1896-10-26 — Page 3

Hongkong Telegraph 港電新報士蔑新聞 All

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1896.

Li Hung.chang and Rusila. This, enormous maké such recommendations as to increase or preponderance of Ròasian warshlos in the Paci-redaction thereof, and of the conditions unde fic can only be meant for important operations, which mendments would be acceptable to foreign and is viewed with great auxiety and suspicion | trade, whilst beneficial and equitable en Chlas. by Japan. The British fleet is nowhere la face of The formal reply from the U. S. Minister to the the Rusalan tecrease. China in rápidly repairing letter of the Chamber of Commerce, of 17th the deck and workshops at Port Arthur, and September, is not yet to hand, but may be staring vast quantities of così. The work la expected in a law days, and the composision of supervised by Russian engineers, who arrive and the Committre le under consideration, but we depart through Manchuria, with the obvious are glad to say Mr. Dudgeon has consented to content of the Chinese. Meanwhile China has act as Chairman.-N. C. Daily News. no ships to use the coal, and life not long before Whidiwostock will be frezen safe against a n02- ward attack. There is no doubt that there movements represent a startling development in Russian policy,"

NAVY AND MILITARY,

The Japanese Naval Commission, which bar came over to thle country, has received tenders from Give of the teiding shipbuilding firms of the kingdom for the construction of a battleship, The firms were-Sir William Armstrong, Mi- chell, and Co.; Memes J. and G. Thomson, (Limiter), Cleenbark; the Thames Ironworks and Shiphatiding Company; Mesus Laird of Birkenhead, and the Palmer hipbuilding Com pany of Jarrow The builders were requested 10 rokmit competitive destyn, the stipulation by the Japanese 'naval authorities being that the batirahlo was to be about the size and power of the Mafatic cla's, which has a displacement of 14,900 Lons. As in her case, the armour is to

LONDON LETTER:

(From our own Corrispodent.)

LONDON, September 25th.

the time of day la 3 p.m. and I am writing by Pray ds not expect a chee-fol letter to-day;

the gaslight. The rain has descended in sheets for 24 hours-a"nice" change to the fitful storm and showers we have had for weeks past. Holt day seekers are returning to town dirgasted with the weather and wewing they will never go back to such and such a place again. But so spot in these lalands or la Western'Europe has been di?. ferent, and perhaps their Ire, against the holiday spot selected, will abate in consequence. Not at Balmoral even ein "Q rera's weather" be cam-

THE BENNERTZ DIFFICULTY.

be on yarns spus in Chlas, then yam would be so much cheaper. Taxing Chinese manufac [North China Daily News, October rgtb.)

tates means therefore nothing less than robbing It would seem that the Chinese are not a

the cotton grower of what he would otherwise

nertz case. It has been whispered for some sure of their ground as they were in the Ben-him a lesser quantity of yarn than he could obtain have earned and, for what he has left, giving

time that the Total at Chinklang had orders to

were he to work his cation into yarn in his own country. But bad as this would be, taxing Chi give up the Sim Fohlen, but that the Commis ifaner of Customs having once, in the exercise heavily than the manufactures of other countries nese manufactures three and four times more of his authoilty, confiscated the steamer, was un- willing to let her go again. Now water that the manufactures in China, since the coat of carriage istofinitely worse, as it would mean the extinction *me Commissioner is endeavouring to find out of a bale of yarn in less than Shanghai Tis. 5 1.4 whether Mears, Bennertz & Co, are willing to the difference between Shanghai Tis. 2.3.6, duty pay a fine of Tir. 500 for technical and unevold. able breach of the regulations, and take their

upan Imported yarn, and Shanghai Tix. 7.5.0 steamer back; bich is rather an legendous of a statesman, and therefore it la not wall for duty upon local planing. Such is not the work anggestion, conal/ering that Mesurs, Bennarts &

here by the Customs, the only reason alleged Co. are calming Tis, 300 a day for her detention.

any newspaper we' to imagine and amplify Meanwhile two other steamers sro detained

We give a iranslation of the rules as it reaches us from a Chinesa source, " by adding being the arbitrary will of the Tactal, and

"The rules (g in all) are framed by Sir Robert Hart," Mesir. Bennertz & Co. are not even allowed to land their own coal from one of them. The evident po pase of the Chinese has been to starve out Messrs Bnner'z & Co., who, while an endeavour is being made to ruin them, are comforted by the assurance that they wi

get İnll compensation sooner or later, Now the Chinese have suggested'that the Trotal's legal Adviser and Mr. Benner 's counsel should meet together, go through the accounts, and agree on the amount due, and by whem. At the same

in Hongkong to progressing.

