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Oor new programmé 1, "tired fast night by' Au overflowing, and fashionable audience. A Performance fait of sparkle, galety, and "go;" waves of laughter ebbing and flowing during the whole of the evening; and': storm of applause following the items as they were produced in rapid succession,

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THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING, March 24th.

LAST PERFORMANCE of the present Great

Programme,

"TRILBY AND, SVENGALI,”

ANOTHER MONSTER CHANGE

TO-MORROW evening

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PRICES: $&$1. Special Reserved Seats $3. Box Plan at Messrs. W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Male Warehouse.

Doors Open at 8.30: Smiling Begins at 915. Ambulances for laughter-exhausted sharp.

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Pairoas at 1.30

Hongkong, 24th March, 1897-

NOTICE.

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T MEETING of the COMMITTEE Α Aaspolated by His EXCELLENCY THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897.

Intimations.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

raquoned that all communing to Spot, Advertisements, R., be addressed to the Marg, one

Triigraph" and not to the Militor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be mean to ́" The Xiyar” and not to fadividual members of the stad.

Common Intended for publication must be recompanied by the name nad náhleuse of the wilines, not necessay, for públicaslon ; but xa evidenca në good faith.

With the columns of the Hongline Filigraph will always be apen for the fair las son by completa of all question the Editor does not to say way hold himself responsible for

a docting public tazoratza, le muit de dátinctly miderstood that

optalons thus eorpretand,

TO-ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers are requested to forward an nodom intended for

not to retard the early publication of the peper.

Advertisments sed Subscriptions which are not rederød for a dred period will be contlaped enill countermandled.

The Hongkong Telegraph has the target circulation of xay English newspaper published in the Far Kan, and is therefore the

The Henchong Telegraph's murder at the Telephona Central Exchange No. 1. Telegraphie dress:Telegraph," Hongkong.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

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of the Barnacles, the evidence of official out of pure cussedness, or love of inter- TELEGRAMS. love is still to seek." It is indeed to be ference? Or has anybody outside of the sought not only at home but In this Board called upon it to meddle? If so, colony, as our experience in respect of the by whom and in whose interest is the evident desire of the Executive to levy intervention taking place?" We shall be excessive Light Dues for the sole purpose glad to learn later on the nature of the of augmenting the revenue clearly demon-defence offered by the Board of Trade of its extraordinary policy. At present it seems so suicidal that it is not capable of reasonable explanation.

strates.

come to

the

(Special to Hongkong Teltgraph) BREAKDOWN OF A FRENCH MAIL STEAMER.

SINGAPORE, 34th March.

2.45 p.. Having disposed of the new measure-

The Messageries Maritimes steamer ment scheme the Editor of Fairplay draws Godazery, with the outward French mail of attention to the recently published hand- February 26th, arrived yesterday at book on the "Registration of British Ships" Batavia with her shaft damaged. The by Mr. F. W. GARDNER, barrister-at-law non-arrival of the ship had caused con- and assistant Registrar-General of Ship- ping and Seamen at the Board of Trade. siderable anxiety in Singapore, which is He finds fault with the book as containing now relieved by the report of her safe passages that are misleading and there-arrival at Batavia. The mall will be fore far from being as efficiently prepared delayed several days in consequence of and as useful as one would expect such a work to be in view of the fact that it is alleged in the preface to have been "care- [Upon enquiry at the office of the Mensagerles fully examined by the Chief Registrar of bloglog the mall from Europe, but was ranatog Marlimen we learn that the Godavery was not Shipping." We fear this precious public in cossection with the mall las between Sin- ation is about as loosely worded as some ofgapore and Batavis. She was towed fato Sin- the samples of amateur law-making it has rapore yesterday stop.m., and not into Batavia, been our misfortune to have to wade as stated in the telegram. The home malls will through in this Colony, When the author consequently not be delayed and those which tells hisreaders that it is desirable to register the Godavery was bringing on from Java were he might lead them to suppose registration need to another steamer leaving Singapo

yesterday,—Ed. K,K.T] is not obligatory, whereas it is absolutely Decessary, for no British ship can be cleared at the Customs in the United Kingdom until her register is produced, as the following quotations from the Act clearly prove:

the breakdown.

What H.M.S. Centurion came out of dock its morning and text prosent lying at her booy in the man-of-war anchorage. She has rather a peculiar appearance, from certain 'red

kuning down ber sides, which, but for the tria appearance of her ilgging, boats, sodi cther gear, would be painfully suggestiva al tha result of a modern navıl batile.

