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provincial revenues and account for each separately. An even handed collection of the revenue eau duly be secured by placing it in the hunds of the Foreign Castoma and doing away with the competition of tho Na tive Caloras, a competition which is na

A. S. WATSON & CO., nous as it is wasteful and oppressive.

LIMITED.

WINE MERCHANTS. Established A.D. 1841,

CLARETS.

Pr Cand. P

1 det. Qu. 9. Pints

Would the difficulty of arranging the matter with the Oblness Government be so great ne is represented? Wo think not. The High Conisioner KANG Y hee muude a proposal to the various guilds at Canton that they should compound for all icklu charges by a direct payment to the Govern ment, by which mosse the oxpense of winin taining the lokin stations would be saved. | KANG's scheme appears to be impracticable, or at all events it has not met with the approval of the guida, but the fact that it

THE HONGKONG DAILY I RUSS MINDAÍ, SEPTEMBAR 251a, 1339.

Thora was one death from plague on Satur day. Nafrash cans of the lease ware repirted

This notified that pooding examination of the Foak gun the uans signal for mail stars will be discontinued.

A GERMAN VIEW OF ENGLANDN ABSTENTION FROM THE PARIS

EXHIBITIONS

THE

OSTASILTISONE LLOYD TILINES 11 A DODUN TO AVOID AN UNFAVOURABLE

COMPARISON WITH GERMAN TE

* EXHIBITA

Today's supplement contains:The Hong: Long Sburs Market, The Douglas Steametip Ca Limited, Canton Notes, Haul Gold, &o.

—The Ostanalistke Ljogd, notaciouting on the Additional conditions to be attached to eating telegraphed report that english and American house ficozods are pablished in the Gasetta.xhibitors ware withdrawing from the Paris The object of the condition is to bring tho

friendly suggestion the houses ynder batter control and to prosent Exhibition, makes the following greenful and boir being ust.1 for improper purposes:

A Depaty of Foreign Affairs belonging to the Nanking Viceroyalty, namely, Yn Bui-wan, ence yell-knows in Hongkong, arrived at. Shanghai on the 10th September from Naa Ling to represent the Viceroy with regard to the fual erection of the now Settlement Extension.

NC. Daily Now.

It would bu mistake, in our opinion, to regard Muck more probably the soil reason is the the Baglisk macufnotur ere no longer have the courage to sand their exhibits, for sy well know that they can not now as formerly sintain a comparison in the mase with the German bilis. Geraisy

this newish sucesi.

be necessary to legislate locally at many differ ent points and in accordance with many differ

**vironmstances, conditions, and 0255LA requirunduta. It will only be when that is dous that regulations and produre will be uitable and also contain in the ayes of both ades e proper proportion of support and

Pais in the logisil vaverio of tuscaling of the ijspaavat saatai wita pngaed to tou Lung atsamees, out I'vatars is daggat that it in ita veductio ad assurdwan à Kenliela veusel rud. any on a caros.u line under pertuka Baguiations pasma e uamuer of parts,... Vas of tavus happens ava bodo opjant of Arosty sad this one she in douarred from ontering 1

Tala is not one were any loss of nation! rovazun in jarolyud, kad it in outpodad bore that the liverty hitherto enjoyed had not led to any

VESSELS IN DOOL LERDEN PO

BOWLAINS" "Dacks-fais de Cuba, Zala de Duzon, H.M. 8; Bousronture, Faiboo, Lagasy), LUNMOPOLITAN DODK-10nJusu dë Austria, Josephan, Siangpak, Simis, 'Tailos, Taiyuan.

PASSENGERS ANEIVED..

4-As regards the cales and regulations promised in rule 7 of the regulations and clause

Par Chouf, front Bangkok, Mr. W: Mao- of the supplementary rules, there has been

it appeara to ima that the West River Bedouid

Por Huishing, from Cost Porte, Mesura. Ip passing of draft rules for consideration, but ap such cogitation, and much passing and re-stuses.

Por Anping. from bangbui, Mr. Dunleavy, to the present nous lare been issued for, publica gulations, while remaining force for steamers vinets! otfoors referred to in oladay 9 at the will be abolished for steamers confined to thi

DEPAKTalk: Por fadas, for saigon, Mr. l'Abbé Thóronin, tion, and a fox the appointment of the pro rassing to aut from Hongkong, might very Win Shan and Khoo Yon Kyan rules, such appointments are to follow publica nose inland waters. The fuland Wators Band Alias D, La Verde, tion and have unt yet been announced. It is gulations with vory slight modifcations danki

Johnson, Sisters A. McBean and G. Arhane, bardly ilkely that this delay has caused ofther Do adapted to the whole trade, premazing always abavenience or damage, seeing that it has that the disable qued by the presont read for Singapore, Bir Jautas Walker, Mr. B. L. not taken from or interfered with the enjoying of the Kagolutions be removed, ment of any existing rights, and that foreignThe remarks in Consul: Hoala's Ruport on Mr. M. Heater, Mrs. Handrap, and Mr. F. C. Loadon Mrs. M. Robinson, hud Mr. A. M. capital to naither known nor expected to be the Trade of Wokow under the heading Adie; for Port Bald, Mr. P. L. Koha; for

has never before been so strongly represented invested at least to any considerable extent Taxation af domestis "trade " sro, very maca | Hoykinson; for Marseille, Mr. F. Engel.

Br. Extra, Red Capaule 6.0 $ 750 has been formulated shows that the Gororogho is a receed of 4,000 tone and is under the i to so muy, will therefore stiit seein' to have ite Privilage itself, whether rightly or wrongly

91. JULIEN, Bed Capsule... LA Roas, Red Capsule

-0.00

12.96

CHATBAR HATT BRION LAB-

RIVE......... CHATHAT MOUTON 'ABMAIL-

BACO

.........

