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af merchandise from China to the United States:

Section 6-That on and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and alurty-one, all articles of foreign manufacturo, such as are usually or ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labelled, and all packages containing such or other imported articles, shall, respectively, be plainly marked, stamped, branded, or labelled in legible English words, so as to indicate the country of their origin; and unless so marked, stamped, branded, or labelled, they shall not be admitted to entry.

Section That on and after March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, no article of Imported merchandise which shall copy or

•simulate the name or trade-mark of any domestic manufacture or manufacturer, shall br admitted to entry at any custom-house in the United States. And in order to aid the officers of the customs in enforcing this prohibition, nay domestic manufacturer who has adopted trade-marks may require bin Bame and residence and a description of his trade-marks to be recorded in books which shall be kept for that purpose in the Department of the Treasury under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and may furnish | to the Department facsimiles of trade-marks; and thereupon the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause one or more copies of the same to be transmitted to each collector or other proper

officer of the customs.

Under Section 6 it will be necessary that all CASCS or packages containing manufactured articles, before being admitted to entry, bear stencilles or be otherwise branded with the name of the country in which such manufactures were made, Falling strict compliance with the Act it is possible detentions, confiscations, or return of the goods may be necessary.

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

LONDON February 16th. Communications have been received from Australia announcing that the Australian unionists have agreed to block all federation abins arriving in Australian ports that have been loaded or manned by non-union men. Railway men, car-men and others connected with dock Labor are arranging to refuse to accept or deliver goods to boycotted vessels after Monday, when the war will become general. To-day unionist workmen refused to tranship cargoes in the Victoria decks from federation vessels. The outlook for the dockers' strike bere and in Cardiff is most serious, New Zealand mutton has advanced one penny per pound and there is a prospect of a further advance.

While a clerk from the Bank of Scotland was standing at the counter of the National Provincial Bank in the net of making a deposit he was addressed by a stylishly dressed stranger, and while the conversation, which only lasted a moment or so, was going on, sman, evidently an accomplice of the stranger, natched from the clerk a wallet containing bends and checks represen'ing many thousand pounds, ard escaped He has not been captured, The amount. obtained, by the thieves was Dearly £12,000,

Berlin and Vienna newspapers, consider Di Budia's exposition of the Italian Government's policy appropriate in view of the difficulty of his poci lon

The McCarthyite members of Parliament to-day resolved in requiesce in the prop-sition in devate the remainder of the league fund, £35 coo, to the heart of evicted tenants, pro vid the money is distribut by the Tenants Defence Association. They also decided to endeavor to secure by legal means control of Tertible storms are reported on the coast of Grenca. Several shipping disasters are heard of with the loss of twenty or more lives.

the United Ireland;

Lord Salist.ury's reply to Blaine's dispatch on the Behring Sea question has been forwarded to Washington.

PARIS, February 16th. The safes of the defaulting banker, Mace, were fourd to contain $770,000.

The French press welcome the Marquis d Rudini's statement in the Italian Chamber of Deputies yesterday as a promising move toward amicable relations between Italy and France,

BERLIN, February 16th. Count Kleist, who has been in prison for some time past for an attempt at manslaughter of Herr Albert, proprietor of a hotel in this city, is again in trouble. On Friday last, on the ples of sickness, the Count was liberated from prison. On Saturday he was seized with a fit of maniacai rage and made a savage attack on bis valet, who Was in bed at the time. The Count beat the man so cruelly that he fractured his skull Count Kleist has been re-arrested and taken back to prison.

After the Count's attack as Herr Albert, in September last, he was confined in a lunatic asylum on the ground that he was insane. On September and he was removed from the asylum by order of the Crown Solicitor, who was of the opinion that the Count's insanity was only shammed for the purpose of taking advantage of the earliest opportunity to escape to the United He was conscquently placed in the Moabit Jail, and, being an officer in the army, bis name was struck off the army list.

During the morning of September soth Count Kleist attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself with bis suspender from a beam in his cell, but was discovered and cut down before life was extin

States.

