1894 naturally became accentuated as the scene of hostilities came nearer to the port, and for some months after Newchang fell lats the bands of the enemy very little business of any kind was done. All the native barks were practically closed, and it was next to impossible to obtain credit. A’though the river was open to naviga- tion by the 1st April, the first merchant steamer did not put in an appearance till the rob, and she came in ballast. From that data ( the 3rd July only plne steamers and two sailing vessels entered the port, and though nurirals and departures were more frequent afterwards, it cannot be wondered at that the total value of the trade of the year, as estimated by the returns accessthie to us, was only Hk. Tls 9,343,706, a falling off of Hk. Tis. 7,064,899, or 43 per cent, from the figures of 1894, also a bad year. It must be 'borne in mind, then, that we are writing about a poor season for trade, and that most of the com. parisons are made with another meagre year.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896.
Balgado Transport Officer, Captain Steele, and Bengel Lancers Principal Medical Officer, Brigade-Sorgean Lieutenant-Colonel Calthorp The Mountala Battery will be the top-fifth from Dobre. The 31st and 3and Native Field Hospitals will be sent from Bombay, the parionnal of the former befog chosen from the Bombay Command, and half the partouned of the second from Madras and Bengal, respectively. The Suakim Brigade is belog sent out by direct request from home, and will be placed on arilval under the orders of the General Officer Commanding the Egyptian forces. Presumably it is sent to strengthen Suakim, in case Osman Digna threatens the post, There, is, Bowever, some chance of x portion of the force going to Tokar to replace ibe Egyptian battalion there, which is required on the Nile.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
STRAITS AND STAM
The western hall of Formosa, however, We are indebted to Strafia and Bangkok | exhibits a marked contrast. Though there are exchanges for the following Hams :--
mountain ranges here and there, it is compara- tively level and includes a wide area covered with rice-fields and orchards. These platus are settled by two millions of vilised Chinase, who occupy about six thousand vlilages and towns. They cultivate the wall, administer the Govern- ment, and produce some of the more simple kinda of manufactured articles. Hence In
kok.
Intense heat is complained of in Singapore. An English school has been started at Bang Heimaton's Circus la going to Java from Slugapore.
was to be held at
The Perak Club does not allow billards to be played therein on Sunday !
The Singapore death-rate for the week ending general when we speak of Formors, we mean western portion only. Though not May
23rd was 64.84.
more than one half of the whole island, A horticultural show
it is famous for various articles of production; Sandakan on the 26th ult.
among these, tea, sugar, camphor, rice, gold, and Forty per cent of water bas been found in the
ralphur are the most important. Tea has been milk supplied to Singapore residents.
Rice for the fatalne districts of Tankin will exported. to the United States of America, through the medium of Amay merchants, while cost the French Government $103,000,
Formadsan sugar, pasting through the hands of Alle prisoner at Singapore was recently Hongkong traders, is conveyed to the various deported to Hongkong at his own request.
countries of the East. Even Japan herself has The King of Siam has to pay his hotel in hitherto derived a large share of the supply of Batavia three thousand guilders a month.
sugar from Formosa. For the sake of greater Seven hundred taels weight of oplem was
defalicness we append the following stailatics, which indicate the amount of the above men. recently seized on the Chowtof in Bangkok.
Honed articles exported in 1894 :---
Commodities.
The Japanesa Government lost no time in
DARJEELING, May 11thi collecting the maritime revenue of their new
Mrs. Podler, of Calcutta, who was up for the port. A Customs staff was brought over from son, died suddenly this morning. She was Japan to carry on the work, and a notification goite well yesterday, and went to the railway was issued on the 13th April that dues and station at 3 o'clock to meet her husband, whe datles would be collected according to the came up by the mall, An hour later they went tariff rates that had been in force before. We togelber to Lady Mackenzia's garden party. On have no particulars of the collection as divided returning from It Mr. Pedler fell down at the between the different headings of revenue, bat
'Shrubbery " gate lua flt, and became oncon- It has been learned through the Chinese that the sclous Immediately. She never recovered cou. Japanese, during the seven months and elevensciousness, and died at 7 o'clock this morning, match between the Pahang Armed
and was buried at five in the afternoon.
day that their Customs House was open, collected, in round numbers, Newchwang Tia. 360,000, which, at the rate of Newchwang Tis. 180,50-Hk. Tis. 100, makes the tetal collection Hk. Tis. 331.797, amount smaller by Hk. Tis. 173,085 than what it was in 1894. As the Japanese levied full import duty on nearly all foreign goods from Chinese ports, the collection must have been unusually large.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily andorse the opiniona suprassed by
Correspondente in this column]
*
SLA, May 18th.