-18.00

$1.00 95.00 30.00

CHATEAU PONIET CANET CHAHHAY LA TOUR CARNET CHATHAU RAUKAN CHATBAY LATTE

42.00 48,00

8.80

10.20

These CLARETS are bought direct from the leading Trench growers,

IL W. MANSFIELD,

H. O. Bax roule EH.D., Chargé Grapes, Mesars WF Tyler, G. Brown, and Da

d'Affaires Paking

at the Paris Exhibitione as England, and the the potty oraft to which the depth and to the peint-I have, do,

width of inland waterbaanels necessarily con change sens to saucy Englishmen. The ine the steam navigation privilege, and this Ureyius case, which has causeci, aunoyance

nursing before it at posibly auswer any expectations.I have, etc.,

RODERT HART, good side, as it will alterid them a plausible thought valuable, wilt require years of patient

1.6. of CustomE protext for rotront...

HO. Bax-Ironside, Lug, Hift.

d'Affaires, Peking.

INLAND WATERS STEAM NAVIGATION.

The following is a continuation of the cor respondezes on inland Waters Steal Naviga the forwarded to by the Chamber of Com- merbe:- ERE CONSUL TO THE SHIPPING COMPANIES.

The American transport Garine, from Seat Lle. for Manila, arrived at Kobe on 14th inst. 13.92 | meht is not absolutely averse to change in mand of Captain 1. G. Conrad. She car the manner of collecting the revenue, pro-les 887 horses and 7avalrymen. The vessel was to remain wakat Kobe. The Kobe Her- viled the revenus itself is scourel. Theuld say, the horses more to be fed on the 22. whynot transfer the collection to the Foreign hanks of the Minatogaya or on the vacant lot

Chistons, which would result in as honest wear the Shinkpa, Elogo.

This Hap's Tintain correspondent state administration of the sorvice with its conso quent expansion of trade and iporoase of that Chang Bon-mae, Vice Lirector-General of Northern Railways, is now engaged in borrow

Beitish Consulato, revenus? The question does not affect oulying money to construct a short railway from

Canton, 6th May, 1899, the West-River trade. Must of the Consu Peking to Kalgan, and that it 1e believed that

Gentlemen-Referring to your letter of This railway is evidently the Chinese answer to brand Customs reports for last year contain an English syndicate will undertake the job.

British shipping Braie to Her Majesty's Minis to douzeul Manchurian railway with Poking. rul from all quarters is repeated the same

ter at Peking with rufemanas to tao working of tale of impracticable conditions and dia. O Daily Norte, f

The Miteal Bussan Kaishs, says the Hyogo the Inland te Navigation, I am dusted appointed expectations. Every Charaber of Commerce in Ching-and in the Home Evening News, has begun importing pig iron to hand you tup enclosed reply, and have to ask English iron only, but the recent ries in qatarms interested-an, gondsmen, your obe

RW, MANSFIELD. Chambers should therefore be invited from Hangyang. Hilberto the firm has imported you to mainta it to the other British lo support the representations of the tions led them to make a trial of the Chinese Bient servant Hongkong Chamber. The opening the icon; which is obtainabia at 60s, a tan-135. leas thai the English iron. The iron is stated CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, Finland waterways coupled with an honest to compare very desearably with the average collection of the revenue would eas foreign urtkle its quality is not first class, but the Mitsui Busan Kaisha is stated to have CHATEAU RAUZAN, and CHAT-

a long step in the direction of opening made arrangements for a regular supply of iren EAU LAFITE are commended to up the country. The foreiga merchants do from the Basyang Iron Works, and there is the notice of Connoisseura as high.not want to "abolish provincial taxation," considerable constarration in the Japanese from to use Sir Konkar HART's worde, or de cles after-dianer Wines of a rich and they want to kill uptive trade." rare character.

The lowest priced are of exceptional references to the inland navigation rules, the Russian scheme of holding a beaucha line March 28th, forwarding a joins putition of Canton

value and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape, and are not artificially made as is generally the case with cheap Wines.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct

market.

Messrs. Jardine, Muthuron & Co., Hongkong.

COMPANIES.

Peking, 27th April, 1899. Butterfield Sairs, Hongkong, Canton & Messrs. Judine, Matheson & Co., Moser Macao Steamboat Co. Gentiomon, I beg to acknowledge roosipt of your letter of 28th Mamu with reference to the provisions of the Ragdations and Rules for the Steam Navigation of the Inland Waters nt Chios.

.M. CHARGE D'AFFLIRS TO THE SHIPPING

To

The various questions raised by you av roosis with you farther on the subject.I am, gentle ing my alone attoution and I will communicate men you obedient servant,

The Echo de Chine is in a furious passion with the N. Daily News over the latter's comments As to French lujastice, on the Dreyfus case

i nd other country, says the Shanghai French organ, would the reuse of justice have been cast. Our contemporary says lint it was itself strong enough to wears a new trist in such a in favour of evinins, 3nt pew that a roond trial has taken place it maintains that the verdict shanld be accepted. What, it asks, would Bugene m ised have thought if the Traneb press had taken up the Meybrick ease in the spins in Dreyton casa? MEN which the Englisk press has taken up the

H. O. Bix IONODE.

Charge

THE CHARGE D'ATFAIRKS TO THE STEAMER COMPANIES.

