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THE CHINESE ON THE RAND.

FAST TROUBLE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.

Still no coelies for South Africa are forth coming in Bonth China. The charterers abo

getting rid of the vessels as quickly as possible;

THE ROUBLE-YEN WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1905.

From a financial point of view, the Russians who relied upon the power of the pures have been grievously disappointed. To begin with, the cost of the way has been loss on the side of

aumbers

BRUTAL FLOGGING OF A WOMAN. [

in the

ZEMSKY SOBOR REVIVED.

DATE OF THE CONGESSION.

The Bandard correspondent at St. Patera. Lurg wrote on Feb. 12th, as follows:

a

Japan. Roughly speaking and only very round Јаралека Government about £4,000,000 a month, Leon bas boon Already the following skipi hare boon or are while the cost to the Czar's

treasury About 50

£6,000,090. per cent. more--ie, about to in released:--Incum. Incula, Bialde, Secondly, the Japaures base, up to date, borrow. Sofula, Ascot, Swanley and Cranley There od about £50,000,000), of which 222 000.000 bus sro still, however, several other vessels, includ-been obtained abroad and £29,009,000 at berno ing the Ikbal, Indruvell, Sikh, Catharine The Russians have boroved about Park and Lathian. The latter bax gens north of which £55,000,000 has been obtained abroad. and only £28,000,000 at home. As for the with 39 northern (sick) coolies; and the Isenia Bgures show anything, they go to prove that and Swanley ars now employed taking refugees Rusia has to rely more upon outside help thun from Port Arthar. The prospects for sacuring Japan. emigrants are much better in north China khu Hongkong.

and several doctors heve luon discharged for obtainable-the wor han cost the ther was a lady student who was caug" of "memorial on the situation of tho

A correspondent of the NC. Daily Newse sout the following :--

Johannesburg, 2nd January The first year of what is known as the Chinese experiment" is over, and os cun survoy the situation. It is perhaps too early to say that from a wining point of view the experiment has been a gigantic auctor. It is tris that all the chairmen of companies declare

£83.000,900

No small impression has been made by the publication in the St. Petersburg correspondence

Cront Tolstoy's eldest son Coaut Loo, who is of the Trups of the following unrrative

The wounded n January 22 were carried to known to differ from his father pot toalle, boing Slavophil loan- ings, recently addressed to the Emperor_a the different hospitals of the tawn. Among pronounced Nationalist with

country. In crowd and whose left breast was byts Counsel's sword. Some days after a police this the view is expressed that the interests of ngent called at the hospital to take her away, the Monarch and the people require the remoral but the surgeon told him that she was to all of the barriera prected between them by the 20 out. A few days later the police agent called Huron emer, and convocation of the Zemsky again and received the same anaw, but this Sobor. After reading the Memorial, the time by obliged the young woman to a company: Emperor Haramoniklount Lao Tolstov. and him, though her breast was covered with after a personal e aversation with hin, dechased, am informed, that he was not opposal to the bondages. Twenty-four hours aft-ewards na ambulance car her back to the hospital convocation of the Zewasky Sobor, and indent, in a stocking

tate.

was as palo ae death regarded the step as necessry, and was resolved and vald not

derinke is no amo as the tire mstances of

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KODAK

FILMS

& ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

LONG HING

& CO..

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD

(SAME PREMISES as Messrs. A¤ CHEE),

Hongkong, 27th Desember, 1904. GERMAN INTERESTS IN CHINA.

As regards the future, the Japanese have screamed with pain, and it wue then found that the country perof this magniiwls, the Emtions of the Central Haion of Burlin for th

allowed £70,000,000 for additional war expen diture in 1905, and to meet this sum they expect

It is often assumed that Japan, having twice hypothecated her customs, has no further senu- rity to offer. In reality her costoms amount while she has £1,600 000, only to some £7.200000, of revenge arising from Government is still good security for foreigu loans,

An innovation

war

The latest is of the United States Consular reports (No. 290) reproduces from the publica preparation of commercial treaties a statement of the interests of Germany in China. It deals with the argument that the efforts to obtain markets in China oxa only interest a small of any

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TRADE

MARK.

