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£10,000,000, that the propinion per head of exported British produce had fallen from £8 15. In 1871 to £5 118 3% in 1891. That the first fect. The second is that, in the ten years between 1883 and 891, while the value of British exparts was declining, the value of Ger- man manufactured goods imparted into Eng- land went up by £5,000,000, an increase of over thirty per cent. (3) In the same ten years, the imports of manufactured articles from abroad

show an increase of $13,000,000 in face of the fret that the total value of our imports bed fallen by £12,000,000.

THE HAMI WRITING ON THE WALL. The significance of these figures no optimist can gainsay. Our Industrial supremacy, which enabled us for nearly a century la command the mark is of the world, is visibly threatened, not merely the markets of the world, but lö our own markets. We are, in fact, beajen hy the German in a field which we bave hitherto regarded peculiarly as our own. · Just as In 1884 we w ke up to the fact that France was sertoasly threatening our, uaval rupremacy, so in 1896 wa have now to wake up to the fact that our com- mercial supremacy has largely been undermined by our German competitors.

THE TELEGRAPH PİLLORY.

Magna est Veritas, et Prævalebit.

FICTION.

TRUTH.

[Shanghai Mercury ] | [

A nice has been Issued in the rative papers to the effect that The Chinese Telegraph Administration pay, beginning ibe 78th. instant, dividend of len per cent. my extra dividend (310), another four per cent. (B) Park interest on deposit of reserve fund, or $14 for cach $ico share for the half year."

Notica fṛzuïdby the E, B. A. & C. and Great Northern Telegraph Com. pantes.]

Owing to the con- tinued depreciation of Silver, and to the fact that the Compania' outpayments la other Telegraph Administre- tons, for further tranz. mission of TelegramE beyond thetr OWD systems in the East, are fixed in Gold, the [N. C. Pally News] Charges for Telegram What an en irely unto Europe and America warrenlabi eqnerzs" | will be collected at the Is the recent ad Companies' Station in wince in rates by the China at the following Great Northern Telerite "per word on and graph C, is shown by after the First of August Illart balance-sheet. | next t Its gross receipts. In 1f5e412 000,

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dividend of to per cent to shereholders, £75000 went to lo- terest on and amaitis. tion of debentures, and 83:110 was placed to reserve, which new

amenats to a net sum

To Europe/Russia

excepted)...$2.75 California

3-51 Tutaols ... 337

New York..... 3.25 From the same date the following Local Rates will come fals force :--

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19,

The German and' Austrian Press accuse Great Britain of selfish Isolation, thus disturbing the concert of the Powers in the maitër.

The troubles in Crets have now extended to the southern part of the Island.

France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Austria valuable the land would brcome all along the axe fa laycur of a blockade of Crete so as to pre-line, and what an immerse Impalee it would vent the leading of Greek volanteers and arms, give to the trade and development of the country, leaving the Turks free to restore order in the The Directors, therefore, about year ago, took Island; Great Beltuin dissents from such an Into serious consideration the question of con- arrangement, though agreeing to a joint media.structing a light railway from Brunel Bay to tion to Induce Greece to fulfil her duties towards Tenom at the head of the Peostal Gorgo, and the Porte and bring the Creians to accept a

Instructed Governor Beaufort to obtain from Mr. reasonable compromise.

Henry Walker a rough estimate for a 30-luch gauge railway. In December they received bis estimate, giring the cast at $8,000 per mlic. exclusive of ralis and rolling-stock, which will amount to about 25000 per mile. (At present the dollar is equal to about 21, 244.) | Although the Court had no reason to doubt the accuracy of Mr. Walkers figures, I was considered | advisable that they should be confirmed by en engineer, and Mr. West, who had constructed similar xallway in Lubnan, was engaged. Hla Instructions were that, provided be found Mr. Walker's figures to be approximately correct, he should at once commence operations, and in order that there might be no delay In doing so he took with him eight miles of ralls and contractors' plant,

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Advices from Bulawayo state that Colonel Paget, with a force of 200 Hussars and Mounted Infantry, has left Fort Tule for Fort Victoria.

