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The NAVY CUP: presented by officers of H.M. Fleet; accond pony to receive half the entrance lees; for China ponies'; weight for luckes an per scale; previous winners at this meeting of one raca gibs, exira; el twa races ziba, extra; sud of thren or more faces sols extra; no staters at this meeting excluded; entrance Oze mile and a ball."
Mr. Arnold's d. Straightforward, rast gib Mr. Boljack's ch. Sinner, stalb Mr. Boyd's g. Danblane, srst tib Mr. Boyd's & Kartusb, tost gib Mr. Boyd's d. 'Enery !Awking, trik rib Mr. Baxay'e d. Surprise, rost raib Mr. Buxey's ch. Comet, vel rib Mr. Buxcy's w. White Violet, zoet 6lb Mr. Barry's bk. Black Engle, 11strib Mr. David's g. Aspirant, röst 12lb Mr. David's R. Forman, 1ost zb Mr. Deyardust's g. Sinbad, fost glb
Mr. Guatay's wpd. Compeltier, rost-talb Mr. John Peel's ch Pineapple, tost gib Mr. John Peel's ch. Heatherball, 11st tib Mr. John Peel's g. Crabapple, vist zib.. Mr. Lintom's g. Slander, Tost gib Messrs. McKie & Gove's ch. Rottelet, rist rib Mr. Stem's d. Bravo, 1st b Mr. Twoman's g. Kilroy, tin tib
I'm glad to hese we shall see "lo colours ". | at the Meeting such papaler riders as Messrs. Reynell, Midweed'sud Greazon, from Shanghal, and that all the local favourites will also bi "up" at the '97 mest.
The GARRISON CUP ; presented by the officers of the Garrison; actond pony to receive $50; for Chins ponies bond fids griffins on date of entry; weight for inches as per scale; winners 7 ib. extra; entrance $10. One mile and a quarter
Mr. Boblack's g. Saucy, 108t glb Mt. Boyd'ad, Rockwood, 1111 7lb Mr. Buxay's w, White Rote, rint b Mr. Buray's. White Lilac, x1st Tib Mr. Baxey's w, White, Violet, rest b Mr. Raxey's blk. Black Rock, tost zalb. Mr. Rusty's blk. Black Eagle, 1isi zlb “Mr. David's m.g. Atibarlie, rast zgib
Mr. David's g. Aspirant, rost 1216 Mr. David's g. Foeman, 10st ralb Mr. Gustav's ch. Red-fire, erst alb
Mr. Gustavs d. Blue-fire, ristilb
Mr. Jay's g. Sperber, 110t rīd
Mr. John Peel'i g. Crabapple, 11st zib Mr. John Peel's ch: Cherry Brandy, trat qib Mr. John Peel's b. Red Fish, trst rib Mr. John Peel's p. Silver Bell, rost glb Mean McKie & Gove's akd. Glenmore, 11st 1lb Messrs Mokia & Gove's Elk. Glendabk, tort glb Mr. Newboys' g. Száviter, 21st 4lb
Mr. Twoman's blk. The Rogue, rist 7ib
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I hear from Tlentsin, and I see the same news has got into the Tientsin paper, that a cup has been presented to the Tientsia Race, Clabs by Mr. S. J. Tokmakoff for competition at the Spring Mating. The race is to be styled the Orange Blossom Cap" the rider of the winning pony taking the prize, and not the owner, unless the noble owner happens to be doing the rides pidgin" himsel
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1897.
NAVAL SMOKING CONCERT..
