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News has been received at Shanghal of the death at Hafangshan, near Macer, of Mr. Tong Ying-ing, a younger brother of Mr. Torg Mow- chee of that port and of the late Mr. Tong King: sing. The deceased gentleman was for many years the Foochow Manager of the China Mor chantal Steam Navigation Company." THE progress which the cotton spinning Indos

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1896.

THE "RISE" IN CABLE RATES.

PROTEST BY THE HONGKONG CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE. *

We are indebted to the courtesy of the Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce for the fol'owleg correspondence :—

CHINA'S FEARS.

FROM CANTON TO CHUNGKING

OVERLAND,

Shanghal, 5th August,

·SHIPPING and mail NEWS.

MAILS DUY:

America's (Doric) 13th inst. French (Sydney) 15th Inst. Tacoma Braemar) 15th inst. Indian (Catherine Apcar) 18th Inst. Canadian (Empress of India) ajih inst, American (China) 27th just, Tacoma (Tacoma) 27th inst.

SCOTT's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oll with Hypophosphites acts both as food and medicina, It not only gives flash and strength by virtue of Its own nutritions properties, but creates an appeille for food that builds up the wasted body, Read the following:-"Scott's Emulaton la in my opinion an excellent and valuable compound. I have given it to consumptive patients and have been delighted with the resuits obtained. It is pleasant to the taste and can be borne by the most annuitive atomach."-E. A. RODWAY, M.D., Batter-Knowle, Daillogton. Any Chemist can

try made in Japan during 1895 is somewhat charged for relegrams hence to the Straits Set- and a reliable source of information tanching The journer occupied close upon three month", THE Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & CD) apply it-Solo Agents for Hongkong and the

remarkable, when we take lalo account the many impediments which the war must have thrown In the way. It is sinted that the aggregazo pro- fits of about 36 mills amounted to upwards of £400,000, which I a very great improvement apon previous years. The increased value in the raw material was, in round figurees, £477.009, of which Braco,oto lbs. was grown in Chios and 72,0:0,000 lbs. in British India. As there is, however, a growing fealing in favour of British fadia cotton, the impression is that la future year the balance will be in favour of the latter country.

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

Hongkong, 6th August, 186. Dear Sir,-After the reduction in the rales lements and other countries to the South, the advertisement of the 31st July announcing a fürther revision of rates came as a great susprite, and the extreme brevity of the notice before enforcement of the new tariff rems to my Com- mitten to argue & want of consideration for the public.

form as that the steamer Catherine Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port this Afternoon,

THE China Matual S. N.. Co. steamer Oolong, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singa. pare for this port this afternoon, and may be expected here on or about the 17th lost.

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SHIPPING RETURNS. From 5 pm, yesterday to 6 pm, to-day,,

ARRIVALS.

Marta Rickmers steamer, from Shanghal

Kutsangan Lyderhor Strathnevis

Mirsapore ..........

Flintshire Forme¶¶¶ Medusa *...............

12 Slogapore. Straits. "Singapore.

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Aggregating 19,040 lous register. DEPARTURES." Evandale steamer, for Tacoma.

Swałow. Nord ....MOÇÃONSOR.

Shaoghal Salgan.

There is a general feeling among the Chlaere gentry and lesser officials that Rassis in court. fog Chins is not wholly bonourable in her in-

Mr. W. P. Wenyon, af Hongkong, has junt tentions. The call for Chiceso teachers to go to Rossitateach the Chinese language to supposed passed through Shanghai, having accompllibed an important journey, starting from Canton. to cover up a desire to have within reach of the Russian Government a ready source of enm-through the provinces of Kuanglung, Kuangal, monication with all puris of the Chinese Empire, Henan and Hupeh to Chungking in Szechuan. the views and feelings of people and officials from the 16th of April to the 10th of July, Mr. walch can be drawn upon at will and which Weason during the greater part of the time can be counted upon as favourable to Russla, being accompanied by Mr. T. Cowen, who salaries represented the Times. Leaving Canton they became of the extremely large paid ($100 per month). A Chinese gentleman took best to Woche, up the West River. There who is more than o dinarily well informed ways they changed beats and proceeded to Kvellin. It is a common epleton that, within a few years, thence travelling overland to Chinchou, on when Russia shall have completed her prepara. | the southern borders of Hunan. Boals were The reason put forward by the Telegraph Companies for the advances in their charges is tions, a demand will be made for a repayment again resorted to and by easy stages, and not one that assuredly will not stand examination, of the loans lately made, that China will not be always by the most direct roate, the travellers able to supply the money, and that Russia will being already opposed to facta as at present

