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CORRESPONDENCE.

LIFE INSURANCE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS"]

now rosohod ma

remarks.

Priory Mount,

St. Leonards-on-Sos. Moy, 12th 1909,

Astha statoments made there-

shall be glad if you will publish these farther Mr. Trevor states that, before the copies of the correspondenes arrived, at his Head Office

HAMBURG LETTER,

{WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"]

weeks. How the notion got abroad that it wAS

without the longed-for announcement being made, fears arose that it might once more end In (disappointment. All the greater, therefore, was the joy and the excitement when the birth of a princess was proclaimed, and it was added that

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 8r¤, 1909.

mathematics, engineering, roadmaking, the con struction of bridges &c, tropical agriculture, cattle breeding, veterinary medicine &o. The appointment of an assistant lecturer on the The Senate has approved the proposals an saked the Bürgerschaf to vote an additional subsidy of M. 100,000, for the purpose, which will no doubt be done without mesting with sori

in Edinburght, I had already accepted the sum mother and child were doing well. Although biology of fisies is also recommended

offered me by the Company.

Much correspondence passed betwoon the Head Office nad me on the subject of my policy. I insisted on a search being made in the Shanghai correspondence and eventually received from Edinburgh a letter dated 10th February as follows

no doubt a little prince would have been more welcome, still the stolid Dutch people rejoiced, men, women and children giving way to wild manifestations of dolight such as one would hardly have believed them capable of and I think that, to acertain extent, the whole civilised world shared their feelings. Politically the event is "We have received a letter from our repire of the greatest importance settling, as it does, sentativo in Shanghai stating that he us the vexed question of the succussion to the "mades thorough search among the recordsof

our office there for the years 1893-4 and thatch throne, which if the Quen lud remained "be has been unable to trace any letter from childless, might have become the source of much unpleasantness. Of the seven Christian names you to r. W. T. Phipps our late Agent in which have been bestowed upon the infaut "Shanghai or from Mr. Phipps to yeu bearing princess that of Wilhelmine probably appeals "on the question of Honus." Copies of two letters to me from Mr. W. Tost to the Dutch people, but Juliana in the one Phipps written after the policy was fuel, and by wlückssheis to be called, and it is by no means having nothing to do with the prosent issue, were an inappropriate selection, being that of the enclosed na (presumably) the sole correspondence famous mother of the great Prince William the which passed. It was only on receipt of this letter Silent, the liberater of the Netherlands from the

ous opposition.

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BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"My baby had something, like a mash como out all over him. It made him

vory frotful and ⚫erging night and day. The doctor did not tell what IE was but the puree said it was eczenta. It was like small pimples under the skin and all inflamed and the skin caLIG off with the napkins when changing and tbo doctor's ointment made it pool, then it came out worse than over. I tried the doctor's cintment for some time but it did not Eber to get any bettor. I used two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and Cutf- ours Soap and cured him, I have not Ben anything on him since. He had the skin trouble ton weeks. I foul suro that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured him and I am still using Cuticura Soap. 1 was very pleased to have found out that Cuticura was a grant skin healer. Mrs. Stone. Fonthill Bishop, near Salia- bury, Wilts, Eng., Oct. 13 and 18, '08."

remation of scientific investigation and research as wall, the committes have decided to extend their programme, for which however the present teaching staff seems inadequate. They have

An interesting echo of the Taiping rebellion therefore addressed a request to the Senata for

comes from New York where Nanberry D. the endowment of seven additional chairs, one of

At the 71st half yearly general meeting Sir Lawton, who was sailing master of the vastor May 13th, 1999. which is for African and one for East-Asiatic sub J. Wolfe Barry (thao chairman) stated that the rious our defender Heliance, has brought anait THE HEIRESS TO THE DUTCH TESORE. joots. With regard to the latter, the commercial increnae of £2,473 in the revenue for the half in the Surrogate's court for a share of the Shortly after mailing my last lottar nows was received of the birth of a princess and heiressesore attach special importance to the study rear ended December 31 last compared with $363,000 which the Chinese Government paid of the Chinese language and chief dialects by that for the corresponding period of 1907 was for the suppression of a rebellion in one of its to the crown at The Hague, an event which business men going out to the East, so that more apparent than real, as the revenue for the provinces in 1859. That rebellion was sup

past half-year included £10,000 ●which the

the pressed by Genomsl Froderick T. Ward and but for which the Australian marched against the insurgents. Long after the April containing the letter of the Beerstary anxiety during the preceding three or four with the services of the compradores whom they previous