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There is no more populat Belilah, warship on, this station than H.M.S. Immortali// and no better example of the goat feeling among all ranks aboard could be shown than the smacking concert aboard on Monday evening. Among the visitors were Colonel Gordon, and officers of the West Yorks, Captain Renderion (Master Attendant R.N. Dockyavió), late of the Zwemoria fừ, and a number of "shore" friends, The ship's well-known Star Minstrels supplied a rattling programme, the first part being of the orthodox minstrel type. Mr. Harman made an admirable interlocutor and befest looked, well in their blue and white costumes. The show did the fallest credit to all concerned and Lieut. Bexamant had a dig share" of the work The chorus, songs, and jokes were excellent and || recelved hørsty applause. In Part II the boys showed their powers in the "specially" line and meny of them would do credit to any professional troupe. Lient, Thorpa's fine old sea song with fireditllag chorus “We'll tamp and we'll rsar" wix applauded to the echo, all bands Joining in. Messrs Parnell, Cox, Weakes, Meedham and Smith gave souga lu A. 1. style and Messrs Scary and Cox's sketch "The Old Commodore," caused roars" of Kearty laughter. Mr. Cox also made a decided hit with his coster song" Every bit as good as you," his singing being well up to professional standard. A clever "Yadckabout" song was given with success by Menses
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Lord Sallidory, la epposed in, privciplé to the `payment of bigher dauer. He even admits that owing to the Rectuition of market prices the doties which he now pays under the tuff of 1858 on many of the staple articles of impart have fallen ensiderably short of the tariff was then framed, and probably do not on an per cent, ad valorem baile, upon which the $ per averige represent to-farmere than 10 to 30 px cent; ad valorem. "But," he negues with much Cogency, why should I be asked to surrender an advanige which gets but a small way la compensale me for the many new restrictions which, in defiance of the spirit and even of the letter of the Tientsin Treaty, the Chinese Go- in surreptitiously plecing upon my trade? Let vonment bis succeeded during the yama period
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the Chinese Government remove tääse rasiric- tions, let it give some carnest of a desire to desi more liberally in faturn with a trade which has already contributed close apon Tix, 500,000,000 to its Treasury, "and I shall willingly agree, not to a rectification of the tariff on the basis of the original was soment, but to its substantial in- crease,. Let me have free ectens to the producs import, and T. shall then cheerfully submit to for my exparts, and to the consumer for my
higher rate of taxation, because, on the increased volume of my trade," I shall then be able to afford "The problem to be solved, if it is to be satisfactorily dealt with in the trae Interests of Ching xa well as in our own, ought not to be a mere ruiff question. It really embraces the whole sphere of trade relations between China and foreign countries. The loom on which allk is woven for the foreign market everything connected with what the foreigner the shops in which foreign imporis ure' retilled, wants from Chis, everything connected with what the Chinaman wants from abroad, is Habla
to some special form of faternal taxation, ingen. Tened upon foreign trade by the transit pass Bystem,
NOTAND A.
CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY. Meteorological menia dazed on ten years' põseruallons to 1895.
Barameter.................... Thermometer ́................
10.30.141. -57-3
Humidity......79%.
Rainfall..
tassume,” 1.76 Inches.
WEATHER REPÓRT."
Barometer Thermometer Humaldity.... Rainfall
TO-DAY,
30.31
12
Our data at Ochiba at 10AM, 4pm, 130.18
0
83
4.06
Thursday, 4th February, 1897.. Chinese-Sed of 1st mean of Brd year of
2nd Aday, 6657. [Kwong-sil, Mohammedan-Ist Ramadan, 1314. (Fast
commences.)
Son-Res
***......................... bēr, ķimin. Sel..................... Bhr, $7min. High water—Morning ....................IIkr. 55min. Afternoon ..............10kr. 30min. Low water-Morning muumon där, 69min.
Afternoon condom 4hr, 16míst*
ANNIVERSARIES.
1840-H.M.S. Hyacinth ordered to leave Macao
by Governor Pinta
185-Great rabbery at the Central Bank dis
covered.
Stephens ard Gragt;-and-aitegether the Immalously devised to neutrallso the advantages com- 3 1883-Ostrega on foreignera ut. Kabe.
talités may well be proud of their "smoker," Lieut. Beaumont acted as presiden), Sergt. Jedge, R.M.LJ., as manager, and Bandmaster Sharp as musical director,“
THE INLAND TAXATION OF FOREIGN TRADE IN CHINA.
The French mall liver Õiranten brought files of the Thwar from which we gather that the great London dally bat commenced the publication of a fresh series of articles from a Speciay Correspondent (presumably 'Mr. Chicot who was recently in the Far East, or may It is Mr. A. R. Colquhoun) on the Far Eastern Question. The first article deals with "China's clairs to a revision of the treaty Tarif," and the second, dated Shanghai 24th October, discusses the vexed question of the faland taxation of foreign goods in China as follows
TO-MORROW.
