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INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steam-ulp
"CHUNSANG " having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by ber are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after the 18th instant will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense Into Godawas at Exit Polat,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamably
'* RADNORSHIRE,"
Captain F. Davies, R.N.R.. will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 25th at Noon, Instead of zå previously advertised,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,
Agents.
Rongtone, 24th December, 1865.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
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PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dianer Wines of very superior Vintages. All trus Xeres Whies,
Bentsen Tapete (kad E
of the 27th November was a Hitle TELEGRAMS.rogers", B, and far end targ
alarming, and Reuter might have had sufficient regard for our feelings to let us know direct Instead of through | Rangoon that the question of the evacua- sion of Egypt had been adjourned sine dr. Of course, neither of the statements may be true nor have any more foundation in fact than most other political items to be found in continental papers; nevertheless either both or: neither would have been more comforting to our feelings. The in- consistency of Renter is at times almost exasperating, for it causes sometimes a feeling of uneasiness which subsequent dis- closures show to have been without founda- tion either in substance or fact. If news ance wired is found a little too previous, then a revised version should be given as speedily as possibla.
(From Rangoon Timii.) THE VICEROY'S CUP.-
Calcutta, December gid. Sprightly and Quiver are now favourites for the Cup at three to one; Virago is at four to one, Fortunatua at mine to twr, Coursilie six to one, Idolater to to one, the rest at longer odds. --
Calcutta, December 7th. Owing to masathiactory gallopu Quiver has declined in favour for the Viceroy's Cup and now stands at three to ass.
STILL GROWLING.
LONDON, December 4th. The Moscow Bource Goasíte strongly pro- instangainst the Russian Government organising relief for the Indian famine and declares that private efforts have produced but little response; the Government, it adds, kan plenty to do si home without troubling about India.
St. Petersburg, December 7th. The Russian newspapers have collected over
fund and they complain of Great Britalo's fallure
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, December gib.
Yesterday's Bombay plague returns show During the past few days the weather has been
boormally warm.
twenty deaths. Several Partes have succumbed,
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this morning from. Šli zapinen,
TOMORROW there will be Morning Prayer with Holy Communion at St. Pelor's Seamen's Church, West Point, at zo o'clock instead of 11 o'clock as on Sundays.
THE Band of the West York Regiment will play the following programme at the Cricket match on Saturday next; from 3 to 4.30 p.m. -
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delacciones. “Iolanthe "commmmalisiliyan -Spanish Danca..............** Malaguens "
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* mates H. For sed me. Bay Bredon (Gollalvatorers of Customs) passed through Hdockann, homzward -bound, by the French mali dac- that last boen vesieniny.
CAPTAIN G. Aubert of the M. M, ateamer Sydney reports that the vestal had bean delayed all the way from Maiseliler dy foul weather in the Mediterrazain, the Red Sôi, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Tonquio." After leaving Salgon a very strong NE, monsoon was experienced.
| THE umari looking American gun-bost Machiar (Commander E. S. Houston) now in harbour here is very powerfully armed résual for her...... size. In her broadside and fore and aft batteries she has six 4-inch guns, bresch loaders, fitted with all the latent gear for working them. The pieces are beautiful arme- from a gunner's... point of view and have great precision al lơng ranges. These aims together with the four THE General Post Office and Registration Branch 6 pounder q. I, guns are kept in splendid order, will be closed to-esorrow, Christmas Day, and | and on a recent visit to the formidable little Beslog Day, (he agth and 16th lnstant), except | craft it was plainly evident that Uncle Sam's From & toga.m. Correspondenes for Hongkong, | blusjackets and officers take pride in koeping' the Peak and Kowloon may be posted up to their armament in the brightest possible trim. Money Order Office will be entirely closed on from a bow tube, hat she has not the fittings ai a.m. The Night Box will be left open. The The Mackfas is bullt loe discharging torpedoes
present. With so farga a complement as 140 officers and men room on board has to be used with much ingenuity, but her lower deck and mesa deck are- quite comfortable under the cir«. cumstances. Electric lighting is used through. out the vessel and her engine room is quito large for the vessel's size, the ventilation being very well arranged. With the two engines of a total horsepower of 1600, the Machias is able the various offices and rooms found on a large warship are seen in miniaturn on board, and along her sides and on the upper deck lockes and receptacles for gear, &c., are found on all -sidas,-giving—as much open deck-space-sa possible. The Machios was ballt at the Bath (U.S.) "Iron Shipbuilding Yards la '189g, and she is a very creditably Hittle specimen of American Naval architecture.
