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RELIEF KOTES.

MANILA. ~

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1900

It was suspected that Sir Claude's orpher

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. messages to the military folk concerned the entrance into Peking consequently we were SANITORIA FOR AMERICAN TROOPE—BAIGUND not surprised to hear that on the 19th, when our

TO BE RAPIDLY IMPROVED. forces burst through the Tung Pian Men on the

Manila, 29th Angust. East side of the Chinese city, some of our people.

Foreigners in the Philippines whose field of mile at once for the Water Gate of the Tartareservation is limited to Manila and its sar City, South Wall This gate allows the water roundings have no idea what this island of Luzon of the great mont which passes along by the offers in the way of cool, bracing and healthfni British Legation to escape under the wall. climate and beautiful scenery. There is a hilly When the dusky heads of two of the 1st Sikhs province up north called Bangust, when droves popped up on the inner side on Wednesday of fins sleek cattle graze over thousands of aores morning, there was frenzied cathurst of cheer of good range, where coll mountain strearms ing-so much so that it drew the fire of the churn down rooky gorges, where cool winds enemy, and a Belgian lady was wounded in the

moan through miles of tall pines and where chook. In a faw minutes the Sikha wem in strawberries and orean are not luxuries. Down force; the detachment from the other forces here in hot, sweltering, muddy Manila it is cano along from the Hata Men and the joy of hard to realise this good country is little more deliverance was consummated. We hear that one than one hundred and fifty miles away, Sikh was killed in entering the city, another wonded.

The American authorities in Manila, both civil and military, have decided that, an socess me health resort is necessary for the well- being of themselves and of the men under them, and to this end they have been casting about for the best location in which to establish military sunitoria mud a BUMENT espital.

| THE HONGKONG COTTON SPIN

NING, WEAVING AND DYEING COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. | Chino. If Her Majesty's Government could I would have been most seriona dolay. It would prosced on the linss which he Under Secretary have been simpler to have complied with ons had indicated, and other Powers would adopt single demand for 20,000 Native troops than to the same policy, Russia could not hold aloof, to have had successivo requests for brigades such and out of the present amrchy and disturbance is have been received: One scheme then would in China there would come great good in the have sufficed, and the constant worry regarding future, both to the Chinese nation and to all mobilisation and trooping would have been avoid. nations trading with her. (Hear, hear.) He sd. In regard to Chips as in respect of the

would

ษ sincerely hoped the spirit of

Transvaal, the military position has been com revenge left out of the question in our advance on Pa pletely misunderstood. king, and that the slaughter of Chinese would be as emall as possible, consistently with the resone of the Legations. (Hear, hear) It should be remembered that China had boun greatly provoked, and that unjust aggressions had been made upon her by nations, with the result that concassions wore forced

FIELD BATTERY. The September Carbine Competition of the above unit was held at the Association Range, Kowloon, last Sunday, 2nd inst. The weather The ordinary saunal meeting of shareholders was fine, but extremely hot. which no doubt ac in the above company was held at the offices of counted for the small attendance. The follow the general managers(Messrs. Jardine, Mathasoning are the best s001es

200 300 100 Hundi- To- and Co.) on Monday afternoon. The Hon. J. J.

tal Keswick prended, and there were also present

yds, yds. yds. cap.

88 the Hon. O. P. Chater. C. M. G., the Hon. R.

20 31 25 9o. 80 28 23

81 M. Gray, Mosers. A Haupt, J. McKie (Secre-

20.28.20 tery) A. Shar (Manager), T. F. Hough, Erich Georg, R. H. Potts, J. Y. V. Vernon, Ger- shom Stewart, G. H. Michael. T. S. Forest, Mehta, Byramjos, Ho Fook, Ho Koi Jong, Ho U Shang Long Tit Shan, Fek Tsun Kang, Chan Ka, and than Chan Nata.