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD- ING CO., LIMITED.
The following is the eighth report of the Board of Directors to the orðlariy meeting of, shere. |holders, to be hold at the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, at noon on Tuesday, the gib Instant
- Gentlers—The Dirceu zanom qushmit in cra A statement of the affates of the Chmorny tot balance sheet for the your ending 31st December, 1896.
The haleory of prefit and loss scenunt for the year, after witting off all charges and expenses, amounted to $5.734-12. 205 Dherters, there- fore, recommend that a dividend of 20 cents per shave be paid, which, afterwiping off the Direc- lors' and Andits es1-frer, will leave balance of $266.12 to be carried forward to a new profit And loss account.
_DIRECTORS.
Mess. F. Henderson and J. Goosmann retira by rotation, but offer themselves for re-election,
AUDITOPS,
The accounts have been, audited by- Messer, Thos. Atzold and W. H. Gaskell, who retire, bat offer themselve: for re-election.
F. HENDERIN
Chairman.
Hongkong, 18h January, 1897.
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Entimations.
JURY LIST, 1997.
JOTICE is hereby given that porinant to -the provisions of Sec ton 6 at The Tury Consolidation Ordinancs No. 18 /1887, I have this day camed to be posted at the chief FERSONS ascinated by me to be liable to *ntrance to the CCURT HOUSE, A LIST OF ALL
serve as JURORS. The Names of SPECIAL JURORS arn shown therein In Italics..
The fald Elit will remain no.posted until the 15th instant, in order that any PERSON may apply by Nailes in Writing to me requiring that bis Name or the Name of some older PERSON may be respectively either added to or shack off from the sald List upon cause to be duly assigned in such Netles,
J. W. NORTON KYSHE, Registrar, Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st February, 1897, [139 HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "THE DIVIDEND at, the Rate of 8 FER CENT, 0:$1.00 per Share, DECLARED at the Ordinary, Hall-Yearly Meeting of Sharu-
31st Dec., 1896 Začítiss.
BALANCE SHEET TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1896 holders held This Day, will be PAYABLE at the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION on and after MONDAY, the 1st February, 181y:.
Authorised expli 6.000 shares of
$50 **ch=$300,000,, of which 5.960 allotted $30 each pild-up.$178,for Accounts payable attem Dividends outstanding................. Balance of profit and loss #ccount...
-366.10
388.to 5.234 12
$184798,33
Friday, 5th February, 1897. Cbfacse.—¿ik of 1st mærm of 23rd year of Tawi-b.--Srd Ader, 6067. [Khome-t. Mohammeden,--3rd Ramadan, 1914, (Fast 31 Dec, 1995. Assets.
manib.)
Cash,
$ 1,675.75 Sub-Rites .....
Cost of properly * Chr. ¿amín.
***** 172,7779" Moon.-In Equator
5kr. min, 5 per cent, moitage debentar ef Blir. am.
the Hongkong "And Kowloon High water-Mordug
„11hr, 56min,
Wharf and Godown Co., Lted... Afternoon *** 11hr, 18meln,
Fire Insuran unexpired........ Low water-Morning............. Chr. 50MIN. Accounts receivable
Afternoon mi 5kr.- Imb
ANNIVERSARIES.
