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INTIMATIONS

LIMITED,

IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS

SHERRIES.

emplified even in tha trade between Can- 1 ton and Hongkong, the Native Castonia at Cantan underbidding the Foreign Cus topus in order to secure the trade for ju and the revenue theroon for the coffers of the local officials.

The only remedy is the abolition of the A. S. WATSON & CO., dual Customs ayatons and the placing of the whole service, including the collection of lekia, in the bands of the Foreign Customs. This would result in a large additional re venus, allowing of just allocation for provincial services and the remission to Taking of a much handsomer sum than now finds its way thither. The necessity for financial reform is gradually being borne in upon the Peking Government under the presauro of the demands made on the pre- soit meagre revenue for the servies of the foreign loans, and the treaty Powers in

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THE HONGKONA DAILY FURAS TUMPAY, AUGUST 18,44 1688.

SUPREME COURT,

28th Aist

IN APTENTE Jesenicrios.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR W. MEIGH GOODMAN (Acting Cater Justice) and Mx. Juurios Wisz (Puisne Judor).

CHAU RING APPELLANT V. 13 CHEUNG MAN RESPONDENT,

This was a notice of motion for leave to appeal against the decision of the Police Magistrate (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith), whereby the apps laat was sentenced to six stl be in June at for robbery from a fishing junk,

Mr. Robinson (instructed by Marara. Mounser and Bratton) appeared for the appoliant.

The case oamne before the court a fortwight "go. Sizes then the respondents Beberman has beon sorved with notics of motion for leave

HOW THE NATIVES OF 199 NEW | DONGBEES AND THE FILIPINON

TERRITORY REGARD. D HE

BRITISH OCCUPATION. Ths following is one of the placards posted u tho Now Terriicry before the recent ditur | bsuvo occurred j

We hate the English barbarians who are and will cause us andloss si Day and night about to enter our boundaries and take our land, we fast the approaching danger. Certainly people are dissatiated at this and have dever mined to resist the barbarians. If our fire-arme are not good, we all be anable to oppos the anomy. So we have appointed an exercise ground and gathered all together as patriots to drill with firearms. To aroourage profielen xowarde will be given. On the one hand wesbali to holping the Govoramenti, sa theother ragland or felands and relatives bring their fire-arms boying ourselves from future trouble. Let all to the ground and do what they can to extirpate the traiters. Oar ancestors will be pleased nad en will our neighbours. This is oar lucere. wish. Preotine takes place every day.

First priza One gauze coat. A packet of 1,00 crackers,

Second

The San Francisco Chronicle 20th July saya The sintomunt made by Artuclio, 'a förm Filipino leader, to the offout that the insurgents are anxions for pore and would at one lay down thair arm if they received some assurancĆA from Congress is credible Artacho is now in Hongkong, where he proposes to sue the Fill pize janta for $100,000 of thas indemnity paid by the Spanish in 1897. He was at one time acting under Againaldo, by whom he was dopound and imprisoned, and was rescued at Imus by General Lawton. There is no question about Aztacho's friendliness to the Americans, and his advice that the people of the Philip piues be addressed through the American Coe grear," seems to be honestly tendered, and bis assertion that if this is done the Filipinos" will believe and have faith" sounds reasonable. other reason than to "eave the foot of a people The advice should be acted upon if for no who have mado a gallant struggle to secure what they aart dra, their rights. The in no senso in the American people dealing with the Filipinos se though they were cattle who had no right to aspire to a esparate national existence. There is no question about the that is neither here nor there. The problem mination of who has the best right in the wo are called upon to deal with is not the deter inlands. If we atterly crush the Filipinos, we will not strengthen our position in that regard, for no far as the laws and usages of nations ge it is impregnable at prouut." What we should sim at is the concillation of the Filipines. We should seek to convince them that we are not desirous to figure in the role of rulers, but that we are ready to offer them all the advantages that must accrue from close relations with a country of great resources, whose people regard themselves as fres se any on the globe.

Nothing of this kind has yet been offered to the Filipines. That far we bare send them nothing but the sword. It is true, commis-

| sinpora vore delegated to confer with the leaders of the insurgents, bai thoy wore a empowered to speak dooisirely on any point of insportszce. On the contrary: they were obligid to call the Filipinos that they could practies nothing absolutely. The future of the islands, they were coupelled to say, depended sutirely upon the action of Congress,

IN LEEBOST CONTAGIOUS |

SHINEING REPORTS..

TES, NOW BAT THE PHYSICIANS,

The British steamer Crown of Arragon, fram E. CHANNELAIN FAVOURS 180LATION,

Teodhor 26th August, experienced tins clear leprosy is published in the Straits Ge

A despatch from the Secretary of State on weather and light winds naill arrival.

The British stoumor Amara, feðra Maji 21at Conctle. It calls attention to a fanarkable August, had moderato S.E. wind art fire wer change of front by the Royal College of Phyeither and heavy southerly wail off cost of Japan. clans. Until last year, that College bed all From Heishans to port light variable wieds and along held that leprosy was not contagionsfire wasther. they did, however, guardedly admit that, in a low degree and under exceptional efroumstances,

PASSENGERS the disease might be considered to be contagious. PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE This opinion of the College tonded to discour age measures in the Colonis for the isolation

FAR EAST. Per P. & 0. steamar Arcadia, from London, aud opmpulsory segregation of lupers. So July 27.To Straits, China arat Japan : Men. DỂ. matters stood at the end of 3807, when R. Kirkpatrick, Messrs. Stewart, Ballett, and representive conference assembled at Berlin F. Mansfield, Eorgsaut and Birs. C. Fronsh to discuss the question of the origin and and 2 children, Masara Mitehall, L. Keith, sprand of leprosy and the means by which the Stewart, and W. Gogg. From Maravillon: The conference dochired that leprosy is a discas might beat be averted or arrestað. Mossm. W. Rosso sud Hormann Laugher.

