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HAMBURG,

(FROM OUR COLLESFONDENT.)

November 14th.

ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS,

Importe

1903 1904 1905 Cigarettes 6,411 7,653 9,922 Cigars 4,816 5,047 5.242 Other kind 730 933 931

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20г. 1905.

Exporta. | THE SITUATION AT SHANGHAI. Į matter of right, but offer pno on a matter of

1909 1904 1905 570 556 755 2,650 2394 3,932 312 363 294 Cigarettes were formerly chiefly supplied by

ever, considerable quantities have been received from Austria-Hungary, now following im mediately after Egypt, as shown in the follow- ing table for the first nine months of the years 1903 and 1905.

י

Cigarettes imported from Egypt... Austr.-Hung. 75.600

...196 500 kgs against 206,700 kgs.

+148, LOD Russia..

... 73,800 Great Britain 14.500 France... 7,800 Turkey... 5,200

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"

92,400

25,900

11,700

7,200

grace.

Although its mad oxpression was sharply Now comes the mattor of the Mixed Court, and stopped, it is too much to expect that tho all the native newspapers threaten vengeance on 13-fordiga feeling at Shanghai has subsidedoll things British unfern this is settled to their Our telegraphio nows this morning shows that satisfaction. Don't you think, sir, it would be the dispersal and disappearance of the mob on well if the Intelligent, men who conduct the native papors would pause for a moment and belief that the trouble was over. It may be think what effect this continual sparring, first only beginning. The moba re-appeared next at one nation, and then at another, is bound le day; ond much depends now on the behaviour have. China hopes one day to abolish the of the foreign troops. It is known that extra-territoriality clauses in her treaties. numerous modern firearms, particularly Mauser When that day comes, foreigners will probably pistols, are distributed amongst the turlinient gain as Buy privileges as they will loss, but, people surrounding Shanghai; and the wonder will that day be eatened by the present la that they have not already been produced. impotent, but spiteful cinmour of your con It seems that, with later information, wo tavo temporaries? I think all intelligent Chinese nothing to retract from what we have already will admit that the nation has gained more said as to the causes and origin of the riot. during the last twenty years from the goodwill of Britain, America, and Japan than from that of any other combination of Powers, pot, it is sprecisely against those three nations that the Chinese untive papers have been girding most viciously for the last month or so,

C.

The annual dinner in bonour of the Kings Egypt, Turkey and Russia; of late years, how-Monday night was not sufloient to warrant the birthday was given at the Uhlenhorster Fahrhaus on the 9th inax and wax roll attended by members of the British colony and their friend, Sir William Ward, H.BN. Consul-General presiding. After proposing the health of the Kaisor as the paramount prince of the country we live in, he procoeli to give the toast of the evening, "the King." Looking back upon the events of the past year he thought there was much upon which we might rengratulate ourselves: the health of His Majesty had left little to be desired and the position of Great Britain in the council of nations but been materially strengthened, but he sincerely regretted, uske felt sure or body present did, that there has been no change for the better in the state of feeling of the English and

peoples towards He was each other, but rather the rivers. afraid that the press of both countries must be hold largely responsible for it; he hoped, how. avor, that it arose from misunderstandings, which would yield to a juster appreciation of things, as the two nations came to know ench other botter and their sins and aspirations.

German

A dance followed which was kept up with groet spirit until after midnight. A congratu latary telegram was despatched to His Majesty in the course of the evening to which a gracious reply has since been received,

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18th Docember. NEW POSTS.-- -- --

irrelevant lateronts

CHINESE DEMANDS.-

At the interview granted to the merchauts and gentry by Tactai Yuan at the Buroau-of presented the following proposals, which, they Foreign Affaiss, the former says the Nanfangpro, urged, should be considered in the settlement of the Mixed Court fracas

· 1.—Since the Chineso residents in the Interna- tional Settlement ara holders of a large part of the real estate, they should be represented in the Blunicipal Council by a Chiusse member or members.

2.- Singe Mr. Twyman' has shown by his action a lack of knowledge of the treaties, be should be replaced by another assessor.

3-The police inspectors participating in the riot should be removed.