There is no trulh la the report that the Ameer has ordered farther operations In Kafiristan. According to trans-frontier reports received, only ilmited number of Kars have so far professed Mahomedanism, and no efforts are being made, In obedience to the Ameer's instructions, to con- vert any Kafe against his wiff.
The Ameer bar expressed heartfelt thanks to the British Government for the honours con- ferred on Nasrullah Khan and Habibullah Khan by the Queen-Espress.
LONDON, May 19th, Colonel Carrington has started from the Cape for Balaways.
The Chartered South Africa Company's forces DEATH FROM FLOGGING IN VICTORIA have rejected the Lee-Metlord rifle in favour of the Martini-Henry, as the stopping power of the former is inadequate.
GAOL.
ALLAHABAD, May 19th.
Of pinteen cases on the Penang criminal calendar recently, only six were`undefended.
Lighting recently struck a street lamp in Bangkok, killing, or rather smashing it lestaally; An Italian Consul-Generaly with local rank of Chargt d'Affaires, has bien appointed to Bangkok.
Pallce and the 1st Perak Sibka wan arranged for the 18th ult.
Europeans, was to be held at Ayuthin at the end An elephant hunt, for the special benefit of of last month.
recorded at Klang in 1895 was 49,573. and The total scriber of Chinese immigrants emigrants 34,008.
It is reported that the Military Force of the contederated Malay States will be styled the "Malay States Gulden."
The Chinese Christian Association In Sing- apore recently debated the question, "That the recent war between China and Japan will effect a change for the better in the system of Govara ment la China.”
The Barmese Buddhists of Rangoon have presented a petition to the government of India asking that the orders regarding the removal of one of the images at the Baddhist templo at. Buddha Gaya may be stayed. The Image was forwarded to Buddha Gaya by Japanese built by the late King of Burma, Miadeon Mia. Buddhists to be placed in a sayat which was
THE STRANDING OF THE "CHEANG HOCK KIAN”.
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Camphor....
Value in Tacla* ...4,086,306. .1,897,660,
Gald........................................................ 700,000.
Coal............
Salphurs
85,656. 11,900,
The prospective pre-luciion of camphor and fion. The export of the former, which in 1897 gold seems to us to be worthy of especial atten.
was only 1.334 picals, rose in 1895 to 39.547 fourfold within eight years picule, roughly speaking, an increase of thirty
In the meantime, the gold dust of. Formoss has deservedly attracted public attentios, both because of its quantity and quality. In the northern part of the faland, along the Ki-lung River, we find gold dust in many places. It wi discovered about ten years ago by a certain Chinese miner who had worked in the mines of California. Though there is an indefinita quan- tity of this hidden treasure and though I's quality la ́also wonderfully excellent, no considerable progress has been made in mining li-only thres thousand workmen being employed, with the renait of a mexgta, export of seven hundred thousand Mexican dollars per year—because the ignorant Formosanı have been unable to avall themselves of scientific procERSEN,
but
great
MOSONIC NOTES.
risen two points and have been sold and are i fa demand at gőz.
ORIENT MARK LODAY.
MINING-Panjoms, remain unchanged with: Yokohama, May 26th. small sellers at $152. A telegram from the mine The annual installation meeting of the Orient | states that the mlil man for 16 days crushing log when Bro, E. P. Falister was installed and gold. 42 tons of concentrates were calcued sad Mark Lodge (Yokohama) took place last even-1oco tons of ore, yielding 442 oquces of smalted oficers were invested for the ensuing year. The yielded 75 ounces of gold. The remit of the ceremony of installation was performed by Wor. | cyanide is not yet to hand, Balmorals have beas Bro. R. Hay, and afterwards the brethren sat negotiated to a fairly large extent at 83. and down to an excellent banquet provided by Mr. C. $3.15 and Olivera at $8 and 29 for the A, shares B. Camen. Following is a list of the officers; and $4 and $3 for the B. & C. shares respectively.
