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INTIMATION.

A. S. WATSON

LIMITED.

SPECIALITIES FOR THE

SEASON.

PORT WINE

AND

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MON CAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1909

The return of cholera casen in Singapore ap to the 7th inst, gives 142 cases and 197 deaths.

Mr Kato Motoshiro is provisionally recog

ahudders at the fate of the rest of the world if these great empires act in unison, Until the réalisation of the magnificent drum of universal federation, the partial assosianised as Consul for Japan at this port. tions which result from the growth of In.

& CO., perialism will develop such mighty strengths, int. at the side of these giants societies of the intermediate order will find no honour able pince left to them in the world, unless they redouble their own vigour and pugmi. city. For this reason, concludes the writer, France defends so hotly the ideas of nation ality and country; by these alone can slio save herself from ruin and annihilation, for they are the only barriers against "Imperi alism and anarchy, the invariable prelude of death."

SHERRY

of the finest Vintages.

CLARETS

Whatever be the merits of his case, the French writer spoils it by his exaggerations and his unwarrantable interpretations of events. "He makes of Ms. CHAMBERLAIN L

Titanie figure, which in reality the Secretary of State for the Colonies is not, great as are lús abilities. Then M. Juper has not

forgotten Fashoda, sharing the length of including Wines from the most cele. mertory on this point common to publicists of his natión. Passing over his, reference brated Chatzaux.

to French #meckness" at the time of the Dexeus affair, we may well ask him for a support to his theory of na anti-French SCOTCH WHISKY. fonte between Britain and Germany. It Our Whiskies are so well knowit and | birdly would seem worth the while of those who like the Famperor WILLIAM II and appreciated that comment is

MP. CHAMBERLAIN aún at dividing the world (with the possible assistance of Mr. maccessory,

MCKINLEY) to trouble so inneh about France. But the chimers of Gallie haren- CONFECTIONERY,on is 100 absurd to call for further com

It must be relegated to the same Imposted from the-leading London and place as the Yellow Peril and other Parisian Housea.

meat.

|

We too freta Shanghai papers that Mr. W. Holland, IL.M. Consul at Idustig, who has re- tarned from home with Mrs. Holland, is staying for a few days last week in Shanghai.

A Tokyo telegram of the Gth inst. states that Lieut-General Kodama, Govertior-General of Formosa, has boon recalled to Tokyo. It is by loved that Baron Kodama will be appointed to succeed Gonoral Katsura as Minister of Army.

Thors is published in the Casette u Cironlar from the Colonial Office, enclosing a memoran dum by Dr. Theodors Thomson on "A Microbe Pathegonia to Rats: and the Experimental Application of this Microbe to the Dostruction

of these Vormia.

"

Up to the present erar 218 miles of railway in Japan have been opened for trafle during to present year. This brings up the total wiler in the Empire to ever 3,633 miles, of which railes aro Gorerament lines and 2,806 sales private lines.

Sir Frank Swettenham is expootel back in Malaya about the first week in February,

A. Belgian company which seeks to manure a concession from the Ports for tho Bagdad Rail- way, promises to carry the muils batwo Bom- bay and London in seven or eight days.

Liont-Goneral Baron Kuroda, Chief Military Attaché to the Japanese Princo Imperial, died st Kobe on the 4th inst. During the China- Japan War, General Kuroda was in command of the artillery of the First Amy Corps.

It is reported that many Straits-born Babas in Singapore will put on their "reform” dress on the lat day of the Chinese New Year, instead

of the castomary long silk conte, similar to the dress of the Chiness mandarin. The reform dress, the Straits Tinea reports, looks neat and comfortable.

The Secretary of State has just ruled that clerks, at present in the Fedorted. Malay States clerical sarvios, who have joined sinoa federation, who refuse to accept transfer or promotion to posts of which the salary is not less than that already enjoyed by them, many be called upon to resign the service.

A beat belonging to the Il-fated Japanese Business at Chungking is reported to bo (training-ship Thưkashimi was piuke up by a extremely but Evory settling day, numerous villager of Kamogori, Ing on the 19th Novem- failes among the Chineso merchants are rebar, osactly two days after the storm of the 17th. ported. Imports are accumulating in the All hopes of the safety of the vessel are now merkat owing to the want of bagers from the abandoned. She must have encountered the fall interior. There is very little produco coming in; consequently thers la vory little exportel, The Customs returns for the half-year are tho

worst on record.

TELEGRAMS,

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 15th December, 10.30 p.m.