BRUSSELS, August 3rd,

An appeal against the sentence in the case of Major Lothalie has commencet hele Loid Vaux, the Second Secretary at the Britsh-Lega. tion, will watch the care on behnit of the British Government,

LONDON, August 3rd.

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The Council of the Suez Canal Company have unanimously chosen Pilnce Arenberg successor to the late M, Gulchard as Chairman of the Company, M. Gulchard's son, Robert, takes the vacant seat on the Board.

LI Hong-ching drove In the Park "lo-day and was salated by large crowds arretabled there, He vialty Lord Salisbury at Hatfield to-mATIOW and leaves for Chlox vid. America on the 22nd lastmat.

The gh Lancers are under orders to embark for Durban immediately.

A telegraphic summary of Mr. West's estimate has recently been received and it practically confirm Mr. Walker's figures ;' bis detalled report is expected shortly.

The Court of Directors have recently bed submitted to them pooositions from capitalists for the construction of the rallway, but, so far, not such as they could accept; they are still, however, prepared to give full consideration to noy rcbême pisced before them for taking over the work now in progress, as they would prefer

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pany engaged in the work is still extending the sick-berth and the offices of the man-of-war aperatlank

are novelties to the merchant marine officer. COAL

Pilotage, which at first blash might seem particularly cɔgante to the office of the mercantile marion commander la a matter of which he knows nothing compared to what the naval officer is compelled to know and to practice.

The output of the Labean coal mines is reckoned now at 6,000 tons per month. This improvement is due to the able and energetle minigement of Mr. J. E. Robertson, the local | manager.

Too much Importance cannot be attached to the coal resources of Liboan and Brunel Ray These places being on the highway of vessels trading between Europe and Chins would, fortl- fied and protected, prove un invaluable base of operations in time of war. There is no reason why, in course of time, Brunel Bay should not become so important coaling statlen both for the navy and mercantile marine.

TIMBIL

The timber trade during the past year bas purned a steady course, and though there has been no rapid expansion there has been what to better still-a growing feeling that the industry is now becoming settled and, likely to grow into one of the most important in the territory, The China market, however, has not been favourable to producers, except for small blilan, which has been in some demand. The European markets have remained untouched by expozicis, owing to difficulties regarding freight, but ba comple- tion of the first section of the rallway this will be. overcome, as the difference in rate from Brunel Bay as compared with Sandakan is gou,per tan to favour of the former, where excellent timber te abundant. This difference alone will consit- tate an important factor in farthering the development of trade.

The Centaur carried recard cargoes of

Earl Delaware's crickɛi eleven has beaten the to husband the uncalled capital of the Company | timber from Sandakan to Hongkong during her

Australians by four wickets: Lancashira kaa besten Gloucester by ten wickein; the match between Sussex and Nottingham has resulted in

a draw.

In the cricket match between Sairey and Yorkshire, the latter were beaten by one laslags and sixty-firguns..

L! Hang-ching has arrived in London. His reception was of the simples character; Colonel Colville, Master of Ceremonies, and the Chinese Ambassador were present ; Admiral Tracky and him, met his Excellency at Southampton. Consul Sectt, who have been appolated to attend

The tomb of the life M. Stamboutoff has been wrecked with dynamite; it is believed the set is the outcome of patry spite."

BORNEO.

for other important undertakinga.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the period under review has been busy one, In which a considerable amount of useful work

has been accomplished, and selld progress made by the Colony. Most of the projects out. lined in the programme of the Court, handed to Governer Beaufort on blu departure for Boraco, are being energetically pushed forward, and already they have had a most beneficial effect an the revenues of the country: This is evi- denced by the fact that in 1893 there was a deficit of £0918, whereas in 1895 there is a small surplus of Lot, or, in other words, a set improvement in two years of £11,930.