Until a nonth before that time Count' Kleist bad been engaged to the beautiful and wealthy daughter of Mayor Thompson of Detroit, Mich.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1891.

Government, and Senor Morales, Governor of the province of Sao Paulo.

SUAKIN, February 16th. The Egyptian troops have been concentrated at Trinkitat. Small patrols of the army are hovering around El Teb, though the main body of Osman Digna's troops is" at Tokar. The Egyptian troops will to-morrow occupy and entrench El Teb.

MADRID, February 16th.

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The returns to far of the Senatorial elections in Spain show that the Government won 130 out of 160 seats. The Liberals, who hoped for | zains, ware bitterly disappointed.

BUENOS AYRES, Fehrany 16th, Owing to rumors of a fresh revolutionary plot the Government bas placed all the troops under arms. The streets are patrolled by cavalry,

ST. PETERSBURG, February 16th, Prince Vambolaky and Lieutenant Tomanos. sow sought a dusi to-day, and the latter was killed. Both were officers of the Imperial Guard.

SOFIA, February 16th,

The body of Padlewski, who was charged with murdering General Seliverskoff in Paris, bas been found half devoured by wolves between Phippopolis and Kazantik. The body has been identified by documents in the pockets of the clothing.

LONDON, February 17th.

In the House of Lords to-day, replying ta foundland and the United States, the delay questions about the convention between New- regarding which is causing dissatisfaction in Newfoundland, Lord. Knutsford, Secretary of State, said that the Imperial Government had been condemned for breaking its engage. ments, but none were ever given. It may at some time be possible to secure for the colony the advantages it desires, without prejudicing the interests of other parts of the empire, but imperial consent to negotiate sepa- Tate arrangements has always been subject to a well-recognized principle that the imperial Government must see how far the proposed terms affect other interests of the empire. Leave to negotiate does not imply Imperial sanction. The Canadian Government made a strong protest against the Newfoundland convention with the United States, and after mature delibera- tion the Government decided that it could not, for the present, be completed...

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moved that the Government at the earliest In the Commons this evening Mr. Vincent opportunity invite the British colonies to con ference in London to debate upon the best means of forming a Zollverein. He contended that Imperial "federation was only to be ob tained through commercial federation. lengthy debate followed, participated the Exchequer, and others. The latter believed by Sir Lyon Playfair, Goschen, Chancellor that the increasing desire for closer union between England and the colonies aught to he fostered. There was un likelihood, however, that the colonies would consent to a conference on a free trade basis. There only remained differential dalies, and he failed to see how they could be Imposed. Mr. Vincent withdrew his mation.

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the opportunity and the honour to be able to offer in person their respectful wishes to Your Majesty.

They do so with, the conviction that the policy inaugurated by Your Majesty will greatly con- tribute to augment and to strengthen the bonds uffiendship which exist alieady, now so happily, between China, and the counties and nations haring treaty relations with it.

on untaxed trade must be confined strictly to their premises. The Taptai issued a peremptory warrant for the rest of the compradore employed by the Americas, firm, and his runners broke into the Hong in order to execute it. On protest from a foreign inmate they were eventually induced to withdraw, but, by the strict miders of the Trotai, a strong guard of constables is formed round the Hong, with That such may be the case is the most fervent injunctions to arrest the compradoro or any wish of all the persons assembled here today, servants that may attempt to come out. In a and while they offer to Your Majesty their since word the Hong is besieged and, as a consequence rest and most respectful felicitations on the all trade and, to a great extent, even communica

ccasion of the New Year Just entered upon, tin, is cut off. This has now been going on for they beg to be allowed to give expression to their twenty days, so I suppose there will be a heav hepe and their conviction that under the enligh claim. It is a long time since such an open act tened rule of Your Majesty the blessings of of violence, short of actual assault to the person, peace and happiness will he granted to the has occurred in China, and we assume that even Imperial Dynasty and the people of Chins. the American Gaverament, reluctant as they Reply of His Majesty the Emperor to the have appeared to be of late years to resent address of the Diplomatic Body presentet | Chinese misdhings, will not allow this flagrant 'an the occasion of the audience on Marchbrechof reaty and impropriety to pass unnoticed.