Per P. & Q, steamer Rome, woundsting with contagious desse, and that ovary leper, is a the steamer Cormandel, st. Colombo, tenu danger to his merroandings. The canelon Londen, Aug. 10-To Straits, China and Japan: come to la. In short, that, as leprosy in dao- | Min £. L. Holmes, Mr. Brattle, Mr. Giles, Blan gerous and inourable, lepers should be isolated. Condon, Masara. R. D. Drury, L. Giles, Warren, The Secretary of State brought these condia L. F. R. Barr. From Manvilles: Mr. J. E. P. sons under the notice of the Royal College of Aldworth.

For P. & O. abeuner Jaco. frein Ticadon, mitte The committee roparted, in December Aug 12-To Straits, China, and Japar: Mr. ence, and urging the isolation of lopers. The last, endorning the conclusions of the confer-sed Mrs. Bell and two children.

committee omphatiselly lay it down that "the ormanicability of leprosy, by direct or in- direct means, from lepers to the healthy, met now be anopted **"an established fact, the evilence in support of this belief being can

fasive; and tint there is no evidence of the disesse arising or spreading in any other way." On the lat Juns. the Secretory of State writes to the Governor of the shaaga of opinion which is embodied in the report of the Turf sible. any longer to press upon any colorlal govaramant the policy against Inolation which had hitherto bain followed: He recommends the compalugy segregation of lepers under safeguards. In conclusion he says

general and Great Britaie is obrticilar respondeat, however, on his name being called i trousers :-One pair of brown gauza soundness of our title to the Philippines, but Phraicinus, who referred tho matter to a cem-

would do woli to make use of the situation to try to drive the wedge home The task will not be accomplished with out difficulty, for the vested interests to be considered are large and the opposition to reform will continue formidable for some time to come, but it is only by reform that wine, Whito Seat Capsule 14.40 Chia can be financially set on her feet again and that foreign trade enn obtain the E-EXTRA SUPERIOR -

larga expansion of which it is capable. OLD PALE DRY, very finest quality. Black Seal Capsule (OLD BOTTLED).... 20.40

-B, C, and CC are excellent dinner Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and E are after dinner Wines of a very superior vin. tugc. All are true Xores Wines.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony

or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

AT Penang attention has been called to the fact that some Kling dhobies there hire out bed and table linen belonging to their em ployers at Kling funerals. These articles servo as winding-ahests and coverings for the bis At the grave they are removed and beded back to the dhoby, with his fee. We have not to put up with anything quite so revolting as chat in connection with sur washing in Hongkong, Though the prastice on the part of washermen of let ting out clothes entrusted to them is said

to appast for a rehearing to the fall ceart, and -affidarity in proof of this were produced. The

did not answer.

Mr. Robinson submitted that he had the op-

portunity of making an application for the allowance of the appeal forthwith, or at any rate for the allowance of the motion asking for a ro-bearing.

The Acting Chief Justice observed that in the first instance the Magistrato couvisted the appellant. An application for a hosting Was grasted, and an that raheaying the Magistrate conarmed his previene sentence. Now there was an application for another re- bearing, and before but application would be granted some valid and fall reasone must to give way the case should be re-heard.

Ar. Robinson submitted that on the cases be propead to read the court was bound within. the four corners of the pestion of the Ordinanes

to grant the appeal

Taa Asting Chief Justice-Wo have power to dismiss the appeal er grant a z-leszting.

A packet of 500 orsakera. Third prizo:-One stuw ist, 17th day and moon. 25th year of Kwong-sni 28th March, 1899).

A piscard issued by the Yukon Hii Wish for Pasca" Bhrary) of P'ing-shan.

TELEOBAM TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

21st April, 1889. I have been able to make satisfactory local arrangements with referones to the Customs question.

BLAKE

The nature of the satisfactory local Beringe- wants mentioned in the last telegrama is not stated.

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS AND THEIR POSITION IN THE

NEW TERMITGRY:

In the New Territory blas book the fallow despatches with referanse to the Chiness Customs appear

Altor semo argament, the Acting Chiefing Justice sakol-What are your grounds for a re-hearing You have given matice of motion or three grounds.

TELEGRAM FROM SECRETARY OF STATE. Beat-11th April, 1999, (10.26.p.m.).

Receirol-12th April, 1899.

Mr. Robinson said that with regard to the grounds of astion thors were throu. The cart

A request has been forwarded here fram Sir had disposed of ovo on the question of law,

E. Kart that the offloors of the Interial With regard to the merits of the cashoshmittol that there was a very strong esse on the face of Chinese Customs may be allowed to occupy the the depositions for granting the re-hearing-stations until October, by which time now Cheung Chan, Capeuincou and Fotoshow

to he not unknown. Apart from the / To sum up the case for the prosocation ng pre-quarters should be ready for them. If you

souled by the prosecutor and his wife it was

that

Sample bottles and smaller quanti-question of hiring out, however, the con- ties will be supplied at proportionate ditions under which clothes are washed wholesale rates.

and got up hore nee sufficiently disquieting especially when plague and other infectious diseases are about. A steam inundry has recently beau established at Yokohamon nuding the dead sizoticn observed the complainant is, a believe, doing well. Should the ex- periment prove sucessful it will to an encouragement to other Eastern ports to make a trial of the same system. In Hongkong the trial has nirendy been made, and it unfortunately proved a fallure, chicly owing, we think, to the fact that there was not sufficient technical knowledge of the laundry business brought to bear upon the management. Another trini on emrin businea-jiko lines would probably yield a different result. The Hongkong Hotel finds it profitable to run a steam laundry of its own, and a labor saving

A. §. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA Dwar communications relating to Phones Column Doull be addressed to Tus burros.