Sett
Of the extravagant' wastefulness in the collection of these imposts, for which the likle mandarins are notorious ever abure other mandarins, the following incident, vouched for hy careful and impartial walter, furnishes 1.3 edilylag ostration The fees which .■ certain jook chartered by a foreigner was called upon to pay a passing a lain barrier amounted to 12,000 cash, or at the then rate of 1,600 cab to a tael, about Tis, 7:50. The charterer was not interested in dis- pating the amount, but he wished to haves for that purpose be applied to the native office, receipt as a voucher for the disbursement, and where he was tendered a receipt for four tacis. Failing to convince the officials there that four taels could not by xay possiblilty be regarded market value of the jael was about 1,650 cash, ai the equivalent of 12,600 cxth when the he applied to his Consul to obtain for him either a refond or a receipt for what he had actually pald. In the correspondence which enened the though four taels was the proper charge (which chief Chiuose authority explicity declared that
'Indeed was eastly ascertainable from the tariff), yet a tael was not a tael to the ordinary sense of the wold, but was such a sum as would enable the local authorities to lay down a trel of the standard weight and purity in Peking, and consequently included a metage fee, loss on melting, freight and costs of transmission, and general office expenses, and that all that turned lato cash meant, according to old-established g p-Willison's Circas at back of City Hall. custom, 12,500 cash for four taels. Therefore receipt for four faels, the legal sum, was the only receipt they could give. In other words, the costs of collection came to avowedly clows | po 100 per cent, Tis. 31 out of Tis 21
17*3-Cider of St. Patrick lostlisted. 1855-The Spanish belg Neuvo Lepants taken by two pirata jonks near Lantag while on her way from Hongkong to Macro. 1877-Kioto Railway opened by the Emperor of
Japic. 1880-Position presented by the Chinese praying the Hongkong Government to make ika, Japañeie yen a legal tender in the Colony,
1889-Rlot at Chinklang ; Brlish and Ameri- can Consulates burned down,
- MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY-4th February.
One of the chlel obstacles to the satisfactory solutionofcommercial questions with China is the grass, Ignorance of Chiacre officials with regard to the most rudimentary elements of political The report of the Shanghai Raca Club for economy. The Chizers merchant has rapidly 1896 xels for b that the te'al receipt for entrance acquired a very clear and fall perception of the fres and subscriptions smounted la 1896 to Tix. 7.215. against Tie. 6.410 in 1893. The usual principles upon which the world's trade is at Sping and Autumn Meetings were held on the present conducted. The Chinese mandarin still 4th, 5th and 6th May and zod, and and 4th looks upon foreign tende as an evil which he is November, the entiles in both cases exceeding reluctantly compelled to tolerate within cerisin those of any-previous years p-the fields in somä cases were exceptionally large, and all the events limits, but of which he is bound to resist an far
· productive of good racing. The entrance fees as possible any further extension. Nor is the representing the cost of collecting the other font 2.30 o.m.--Anction of billiard tables, at Mr. G.
for the two meetings were Tls. 13,655, which is very near, if not, a record. The revenge for 1896, including the balance from last year, amounts to Tlf. 48.251.59 and the expenditure to Tis. 45.134.95. against Tia. 42,034.53 and Tla. 40,808.75 in 1895:
taels!
attitude inspired solely by an inborn baked of
It has been argued that so long as skin dues the outer barberians who originally forced their are not levied in direct infraction of treaty trade upon him at the point of the bayonet. Itipulations and to the speclic detriment of individual foreign merchants, one cannot even
SATURDAY,518 February, American and Indian malis dae. Noon-Meeting of the Hongkong Ice Co., L
› P. Lammert's sales rooms, Daddell Street. 2.45-Auction of drapery, etc., at Mr. G.
P. Lammert's sale-rooms, Duddell Street,
4 p.m.-Performance at the Cirens.
