3° q«dap's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSŅI. “
THE Company's Steamship
*FORMOSA,"
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the
THE HUNGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1895.
Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED-
ESTARLIKHED A.D. 1841,
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above Parts on FRIDAY, the 9th fastant, at | MANUFACTURERS OF Daylight,
For Freight or Passare, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Manager. Hongkong, 7th August, 1805,
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THE CHINA AND MANILA. STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED."
FOR MANILA (DIRECT).' HE Company's Steamship
THE
# ZAFIRO,"
Captala Gerard, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 10th instant, at 5 P.M. This Steamer has Superior Accommodation
for Passengers.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN & Co.,
General Managers,
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EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-
Hongkong, 7th Augást, 1895.
·SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at Porr Darwin and QUEENSLAND FORTS, and talding through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &c.)
HE Steamship
TH
* AIRLIE,"
Captain Ellis, will be despatched for the above Forts on TUESDAY, the 13th Instant, st a F.M. This well-known Stearner is specially fitted for Fawengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber, which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions "throughout the voyage.-
A Sewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co...””,
Agents
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Hongkong, 7th August, 1895, .
THE CH'NA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM GLASGOW, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
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"OOLONG."
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods. are being 'anded at their risk, Into the Godowns of the Hongbang and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained
No Claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undervigued before 'Noon on the 13th fastant; or they will not be
recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are lo be left in the Gotowns where they will be “Examined on the 12th instant, at 3 o'clock P..
·No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any. Goods remaining fo the Godowas after the 13th instant, will be subject to rent,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-DAY.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 7th August, 1o95.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
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HE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" will and Victoris Hotels, opposite the Hongkong Club, and at Pedder's Wharf, EVERY EVENING from 5.30 to 7.30 o'clock.
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Coples ordered from the Office will be charged the usual rate-25 cents.
Advertisers are reminded that the Hongkong Telegraph has by far the largest circulation of say "English newspaper published in the Far East. THIS IS GUARANTEED. Terms on application.
Hongkong, rath Detaher, 18an,
BROWN, JONES & CO...".
DEALERS IN ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY. MEMORIA L'S.
LETTERS CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE LEAD CEMENT.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
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SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
ODA WATER,
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LEMONADE.
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The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and clesalluces exercised in the manufacture throughout.
The water used is proved by repeated analyses to be absolutely pure.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prion; and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received In good order.
quickly follow suit If there is the least THE MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES IT is reported that when a Gorman concession
display of weakness or timidity. The China Association, by its Chairman Mr. T. JACKSON...refused to take the initiative,. "afthough" "the" "protection" of all—British Interests in the East is well within its sphere, and although the Branch in. Shanghal had set a bright example! The CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. Head of the Princely House," although appealed to, refused to concur in calling a public meeting, so Mr. CHATER had to sit down, re infecta. Thank God there is somebody left in the colony with a little Independence and a little English feeling of what it is right and proper to do under the circumstances. The Chief Justice, Sir FIELDING CLARKE," Will, it is hoped... signallse his return to the Colony by presiding at to-morrow's we are requested meeting, and
state' that, the by Dr. CaNTLIE· to meeting is open to all, to ladies as well as to gentlemen, and to express his hope that as the principal sufferers In the recent calamity have been of the ladies in the Colony--will be present the weaker sex, very many ladies--all at the meeting to evince their heartfelt sympathy with the victims of the foul outrage and with their families and friends, and to lend the energy of their Indignation and disgust to strengthen and animate the speeches and the votes of their husbands, brothers and friends We hope, too, but do not expect to find there, very many Chisèse merchants, traders and com- The following is a List of Waters always kept pradores who have lived among us for many years, who have made their money In the Colony and who own valuable property under the protection of the Brith flag.), Fortí very.........” many of them their official friends' claim the status and rights of British subjects because they have been born here. We trust they will show themselves to-morrow to be deserv- Ing of the title and that they will hasten | publicly to disavow by their presence and votes at the meeting all sympathy with the murderers at Kücheng, and all fellow-feeling with the manifest desire of a large section of the population of China 'lo` get rid of all Europeans and Americans, merchants, missionaries and Consuls alike. Of course our Parses and Indian friends will be present; they are always thoroughly British.
Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica
tion.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address Le DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."
"Abdal signed messages addressed thus will receive
prompt attention.
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PURE ABRATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER -GINGER-ALE
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of contain ing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by us.
A. S. WATSON. & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, rat Juna, 180c.
NOTICKS TO CORRESPONDENTS,
te la requested that all communitzelona relating to Sabarstpelana, Advertilamenta, det,, be wildromed to the "Managu, Hongkong Talagrup" and not to the Editor,
Letters on Editorial mattnes in be set to "The Editor" and not to individual members of the stuff.
Commmlestions Interclad for rublication meat be recompanlad by the same and address of the welters; not necessarily for públication; but na weldooce of good falih,
Whilst the columns of tửa Hongkong Tiligingh will sèwKYN be open for the file discussion by Carrarpendent of all queridons affecting pubile formats, it must be distinctly understood chai the Kaur doos, not in any way hold himself ramponaisia for opkulons thus expressed.
TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all acelor intended for Insertion in that day's liesa not fater than Thema of Macit an as not to retard the early publication of the paper,
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Advertisements and. Subsafptions which are not ordnend for st ized period will be continued misli countactsanded,
The Emghong Tilgnalá has the larges; circulation of ray -Taglish newspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the bang madiums for Advertisers. Tarms can be latent on application.
The Fonghong Tuligendi'i wumber at the Telephone Central Exchange la No. 1. Telegraphic addison tou" TuloguJA,“ Hoogkmg.
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-(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)
(Greatly Delayed is Transmission.) TELEGRAM.
SERIOUS CRISIS AT FOOCHOW
THE OFFICIALS POWERLESS.
FOREIGNERS WARNED TO LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES.
OUTBREAK OF REBELLION IN FUHKIEN.
ANOTHER DASTARDLY OU FRAGE.
OTHER MISSIONARIES IN GRAVE
DANGER.
MINISTER.'O'CONOR'S MOVE,
THE "SON OF HEAVEN" ISSUES TO SUBSCRIBERS.
A DECREE.
SHANGHAI, August 6th, SUBSCRIBERS TO MONTE HONGKONG
5.10 7.1. TELEGRAFH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY
All the Europeans resident at Foochow REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | "now find themselves in a very critical position owing to the hostile feeling MUST BE PAID IN ADVANƠN.
openly evinced by the natives, who have suddenly become grossly offensive and overbearing in their attitude towarda foreigners.
MARRIAGE.
On the 1st July, at St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia, by the Rev. W. Sỹ-
Milne, JOHN FRIDRICK WRIFORD, of Penang Stralis Settlements, second son of John Winford, of Cannaborough, Devon, J.P., to MARION GERTRUDE, only daughter of the late A. J. Johnstun, of Shinghal.
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Hongkong
Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1895.
THE RUCHENG atrociTIES.
AN INDIGNATION KEETING,
Thanks to the energy and public spirit of Dr. CARTLIE, to whom Hongkong la so largely indebted In many ways, and of his partners, Drs. HARTIGAN and STEDMAN we are to have a public meeting. On has been summoned to meet to-morrow at noon in the City Hall, to give expression to our sorrow for and sympathy with the Immediate sufferers in the horrible tragedy at Kucheng, and our Indignation at the brutality of their Chinese murderers,
AT KUCHENG.
.PUBLIC INDIGNATION MEETING.
TO-MORROW TO-MORROW I
The following was issued as an Axpres this afternoon
"A Puhlia Meeting will be held in the City Hall at noon to-morrow, Thunday, August 8th," to allow the community of Hongkong an opportunity of expressing | its sorrow and Indignation at the massacre of British subjects at Kucheng.
WILLIAM HARTIGAN,
F. O. STEDMAN. JAMES CANTLIE, Convenirs."
This meeting should prove one of the largest ever held in the colony, for it may be taken for granted that all right-thinking men and women will avail themselves of the
tion of one of the most fiendish and wholly opprotunity to show by their presence their sorrow and indignation at the perpetra unjustifiable masacres of Europeans ever recorded in the history of any nation.
It is probable that Sir Fielding Clarke will take the chair and that the speakers will include Mr. T. Jackson, the Hon. A. McConnachie, Dr. Jar. Cantle, the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER FOR KOREA,
LONDON, August 4th. M. Speler, the Russian Minister at Teheran, has been appoicted to Korea.
