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THE BURMO-CHINESE FRONTIERĴ TREATY.

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́TRADE - PROSPICTE,

A well-informed correspondent of the Novik China Daily News writes from Mandalay on the above subject as follows :-

The news, if it be correct, that the Burma Frontier Treaty with China has been 'signed, and will be ratified to four months, will be wel-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1897.

outlets for tride, but the difference between the condition of Burme, and that of the country nemtually under French rule is very great. The Shan States Rallway, too, which will connect Mandalay direct with the Salween between the

33rd and sath degrees of latitude, is being pushed OR, and when the difficultles of constructing the line from the plains up to the level of the Shap plateau at Maymyo are overcome, the line will be practically completed. If, as is expected, the railway attracts Chiure traders to its direction,

THE STRENGTH OF THE NAVY.

We have received from, Mr. H. E. Palleck, Nivy Leagus, coples of the reports of speeches the Hon. Secretary of the local Branch-of-the

delivered by Sir Charles Dilke, M.P., in the House of Commons on the gth and rath March upon "The Sirength of the Navy." The

The First Lord could only

• Not only did we seem short of men with whom to begin war, but there was also the rapid loss of men la war to be considered. Moreover no allowance had been made for man his ships by counting all officers, men, --sickness. *

boys, coastguards, and marinen available for sea-service. whether we should send all our firet to sea at the

• The Flest Lord questioned

SETTLEMENT OF MISSIONARY CLAIMS,

(Communtested.)

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlil & Co), Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Tacoma arrived at Yokohama, yesterday and will leave for this port tɔmOTTOW via usual parts of call.

SHIPPING RETURNS, S

SHANGHAI, May 1st. The French Conial-Generst has jast brought bad been hanging over, the one for fifteen and to a happy conclusion two thorny affairs, 'which

By patience and tact and by Comte de Beaure's the other for five years. They were two claims. From 8 pm, yesterday to 5 p.m. tolka of the Roman Catholic mission of Klangan.

ARRIVALS. ...stermer, from Singapore

come to all who take an interest in the develop. Barma will be provide i elth an artificial trade speeches are very interesting, the speaker begining of a war, and said that the number to energetic and inteiligent conduct :f affairs, the

Northern Division has more than once pointed out the hopelessness of attempting to keep er enforce order among the wage bill-tribes that Inhabit the border reglers, au long as the limit of responsibility of each country is undefined, It is useless for the authorities here to try to make the authorities in Yannan responsible for Kachyen rald, while there is no certainty as to what is the Chloees and what the Burmese sphere of influence. The bill-tribes too are not slow is take advantage of the present siste of affairs to make raids, and then baffle pursuit by retreating fato uncertala territory. It was at [ the earnest wish of the English Government that the question of frontiers was deferred after the annexation of Upper Burma, the Chinese, however, taking good care to be on the sala side by drawing their provisional boundary at the Shwell, some hundreds of miles south of what they knew they could possibly claim. Eut much has happened since then; the Mission to Chios, which would have been an absurd anochronism, as well as an intolerable acknowledgment of dependence, has been changed into a cession of territory. Chios, an ber sida, has broken hee promise not to give to France what she received from us, and the claim that the frontier line must be drawn auth of Bhamo has bean settled by events in a very practical way. Officials from the Burmese side have been for years administering parts of the Kachyen country a long way north of that town, and every open season the British pale is 'belog pushed fsriker north. At Nam poung, British and Chinese officers can watch each other crows the stream and in many other places Barmicie cfficials have settled disputes with the friendly ald of the Chinese local authorities right up to the borders of Chios proper. It cannot be denied that, considering what they might have done, the Chinese show themselves friendly towards England in the matter of the annexation of Upper Barma, and, so far, things look well for the amicable settlement of the frontier,

THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION.

Some years ago, writing in the Manchester Guardias, Sir Charles Crosthwaite pointed out what seems to be often lost sight of now, that is 188, the Chinese Government might easily havO caused trouble and thrown obstacles in the wAY of the seulement of Barme, but it maintained a very friendly attliade. When, as is to be hoped, the frontier comes to be marked out next open season, the Mission bogey wil be out of the way, and the actual tertioty to dispute will be confined to a fairly narrow strip. Furthermore, Burma will then be a Lieutenant-Governorship, and better able to protect her own interests, while her officials have been spending the years of respite given them la acquiring a sound knowledge of the country between Blame and China, and will not be likely to fall into any pitfalls that the axinte Celestial may dig for

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TRADE PROSPECTS.

