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To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE.

AR. FREDERICK DAY GODDARD bas

Mbres admited PARTNER is my

Business, and will be IN CHARGE during my Temporary Absence from the Colony.

The Burners will be carried on under the Name of BURNIE and GODDARD.

E. BURNIE

Hongkong, 37th May, vƐ06.

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VACUUM OIL COMPANY.

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for the Vacuum Oll Company HAVING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1896.

To-day's Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG'AND

SQURABAYA

HE Steamship

THE

#SHANTUNG," Captain Frampton, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 29th instant, at 2 PM

For Freight or Pasisgo, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 27th May, 1895.

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NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA,

Intimations.

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS ta be ganalne when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Ports..

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, roth January, 1806. “

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On the xxth instant, at 133, Macquarie St., Sydney, Australia, the wife of Mr. J. J. HATCH, of a daughter.

On the 13th instant, at "Bidadari Serangoon

BEEN CANCELLED, hom and after this date (FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES.) Road, Singapore, the wife of G, P. NICHOLSON,

all Payments and Receipts will be made und

given by, and all Cheques will be signed by, the Undersigned

By Authority,

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A. M. BOTTENHEIM.

for the Vacuum Oil Company.

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1396.

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c/o Hongkong Télegraph Office. (878 Hongkong, ayth May, 1896.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

STEAMSHIP "STRATHLEVEN," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA KOBE AND MOJI..

THE

HE above Steamer baving arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for counteralgna- tore, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel

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STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY. Having connection with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, MEDITERRA

NEAN, ADRIATIC LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.

Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALSO

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.

HE Steamship

THE

"BISÁGNO," Captain Dodero, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 2nd June, at Noon.

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Ca Agents.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1895,

REUTER'S MESSAGE.

HERR VON BRANDT...

LONDON, May 25th. The Times stated that Herr von Brandt, the former German Minister to Peking, has been appointed Adviser of Foreign Affdea to the Tsungli Yamen, with the rank of Minister,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TO-MORROW, the 18th instant, being the day appointed for the celebration of the Green's Birthday, the Post Office will be closed, except from 8 to 9 m Correspondence for the Peak and Kowloon may be posted up to g'am. The Night Box will left open as usual. The Money

Order Office will be entirely closed.

It is of course not absolutely necessary, yet it

THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL

MISSION,

M. EMIL ROCHER BUTZRVIEWED.

(Continued from yesterday;) In our last lesus the report of a very interesting

say be a well to remind our readers that the interview, kindly granted by M. Emall Rocher statue erected on the Braya Reclamation near Chief of the French Commercial Mission now in the City Hall commemorative of the Jubilee of the Far East, to representative of the Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen-Empress | Hongkong Telegraph, was kraught down to the will be unveiled by His Excellency, the Governor paint where the interviewer, after eccording the to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. The Captain Superdiettagulibed traveller's general remarks on the intendent of Police has made special arrange work and observations of the Mission, was elicit ments for the admittance of holders of tickets to tag interesting answers to questions bearing on the enclosure, particulars of which will be found falemmation that it was presumed the French in Ranther part of this issue. The ceremony pro- representatives might have gathered during their mixes to be a brilliant spectacle and in every way wanderings in the southern provinces of the In keeping with the important occasion-the Celestial Empire. In this issue, after glelog M. Jublice of the beneficent Sovereign who holds the Rocher's replies to a few more questions, his, sceptre of authority over hundreds of millions of opinion on and suggestions in connection with loyal, enterprising, and peace-loving people; the the much-vexed question of Transit Passes is wise Ruler of a vast wide-spreading Empire on given in order that our readers may have an which it is has been truly said the sun never opportunity of discuming the pros and cons sets, and although, as Barns in his "Rights of of the proposed molation of the difficulty before we deal with the matter as fully as the gravity of the issues Involved Jusilly. First, then, là as continue the interrogallons, as follows poi

Generally speaking, do you consider your mission has been a success?

Woman" averred,"

Kurepały wys la fixed ca mighty things,

.

Yes, it has. At times it has been very diffi- cult to get reliable information, but notwith

The dite of Empirer, and the fall of King, yet it is reasonable to assume that if due regard be had to the signs of the times and the thinly velied hatred and jealousy of our neigh.... bours, the extension to even more peoples of the blessing of British rule is not one of those fancies which are in the nature of beautiful chat-standing that drawback the mission has been a saux en Espagne, the confident predictions of great success, its expectations having been fully our self-constituted enemies to the contrary notwithstanding, "Poor old England" is neither so poor nor decrepit as hysterical and irrespon- | albla* Continental and Yankee scriblers would

have us belleve. arb. zap.