MORE ASSASSINATIONS IN BULGARIA,
M. Matakleff, a friend of the late M. Stam- boaloff, has been fatally wounded by assuBUČAK,
THE ARMENIAN-QUESTION; The Porte's reply to the Powers regarding the Armerian difficulty is unsatisfactory. The Bulgarian Mission on its return to Sofia from St. Petersburg received a great ovation and it is
stated the Instructiɔns have beno issued to demand the release ofthe unconvicted Armenian prisoners. Great Britala conjointly with the other algastories to the Berlin Treaty has informed the Porte that a European Commission |will be appointed immediately to administer the
province on behalf of the Sultan..
THE MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES. FoocHow, August 6th, 1895. The survivors of the Massacre who have been Interviewed state that it was a premeditated and diabolical plot to get rid of the fissionnels, and that no provocatioa was given, The victimas were asleep when attacked..
The corpses and charred remains of the victims were burried at midu!ght yesterday,
Rumours are current of further riots nearer Foochow
An Indigu:tion meeting will be held at the Club to-night.
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THE MISSIONARY MASSACRE.
LONDON, August 5th The massacre of Missionaries at Kucheng of Brkish subjects has aroused the deepeat horror and anger in England.
EUROPEAN POLITICS. The German Chancellor and the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs have bad an inter. view at which they direused the foreign slination, especially that of Bulgaris.
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THE ANNUAL VISIT OF THE EMPEROR
is started at -Tlentsla a German Company will send fifteen steamships a month to that port.
REPARATION.
The following are fale samplon al 'pabife opinionin Shanghalin se pêct to the Szachuen.
Är the Magistracy to-day a Chinaman was. Outrages as excretsed fa the columns of the fined so for having in his possession 12 North China Daily News and the Shanghal revolvers and 1,200 rounds of ammuntilon with- | Mercury. What there journal have to say | out the requisite licenco,
about the terrible massacre at Kuching. In Fahrles, can be gauged by their utterances THE Secretary of the Pasjam Mining Co. informs in reference to far loss serious outrages an us that he has received a'it wire” from the mines | defenceless men, women and children. There stating the mill ran go days last month, crushing | can be only sze opinión about the manner is 6oo tear, yielding 375 ounces of geld.
OF GERMANY TO ENGLAND. "The Emperor” of Germany "his arrived "at"| Cowes.
(Special to Slam Observer) THE TERMS OF THE FRANCO-CHINESE CONVENTION,
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LONDON, July 15th, The new convention between France and various foreign Consuls stationed at Foo-telegraphe, and opens to French commerce. The native officials have reported to the China permits the construction of railways and Chow that should any outbreak occur they several Southern ports, at which French feel certain that they will be quite unable Convuls will be located. The rights of mining to cope with the mob, for the reason that in the three Southern Provinces are conceded. not only the district of Kucheng (where and the French will be free to navigate the the recent massacre of British Misionaries Mekong and the Loko rivers. took place) but, the whole province of Fühklen is in a state of rebellion against the government. They state their willing. ness to preserve order, but aver that they can do absolutely nothing to put down 4. general anti-Kreign rising of the masses. The American mission at Fungfuk has been burnt and the occupants escaped massacre only through evacuating their homes shortly before the "Crusaders delivered the attack.
The whole of the European and Antarfo to their respective High Authorides in can gesidents of Foochow have appealed the Far East for protection and have asserted in their telegrama that gunboats should be at once sentright up to Foochow anchor off the Settlement, and clear for action.
The extremely critical position of many
at the apathy and helpessness of lionaries now realdent at various
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE X. É's “Variety Club" will repeat Saturday's entertainment to-night, commencing at B... mottatt
*, & spa report; of the proceedings at the Betfiles School prise distribution will be published in our ment in ruse.
play at the Public Gardens this evening, cez THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will meseing at 8 o'clock.
THE Directors of the Shanghal and Hongkaw Waart Company have decided to pay an interim
dividend to shareholders of night per cent.
SINCE the ratification of peace no less than 60,000 stand of modern weapons of precision, 130 quick-firing field guns, and their usual complement of ammunition chave: strived at Tiantais from Europe.