Gunner Lapsley Gunner Stawart Gunner Baldwin

*. Gatiner Dancan. 19 17 20.21 Gunner Battey-

...25 24 23.

• Winners of range spoons.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

77 77 74

(BW VIA AUSTRALIA.)

ANARCHISTS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.

London, 8th August. An unarchist nanud Vallette, who has boon arrested, was the man who found the money for

tho The CHAIEMAN Bald:-Gentlemen, roport and accounts of the Company have been in your hands for some ten days, and with your consent I will not trespass on your time but consider them as read Referring to the Balance Sheet of the Company I shall make gecial reference later on to the most important item therein, which of course is the indol-tedness to Meara, Jardine, is alson, the assailant of the Shals, Matheson & Co. of $1,509.943.08, while on the Son las confessed that he wished to kill the

Shah becanso he was a great ruler. entry

Dofusco, an Italian American anarchist, ar debit side of the account the only other calling for explanation is accounts payable, rosted at Caserbo, admitts that he was aware, 522378, which I should explain includes for the aspiration of kink Humbert, that

1,771.59 for wages and salaries duo us gust 15th, but not paid at that date. With re-plot had been laid to kill the Kine. Defusco assassination King Humbert. Eighteen of yarn, cotton, cotton in process and mill store hundred arrests have been ade in Italy. In have care inlly taken and moderately valued on to cluded among those arrested are two editors of day's current quotations rather than on what to day's higher replacing costs world represent socialist newspapers. An Italing in Brazil,- Turning to working account we have a loss of writing in June, inquired whether it was trus 869,637,70, which however includes a sum of that King Humbert had been anrdered.

Anarchists in Chicago stopped a meeting of $24,707.91 trasferred from construction

An-

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selves in military occupation of portions of Chinese territory. Of course, those who were responsible for the attack of the Imperial troops on the Legations at Feking must at the conclu- gion of hostilities be removed from power; bat he believed there were many honest and patriotic Chinese statemon, such as the Viceroys of the prout Yangize regions, and of Nanking and Yu-clan, who with other enlightened Chinamen might helps to form would be impossible for China to pay any largo he hoped the Government would sook. rather indemnity at the conclusion of hostilities, and than a money payment, that new Junese Clo treaties should be made with the Chinese Go abolished or renght under adaninistrative eon. trol of an honest description, and that Chine. under these treaties. Abould receive largely increased import duties

enact position and nature of the wounds ascer• They have decided upon Benguet provincagard to the assets I may say that our stocka "xpected that a revolution would follow the ternment under which lekin wouki eitler bei

It is pathetic to know that the widowed Baroness von Ketteler refuses to believe in the death of her gullent husband. The Chinese have already pointed out his grave and coffin I understand the latter has been opened and the

tained. It is emphatically asseated here that the was one to death by the guards who should have protected him...

We also hear for the first time that the Rev. F. H. James, a professor in the Imperial University, well-known for the excellence of his

Spain was also confronted with a similar need when she controlled these lande, and she also decided on Benguet for this purpose. She sent a commission there to report on the province

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Chiuy attainments, was killed by a rifle bullet port was niost favourable; they spent account, an item of course that would not oc./ Italians who had been called together to express definite declaration of that character, They DRILL MACHINES for the purpose of en-

in the streets during the long attack.

The Hongkong Bank staff is well and Tweed talks of opening for business at once; the presence of so many foreign troops meme to imply that banking facilities are necessary.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY

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Capt. Notavolodoff, of the Russian pornnent military staff at Tientsin, on Sunday mounted the top of the Mon Shan or Coal Mountain in the Forbidden City and looked down into the Palace with good fokd-glasses: the only living things he saw there were four miles. The declaration is that the Chinew troops are under and remained in Manila, Those who went up markets our yarns had become well and favor unter the ‹lirection of Malatesta, who is supposed world to relieve the Legations at Peking.

close covut.

