THE POSTAL SUBSIDY.
The following correspondence lét been for- warded to us for publication by the Secretary of the Chamber of the Commerce -
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1897.
THE CHAMBER'S XIPLY.
1st March, 1897. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge for the consideration of this Chamber copy of receipt of your letter of the 3rd ult. forwarding despitch from the Lords Commissioners of THE GOVERNMENT': ANNOUNCEMENT. Her Majesty's Treasury to the Colonial Office Str,~ 'am directed to forward for the con- the subject of the future apportionment, sideration of the Chamber of Commerce the of the cost of the Eastern mail service, enclosed copy of a letter from the Lords Com-together with a report on the same by the Acting missioners of Her Matt's Treasury to the Postmaster General in which he estimates this Colonial Office on the subject of the future colony's share of beexandbare on the proposed apportlooment of the cost of the Eastern mail badlı at £17,367, as compared with £5,000, service, together with a report on the same by the amount of the present contribution, and the Acilog Postmaster-General, from which you fariting this Chamber to give fru wlews on the will observe that that officer, so far as the faforms subject as soon as possible. afon at his disposal enables him to judge, estimater this colony's share of the expenditure, it the proposed basis he adopted, at-17,367 compared with £6,000, the amount at present contributed.
I am to request that the Chamber of Commerce will be so good as to favour this Government with its views on this matter as soon as possible, at the Secretary of State for the Colonies has asked for an early report from His Excelleasy the Governor,
"I have, &c.;'
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.. The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
Treasury Chambers
31st October, 1896. Sir-With reference to the leites from this Board of the gth September last,~I' am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to request you to inform the Secretary of State that before accepting the tender of the Peninsular and Oriental Co. for the Eastern nsall service, it will, in their Lordships' opinion, be desirable to settle the apportionment of the cost of the subsidy between the different contrl-, butory Governments,
I am to transmit two statements showing (1) the general principles which have hitherto been adopted for the apportionment, and (1) zlatistics of the correspondence exchanged in the year ended 31 March, 1896.
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In reply, I am directed to state that a sub- committee has been appointed to Isak late the matter, which my Committee consider to be of great importance, and on which it is impossible for them to pronounce an opinion wibout far. her Information than that at present before them. To afford opportunity to gather that information they are compelled to deler giving definite reply, and respectfully at His Excel lency the Governor's indulgence for the unavid. able delay.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient-servant -----
R. CHAITERTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
To Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhar?, Colonial
Secretary.
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atlendinga ference to the warlons representa tives of commeres la this country and the Far Kast had bain slowed in occur. It was neces- a decision without loss of time; and, as ever try br Her Majesty's Government to arrive at slace 1897 they had been kept well informed of the views of the mercantile commonly on the whale question, there would have been no advantage in inviting a fresh expression of sp'aton.
It thus be seen that, apart from collateral advantages, Her Majesty's Government, by promptly acting in defence of the lotereate of the commercial commantry, secured the insertion in the new Convention of provisions blading to Companies to a reduction in the charge from this country to Chlax of one shilling and six- pence a word, while preventing a large increase of the amount to to collected to local currency in Chles.
On the question of a cable scross the Pacific, it would be premature for Her Majuly's Govern- ment to express so opinion walle the matter is belog lovestigated by the Committee represent Ing the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, which is now willing
Wit regard to the reduced rate charged for tel-grams in Chiosse, a matter to which the Shanghal-Ehamber of Commerce kay referred in correspondence with Her Majesty's Minister at Peklog, I am to observe that the arrangement bas nal been brought about by the new CouvCH+ tlon. It has, the Postmaster-Genera) is laformed, been in force for many years ; li fa a purely local affair; it is one to which Chins attached much Importance; and fi does not The following is the despatch of the Foreign be justified in making representations to the appear that Her Majesty's Government, world Office on the above subject, selemzed to briefly-in-Chinese Government on-the-subject,——— our faut laite :—
I sm, Sir,
THE INCREASE IN CABLE RATES.
Foreign Office,
14th December, 1795. -1 Sir The Marquis of Salisbery has had under consideration In communication with the Port- master-General your letter of the zoth of September last, by which the Hongkong Cham- ber of Commerce protest against the Convention between the Exstern. Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Coropanies and the Chinese Telegraph Administration which was ratified by Her Majesty's Government on the joth of July last.
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Your most obedient, hamhle servant.
FRANCIA BERTIL Secretary to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
THE CHAMBER" "EPLY.