Corresponder-lumue! Jerward theirnavernd adrena

ar publication, bui ar evidence of good jzit.

saith communications addressed to the Editor, not device that pays one single establishment would assuredly pay the colony as a whole. Even Aden, if we are corrcotly informed,

All letters for publication shotic on twitter as one sile of the paper only.

Conour in thin, which I consider not wargsson-

definst nuderstanding that occupation is not ablo, you should inform Her Britannic Majesty's Minister st Peking of your concurrence on the delayed beyond October and that only these three stations are retained.

CHAMEBELAIN.

TELEGRAM TO SEAIRSTABY OF SEATE

12th Apell, 1889.

Clearly this is a case of putting the cart before tho born. If Congress has the sole power to determine the futuro of the Pallippines comminginners should not have been sent to the lands to appriso the Filipinos et that not. would be buen infinitely moro to the purpose if Congress had first decided what should be done. Then there would bare bees clear sulling, for there can be no doubt that the only conclusion which Cougrm.could reach after tooking the matter squarely in the face would be that the Philippines must be governed in the same fashion, as other territory Required by purchase or conquest by the United Stulos has bort governed,

If the Filipinos are assured that the islands they five in with be provided with a form of government similar to that under which Amori. In reply to your telogram of yesterlay'a dute can freeman live in territories, such az Arizona I agree that the three slutions mentioned and New Mexics khere is not the slightest should be coupled the Casiotos oficials doubt that they will accept the situation. It pending further arrangements. But the Athurdle rooded the assuranes of Arlacho that torney General adrises me that no power can this is what is required to bring the matter to be given them to function in the teritorios or head. Reasoning man in the United States waters of the Colony; and the Chairman of the have long since pointed out that the proper Chamber of Commerce points out that such thing to do in for Congress to make its decision functioning would severely chank the circula When it is once made the ingarrection, in the tion of local trade within the Colony. Trafic Philippines will camo to nu end.- to Deep Bay would be seriously interfered with by any station B of Llug Tin Island or Chek Won Bay and the same would apply to the trade on the side, with reference to a station in thal Quarter The Custopia officials: were waruod of the impending change two months ago.

BLAZE.

IN TIME OF SICKNESS. F

Almighty God to whose high tàrène Comes Sorrow's ery, and Suffering's mosa, Forget nut those struck down to die By full discure our homes hard by,

Forget not those whom day by day. The plagus swift poison sweeps away. II.

Remember, Lord, the fathers dead (The mothers from their fored one's torn

The orphaned children left to mouro,

No ancnymously magnat communications that have en support a ston laundry. It is not antil three or four o'clock on the following day ferred to in my telegram of the 11th iustant Hard tailers for their scanty broad,

strendy appeared in other papers 105 i be inserine

Orders for extra copica of DAILY BAS should be bafore 21.16. on day of publication. After that hows the supply is limited. Only suplied for Cash Telegraphic Addreu Pass.B.C. Jode. F. R. 20 Vagnikona zio, 12.

DEATH.

On the 27th Angst, zt, Morrison Hill Rd, Hongkong, Eps-N HERBERT (Wee Bertic), dearly beloved son of Japlain 95 $1. and weting Sum mere; aged fi years and 1 month. (English papers please copy.)

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The Daily Press.

Hovoroso, August 29th, 1899

7

There were 1,645 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week of whom 171 were Huropeaza.

During the forty-eight how ended at noon- yesterday there were 3 cases of plague and 3 deaths.

(TELEGRAMN FROM RECRETARY OF STATE.)

14th April, 1699. Pending further, arrangements, but in esas beyond October, the Castorns Stutions re.

mast remain occupied. You should inform Her Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking of this arrangement, arging earliest possible with- drawal. Your proposal to assume posconsin on the 17th upproved.

CHAMBERLAIN. Note-bove telegram repeated to Peking. 14th April, 1899.7

SAN PROWING ACCIDENT AT MANILA.

FLEVEN MEN GIVE UP THEIR LIVES IN THE BAN MATEO RITER.

Can those sweet living an worthings be,

ud are they worthless, Lord, to the P

FIL. Here in our rity's midet woh day, Whore woalth its golden torrent pours, The plague howls still its cruel, way, OurLrothers perisht at our decr

Eteruni (od who reignet on high, Just thou no pity for their ory, Their sufferings, and their misery? Are they uncared for thus to die?

IV. Crass ignorancs holds their lives as nunght, Hari selfish greed feeds on their blood, 'T'hus is thy people's run wrought, This strangled alt our hopes for good,

Oh God of Fity, Love, and Power, Thy mercy on the afferere shower, And shield them in their trying hour.

