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be a first-class and the other a first-class or second-class engiorer duly certificated,

(✔) If the ship is a foreign-going stemship of less than one hundred nominal horse-power, or a sca-going bomo-trade passenger steamship, with at least one engineer who la a first-class of second-class engiaper duly certificated.

(3.) If any person-

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having been engaged as one of the above mentioned officers goes to sea as such officer, without being doly certificated ; or

() employs a person as an officer, in con- travention of this section, without ascertainlux that the person so serving is duly certificated— that person shall be liable for each offence to a Sine not exceeding fifty pounds.

(3) An officer shall not be deemed duly cestificated within the meaning of this section unless he is the holder for the time being of valid cerificate of competency under this Act of grade appropriate to his station to the ship, or of bigher grade.

V-From and after the commencement of this Act, no certificate of competency or service as master, mate, or engineer, and no license to a pilot, or any pilotage certificate, shall be lanned to any person other than a British subject,

VI.Every Naval Court summoned or actlog In pursuance of any power contained in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, shall, consist of members, of whom one shall be a conectar offices,

aat more than five and not less than three

and two shall be masters of British merchant ships, and the rest shall be either officers in the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1896.

The Colonial Surgeon:-1 certainly think Mr. Crow should receive some extra remunera- tion for the arduous and valuable work carried on by bim during the most trying months of the year.

The Captain Superintendent of Police - agree with Mr. Ede,

The Captals Superintendental Poltes moved; I beg to propose that the Board desire to record its appreciation of the very valuable services of Mr Crow, zealously rendered." have much pleasure, as I have beard that the Mr. Ede-In seconding that proposition I Government has recognised Mr. Crow's services Is a substantial manner, and I am very glad to

hear it, as I think it was well deserved.

Carried.

PERIODICAL LIMEWASHING. The Medical Officer of Health surgents that the following bye-law, under Ordinance 24 of 1887, 1. 13 #. 4; be made :—

Any house or part of a house which is occupied by members of more than ose family shall be cleansed and limewashed throughout by the owner to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board not less than twice in every year, namely, and of September and October respectively, during the months of February and March, The President minuted think the sanitation should be dealt with as a whole, ts, cleansing premiers, limewashing premises and the proper anitary maintenance of premises in the Colony, dosen bye-laws would, I think,

About half

cover the whole.

RUSSIA AND, CHINA.

BOERS.

THE INDIGTMENT AGAINST THE | the prelude to the issue of the edict of authorl- sation. The members of the syndicate now in Peking are staying with H.E: Chang Ying-buan, Vice-President of the Board of Reverse and ex-Minister to the United States, etc., who is a

atrocioas tyranny and oppression which, lat us hope, could only be possible on the part of a

The Government of this country is able to

fellow-provincial of thes, and it was doubtless through this official's Infigence that they have been successful so far. It le whispered that a considerable amount (Tix.30,000) was spent

SUPREME COURT, SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice Wist.) January 16th,

The following is the Hearing Paper or to-morrow 1895

21.20

201-Chow Yow Shing v. Wong Tee.$10.50 2117-Chan Slo Chun Tat Hi 2337-Ip Plog Kwan v. In Ning Shan 4.50 1896

The Wing Cheang Lang v. Tang, Karo Ling

Holdsworth

TAJATE

7. C.

30.05 9:00

AN INTERESTINO COMPARISON. There are several points of similarity between the Russians and the Chinese, says the writer of

[JOHANNESBURG Carric, Nov. 1895.] note on the situation in the P. 6a T. Times:

Hardly a week has passed since June 1st, Slavonic Russia forma a great patriarchal state 1894-a date which may be taken as roughly of which the Russian family is dimlantire representing the commencement of the Malabach reflection. The bead of the family is the father, campaign-in which it has not been found has exclusive disposal of the reports and allots instance of cruelty and injustice perpetrated by to care mama Dally each their destina-

is

the first-born zon whe necessary to expose and protest against some

have the same rights-what is necessary for State. The whole makes up a story of LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. the other members of the family-who otherwise Boet commandants, commanders, and officials-North China Daily News.