Ini Larch, 1897- Sir.-1, beg leave to acknowledge receipt of your letter off the 14th December Test in reply to letter addressed by this Chamber to the Most Noble the Marquis of Salisbury, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and am fostructed by my Committee to tender their hearty thanks to his lordship for the careful consideration given to the quesiton of the testate of their gates by the Joint Telegraph Companies after the conclusion of the Telegraph Convention at Peking la July last,
My Lords trust that these documents' may be accepted as the basis of the future arrangement. The exact amount of the several contrībations cannot be decided until the tender has been With regard to the sasoranco sald -to have definitely accepted and the assamed cost
been given in 18go that no Convention between of the Austrailan portion of the service has been the Telegraph Companies and the Chinese fixed; but if an agreement is arrived at on the Administration would be ratified without pre- principles to be adopted, the figures can be unblous referenca to the representatives of the sequently supplied without difficulty.
commercial communities in China and Hong kong, it is presumed that reference is intended to the statement of Sir James Fergasson in the House of Commoss on the 8th of Mar. 1890, To Francis Burile, Esq., Foreign Office, when he was Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the effect that "the consent of Her Majesty's Government would not be given to any such agreement without folt cone sideration of all the interests Involved and consultation with the representatives of British commerce."
The Secretary of State is no doubt aware thai the total contribution received from the three colonies of Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and Hongkong bai hliberto been, less than one-ball of the Emount with which, they can probably be debited on accossi of the service, the difference having been borne by the Imperial Exchequer. But My Lords have no doubt that the Secretary of State will agros with them that the time has now stived when the Colantes map Jaitly be expected to pay their full share of the cost of the service.
I am, etc., i.
FRANCIS MOWATT, The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office,
MR. THOMSON'S REPORT.—PRINCIPLEI OF· DIVISION OF COST. A-Ascertain the number of miles travarsed annually upon each section of the service.
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I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
CURE FOR THE PLAGUE.....
DR. VERSIN INTERVIEWED,
In the Singapore Free Press of 23rd ultimo we find very fnteresting report of xa laterview accorded by Dr. Yersin to a representative of that journal. After giving a brief description of the appearance of the distinguished scientist, the Singapore journal proceeds with the report of the faterview as follows:
In considering the new Convention. Her Majesty's Government could not but recognise that since 1890 the eircumstances, bad entirely changed. In 1890 there was an expectation in mercantile circles that effective competition with the Cable Companies might arise In manner he betrays a slight tendency to through the opening of new Ilser, already nervousness at first, but that quickly yields to In contemplation, across the land frontiers an amiable readiness to Impasto his hearer of China, Special importance was attached some tdes of his views on the matter of the to the projected route via Helampo, which plague, and the efforts he has been making to B-Ascertain the cost of each section by divid Europe through Russia without touching the
effered the prospect of communication with get at the menus of devling methods, on ing the subsidy in proportion to the annual
Fasteur's principles, of providing a remedy mileage of each section.
cable systems at any point. Bat proved which shall be equally of use la combatting the C-Charge
to be the settled policy of the Chinese and disease where it is actually present and in fur. one-half the cost of esch
Russian Administrations not to are this route in section to the United Kingdom and divide the
plsblog sprophylactic against itsinaidions etacies, eiber half between India, Ceylon, Straits Settle-tarlift and in 1893 the two Administrations been conducted quietly and not coram populo, competition with the Cable Companies at a lower As, for the most part, his investigations havG ments, Hongkong, and United Kingdom respec- entered into a Convention under which the the attitude of many medical or scientic antho tively, according to the number of föttern, which It exchanges with other places (such as Egypt. through reie to Europe via the Chinese and the rifles towards his work is yel rather that of Dutch East Indies, Japan, Zanzibar, East Coast
Rasalan land liney was Exed at the exme amount expectant observation than of convinced accep of Africa, etc.)-
as that charged v' Viadivostock and vlå tation. But the frank way in which Dr. Yenia Hongkong. The arrangement was in harmony speaks of his experimental treatmentofpronounce with the International Telegraph Conventioned, even advanced, plague cases certainly attests and Her Majesty's Government, on beleg arged the sincerity of the speaker and his faith to the Commerce and the China Association to take ierum. action with a view to prevent the ratification of the Convention, felt bound to reply that there was nothing in tis provisions which furnished a ground for protest,
D.Divide lacidental expenses in the same proportion as the cost of the service,
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connected with shipping. He also remarked that fa Hongkong it was only during the second up- pearance of the plague that Europeans were to more virulent the second year So far us can be much attacked, the pingus apparently becoming seen the lofection is not air-boree, but the germ, he thinks, probably moves in the soll, being a very slow moving one. One peculiarly of the plague was this, that sometimes a city might be free from the plague for years, whereas surround- ing cities and villages were taken in regalar accession, the germ apparently travelling in a circular fashion and slowly but surely closing in on the unhappy place, 'As to its period of Incuba. tlon, this was stil! Indefinite, but it must be st least 15 days, judging from the cases which come from Hongkong to Singap r. In the case of mice, which be injected with a proportion- ately large quantity of microbes, the focubation period was about 40 hours, and in eight hours after that they would all be dead. Very often pull about an hour before their death they would jump about as lively as ever, when they would begin to droop and show signs of sickness and go about with tears in their eyes, and then lie down and dla. Nothing certals could be inferred from this, however, an regards human selags D, Yersta expects to be away a short inte only, and will probably return in a little over a moath', timm
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
The Honorary Treasurer of the Indian Famine Relief Fund bege to acknowledge receipt of the undernoted subscriptions:-
Already ackcowledged ... $ 46,180.56 Major-General Wilson Black,
C.B.