T

as follows: The story of the prosecutor was in the afternoon, four men in a big supou and the 16th Jane last, at about five o'clock neared came and boarded his junk, and a doad silence took away his fish, whilst he remained at the bow of the junk looking. t. He might comment on that that notwithstand knew that the big mampan belonged to the Chenng Cha shop, and the next morning, be end, be raved innseif ashore is the a big camper and wont to the Chang Cho shop ta at the money. He demanded the Hongkong price for the Bats, which hul then be delivered at the shop. Faratont was refused, and so abeat three or four o'clock on the 16th June is reported the robbery to the police at Tai He. The story of the complainant's wife confirmed thie. She also aid the robbery was affected in complate silence, that her husband was at ths start the said he was at the bow), and that ha went ashore the following morning not in the big ampen but in bis own heat. The wife did not sxpinin, any more than the husband, how if the robbery was affected in supleto silence and if her husband did not go ashore with the on in the big expan, he know where to go to ask for money, which he said be did. HS both knew the shop and he went there to get the money. "Nor did either of them explain why when they had basa robbed they waited before leaving the anchorage to go and report however, so much on the grounds economy to the police. The complainant as well as his and of labour saving that such an establish- wife in the first instance denied that he went ashore in the big tempan the following mant is wanted in Hongkong as ou sanitary morning. Ha dented that he hailed the ampan grounds.

and vent as a passenger ashore in her; but he was content to contradict himself a minute after- wards and say he did go in the big ampar Sport and Ansedoto" will be found in to to the ship. Then they came to the wife's day's expplemant.

story. The husband said he went ashore in the big bumpan and the woman said he went asbora in the buat belonging to the junk. In order to reporello these two statements the complainant Fazel hare goma arbore twine, and this was the story of the tiefence. There was a motive in the minds of these two people which induced them to conves! the fact that he twice visited the ebop. The fact that they said the thing took place in dead silence went to show that a wHIZE COLDIER-HERO DIES WINLI, TRY- they did not want the court to know that there was soothing said, Then the fact that the sen in the saupan word unarmed wont to show that they were not pirates. Ho submitted that on the story of the prosecution there was not sufficient aridance to warrant the committal of this man. Now they came to the case as stated by the defonce, The appellant said be and the maumont of 22 men of the 24th Infantry (coloured),

On Monday morning at six o'clook a detach- who were with kim in the sampan belonged tos with their linatenant, attempted to cross the fish shop which had a branch in Hongkong and San Mateo river, recently swollen by heavy carried on business in the island of Ah Chan rains, from the water were side of the river. It was their custom to and round the near Camp Alva, over to the Bantolan side, on harbour when junks come in and collect a raft constructed from two bancas. Athis the fish from thes, the price paid being point of the river is a ferry, and the raft above the market price. If there was any bat mentioned is pulled back and forth by means of gaining to take place it took place at the shop. a rope. The appellant and the other men, being fakis in the shop, went round the harbone in tho

On Monday morning, after the insu with party will attend the performance As on When they got to the complainant's junk the scross. the rupe broke, and the strong currect We understand that E.D. the Governor and urdinary course of business on the 15th of June. themselves over by means of the rope strofabed their liAutonant were aboard and were pulling Like It" at the Volunteer Parado Ground complainant did not we disposed to enter into immidiately capsized the raft, precipitating the this evening. The doors will open at 8.30, the the bargain bat they talked to bim and entire body liars into the water. The from 8.40 to 8 and the performance will begin finally Lo handed it orez to the Band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers will play induced him to weigh up this isuteneat and twelve of the me savol the at mine sharp and end at eleven. The Tram

The solves by hanging on to the raft and pulling. Company will run ones at 11.15 and 11.80 to shop, in his own boat, to have a talk about The other ton men immediately sank and were same afternoon the complainant weas to the themselves hore by means of the broken rope. secommodate visitors from the Peakt

the price. He asked for the Hongkong price carried down stream by the beary under cur for his fish. They haggled and did not agreont, they being almost helpless, being outn We have to acknowledge receipt of Camille and he went away. The following morning bered with their accoutrements and 20) rowide Kagerine and the Quiver for August. The ho went ashore in the big sampon, which he

of summaitoa. former has eight complete starten in addition to boiled as it was going its roun. He want to the instalment of Guy Boothby's sanational the shop a second time and further baggling aris!" A Maker of Nations." Among the took place, but no bargain wes arrived at. Then general artioles may he mentioned "Beyrouth the wan come away and in the afternoon re- and the Wagner Festival, Tas Tallest Build- ported the matter to the police,

The Acting-Chief Justice-It was admitted ings is the Work," and Fashionable Feda *** officials have, got the better of us. They appears, is extravaganca. Even the smaller this man, and he would not know their custom Mr. Robinson said that according to the dressmakows and milliners in Lendon, the pay into the foreign bank the amount writer of the article says, have come to videnes for the defence the matter was ex **necessary to meet the interest on the the conclusion that people "like to pay" and plained to complainant.

foreign loan, which satisfies the bond-if they are a little bit expensisa. In the Quirer that there is more shanse of becoming popular

Loril God if such sad things can be. "holder, and they retain the collection in amongst many other intersting articles there

Can we in this by Marey s "their own heads. It requires no great is one on "Nagro Camp-Meetings in the relearing the complainant was bound to sup.

Oar nations hearts will doubt of ther experience of Chingas methods to foretell sok. Chat about Juvenile Offenders," hy of the case would be met by allowing the appeal State which takes the reader out of the beaten port the conviction. They thought the justies

Why slaycal not such misery.

IX. that, as a result, the amount paid to Major Arthur Griffiths, supplies the subject of

This morning the River Pasig gave up v While this rich martis choked with wealth.. on the re-baring, but they did not allow any dead bodies, one waite sokling who has a very Its rehauts hours brim d'ee with gold, "the foreign banks will be no additional

the front la piese by Dorothy Tenuaut (Lady costs.

Indly braised forebead, and four coloured "burden pat on the back of the long urchin in represented standing in the Pulica got them.

