendent May--Perhaps Criental and Ounidental Steamship Company

items warn beought to our notice, the first being dofondant spoke to the Chinese in English in conuoction with the Pacific Mail and prohibition of export of rice by the Chinese the desperuis, semble our aluron-the flower that the right of foreigners to establish consist of a Britsh Consal, an officer of the places of business in the city of Canton Hongkong Government, and a Chinese beyond the limits of the foreign concessions "oficial' of equal muk; in order to the and free of duty payments unauthorised by establishment of some system that shall treaty has been established. It is sometimes"quable the Chinese Government to protect said that foreign influence has only touched its revenus, without prajudice to the in the fringe of China, and the history of comterests of the colony." The Commission mercial intercourse at Caston proves only was appointed, the British members being Too clearly the accuracy of the atalarmant. Mr. HRERA representing the Conmlar The establishment of foreign firms in the Service and the late Sir James RUSSELL, te

•publication, but as evidence of good faith. di lettors for publication hold by written THAT mãs of the paper only.

No wrongly signed communications that have

miready appeavad in other papers a dba insertad

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HONGKONG, July 18t. 1899.

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obstructions to such extension.

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my own.

An Agaatio Batertainment will be held in the V.R.. bath on Tuesday, the 18th instant, commsanbig at 5.15 sharp. Ladies are cordially the programme-1. Team race (3 teame), 2, invited by the Committee The following is Exhibition diving; 3, Te lungila thandicapsid-I did not tell defenisnt I was a police 4, Water

The telling

the Tayo Eisen Keisha. The now atk-

H.M.F.M Consulate General,

"Shanghai, 3rd July, 1890. war Collangnes desired me to acknowledge the Sir-At their mooting of 227th of Jino last, resuipt of your letter dated 19th of June, re

of Buglish oriokot-Lud to awke to save then.

II. E. the Governor has gone to his Peak did not understand. residence, "The Cliffe."

By Major Loag- understand very little ship will be pas of the biggest and best authorities, and to state in reply. English. I cannot repeat anything of wat ever seen on this cost. She will bo 500 feet Butterfield and Swire's protest against the ligne, and the nost unwelcome bit of news being That they fully endorse your anx Messrs.selves froia defeat at the hands of the Austra heard. Defendant did not spank to me. I do length, 56 feet bean, 33 feet deep and will have prohibition edicted by the Chinone (coal autho the resignation of W. From the captainoy xow to whom the dogs belonged. I did a woan derft of about 27 feet, She will lates, and that the said protest will accordingly of the longesturehire team. These tro themes think they belonged to the people in the nipped with twin serous and all the most be forwarded by me to the Dosen I the Diptor whick bare beyu exhaustively csalt with alrency. soderu appliances for the roarenicnics and matic Body at Peking. I have the honour to be, and all I need say here is that neither could confort ut jassengers aur the repil bandling air, your obedient survant, luil steamers and this latest White Star Hiner of cargo.

have been altugalbur unexpected. For a good When the new Comio and Pacifo

Joaquim Maris Travessos Vakles, many weeks our cyclists have been more or less go into commission the Pacio Coast shipping

Consul-General for Portugal mind up, but their turn has come at last, and

and Senior Consul work will be able to form somo_ides of the To D. Little, Esq. Chaitres of the Shangwe tara. Golfom, tates and augtors rejoice the wheale are whirling briskly, whichever way mojorn steamer as she really is. Harland and hai General Chamber of Commerct Wolff recently larued out a vassel for the White Star line, the Cymi, which is looked upon

choir.

Major Long having addressed the codet. The Chinese Constable was reculled, and be aonstable. I wished to tali him, I was a jolice stable, but he would not listen to me. I had whistle and a trencheon vader my slothe The case was dismissed,

at the departars of the killing frosty, and for Home three or four months at lost lovers of

city is, however, a notable advance for representing the Hongkong Government, hoog. Presisin will be made for very pl Superintendent May. and Loug. The the perfect type of a modern cargo ateamur THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIGYULE outdoor sport should have a glorious titus,"

the interests of foreign trade and strikes a and the present arrangement was the out- blow at the squeezy system that may be some. The strangement has been successful expected to have far reaching results, for to the extent that the measures taken by when the right of foreigners to sell goods the Chinese Government to protect its direct to the consumer free of lekin je rovanne have since that time been without elearly recognised it will be impossible to ga on levying squeezes on nativo destere in the Kame articles. The effect therefore will be that within the limits of the treaty porte foreign goods will reach the consumer with the payment only of the duties authorised

hat measures the native authorities will endeavour to adopt for the seutralitation of the privilege.

