1896-09-23 — Page 3

• SWATOW NOTES.

(From our own Correspondent.)

SWATOW, September gand.-

Since I last sent you some netts He here has been singularly uneventful. Even the weather has been so setiled as to give me no opportunity for comments, and sithough there is yet time for #typhoon to visit us and bring destruction in Its train, It seems very probable we shall pass through this dangerous season without any atmospheric disturbance. The only thing worthy of notice is the comparatively cool weather we had during the first fortnight of this month. We hear that you have bad oceans of very welcome rais, filling your reservoirs to over flowlog. You evidently must have had our share of Jupiter Pluvins's favour, for only a very few showers have fallen here lately, although we generally look for wet, unsettled

weather this month'

There was another Customs' holiday yesterday, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and work has not yet been properly resumed. The Chinese enter thoroughly into the spirit of these holidays, and Hute or so bolness is transacted. Advantage

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1896.

RACIAL RAPPROCHEMENTS.

When publishing the full list of Hengkong subscriptions to be fand for the rellel of distress caused by the tidal wave in the north of Japan, we called the attention of the Japanese to the fact that Chinese had 'unbscribed handsomely, thereby showing that in spite of the war and the bitterness still evinced to Formes and the adjacent previnces, the Chinese were ready to jet by-gones be by-gener," and extend ready and generous assistance to their former enemies in time of treable. It is gratifying to note that the Kobe Yushin Nippa calls the attention of Its readers to this significant and laudable indiestion ef goodwill, and says "they return kindness for comity. Nothing can be more bighly appreciated than this. And on their side, the Tapanese are contributing an readily to the railal al Chinese and others rendered destitute by the unfortunate and unavoidable prolongation of bestilles in South Formoss, Thus we see that in the East, as in the West, adversity is the greatest leveller of all differences, when the two races so recently engaged to dead- ly hostilitler, and oven now carryleg on wax to the koife in one region, cen still sympaiklse with each other's individual misfortunes, and prove how Gulversally, even in the uttermost parts of the earth, fellow feeling makes us wondrous kled,” though the author of this say- perhaps never dreamed of such a place as the

nolas that “A member of foreign residents of

question of money, are more parfoile than a | and active part in State cerersenies, as sho ali Yankee, who would go to the other side of Jericha to get five-cent plece if he thought ibero was a better chance of getting it there ihan at home.

A POPLICY.

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wayssteadfastly discharges State business. For next year, therefore, if all goes well, preparations aught to be commenced early and heartily for maikinal rejoicings of an adequate and most memorable kind.” The whole world ought to sec China's star of progress is rising, and Land admire how the British race can show it Hung chang is coming over the course to point grallide to Heaven and its fast attachment to It way, Ithas been over a thousand years since those institutions which have grown with its its tight has shone upon the Celestial Empire.rowth, taken, shape be the sipliations and and now it will come with a brilliancy and advances, and are today, the secret of its splendeur that will waken the Orentals from strength and vast fofience. Nevertheless, their lethargy and they will yet astonish the the aid of September, being the land- the world. I want to be in it, and that is why I mark and crossing-line of so remarkable a baro com here to live. I hope you will excuse period, deserves to have its own significance of me for not going into the detall of my mavements commemoration, and we say again that hearty because I have yet to examine deals of the loyalty everywhere will do well and dutifully to Chinese in power,"

set its wits to work to hit apon appropriate and venerous and genial methods of taking care that Qaccu's Day this year “shali never be forget,”

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Wie de inot necessarity andorse the opinions exprssted by

Correspondents in this colons J

THE NIGHT.SOIL DIFFICULTY. To run torron etwa "Homeicomo TelegrapE,”-

of the Sanitary Board to force on the inhabitants SIR-Permit me to suggest that the attempt of this colony irresponsible legislation should be stopped. Everything was going on O.K. before going on all right for years,

I have a large family to support and many servants in the house, so the strike of night.asis coollen is exusing us, like many others, very

SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.