Btanker), fret offonce," in which a street Mr. Justico Wise--I do not think you could soldiers, who wozy drowned at Saatalou, Men- enduring lekin victim."

Court dock.

day. The corpsée were nearly double their Mr. Robinese-We certainly could not. The Acting Chief Justice passed some strie.original sizo, and floated like enrit on the sar

fres of the water, being filled with gas.

Captain Kurth, lately the master of the samer Amboina, which was wrecked recently at Mergai, died there on the 4th August of heart discose. The deceased had sailed for over twenty Feare on the China Sea, and bad left Singapore to take command of that vessel only a year ago.

Mr. W. H. T. Davis, the local agant of the Straits Insurance Co., Limited, informs us that he has received telegraphic advice from the head ice, Singapore, that negotiations are in pro- gross for the transfer of the Fastorn busiuces of the Company to the Eonths British Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of New Zealand.

·ING TO SAVE OTHERS,

August) we are for the drst time able to give To-day (sayu the Masila Tinna of Hird detalte information of the med drowning which occurred at the Santolan Pamping Station last Monday morning, ist

MR. BYRON BRENAN has a very clear perception of the tortuous methods of the Chincze Governmeal in respect of the bardens laid on foreign goods, and in his report on the trade of Shanghai for last-Straits Times. year he again touches on the subject in his usual incisive style. We can only hope that during his present furlough in England he may be able to make clear to the Foreign Office the nature of the evil and the means by which it can be remedied. In bis report he says:-"A'striot and in- "partial collection of lekin dues is not to "be expected until the service is under "the control of the Foreign Customs; but "of this desirable change there isnt present "no indication. When the lekin revenuo of certain provinces was given as security "for one of China's foreign kaana, some "Chinese officials shrewdly remarked that. Thenceforth foreigners would cease to de- #nounce the lekia tax as an illegal exac "tion. Foreigners on their side said that -au lokiu could not be abolished the next "best thing was to put the collection under "foreign control. As usual the provincial and Fancies." One of the fushionable' fads, it that this was the first transaction they had with the drowning men. However, the current was

Mr. BEENAN's remarks on the inland waters ( pavigation are equally to the point: The "opea-ing of inland waters to steam naviga

QUIET RESTORED AT HANKOW.

L

#tion bus, not been taken avantage of to [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DALLT FENGS." "any largo extent, cillier at Shanghai or else. "where. A few lubakes un with passen-

Shanghai, 28th August. Quiet has book restored ok Hankow. The gers to places hitherto closed to them, but fenoing roand Mears. Jardins Matheson & "as carriers of worchandise they do nothing. Company's property has been completed. The "The uncertainty as to the treatment mer landing party from the Woollark has been "chandise will receive at the hands of the withdrawn.

"lakin stations so thickly planted in this

osretally looked into this matter, and they The Acting Chief Justics said the court had thought there ought to be a re-hearing. At

tures on the custom, of going on board a poor man'a junk and taking his fith and then letting

i kim on what price he could get for it aftar warda.. It was like his going into a shop in snited him without saying "by your leave," Hongkong and taking the first thing which

During the straggle of the unfortunate mar in the water, a white goldise who approd to pass along the river front, and whose pame and regiment we are unable to uscurtain, jumped into the river and attempted to rescue too strong for him, and be also succumbed to, the power of the swift waters, and thus died the death of a hero.

At the point where the accident cosirzed įbe river in exceedingly dangernus and trencherous even ort swimmers. Only a short time ago when swellen by mains and baffles the skill of

two qutiya Baberman who were expert swimmers and divers were caught by en undercurrent and drowned.

" AS OTHERS SEE USA

The following paragraphs from an American

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Wire mon boast lend of Britain's power, Hoes where loved England's standards fly,

Beneath that fing her people die,

Crashed by disease from bear to hour.

Could pagan states that know not Thon, Doom life to harsher destiny ? More dire neglect where could we nee Than in this fale of apathy? Loved England, how can such things be Lu nay ll controlled by Thee?

VJ.

Oh Lord our God who gas'st thy Son To die and at the Nations fres Wes this the Eternal Victory woo By Christ for man oc Calvary,

That blightad, ruined, crushed, and rent Sweet homan ires should thus be spent Allinone ruthloss ein blant ?

at present advised. I ním inclined to favour the plan of regular teper communities where as far as possible, family life na be enjoyed, and the atmosphere of Lome many prevail over that of the prison: such settlement appears to sort the beat change of arriving at sume sort of satisfactory sintion of the dif- ficulties which buget the question of compulsory segregation, although the question of providing far casas of healthy childr boro from teprons cauls might occasionally have to he faced.*

CHINESK IN MALAYA,

LEGIALAION OM NEW LINES. The Maloy Mail calls attention to the "Sucretary for Chinese Affairs Enactment which has now come into force in Selangor most comarkable attempt at legislation on gorel lines. It gives the Secretary for Chinese Affairs (who is now Mr. Haze) autocratic power over the whole Chinese population of the Federated Mulay States. The sacctment is said to have much to recommend it, as being the first serious attempt to deal with many of the complex problems of Chinese life in the

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Per P. & 0, steamer Himalaya, connecting with the steamer Parramatta, at Colombo, frem London, Aug. 25.-To Straits, Chino, And Japan: Mr. W. A. Douley, Mrs. A. B. M. Charleston, Mosure. R. Moir, B. W. Torry, Bor. and Mra W. E. Kant and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Stephens. From Marssillas: Mr. sud Mrs. C. Ibury, Mr. G. PV. Passe.