نطقة
ACCORDING to advices from Tiantain the official the Chinese Government and its officials, Leland cities causes great anxiety to the deputed by the mandarins to mark out the new and at the criminally, feebla, policy foreign residents of Foochre, and it is German Concession at that portis Wa Ting-fang, of the British Government and of its generally conceded that drastic measures representatives which has rendered it must at once be adopted by the various alar Ny Chey. posalble for the Chinese official and literary foreign Governments concerned to put a classes to belleve that they can work their stop to further detardly outrages upon own sweet will upon helpless European
foreigners. women and children in their midst without Sir Nicholas O'Conor has telegraphed any danger to themselves, their families to the Chairman of the Shanghai branch or their possessions, or to their country. of the China Association, in reply to his Mr. CHATER tried yesterday to organise a communication respecting the resolution meeting but without success. The Cham-carried at the Indignation meeting last 4 Gameling of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club was held at 6 o'clock this evening ber of Commerce, by Its Committee, would night, that he has directed Mr. Mansfield, DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS ATO not move in the matter and yet, successful British Consul at Foochow to proceed at the Hongkong Club, when the accounts for made under the constant supervision of a daly and unavenged attacks on missionaries Immediately, under military escort, to last season were passed and the arrangement: qualified English Chernist and will bear comps-will soon be followed by attacks on mer- Kucheng, there hold an enquiry Into the forest wensen's racing discussed. rison with the best English Manufactures, chants and on mercantile property, massacres, and then promptly wire his | V9 V
H.M.9. Rainbow arrived here from Anping Special tems to Hotels, Clubs, Masses and Traders are no more beloved in China report to Peking...
thán are missionaries, Foochow is strongly The Emperor of China is very angry (Formosa) this morning fylog the "Yellow other Large Contumers.
inclined to follow the example of Kucheng, about the Kucheng, massacres and has Jack" and immediately proceeded to the quaran Any complaints "Thould be addressed to the Canton, ever ready, ever turbulent, chok" | Issued a decree ordaining immediate des ground. We understand there are a few full of pride at Its escape from any French capital punishment for all persons found milă cams of cholers on board this speedy [37] or Japanese invasion, may emilly and guilty,
unalom.
Hanager.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895,
It is probable that Count Inouye, at present Japanese Minister at the Court of the King, of Kore, will shortly be appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, vice Viscount Matru, who is about to resign'owing to ill-health.
FROM the Chafos #xpress of the 20th ult, we tearn that there had been 30 cases of genuine
had gone over to the islands to transfer the's Asiatic cholers on the Zabinka, and 20 on the Bebr. Of these only four died. The gunboats
crews to matabeds and disinfect the ships. -
Kowloon Detachment of the Hongkong Volanteer Corps, held their eighth monthly com-
petion, for the Cap presented by Mr. John Wallace, on Saturday afternoon. The Cup was won by Gr. Harmium with a score of 64 to which at points were added. Total, #5. .....
FROM enquiries made at the Douglas Company's office this forennen we are in a position to state that there is not a shadow of frath in the retour current in shipping circles this morning that the popular Douglas liner Thales, which left hare for coast ports a few days ago, har coma gile!. She'ls dus here from Formosa to-morrow.