TIENTSIN NOTES.

TIENTSIN, October 17th. „Mr. J. N. Jordan and family passed through Tientsin on Tuesday on their way to Secal, where he enters on his new doties Acting Consal-General,

be of Harveyited steel, the whole brandsida 'manded to`balp'tofgrace the vlult of the Tzár, dime the cult brought by the Emperor of Chius | kindly given 850, bringing the total um to $1,819.

Further contributions keep coming into this fúnd. Mr. Jamen Stokes, of New York, bas

We learn on good authority that Sheng Tao afons for the building of the Haskow-Peking tal has every prospect of securing the Conces and Hankow-Canton trunk railway lines.

THE SITUATION.

The following gentlemen were then called to servo on the specláljary ––Mesara G. de Cham. Doans, Ho Fook, N. J. Hde, D. E, Brown, W, H. Roy, A. J. Resuis and A. S. Hooper.

Mr. M. S. S. Sasioon was called, but he did not appear and ble Lordship directed that ke should attend the Court after the adjournment.

The Acting Attorney-General then explained the facts of the case, first of all asking the jury not to take the other case into account fa any way. Two witnesses would prove that the prisoner stabbed Chul Tsul San, who was killed, and' then stabbed a second man and severely woanded him

After the adjournment Mr. Sassoon, the and explained that he did not know he had to absent furyman, attended before his Lordship attend the court and the mistake was due entirely to a misunderstanding between him and the slant Registrar.

His Lordably "#corpted the explanatiou and allowed Mr. Sassoon to leave.

After hearing evidence the Coust adjourned till to-morrow morning.

TIENTSIN, October 17th. His Excellency Viceroy Li leaves for Peklog events, but we bear that a strong conservative to-day. It's of course impossible to forecast

party has been "formed which most likely will counteract any greator plans of reform. How- prestige ever, Viceroy L refurov to the capital with a unparalleled in the history of earth have received him as the Ambassador Ambassadors; the mightiest sovereigns on of the New China lhat is to come and sise like the Pback from the ashes of Chinese seclusion and conservațiim. There are some Indifference at the journey rannd the globe; but who say that statesmen in Peking look with Is it possible that they could be so callous me to Ignoro Its great importance? We hold that the eyes of Europe and America are now on the metropolis of China, and that the foreign Ministers have orders to support the progres- sive policy which Li Hung-chang represents, and which alone can procure for China her proper place amongst the empires of the world, A radical opposition to Viceroy Li would catsin. ly create a most unpleasant impression in the West, and the Impress-Dowager and Prince Kung are persons of too acute intellect nat to understand the gravity of the situation.

It is said that H.E. She is trylog

to raise foreign fous for the Lu Kou Chian-Rankow Rallway. No losas can be had without con- ccasions and these the Chinese Government will not grant. The rallway must bo

used as emplasdi. It will be difficuli, even ballt by Chinese capital and under Chlme administration ; and foreigners can only be

for a shrewd man of business like Sbêng, to please the high authorities. Vireroy Larrival Inform that the Company's steamer Arrafoo will indsence the evolution of affairs; but though car, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port he formerly patronised the ex-Customs Toats. on the afternoon of the 24th inst. It is of course somewhat doubtful If he w01 ut§}); befriend him in his new expacity-as the right hand of H.E. Chang Chib-lung ---P &aT. Times.

SHIPPING and mail NEWS.

MANA DUR:

Australlan (Menmuir) 'o-morrow. American (Døric) 28th Inst, Indian (Arratson Apear) gist lost, American (China) and mex. Australian (Taiyuan) and proz. Canadian (mérez) of Tedin) 4th prox. Tacoma (Rosemar) dik orox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 14'h prox. American (Belgie) 16th prox.

at sea. The armament, too, is to be about the mler." Welther the effosive frothings of the faterests all foreferets in the Far Eley, Japan has been ratified. A Japanese official solve the railway problem in a way that wiii | THE Agents (Marts. D. Saxroon, Sons & Co.)

Kaiser nor the brotherly love shown by the Austrian ruler and people have succeeded in "drawing" blm, and unless he "loses his hend' in France he will go home with the reputation of a wiseïma US. If ever silence was gelden it is so in the case of one who is over head and eats lavolved in the entanglements of diplomacy.