Mrs. McNair
150
50
C. M. Noyesamtecim
J. C. Epperly
T. I. Rose
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CALENDAR.
MARCH.
Metrorological means based on ten years' observations 191209. Barometer......30.059 Thermometer............................6.0
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Sets
Moon-New Moobār. 52min, p.m. High water-Morning
Afternoon
..10kr, Simin ....11kr. 22min.
Low water-Morning 4k. 30min. Afternoon ......... 4år, 56min.
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ANNIVERSARIES,
Arrivals.
SWATOW.
from Azenis. Mar. 3 Talcheong .....Amy ............unia & H.
Tatrang...Shanghai...J. M. & Co. Hothow. ChefooB, & S..
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Agenti. Tatrang...Hongkong ---]. M. & Co. In Port-Hothow and Talcheong.
Mar.
PASSED THE CANAL. OUTWARD-922nd Jan.-Palawi, Aga. 26th Jun.-Agamemnon, Deike Richmars, Normandia 19h. Ja-Melpomene, Octana, Kaelong, St. Andrews, and Feb- Cyrus, Nordogne, gih b-Hector, Kanagawa Maru, 9th Feb- Glenavon, Menolaus, Helen Rickmers th Feb-Amada, Guadalquivar 16th Fab.- Belarte, Erato St. Giles, St. Tarows. 19th Feb-Wertha, Japan, Asioun. Salvia, Caray, 23rd Feb.-Allin Rickmers, Tosa Maru, zốth Feb-Amping, Pathan Sophie Bickmart,
and March-Frizza, Glensktel, Marquis Racquøkom, Gisela. Benedick, Orestes, Mertonethshire, Tauter, Cangëse,
Pakling, Prias Hefurich, Sydney, HOMEWARD—zyrd Fab.-Bormio. 25 h Feb,
Intimations.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NOTICE I hereby given that 9-POUNDER
GUN PRACTICE will be carried out
by the Crew of H,M.S. Immort tid at Kowinna East side across Kowloon Bay, TO-MORROW,
and NOON.
1841-Lipink (Howoua's Folly) captured by the the 4th instant, between the hours of 9 AM..
Britlab.
1877-Giest Fire at Fopchow.
1890-Japanese steamer Yelchiu Mars lost on
the Rattler Rocks, near Hakodzić, Japaň.
1893-Borneo Lodge of Freemasons consecrated
at Sandakan.
1895-New Club House of the Hongkong Golf
Club opened by Com. Boyer, R.N.
•TO-MORROW,
Tundar, 4th.Murch, 1897. Chinese-9xd of 2nd moon of 3rd year of Kwan.. Spring worship of the gods of the land and grain.
Jewish,--30th Adır, 5687. Mohammedan-27th Ramadan, 1924. (Last
day of the Fast month.) Sun-Rites................... "Ghr. Elmix. Litt summumamanum. Skr. · Amin, Moon- Equator ---........... kr. m. High water-Morning 10kr. 15min. Afternoon 10kr. 8min. Low water-Morning Skr. 07min. Afternoon ....... #kr. 58min.