5th, 1901.

Meantime it is certain that Americans are We have been greatly pleased by the felicitan tends here. The godown man has also been virtually, may actually, debarred from carrying tions offered to us by the honourable ministers arrested and cast into the lowest dungeons of the and others (beef shib ch'lu ting). We hop orst prison. The authorities are definot ad that Their Majesties the Sovereigns and the

as insolent as possible. I will advise you of any Rulers of the countries which you represent will further action by next post, as it is I have enjoy good health during the year just entered only time to scribble off these few lines just upan. We wish that the gentlemen here prezent before the steamer leaves. By the way, the lekin may remain re many years in Chinn, that they charged on kerosine oll alone is equal to the may feel well in every respect and that all their Customs duty, so that the officials now hold, that hopes may be fulfilled. We add to this the in order to enjoy the right of trading in South further wish that the relations between China Formas, foreigners must pay double duty.. What and the other countries may in future take the friendliest form.

-next-2.

CHINKIANG.

to

Sftech read by Mr. ven Brandt as. Dean of

the Diplomatic Body at the Banquet given by the Tsungli Yamên on March 6th, 1891. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) Your Highness and Your Excellencies,--I

March 18th. gives me great pleasure to be able to be once

Much excitement has been created here ataong mpre 'the mouthpiece of the diplomatic body In

the Chinese since the 11th. Five out of six proposing the health of H.M. the Emperor.

Manchu roughs who have far some time pas Nearly two years have gone by since at the

been behaving in a very disorderly manner, and banquet given by order of H.M. the Empress for whom a warrant of arrest had been issued by Regent to the Representatives of the treaty

the magistrate, were seized and carried to jail Powers I had the honour of paying our respect

with their friends. They made a determined ful tribute of admiration to the virtues and

resistance and not until soldiers came to help talents of Her Majesty, and to point out that the

could the arrest het flected. The next day under' banquet then offered to the foreign Represent

a strong guard of about thirty men the culprits tives and still more so the reasons which had were married into the chy to the magistrate's

such an honour to them, might be considered ns. been put forward in the Imprint edict for doing ramen. This official conferred with the Tartar General and the five men were given a thousand a new point of departure, and ns indicting that

blows each with the bamboo. Meanwhile the Representatives had begun to hear its frust. To- the work of the Trung Yaren and the foreign friends of the prisoners, to the number of about three hundred, find assembled at the city temple, day another har quet unites my colleagues and Shing Wang Miu, rowing vengeance on the myself with Your Highness and Your Excellen-kies and futung. On the 13th they proceeded incies and this time is given not on the occasion the yames of the General, wrecked the wall and successes of mine years, but of a your Total's yaren, where two hundred regular of of a ruler withdrawing from the work and the

part of the premises, and put the city in an up- sovereign, hall of promises and hope, having

roar, The magistrate fled with his family to the

properly called the international part of his great against the fury of the Manchus, who threatened entered for the first time opon what may be troops from Pokai-shan were sent to protect him

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his life. The strained relations "between the Chinese and Tartars was relieved by the arrival from Nanking on Monday of several liang of troops. I have been informed that the rascals who caused the riot (the Chinese call it KY yan nathwithstanding the sitempt made to rescue. che-fan)

bren kept in custody,

My Colleagues and myself have been deeply them, but the leader of the party has never been moved by his Imperial acknowledgment of our caught. On the person of ane of the band a deavours to strengthen the friendly relations secret society fing was found, but H.B.M, Consul, between China and the treaty powers; we gladly Mr Carles, to whose courtesy I am indebted récopoise in the nudience granted yesterday to for most of these facts, thinks that his carrying the foreign Renreren'atives and the whole it was meje braggadocio. The Chinese, how- Diplomatic Hade, and in those to take place in ever, say that there are a large number of the furme a further ade once in the direction indicted Ka Luo Hui among the Tartars in the city, by the edict of Her Majesty the Empress Regent Great indignation is felt among the law-abiding tesi-ed two years ago; we folly trust and believe prople against the Taifa, as the Manchus are Ayres where the Government bave issued a