LORD CHABLES BREFSFouo, in his report

The Shanghai Mereiry understand that it is the intention of the Russe Chiness Bank to greet a very graad building on the site of Danta banking accommodation and also ofees for tho or their cramped quarters at the Bank. The sariona Russian ateamship companies that bare Russian Consulute will also be situated in the building and it is expected that several Russian

a merchants will have offices there algo.

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by treaty, It remains to be seen, howovor, toms, and the colour has had no resison to feat high. The toshla fright of tiw passengers then went on to descrito how, by us discharging rate is about 300 tons weight persive to the guild of publishers as it might quiet, old-world spot on the river bank..

as the cars rolled down tho onkankment can be

will not recover.

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Some argument took place between Captain

MORE RAMBLING RECOLLECTIONS. cut a summons for anticions prosecution, and tous and her fond-weight capacity about great part which the bicycle plays in modern oyelo; it has in my Food Ertune is kave acter asked His Worship it Les sould ust take Rar masurement opacity is about. 19,430 Among the clearest pieces of oriḍsuce of the Although nothing but a veritablo.potterer on His Worship referred him toplo Chief Clerk, 100 tons, excluding coa! Her cargo space life is the Internatious! Cyehata Congress many and many a happy day wheel, and it has la divided into serou huis, each of which is sub-Protably the members of the Publishers Coa divided into three compartments. Five of these

been my privilege and pleasure to recount in WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN

apartamta are Otted as refrigerators, with and the industries connected therewith from all on a tandem teur last namer. It has recently Eress, numbering representatives of literature this column coms few of my experiences when RONGKONG. prejudice to the interests of the colony." The Hyogo Bucing News states that a severe

ateix capacity of about 2,200 tons.. There are was in the interests of the colony. asdag affaraoen, gitle June, between Kobe and rain and thunderstorm was experienced on Fri-

parts of the world, would be surprised and in pccurred to me that the story began in the mol- Yesterday afternoon, at 5 pis, at the Club steam winches for Cargo purposes. The capall the two gatherings a solvezta of national pre completed, and as that is uuthing of very pres mine hatchways, fifteen dorricks and seventeen digutat if any comparison were drawn between tow days of last October has never vet bom much as in the interests of China, that the Hamamaten. The galo is described as baring tical demonstrating of Bisreonie wireless tele- Luwiches, Mr. J. M. A. da Sûra gave a prao-

lity of these appliances was illustrated recently judices or agencies in making men know mech sing importanes for me to touch upon this week, control of the revenue stations in the neigh-bren so strong as to impede the progress of' a

when the Cyre commenced discharging a full graphy. There were some torty or fifty persons carga at 7 a.m. on Monday and had coupleted other botter. And yet, ronding what has al perhaps a few settinge of our jemany on the bourhood of Hongkong was transferred freagrath on the Government line. In Mikawa pre-

prisut feature five passengers were carried by a sad

raudy been dopo to break down national barrica way to Vienna may not be uninteresting. Aflor loding to bor full capasity, tukén on 1,600 tone the Native Collectorate to the Foreign tus don gust of wird ever an embankment twenty the gonorul principles of telegraphy, und

Mr. do Silve commenced by explaining of coals and was on her way to ses by tional Leagge of Touring Associations, the Claves, we re-crossed the Rhine by the forry and what is contemplated by the Interna-ring the frontier between Nijmegen and noon of the following Truy Her verumpacon is not so far-fetched or offen-boat and spent an hour or two at Emmerich, complain of the result. It was a distinct butter imagined than described.

of tve instrumante, a transmitter and a Agonising receiver, to which must be added spole of Pacific leer will be built to outcarry and ontbooks of use country whiot make their way bridge at Arnheim, bet no ders not t

hone. It is nadorstood that the new trans- step forward, and it is now proposed by the sarees made thonsalver twat above the rear

at first seers. How low, after all, are the We had already crossed by the old wooden Hongkong Chamber of Commerce to make of the thunder and the wind, wat dieetris way, to send messes to a rela Pacific Mail at the Spreckel Coopery.