DEAR SIR, A copy of your isene of the 3rd had been looked forward to with daily increasing rme sbroad may be enabled in time to disponse company earned over the Tasmanian cables Cyrus Lawton,, who organised a force and have been obliged to employ hitherto in dealing of the Standard Life Assurance Co. has only due at Easter, nobody seems to know, but it was with native merchants. The other five pro. menit refused to account antil | death of both Ward and Lawton the reward as were compelled to do by the decision part of Chinesa indemnity fund in the recont of the High

Court. If this exceptional revento Boxer uprising was paid to Mrs. Georgians decrease for the half-year of nearly £8,000, in placo my action in quite a wrong light Tonerally accepted and as day after day passedtessorihips are for German, archaeology; } were deducted the figures showed an actual Word Amiden, widow of Henry C. Ward, who

son of the Generat the commercial depression owing to which prevailed from some tige pust in all and a partner of General Ward in the

Newberry Lawton was a son of Cyrus Lawton

parts

of the Far East. По was, however, sion of the rebellion and now demands an so- He improvement recently noticeable in the Straite declares that his father was to have received 10 inglined to think, frem slight indications of counting of this award and bis, share,

that they had seen per ca Settlements and alsowhore,

cont of whatever the Chinese Governmont the worst of this depression; and he ventured to

topsid situation

The Directory and Chronicle has the follow. hope that before very long the financial in the countries sorted by the company's cables ing roference to the incident-At the time the half year were £2,695 less than those for the they availed themselves of the services of an would improve. The working expenses for the local untive Authorities were severely pressed December half of 1907. The balance of cost of American adventurer named Ward, who raised the Jhon-Cocos coble, amounting to £8,710, band partly composed of deserters from THE CORPUS CHRISTI FESTIVAL AT had been debited during the past half-year foreign ships and rowdies of all nations, who

THE RC. CATHEDRAL

to the general reserve fund, together with had congregated at Shanghai, with whose help

antives. a regiment £1,519 for the partial renewal of the Singapore he drilled In coordones with a wish expressed by Bis Banjeewangio cable, leaving £1,034,345 to notwithstanding its unpromising commencement Holiness the Popo, a Triduum will procede the the credit of this fund. The company's cable attained under Ward a considerable amount of

coeding last

autumn to a cable repair in This has been acknowledged in

unusual, where foreigners are concerned, with feast of the Corpus Christi at the Roman steer Patrol ran on to a sheal when pro efficiency, and did good and useful service. Catholic Cathedral, commencing on Friday the Netherlands Indian robipelago. Thanks, next the 11th instant, and concluding on Ennay however, to the valuable help rendered by the the Chinese authorities, who after his death memory, where services are still maintained. the 13th. The latter date has been flied by the Netherlands Indian Government in promptly seared in the city of Sunkiangfu a temple to his of the Patrol and to the other facilities available, After Ward was killed the force passed under the Right Rev, Bishop Pozzoni, Vicar Apostolle of sending one of their warships to the assistance

the steamer was got off the shoal in a con- comiaty of another American of the name of of Hongkong, instead of the proper day the 10th,

damage and at a very small cost to andor subsequently transferred his services to the a order to give every facility to all Boumaa paratively short time without sustaining material burgevine, who proved unfaithful to hiring and The Imperial Authorities found it writers. They desired to record their acknow“ rabuk. During the Triduum there will be Gopersedgments to the Netherlands Indian Govern. Impossible to control those raw and undisciplined Catholics to attend Church on that day.