C. R. Citspla
G. White....
H..Brast
J. Wilke........
A Harvie
H. E. Hollege
W. Maron....
L. Kerr........EDDAZENG
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2,50
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2.50
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W. Nicholls........ D.GO
G.Wilson....
J. R. Cralk D. Dancan O. N. Cowan
$46,697,56
After the above had been set up le type we contributors, showing that the total amount received from the Hon. Treasurer another list of
subscibed to date amounts 10 $46,885.56. ·*
SUBSCRIPTION LISTS. Subscription Lists will be found in the various Baples, stores, and Clubs in the Colony,
THE BONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LIMITED,
E. Divide amounts received for ses pesisge on foreign closed malls between the contributing by (amongst others) the Hongkong Chamber of corative or protective powers of his zatopia | bascholders the annual sintement of accounts |
parties in the proportion which euch bears of the service.
[Here follows a table giving the annual milenge of the various sections of the" service and the number of letters chargeable to each.]
Hon, Colonial Secretary,-As far as fa under- stood here, the present basis on which our share of the subsidy to the P. and O.-S. N. Co. is cal- culated by the following.
on behalf of exch,
1-The distance from Brindial to Shanghal is divided into sections, and the subsidy le divi. ded among the sections in proportion to the saaa...
| mileage of cach." Ose-half of the cost of the sections is amossed to the United Kingdom; the other half is assented to India and the Colonies making use of the sections in proper tion to the annual number of letters coureyed 11-The sea postige collected by the Colonies is added to that collected by the United King dom and is then divided into two categoria.
(a) Sex portage derived from mails exchanged by the Colonies with the United Kingdom, of which half is alloted to the United Kingdom and half to the colony concerned.
(8) Ses postage accroing from Intermediate mails and for malla convoyed on behalf of foreig countries, which is shared in the same propor tion as the cost of the sections-over which the malia may be carried.
The difference between I. and II. gives the smount of the payment to be made. When the present contract was entered into the following Égures were arrived at :—
I. emasminusionevon£13,77) IL ........
1,071
Difference........£12,700 of which we actually pay £5,000,
The proposed basis appears to differ from the present basis in the following respect {---
To 1. I added a proportion of incidental ar penses divided in the same way as the cost of
service.
11-Thers stzma to be no mention made of any ses postage in matte coming under division "The data supplied by the London office in the table attached to these papers are not sufficient to enable me to mika a comparison of the amount that we should pay under the present and the proposed basis, using the Egures given and taking the contract at his present figure, £360,000.
When therefore the new Convention (between the Companies and the Chinese Administration) came before Her Maj∙sty's Government, it was clear that the agreement to charge a uniform rate must be regarded as an existing fact governing the whole situation
account............................. 31,353.93
In accordance with the intention expressed in the report presented last year, sairaordinary redogs were eld on the arst March and 6th April last and the capital raised to $150,000, by transferring $100,000 from the reseIVG
By the reading of Art. XVI as amended last year, to permission le given the General Mane.
· The following is the report_of_the_Board of Ditec'ors for presentation to the shareholders at the thirteenth ordinary general meeting to be held at the office of the General Managers on the 13th instant at noon
Annexed we brva the pleasure to lay before
Dr. Yeisie, who is a passenger by the home-made up to the 31st December, 1896, ward bound French mail steamer Natal, goes to. The net profit, including the balance brought Bombay at the request of the British Govern forward from last your, amounts to $71,353.93, ment, proceedlag via Colombo, Tuticals and which it is proposed to appropriate as follows Madiss. Being furnished with a small supply To pay a dividend of zo per cent $50,000.00. of bla curativa serum, he will not at present go To carry forward to next year's in for ny general treatment of natives, but will confine his attentions, for the most part, to European patients, whose cases will be carefully watched and recorded. He takes with kim 700 To the desire of the Companies to modify the flacons of prepared anti-plagao serum, and he amount to be collected in China as the equivataforms us that he requires to give le each person lent of the exchange, this country, 15 member to cure him, from three to five of "theft" small of the International Telegraph Union, could bottles, the serum beleg injected bypodermatea'ly national Telegraph Convention that the charzo effer so oppositon. It is stipulated la the Inter- in fatemational telegrams must be the sms in both directions, and one of the regulations of that which is pursued at the Pasient Institute for the international accounts on the basis of effer larger, hence the necessity of a special syringe, that Convention provides for the settlement of hydrophobia, savo that the doses are much the francs in gold. It follows that the charges As to the efficacy of bin treatment, Dr. Versin should be collected on the basis of the actual tells us that in one or two cases in China, where several countries, including British India and state of coma on the 12th day of the fever, the value of the francs to leesl currency. There are the victims were almost morihand, belog lu a the Stralis Settlements, in which the charges result of the application of his injections was basis in view of fluctuations in the currency i have from time to time been revised on gold ultimate recovery. Of course, the best time is on the first day of the plague, bat the infections and this course, by a regulation adopted by the
caa be performed at any time up the thiêd, Gith recent International Telegraph Conference of or seventh day, and even in rare cases op to the Buda Peath, was made incumbent on every State rath day, as the duration of the disusun is a long adhering to the Unice.