A fiparicial panic has taken place at Buenesn the will and the power of H Majesty the Em- dubbed, and be surprise would be felt if the

perarte continue in the line of policy announced by

natives drove them from the elly. They mal- test the people. They ride at breakneck speed decree closing the Bolsa hanks and customs far him in his cle of December last and to bring about that which we consider as His Majesty's two days, owing to a run on the provincial.bank

through the streets to the imminent danger of little children, though this fact must be tempered Although Lord Salisbury is most anxious to ultimate aim, a perfect understanding between come to some arrangement in regard to Sonih

China and the Treaty Powers, and the free and by another one, namely that the writer has seen Africa, Portugal refuses the British conditions ur conditional entrance of China into the comitya foreigner ju Chinking do the same thing.

"Who killed your goal? And a settlement is therefore considered to be of nations, where we can assure Your Highness

"Oh, a chi fin" be Improbable.

and Your Excellencies, she will receive a warm replied. "We don't want any of these officials,"

affumed another. and friendly welcome.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Cairo, March 4th,

The Soudan force lately operating against Tokar has been dispersed. A garrison of Bikeen hundred will remain at Afafite with a detachment at El Teb fort and Trenketat. The whole will bedesignated the Tek rubdistrict and be under the command of Major G. W. Hockett Pain. Civil Government has been formed under a native, Governor,

LONDON, March 6'b.

OTTAWA, March 6th,

The Canadian elections have been finished.

And again the Imperial efic: by which this banquet has been ordained, has mention the oxide intimney between China and the Treaty. Pwers and the parr ken he the foreign Repre- ernatives in bring about this satisfactory

result.

My Colleagues and myself request Your High- Several Ministers have been defeated and theness and Your Fxcellencies to place before His Government majority has been reduced by bad for the honour done to us yesterday and to-day, Majesty our profound and most respectful (hanks WASHINGTON, March 6th. The Treasury is taxing exported gold bars and as well as our wishes for the happiness and If this fails to stop the efflux it may refuse to

welfare of His Majesty, the Imperial Dynasty exchange bare for shipment.

and the people of China. LONDON, March 7th.

A resolution brought forward in the House of Commons by Mr. Clark, member for Caithness, in favour of separate gi lature for England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, collapsed on the House being counted out.

General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, is confined to bed by a serious chill.

March 8th, Mr. Gerald Portal has been appointed to succeed Col. Euan Smith at Zanzibar.

The London stock exchange is depressed ewing to forced sales on provincial account,

To the health of H. M. the Emperor. Reply of H. H. Prince Ch'ing to the speech of the Dean of the Diplomatic Bedy at the banquet given at the Tsungli Vamin on March 6th, 1891.

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had the rebet fig in his boat. Wait till the Taolai seturns." "For, as usual, the Taolai was absent..

So things sand, at present; the bannermen threatcoing to sack the Asten's and Taolai's yemens if the prisoners are not released; Chinese troops thrown into the yamins to defend them; 200 men called up hastily from the small garrison of the Tanginat'ou fort below, and a couple of deputies (?) arrived post haste by enquire; the Chinese all in a futter of exag steam Lunch late last night from Nanking, to 'gerated rumours; some surmising that it is an bannermer rescuing bannermen, but the whole force of secret societies rising to show that their leaders are not to be meddled with with impunity. Quite a storm in a basin.-N. D. Daily News

CHUNGKING

UPHOLSTERERS, POLISHERS,

BEDDING MANUFACTURERS, &c.

ESTIMATES SUBMITTED.