Por Hongkong Staru, for dhaugas, Birlto Pra Grovanni; for Kobe, Major and Mrs. W. H. Anderson; for Yokohama, MF, and Mira. Tanum ded safaet: for. San Francisco, Mr. B D. Oldham, Lavui. C, P. Plakat, Messrs, B. Braham and W. Liebes, Mr. and Mrs. W. U., Koelin, Mr. Peter Donohne, Mis, Emile Golds, Alesers. I. Tracey, Fred. Williams, and J. Dillon

Per Diamante, for Manila Mr. Cowen, Mrs. A. U. Sturges, Mesura. Alanuel Porter and Robinson, Mrs. H. W. Edelman, Mesars. M. de Hosa, Silas B. Tainter, E. D. dipoli, Alm.. Bath M. Keiningham, Mrs. Sleeper and child, users. F. B. Jones and A. L. Bagnall, Mrs. Gorham, Mrs. Bauger, Mr. and Mrs. Ramiros and obild, Mesare. Lesio, J. Alas, A. H. Bancker, P. Doronsies, Dr. M. Godfrey, kirs, Wills, Messrs, R. Velgrove and A. M. Collins, Mr. and Mr. Lambio and infant, Bergeant Murison, Bergeant Glassford, and & Europeans, dook.

Per Yavata art, fór Angusski, Mr. Irsit

Poking, 1 August, 1899. Gentlemen,Your letter under date Hong kong, June 17, forwarded under dying sal through Her blajesty's Wobsal at Carton, and addressed to me, only catched this Lagation on The evening of Saturday, the 191) instant. YÜK STEAMER COMPANIES TO M.S

Referring to my letter to you of the 17th UHARGE D'AVTAIRES,

May, I beg to state that 1 Bare referred the Hunghong, 17th June. 1899... Sir-We have the honour 10 acknowledge whole question of the rates su egulations the receipt of your despatches of the 27th April for Inland Steam Navigation in China to the and 17th May, which, with enclosures, renuned Foreign fee for the consideration of the us through the mediam of BM: Consul at Marquess of balisbury, Her Majesty's Principi

Suocetary of Stata for Foreign Affairs.

I am partenally of optica tast the zaling at It is with mask disappointment that we inter from your dostatek that you do not propose to the Imperial Chinese Cratome as aid down in take any ate pa and that you think it wolf in the Sir Robert Hart's letter, to nie of May 13th, mesa bile to concur in the interpretation placed oops of which was enclosed in my letter to you mud that the system should be gåvan due time merahants to use steam vessels for conveyance Capt. B B. D. Cunning, RN. Mas. Lorry, tions fer Inland Steam Navigation in Unino, al concession, which was to allow terigu Yamamura, er, Adamson, Mr.Barty, R.N., goods in the istener, in pizes where they Mr. T. G. Denby. Miss Terry, Miss 6. Terry, to adonl a fair test of it wits,

Mr. by dir Robert Hart on the Hubs and Regula of May 17th, is a fair ono, in view of the orig L. unsaker, Petty Uflour A. Gibson, Mr. P.

If the Rules and Regulations as interpreted

It appears to me that you are anxious to Terry, for Yokohama, Mrs. Vazezon, Missca Armatrong, Mr. Moore, Colonel and Ars by Sir R. Hart could be regarded as in any bavo hitherto been allowed to lize native boats. Maxtor Torry, bliss & Terry, and Miss of eventually meeting the requirements of

potatis factory, or if they gave fair promise obtain a share of the nation carriag trade of Vanexen () Capt. Tokizura, Misa Deuing. West River navigation and trade, we would the Literior, which trade was not farmorly inbz.. Mesgre. — Woeveator, Gussies and B.

onrried on by foreigners using native beste, It Nakackiba, should have, a trial to fast their merite, batall and good: those Regulations ought not, there can be no hope of erantual satisfaction however, to be stained to attain this objest. readily basent to your suggest that they thie mu bo dogs ander the existing Regulations The Imperial Chinese Onstems have decided with a system which seriomaly impairs the value"

hotitia zoosary to separate the two branches We have encofully read the letter from Sir of traffic, interport and inland. of the original concession.

bo forward and while adqitting that his claws Robert Hart which gan bave been good enougà are important on the working of Rules and take exception to the interpretation given we to be difficulty with which the Inspector General was confronted was, we randily admit, Regulations which he himself has drawn up,

a very Barians one, for he had the chuse of doming into conflict with the interests of the Provinsial authorities in the matter of revenue

the

consequences which would result from the adop

This reparation seems reasonable when the tion of another are considered, as pointed out The question cf the opening of the West tiver and the opening of the Inland waters are separate OBOR and the two branches of traffic by Sir Robert Hart

are governed by esparate Regalations.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instructions To the Commodore in Charge to Sell by Public Anation,

**on WEDNESDAY,

the 27th September, 1800, at Noor,st H. M. Nami Tard, SUNDRY NAVAT, and VICTUALLING OBSELETE and CONDEMNED STORES. Comprising --

OLD IRON, PAPER STUFF. RAGS.

from us in the Colony or form, our ask is that they shall be allowed to engmining land na pas np to auction in the Ula Regulations for Inland Steara Navigation in adopted the initar doarse, with the result that that ground, but suficient time has not, in mỹ CANVAS, CLOTHING, IMPLEMENTS,

authorised Agents at the Coast Ports A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

INTIMATIONS

128

The other day, says the Malay Mail, some Langt district and sold for something over up- set priod. This was by arrangement. When the auction was ofer all the bidders who had. been.ou the ground-but who but not neces sarily male any bidsmat and had a private auction among themselves, and at this anction the land is said to have fatehen: $10,000 more the money being divided among the unsuccess fal hidders. Unfortunately, boterer, the Go- verament got wind of the gum and bars now. The system is, of cars, upon its trial and is

in future. decided to lavite salud tenders for mining land

is probable indeed that the rules were brought into nccordance with the Sample bailes and smaller quanti-requirements of the case the bulk of the ties will be supplied at proportionate and carrying crade, especially on the ama Ber and more remoto streams, would be monopolised by naliva oraft. Whit the for- wholesale rates:

eign meronants do ask is that merchandise on payment of duty according to a fixed senle shall be allowed to circulate fredly and what the foreign shipping companies in the carrying teade on terms of fair cora petition and without being subjected to unpocesarily restrictive regalations.