Mr. Gilson Bowles had heard with great

YUBART AND SORACHI COALS. satisfaction the declaration of policy toward

INCE we have completed the installation of China by the Under Secretary for Foreign Aire, and the more so because it was the first COMPRESSED AIR and ELECTRIC had had doubtful statements, hat ho had never farging the scope of our MINING BUSI ceased to expect that the Government would NESS, the daily out-put has steadily increased

so as to snuble como back to the relief they entertained ix.

to meet any large demand at 1808 when they accapted the resolation moved skvit notice. Moreover the method of loading by himself, affirming the necessity, in British having been improved, loading and bunkoring in the ports of OTARU and MORORAN interests, for mintaining the integrity of China, can be conducted wore promptly than before. The Shah of Persia is abandoned his proHe was rather struck by one phrase used by hĩa All orders carefully and promptly executed.

For particulars apply to the Company. posed visit to England ostensibly owing to the right hon. friend, to which, perhaps, he attached enth of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg und too much literal importance, that one of the No. 13, MINAMI IDAMACHI, KYOBASHI-KU,

TOKYO. objects of Her Majesty's Government was to

Telegraphic Address: "TANKO," TOKYO. in China

Codes used:-AI & ABO 4th Edition. establish the supremacy of the Western world Mr. Brodrick explained that he was then

Agents for Hongkong

HUGHES & HOUGH, referring exclusively to the power of the Western

5, Praya Ceutral. Mr. Gibson Bowles was extremely glad to hayo

SHOOTING SEASON, 1900. elicited that explanation, for he confereed the words seemed to him to be capable of carrying a

TEFFERY & Co.'s 12 BORE GUNS in signification that would be most injurious; they might have been understood as implying per manent supremacy over China. The defensivo Case, with Imphments Complete, from $100. power of China had been greatly underrated,

SCHULTZE SPORTING CARTRID- and so had the voracity of Chinese Ministers.

at Their repeated assertions that the Ministers Poking were alive were received with insulting comments by the English Press, and even sen- rational accounts were published of a massacre that did not take place. We were no doubt committed to common action with other Powers for the relief of the Legations, but he would very mnoha deplore close association in permaneat policy with other Powers whose conduct hail materially led up to recent disturbances.

Porth, 6th August. Preparations aro being nude at Fremantle to suitably alebrate the rolling of the mail steam- ers. Although the first stener will call some- what earlier than was expected, arrangements are being made for the safe berthing and quick despatch of steamers.

Allany, 6th August. The news of the decision of the mail com-

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car again. In connection with this account Isympathy with Queen Margherita in her months in Benguet, and among the much

semblage and the anarchists. Twenty-five detailed information they submitted about may say that the operations of the Company bereavansat. A fight followed botwoon the as have been attended by most unfortunate cir. the locality is the fact that the highest savu lacus querery one of the three prominent people were injured. Five people were arrested temperature registered during the time of features which affect such an enterprise, viz., on charges of having caused the disturbanco, their stay was 70 deg. Fahrenheit, and that in cost of cotton, state of consuming markets, and Among them is the widow of Parsons, they the hon. member for Shofield and seconded the colder months the thermometer drops to labour supply. Taking the first two considera-anarchist, who was executed in 1890.

tions together I cannot more clearly explain the freezing point at night. A prominent the difficulties of the situation against which we Spanish physician in Manila, speaking to the lave had to contend than by mentioning that writer ubont Benguet, said fue ence had occasion whereus we began by parehasing cotton at Angelo Brass, the assassin of King Humbert, to order to Benguet to be cared a number of $16.95 per picat, a partial failure of the Indian remarked to the palice that within two months Spanish any officers all suffering from diseases rop resulted in famine prices being established all would be free and equal, and that others and our having to pay as high as 80 per picul prevalent in these islands. Some of the officers arch thee, while the demoralised state of st full, including tho Czar.