THE llly little gentleman who wields the **editorial qalli in the office of an obscure print

will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY THERE were twelve cases of plague to-day-five

expense.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 27th May, 1805..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P, & O, S, N, Co.'s Steamship

THE POS

" ADEN,"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS. Consignress of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gedowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:-.

From Madras, ex S.S. Sirza.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless

OF NETHERLANDS INDIA.

PROPOSED SAILINGS. (Subject to Alterations.) JAVA, HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, AMOY, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, JAVA

FROM HONGKONG.

5.5. Fiderction .....] To JAVAusma | May. S‚S, Germería.......... | To JAVA.si | Jand. 5.5. Casti#tomu | TO JAVA........... | July. · S.S. Cassius... | To JAPAN ... | June. S.S. Federation. ... } To JAPAN .... | Jaly.

in the city, thres in Kowloon, mad four la Shan

kl-WRIL

THE arson case was before the Chief Justice and Special Jury, again to-day. At 6 o'clock, the evidence for the defence, balng closed, the hears Ing was adjourned snill Friday at to am, when the Chief Justice will sum up, Tax Datly Press hears that the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's earnings for April amount to $131,000, making a total for the first four months of the year (including the amount

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which is probably a weariness to the fenh-of

kin, and glories In the name of L'Independance

realized.

T

While journeying through the faterior, did you observe the natives using soap?

No. The natives don't use soap. They use an effective subsiltate, which is home-made potash made from burnt straw in a remarkably novel manner, which will be fally described in -our report to the Chambers of Commerce that subscribed the fands for our journey.

Don't the officials use soep? Did they look clean, and was their clothing well washed and ironed?

Very law of the officials use soap. Their faces and hands and outer garments looked clean, You, however, probably know that Chinese are not prone to waste money in the purchase of soap,

Did the natives appear to be a sober people ? Yes. They drick native minox (samsku), only In moderate quantities.

But is also suggested by some of the Shanghal papers that the Central Government has not sufficient power to guarantee that in lien of the increased duties, the treaty regula- (lons regarding Passês will be carried out. Do you agree with that view of it ?

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I think the increase of duty will be a good thing for Chins. But if they do away with the extra likin they must do something to com peasate the viceroys and provincial officers for the loss of revenue they sustalo. They will have to divide it with the viceroys.

But if the Import duties are inerented the duty will be sent to the Central Government. Thus the viceroys will lose a certain amount of their ability to "squeere ?"

"Squeeze" is not the sight word. Likin can scarcely be called a squeers. The viceroys have to collect a certain amount of revenue, and often maké arrangements whereby they accept, say, $5,000 on a certain class of goods instead of the regular 2 or 3 per cent, levied. That cannot rightly be called a squeeze. "Anyway the foreign goods do not pay towards the revenue of the province, and the lecrease of the Import duties will not saffect the revenue of each pro- vince.

If the Central Government wishes to decrease the revenue of the provinces by stopplag extra Rikin.taxes, will there be any difficulty ?

I am are there will be. I have spoken to many of the provincial officials and they all say the same. That is where the difficulty comes lt. Goods that go into the interior and do not pay duty must be made to give a revenus. There is no other means by which the provincial authorities can get revenus. The Customs is in the hands of the Central Government. Lida is. their only means of existence, and If the foreign governments agree to the increase of duty at the cost of the abolition of the Nkin sizilons and this all goes to Peking, the Central Govern. ment must divide the roveuns with the viceroys so as to defray their expenses.

rivers to foreign trade will enable us to enforce It is generally belleved that opening the

our rights under the treatles.

I do not believe in that.

Take Chungking, for instance ?

It has been opened several years and yet only about a dozen transit paszta have been taken out, as the traders continue to pay the likin. I asked some of the merchants why they did not taka nut pimes, and the answer was that'then they would have to pay both duty and likin. The

consuls a case against them. They allow ibe goods to pars to their destination and then say: Now, the goods are free from the transit pass and Chinese, so now you must pay, so and so much lekin,

S.S. Gomas/1...... TO JAPAN .....'| August, brought forward) of something over $105,000, £he wakes up, Capres le diner, and realize fafortasifon relative to the alleged "banatut / officiate do not stop the goods and so giva the

General Agents for China & Japan, LAUTS, WEGENER & Co. Hongkong, 17th May, 1906.

