Intimations.
VICTORIA
DISPENSARY.
FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT.
*THE
HE use of that extremely valuable Food
and Remedy EXTRACT OF MALT has been retarded by its usually viseld condition ; to obviaid this objection we have had prepared i FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT av easily poured out of the bottle and measured into doses as any other Fluid.
It contains as much of the DIASTASE any viscid EXTRACT OF MALT and is'there-
tive power.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
The Houghong Lelegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1893..
TELEGRAMS.
THE HOME RULE BILL.
LONDON, February 20th. It le proposed that Ulster shall be represented by twenty-seven members at Westminster and have the privilege of electing fifteen councillors In the Irish Parliament.
A LIBERAL VICTORY, Mr. MacInnes (Liberal) has been" elected member for Hexham in the place of Mr. N. G. Clayton (Conservative.)
DE COBAIN:
L
A REGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C., will be held in Fréc- masons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely,' Visiting companious are cordially invited.
The tiger cub referred to in a recent farve in now on view in St. Francis Street, Wanchai. Au the charge for admittance is extremely moderate (10 cents) and the sight of a young tiger feeding froms baby's battle exceedingly novel, the "show" hould draw even the police in the hope of getting scent of their dearly beloved Alver, BEFORE Capt. Rumsey at the "arbour Office this moming Charles Lup, seaman, was charged with refusing duty yesterday on board the Bells ship Bandansira, from New York, now in bar bour. He had asked the captain for money go mabore, but was refused, is he had already overdrawn his wages. Hethen refused to work, Fourteen days hard,
fore, fully an active in tissue forming and diges | Belfast, who fled from justice and was formally OUR old friend Frie'enths), like the soul of
Mr. De Cobain, formerly member, for East expelled from the House of Commons on falling gathering much glory and shekels of sliver. His 'to appear when summoned, bas been arrested in Two tablespoonfuls of our FLUID EXTRACT | his own house at Belfast, OF MALT contain moje nutiktive and digestive
value than pint of the strongest Ale or Stout.A Bill to amend the present system of regis
In 1lb. bottles 75 centi. Per donen $8.00.
Hongkong, saib January, 1893.
(38
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. WINES AND SPIRITS, WE
7E tavite attention to the following Brands, all of which are excellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most nated Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at modera'e prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quality of Wine or Splist wanted, and initial letter for quality desired, PORTS. (For invalids and general Use).
Per do for Bol.
CAM
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule .............. $10 B Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capsule
C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap. sule...........
12
D Very Fine Old Vintage, Vinlét cxtra superior. Capsule (Old Bettled)..... 18
SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule.
6
D Superior Pale Dry, 'dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50
C Manzanille, Palo Natural
Sherry, White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry Pale Natural Sheny, Red Seal Capsule
10
D Very Superior Old - Pale Dry, cholce old wine, White Seal Capsule..... 13
E Extra Supe ior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Back Seal Capsule (Old Botilia)
CLARETS.
$1,00
REGISTRATION AMENDMENT BILL February 21st.
tration of voters, introduced by Mr. Fowler, bas been read the first time. It abolishes disqual!!. period of residence at three months and provides fication for non-payment of taxes, fixes the for the appointment of official registrars to prepare lists of voters.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
the late Mr. Brown, s goes marching on,
latest triumph was In Dell, Sumatra, over which verdant late he has poured such floods of melling melody that even the wild cynocephall of the and other classical gems of that order. May his jungle are now heart practising Boom-de-ny"
shadow never grow less i
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FEBRUARY 21, 1893.
ing Dosabból Ġevanji Gordar, with intent to kill, In January last,
The evidence showed that, an reported at the time, the two men quarrelled, and the coolie picked up chopper and eat the Fance's head terribly.