Italian anarchists in America are very active followed his instructions, while others disobered commerce in the Shantung Province, in which

to be now in London guiding their movements. north were cured; while the majority of those ably known, had resulted in our calling price It is believed that several groups of anarchists for a bale of three picule falling from $10 in There is soms doubt whether the Japanese who stayed in Manila died. It is easy to find arch to 987 to-day. Briefly the cost of three have been Bopated to assistante other sover have surrounded the Forbidden City (Hung proof that Benguet is healthy; the American piculs of cotton had advanced $42, while throaigua. MAIL STEAMERS AT FREMANTLE, Ching) and therein hold the Chinese troops, or Civil Commission have lately taken much testi-picals of yam had declined $15. These under whether they have entered it, and surrounded themony concerning this province, all of which are phenomenal tuctuations which

the ordinary laws of supply and demand cannot Palace. At any rate on Sunday morning the convinces them that it is well adapted to the continus to prevail, aud with the prospects of Fulace had not been attacked. Firing was still pressing needs of the Americans, namely, a present weather riports from India favouring going on in the West and North-west parts health resort and a recuperating station for the more bountiful cotton crep, a cassation of of the Tartar City and there was some doubt army General Wright, of the Civil Commis-rebellion in the north, and a return in com merce to its normal condition, we may reason of the truth of the previous day's news that the

sion, Col. Dr. Mans of the Army, Mr. Higgins, ably hope to see markets assimilate ta' a re- Dowager had fed to Hanan Hwa-fu on tho General Maneger of the Manila Dagayan Ruil-munerative basis. The question of labour supply-panion to call at Fremantle hus caused surprise Kalgan Road. There was no nows whatever ofrond, and Dr. Frank Bournes have just returned has canrod the management, grave, anxiety, here. The removal will be a great loss to the

dauths from plague epidemic having been the location of the reactionary leaders.

from a trip into this province, whither they went numeroas, and the panie caused thereby, to town, but it is generally thought that the delay to make a personal examination. Their regether with the alarm created among the will be found too great, and that the vessels will port is most favourable; they found a delightful younger hands by police house tehouse inspection. country and they fully concur in what the resulted in such an exodus that at ous time we wore reduced to running 10,000 spindles only, Spaniards have said of this province and as this represented a very heavy loss into to the United States was twice covered. santorium." :

working: we seriously contemplated closing the

BRITISH TRADE. this connection have steadily improved, and

London, 9th August. we have to-day a supply of labour which

The Board of Trade returns for July have ennules us to run 37.530 spindles. The next matter to which I have to refer is the finan-been published. They show that the value of cial position of the Company, and more par the imports had increased by £1,354,399, and ticularly its indebtedness to Messrs. Jardin, the value of the exports had increased by Matheson & Co. I made reference to the mat £349,785, as compared with the imports and ter at our meeting year ago and in then ex plaiting the reasons why the Company had experts for the corresponding month of the been so much anderenpitalised at the time of previous year. its dotation I said, "Up to the present time Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. had met the financial wants of the Company, but this was a purely temporary arrangements and lator on some permanent system of finance would have to be introduced. again to be met, but in an aggravated forms, ani unless shareholders come forward and provide

CONSEQUENCES OF RECENT EVENTS.

ran iletermine this

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A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.

The loot question has been greatly simplified, by the operation of Tang Fahalang's men or their own account, they have cleared most of the houses of the rich. I hear that one foreign store-keeper is doing a good deal in fùrez 2.0. his buying them la abundance voy cheap. Renguet is hilly and high, its general elevation In Tientsin five of the leaders of our Boxer, ranging from three to six thousand fett; the prisoners were shot this morning: what they formation of the country is of hestone, which are to do with the other in a puzzle. Penal accounts for the remarkable purity and sweet labour on the Russian railways in Manchuriances of the mountain streams; the air is fresh has been suggested, but of course only one veica and cool and invigenting. Delicious coffee is grown on the lower altitudes of this province Col Wogael is promoted, by telegraph, to bound vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone Major General, to the great satisfaction of his thrive and do well. There is an abundance of many friends of all nationalities in Tientsin..