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of their good will towards the Janies Hope consented to the appointment of Whon addressing the shareholders Major, afterwards General Gordon, R.E., to the hira beou mande amenable Lordship the Bishop will preach each evening instances

six months ago be referred to the company's command. Having by hira at 5.300 clock, the texts proposed for his Sermons company

First day All iniquity is sin, and there is unsatisfactory relations with the Australian to discipline, this force now rendered the Federal Government and to the necessity greatest service in the suppression of the being the following- a sin unto death" (St. John 5-17): "And Jesus for closing their Tasmanian stations when rebellion; indeed it is generally believed that said to them. I am the Bread of life

between Australia bat or the assistance of "The Ever Victorions man eat of it, he may not die." (Bt. John-61 right of cable communication by sxclusive the Taipings would never have been overcome Second day-"Decline from evil and do good" and Tamania expired,anibes some arrangement Army," as this bastily-raised band was named. were previously made with the Government on Amongst other sorricos they regained possession the subject. Unfortunately, the latter event

of the important city of Soochow on 27th (Ps. 35-22) Without me you can do nothing"

had not taken place, and their Tasmanian sta- November. 1863, which virtually ended the much room (St. John 15-5),

tiens were therefore closed on the 30th ult, when rabellion. There is, howover, recently laid by the Government between Aus in its suppression, many of those best capable of the Doncussion expired, and the two cables for doubt as to the wisdom of foreigners uiding

had the decaying dynasty The cable communication between these countries the Empire would have had a much better was consequently now carried on by the Govaru: chance of progressing ment, and the company's cables would be picked been overthrown. Certainly European nations, Company is being brought out by the Burma up when a suitable opportunity occurred in merely in axchange for the premise of neutrality, Oil Company, and three directors of the latter, order that they might be utilized elsewhere. might have mado almost any terms with the including the chairman and the manager, have

of agreed in join its Board, which, in the phrase He concluded by moving a resolution.

Taiping rebela A monument in memory The Marquis of Tweedale seconded the the fallen officers of this regiment which for ology of the propectus will, therefore, have many years stood at the north end of the Band tho benefit of the long and valuable ex- at Shanghai has recently been transferred to perience they have acquired in the development resolution, which was carried.

to the Public Garden. From 1860 to 1866 one and working of oll-tals, and the refining of the British and twa Indian Regiments and a battar The directorate also includes Lord Strathcona, various products in the most marketable form."

D manner

that I accepted the sum offered for my, policy, Spanish yoke and the first Stadthouder of the Communion daily from 6 to 7.30 a.m. and His for their assistance,- also for several other levies, and at their earnest request Admiral Sir

if any the

as I was unable to produce any written proof young republic. It is reported that ten boys and eight girls were born at the Hague on the of my statements.

Mr. Trevor characterizes my letter to yousazo day and that two of the latter will be as "both inaccurate and maliciens." In accuracy christened Julians, whilst one will receive the I must, in view of Mr. Trevor's letter to you, while of the seven names that have beer given admit to this extent, that Mr. W. T. Phipps to her future sovereign. Las: a onday being appears quite exonerated in this matter. I the tenth day and the last on which an official bul- would however, put it to your impartial readers letin was insol, was kept as a holiday; the streets whether the Standard Head Office were acting were gaily decorated with bunting in the orange honestly and ingenuensly in withholding from colours and all offices and shops closed about me the letter from that gentleman to the midday. In the evening a procession of children Focchow agent quoted in Mr. Trevor's letter with bicycles, porumbalators and various other own soul? St. Math. 16-36). "He that eats lis and Tasmania were opened for trafo. judging being of opinion that the civilization of!

to you, especially in view of the long corres pondence which had passed between us? It is now proved conclusively that the question of bonus was raised by me-at the time and referred to the Shanghai Chief Agent, though not, as I believed direct, by me but through the Focehow agent. It would be interesting to know in what terms the letter from the latter

was couched which drew forth the reply which Mr. Trevor quotes,>

I have only further to added that Me. W. T. Phipps' letter was not shown to me and that I was informed by the local Agent, a5 reply coming from the thief Agent that the over-rate of premium for residence in China would be made up to me (if I survived) by increased quinquennial bonus. This statement appeared to me on the face of it quite reason- ablo, and it was on that understanding that I took out the Policy.

The inaccuracy" spoken of by Mr. Trovor does not seem a very serious one considering

that it referred to a transaction which took place 15 years ago,

means of infantile locomotion paraded the streets, followed later on by one of the grown-up popula. tion with Chinese lanterns and torolies,

THE DEATH Y HERR VON. HOSTEIN.