Is largely due to his, pecullar mental obstinacy in the interests of foreign trade or of the popala-9pm-Military concert at the City Hall. When I pointed out last year to a member of tlan of China enforce upon the Chinese Govern 9 p.m.-Clreas. the Tsung-li Yards at Peking the loss which, atment the abandonment of its suicidal economic
The yearly volume of the official Racing least partly owing to her own fiscal shortsighted-policy in this any more than in other matters of Calendar, pubilehed by Mess, Weatherbyness, Chion had suffered through the loss of the internal maladministration. With regard to contains interesting Baltic of the last
lakin dues on foreign goods there can scarcely reason. The number of starters for races under
British market for her teas, his Excellency be any doubt that they constitute an Infraction Newmarket Rules was 3,114, as compared replied politely, with a bland and sell-satisfied of our treaties with China. Possibly with regard with 2,076 ten years ago. The larger increase smile, that might be so, but that be, for his part.10 foreign imports which have passed into has been in the number of two-year-olds, was much Inclined to doubt whether all exports Chinese hands and with regard to Chinese which has risen from 825 in 1886 to 1976. from country did not really mean the Imporer- produce intended for export, but which has not Thera wer 858 three-year-olds_an_ngalóst|shment of that country, Inasmuch as they dimiyet passed into foreign hands, and certainly 593: 459 four-year-olds compared with 293; inished the amount available for consumption, with regard to Chloese produce not sent out of and 511 five-year-olds and upwards against | and consequently enhanced the price to be paid Chins, it may be less easy to dispute the 310. The sum of £135,154 was won over by the consumer, wilbin the country. He was technical legality of lekin dues under the terms two-year-old races, while £178,007 was given by no means one of the least respectable or of the Tientala Treaty. But the quesiton It, to handicaps, and £69,077 to selling plates, Intelligent members of class, but he, like after all, not one of treaty construction, hat of which lett £81,473 for weight-for-age states many other mandaring, was he doubt fly the conditions upon which a revision of existing fo three-year-olds and upwards, and of this convinced that foreign trade is nothing but treaties with the object of lacressing the revenue sum last £30,000 was appropriated by three barbarian form of organised piracy. Li Hong- derived by China frum foreign imporis may be races which are limited to three-year-olds, and chang bas had larger experience of commercial undertaken with das regard for the interests, not four-year-olds. The total amount of money won questions, and bas often shown a much more of the Chinese revenue alone, but also of the In Fogland was 6458,158 and there a fax, intelligent appreciation of their bearings: Weite merchant and of hit Chinese clients,
Ireland, Scotland. The greater
пред own personal interests ; but While no treaty rovision can be satisfactory part of these cams were not given in stakes, but even his quick-witted Interpreter was not always which does not mitigate the gross evils in came out of the pockets of the owners, as nearly able to disguise the suspicion which evidently involves, I hope to be able to show that there is all the valuable events in the Calendar are will lurked in his master's mind during his visit no reason why a successful attempt should not Dow subscription races. Ten years ago, when to England that there is some fundamental be made to miilgain them. £10,000 races had not come into fashion, and antagonism between the interests of China and subscription events were only beginning to those of foreign trade. In Shanghai, where he become popular, the amount won in England was not under the same rentenints of prudence was £391:131, with roser in Ireland, and
and courtesy, L! Hong-chang has on former seca £8,005 La Scotland. Matches and private sious expressed himselt quite freely to that sweepstakes have nearly dlaáppeared from the effect. Calendar, na during last season they aimounted altogether to only £1,135,
Just got a letter from a friend about Caran: dial's starting gate. As soon as I have digested it I'll send it along with woodcuts showing the gate before and at the moment of a start. It has been a great success in India.
EARLY BIRD.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1897.
THE "EDGAR" BOAT FUND,
London, JanURZY ZSŤ.
The trustees of the Edger Boat Fund inform the public :--It was unanimously decided at the public meeting convened by Admiral Sis Alger non Lyons, late Commander-in-Chief at Ply. mouth, that the fund, to which Mr. H. Williams, R.N., acted as hen, secretary, and which amounted to £1,687 61., should be handed over to the Soidlers and Sailors' Families' Associs. tion for administration. Following the precedent established in the case of the Serpent fard, we decided on investing the sum of 3,600 with the English and Scotisk Law Lile Aurumanes "Asss. claties, who guaranteed the sum of £2,891 45% to be paid in quarterly payments extending over a period of eight years as wo shonid direct, well as interest at three per cent, on yearly rests of any balance left undraws.
**THE ACT OF GOD.".
An Interesting case respecting the application of the prase "the act of God "In the list of exceptions in a charter-party was decided in the Caleuita Queen's Bench Division recently, and is reported in Fairplay sa follows :—
Mr. Charles Bartle, owner of the ship Calcutta, sued the Peruvian Corporsilon, Limited, for 137 188. rod, for demurrage Defendanis chartered the Calcutta to load a cargo of guano
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILA DUE:
American (Peru) 6th Inst India and Straits (Chelydra) 6th Inst. English (Rokilla) 8th fast. Tacoma (Eräsmar) 8th Inst. German (Prison) rath inst. American (Coptic) 13th Inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) zoth lost, Capadian (Empress of Faßan) 25th fast. Tacoma (Tacoma) 3rd pros. American (Gaske) 4th prox,
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr.
31st Dec., 1896. To Crown rent and rates.......... To charges......................