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whistles on its back flow eff sirnight, making a melodious sound. Young men were flying kites of many graceful shapes, some like Chinese ladies of long age, some like Ichneumons (the insect, not the beast), and some like the beautiful while river gulls. And everywhere along the stone-paved Cheagtu tond we met Chinese women nicely dressed, aiding their tottering steps by the support of sticks.

After all it appears it is only the Taotai who Customs, respecting the Sabbath, only more is opening the part today, and the foreiga down to their office, and begin work to-morrow, No one seems greatly interested. Even the Chungking merchants, who were full of bright hopes, when steamers were supposed to be coming, treat the matter as of little interest, now that all traffic must still continue to be carried on injunks, N., C. Daily News.

Co-day's Advertisements.

NAVAL CONTRACTS, 1891-92. received at the Royal Naval Hospital until EALED TENDERS, in duplicate, will be

eam, on MONDAY, the 30th March, from persons desirous of supplying PROVISIONS, MEDICAL COMFORTS and SHIPS' CHAN- DLERY 10 H.M, Naval Hospital for the year 1891-93

Printed Forms of Tender and further particu. lars can be obtained at the Royal Naval. Hospital,

The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.

ALEXANDER TURNBULL, Deputy Insne tor-General, Royal Naval Hospital, Hongkong. Hongkong, 2516 March, 1801.

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STEAM TO STRAITS AND BOMBAY, (Calling at Colombo il sufficient inducement offers).

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

March 1st. "The month that hares go mad in "has come at last, and one of these next days it is to be supposed the Foreign Ministers are to be pre- sented to the Emperor of China, and the great Audience Question of the past to be far ever settled, and meanwhile here in the Far West an event is taking place the discussion and anticipa t of which have filled column upon coluinn of the London Timer. For to-day as far as can be ascertained in the place itself, Chungking is to be added to the number of open ports. The matter has been important enough to have been mentioned in the Chefeo Convention, and again to have a supplementary treaty about it last Ma ch concludid in Peking, aid since ra'ified by our Foreign Office at home. But the British Minster does not appear to take any active interest in the matter, nor here on the spat can we learn that the British Government bas anything to do with it, although the port has been opened at Is instigation. No consular. representave will take any part in the ceremonial, whatever it may be. For it does not sm ever to have been distinctly leid down what is the correct ceremonial on the opening of a port, One Conful once upon a time after long and serious cogitations decided it was the right thing to don a firck cost and topTHE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship hal, and so attired 10 walk tarr ugh the Concession, announcing that the port was now open. But Captain T. F. Creery, will leave for the above

"VENETIA," this method hardly seems practicable, where as in Chungking there is no Concession, though

places on WEDNESDAY, the 1st April, at nowhere would a Concession seem more a

NOOM.

E. L. WOODIN accessity for the safety of Europeans than in this remete port, with all the Yangtze gorges

Superintendent, interposed between it and the rest of the world,

Hongkong, 25th March, 1801 score of health. Nor would this method seem not to speak of the yet greater need for it on the THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP practicable, where, as in the present case, it

COMPANY, LIMITED. would seem to be the Chinese Imperial Customs Jack having arrived to take part. installed in about the loveliest site in the city The Customs staff are fortunate in being just below the Archery Ground, so close to the walls that they can get out upon them at once for a stroll, and with a very pretty garden com marding a glorious view of this truly beautiful- to look upon city. But I fear their quarters are anything but healthy, indeed what Chinese healthy place although no city, unless it be house is really so? And this does not seem a Edinburgh, can compete with Chungking, and its adjoining city of Chiang Pei across the Little river, as the Kiasing River is generally, called of situation; but its streets are has to he carried up at least 40 steps from the ail steps, river, before it enters the city gates, there is FONED Will TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at the

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tion, posted in the city gate, ordering clama- who are opening the port; not even a Union SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the