Per P. & O. steamer Malacca, from London, Aug. 3.-To Stasite, Chins and Japan: Mits Ethel Wood, Mr. H. S. Yangban, Miss K. A. Mitchell, Mr. H. R. Boyd.

Por P. & 0. stemmer Oceana, sonšeting with the steamer (husan, at Colombo, from London, Sapf, 7.-To Straits, China pud Jopen: Ray, Wair. Miss L. E. Harris. Mies H. Siminonds, Min K. Mowat, Miss Mishle, Miss Brookes, Miss Hastan. From Maasstiles: Mr. ST. Cohu.

Per P. & O. steamer Britannía, from London,

Bapt. 21.To Straite, China and Japan blis J. A. Merts, Mr. and Mrs. Magronald, Mr. H. F. Weld. From Marseilles: Me, and "Alva. A. M. Chalmama,

Per Nippon Yusen Kaista steamer Tambo ** Maru, from London, July 23-To Yokohama: Kr. Kerr, Dr. K. Ito, Me. I. land. To Koba:. Mt. H. Ohara, Dr. S. Yamamoto, Mr. H. Yasu. take To Hongkong: Mr. A. Smythe, Mr. A. +Geurt. Mr. E. Thomson, Capt. &. Plant, Mr.

A. Latia.

EXPORT CARGO.

Per steamer Oceanien, sailed on the 25th August. For Milan:15. talis raw sik atd 100 baka waste wilk. For St. Etionen,-1 bales raw silk. For Lyons-325 bales xaw silk. For Marseilles bates raw silk, 300 bales waste silk, & cases silka, 904 packages tea and 18 ses purios. For London balos raw silk and 2 cases silks.

PUBLIC COMPANIES.

THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

Accordanos with Articles No. 30 und 27

of the Articles of Association of the Com-

The following are the distinguishing · Numbers of the Ordinary Shares

Federated Malay Stares. Another poiut in favour of the enactment, says that journal is that it will enable the Government to be more in torch with the Chinese tho has boon the us in the past, and it may tend to bring the Chinese to a more sympathetic understanding of ibe European administration.

pany Norics is hereby given that the follow Under the angstmonk, the duties of the Sucing Shares will be liable to be' FORFEITED, retary for Chinesa Afairs are of the most naless the Call dus on the 17th DAY OF ÁPRIL varied description Ho is Lord Chamberlain, LAST be paid, together with INTEREST at registrar, magistrato, protector, town criar, de 10 per Chat per Annay, at the office of the tactive, and anancial adviser railed into one: Company, No. 9, Praya Central, on or before Ha exeries & canorship ofar Chizoss plays the 1st day of Seydzımber, 1899. and books. He registers lodging honses and oraiting agents. He sits as a magistrate to try any matter brought before him. Chinese women and girls will find in bin their vote pro- { tootor Placards of instruction or information in Chinone will is fulare bo posted up in the streets on his initiation. Beerst aocíatias and bal- lies will rectire particular attention at his bands. He may be required to report on the working of any revenue farm. Rais granted absolute power in certain coses regarding the custody of women and children. He alan bay fall authority to grant divorces and asparations, and fast as judge in breach of promise cases IC is also interesting to note that it is lawful for any person to forward deontispta to the Secretary to translato fat his isorotio) from Chine into Bugish,

Provision is also made for starting Chiness Advisory Boards in districts to masist the Cro vernment in discussing any legislation affecting tha general interests of the Glines Commanity. Finally facilities for naturalisation are given to Chinese, but izly assubjects of the Malay Bolars. NEW TYPES OF PLAGUE.

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37477,57501 55601/55040 11961/13985 34360/34391 * 59166/50190 16245/16X60 58142/58152 28569/28573

30213/86224 23611/23035

42141/42165

45528

29667/29531

56139/56188

20982/29688 46670/461-10

29782/29771

45612/45635

38044/82015

47301/47310

478-40/47880

47890/47938

49705/49729

23644/25638 59466/50515

W. H. GÁSKELL,

Acling Seorotary. Hongkong, 17th August, 1890. ¡2080

CHINA BUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE

̄N Ascordoues with the Provisions of No. 121 of the AETIOLES OF ASSOCIATION, the GENERAL AGENTS bave This Day Declared an INTERIM DIVIDEND of 2 PHE CANs, for the Half-year anding 30th June, 1899, o the PaJD-UP-CAPITAL of the Company.

DIVIDEND WARRANTS PAYABLE * SATURDAY, the 2nd September, will be issued to SHAREHOLDERS.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 24th inst to 2nd Proz., both days inclusive,

· JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 17th August, 1899.

12093 THE HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING.

CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

The experience of the past the years in Bombay ban by ne metus exhausted the dis- coveries of the porioan forms which plogue Agromes. The attention of all medical practi tioners should be prompty directed to a new and insidious manifestation of the-din mo which has recently been detested in the city. Its ertreme malignity, vombined with the abrazse of tha moro fatailier plague symptoms, readers it exceedingly diffosk of diagnosis, aven by plegus exparts. Its main characteristics may be taken to include fever of moderate intensity. ranging between 104 deg, and 105 dag; great prostration, extreme feebleness, a flickering pulso, delirion, and failure of the heart's action. The mortality from this type of plages is high, rauging from 85 to 90 por cent. Death generally supervones so rapidly that in the absence of external indications, it is not exsy to arrive at the trus danes. As a rule, HE ANNUAL ORDINARY MEET.. pationta amicted with this particular form of