the Tungting Lake. At Yohchou Me. Wenyou koowa. The price of silver, so far from insist on taking over some of the Northern ached Yabchen, on the Yangis", close to having declined has advanced from 1/11 T. T. provinces as compensation, which China will parted with Mr. Cowen and travelled by steamer It a very natural, in Ichang, thence going overland to Chungking. In Febinaty, 1899, to a/z at the present be unable to prevent. moment, rise of some 14 per cent. The of course, that the Chinese should enter- Regarding the behaviour of the people, Mr. depreciation of silver to 1895 did not prevent tale these fears, for they find it difficult to Weayon thinks the ferocity of the Hunanese has Agata

been very greatly exaggerated; the people of your directors from reducing the telegraphic rate believe in disinterested friendship, and their

Intercogue with Western Powers certainly has | Kuangtong, where they have seen sa little of the " A SPECIAL feature in this year's German

to Eurose from $2.30 to 2.00 per word.

The extent of the present increase in the rate not been calculated to remors the ballef that foreigner, are far more aggressively hostile than mance area will be supplied by war dogs which ́“have been most admirably trained for seeking to Europe, from $1.00 to $2.75, or 37 per cent, they are seeking to advance their own interests the Honantse. Mr. Wenyon speaks the

at the expense of China. That Russia should language with fluency and has travelled Trites.... supposing that good reasons extited for sa the wounded and currying despatches. At the increase, is surely most excessive, and quite out engage teachers for any other purpose than to extensively in Cetas, and in his opinion there is command "seek," accompanied by a gesture of all proportion to any reductions ever made.

teach the language, and so prometa commercial mare carlosity about the Hunts then any indicating the direction in which the dogs are lo My Cemmlitet cannot too strongly protest latercoarse between the two empires, is in people he has been amongst. Of course daring search, they will start off without allowing them against action which they consider not only credible, not to say ridiculous, to us, but to the bele wanderings the travellers were hampered stafactory with the sinal * geards" of braves, and like selves to be disturbed by any surrounding cir-

arbitrary but as verging on an abure of the suspletons Chlaxman it is

many others they found that the assistance de monopoly secured by your Companies. The explanation of the amount of salary paid,

sivable from the soldiers was very little, whilst cumstances. They will find the men who figure rights conferred upon the Telegraph Companies which to him seems very high. That Russis will use her present advantage over China for

the trouble they caused with the people was as wounded with unfalling certainty, Kenchery with them responsibilities which the pur-

be the fartherance of Russian interests is to plece of their clothing-esp, helmet, or a plece zait of profit should at no time obscure. Now

great fact that serious trouble was several times | Irene that the successful conduct of business depends expected, but when it comes to annexing territory considerable. It was only by the exercise of of cloth torn off-and bring this back to the

10 much on cheap and speedy means of com. there will be other Powers to consalt, and theered, and Mr. Wenyos belleves that unless Taisang.....

the utmost caution is exercised travelling in Ambalance men, whom they then conduct to the munication, it would seem the interest as pall Chinamento bis fear that he may not be able

Hunan is decidedly hazardous. Questioned apot. In the despatch service the dogs il as the pilllege of Telegraph Administrations to repay the loan forgets that there are multitudes

of bankers in all the Western lands only as to the commercial possibilities of the to afford every rangonable encouragement for the their duty with admirable speed and certainty.

