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up to the value of 3245.50. Following this lacosery, the coalie ws again senrobed, and other articles belonging to the complainant wers found in his possession.

When the case came into Court, Inspector Williamson applied for and was granted a remond, as he is hopeful of tracing the rest of the missing property.

FALSE CHARGE."

On Sunday the Yaumati police tramped through eloven miles of rain and woud to Chuuwan to arrest a native who had been charged by panther with robbery to the extent of 8213. The ureused man was placed in custody and duly charged, but when his Worship heard the ray he found it to be so. palpably trumped up that ho displissod the defendant and fined the complainant $15 or three weeks for bringing a false charge.

"THE SAVIOUR OF CANTON." The Los angeles Daily Times of 14h ult. han an article dealing with the mach-talkod-ef

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH 1903

THE CHINA LEAGUE ANNUAL REPORT.

We have received from Mr. A, It. Borkhill, the Hon. Secretary of the Chica League, copy of the Annas! Report for 1902, from which we take the following:-

The time and attention of the Committes of the League, during 1902, were almost ex-ently abolished." clusively devoted to the consideration and discussion of the various schemes for a riów Commercial Trosty with China, telegraphed bomo by Sir J. Muckay, or submitted us alternatives by the China Association and by Mr. F. Anderson of Shanghai,

RUSSIA AND NEWCHWANG,

PHOTOGRAPHIC

PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS

EASTMAN'S KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN

A. CHEE & CO.,

EL OFFEN'S ROAN, HONGKONG.

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SIBERIAN GOLD..

OFFICIAL REFORT ON (PERATIONS IN THE PRIMORSKI REGION.

The League was in constant communication with the Foreign Office and the chambers of was not the abolition clause contained in the Japanese commerce represents a capitalised has published the following report (says the commerce more particularly interested in the China trade, using every endeavour to liave the commercial Articles of the Treaty moulded in such a manner as to secure the | wazimu advantage to British trade, by the removal of all inlund fuxations and restrictions,

and opposed by the League,

The Ministry of Agriculture and Domaizs

United States Conen-General at St. Petersburg): on the results of the investigations relating to gold mining, made in the Primorski region in 19 and 3809 ---The geographical position is favefirable and the climate is soft; the absencu effigidity and the easy access to waterways" of communications promise favourable results,

trouble in Canton où Chinese New Year Evo, with the minimun countervailing impost by under their concession from the Chinese with complete power of direction over the † Gold mining in the Primorski region is divided"]

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in which it says that it was the quick action ritical and commonsense treatment >>f situation by an Amerienü naval ollçor who saved the foreign residents in the province of Kwong tung" on that orrosion from falling victims to tlo plot of the velvis. The Los Angeles Times procurde in the following strain :— -

"This attack was avaried by the precautionary measures taken by Commander F. J. Drake, steamer commanding the United States Monterey, with the assistance of the English gunboats Sandpiper and Britomart, the French gubbout Avalanche and the German tag

Shameen,

“Hearing that a forco of rebola led by. Hung Chun Puk, a native of Wache, had planned an attack on the Viceroy and Chinese officials of Canton during the cel bration of the Chinese Now Year, during the nights of Jaunary 28 and 20, Commander Drake prepared to defend the foreign residents. An armed force, of 3,000 mer had entered Canton surreptitiously several days before he harped, the news, and were biding with sympa (biners An most of the foreigners and offcial representatives of the various ties residio in Slasturen, Commander Drake first completed his plan of defouco, and then, to allay the excitement which prevailed, e oficially informed the consulates and Chinese officials of his preparations, and advised the English, German and commanders of the French gunboats of the hue of action to be purned in caso Shumeen Island was attacked. The foreige commanders offered their co-opora tion, and plans were perfected to meet any trouble that developed, whether on the island or on the water,

way of commuiktien.

Representatives of the Lengue attended three conferences held at the Foreign Office for the discussion of the propered new clauses, and were courteously allowed the opportunity of express- ing their views.

The bine League has put forward the matter of the rights of the P-king Syndicate

Government, and endeavoured to secaro for the Syndicate the active assistades of His Majesty's The correspondance with the Government. Foreign Office is now published,

TRADE

TELEPHONE No. 135.