The posfiton of affalis ln what we call the East here-Turkey-is anomalous and perplex lag, and the sititude of affairs will not charge until the Tear is once more within his own frontiers. From that date we will see an activity in Eastern affairs, the outcome of which no man

belog covered with plates of a uniform thickness. When he "amelik sweet Edinburgh" the Instead of having a main armoured belt of 16 or 18 inches thickness, with four inches armour Sçnich skier lowered, but the rain descending In above this to the main deck as in the two battle- buckets did not cause the people to keep at hom this now bring built for Japan at Elswicke lessen their enthusiasm. The sphynx-like and the Thames Ironworks respectively. It s

ellence the Tear his preserved throughout his also indicated that Belleville water-tube boliers may be so plied, and the speed is to be 18 knots Journeying is totally in 'keeping with a Rutslan same as in the fastic class, special attention beleg paid to quick-firing guns and their pro- lection.

The Admira y have given instructions for prepirations to be made at Sheerness Dockyard for commencing, the constraction of a new third- class center, which is to be laid down on the slip as soon as the Pronține is launched, The new vessel has been designed by Sir W. H. White K.C.B, Director of Naval Construc- tion, and is to receive the name of Fomane. She is to be built of steel, and will have a length of gooft, a breadth of jóll, 6lo,, a mean lond draght of 13ft. 61, and a displacement of 3,115 lons. "The Pomine will be unarmoured, but will be fitted with a steel deck, ronning the entire length of the vessel, with a maximum can tell. Russia brems to have but one thickness of zin. over the engine and boller Power in the way of doing as the pleases, viz. roams. The engines will be arranged in twa compartments, and are intended to Indicate Gtrat Britain; and to put the position in the 7,000-ho se power under forced draught, with an words used by Mahan In describing Britain's estimated speed of a knots per hour, and 4,000 position in regard to the all-conquerlag Napoleon horse power under natural draught, with a speed of 18g knots per hour. Steam til be supplied "All Europe was at his fect, except one from eight water-tube bollers--four in each Power, which silll remained erect, deuant, and boller room. The armament of the Pomane will | unsubdued." Such, diplomatically, is the consist of eight ain, quick-firlar guar, two of position of Russia in European affairs to-day.

[Shanghat Miseury, October 1gib] From what we can gather, the Chinese officials coming to the conclusion that they have made concerned in the Bennerts dispute are gradually

a mistake and that their Hitle game of bluff will not succeed. It is a case that, more

that the Customs acthorities at Chiakiang have interference with British trade. We understand

now approached the captain of the Sửu Folken to know if he is ling to pay a son of Th. 500 for breach of

the

River Regulations.

has been entirely stopped for the space of two or This preposition comes after a firm's businers three months. There is another feature in the affair after so much delay and expense. The Taoʻal wishes the legal advisers on both sides sbufiling. What ought to be done is for the to look inta (he matter of accounts. This is mere British authorities to insist upon the release of the ste mers before anything else is done. The Chinese officials connected with this affair have Imost succeeded in ruining Messrs. Bennerte & going up to the present time. They are quite Co. It has cost a deal of money to keep things aware that, if they can keep up the farce long enough, Messrs. B. & Co. will not be able to afford to hold on to the steamers. Already, we their wages, and that B. & Co. are at their wil's understand, the Chinese crews are clamoring for end to know what to do. It is to be hoped that the Brits authorities will be as active as bey can in bringing this dispate lo a close, and not allow their abjects to be ruined by Chinese "cussedness."

The Commercial Treaty between China and

passed through Tientsin, en route to Peking, on Monday last with the Treaty. We hope toon readers to publisk the text, in fail, for the benefit of our

From credible information we learn that H.E. 1.'s sojourn in Peklag is to be very short, as he le likely to be resppointed to his old post as Viceroy of Chibi At the present moment the Emperor and Empitis-Dowager than aver "G. O. M." stands in higher farcar with the

before,

The Indent for 200,000 sleepers, opened at the has been given out as under :-Thirty thousand Rallway Head Office on the rat of this month, (10000) American red wood sleepers to Mesars Buchhelster & Co., and 170,000 Oregon pize two lowest tenders. The American red-wood sleepers to Messrs Mandl & Co., these being the

how that particular kind of wood wili isst in tender, we learn, is only a trial shipment to see China

On the 15th instant, at Union Lodge No. 1952. E.C., the following officers were lovested the ensuing year by War. Bro. Bellingham, the W.M. elect, for LP.M.........War, Bro. Walker, P.M. S.W...........