The Kacbyen country is parcelled ont into squares or tracts, and the character of the country and of the inhabitants of exch square is well-known, various milisry and civil officers having, for years past, been visiting different parts efiber in a filondly manner, or to

STATUS OF CHINESE IN

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PASSED. THE CANAL, CUTWARD-9th April-Dordogne, Fujizan, 13th April-Oopack, Methven Casila. 20th April-Borneo, Glenesk, Hictor, Glenfarg, Oldenburg, Natal, Afridi, Benwctrlich, Theāla. 23rd April-Radnorshire, Gloucester, 17th All-Colidonien, Marquis Bacqueham, Pyrrhus, Kagoshima Maru 30th April-For mora, Tanartva, Ballona, 4th May--Pokiing, Atiral, Atogosan. Frig

sticking closely to his text throughout and dis Chica more or less of grenndary importance, playing a wide knowledge of the subjset treated. Still, in dealing with Chinese merchants, the We regret that the space at one command is not

enemy and the operations to be performed. The separation for their long-standing wrongs. unexcected often happens. Some Hme see. Isuficient to enable us to give the speeches Tations was a desperate war,

only war much worth considering in our calcu-

Pochen, the scene of the first trouble, is an think about two years, the Bumere and Chinese extinto and we have therefore selected excerpts

eld and historic city in the farthest north-wast No maritime telegraph systems were jalard by a wire from

corner of the Aphel province, near the confines. Bhamo to Yunnanfo, so that the numerous and

that will doubtless Interest a good many of our probably no two would ever do so; and

Power was going to attack us single-handed; of the three neighbouring provlaces of Shantung, large Chinese merchants to Rangoon and readers.

Hocan and Kiang-a. Such a locality, as is

DEPARTURES. Manda'ay could wire direct to their head offices

the way mora reasonably in view was one inlawless bands of marauders. The tohabitantsilve Banlarig......

well-known in Chios, is the favoured region of Progress p Speaking on the 5th March, Sir Charles which we should have to send to ses at once

Hallan mungsteamer, for Pakbol Chefoo or agents at Canton, Hongkong, Shanghai, or elsewhere. Some merchants, such as those

called the attention of the House to the sil ships not virtually obsolete. The First property surrounded by wall and moat, and to in something like a fodal state, with house and who deal in jade-stone, carry

relative strength of the Navy and lathe Lord said that by using up men, boys, coast-

Misfoe m business exclusively with China, and one would

one goes abroad without

Ancona gus or lance, and Nanchang course of his remarks is reported to have guards, marines, and drawing 5,000 men from nothing of value is transported without an have supposed that such telegraph systems would have been eagerly used by thens; but,

sald be bad na intention to make an attack the Reserve he could man every ship that could missionary acquired a piece of property in the armed excort. Some liten yearn-ngo a whether from distrust of the efficiency of a wire

on the Admiralty. The policy of the Admiralty be ready at once, a statement which somewhat city, near Christian family of two brothers by maintained by Chlea, or frem any other cause,

was the policy of their predecessors, and begged the question, as all ships not obsolete the name of Kin, la where house a chaped bad Katona di the line, as a matter of fact, is scarcely patronierd at all. Cerainly, it has not been working at all too. This was well, Inasmuch as they edition of affairs. Every ship, he said, that ent individuals, known there as in-song,

ought to be ready at once la a dangerous con- of the missionary became known, same promin been temporarily installed. When the presence satisfactorily. China belog under the necessity of connecting the two places, did so, and for about half an hour the line was open, then it

fature by administration in time of peace. He could be reasonably sent to sea could be manned kind of military chicls, tormed the determined refuted to work, and for some months it was

was not, however, himself satisfied that the by using all he had, and the Reserve available resolution of excluding the foreigner from this practically useless. The wire, it appears, was policy proceeded on a sailsfactory basis as

for sea service, which had formerly been put at city. The people were stirred up to violence, Ratedow (H.M.S.)...... fastened to trees, and the trees were constantly regarded the completeness of the defauce afforded.mitee, to 8,000, but which was assumed to the and pillaged, and the two brothers obliged to from 10,000 men, by Admiral Tryan's Com-burst, the house of the family Kin was burst