TOBACCO.

The death is announced of Sir William Grove The Directors are pleased to be able la report a very marked Improvement under this head. It PROGRESS OF BRITISH NORTH, zo desbl, bave been noticed by several shareholders that at the last two Samatta and North Borneo tobacco salca in Amsterdam, to- bacco grown in the Company's terzliory realised the highest prices of the day. Indeed, there can be no longer any doubt that North Borneo tabacco has an established reputation, and possesses qualities in which Sumatra leaf is deficient. At the last sale on the 12th ult, the New Darrel Ray (Borner) Tobacco Plantations took the lead with 182 gulider cents for 400 bales, as agains! 160, the highest obtained for Sumatra leaf,

A wish having been expressed at several recent meetings of shareholders that somewhat faller Information with regard to the progress of the Colony should accompany the coplotary seport and balance sheet, the following particulars are given in response thereto

TELEGRAPH.

On the 19 May, 1894, the first telegraphicmes- sage from Mecumbak, on the mainland of British North Borneo, was received in London. Active

of Lane con. The resong to Sha...$0.40 operations were then commenced from both sides serve fard of the H'kong to Amey

of the Company's territory, and have contioned Eastern Extension and Foochow 0.10

with more less rapidly ever since....... 1. Company mounted

The constraction of the line has now so far In January last to Other Rates can £79612 at hich learned on applica-progressed that, according to the latest advices, the two opposite working parries hope to meet 580,198 was invested

this month, and the line is expected to be in high class securities. worth far more than

completed by the middle of September. The thel, value in the books..

distance covered-will be about goo miles, and in slew of the Inevit-ble obstacles that have Ia total receipts last

· year were £525460.

tion. 2

J. M. BICK, For Manager in China, H'kong, 31 July, 1896.

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[Notice fasued by I'm- H.K.T. leader of portal Chinese

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Telegraph The Chamber at Administration.] Commerce naturally Owing to the can expresses surprisetbat tinued depreciation of an increase—a very silver, and to the fact substantial increas that the Admini-tras

telegrams beyond their awn systems in China, are fixed Jo gold, the charges for Telegrams to Europe (Rassi excepted) and America will be collected at all the Administration's Stations China at the following rate per word on and siter this day, the 1st of August ;—

fo rites should -0 1000 | 13- als out-payments to Follow a very welcome other Telegraph Ad. redaction of the rates ministrations, for far changed for telegramsther, transmission of to the traits and other countries to the south, and it is not alsfied with the reasons par forward by the C-ble Companies tripbily asserts that the pies of the drop in the price of liver necessitates an advance in,tates falls to the ground in the free of the fact that the price of liver, so 'far fem having de- clined, had advanced frem 1/1 T. T. in Febru 17, 1895, 102/23 atthe present momeni, arise of some 14 per cent. The Commllice

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To Europe (Ruanla

excepted) $2.75 California...... 35 Muralt 3.37 New York ... 3.25

Rate to all other

places can be ascer tained on application at the Administration's Offices.

point cut that deprecia- tion of silver in 1895 îd not prevent the Compan es' Directors frem reducing the tele- From the same data "graphic rate io Eurose the following rates for from $z 30 to $1.00 Local Telegrams will per word, and they come Into force at very reasonably add Hongkang :- that the extent of the

present increase in the rate to Europe, from $3.00 to $1.75...or 376 per cent, supposing

reasons

that gned existed for an lacrente, Is surely mostexcessive "and quite out of sil proportion to any re- Zucifons ever made.