4. The police constables, who are also guilty of violence, must be punished.

5.-In the future, all cases must be decided

THE POINT AT ISSUE. There was apparently one misunderstanding of the details of the Mixed Court fracas, These figures leave no doubt, from a protect appeare in the following extract from this ionist point of view, that the cigarette industry-Journal complains of the "ono sided al- Daily News: The South China Daily

in our article ou the in Germany requires further aid in the shape of a higher duty, particularly if a tax were to be outbreak at the Mixed Court, and enys that imposed on the paper imported from abroad for atrage, we shall be largely to blamo. It f any serious consequences result from the the manufacture of the articles, as the intention accuses us of trying to hoodwink our readers of the government seems to be. The imports of by representing that there was a disagreement between the Chinese magistrat and the British sigare during tho mama perioda amounted to:-

Basessor as to the destination of tho children, From Cuba

...73,500 ke, agat. 74,000 ks. We acknowledged, however, on Monday, that Holland ...54,600

60,000

we wore misiuformed on this point, and took Aust. Hungary 43,500, 51,700 the earliest opportunity of correling our Switzerland 17,490,

mistake. A great-dent is made of the arrest of a Chinese lady travelling with a number of legally but slave girls, on the charge, of kidnapping. Our native contemporary ignores the fact that the police were informed by a telegram from Chiukiang that they should look out for a kidnapper with her victions on bard a river stemmer; that kidnapping is recognised by Chinese as a serious crime; and police took no notice of such a warning, Wo that they would have rightly complained if the

cannot. suppose that the Chinese magistrate would have remanded the Cantonese lady to the Mixed Court cells, as we did, if there were sufficient evidence that she was the lawful owner of the girls. But all this is beside the real question, which is: Are the "Tanfare orders to over-ride the orders of the Consuler Budy in the International Settlement? They-- Consular Body have instructed the foreign 1880ssors that female prisoners on remand are to be sent to the Municipal goal, where there a proper women's ward. under feminine supervision. The Taotai bas instructed the An extraordinary munting of the Cantonmacistrate that they are to be put in the Hopott anion was held yesterday in the fixed ourt cells. The British assessor and Kwong-chai Hospital in the presence of hun- the police were doing their duty in carrying out the instructions of the Consular Body, and dreds of people including representatives from the magistrates were doing what they thought the different colleges, the press, and the was their duty. The "outrage,

contemporary calls it, arose through the

Following Trotei Kung's recommendations, the following two Government Bureaux have now been established ; (I.) Head-office for grunt- ing Liceness for prepared opium, (II.) Depart- ment of Agriculture and Cattle Broading.

DISUNION AMONG THE BOYCOTTENS. The Wuellow boycott unica kos sent telegrams to the Canton Union and to Liang-Shing Chinese Minister in Washington, protesting on behalf of the people of Wuchow against the twelve conditions submitted to the American Dierebante in Hongkong.

Whether publications such as the "Collapse of the Old World" which has just appeared in Barlin, are calculated to promote the better understanding Sir William so earnestly pleads for, and which all rational persons in both countries abould slucavely desire and do their best to further, is extremely doubtful. The author professes to write the history of a wor between Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal on the cue side, and Germany, Italy and Austria on the other, in which the last named power, however, owing to internal dificulties, takes no praminoat part. The cause of the war is a dispute about the Samqaz Islands in merchant guilds in Canton. The pro-magistrate's runners attacking the police. which the United States are at first involved sident, Cheng T-chai. Taolai, stated that Meanwhile, a correspondent who has had a long bus from which they withdraw in time. This the nine representatives soat to Hongkong German and Italian toets are entirely des had excorded their powers as they were not authorized to wire abroad that they troyed by the combined naval forces of Eng laud and France, but an English expedition were negotiating on behalf of all the represon- tatives of the unions in China, He said that

as our

experience in China, and knows the subject thoroughly, writes: "It may help in the understanding of this Mixed Court affair if you réalise the fact that the Mixed Court, as well as every native Court in China, is

run" by the "munern." For some years the Mixed

ary corps landing at Kioi is cut to pisces, the object of the meeting to day was to fine Court runners" bare groaned over the los 63

whilst the French armies are defeated all ning the line. After six months hard fighting by land and sea, Germany remains victorious, but is so completely exhausted and crippled, that she

has to ee the past to Russia, who now becomes the predominant power on land.