THERE was great excitement in the Casino at Monte Carlo the other day. A Russian gentle- man broke the bank twice-that is to say, the roulette was stopped on two occasions until more money was supplied. For twenty consecutive crops, the Daily Telegraph's correspondent 1373, he won the maximum on the last ounibers, and when he last pue coup Immediately quite a rayal reception when walking in the departed. He won over 200,000 frs. He had Atuam after play.

most

YESTERDAY'S football match certainly had '. somewhat the appearance of a battlefield. Mo- Swayed, in charging an opponent, had the misfortune to break his note, with the result that he shortly afterwards became a gruesome object, waving a gory handkerchief la either bloodstained band and leaving his aan- gainery mark upon all with whom he came fa contact. At all events he can boast that he bled in defence of his goal even if the ableld wasn't won by the Kowloonatics.

REUTER'S MESSAGE. THE London Echo has the following: "A discorciy of wonderful Interest to the followers THE EASTERN CRISIS,

of the Darwinian theory of evolution was made LONDON, March 22nd, not long sincewear ibe village of Sinalfoa, Mexices Despite the excitement of the populace and while workmen were preparing the ground of m.... the journals, it is bellaved that Greèss is willing | new coffee plantation. This wonderful athnglo- -to withdraw her troops from Creta upon some | zical find consisted of hundreds of skeletons of slight concession being made to her amour what some believed to be prehistoric people of a skeletons is provided with the bones of a long, thick caudal appendage, which in life turned up Jika = squirrels tull, "

ALL these are selected by our London House, increase of her gross tonnage by 220 tons, the ship, if so required, produces the certificate propre, such as the withdrawal of the Turkish i very low order al Intelligence. Each of the

banght direct at first hand, imported in wood

Thus it is clear that our vessels must register and that too in accordance with the rules laid down by the Board of Trader.

troops.

(From the Samatne Colonials.) THE BLOCKADE OF CRETE.

PARIS, March 15th. probably commence to-morrow or Wednesday: The blockade of Crete and the Pirens wil the Cretna insurgents have bombarded and de-

stroyed the village of Kissamos.

After thus

quietly rebuking the President of the Chamber of Shipping for his fight of speech" the Editor of Fairplay proceeds to deal with the Board of Trade's newest proposal, namely, to measure deck spaces available for the user don in that day'a large not later than Three o'clock so a carriage of cargo, and to include them permanently in vessels tonnage, and in so doing he asserts, that when shipowners understand the bearings of 5 sur stadium for Advertisers, Teress can be learnt on application, the department's proposal they will realise that the new departure constitutes Man aggravated sample of the Board's mischievous-interlerence with British shipping." He points out that French shipowners strive to get the highest possible gross register tonnage for their vessels in order to secure the maximum bounty on navigation, and at the same time they aim to secure the very lowest net register tonnage, port dues, etc., being payable on the net tonnage. He then cites a case in point, using the present and the original measurements of the French steamship Les Alpes as a means of strength ening his argument. We are told that Ler Alper stands at 2,105 tons net register, and 4,156 tons gross. She was formerly British steamship British · Princeti, measuring 2,185 tons net and 3,936 tons (1) Every British ship shall, unless gross. Under the French system of exempted from registry, bezeglitered under this measurement she came in for an extra | Acti navigation bounty on account of the

(3) A ship required by this Act to be registered may be detained until the master of and that through the reduction of her net of the registry of the ship. and battled by ourscives, thus saving all inter-tonnage by 380 tons she secured a material mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the economy in port and other dues, which are, as above stated, calculated on the net register tonnage. Comparing this with the vessel ander British ownershipitis observed

As an example of the "mischievous that in competition with an identically interference" of the Jacks-in-office who similar French steamer she was doubly run" the Board of Trade and draft handicapped by bounty, plus extra bounty, impudent replies to protests from such an on the one hand and by 380 tons lower net important society as measurement for the payment of dues on Steamship Owners Association, who, as the, Liverpool the other. The policy of the Board of Trade was stated in these columns the other day, in respect of this newest proposal is to attempted in vain to obtain a hearing make the handicap still heavier by on the important subject of excessive and increasing the net tonnage of British unnecessary Light Duts, -we-give below vessels by permanently measuring in deck