To Stal30.40 per wa

Foochow 0,20 do Amoy... 0.20 do

By Order of Director-

General

WAN HAO,

Manager. H'kong, Aug. 1896 Woe unto them who give acant measure and exact full messure from otheis,—Mohammed.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, July 31st. The Powers demand that Greece iskes steps In provant the despatch of volunteers and meet

́ATHENS, 31st July.

tions to Crete,

It le reported here that Greece has repiled to the Porte, throwing responsibllly of all the troubles on the ill-will of Turkey,

LONDON, August 1st.. It appears to be setled that the Car and Czarina will visit Paris about the middle of September and realde at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

had to be overcome, the near completion of this Important work is a matter for congratulation,

COFTII.

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last two trips, the measurements being 40,000 and 42,000 cubic feet respectively.

The Sandakan saw mills have been fall em- ployed during the year mostly on timber required for local use. This in itself is significant.

COASTAL COMMUNICATION. The Court recoguising the Importance of regular steam communication in developing the trade of the country, instructed Governor, Beau- faxt to merange for a service of steamers round the coast. : A commencement was made on the 1st January, and now two steamers are contin- wously employed in the work; the principal porta are thus brought into rapid and constant com munication with one another.

Trade is thereby already greatly stimulated, and It is confidently anticipated that morn steamers will be required, cargo on several occasions having been refused for want of space. RAVINUR FOR 1896.

The revenue for the current year is estimated to exised that of 1895 by about 45,000 dollars.

MANNING THE NAVY.

BY ADMIRAL P. H. COLOMR, Manning of course includes officering and it the two be taken together they form a subject which I am bound to say has not, for certainly

my mlad. The problem only requires to bo fooked in the face and treated from a common sense point of view, to arrive at a satisfactory solution of it. We stand with, a materiai fleet In three stages of progress :—(1) In commission; (2) complete in reserve; and (3) preparing for the reserve, whatever the stage of preparedness may be. Without drawing a pedantic parallel, we may say that the personnel aught to be, and in fact is, in three stages s—(1) In commission in sea-going ships; (2) in harbour ships, barracks, and const guard';

Amusement.

TO-NIGHT!!!

So that in some way or other u third reservo of officers can only be supplied by an overflow from the Royal Navy Itreif. My views on this head ought to be well known, though I think I can count on my fingers the number of there who really understand" them. Yet the principle In quite clear. I should apply a system of fixed pensions for all officers of certain stuuding in each rank, which they would be held to have earned on reaching that standard, and be free to take or leave as long as they remained in that rank. On taking the pension they would pass into the third reserve for a given number of ears, and be liable for service in the rank they held when quilting active employment. Though I should make this overflow the backbone of THE the third reierve, I do not think it would be possible to completo it without the assistance of the officers of the mercantile marine nearly as at present, arranged for. have shown, I think conclusively," that this system of overi it would create the third reserve of officers re- fw from the middle ranks of the Navy, while

quired, would be much less costly than the pre- sent systems of retirement. It would besides as al present. Tam sure the plan will be adopted give us young sctive officers Instend of old ones

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Thus if we have (1) a xafficient force in com- mission at sea; (3) sufficient force awaiting employment at tea; (3) a reserve composed of from the Navy, and of officers and men serving middle ranks of officers which 'has overflowed

in the meresatile marine, we shall have arranged of the navy, and shall not be ashamed to meet the personnal in harmony with the materie!

our caemles when they speak with us in the gate.—Navy Lingua Fournai.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT,

CRIMINAL SESSIONE.

(Before his Lordship'Dr. J., W. Carrington, CM.G. Chuf Justica.)

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August 19th.'

ATTEMPTED ADDUCTION.

Cheong Hung was charged, on lotormation, with baring, first, polawfully, by feloniour means, attempted to take a girl named Ya San- king from the colony as an emigrant, on the 5th Jely, and secondly, with attempting by force to take the same girl from the colony on the same date.

Mr. E. E. Pollock, Attorney-General,

prosecuted, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. W. Looker, of Mr. V. R. Deacon's office), appearing for the defence.

The prisoner pleading not guilty to the information the following Jury was drawn - Messrs. H. A. W. Siade, C. F. de Carvalho, J. M. Ozalo, J. S. Ezekiel, E. Ezra, M. Stafford Northcote and M. Sternberg.

