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GERMAN POLICY IN CHINA

The Berlin correspondent of the Times, writ ing on the 7th ult, records, the publication in the Post (Berlin) of an entrefilet, dealing with tho leading of German troops the staff and the first and second companies of the 1st Bat falion of the 1st Eat Anistic Regiment at Shanghal. The measure had been explained by the mysterions phrase that it was intended to maintain the neutrality of Germany on the The well-informed. Berlin- Yangtzo river." organ hastens to point out, truly enough, that this phrase is open to misconception. The

CONSULAR REPORTS.

FRENCH INDO-VEINA Mr. Tremlett, Consul for Great Britain at Saigon, says in his report on French Indo Chine during 1889-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1600

Comparatively few passenger to and from Hongkong ere arar confered by British steamers Plon the other hand, in the course of 1899 over 76 per cent of the passengers to and all the passengers from the Straits and Slam travelled by vessels under the British flag. Of the passengers that arrive here from Hongkong probably half are emigrants returning from the Straits and Siam.

THE CALCUTTA DIAMOND SWALLOWING CASE.

THE PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

OWNERS COMBINE.

BRITISH LOSSES IN SOUTH

AFRICA

The official list of British asnalties in the war in South africa lanied by the War Offics shows our total lossse up to September 1st to have been 30,643, viz.

Officers

Killed in action..... Died of wounds... Missing and prisoners (exclad- ing those who have been re- covered or have died in cap-7 tivity), alm

N.CO and Men. 0982.855

89 768

45 1,007.

in

148. 5,992

95

1,213 27,997

Total 1,776 37,889 Total losses reported (exclusive of sick and

Africa) 39,645. wounded man now in British hospitals in South

In a previons tenue we referred to the pro pond which hail been mected mong the princi On 10th March, 1800, a decree was issued

sal steamship-owners engaged on the trans adjusting and increasing the rates of freight, fixing the attributions of a Director of Civil

pacife trade to combine for the purpose of and generally for the advancement of their Affairs of Inder Chine, whose functions are

Interests The proposal to increase the rates general. On 10th September the contrast for

Izum 25 to 50 per cent met with general appro- the construction of the Haiphong-Hanni-Vietri

val among the owners, and although it was said Railroad was signed at Hanoi. I cannot as yet

to make serious difference to shippers and say anything about those Enes beyond the fol- lowing-Hanoi to the frontier of China

captivity.. Gilbert Harrison, the max who was alleged to hampered their operations to some appreciable (Kwangs) which is transformed to one metre truth is doclared to be that "Germany's in- from sirty centime, of the railway from have swallowed a diamond valood at Rs 10,000 extent, no great opposition was shown to the Prisoners who have died terests on the Yangtre necessitate her par Phalang Thong to Langson. This line will

the Sent home as invalids ticipation in those joint measures of pro- be completed at the end of 1900-Hanoi to from a jeweller's shop in Calcutta, was charged move until August, when a vigorous opposition

11th it. It will be remembered that Harrison thus brought about, and which, It was. Accidental deaths

thought, would ultimately destroy fastion during the present troubles which Haiphong is in construction ; it will be pât into for the offence in the local police court on the opened up. Referring to the state of affaira | Died of disease. uro being adopted by the Powers that are working order in the course of 1902-Hanoi to

Old Court House Street, and asked the assistants combination of trans-pacific steamship taking an active part in securing the winh Dinh (via Nam Dinh) is in construction entered Messrs Cooke and Kolver's store in Trast, the San Francisco Chronicle mys

order in the course

to show him some diamonds. A case of them safety of foreignbra and the freedom of com- it will be put into