́one. Ass prophylactic an injection af 10 cubic centimetres of the prepared serums la suficient
In these circumstances, what the mercantile community had to contemplate was the raising of the charge of two dolinen (a charge admittedly far short of the proper bale of collection) to the fall equivalent of the rate of olght francs fifty centimes—a rate which would have remained unchanged for an indefinita period.
Government, this state of affairs will be abviated, Owing to the recent action of Her Majesty's The rate will, it is true, be uniform, and pre- vision is made for the collection of the full equivalent in local currency ; but the rate itself will be reduced from eight francs fifty contimes to seven france from the xat July, 1897. But not merely will the merchants in China be thas protected from an increase of the charge in local currency to an amount corresponding to the pre- sent rate in france, but their correspondents in the of the charge in sterling from seven shillings to United Kingdom will enjoy an actual reduction five ahlilings and sixpence a word,
ANNIVERSARIES,
371-Mencius torn,”
1193-Emperor Saladin, died,
tloned to keep clear of the range.
All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are can-
By Command,
J. H STEWART LOCKHART, Colegiul Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
(391
Hongkong, 3rd March, 1807, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
are
requested to send in a STATEMENT of BUSINESS CONTRIBUTED darlog the Half-Year endci 3rat December, 1895, ob te bafore the zgth March, on which date the ACCOUNTS will be CLOSED.
.
By Order of the Hoard of Directors,
THOS. 1. ROSE, Secretary. Hongkong, 25th February, 1797. [35# CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED, ADJUSTMENT OF BONUS FOR THE YEAR 1896.
1850-Chin Apon's piratical fist of 13 junks
destroyed in Min Bay by H.M.S.Nequested to furnish the Underclened with
Media.
ONTRIBUTORS to the above OFFICE AG
1875-Wreck of the British barque Pride of the | a LIST of their CONTRIBUTIONS for the year ending 31st December, 1896, in order that the Distribution of BONUS may be arranged."
Return not rendered prior to the grst day of March Instant will be adjusted by the Office, and no CLAIMS or ALTERATIONS will be subse quently admitted..
Thames near Naguak 1876-Collision between the steamers Ocean and Furing and losr’of the latter with many lives 1889-Emperor Kwong-sü asinmed the govern
ment of Chini.
MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY-3rd March.
9 p.m.-Willison's Circus at back'of City Hall.
TO-MORROW,4th March. American mal due.
FRIDAY, 5th March. 5.15 p.r.-Meeting of the Odd Volumes
at the Chamber of Commerce Room, Hall,
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agonis, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. Hongkong, at March, 1E07.
F385
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING COMPANY, LIMITED,
TANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOL
THIRTEENTH ORDINARY
SocietyERS in the COMPANY will be held at the City Victoria, on MONDAY, the 15th March, at COMPANY'S Office, No. 9, Praya Central Twelve o'clock Noow, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and Report of the General Managers for the year ending 11st December, 189, declaring a Dividend and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
7.30 p.m.-Banquet to H.E. Wa Ting Fang,
SATURDAY,-6th March,
Tacoma and Indian malla due. Victoria English School Athletic Sports at the
Happy Valley.
2.30 p.m. Anction of drapsty, etc., at Mr. G.
P. Lammert's sale-rooms. Duddell Street,
9
p.m.-Performance of "Les Cloches de Corne
ville" by the A. D. C, at the Theatre Royal, City Hall.
SUNDAY,—7th March.
English mail due,"
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to zgib instant, both days inclusive,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Manges. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.