Britannia ao

in cases involving dealings in females they gul le them by the Municipal care of prisouers, and their best harvest."

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK THREATENED,

according to the regulations, te, themagistrates are to enjoy full powers in purely Chinese cases. The female wards in the municipal goal are to be abolished.

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S CASE. The following letter, with enclosures, was ordered for publicution as bearing on the recent dispute at the Court. :---

Shanghai, 22nd June, 1905. Dear Sir, I have the honour to forward to 1-Translation of a dispatch from the Thotai, dated 10th of June, 1905,

-Translation of a reply dated 21st of June, 1905.

As it appears impossible to come to terms with the local Chinese authorities. have been instructed by my colleagues to proceed to Nanking and to discuss the question with his Excellency the Vicarey. I have the huzour to be, dear sir, your obedient servaat

DRKNAPPE.

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-- A --*-foreign-resident" wrote-on --Dec-1H- as follows

In the interest of fair play would it not be well to considermore fully thoChiresoside of the Mixed Court question ? It has been stated at the recent meeting of the Chinese Chamberof Com

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merce and referred to in the leading article of THE ROBINSON

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Translation of dispatch from Toutai to Senior"

Coast, duled the 10th June, 1905. The Taut writes in reply to the letter of the 6th inst. that according to all the treaties Chinese offender is under the jurisdiction of China, If a Chinese commits an offence in the Settlement, he is to be tried and detained in custady by the Magistrate of the Mixed Court according to Article L. of the rules for the Mixed Court at Shanghai.

The Mixed Court has existed in Shanghai for several tous of years; but neither is thero precedent to show that a female consist bas eror been sent to the Municipal Goal.

longer rules the wares, having unfered to representing all the unions. As to the twelve I note:-:Although native opinion is still highly any mention in this troutier, nor is there any

severely to prevent the United State from BRɛuming command of the Ocean, who forthwith as in earnest of their intentions, demand the evacuation of the West Indian islands by the mother-country. France and the other eld European states engage in the war have also broken down ander the burden of it; hence the title of the book! It is said to bo exceedingly well written, with great descriptive power and to contain much that is intérosting not only to the ordinary reader, lut from a military and naval point of view as well. But whatever tho merits of the book way be, I do not think it can ursist in establishing more friendly. feelings amongst the differat mutions; it is playing with fire, a somewhat dangerous pastime always, but more particularly sofwhen so much combustible matter is piled up everywhere as ab present. One of its real objects I sappeso to be the gain og of adherents for the new navy bill, which is to be laid before the Reichstag during the next session, and to cover the easts of which the government is now casting about for fresh sources of revenue. It is said that they intend imposing a tax on railway tickets, from which, however, suburban lines would be exempt, as well as the third and fourth classeB within a certain radius on other lines.

TOBACCO AND REVENUE PROPOSALS.

some means to undo the harm done by the Hongkong meeting. Chs Ku-ynen, one of the nine who went to Hongkong, then spoke. He admitted that they had made a mistake by wiring bred to the effect that they were

conditions du said that they had besit drafted by a lawyer who sont them direct to the Amori- cans. They were not binding and final and could be altered. After scmo discussion, it was decided to wire to the American Minister to consider these twelre conditions and the tele- gram sont to him on the subject as null and void as the union did not agree to them, and would not endorse them. The exclusion act must be repealed before a truce would be called.

PAKHOL

[exual or BORRESPONDENT.]

December

A CUSTOMS VACANCY,

F

Mr. J. C. Johnston. Commissioner of Customs, having left hors in the latter part of November, his place is still vacant and nobody knows who is going to fill it ner when bis successor will arrive. Mr. Johnston has obtained four months leave and gone to England with Mr. Johnston whore health needs a chau ge.

Dr. HORDER'S RETURN.

After an absence of about three isonths in Hongkong, where be want to recruit his health. Doctor Horder re'urned the other day almest recovered, He was accompanied by Doctor Bradley who, I noderstand, will take charge of the English Hospital.”