tia hat on the mission's property, WI | Daphne (H.M.S)..................... being blown down by storms, seal or ImaginaryThe Leader of the House, in the previous year, debate te be somewhat larger. Supposing alt uks refuge in the province of Hoons, where Shantung .......... and breaking the line. However, mainly owing to Mr. Jansen's exertions at Yunnanfu, li is now

had said that we should in 1898-99 passen

this was true, nothing was left for the waste of they have since died before the settlement of Afri more or less in working order for anyone who "considerable superiority over" the fleets of the wants to use it, but very low do

two next Powers-that was France and Russia. were made for increase were not sufficient to fill thefratfew weeks of war, and the proposals which He was himself still doubtful if that was this gap. A larger increase of men was now to and if in fact it.weze, bo did not consider that that superiority was sufficient for this country, be proposed, but not larger than was needed to Of the great naval Powers, the causes of possible took a considerable time before it could give wal man now ships, and all increase of Reserver conflict with France were recognised, and these of conflict with.Germany with regard to Africa

Iralned

The tuscrip He himsel felt that what had occurred In

give to the French Navy, and Powert-Rastia, Germany, and France - In the Northern China in jolat pressure by the three mitations of it gave to Rusila and Ger. many, a power of expansion that we had not acceptance of the Russian loan as against our proffered loan, and in the dominance of Russia

at command. Money could give us ships in in Manchuila and Korea, recently secured by two years of peace. Money could not give us treaty, poloted to 'great risk of common action men to quickly. Our necessary warfare at a Pawers, and it seemed improbable that we against ourselves by three great mariilme

great distance from our base would involve as In a tremendous strain and large reserves were could ourselves break up that concert except by giving way upon points which

were required. Those reserves did not exfat, while vital to nur interests, such as our China France had a surplus far larger than she could trade. We had been told on the Naval Eli- ever need. There was indeed so large a surplus mater last year, what was in faci obvious, that of trained men available for the navy and kept we were isolated, and he himself was all for for this purpose out of the army in France that Isolation, as against policy of alliances; for nothing could be weaker as a policy than the of

French soldiers bad a name for 1, 2 was skar alliances where there was no common

called "the lost army corps." The member for Dundee in his reassoring speech had purpose; but it must never be forgotten for a moment that leo allen meant a predominant got all their engineers, go pr cent, of their forgotten this immense reserva. The French firet. The rliks were increasing. The genera. tion who had fought in Continental war, of one stekers, and a large portion of artificers el our rivais against another, were befug edged and of gonders from volunteers, but they out of their power over ideas by those who were bad 120,000 men, axclusiva of bays, on the lists 100 youny In 1870 to remember it ; and the ideas of the nower generation on both sides were colo-

of the inscription, of whom only 31,000 were nial and anti-British. The three great mailtime over 40 years of age, leaving 89,000 men under Powers of the Northern Continent were, as their 40 years of age who had served at rea on a policy of Contioental peace-Jalot support of recent actions showed, able now to agrda on a average for nearly four years. Of the 44,000 men the palley of Russia of expansion on the Paclic,

of the French Navy en selve service 27,000 of France in the Further East, and of Germany belong to the inscription, for there were 13,000 by us being strong enough at sea to hold one age, besides officers. After making all deduc Africa. This cor junction could only be faced volunteers and 3,000 boys under the inscription an CWD. These Powers had anormous armies to

(From our own Correspondent.)

TAIPIH, April 30th, The following is a translation of the regula- lions regarding the qualifications and treatment of the fohabitants of Formosa in the matter of national rights →

:

Article -Those persons are considered Inhablients of Formors who have, from May 8th, 1895. had fixed habitations in Formoss or in the Pescadores Group.

Article 2-Those of the imhabitante who ball not have left the territories under the administration of the Government before May 8th, 1897, shall, by virtue of the treaty of Shimonoseki, he deemed Japanese subjects. Should application by persons desirous of becoming Japanese subjects, he made on the date named, It will be considered by the authorl- ties,

Article 3.-These persons absent from: Formor and the territory of its Government, who wish to become Japanese subjects on May 8th, 1997, shall be deemed auch in accordance with the last article. The preparatory investigations are to be duly made in the case of each applicant.