JUDOMINT was given by the Hause of Lords on 19th alt, on the appeal of Mr. Arthur D. Clarke, owner of the yacht Satandra, from a decision of the Court of Appeal holding him İlable to pay to the Earl of Duntaven £7,500 sa damages for the jern of his yacht Valkyrie. The appellant claimed that under the Merchant Shipping Act
nage of Satanita, and thus did not exceed £993, but their lordships held that by the rutes ofthe Yacht Racing Association an owner, should he bring about a disaster, must pay all demages, The appellant was therefore found liable for the
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood The Straits Times of the 15th December, and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all interjost to hand, has a funny little editoral and and pounds for the ad din false failed mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the paragraph, which we publish, on the situato appreciate Russian sympaiky.
tion in Hongkong as regards the Military Contribution. It is a little mixed as to the facts and a little more so as to the precise meaning it is intended to convey, but that PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on Is of very little fmportance. The Military
Application.
Contribution question, as our friend of the Daily Press said the other day, is at rest for a little time and our unofficial members
BOMBAY, November 4th. There is a marked facrease in plague cases have ceased to vex their souls about it for and deaths in the last few days; several Euro- the present. It will turn up again, how-peans have been attacked and two succumbed ever, in good me, and when the resterday, The Government has appointed four there may be a very lively debate over the estimates for 1898 come on for discussion traitant surgeons on special duty in con-
nection with the plague, additions or deductions to be made in con-
NEWS! nection with the payments for 1896, as
LONDON, December 4th. The Standard's Parts correspondent reports then the actual state of the revenue for that M. Pasteur's pupil, Dr. Yerein, who has | damages were limited to £8 per fon on the ton. to do 14 knots when in clean trim. All that year will be definitely known: The been working at Saigon for the last five years, Secretary of State has not heard the last bar discovered an anti-plague serum which has of the question of municipal expenditure effected numerous cares. as contrasted with general expenditure. [The Honghong Telegraph was first in the Bald It is a pretty little quarrel that can be
with this news months ago,] revived every year. There will be further trouble, too, when the first big demand is
THE MASSACRE IN SOMALILAND. made on the Colony for A
LONDON, December gıd, The Italian Consal, Signor Cecchi, and the tion towards the erection of extensive Captains of the Italian warships Volturno and barracks and for the practical re-con- Staffatia, besides six other officers, have all struction of the forts and batteries been killed by Somalie-at-Magadoxo, and one to suit the new armament that must
hundred man wounded. come soon. A very wide door has been left open by the Ordinance passed the other day for almost unlimited squeezes on the Colony, Perhaps when the question turns up then, we may have more than one unofficial member with some of independence. The majority of the little public spirit and some trifling degree present crowd are not worth their salt for "practical purposes when any confilct arises renewal of an agreement with the Colonies Igicked up and given to him by a member of his | Colony, lose the proceeds of land salas. The
CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, ara guaranteed to be the genuine prodact of the juice of the graph and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKEY. All our Whiskey is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKEY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseur to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
to be genulae when bought direct from us in the We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS Colony or from ear authorised Agents at the
Coast Poris.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkonr. 13th September, 186.
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A BRITISH EMPIRE LEAGUE,
LONDON, December 3rd. At a meeting held at the Guildhall this evening the Lord Mayor presided and said he approved of the constiation of a British Empire League for continuing the work of the Imposlal Fodern- Hon League. The Duke of Devonshire said the Her Majesty's Government regarding national Colonies were fully informed of the views of defence and the Government counted on the to assist in maintaining the Imperial Navy.
larger amount,
Ar the Magistracy to-day Tung Ming appeared on remand, charged with having obtained by false pretences the sum of So cents from Wong Wing.“ This was the case recently reparted where one of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s private notes was used. Mr. Xavier of the Hongkang Pilating Works depared to having printed a number of the noted for the firm and
Defendant, who was arrested by Sergeat they were useless unless signed and chopped.
McIver, made a statement that the note was
guild. After hearing further evidence Captain
hard labour,
SLUMP IN STOCKS AND SHARES. The Calcuits share market is in a very de-asting sentenced the defendant to 35 days pressed condition ; there is a geomrel fall in all stocks and shares and practically no business is being done. Tighter money is expected.
GENERAL KITCHENER.