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OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.
by a special syringe of Dr. Yersin's own Invengers to write off anything for 1896 for deprecis-9am.-Honam will proceed to Macao on an NOTICE hereby given that the CALL of
ton. The Injections are made in the flanks of ilan, or to set aside anything to raierve. This the abdomen in a manner entirely similar to accounts for the large sum that must be causled
forward.
the Articles of Association, Messrs. Gillies, Consulting Committee.—In accordance with Lewis, Exekiel and Tomes retire, but offer them- selves for re-election. Mr. C. A. Tomes was appointed when Mr. Showan took his leave.
Auditors,~~The accomis have been audited by Merry, T. Arnold and F. Henderson, who are recommended for re-election.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, and March, 1897
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STORM WARNINGS,
excursion trip, weather permitting. SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE: Amica (Gaelic) to-morrow. Indian (Sultang) 6th inst. Tacon (Victoria) 6th inst. English (Rosetta) 7th Inst. “German (Sachsen) cath fast,
American (City of Paking) 15th fast, American (Doric) 23rd lust. Tacoma (Olympia) a61b last,
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THE P. & O. Co.'s steamship Rolatio, with The following notification with referance to
the next English- mail, left Singapore for this storm warglags is published in the Gorilltim
Storm signals ara holated on the mass beatdeportat 4 p.m. yesterday, and may be expectad
hero about 8 2.m, on the yih inst. the time-ball at Kowloon Point. They are similar to those hoisted in the British Isles by order of the Meteorological Office, London,
KORTERLY GACZE,
winds are probable from the nozikward as caal
A Cone point upwards means that strong
SQ" THERLY GALES.
SHIPPING RETURNE.
ARRIVALS.
From 6 pm, yesterday to & pim. to-day, Ceylon steamer, for Singapore Yikang u......siedneh
Chiogidang Phra Nang ......... Deuteros TDEKOLOTO
Slikang summ Federation.
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Cents per Share on ♬ Shares 25001/15556, 16094/26143, 25194/26343, 25191/16593. 26694/26793, 26804/16943, 2690/37043, 28438/28637, 32861/+181,
34069/34103, 36104/36103, 36350/36350,
36596/36720, 35834/36863. 37384/17309,
3794/37494 38045/38319, 38345/38394.
38495/18594 38830/38943, 38965/38914 39245/39149, 40493/40534, 40856/41055, 41636/41715) 41984/42281, 42384/42483, 42584/427831 44184/44183. 44484/44533, 45132/45231, 47372/47421, 44884/44983. must be PAID to the Undersigned at the Office of the Company, 38 and 40 Queen's Road Central, Victoris, Hongkong, on or before the 16th day of March, 1897, and Notice la sise given that in the event of non-payment of such Call at the Office of the Company aforesaid on of before the said 16th day of March, 1897, the above-mentioned Shares will be liable to he forlatted,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 1st March, 197.
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to protect any person for one month
Dr. Yersin's laboratory is aktuated at Nha»; Trang, a quiet place on the cost of Annam, far removed from all clites and thickly populated districts. The site was chosen, for two reasons, first, because it avoided should the plague happen to break out all-chance of blame for infecting large cities there, and, secondly, because horses can easily and cheaply be obtained in the locality. The ward, serum is obtained from the blood of horses, the saimais being treated by injection until they are A Cons potut downwards means that strong Immune from plague. The laboratory is now in winds we probable from the southward or wesi« charge of two skilled veterinary assistants, who ward. will go on preparing the serum in Dr. Varain's de Those piguale are considered justified. I fol- absence, and wil furnish him with a further lowed, at any place within jo miles of white consigament of 700 bottles in about a month's they are holsted, by winds of force 6 or upwards tedious and difficult business. In appearance blows a gals of force 9 before they are hoisted, time, the process of preparation being a long, to foren 12 within 48 hours, and son fate if it
Aggregating 12.575 tons register, the rerum is of = palo, Umpid, yellow colour, and
DEFARTURES. There will, moreover, as an outcome of the after being thoroughly sterilised is put into A Drum may be hoisted with the cone si Devawongie.....stoner, from Swatow With these figures I have worked on a negotiations relating to the new Conventier, beharrastically seated bottles to avoid any chance tieten when the weather forecaster believes that
numerous reducfloor, many al considerable ❘ of alteration or decompostiiou. table which shows on the present basis our
strong gala, which may possibly reach Hongkong as snertsin” share of the cost of service to be £20,736. On mount, in the local rates between places on On being interrogated as to the manner typhoon force from the direction indicated Katiang the Easter Extension Company's system. For in which Bombay was infected, Dr. Yersin by the cone, is approaching, and a gun, placed Presies the propssed basis there has to be added to this example, the rates from Hongkong to. JATA, expressed his opinion that it was through at the foot of the mast, is fired whenever the Zy
mm representing our share of incidental es Singapore, and British India, which amounted on the rats, the portion of Bombay which was dram is hoisted. penses, for the calculation of which I find no the 1st of January, 1896, to one dollar eighty first affected being near where the granaries
Chil The use of the drum is at present suspended Caly II.-Assuming the number of letters shown cents, one dollar forty cents, and one dollar are situated, the rats either eating the infected in the Bristab Isles, and no gun is timed there. In the last column of the London table to repre- the 1st January, 1897, to one dollar twenty-fire spreading the infections throughout the city within sa mlies of where it is hoisted, by gale Phra C.C Klas ...