THE NEW CHURCH. Owing to the absence of Dester Horder from the port, and some other unavoidable circuer

break, our contemporary had the following On the 18th inst., five days before the out

excited over the affair in the Mixed Court, and the most extravagant, and unti-foreign senti. ments are being expressed, the tension between the Chinese and Consular aathorities is some what relaxed.

met

The Consular body yesterday to discuss the dispatelos from the been divulged. But it appears to be generally Tootsi, and the proceedings have not, of coùrmi, understood that the immediate crisis has been avoided and that negotiations may he sat on standing in regard to Mixed Court procedure. foot which will result in a complete under-

We are authorised to deny most emphatically the idieulous stuement set about yesterday that dispatches from Sir Pelham Warren to the Taolai bail been returned unopened, and that the Trotai's dispatches liad also been returned to him. Last night it became known that an organ ised run on the llongkong and Shanghai Bank is boing planned for today, when as many notes as possible are to be presented for redemption in silver dollars. It is even asserted that the co-operation of one of the smaller foreign banks

has been scoured in this mancnvre, which cannot, however, do more than possibly care a temporary inconvenience to trade. The Bank will easily be able to make arrangements to meat any such ran, and in so doing might, in re turn, seriously inconvenience the native banks."

NATIVE NEWSPAPER INSTIGATION.

Naturally, the native newspapers took a but "w the 1th most, alto ad couderat wrote "

rly as inst., correspondent

of

I have been, the Tastai continu-s in Skang for four years as Thotai and have always endeavoural in my internoarse with the foreign Consuls to act in an amicable manner. I cannot

understand how you, as Senior Consul, in- fluenced by the Municipal Council, eau adrese to me a request which is not in conformity with the treaties.

of the Settlement the number of the which In consequence of the successite enlargements have to be tried in the Mixed Court has inercased.

the Nanyangpan for December 11th, in English. There is no doubt that all Chinese opinies. official and mercantile, zonzi ers that the trenty.

rights of Chiness in Shanghai have not been servants of the Council on the Mixol Court, but maintained or advanced by this assault by the

on the contrary have been disgracefully and bra. tally trampled down. The Council's advocates Oue Gets a Poor Return from a Piane if is

claim that they are protecting the rights of Chinese residents. But this claim is quite ridionlone in the presence of the feet that all the great gaille, as well na the officials, ATO preparing to take such united action as will bring this commaity, which lives by commerct, to realise the danger of overriding the rights of the Chinose, no maiter under what pretext. Even if force is used to coorce the Chines authorities locally, one cannot tell whether this matter will-end-here or in the interior: The Chinese are coming to the point of standing

eren if it gives na

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for their rights as they understand them,

a foreigners a shock. The speech made by Taotai Fuen on Satur any, when the bends of the Chinese organiss tions of capital called upon him, is indicativo of RACHALS'

the new era. He said

"I must apologise to you all for uot having managed foreign affairs in the past with sall cient fi mness, thus resulting in the disgracefal trampling upon our rights, as was witnessed at the Mixed Court two days ago. Be assured that in this instance I will erect my utmost to cruse the shame inflicted on the Chinese Go- vernment and the people by the action, of the British assessor and the municipal polica,

willing to give up my post in the fight for justies and fair play.

The bravery of magistrate Kuan in main- taining against all odds the sovereign rights of China is praiseworthy, and it is my intention to see that reparation be done to Lim for the insults and shameful treatment hs nuderwent at the hands of the police.

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* I thank you for calling upon me, and I can- public spirib and of loyalty to country." not praise, you enough for your exhibition of The Tautai followed his spech by prorogu. And aerordingly the guola foring, for the present, the Mixed Court, and I, for male and female prisoners, which in, former times were regarded as large enough, have

one, do not blama him for doing so.” roved to be too small. I have, therefore, given instructions to the Mixed Court Magistrate to repair and el-anso the Mixed Court's gadis and is choow a place on the Mized Court's promises for erecting new buildings.

Mr. Twyman, the British Assessor, hus

inspected the places and declared them as fit for

use. Thereupon I have set apart a sun of and have thus done my duty, money for the construction of the now buildings

Female convicts bave to be tried as soon they have been taken, and immediately after the trial they are to be dealt with according to the

Enntence.

have

in custody.

A CHINESE OPINION.