Pinto working meros and navigation in the region of the of 1902,

the Oriental carrying trade and ultimately des- Yangten. It may be taken for granted that The Conseil Supérieur met at Prom-penh was produced, and while the back of the assistant companies has given birth to an opposition leaving the protection of the "open door" in things, improvements to the port of Saigon, customer, it was alleged, the diamond was stolon troy the trust. The latter includes the Pacific Germany would not for one moment assent to (Cambodia) in Octever, and voted, among other was turned for a moment to speak to another which may result in a vigorous competition in the Yangtse Valley to England or to any com the construction of an observatory; and duties Barrison was accused of theft; denied it openly Mail, Ocoldental and Oriental, Great Northern, bination of Powers But she would, on the upon botel and tobacco (native). It was romark called upon the assistant to withdraw his words, other hand, resent and oppose by every means that, from statletics, the export trade of Indo- and when a policeman was called was loud in Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacifio. California within her reach the assistance of any other China had increased 80 per punt, in three years, his denunciations of the offence which had been and Oregon and Toyo Kisen Kaisha steam then, but the diamond was not about his All the other steamship companies in the com. bine are associated with the frana-continental Power in the task of maintaining the "open and that the import of French products and imputed to him. He was searched thore and ship companies. The latter is a Japanese line,

milroads." leerit, ideed, there be such a thing-in

Cambodia, Terkiu, Annan, Laor--Nothing person, and the assistant gave him in charge Shantung. And she is quite willing to leave

Then came the proliminary, magis the same task to Russia alone in the Lisotong of public interest has transpired in any of these alleging that he must have swallowed Fexinsals and, in Manchuria In word, provinces during the year under review, except jewel Germany a policy is Shantity for the Germans, that the first and second Kings of Loang-Pra: terial investigation (a strict watch being kept Manchuria and good deal more if necessary bang visited Saigon in October. The capital, over the prisoner in the meanwhile) and a for the Rustans, and se for England Luang Prabang, is an important town of 10,000 medical examination was ordered. The police in the meantime enjoy the open door in any inhabitants, situated on the left banks of the surgeons and others were called in, and even other sphere where there is no Power strong Mekong at its confluence with the Nam Khone, tually the X. Rays were brought into play, aomething sticking in the throat, but what that enough to shut it. This German policy may be Indigo une always recofeed more or less atten. They brought to light the fact that there was

also increased notably.

culture

A local firm, the Chronicle goes on to say, rebelled against the combination. Its repre- sentatives at Shanghai chartered, as a result, the Norwegian steamship Eidsvold, which-has-a registered tonnage of 2,292 tons, and she arrived in port with a partial cargo, the major part of Yokohama, whence she sailed with a full load, the merchandise taken aboard at Kobe and

rison was then put upon his trial, and after hear botten, ponataise navigation law prohibited ing the evidence the Magistracy held that there the ressol taking any at the island for Sau The initial voyage of the Elderold was a suc- was very strong circumstantial evidence against Francisco. of two Europeans belonging to the firm, who coss, notwithstanding the unfavourable condi- the accused. He had the unimpeachable evidenco the diamond, made it disappear. He regretted the additional fact that the Pacife Mail Com- deposed that the accused, after having handledtions pertaining to her foreign registration and that he could not inflict a more severe panish-pany resorted to the old trick of rata cutting ment than two yours' rigorous imprisonment, in a fruitless effort to prevent shippers from The diamond was not recovered, as the Court this Mail Company overreached itself, however, which the accused is undergoing for cheating, patronizing the charterare. In reducing the could not pass an order for an operation to be for the not has crested a disturbance in the performed on the threat of the accused, although combine, the traffic managers of the other further examination with the Rontgen rays dis transportation companies protesting. As soon closed that there was something opaque located as the Eidsvold sailed from Japan, the journal exemplified to shippers that generous treatment was only due when competition was present. in the throat which might possibly be the stoka concludes, rates went up again, and it was The vessel's contageous charterers are desory- ing of every success.

The number of officers and men wounded in

action amount to 13,753. Of these a large pro- portion have recovered from their injuries and returned to duty in the field, 841 have died of in the above table under the description of "sent home as invalids." Of the latter 179 have since Aled, 710 have been discharged from the service their wounds, and the remainder are included

Of those as as unit, and 1,025 are in hospital. The deaths from: all canses number 9,623. many as 5,3 were due to disonse. Of the pri soners captured by the Boora 6,431 have been released or have escaped.

EXPORT CARGO.