Mr. BAX-IRONBIDE, HB.M. Chargé 'Affaires, has unfortunately allowed him- self to be caught by chaff and has com- pletely misapprehended the positions. It is therefore the more important that the whole of the Chambers of Commerce inChina should net unitally in the matter and represent it

Information of an interesting abaratur has to the Diplomatic Body with aufficinat force to nullify the baleful effort of the British bean furnished to the Tokuo dealt with refer enes to the purchase of Japanese railway deben representative's perversion, The Hongkong tares by foreign capitalists. The latter urs now willing, que obrintay sayo, to invest Chamber of Commerce has made reprose their money at 3 per cent, provided that, first, tatious to the local Government with a view the amount of the railway's capital is donitely of securing Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S attention fixed, secondly, the dividends paid since the acebmuki abourer atviros de alteroning of the jogar coople at forth thirtle tion, as the Secretary of State for the Colonies, being a business man, would at once we that it is inconvenient and weste- ful to require two steamers to run over the same ground in order to do the work of one, and he might be able to induce the Marques of SALISBURY to see it in the we light. It is indeed not unlikely that when Mr. CHAMBERLAIN has got the Transvaal crisis of his hands the British Government may give some considerable attention to the promotion of British compereist in terests in China.

NOTICE TO JURRESPONDENTS UKEY ammunications relating to the news colupaza hould be addressed to Tex EDITOR

Orrespondente was forward theirnams and adirest with communications addressed-to the Bdilar, not

or publication, dat as evidence of good jari..

A Letters for publication should be writion GII DHA de of the paper only.

Hi anonymously signed communications that ha wady appeared in other papers wil be interled

Orders for antra copiss of DATT ERE should be and before 11 41% Oily Sandied for Cash

of publication. Afer that hour the supply is

Telegraphic Addrats Passe 1.8.0. Code, PDF, 20 Tetaphase No. 12.

On the 13th September, at HBM. Comulate, Kobe, and afterwarde as All Saints' Church, ALEY ANDER WILLIAM CRostre to Ecig donghter of the late E. J. SKITARA, formerly B. Consulate, Kobe.

DEATH.

At the General Hospital Shanghai, on the 19th September, 1889, after a long and painful illness, HARRIET the beloved wife of William SANDER, Imperial Maritime Customs, Wahu, aged 10 years.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, September 25th, 1899.

A PERUS, of the correspondence on inland waters sisam navigation, forwarded to us

An agency of the Hongkong Post Offise was opened at Weihainoi on the let September.

The American Board Mission Chapel has buon licensed for the calebration of marriages

The death rate last month was, for the British and Foreign commanity, 18.8, and for the Csinoes eommunity, 26.

A Palo match for the May Challenge Cup will be played by a team of the Toyal Artillery and scivilian tears on Wednesday.

by the Chamber of Commeres, may seem & formidable undertaking to the ordinary reader, but we would nevertheless invite all interested in the development of foreign trade with China to face the task. We would farther invite their special attention to the despatch from the Inspector General of the Imperial Maritime Customs to H.B, M Chargé Affaires, in whicle they will find the question brought to such a peint ne to anable them to arrive at an independ ent verdict. If the merporial of the Ship ping Companies, published on Saturday,

la a fire which occurred in some Chinesa zake zather heavy reading, the saucouse in Shantrag Road, Shanghai, on the 20th cannot be anid of Sir ROBERT HANT's Septsaber two children were burnt to death. manifesto, which is penned in quite n

Askam landry is about to be established in

hereafter Hontracted; and, fourthly, that the interest on the debentures is paid abroad so as to sasure it against taxation. Japan Mail.

and Thomas Arnold, Esq. Hoogkong.

It would be regrettable if experiehoo showed Poking. 17th May, 1908. Gentleinsa,-In gottinuation of my better to

that ans branch of traffic oannot be made to have been in communication with the Info natruating the Hules and Regulations sada rajanet for modification of the Rules pector General of Maritime Castors with as to reader their working in no respect inimi and Regulations might eventually he based upon pon of 7th April, og to jufer you that I on the one head, and on the other the necessity pay without the aid and assistance of the other, opinion, elapsed, nor have stolest data been, reference to the observations on the Hales and cal to the Provincial system of revenus He

a yot, forthcoming, to onsblé mu to take nation Chit made by yon in your letter to this Lege the valus of the Taland Navigation concession

has been affested to an extent which manifestly to obtain encha modification at the present time. fien of 28th March.

H. O DA-IBOXEIDE, Sir Robert Hurt was entrusted by the Chi- could not have hoan contempleted by the British-Isa, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, H. M. Chargé d'Affaires. nose Government with the task of drawing up Minister at the time of its negotiation. The ⠀⠀

Fon afforded Full information of the effects of Meurs Jardine, Matheson & Co,

Batterill & Bwire, thase Rules and Regelations and his views on memorandum which we previously forwarded to the subject therfore of considerable im-

we do not deem it nosiary to supplement portacs. He has miten to as a reply dated the Rules and Regulations as now world, and 12th instant, orgy of which I enches for your

them, but we would beg to point out that the information

trade between Hongkong and the Treaty ports Her Majesty's Consuis in all parts of Chinsports themselves, in not of sufficient valume to being carefully watched and reported upon by on the Weat River, and between the fronty It shoul ho given due time la afford a fair allow of steamers being sun profitably, but with teab of its merits. Your remarks as to the liberty to call at way ports, ie inland places, we addressed Mr Clande MacDonald on the 28th March, the farmense traffic would West River trade will be becue in mind in case permission for which has been withdrawa revision prove to be necessary.I am, geatlesince

in time probably be remunerative. men, Your obedient servant,

H. O. DAS-IRONBLUU. Butterfield Swire, Hongkong, Canton cover their expanses und existing conditions, To Messi dide. Mathsson & Co, Messrs probeer steamers which are now canning not and Jap Styr hasta Limited, and others specially constructed for the trade which are now leaving the builders hands, and for, wat better dette