TO-NIGHT!

GREAT ATTRACTION.

GREAT AMERICAN STEAM

RIDING GALLERY,

FROM AMERICA, WITH ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, CHARIOTS. CARRIAGES AND GALLOPING HORSES, SPLENDID MUSIC, BIG TENT AND EVERYTHING FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THR PUBLIC. The Young Folk like it, The Old Folks like it. They all like it, they cannot heln it, For never has Hongkong been visited by a mare populir førm of Rufoyment and amusement for years. COME EARLY I COME EARLYI EVERY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. RAIN OR SHINE PERFECTLY SATE. ONLY 10 CENTS A RIDE; 10 CENTS.

RECLAMATION GROUND, PRATA, WEST POINT. Hongkong, zaod fuir, 1896..

Consignees,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

'HE Steamship

THE

"CATHERINE APTAR? baying arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining. on board after the 20th instant, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and -PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods frara síongsiða such Cargo Impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' riale and expense.

Bay) for the year ending March, 1896, was 919

The crop from the Torstipan Estate (Máradu | twenty years, presented any great difficulties to Instructed by Mr. A.B. Johnson, Crown Solicito) Godown Co., Limited, at Wanchal, pleals of cherry, of which 607 picuals were plaked from 33 acres planted in July, 1892, and the balance of the crop was collected from fields now coming lato beslag. The crap on this. estate for 1896 will be larger than last year, and, it is expected, will meet the expenditure on 18 seres now in coffer, although less than balf that area is in bearing. An equally good result has been obtained by the British North Borneo Development Corporation, although the actas! figures are not to hand. The following extracts

well for the various planting Industries —

The cost of construcion to to the end of 1895 from the Herald of January fat, 1896, speak❘ pensioned, and (3) the mercandle marine, that charged, the prisoner took the complainant,

was £8.453, including material and rqilpment. An addtional outlay of shout £3,000 will pro- _bably_be_necessary_for_its_completion. These figures are within the estimated cost,

The benefits of telegraphy are so obvious the? they need not be gone inte, hat it may be stated that, apart from the advantage to the trading and planting commonly, the Company will be braucht into direct communication with their. capital and the interior stations.

ROADS.

Chlef amongst the toids under construction are the Fenofal Gorge road; the road to the Gold Fields; the Ambong Kinw road; the rosi round Meredo A17; and the Kabun China rosd.

In reference to the latter, the British North

·Borneo Herald sayı:~"It is expected by the nex' trip of the Memnon that a large number of Hakkas will arrive. There is plenty of room for them, and the Improvements now being made

In this road for cart traffic will, within the next

three months, open the way for a large agrical total population along the road who will no doubt turn their attention to the growing of ceffen, the access of which they can see for themselves in the district.

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"Coffre, his been started la one or two new localities, xs, for instance, at the seventh mile stone outside Sandakan, on the Beaufort road, where a Chlonman has planted some 50 acres, while most of the existing estates have been en- larged. The following is the monthly crop of coffee in parchment since June last from the Byte Estate, which is estimated to be aborto acres, and the averige age about a year"10 months In July to 3 years 3 months in December :-

July ...pele. 23.58 October... pels. 65.02 August 33 66 November

11.84.22

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September 44.73 December 170.00

"The end of the year' sees coffan coming la from Byle, Kihell, Loong Plasow, Segalind, Weston Jarvli, Sebugs, Tarettpan and Kudal ; the price to Singapore is $45.50 per pleul- higher than it has ever been before; and at the Bete, Tarapan, Kinabstängen, Baleno and other places farther fresh clearings are in pro- gress for Immediate planting.

GAMBIER

This calivation is extending steadily at Me- finao; three holling houses are at work and two more will be, erected by June to meet the requirements of the young plants now some months in the ground, and it is anticipated that the meathly output will then be 180 picats. The gambler produced is of the best quality and finds a rady local sale at fall prices. Felling for fresh gardena is in progress,

COCOAMUTS.