a certain height, it is posible, by tilining

steam the ze steamers being built by the into another and become part and proof of quite the picturesqueness in Holland in afarther advance by establishing a bonded killed Assistanos was for beaming from the employing a condusting wire between the traus

three persons were injured, fortunately none were tively grest distance without. The uncensity of

itteratury The number of translations Gorgonuy, and we saw the river and the annually published is a small proportion of the fittle township at its best on a bright August warehouse in Hongkong, & proppeal that nearest railway station and villages, sad the sf-mitting and roseiving apparatus. to the Associated Chambers of Commeren on was mooted in 1886, as it had been from among the debris. They were taken to s frighted and injuret passengers wore tesonni

AEBITRARY PROHIBITION OF THE | Heracro of say year; and outside a micot day. Riding across the Netherlands we had The transmitter was placed in a corner of s SHIPMENT OF GRAIN AT vizele a work which happens to be successful in met a few cyclists, it is true, but open in the lang room, and the receiver in the opposite sor his recent mission to Chion, has something previously, but which the Hongkong hospital lose by, where they revised every at

CHINESE PARIS.

France or Germany-may be almost unknown Fatherland wheelmon word met at overs tara, 10. The transmitter is a sort of radiator, that

here. Mr. Cobden thought that commore and it was with ue littla surprise that we came to my about the Custoits question at Hong-community was at that time wholly un-totion. It is ferved tint some of the patients is to say, un apparatis for ratlating the wares.

The folowing correspondanse is published would create the "intoreational man,” the cọc- Across a quintette (a oyels for fire riders, at kong.

His Lordship appears to have prepared to entertais. But in making this

It consists of a small indmotion evil worked by with the last muutes of the Cermities of the mopektan abere local prejudices and at himmurich. This was propped against the wall Thought that there was a good deal to be proposal it is ng unnecessary as it is in-

six colls of tichromate battery, na mauimulator. Shoughui-Goastal Chamber of Commacaoveryrheza: “ Commer, has of late stirred up of one of the wayaido hostelries, not my com The Japanese bolted oraiser Takiwa, Captain like the More, to send dets sud dushes, and a

Shanghai: 9th June 1869, 15 many jealousies as it has laid, and it tooka az panion, who is something of a mechanic in waid on both sides and not to have formed accurate to allege that the Customs have Deva, arrived at Singapore to the 2nd July pole about 10 foot long carrying a metal Sir.We tog to bring to your notice a mat if the bicycle might do what so far commerce cycle goustruation, ventured the information any very decided opinion of his own. hitherto acted in a manner prejudicial are steel vessel, 46 feet long by, 67 fent wire with one of the terminals of the secondary shipping trade and which involves a breach of our young men and young women igo by the was a very well-huilt specimen, and equal, from from England on her way to Japan. She is a fag at the top and conacted by a severed ter seriously affecting the interests of the shows no sign of accomplishing Every your that the cnobine, which was of German make Both sides," he says, "the British com- to the trade of Hongkong. It has been team, and displaces about 9,750 tons at bar wire of the induction coil. munity, and those representing the their business to collect the duty on includes 4 inch quick-ring ganu, mounted in sensitivo tulit, or cohores, or radio-condus, the export of rice rad other grain from Chinese into the remotest parta; to see foreign Efe as it peared ugly and clumsy, but when ti fa rome

Treaty on the part of the Chinoso Authorities, toneand to France, Garmuzy, Belgium, and its appearanen of strength and rigidity, to any- mean drungut of 24t. Bir. The armamost The principal part of the receiver in the I'Le matter an refer to is the prohibition of Holland, to skim over their plains, la penetrate thing turned out in England. To the top. Chinese Maritime Customs, seem anxious ports into or exports from China in pairs in 6 inch Harveyed steel turrets form and tor," which was discovered by Professor Oresti, porky,

is, far away from towns and railways; to receive bored that a thing of steel tubing-and a couple to adjust their differences in a friendly native bottom, and that they have done af, and 14 6-inch Tulok-firing guns, arranged of Ferme, in 1865, sad was improved by magcer. Os the side of the Chinese with the least possible interference with the one over the other, to pairs and 3.un each modified by Professor Lodge, of England, and 2 in each side forwarth, and on Gach side ft Professor Beauly, of, France, in 1890; and