agatasi individual naires and native tribes in their support. The soll belongs to the whole family, the single member has only the right of 'MIK, and after the death of the father there is na individual right of Inheritance. The "com

white race that had grown up during one or mune" is only the wider form of the family; all more centuries la a conditon of hostility and members have the same rights, but must un-warfare to the natives they are now oppressing, conditionally obey the Starost, or the old man, add, would be a diagraco to any white race at the head of the commune. The common head that. of all the Russian communes, to whom the soll of Russia belongs by force of tradition, is the father of the nativethe Car, who, in his pater nal capacity, exercises an unconditonal and un- limited power over all and everything. A limalla tion of his power is, therefore, from a national atandpoint, not imaginable, and he is only obliged Chinese government is also patriarchal, The to obey the divine laws. The character of the Emperor exercises supreme control over the whole empire, because Heaven has empowered aim to do so. His patriarchal character, while it confers on him absolate sovereignty, Imposes Hentency, sympathy, and

Rassla, like China, has no numerous or meilt or office is the mora powerful. Every Infidential nobility by birth, but the nobility by

one in Russia or China can obtain the rights of mobiilty elther for himself alone or for his career is the only road to honour and influence. descendants as well. As in Chius, an official The whole Tschin, or officialdom, with its au merous classes of military members and civilians, which have absorbed the whole gobility, bas grown tuto a large and distinctly separate body, But, unfortunately, it compilies many rude and ignorant persons, whore whole education only reaches as far as to be able to read and write, who possess an outer polish, and who by their habits, views and dress form a complete contrast to the large mass of the people, with whom they have religion and language in common. Saturated In Dearly all branches with moral corruption, cringing before their superiors, tyrannical 14 their relations, alts

a few exceptions as Interiors, open to bribery in all transactions, the common man looks upon them with an anfòricasta wali hetween the nation and the according to Russian ideas always good and infallible Czar, the father of the people. Even the clergy enjoy no esteem; the lower part are deeply Ignorant and looked upon with the more contempt because they lack the political Influence which officialdous possesses in far too high

naval service of Her Majesty, masters of Britiak The Colonial Surgeon:-1 recommend the/ also the obligation to treat his people with / press is in the hands of capitalists whose .008

merchant sbigs, or British merchants, and rach court may include the naval or consular officer summoning the same, but shall not include the mister or consignee of the ship to which the parties complaining or complained against may belong, and the naval or consular officer la such court, if there is only one such officer in the

court, or if there is more than one, the naval or consular officer who, according to any regulation for settling their respective ranks for the time being in force is of the highest rank, shall be President of such court.

VII.-Sections ninety-two, four hundred and sixty nine, and subsecilon (1) of section 481 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, are hereby repeated.

VIII-Notwithstanding anything contained in the Shipping Casualties (*ppeal and Rehearing) | Rules, 1895. or any subsequent rules made under and by virtue of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1891, where a certificato luned by the Board of Trade, or other competent authority, to any master, mate, or englater has been

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adoption of the bye-law suggested by the Medical Officer of Healthi

Captain Superintendent of Police:-1 agree with the Colonial Surgeon.

Mr. Ede said he thought certain honses Chinese should be excluded, and the resolution occupied by Europenos or the better class of was amended by lasertlag after "family" the word. unless specially exempted by the

Board,"

Thus amended the bye-law was passed.

MORTALITY RETURNS,

The mortality returen for the fortulght ending January 4th were laid on the table, Thero show the rate to have been 24.5 per 1,000 for the week ending 28th December, and 19.9 for that ending January 4th, as against 18.5 for the same week last year."

ADJOURNMENT.

The Board adjourned for a fortnight,

cancelled or suspended by any naval court or THE "RAISER'S" EXPERIENCES other court held under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1791. sluting in any British possession, and notice of appeal to the High Court of Janice is England, or to the Court of Session in Scotland In the case of vessels registered in Scotland, or to the High Court of Admiralty, or the judge of a division of the High Court of Justice exercising Admiralty joindiciton in the care of vessels registered in ireland, has been given in writing to such naval or other court within twenty-one days of the date of the judgment or order cancel· ting or suspending such certificate, the appel- lant shall have twenty-one days from the day when he first returns to the United Kingdom after such decision of such naval or other court, as the case may be to do all acts and things required to be done by an appellant mentioned in the Shipping Casualties (Appeal and Rehearing) Rules, 1895, but an appeal stall be allowed to be brought unless the same shall have been set down or entered for hearing in accordance with such ruler, within twelve calendar months of the decision of the naval of other court appealed #gainst.