Per steamer Salazie, sailed on the 24th Sept.

waste silk, 135 bales piernal coooons, 8 cases 92 pkgs, tea, 12 bales tea mats. For Lyons (~~ silks, 2 cases private effects, 6 cases Chinaware, 326 bales raw silk. For London:-70 bales raw silk.

TO SHIPMASTERS.

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WATER is the cause of much Sickness on board Ship.

successful for the moment, but e good many tion in Cambodia and Laca, also in Cochin-China something was they could not make out. Har being dropped at Honolulu, Being a foreign For Marseilles: -93 bales raw silk, 100 bales, Intelligent Gormans suspect that Gormany on the river baults after the floods, and is now attempting in China a tack beyond her powers, aming considerabla importance. and that the losses and disappointments he attracts the native by its quick returns, a first will ultimately meet with will injure her to an eatting taking place in less than three months extent beyond the hopes of her worst enemies after sowing, rendering from 2 to 6 per cent. In the meantime, the alleged Gerrian sagges of pars indigo; there are no statistics as yet.

on the Russian pro Cochin Chine, The export of rice was tion of a compromise" posal is the expedient which would have occur. 881,000 tons, or 18,000 tons more than the ex- red to most people for meeting the views of all port of 1898. Esport broken rice and rice the Powers concerned. An international par four were 110.700 taking total export rison will hold Poking until the deliberations 791,700 tons: Az antiated in my last report of the allies are concluded and have resulted in the harvest was satisfactory. the patching up of some form of Chinese Go- vernment. Diplomatic representatives of the Powers will exchange views with Li Hung. chang in Tientsin in the midst of an army of some 20,000 European, American, and Japanese troops, whom Count von Walderss will review and will praise in telegrams conched in that modern German theatrical style of which he has shown himself to be a master. This is, por haps, the best that can be expected. It will cost a good deal of money, but will otherwise do nobody much harm if it does not result in much good to anybody,

ANOTHER SHANGHAI TELE- GRAM.

The consumption of salt reached 16,000 tons; in all Indo-China, 150,000 tons; only 19,000 tons were exported. The number of peida of coffee, in Indo-Chino is put at Cochin-China, 181,000 Cambodia, 37,000: Annam, 234,000 Tongkin, 800,000: Total, 1,232,600. The pro- action is estimated at 240,000 kilos., which in probably exaggerated.

The total of all shipping thet elesred from Saigon during the year 1899, including the Messageries Maritimes mail boats and the steamers of the Compagnie Nationale, was 631 of 789,330 tone.

The British fag accounts for 153 vessels of 200,052 tome cleared; their average tonnage was 1,320 tons,LOPPE WI

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Another new line-the American-Hawalian Dr. Patrick Manson, C.M.G., it will be re- Steamship Company-will begin its service be- membered, says the L. and C. Express, first tween Pacific Coast ports and Honolulu on the drew attention to the rat es.s plague-bearing 1st of September, when it will despatch its first A Press representative called upon simmer from South Brooklyn N. Y. There animal. Dr. Monson, at his residence, Queen Anne will be six steamships in this line, four of them street, Cavendish-square, and, in the course of registering 8,500 tons each and two of them For the first time since the existence of the an interview, he emphatically urged the neena. 120000 tons each. Some of these ships are still colony a duty of 3 per cent. is imposed upon the im- pity, with a view to preventing epidemie plague on the way. As soon as their construction is THE part of coin. It appears from the statistics of the in human communities, of killing of local rats finished they will be despatched to this Coast Serious duction of these new steamship lines promises a customs for nine months of 1839 that the in- before they have had an opportunity of beat intervals of a month apart. The intro- crease in the importation of French cottons coming infected by foreign rats. Mr. W W. Rockhill, the special American continues, being 1.189,230 kilos, more than dur attention is being paid to this danger at the lively increase of basiness on the water front of Commissioner who was sent to China to reporting the same period of 1898. The import of London School of Tropical Medicine, Albert this port in the near future. upon the situation, is reported, in s conversa grannies depends naturally upon the quantity of Docks, of which Dr. Maison is one of the with Renter's Shanghal Correspondent, to have rice exported, during nine months of 1999 it physicians; and which he had visited only the emphasised the importance of harmonions sotion reached 25,115 bales against 19,850 balos dar previous evening. Less than a year ago, in his Suppose," he on the part of the Powers as measure of self-ing the whole of the previous year. The con- inaugurat address at the opening of the school,

sumption of petroleum increases steadily, behe struck a note of warning. defence. He is alleged to have said --

ing 4,000,000 kilos. last year in excess of 1818.