Third day"What do it proft a man if he gains the whole world and suffers the loss of his

PHILIPPINE TRADE.

In

the thirty-two pake pamphlet wrapped about Cuticure Ointment are to be found most valuabin suggestiona for women, especially mothers, for the preservation and purification of theskin, scalp, hair and hands; for removing toe- turing, disfiguring humours, rashes and indenmations; for sunative, antiseptic cleansing of ulcerat od, inflamed mucous Burfaces and destruction of microscopia life, and for bringing about, by suggee- clon and medication, a normal condition of health, strength and beauty.

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Catleven are said wherever the Br Flag Boats. Parks. D. tur de is Paty; Austenika, 31. Bydley: 150is, K. K. Peul, Calentis; o. Kirica, Son pon. La Cape Towny, rtë; 19. KA Potter Drug &

Chec

Bolem., Boston. Post free from London Depot, simpleof Cat- out and the Cutitura Bock muntlined above.

54-11

The latest complete statistics of the trade off of British Artillery were stationed at Shangh who is chairman of the Board, Sir Hugl

my fesh und drin's my blood has everlasting life" (St. Joha 6-55).

On Sunday the 13th instant at 8 am there wall be a Solemn High Pontifical Mass at which On the eighth inst. Herr von Holstein, one is Lordship Bishop. Fozzeni will officiate, of Prince Bismarck's intimates and most trusted assisted by the clorgy of varions Roman Catholic subordinates died in Berlin. During the siege denominations and the Seminarists. During of Paris in 1870/1 ho held an appointment in the the Mass the Rev. Fr. Agostini Plazeck, the. Chancellor's office in Verailles, after which he Military Chaplain, will read and explain the held several diplomatic posts and finally attained gospel of the day in a short sermon. The the position of chief of the political department Holy Sacrament will be publicly exposed the Philippines show that no very great change in the foreign office. As such he acted as a sort in a rich monstrance the whole day. and has taken place either in its volume of direction of permanent Under-Secretary of State under at 5 p.m. Solems Vespers will be sung by dasing the occupation of the Archipelago by

the United States. The imperts of Prince Bismarck and his successors; his relations the offlelsting clergy, responded to by the twenty millions of dollars, and in 1908 thirty with the former being so close that his remain Sanctuary and Choir of St. Joseph's College: millions, figuras which, taken by themselves, suggest a solid increase. In 1902, however, they were thirty millions, and in each of the two ing in office after the fall of his chief created Immediately after the Vespers the Holy Bacra-

following years thirty-three millions. Similarly arly considerable surprise. But Herr von Holstein ment will be carried by the Bishop in proses hold that his duty to the State must not hesion round the Cathedral compound socorn within the nine years exports rose from nineteen to thirty-two millions, but the latter twice exceeded during the interfered with by personal considerations and panied by the Band of the Philarmonicas.

The conclusion to be drawn aithengh the Prince is said to have felt his defoo On returning to the Church the Bishop will amount whe tion keenly they remained on good terms to the preach his third sermon. Then, attired in his intervening years.

conditions after a period of disturbance, but that last. His inflacnco went on increasing under the Pontifical robes, he will intone the Te Dem is that the Islands have settled down to normal following chancellors and although he kept in laudamus which will be responded to by the much progress otherwise has not been made. the background and avoided public notice as Choira. In conclusion the Bishop will adminism to five millions of dollars, an amount ter the Benediction of the Holy Sacrament to exiled in 1905; and experts to the United sing the Tantum crgo and the Laudate Domine. millions in 1900 to ten and a third millions in the failure to advance during these six years is The chapel to the gospel side of the main 1903, a total the lowest for six years. Indeed altar is being installed with electric light at the

THE RICE TRADE OF SAIGON.