HOW THE IMPIRE HAS OROWN, Population and area have immensely extended. #There are seventy-five people living in these hiands now for every filty who were alive, when

175,000 square miles a territory larger than the Queen came to the throne." We have added Austris-In India: 80,000 square miles-spice as vast as Great Bifisinin the rest of Asia mania South Africa and in Esat Africa, 7,000,000 square miles or shout half the extent of Emepass Russia. Our possessions in North America and in Australasia cover one-ninth of

was taken of it by the foreigners to have anothening bad no knowledge of China or Japan and the new regulations were issued, and had been 200,000 square rutles—a region as large as Ger

selling race, which was won by Mr. Haesinop's | Far East. In the same spirit the Yaki nOW

COMMERCIAL NEWS,

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Hongkong, September 23rd. Mess Benjamin, Kelly and Potts report as follows in their Share List Issued at 5 pm. to-day

The share market has ruled very dull and the general level of prices is, if anything, some- what lower than when we last wrote. The Union Insurance Society of Camion, Limlied, have advertised their Yearly Meeting for the 8th October,

BANKY-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have been placed in small tola at declining rates down to 191 per cent, premium, closing with sellers. The Londes quotation is £43 10/-

MARINE INSURANCES.-Unlona bave been sold at $250 and are steady at the cate. China Traders are quiet with small sellers at $51, Yangtexts are enquired for at Stgo without find- ing sellers. Strafta uro standy si $37).

FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkong Fires have both are offering at quotations. bern sold at $343) and Chinx Fixes at $97 and

SHIPPING A tally large line of Hongkong hands at $311, Indo-Chinas are out of favour Canton, and Macao Steamboats have changed at $451. China and Manilas are quiet at $75 with no business to report, Douglas shares have dropped still further and sales at $65 have been affected although at this rate there are more buyers.

REFIKSIES-Chins Segurs have been the

conditions ■ hamen being can fill into—the word. |`Bypochondria. (often abbreviated to "apo"), the

word meaning under the cartilages.

"For seven yours," writes = correspondent, *I #uffered from complains of the liver. "I was very bilions, my skin was silow and dry, and the whites of my eyes yellow. I had much pain and weight si my right side, and was constantly dapenased mad my power to melancholy. It seemed to be out take a hopeful or chenful view of anything. The effect of this complaint on the mind was one of the spects of It hardest to boar,

“I had lost my natural appetito, and ate to support life1 but there was no mere any genuine reliah for food or drink. The bad taste in my mouth made all that I took taste bad. Bometimes I would be taken sick and throw up all I had enter; and after a meal, no matter how slender and simple, I was troubled kinds of medicines and while some of thou may with fulans and pain at the chest. I used many bave relieved me for the moment, nous conferred, any

ating berent, and I was soon as bad as ever.

"Ja March, 1893, I read in a small book of what Mother Belgel's Curativo Bycup bad done in casos similar to mine, and was especially interested in the moment given in the book of the nature and duties of the Hver mod te Allsorders. I got a bottle of the Byrup from Boots Drug Stores, and after taking is corrset my stomach and liver and clear my system of few days felt quite like a now may It seemed to all biles and it left ma in capital health. Bisce that time I have kept Mother Seigel's Syrup in the hous

family medicine and have commended it to all my friends as the best known aura for ailments Mka the one from which I suffered so miserably and so long. You can use this statement as you like.

Ads on her time allowzuce of 17 minutes, Lung Kobe have been seen diatribuiing food or monty, great inconvenience. Something must be done the cath's land. Canada has been politically medium of a very large, business both for cash (good) John Gesst. 89, Coventry Road, Balwoll, Wax (Mr. Lonscent) and (Mr. Jensee) March

done?

Yours cic,

RATEPAYER.

Hongkong, September 23rd, 1895.

Alstinguished loyalty, Constitutional self-govern. ment has been given to Australasia, which may count on xa expansion in the next century similar to that of the United States In this. The

raics op

to $133 and at equivalent rates forward; at the close the market is quieter at $131. It Is rumoured that, owing to the increased demand for rehned sugar, both Refineries are aga

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"In the spring of 1591," writes another, "and myself in bad health. I had no appetite, and the itle I did est did me no good, gave me no strength. I had great pain and weight at the chest and right side, and my skin turned allow and dry. My attacks of gravel and cold, clammy, weakening owenta broke out all over me. Being only seventeen armed and anxious. No doctor was able to help

old when the trouble began TOURS

www.greatly.