The Tant'a magistrate has been very active lately in closing up brothels and gambling hells. your Chinese contemporary the Shin-pan: the 18 re the latter an editorial recently appeared in Chinese generally approve the course be bas taken. The rowdies object. Through the efforts of Mr. Carles he has issued a

all carriers the health of the community may be preserved. of Fur buckets to provide covers, in order that This gives promise of greater and better things, but we would advise all holders of Cologne The words of the Foreign Representatives to holes to keep them for awhile yet, as even good the speech just read contain a warm appreciation Fau ki ming ma ki sat, and if the reader of Chi magistrates' proclamations savour largely of the of the sincero intention of H.M. the Emperor to strengthen the existing friendly relations with obliged to do so through a number of uncovered nese notices wishes to see this one he will be the Treaty Powers; it will be a pleasant duty for backets just underneath the order, awaitingtrans- us (the Prince and Ministers of the Yamen) to bring to the knowledge of His Majesty the it in the the uncovered codes whoare testing *bit in the gate. An upright man if he fears the thanks just offered' by Your Excellencies. To- "Inughter of fools" will have a hard time of it to us a welcome opportunity to converse with

joyous and cheerful spirit; we consider in his environment. The outcome of the recent (in his way), deserves the sympathy of the public it as a loving omen for the future strengthening "rebellion will probably be the removal of the of the good relations between China and the magistrate to another post, the beheading of a other countries. It is in this sense that we drink couple of men, and the issue of several proclama- the rovereigns, and of the Presidents of the to the long life and happiness of Their Majesties, tons, when peace will reign in Warsaw until countries represented by Your Excellencies:

some slight provocation arise when the turbulent may they be blessed with constant peace and

element will break out again and the excitement. welfare. At the same time we add our best

of living in China will be enhanced. In this wishes for Your Excellencies.-N. C. Daily Tartara, provided that the roof remains on your event you will doubtless hear more about the News.

correspondent's house.

HE Eighth Ordinary General MEETING-

Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the Office of the Company, Praya Central, on TUESDAY, the 31st March, at 3 o'clock in the Report of the General Managers, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 15th to 30th instant, both days inclusive.

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers Hongkong, 25th March, 1891, NOTICE.

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The Liberals of the Forest-of-Dean have day's hanquet, prepared by Imperial order, offers anywhere, and the hien of Tantu, who is upright here. fond as all the water used in the city ONDAY, the 10th instant, belog a Bank

nominated Sir Charles Dilke as their candidate at the next election,

The miners of all Earl Londonderry's colleries have struck work as a protest against the Silks worth evictions Six thousand are now on strike. Antrobus, the jury returned a verdict that At the coroner's inquest on the body of Mr. deceased met bis death by accidentally shooting

timself.

The financial panic in the Argentine Republic la over, and the popular loan is being arranged to assist Governments business will be resumed to-morrow,

-Buenos Aires, March 8th..

A decree has been issued by the Argentine At the time of the Count's attempt at suicide It Gwernment suspending payments by the Banks was said that the motive for the act was mortid for three days during subscription to the national cation over bis expulsion from the army, He loan,

was also said to have been deeply affected by

SUAKIN, March 8th.

the suicide of bis friend Count Schleints, the A great meeting of Sheikhs has taken place moral responsibility for which was said to rest here, at which General Grenfell read a telegram with Count Kleist. Count Schleiniz ruined him. received from the Khedive decreeing a general

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March 18th.

Periodically the worthy eltizens of this city alarm themselves in a magnificent way. They discesa indubitable evidences that within a few nucleus for the second Taiping Rebellion, and years-one know how soon-this is to be the with calm consistency point to the petty troubles

RUSSELL & Co.,

General Managers Hongkong, 25th March, 1801,

488 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION.

and FINAL CALL of 610.17.6 Sterling TOTICE is hereby given that the FOURTH per Share on the 20,000 Shares, NEW ISSUE. of this Corporation will fall due on the 31st! March current in London, Calcutta, Bombay, Shanghal and Hoogkong.

self by. gambling and committed suicida by amnesty, The' plemency, of the Khediva has per, so long as they are actually in the foreign with the Manchu inhabitants as proof that the grounds, beautiful, cypresses, Guilda' one is Gxed in Hongkong at 3/2 per §. or 267.194

shooting himself on September 19th, 1890,

of Italy.