The export of grains by foreign membants the Inspitality of peassats and country folk, to of wheels has to carry five persons it will be between any of the open ports is-permitted by malo unexpected friends; and to entry away understood that beauty of oiling would not bo Coins the anthorities work in the liuende. The imputation to the Customs broodside, of which was is carried in a casemate lastly modified by Signor Hardoui. It consiste conditions boing the giving of a Bond to return the retention unitopaired of narrow preju Emmerich to Wesel was the next stuge, the Treaty under cortala conditions; these plesanat impressions totally incompatible with the first consideration of the designer. From which they consider best for the interests officials of motives antagonistic to the trade the upper dock. There are also 13 22 pounders connected with brass balls are tightly to shipment the certiflerite issued by him, with as Continent, youth everywhere roaming over impression one rets of this pinen is. on the main dook, and the other in shields uz of a small glass into into which two silver bells within 6 mouths to the Customs at part of dices. And this, too, is going stall over tha and easy and plesnot enough it proved. The of the Government they serve. On the is absurd on the face of it, for, apart from and 713-ponider quickfirers. The whole of. theso are usporated from each other by a walkzowledgment from the Costoms at part of several countries as if they were one, their by-

that it is military depot, fur soldiers British side the merchants have clearly the bigh charonter of the Service which the armament is quick-firing and the end on gap, which is partly filled with some metallic destination of this due receipt of the grain at ways sought out, and the stranger making him of all make swarm the cd-fashioned stresta pointed out that the present system is would in itself negative suoli motives, it is paid, is exceedingly hears Altogether about coataloing to suit cells of Lelanchi baltegy of it and other grain between open ports as strength of the cyclists has managed to get which is quite the sand thing in most fies to which so zo aok attention is now being powder. This coberer forms part of a circait that port. Under themy conditions the carriage wolf at home everywhere. Already the collective The church has a comminating situation, harmful to the interests of British trade. to the interest of the Customs Bervice and 2,100 teus of armour buss best worked into the wad a small telegraph olay astantipy un beu carried oa for many years and this busi

hip. Her speed trials Lavo proved her to be other circuit which works a trembler, or

some fiscal concessions, small, to be sure, hat of the German sitios and tewas we visit At the same time it must always be re of the retenno that trade should flourish,s of the fastest rst-oluge cruisers in existence "de-ushorer," to strike the glass tube, and an part of the trade which gives suployment to to effect in its long life. Mors is being would ortality bave proved a halting ples for nem constitutes a large and most important nou s the Cabdon Club has never been abdo ed and had ant time pressed. Wesol membered that the Customs service is not and any Commissioner would much rather. She was to sail for Yokosuka on the 3rd. electric bell to give Morse signals. When at the largo fleet of river and coast, steamers trad. attempted. The Union Velocipedigas de a while. Cologne being our objectise we had regardeil with any great affection by the that his retures should show an expanding

rest thelilings in the coherer condunt a current, ing here. In lato years it his boceto the Franos, the Ligue Vélocipédique Bolge, and to hurry through Dassadorf, which is a town merchants of any country. If the Asso- revenue than show that he had succeeded in

but when the filings are infeaned by slectric prastics for the Chinese Authorities to pro. viber powerful associations, are doing their of soms importance, situated at the junction of sisted Chambers thought wise to press killing tredo. The Native Collectorate,

waves or murgings, echoicu instantly takes plasa bibit the orport, sometimes entirely and to all but to remove certain verations restrictions, the river Dussel with the Rhing, A busy, and the tabo becomes a good conductor. this question forward, there can be no lacking both honesty and intelligence, over for this port on the 12th instant.