Way. Fenton.

CORRESPONDENCE. -

[Wada'set nocmity motorne the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in Phla column,}

די

SHIPPING RETURNS, From 5 pm. Saturday to 5 p.m. to-day.

ARRIVALS:

"Slakan masin.......stesmer, from Hallow.

Kwayang di Math'ide Wingsang 43

Metoo I-diprudent Latimbro Rewest Simons Hikoian Maru

Chefna.

ม

Halbow.

11 Cantan,

Si-gipme.

Shanghai. Canton. Singapore.

Karone.

YTI

Katchinotza.

Switow.

Aggregating 14,776 ions register. DEPARTURES,

Byrdo......teamer, for Chelon. Pelangi Klangnatiusosuun Formosa ..... Kt of St Joh Hallcong Machtw...

A SERIOUS MATTER. To ToX OF THE "Hangkong TelmarAPE." SIR,-Yet another victim is added to the long day at 8 am, a respectable looking young man Hat of mardered "Innocenta abroad." Yester

was taken from the Sailors' Home to the Civil Hospital. At 8.15 am. he died. The cause of Kwongyang ***** his death was affilbuted by the doctors to #alcoholic poisoning." How long will a long- suffering public tolerate what I take the liberty to term murder in broad daylight? The vile beverages retalled in some grog-shops in Queen's Road and in some of the bye-ways of the city that causes either directly or indirectly such awfully sudden deaths is a serious matter which calls for prompt and drastic preventive mussures. If milk or batier, &c., be adulterated the minions which will be carried on the poop, two on the

of the law are not slow to bringing the offenders forecastle, and four at the broadside; eight 3

The Ansirian greets her as her raviour and

to justice, yet those vendors of liquor which pounder Hotchkiss quick-firing guns, which will | felend, Germany courts ber, and France' shouts

results in "death from alcoholle poisoning" are be similarly disposed of, with the exception that | "Vivo L'Emperear”; as énthusiastically as she

permitted to wax ist on the profits of their unkoly they will be carried under the poop and fort-ald when the little Corporal claimed the allegi

traffic. If statistics of all the unfortanstes who castle; two. 4ţin. Maxim guns, and two 14in.

have been conveyed to Happy Valley ofɑ the torpedo tubes. The Pomene will have a coal-Ace and submission of her people, The Tartar

Hospitals and Lunaite Asylum, were laid clearly borde, which is to overrun the East of Europe, carrying capacity of 550 ians,

before the community there would unquestion- manages mach by diplomacy that used to

On the 3rd of October we mentioned that ably be an catbarst of indigestion and an none the less cessfully.

I would suggest that the contents of baities ping-ching-hstan "Nominal President of the Colossus knows his power and It is not necessary Daily News. The Mercury distinctly stated that to repost direct to the Throne. We are now has been communicated to the North China Board:" possessing this title he would be entitled

in certain public bars should be seized by a Burprise party and be submitted to alls for the Tear to bluster. It reminds one of the the rales for the taxation of goods manufactured † informed that Sklog has gained bis desire, and by the Government Analyst with a view to The new battleship Prince George, baving story of the American lady who started | : China were "framed by Sir Robert Hart" and Bothing baru Els way to an audience with the protecting the upmspecting stranger who goes

TARIFE REVISION.

J.W.......¿415 Treasurer ... Secretary

.Wor.

Καστ

Dremmend,

S.D..

Presion, J.D..............

Sheridan P. Retd. Master of Ceremoalex........ # Doney. Organist....tutos | Stewardgrassana. 11

Doney, Ritter. G. E. Reed. Bourne.

Having putilubed, about'a'week ago, su article appeased recently in the Shanghat Mercury, we now, in justice to all parties concerned, gindly

on "Taxation of Chinese Manufacture" as It | I.G.

Tyler

The Royal Artillery is about to be reargan. fred in two regiments instead of one. The horse settled by the sword in centuries gone by, and find spice for an article on the subject which | Shông Trotal was aspiring to the title of San- agitation for vigorous action.

and field batteries will form the first regiment, and the gazison tillery and mountain bal:

terlen the second. The change will be all is favour of the gurilion batterles

concluded her tilsis, all of which have been very satisfactory, returned to Portsmouth Harbour on 1gth "last,, and was taken into the repairing basin, where she will be prepared as speedily as possible for commission.