A Chinese correspondent said the Chineso people are not willing to see their women, how- oser guilty they may be. kept in Foreigners' enstody. It has been stated in the foreign Presa that by this special polies regulation the Chinese would be befited. I am sorry to say that wo Chinese do not concur with your view

in the matter, and in this special case I may also add but the whole Chinese people, will be auzit in sympathising with the energetic action of our goat Mixed Court magistrates,

If

is true that in consideration of the great amount of taxes paid by us Chinese in the com- certain protoction, but we do not want that, munity, the foreigu Municipality gives us a ander the pretence of protection the police can wrongly arrest our women, our sisters and daughters, and detaia them in their custody; it is a question of principle for us, and we, as far as in us lies, will allow it never."

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An American at Soochow says:- "It seems to be the idea of a great many Chiness reformers and patriots that the only way in which they will be able to overthrow the foreign disturbancs such as they had in 1900. present dyrasty would be to have another anti- It is their belief that in the confusion that would ensue they would be able to dethrone tho Translation of the Senior Consul's reply dated that Foreign Governments would not allow TYPEN. Charges moderate.

Emperor and set up a Republic. They believe

Kuang si to remain as Emperor for allowing another Bexar aprising in the Empire. It is

21st June, 1995.

I

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as follows:

also a current belief that England would help

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AUTOMATIC MAUSER

If there base occurred delays in proturing fomite o gang vieta to the bar is an act, sarit

being sent to the Municipal gaol, and if Sir-Thows of your readers who glance at consequently casos accumulate, the fault lies the columns of the Chinose morning papers not with me but with the foreign assessor. begin to think that before long we shall have According to Chinese law offenders who love the event of 1900 repeated. Thus, Chins committed a crime ato sent to prison; those who defied the world in arms, with disastrous con-

only committed a trivial offence are kept sequences to herself, and now the editorials An inerrass in the duty on tobacco is also

most of the Shanghai nutire papers remind one

Never has there been equal treatment in alithe spoken of and seems to meet, whatever consumers

of nothing so much as of an Irishman. at cases without regard for the sorority of the case. may think of it, with little opposition on the

Donnybreak, fair, uproariously demanding that

Your request that I should agree with the someone should trend on the tail of his cout.female convicts for the present being sent to part of manufacturers. provided it be preper.stances, the laying of the Foundation Steau of A little while ago we had the American boycott the Municipal goal is not in accordance with the new Church adjoining the English Hospita and the vials of editorial wrath were poured tionately greater on the manufactured article

the treaties, and I am therefore not in a position which was to have taken place on the 22nd out on Amerios. Then came the Japaneke than on the raw material, in order the Pre

to comply with it. Commissioners and the Manchuriau negotia- effectually to protect the home industry against weather was then, unfortunately, not propitious as pliably as Young Chins thought proper, and ultimo was postponed to The 13th instant. The ton. The Japanese tlid not comport themselves foreign competition; for not only is a large for such an open air gathering. A strong sold for a time they were said to be worse in the amount of capital engaged in the trade, but wind was blowing from the North-East, Russians. The Vladivostock riots farnish a text the number of operatives who gain a living accompanied occasionally by drizzling rain. tone of your contemporaries for an impassioned by it is very considerable. I understand that The whole community, with very few ex-foreigner. No-one would for a moment rofr appeal to its readers to grow strong against the

I have received instructions to reply to you as many as 160,000 are employed in cigar captions, answered to the invitations; even to such au outrage us that at Vladivostock with

by the Chinese. They believe firmly that foreign making alone, in 10,000 large and 5,000 smaller

You forget to mention that nule prisoners nations would never agree to destroy the in- the ladies turned out to be present at this anything but borror, but, when the Chiness factories. The work in most branches of the function. The religious ceremony was done papers nomplain that Russia promises an in. in all Chinese cases of the Blixed Court havo tegrity of China, as that would cause interna In creating another great anti. rede boing comparatively easy, the great by the Res. Mr. C. I. Blanchett, Mrs. E. B.