TELEPHONY No. 135,

Wherever we

Gergian

that the new cours are doing better than { sante, like railways, tobacco, &c. so that she regard for hor wound. She was questioned arms, including the assembly of national thift, and Garman effort at work. They are |

Kaffir with for longer experience, and figures of the number of Evet drilled to prove the contention. But it is not yet absolutely cortain that the "coolies" as the Band calls them, are going to settle dowa steady work.

to

RESCUED FROM THE RIVER.

ali spinning threads which are bound ultimately

industrial convezion

to bring us into the closest 1890 With the Chinese empire. Chiun

10

Temps Rays that this correspondent of the attempt to draw a sharp distinction between 1903 it was 16 por cent. The Gorman flag has

WOR

You in China know more the listin idiosy Bern- A SMALL, DOY's EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE. | And that for several of the capital.

Bios of the Celestial miner; but to lay opinion on the Rand it appears that the Chinese are s good deal too fond of ighting. Thors are of couree axcuses and explanations. Bat the bare record is difficult to altogether smooth away.

Last July on the New Comet mine the night shift non refused to work and smushed a good many windows,

About the middle of September there was a fight between the Chinese at the Van Byn; and a little later the Chiness and Kafirs at North Randfontein gas at loggerheads and savorul mon were arrested and seat to prison for three Almost simultaneously the coolies at Glan Deep attacked their police and more ringleaders were sent to prison.

In October at the Aurora West: the Chinese

months.

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her i alders, her hack, and her loins were black and bine all over. There were marks the

peror said, could not be intrance off-hand. of as little ner. Sho was placed on a but there weald be no greater delay than wux to have to look brand frohe Ensished covered with milk curds to relieve the pain necessary. He declined to estimate the duration

ht Alone then £10,000,600

gendarmo romained near her day and night of this del y, but manifestly intended to convey will want at konst £30,000,000 from the moldy Nevertheless, her case became know.

the impres-ion that the convection

of the markets of the world.

A dormisa ry

of police had questioned her on Zemaky Suhor would follow the close of group of Germans, and can never be film revelat plot and the Anarchist move-

inary

I am optimistic enough," he said, at interest to the future industrial develop mente, as she was known to have friends amour heli ve tant we shall succeed in bringing toent of the German people.

German capital, Goran intelligence, Gr the revolutionists. She refused to speak, where- upon she was whipped with birck-rols with war to a satisfactory coastasion, after which turn our eyes on China we und Gerosan interests,

could

representativos, can be introduced on a sunt Recond lime, but

anthing. She was basis then whipped again, which draw from her all

The Slavophils, whose infimene on the The police wanted to know.

Government has

wever quite disappeared, had 4 per cent. of the shipping in The informant of the

not isolated ease, the Zurky Sohor and the representative take the seond

place, Great Britain being the birch-reds did duty assemblies of Western Europe and they first with 54 per cent., China third with 13, and FER CARE OF 48 FINTS... at sacat of the police

certainly differed in origin. The institution

Japan fourth with 11 per cent A great part Comment ng on the abore, M. Cornély ra of the Zouky Sober was not the result of class of the coasting, river, and like, trade of China The N-C. Daily News of March 8th reports:

the humpteen was on her way down river marks in the Sircle that, of course, le struggles, but was summoned to advise this carried on nader the Gorman. fing. The

Tsar cannot be held personally responsible Cars regarding the requirements of Cardom. yesterday afternoon she grazed against a smal

det. Shen-tung railway is fiuished from the coast to PER Cafe of 100 Splits for a barbarous deod

befora which all After the Muscovite principality bad grown the capital of the province; Gormat engines, cargo junk and capsized her. There wore threa

civilization stands indigneut and sponchute the Rosian State. The first was board hinose on

at the

one of whom, a time,

ona" but asks how it is that, to-morrow

moned:

in 1:51, by Ivan the Terrille; the carriagen, and wagons ran over it to the number 01 I about 600 in all. Tiantain - being united decided small boy, was asleep between decks. The two men escaped on to a etapan, but the little boy General Kuropatkin were to win a