PINOTAL GORGE ROAD —It will be remem hered that this road was commenced in January, 1895; now practically completed. It would be difficult to over-estimate its value, loasmuch as it affords the only practicable outlet from the rich futerlar to the coast, sad cannot fall to largely increase the trade in jungle produce from those prolific districts. One of the principal -producis is gutia percha, which, as is well known, This cultivation has only been seriously commenced by Europeans during the last four Kas recently largely dien in value in this coun- iry. The amount expended on this road to the years, but at a great many different places round end of the year was £2.443 131, 45.

the coast coconut' plantations have been "GOLD

started, and fresh ones on an facrensing scale SABAHAN-BOLE ROAD. This is the road to ❘ are contemplated. As yet but very few of the the Gold Fields which have been so repeatedly trees are in bearing, but when they once com. alluded to at the various meetings. Instructions mence the oatlarn of nuts will be continuous were given to make this road two years ago, but and will increase until it becomes of large con nothing was dana until quite ferantly on imper-sequence to the country. Every month, at a alive orders belog telegraphed to carry out the rough estimate, something like a thousand fresh trees are planted at one place or another. The work. News of lis completion had just arrived, when almost simultaneously a telegram reached dwarf nuts that bear in three years are watched the Court on 16th July announcing an import with fnterest. ant discovery of gravel-bearing gold la the Bole river. This river is at the end of the rand.

Shareholders will no doubt remember how at

SUGAR CANE.

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No question arises as to the sex-golog ships or as to the then and offices in commission, but questions arise of the gravest fmportance as to first reserve of officers. Except for Ang officers, captains, and commanders, and to a lesser degree for engineers, there is little or no first reserve of

efficere corresponding to the first reserva of ships. This is merely to say that many years ago wa deliberately abolished the half-pay list, except for the senior ranks. I fear I stand almost alone in holding that things can never be right until the old ball-pay system for janter officers, bat la an improved form, is restored. There is litle Decenalty for largo balf-pay list of senior officers. It is a thing forced on us by oxi mis- taken way of treating the question of promotion and retirement. Au regards the first reserve of seamen, namely, such an ace in harbour, ships and barracks and ready for sea at a moment's notice, we are, if we include the coastguard, not lil-provided, as I understand.

Mr. Pollock, alter explaining the nature of the counts, stated that the complainant had been living in Hongkong, and that on the day before

against her will, to a boarding house, and the next day, under the pretence of taking her for a walk, took her on board the steamer for Canton. Here the complaiasat spoke to a Police constable, with the segule that the defendant was taken into custody and charged as above,

The complainant was then put in the box, bat her story was so entirely different from that told In the Police Court, and so ifttle carried out the statement of the prosecution, that bis Lordship directed the jury to return a verdict of "not gulity” and discharged the pricomer,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE English (Katter-(-Hind) a1st inst., Canadian (Empresa of India) zgik last, German (Bayern) agih lust Australian (Guthrie) 25th Inst, American (Ckína) afth init. Tacoma (Tacoma) 27th Ingt. American (Belgie) 5th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 11th prax. American (Peru) 13th prox.

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THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamet Pers, with mails, etc., left San Francisco for this port, vis Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 27th fast.

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Europe. "Singapore. * Swatow.

Haiphong. Hungay.

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 18th August, 1896. [1304

*MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8. 5, "GĦAZEEA FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods ard, being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th Instant will ho,sübject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pré- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th instant, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods ara ta be left in the Godowns, where, they will be examined on the 24th instanti, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigued by

DODWELL, CARIILL & Co.,

Agents... Hongkong, 18th August, 1895. ·

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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, AND SINGAPORE.

HE Company's Steamship » THE

"OOLONG,"

having anived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Calma will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the auth instant, or they will not be recognized.