demnity for Chinese wrongs, only as a matter been taken to the Municipal gaol since its tional wars. of grace on the part of the Czar's government, creation. In this way thousands and thousands foreign uprising it would be clear to the majority of the hands consists of either women Beauchamp acted as organist. Mrs. E. B. but Foreign Powers, with a strong hand, compel of Chinese have undergone their punishment Foreign Powers that the present authorities and girls or of men physically unfit for olhar Beauchamp also laid the stone. The stone China to pay as a matter of right, when the up to the present date, and the average number are incapable of managing the affairs of their

of convicts detained there is 150 per day. Chinese destroy foreign life and property, they

country and it would be dangerous to allow ossupations, by whom, of course, any measure bears the following inscription This stone forget that the reason why Foreign Powers

Female prisoners have not been taken to the them to retain their power, Tboliere that off affecting the prosperity of the industry would was laid by Mrs. E. B. Beauchamp. 13th demand an indemnity from China for all riots

Mauicipal prison so far because no accommoda-anti-foreign feeling has the hearty appally of With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES be most severely folt.

December, 1905," Tea was served at Dr. and | and mussacres is because these riots ara sithor tion for women was in existence up to a short those who are in oficial positions. They fea! time ago. But the Municipality bave granted their power is weakening, and that it would be Mrs. Horder's residence.

or are allowed to take place with their cog. a large amount of money and erected a special a very unwise step to interfere with their nisance and consrat. The Russian soldiers at gaol for woman.

meetings against foreigners. The boycott is Vladivostock were as savage as the Chinese

There is no difference in principle between not altogether an anti-American movement, but Buzers, but while the soldiers risted in the male and female prisoners and it is not com- it is thoroughly anti-foreign.' The Hongkong Observatory, yesterday issued northern port na Rasian officer dared appear prisoners to the number of four hundred and

prehensible, "why" if you agros that male MINISTER UPSETS CONSULAR PLANS. the following report

"Old Shanghai" remarked on Dec. 15:-In in uniform. The riot was directed against the On the 18th at 18.15 p.m. The barometer Russian authorities; the Chinese suffered and fifty are kept regularly in the Municipal gaol, the present case is is well-known that the has fallen over China, and risen over Luzon and their sufferings have the deepest commiseration you should object to a few female prisoners policy and action of the Consaler Body have Japan.

been identical with that of the council, directed of everyone in the course of a riot directed by being sent to the same establishment. Pressure appears to be low over the Pasitic the soldiers against their officers, by the people It is evident by your conduct in this matter) solely to the removal of certain flagrant abases to the S. of Formoss, and also ever against their rulers. Now, what mandarin as well as in many others, that your principle of the Mized Court, whose evil name has long Manchuris.

suffered the least inconvenience during all the is obstruction to any progress in the interest of been a reproach to the Settlement. The The high pressure lles over the E. coast of Boxer ontbreak? They were either the chief humanity. China.

instigators of the massacres or, at any rate,

There appears to be no chanes of coming to connived at them. It was because Ching was an understanding with you. oficially quilly that China was called on to pay my colleagues to proceed to Nsaking and to I lave, therefore, received instructions from government is not guilty of instigating or con- pegotiate with H. E. the Viceroy in this and niving at the massacre of Chiness at Vladives some other matters.I have the honour, etc. took that they refuse to pay an indemnity as a

It is urged that foreign competition has been gaining ground of lato years, the present daty of M2.70 per kilo on cigars and oigarettes having proved inadequate to shut it out. Tho imports of cigars, cigarettes and other kinds of manufactured tobacco from foreign countries has increased much more rapidly than the exports from Germany, and this would continue to a still greater extent, if in raising the duty on tobacco the present ratio between that on the raw article and that on the manufactored were to be maintained,

The imports and exports of the latter during the first aina acuils of the Inst three years amounted in thousands of works to:-

WEATHER REPORT.'

Strong monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel, and the N. part of the China Sea,

Forecast-Fresh or moderate N. to N.E.

winds; fair.

INSTIGATED BY ORINESE OFFICIALN

for her crimes. It is because, the Russian

Dr. KRAFTE.

published dispatches of the Consular Body have expressed that Body's unanimons intention to insist on certain necessary reforms, ons of female prisoners. It is also well known that which was the more humane treatment of they have now been frustrated in that laudable intention by the lamentably weak action of the British Minister at Peking.”

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