Prisoner, who stubbornly refused to utter a single word, was convicted and sent to gaol for seven yours.
follows
Amos, Temaut, Taiwanfor,
THE HONGKONG and whAMPOA | Shindogo, gay piel... 75,000 10,000
DOCK CO., LTD.
that the merchants know is that a large over-addition they have learned to use European and land trade in cotton-goods exists in the laterior American textile machinery. In consequence of Fokien and that the frland markets are sup plled from Canton, Hongkong, Tonquin, Stow,
they turn out goods which are stronger and more honest than the Europain and much Chow-chan-foo, Bermah and even, Assam and
cheaper. Thus for exemple to-day in any China India. Of this however, nothing can be said definitely. The Customraécords show that in
coast-port you can buy a piece of Japanese 1891 the importa of cotton and cotton goods into for $450 Mexican (or $3, gold) a da plece 20 clton-cloth 30 yards 'long and 30 inches wide Amoy Tamaul and Taiwanfoo were about.as.
yarda long and so inches wide for $2.04 Mexican or $138 gold. This is 20 per cent cheaper than the native goods and 15 percent cheaper than those from Hindustan, It is cheaper and much bitter than either the English or American goods. Still mera suggestive to the exeful observer is the fact that both pan and India are improving heir cotton manufactures in quality and lessen- ing their price. Twenty years ago Indian tissues were practically unknown; as were Japanese ten years ago. They have almost gained control of the Chinese markers and in another decade unless something unforeseen occurs will drive Manchester and New York to the wall. In the competition it seems probable that Japan' will overpower India on aco unt of the greater Intelligence, energy and work power of its artisan
Directors in the cidinaty yestly meeting of Cobavec, by na...
The following is the report of the Board of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Company, No. 14. Praya, Hongkong, on Tues- day, the 28th February, 1893. at 12 o'clock
moon
"
To the shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dick Company, Limited. GENTLEMEN,-Ti e directors have now to sub- mit to you beir report, with a statement last.
of accounts for the ball-year ended 31st Dec. The total receipts for the six months are $507.490.48, and the act profit, after paying interest due and all charges, amounts to..................$100,739.85 to which has to be added the balanca
by Drilla, English and
American Shootings, English...
An........
$80,000 $1,300
18,000 4,000 307,005
1,500
1,000 1,700
prolio
dyal!*** dred, gure ad and brocaded.
195,000 14,500
151,000 11000
4000
300
8,000
7,500
3.500
8,000
05,000
3,000
*1,000
3,000
1,000
#150.
1,000
Chlatsarg
Verot
Turkey Shirtings. 13,0
1,500
1,000 1,000
1,000
1,500
..
1,000 1,000
Lasts intzinums ·
$100
1,000
-
2,100
500
1,000
Cotton goods us
classed a
7,090
J+509
10,000 8,000
1,000
*
yara.
1,000,000
13,000
31000
Canvas unfam Cotton-wool bats and
JDO
100
500
10
100
300
1,000 1,100
1,550
$1,006,000
Japan Crepe
T
500
1,000
3.500 4,300
*1,100
14,000
1,013,000 classes.
JJ
Fourth.-Japan, China and India nie silver The countries, Europe and America gold. Auctuations in the relation of the two metale do nat affect either side of the house, butd-excit
very profound influence upon commerce between
brought forward from last nccount. 20,367.99 the market. The trade bas passed into the Japanese and Hindoo mills at the expense of the.
and from this have to be deducted
Directors' fees.......$1,000.00 'Auditors' fees ............
400.00
$121,007.84
4,400,00
Cotton yam comes almost exclusively from India, that cousity having driven Great Britain out of hands of Parace and Chinese merchants who do business on a much smaller margin of prefit than do their European and American rivals. A small quantity of yarn, more particularly special planings, comes from Manchester, and other small quantities from other countries. None comes from the United States. At one time the account of their spincers, refusing to change the old fashioned methods and the Hadons adopting the most. modern forms of machinery. especially English, the some manufacture bas been killed in the coast and river districts "and
the twe. The present condition benefits the
liver and gold dollars were of equal value: now European and American. A few years ago the the former is but two thirds of the latter. Sheetings, cold at the the price to-day as ten years ago so far as gold is concerned, have gone up in value Glty per cent. upon au argentine standards As there seems no prospect of any great alteration in exchange for years to come, East will, continue their course of supplanting those of the West in the markets of the Chinese Empire, 111
THE Bickname of a new firm in Tientsin in artice the true and direct actors in this leaving available for appropriation...$116,607.84 | Chinese mada most of their own yarn, but on it is obvions that the cotton-mits of the Far
"Aus, Donkey & Co., otherwise Messrs. Moke."