LONTON, December 5th. Sir Herbert Kitchener has left Cairo for Don-
between the Crown and the people. In fact they are more than useless, because they misrepresent to the Government the views and opinions of the community, as witness the way the Governor has been deceived over the Sanitary Board question and over the question of the Light Dues. A strong remonstrance is going in, we understand, on behalf of the entire shipping interest against the | gola where he will stay for a month, recommendations offered to the Goverp- On the 18th November, at Malta, Lieutenant ment in secret conclave by the more- DOUGLAS E R. BROWKRIGG, R.N., HM.S. official-than-the-official Unofficial Mem Sybile, only son of Sir Henry M. Brownrigg,bers (Messrs. CHATER, BELL-IRVING and BEATRICE, eldest daughter of Sir Cecil Clement Dues as a permanent tax on shipping. Bart, of White Waltham, Maidenhead, to BELILIOs) to reimpose the Gap Rock Light Smith, G.C.M.G., late Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements.
On the roth November, 8. Whitehaugh- terrace, Palaley, the widow of William Munro, fate of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chins, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1896,
TO OUR READERS.
THE CHAIN PIER AT BRIGHTON.
LONDON, December 5th. The old chain pler at Brighton was destroyed in a gale last evening.
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SENSIBLE ADVICE.
ONE WAY OF PUTTING IT.
VIENNA, November 27th. The Nose Free Prezur states that Russia is We are sorry to hear that Dr. Ho Kopposed to International control, over Turkish did not consult in any way the represen
Enances because she does not wish Great Britala to co-optrate at the moment when the re-open- tatives of the China Merchants Steaming of the Egyptian Question is perhaps Navigation Company in Hongkong-the imminent. persons probably most interested in the question of Light Dues among his consti- tuents--before concurring in the mislead- ing advice given the Governor about these Dues. We believe he made it a point in his speech in Council on the subject, d pro. por of Mr. WHITEHEAD's letter, that he, at least, had consulted the section of the community be represents before com- mitting himself to an opinion. If we have been misinformed we shall be happy to publish any dental or explanation the worthy Doctor, for whose independence of character we have a very high respect.assis and Great Britain regarding Turkish desires.
To all our readers everywhere and of all nationalities and creeds, A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! And to each and all we tender oar most sincere apologies If at any time during the twelve months that has elapsed since last we saluted them we have in any way offended by any inaccuracy [1703 of statement or any latemperance of language or given any pain to any human being by anything that has appeared in the columns of this journal. TELEGRAMS. Sometimes to give pala is unavoidable. It la Impossible at times to say what any conscientious Journalist must bay if he is to do his duty by the public that supports him without causing annoyance to some one, without arousing susceptibilities and giving rise to angry feelings in some quarter: We have endeavoured so far as possible to avoid all this, but often, we are afraid, without success,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI..
THE Company's Steamship
"HAILOONG,"
Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 27th instant, at Daylight.
דיי
For Freight or Passage, apply to ›
DOUGLAS LAFRAIE & Co.
General Managers.
Hongkong, 14th December, 1896, [1997 and we earnestly hope that all those
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG AND
THE
CALCUTTA. "HE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA," Captain R. Cass, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 29th Instant, at 3 F.ML
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers. Hongkong, 24th December, 1896.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. JAPAN-EUROPE LINE. MONTHLY SERVICE,
(1996
FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, NEWCASTLE, ANTWERP, ZANDAM AND LONDON, THE Company's Steamship
#KAGOSHIMA MARU," Captain Treant, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 5th January, at Nood, instead of as previously adverilved,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
O, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Kowcheng, 14th December, 1896.
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REUTER'S MESSAGES.
TURKEY.
LONDON, Dec, Kind, Yielding to pressure, an Iradé has been fxrued granting' x. general pardon to Amanian prisoners,
THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Carlisle (Secretary of the Treasury) estimates a deficit of $64,000,cou for the current
scal year,
THE CUBAN DIFFICULTY, The Senate baw adjourned the discussion of all the resolutions concerning Cubs, includier the halldays, desiring to avoid a hasty decision the Raport of the Foreign Committee, until after on so grave a qucation, pa
who have any cause to complain against us, or think that they have, will at this holy season, when peace and concord should prevail upon earth, accord us their forgiveness and accept our assurance that we have never written with malles pre- pense to hurt or annoy, and never without the belief, whether justifled or not by the facts, that we were serving the public
THE SCARCITY IN INDIA, No deâatte opision can be formed on the and the public interest in the best manner possible. Again, we say, a Merry Christ-probability of an Indian famine until the result
of the winter rains are know,, mas and a Happy New Year to all.
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ST. PITERSBURG, December 4th. The St Petersburg Bourte Gasetto, anys, -as the international situation is not favourable to Russia and France demanding the evacuation of Xgypt, it is best to postpone the Egyptian seitlement and concentrate their activity in Europe on the more ergent question of the settlement of Turkish affaire.