In view of the foregoing, we venture to agalu seek you good offers in the hope that you will be able to bring about a more practicable app struction of the Rules and Regulations as they

The

THE ORAMBER TO THE COLONIAL

BKCRETARY,.. Bongkong General Chamber of Commerce, A Hongkong, 1st Bopiombor, 1899. Sir Iam fostructed to beg you will be good enough to lay before His Excellency the for- ernor statement of the meaner in which the pricllegeiately scored by Bi Clande MacDonald

cally unllified by the interpretation gives to the of the navigation by foreign steamers of the and waters of Soath Chics hen basn pract Storu Navigation Inland Rules and Regulation

era statuités árátus, 14. lengthy correspondance on this subject has already passed between the representatives of the Steamboat Companies, the British Consul at Canton, IL. B. & Chargé d'Affaires, and

Referring to the return of the America, communication of the 27tb Apell couveraing affect Navigation on the West River, which ir Robert Hart. The latter, referring to the

Peace Commissioners to the United States the

uita Times mys: The Pases Commission is usual in the Concordia. All that has happened

still to retain it offices and transact business as

sation whatever.

already mentioned, cannot be raid to liars been opased to trade in the sorte contemplated by Sir Clanda Mo Donald and understood by the public at large-We have the honour to be, man JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., sir, your most obalent servants.

General Managers, Indo Chion SN

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE DES

Aganta, China Navigation Company, Ld.

THOS ARNOLD, Badrolary. 'kong, Canton & Maeso

SB Co. L

British Consnfata, CONSVL TO THU STEAMER COUFANIES.

Canton 9th August 1899

&o..

..

Also,

to.

Saveral Lots of China Baitable for Hotols and Boarding Houses, &.

Ju2x-As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers. 2395 Hongkong, 21st September, 1899,

PUBLIC AUCTION..

To Sell by Public Auction.

KE Undersigned hus received instructions

NO

WEDNESDAY,

the 27th September, 1899, wowmencing at 230 p.m.

at No. 65 and 67, Wyndham Street. THE WHOLE OF THE VERY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &. (Mostly of Hall & Holty" and Marinbark

ma SADDLE BAG and PLUSH and BILA TAPESTRY DRAWING ROOM SUITES, ARM CHAIRS COUCHES, FINELY CARVED OVERMANTELS, CONSOLE TABLES with PIERGLASS, CARVED WRITING DESES and CABINETS. In Eules and Regalations, Jays. down STANDARD LAMPS, EMBROIDERED

TABLES, CARPETS, RUGS, STAIR that, owing to the hybrid character of the West SCREENS, BRASS FENDERS, PANGY River, being from one point of view a contin tation of the sea and highway leading to the CARPETS, CHENILLE A LACE CUR two apan porte of Sanshui and Wohofu, TAINS, CURIOS, and ORNAMENTE, and from another an inland water, there are

FINE STEED ENGRAVINGS, OIL- two kinds of trade to be regulated, viz. inter

PAINTINGS. and OUT VELVET PIŲ. port and inland water trade, for which different

TURES. TWO FINELY CARVED SIDE. eta of loual circumstances bave to be provided. BOARDS with BEVELLED GLASS, DUR Thus, the foreign steamers plying hotwNER WAGGONS, DINING TABLES, Hongkong and Canton and Washow wont be MOROCCO COVERED DINING and ARM debarred from inland water privileges and thom CHAIRS, DINNER sad DESSERT SER engaged in the fuland, tract could not be VICES, ELECTRO-PLATE, CUTLERY allowed to touch at the porta they pain as route.

and

CARVED AMERICAN WALNUT and Foreign steamers are also handicapped in competition with Chinesowned launches, which BRASS BEISTEADS MARBLE TOP can be used for the towage of lighters the WASESTANDS, MARBLE TOP DRESS- latter carrying the cargo, the former maraly ING TABLES with BEVELLED GLASS, supplying the manns of propulsion WARDROBES with BEVELLED GLASS,

An Mr. Mansfield has early pointed out, in one of his despatches to Mr. Bar Irenside the BATHROOM & PANTRY REQUISITES,

GLASSWARE.. ..

One COTTAGE PIANO, by Bosler. One MUSICAL BOX.

CHARGE D'AFFAIRES,

Inspector-General of Customs Paking, 12th May, 1899. Bir.--I have the honour to acknowledge your

Steam Navigation Inland

2-When the Ministars of the Tauen ari gially decided to nemarislite for authority to open the Sutard water to atera the flics was samply to permit steamers to do what juaks and is that Colonel Derby and Mr. Warcaster havocats de subject to the satte inland chargos, been suddenly recalled to Washington. They but when the privilege we extended to include are to return, bocause they are gaing to Wish foreign dag steamers some modifications were ingen for the prepose of belding consultations Lotroduced in the rules irst drafted. While the with Admiral Davey and Mr. Sulurusa and objoot of the modificatious was to reare for then loving their views before Congress when the foreignere concerned the bonent of certain it meste. Probably, if all goes well, Colonel trenty atipalations therewith connected, their Deaby wil return as soon as possible to the affect has been to create diffulty for the scheme islands. There is no reason for any ecard en generally, for, whereas the original plan was to To. O. Bax-Ironside Esq. HB.M. Charge apply inland local regulations in all their in- tegrity to stauros us well as junts, and, by d'affaires, Peking. The steamer TateyamiHaru arrived of Naga. thus protecting to revenue, fosare the support ank from Ononiski on Saturday morning, 9th of the provingal officials, the introduction of September, with the U.8. troops from the wreak the treaty element necessitates an exceptional ed steamer Morgan City. Daring the day the procedure which interferes with former praes troops were disembarked and taken to godown tice, makes fization mori difent, tompte entoman. In reply to your letter of 7th Chinese owners to dry foreign flags, and alarms lustost, I beg to inform you that I telegraphed belonging to a local foreign firm, which had