an extract from the recently published cargo. Other examples are given, but owners' Society bearing on the load- this one sullices for the purpose of demon-line question, and in so doing com- played at Happy Valley to-morrow. strating the impolicy of the acts of the mend it to the immediate and earnest 5pm. CLARET.—Our Cizrets, tacluding the lowest with the management of a depart-Important and irrefutable facts, the gravity inexperienced gentlemen who are charged attention of our readers, for it sets forth Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine meat. whose function It is, or should be, to of which it would indeed be hard to over- Product of the juice of the grape and are met foster trade by every means in its power. estimate or exaggerate. The extract arlúcially made from raisins and currants,It is contended by our London con-reads:- as is generally the care with Cheap Wiacs. encourages

temporary that the French Government

its shipping interest by Into taking action all its steam shipping upon Upward of 20 years so the country was led BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be meeting the desires of French owners as the subject of load-line, which, from life-loss far as possible in the two classes of standpoint as affecting local steamers, was totally pure COGNAC, the difference in price belag measurement. It takes no exception to unnecessary. It yielded to the clamour of the merely a question of age and vintage. | excessive cabin accommodation of to the moment, and a fixed load-line was recommended largeness or number of the superstructures on the distinct understanding that it became WHISKEY,--All our Whiskey is of excellent utilisable for working a ship or for other law li was to be operative upon the shipping of other countries as well as this. The British quality and of greater age than most brands purposes, and even when temporary Load-line Act was paxed, but the internations Presently be coming farther East.

par. of the question has been utterly ignored. THERE is, the World declares, no truth in the The result was that from 5 to 10 per cent of the rumour that. Lord Salisbury is to be given a exraing power of this shipping wis sacrificed, Capital to the extent of about two millions was

dukedom in June next. The Queen offered the sequel in scores of vessels being sold to any 1992, but he refused it on both occasions. rendered anremunerative, and. to-day we have Lord Salisbury a dakedom la 1887, and agato in forelerer who will take them off our hands. They were admittedly safe type of steamer HURST, who, on a "Dunlop "tyred machine, before being interfered wilkhey remain so rull. receoily put up such a wonderful 24 hours The foreign purchaser loads them deeper, even ictord, means to beat his own a houm' record from ports of the Uclied Kiegdom, without let or hindrance, than did the Bylish owner before any by the end of the year, for which purpose he is load-line was adopted, sudhezeaps the advantage now preparing. He thinks he can cover 550 which we have deliberately thrown away. Parila-miles or more in his next attempt. ment concied the load-line, but the net result of

GOVERNOR to make strangements for Celt: brating the completion of the foTH YEAR of the best growths at MODERÁTE PRICIE, Reign of Hua MAJESTY THE QUEEN, it wou decided, in dllion to aging for other Celebrations, to endeavour to mark the auspi cious occasion a HONGKONG by Establlabing PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on

PERMANENT MEMORIAL and to invlie the Public to`:uggest what form such Memorial should take.

Any Member of the Community who may have any 100gallon to offer is requested to forward it in willing to the Undersigned on t before WEDNESDAY, the 31st instant.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Hondary Secretary, Hongking, 24th March, 1897

CATHAY

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CHAPTER,

Application.

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 ont.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE U.S.S. Boston is expected here from Amay on Apill zid.

"NILSON'S EXCHANTRESS.”—Admiral Field, M.P., gave notice in the House of Commons on ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart the 13th ultime of the following question —"Ta

ment whether he will ascertain if the Lord Cham- berlain has had his attention called to the per- formance of a play at the Avenue Theatre called

the service of his country, la held up to pubile ! Nelson's Enchantress,' in which the greatest naval commander of the century, who died in

desiaton; whether the Lord Chamberlain will call upon the manager of the said theatre to

notice that otherwise the licer ce to perform stage plays will be suspended or withdrawn; and

THE laquity regarding the Taipingshan fatality withdraw the play in questilen, onder distinct Is adjourned till Friday next.

10 SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner spaces 'available for the carriage of annual report of the Hartlepool Ship-A HOCKEY match, Club v. Garrison, will be whether, seeing that a former Lord Chamberlain

REGULAR CONVUCATION of the abore CHAPTER will be held in the Enemasons' HALL, Zelland Street, on MON. DAY, the 29's Instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially Invited to attend.

Hongkaug 24th March 17

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NAMOA,"

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Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the 25th ingiant, al Neon, and not as previously nodfied. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, 14th March, 1897.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED..

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Wines of very superior Vietiger. All are true Xeres Winci.