me, and I continued thus for over thres 1

being respectively record and third. The Tortoise (Tekker), which should have had third place, was disquallied for ■ foul The Lung Wan was the first boat that covered the course, the Fallung (Mr. Sträm) and Powrie Pousse (he Commissioner's gigi salled by Mr. Castro) having a grand race for second place. The wind, contrary to expectation, was light and puffy, and the large boats were too heavily handicapped in consequence, The Doctor's Douglas unfortunately had a mishep early in the race, beleg rendered hors de combat awing in ) indeed they hardly could be, for under feudalism horrible Armenian massacres. WB) those gen-whether China, populous as she is, supports so \ stock, a sharp reaction may be looked for. Rauba ↑ Ilves; or Hdney symptoms I resort to Mother Beigel's

bez maimant going by the board, If this accident bad not happened, I fancy the result of the sace would have been very differest.

house and home and are encamped miserably in the open air since ibe fised of the goth August, When even foreigners are found to act so kindly, how much more.

32 This expression, svin Foreigners, is worth notice. It indicates that the Japanese regard kindness as something strange in the foreigner, and we hope that this view of THE ATROCITIES IN TURKEY.

To THE Iron or THE "Howmezna TeleSRAPIE." the Western character will soon disappear. We believe the idea of public subscription lists for relief of distress, as in the Osaka finds, the Gile

SIR,-Directly after the Kucheng massacre, earthquake, the tidal wave, and ether cases, is a matter up and arranged for a public meeting.

some gentlemen in Hongkong kindly tock the Westera idea; formerly in Japan the calle of

Reater has lately Informed me that, mere chailly were not responded to in this way as meetings have been held in England those there was sot the same mechanism for appes tlemen kindly take the matter up, and see Ing to the public, there was no press, and there Hoogkong cannet contribute sympathy, and was not the same sort of public community. But

■ protest against these brutal massacres. there are symptoms yet surviving of the old dis-

Apalogling for troubling you, and humbly The Man season is rapidly coming to an ends pasitlow to regard an barbarians all who are not requesting the publication of this in your co- Japanese--the disposition which is the crring evillamos, and thanking you in anticipation I of fossilised China. For instance, ike Editor of

enclose my card. the Chupwal Eijt Shimbun, writing of ble recent visit to Kobe, expresses surprise at belag courteously 'received by the Editors of foreign newspapers here. It would be surprising dlacsartery had been shown ; but the Japanese seem remarkably slow to learn this. There are of course instances of all manner of evil conduct QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN. on the part of foreigners, but surely the Japanese have intelligence enough to see which is the rale and which is the exception. Ex uno discs well ahead of Its Hiltish contemporaries our Never behind the times and characteristically omnes in a precept which ought not to be

applied still London namesake suddenly, about four months applied in such matters It

go, dished the following most interesting article upon the drowsy citistar of the great English metropolis, causing, ■■"lis perusal will here, no le plaire and possibly some wonderment

and the Island is now almost deseried. The Commissioner returned to big"Town Residence" to-day, and the community is once more united, as far as the Haibour will allow it to be. Our namber has been increased by the arrivs) of Mr. Wilton to take up his appointment as Assistant at the British Consulate. He has been a long time off duty on sick leave.

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The Customs have taken over charge from Mesire, Bradley & Co. of the Shanghai Local Post agency and are working it very well. They are getting their hande in in anticipation of the Union Postal system, which, I understand, is to

be inaugurated early next year, when Chisa

enters the Portal Union.

* PROPOSED JUNCTION OF THE STRAITS TELEGRAPHIC SYSTEM WITH THAT OF BURMAH,

A RAY OF HOPE FOR AN INEXPENSIVE

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE,

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Yours, elc.,

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOURER, Hongkong, September 23rd, 1896.

many panese to foreigners as a whole, and by some foreigners to the Japaners collectively, It is misiska on both sides. There is abundant ground for harmony between the two, and there Is no reason why Japanese and foreigners should not be as good friends as are batives and aliens | ** well- in any other, country,

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE IN CHINA

COLONEL JEFFERDS INTERVIEWED. ▾

CHINA'S FIRET TRUNK LIKE.