Intimations.

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most satisfactory result, upon which the Direc tors, Managers, and Staff are to be very heartily congratulated,

at a few in the frizzling regions of la jolls Ton. Tonkinese, has so far forgotten good manners as to "take of" Hongkong because Ll Hung- chang declined to land on the shores of this festiva city while én route to the land of the Romanoffs. The hysterical editor of our rebld contemposzty states that the explanation of the Chung Tang's action is simplicity itself, and then he gets worse, and has a cognac straight and perspires from heed to foot and' feels as though the whole world' were waiting for his pronouncement on the burning questions of the hour. Then that be la only running a sheet in Tonkin. Nothing daunted, however, he proceeds to lay down the law and proclaims to the whole world the reasons for Li Hong-chang's action. He states positively that " the English

touching at any British port is that he receives salute of nineteen guns, but on the sirival of the Chinese Minister Plealpotentiary he received only fifteen, being refused the honours to which he was justly entitled."-More misleading twaddle than this it is difficult to conceive of The whole difficulty, if such I may be termed, was attributable to the stupid bangling of the local Government before Ld arrived bere, as we stated clearly at the time, and we will not admit that our Tonkin contemporary la better Informed than we are on this subj.ct.

Did you see anything of, or gaiber reliable

effects" of the opium habit ?

One of the objects rought by opening the

Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 | DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &favourably known as "commodore skipper" rule on the occasion of an Envoy Extraordinary natives use oplum in moderation, just as | Wert River is to enforce our tresty, sights a

P.M. TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the and June at 4 PM.

will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by mu in Luy case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas and netice of same given to the Under- signed on or before the 4th Juno, after which no Claims will be recognised,

H. A. RITCHIE,

Hongkong, 27th May, 1806.

COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA, DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE Superintendent,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship

THEP

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"MAZAGON," FROM LONDON, BOMBAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are belog landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consigament will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,

.This vessel brings on Cargo:- Options! goods will be landed here unless lastractions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the 2nd June at 4 PM, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godawns and notice of same given to the Under- signed on or before the 4th June, after which no Claims will be recognised.

HA. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 27th May, vƐod,

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

THE Steamship

"GERDA,"

F437

"IMPLE AERATED WATER.

ODA WATER.

SODA

GINGER ALE

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBERRYADE &C.

DAXIN. CHUICKEHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Cherilet and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, METE and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be oddretsed to the Manager. Hongkong, and Mey tot.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

WINES

SPIRIT S.

AND

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As wil be seen by an advenisement in another column, Captain F. D. Goddard, so well and

of the Douglas Line, has been admitted a partner in the basiness of Captain Burnie, Lloyd's Surveyor, and will be in charge of Captain Burnie's business during his abience from the colony. The business will be carried on ander the name ni Burnle and Goddard THE following are the Police regulations for the

ceremony to-morrow afternoon --

Holders of tickets of permission to the Stand are requested to present their tickets when entering the enclosura..

Tickets should be given up at the entrance to the Stand.

Ticket-holders should be in their places by 5 p.m.

Ricking and chairs will not be allowed to pass within the enclosure.

THREE is. according to a home paper, bound to be a shuffling of the gubernatorial cards before long, the like of which eye hath not yet seen nor ear beard, for is it not a fact that Sir Wi- llam Robinson's terms of reivica in Hongkong will expire in the near future, and it is quite expected, too, that Sir Charles Mitchell will vacate the governorship of the Straits Settle- monts at an early date. Sir Napier Broome's time in Trinidad la also drawing to a close, whilst amongst the mluor appointments is that of the Falkland Islands, now held by Sir Rodger Goldsworthy, who is also nearly due for

■ change.

RIFERRING to the visit of the King of Slam to Singapore while journeying to a health resort in Java, the Straits Times of the 21st says :— The King of Slam's garden party at Hurricane House yesterday was very numerously attended, and proved one of the most isshlonable réunions | of recent years. The Governor and the Chief Justice were present, and Sir Lionel Cox received many congratulations on his elevation to knight. ALL these are selected by our London House, hood. Mr. John Anderson, the Siamese Conn. for Fast and Second Class Passengers and bought direct at first hand, imported in rood General, and now a Pira, was also the recipient and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all of the company's felicitations. During the mediate profits, and mabling us to supply, the sternoon the Queen of Sium planted two best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

trees in the grounds to commemorate the occasion.-Fron is Rot

Captain T. Ehlers, will be despatched for the abova Paris on SATURDAY, the goth instant,

at P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accomodation

canles & Doctor and a Stewardess,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Agents.