and alienates both the laud authorities resto Her Majesty Chargé d'Affaires as requestedating of the Tarpector General is in directe COTTAGE PIANO, by Spaathe. tion. The Clarrived on the 11th from Manils possible for, sus falsad administration supend- and that from his reple just to hand it appears contravention of paragraph 1 of the Steam been comfortably fitted up for the men's recep and, after coaling, was to convey the troops to

ent on, inland revenue. The very nationing that your letter of the 17th Jure married Navigation Inland Rules and Regulations, that pert In socnection with the rock, souie of the modifiedon referred to created & neses and bas never reached him. I att sending him which runs as follows

An you are laying your grievance before the opened to all ach steamers, malice or foreica of the poslal employes in the U.. service. One parts of the inland steam privilege, and Accord. interesting snap-shots have been taken by one sity for striefuess in interpreting the other copy from that in my archives. The inland waters of Chies see hereby of the pictures lows the transport going down by ingly, in order both to protect and keep gaparate Chamber of Commerce, it may be of Sotorest to ste spuntale rogistered for that we at the the sters, with men swimming and others jump the Imperial Maritime and the Provincial Inland you to read the suclused copies of two desnatabes Tresty Ports. They may proceed to and fro st ng from the sinking vessel-Nogataki Fress. revenues, the opening of the inland waters to dated Jane 10 and Joly 7 respectively, addressed will under the following regulations, but they steam has had to be defined as forbidding to Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires by me o021 must confine their trade to the inland waters At the Magistracy on Saturday Mr. Gom- Ecunsod vessels to quit Chineta waters and as the subject of the reading which the Imperial and must not proceed to places out of Chinst the Steam Navigation Inland Regulations--I road with similar masping to that given for parts had before bina a Chinese confectioner excluding vessel that trade between treaty Maritime Customs have been pleased to put territory. The unpression Inland watern" is from Aberdeen who was charged with the das ports. tardly offence of throwing vitriol at a sumpan What precedas will safe without farther am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, places in the interior (uct ) in the fourth

RW MANSFIELD artists of the Chefoe Convention." wman It seems that on Thursday evening detail to enggost explanations of, and reasons the defendant, as was his wont went to visit for, the restrictions foreign merchants now sprightly humour and may be regarded Shanghai and the prespass of a fairly wealby the woman, and when some distance away he complain about, bat in point of feet: there is asa curiosity in the art of soning. Sir company will shortly be sad. An influential noticed or talking to another man. His jeal no differential trustat whatever linensed ROBERT HART sets out the Chinese caso Diretorato is estrad and the machinery, which being at once aroused he retarded to his Chinese steamers can do inland, foreign Hag

Through the latter

port foreign termers cannot do inland, ister. with engaging frankness, and its wesk will be of Terfen wauufscture, is already shop for a botile of vitriol, and threw the oon licensed steamers can do also, and whatever inter

been negotiated for Shaighat Daily Press,

jumping into the water immediately her in port Chinese steamers are likewise forbidden to He dace becomes apparent.

they might bare Eo; but, just a Chinom waters and foreign Dat

The annual aquatic sports in conanstion with ties were not so serious

Leon The cooarrency was reported to the waters are two diforent things, no interport TOR CONSUL TO THE CHARGÉ D'APTAINER.. alaime for the Weat River a double

the Victoria Recreation Clus compener to-day, poles and Sergeant Inugley arrested the war. trailing and intend trading are also two differ antity, namely, as a continuation of the sea and will be continued on Tuesday and Wed. The defendant was committed for trial. ;

ent things, and, bolenging to two different fiscal ayatams, the Imperial and the Provincial, must and a highway leading to the two open besday, To-day's programme includes Club

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Championship, Plunging; Fear Lengths (Army, perta of Santhul and Wuchofu, and saan Nagy, and Paliss). Team Hape; and Chem. inland water; and as the revenue from the pionship.

[SUPPLIED TO THE" DALLY PREES."]

LONDON, 21st September: trade on and waters belongs to the We understand that no reply has yet been re-

THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS, Provinces white that from the trade at ceived to the offer made by wire the authori

The Afrikander members of the Cape treaty ports belongs to the Imperial Govties at home by H.E. General Gascoigns of the ernment; the two trades aro to. he kept servies of a couple of oflears and about men Parliament have telegraphed to President connected with the Hongbong Volunteer Corps separats and distinct and separate services for the Taaraul. It is badly tirely that Kruger urging him to de his utmost, short of sre to be simployed in collecting the re-effer will be accepted, though the spirit which saorificing the independence of the Traceraal,

actuated it cannot fail to ke approsiated st home, to avert var.

The appointment of Mr. E. R. Hallifax to be a Police Magistrate and Justice of the Peace In the New Territory in gazolted.

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tenis.over the woman.

the Teavit

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be differently rested. The hybrid obtapeter

Consul

My Committee are of opinion that the British- Minister, when negotiating for the opening of

One Lady's BICYCLE (Columbia),..

Also, Maur Pieces of good CANTON BLACK

·TSEMB——A Cuátómaży, WOOD

Catalogues will be ined prior to Bale. On View from Noon, on Monday, the 25th

GEO. P. LANMENT, September.