ING of SHAREHOLDERS the the disease the withis from two to three days above Company will be held at the Offices of from the spearence of the initial symptoms the General Managers on SATURDAY, 9th Even modimi men who have bad wide ox. SEPTEMONE NEXT, at Noon, for the purpose of affed is their afforts to obtain a precies dig mittes and Statement of Accounts to the 31st perisuse of plague sometimes find themselves Heceiving the Report of the Consulting Com We slay the lives Lord Christ beld dear, In fetid lana and poisoned slum

nosis of this class of case. Bacteriological July, 1999, alss for the considaiation of the examination sometimes helps, and it is veca following EXTRAORDINARY RESOLU. Oh God, we need thy presence nour. Oh Saviour, wilt thou not appear.

sically possible to detest the pressury of plagusTION, which will be suburiled to the Meat- Midst thou foul deus where durk and drarorealing that any internal organs are affected

bacillia the blood by culture. No local signa Ingram The dense-packed tooming Üonsanda dwell Ja misery which no words on teil Atom, fon), pingue-stricken holt. Of Goft, who orderert all things well, Dil's thon derme this living Gall Dost Thon guide all, and Deat Thou reign,

VILL

Dust Thon indeed control car ways? Why then this anguish, grief, and pain This tormaat, sorrow, stress, and strain? Why this dread pestilenco which slays Dur brothers in the sultry days Thene thinge coafound us and ease.

!

Where is an earth in human life Moramarred and maimed and crushed then bere?

Is this what Thy great ravests mentit ?

.19182

That in paragraph 2, Clans XVI, it Artioles of Association, the figures 81.000.000 be substituted for $500,000."

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

Guneral Managers. Hongkong, 26th August, 1899. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK.

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

CONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS Business contributed during the Half Year and 80th June, 1899, on or before the 15th September, va.which date the Accounts will be CLOSED

By Order of the Board of Dirsofers,

T. I. RO35, 7.

Beorotary. Hongkong, 26th August, 1899

OLIVERS FREEHOLD. MINES. LIMITED.

are fouad, it would appear as they there were a direct inoculation of the hamlilus in the blood. In the few casos that reover, tho. patiami becomes greatly wastad, and the foyer continues more or loss for from ten to twelva days, reaching the normal in that tin. The period of convalescence is exceptionally long, aud stength returns very slowly. It should be mentioned that those latter cases show a regular plague temperature course, with all the goueral sigue of plague, but un complications, and no paramoura pe diarrhea. The limited experience requested to road 125 Statement of so far muiated regarding this type of the disease would seem to wurrant the anggestion that whers paints who ut fest, appare to ke anffering from ordinary favor, rapidly develop abnorinal symptoms which won" bring about serious results, it may be generally axsamed that such cases should be classed as plazus. It is highly probable that the recent temporary I jump in the total uxtality of Bogbay, which

was unaccompanied by any rise in the 'recorded- "plague statistics, was really, due to the prevalence of firs new type of plague. In Poona, at the prosent mommt,, yet azather novel form of filague had been revealed. Its genéral character may be ronglity describad en cholerain, and its ayoptoms presant acorsi nousoul saperta. The mortality returns of Poons bear malacialy testimony to its virulopoe, Times of India.

The lowly toikir cries Tor health Aut air and space; which we wilhbóki

Could a more cruel tole.bo told? A thousand of thors, stiff and cold, with The wenk, the strengthe youngs, the old, Find shalter from Late's strui and rest In greon Megan Davis' sheltering breast In this, indeed, ky high hefish," Who enterest all things for the best R Why strain our faith with such a best and then whop the shopkeeper came to know papar will doubtless emuse a good many of our

DUBITANS. what he uberlid pay for it to baggle about the readers. It refers to the Findakan Čiul of price, and with his being in possession is would some 8 or 9 years ago

TANJUNG - PAGAR DOOK ÇO, have an advantage.

"Yang Aonos belonged to a Boruqu Cind The respondent was then formally called, which had for each member a separate book, The Directors in their report for the half The following telegrams are from the Ameri. but there was no answer.

recording his drinks and smokes for monthly year ending 30th Ivins: 18. The rocksteacan (Manila): The Lofing Chief Justies had the owner of } square-up. The club "boys”—Chinamon- tion of the company has been carried out in BRYAN THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL. the fish shop called up, and be lentured him knowing no English, nae Malay to communiente | wonformity with the special resolutions of the on the poure he had adopted.

region deters people from investing the SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY ON THE him that the island of Ah Chan was now

He told with members, and sech member'a hook had a shareholders; and the prezent company which

"money becessary to start lines of property

"constructed steamers, The tariff of Juan

- "and dotim, "which it was promised would

WEST HIVER.

THE "WERD" AND A TORPEDO BOAT TO LEAVE TO-DAT.

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be exhibited, before the end of the lost.. In casogdence of the many as of piracy "Chinese year, has not yet appeared, nnd which have occurred on the West River of Liba no merchant can tell by how much the and the inability of the Chineas Government cast of his goods will have been increased to put a stop to them the gauboat Tweed and toren-boat No. £6 leave for Canten to- dey for by the time the journey is completed.

the purpose of patrolling the river. tari8, however, would not tall him mueb, "for at lekio stations the printed tariff ban "nothing to do with the amount levied. "Were we to take the Chinese Government

THE PROPERTY MARKET AT SHANGHAT.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

CANDIDATE,

Now York, 19th August

UPON FILIPTINGO.