THE Shanghai Cargo Boat Co., Limited, pays a dividend f7 per cent for the hall year, making 11 per cent for the year.
vs that the trouble among the tinfall workers THE Shachsing correspondent of the Marcury of that place had culminated to the destruction of six or seven large shops in the trade. Slx men are now lying in prison for this action, and the said shops are bribing the officials right and left to foduce them to bring to
cave. So formidable has the quarrel become that the prefect is not able to reitle it, and the Fu-tat-the highest official in the pro- vince has been appealed to; and here is that gentleman Pia official reply: With sympathetic consideration legally established trade of tinfoil workers of Shaabsing-The Ya-kung or Fixers are doubtless an important branch of the trade; yet; being a poor and insignificant people, they should with gratitude attend to the dolles con-
must not assume airs, and take it on themselves to attack and destroy the property of others. Its hereby enjoined on the Shaohsing Prefect to instruct his subordinates to at once investigate the case and forthwith transmit to us a reply setting forth the results of the inquiry. Let there be no delay in the maiter."
The Directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 6 per cent, or $43-750, be paid to the shareholders, a bonus of $100 to contributing shareholders. that $11,871.64 be we reply to the written from the vine of the Aberdeen Docks, Į only survives in the far inland provinces. Here | facturers at home to sicertain exactly what the.
$5,284.93 from the steam launches, and the Salance 85,601.18 carried forward to new account. has been completed at Kowloon, giving greater Daring the six months a new pattern shop accommodation for the storage of patterna and
Chinese man-of-war, was, towed up the river nected with their own particular department and I increased facilities. for the workmen,
FOR latest training gallons and "An Old Sports man's" opinions on the forthcoming races, see the Hongkong Telegraph of to-morrow, THE M. M. steamer Sydney, injured recently by
to Shanghai on the 15th lost, to be docked, · CUR Amoy correspondent writes that all there is quiet and serene. The ten season is over and 1.25 quite an exodus of residents has taken place.
1.10
LATEST news from Japan is that the bloom is on go the plum trees. Tourists and globe-trotters are
already rolling up to see the blooming plums. THE British sealing schooner Ardic, whose papers were forcibly taken away by the Russians last year, has been granted new registry and papers at Shanghai,
0.60
© 75
7200
1.00
:
1.10
1,35
For
Par
a doc
daz..
Quarts
Pinta
J
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsul
B S. Estephe, Frd Capsule... 450
C St. Julien, Red Capsule...
D La Rose, Red Capsule......
Satnie Foy.........
Cusiac........................
7
Chateau d'Anglade a Château Haut Brion Lar
rivet
Câteau Mouton d'Armail.
hacq'
HOCKS,
Nierstein.........
Hockbelmer
BURGUNDIES
17
19
THE number of tigers prowling about Chiners Kowloon is increasing steadily. Two are said to have been seen on Sunday at The-Shung, or some such place, and to have estco hall a bullock.
AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165. E.C., will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 28th ins at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren nre cordially invited.
MR. Willie Freear, the popular entertainer who has lately been in our midst, and has met with great success both in Mueso and Canton, leaves here for Shanghai to-morrow by the Empress of India. Bon voyage!
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HONGKONG journalism is an element that Renerally passes understanding. One of our Contemporaries the other day devoted about a column and a half of tnflated bunkum describing the attempt now being made so it is, alleged- by youthful Danish Journalist to travel round the world "on his check that is in forma pauperis, In other words to risk the pains and penalties of the Vagrancy Act in every British colony in which he sets his foot; and yel we have in our midst men of world-wide eminence in literature and art who, but for the Telegraph, would be shinlutely ignored here. Mr. Clement Scott, the famous dramatic critic of the London Daily Telegraph, has been with us for days past, and
with kim
is Mr. Charles Sugden, one of the most accom- plished and best known comedians on the modern stage, Mr. Sugden first went on the boards arme eighteen years ago and at once made a great hit as a natural and effective representa- tive
of bigh class comedy. Old London playgoers
been removed to a more suitable and co venient The shears at the same establishment have position, where vessels can lie alongside the purchase and a travelling back-stay bave also quay-wall in 28 feet of water. New steam been fitted, which will enable weights up to 60 tons to be handled with greater safety and despatch than hitherto,
DIRECTORS,
AUDITORS.
The accounts have been audited by Meurs. Thomas Arnold and S. Godfrey Bird. directors recommend these gentlemen for re-ar election.