grazing land and the local cattle resemble the The American lith Regulars have arrived, Jerseys of England and America. Benguet one battalion (500)), and half of the sixth Cavalry ulse contains gold, copper and coul Some have gone to the front

American prospectors have already staked out mining claims on a gulch where the whole bill. side is composed of easy milling ore running in value, according to say, from five dollars to six hundred dollara a ton, while certain rich vicus assy as high is a thonesud dollars aston. Within the confines of Benguet thero is vein of copper thirty feet wids and several miles loug, and out-croppings of 82d coal have been found in teteral locali.

THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S ORDERS.

When the German Marines left three durs ngo they gave ont informally that the Emperor's orders were to destroy the Palace, and they were going to do it in spite of the ustion of other people.

HANKOWE

Hankow is reported quist again, in spite of

TEN MILLION EXCHEQUER BONDS.

London, 8th August The portion of the loan of £10,000,000, allot-

revert to Allany again.

Mr. Moon was gratified at the sympathy expressed by the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs for the roform movement in China. The correspondence which had been published did not throw much light on the causes of the present outbreak, but it appeared to show that

Fortunately since that point ingtters Tho get from America will greatly relieve her representatives at Peking did not possSSH

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The same problem has

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the Bank of England.

CHINA IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

We give the tormination of Mr. Brodrick's

pooch on the 2nd ult. on British policy in this, with the remarks of the subsequent

speakers :---

BROADER PROSPECTS OF THE QUESTION.

the neaus of obtaining reformation, which it wag ronsonable to suppose they should possess. It was obvions that the predictions published English newspapers in China in Fehraury and May had not reeived the attention they deseryed, and, in his judgment, we nuded an improved Intelligence Departament in Peking. Attention should also be given to the position of our Commercial Attache who, owing to inferior rank, was handicapped ju his intercourse" with the Viceroys. He suggested that our Commercial Attaché ahould have the rank of a firat Becretary of Legution.

Lis

Mr. Beckett said that in dealing with Ching the advice had been given that we should act

qualities, which were equally needed-firmzess with cantion and patience. He suggested that

and perseverance, It was impossible to disguise the Government should exhibit two other the fact that efforts inight be made to Interiore with the integrity of China, and that thig interference might call for the exercise of the greatest skill and address in order to avert

a calamity.

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Mr. W. Keswick said that reform was tho

China of the troubles that had taken place only thing which could prevent the recurrence

of there. No one desired to soo the integrity China broken in any way. All who were in- terested in the country desired only peace and reform; but if reform was refused the integration of the Empire was inevitable. He trusted that a clear policy would be taken up and maintained and enforced by Her Majesty's

The vote was finally agreed to.

AN INDIAN VIEW.

the efforts of scaremongere. The oxcention of

For this province to become of value to the the reformers by order of Chang Chuh-tung Americans it must of course to connected by accasioned a large crop of rumours, but nothing with Marila, and with the idea so doing furthor has come of the matter so fur The Mr. Higgins accompanied Genstul Wright on folly of the, annsationalists is strongly com the latter's recent trip of investigation. Mr.dvisable, under the circumstances. to carry the to statements which might embarrass the Government. (Hear, Beat.) mented on by a correspondent of the Higgins milrond now runs from Manila to Daily News, who writes from Hankow on the Dagupan, a distance of one hundred and twenty “Srû ult -“ It takes but one word of tamilse, and Bangued is about the same distance alarming rumour to frighten the Chinese. The north of Dagapan. An extension of the road well-disposod and well-ordered amongst them from Dagupan to Baugued is practicable and look: to us for example, and whit wonder is it feasible, and could be constructed, it is believed, that they get alarmet? And once frightened, at a cost of £6,000 per uile. The railroad it is hard to knock the idea of fear out of their company have already undo the American Civil heads. Britishers have little to be proud of in Commission u tentative offer to construct this Chine just now. It was they who started the extension, which is now under consideration. Winchow and Chungking cowardly scuttle and the hasty and ill-timed light of the British women and chikben from the Yangtze ports. Indies of other untionalities are living quietly at the various ports. Comment is unsdless."