ANOTHER TURN IN THE TIDE.
Constantinople, December 7th,
The Porte has received a despatch from the Ottoman Ambaurador at St. Petersburg is which he states that complete accord exisis between
reforms.
THE PHILIPPINES.
LONDON, December 6th. The Brülsh Consul at Manila and the Govern- meat of Hangkang are constantly exchanglag telegrams respoating the state of affairs in the Philippines. Her Majesty's ship Figue is ordered to join the Dapkus át Manila."
EGYPTIAN__AFFAIRS,
PARIS, December 4th. The French papers say that the decision of the Alexandria Appeal Court to a reboïf to England and a friemph for France, and declare that the financial kalp to Egypt will give Great Brital na mortgage of rights.
LONDON, December 3rd." The newspapers, in discussing the question anived at by the Appeal Court of Alexandria, concur in the opinion that it will strengthen the British poslion in Egypt and prolong the occu dispute she has a right to Dongols rather than pation, and that if Esgland pays the amounts in
Egypt.
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the Straits Times-The military contribu on question stillveres the unofficial members of
Hongkong Legislative Council. The can. tribution and stood for years at the fixed amount of fenty thousand pounds a year, until they fancied that it would be faires to the Colony to
their wishes by making the contributien a charge a fixed percentage of his revenue Instead. The Secretary of Stade met charge of 171 per cent, on the revenue of the
unofficials then wanted the Secretary of Stats
to go further and exempt, also, the strictly Municipal portion of the colonial revenus from the lovy. The objection to that arises fráz IN commenting on Bli William Roblason's the fact that the exemption senght would report on the coolle strike in Hongkong last year lessen considerably the contribution of the colony. the St. James's maken « suggestion that a more The Secretary of State decided agafast the wog- curious reception to a wise mesture of State gested exemption, and a Bill' was brought into the Socialism was probably nevar nécorded by those Hongkong Legislative Council to carry out his who were to benefit through its enactment than views. On the Bill passing its second reading, this by the incredulous coolles of Hongkong; the unofficials again "urged piha exclusion of but it is probably even truce of Orientals than of | Municipal- revenue, and the exclusion of The human race in general, that if you would armaments from the objects to which the love mankind you must not expect much from contribution should be devoted. Instead of them. It is, says the Express, teow that the accepting the resulting defeat by the official "sanias, manitas, sanitas” of Lord Bescons majority, the unofficials decided to appeal again field is the motto of the British Empire; and to the Secretary of State, and the rejected sug- where the Empire goes, there cleanliness will gestions will be laid before him. In other sooner or later follow. Bol this cleanliness the words, the Secretary of State has spoken on the Chinaman liketh not.
subject, but the unofficials choose to ask him to change his mind, though it has clessly been
members are holated on their own petard. |-firmly made up-In fact the Hongkongjunofficial
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MR. SAM MARKS, the enterprising lausee of the Skating Rink is determined that pleasureseckern shall have to ground of complaint as regard THE Paris correspondent of the Zimes after lack of variety at bis show. Last night he pro-reporting the Franco-Russian demonstration in vided a capital entertalment by the Ching Ling the French Parliament, adida: “ For five years Fous. The attendance wasian and appreciative there have bess numberless signat demonstra- and the well known wonder workers» dla «tlons, official or individual, isolated or collective, number of feats that posted all by their mystery: the iles, the unalterable friendably, and that the respecting the understanding, the rapprochement and evoked much praise for the skilful manner in which they were performed. Mr. Maksators of it all remains a secret. When, therefore notifies in our advertising columns that on President Brisson ends his sonorous speech with Saturday night (Boxing Night) a Masquerade the words What confidence f what hope!' every- Ball will be held at the Rink, and this should body starea and asks what this word "hope" Can prove a very popular means of ünithing up the mean, placed, as though designedly, at the und holiday. The fine hand of the West Yorks will of a well-mediated speech. Feople then per supply the music and the ball premians so far to ceive, perhaps, that two nations can draw be a complete success.