SEVERE DEFEAT OF GENERAL

CLEMENTS.

Commandant Delarey attacked General Clements at Nooitgedacht und compoRed

SUPREME OGURT.

Saturday, 15th December.

“IN SUMMARY, JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS Honour T. SERCOME SMITHI (ACTING PUINNE JUDGE).

BATHURST Y, WATKINS,

In this caso Harry Bathurst, of Victoria Viaw, muster uriner, was the plaintiff and . A. Watkins, muunger of Watkins Limited, was - the defendant. The following were the murtica lars of the elin-(1) For victualling the defondant on board the transport Holloong from 23rd Juno to 6th July, 20 l. 40. (9) For victaolling the Chinese sprvant of the defondant on board the Hailong from the 23rd June to the eth July For the supply of refreshments to the defou him to retire. Five officers and nine mendant on board the saloong $186. (4) For the use of chart room by the defendant on board were killed, eighteen wounded, and 555 miss the Haileong. $50. Total $150-91.

Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeated for the ing, being four companies of the Northum.plaintiff, and Mr. Grist for the defendunt, berland Fusiliers and the Yeomanry.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 14th December, 3.10 p.m.

NICARAGUAN CANAL-DAVIS AMENDMENT CARRIED

BY US SENATE. The United States Senate has adopted by force of the hurricane and rons to the botton.5 votes to 17 Sonator Davis's amendment

A report from the Governor of Miyasaka to

..

A Nganking despatch states that of the rinca upon arrival of the Court at Hsianfu all trilate sent by the Governor of Aukwei pro

such things as foreign candles, soap and atches were refused by the Empress Dowager and sont back to Nganking. The fate is said to have befallen foreign-manufactured things sent as tribute about the same time by other Viceroys and Governore of provinces.

FRANCE-THE DREYPUS AMNESTY

The French Chamber has passed the

committed at the time of the Dreyfus affair. clause in the Amnesty Bill amuestying acts

the Japanese Home Departmont states that to the Hay-Pauneufote. Treaty, nullifying at 5 p.m., on the 25th alt, the American ship the neutrality clause and reserving the do M. G. de Chapeaux, agmt at Hongkong Cohil Lamhith, with a cargo of harley on for the Massageries Maritions Company, board, struck on a reef of Tsuitisaki, Hyuga fensive control of the Canal by the United forms us that according to a telegram received province, while on her way to Part Arthur. States. yesterday from Singapore the Frerek mail Some damago was done: and offorts are being

als will are to stop at Saigon on account mulie to save the vessel, of an injury in her shaft, which will be repaired- Actions of over-active brains. The 1m-there. Mails will be transhipped at Singapore? | perialism by which and danger to on board the P. & 0.8. Chan, Passengers the world is threatened is admitted by and cargo, will fo franshippot at Saigon OL

writer to be the sutural external beard the M, M. 4.4. Tumite. outcome of internal prosperity, but he tan eco no prospect for the other nations except Reforring to the announcement which wo modo a fow days ago to the effect that a min- by the conflict, even the mutual destruction of the imperialist Powers. If they work, ber of stormers wows iesbound noir Taku, says baud in hand, they must be aiming at dividha Shaghai I-reary of the 12th inst., we are now glad to Tegra thangh the courtesy of

Owing to the steadily erasing communica- ing the plunder of the rest of world. It

Mesurs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. that as ation between Formosa and Japan propor, a pro. will be noted that Russia is left entirely out result of the milder wasther saco pevailing poral will be submitted to the Japanese Iroperial of the question by M. JUDET, presumably the whole of their foar steamers, which had Diet at the forthcoming session in favour of on the same grounds which always keep bou caught in the too, have now boon released; aying another cable between Keeinng and French writers silent on the subject of Rus. and there is reason to believe that this with. A.S. WATSON & CO. si expansion. And yet of the nations prove to os the ease with most if not all the Nagasaki, in addition to the existing cable bea

vessels frozen in by the reart northwester.

COGNAC BRANDY.

Hunurse nest productions.

Quality guaranteed..

ERATED WATERS

Absolute purity guamnteed.

LEUTED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTABLISHED 1941.