Accarding is Dalalel's Madrid correspondent, the commission appolated to examine the leg- ders of English firms for the construction of men-of-war for the Spanish Government has reported in favour of Messrs. Armatrong, Mit- chell and Co. (Limited), of Newcastle-on-Tyne, who undertake build batleship of 11,000 fons in fourteen months for £gar,000, and a cruiser of 6,500 tons in twelve months, with a speed of 21 knots, for £600,900.

The Russian

had been obialned from Chinese sources. The willer of the communication in the Daily News

takes exception (and Itit seems reasonably se) to the all-gallon that Sir Robert Hart framed the Rules. He states :--

Newspaper articles should not necessarily be scarpied iterally because, under the the editorial 'we'll a personality no mare infalible than the ordinary metals from whom we gathers information. When therelare sa article on Tax ation al Chloase Manufactures appears in a local pilat, with the addition that

*The rules (g to all) are framed by Sir Robert Hart,"

on her travel round the world. She booked her passage by an "Empress" boat and apparently stated carefully the persons the met on her journey to Hongkong. In that whoreftime, however, she had come to a conclusion which may be regarded as quite classica). After study- ng carefully the Englishmen whom she met, she framed this generalisation—that the American thinks he in the first man in the world, but the Englishmen knows he is. The well known Imperturbable bearing of the Englishman when travelling is associated with The Admiralty Intend further strengthening the idea of leaste supremacy, bence bis allence. the Channel Squadron at Carlstmas by com-

In such'ike manner da the frothings of Euro-It does not follow that such is the case, it missioning the new Girl battleship

only means that we hit Come scross Victorious, which has recently completed a

pean kings and statesmen seem to be taken by something which he thinks will interest his successful series of steam and gunnery trials fa | († 1omulpotent Tray. Dongols has fallen and we endess. Upon the hurtfulness of spreading the North Sea, for service in place of the first- | are all enthusiastic ever!ibe smarters of the false Information 'we' aiver prunes to con- class berleship Raßulte.

naval and milliary operations, and the '1avey wlies Sir Robert Hart down, an ass. Now, Str

iffer. Without dreaming of conseq:oces, 'wo The Minister of Marine has given orders to fit pat

of the Sirdar. the Celbert Dururiclin. Trident,

The success is gelling to Robert Hart is not at all an ass, on the contrary Veuban, Indomptable, and Formidaðla, nil at our continental neighbours, and the jealousy he is a very intelligant man. His present post- Toulon, These weasels' were set aside by the and Isolation of Britain was never more com- ilom proves it, and the bigher position of Britich 1ate Minister, but it la belleved that they will be plete.

Minister to Chira is at any time within bla serviceable 21 guardships. Orders to refit

grasp, has ndeed heen taken up by him and lightly several other vessels have been sent to Brest.

Hart could frame rutes favouring other countries thrown site. Toray, then, that Sir Robert and hartlul to Chins is to tax credulity too much. In the roles themselves, as published, the mala point f

LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

Shanghai, October 19th, The Cromittee of the Chamber of Commerce

meet this morning to receive Mr. Dudgeon's

report on his mission to -Peking..

October rolb. Messrs. R. Teire & Co. have contracted with the Tsungli Yamêr for four torpedo-boats to be balit by F. Schich, of Elblog.

The Trungli Yarên signed with Mr. J. J Bucheister on Saturday bit a contract for two

Cruisers to be built at Sir Wm. Armstrong's

works at Elswick.

The

ין

STA not

see In your columns you admirer of our Foreign Minister, Your opinion is al variance with that of our American I cousins, who hold that there is only one sixter. man to Europe Salisbory. Everyone can make mistakes, but we have nort in fact we have only begun to see what is the goal of the Hue of diplomney he has laitisied,

set back, Judging by Mr. Bellflos' letter, and The College of Medicine seems to have got a

weare patiently willing to see if Hongkong to endowed with any imperial ambition, or is to Allow other places and other people to take up the work which is peculiarly his own. The Government have evidently taken a wider kruep of things, and fostered the importance of the

movement, Mr. Bellllos is not to be

All goods before leaving podowa are to be paid daty on at 10 per cent, upon their value.