bolped to tow the victory over the Japanese, the young Autocrat fecond in 1566, to determine where the with the Yangtse by Hue constructed by

which the

Polish poare proposals bould he accept d or German sugineers with German capital. The was left on board. A lanzoh

would take the benefit of this victory,

contioned. This assembly gem, ri-ed Shan-tung Mining Company is working hand junk, which was doing actor, but theres she would increase bis prestige. M. Cornely wants to learn's, namely, the Gosudarstvoan, ca in band with the railway. It is

is producing within twenty yards of the shore, but stuck, her must having become embedded in to know why, if the Tear is responsible for Dounia, or Royal conneil, and the higher clergy

is to play an orime he 3 the soft why shed finalenga cord het responsible for a bag with this not and higher ofisinis on the one hand; and the testimony of exports, th, destinati a Car collected. Word passed from mouth to mouth

merchants and nobles, protably appointed, on important role in the East Asiatic market. It committed, but which has nominally been pr the other.

in sand to

1 to be superior to Japanese cost in heating SOLE AGENTS— The third was elected in the reign of Ivan's por

smoke." A. Bacond that someone was inside the boat, but as one seemed to know definitely. The Chinese mado petrated for his defence. He proceeds thus Reteral offerts to right the junk, but they all

For the sake of the reputation of the people non. Fedor, in 1584. The fourth, mummoned by Power and to take lass

zoues in Shan-tung, which have been conceded failed. They ashore commenced work in five

For other reasons reign of Boria Godunoff, in

in 1598. This to it by the Chinese Government. Amongst also-in order to set our

and in order that we should not be sentatives of the towns. Following a brief Shan-tung German capital is largely concerned reduced to the sad extremity of believing thus Angorably in 1612 was that of 1613, slected in enterpries in China; tilk and cotton wearing, zere hazard and not

at two

cotton spinning four mille, banks, wharves, docks, and all kinds of industrial enterprises events we are witnessing. Ta there, yes or no,

shiorb German rapital. German merchants suy part of Europe where torture is habitually or oxceptionally applied? Is there a corner of

are to be found all along the omast and in

in pares where wounded women are tortured

in the interior Shanghai alone has 68 Geron Russina official publications confess to 18-killed.

firms of importance, with a busines turnover of 22 per cent, of the total business of the place. Tieutelnas 29 important German firme doing 60 per cent, of the import and 45 per cent of the export trade. In Canton German merchants de 50 per cent, of the import trade and 75 per cent. of that in exports.” In 1902 Ge many went goods to the value of about £1,800,000 to China, and then represent almost every important branch of German industry. At the same time the exports to Hongkeng were nearly £200,000 and to Kino-obsu over £300,000.

had

a

sot upon their manager aud it was some time tried to pull her in, but the mast prevented must be verifian or denied. Tosciences at FPB Assembly included thirty-four elective repre- the cres on which it is working in abi Outside

Lofore they wore quieted.

them from doing so. After a great deal Lowever, the mast must have Not a work later these was a bigger row on of turgias, for the capsized bont suddenly

(6)સો વી the Goduld property. The coolies attacked a

brought white foreman and bofore they were repulsed proved amenable to towing and was the police had to open with rides and revolvers, right up to the foreshore. Several Chinese and six of the Chinese were slut.

armed with axes now get on to the beat The next treable was on the French Rand and started to cut a piece out of the bottom et

the where the miners drove off the officials and hold of the crowd did not know that there was

farthest from the foreshore. That most

• end the enmpound against all comers. About 1,400

in one the

214

unter the first of the Romanoffs. years.

| the so-

arned themselves with crowbars, drills, sticks, graested one of the operators who slipped, and Statisticiaus reckon as many as 10,000. The troublous times, levied war, and large reinforciments had been collected andar fall into the river. Sampans began to slushod breast of the lady student who was

and jumpers. The police had to wait until

fogged makes more impression on me than all this lugubrious arithmetic "Times.

RUSSIA'S MAN OF THE MOMENT.