Rad

8. Barnes, late ieutenant-Governor of Burma, and Prince Francis of Teck, while the trustees for the debenture holders are the Duke of Sutherland and the Earl of Lichfield. Tho Commercially Saigon owes its importance to company is thus strong both from the com the rice trade, which is mainly in the hands of mercial and the aristocratic point of view, Chinese, for the Annamite is content to caiti-it enters into possession of oil-fields which have vate his folds and let others arrange for the been proved highly petroliferous. The one result of what can only by courtesy be called drawback at the present moment is the dis his industry. The plains through which the turbod condition of Porsia, and it is to be feared Mekong. Jorai and Saigon rivers find their that the undertaking of the Shah's Government way to the so

are one vast rice field. to ensure the safety of the Company's plant and value at the present junctare. But the latest natural cross-channels (arregas) of those three atation to the numerous mouths and the protection of its representatives is of dubions of the rice easy. Saigon is the contre of order being restored are distinctly hopeful. streams canals help to make the transport news from Persia suggests that the prospects of a very large siver traffic in consequence, the next most important point being Myth ou Mekong. The steamers of the Messageries they receive a large government grant, but the real work is done by thousands of small launches, Bad native craft of all shapes and sizes. junke

Ia tocaroly glad that the former Chief foreign polities. He is believed to have enter the whole Congregation whilst the Choir will gates have grown from three and a lui Fluvislos carry mails and passengers for which

FIRE INSURANCE IN CHINA.

much as possible, he was the roal mover in Agent is entirely oxonerated and trust that tained strong feelings of distrust, not to say of you will publish this letter which I think will hostility, to France, and the Morocco difficulties convince you and your readers that there was are generally laid to his charge. His retirement

was not altogether velantary, for having daring at the cost of the members of the Apostleship of rather romarkable, in view of the decreo making 1907 after several lean years there was a neither malice or intentional inaccuracy in my communication to you.-I am, dear Sir, the illness of Prince bulow, as was his practice Prayer for the forthcoming feast of the Secres trade between America and the Philippines bumper rice orop, and Indo-China exported over insurance in a city like Shanghai, with its

Your faithfully.

R. W. MANSFIELD.

THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT NOTE ISSUE.

when meeting with strong opposition in any quarter, tendered his resignation ns-a means of carrying his point, the same went straight to

IN

Mr. Charles Derby the ex U. S. Consul General of Shanghai, reports as follows on fire

Heart of Jesus on the 18th instant.

Prior to the Pontifical Mass a new Banner consecrated to the Blassed snorament will be blessed. The members of the Confraternity the Kaiser who, much to Herr von Holstein's of this title are having this new banner made at to the Islands than did the United States, white rice goss mainly to China, Japan and the elsewhere. That it seerns, however, a field'

surprise, acceptedit. This took place three years the Italian Convent, its cost to be defrayed by a ago, but in no wise affected his friendly rola-

The

of

The following letter addressed by the Con- supposed to have inspired on several subsoquent presentation of Our Lord administering the imports of flour in equal proportions; that the purchasing foreign goods which a good harvest In sok a competition for business as neco8- tions with the Chancellor, whose policy he is subscription among them. It is to bear a re. Examining some of the chief items we and that the export trade, but as he is the shopkeeper than operate in the city of London itself.

mittee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce

occasions.

HAMBURG VOLONIAL INSTITUTE.

soasting trade. During the period covered by

Her whole ex-complicated extraterritorial administration par- these returns imparts from the United Kingdom £6,000,000 worth of rice. rose from three millions to six, and exports to ports that year were just over £1,000,000, so ticipated in by sixteen foreign governments, and comprising nearly every race in the world, total. The next most important articles were naturally presents diflonities not to be met. the United Kingdom from six millions to nearly coated for nearly two-thirds of the controlling a population of half a million people,

tin, dried fish and cotton thread. nine, a figure exceeded twice previously. In

pro- 1908, therefore, the United Kingdom sold inore

fitable for foreign companies to enter is shown. her purchases were about fifteen per cent, loss, Philippines. Not only to the Chinama, a

middleman, get a large share in the profits of by the fact that there are said to be more of companies catering for the Shanghai trade Australis and the United States shared the the country be benefita again by the power of Holy Communion most artistically painted on United Kingdom imported three-fourths of the

£11,400.000, of the employment of-native brokers who solicit tion the imports amounted white silk by Mr. M. Haptists, to whom the cotton cloths, or about six times as much as did gives the native. In the year under consitura sarily results abuses are inevitable, In insurance under a system by which they are to the Governmont has been forwarded by the