H. Hoppius, Chairman,
JULY TO DECIMBER, 1893, CAPITAL ACCOUNT."
AIMTA
of the early seventiesand there are many in the Far East-are scarcely likely to forget Mr. Sugden's Tistic imperionation of
King William 111. if the sucessfat representation of To valios of Aberdeen Docks, an perlaststatement... 111,851.64 "Clar carry" at the Omric Theatre eighteen years ago, in which a Cavendish, Emily Fowler, Henry Neville, and G. W. Anson held
$4.50
sco To the gentleman who courteously forwarded four wild ducks ibis morning-very many thanks, 7.50
We are still minus that deer which one of our 13.00
Shanghai admirers promised to send us two 5.50 8.50 years ago, Never too late to me:d, Major i 13.50 EIGHT Furopean saffers belonging to the
American bar ue W. W. Crapo were each ten-eading ptts. In later years Mr. Sugiten attained a prominent position in the profession by playing 18.00 tenced to one month's rigorous imprisrament at
Singapere on the 13th inst, for refusal of duty acknowledged to be one of our most accom
lead with Mrs. Lengry, and he is universally 20.00 They had slipped from Hongkong last month.
plished leading comedi ns. In his younger day Mr Sugden war a successful athic'c, and so far back as 1873 claimed the proud position of to'der of the London Athletic Club' One Hundred Yards Challenge Cup, Mr. Sugden is now, in a trip sound the world, enjoying a well-earned rest, but after doing the Chicago Fxhibition, he "intends resuming active life in London next summer. He leaves here
India We sincerely wish him a pleasant trip for "auld acquaintance' enke.
20
Rudesheimer
24
Chablis, white wine
Ja
Meursault, superior white
wine
Volnay, very superior red
Γ'
wine
15.00
asken 19 MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNES. FULL PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS BRANDS ON
APPLICATION..
Per dot.
BRANDY..
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsules
B Superlar Very Old Crgnac, Red Capsule.....
$13
C Very Old Ligeur Cognac... 20 D Hennessy's Finest Very
Red
Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Capsule
WHISKY,
SCOTCH.
A Tbombe's Blend, White Capsule.ma
B Watson Glenorchy Mellow
Blend, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark
ENQUIRER" is quite mistaken. Cheiney Duncan's tiger is not the Offis Gote, nor is the O. G. the far famed lger. There may be a family likeness between them, but that is all. If our correspondent requires any further Infor- mation, he had beiter apply to our long-eared riend "Brownie," of the China Mall..
Aberdeen
Koalcon.
.. value of Kowloon Docks, sa per last
statement.
Boundary Wall.
kmous expanded on during six month
541,013.06
1,000.00
Now Dach. value of New Deck, as per last itement.
Cermagalitan.
value of Cosmopolitan Dock, as per Last state for 110,08,01 ., value of plant added lant aix month... $1.05
Pug, Launches, and Lighters. **e value of "Flint Fishon pe last statement...... value of to steam unebas, steam lighter, and brats, as per last sentement
za Sundry debtors-primed fødskampi Col of matíať sa |
LIABILITIES
17,200,00
29, $84.99 56,678,44 бел, 99г.) $1,400,116.6
THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry to-morrow for Japan by the Empress of By Eareholders for paid-up Capit1,564,500.00 Weaving are in mary 'agances the only surce of
will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess. Murray Barracks, this evening, com mencing at 8 o'clock :—
Per Bot
March. Flection
Carotte..
"Tannhaver"...... Warnet, "The Gondoliers who dira. Szilvan.
"La Servonta!
Taxony. "Caprien “Queen. Chrisúna"......Schmid,"
$ 1.30 Tux North China Desk Hong List for 1993, published at the Herald office in Shanghai, is 3.40 just to hand, having been delayed in publication 15 owing to the non arrival of maps from London for Insertion as usual. As a matter of fact, maps are not generally worth the trouble of puiting them in and the "Hong List "as now 2.ço issued is a marvel of neat and compact work, in which a large mass of local information is presented in the handiest possible form.
0.75
8
0.75
∙C Wation's Abelous-Glenii- vet, Red Capsule, with Namo and Trade Mark 8.