THE US COMMISSIONEE AND THE INTERVIEWER.

KEUNGUBOW (HOIHOW).

Mr. Consul O'Brien Butler in his roport on

trade of this port during 1899 says: Whilst the value of the trade of Kiungchow for 1898, so far as it came within the cognisance of the Foreign Customs, showed a not incon viderable advance over that for the preceding year, the value for 1899 was still higher, being 607, 150, 186. (net total trade), or no less than 171,404. 15s. 2d, more than in 1898.

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12794

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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.

SUBSCRIPTIONS:-

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$80 Per Annum,

PRIVATE LINES,

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The controversy revived-or reported to be said, "that a single rat infected with plague escaped into the sawers of London from one of revived--by Sir Charles Warren as to the re the many ships onstantly arriving from plague sensibility for the disastrous attack upon Spion ports; it would die. Ten chances to one its op is probably destined to form the subject of body, teeming with plague bacilli, onld be exe sort of investigation at the hands of the eaten, as is the habit of rats, by other rats, or pulitary authorities as an incident of the war, the fleas infesting it would trasfer themselves but it is ill-advises to stir the matter op nori, to those other rats, and with them plague bacilli.when the principals are separated by thousands Before very long there would be an under of miles, and in one case by a longer journoy ground epidemic of plagne in London, Who still, for the ill-fated General Woodgate died of could say that the disease would remain under his wounds. Moreover, Sir Rodrers Baller, ground? At the present juncture"-and Dr.vho, perhaps, has all along erinced too great a Tortiga goods were imported to the value of Menson wished to repeat and emphasise all he reliance upon his staff officers, is now far too 376,5386 38. and native produce from other has said on the subject-were I the respon much occupied with the last great men buut in brought forward in the defence of Sir Charles truly porta to the value of 2,409. 38, the sible sanitary head of any town in Europe, the wilds of the Transvaal to be in a position to Ugures for these items during 1808 being in anticipation of the possibility compared to deny, or refate, or confirm the statements more than average length. 255,7311, 5. B., and 9614 17o. 2d, respectively, which in herror and in destructiveness, 1 Warren's tactics. For let it be clearly recog

local origin was exported general. European war would be a trifle, I Native produce ab.

to the value of 329,8751 16. in 1899 against would do my utmost to have overy rat, and if nised that no doubt is thrown upon the coal, possible, every mouse la my district promptly anergy, and goodwill of all concerned. The exterminated. This done, I would contemplate matter in fault resolves itself into this, whether Of the foreign goods imported, 11,6687, 46. 240,2901 5. 9d. in 1881----- worth were re-exported in 1899, against 6617, the approach of plague with equanimity, relying Sir Charles Werron, whose grand tactics"

to step man-to-man infection." 5. Od in 1808. No native produce was re-than bat only then on isolation and disinfection were bound to conform to the stategical plan

If the Chinese Government is able to break up the concert of the nations if it manages to bring about a disagreement on the part any Government, or a weakening by which it can at demanda BOBUTU any concessions from the joint all foreigners in Ching may as well pack up and leave. 1 le present in a beatiful occasion to settle for all me the states of foreigners in Chins. If it is not settled now the Chiness will be encourged to continue their present policy and the Power will have the whole trouble to thread out over again every two or three years I believe all the Governments are impress with this trath, and I am convinced the majority coulise that doânito and per manent settlement as to the status of foreigners and the establishment of freedom of trade are of greater impertaties to them now than the qalition of territory. This has been a deliber ately-planned movement on the part of the Chinese Government to expel all oreigners. The screen print in the Imperial Gazette have proved that this has been practically anc.