secret societies are at work,

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Interest at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum will be charged on overdue Calls.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

F. DE BOVIS, Acting Chief Manager, Hongkong, 25th March, Bot.

Holiday, the above Meeting is POST.

naturally not overmuch cleaning done. Chairs same hour. which are extraordinarily good and clean here, are the nearly invariable way of getting about, with the exception of the dear little Kutichow ponies with their scarlet saddles and strings of bells, and certainly the streets are not tempting for walking. All the missionaries have very pleasing looking Chinese houses, which with fresh paint and whitewash and boarded floors look delight- fully clena, as well as eminently pleturesque. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

What makes the Szechuan bouses so pretty, in that they all show outside and Inside their dark Anping, March aoth, 1891,

wooden framework, having the interstices filled Registered Shareholders are requested to pay There is a tremendous fekin shindy being

up with lath and plaster. The decorations are at the respective Offices the above Call or its that foreign, goods imported here are only free

little more abundant than usual. carried on here at present. The officials contend

in the usual Chinese taste, though if anything a equivalent in the currency of the above into from falin either within or without the Treaty

around are covered with really elegant burial sional Certificates to be endorsed,

The hills tioned places, sending at same time the Provi

The rate of Exchange for the FOURTH CALL been the subject of great rejoicing here,

godowns. The moment they are sent out for

houses, tea-bouses, pavilions, etc, etc., The Political Correspondence publisher a

PARIS, March 9th,

diatriballon-if only to the city of Taiwanfoo The other day the wa·b'usi tracked a

I's supposed begins to understand how the whole population per Share. ramor that the English and United States

Prince Jerome Napoleon is dying,

which, they also allege, is not in the Treaty-port, Ko-lao-hat head-thief who was in company with seems to talk of nothing but schwaing, which I Governments have agreed to submit the Behring

LONDON; March 9th,

or to Takowthe goods become "native a few young Manchus to an opium-shop in our understand to be pleasuring Yesterday we Sea question to the arbitration of King Humbertin Redmond and James Herrison Kailed provision of the Governor's regulations there is to be rather a favourite haunt of these young miles from the city on the way from Tutukuan, Mesars. John O'Connor, James O'Kelly, exports" (sic), and thun llable By express concession, a shop which, by the way, appears lunched in a most elegant pavilion about four The German Government had decided to send yesterday for New York from Queenstown, where no import fekte whatever allowed in Formoss, gentlemen. They refused to comedown. Soldiers the fortified city bullt 10 protect the narrow neck war vessel to Chile In order to protect German their reception was most hostile and a conflict and the above is the reasoning the authorities were sent yet listened they got to their charming of land possibly half a mile wide, that joins to interests in that country.

between their sopporters and those of Mr. Justin use in order to justify their attack on forelga Then a couple of Municipal peelers, walked the adjacent country the perlamila on which Bismarck, responding to delegation which MacCarthy took place. The police eventually Treaty port, the Customs can therefore grant no the neck and marched them off to the station. Wo magnolias literally covered with lovely creamy visited him for the purpose of presenting him dispersed the combatants; with the freedom of the city of Augsburg, said

March toth

transit pass for goods canied thither equally became anxious to get rid of these unpleasant blossoms, and a pink camellia buss also in he did sat desire to harp at Chancellor Colonial Lestitute, in which he urged Parliament gold General Edwards read a paper at the the

non-existence of any import dein in Formosa customers; but the fafung and the cafaksas Gower. On the way to it the fruit trees were in Caprivi but when

renders empire be

must on menaced the

a warning

up country impossible. The foreigner, their reluctance, or eagerness, to have the hand-carrying umbrellas against the already powerful