W.M.
.................Edmund P. Pallister, At a private meeting of shareholders of these
·I.P.M...
་་་་་་་་་་
Companies the following offer from the Anglo- SW.
Australian Company was laid before the share JAW,
holders, viz, £10,000 in cash and 20,000 in Chaplals...
£1 shares of the new Company to be formed, for Treiseret
| the Allvers, and £30,000 in L1 shares for the Bal- Reg, and Sec.
morals. This offer was accepted, but is subject D. of C.zozieke
to the confirmatory report on the mines by the M.O.
Anglo-Australian Company's expert. Stace xiting the above the following telegram has b.an received:-"Have made arrangements to takeall the commission in shares, Anglo will pay expenses from date. The mine has been favours ably reported on. Flotation with the utmost despatch," Jalabus are wanted at $3,10, but are held for higher rates.
S.O...... J.O.... Organtat
S.D. ****** 1.D
Steward.
„Robert Hay. Walter Tocker. *****...............S. E. Unite. „Rev. W. J. White, Geo, Hodges, P.M. ..: Coghill Jackson,
Henry Moss, P.M. .................R. N. St. Jobs, ........T. Simpson, .L. Ph. van Hemert.
H. J. Owen. ..C. F. Rhine,
........F. Herb. Joba McDonald, Tyle .........................H. Ivlsom, OPENING OF THE FIRST MASONIC LODGE'IN
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY,
A Freemasons' Lodge, called the "Port Darwin Lodge was opened in Palmerston on Wednes. day, the 6th May. The ceremony of opening and consecrating the new Lodge was performed by Paul Foclache. P. M. assisted by P. M. Liddell and P. M. Harvey.
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOwns-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have been placed at 183 and 1831 per cent premium and are steady at the rate. Kowloon Wharf shares have exp27- fenced a slight rise and sales at $49. $498, $50 and $51 have been effected, also for September at $51, the stock closing in strong damned. of Hongkong Lands have been effected at $72
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGs.—Small guten
After the consecration ceremony P. M. Liddell | |and $71) and more shares sie wanted. Hong- installed P.-M. Foelsche as the first Master of kong Hotels and Humphreys Estate are quiet at the Part Darwia Lodge, and he then invested quotations. his officers at follows:-S, W., N. Water; J.-W., G. H. James; Treasurer, P.-M.. Liddell, Secretary, W. J. Barnes; S.-D.H. J. B. Carbery; J.-D. Thot. Harwood; J.-G., R. Cremer; Tyler, W. C. Porter.
A banqust followed the inauguration of the Lodge, and the usual loyal and masonic toasts were duly honored.
The Lodge meetings are held at the North Australian Hotel, Palmerston, on Thursdayı.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST SURGEON AND FREEMASON IN THE WORLD.
LONDON, My itth Dr. Salmon, the eldest Freemason in the world, is dead. He was 108 years old. The doctor began the practice of his profesion in glory, and was the oldest member of the Royal 1809, when Napoleon was at the height of his College of Surgeons of England-Frisco Cali,
FORTHCOMING MEETING,
A regular meeting of Ferseverance Lodge, of
instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely.
ABOUT THE bore.
MUSCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have im- proved still further and sales up to $17) have been made. For December shares have been placed at stel. H. G. Browns are wanted at $53. A. S. Watsons have been sold in small parcels at $124. Hongkong Electrics hara ruled very firm and offers of $7.15'have falled to bring shares into the market; Ropes have been placed to a considerable extent at $120 and $ras and are wanted at the latter rate. Fen- wicks have improved to 827 without business resulting.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
A fair muster of members assembled on Saturday afternoon to compete for the Shost Range Cap and Spoons, which were shot for over the 100 and 3co yards distances, Colour. Sergt. Hopkins, R.B., won the Cup for the second time with a good net score of 64 ; the Spoons falling to Mr. G. White, Colour-Serg
Appended are a few of the best scores 2-*
Allow
603 sco ance for Hap Total,
yards, parda, M.H, dicap.
있었다.