cessful, since avory foreigner in the interior all of the trade of this port is with has been obred to take retage in the treaty ports. The Chinese Government more Hongkong, the value of the imports from and Atilised te Boxers as convenient s the exports to that colony during 1899 being cemories to their sakome The relief of 342,631. Be, and 316,3921. 176. respectively, Peking was merely an incident in the leaving 38,9152 158 and 14,4821, 194, as the present crisis. The really important, work figures for all other places together.. remains to be done. The than who is probably the best informed Alive on Eastern politins said to me that it was the greatest crisis in the history of China, and that all precoding Eastern questions had sank into insignificance, beside it, Are the divilnel neticas viell to the conceit of the Chmese in their own saperiantys

A subsequent wire from Shanghai

buted to him nuove,

The trade with other treaty porta is insigni- fcant, 2,4092 88, worth of produce was im- ported from Pakhol and Swatow, and local produce to the value of 3,5431. 2. was sent to those ports, the only ones with which Kinng che rarries on trade by means of vessels of forstyn typolo

A CHINESE TONIC,

B

Lizards. Dried lizards, used by the Chinese

of Str Redvers Baller, so far kept touch with, and felt the palse of the battle, as to justify the assertion that his chief hid set him an impossible task. It is not relerant to the issue whether Lord Roberts and the Commander-in-Chief at home approved of Under the head of Decisions affecting the General Buller's scheme as a matter of fact application of the Customs Tariff of the United the former at least did su upprore-Lur does it States the following enrious item occurs

uatter in the least that the alternative schemo proposed by Sir Charles Warren at the so es a tonic, are dutisble as a medicinal prepara-called council of war" was afterwards adopted in part or as a whole by Sir Redvers Baller tion under paragraph 68 of the Tariff, and not

The merchandise referred to in this Decision after the repalie at Spion Kop. Sir Charles Warren has to prore-1) That he was assigned consisted of lizards, which had been cut open, as an emerated namanufactured article. Nearly all the foreign goods re-exported and stretched on bataboo sticks and dried. Thor an impossible task, though he had the fine closely in touch with Woodgate, Cretton, that M Rockhill denies the statement attel- from this port now go to Kwangchow Bay, the were returned by the local appraiser as a modi-aay of Natal at his back; (2) that he was so new Fronch settlement to the north-east of the inal preparation not otherwise provided for, Thorneycroft, and the whole chain of respon- The Daily Teltgrupe Washington Correa eldhow Peninsula Whilst these re-exports and enty was assessed on them at the rate of able people, which broke link by link, that such believe that Mr. only meanted in value to 595. 6. 7d in 1898, 25 pix cont. ad calorem under the provisions of operas Woodgate's alleged entrenchment pondent telegraph

impaired hia, næstniness no less than 11,4871. worth of foreign goods ative in the peace nego. were sent to Kwangehow Bay via this port in Paragraph 6S of the Tarif. The importers of the crest and neglect of the converity of the tiations in China by reason of the alleged inter. 1899

Rockhil has serlen

23 American repre

transferred to lir

tion to his other

tarted to

atstes

clamed that the said merchandise was not a

N.BA special charge is made for lines of

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION IN STOCK,

BATTERIES.

Including-

CHEMICALS,

ELECTRIC BELLS,

INSULATORS,

LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS,

SWITCHES,

TELEPHONES,

BUSINESS NOTICES.

房菜館芝廣 KWONG CHI KOON

DISPENSARY,

街欄槳城省東廣

CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON.

創開年四拾陸百機任登英大

ESTABLISHED 1864,

詔為雅吉意如

Trade Kark KWONG CHI KOON.

DISPENSARY.

CHEONG LAN STREET, CANTON.

ESTABLISHED 1864.

【油意如

UNRIVALLED UI YAU or "AS YOU WISH OIL,"

Prices at $1.00 per bottle.

0.50 per bottle..

#1

** 0.25 per bottle,

Medical Powder," 50 centa par bottle.

TUNG KWAN SAN, or "Army

Bruising Medical Powder." Price st 50 cents per bottle. Made from the best selected medicine to be used for the above TITTA FAN or "Falifng and

Oil and Powder.