Calness products.

British Empire now embraces an area of Working full power. Luzaus are peglected, and winers also noted badly, andl from Uime to time I had 8,500,000 square miles, or, if the subordinate Indian States and the possessions of the African Companies be included, of 10,000,000 square mici. It contelas a population of iome 350,0:0,000 people. Nearly one person out of every four on the earth owes allegiance, directly or indirectly, to the Queen.... Its area is larger than that of Russia. It is very doubtful

many people as the British Empire.

THE REIGN OF STEAM, AND ELECTRICITY.

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soon felt better, lighter, and more cheerful. And by taking it a few weeks longer I recovered my health and strength, Bince then, when I have any stomach,

Syrup and it never fails to set me tight. You can publish this letter. (Signed) D. Hanson, 6, New Inn Lane, Gloucester, May 81st, 1896.”

až once.-- Alvi.

will probably remain dot of favem ill affairs in Manila become more settled.

MINING-Panjoms, owing to a strong bear element, have been handled rather severely and "horts have been able to cover to a small ex- tent at Sol and $10. The markel is, however, gain mach fimer owing to latest advices from the mine being very satisfactory, and after the settlement, which is rather a beavy lone on this

are in favour at $51, but no shares appear to be obtainable. The general clean up for eight "When the Queen was boen it was Htorally | weeks resulted in 1196 ounces smelted gold out tras that man could not travel faster than the of 3030 tons of ore crushed. New Balmorals and The stomach, the liver, and the Hidneys are all Pharichs." The first of the great trunk lines-} Oliveri are neglected owing to the Genaral connected parts of the food and digestive system. that between London and Birmingham-was not Managers havlog received a telegram from Ass-

When disordered (smally through torpidity of the opened till 1838. A third-clmes rallway ride in tralia which indicates the probable fallure of stomach) they aripple the body and throw a gloom 1841 from Londen to Xxatër fook sixteen hours. the negotiatlons for the sale of the joint proof night over the mind. On the earliest signs of ⠀ and a half. · In 1843 them were only 18,000,000 pertles." Jelebus are offering at $3.10.

anything wrong with than use Mother Beigel's Byrup passengers. There are 900,000,000 now, eight DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.—Hosg» out of nine of whom are third-class. The | kong and Whampoa Docks have been taken off | mileage of railways, is now 20,000; and their the market at 202 and 203 per cent premium capital has aprang from £35,000,000 to | and at any and 208 per cent premium for £1,000,000,000. Af the Queen's accession slzam... ...December. The market closes quiet at 202 per navigation of the Red Sea and of the Atlantic was cont premium. Kawloon Wharf shares have "proved " to be impossible. In 1818 the Siriu! | bsen in soms demand with the result that the and the Great Western crossed the Atlantic. | rate has advanced to $58 after sales at $55, 856, The Stews, of you tous and 320 horse-power, $57 and $57). Wanchal's are wanted at $449.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hongkonghe CRICKET CLUB, for the purpose of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of took eighteen days from Cosk to New York. The Campania, of 13,000 tons and 30,000 horse. Lands are very firm at $75 and no shares are power, does it now in a little over five.

obtainable. Kowloon Lands are quiet at $18. receiving the Committee's Report for the Past Hotels are unchanged at $29. West Points are wanted at $184. Hongkong Season and electing the Commiliter and Officers | for the Coming. Senson, will be held in the MISCELLANEOUS-Green Island Cements PAVILION on FRIDAY, the 25th September, ut have been placed at $17) and are firm at the|| 4.45 PM, xate. A. S. Watsons have been sold at #rago and are wanted, Hongkong Electrica have been placed $6.75.

Exports and imports combined amounted In 1937 to about £140,000,000 la 1294 to more than 680,000,000, Then 1,200 articles were subject to Customs duty; now less than one doren.

would thus be established an alternative tele. I mop! and, as oran), up" to Els car■ in wolk fat thought by the vast and visibla blessings | to 1847 17 ́ In 1842 every penny of the Incoma

Col. Jefferds har established his headquarters at the Central Hotel, The Band, where a reporter of the Shanghai Daily Press found him located in a large and commodious apart.