IX-From and after the passing of this Act. the master of a British ship ball not, by merely signing the articles of agreement for service, be personally liable for payment of the wages earned by any member of his crew, any law or practice to the contrary notwithstanding.

X-No minor shall own or be registered as owner of any British ship.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon. Mr. F. A. Cooper (Director of Pabile Works) presided, and there were also

present Dr. J. M. Atkinson, (Colonial Surgeon); Capt. W... H., Hastings (Acting Captain Superintendent of Police) Dr. F. W. Clark, (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N; J. Eda and Mr. Hugh McCallum (Secretary).

HINUTES.

the

TOVE,

degree. Russia's greatest misfortune is there fore the vast abyss which separates the official classes from the masses. In this respect she forms a striking parallel to Ching, and like this country she has no powerful, free, enlightened and influential middle class. So long as Russia's inner civilization remains in a backward state, her outer military expansion can only be looked opan with a scen3ical exitletam.

THE TRANSVAAL DISASTER.

exercise no control over its own burghers, A Nailre Commissioner at any distance from Pretoils is more arbitrarily ladependent than pro-consul in the decline of the Roman Empire.

Granted desire to put down irregularities, the power was falling, and only diplomatic course. The support of the steadfast ignoring of all expostulations the Transvaal press could, with one or two notable exceptions, he relied on in this policy of shielding spoliation and outrage, though it might and did amount to lolamy. The Transvaal need is to stand in well with this oligarchie government; let it be charitably supposed that individually the heads of our great bonses were Unaware to what extent their orders to their abused, but the fact remains that with the editorial staffs to uphold Government were being

Zoutpansberg Review, and the Crilir, every exception of the Transvaal Advertiser, the paper to the Transvaal has adopted the policy that "the Boer could do no wrong" in his treat ment of the native, and has refused to croD examine into the most detailed charges of the most hartible stroclifes, though given with dates and names and witnesses by us, so long as it

could

The British public is keenly eager to bear what may be the actual truth and dimensions of the gril to which their attention has so startlingly been drawn, and the British Govern- ment has been compelled to promise an Inquiry, The indictment forwarded to the Colonial Office is a terrible one, and it is sustained by the unanimous evidence of perfectly well-known respected inhabitants of the Transvaal, who have only waited for some one to take the lead and compel attention bom Great Britain, to come forward and tell what they know. I. is sustained, also, by the involuntary evidence of those very papers of the Transvaal which have been most eager in the Interests of their subaldising employers to barke all expeaura of the kind. The rumours as to the doings, in pesce, of men like Abel Eraimos have com pelled them to join forces with the denunciators of these Boer barbaritles in peace and at war.

. CAN RUSSIA INVADE INDIA ?

The "Indian Staff Corps Officer," who questioned the position taken up by Colonel, H. B. Hangs in asking the question "Cas Russia invade India?" has, according to the Calcutta Englikman, been replied to in a singularly powerful and cogent article contri buted to the United Service Magasins. Several obvious defects in the arguments of the "Staff Corps Officer were pointed out in 'these columns at the time, Colonel Hanna, how every delivers an elaborate and technical rejoinder, which takes up every unguarded statement of his opponent and parsoes it to its logical-or rather logical-conclusion. One of the most effective passages in the reply has reference to "An Indian Staff Corps line between Kabul and Peshawar could be laid down fa two months. This asserion was engineers, "I can hardly believe," observes aid to be based upon the opinion of military Colonel Haans, "that engineers capable of making such an outrageous statement are be found in the service of the Indian Gover- shelter himssif behind their authority, since a meat, but if such there be my crits causet little thought and study would have enabled hims to detect the absurdity of the boast The completion of such an undertaking in two months would entail the constraction of a

mallway st rate of three miles

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present Salgon trade, once more entertained for the above stated reason, Thore are four - settlements on record, Maji ar Kochinois respectively to this pont, in ane Instance as low as $1.20 per ton having been accepted.