For some time past there has been growing have been and are being erected not only in up in Chlas a cotton spinning industry and mills Shanghal but at Wachang, Souchow, Ningpo, and possibly Hangchow. The meaning of a Sir Robert Hart ways in effect ---- tax of 10 per cent upon their production is that

we danet want industries created to find employ "We do not want capital employed in China

ment for Chinese, bot we do want capital and industry diverted to India, Japan, and clac

Cotton yarn

that while cation

Emperor-Pa T. Times,

From Peking we learn that H.E. Fah Kao, member of the Taungli Yamen, is dead. He late President of the Board of Revenue and a reitred isst year

account of illness. We are slo informed that their Excellencies Chang Chlb-wan' and Li Husg-trao recommended Sheng Tastal for promotion and that the Em- peror has been pleased to grant the same. reported, too, that, on his arrival in Peking. Chana Yen-moh will receive the same rank as **at conferred upon Sheng. Chang's claims are said to be supported by Sir Robert Hart and Won Tan-ho.

by the label and soon knows not whai, be fa drinking or has drank, Does not ibis matter require immediate attention? I submit it does, bitten bat, fortunately, not to the death. and so, indeed, ray all of us who have bass

Yours faithfully,

ANCIENT MARINER. Hongkong, 16th October, 1996.

INTELLIGENCE.

LEGAL

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SEESIONS.

C.M.G., Chief Fustica.)

October, 16th.

THE CAUSEWAY BAY MÜRDER, Wong Chren Shan was charged with the murder of Chul Tsul Sau at Causeway Bay an the 19th September.

In one of the late papers we read that La (Before his Lordship Dr. 7. W. Carrington, Hong-chang had bought a red bicycle, to ba presented to the Tsung-ll'Yamen ! The bicy clo is here and is in a red casing, but is not to go to the Tsung-li Yaman. He presents it to Mr. A. D. Startsoff for his oldest son, as a token of his Excellency's regard for Mr. Startself and his appreciation of the services rendered bim in the past. The bicycle was bought in

Hoo. H. E. Follock (Acting Attorney-General), America and it said is given in return for Mr. Instructed by Mr. A. B. Jakanan (Crown Solici Startseff's aid in arranging for Dr. Irwin to actor), prosecuted and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne company the Viceroy on bis tour. This proves (Instructed by Mr. Reece) delended, that it was not the Russians or French who were against Dr. Irwin going.—Mercury.

CABLE AFFAIRS.

The Acting Attorney-General asked his Lord- ship's leave to amend the Information by stalk. ing out the name of Chan Tal Yan, who was on

Saturday found guilty of the murder of Ho Tint

5aL

His Lordship consented to the amendment. Mr. Melbourne-I abjset to the amendment, my Lond. By striking out the name of Chun Tal Yun the prisoner is prejudiced. We contend that well as the other. it was Chan Tai Yan who murdered this man as

LONDON, September 25th. The British and Colonial Cable Conference is to meet again at the Colonial Office at the end the Colonial Office, who is Secretary of the of October. During the recess Mr. Mercer, of

Commission, has been collecting evidence as to His Lordship-How can that prejudice the the technical detalls of a feasible Imperialprisoner He was to have been filed with an- scheme.

other man and now he is to be tried by himself, How does that affect him? Have you any authority to show !

received a despatch from Her Majesty's Chargé The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has d'Affaires 21 Madrid mating that free public -competition is announced in the Gaceta de Madrid for the grant of the contract for the co struction and establishment of three submarine cables to join the islands of Luzon, Panay,

blamed for his steps for he has been long.woffering and for being and after where the fading of the dissentients from the

Is merely a question of report of the Committee ore can sympathise with cotton, labour, and machinery, and its cost him. The dissentients are at variance on sere- is determice by the cost of these tNegras y Cebu, in the Philippine Archipelago, ral prints with the modern opinion at home. ta regard to examinations and examiners 1 sco

It must be apparent to the mostuntalaking Tenders must be lodged within, ninety days of

grown la Calon, in the Standard, of to-day's date, that no less an if it is not allowed to be manuisctured in the publication of the conditions, at the Spanish authority than Sir Joseph Lister in his speech at the banquet of the British Association at Livez-manufactured, and that cation comes back to deposit of 50,000 pesetas..

China, it must be exported to where it can be Ministry of the Colonies, accompanied by pool expressed himself:I am exceedingly Chins fo the shape of manufactured yarn no one pleased to flod in Liverpool there is what "in London we are still striving alter--a teaching

cati deny. The average price of Indian yarn university-baring not only men

may be Shanghai Tis. 65 per bala and the duty of high Is Shanghai Tis. 3.3.6, or about 3.2-3 per cent eminence as professor who took past, al- Chinese yarn being span from better cotton is though not an undes part-in the examination superior to and sell for a higher price than Indian of its own paplle. Considering the complexity of objects, it was surely anjast to the student to be

yarn and may be worth Shanghal Tis, 75 per bale, 10 per cent duty upen which

the

Mr. Melbourne--No, my Lord. His Lordship-I do not think (twili prejudica

prisoner.

objection to make my Lord-not a legal of j.c

Mr. Melbenine-I have now a preliminary

part in the wounding and murdering and the fory tion but a technical one. It is that the prisoner was practically acquitted on Saturday for taking must have come to the conclusion that he took solutely no part in the attack.