散及油造製泡藥好選棟

KWONG CHI KOON in one of the largest

Native Drug shops in Canton, employing

about 300 men, The Proprietor, Mr. U Yam Ting, is a man of great energy and business capacity, and is also very benevolent, giving away thousands of dollars worth of medicine in eye to the main off- darity, usually with an chance. He has many testimoniala as to the and business men. Like the Chinese generally he has great faith in medicine and is desirous of effeiency of his medicines from officials, scholars

extending his business to foreign countries, giving people of western landa the benefit of his medicines.

Or

He has submitted to me the formalas of some of his preparations for examination, giving full explanation as to the medical qualities of the ingredient. I have found the Tung Kwan San Medical Powder and the Tit Ta Ban or Failing, and Bruning Medical Powder Gour- posed of Musk, Baros. Camphor, Rhubarb, two kinda

nds of gum, with red oxide of mercury and yellow sulphide of arsenic, animal and vegetable chiarocel, which are known in western pharmacy. Besides this it contains gold leaf, tigers and dra- gons bones, shavings of antelope and rhinoceros horns, which I have shown him that chemical science proves to be inert, he proposes to omit from the medicine prepared for forsiga use

The medicine is to be chiefly used as a ster autatory, as is put up in small metal bottles by which is can be injected into the nostelis.

The small amount of oxide of mercury and aniphide of arsenic will not be dangerous used In this way.

(Signed) J. G. KERR,

Cantor.

Directions are given according to the Chinese method of using the medicinos.

The nature of the oil is very mild, but its artion is exceedingly good, possessing won- derfully curative effects in both internal sad external diseases. As it is an invaluable medi- eine it should be kept en hand ready for use by all persons, whether at heap or abroad...

DIRECTIONS..

For external use rub the oil on, the temples, forehead, between the eyebrows, back of the ears and neck, on the chest and back, on the abdomen or wherever the pain or soreness is ocated. It must be rubbed on for 3 minutes, For WIRE, &, & toothache put a little in the tooth on cotton and rab on the gums. The ell has beneficial effects in headache, fainting, colds, sore throat atomach-sche, colic paine, rheumatism, numb- ness of the limbs, pain in the back, cramp, local swelling and inflammations, infusa distrus, toothache, pains in the lead and con- vulsions after childbirth, prickly heat, bɔil and mosquito bites.

PRICE LISTS

APPLICATION..

ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS ERECTED AND KEPT IN

ORDER.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical

Internally the dose is five drops in a little water, and it is to be repeated avery two or three hours, at the same time using. It ex- ternally prefore the Kw

Kweng Chi Koon proprietor Drug Store of Canton has placed in my hands for examination a number of his preparations with the receipt for each

The

His IYAU As you wish Oil" has a wide circulation and is very much used. It is composed of aromatic and stimulant herbs and barks, most of which are well known in onz pharmacopoeia, together with pingpin (a costly kind of camphor) bishops wort, orris root, with two or three other ses known urticles, but none of the objectionable substances, which enter into many Chinese medicines. It is one of the combinations which has real merits and it is not strange that it has attained so wide a reputation for the relief of maledien for which [2559 it is recommended.

For full partculars, de,, &c.,

W. STUART HARRISON,

Apply to

prepared medicine, but a dried lizard, fiable to general contour of the hill could not have The total number of transit passes taken out daty at the rate of 19 per cent. ad valorem under occurred without his knowledge. But it did view with him an which he is sai to bare exon 1059 inwards and 378 outwards, agriust | keprovisions of section 0 of the Tariff as an unr, and was not corrected. by Sir Charlen the position, though salient and flanked by pressed rentiments which the American Ade ministation objects to being, buld responsible 241 and 236 respectively in 1608. 632 inward enumerated namas afacturel article. They based Warren, and Lord Roberts solemnly affirms that work.

held by

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Ports to Mr. Bockbill donis having passes were taken out by a British firms, and their claim on Treasury Decision No. 10,970 neighbouring heights, after so bloody

and contended that the merchandise was subject struggle, should and could have been' ) feed the affectionable interview, his 302 by Chine

The stanniers under the British flag that to the same ruling. In the case paced upon the troops allotted to the task.