BIRTHS.

which may now be described as "imperia.

list," Russie is the one who enn least ascribe her aggrandising tendencies to other than political reasons. Britain, Germany, and the United States, apart from any desire to [20expand their possessions, are forced to find gradually new folds for the growth of their At the Peak Church, on Thursday, the 13th commerce, or the source of their great wealth Doctambon, 1900, by the law. F. T. Johnson, H.; must fail, Rustin's commercial designs are ROBERT PATE Dirix, of Shanghai, to Louis INNEVERA ELLIOTT, only daughter of W. J. H of the future. We need not therefore ELLIOTT, of Woodlands, Hampshire. [3170

At No. 2, Caino Rush, on the 15th December, call her expansion less natural, but there 8388 is certainly o reason why it should Straits Settlements, the wife of JouN STEPHEN, the growth of the British, German, and At Student Bungalow, Tanjong Rhoo Shipway, be looked on with complacency, while of a daughter,

the wife of T. DE PARIA-NEVES, of a son.

MAKRLAGES.

tween Keelung and Ohema in Oxunii Provinco The expense involved in carrying out the new undertaking is estimated at 1,600,000 yen.,

When the tobacco monopoly was: under dis- cussion, tu Japan, a manifesto published in Tokyo Itronins that of the three vessels Hercules, Hebo. stated that the export of the word would be and Von Moltke, which loft Bangkok for Manila targoly increased, a curtain and large revenue some months ago, two are lying still at Cape would be received, and the quality of the St. James whilst the third foundered of Pulo tobacco would be improved. As we took veral Way, Captain Anderson, who was with the opportunities at the time of giving our reasons fotilla, died in hospital at Saigon. The de why a tobacco monopoly would almost certainly reasod, who had been in the P. & O. Company's prove a failure in this country, writes the Kobe service, and had two sons fighting in South Chronicle, it is interesting to note that the Afrios, had many friends in Hongkong who

part of tobacco from Jupsa has now coased, will hear of his demise with regret,

tobacco is rapidly deteriorating the revenue derived is 30 or 10 per cent. Lalow what was anticipated, while the quality of

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 18th December.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA -THE

́PURSUIT OF DE WET.

It is officially reported that Qeneral Knox is engaged in a running fight with Commandant De Wet, who is moving on Reddersburg whore

column is realy to intercepit his retreat.

PARLIAMENTARY HONOURS. Mr. Goschon and Bir Mathew Ridley have been raised to the Peerage,

PARLIAMENT.

Mr. Stephens oxplained that since ten o'clock the previous day the defendant's solicitor had written him lotter making certain pro-, posals for settlement, and had pail to court $36:50. He was not able to reo his alient until that morning about a quarter to ton. 110 had to go into figure, and it was

almost ten o'clock when he came over to the court, and he was unable to seo is defov- dant's solicitor, Mr. Grist. Since there another little sum had been added, and he had promised to withdraw the suit. It waa rathor te wion le cade in to see the Registrar about witjulraw- ing it. The Registrar told him at the cases He now applied for permis- sion to withdraw the ease, on the understanding that he recoivod the sum of 35 more towards the

Wes to come on.

servant's victualling and $540 oro towards the costs. Mr. Crist had given him an undertaking to that effect.

Mr. Grist-Yes, that is so The anit was accordingly withdrawn,

POLICE COUNT.

Saturday, 16th- December

BEFORE MR. -Kmr.

A FILTHY HAKEHOUSE The owner of a bakehouse situated et 346, the information of Sanitary Coquetor Butt, with Tailing to keep the place in a cleanly condition.

Ho has been alrozdy twice convicted for the, sime offence,

Queen's Road Central was charged, on

Evidenco was heard, and the défouðant fined. $25 or two months' hard labour. The Suc was paid.

A TASTE FOR PHOTOGRAPHË, “. Tam Sing, a tallyman, has evidently u taste. for photography. At any rate, he was found with six uses of photographic plutes, to the valuo of 15, in his possession, and was used to explain

Haun Sing was u

Ham Sing was unable to do this, and retires for a month, consequent on his inability to pay the fine of $15 imposed by this nangistrate.

STEALING DEAD PIGA,

This was the charge preferred against three coolies, who wero stopped by e inkung in Contro Street as they were wheeling the carenses on a

Et is expected that Parliament will be pro-track in the direction of the Central Market, rogued on Saturday,

INTER VARSITY FOOTBALL, Oxford beat Cambridge at tho Rugby game by ten points to eight.

LONDON, 14th December.

PARLIAMENT. Parliament will ro-assemble on the 12th February.

FIGHTING IN BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA

The Boers, 2,500 strong, ander Commandants Delarey and Deyers attacked General Clements

prolably to dispose of them at the most favour. able terms. They told the Fikeng the carcases were consigned to a dezier in the market, but this man could not be found. As a consequence, the coolies were asked to break their journey at the police station.

First defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined | $10 or a month's hard laiur; the oflier two, who stated they were employed by the link man 52 or eight days. The fun toilar indivi- dual went to prison.

RECEIVING STOLEN TROPERTY.

Chan "Liu," a marino hawker of Hokun, pleaded not guilty, first, to receivium two iron bora, value seventy cents, the property of the 11th inst, and second, to receiving twenty-five Groen Island Coment Company, Lt, on the pounds of glue, valne four dollars, the proporty

at Novitgedekt. The first attack was repulsed, 'of one Ho Kat, well knowing the same to have,

American empires are pictared as night- mares. The most dangerous and unpleasant feature of imperialistic movements is the Jingoism" which accompanies them. But "Jingoism" is very much in evidence in of the late Joseph Hirst Hebble TawaTE, of France, although (of course) there is no such an averaga. The Germsas sro directing their the Company's Australian line, in place of the Clements had to ratiré on Packpoort. The on the 14th inak, Frank fal

thing as Imperialist there. The extremists

At St. John's Cathedral, on the 15th De cember, by the Right Her, the Lord Bishop of Victorie, assieted by the Rov, F. T. Johnson, M.A Lotser, eldest daughter of J. D. BLAND, and grand-daughter of the late Stephen BUCKLAND, FRANK HIRST HEDDLE THWAITE, youngest son

Merford, Yorkaláco.

[3187

by the Ven'ble Archdeacon For

Decembor, at St. Andrew's Catho

Gold-mining in Coran is daily becoming more cosmopolitan in its character. The Unzan gold mine, which is worked by Americans is yield ing an output of about 100,000 yen a day on attention to the Kyoga miss at Kangwen-ds, and the Sensen wins at Plug-an do, and are try-

Of the two P. and O. steamers recently sold to the Toyo Kisan Kaisha, Japanese papers re- cords, that the Hosetta has successfully passed the examination of the Government ship-surveyors. The Rohilla is now being completely repaired at Yokohama. The Kippon Ynsen Kaishs originally chartered the Rosetta for service Futami Maru which was lost off Luzon but the Japanese Government declines to grant a

it is not a mark of wisdom to take them as Corsan Government, states the Kube Chronicle. pon Yusen Keisha has now purchased the Roset typical of the whole. One of the earliest on an overom, states the pups are quick-su. The vessel has been handed over to her new owners, and was to leave Yokohama for Australian ports on the 14th inst.

but the second was more successful, and Gondral been stolen or unlawfully obtained, at Hokan, on

A watchman in the service of the Coment

20th Hussars, Captain Macbeau of the Dablinperty of his employers, and a tanner employed asghting was very severe. Col. Legge of the Company identitied the iron bars as the pro Fusiliers, Coptain MacMurdoch of the Came by Ho Kat identified the gius, which, along

the defendant's house. wore killed,

dral, Singapore BARTLETT, daughter of the are always to the fore in any movement, but in to obtain a concession to work them from the stats subsidy to any chartered vessel, the Nip ons, and Captain Atkins of the Wiltshires. with the bars of iron, was found concealed in

On the 6th

Luam, FLORENCE Late John Bdward BABTLETT of Peverel Court, Lablabory, Bucks, to 14 FRED LANEA ERARRY, a

of J. C. FRASER, formerly of Yokohama and Liver- pool.

DEATH.

At the General Hospital, Singapore, on the oths December, at 8 pm., LINDSAY DYROOK (late E. P. C. 29), aged 31 years, after a brief illness.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEB VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FI.EET STREET, E.C.

acts of Imperialist England was to leave ly taken, all the gold mines in Cores will British interests to the care of Russian gradually full into the hands of foreigners, the troops in North Chilli and at Newchwang Corean Government is proposing to select the Nor is it easy to see what the proposed best mines in the Empire with a view to mak- dividers of the spoils of a world are planning ing them there the property of the Imperial to get. for themselves out of the present crisis in Chitis.

The British trasport Looding arrived yesterday from Shanghai.

The German nail of the 14th November was

delivered in London on the 18th inst.

house.

"As surmised last week," writes" Vedette

TACTICAL EXERCISES IN THE

NEW TERRITORY.........

The defendant, who stated that he bought the stuff from a man in the street at Yaumati, was sentenced to three weeks hard labour on each charge, to run consecutively. SUDAN GAMBLING IN THE STREET.

Erote ME. HAZRLAND.