Aim Mr. Wanyon They carry the despatches in a small box affixed promotion of commerce, Instead of attempting too anxious to advance him another loan country. traversed be

to the very enthaulertic** to handicap it by heavy and to some persons and so pay his debts for him. That Rossla

I gathering farge number of troops and possibilities of the West River -fonte, to the collar-La France Militare.

prohibitive rates,

Sincerely trusting your

will. vast quantities of stores at Vladivostock. Is

Between Wachau-fa and Kuellin there are no fewer than 350 molds, and he strengly inclines HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, reconsider their sellon and revert to the old tariff. well known, and we may be ture she will ba abundantly prepared for any event that may I am, dest air,

require their use, but Chins cannot hope hy het jo hellef that the country will be better Plectold in Kowloon

fenched by the Yangizo route. The trade cross- Brand own power to prevent the execution of Russian ing Tungting Lake is enormous, and if a line of Progra designs, and the present expenditure by her of steamers could nly from Hankow to Changsha an inestimable boon would be conferred upon vaxt some of money to create a new Day and to

that region, for, like most: Jolánd waters, the organize and equip an army seems to us extremely

anwise. She cannot hope within Tuneling Lake is subject to andden and severa fifteen or twenty years to prepare either an army

stormy, and the least sign of suspicious weather or a navy that will in any measure be able to is enough to stop traffic for days. Huunan, In compete with the forces of even one of the Mr. Wenyon's opinion, is very rich in mineral Western Powers, and, were the military forces resources, notably anthracite cosi, and of the at hand, it would be impossible to use them

prospects of the new tresty posty of Shash! be in *firciively *o lang

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very sanguine, belleving. It greatly superior to proper roads or railroads, and so long as com Ichang.-N. C. Datly News. munication between the various parts of the craptre is so blow and expamive, China, Instead of taking counsel of her feire la thus employing The funds that she can lil afford to waste, would do better to use them in the development of her mineral resources and In the opening up of the empire by good roads and railroads, trusting to d'olomacy and the mutual jealouster of the Westera Powe's to secure the fategrity of her territory.—Mercury,

THE prospectus bag been fussed for a new company styled the Shanghai Engineer. ing, Shipbuilding and Dock Company, Limited, with a capital of Tis. 750.000. The directors are Count A. Butler (Mrs. H. Mandi & Co, Messrs. to Meuter (Mesurs, Dodwell, Carl & Co.), Douglas Jones (The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld), Chun. Falting. (Manager of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co.), and Osborne Middleton. The object of the Company is to carry on a land. and marine engineering, shipbalding, baller- makers and general contractors bușiness st Shanghai, The basiness of the Shangbai Engine Werks has been acquired, and it is proposed to bulda dock and erect a large, up-to-date holler plant. The services of Mr. John Blechyrden, M÷I:M÷E-bava--been-segured as manager. The share at will close for Shanghal on 17th August, and for outports on the 25th August,

A NEW lodge of Freemvrons, the "Navy Loder," wax consecrated recently at Freemasons' Hall, London, by the Earl of Latham, and the Prince of Wales was declared to be installed as its first Worshipful Master. The lodge is for the rave- nience of naval and marine officers and officials of the Admiralty,

AN Amoy.correspondent of a Shanghai contem; porary ways that the Japanese sre Anoding For. moss with paper, mañty which the Chinese buy at a discount and then send back to Japan and convert into liver at par, The Japanese authorities serd back to Japan the silver they receive in exchange for the notes, and it is question of some anxiety with the foreign merchants in Formosa as to how soon the silver ta circulation will be used up, and whit, healde the yam noter, will be the currency of Formos. He rys that gand profit is to be made by taking silver to Formosa, baring bank notes at a discount, and taking them back..to Japan for re-conversion et par intsilver tie not generally realised, adds the N.-C. Dally News, that the Japanese Government and the banks of fasse make an enormous profit on thely notes by the deurn 'tion of the latter. It is calculated that

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Yours faithfully,

Directors

R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Secretary. To J. M. Beck, Esq., Acting Manager la Chins, EE. A. & C. Telegraph Co., Great Northern Telegraph Co."

THE CABLE MANAGER'S REPLY.