Article 4-When the head of a family shall have become Japanese subject the whole family shall be deemed Japanere subjects In the event of any member of a family constituting an independent househeld for himself he shall considered as independent of the family to

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for redress, resort was had to the old pretext of When application was made to the authorliles the rude and ungovernable character of the ople of that region, and the affale dragged on for years, not only without a satisfactory settle- meat but wftaout the possiblity of obtaining an entrance into the city. Recently, however, Comla de Bezture, who for the past year has so worthily filled the post of Cansal General for France, has brought up the claim and urged it with such skill and ecergy, that a missionary delerated by superlars has obtained full satisfaction not only for the mission bat size for the unfortunate family of the Kins, and a missionary station is now peace- fully established in Pochen..

whole

The other affair, of a recent date, eccurred in the prefectural city of Yangchenfu. About five years ago a missionary, after purchasing a home in the city, went to the proper Famin to have the transaction registered. He was politely city had been excited against him. He received, bat is two daya the wis driven from the city with insult and -treatment. A special feature in the attack wis the presence of a number of women hired to abuse the foreigner under the immunfiles of

their sex.

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Kinskiu baru.

HOUTWARD-30th April-Maria Valerie,

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The claims of the mission werd pat off under pretexts of illegality in the purchase, the last of which was objected to quite recently when the affair was already in a fair way of being aged. It came from the prefect of the city, truly clause making a previous notice given to and was none other than the surreptitious the mandarin necessary for the legal par chase of property by a foreigner. Happy THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. by M. Gérard. The claim of the mission was that clause had bren defalicly disposed of so clear that Comte de Bazzure was accorded

TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

minian would accept, but the very house legally not some other house which he had declared the

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEWPORT, GLASGOW, LIVER. Thus after years of patient and firm insistance,

POOL AND SINGAPORE, without notable fiction with the authorities, the two claims have been satisfactorily settled; the missionaries with their grievances redressed are established peacefully among the prople who had vowed to keep them out.-N. C. Daily News.

exact punishment for raids. Last open season "shall be excluded from the Registration book, I maintala. Wo were able asily to quihall on the French had svallabia'at least 103,000 Puchased by the missionary,ɓyo yents ara.

many dispates on the Chinese borders were settled by Mr. Hertz from the Burmese side in association with the Sawbwa of the Chinese

not deemed to have become Tapanese subjects and their names will be kept in a special book. Article 6-Special Instructions shall be given Shan State of Nantlen, who was deputed for regarding the disposal of the real property of 1 1895, and again, ai the end of the Session, the entire flest was 64,000, including a full allowanco principle of the treaty rights is saved, and the 415 Company's Steamship

persons other than Japanese subjects.

HOW THE ADMIRAL COULD DRAW UPON THE HONGKONG GARRISON

FOR SEA SERVICE.

"A General Officer" writes to the Army and Navy Gastle: The correspondent of the St. James Gastile, whom you quoted last week, cannot understand how the Marines at a coaling station could be available as a reinforcement to the Fleet at the same time as being an efficient garrison. Let me codeavour to show how Marine gerrizons of coaling stations could very readily falfil the double rôle and so assert their superiority for naval purposes over War Office garrisons. To the correspondent's question, If Hongkong needs a garrison, how could the Admiral draw upon it for sex service?" the *nswer is this: Do the outbreak of war, one of three things must happen-

(a) We shall have command of the sea in the particolar part of the world where the station is situated, or the enemy will not show fight, and only tries to war ab sur commerce, which

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posed up to the present time would be only to Increase the number of British seamen who must be ruddenly taken on the outbreak of war from

utterance. The effect of nil that had been pro

those very ships in which Brillah seanten would be most needed at the time, and the foreign element would only in consequence become more supreme in the Merchant Navy in time of war, The proposal, however, to more largely recral the fishermen for Reserve purposes was in the right direction. As regarded seamen he was, he confessed, despondent. Nothing was now being. done for training Bridsh seamen, The few apprentices now carried ware premium appren

ticas, who became officers, and the P. and O.,

NOTANDA

CALENDAR,

MAY, itiorological means dazed in ten years'

observations to 1993. Barameter....867

Thermometer manninn762 Humidity Rainfall..

...75.00

TO-DAY. WEATHER PEPORT,

On data dato at

10 1., Barometer 29.78

19.70 Thermometer vanneer

83 Hamidity......

* Rainfall ...............ərçine

Kwong-14.