- to the market, The SCOTCH WHISKEY raarked "E" is universally popular, and it picnoanced by the best local connoisseure to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our WIMFS and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. Colony or from aur aathorised Agents at the TH

"HE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN,"

Captain J. S. Roach, wil be despatched for the

Coast Ports.

above Ports on FRIDAY, the 261h lastan, A, S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Sunuranu 15th September. hab.

at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers,

Tapone, 24th March, (fay

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR CENU

THE Company's Steamship

"TAIWAN,"

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Capela Pearce, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the ud Aurl

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta:

Hongkong, zatb Mrich, 1807..

"WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Steamship

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hongkong

HONOKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897,

SHIPPING AFFAIRS.

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stemmers built since then have received more

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discovered in the Moriyoshi mountain range in dead?"

CHEVALIER de Kontakl, the famous welerin planlat, was giving piano recitals in Rangoon on the 6th, 8th, and. 9th March. For this the Singapore Free Press infers that he may

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prohibited a cerials performance in a Londen theatre which lampooned members of the Goyi einment of that day (1870-74), similar protectfos An extensive seam of smokeless coal has been will be afforded in the memory of the honoured

Akita prefecture, Japan,

A MATCH commented on Fabraury rgth at the WITHIN the last 30 years there have been on

Egypilan Hall, Piccadilly, Joby Roberts attempt-

loss of 23,312 lives. the British costs 66,377 wrecks, with the fearfuling the heavy hit of giving Poull s. stari of 12,000 polata in as,can up. (spak strokes barred)

between the two men in March, 1891, when for £500 aside. A similar game was played

Roberts, who made a splendid effort at the finish was beaten by ever 2,500, but since then the champion has never tried to give so long aalset to high-class player: As in all gamer zow allowed. Thoueb be bad several chances to played at the Egyptian "Hall, the push stroke is

brilliancy, though he played one magnificient tlast with, Roberts failed to show his usual

176. At the interval the scores stood: Partl (lo play), 12 301 | Roberts, 653 ; the latter being 146 behind on the handicap. In the evening Peall followed up his capital start by materially increasing bis advantage. The totals at the former having a lead at gra points on the handl cap terms. At the close of play on February close were i Peal, #3,001; Roberts, 1,089-thé

16th the scores alood Feall 14,000, Roberts 3,451; on February 17th, Feall 15,000, Roberts 5.358.

Mer, Murray Harmacies, this evenleg, com mencing at 8 o'clock

1Over....Iintians in Algiathosta!

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Bejection.Madame Feat. Offenbach

NEW AUSR. WILL. Andre ten Tas

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the ship Parsifal, bound from Cardid, with a così cargo to a slirate, port- På Cape Horn he were saved by a vessel that happened to be la exerted on until the vastel capifred had ailhands

right. His coal cargo then) had so ablling. When the captila Aurived home the vowel's owners, who cany na iasomace', to teach him a lesson gave him command of, what salices call, slow wood box He made a record pa’sauga in her and then Captata Hilgendorf was given command of a new iron ship, and now of the largest cinler, and what is claimed to be the

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structures are fitted up with a view of swelling out the gross tonnage, the authorities are so well disposed towards their shipping that they wink at such devices, providing they have the semblance of being 'shelter spaces. In calculating the net tonnage the law is Interpreted with equal favour towards the shipowners. Spaces in which it is not proposed to carry passengers or goods, fresh-water tanks, pump wells, ventilating trunks, etc., are measured out, a minimum net tonnage being thus arrived at. When a French vessel so measured comes into one the whole agitation, so far as the shipping in this IT is claimed for Orkland, Cal, that it is the wit, it was learned that the German five-masted Frow pilvate advicer received in Filico on geh accepted by the authorities, notwith- ing his investment rendered anremonerative of our ports, her minimum tonnage is tocality is concerned, is that the capitalist, find-healthiest city in the world, or, at any rate, in ship Potest, the largest saling skip afloat, left standing that 300, 400, or perhaps 500 demands that this sale of tblogs shall be since 1882, when it was 13.55 per thousand. Last arrived there January 14th, making the painge the United States. The death rate has fallen Hamburg November 171k for Valparaiso, and tons more net measurement is imposed on ended. The sallor finds the ship sold from a competing British vessel of identical ander his feet, and the same ship, perhaps year it was 11.35 per thousand. This approaches in 58 days, the quickest on record, being two build and dimensions, And now the owned in his own port, is sailed under a forelen very near to the sanguine sanfiarian's ideal of days lower than the record the captain bad pres disparity is to be increased, and our rivals 25 10 40 per cent, fais wages then was the

name, and maazed by foreign crew at from eleven in a thousand,

viously made, and almost stégies time, Cap. elegraph still further assisted to our disadvantage, usage under the British flag: The disability in

talu Hilgendorf, her commander, wil get:qalte by a "permanent measuring into the question mainly affects steamers ballt prior to