«TO THE PUTTOR Oy the "Hesseóna THASRAPE,* SIR-1 am glad to find that at last one watch- dog of the Press has awakened to his responsi bilities anent the above case, and am especially under date 18th May that influential delegates The Pioneer's Lordan correspondent telegraphs pleased that the "enofficials," the Coroner's jury, from the French Government have arrived in are not spared. Men taken suddenly from civil London and are proposing to join England, life are too apt to take their temporary official Germany, and the United States in a commission duties perlanctorfly, falling to realize that the Consiliation har pal thera in certain place for a
of inquiry into the effects of the dislocation of real purpose of checking and correcting, and that examine the possibility of an international ratio. exchange on trade, agriculture, and labour, and England expects not merely her fighting men, The members, it is suggested, should be selected | Naval Court held at Amay on 1st day of Fun Corporations nor any factories to be found Hongkong, will be held on Tuesday, the 16th | Hopkins. R.B., and Petty Officer Goodger, R.N. but every man to do his duty. Perhaps it would independent of their views on the currency ques be fairer in many cases, and possibly in the tion and withent reference to their opinions on present, to 127 that men anddenly put in a
bimetalliam. The interview between the dele quasi-official position are too shy, toc Ignormatgales and Mt. Ballear is considered to have been of the extent of the duty required of them, too encouraging, Germany is known to be favour- Inexperienced in the proper method of exercising able to the proposal, their powers to do justice to the public they represent In such cases surely the Press should take of the role of Instructors of our Chroner's Jules, J. Pe, and others. As you intend dealing | further editorially with the inatter I will merely, in partial answer to a question you put, reiterate the opinion which I have put on récord "in moother place." viz., that the chief cause of the repulsive results of flogging in Victoria Gaolls the excessive weight of the rattan wed upon the
men. I think that even the smaller raitan used
upon boys is dangerous, but I would ask why not use the birch, an implement which would not, as the ratian often does, put in peril a man's health. Think of men--they might be English men-lying for several, and occasionally for many, days at a time in the Gaol bospital on their stomacha, unable to do a stroke of work; fying on their stomachs walding for, big wounds to heal And those wounds are generally accompanied by fever, and sometimes result In abscesses. Think of these men as condemned
to "hard labour," and say whether the absurdity of the process of discipline does not almost vival ita brutality ? And now that a man has died perhaps the rattan will be abolished; but
why not before?
You', etc.,
E. R.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1895.
NEWS BY THE INDIAN MAIL.
The Indo-Chlas Cols steamship Chelydra, Capt. R. Cats, with the Calcotta malls in agth alto, arrived in harbour yesterday afternoon. We take the following Items from our Calcutta exchanges :~~
THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.
".
LONDON, May 20th.
It is reported from an Italian source that the railway from Mariowah to Kassala is projected with solely English capital.
BOMBAY, May art. Sirdar Dilar Jung, well known in connection with the Deccan mining scandal, died in London this morning at 3 o'clock from severe congestion of the lungs. He had noceeded to England to reinstatement in the Nizam's service. His body get the sanction of the Secretary of State for bla has been embalmed for faterment in Hyderabad
NEWS IN BRIEF. -
JAPAN AND KORKA:
We take the following items from files of our
Japanese exchanges, dated to the 30th ult. :-
The N. Y, K, is to open its Australian line in October..
134,200 screens were exported from Japan last year,
The Yokohama tea market la reported to be very firm,
A new leper hospital has been opened at Kumamoto,
Ninety soldiers lelt Nagoya for Welhalwel on the and ult.
There are 40,000. Japanese now in the Ha walian Islands.
A canal to shorten the Inland Sea passage in in contemplation.
A Government charter for a dock in Hakodate has been granted.
atraction In Japan.
Six steamers of 12 knots speed are under con-
During April, 16,214 pleats of cotton were Imported at Koba,
Berl-beri is causing havoc among the Japanese troops in Formosa,
The following is the finding and order of a to investigate the circumstances attending the stranding of the British steamship Cheasg Hock Kian, of the part of Penang, official number 16,840, when on a voyage from Amor to Sings pore, and the cause of such stranding, and to Inquire into the conduct of the master, castle cated first mate, second mate, and crew of the said vesuci :—
The Chiang Hock Kian left Amay harbour at 6.30 p.m. on 28th May, at low water, and shortly afterwards struck on an unknown rock near Cocker Rock
Belore, during, and after the accident the master behaved in a seamanlike manner, and the officers and crow did their duty.