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which suitable reparation can be obtained and· that is, as set forth in a lending article in this surnal last night, by dealing with the miscreants just as we have in the past with the sayagen of New Galoea and other ill-gavémed states. Ou Shanghal contemporaries' remarks are follow:-
•. Now, it is an axiom fe dealing with Inferior racer, that yielding when you are justly entitled preted as a sign of fese, and is bo al in hring to have paslahment féff'cted tal-virkabir Inter
on a renetiĝion of the eff1nce An effectivă
public kind, and the official re-instatement of punishment of the festigators of the outrages
which should, whatever its nature, be of a
the Individuals whose property wis destroyat la buildings slightly better than the former whence
requirements of the cure. But, unfortunately, they were expelled, would set the principal | no one will take the sensible view of the matter. The Chinese will begin to talk about money payments, the missionaries will be -claiming, monetary compensation for mental aufferings, and the Miclaters between the two will permit themselves to be, led off the straight track and find themselves hope- restit will be that lessly involved in a slough of despond. The Srechwes will be drilled into anti-foreign Ideas, and this, up to the present the least anti-foreign province in China, will become the headquarters of a new with Szechuan. It may be remembered that la propaganda. But our settlement should not end
1891 when Chow Han's vile braadsbeats had worked up Hapeh and Klangıl provinces to a fever of anti-foreign outrage, it was actually arranged that a couple of gunboats should enter the Tungting Lake and remalo till order was restored in Slangtan. It was likewise proposed that port to Hanin should be permanently opened, and that we should have a permanent offiélal to represent British interests in the fruculeof province of Hunan, Some extra-amiable ferling on the rart of Sir John Walsham and the Tiritish Government, which has not yet been explained, led to the abandonment of this most practicablé suggestion. We have In the recent Szechuen riots the natural result. Of all the populations of China, the small swartby natives of Horan, are the least advanced towards civilisation. They were never thoroughly conquered by China, and have at all times been a source of danger, During the Taiping Rebellion, however, Taʻang Kwo-fan and his brother drew thence the troops, with whom they, with foreign assistance, finally succeeded in repressing the movement. The Hanstes have never ceased to throw in the face |
Mr. Chan A Fook..................................................................$20 Unfortunately, with characteristic gullibility, our of Peking their prowess on that occasion, Mr. Hi Choo
Ministers swallowed this, as many another monstrous le told them about China. Last
·winter these same Honanase, whose proweRE had been persistently paraded for thirty years, bad an opportunity of showing at Tien chwangial the stuff they were made of. The most connection between boasting and poltroonery was established in their case. Now, this truculent, cowardly population of Hunan it la that has been principally, tha jons et origo of all there recent troubles and riots, Like Peking
SCREW BRITANNIA1”—The monetary relations of the British Government with Hongkong and the Straits Settlements Constitute, says the Allahabad Pioneer, a very lustructive study for all other members of the great family of nations, colonies and dependencies that make up the British Empire, "Screw Beltannis, Britannia screws her slaves" all over the world. The national song might well be recast to suặt the latest characteristics of our beloved country, says the Straits Fru Prose, anð "so say all of us."
THE Hoo. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals —
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The P. & T. Timas denies that the Foreign Ministers have obtained 'snything more, de ́re the Szechuan outrages, than the Taungli Yamên was prepared to grant before any Foreign Minister made any representation at all on the subject.. It says Com
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"All that is to be done is just what the Chinese officia's had decided sa previous to the action of any foreignfficial. Can this easy-going perfunctory treatment of the business be fairly described by saying that they have from the very first dena ali" that the wit of man can compers ?' Where in the Imperial Edict which should have expressed the Emperor's judgment on the case, and hara denounced once for all, in the most empastic language, such lawless deeds and such outrageous accusaitons ?!?
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after the Taiping Rebellion, we believed that the Hananese were at least a plucky race, and we foolishly shrank from resenting any of the many toxults they cast upon us. Such a polley Is at all times a mistake. We encoursged the Hunaneno to, believe themselves invincible,
and they have responded by spreading through China an anti-foreign feeling which now simost anually breaks out fu vlots and tumults more ar lass serious, but always dangerous. These wa have in every case refrained from following up to the source, and have permitted the guility to THUS the Kobe Chronicles-ks we have pre escape, while exections raised from the really. viously commented on the position of the Straits innocent to pay up money indemnilifer have but Insurance" Co, a' correspondent wilten" "to" us