together to protect exch other and a peace, but that a treaty of posar di ana cinded, because ta pezservo uta
WE wein, kayu the Prking and Tientzia Times, noodless, The only 1hops'durito, et maina | a Rifle sanguine last week In trusting that, after | man in M, Belsson's position at me kode an the personal fnvestigation by the Customs Tacial, occasion can speak is not one'sî ke frage nace affaim at the Medical Collège and Hospital would ∙tained by a treaty of pësor. 13ựa là hay nadien be unitisfactorily arranged. The three students, an obenivar. I do not say that then vill ju vraT who kad simply acted as spokesmen to venillats | to-morrow or within two years, hau da d the just grievances of the whole body of students, If for five years successive stetentne, summer have been dismissed and sent back to their homes different their views and desires, have congel in the South. So much for Chinese justice and and applauded these negotia(der 4 1-4k-stiran and no improvement in the management of these platonfo nor necessarily paci progress! Dr. Lin has not yet been diefened; this union, these imperishabbylon, are either
institutions can be hoped for until he is. It is that, it France has Alancé-Leucina in raat hor really sad to think that after so much troubla and ayes, Russia has the treaty of, Dan jaluči, toru money has been expanded in starting such ad- ngat has expense for the profikalar eyboily rida mirabis cossing that they should be allowed to It was not Count van Capely; puder lamp, drift to hopsleun wala, when by revertingy is the nor was it he who gave Bon", and thereof The Tisser helleren the loan will be charge- former managemnant a prosperous career for Col-govina to Austria. If M. Brignanamh vpsak el able to surplus revenues which will not be afé. | legs and Hospital would at once, be ensured. hopen it is because France und Reade hars fected by the demands of the Calse de la Detts.
LONDON, December 7th, The Egyptian payment: of half a millon to the Caisse de is Datte was effected from the cash balance. In the Trissary, England will advance we hundred thousand pounds this month and further amounts as required.
COLONEL LIEBERT:
LONDON, December 3rd. Colonel Lisbert has been appelsted Governor of German East Africs fastead of going to Chinn,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. HMS, Pigus his left Manila bound for Labuan. HMS, E14 is now at Ichang, and the Redpola | at Hankow, -
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
(From La Samaina Colonials) THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES, We note in the telegrams taken from
FARIE, December 15th. Rangoon papers received by the French
The nativen od Mindanao have commenced mall last night a reference to a statement faszrection against the Spanlah Government f In the St. Petersburg, Bourse Gasette that, as the International situation is not favour-
M. ROUSSEAU'S SUCCESSOR, able to Rusals and France demanding the
PARIS, December rythi evacuation of Egypt, it is best for them to The successor to M, Ronstans, late Governoj postpone the settlement of that question of French Indo-Chins, is to ba dasignated in and concentrace their activity in Europew days. It is bellend that the person on the settlement of Turkian affairs: an appointed will not be a member of the
diplomatic service).
THE NAVY, more urgent. It seems a pity that Reuter should not have favoured us here in Hongkong with that bit of news, consl-
FAXIS, December 16th. dering that on the 27th November he The Chamber has passed by a3f voter to 73, Informed us that, according to a Vienna M. Lockroy's moden for the pendure | the-grat last.^= newspaper, the Neue Frie Prase, Russla 50,000,000 france for the construction of new had refused to co-operats in establishing warships... Adrales! Bamsed propsised t table an icternational control over Turkish his scheme early in 1897 finances, as any day might see the re-opening of the Egytian Question and a possible confiler between Russian and English Interests/The telegram
THE SITUATION IN MANILA
H.M.9, Alacrity, with the Admiral on board, is
| expected to leave Singapore for Hongkang an
M G. Datting passed through Hongkong bound fm Tiantsin, by the fast German mall
le
Pode 3 la bonne qe ky mingled their regrets and resahan
united, M., Brisson can speak of hoppy, lana-auch MR. CHAMBERLAIN, who was entertained it as Francé and Russia' have a ser nga të sino en - dinner by the Birmingham Chamber of Com a common adversary. Very. This murit fhopes,' mance the other day, replied to the feast off, Her - gitsend in rück eircumstances as it na teding, Majesty's. Miniatore. He claimed that the Go- glvas room for reflection to those who have been vernment were doing all in their power in pro- constahtly szemed that the Frence-ituorlas moto trade, and he pointed to the fact that; | alliance fu pundly an alliknes of pistett willst the colonies wf other ar
| w burden to tham, England' alone
ful in making these 'acquisitions whilst we have secured Improvement. The duty) ha sald, was to End trade, and to develop Matoments us to British by foreign competition
Lown Barford, son of the Daké df St. Albana) | wa had in somón Masa | kas just dzrived in India and will son as A.D,G/ | he toured."
in the Viceroy,
MEMORANDA.
gth Decanati.) Government offices, Local Baniza and Inanianco
icen close,
byla Capi
#26th December,
“Local Ban),a zad Imatranos
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