For gambling with dies on the public street On Saturday the Hongkong Volunteer Corps on Friday, Tang Kau, a coolic, already pre- viously convicted for the same eftance, was fined were engaged in tactical exercises in the Now 895, with the alternative of six weeks hard. Territory with the regular troops of the Gar-labour. He took the alternative rison. The enemy was supposed to have disembarked at Mire Bay, to have massed troops at Shatin, and to ba marching along CAN BOATMAN HEAVILY FINED. the Asw road with the object of seizing Ho sin, master of a junk, was charged withy the Cosmopolitan Docks. The attacking neglecting to cover with a surviceable tarpaulin force, which was in command of Colonel cargo of a dangerous unfuris, uamely kerosene,

· P. C. Hodgion, who mado the arrest, Brown C.R.E. was composed of the oth Hysaid there wore 1,000 fins of harunens on board derabada, the 22nd Bombay Light Infantry, the junk. A tarpaulin was spread on them, bat and the Asiatis Artillery. Lient. Col. the Hon.it was not long enough, and, besides, was full B. H. Bertie, BW.F., had charge of the defen of holes

The defendant contented tint the cargo was ders the R.WF. 3rd Madras Infantry, and properly covered that it is the constable the Volunteers. Lient Col. Porrot, of the 22nd | who hauled the serpaulin of and then accused Bombays, as the Chief Umpire. The Volum um of neglect

in the Indian Planters Gazette, the Polo Club has been broken up and its members dispersed. While deploring the mischance which has put a The following remarks on our revenue op-fine team out of the running, I rather fancy it pear in the Singapore Free Press For the will not be an unmixed calamity. Minor team's last three years monopoly of the sale of pre. will now pluck up courage to enter at the big HONGKONG, December 17th, 1900

parod opium, a fee of $31,000 per month, or meetings, since there will be less chance of $372,000 per annum, was obtained at Hongkong their being completely overwhelmed. The In the Echo de thine of the 12th instant

for the usual 3 years term. For the three super-excellence of Patiala always had a bad appears a long article signed E. Juper on

years engning after the expiration of the pre- effect on the entries for open events, and as this The Three Imperialisms," in which the The Dock dotachment of the Hongkong Vo-sent term, a three-yeurs contract has just been fear has now boon removed, it is to be hoped writer looks very gloomily on the growth of lunteer Corps had their annual dinner at the extered into at the sabelsntial advance of that the northern tournaments will draw larger imperialistic sentiment in Great Britain, Ger- Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night, the Com-62,500 per mouth, or $750,000 per annum. crowds and be more interesting than has been many, and the United States of America.mandant, Lient-Co! Sir John Carrington, This means an increase in the Revenue of the case for same time past.” M. JUDET is convinced that the future of C.M.G., halng anong those present.

$378,000 per annum, or a total addition to the

Mr. Ernest Woodford Birch, up to frecently France is seriously threatened by the pro-

revenue of a sam, amounting to no less than The Sisters of the Agile is in Sainte Enfance 31,134,000 for the next three years. Whatever Resident of Negri Sembilan, how the now Powors. He says indeed that France's only the stalle, and the public who patronised tue a source of rovere, this welcome increase Mr. Hugh Clifford, is of the family whose'.

desire to thank all the ladies who presided over may be said concerning the permanency of geh Governor of British North Boraso in place of tears landed at the Kerosene Tangs, instead This excuss did not avail, and tho junkinen. hope is that these three imperialisms, como Bazaar in connection with their institution last peting and conflicting, will límit und coun-wook. The sum realised at the Bazar was teract one another, or will come into collision $2,200. The Bazaar is still open daily at the to their mutual destruction. Should nnlucky French Convent chance or Mr. CHAMBERLAIN succeed in uniting them to divide the world between them, unenviable will be the lot of France!

spect of harmony between these three

should facilitate the carrying out of my a gramine of improvements in the Colony hitherto blocked by lack of fands,

of

much further wast, and they had consequently some stiff climbing to do, whilst their location. prevented them from turning the think of the ene my, which it was intended they should endeavour

to do. On the Volunteers reashing the new road

the signal to cence was given. Hero EE the Governor, Major-General Gascoigne, Captain

wat fined 950 or six weeks hard labour. The tino was paid.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held to day Monday, 17th December at 300 p.m

BUSINES.

name has for years been a bye-word in the Straits Settlements and Malays He was educated at Harrow and became s cadet of the Straits Settlements in January, 1876, and was The return of deaths in the Colony during employed in the Colonia Offles, Downing The following appointments are notified in November shows a total of 620, 85 in the Euro-Strest, till July, 1878, acting as secretary of the the Gazette: Mr. E. F. Johnston to be Acting pean and Foreign community (Civil population Police Commission in the following year. He the Hon. I. W. Trofa's, Colonel the O'G 1 Financial Minuto. (No. 70.) Private Secretary to H. E. the Governor, in the 19 Army 13, Navy 9), and 594 in the Chi passed his final examination in Malay in August, Clementi to be Acting Assistant Colonial Socre tory and Clerk of Councils, Mr. P. P. J. Wode house to be a Conus Offer for taking the Census in 1901

man and others were assembled. Homo was

Report of the Finance Committee. (No.