Roman Catholic community have been indebted the United States, whose sales wore fifty per which the greater part passed throngh Chinese paid for the amount of business they write is to Secretary of the Chamber for publication-

The first half-yearly torm of the Colonial for similar much appreciated services in the past cent. less than in 1907; that the United King; | hands before roaching the consutber, though the found the greatest abuse of insurance at dom also supplied three-fourths of the yarn and initial distribution is done by European houses, Shanghai. One of the most objectionable Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, Institute in this city ended at Easter and its The attendance of all Roman Catholics in the thread, and nearly the same proportion of the French or German. The nearness of Indo-China features of the broker's activity is Out too ofter

27th May, 1908.

ondensed milk, America's contribution in each

and the unenergetic character of its people makė. case being trifling. Of boots and shoes, however, it a magnificent field for Chinese emigration, SIK-With reference to your letter of the results are considered eminently satisfactory, Colony is earnestly desired at this festival.

the United States has almost a monopoly, Spain 15th April,1909, (No. 3641/08) on the question of 56 students matriculated, of which some twenty

the Dutch Indies shared equally the trade in petroleum. The Philippines depend so much on their hemp that falling prices in 1908 caused lump" in trade generally, but this was miti- gated by a good year in sugar and copre. The United States had Philippines forced upon her by circumstances, and she views her presence there now as falfilment of a debt due to civilim tion. Still no doubt her people expected at least partial compensation from trade, so far they do not seem to have got it.

the proposed introdnation in this Colony of a Government Note Iue on the Uses of the

ments, I have the honour to point out that the information now before my Committee is not sufficient to enable them to form an opinion as to the proposal and I would beg to be furnished to the more details so as to enable toy Commitee to go fally into the question.

The more important points upon which my Committee would like to be informed are:--

1. The general lines which it is proposed to

adopt.

2. The arrangements for exchanging Hollars

into Notes and vice versa.

are from the colonial and nary department in HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.ing her only rival, and the United States and policy of giving all the work possible to An. make the alleged losses of things which he never

Herlin, besides which 45 other hearers attended

The orders of the day are

otber Officers.

the

WEATHER REPORT

he stands ready after a fire occurs to assist the and despite a high poll-tox and the Government claimant in making out o statement which will possessed equal to the face of the policy, what- ever they actually may have been. The remedies for this evil are of course simple in theory, viz., amutes, the Chinese continue to pour in

neenrate expert valuation of the property in- sured and careful examination of the character and standing of the applicant for insurance. In practics, however, competition for business zany make the companies somewhat slack in con- sidering the moral hazard. The foreign companios huve in fact done all in their

THE OIL TRADE

meeting of the Council is called system already adopted in the Straits Settle the various courses of lectures. & considerable for. Thursday. The business includes con increase is looked for daring the present sideration of the following resolution. “It term, as a number of candidates for the consular.

is hereby resolved that a eum of Three service have been sent to Hamburg by the

million two hundred and eighty thousand six Foreign Office for the purpose of gaining a

hundred and sixty-three Dollars ($3,280,663) be practical insight into the overson trade, several advanced out of funds in the custody of the of the leading firms having offered to

give them

Government for the purpose of construction of every facility for doing so in their counting

the Hongkong-Canton Railway (British Section) houses, They will at the same time attend the during the year 1909," lectures at the Colonial Institute, whilst negocia tions with a view to the admission of junior

First reading of a Bill entered An Ordinance employén of other government departments, to transfer to certain Offers of the Public such as the imperial post office, are proceding Service certain duties at present performed by That the Institute is attracting attention abroad is proved bythe recent visitsof awmbers, lecturers, and students of the Belgian "Institut commercial dea Industries du Hainaut "and by the desire ex- pressed by the British Government to be allowed to send over a member of the Colonial Office for a careful study of the Hataburg institute and its organisation.

The executive committee have entered into communication with the governors of this Ger, thousand two hundred Dollars and thirty-four expected in the Formosa Channel and along the greater profits as the result of the increased volunteer corps. The members of this corps are mari colonies, with various colonial and scientific bodies at home and abroad, and through the commercial assessors with numerous chambers of commerce, exporters and manufacturers, within the Colony of Hongkong. collecting a vast amount of information to be gifted and classified later on.