1. Witte, President of the Council of Ministers, seems to be the one man at St. Petersburg who has kept his head above the surface during the recent wreck of many reputations. Till the end of last year, he stood

for reform; favour

This was the golden age of the Zemsky Sobor, which rat practically uninterruptedly, though its personnel was frequently changed until 18:2 It imposed taxes, restored domestic attempted to hoal tim disedar of participated in foreign politics.

After a decade without the assembly of the Zemsky Sobor, the nusuccessful Polish War of 1632 necessitated the imposition of new taxes, and led to the revival of this assembly, which sat two years. Another was called in 1637 to deal with the Turkish complications, and in 162 to consider Don Cossack affairs.

The Zozasky Sobor under Michael remained partly filled by appointment, and including the council of lawyers, higher offeinls, higher clergy, and palice mobility; and in 1613 repte- sentatives of all classes of the people.

from all sides bringing sxe, saws, nod then they charged the compound and, after other tools. It must be confessed that, as the knocking scans of the coolies about rather button was only a foot above water, their task However, they soverely, managed to drive them back to their seemed prastically hopeless.

it with pinceded

eventually were abla by and quarters.

Several mer disturbances followed, and a means of crowbare, to reisa two or three hourds Fittle more than a week ago there was a bad from the bottom. As they raised the first riot at Knight's Deep. Hars it was a case of small hand came out, and when a couple more had been wrenched off. B big Chinaman Yellow versus Black. The trouble arose over

triumphantly lifted out a small, but very at midnight in two bands. One part attacked zouch bedraggled, urchia, soaked from head the Kaira Banother the Natire Location. to foot, but th alive aud kieking. The Aris policy. Then came the fatal affray

was intense, and there was a In the fight

Exciteront onsued thres Kaffra and one Chingman waro killed, and aomo thirty men Durmur of approval as the fat Chiuso before mentioned, after bestowing one or two subsequently died. An eye-witness describ. smart smacks on the youth apparently for the him. Ineked the little wartsing purpose of ed the compound aftor the fight na battlefield. As this case followed rather cool ellow ander his arm and took him on board a time ₺ recover some of his former hold the Polish relations; another in 165s. This China, and the present prices in the United

steam launch. The little chap was upon the midnight murder of three men by Chinese-a sequel apparently to

→

Kaffir womss, and the Chinese salliod forth

that

like

closely

and the Fear seemed 10

on the 2nd of last month, and M. Witte appear ed to have sold himself to the reactionary party Now he has reinet-ted himself in Imperial fasear, and strengely contrived at the same the party of reform and the people at its back.

upon

COTTON PRODUCTION IN CHINA. Representation in the later assemblies seems

The high pries of cotton in the United to have been exclusively from the towns. W find acether in 1848, for the sinboration of the States and abroad generally last year resulted in the decrease of American cotton exports to Code. One sat from 1650 to 1651, to consider

for, was the last regular Zemsky Sobor; though States are having the same effect this

Complete, partial assemblies, consisting of representatives while the figures for 1994 are not yet

dispute amongst the miners-wany people ridendy very much frightened, and started It remains to be seen whether he is staunch in of particular classes, to consider special muttore, it is evident from the data to be had that there

Arios.

the mites began to feel uneasy and bought But the compound was guarded for Beveral days by armed police, and in the face of this display of strength the coolies have babayed better and at the time of writing are working well.

"the

the spectators crowded on to the launch to see him. His father, for believe the fat man must have been his sire, took him down to engine room where, after sundry rabb ngs and rattings, and undressing, he seemed to recover somewhat. In feet, when a kindly spectator proffered the little fellow a dellar, his hand was immediately forthcoming and he took it with a

whether he has infinance enough to persunile the Tear to share his view for any length. f time.

the

ід

subject, I have reason to think that a little at smile. Surely this is one of the most wonderful selected an his model. The luster was called to haired, or when their own positione povibilities of cotton production in hina

shares that luas ever been witnessed in Shanghat, The boy was inside the capsized boat for over a quarter of an hour.

dispense with the advice of representatives of The practical meaning of the matter is simply

people altogether.

that when foreign made cotton goods get too Bergius Wirte was born in Tiflis and is fifty- It will be observed that the charactor of the dear the Chinese peasant buys cotton Fara gad six years of age. He spent t'e major part of Assembly, whether consntintive, legislative or

weaves his own common fabrics for shirts, his career in railway employment. By dint of administrativo, has depended largely on asos, bede of hes and the many purposes for

and

The application he made himself circumstances.