D Waisun's H.K. D. Blend
J
of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiski, Violet Capsule icona 10
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Sep'ch Whisky, "Gold Capsule.............. 12 Daniel Crawford's Finest
Very Old Scotch Whisky 10 *IRISH.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capaulo
8.
B. John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule ................... 10
C John Jameson's Vory. Fino
GIN.
Old, Green Capsule..... 12 AMERICAN.
Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old Red Capsule, with our Name & Trada. Mark ......
A Fine, Old Tom, Whita
Capsule......................... 4.50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
4.59.
C Fine A. V.'H, Geneva ......
$25
RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule...
11
Admiralty Loan £10,000.0
Leu Repayments 1,901.8.6
£6,000,16 aft .. Sundry Creditor
Belance of Proft brought forward***********
from last Account... Profit
Fifth-Sufficiens care is not taken by manu-
Chinese want. Apparently they have but two like themselves and wants what they want or vlews Eftbertheir Eastern customer is civilized else be is uncivilized and will take anything that comes along. They seldom realize that the East is a giant civilization in itself with ideas, habits and necessities utterly diverse from those of Christendom-cloths, stronger cheaper cloths without weighting, with less gloss coarser ·and'
quicker sales and net larger profi's than and finish; cloths like those the village colle
those with which the markets are now flooded. bay from the hawker-would meet whh
There is no reason why the T'alted States should. not have a larger portion of this vast trade in c.tton fabrics of all sorts. There is especially no reason why the New South should not have the lion's share and New Orleans be a centre of commerce between that great sċetion and the Extreme Orlent,
and limitless quantity beneath the soll with of it before, with coal and iron of the best quality The only wonder is that no one has thought
thould be an easy task to turn out yarn, thread, splendid supply of cheap labor in the colored. populsion: with the best cotton that glows; it cloth, shaetings and drills at a less cost than In the use of fine anywhere else in the world. machinery the American leads the universe and at a moment's notice be can invent the mechanisms which will supply the East with tbs fabrics it requires. The conditions are such that the manufacturer in Alabama and Georgia will have a natural advantage of at least 30 per cent in Bia favor over his rival to New England and of 40 per cent over Lancashire.
Then instead of shipping his goods via New York, Bakimora or San Francisco, a proceeding as expensive as it is needless, he should send them frem either New Orleans or Mobile, but preferably the former on account of railway and water-carriage facilities. From New Orleans they could be forwarded by sailing vessel around the Cage or by steamer through the Suez Canal. to the great markets of thiña. In return the ship could bring tea, Ilk and the other exports of that part of the world. A saling vessel conte less money, but takes more time. A steamer saves time. but com more money. It is
Cessary to await the rebuilding of the American me candle marine. Present conditions are more than satisfactory. It is an easy matter to errage with such great houses as Jardine, Matheson & Co, Butterfield and Swire, the Mutual S. S, Co., the "Glen," "Ben" or "Shite" lines of steamers to have direct communication Coast, With a little enterprise, energy and self- between New Orleans and the entire China
axcrifice for a year or two, it is possible to develop an industry in the South to be measured in millions and a commerce at New Orleans that shall make it the Liverpool of the Gulf of Mexico. (Hongkong Correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune.)
it is still done by hand as it was 50 centuries ago. Women are taught to spin in early childhood, as are infirm or crippled boy. The system is very simple. The raw cation under- goes a preliminary cleaning at the bands of itinerant artisans. They lay it on a long board And there strike it rapidly with the string of a heavy bow. The bow hangs from a bamboo frame fastened to the workman's back. Ha right to arrange the fure. The concussion of the adjusts the bow with Als left band and uses the bow-string shakes out the seeds and dirt and at the same time breaks the fibre to an appreciable extent. A killed hand cleans from go to 100lb. In accordance with Clause 60 of the, Articles
per diem and is paid either a daily wage of Dodwell retire by rotation, but being eligible dirt and made into oll, oil cake, fertilizer and about to coats or a round sum on contract for a of Association, Messrs. J. S. Van Buren and G. B.
whole lot. The seeds are separated from the offer themselves for re-election.