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Hongkong, 27th May, 1896), OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGA- TION COMPANY'S PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LINË,

CHINA AND JAPAN. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1896. (Subject to Allrvation.) Mount Lebanon.....] Monday...... | 15th June, TAKING PASSENGERS, AND CARGO FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA AT THROUGH RATES.

THE Steamship

"MOUNT LEBANON"

will be despatched hence for HONOLULU, VICTORIA, B.C., and PORTLAND, OREGON, via KOBE and YOKOHAMA, en MONDAY, | the 15th June.

Consular Invoices of Goods for United States Points should be in QUADRUPLICATE ; and one Copy must be sent forward by the Steamer in the care of the GENERAL FREIGHT · AGENT, Oregon Railway and Navigation Co., Portland, Oregon,

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & Co,

Monghong, Byth May, 1896.

Agents

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SWATOW NOTES.

I can assure you that there is, so far as our observations and inquiries are concerned, no jaitification for the story about the evil affects of the opium habit. The

Europeana use tobacco. There are doubtless opium sots to be found in China just as there to the transit of goods. Do you think that, even are whisky sets to be found in the Great West Pp the West River was not opened, this préposed increase of the (mport duties would lend only I should say there are, in proportion to the the way to the extension of the transit pass total population of the respective countries, far: fewer oplam sota la Chius than degraded victimsystem and thereby an increase of trade?

of the wine-cup in the United States and Europe. Did any of the officials with whom you con-

versed in the interior ask intelligent questions respecting commercial and political affaiza ?

Yes, many of them seemed well posted 'and evinced great Interest la what I may terms external affairs.

How do they get their information from the Piking Gazelli T

I saw in various parts of the provinces visited copies of the Shangha! Skin-pas, Chinese paper published in Shanghaf that, seems to be far ahead of moat of its contemporaries.

How did you manage about funds, while on your journey through the Interior ? I assume, o course, that you did not have a large number of pack-ponies loaded with Chinese cash and shoes of silver accompanying you wherever you went, There were, of course, some difficulties in respect of the exchange, but I found the Chinese (native) banks very willing to issue disfis and accommodate us fa every way possible.

How did you travel ?

I think that as soon as the Chinese can find other methods of revenue iba extra likin will be

abolished. Of that I am sure. This, however, must be by swangement with the foreign governments.

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Then you think that the whole trouble has been caused by the demands of the Central

Government on the revenue of the Provinces ? - Yes, that is the grest polot. If you shorten the likin you leave no source of revenge to the viceroys. There is nothing but the land-tax left, Only about two-thirds of the land paystaxes, the other parts not being taxed and unless the Chi-- nese have some other method of raising revenue the likin is the only one they have left.. In Szechuen, without the likin taxes the officials could not live.

Do you think the majority of the treaty powers will agree to the Incresie 7

I do not know if the Peking officials have stadied that question. If I was a Minister I ̧ would propose that the increase be agreed to,

Do you believe that if this matter was properly put before the Powers and it was ́polated out' Almost entirely in chairs carried by four or † that li was in the interent of trade to agree to it, six bearers. Sometimes we used penses, and - they would concede the point?

occasionally went short distance in bonts. Wa

I think it would certainly lead to an incresso

used to get up at 5 a.m., have breakfast af 6 1.1., | of trade. and were on der way before 7 sim. Wertopped

Do you believe this increase of dúty will thus for a light tiffio'st'about noon and then journeyed. do away with the tranzit pass troubles? on until 1.30 or 6 p.m.

How did you get on for provisions ?

I am sure of it. And you must further remember that when the trestles, were made

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SWATOW, asth May, 1896. The sailing race I mentioned in my last notes came off yesterday afternoon and was won very exally by the Customs' Assistants" gig Lang Wan, salted by Messrs Innocent and Thorne, by six minutes. There were twelve

Wa fared very well Eggs, poultry, beef, and | silver was much higher than it le now. What entries and the rigs were many and various, sometimes motion, were easily obtainable, while was then y piz cent. is now haroly aj per cent, the Chlas sail being most fancied and giving pork was procurable everywhere, and in Yannan Then, the Chinese Government now has to pay best result, A strong 3.W. wind blew all the time and the basis were close hauled both ways, we had plenty of potatoes that wers of good more in gold, as their purchases from gold-using only thing when rounding the fishing stakes. quality and cheap. Occasionally we bought some countries are so much heavier. The duties are Hare local knowledge came into play and it native wine of the best quality and found it fairly now less than was agreed upon. It is si'lf you wsa this, as much as skill, that gave Kir. Innopalatable. We took the precaution to engage had borrowed gold and paid back in sliver. That cent an easy win. Many of the gigs shipped for the Journey a few good cooks, so that would not be right, Would it? I think the Increise A lot of water, two finlabing at the Custom wherever we were our food was well cooked and of dution is necessary to cover the expenses of jetty, full up to the thwarts. Altogether the

the government, and for the settlement of the transit pass dificulty.