Czors have gladly which such grades of gotten goods are used. int iligenes general manager of his line, and the resident entrusted with the widest powers when taxes The of it was M. Vishnogradsky, the man whom he word

are enormous. For many years the staple grown

difficult. Apart from the question has been produced in the empire at

nearly half of its im be Minister of Finance, and procare a Grosera of origin it would be difficult to draw a sharp points - ment appointmont for his rctégé. This was distinction between the Zemsky Sobor and the meato teritors. Much of this land H not Parliaments of England. But the suitable for cotton raising, but the amount refused and the offer was lafer improved ja to that of Director of Easian Zomsky Subur is now merely a maqu. Its that is

is suitable, between hills, where the sail is' Railways. This be accepted,

he surpassed composition and powers were never legally ixed, constantly being rehabilitated, and in the river and the Government can use its name for any plains, where more intelligent cultivation would Minister of Ways and Communications (1892) set of reprezent

sort of reprosentative gathering,

bring soil of great fertility into uso, is certainly and Minister of Finanes, being succeeded in the The Liberals expect a predominance of the suficient to supply the needs of China and por lattor office by its present holder, M. Kokortself, appointed element. It is safe to say, however, mit of the raising of much for export. M. Witte, like the tortoias in the fable, seems that if the Governmont selects only persons empito, however, at the present time, sud to win by tenacity and patieneo against all known to favour the continuance of bureonerstic ob-tacles. Will he win against the Tinr?-Ez. anarchy, the experiment will be

Although for reasons which need not be entered into now, ona does not hear much of the feast of the unpleasantness bus arisen from the horsh in which some of the English miners

way bare treated the coolios under them. But the Chamber of Mines attributes the trouble to the Both Africa, with the intantion, not of work- LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP OWNERS' the example of his master by becoming in turn presence of a class of agitators who have come to ing, but of Hring by other people's troubles. And when trouble does not fook like coming .they set about making it

is

ASSOCIATION.

THE SCEZ CANAL DUES,

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

GRONS OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.

The

it, selects, or permits the eco, and if Perhaps for a long time in the future, cannot f representatives of the people, the Zominues to be the case, China, of course,

Afford to raise cotton on most of this land, which real is of

support the immense Bobor required for food

population covering it. Imported food is more costly than imported cotton. So long s

will

will prepare the ground for

it is uncertain government. Moreover, it

The Bunual meeting of the Liverpool Steam- Yet

om the last disturbance it is a ship Owners Association was held last month. judging fo case of cherchez la femras Unless the Chi-The report for 1904 showed that the Association Bese are allowed and are willing to bring over owued, at the end of the year, 3,404,937 ions of their wives, trouble with the Kaffes is bound to steam shipping, which comprised upwards of 50. continue. This is a subject I believe the mine per cont. of the British steam tonnage aftest. owners are taking into serious consideration.

A considerable portion of the report was But if the difficulties can be overcome there no reason why the Chinese should not work devoted to the consideration of the Suez Canul welland steadily. As far as food inconcerned they question, the action of the United Kingdom in

to decide whether a war should be continued. exceedingly well treated; and their quarters regard to which, it was contended, should be r would be welcomed by many a white rasu on the ousidered. At

vessels

caual were British Rand. They are undoubtedly more intelligent

and thus British shipowners contributed hair presence has inspireil £2.400,000 to the total receipts of the Canal strong and lardy. Their the investing public with more confidence, for Company, and paid £600,000 ont of the £1,00,000 who have tried native labour know received by Great Britain in dividends on the how unreliable it is. It is a mistake, toe, to shares held by this country. Taken as a whole, imagine that white labour has not been given the average charge on the gross freights in a fair trial. Sorao mine managers made awards and outwards on British vessels passing date: mined offort