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 20th September, 1809. PUBLIC AUCTION...

the inland waterways to foreign trade and a THE Undersigned will Sell by Paklio Navigs-vigation, had in view the unrestricted freedom

P.S. I shall be obliged if you will osamund at the above to the Hongkongs Canton & Masse

-Mogers Jardine, Matheson & Co., Stamboat Company and to lus China

Hongkongke Lion Company,

British Conenlate, Canton, 7th July, 1999, Sir-In my despatch Na. 27 of the 10th

altimo I had the honour to report that the L.

of foreign steamboats to proceed from pork to port along those waterways, and not for the navigation to be divided inte separate classes, namely, interport and inlaud.

further

Amotion,

90

BATURDAY,

the 30th September 1899, Commencing at 2.30 PM at his Bake Boom, Duddell Street,

The Steamboat Companies hayo serion griovruca in the fact that some little A VERY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF time after the cousion was granted it was allowed to include the right of calling at way ports four passengers, bat this privileg

POSTAGE STAMPS.

Comprising

Rary Spections of Old Philippines, Hong-

Victoria, Great Britam. 28. & 25, ILawadi, kong, Straita 1st issue, Unile Statoa, old

French Colonies, &o.. o., dahi Barbadoes. Et. Vincent New South Wales,

TERMS Chel on deliver Catalogues will be issued prior to sale

View from Wednesday the 27th Septem-

GEO P. LAMMERT,

Anotioneer. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1999.

1899.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

undersigned has revived

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at bis Sales Booms, Zellard Street, No. 2,

SATURDAY,

A LARGE VALUABLE LOT OF the 30th September, 1800, Commencing dt 3 P.M.

All Guaranteed to be Gounine Brillianta d

of the West River has of course ita incopreni. Customs had prohibit launches plying noder few months ago, withdrawn without any reaso entos from ese point of view it is a ceptings: the Steam Natigation Taland Regulations from being given, and the sailed opening of the tion of the sea and highway leading to the calling at Treasy ports en route

Inland Waterways of, South China has thus This prohibition has now heen extended to been narrowed down to a point which has on two open ports of Samhni and Wachowfoo,

Ionsequence of this setion of the Chinese while from another it is sa inland water; to one apply to Kongwoon, Kam Chnk, Akin Hing.dered it a mero favo

Anthorities, the Steamboat Companies, who had I have entered a strang profeet against this becundused by this supposed concasion to set of eyes it is, notwithstanding its donble and Tak Hing, mentioned as "places of call?” another it pose, while one and the same character ons and the same thing while to in the West River Regulations wonders why his interport steamer cannot do gulation 1, which says that stemmere may pro now and themselves compelled to withdraw thing, a doable fity: the interport owner ruling as being in direct contravention of fe construct boats specially adapted for the trade,ber, LONDON, 22nd Septembar, what he sees dots by land stauders passed ceed to and fro at will under the regeltiers, some of the vessels and, in effect, to retire Yuus on each, the result being, as The tall was sat rolling by Captain Potts, whose

by the provision of better facilities for more here and there, while the responsible rereaus bat they must not pressed to places out of from trade which they had hoped to create THE DREYFUS AFFAIR, γ. pressed by Consul MANSYIELD, that two appeal for volunteers. tot with an immediate re.

The result of this action, which I can only rapid communication wip Capt. Dreyfus is staying with lia relatives official require the two trades and the twe Chinese territory. (The italice oro mind). reala to be kept separate; while the apparent

The appeal of the Steamboat Compani steamers running over the same ground are spune. required to do the work of one. Could

The prospectus of the Shoughal Pulp & Paper at Carpentras General Gallifat has issued an anomaly of two treatments existing side by pharacterize is arbitrary, is that steamers, under

party, there is the farther foot that at its had their Inland Waters Hoenses withdrawn, has been without effect, bat the matter toons of anything be more wasteful or illogical? Co., Limited, has been publiebed. The capital exdor to the Army declaring the Draying inside on the same stream is pussle to one West River certificate, omirot oll now having to Her Majety's Representativa Peking mouth are the fortiga waters and the foraignanyshore bat of open ports and places of call, such great importance to the trade of the Colony The only excues for this splitting up of will be is. 150,000 in 4,50-shares of Th. 100 culent closed and ordering it to be forgotten.

exoh, of which 1,250 see offered for public subs THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. the serviso is to protect the provincial ccription. Mesare. T. P. Baset & Co., la thoir At a meeting of the Orange Fran State Rand colonies of Hongkong and Macao, and for the and steamers with the Lake Water Breuse, that they have now requested the Chamber other party the revenue officials this fast though they may pass those places, may not to bring it to the attention of Her Mareely's revenust. The question therefore arises, shere report dated Shaoghal, 18th September, President Bleys virtually croneed Great Britain

say works of this kid seo successful in Japan, of a breach of faith and said he was not inclined opens up posibilitku which render it all the more enter them. The whole trafic is therefore split Government through snother chapel. The would the provincial revennes suitor, from and (here is no reason why they should not to advise the Transvaal to accept the latest necessary to distinguish between the two trades up into two services, and two stoupiers ranging Committon therefore trust that His Excellancy DIAMONDS & JEWELLERY,

Comprising amalgamation? We believe not, but even nosod at Bhanghai. Tas former attempt to Britiek domasds. He also raid that the Orango and act accordingly Treaties, conventions over the same ground are required to do the the Gerarnor will have the kindness to lay the have no hesitation in saying that the Steaua Becretary of State for the Coloniss, who is

18 Carat Gold.

#CARE- the Ascal responsibilities being what they are

BROOCHES EARRINGS, if it were so the matter would be capsstablish a paper mill failed through want of Free Biste was bound by treaty to assist the andrade bolag whit they are on the one side, and work of one. Under such circumstances. I question before the Right Honourable the on the other, the principle of the present treat Navigation Inland Regulations are alsolutely known to take a lively insforest in all that

appertains to the progress of British trade, able of easy adjustment. When the money to nonplete the works.