Upon being asked the object of his presence la Chips st this time, Col. Jeffards said I have returned to Chins for the purpass, of exrrying out my agreement with his Excellency Vin Telling for the construction and equipment of the La-Kec-chiiso (Peking)-Hankow the road."

Asked how long he intended remaining with Janction taking us, be sild I have come here to stay. The

graphic reate to Europe, as far as most of the roste is concerned. We should have a cheap land line as against an expensive cable route.

The

rales from India to Europe ATC comparatively cheap compared with males to Europe from the Straits; so that, Is the event of such

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR: French (Octanten) agih lost, Australian (Changsko) zgth lust. Indian and Stralis (Katsang) 29th inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 1st prox. Tacoma (Olymôla) qih prox.

· Canadian (Empress of China) 7th pix.

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THE Indo-China Co's steamship Kutrang, from Calcutta and the Straits, leit Singapore for this port at 5'p.m. yesterday."

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THE D.D.R.stoamship Heriko, from Hamburg, left Singapore for thle port yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the 28th inst.

SHIPPING RETURNS.

From 5 pan. yesterday to 5 pm. to-day. ARRIVALI, Fades ation ..............steamer from Singapore. Mamuon............................

Sandakan. Formata R Slam m

Zycemoon kosmosas

place us that suggested, we might anticipate prospects for a bright and progressira lature for memory must cast back along the marvellously | arnessed under Schedule Batood at £46,000,000 Radley ROSAAREMA¦ ̧

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" Const Ports. SWLLOW. Singapore. Stanghai.

vessels, almost all of wood, and 2,800,000 tans, Our commercial navy totalled in 1840 23,000

tacluding 770 steam vessels, of 87,000 tons; bat On the 13rd day of September, Her Majesty in 1894 numbered 31,000 versels, mostly all of the Queen who may heaven long preservaren and steel, and nearly 9,000,000 tons, of which 6,000,000 tons go by steam. Electric will have reigned for a greater period than any other Sovereign in the long and glorious annals telegraphy was not know when the Queen of our British Kings and Queens. The know. came to the throne. The first year of ledge and admiration of ints grand historical her tign was the first of the electric fact with the jost pride of which it is the chest laid in 1851, the Atlantic cable in 1766. Since cause telegram. The Channel cable Was only and sourc:-ls in all 'men's hearts, throughout the length and breadth of the Empire, so that 1870, when the telegraphs were taken over by the The Native States 'realdents, in their recent

Shanghal, September 14th. Lord Brare, by his question upon the subject State, the number of faland messages has risen conference, direussed the advisability of a jane- Among the passengers that arrived by the which he intends to put in Parliament, does from 10,000,000 to more than 70,000,000 a year, elen of the telegraphle system of the Native Empress of Japan on Saturday was Colonel nothing less than give expression to a perfectly Then it was one wire, one message, at eighty

M. R. Jofferde, CE The Colonel has returned

univerani feeling of Interest and curiosity, What words a minute. Now six messages can leave! States with that of Burmsh through the Malay in connection with one of the proposed Lord Braye especially wishes to learn is whether by one wire sta speed of 600 words a minute. Siamese territory. Such a Junction, the Straits railway undertakings and has 'brought with him it is the intention of the Government, in hennar And the telephone has come is to relieve the Timas days, might bave very important results. design of an elegant building that a rich of so extremely and aniquely suspicious an occa- telegraph. Postage in 1937 cost four peace a It would faciliate inter-state communication, American syndicate proposes to erect at Shang-slan, to intodece a measure in the two Hoares of letter from London to Windsor, to Edlaburgh and inter-stato trade, particularly as the Native hal as perraanent exposition of American and Parliament to constitute this approaching Septem: thirteen pence !