(a) Whether the Government will have their own treasuries and staff for working the

issue.

(b) If not, what alternative system have the

they in view.

3. To what extent do the Government estimate the revenue of the Cobry would benefit as as against the present tax on Bank Notes and the data on which such estimate is based

My Committee, upon receipt of those fuller details, will then be in a position to express their views on the subject, and I am directed to ask you to thank His Excellency the Governor for referring the matter to the Chamber--I have Sic

E. A. M. WILLIAMS. Becretary.

Hon. Mr. F. H. MAY C.M.G. Colonial Secretary.

First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amond the Patents Ordinance 1892.

Juno.

has been decidedly accentuated since the establishment of the antive insurancs com panies; that is, within the last few years. These atropanies eager for business, have accent- ed risks that the foreign companies would never

The Calcutta Statesman comments as follows on sono recant events in the oil trade: News of considerable importance to oil-consumers in India has come to hand by the Mail, According to advices from Glasgow an agreement has been power to eliminate the native broker, but it is entered into between the Barma Oil Company found that this seriously curtails business, for and the distic Petroleum Company which will many Chinese merchants will not insure unless the matter it handled by a broker, because they result in bringing rate-cutting in the East to The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued an end. The companies concerned, it is added, think that in case of loss they will not be able to recover the insurance without a broker's aid. will raise their prices 30 per cont. while the It is to be noted that this condition in Shanghai the following report:-

On the 7th at 12.15 p.m.-The barometer Burns Oil ompany now being assured of has fallen slightly over the B.E. coast of China the success of the pipe line laid down from and the Loochoos, and risan moderately over the oil-fields to the sea-board have intimated the N.E, const of Clips and N.E. Japan. to the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company that the The depression lying over Hokkaido yester-arrangement under which the latter carry day, has moved away Northeastwards. A new oil down the river to Rangoon with trainate have touched. The conditions in Shanghai as to depression has appeared over E. Manchuria.

The Barma Oil Company, accoÉñ- The highest pressure is shown over the ing to information derived from the same overcrowding, lighting, heating, &c., in native Pacific between the S. Loochoos and the Bonins. source, had during the past twelve months quartershbove alluded to make the handling of fire The returns from the Yangtze statione are earued profits amounting to over a million stert when they have broken out a diffealt one, which is further increased by the narrow and ing. While the shareholders may have go crowned stroote and by the fact that the fire Light or moderate S. to S.W. winds may be reison to be gratified at the prospect of

is manned

anned entirely by a foreign.

northern shores of the China Ses.

prices, the consumer in India has no such at 10 am. to-day, 0.16 inches.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending reason for elation, and if the statement that young men from all ranks of the business com. munity, who, at an alarm of fire by day or night. of oil is to be advanced by nearly their homes and offices and harry to their the price one-third proves correct, the satisfaction evoked The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon by the failure of the Standard Oil Com to-day is as follows

(S. to 8.W. winda, pazy to obtain a footing in Barua i like and ladder trucks. Their zeal is beyond all be considerably modified. Another praise, but the inevitable delay in getting to the Bcome of the fire and their lack of experience as HOW TO BE BEAUTIFEL Keep your com- Hongkong & Neighbourhood light or we development of no small importance is compared with a constantly ready professional plexion, Mrs. Ellon's Crême Chartnante, Lait

derate; fine. flotation in London of the Anglo-Persian Oil Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre Formosa Channel ....

#Same as

disadvantage. The Company, with ospital of two millions ster force place them at

A Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Bouth coast of China between Same as No. 1. ling. This enterprise, however, is not to be financial resources of Shanghai, however, do of life in the colonies, as, government officials, in 8. Watson & Co. Ltd Solo Aponte, South coast of Chius between Same as No. 1. pany. On the contrary, the Anglo-Persian practicable.

Specialities for the Skin are the study of - Hongkeng and Lamooks,

locked upon as a rival of the Barma Oil Come not at present make a large professional force.

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Hongkong and Haitian....

The object of the Instituto being not only the training of young men for the practical walls

meroliants engineers, farmers &c., but the

First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891. Third-reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and twelve

Cents to defray the Charges of the Year 19 8.

Comittee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway

not in hand.

No. 1.

to

various stations to man the engines, hose reels,