FOR BANGKOK, a charter la reported on the basis of 10/15 conta per picul, but rates have shown a slightly firmer tendency during the last few days

ON MONTHLY terms, with the exception of the charter of one small carrier on local account, so fresh business bas come to pass and there is no

enquiry although tonnage is offering on w reasonable terms. Generally speaking, the present situation has a gloomy' aspect; it in Carnestly honed that an Im-rovement wfil sat ta after the Chinese New Year (on 13th February). the more so as the shortly after expected open- ing of the Newchwang season will, Judging from present appearancer, give a fair outlet to Mil the small craft now plying in the South; but It in anyhow-more than doubtful whether rates from the rice ports will be able to bear comparison, with those ruling last wea30",

SAIL FREIGHTS.

buslazas każ -No fresh Francotred for New York and it is hardly probable that another vessel will be chartered for ald season's produce. Rates are unchanged. The Emily P. Whitney and Dan Barneshava arrived, the first named having only to taka a small quantity here and the Amy Turner, Bug salled for Baltimore, For San Francisco, a

Castle, recently arrived, has commented loading. COASTWISE-A Charter is reported from Celebes to this.

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SRIPPING And Mail NEWS.

MAILS DUR: "

Indian (Chelydra) to-morrow, German (Karlıgüké) 18th (nut, American (City of Peking) 19th lost. French (Oceantan) arst fastur American (China) 27th fast, Canadian (Empress of India), jest Inst. Tacoma (Victoria) 5th prox. American (Afridi) 6th prox.

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) inform us that the Northern Paciuc Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria left Tacoma for this port,

on the 6th fat,

febles. The vessel sailed on gally and caught | Illumicate in fresh colours the records of our | Oficer's" remarkable, statement that a single / Wa the usag) ports of call in China and Japan,

to

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The Mutual Line steamship Depack, from post yesterday moralug, and may be expected Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this base on or about the 22nd Inat.

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Java, from China, arrived at London on the morning of the

15th last

SHIPPING RETURNË. From 6pm. yesterday to 8 p.m. toʻiday. ARRIVALS. Taksang.........teamer, from Chinklang.

Saigon.

RANGDON, December 25th. By the arrival of the German ship Kaiser on the 24th December wa letra a terrible tale of the sea which sounds almost like one of Mr. Clark Russell's stirring stories, so great have been the hardships of the crew now felt within the Rangoon Port limits. She left Hamborg on July 4th with as good a crew as ever sailed ont of German waters. She is a wooden vemel, classed an A. 1 (as the English say) and is a smart siller. Her Captain amply provisoned her, and pat on board all the necessary gear to breast eFan the roughest wind that blows. But little did be thlak of what was to happen to him and his brave crew on the eventfil voyage. He started out with a freshening breeze, and after six days' sali sighted the Dover Cliff. Contrary winds met him two days afterwards, and he was

[BY COLONEL PENNEYATHER.] driven towards the French coast, On the

With the defeat and surrender of Dr. Jameson] eleventh day out he experienced his first storm,

and bis filibusters near Johannesburg ends the In Lat. 48.5 N. and Long. 65 W. Salling first brief chapter of the new volume of the ander reefed topsall she went on for five days chronicles of the madness of Rhodes. No man, amid hail storms and heavy seas, which only not even one who shared in the humiliation and abaled when she reached the N.E. Trader. Sen sadness of the events of 1881 could have wished Antonio was sighted on August 27th, and she success to such, an unprovoked and lawless Grossed the Line at midnight on September 15th tack on a friendly state. It is a disgrace to with the dual weather In the belt of calms and Englishmen, and the result of it only serves to the SE. Trades on September 27th, and it was former deleste, which time was beglazing while in these winds that she met with dire mis effice. What was the cause of the rising ta fortune. On October 2nd, in Lat 14. to S. and Johan Long 14-16 W., she experienced the first severe Santh Africa been filled of late with the Johannesburg? Had the English press in storm, The sea was heary indeed, and the groans al Englishmen oppressed by the vessel skipped large quantities of water. The Transvaal Government? Not at sil, except wind bowled and increased till os October perhaps that portion of it which is in Ms. try sess she was shipping carried away every movement ? Evidently Mr. Rhodes, who, being 13th the whip was in a hurricane. The Rhodes's pocket. Who was at the bottom of the thing mavable on deck, but under reeled practically dictator of the greatest and wealthiest topsails she bore up gallantly. The seas of the mining corporations has means at his continually breaking over her kept her hand which he has not scrupled to use lo stirring almost under water, and made it dangerous for up an unwarranted rabaillon. The English