Are

the

that the Kaüirs, and on the whole they around Passing through per cent. of the to be as rife in the Russian Array circles as they

these

E

this

events will be as patient as the Emperor is buy a great deal of foreign cotton. If it can be represented to be. One historical assembly met had cheaply in the shape of a finished product, it will be bought in that shape. If it cannot be bad cheaply, it will be bought in the shape of wars and the rough handlooms of the untives will do the rest. San Francisco Chronicle.

The lawyers are to enter at once on a thorough unofficial inquiry into the events of the 22nd uit. They will hear eye-witnesses under the strictest legal forms.

The official peculation and corruption bid fair were in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877. The Nowe Fremga bas been attacking the great scandals for some time. It has published the

I am able to announce a fact of deep interest, following striking instance of the way in which the state funds are being squandered, to no good The Priests in St. Petersburg have began dis purpose, axcept to enrich the officials who have cussing polities in their assemblies. At their Horses for the last meeting, at which three hundred were the handling of the money. front were mobilised at Norgorod and Vilus, in pressut, a vehement political address was

and excitedly commented on, after day the horses in both towns were left

FARMING OUT LIKIN DUES.

The N.-C. Daily News translates the follow- ing from the Sinanpab. Sangking belter

ntilise it, but found once through the anal amounted at the pressut time northwest Russia, to be sent to the front. Day deliverico by Father Petroff on M. Pobic-writing with regard to the large demand for

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the horses, and they spont the the Imperial establishments, who will shortly have been at Woung are required to

concentration of military forces was

Latire

upon arrival

to the

more that the white man, however pour, will to 20 per cent. This repres

represented a special tax of a most onerous description levied on the trude slauding shivering in the windy, rainy, cold donostsoff, wakes frequest mention of the sand, granite chips, and the liks in Shanghai not long do "nigger's" work.

Unlos for some reason or other the Chinese with the east. The Association salinitted with weather, and starving, for the officials in charge meetings. Another unexpected political group for house and road construction, amounting to

of them sold the bay and corn entrusted them is that of the artists of the theatres, including

vorg large som annually, states that these authorities veto the emigration of the miners, confidence that Great Britain, after having re-

fr ferling

brought over in Ningpo junks, coolie Ishour for thomines has come to stay,ceived upwards of £8,500,000 in return for its

which But whether it will, in the long run, wean the original investment of £4.000.000 should now money in riotous living. The horsis gnawed jair in the general demand for a constitution.

The consorship has forbidden the publication

e dives and likin charges. A certain increased apployment of whites is a mattor apply the whole of the £1,000,000 derived from the wooden rails to which they were tied. Thirty upon which many people are by no means it elmry in the monopoly in this promotion of horses died of Langer, and the rost felt ill before of articles of an exciting character on the fire firm in Shanghai dealing in this contan

Labour question.

Yakee) Chi dity, called the rich (Colloy : being entrained, the trade from which it is obtained. onfident.

The Busskaya Viedonon! quotes the case of THE COAL-TAX AND LIGHT DUES.

the trade from the Head Commissioner of the Proceding to refer to the Coal-tox, the this bad boots eupplied. Tb. Russians at home obsessed on Saturday, trois boin, drain frosheng, has accordingly obtained the monopoly of THE MAKINE INSURANCE MARKET.

Association, in view of the fact that coal actually wished to furnish the Government with all the neighbouring towns The working men,

Woosung and Shanghai Likin Barean (Sang shipped in the United Kingdom in ships' bunkers sekliers' boots made of felt, and at cost price, or however, did not display the slightest desire to Ha Lichuan-Chii) by consenting to pay to (DY THE,"TIMES" CORRESPONDENT)

was exempt from taxation, desired that British eren free of cost. This offer did not suit some create disturbances.