Great Northern The Eastern Extension The

Australasia aud Telegraph Company, Chios Telegraph of Copenhagen. Co., Ltd.

Hongkong Station,

7th August, 1896.

R. Chatterton Wilcox, Esq.,'

Secretary,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter al yesterday's dale regarding the recent increase in the Companies' Tarifs to Europe and elsewhere and setting forth your Committer's views regard frg the same.

I shall take theesyllest opportunity to forward this communication to my saperlors

I ata, dear slr.

Yours faithfully.

J. M. BICK,

thousands of yƒs of paper money wera destroyed compte monopoly from Colos-for that is |

In the late velsmic wave disaster, while the conflagrations that are so common in Japan, sen

amount andually...

practically what it comes to—la filteṇn years,

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THE NEW OPEN PORTS IN JAPAN,

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THE VICEROF LIU KUN-PIR EXPOSED.

HE CONNIVES AT OUTRAGES ON FOREIGNEES.

No better illustration of the kind of panic faith with which the Chinese Government and the very bighast Chinese officials treat all foreigners bat ever come to our notice than an instance that reaches us to-day (1çik July) from Nanking The Viceroy Liu Kun-alb, who is one of the great pillars of the anti-foreign faction, the blind leader of the blind haters of everything wastero, and the chief conservator of Chinese exclusive, ress, titular chief of the rescilonary Hananese, the Governor-General under whose regime at Nanking more outrages have been com. mitted agatase foreigners than during the reign of any other viceroy, has once more shown bis utter contempt for the "foreign devils," for the Consuts, and for the solema undertakings of bis own Government.

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PASSED THE CANAL. OUTWARD-3rd, July-Courts, Tesa Maru, 14th July-Ghüsse. 17th July-Oolong, Teucer, Leander, arst July-Kretmhild, Agofantkus. 241b July-Canton. 18th July-Benootrlick, Glaucus. 31st July-Mogul, Pinguey, Wen- wington Hall. 4th August-Bayern, Brecon skive, Trans, Queen Olga, Idaunt Maru, Dorothea, 7th August-Glenshiel, Java, Kes- mun, Natal,

HOMEWARD-31st Joly-Glengarry, Fapan; 4th August-Oceanien, Gerda. 7th August-

Hector.

We regret to hear of the death, at the Paak Hosptial to-day, of Mr. G. T. Beer, late Chief Officer, steamer Chow-fa. He was a native of Deptford, England, and only 30 years of age,

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The number and toneage of British vessels respecting the loss of which reports were received at the Board of Trade during Jane, 1896, and the number of lives lost, are as follows:-Salling vessels, 31; toonage, 10,856; lives lost, 16; steam vessels, 12'; tonnage, 11,416 ; livos, 455 (includ- ing 249 lives lost in the Drummond Castle and 100 (Chinese) in the On Wo--a total of 43 vessels, tonnage 22,293, and 471, lives lost, This is a record of reports received in the month, and not of wrecks which occurred during the month.

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Empire of China-Watkins & Co., Hong kong-[Advt.

Amusement.

JUST ARRIVED! JUST ARRIVED ||

THE GREAT AMERICAN STEAM RIDING GALLERY,

FROM AMERICA, WITH ALL THE † Atest IMPROVEMENTS. CHARIOTS. CARRIAGES AND GALLOPING HORSES, SPLENDID MUSIC, BIG TENT

AND EVERYTHING FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

The Young Falke ike It." The Old Fällen likes it. They all like it, they cannot hrin it, For never has Hongkong been vistied by a more bopular form of Hujoyment and amusement for years. COME EARLY !

to

COME EARLYI EVERY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. RAIN OR SHINE PERFECTLY SAFE- ONLY 10 CENTS A RIDE; 10 CENTS. RECLAMATION GROUND, PRAPA, WEST POINT. Hongkong, sind July, 1896.

‹ Entimations.