The Court considers that :-
should be a more complete survey of the This case shows it is desirable there approaches to the harbour.
At low water it is expedient that vessels entering and leaving Amoy should take the Eastern, or Brown, Channel.
3. No master of a vessel over 15 feet draught, except an experienced coaster, should enter into or clear from the port without a pilot.
The Court returns the certificates of the master and mates.
President.
Master of s.s, Namoa.
Members of Court.
M. C. Allenby, R.N.,
H.M.S. Peacock.
Amicus Curia.
JOTTINGS ON FORMOSA,
ITS PRESENT, PART, AND PROBABLE FUTURE CONDITION.
J
37 23 4 19
Mr. G. White Col-Sergt. Hopkins, z. B. 34 35 P.O. Goodger, R.M..... 29 11 Capt. Ferguson, a B.... 33 30- Mr. A. Brows .............30–24 Capt. Eccles, a B. ****** 21 27 Mr. G. F. Lammert...... 10 22
4
2388858
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: French (Melbourne) to-morrow, English (Peshawwr) fath fast. American (China) 16th instant, Tacoma (Tacoma) 16th instant.' Canadian (Emprazs of India) azeð lastanť., Tacoma (Victoria) 1st prox.
American (Belgie) arst prox. -
THI N. G. I. steamer Latimbro left Bombay for this port yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the 29th fast,
THE Nippon Yasen Kaisha's chartered stentser Osborns left Bombay for this port, via Tuticoria and Singapore, on the sth lost, andļis dua bara on or about the 25th.
Thr Agents (Mesert Jardine, Matheran & Co.) Inform as that the steamshio Glasfarg, from London and the Straits, left Singapore for ikle port on the evening of the 6th Inst.
THE Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) inform us that the "Ben" iné steamer Benglos, from Lelib, Antwerp and London, left Singapore this morning for this port.
SHIPPING RETURNS.
· From 6 p.m. yesterday to 5 p.m. to-day. Independent....teamer, from Cantos.
ARRIVALI,
"
Canton, Amoy.
#
Wabu
24
EL
» Bangkok.
Hunan ammamun Chowfa ummanu Wosang
Canton, "Aggregating 6,604 tons register. DEPARTURES.
Now let us pars to our proper subject, namely, the prospects of commerce and industry in Formass. First of all, Formosa constitutes an invaluable storehouse of raw materials. No manufacturing industry has made progress, nay, none has been undertaken. There are no
mads is sufficient quantity to supply the there. Even les, it is stated, are not demand,
Imported in quantity from Amoy. It is true that sugar and camphor are produced, but this production can
WHY WE ALLOW BORNS TO BOTHER US, not be called manufacturing in the proper sense
Its bore were merely a fool we should not of the word. All articles bliherto produced have
permit him to bother us we would not listen to been made entirely by hand. For example, the
fool-we would dismiss him or Bee from him. method of getting camphor is simply to throw
But it is far different with the bore the real pieces of the wood into a boiler with water, and
bore. It is essential that he should have abilities distillation. Again, In spite of the great quantity extract the camphor by a rude process of that command respect. He may be so good that in not listening to him we feel that we are torn. of hemp cultivated in the Formosan fields, ing our backs upon virtue; or he may be so The entire crop is exported to the continent to women are never seen wearing it into cloth. accomplished that la fleeing from him we feel ibat we are roaning away from lesening, Therefore we Raten and wall, and, out be woven there. Formosa at present is in the agricultural stagė. Manufacturing industries of respect for things that are admirable, these resources and the woshth of raw materials, are yet to be developed. But, contemplating submit to inflictions greater than any other met with in society. That men of good ablilties
I bold, should sometimes be bores is due, I we can hardly doubt that such industries will be crusted within the next few years, if the
to a lack of the development of the seose
seose of humour. Japanese settlers will avall themselves of the
And yet there are humorous bores-men who ld which the artit and sciences of the age bave
are funny at inopportune moments. In such offer. Especially the manufacture of camphor, as these, vanity must exist unduly and the capacity for observation be dull. But what- the mining of coal, the sanlyses of ores, etc.,
ever be the cause that produces the bore, he is a of production be employed. will assume a new phase, If only heiter methods
dread reality, and manages to get into every social It the next place, the foreign and local trade circle. - He even invades the merry precincts of The Court begs to express its appreciation of of Formosa is far from being maiisfactory, Bohemia. Women suffer from bores more the quick and effective manner in which the though it by no maana in the backward frequently than men, but not so intensely. I. M. Customs officers, plisis, and Captain condition of the manufacturing industries. The Women are so patient and so amlable that they Bathurst, of the sleamer Halmun, proceeded to total exports and imports in 1894 wein 7,377.103
will tolerate that which is tiresome much longer the spot and rendered assistance.