OF

MARK

OUR SPECIAL 'BLEND

SCOTCH WHISKY

description, whether Imperial, provincial, local, or municipal, on merchandise and produce whether nativo or foreign, whether for import,

Sir Robert HART'S SUCCESSOR. expert, or for consumption within the Empire;

Commenting on the Russian position in and the Chipške, Government engages that sli | Manchuria and especially with regard to the odlices and stations, of ecary kind and descrip treaty port of Newcbwang. the London Globe tion for the levying of taxation on merchandim. remarks The Rassian authorities mako no except the Imperial Maritimne Customs ned zoorst of their intention to ruin the trade of the land-frontier Custom Houses, shall be perman-port in order to benefit " Dalny," better know

under its old name of Port Arthur. There The Committee are in complete necord is no more striking instauon of the meaning with the "Then correspondent-in bis attached by Russia to the "Opou Dior," or of description of this clause as a comprehensive the ludicrous contention that international and clearly defined reform, as also that it dis- trade will thrive among those who have Russia plays a broad and statesmarlike grasp of the for a neighbour. At Newchwang itself there question on the part of its proposer, but wish is no Russian trade, no Russian shipping; to place on record the fact that the above clause while the volume of British, Americas, and telegraphic precis of Sir J. Mackoy's schome value of millious sterling. Yet not only are dated February 13th, 1962, considered at the antive Customs and the telegraph service in the bands of a Russian nominee, but the conference at the Foreign Office on April 17th,

mercaptile tormavity has been electrified by the appointment, on the part of Sir Robert Hart, ofs Russian Commissioner of Customs,

port of Newelwang. The control of the Castems, with ones to their archiver, will into two parts the northern, on the Amur River and the Okhotsk Sea, and the southern, on several now, be practically in the bouts of the Rassing tittle rivere along the South, Usauri_district Consul, of whom the Russian Commissioner is merely the shadow; orul the interests of the and the Island of Askold. Geld miving has in- great trading nations ure given over to the creased in the former since the construction of the Ussuri and Transbajkal lines of the Siberian Pewor whose avowed object is to ruin them.

This extraordinary appointment is, unhappily. Railroad. The large mining companies (which only a symptom of the clouge that has been produced-62.4 por cent. of the total gold mined) havo representatives in large trading townej taking place in the personnel of the Customs Department. At the present moment the who buy materials, keep an eye on the market Wo have elder and more expensive Whiskies staff of that service is 131 out of 267, or 49 enterprises have no agents, nud must pay retail proportion of British subjects in the indoor and make contracts will tradestnen. The small per cent. But, as the Shanghai correspondent prices. The large companies enjoy a oredit of the Trines points cut, since June, 1899, only fret banke, and ear receive loans at 8 per cent. fou British employees have been appointed ont of 36 who bare received engagements. If this ratio is pursued the British percentage will rapidly descend to vanishing point, and a more (minous sign of the tread of events in China can hardly be imagined. It seems enly a few years ago that British predominance in the Chi- pese Customs was acerpted without question or oavil. The service was absolutely and entirely due to the energy and ability of a British sub ject, Sir Robert Hart, and such credit and financial stability as the Middle Kingdom, possesses was the work of Great Britain

MEDICAL MISSION-| ARY HOSPITAL.

His Majesty's Government were good enough | TUNGKUN to give consideration to the views of the League on several points; more particularly on the question of the allocation of the surtax funds, and the Committee are of the opinion that the results of the work done in 1902 by the League in the interests of British trade with China, on the Treaty question alone, fully justify its formation. They were also much gratified by fading themselves in complete record ou all important enbjects with the representatives of the leading Chambers of Commerce.

Article VIII. of the Treaty (the most import aut article) has the reserved and entire approval of the Committes. They are of opin ion that the one and only thing needful to make this article a boon to commerce and to traders in China is the strict fulfilment by Chius of her new obligations. The article was originated on the Commission in by commercial men Shanghai, it has been shaped and moulded by commercial men on this ride, and it bears those facts clearly impressed on every clause. It remains for His Majesty's Government to secure the fulfilment of its stipulations when it is embodied in the new Treaty.