1 seaman to get at the ropes. But siill she rode on living in the Transvaal har' of stelle a month in what experience has proves Marta Jedren on for days and days. She was then in Lat. until ætlast it was found that

several political concessions, bat by far the was making waler

tbe greater number of that population are too can be accomplished in the Bolan by English 57'10 ninety days out, in mu

much engrossed in money-making to take engineers." It may also be remembered that the wildest of fierce hurricance, and with the water advantage of them, and the shallowness of the An Indian Staff Corps Officer confidently gaining on her. All the time the crew worked talk about the de jure and de facto rulers anticipated that under Rasian male Afghanistan manfully if the Prow that toile and ingat of the country is fully exposed, To those who are would become as fenile as any part of

any watch below thay toiled antil it was acquainted with the early days of the occupationof Indis, and that while Impossible to andare it any longer, The Captain Rhodesia"; or, to go farther back, to the time on our position was to emanate from Kabel, g

the main attack continued to run her through the now inceastag when Mr. Rhodes was amalgamating the detached Russian forces of considerable alzane gale and now squalls. It was found that diamond-producing companies at Kimberley, would be able to turn our flink by way of the water to the forehold had reached an there is something Inexpressibly ludicrous in his the Hindu Kush. We note that our observa- alarming depth, and it becams necessary to

tioon on this theory colzelds with those offered put and watch to billing out the water w poslug as the champion of down-trodden com-

maclites. backets. On October 16th, the gallant Captain

by Colonel Hanna at greater As lately as the 1st November last a larga fun at there extraordinaength. He pokes | Winghong ................................steamer, for Stow. hove her to,

MADOROVIČS,” and The President, in ordering this to be circulated, † gulning on 1300 hading that the water was stili | public meeting was held at Fort Salisbury, ❘ at the Staff Officer's assumption, that "there | Petyang memp

held a consulation with his mate Mashonaland, which was absolutely unanimous will be little wallways in the valleys connect- as to the best course to adopt. Meanwhile the in condemning the policy of Mr. Rhodes in ing the passes, Let the Runs!nas be con. crew were exhausted, the days and nights of fostering the Caps Railway to the rain of centrated where they may, 117s Colobal constant work being almost beyond endurance, Mashonaland: and some extreme measures Haass, or divided where they may, ther the afternoon of Oct 15th, and said they could

made use of two political be destroyed in detail. The article concludes not any longer work the ship and asked ladders the power of England, and the with a protest against the forward polley, what was the best thing to do. The Captain sald Well, boys, shall we alter our has now kicked down. He has avalled himself revenues on Internal development rather than to make the nearest land, it pad the Afrikander Bond-to climb to the giddy and an earnest Eppent to those responsible for Captain

possible.

height on which he stands. Both of these he the government of this country to expend its Course and make for St. Pauls, If we reach there to the fall of the enthusiasm over the extension it will be all rights but we'll stick to her till the of the Empire. Let the British public be well

on external aggression. last." Not a dissentient voice was heard, as they assured that the welfare of the British Empire went forward to the pumps. No boat could live in the sea, and it was useless to talk of reaching and that he would not hesitate to sever from it is not the mainspring, of Mr. Rhodes?:actions, land without silll working at the pumps, an the that portion which gives the fairest prospect of crew worked macfully gain, They had

room for the over-crowded milions been pamping for a watch when one of the England. Let us hope that hly power to do so boys, Imroff by name (who is now an fumate of has passed away for surely, after this last the General Hospital), fell off the missen royal ontrege, he cannot remain as Premier of a yard, a distance of from 150 to 175 feet. The British Colony, nor Ki mate, speaking to a reporter this morning, said controlling member of the

member, much less the government of the new territories. Having alienated from him. A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE, “

self, as he must have done, the sympathies of the Afrikander Bond, Mr. Rhodes now remains without support. He has postponed for many years the possibility of a united South Africa. The question now arises what is to be done with him? And in this age it is a difficult one to answer.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

A SENSFELY SUGGESTION. The Colonial wrote :-

STR. Whh reference to the résolution passed by the Sanitary Board on the 3rd inst, on the subject of awnings and sunshades, I am directed by the Governor to suggest that in matters affecting private property it would be advisable in future to give due notics of the action which the Board intends to take and to explain the object of such latended action to the person

concerned.