When you arrived at Chungking, what was the distance, you had travailed since leaving Mangtara, the Tonkin frontier station P

FACH WAS = muccessful ons, although, frowned | served in an agreeable mEREST, A upon by our missionary intends, and we are || likely to have more races during the season. The natives took great interest in the race and assembled in crowde round the finishing point. Considering the weather it is surprising that no upsets were recorded.

The

FRICE LISTS,

A VERY unusual and mort unfortunate secidant with Fail Detalla, in be had on Application.

happened to one of Singapore's "crack PORT altas removal should be rested a month | jocks - on the stat instant. It seems from before use. When required for drinking at the Straits Times' report of the affair that once it should be ordered to be decanted at the horseman in question, Mr. Philips, was the Dispensary before being went out.

exercising the speedy Broasewing on the SHERRY,--Excellent Dinner and After Dinner 21st and that while going a good speed

Pingching, with Mr. Elsben on board, Wines of very superior Vintages. All are the bandage of the off foreleg became loose and looked in on Saturday afternoon and left again true Xeras Wines.

the horse treading upon it was pulled up short, yesterday morning early. She is on her usual

ligathenie service. CLARET-O Clarets, including the lowest Phillips falling very haavily on his hand. For

Plague, so far, has not increased very serious aleed, Ris guaranteed to be the gaining some time he remained unconscious, but, racetris-only two or three cases each day-but if a product of the juice of the grape and are woristance from other riders on the course, are going to have continuous rals, which does antically made from raisins and currents he was eventually able to return to the stand, not seem at all Improbable, I am afraid wanball ar is generally the case with Cheap Wises, and did not at the time the report was written appeared in Swabuil, a village about six miles

seam- much the worse, for the mishap, BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to ke

MEMORANDA,

TO-MORROW-18th May, Queen's Birthday (official). Government Offices, Local Banks, and Insurance

offices closel

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pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellant quality and of greater age than most brands in the mucket. The SCOTCH WHEEKY markod. " E” is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connolaseme 'to be superior 16 any other brand in the Besgleng matériels

has

We 'hed journeyed 3,jön kilometres by tha time Chungking was reached,

Respecting the Marion's report of this journey through the southern provinces of China, may I ask whether it will be a purely private and confidential ons, or whether it is intended to publisk it in the near future ?

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- For a while it will be the property of certain Chambers of Commerce in France, but I see no reason why it should not be published before very long, and doubtless it will be issued to the public in book forms.

TRANSIT PAKKES.

- see a considerable lacrosse of cases,” It

from this is the direction of Chowchow-foo.

The cool weather last reported has come to an end, and the sudden change to hast hal been most trying. The 8.W. wind is a very warm one, and although it blew freshly enough

and lett for two days it gave zo reliať hotter than ever. It blew too strongly to allow It has been stated 'in ́devival of the papers, doors and windows, to be left open, f, if you M, Rocher, that there is reason to believe valued the contents of your house, and we that Ld Hung-chang is going to propose to the should have been better without it. :: Tasly this | Europesh Governmente no increase in the morning a hanvy thunderstorms passed close to import duties as a solution of the Transit. Taan ms und the rain fall kan terpants. We have, how- vid | svar: not derived" any benadžs from it, and tho

wanther is very oppressive this

Sp. Entiles for Gymkhana meeting close to the Hon. Secaster", at the Hosgkong Club, 5,390 p,m,u«Queen's Jabllan Btatue to be unrelled,

- Do you think the Chloess Government have kept this question as an open sors in order to get an increase in the duty ?

· No, I think that has only been a local matter, Transit pastes have never been current In Kwangtung or Srschum, and until sozda olk.ez arrangements for provincial revenue are made, thers will always be trouble over them. I however, the provincial treasuries are credited with the increase úf daty which 12 to anda, to be negotiating for, then they cas, make up their contributions to the Imperial Treasury and will forego * squeezas " on goods covered by Transit

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