Richard Croker, the recognized leader of the label, with his name to Chiness and English, I was incorporated on laf August. 1899. lias taken under British jurisdiction, and under British Prezent saribe wrote his own labol, and, later toe name and business of the Tanjong Pagar Tamsey branch of the Democratic party, Jurisdiction squeezing of poor fishermen was not on, learned that the Chinese version thereof Dest Company, the shareholders in the prosent arrived in New York to-day frera England allowed. He had no right to instrucf his men was "longhaired, spectacled fallow, who never company receiving two shares for each share and the Continent. to go and take lab whether a man wasted to: weare's hat." I took the trouble to travelate hell in the old company, The rooonstone- Immediately upon landing he was laterviewed well or not.

the Chinere names" an some of the other books. tour has sensed to interference with the or.regarding the political outlook and the presi "Solitary boozer," "Cockeye," "Red-headed dinary basiness of the company. The net dential possibilities. He lauded William Jen- slab," Four-eyes," 17ent-'un," are fode quive profit for the Ealf year in $504.006; From hinge Bryan as one of the greatest Americans leats for some, of them, and his rolleny this amount, the directors recommend that in the history of the United States and asserted was set down with charming simplicity as $200,000 be carried to resorri, that an interim tbet he was the only possible Democratic sa-

The big Auntber prominent official dividend of Si per share be paid, on the new didate for the presidency. Some rather important sales of property at appeared as The bigamist. You can't shares in the company (buitur equivalent to $12 SECRETAKT ROOT INTERVY GWED- Shanghai have to be rewarded as having taken beat the Chew for going straight to the per share on the old shares), and that the place within the past, faw days. The property point."ANI

balation of $134,905 be carried forward. Tho

Washington, 22nd August LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

oupied by the Mitsui Busan Kaisha on Sze- (All this is tolerably, if not stuolutaly, ca total amount of the debenture issue is $605,500. Elihu Bout, secretary of war, was inter- okres Bord, belonging to the late Mr. P. F. rect. As a matter of foot the mme Chinese The twelfth Jesan of debentures smounting to viowed to-day by a representative of the Asso- The N. Y. K steamer Mike Marss (Bombay Thorburn (ibe laat Beerstory of the Mueloipal | ideas of identifying members of the clat, pre- $79,500 is doe for repayment on let September, oista Proes, Line) laft Kobe via Moji for this port on the Courally bis brother, afr. J, D. Thocbara, and vailed some & your ago. At that time the 1800, and it is not proposed to replace this stated that the report glyon" out you 25th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the Mr. R. Jamoon, consisting of 5 mew 9 fun writer happened to join the unb and on looking amatut by a now issue. The proposals made for the affect that ten additional 3rd prox

328 h with the buildings thereon, has been at bis dwa book found some objectionable Chi- by the Company for the countenotion of the regiment would be recruited by the The H. A. I. steamer Suecia from Hamburg sold to Mr. Komura, of the Milani Baamu Kai-ness characters used to transliterate lis namp. naval dook have not been nooopled by the Ad- Government, we perfectly correst in every left Alagapore for this port on the 28th instaba, for Tis, 100,000 Another Inrge property | Ha drew the head boy's attention to the matter minity. The directors being of opinion that detail. The kicmary also told the interviewer and may be expected here on or about the lat between the Booster Cresk, the Lloyd and with a threat of reparting him to the commit the exting wharf accommodation is filloi that an army of 55,000 man would be in Manils "station, whereas junke would contibus ne proze

** Chukiang Bonds, parohamed by Tapanees Com. too, and within a few hours all objectionable ant for the growing trade of the port, have un-ready to take the fold by the middle of October, now to act in collation with the Jokiu The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Faletta left Sin-pany in 1896 as the site for a Cotton Mill, was hiaragigphics, had been eliminated from the der consideration extension works of an import. It was the intention of the Government, he officials and get off with a much smaller ore for this port on the 28th lust at I pan bold a day or two ago to Chinose for Tis member's titles: The naive excus was my heat character, involving a considerable expendi said, to sigorously prosecute the campaign in with the outward English nail, and is dus baig 314,000. It consists of maw 20.B.diß-China, patay soy man lead Chinese-Iid, B. N. 2. ture of musoy, particulars of winck will, in due 1 the Philippíups until all apposition to American truth of this is pr on the Sad Hopf, at shunt d'am.

∙Gazette,

course, be submitted to the shareholdere.

zathority had effectively cessed.

"at Its word and insist on the promised

tarif being published, the only result "would be that steamar-borne goods would

"bave to pay the full amount at every

Heraki

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Faragraph & of the Articles of Association Accordance with Article No. VIII.

of the Company, INTEREST as the rate of $10 per Coat por Annum is being charged

UNPAID CALLE

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.

General Managera. Hongkong, 9th August, 1899. –

12097

MITSUL BUSSAN KAIŠIA No. Lo HousS STAKET, PRATA CENTRAL.

Head Oos-Toxto. Branch Ofoes-LONDON, NEW YORK, Bo-

·DAY, BINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, Tran 78IN, NEWCHWäko, and all Ï'orts ia JAPAN.

AGENCIES:-

Mike Coal Mings.

Kazada Cosi Mines.

Hokokn Coal Miner

Toshindani Coal Minss. Chaours Coal Mines..

Nɔ 1, Ohtaji Coal Minns. Ichimara Coal Mines, Kishima Coal „Mines. Yoshio Coal Minen. Tamilo Coal Mines. Manaura Coal Mines.

The Osaka Shower Kaisha, Limited. Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited. Maiji Firs Jukurance Co. Limited: Kanagafushi Cotton Spinning Milla. Shanghar Cotton Spinning Mills: Tokio Cotton Spinning Mix. Milke Cotton Spinning Mills.. Oncia Cement Company. Imperial Government Paper Mills.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. K. HASEGAWA,

Manager

F 19th August, 1899,