MessTR, J. J. Keswick, St. C. Michaelf not clarified, nor used as a food-substance. food for domestic animals. The cotton-seed öll having left the colony, the Hon. James J. Bell Finer qualities are sometimes used for cooking sen, L. Pressecker, and T. E. Davie
It is strained and used for flumianting vlog Messrs. C. Jantzen, J. Kramer, 1. S. Laprak, and H. H. Joseph were invited to the
The cotton is now spun upon.an ortuary distaff acint. Grats on the Board. These appoint according to the demand of the market ranges and wheel. The product is a very fair yara and merts reqolie to be confirmed at this meeting.
Mr. H. Hopplus has been appointed Chairman, tricts where there are large fisning interests, a
from a thin thread to a coarse worsted. Io dis for the year 1893.
spcial kind is spun fur nets and fykes. The laster Industry is also on the decline owing to the greater cheapners of cords and twines spun by European midhinery. When a large batch of yarn is ficishes, it is generally taken to the nearest market. Infrequently there are weavers and looms in the smaller villages, but the total number is in significant. In the large cities, there are always mills which buy the yarns and from them turn out a good, durable cloth or drill. In the beginning of the century this was a large and lacralive trade, but it has grown smaller and poorer every year. In the southern provinces where transit and traffic facilties are large, the trade is puctically ruined. So complete is the downfall of the industry that the farmers of those 641,973.01
districts who formerly grew a little collon, whose 554,844 16 wives and children soun and wove it and whe supported hundreds of small factories, now find it more profitable raise tea, sugar, opium, pea- puts, vegetables and other agricultural and horticultural product. In the districts back of Amy, particularly the bordering on Cutkiang and Ho Nan, the industry is not quite extinct. In the nthera provinces, it still prevails though it does not thrive. The long winter's givesɔ much leisure time to the vast population, that the slender financial returns from spinslag and. revenue to families and even entire communities. In addition to this, the cloth thus made Is excrpitonally good and strong and is 17,314-74 digipant always la demand in the northern markets. Another cause of these inclus:tial changes which seems everlocked by the political economist lice in the increasing demand for suk and vllk fabrler, 11,004 Thus In Wen Chow and Tal Chow, North of $1,479 16,61 Fokien, the cotton Industy is being replaced by silk. The Chinese people from time immemorial have made silk their favente, if not their tole fashionable attire. In addition to supplying themselves, commerce calls upon them more and more to supply other nations. As Kicult 450.15 many factories which once purveyed solely to home consumption, now turn out their walk for 01.00 freign customers. The natives whom they formerly supplied have bem obliged to look to 6.066.03 other.actices and new mills have sprang up in 108,733.85 response to the demand. The industry at the #dog.400.99 two cities named is prosperous and deals in special issues for Chinese use exclusively. It requires so much labor in the cultivation of the mulberry tree and the rearing of the cocoons that it give regular and profitable employment to thousands of families who in former years $600,490. deperded entirely upon cotton for their support, In cotton clothe, the markets are undergoing D, GILLIES, Secretary,
several changes. In the Best place the Chinese Ebroctar. He is Antified with one half or ore merchant in taking the trade away from the
quarter of the profit demanded by the latter. He lives eronomically and pays his clerks and other The best course to pursue is to buy at New employés a moribly wage smaller than the Yosk if reing, wesward or at Chicags if going weekly one paid to Europears Were it not for eanword, a stop over ticket or a thousand-mile kis singular aversion in modern systems of coupon book on the Pennsylvania railway,. The to master the fatricacies of exchange, he would at any point and run hither and thither upon to-day control the markets of China. As it is, branch laes. If your time is limited, the former this part of the business, and even then be leaves bis European competitor to stiend to is the better, as you will be unable to see any.