His Lordship-What is the objection to trying him on this count.

Mr. Melbourne-That the jury in the former case found that he was not guilty-that he took no part in the affray.

man.

years of his office, HE, has been three years | takan before examiners straßgers to the course would be Shangbai Tls. 7.5.0 per bale. Engiles/compiling, that the second edition of the Omelet ? that he did not take any part in the murder,

A collision took place at Woosung on Sunday morning between the Wingsang, bound for Hongkong and Canton, and the Oscarshal, for Newch ang. The Wingsong, la passing the Norwegian steamer, struck her on the port bow. denting several of her plates. After ascertain» Ing that the Oscarshalrequired no assistance the Wingsang proceeded on ber voyage, the former returning to Shanghai for repairs.

It is rumoured in native official circles here thai H.E. Kong Chao-yuan, si present Minister

A circular dated Sept. 1st has been langed by to Great Britain, sent by the last French malla

the International Bureau at Berns to chambers memorial to the Throne asking to be allowed to

of commerce, code compilers, etc., regarding the second adliton of the Official Vocabulary for use resign his post oing to his inability to bear

la code telegrams A careful reading of this climate of Landen, la consequence of which has been repeatedly ill dating the last two

circular will show all interested in codes, or code Minister, and as his team has already expired, he had gone through, who in a few minutes had yarn is spon from Guer cotton than either China to that which it was intended the first should Vocabulary will take up very different position the chances are that bla request will be granted, to decide whether he was a creditable student or or India produces and may be worth Shanghai occopy: The compilation issued some time ago unders the Emperorjwishes kiri to take a second ■ sluggard." This sentiment is in direct aniago-Tis. g5 per bale, upon which Shanghai Tis. 2.3.6 claimed to be, but was not, vocabulary for use It is reported from Tientsin that the Vicerty the dissentients in the Commities and is in point is charged with proposing to tax yara apan in been eliminated which could in any way be

nism to the course of examination advocated by duty is about at per cent. Sir Robert Hart then to code telegraphy, from which

every word had Wang Westhao bas recommended to the of fact the plan followed by all bodies, outside China with Shanghai Tis. 5.1.4 per bale more eually mistaken for another word. The next will Throne that Shen Noog-ho, the Shanghaimana: London where no touching university exists, than_yare spun la "ger of the China Merchants' Co., be appolated Farther, the exception taken to granting the Sie oben prenta india, Japan, or England. merely be a list of the words available in the to the Customs Totalship of Tientsin ufta Licentiates of the College registration, upon an

le charged with propeslog to authorised languages, with the addition of proper Sheng Tactal appolated General Director of the equal footing with British practioners, is a futils ing their cotton in order that steamship, com-

force the cotton cultivators of Chios laic export names, and the work of eliminating unsuitable Peking-Hankow Railway and the Hanyang Iron-ons. From what I remember of the discussion pantes may be benefited by carrying it, that code vocabulary compilers. It is, therefore, of words will, as heretofore, be left in code and work, and member of the Ministry of Commerce on the matter, such a step was never contem- natives of other countries may be benefited capital importance to all users of codes, as well which there is some talk foPeking of establish plated. I may be wrong In my

my surmino, but it ing at an adjunct of the Tsungil Yamér. would seem that is. Beillos was deliberately spinning it, and, again, that steamship as to the telegraph administrations, that it should

fosulted in the supreme moment of his generosity back to China as yarn. Colton

companies may be benefited by carrying it be thoroughly understood that the words which by such fatuous statements; and I admire his carried anywhere without freight and attendant be used as they stand, and that, unless extensive is not may appear fa the second edition cannot safely plit in facing the maiter even at the eleventh expenses, but it is ant the buyers who bear elimination of words too closely resembling hour. Men with such sentiments would allenate this charge, it is the producers, and were it such other from talagraphie, typographic, the good will of the Chinese is breath, and the only one tel per bale and absent, then instead orthographie, callgraphic, and phonetic points building of a College would be the creation of of this one tael going into the pocket of al view be made, tre result will be an enormous The Acting Attorney-General said he had apes for the holding of nothing did not the steamship owners, li would go into the pockets increase of errors in messages and consequent reason to belave that the learned counsel's Chlaste set hand in känd with the movement. of producers. The spinner bears the cost of loss of time and money to those 'talographing la statement as to what operated on the minds of

LOOK BE

samlage of yarn and ware ikis absent, na is would I code, sa well no be the telegraph admisléizations, ⋅ the jury was mot DVzEEDI.

iem.