The A. L. steame: Moraria lift Singapore allows the anerent from the two calls to aatanete mitted to some ports while forbilden to others, Customs authorities,

This Ports, and another consiens the export is per partionbrly the requirement of the French bustling place, with any amagat of life and who demand from golour, good streets and bag come brotings. donbetunt a satisfactory settlement would reaches itself and kille trade by squeezes, The NY. I steamer Wakosa Mare (Europe to a vertical conductor similar to that than by unenfiug what has happened italy, drosses the frontier, even though he may have when we come wilbiz sig of the spiros o the

the relay. Une out of the tube is connected We cannot better illustrate what takes place the orcat a fresh payment every time he It was after sundown of a particularly sultry day. shortly be arranged, nad British trade but under the Foreign branch of the service Line) latt Singapore for this port on l'uoday, of the transmitter: The neotris andalations On the motring of the 276) May we reseived, done so twice or thrios in the me day. The famous cathedral of Calne, and when ithello- and commeres materially benefited," the collection is conducted as fairly and and in expected to arrive here on the 16th that are progingated through the air meet with telegram: frou our Agent at Wahu dainit Bouguers are hopeful of bringing even the tal d'Europe, removed stains of travel d

instant. Elsanhere he Lordship says I made it sensibly as in Great Britain itself. Further,

The N. Y. K. Stoner Meine Marn (Bombay there pesur sparks, such export stopped It is within the of the limited

the tube of linge, between the particles of p.m. the previous evening, informing us Grain duxanters to reason. Other oxagnsets and so freshened and smarted ourselves up as well as my brains to fed out the opinion of the while Lend CHARLES, BERGSFORD is told in Lios) let: Hembare vie ports, for this port of sparks sin soad aotou perhaps eren under then inte fained at for to sorrow Quis pran the format in planeedil at the Mis civilised, world allow iö brus wide for ut roylating of di pianoare Chinese traders themselves as to shifting Hongkong that the Custom are injuring day, and is expected to arrivo burs on the together to some extent, and thee esküblish a branch of the carr the Chinese Chatoga Homo from British the junk trade of the colony, he is told by The N. Y. K. steamor Kinshin Maru (Amari pans to be stanok the conductive hoiu trill bsword, teavin

zare conductive chain. If then the tube hayaad at the time tralu was to be stopped there willenen be, thanks to the enterprise of that wo eat down linge et unalloyed pleasure we had 15 atosmare, 5 of who the agellats" organizations, a uniform system of agons of besutil nicely-cooked meal and Possibly y cold and refreshing luger to Chineca property, and as far as I could the Eritish merchants at Canton that can Line) lett Kobe vis Mejt for this port yosdustroyed, the Blings will range themselves in unter of in the dert two or three days, danger sign-boards which will make the course or

to load at Wuhu and Chinking, of the roling stranger info, that there will be thoughts venere pra times when one's gather they wero noanimously in favour steamers cannot secure their fair share of terday morning, the 12th inst., and is expouted any sort of way, and the tube will again becoms tho

te arrive here on the 18th inst

poor conductor. The tuto of flings in an 1 ponat of freight involved being about a minimum standard of comfort kept up in the which come over heppler groove than those ere at the end of a day's grol- of such a change. The two Chess the carrying trade on the river because The U. Mateuksteamer Copack, from Glasgow extremely sensitive reventer of the existence of 100,000 Practically no notice was given borbelits which eyoliats Zrogment: that they ing over naka

bors of the Legislative Council of trido in native bottoms is favoured by pre- and Liverpool, felt Singapore for this port on electric collation in any given place.

and it was impossible to fud other employment will be secured against evoreliarges; and that poopies, but I un rose and amongst strange the 11th instant, and my be expected here on All the instruments have been conf

for the leaners After strong protestu Imil there will an to such walters be a tribenal of shoes of the have to confess that my experi Hongkong-Dr. Ho Kar and Mr. Wir ferential rates. The Hongkong Chamber or about the 17th instans. This vessod brings by Mr. de Bila, anolectric ball bo ofadvise made by the Brith Chasul and appeale appeal which hotel-keepers will respect. Al- boon conner or contentment and repose have

mans hoth in favour of this pros of Commerce also has on former occasions on the Raisow's cargo,

iu pison of the ordiery More se as made to Feking, five of the steamers have been ready over large parts of England and Wales oreling. T

allowed to load aftor lying idlo in port for a the comforts of ians have bean levelled on, kad i nemame in

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

31st instant...

ted in some way or other with

te se hins not buen over kind to me,

but I have had may enjoyable