To commission to agents.................... To fire terraBCA To repairs
SHAREHOLDERS are requested to apply to the OFFICE of the COMPANY for WARRANTS.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary, Hongkong, 30th January, 1896,
fars THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTTE hereby given that the RIGHTH
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the 9.475.00 COMPANY'S OFFICER. Victoria Bulldogs, e 66.43 TUESDAY, the 9th February, 1897, at 1zweck *793-25 (NOON), for the purpose of recells the Regnt
of the Board of Directors, together with a State bent of Accounts for the Twelve Months ending the 11st December, 1996,
184.488.33
* 534 05 166.11 FC5.50 317 12
To balance to be appraz riated as follows :~~
Dividend of 80 cents pr
share ....................$4,768,00. Directors (cc............. Anditors' lesson
I(0.00 50,00
266.12
To be carried to new profit
and loss account.......
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 20th Jan, to TUESDAY, the gib February (both days 305.87 laclusive), during which period no TRANSFER OF
SHARES can be registerd.
By Oider of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the. Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited. Agents for the Kowloon Land and Bulking Company, Limited, Hongkong, 18th January, 1897.
[161 5.134-12 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
.. CORPORATION. $ 8,351.87
hereby alven that the
1st Jan, 1896. By balance brought forward..> arat Dec.
Cr.
By scrip fees
Hy rents By Interest
244 40
NORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEET.
ING of the SHAREHOLDERS Is this- CORPORATION will be held at the Crry HALL Hongkong, ou SATURDAY, the 13th day of 7.413.17 February next. at Noon, for the purpose ol 645.30 receiving the Report at the Court of Directors, together with a Statement of Account to 31st December, 1896.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
60.co
$ 8,167.87
CONSUMPTION, Wasting Diseases, and General Deblilty. Doctors disagree as to the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and -Hypophosphites; the one supplying strength and flesh-the others giving nerve power and acting as a tonic to the
digestion and entire system. But in Scott's
Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo- phosphites the two are combined, and the effrel la wonderful. Thousands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations have been cored by this, Scoti's Emulsion" 1" perfectly palatable, and is easily digested even by those who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oll. Any Chemist can supply it-Sole Agents for Hongkong and, the Emnden of Chink – Watkins & Co, Hongkong.—[Adot.
Entímation.
THE 0. & 0. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, with | «FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE" malls, etc, left San Francisco for this part, via Honolulu, Yokobania, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga- saki and Shangbal, on the and inst.
THE O. & O. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Coffic, with malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 16th ulte., vis Honolulu, has arived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port, via Inland Ser, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai to-morrow momiing.
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Dock.
Now It may be confidently smerted that never has there been a closer identity between ike in terests of China and those of foreign trade. I China's financial needs have suddenly grown urgent and formidable, and if, on the other hand, her revenue in other directions is condemned by the incurable vices of her administration to romain hopelessly stationary, her salvation must necessarily lie and can only lle, in the further development of the foreign trade which has
pened up for her the one branch of revenge shown at Haunition, on the W.C. of South America, for by past experience to be capable in China of the UK. It was customary to load guano from Demastomer, for Maji steady and rapid expansion. Unfortunately the two males which extended from the const some Viting! Chinese idea of promoting revence does not distance into the ses, the guano belag carried to A go beyond that of increasing the rate of taxation. the end of the moles and there iipped into Under the present import tariff which the lighter which took te to the ship. Treaty of Tientsin fixed on a 5 per rest, bisis, what was admitted to be "the Act of God
By the foreign Customs yield an annual net income these moles were swept away, and defendants of Tis. 20,000,000. Therefor the Chinaman were thereby prevented from loading the cargo, argues: Let me double the rate of tazaiton and There was an express undertaking to load the place the tariff on a zo per cent, basts, then the cargo in a certain number of days, and there were Customs resons will, of course, also be im no exceptions introduced except as to Sundays mediately doubled, and China, receiving forty and surl days. The question to be decided was instead of twenly millions per annum, will be so whether the words "the Act of God" Included worse off than before the war kad drives her in the list of exceptions applied to the char Into the arms of the foreign money-lender. In •torare and excused them from patting the cargo Emfries of India fact, what the Chinese Government waste is an