The new Treaty (which is known as the Treaty of Shangbaij is to be ratified as far as Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 16 are concerned within' twelve months of 5th September, 1902. Articla

We are in receipt of the annual report for 1902 of the Tungkus Medical Missionary Hospital in connection with the Rhenis Missionary Society. We make the following extracts:--

South China has gone through a year full of trials. It has not only had to suffer frow plagae, obolera aud dougne foror, but also from unceasing village wars and a prolonged drought. Dengue prevailed during the months of Juse, July and August, and out of a hundred left one or two to look after the suffering ones, In the hospital, patients, servants, students, medical staff, including Europeans, children to that painful, disabling disease. After three even a few days old, all paid their tribute to five days, the acute attack being över, comes a, time of convalescence, of months duration. during which the ankles, knees, wrists and elbows rezsaia peinful and swollen. We know

of no case which terminated fatally.

Plague on the contrary has claimed many vic- tims: in the yamon itself four cases proved

mandarin. The latter was much alarmed, and fatal, one of them being the grandson of the every day sent his chair to obtain medical advice.

8 does not come into fores until all the Porrers He wanted to remove early all doubtful cases, entitled to west favoured matic treatment in and arrest the spread of the disease; at last be sont away his wife and children to a friend China enter into the same engagements as Great Britain with regard to payment of surving outside the town, and he remained alone

in his ill-fated yamen. taxes, etc,

Apart from Article S the Treaty contains clauses of great stential value, notably No. 2, dealing with a proposed zutional currency.

Cholera had one-vielim on our station. the

wife of our Evangelist, Chan Chuk Sbang.

Tho persistent drought caused loss of lives, and this in a curious way; the water buffaloes

through her agents. When Eritish, influence ceases to be supreme in the Chinese Maritime Custers Department the last shred of our old authority in the Far Eastern waters will be gone, but it is matter of unhappy notoriety

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that the establishment of an International Board of Controle object of more than one of our rivals at Peking. Sir Robert Hart's splendid career it is imposible to speak too highly, but he has "been exposed of late to a force of intrigue, the extent of which it is difficult to measure. His relations with the British Legation are no longer what they were in the olden days. We are apt to forget that he is in the service of China and not of Great Britain, and that if his policy is to

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H. PRICE &.00.

12. QUEEN'S ROAD THE VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM,

THE OLD FIRM STILL LEADING.

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The Bassian-Chinese Bank began to help the small companies in 1997 by auderinking to deliver gold to the Government laboratory and advancing money to the amount of roubles (150 dǝl.) per zolotnik (2.4 draws). In 1899 it issued 60,500 roubles (31,158 dals.) at 9 per cent. per year. Taial excavations are made at a dis- tanes of 1 verst (0.863 mile) aport, with additional pits to ascertain if the gold veins de When making finai not incline rideway. calonlations the whole area is divided into trina- NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.

LATEST! LATEST: LATEST!!! Eular lots,' formed by the lines of pits, und when the stock of gold is approximately

MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS, indied draining canals are dug and the necessary buildings are constructed. The KICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC work begins with removing the turf and TYLES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH upper scil. Generally, this work is done by OUT. hand digging, hores ears carrying the tarf

We are Solo Agents for the following --- away; Lut recently they have begun to wash the MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and

turf away by it rigation. The gold sand is dag out with pickaxes and spades, a workman being paid from 1.19 to 1.80 rouble (61.2 to 92.7 cents) u day. The washing is efooted by barrel! engines moved by locomobiles.

NEW PREMIER CYCLES.

We have also in stock a largo Number of American first-grade Machines (Chain and Chainless), including the

CLEVELAND, CBISCENT, WESTFIELD, ofe Other branches of the busiuces conducted es GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. Vide et uredu."