TENDERS

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viz up tha: Itallán. Barque LOTHAIR, vie on the well any the Undersigned as THURSDAY, the 13th Instant, at NOON. 1st.--Tender to Supply MASTS, YARDS, BOOMS, &c., &c, and all the IRON WORKS

necessary.

and Tender to Supply STANDING and. RUNNING RIGGING, BLOCKS, SAILS, &

&

Particulars can be obtained at the Office of the Undersigned, who do not „blúd themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender,

---D. MUSSO & Co. Hongkong, 10th August, 1896, - (1265

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LIMITED.

A

PRIVATE MEETING of REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS of tha' abora

COMPANY will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on THURSDAY, the 13th August, $ P.M., to discuss important business matters.

[1248 Hongkong, 7th August, 1896; .

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE hereby given that the

ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING at the SHAREHOLDERS lo 'this' CORPORATION will be held at the CITY HALL, There appears to have been a serious distar- Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the Fifteenth day bance on board the N. Y. K. steamer Yamashiro of August next, at Nods, for the purpose of Maru a few hours before she left Kobe, bound receiving the Report of the Court of Directors, for Nagarak! and Shanghal on the 8th fast. The1ogether with a Statement of Accounts to goth. her fremen, armed with large spanners, Nagasaki Express reports that a number of June, 1896.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

Ag. Manager.

KOBE, July 31st. MIHE LICHT ON THE "RIJE" IN RATES.

As our renders will remember, a law for open- The China-Gariffa in its issue of the 3rd lost. Ing several new ports for foreign-going steamship gives come very loteresting particulars respecting trade, not exclusively for Japanese vestely, was the new Telegraph Conrention just conclude passed by the Diet at its last session, the ports to between the Cable Companies and the Chi- he so opened being left to be determined by ness Teletraph Administration. It states Imperial ordinance later on. The Government The Convention was signed in Sharghal an the rth of July by Mr. J. Henningen and Mr.

has been for some time investigating which ports sie to be chosen for the purpose. "According to W. Judd, on behalf of the Great Northern Tele- Teklo paper, wost of these ports are to be open gaph. Co., of Copenhagen, and the Eastern generally for foreign trade on the new treatles Extension and Australasia Telegraph Co., being brought into operation, foreigners having and a representative of the Chinese Telegraph of course equal rights. The current, investiga It will be remembered that a few months aga Administration. It was ratlled at Peking on the tions therefore require special care and attention, there was a very sudden outburst of ravage out 30th of July by Sir Claude MacDonald, the and so the work will take more time than was trage and hostility against the foreigners Itvlag British Minister and Count Cassial, Minister for first expected, and it will not be until the end of at Talchowhalen, in this province, little to the the one part, September that such ports will be decided an and east of Tsingklang-poo, not far from the Grand Russia and Denmark, o0 and the Trangli Yanten on the alber. The nominated by Imperial ordianace. This is a Canal. On that occasion two English or greatest secrecy was maintained dorlog the question attracting the keenest attention of the American missionaries, we cannot recall exactly prelledary discussions, and no outsider world people of various seaports, villages and towns, which at the moment, were badly beaten, one of appear to bare get an inkling of what was going Mr. Ishikawa, a comptoir general in the Finance them being either stabbed or shot in the hand by en until the Convention was signed and ralified. Department, was recently dispatched for the mob hired by the literafi of the district. Two French missionaries Pères Crochet and Duran- The terms of the Convention binding the Cable Inspection of various seaports with a view to

and the Chinese to maintala the determining the matter. He first proceeded to date, who had lately arrived to take up their Klasbla and inspected Shimonoseki and Moj'. residence in the city, were also attacked, and and then Hakai, Karatsu and other ports in it was feared at one time, that the first named accountable for the disappearance of a very large the Convention of 1886, which was defeated district, and visited Hekarska district, and under the charge of the mob. Père Darandière The Convention is in many respects a replics of Kioskia. Thence be travelled to the Sanin had been killed, as he was seen to go down

Crow-bare,

attack upon awing to the energy of Mr. Poulsen, of Tientsin, returned to Tokio a few days ago, after

elc, mada an was obliged to take to the river to save himself, A SOLEMN Requiem Mass for the repose of the and an English resident at Peking, who con- finally tospecting Nanae, Noto province. The and so managed to escape by keeping the small. the Second Englacer, who had somehow

other raised their

anger.