and 4,854,079 Halkwan Taols, respectively, one
and with a better grace, than men. Many and Chrs. T. Gardner,
half of the total imports being the useless
many a bore has been encouraged in his tedious H.B. Consul
oplum. We will not concern ourselves bera
ness by women who have listened to him and J. Farrow,
with the important question whether oplum
pretended to be interested and smured. General Manager,
smoking in the island should be strictly
pro
The bore goes away from such an interview Merchant, and Master Mariner, hibited at once or be gradually suppressed. Is strengthrued to the bellef that he is a T. Hall,
there, after all, any significant trade in Formosa most agreeable follow. This is not noted fo except that of opium ? Is there any systematic derogation of women, nor does it indicato may banking to be found thers? A petty retail hypocrisy. A charming woman cannot help trade may be active, as in other places in China. being charming, and the is not to blame for Family credit may be firm, as it usually is: letting her light now and then fall upon the bore Stall mogetary organizations may have their within her presence. But even such women induence in limited districts, as similar corpork suffer to being usinral under such discouraging tions do all through China. But who will dare to circumstances. I have beard ladies conless By that commerce le Formosa is prosperous that the long visits, of tedious men, wrapped Australlanna while there are no public trading corporations or
in themselves and their own affalms, con Apenrade any banks on a large scale ? Of course, we know stituted a penalty so great that the pleasures || that there are branches or agencies of foreign of society were quite overbalanced. It is As one of the results of the recent war, sayı' business corporations at the treaty ports, but eary to belleve ikis when we recall the fact The For Bast (Tokio), we have become respon- they are low in number and can havo but rela. that evening visits are prevalent in nearly every sible for the government of the whole of Formosa | tivaly little influence upon the money market of past of this country, and that these visits last any. and the Pescadores. Laying saide the question, the island as a whole. Since the progress of where from half an hour to four hours. Just to whether the gaina to Japan resulting from the commerce is proportionate to that of the manu- think of sitting over the parlour fire with the most war were commensurate with the expenditure|facturing Industries, we are not surprised at the
admirable bore of your acquaintance, for two or incurred (since recent events have darkened our low state of Formbean commerce, which is four solid hears! The very idea is appalling. prospects in Korea and Chios), we have no adjusted to the primitive stage of industry al. A man would yawn and fidget, and mayhap be doubt that the annexation of this beautiful island | ready described. As Industries are developed rade of speech; a woman smiles and chirps by the Rising Power of the East, will prove a ́in Formoss, in lika ratio will its commerce be and does her best to seem to like 11, but aba: matter of no little importance to the world at improved.
| suffers all the same. And what is her reward ? Moreover, the real cases which has prevented | Why, she is made to walier some more, Now, our empire extends from 33 deg, to st❘ the development of industry and commerce for the follow is sure to come back agalo deg. N.L., a distance of 'about two thousand five | in the island has been the maladministration | where ke kas been permitted to enjoy himself 2183 marriages and 233 divorces were hundred miles, and it lies for the most part of the Chinese Government. Though civil and so thoroughly. Suck bares are dreadful registered in Tokie during March.
within the most fruitful portion of the temperata milltary affairs were in a better condlifos than | bores (-Zeskid's Popular Monthly, The N. T. K. has joined the Conference of kone. We can sail from our new treaty ports tu in other Chinese provinces, because of the pro cargo steamers trading to the East,
Amoy within nine or ten hour; to Hongleng | gressive menenres of Lu Kel Dan, the ex-Gover- grain and produce exchange, with you || within one day; to Manils within one day and a low of Formose, yet communication, between go,oco capital, is mooted in Osaka.
half · We have gained wide plains and fields the different parts of the island is difficult ; ing permission to open their offices.