Intending purchasers are cordially invited to

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atthek were found and the officials agreed that 7. Protection of. British trade marks in Once we had four such cases in one ward, later Control is being pushed on at the present Principal eneon why its development is so slow. AUTOMATIC MAUSER

moment. As far back as 1808, before the

PISTOLS

Instead of visiting the holy temple in the inner temple at midnight to offer incense, the

"The richest gold layers in the South Ussari! Vicery and officials, contrary to long easton,

region have been worked by the ancient Chineke remained in their yamens securely guarded.

processes. In addition to the gold-mining usual. Around the Viceroy's yamen alone sembled

industry in this region there are other natura 4.000 armed troops By 7 o'clock the gates to the inner city wore closed and the streets cleared

richer-viz, forests, firberies, and coal, i:on and Maar arrests were made that night in which No. 3 Equalization of duties on goods carrient } ənraged at not being able to kathe in the ponde tally with British interests, British influence lend mines, which do not need so large a visit our Stores and Workshop, 43 and 3A,

investment, of capital. and are not connected | QUEEN'S ROAD EAST,

MCKIEDY & CO. some compradores wore implicated and large by junks und steamers to and from Hongkong

There is only too much reason to believe that with such risks as the searching for and work-

Mengkong, 7 Mng, 1983. amounts of stores were seized in houses and 】 and treaty ports in the Cardon province, as they are used to do after their day's work must assert itself from outside, shope in Fong Chung and Fates, oppasite Sha-No.

the intrigue which aims at supplanting Siring of gold mines. The lack of technical 4. Liability of Chinese shareholders made their guardians responsible for the want No. of water, goring them in a frightful manner,

Ilobert Hart by an International Board of knowledge in the gold-mining branch is the neen. Many other indications of the intended in British Joint Stock Companies.

The most important enterprises in the Ussuri lard are the wines Osnovatelny,' bolong-

CALIBRE 7.63 m.. European seramble in Chino had attained its

FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS. SIEMSSEN & CO. present proportions, the Chinese Governmenting to Lieutenant Molehausky, who worked gaye Lord Salislarry a definite and formal them ly contract during 1897 and 1898 and With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES

Flongkong 3rd October, 190, assurance that Sir Robert Hart's successo, suspended the work in 1899; the mine Askold' (on the land of the same name), where roin in the post of Inspector-General should be au ponderated in China over that of other Euro. quarts; and a wine on the River Sino-Scozi-he ROYAL ÆRATED peau countries. Nor did the matter rest The total quantity of gold mined in the Pri- there. Mr. Robert Bredon, a man of tried morski region, according to statistics, was capacity and long service in the Customa, 1,10: poods 2 lbs. (39,914.7 Bej, containing un who had recently resigned his post of Com.. average of 1 zolotuik (2.4 drurss) in 100 posću missioner, was immediately recalled from (3,611 s.) of sand. This amount is less than! Europe and installed in Peking as Depay the product of the adjacent region of the Amur, Inspector-General of Customs. Not a single which can be explained by the novelty of protest was made, and it was clearly under the businers. The chief gold-mining works stood that he was destined to enccsed Sir in the Province of Primorski were established Robert Hart, whose brother-in-law he is, in the during the last ten years, and a great number post of Inspector-General when it became of gold veins of this region are not yet worked,

and not oven declared,"

came one which proved fatal. Repeatedly fast days were ordered by the mandarin.

Epidemics and village wars are ressons enough 10 scconut for the somewhat smaller number of D-patiente, 91 lees than last year; the number of out-patients has increased, because we divided the work at the consultations; one of us sosing

and children.

the rebels abandoned their plot only because of China. It is hardly possible, for instance, to Commander Drake's discovery and his prompt exaggerate the value to traders in China of action and that of the foreign commnaders in the introduction of a national coinage, which

The taking ample precautionary measures.

shall be legal tender throughout the Empire" landing of an armed force from each of the

Under existing conditions the unhappy trader foreign warships had been agreed upon by the has to contend not only with the coinage of American, English, German and French eom-six provincial tints, but also with tools and the male rationis, the other the feinals patients Euglieb sabject so long as British trade pre-gold is being.extracted by a piant for working

copper cash varying in weight and fineness in overy province:

manders at the first evidence of attack."

A GALLANT ACT AT SINGAPORE.

A plucky attempt to save life recurred in the roads at Singapore on tho 124 inst. One of the Japanese puilors on the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamor Kinskiu Mara, fell overboard accidentally and Mr. Salter, the chief officer, dived in after him, and though managing to get hold of the man he was unable to keep him abore water. In consequeno of bie struggles Mr. Salter heù to release his hold and the man sank to rise no more,

Whether the central Government has the ill and the power to impose this reform upon the country remains to be seen. It will be strenuously opposed by the horde of burkere. shroffe, and nuderlings who make their profit or. their living out of the exchanges between one trade centre or one province and another.