He, how est portion of bis nose and mouth above the ax goal of the late Mr. Joseph Haas, Conan!-General vlaced the Chinese authorities of the foolishners result of the Inspection of Mr. Ishikawa hat

ensconced himself in kis - cablo, for Ansiria-Hungary, was celebrated on the Tat of entering into such an agreement. The Cable not yet been made known to the pubile. But water, behind a hour, until his assailants dispersed armed with a reveiver, and as the firemen were

he is said to have been ordered to inspect bellowing he was drowned. The matter became Angust to St. Joseph's Church, French Conces Companies have been working for 'soch sion, Shanghel. The church was draped in Convention for the prst fifteen years and their specially seven ports, Sbimisu (Tsuruga province), the subject of negotiations between Mr, O'Brien black and silver, and in front of the chancel patience has been rewarded by complete Saksi (Hokl province), Nanao, Shimonoseki, Butler, H.B.M. Consol at Chinking, on be calafalque, covered with the dig of the emetre-smph. The Chisese Telegraph Adminis Mojl, Karatau, and Otaru, Probably some of half of the English or American missionaries, kingdom, and bearing the deceased's official tration will also probably gain something by the these ports will be chosen for the purpos. The and the Viceroy Liu, M. Dubail, French Consul. uniform, sword, and decorations, was erected, transaction, as under the terms of the Conven- opening of Shimonoseki and Mejl for forelga General in Shanghat, acting to the Interests of sarioanded by number of lighted tapers. Thelon the Cable Companies and the Chiness trade is opposed by the samy from a strategical his injured nationals, whose house was burnt to service was very largely attended, and all see. Considerable income is secured from certain

"pool" by which « point of view, and therefore the Finance Minister the ground during the riot. After the usual tions of the community were represented.

called for an expression of oplaton from the procrastination and evasions, the Viceroy was

brought directly to Besides the forelon Consals to uniform, their kinds of traffic to the Chinare lloes, but the Army General Staff Department before the staffs, and members of both Municipal Councils, public have to pay for the generosity of the favestigation was made, but no answer has yet and was compelled to premise in writing

been made. Under the circumstances the to both the British And French

Cod there were present the Tactal, with bis English Cable Commutes and thus assist to swell the Interpreter, the. Colonel of the city garrizan, Chinese Telegraph revenue. There is no hope el opening of these two ports will be discussed by sin that the offending magistrats, who

the Cabinet Independently of the others, Á the chilen, the sub-prefect, and the magistrates any reduction in the rate to Europe beyond the

name i Chon Saou-chang, should be punished of both Mixed Courts. The service was cale-francs provided for next year, unless by means considerable quantity of tea la shipped | and degraded. This Individua), whosa complie AL Shimizu every year for Yokohama | city and responsibility for the riot had to be brated by Father Rangel, S., axalsted by Father of cable to America. But an Japan was tied

the inbabilants there were admitted by the Viceroy, was removed from his Colombel, S.J. (Deacon), and Father Fein, S. J. Dome twenty years ago by the Great Consequently (Sab-Dercan). The music was plain Gregorian Northern Company in a convention of very anxious to have that port selected and past and sant up to Nanking, apparently to entered on the list for the purpose. But the answer for all his official transgressions; and chant, the choir belog composed of missionary similarly repressive and restrictive character priests passing through Shanghal. Mr. J. forbidding the constraction of any aiber object of special open ports is chiefly to encour everything became quiet at Talchow when it age trade with China, Korea and Siberia, rather was known that he had been punished. Yer Mansfield was the organist. The service, which cable connection between Japan and lasted nearly an hour, was most Impressive. Sir malaland of Asia, it is not likely even should the than with Europe and America. It has been terday (24th Joly) was the day appointed for the NJ, Hannes was prevented by illness, from cable be carried from the continent of America pointed out that the export of tax has not much return of the French missionary, Phre Crochet, connection with Chion, Kotes and Siberis, and, to Talchow to resume posserston of the vid Honolulu to Japan, as is now proposed an being prostat.-N. C. Daily News.