"In the case of Chinese the Board might atefully communicate its intentions through the asual medium, vfr., the Registrar General

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Mr.. Ede minated This only applies to They want sft to the Captain at one o'clock #modeled by way of retaliation: Mt. would yet enter India in weak detachments and

awrings and sunshades, and fair notice and explanation should be given. I do not agree with the Medical Officer of Health that all

of the

resolutions of the Board be sent to the Registrar Gaseral. It is only making unnecessary

work. The Health Officer-Does this apply to the abatement of calssaces on private property? If so a reasonable.moilce is always given and the Board's instructions explained, both to Chinese and others. I suggest that the resaiation Board passed on the 3rd Jan., on the subject of awnings and sunshades, be communicated to the Chinese through the usual mediam, vir, the Registrar General, and that the Secretary receive Instructions to transmit all resolutions of the Board to the Registrar General for his information, The Disector of Pablle Works:-Notice of any special action should be sent to the Registrar Generi

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The little fallow tarned three times in the air and dropped on the poop deck on the weather sida."

The sufferer fortunately only fractured one of his legs and sustained a few braises. He was carried loto the cabin and attended to as far as

On 26th October

THE PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.

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Shess aim is to tender for the construction of Apexradema A couple of Cantonese gentlemen living in Retna Cristina Shangbal, members of a powerful syndicate Coloma ........ the Peking-Hankow, Tallway, bave received Totylek......... telegraphic notice of the safe anival at Feking Rid of several of their colleagues who have gone Rheders there to interview Prince Kung and the mem Martha bers of the Board of Revenue with reference to the scheme. The syndicate la question, it is reliably stated, have deposited three million tself with a certain foreign bank, and twe million taals' worth of securities to three Chinese banks in Paking, as evidence of their wealth and ability, to carry their suggestions to a sucessful seas. This amount is one-half of what will be at present required to build the line- according to the

fortnight gone the other half Tie published these columns 5,000,000, the syndicate sussantes to raise from the native gentry and merchants of the various treaty posts and provincial capitals, and frets the Chinese of California, Australia, and the Straits Settlements, within six months of the

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S. N. YAMAGUCHI,

Proprietor.

THOMAS GRILL ROOMS, No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. "HE most Liberal and Cholcest mánu in the

FAR EAST.

BREAKFAST, TIFFIN AND DINNER by Monthly contract.

Tenders for BANQLZTS and BALL SUPPERS on 'application.

PICNIC and SHOOTING PARTIES Supplied on the shortest notice-A Speciality,

-For further Particulars,

Address

THE MANAGER. Hongkong, 11th January,#1856

PEAK HOTEL.

OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND,

"HIS commodious and well appointed

THE

HOTEL, situated at a height of sjäço fact above sea-level, has just been thoroughly re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a NEW WING has been bullt, which commands magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainiążą of Chias

SPECIAL WINTER RATES, (FROM 1ST NOVEMBER TO JIST MARCH). One person, per day $30 $3.50 One person, per week in 20,00 60,00

"Cosmopolitan

Aberdeen

One person, per month

COMMERCIAL - NEWS.

HONGKONG

ONG FREIGHT MARKET.