tended to promote II will. -In most of the cases poleting out that the Company will in all pre- the fatigation of the outbreak has been traced bability pay 12 var cent, per annum at the next to this dangerous Hunanese element which has general meeting-that is, In March 1896-and momentarily leavened the whole of the Man "that this probability should be taken into arconut darinate. From Slangtan proceeded the libels | by investors. He refers te to Article Tay of the and slanders which led up to the Tientsin affir Memorandum of Asociation, which reads: İri 1870 ́ ́Farm it likewise proceeded pamphlets "The rate of Interest shall be zo per cent, per bich were the exciting cause at the sfoi lots annam until the general Reserva Fund, to be along the Yangize and the subsequent Sungpu formed as herein provided, shall amonn to murders. We know not only the cince of origin, $150,000, and thereafter such interest shall but we know the suthors, and yet we have at the increased rate of 12 per cent. per sandm." permitted th's propigendism of murder to be On the gret of last December the reserve Tend Carried on without a protest. Now a favourable stood at taboo, so it is not too much to expect time has come for a settlement on all sider. An that a farther $10,000 will be added thereto at outrage has been committed at the instigation the meeting in March 1996, bringing the fund of high official. It was directly aided by other efficia's closely connected with the Hunan party. up to $150,000 Shares were selling in Hong, kong on the 18th July at $15. being a discount. It is time when we can do it coolly, without the of 3 per cent, on the par value of $10, yet the excitement of blood revenge, to call for some Company'sTM Renate on the 31st December, arrangement which may guard us against. excisive of capital paid up, were 856.104, and simlar outrages in future. Everything points the Company's out pretatums for 1894 amounted
to the present authe most favourable opportunity. to tro,285 48.7d. It therefore appears, says we have bad for years. Why not take advantu Company at present stand below their, trus the Kobe paper, clear that the shares of this | nga of it ? :
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Probably the most unsatisfactory news which. bas ranched us with regard to the Escobwen ditimbances is the appointment of the Comtsit. |sion" to enquire into the misconduct of the
WHOLE regretting that Mesurs. Comes & Co. officials concerned. We have been assured sn should have found themselves compelled to many times that the British Minister at Peking coter into a compromisa with Mr. Kimara was thoroughly alive to the importance of the Riveman in the matter of the hold with some of its contemporaries, but had fakes up. The Shanghai Mercury be. Chronicle, were a Conradise, the interests concerned, and that the Press generally Certainly cannot misjudged -him - in deabting the position he they are to blame for what has been har beyond its contemporaries, refrained from called the precipitancy of the surrender. The tasting, stedes on insuficient evidence, and, Interests of his firm to consider in the first place that in Sir Nicholas O'Coser we possessed a representative of Messrs. Corses-& Co, had the hoplay against hope, attempted to be believe and was fully aware that every day's delay stataliano, when the time came and ba might eventually result in the ruin of the firm's was relieved from the shackles of an unsym- business, while it was very doubtful li.any Pathelle chief, would prove to the worldTMthat his vented serious loss, Foreign merchants refer the competition of the proposed Commit. terference by the Government, would hara.pre detractors had misjudged him. We can scarcely general cannot complain of the result. Had they los to say other hand than that of the British desired Mesars, Corace & Co. to wall the winjster, and what do we find? The officer of action of the Government, they should have highest rank in the province, the Viceroy him proposed a scheme by which combination should self, is acknowledged by bis successor to have have been opposed by combination. Foreign been mainly responsible for the fois. The merchants dealing in yarn might have arived very strongest evidence is forthcoming to at some commen understanding, by walca the prove that he was actually the Insti | Yarn Galld would have been informed that gator. The question at issue touched at the an attempt to enforce s boycott on any di root of the whole of our prestige and fnfidence their number would Immediately lead to a 108 | fo<Chlos, sad we should have anticipated pension of all further dealings with Japanese that in the natural course of events it would merchants until the boycott was removed, and have been investigated by an officer whole Tank to such case Messis, Cornce & Co. would have would hays been somewhat comparable with found themselves in a position to resist the those of the officials represented. Is place of pressure of the Gelid. Bet, canulases the Kobe this we fed the Commission entrusted to Jenter P, walcar that tradevivalry and competition member of the Consular Service, who does not smong foreign merchants is so keen auto vender even hold Her Majesty's comission as Consul, combination of this sert almost impossible, st and who has, as a Jenler, bean filling sa acting" present, though, it seems to us that some such appointment. It can hardly be supposed that combination must overtasily be adopted the Br Nicholas O'Conor does not sufficiently come foreign merebant le to affectually protect himself praband how great sticklers the Chinese are for compromise Mesars, Cornes & Co, los 2,150 adequate exeuss than ignorance. It would be from mest serious loss. By the compulsory official #fiquette, yet we can offer no mors and Me. Kimura Riyemon Broso, and yet by better that no official lavestigation took place |the decídios of a court of law it is the latter who | than thaty from insufficiency of of rank, it shoujá | jo in fauit, wet the former,
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