the other side of the Pacific, that it will be furthermore, the tex has to be first sent to Yoko rebuilt mission. Now comes the strange extended from Honolulu, or some other Irland hams and there refined. For this reason, the part of the story. On the roth lastant, ekst of south of Japan, to the coast of Chins, people of Shimizu have had to almost abandon

being

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the sixth day of The enormous cost of such an extensive dopl- hope and suspend the movement. The promin-Chiness moon, the following notice was posted cation pals all such schemes outside the range of ent merchants of Tokio, who profected the Sunkes outside the Viceregal Yemen. We give an exact possibility. It certainly seems a curious thing railway, recently chartered, are said to be making ceny of this document in Chinere at it was that the British Minister did not conne

Shimian people for that part being chosen is

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HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, The result of the quaterly meeting is given below. The play was a good deal interfered with

in a gale

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Mr. C. A. Tome

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stopped from breaking through the door by some of their shipmates no bloodshed resulted. Much alarm was occasioned among the lady passengers by one of the firemen smsabing on of the glass doors leading into the saloon, sud the engineers kept revolvers bandy during the entire night, but fortunately their services were not required. Four of the firemen were handed over to the police upon the arrival of the vessel at Moj

THE HONGṛong GovernMENT

QAZETTE.

【Saturday, 8th August, 1805,]

The minutes of the meeting of the Legislative Council held on the sand faly are published.

NOTIFICATIONS.

No, 309-Pablishes the report on the Atress- mant for the year 1896-1897, as laid before the last meeting of the Legislative Council.

T. JACKSON,

Chicl Manager. Hongkong, 28th July, 18gồ,

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION..

NOTICE is hereby trives, that the

REGISTERS OF SHARES of the CORPORATION will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, the First to the Fifteenth day of August | next (both days Inclusive), during which period

no TRANSFER OF SHARES can be registered. - By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

frigd Hongkong, 28th July, 1896.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

SHAREHOLERS will be held is "HE ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET. the OFFICES of the COMPANY No. 14, Praya Central, on MONDAY, the 24th August, at 3 s'clock P. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 30th June, 1896, will be CLOSED from the roth to the 24th The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company August, both days Inclusive,

By order of the Board of Directors,

THOS, I, ROSE,

Hongkong, 3rd August, 1896.

Secretary.

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THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED,

No. 310--Containe the report of the Special Committee concerning the organisation of a Cal- lege of Medicine for Hongkong.

No. 311-Pablishes papers relating to the proposed new Government Offices

No. 313-Notifies that his Excellency the Governiz has given his assent, on behalf of the Queen, to Ordinancas Nov. 12, 13, 14 and 150 by the high wind, some players having to play the pulpesaus commercial and energetic avecl. Hisparajiona to revive the movement of the | furved by the Vicery

1896, ations of bisnationals in Chink before affixing his of the special ports. Hakata may be made anƒX DEEE

No. 313--Contains Eddielovsi imptructions, signature torých a document for the British, who excellent commercial port, when the construc- probably supply three-fourth of the antiretrafic

tion of the Exrboat protection works and the 24TBENZ under Her Majesty's sigh manual, concerning

the Legislative Council The contents may be briefly translated as from China, are the chief sufferers by the new dredging of the bottom are completed, as vessels

No. 314-Notifies that the Queen's Exeqantar 100 18 91 frangement. The Russians get a favoured of any wise will then be able to enter freely. It follows The Sab-Prefect of Nanking, B.E. has been fassed empowering Mr. Bock to act as 706-13 0: rate which gives them one-ball rate to St. the present state of the port, the water is way Chou Skog-chang, antved to-day to pay bis Consul-General for Sweden and Norway at 104 12 93 Petersburg as compared with therate to London, shallow even the small vessels of the Osaka | respecta (kowośow) and return thanks for Bawing Hongkong, residing at Shanghal. Commodore Bore...