of the main line. It is not necessary to go to Second-The Chloese buyer has deceived so often by the adulterator and imitator the Pernsylvania road, are parlor cars, and are expense of special parlor cars. All cars on that he has lost much of hit former confidence never charged for as extra." The through tratos It grows an Iosignificant amount of catten. in foreign goods, English wedlens and cottoris Have dis tag-case which serve a meal better than Under wise officials, numerous attempts at
meso once prime favorites,bat as the quality in most hotels of the world. If you are going colton-culture have been made, but without any depreciated and the practice of weighlog.ilasues | Eastward, the following are the places which practical success. Fokieasetmetoo dry androcky, facreased, they st. favor.< American goods are poteworthy in some respect or other, and too extreme in its climatic changes. Not then came into prominence and for a consider- Pitburg the Sheffield of America. If Formass, of which Tamaul is the capital, is too
able period led the market, The unscrupulous possible arrange your time-table so as to wet and windy and South Formoss, of which
dealer took advantage of the fact to put approach the city after dark. It is iluminated Taivantou is the capital, does not seem to possess American trade-marks on the flimsiest products by natural gas and by over three thousand the proper kind of soil. Under Governor Lid of Lancashire. The profit from the fzud was chimneya from whose mouths flimes are visibla Ming Chuen extensive experiments were made | large at first,... It fell awayian did the prestige of after night-fall, James Parton, the historian, in both North and South Formosa to raise the the goods themselves. To-day our cotton tissues said it locked like Hell with the lid off" Its cutton plant, but all resulted disastrously. The are in good demand, but the pative confidence fron and steel works are larger than any. In the entira output in 1891 did not exceed 700 bales: in them is gone. In this practice of counterfeit World excepting these of Kimpp at Essen. At large and increasing. Its extent is extremely that American merchants were just as bad as bright an day. Besides illuminating, the The trade in cotton and fis manufactures is ing American trade-marke, ki-gilavas-me-to-mate night on account of the gas supply, the city is difficult to determine, The Imperial Customs, as Europeans. Both initiated and continued the natural gas is employed for heating, colloary and which are under Koreign management, keep practice, and to add insult to injury, both laught fodustrial purposes. Every room in the bolet accurate records of all goods imported from the Chinese Jobbers how to do the same thing has a natural gas fire place and any number of (Befors Mr. Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice and accessible to the public. The likin-boards (or Third india, Cochin-China and Japan armederate in thele pilces. Filisburg contains
foreign or domestic perts. These reports are likewise rede jeg ikke
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Internal revenue officials) keep records of all entering the market and are there to stay. To many elegant edifices especially the City Hall Wu A Cho, Coolle, employed in a Parsee goods brought into or transported in the interior all thres countries labor is as cheap as lo China and the Fablic Library, Its newspapers, pastis bomia la Gage Strest, was charged with assaults. & Eut their reports any absolutely innedessibles. All ) and the Axpanse of living in equally low. In pularly the Perpatih, The Timet tud, Bat
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1700,719
The Cost of Labour, Material and Working
REVENUE ACCOUNT, - Expenses aithe Company's three Establishment
Interest.....
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Drawing Ofoes Expenses and Sales
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Balance at debit of Adoralty Loan Exchange
465,618.95 10.404-05
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MESSES. WHEN LOCK & Co's Shanghai Freight Market Report of February 16h anys -Dulog the early, part of the past fortnight steamer leaving for London managed to secure very fair cargoes, but latterly there has been a great falling eff and produce difficult to obtain. For New York there is rext to no enquiry and to judge from the amount of business there is passing, but little prospects for a steamer to secure sufficient cargo to wurant her calling ir. Coastwise Remains in the save unsatisfactory state as notert in our boat, and until the natives have recav red from their New Ye festivities, we cannot lork for a resumption of business Negaki to Shanghai.-A further decline fa Tales has come about, resolting in the charter hotel below, and base is no dispastion on the part of charterers to take up seisels. For Lendon, vid Suez Canal-With the departure of the Palamed the berth is left vacant, but the Keimun and Laeries xso adverlied for despatch before the end ofthe month, which will York, vid Suez Canal, The Hankow i cir fully meet all tonnare requirements, For New
culated to be the next vessel to take the berb but the date of her arrival from Japan is uncertain, Rates offieight for. both Ladon and New York remain unchanged, and carcity thas the above Biteness are in accordance there We have ormined the books and voucher of the Company Departures for London -Glenéyle vid Foechew, wi 5th instant, Kiniwch 10h inst, Palamed 15th:
Tros, Akola, Auditors. Idem. Departures for New York-Tartar gh Inst. Qua'ations are -Shanghai to London,
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As the Criminal Sessions are expected to last at irast three days from Monday next the sult. Fraser-Smith v. the Hon. T. H. Whitehead and Others has been postponed until Friday the 3rd March at 10.30 am. The plaintiff will
By Geo Zarnings of the Company's three- be represented by Mr. Ed. Robloxon, instructed by Mr. Henry J. Holmes, and the defendants by Mr. Jo, Francle, C., and Mr. H. E. 075 Pollock, instructed by Messis. Johnson, Stoke ard Maitéf.” “No bloodshed anticipated, Tux British steamer Ziør arrived din Swatow on 1.00 Saturday fist with seventy-five thousand cases of kerosine eil, consigned to Mesra Jardine, Matheson & Co. The Iser was brought into 1.10 barb:ur by Capt, W. Y. Hunter, for many years one of the most popular of the Douglas Co,'s 109 || skippers, who has just started piloting In Swatow,
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Hongkong, ath Tubruary, 15p
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PICTURESQUE PENNSYLVANIA.