Another correspondent reports the mate arrival on the 22nd at the China Inland Mission of a large party of English Baptist and C. I. M missionaries. They had travelled from Stansi with little trouble. In places where trouble and incivility were expected, they continued their journey unmolested. Not till they reached

A GREAT FROSPECT.

capital I can see no solution of the situation

This was a time when he fewer words at except liquidation. Considering the very large sum of money which the General Managers were used the botter. After all, if the Gorera have already provided it will not be a ment did not fully state their views he did not surprise to the shareholders that they hesitate think the House would believe it was because to make farther advances to the Company. and I do not think any of you will car they were blind to the broader aspects of the question that had been opened op. because they sider that Mosers Jardine, Matheson & Ce did not know their own minds. Though he did are over-cautious in declining to allow the debt not agres with his hon. friend's strictures on which the Company owes them further to inexus, the Government's attempt to work in concert The question which therefore presents itself with Europe, ha did feel that there were limits, gentlemen, is What are the shareholders pre- and known limits, to concerted action. It would nared to do?" In conclusion I may add that he unwise for the, dealing with Powers who were the sun due to the General Managers a might have conflicting interests, and must have very modest one instead of the very large varying conceptions of their national duty in mount, which it is, they might consider it respect of China, to tie themselves too closely Company on with their own funds for a time, hereafter, at a time when, as they believed, as they have been doing, but you will recognize it was better to ro part of fun way in that such a large debt being already due to them concert with others than to attempt to go the it would only make matters worse further to whole way alone. But they did not shut their increase it. I shall be glad to answer any ques: yes to the fact that great changes might result It would be interesting to know who was re tions before proposing the adoption of the from the recent calamitous events. The sponsible at home for stopping one of the Indian report and arconite, and to receive any sugges- Chinesa Government, or the want of Chinese Brigades at Hongkong and thus weakening the tions as to meeting the financial difloutties with Government the comedy in some respects, of force which Sir Alfred Carles should have had which the Company is confronted. I cannot Chinese Government had almost created the at his command a fortnight ago, remarks the In- of course expoot shareholders to make any well.atest tragedy of the century, and no one dian Pioneer. The effect of this anwish step bas considered proposals at this mosting as to how could tell whether the remit of what had occuz been that the Indian Expeditionary Foreo not- the financing of the company is to be carried red might not be to put back the clock of civili ually at Tientsin, even with the addition of the on, and I intend therefore to call a special sation in China for forty or fifty years. Though Welsh Fusiliers, the Hongkong and Weihai- meeting at an early date to receive an expression Her Majesty's Government could not see the wef Regiments, is too small to play the part If the Americus decide to settle this of your views, and to come to a decision as to actual steps before them; ho could not help hop which would have fallen to it had the fall Nerthern province the advantages of the step what is to be done.

ing that the Powers of Europe would discover Division gone straight to Taku in the first will be many. First, sick and siling troups,

There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN pro Rome foundation on which a Chinese Govern- instance. Presumably some scare must have ment might be built up which would not utterly arisen regarding the safety of Hongkong and now going back to the States by every transport posed the adoption of the report and accounts. at great expense to the Government, could be

Mr. T. F. HOUGH said-I bave much pleasure deny the benefit of civilised rule to a population Shanghai, and hence the detention of four in secording the adoption of the report and amounting to one-third of the whole human race. Indian regiments at the former pert. Mean- sent to Benguet at a trifling cost, there to rest und in doing so, while regretting the If that should happen a great crisis would have while, however, the Allied forces had to stand cuperate. Fondly, the opening up of this unfortunate nature of the results shown, I been turned into a great opportunity. Hou the defensive at Tontain with the knowledge country would reader it untenable to the insur feet mure that our interests are being very care Majesty's Government could not look on with that the Legations at Peking were in im

the last century Great Britain had been building that the advance began in earnest.