Article 9 provides for time-casting of the Mining Eales at present in force in China,

The majority of people interested in win- He attempted to direing development in China would probably several times to try to find him, and though agree that less ignorant and wilful obstruction several boats were soon on the epot no further to all mining enterprise on the part of the frace of the unfortunate ammian could be found. It is a pity that such a gallant attempt was not successful; but none the less is it worthy of

rice and praise.

THE NEW JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN

LINE.

We are informed that the new steamship Ene between Jars-Chino-Japan will begin a roguler four-weekly serrics most probably in September next, with three newly-built steamers called Tjipanas, Tilaljap, Tjimahi, each of 5,000 tons deadweight, which will fly the Datoh fag. Two of the ships are being built in Holland and one in England. As already mentioned, the

central and provincii Governments is more desirable thes new rules and regulations, Rules and regulations alone, however admira

ble in themeoires, will not attract foreign

capital.

In Article 13 China expresses a pious wish to reform her judicial system, and to bring it into accord with that of Western nations, and Great Britain agrees to relinquish her extre. territorial rights when she is satisfied with the state of Chinese laws and their administration."

This chase has been the subject of mach animadversion in China, on the part of traders and miastomeries alike, bot na it is obvious that before Great Britain relinquishes the protection of her subjects in China, the Chinese adminis- cortaption in the Courte, justice for oppression, and impartiality for prejudica, the thought

We registered 22,101 visits, 0,001 mew and 15,500 return visits, which gives us an average of 154 patients for each of the 143 consultation days. Sick folks were seen in the villages of Long Han, Kang Pui, Tai Feng, and also in Hongkong.

We have been called 29 times to treat cases of opiuma poisoning; 24 were saved, 7 men and 17 women. Three men wore dead before we enne, and two women could not be revived.

Three times in the year, missionary brethren,

who had fallen sick at their respective stations, German marines of the S.M.S.. Shamien. applied to us. We also occasionally treatné

449 male and 175 feroale, patients, were admitted to the wards, orel of them staying on Au arorage 27 days. 1,88 large and small operations were performed.

Eleven patients received baptism, 2 of them being baptised with their families.

The income daring the your was $8,085.78, or $968.30 in excess of the expenditure.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

vacant.

It is against this arrangement that the diplomatic batteries at Peking are being opened. No nation has the fuce to propose a candidate of its own, but the idea of an International Board, on which half-a-dozen of the leading Powers should be represented is now being sedulously promulgated. What this means is patent to all: we have seen what the European Concert can do in the Far East, We have writhed for the last three years in its intolerable sharkles, snd to the malign in- fluence of certain Powers, whom we need not spreify, the almost hopeless situation of Lo day is entirely attributable. If this element of discord be introduced into the administra

THE LO.C. AND SPITTING A correspondent sends as the following entting from a London paper of 24th it, with the remark that the provisions shadowed forth in it with regard to expectoration might well be applied to Hongkong:-

to

"We are glad to see that at last un attempt supplement the polite invitations Please

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not to spit bere" is. 1o be made. The London CAN CONSULATE GENERAL for authen- County Council has drafted a regulation which will come into force at the beginning of May. This by-law will be enforced on the Council's tion of the sole commerial asset which China trama, and will make it an offence to spit in CHEONG SHING. possesses, then farewell to the last chance of or upon them. A fine up to 40s. is the penalty preserving that Empire from dismemberment, for infraction of the order. Fortunately, the And farewell to such remains of British pres- Council are able to justify their action on tiga es have survived the nerveless and vasil. sanitary groands, it being a well-ascertained

Company is established in Amsterdam with its trator of the now-eodo must substitute parity for left Yokohama on Saturday the 23rd inst., Dating policy of our Foreign Office. If we give fact that discuse forma are spread by this

chief agent, Mr. P. J. Roosegaarde Bisschop, in Hongkong, and as local agents Messrs. Holz,

way now, it is cur Waterloo from which there Althy habit; but, in any case, it is time the is no recovery. China standa pledged to us law was invoked to put on and to it. The s'Jacob & Co., have been appointed. The occurs that the consideration of this clause may Shanghai on Saturd Coptic, with mails, &c., by solemn obligation, and the whole of the Council is also considering the advisability of

well be left to the next or a succeeding gener tion.