ber 23rd general and national boliday. Nothing States lines are to be extended through Johore to

could be more natural or desirable than that such Singapore. But auch « Junction would have

a day should be so set apart oficially in the two more extensive results than these, Burmak la

fold rease of the ancient werd, both as a day of

"ARE THE PROPER BEITER Orr ? connected with the Indian system, and there

gladness and of popular refolding, and, also, as

1" holy diy,” consecrated to saléma and grate- Bat" are the people better off than they were from bore which have been granted to this Tax raised, exclusive of Ireland, £700,000 ; BOW Realm in the fortunate prolongation of the reign it brings la (inclusive of Ireland), two and a indeed, could suggest and could Jastily to minds paid as £50,000,000 in 1833 in 1994, on of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. If anything, quarter, millions sterling. Probate duty was Rali-plously and loyally inclined an abiding sense of 16,000,000. While the population has increased divine favour, shown very partientarly for high by Gity per cent, the wealth of the counity bas And great ends to a separate people, it would trebled. Agriculture has not advanced like other industries; but land in Great Britain surely be the retrospect which say educated extended vluta of the Queen's sign. With | a year in 1847, and in 1896 was not loss, but competition, andia consequent reduction la rates. China se so great that it will attract enter what steadfast security and scarcely disturbed slightly more. There should, we think, be le difficulty in and masty from the great centres of the tranqality at home; with what all but un- Pampers In England and Wales numbered, in

Aggregating 7,337 tons register, as the needle is attracted to the pole. taking the wires through, and is getting permis-The star of progress is setting in the Occident broken diplomatic success and naval and mill-1839, 1,137.000, and in 1843 1,429,000, but now

DEPARTURES. sion to take them through the semi-independent and, in the nature of things, it must rise in the tarybarabrand bare not those siziy only 800,000.

years rolled by! Many an accent theme The poor lived in cellars, and had none of the Chiyan chuunn

Sungħing ..............steamer, Iku Manila. Blates north of Perak. It is a subject which Orient. Although on the shady side of so, I

has been meantime shaken ; many a nation bes

the country. The Hongkong cannot rest content to remain in my native land shopid engage, and, no doubt, will engage the and see the light of her star of progress grow

had to puss the severe vicissitudes of change few parks were closed to them. No wonder Tachios........... serious attention of the Realdont-General and dim from unwise legislation, or from the selfish. and revolution; while under the palesant and that, in 1837, committals in England and Wales Satsuma Maru...

virtacus scepire of Her Majesty the Monarchical numbered 3,600 to 1893 there were hat 12,300. W the Government of the Straits Settlemiants. usis and greed of those who have grown rich

while it was in fis ascendency.

foundations of our crowned Republic bave taken

The convict population in 1833 was 30,000 || Coptle m firmer soet and settlement, were unshakeably by 1893 it had fallen to 4,345 prisoners and INCREASED DUTIES IN MANILA.

maintaining the ever-growing fabric of popular perhaps 2,000 tickebof-leave men. In 1837 The legislation of civilized Bailons-by that I liberties trec ed upon them. Sixty years have there was no effective police force anywhere in HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. mean these nations that have discarded at now wellaigh elapsed of completed or nearly Great Britain save in Londen. A Teriff of new duties to be collected in the Philippines was published in the Madrid arter, copper, silver, and such barbarous blogs completed sovereignty, which mably enclose

as those used by other countles as money, and within them, as a massive volume comprebends content, breaking out into riots and Chartism. Actie

Then the lower eaders were seething with dig. | Hohenzollern a to Kowloon Gazite of 23rd August and wired to Manila the same day. A landing tex of two per cent, is to compel the use of a gold tip to an inverted cone its many brilliant chapters, the wonderful But now #universal content has succeeded

of ever-expanding credit as the only basis for a medium of exchange has offered to Chios and means of all these advances in science universal agization. Wages are higher. The While Cloud

mechanics, human intercourse, geographical necessities and luxuries of the poor are cheaper. addition to the duties kir:ndy in force :--Brandy the world has ever known to become progres» | gress, which wo biteffy style, and in some Qu". “Ubrary Pinning to be almost universal,

other Oriental countries the greatest bener that discovery social, political, and commercial pro- Legislation has regulated conditions of labour John Balsley mom fa wood, 20 cents per litres in boitle, so cent sive, to build up factories and machine shops ters too lightly estimats as the "Victorian

and has compelled sanitation; and the free Gaelic per litre. Beer, to cants per litre. Tioned pro for supplying themsel

themasives, and railroads and All this, and thousandfold more than can

Chías elstons, a cents per kilogramme, loss, so cents saamships to carry their surplus stock to foreign be even distantly hinted at in suck hasty education dates from 1839. Then the grant was The first annual grant made by the State for per 100 kilogrammes. Balt (at present fras), Santries. Now, why should not China avall summaries, is connoted in the simple announce 30,000; now it is £9,000,000 per 100 kilogrammes. Kerosine,"$1 per hundred

herrell of this unprecedented bonanza ? diogrammca.