MR. DUDGEON'S MISSION,

With reference to Mr. Dugeon's mission to Peking, we are officially Informed that though in the opinion of the Ministers generally the appoint mest by them of a Commission is not pract cable, they have expressed a very unanimous spialen in favour of the formation of a special Mercantile Commlites in Shanghai to report #pon present taxation and iis tundance and w

Canton S Saratov

Suldery umup. Shaftesbury

11,

Cintoo.

Canton,

Selow..

Kabe.

Amor."

Swalow.

Canton.

Singapore.

Australia

Newchwang

Dock,

- Aggregating 13.516 tons register.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Heungthan in Kowloon Actly 1 Layal Strathailan Pique (HMS) Tan (H.1.G M.S.)...... Faku Ratzleyi Starfo Nanshan

Thi

Cosmopolitan

PASSED THE CASTAL. OUTWARD-15h September-Strathay, ngth September-Agapanthus. and October- Chingwoo. Vorovej 6th Octohre_Glmfarg, Hector. Radnorshire. Detke Rickmers, oih October-Salasts. 13th October-Achilles. Gungarry, Oceana, Courtfield, Hekla, zoth October-Beinwers. Mojust, Cephalonia, Morven. 23rd October-Polyphemus.

HOMEWART Joh October-Aglafs, Shinp And, Narile, auð October-Sydney, Tantalus.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

HE ANNUAL

BAXTER MISSION'

TSALE OF WORK will be held in the from 3 to 6.30 P.M. CITY HALL, TO-MORROW, the anth October,

The favour of your Attendance to requested. -Honkane, 19th October-1896. ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̈ ̈[1619-

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

A FINAL BONUS of Five per Cent, an

CONTRIBUTIONS and a DIVIDEND

of FIFTEEN DOLLARS per Share for the year 1895 will be PAYABLE on FRIDAY, the 9th instant.

date.

Secretary,

WARRANTS may be had on application at the Orrica of the Socery on and after that

By Order of the Board,

N. J. EDE

Hongkong, 8th October, 1895.

Tires

GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. GOVERNMENT OF LABUAN.

TENDERS lll be received by the SECRETARY to the GOVERNOR, Sandakan, on or before 30th November next for the Collowing REVENUE FARMS for 1897 -

OPIUM" FARM.

SPIRIT LICENSE FARM. PAWNBROKING FARM. CUSTOMS FARM FOR NORTH

BORNEO ONLY.

GAMBLING RESTRICTION FARM FOR NORTH BORNEO ONLY.

Meters, BIRLEY, DALRYMPLE & Co.,

Agenta Hongkong, 231d September, 1806-

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION, Undersigned have received instructions

from the MORTGAGRE

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION:

His Lordsbip-In the murdering of another For Particulars apply to Mr. Melbourne-They must have come to the conclusion that he did not murder this man and

of acquital?

His Lordship Why did you not put in a plea

abjection,

Mr. Melbourne-Because this is not a legal

His Lordship-Mr. Melbourne, I do not talk you can successfully raise that point. The pri soner was tried on Friday and Saturday for the murder of Ho Tati Sang and on that charge he was acquitted by the joy. He is now charged with the murder al another man. Surely these operated in the minds of the fury. They might ara distinct offences. We do not know what have come to the conclusion that this man was not responsible for the killing of the other, bat that the evidence pointed to his connection with offences are clear and distinct and the acquittal the killing of the second deceased. I think the on the charge of murdering ons man does not necessarily mean that he is acquitted on the charge of murdering this man.

YAU-MA-TEK,

at o'clock in the Afternoon on the Spot, WEDNESDAY, the 28th October, 1896, INLAND LOT No. 51, containing to,co square feet, and LOT No. 67, containing 10,000 square foot, Auctioneers.

For farther. Partientam apply to the A Steam Launch will leave NEW PEDDER'S Purchasers. WHARF st: 2.30 PM to convey intended

1896-10-26 — Page 3

Comments

Private Research Note