104 11 93 and provision is made that there shall be no Shosen Kalaba's fleet cannot get near enough to been mentioned in a memorial to the Throne 17. No. 315--Nollies certafa alterations in the Ber. G. R. Valling....302 894 Improvement in the communications southward the shore. It is, therefore, considered that it graciously eminent and recommended for Im numbering of houses in Victoria, made by the

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between China.and India, which would give a | would be useless If the has been completed, still at Nankog, but the fame of his heave dolars

be chosen before the -perial notice and promotion. Chan Saou-chang is Assessor,

No. 316-Contaiów z póstal notice with refer- The port of Karatre, where ships now go, is too has doubtless reached Talchow almost coincident

ence to the rate on parcels to the Hewallax mech exposed to high seas stcestalo seasons, and with the return of the foreign missionaries to

Islands, Paragony and Seychelles, In winter time the loading and discharging of that place, and the people are thus apprised that

No. 317-Contains the returns of the 'average cargo have often to be suspended on account of he who was so badly incriminated in the outrages amount of bank-nates in clicalation during July. DOLLAR and TWENTY-FIVE CENTS per Share) the weather. The part which is ilkely to be on foreigners a few months ago na to deserve the

No. 315-Notifies the registration by Mr, or the Six Months ending 30th June, 1896, will chosen as one of the special open ports is Kars censure of the Viceroy and to melt degradation Walter Jackson of trade marks as applied to be PAID to those Persons who are registered as SHAREHOLDERS is the abora Company on. fats Bay, west of the port of Karates. The bay and punishment, kas, instead of suffering and toe-chests and refrigerators.. is sheltered by Oshima Island, in front, and de penalties, been rewarded with a recoguliion and No. 319--Calls for tenders, to be received by MONDAY, the 14th August, 1896, the shore is a terminus of the Karatem Raliway. lavour by Liu Ta-lent We trust that meliber neon of the roth instant, for the supply of winter The water at the place, where the railway pler in the Brillan bor the Fench Governments are clothing for the Polica proposed to be erected, gives a depth of 30 fest going to allow this outrage and this trayecty of at the time of low tide. The bay is shielded from bifurtice to be carried out wlihout taking serious The Ganstis also containg, the nymal list of heary swells and high winds at all seasons. A solios of the grown treachery of the Viceroy, and unclaimed talegrams lying in the Telegraph vessel of as much as 10,000 tons can be brought of the open income Embent which he lands to Coca offices; the Port Office list of desta restania alongside the pier. Thus it is an excellent come Mandarilegs is ourage isolated foreigners in | entrerpondanos, and", Mat of fattats, 260., for meścił port, far above the avaraganić Arenzeri | Na Vienetan, OAMENILINEGAMA GRANDE

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Mr. C. A. Tomes (15) ..............................................i 4 down Mr.G Stewart (4)

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Mi, F. J. Brdeley (16); «mmu 3 down Mr.G. W. F. Playlalt (18)..... 6 down Mr. H. L. Dalrymple (9) .............. 6 down Commodore Boyes (11) ........................ 7 down Rev. G. R. Vallings (8) .................................

7 down Mr. C. E. Hume (4).................................... 7 down Mr. H. W. Slade (9) mungiinam 9 dewa Mr. J. Hastings (15) ....................................to down 35 Exteles.

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similar advantage to the British-Indian posses- slons. The Treaty was made by Count Cassial, in conjunction with the representatives of the Cable Compantes, and was forced down the throsts of the Chinese, whether they liked it or not, by the Reistan Minister; but as it promised Immediate pecaclary advantage to China, and as it will be to the advantage of Sheng Trotal and the Chinese Administration to observe the new Convention, there is no reason to belleve at present that they will try to svade its provisions. It shows how very badly the Chambers of Com. merce and the Chlaa Association are served in the way of information that such a motantous fransaction could be completed under their nosee without their knowledge waill it was too

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Improvement of the harbour

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to the nịth. lustant, both days inclusive.

**By Order.

EDWARD OSBORNE,

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