A most absurd suggestion in attributed by premium from the owners. The Parraf is not tonnage of British vessels of deck spaces 1885 and still consthuting about one-fourth of journal, whose editor ought to have blue-pen-namber of times ate mide 164 koots au beur. Cycling to a well-known Indy writer, in a cycling alone the largest, but probably the fastest wall. which may be available for the carriage the vessels in room the dine agitation, cilled it. It is that a mask should be added to Her commander is never known to have mide ing ship in the world. Her leg shows that a of cargo. "The appearance of the word Consequent upon "available' In the rules is most unfortunate favourable freeboard, and are not, berefore, belog, presumably, to preserve the complexior,

the outßt of every lady cyclist | The Intenifona alow pasengo. In 189ghe was in command of and Fairplay thinks that what was pro worktag in that respect under so tivus & One of the most interesting numbers of bably intended by its Introducers was disadvantage. During the first eight months of not to hide the "bicycio face { " Fairplay that has reached us in recent that deck-spaces actually "availed of," to 1896 no less than 16 steamers belonging to the The Band of the West York Regiment will fsos times 1s No. 719, dated 18th February, use a very ugly form of speech, should be 1.Hartlepoole, were thus sold abroad, displacing play the following programma at the Officers, bounds, which the Briilch law, now sequlieg.

1897, received by the mail on Monday last, measured and included in the tonnage about 300 men. Your committee ste in ci sa It is full of matter that cannot fail to interest when "avalled of," but not at other times, comunicaties with the load-line authorities all who are in any way concerned in the

It may of course be urged that all the with a view to easing the pressure upon such shipping. Faillage remedy, it cannot be doubted vast shipping trade of the British Empire space on the deck of a vessel is "available" that about 60 steamers registered in the and should also interest all who desire for cargo, though it is hardly likely that Hartlepools will be similetly doil with, resulting that our merchant fleets shall continue in even such an erratic body as the Board of Is throwing out of employment about another 1,200 Britten saaman, -To pu: the whole matter culable source of wealth to the whole such a construction on the wording of the

freedom from restrictions, to say nothing of Empire-that nothing shall be done either new rule, susceptible as it doubtless is of subsidies, had sufficient money and men to in Europe the following express lassed by the Wa read in the Straits Times that the fden of by the Government, by departments. or such a monstrous interpretation. It is relleva us of our present shipping they could Manager of the United Telegraph Companies throwing trade between Netherlands India and

all vessels drive us out of the trade by individuals that may tend, or be likely well known that almost

this morning is noteworthy :- We fear that the outlook for Bridah Owing to the interruption of two cables of discussion in Holland and Java. What trade China into Dutch hands has long been a topla to tend, to Impair the development of a carry the whole of their cargoes in their DAKIN CRUICKSHANK & great, an ever-expanding industry, that woda, but occasionally, a vessel loads shipping is by no means as bright as it between Malta sad Egypt, there will be some is going has fallen into the power at foreign firm

is at once the pride of the British nation wood.or cotton the deck-spaces used for ought to be, and would be if the Imperial uncagal delay doring the next law days on and this has sorely tried the patience of patricile and the cause of envy of all other the stowage of a portion of such cargoes authorities gave the shipowners a compa-trafic exchanged with Europe via Zarters, as Dutchmen ; but all efforts to mend malters maritime powers. It would be well were are, as Fairplay stales, measured into the ratively free hand to look after their such traffic will be diverted vis Teheran. it-possible for us to asset that nothing tonnage for the time being and owners, own interests. Already tens of thousands In their Waly Share List tuned at 5 pm, deemed to have opened out. Optimists point have failed. Now, however, a bilghter prospect we are told, have no objection to such an of tons of British abipping have been placed to-day Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Pots China, and fancy that this will give Dutch been- donc, that nothing is

to the increasing importation of Sumatra oll into being done, to check the expan arrangement. What the owners do under, foreign-French, Danish, German, sion of our magnificent merchant fleets objeck to is deck spaces "available," and Norwegian-flags to avoid restrictive

state :-This has been a chequered week for Importers a commanding foothold in Chios. Is either by the Imperial or Colonial Govern- as the Board of Trade puts it, for and mischievous rules and regulations,