Grasoloe seats who have long made it their rondezvous. fully guarded by those in whose hands we have indifference at what the result might be. For minent peril, and it was only on the 4th

up a great trade in China, which had been A compact Division under Gen. it being particularly adopted to their method

mutually advantageous to the Chinese and the would have given solidity to the mixed- of life sud warfare. Thirdly, with Manila only twelve hours away by rail, the fruits, vegetable M. EXRANJE, the consulting committee were scle guarantee to n Chinaman of an incorupe barely held its own at as to presented itself. On the motion of Mr. VERNON, seconded by British. Her Customs, which was almost the Any of half-a-dozen nationalities that could did they meet with serious abase or thrents, and cattle of this productive proviuso would

administration. They had also in their own Looking at the position as it Here their cards were prasentel to the lezin find a realy market clearly to the advantage of

On the motion of Mr. Ho Fonk, seconded settlements at Shanghai and cleowhere giren lust month, one would have thought that every station for permit to pass, and were greeted the Benguet producer and Manila consumer by Mr. FOREST, M, W. Hutton Potts was re- the example of the best forms of municipal news should have been strained to save the government, and in their dealings with the Legations first of all, and that Hongkong and with threatened decapitation of their owners. And fourthily Benguet would be cool and elected auditor. and instead of the usual quick necess, their boats healthy resort where Americans could repair

The CHAIRMAN-Gentleman, that is the Chinese Government had scrupulously regard Shanghai might have been left to the care of the British Navy aut sich troops as had arrived wero detained and stamped. The Consul will for that occasional change of clizzate which all

foreigners who reside in the Phillipines do need, whole of the business of the meeting. Inmed good faith and treaty engagements.

Nothing has happened so far to justify the doubtless ses that snok treatment is not repeated, and where the families of an offcose and sorry we have not had a more satisfactory state lesort all that Englishmen had bailt up during from India for garrison duty at either place.

ment to put before you, but I need hardly say the last liundred years would be to take up H.M. S. Pique was still at Hunkow of the divil service employees, could live comfortably that there is nobody to blamus. Circumstances position in which Her Majesty's Government care, adde the Pioneer, and though, perhaps could not acquiesce. Rather they would endea we should not be justified in saying that and well tankegiata

vour within the limits he had laid down to no danger existed, the conclusion is forced Benguet has a gaoil future before it; if the alone are responsible.

continue to use their best endeavear to preserve upon ns that the splitting in twd of railroad is built it will become the most attrac tive place in all these falands. It will be the

ern advantages, the diffusion of which had been may be noted also that the Home authorities centre of cool life during the hot months; LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, civilised government with the extension of west the Indian fores was a grave bander. It with the good hotels that will surely follow, the the building of summer homes by member of

the stimulus of British nativity and the vindics could not make up their mind at once as to the (Choors)

Brigade after brigade has been asked for, and the civil commission and army offcors, life

tin of British rule throughout the warld. number of troops required from this country. Mr. J Walton offered the right hon. gentle if it had not been that the Government of India there will be comfortable and enjoyable. Bong pot is as good a name as Surals, and in due time The 1. steamer Indus, with the meat man his heartiest congratulations upon the meat and their Military advisers had anticipated fur- it will probably be as well known locally as is French mail. left Singapore on Monday. the Britisfactory and statesmanlike specol that he ther demands after the first orders from home instant, at 11 o'clock, for this port vin Saigon, had ever made in that House on the question of and made their arrangements accordingly, there that famous Indian Hill Station: --.

Houcdicalrian, not fifty miles shove Hankow,

end of the month

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