Fractically every school in Russia above the Bureau a monthly likin charge of Tis, 400, and London, 8th Feb.

coal which was sent abroad and nitimately used official in the Commissariat Department. Th

Baresu expenses. We understand that the Head The Japeness, in sizing the British steamer in the bunkers of British ships should receive Governmont wished to pay for the boots. The grade of u kymussium is taking a prolonged the additional sau of Tis. 300 towards the Eustry of Hokkaido, are made a mistake.

the same treatment, and suggested that draw purants thereupon offered to supply properly cation by agreement between the students Commissioner has now issued a permit to

made felt boots that would last two yours. But and teachers who decline to resume work until This vessel laft Muraran yesterday for Singa backs or refords should be granted.

be

stracted the weiyaan, er deputy-in-charge of pure with a cargo of Japanese coal, and her

With

regard to the question of light dues. before these wall-made beats coulik

a supply former troubles, though partly politic 1, were

the Woosing Jeuk Tax Office to the effect that insured against war risks. The ease in many of which from £350,000 to £400.00 wers collect. af felt boots, moulded simply of horse ir sud madaly due to stearily academic disputes commencing from the 11th day of the First

Such

between the students and professors. from od

cow hair mixed with a sticky British

substance. shipping, representing a tax of

Moon of this year (14th February last. respects resembles that of the

these likia dues will be paid by tko Hsieh Chi Allarton, wized by the Russians and afterwards from 7 to 8 per cent, on the return of capital Loots may last two or t

or ree weeks. if

hong in question, leaving it to that firm ly ordinary persons, but in Manchuria they released on appeal. The Eastry some little invested, the report pointed out that there was

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did not last two days. Every pair cost 25.

collect the necessary charges from all such time sincs took a earge cost from Labusu Bernen, to Visdivostok, und delivered it the other industry in this country which, bo They are sold by weight, and it happens often

incoming stone and sand-laden junk, To give contributed suck д paring its jucome-tar,

the needed official support in ease of these She then went back to hangbai, and preceded amount of its profits to enable the nation to that half of them turn out to be laules' houts. thence to Meji Muroran

junks opposing the new regime, a couple of A in the casa parfors

performa untional

revenue beata are to be stationed at Wodang

to tha

innocence is shown by the fact that she was not which umounted to about £500,000 a year, and the authorities had managed to obtain supplied political burtica have been grauted. The ‡ Fírish Chi stone and sand kong and has also in-

and

British steamer

transport

worn

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued 'the followin's report: ---

On the 17th at noon. The baromoter las Pressure apparently remains high over N.

A leading clothmaker of Lodz we asked of the Allenton, the previous successful coutra- taxes on the ext. Altogether the aporial

un voyage does not in any way prejudice her United Kingdom the bulk of trade of the recently by a colonel to furnish four million rises at Sharp Peak and Hongkong.

which fell directly yards of cloth. hand

The manufacturer was prosent innocence. The Fastry is owned by on the shipping industry, amoanted to apwar

of £1,250,000 a year, representing a tax of that he must give two leading officials the sura | Chiɔs, and relatively low ove: N. part of the

and the Colonel the sum of £5.51. China Sea 25 of 253,125. Messrs. Sirewright, Bacon, and Co.

and thut then the cloth

cloth would be accepted

-The British steamer dun is reported to be per cent on the net average refürn paid upon the troops without nang examined as to its and along the Northern shores of the China Sea breaking up rapidly, and the captain considers the total capital invested in British shipa. that nothing more of the vessel or cargo can The report also dealt with the mubject of quality. The manufacturer sail that the fame

be profitably salved. In addition to the loss on the hull, already stated in this column, her cargo included £23,000 worth of railway material for the Burma railways.

preference to foreign shipping, and called for equality between the British shipowner and his foreign competitor in the ports of the United Kingdom

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of his firm weald not allow him to accept such conditions and the order was placed with another firm; but the State was swindled to the extent of zearly £60,000,-Globe.

Grudioats are seep over the Formosa Channel

Forecast:Strong N. breezes, orercast, here strong NE. monsoon will prevail.

rain at times.

Eeturas from the China voast and Japan aro again almost entirely lacking.

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