Hongkong, January 16th,

Messrs. Lamke and Rogge wilte

In thele Freight Circular Issued to-day'

A fairly large busineïs has transpired during continue to rule excessively low. The amount the period now under but rates of freight of tonnage sow in our waters is comparatively large and likely to prospects for any material change for the better te farther increased, and

are therefore not very bright. pro- STEAM-FIZIOHTE I-A ̈ number of chleby

1910

There are certain contingencies, which need Mr. W. E. Crow voluminous report of the work sex cams over the ship carrying away vary. not be discussed here, which may offer, solation, he did from the 18th April to the 1st December thing on deck, the wheel house, compasses. But what is now the positios of the Governor of 1895 was presented. The duties assigned him life bucys, amashed the port boat, and carried the Cape Colony? Or what is to be said of the (a) special plague service, including away a portion of the bulwarks. All this other directos of the British South Africa supervision of the house to house visitation, the time the crew were working day and night, Company the puppets who danced as Mr. inspection and disinfection of infected premises, one watch throwing the salt water out of Rhodes chose? The latter are manliestly unfit the personal investigation of each case as the after hold, while the other was taking far the Government of the new territories. mulgation of an edict granting the necessary small sized steamers have been taken up from the disease to the public through the news mind shortly after moderated, fortunately for the bad practical solullon seems to be that the | authority to the syndicate. It is said the syndicate | Saigon to this port at reinously lowrates, vie, 1- notified, and the notification of the progress by buckets from

from at the force hatch. The The

British South Africa Company should came to

to Includes gapers; (6) the enforcement of the basement, now exhausted crew, and when in Lat 38.435. an end-as governing body at least and who have returned from California, Australia,

seversi_wealthy retired · emigrants sa ccots per picul according to size with cockloft and cubicle regulations, and (c) the and Long 7158E they had comparatively fine that Bechuanaland and Rhodesia should be Singsport, and Java; many of the best now passengers down, and the market closes weak now and then cent per Pical extra for semoval of obstructions to alleyways, lanes, cic.weather. Towards the evening of that day administered by a Governor under the Crown. Chinist of Hongkong, low In Shanghai with very Hule demand at these rates. After detailing the work done under each the Captain called the men aft, and said May they be ruled by a strong and liberal whilst those from Canton are represented by Although this is very unremunerative business, head, Bir. Crow writes have to express Now bays thall we put her in her course minded moan. It is impossible to end without such men as the famous Welding Lottery the disengaged steamers in part, some after

was the ready reply, on to expressing regset for Dr. Jameson. An District Inspectors, sergeants and constables of Reagoon we must

exceed. monopolist, Liu, Princes Kang the Police Force for the salatance willingly suckid, and the water was out of her. They perseverance and pluck, and usually with grust beveral of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of former seasons, when rice business was

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facloding it to the alternative of laying up altogether. In sendered whenever I had occasion to apply to then kept her on her conse, and she sped on till fact, he has allowed himself to be thrust the Boned Revenue, were to have granted an them,"

December 11th, when she encountered a cyclone into a discreditable enterprise, absolutely mad audience in Bunday ((th fastzat) to the repre- directlons, but this year there is hardly a choice thera naed to be some carnal chartering in other This report is minnted by Mr.

in the Bay of Bengal, and lost a number of sails, from a military as from a political point of sentatives of the syndicate. If satisfactory the between Saigon or a wretched son charter, and Crow kas evidently done, nouse veny Talsable She rendbed here rss days out from view, and one whichs not even suggest could applicante were to be presented to the Emperor In spite of the poor rate of 81.35 per ton, Jepan

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in a'syovie) undianou în the Falssa, sasa being · parie to shity thene atoomers low big lot THE

- Manded couple (occupying one room) per

5.00 Married couple (occupying me room) per

month.

110,00 Married couple (occupying two rooKAS)

per month ... ammud 120 to 130,00 Extra Bed Room, per month .....................

30.00 Extra Bed Room, per day 30

1.50 For further particulars apply to

THE MANAGER,

New Victoria Hotel Hongkong, roth October, 1805,

VICTORIA HOTEL,

CANTON,

(LATE SHAMER), HOTEL, CANTON,) ESSRS. MADAR & FARMER have the. and the Public Generally 18, having leased the M pleasure to form their Patrons, Friends

SHAMEEN HOTEL, they hare Refernished the whole Establishment, had it vastly improved In every department, and bare now RE-OPENED HOTEL

-For further Particulate, apply to the

my thanks to Chief Inspector Corcoran and the agala ?= "byes" That night the pumps | logly able man, streng, wined with wonderful | their colleagues in the Ministren. Li and heiltating ■ few days, preferred sccepting it under the more popular Style2of VICTORIA-

MANAGER

NEW VICTORIA HOTEL,

Hongkong

Hongkong, toth December, sugge