It is the third reserve which is held to present dificaties, yet I cannot see that they exist when they are faced. It seems nonsense to 'talk about the cost of any plas as being a difficulty, The gross Navy Estimates this year were lo reand figures £12,800,000, - and, silli in round figures, £130,000, or about one per cent., went on the third reserve. When we were spending Are per cent, and isiling, we might begin to speak of cost, but not before. It is objected to bastog second reserve on the mercantile marine, that war would be the very ilme when the impos.

SHIFFING RETerm). · sibility of withdrawing m frors the mercantile masine for the service of the

From 6 pm, yesterday to 6 p.m. to-day, Navy would present kimelf. This is an

ARRIVALS. obvious error. Almost all are agreed that our Merionethshire..............steamer from Mororan. sillog Navy must, in such a contingency, be | Mexmatrimo fald up, at least for a time. It is certain that | Prometheus minio all classes of our ships accustomed to trade to Lygem the country with which we go to war would be | Amara s thrown out of work. The seamen put out of Pingaury · AUTORIIN – employment by the two agencies would be open Kwongiang to either join the Navy, or to take the places in the mercanille marine of those who did jela it.

It is further objected that bo'k in quality and in quantity the mercanille marine supply to the Navy would fall,

We doubt whether there is truth in this objection as things stand at the moment; but with really plenty of money to apend on it, a system of State apprenticeships Ly-er-moon.........steamer, fx Canton, stems an easy, almost an obvious remedy Sunghiang cost does not lie in the way, I cannot see what Salasts other objection does lls in the way of technical schools for young seamen, who would be bound Germania muunt, to serve a certain time in the mercantile marias Hongkong and being then in receipt of a retaining fes.. should be bound to serve in the Royal Navy

Aggregating 8,576 lons register, when called upon. As to a common trivial objection that the reserve in the mercenille le HoNOKONG AND WRAMPOA DOCK RETURNE, not alliciently trained for service in the Royal Plectol............... in Kowloon Dock || Navy, the answer simply is—then train them

Brand 'komunuman, # better. It is a mere question of money. It wa spend three-quarters of a million Instead of a Adito insumOTSIKERKAN quarter of a million on the Royal Naval Reserve, || Nanyang umuusam * I think we could have one in every respect to Honam our liking. I am entirely opposed to the Scottish fales **.*** volutionary measure of | introducing short servies

ate the New. It would produce an endless Donar umspainianę 31- drop of difficulties, and is not at all called for Utvickt........................................ ent the improvement of the persent system has Kameralda been tried and shown to

to be a failure.

Wandering Fem The third reserve of officers in the real crun i of the matter. It is Imposible that an ordinary Ajvidi inaugnumána officer of the mercantile marine should prove an efficient Royal Naval officer on an emer.

mocy. No doubt an officer of the mercantile OUTWARD-tyth July-Toucar, Leandır. 21st | marine of exceptional ability and tac, may, after July-Agapanthus. 28th July-Bauvorlick,

year's service in the Navy, exhibit tremendous Glaucus, 31st July-Mogul, Wennington Hall. The above Steamer haylarifved, Consignees The satisfactory growth of the plant producing strides towards proficiency. But the art at 4th August-Breconshire, Irena, Queen Olga, of Cargo are hereby requested to send In their this fibre has been fully proved, and to two or commanding bodies of man, which is the fanda dawns Mars, Dorethide the August Gl: Bill of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediats delivery of their Goods from three places there are considerable patches of it. mental art of the Royal Naval officer, is not to skiel, Java, Kesmum, Nalaz 11th Aug Alongside. Three hundred acres are being opened on home be learer with less than several years practice. Minalaus. Tab. August-Calidontan, Malatça

*Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel account opposite Loong Plasow, and the natives The highest embodiment of that art is only Palamed. Ettrickdale, Oak Branch, Radley, easily learn, the process of extraction by hand. ・・・ found in the lieutenant of five or six years! 18th. Augat-Briawiri, Carmarthenshire, will be landed and stored at Consignees ride

and expense. CUTCH

standing, and he has been practising it hom vom Glenagla, Preussen, Kagoshima, Jal

J. 5. VAN BUREN, Catch, which la extracted from mangrove bark, | yeare si leses. The engine-room and the staks- HOMEWARD-Th. August-Hactor. “11th

Agiat. has been exported in considerable quantities, and. | fold of a massalwar lavalve À vary different | Angurimulden, · Kath. Arguabilganimnon, 732 spssks well for this indwetry' ibat the Coni» / expertando from thoor of a muchast ship į oran, Hankow, Mayunte

Sugar cane bas been experimented with in one or two places with satisfactory results, jo various times deposits of gold have been dis

far, as proving the extremely low price at which covered in this district, and for a time proffably the raw material, the cave, can be produced and worked by Chinese, 'who had to abandon them is high quality, and sugar-yielding capabilities, in consequence of the difficulty in keeping up bet up to the present the crushers used havË communication and supplies by the sivet. À been on altegetber too small scale ; one is Journey by this means took over a month, now at work on the Scan Lamba. It is urged wheress it can now be done by the road in that where the raw material is cheapest that is seven hours. Apart, however, from the fact that the place to erect factories for whatever the these deposits can now be systematically worked product may be, and nowhere is cane cheaper, with every chance of success, the new discovery if so cheap, as in North Bornes; and at the having been made the subject of a speciál | end of the year we bear that negotiations will telegram, is evidently of an important nature by la progress for the erection of a "crusher on a

AMBONG ROADS-Mr. Wise, the Magistrate. | larger scale. In-Charge, Frovlaca Keppel, has completed considerable amount frand-making. That over the Melissong hill between Pingalat and Kawang will be a most uncial road for coast travellers. The roads at Ambong, both at the new station and thence towards Abai, hawa "made good progress. A path has also been made between Sandakan Bay and R

d Kabun China. But this will require farther attention before being as useful as could be desired,

Cholera amongst the troops of the Soudan expedition is practically over.

Sir F. Carington has abandoned the plan is to carry the Malappa Hills by assault, as the new forts will prevent the satires sowing grala MARUDU BAY ROADS.-In Kudat, Mr. Little has and berding their cattle and thus force them into made a new and most useful road from the town submission to the British. A police force of six towards the new Chinese coffee garders; he has handred strong is to be organized in Rhodosis, als done * considerable amount of work on the The Irish Land Ellt has passed the second road from Tanjong Hatu towards Sandakan. reading to the House of Lords,

This road will tap the Bankeks river near the Large emigration from Crete is taking place tobacco-estates, and eventually the Sogut and Greece is adopting the strongest measures to Labukiver, malding it possible to ge overland gaevent the despatch of volunteers and munitions from Sandakan to Kadak. He has also made:

most of the road required to connect Kudat with August 3rd.

Maruda Bay.

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The latest news for Creta states that the insurgents, reinforced by the penunata in the province of Candia, are marching on się town |

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Os many occasions the Court hava held out prospects of opening up the country by means of reads and radways.” 21 la oney to reálise how

COTTON.

Cotton is on trial in one or two places and promiss well. Some of the earlier planted patches were in rather lonely disiricis and were almost entirely eaten up by deer and wild cattle, which seem to have a grant fondness for it. The later plantings are in places where these animals will not come. The Park Reserva trens are in good beating.

COCOA, SAGO, AND NUTHEM. Cocos, age, nutmegs, and other products have been planted by Europeans in several places and in all instances promise well. Samples of cocoa have already been obtained.

MANILA HEMP.

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No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowas after the 341k Instant will be subject to rest.—-

Blis of Lading will be countersigned by

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 17th Arguit; 1896.

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OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

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Hanghong, 19th August, 1895%