But Lord Roberts, when he closed the dis it up Installations if required. since he arrived in China la boen

thand of Cabinet meetings, and he visited this port during 1800 numbered 33 in the decision referred to the goods were frogs. will undoubtedly be recalled M, Conges will long for more on in the preceding year intended for food consumption, and there was enssion pre tem by the despatch of his report atstive in the value of the cargo conveyed by them, how no pontention that they were for any other and the addonis, did not by any means indicate remain in Chia ke America's repre such negotiallons sa má be derifune to bring ever, decreased from 14,5511. 178. 1d. in 1999 to purpose, and the sole question was whether either that the strategic plan of General Baller only 6.3001; 16s, in 1899 British vessels rarely they were datiable as prepared ments or dead was hopeless or that a better ene was obvions. tinėse problem? about a settlement of the:

visit Hoihow for any other purpose than to take frors. In this case, the statement of the inAs a matter of fact, the man on the spot is the Rockhill, who The instructions given to

nger, have been aj emigrants for Bins of the Straits Settle porters, made at the time of the hearing of the best judge of these matters, and we shrewdly WES Expected to reinve

in adill- menta, the regular tride of the port being protest, showed that the lisards were to be used suspect that if Sir Redvers Buller chose to

medicine, the manner of their use only as

"give away the officers who conducted the perform the work in served almost entirely by steamers under the

being to boil thom in water, very ranch after final reconnaissance of the theatre of operations, French and German Hags.

A very considerable increase is to be noticed the manner of preparing herbs and similar we should find that he had not been so well in the number of French steamers that visited articles. The resultant concoction is used as a

what on earth have Bir-Redvers Buller's pro- LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. the port during 1899, as compared with the drink to impart rigor and strength to the served in this respect as he deserved. But, On the other taker; the dried lizards serving no other put blematical errors in strategy to do with Bir number for the year before. hand the number of vessels under the German poso,

These articles formed the subject of a Tre Charles Warren's tactics? The latter, brave mer Chuan left Blagapore ng remained about the same in the two years,

inhabitants of Hamsgate on his return, and 1pm, with the while the Danish flag was not seen at all during eary Decision in 1894, and were held at that man as he is, was most cordially received by the none, not even the widows and orphane, who and is due here on the 1809. The low average tonnage of the French time to be properly chargeable with duty as a

eteamers as compared with that of the German medicinal preparation; and in accordance with were placed in mourning by the flazoo of Spion Google has arrival at and British (French average 55415 tons; Gar that Decision, the merchandiso now in question Kap, have denied our generals the need of for Toms on the 5th man 70 tons, British 1,082 45 tons) is accounted has also been declared to be datiable as a medicourage and patriotism. But in so big bus!- for to some extent by the fact that a small cinal preparation as assessed by the Collectors the South African campsien it is ins eritable that a few reputations must be tarnish French steamer of about 35 tons made three or of Customs at the port of importation.

of in the factical sense of the word-Natal - Marruin Lloyd Steamer

four trips a month between Kwangchow Bay

and Military Record, Podbesar, Moil for this port on and Hothow throughout the year,

Ne inerchant vessel of foreign typs under the Chinese Bag has been soon here since 1883, to the Hongkong police as a frequenter of bar- rooms, and who eked out a precarious living br

for this nutward

Inst

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nd no Loren sailing sel since 1881.

A man by the name of Meyer, who was known

Manager.

Note Address13, PRATA CENTRAL. Hongkong, 18th Jaunary, 1893,

THE

CHRONICLE AND

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AND DIRECTORY

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1900

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Tagasaki taverns- onjihe is now turning out au average of 80 tous daily, TORIES showing the Boundary under the Hulbow during 1892 was consid

the wamber of those arrivin 28th pit. He was a man of good address and Budvannet koop pace with the orders, states a New Convention, with the Towns, Villages The company in getting e. Prepared from Authoritative Bources and red contrast with former vous one who had som better day. He retired to

o England, intended to Printed in Colours Price 81.^~

The machinery was alt, and is expected to

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