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT. therefore, has no redress, unless he wishes his ling of them. At length, brave rulers of an sun. The thermometer has been over 70 deg. but he said, "to maintain the peasantsy, enable Great Britain: to take the offensive in but I disagree with politics which remove com

time of war. He also advocated the holding of business entirely stopped, but to pay up and look inoffensive race, they dared to throw the dagger for some days past. We looked about upon \WING to unavoidable circumstances, the duiles and give us feruiis." It is supposed that an imperisi convention to consider plan of hateful. Pending some help from Peking they down and carry off the recalcitrant prisoners, specially tasteful family burial ground with ite Convocation of Emergency called": for Count Shouvaloff, the Russian Embassador to defence for the empire. Lord Brassy and several has emboldened the officials who have consc and infantry, flanked by field gans. The sincere funeral feasts in the middle, and tall columns PONED until a future date, of which every have been wloking at shear payments, which under the escort of a few regiments of cavalry rows of expresses, in round stone table for To-monow Evening, the 26th instant, is POST- Germany, who visited Prince Blainarek on Thursday fast, conveyed to the ex-Chancellor a

generals who were preacus supplied the speaker.quently been adopting all sorts of pretexts for tatung did as he has often done before-hung up each surmounted by a lion at each of the lower Companion shall receive due and sufficient warning from Emperor William.

extra squeezing, &c. &c. Things have

have now the names of the caught young Tartass on the corners of the four-square enclosure. A funeral notice. GLASGOW, February 16th.

.to a climax, and what the outcome of barrack wall, as banished from the racks of hand with mourning white bandages round their Hongkong, 21st March, 189x, Antonio Pierro of Greece wrestled to-night

recent occurrences will be, must depend on the

bannerman; and so they were handed over to the heads performed from time to time on what with Tom Cannon of America for the champion.

view taken by the American Consul in Amoy, lender mercies of the Asian. Then a hundred or seemed like solemnised bagpipes and cymbals. ship of the world," and bested Cannon by two

The following is the full text of the speeches and Minister at Peking. While a boat was lying two of the quarter Manchus took up their guns It sounded pretty enough in the distance. The ZETLAND falls to one. Cannon protested, but his protest and addresses made at the two seremonies en American Firm trading here, the skin runners

alongside or off the godowns belonging to an and battered the local yomon that is supposed to upriver breeze blew through our pretty parilion, the 5th and 6th instant

boarded her, and scized both the boat and fifty reigning-dynasty

watch over their special interests, for allowing a. and of the three views it commanded, for one side Address of the German Minister as Doyen af cases of kerosine ait belonging to the said firm, miserable sons of Han. The falung sent to the prettiest. On the way out we mes a man with Tartar to be dealt with by the was enclosed, it was hard to tell which was the In the Assembly the Constitution passed, its

The General reception of the Diplomalle Consular appeal availed nothing save, as far as brien, saying, "Give me back my lambs that four beautiful pigeons crowded together in a small second reading. The election for President of the republic will be held immediately, The

Body by His Majesty the Emperor of we could judge, to make the Txatal more aciive, I may deal with them la mina own way ad cage. They were evidently being taken out to SONS HALL, Zyland Street, on WEDNESDAY leading candidates, for the Presidency are

Chino on the 6th of March, 1891 It is said be it furious with foreigners for "trying the Aris telephoned back Not so, brother be taught to fly home, and for our benefit were EVENING the 1st April, at 8.30 for 9 pts. General da Vonssoay chief of the previnemas, – sentient at Paking kays-to-day for the fures sime, the officias contention that their fruenous to carry and defendant a gsel- bird well, was pontiraly, off to the distant sowny but another with iwa

SIRE,The member of the Diplomatic Body to get out of the lefsenactments and ropodiating fafung thy lambs were found la company with, released one made a wide circle before flying precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Vilongsong, asth March, 1895)-

was not allowed.

RIO JANEIRO, February 16th,

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CATHAY imports. By treaty, Taiwanfoo is within the upstairs and took the whole lot by the scruff of Chungking is situated. There were two small

to maintain the strength of our navy so as to Rol the issue of transit' passes for goods seemed to be tripping over each other's heels in" blossom, white, and deep pink, and the Chiness

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