eighty cents, respectively, will be reduced from grain or the dead rain load in the grain It is considered justified if followed, at any place Colonies. -sent the malla jailing under (á), I have worked out a tablo which shows that our share of the cents, ninety cents, and one dollar fifteen cents, He stated that he was firmly convinced that of force Band Rupwards to force 13 within 48 kros victoria sen postage comes to £3,368 as. But I find no respectively, while the corresponding rates from the infection of Bombay had proceeded from hours, and too late if it blows gale el-force 9 John R. Kelly ...... Shanghai will be reduced from one dollar Hongkong by means of cats, on board cargo before it is hoisted. dats front which to calculate our share of the ses seventy-nine conts to one dollar twenty-five vessels, and advanced that as one reason, and postage on malls failing under (5),
cents, from one dollar forty-nine cents to one sufficient reason, why ships from falected_Asia- At dusk whenever a signal ought to be flying, if
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VERY HEAVY GALES.
MIGHT SIGNALS,
13
Shanghal
Haiphong
Singapore
Kurope.....
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Shanghat
Talwanice
Canton
Canton
10
JI
Europe
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13
Hothow
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Mualla Manila
Aggregating 22,968 tons. register,
From the above amount 20,736, deductiax dollar fifteen cents, and from two dollars twenty- |·tia poets should not be allowed to touch Europe | It weża daylight, a night signal will be koista 17′′ Hoxoxona AND WHAMPOS DOCK, RETURNS, a Friasis Wilhelm. Kowloon Dock which is, more or less, the rum we should have tion there will be substantial reducilons in the the immaally of Singapore, which is a batter showing white or may colour, hat mit allice, burg Klangan. to pay, lastead of £6,000`xa at present pas
rates between Kuruppe and Japan and between for congratulation, may probably be traced to, on a triangular frame," point upwards oɛ, down". Centurion, H.M.S A. M. THOMBO, Europe and the Straits Settlements, Labuan, the feet (26) so laren a proportion of the coast wards as the case may be. No Lanterns are Katkidals Martimainen Acting Postmaster-General and in French, Dutch, and Spaniah possessions ing steamers load and discharge in the roads. holated to reprevent the drumsgaden (Ham follows a table showing the division of ❘ in the Yaz Kant, gaan oo
Rmerning to Bombay, Dr. Yarais pointed out in erary case, when it is thought that lama-
Tatarlet, uninuksin. - İş cost betwagn' the various pictions of the, mail. The opportunity of securing this beneficial how the pingus war most virnicat amougil the diate" dangir li over din aqual in at once! Waschang impiaricapsare: Cosmopolkam
nerangursent wohld have been fast. If the dubly | pescar clarion of the city, and esparkly/Chaos { NWWfvd,
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ONE ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLE AND
DRAPERY AND OUTFITTING.
THE
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to Self by
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SATURDAY, the 6th March, 1877, commencing at 2.30 PM.
`at his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL STAKKT. ONE ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLE, by THURSTON and APPURTENANCES Alta
A QUANTITY OF GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY.
Comprising SCOTCH TWEEDS, HOMESPUN BLUE and BLACK.SERGE, TENNIS Flannel COATINGS, 8o, cut into SUIT LENGTHS, FLANNEL, FLANNELETTE, SINGLETS, SOCKS, &c, &E,
AND A SMALL QUANTITY OF LADIES' DRAPERY, Comprising Hid NAVY BLUE and COLOURED SERGE, WOOL DRESS MATERIALS, HOSIERY,
TERMS OF SALN 1---Cash on delivery,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Hongkong, let March, 1897-
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