The traditional object of French diplomacy, absence of the Earl of Denonghmore; Mr. C.nese community, Chost affections claimed 122 1880, and forthwith was appointed magistrata / reached at about seven o'clock Before dimis. 19. ORDERS OF THE DAY.

he says elsewhero, was to keep the balance between the two rival forces of Britain and Germany. The blow which this diplomacy has received by the drawing together of the two countries is the heaviest received for many long years; and, he continues in anticlimax, Tashoda is painfully aggravated

1 Second reading of the Bill ontitled An Ordinance to coralidate and amend the Law Felice Force of the Colony,NANT for the establishment and regulation of the Excomil readily of the Bill entitled Au Ordinance to further amend the Bankraptey Ordinance, 1891.

3. Socond reading of the Bill entitled An

Hune alias Chnu Shek Sign, S

Bill entitled Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1800

5. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordige to make provisie) for the prepare, tionemblication of a New Land Rovised

C. CLEMENTI, Edita de Statute Laws of the Colony.

Acting Clerk of Councils. *NB --A meeting of the Finance: Commistes will be held immediately after the Council,

An

ictims, and Forte 102, of which 82 were due el Malacca. He took charge of the Lauding the Volunteers the Commandant (Lieut to Malaria-four of these latter cases being in Offico in February, 1831; and in the later Col. Sir John Carrington, C.M.G.) addressed s the Army and two in the European and For months of that year was Acting Collector of few words to the men. He mid that they had eign civil community. The following averages and Revenue at Singapore, becoming Second had some hard work to damar harder than it appear in the statement showing the death rate Assistant Colonial Secretary in 1882. In 1885, ought to have been. Through some mistake The following is the return of the average in the different districts British and Foreign Mr. Birch was depated to go to the Cocos they had not landed at the right place they emount of bank notes in circulation and of Civil community, 25 per 1000 per annum; Chi-Keeling Islands on H. M. S. Espoir to raport abould have landed farther west. He would specie in reserve in Hongkong during the mese community, Victoria, Tand 26.2, Herbour on the islands. To was Magistrate and Col. not say whose fault this was, but it was not Ordinanoo for the Naturalization of Chau Ping by the tactics of Mr. CHAMBERLAIN. WEEonth ended 30th November, as certified by the 405: Chinese community, whole Colony, Land lector of Inzd Bevenue at Malaces in 1888 theirs, On the whole, he thought they had done 4. Second ronding of the

26.4, Bost 42.8, Land and Bost 28.7. British and in 1892 was appointed Acting British Re very well. Foreign, and Chinese community, excluding aident of Selangor, the duties of which post he Army and Navy, 28.6. It will be noted that carried out till January, 1893, after which he in consequence of the typhoon the Harbour became Secretary to the Government of Perak. death rate has risen very greatly. A total of 69 Frou September, 1895, to July, 1890, he was 150,000 deaths (of which 60 are attributed to other Acting Bedient of Perak. Thereafter he was orosas" than the usual estegories of disease) is Resident of Negri Sembilan, and went home 29,385,333 60,650,000 | returned on an estimated population of 24,500. some months ago on leave.

use was there, he wake, in showing such respostive bankɛ s meekness at the time of the Darrus case

Banks.

Average Specie in in face of the Fress across the Channel Chartered Bank of Indis, amount Reserve

Australia and China $2,658,660 $1,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai,

Ranking Corporation 6,775,233 5,000,000 National Bank of China,

Limited

and across the Bline, only to see the two countries unite so closely, and of course against France? The return of Pre- sident MCKINLEY to power means the addi- tion of a third imperial power, and M. JUDET

Total

450,000

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The OS. Co.'s steamer Norpedon left Singapore on Friday the 14th inst. p. and The Q88 Co's staumer Ripens left in due in Hongkong on 20th inst, am Singapore on Friday, the 7th inst., and is due in Hongkong to-day-