THE CABINET COUNCIL.

I am powerless locally as the Commissioner As that progress has been checked and PINS LADIES and GENTR RINGS BRACELETS, PENDANTS with DIA. question of tariff revision was under di A psaalist obogue fraud is reported by the The Cabinet Council resaltad in a despatch went-distinction between inland sad interportalusless.

ernstras Lab forms of an agreement but also by MONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS, SAP- coxalon a short time ago the various China Guette. In the Mixed Court at Bhang-to the Transal regretting the rejection of the tradesceres botol and necessary and any

hai o respectable looking young Chinaman, offer of the British Government, which would revision Which 3gp that distinction will be of Customs alates that he in acting under in thwarted not alone by this open attempt to mis

ORDER. W MANSFIELD. the affort to divert teade from foreign steamers PHIRES, ALEXANDRINES, OPALS, and bodles representing foreign mercantile user described nt the son of one of Tsikuo's eou now proceed to formulate its own proprasis for bat oond-sided and therefore unpalatable strutious from Pelting. I am, &o.,

by the grane of preferential duties on junk-borne PEARLS. that the inland stem navigation concesion was HBM. Chargé d'Affaires, Feking.

cargo and by the grievous failure of the Kwang ata expressed their approval of an increase pradetes, was charged with obtaining money settlement and that those would be considered mely. It is not for a moment to be supposed intorded in eltiler abellah provinsial terition

B. M. Consulate, tang Authorition to maiatsin order on the West of the import tariff, but on the condition by false prstences, e, by. bagas Hongkong in Cound on the 20th satint.

River and in the district watered by it, a Canton, June 10th, 1899. and Shangbai Bank steque, purporting to ho that one charge should frank the goods

SID,Beferring to the remarks enntained in roscaras is left to the Chamber but to place the through to the Lands of the consumer and

meat in the hope that Bir Claude, Mao Densid that fair proportion of the revenue should

West River wore somewhat eingeite, but area prayor of the Shipping. Companies for the re be alloonted to the provincial administra- and filled it up for the sam game. He did not in codurred at Shantingia on 24d palation that seroided, the opening of the way deppsto No. 16 of the 11th April on the froumstaness in the possession of the Gerora alto, reulting on the destruction of the Chius grouted they could ever s realised, it is not sunding of the Inspector General's decision that will n his irrn to Peking some armed with tione, the last named condition being ro in any bama, but wrote after the T garded as essential to the smooth working 33 and pay no more while he filed up the Taland-Mission house the missionaries made the fitination between irland and interport Suter Treaty port steamers slinll not also be redefinite fastructions to take the neondary steps Have for the signature with the words "I wrote their cape without fujury. The eatbarities, tree that is aither postponing or lupeding that gistered for inland navigation," have now the to render this concession a reat bened instead A copy of the memorandum on this question of the schemo. The Shipping Companies in. The oheque was presented to Chinasstes Inle to prayset; were eager to make amends realisation. The stopession was launched without honour to report that about a week ago the In- of a hopeless shem laiming the right to engage in the inten- bank, which took these three words for a tot for this outrage and on the 24th alt, had 20 sufficient odoration or preparation sad ne land Water Boouses of the als Tungsten and

sigast's signature and pad over the money, carpenters at work to repair the premises The it now it, it fong pot adaly either side The Langkang, two Britha Tesla plying under of inland, watoes marigation addromed by the

ormation of His Excellency the Governor fronty-port trade and the inland navigation the frond belege only disstrered when the cheque cause of the riot was the usual pharge pt foreign trader fears that the restrictions which West River certificates between Canion and Seatboat Companies to Her Britannic Ma

ment, and the origial ofislat fours that the very couiderable prakt trode without having to run two steamers me into the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankating Labies preferrod against the mission provinsial offioish csal for will thwart derslop Weshow vis Bambul, worn withdrawn, to their jesty's Chargé d'Affaires is enclosed for the la Tevelopment with the foreigner wine at will wo or three doya Inters British owned launch Ave the honour to be, sir, your must obedient over the same ground to do the work of que for payment. Mr. I. Turnir attended in Court arles,China Coratio,

desimay revenue out both one and the other plying under Island Water Steam Navigation sopran aanpot therefore be credited with y de

are alarmed and parbage necessarlly, before Regulations between Canton and Ebintang on sire to sweep away the provincial revenus. There is no rosson why one Chutoms service should not collect both the Imperial and imprisonment.

for Tls. 36, which was innocently paid over by ANOTHER MISSION DESTROYED IN or kill matjes trade, and it is not resemble

a Chinese bank. It apposed the prisoner got

possession of a leaf from a cheque book belong

ing to a firm in which hetesently was employed

on bekaif of the Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank. The prisoner's defence was that a friend was postering him for a loan and to rid himmalf of fis importunities be (prisorov) gave his friend the cheque Ele was sentenced to two months

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DMACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS, THE WAVERLEY PEN for Easy Writing

THE FLYING SODA Pics, Instead of Quill

THE FLYING J writes 2013 words per dig, om di WATRALNY WORK Edinoman

to ask for a repugnition of provincial coations

and casent to provincial requirements" "Tha

the event, and plead from fear rather than the Wout Blves was informed by the Onstons

W.CHATTERION WILCOL Belly Becretary.

from Easte. I steam navigation inland is that she pould not call in at the Treaty port of H. O Bas-Irondde, EH.M. Charge

d'Aquiry Poking to work quietly and be a bent, it will Barahat, which alie paman es route,

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