snost securities and severni have sufferad rather a few years, so they think, Holland will again ments or by Individuals, but unhappily inclusion in the tonnage. Our outspoken the British ratepayers, does not at once keng Fires and "Chind Fires, the two latter ere, through Ike Sumatra oll traffic. But, at

cargo being measured for permanent and If the British shipowner, backed by sharp decline, more especially Luzone, Hong. take a leading place among trading, nat com. facts-the shortsighted, avaricious policy of the Imperial authorities-forbid that we and shrewd London contemporary take vigorous action to cause the Govern dropping owing to losses sustained at the recent houses. The steamer traille between Nether present, the latter is in the hands of foreign should give utterance to an assurance stigmatises the new departure of the ment to pause in its mad career we shall fire in Shanghai The New Amoy Dock Cons lands India and China is also in foreign asnds. of that nature, and

Board of Trade as "grossly unjust and find that we have allowed John Bull to Elll pany, limited, kás sḍvertised its yearly moeting It Le suggested that the Netherlands Gove ermani should take the matter up. Through Influential journal as Fairplay has taken very mischievous, unnecessary, and grossly egg. If the Government peralats in burk-GREAT inconveniende was caused to traffic on in Holland, the manufacturers there, and the therefore glad to see that such an uncalled for," and, we would add, It is a the goose that lald for him many a golden for the ayth Last.

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the all trade, the petroleum companies up the gauntlet on behalf of British ship-offensive discrimination against British ing the facts and continues to follow the the Prays in the vicinity of Fedder's Street to Dutch steamship companies plying to Jara

shipping to the great advantage of Its suicidal policy now in vogue In respect of owners and is attacking what it aptly rivals. Fairplay is further of opinion that shipping, then shipowners and Chambers day by the idiocy of the person in charge of the might comblas for the purpose. They could styles the "mischievous" Interference" of the new rule will discourage the erection of Commerce will have to put their heads Rang of coolies repairing the road. The coolim petroleum trade in Chins, and by that means get',

back a Netherlands syndicale to Lush the confident manner. It takes Mr. W. D. of bridge-houses, which are so useful in together with a view to protecting a great were at work on the award half of the Preys into touch with Chinare inders. The latter could STEPHINS, the new President of the protecting the most dangerous openlugs industry which Is threatened with and had placed plies of gravel and a large roller then he led to give preference to Duick manufaće Chamber of Shipping, to task for throwing in the decks and in providing Uflug ruination through the misdeeds of those in on the other half, as that only one rickshaw res. Upon galaing this, it would not be a top to Cerberus in his Inaugural address tend to prejudice to some extent the safety sadly misplaced. The spectacle of only ball the road open to traffic, but when this unwilling to give dar to these comis, orig

power in heavy weather, and will thus whom confidence appears to have been could pass at a time, it is bad though te hays difficult to start starts Her between Holland (which we shall publish in our next issue) by making reference to "the more of life and of ships and cargoes, and In Government taxing a trade or an industry space is farther reduced by the foreman in heavy loues in the past imong those who had kindly feeling of the officials of the Board conclusion pertinently remarket still up to the hilt fo what is only to be looked chargs of the road coolies allowing them in ventured upon dieich trade between Holland and of Trade," which it righty asserts a remains to be explained why the Board of for from semi-civilised states, or states black it we consider the pabila have just cause 1996, they end work Coming ensame Chion. It le expected; that with palankaum as a absolutely non-existent, and adds that, Trade should be taking this action at all that have seen their best days, not for complaint. Where were the Folios and why sul dimeanies in the way of nitriade the cut an Igrajthing by the urore recent proceedings and in whose interest k is acting? Is it | from « England, the land of the freo

MACDUFF." Capials Thomson, will be despatched for the

Verdi

above Port on TUESDAY, the 6th April, at the furure às' in the past to be an incat. / Trade will go to the, length of putting is outshell, lifóraign nations with their present As an indication of the criticsi stain of affales fastest sailer in the world.

Nasa, instead of as previously adverthed. -

"For Freight or Paisage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1897.

COMPANY,

VICTORIA Dispensary,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

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SIMPLE

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LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE,

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s" WATERS are

made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear camps Special tonna to Horta, CLUBS, Messes and Any complaints should be addressed to the

rison with the best English Manufactures,

ather Large Consuraers.

Bamiger Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.

has

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Government in a thoroughly practical and

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