The Chinese Consuls to Japan are willl awali-sited for colociuation, ports appropriate for trade. His and property are not sals ; social order is nai
and harbours suitable for dockyards. It would fully maintained. · Unless these hinderances Menus Benjamin, Kelly and Potte report an A seven-ton steam hammer is being put up be in the M.B.K.'s Nagasaki dockyard
matter of great interest to investigate be entirely taken away, the development of follows in their, Skars Liti isased at § p.. the Formosan problem, er problems, from the commerce and Industry musts be slow, Our|to-day s The remains of the soldiers who were buried naval and milliary points of view. Here, how. Government has undertaken, from the begin- An active week has again to be noted, the at Welbalwel are to be taken to Japan.
ever, wo shall restrict our discussion to the ning of this fiscal year, to reform the civil changes being in the chief instances favourable The B.Y.K. Will shortly release iltzen" or commercial reference to the question of national protection offered by the naval and military BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghat Bank
sdministration and to render effective the to holders. sixteen foreign steamers from charter.
with Forest fires did over two million yas worth of expansion. By way of introduction, let us take lores, so far as the limit of expenditure and have been in some demand, but a small sale at damage in Hokkaido about seth May,
Short survey of the resources of the new toned by the Imperial Diet will allow. Fout 1851 per cent.premium and for August at 101 sixty stasiers chartered during the war.
The Japanese Goy't now only retain ten of the | territory.
offices have been already opened and a police per cent. premium is all there is report. Shares The island of Formosa is naturally divided force has been organized. Roads, baldgos, are enquired for at 185 per cent, premium, but to be widened at a cost of yes 20,000,000,
The Government gewow gusge rallways are into two portions. The eastern portion, inhabited banks, etc, will soon be constructed and schools | sve not obtainable. The London gustation le by the barbarians, is full of mountains and will be founded, Thass improvements are to 247 10s, an advance of £1 per share on the home last year, besides banking $107,000.
The Japanese in Hawaii remitted $400,000 valleys. What its population or ltr resources be laaugurated during the current fiscal year previous rate. Hsionals are steady at Bag with
may be, no one can tell even to this day for Daring" the year folowing, railways will be small buyers. Great damage to the mulberry trees was there is litle intercourse between the barbarians constructed, harbours and dockyards will be MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions have risen to caused by frost in Gumma prefecture in May. and the outside world. All that we have heard prepared. Will these preparations fall to attract #2374, at which rato sales have been effected and A correspondent of the Adverifier advocates of them is that they do not favour civilisations the attention of merchants and bankers both at more shares are wanted. Cantons have been the learning of English by the Japanese polles. that they are divided toto numeroes Independent home and abroad? We are confident that, within sold at #1973 and see firm at the rate. Strails
600 million yen was invested in new com panies in Japan during the first quaries of this fight savagely with one stad do not cultivate trade of Tamsul and Things be improved and sales at $94 and 895 have been affected, showing the signals S. D. R. T, 30 miles south. The commander of the steamer Chows, which groups, each with its own chint, which sometimes the next few years, Formoss will surprise have been placed at $29 but are offering a $293; arrived here from Bangkok this morning, reporta year.
that they live the world by its shocough change. If the FIRE INSURANCES-China Fires hava stiffened that on the già inst, he passed an Italian barque upon game and wild fruits The exemption of cotton from duty in Japan the soll. Thus we see that these barbarians by these various enterprises, can Hongkong Houghing Fires have been sold at $335 and are exst of Cape Varalia. The Capale of the has already had a great effect on the spinning closely resemble the Industry, ・・
naiives of Central || fati to gain largely from the increased com.steady at the rate.