The M.M. steamer Annam, with the next

ata.m., for this port vid Saigon. French mail, loft Singapore on the 25:h inst. The C. P. R. Co R.M.S. Empress of Japan for Victoria and Vancouver,

The Imperial German Mail steamer Stuttgart left here on the 23rd instant, arried at

at 9 a.m. The 0.0. steamer which loft hence on the 25th nit, for San Fran- trading community, of whatever nationality, extending the application of the by-law to suy As the Committed of the League strenuously cieco via. Shanghai, o, ved at her desti- is aghast at the thought of the break-up of publie carriage, or any publis hall, pablic

nation on the 21st inst. oppused Sir James Mackey's first pro-

The P.M. stenmor City Peking, with ranils, the Cu toms Service. Mr. Bredon has recently waiting-room, or place of public entertainment. pcrals, dated 13th February, and more particne, from San Francisco to the 50th ult, via rendered ervices to this country of the greatest Wo trast this extension will include railway much as open sowers, It is true that some of Honolulu, left Yokobanus for this port riantility in connection with the negotiation of carriages, some of which are like nothing so Inland Sea,een the 23rd inst.

the Commerical Treaty. He is the existing the stinking boxes on the undergrennd railways The O. & Osteamer Doric, with mails, &o, from San Francice to the Bih inst., via Hono Druty, and the acknowledged successor of Sir are calculated to excite symptome oren of

on every

railway system. It is a pity the lule, leaves Yokohamos for this port via Inland Robert Hart. If we allow his position to be rowiting; but the same irritant is not present Sea, &a., this morning.

steamers will run as follows: Batavia, Samarang, Sourabaya, Macassor, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong, Amoy, Swatcw, Singapore, Batavia. At present, trade between Java, Chiun end Japan is carried on by chartered stenters, and there can be nearly the abolition clans contained therein, thay Conbt that this regular line will be appreciated. feel it das to the members of the League to Trade will doubtless expand and the enter. take notice of certain reflections upon the notion prising owners may justly anticipate subcess of the opponents of these proposals from the pen of the very able Shanghai correspondent of the Times (vide two articles on the Anglo-China Treaty, December, 1902).

and fair dividends.

3,063 NEWSPAPERS RECOMMEND MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS.

THE WAVERLEY PRN, for Enay Writing.

The following is decribed in the Times THE FLTING SCOTCHKAN PEN,instead of 'n Qužil. 1 as the actual text of the abolition clause: Tus FLYING writes 200 words per dip. Sold

at all Stationers. WAVERLEY WORKS, EDINBUBON.

The AL. steamer Melpomene left Shangh challenged our motiven will be ataigned to one Council cannot copy the custom obtaining in

for this part on the 25th just.

The Boston Tow Boat Co's steamer Zyra arrived at Mororan last Saturday, 23rd inst.

The N.Y.K. steamer Kanagawa Masu (Baro pean Line) left. Shanghai for this port on the 25th inst., at 6 pan., and is expected here to.

**To abolish throughout the Chinese Empire

HOYTOW. [2946-1 all internal taxation of whatsoever kind or

cause only, and that the most contemptible.

From one of the London polico scurts "Me ac understand," said the foreign prisonar, He can speak good English," said the peli man; "he swore at me when I arrested him."

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GENERAL EXPORTERS.

昌 DEALERS IN JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS PEARLS, PRECIOUS STONES, SILKS, IVORY WALES, EMBROIDERIES AND CHINESE CURIOS.

Wholesale and Retail. Prizes very moderato.

No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Opposita Mesars, C. J. GAUPP & Co.). Hongkong, lith May, 1903,

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SURGEON DENTIST.

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET, TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st March, 1903,

THE AMERICAN BYSTEM Berlin is the case of dirty tenements. If the

ENTISTRY. inhabitants will not clean them, the fire brigade does it for them. The London Fire Brigade D

Dr. M. . CHAUN, would be kept busy for quite a long time if they undertook the task of making all the Metrope 27, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL HONGKONG* lilan railway carriages and 'bures sweet and From the University of Pennsylvanis, USA.

Hongkong, 10th March, 1993.

clean."

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