ment that September 23rd will see the blik What civilised countries call the demoniza esto longest form of Royalty in the English at school, but one person out of every 20 was a 4th September-Manila, Trema, 8th September tion of sliver China knows to be the appreciation, anals totched, transcended, and passed by this or advance in the mice of gold. Chinese dollars most auspicious reign of Queen Victoria, When paper, and one out of every 70s was a criminal.Antenor, Cam, Natler (). 11th September and American dollars were worth the same that day unives Her Majesty, having already school but only one person out of every 26 was Arwani Cars 1816 September Tapas,

În zɛga one child out of every tight was WA --Melbourne, Kistuck. 13th Septershaz twenty years ago; to-day one American dollar exceeded the notable records of the Edwards and is worth two Chinese dolinys, although you can the Henrys, will have gone beyond the hitherto as countdowne person out of every 2,400 Addies 22nd September-Borso, Clamer boy just as much domestic produce and manu- mequalled span of her Royal grandfather's-

for trial,

gomakivi, Strathneviz, Marta Richmers. Social difficulties are grave, but decreasing," factured goods io,day with a Chinese.dollars

HOMEWARDIIth Septembar Baŭlomond,” evar yau conll. What has caused this advance Klog Genge-IIL-ways, and will have most when the Quaso canse to the throne, economia | Sunda. 15th September-Balmoral Salosti. in the American dollar? Unwise legislation. loving and depoied people and averextending and Adim Buik as his prophet. Now tha

glosionals, lettily, and benignantly ruled her opinion recognised but one god-self-interest 18th September-Oregiis, Ballona Civilized countries iking the Orientas lots Imperial dominions for a period of three score prevailing tendancy has registered linelf in the enough to give two hard earned, oriental sliver years of faithful and fantless Queen-ship ; } word “ altruism,” dollars for one of their Ul-gotten gold dollars. The_Day—this 23rd at September--is not, No. They won't do it. They will let the Jews however, so mach an epoch in itaall as the fors have the gold dollars to pave the streets of the runner, the bescon-mark, as it were, of a

be paid on all cargo discharged and a consampe tion tax is imposed on the following articles in

The export dalies have been increased as follows, the unit of quantity being in such case 100 kilogrammes

New duay, Old duty, Hemp promises 0.75 $0.50 Sugar

dot schaumma. D.10

fras Copra **********

........................... 6.10 Mannfaciated Tobacco. 3:10 free

Raw Tobacco from Caga

Isabela and Igos- rotexme: 3.00- Ray Tobacco from Visayas 3.00 Raw Tobacco from other stat

parts enem 2.50

1.50

9.73

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A tax of four per ceat, which it was intended

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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

EDWARD A. RAM,

Hon, Sec., H.K. C. C. Hongkong, 17th September, 1846, (1450

? CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THIRTIETH ORDINARY MEET

TING OF SHARE FOLDERS in the above

COMPANY will be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 26th instant, at Twelve o'clock Noor, for the purpose of preventing the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 3 th April. last and of Declaring Dividends.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Il be CLOSED from the 13th to the 25th Instant, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. H. RAY

Secretary. Hongkong, 4th September, 1896. [1397

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

"HE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

THE ORDINAHOLDERS in the abors

COMPANY .Will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, on SATURDAY, the 26th September, at NOOM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1896.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the ruth to the 26th September, both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1895.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

THE

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"HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of de bald in the CITY HALL OF FRIDAY, the and the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB will

October proximo, at 3 P.M.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

-Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 21st September, 1896.. (2472

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

In 1850 one child out of every 89 people was Branch, It Beptember-Herika, Howick Hall NOTICE is hereby given that the Twentys

New Jersalem wilk. The Chinaman is going completed epoch. At the date mentioned Her to dead level of mediocrity. In sechitecture to manufacture and sow and reap for himself, Majesty does, but pass chronologically in

the peripspart. You wo Khould know a little'; And #

On the announcement of the new duties the and I am here to show him how to do it, and to advance of all the regal records of the Thames Embankment, ́and most of the bridges | traction of that little I will serve up now. Ficase |

Marila Chamber of Commerce held a meeting and it was decided to send a telegram to the Minister for the Colonies saking for a delay of one month before beinging the new dailes inis pace in order to wold loss on contracte pens vienaly entered into. A telegram on the subject was also cant by the British Consal to the Brilish Minister af Madrid, ·

aronte me with your attention.

Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 4. Third Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the The Prays, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 8th Receiving the Report of the Directors, together October, 1896, at Noon, for the purpose of with Statement of Accounts for the year Bof and for the half-year ending the goth June, 1890, “sud of Declaring Dividends.

The Transfer Books of the Society will be Closed from the soth September to the Sk October, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

N. J. IDE,

Secretary Hongkong, 19th September, 1896, [1463

ONLY A LITTLE AT A TIME,

DANIE IT A BRIUM OF MEDIOCRITY ?

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| have to watch those articles sharply is THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- wa kare produced the Hesses of Parliament, the them you

TION COMPANY, LIMITED, ¦ help bies do it. With a margin of 100 per cent. Kings and Queens of this realm. The soth over the Thames, la llerators, Maaralay In his favour what can't be do, and who in the day of June, 1897, will be the golden mile Hallam, Gidle and Fronds redeem history, an

✪HAREHOLDERS are bomby informed that gold-geing countries is patriotic enough to let stone of the Imperial story-the mondinental Thackeray, Chariotts Bronte, George Ellet, fad Hight worms the middle of the body is a large, at * GENERAL METTING: held in t la money be idle, as even get two per cent the moment of our anusis at which, indeed, it would Dickens redeems action, and Wordsworth and thin, fat-sole, stretched likes canvas wning LowDow recently an INTERIM DIVIDEND banic rate of Eogland aven pince the closing be natural and proper that the whole Empire Tennyson poetry, from the charge of mediocrity large storeys or compartments. The upper one CFAME'S PREFERENCE SHARES for the. Six the diaphragm. By it you are divided into two of 3 pxa Cont. was DECLARED on the of the Indian mints to the colangs of stire should held joyous jubilee, and make a nivel An sige which has deem more to dominate contains the heart smil tangs, the lower one contains when he can send it out here by me and build celebration worthy of a consummated chrwatcle, nature, and so plate sitten than all the (cnidly) the somas the internes at the for Morras anding 30th Jane, this being at the works for the good people of Calas and let them matches in the tale of Time. It is the prayer preceding centuries, cannot rightly be charged The most painful (informal) disesses coour downstairs, Isle of 6 FER CENT: 22R ANNUM, A On the goth August the Governor-General take their time for repaying the expenditure?

and hope of the Empire. that Her Majesty the with Inferiority of letalect. The right of the least painful upstairs.

The DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be ready received a inlegram from the Minister for the PATRIOTISM AND THE MAIN CHANGE. Queen may be spared to see completed the great inquiry has been vindicated." "Yet the progress Colonies stating that the duties must come into

Who'kize right side of the lower compartment on the 1st October I have known. Kaglishmen to be patriotic sixtieth yaar of her rule, and many happy years when thingis elite non hawn followed by any from the top down to the ther 4 1 2 15TH TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company force immediately and instructed him to inform enough to pay twopence each for second-hand thereafted It refcices her faltkful leges to know decline (fallglow Tour Morn money has by the Tree, which is suspended to mere point or will be CLOSED from the oth instant till täs the Chamber of Commerce and the Consuls that English eggs when they could buy fresh Italian that, although the weight of age and Imperial *ke (the Minister), regretted that financial neors, eggs for a prany; Franchmen patrodo endog to duties has no more failed to tell her be led for church building church extend the diaphagus and shakes about with every movs 113 October, inclusive

alos, church, undowment, and missionary effort, mind you miks. etty compelled him to adhere to the dnia weigle, print median fer a prall dianey in khak pun usan paha woman, her gesata), handili remains hors në Tome 18% throud, thaa at kay peresos

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