西於 board within the specified time. It was con- . Bedefendent...magi # increase of the duties on foreign trade and not tended that miginally the exceptions in a bill of Zafre ...........· an increase of foreign trade fiself, and it logines lading, and in a charter-party of this character; Cosmopolit that it can obtain the former without the latter,
wese intended for the protection of the ship Nasikang It is easy to understand that with this objective owner, and were fatroduced by him for his own in view. Li Hang-chang should have deprocated protection and for no other purpose. It was Lord Salisbury's determination to allelt the alleged in defence that the claim was made opinion of computent authorities in China before under a clause which was mutual in its obli moving in the question. The foreign merchant gallons, viz, Clauss 11, which provided that knows, if the Chinaman does not, that it is over and above lay days each party shali to thirty-four dependent relatives pensions for considerable shrinkage the burden of extra tax- charterers paying the owners, or owners the
OUTWARD-5th January-Antauor. O, five years, varying from av. 6d. to 6a, per wock, tion, and that if it could bene it, it would be charterers at the rate of £1 sterling per 100 15th January.Braconakira, Tarakat, 19th and in three cases gratuities of Lao, to and malaly by shunting at least a portion of the registered tons per day," etc. It was urged that January-Dardanus, Trent, 2nd January £10 respectivaly. Five relatives were not burden on to the shoulders of the Chinese con as the calm was made under this classe, which do Palawan Prenzin, Aga, Candia, dependent, nes did they desire any portion of sumer. At the same time, the foreign merchant was mutual, the exceptions must be mutual hardgamemnon, Milbourne, Oolong the fund. The relatives were not considered equally knows that he can safely accept an His Lordship (Mr. Justice Mathew), in giving Deth, Richwarz, Normandoth Jabaty deserving of any help.
Increase of the duties on foreign trade, on condi- Indgment, said that the shipowner would be wiltomans Oceano, Kaslong, St. Androus Thus the whole capital and interer will be tion, however, and only on condition, that such relieved from paying demurrage under the claused the Aelula, Krnest Simons, Cyrne, absorbed and divided amongst those for whom increase be accompanied by measures which containing the exceptions, and he hald tast | Dordogna; Glamour.no it was subscribed, wifkout any chargs for, shall compensate kim by the assurance of as the austieres was entitled to the stue, kalist, administration & C. Begrate capped lammutad valuzee ni kilde, Hej ne mora ikan - Ha gave judgment jer doendants, with estim
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T. JACKSON,
Chief Haniger, Hangkang, 17th January, 1897 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
REGISTERS OF SHARES of the CORPORATION will be CLOSED from SATUR. DAY, the 30th Jandary current, to SATURDAY, the 12th day of February text (both days inclusive), during which period so Transplan OF SHARES can be Registered.
By Order of the Court of Directory.
T. JACKSON,
Chief Managar. Hongkong, ayib January, 1897.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
~~~~COMPANY, LIMITED,
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HE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS la the COMPANY Will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 3 Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on MONDAY, the 13th February, at Twelve o'clock Noo, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directori for the year ending 31st December, 1296,
The TRANSFER BOOKS at the Company will be CLOSED from the 1st to the ryth Idem, both days Inclusive.
By Order,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 25th January, 1897. [183 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the OTVICTS of the COMPANY No. 14, Fraya Central, on MONDAY, the 22nd February, 1897, at 12
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Report of the Directors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1896, and of approving by resolation of the proposed purchase, of Hang-Ham Inland Lots Nos 171 and 179 and of the proposed extensions to Kowloon Marine Lot No. 27 and to Hung-Ham Marine Lot No.1 on terms to be stated.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the ind February, both days incisive,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
THOS, L ROSE,
Secretary, Hongkong, at February, 1897.
-1107 HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
T ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOL
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY DERS in the above COMPANY-will be held at the OFFICES of the COMPANY, Pedder's Street, on FRIDAY, the 26th day of February, 1897, at 13.50 of the clock in the afternoon, to receive a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1896, and the Report at the General Managers and to elect Consulting Committee and Andlions.
will be CLOSED from the 13th to the 2014 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Tabrassy, both days Inclusive.
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