*saliar” wished to be reported Mail well! Africa, and that no immediate advantage | merital actfully ? Will not Amoy and Manila SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macso A private dockyard company with you may be expected from them. But their share in this prosperity ? If those Rastem ports steamboats have again changed hands at $34 Food for Consumptires-Score's Eraulston of. 8,003,000 capfiul, is being formed in Harlms | sturdy physique, their simplicity and become flourishing, will not this affect most and there are further boyers at the rate. Indo Pars Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphitas^ot province.
teachableness, taken in connection with favourably the markets of Europe and America? Chinas bars dropped to $66 owing to shares Lime and Seda is a most wonderful food for ENG An application to erect a monument com the fertility of the territory they occupy, which It is to be remembered that Formoss has not offering from the North. China and Manilas Consumptive. It not only gives strength, and memorating the retrocession of Liaotong has produces a great variety, both of animal and only the natural advantages Siting it to become are wanted at $69. Douglas Steamships have facresses the flesh, but hesis, the invitation been refused,
vegetable, le, warrant the conviction that in a commercial station Us Hongkong, but it is improved their posliton still farther and males the throat and lungs. It is very ralatabia Cepat De Braz, Chlef Commisariat Oftor; translating the repaucis callway, postal, and national resources. The paramodal daty of our produced as will, in slow of he coulders and as equivalent rates on Ems, the musket
The Chinese Legation affcials in Tokio are time they, will prove a great addition to our also to be a consumption and been made between and children take it ifce and in all Major Band; Field Engineer, Major B. Grant, telegraph regulations,
Government and people in regard to these bardons, we are confirmed in our conviction that the closing easier with sellers at the latter rate. R.E.; Assistant Commissariat Ofiezs, Captate Nearly two hundred thousand bales of burians is, by kindness and "cament instruction, annexation of this baaniliul island by the Rising For September sales al 86; have been offered. Palin and Lieutenant Dickson Assistant fed Bombay cottes were Imported into Japas to overt them inte simple-hearted and loyal | Rowes of the Hase, le sɛ matter of world-wide Mikaragus-Colas Bizam are staden wills Engineers, Lieutenants Brennár and Giledisar || Veterans Damnther set sal kay gresi
MAIOH NA SEIO, SANG); SMA S13Y, Lantona Sarg
BOMBAY, May rath, The district staff of the Royal Indian Marine and the Commissarlat Department are beslly engaged in making preparations for the trans- part of the Indian Conilosest to Egypt. The vessels chartered are the Bhandara, Bensada, and Nurant. The first two belong to the British India Company, and are now being surveyed by officers of the Maine. The Nuranf belongs to the Asiatic Steam Navigation Company, The Warren Hastings is also kept in readiness. It is the only troopship now in harbour,
SIMLA, MAY IIib.
The cost of transportation of the troops' from India to the Soudan, and all ordinary expenses, will be borne by Indis; the surplus expenses by the Egyptian Government,
BOMBAY, May 21st. The 1st Bombay Lancers embarked at the Prince's Dock, and are being despatched to Saskim by the Warran Hastings, the Nurant, the Vadols, and the Cayabasta. The first batch of troops antred during the early hours of the moming, while two other specials, conveying troops, arrived at 9 a.m. and i am. Arrange ments for their reception ware much mora forward than could have been reasonably expected. As soon as the soldiers came out of the train, they had to be in readiness for embarkation Thuo was a scene of great activity 'and bustle Inside the shed; the troops plied arms and, relieving themselves of recontre. ments, cleared baggage and animals from the rallway wagons, and look shelter for a while in the shed. All the men were in very high spirits. Embarking horses in the Vanata was comparatively easy, because special horse stalls had been erected on deck. The shipment of horses no the Nurant and Chysbaria was a most difficult and arduous task. It taxed all the
epargles of the troops in finding accommodation for them. The animals while belog holsted over the ship's side by the crane gave a deal of trouble. One trooper, being kicked into the dock, was nearly drowned. The horses were all shipped by so o'clock. The vessels left in the alternoon.
The following is the Staff for the Sinakin force as at present arranged i-Colonal Egerton commands with the rank of Brigadier General; Deputy Adjutant General and Quartermaster General, E. Teven Major,
The plague was carried to Formosa by female tea-pickers from Amoy.
Loud complaints are made of the wallway administration in Japan.
Intermittent fever is said to have been brought to Japan from China last fall,
An underground railway and an elevated railway are projected in Tokio.
The papils of two more Japanese schools have struck against their teachers.
There were 3,175 houses in Mojl on May 1st, an increase of 455 In six months.
The revision of all of Japan's trosiles will be completed by the and of the year.
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