HINTS TO CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR VISITORS.
The templation which confronts a tourist in
the United States is to visit the six or eight principal cities and to neglect the smaller ones and especially the country districts. This is particularly true respecting the territory lying Letween Philadelphia and Chicago, one of the most beautiful, interesting and important upon the American Continent. The larger part of this rante is across the great state of Pennsyl vanta which in population, wealth and influence is second, if not first of all the Uefied Statis and fa healthfulness, magnificent scenery, open airsporis, mineral wealth and wonders, engineer. ing marvels and coloreal manufactures is without rival. The visitor who devotes or or wo weeks to this noble commonwealth will recall it with cathedrals and art galleries or American delight long after be has forgatten European
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nicipalitier,
This was "Billy's first job in the piloting line, 357. per ton for general cargo: 407, for COTTON AND COTTON-TRADE OF banking and finance and his seeming inability latter is preferable as it enables yon to alight and we sincerely hope it may be taken as the fem. Shanghai to New York direct 40 per 075 precursor of a prosperous career for a Brst-class ton for all cargo Wuhu la Canton ga sailor and a thoroughly good all round man, to candy, per plcul, nominal; Cheloo to Swatow 10 d. cents per picul nominalį Nagasaki to Shanghai go cents per ton steam.
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1.10 Hoa, C. P. Chater and the Hon. T. H. White Settlements during the fortnight -Nierstein, || province of Faries and the grent feland of sells him in the same market order thing of interest outside of the various stations
of the Police Force-until Alves gives himself
Shanghai gloo.co lumpsum with quick despatch. Disengaged vessels ia port: S. Mungo, Br. tp, 1853 tons register. Earnock, Br. ship, 1,198 tons register (6)
WE take the liberty of ricomasending to the head the advisability of proposing, at the next German steamer, 712 tons register, Nagasaki to meeting of the Legislative Council the super sion of the Colonial Treasurer and the abolition 1.00 up to outraged Justice. Unless this gross, and outrageous scandal is thoroughly exposed and properly dealt with, the Hongkong Telegraph will take to the war-path and utilise the Public 0,40
Recreation Ground for another, monster meeting 0.40 10 protest against a'régime, the incapacity of ago which.le absolutely beneath contempt.
H. E. CHING, Grain Commissioner, arrived in Shanghai from Seochow on Sunday afternoon (rath Inst), to fospect the progress made in the Shanghai and Sungklang districts with reference to the collection of the Peking tribute sice, which commenced in January last, and also to give his asscat as to the arrangements made by the local deputies about steam and junk transport nexs month when the river at Tientsid shall have been opened to naviguilon. Everything, apparently has been done to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, for he took his departure Bonchow, where his head-quarters are, imme diately after the dianer given in his honour by [p: Mish Troisi on Tuesday,
1.00 Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsul$5.50 per Gallon Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon LIQUEURS.
Benedictine, • Maraschino, Cus
Heering's Charry Cordial, Charitur, Dr. Siegent's Angostera
Bitters, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION. THE HONGKONG, DISPENSARY,
---ESTABLISHED 'A.D. 1843, Hongkong, 19th January, 1893,
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Pulzne Judge, and a jury.) February sist.
„THE ATTEMPTED GANG ROIDERY, The second batch of four Cblaese, charged with entering the bouse of Mr. M. Carvalho with intent to rob him on the 30th alt, were brought up to-day and nasaimbly convicted, Sentence was deferred.
dependencies comprises about three-ffits of the The U.S. consular district of Amey and its
Formosa and the Pescadores containing a popul- ation of over forty millions, Ithas a very large foreign, coast and inland commerce.
been
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