TO-DAY.

Friday, 7th May, 1897. Chinese-8th of jik moon of "körd year of Jewish-dik Viar, EOBY. Mohammedan-5th Dulheggia, 1811.

San-Riss

Sets somamma. Bår. Ximin. High water-Morning ..............likr. 25min. Low water-Afternoon Thr. 55min. No interior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES,

interest to do so. them as regarded ships, and it was to our trained sallora under 40 years age. Now in On the Naval Estimates in France the total strength required to man the that purpose by the sub-Prefect of Momein,

First Lord of the Admiralty had contended that for the average al sick men who would have to Matters have therefore been settling themselves.

we should for certain have allies; and he used be replaced, while no such allowance was made to a certain extent, and no excuse can now be

the words "We shall not stand alone" Of this with The French had, in-their own belief, put forward for delaying the official delimitation

there was no possible security. In reply to the only sems 12,000 men to find at eace, while of the frostler. It can bardly be denied that

observation that a combination of three Powers they were able to put their hands in two days with a settled boundary, and the consequent

was reasonably possible, while that of Increased facilities for checking lawlessness and

upon 33,000 trained men of the Reserve-at laks all Powers was not, the First Lord had 20,000 more than crime among the hill-mes, trade between Chinn

were needed, ald that only the Athenian and Borma most improve, and it seems not a

could be mide-that

Behind the question of manding and Reserve, Uttis viradie that the Indian Goverment

dence and a good admiral. The same reply lay that of the ancient and true Reserve of the Aparar dotion about making the

might, of course, be made as against single British Fleet-zamely, the British Merchant best of the splendid position that the annexation

Fower. Patting aside, however, all disturbing Navy, which had become foreign as rapidly causes, such as the use of inventions in one that, while only 14 per cent, had been foreign in of Upper Barma has given them. By an almost bloodless expediston the hopes of France of form

navy which another did out possess, all our ing a compact Empire in Indo-China have been

admirals advised us that superiority at ass 1886, over 36 per cent, were foreign in 1894, dashed to the ground, sad, at the same time, our

followed well-known rules, and that we could lace, which time again things had bees rapidly territories have been extended right up to Western

make ourselves sale with a certain superiority becoming worse. The First Lord bad mid last Chias. The trade route is not a smooth one but it is far from being unimportant or impracticable.

probable caumler. To spite of the and could be done by some means not artificial." of force, well within our reach, ngulost at your that he desired to decrease the number of foreigners in the Merchant Navy, It From the last Administration Report of Burma it

cost of our land forces, we could provide. This was a somewhat delphic, if not cryptle, appears that, for the tilennial period ending with

than the strain which the maintenance of the 31st of March. 1896, the percentage of increase

gigantic areales and navies at the same time that security with lena strada' upon our wealth of the trade with Western China wa 134.61; the fncrease in imparts was 230.07 per cent, and in

produced on the finances of Powers like exports 84 29 per cent. The trade in 1893-94

France and Italy, and he confessed he was an Iskhe, in 1894-95 31 lakhs and In 1895

thought to provide for it was sound palley, and 96 22 lakhs, but the 1894-95 trade was abnormal

wiser than ip run siska. He had recently shown Owing to the Chlon-Japan war. Surely a trade

by a detalled consideration of the figures that which is carried an under such disadvantages,

the military and naval expenditure of the Empire A noticeable feature is the failing-off in the immounts to the same thing. and still shows such increase, is worth fostering,

had reached the gigantic figure of 63 millions steritag, of which 61 millions sterling a year portation through this route of raw silk into Barms, and the explanation seems to be that siters baitin more or less savez obtain it,

(b) We fight for the command of the ses, and was now spent out of British or Indian funds

that was fouds for which the House of Commons most of this commodity now comes from the

(c) As in (b), but we lose in the fleet action.

Was directly or indirectly responsible. Of this Straits Settlements. In 1894-95 Ching sent absolutely no raw slik to Barma direct, while in i to attack from isolated red

In the event of (3), the garrison is only liable tremendous figure the British Army cost far and our fleet on more than half and the British Navy far less 1895-55the value of the import was only Rs.6,564, the station is merely

then hall, The Navy cost far less than half, even protecting while the figures for the Smalte Setilements are commerce, & rcry wearying duty as regards beans if we took from the Army Votes and added to the the British India, the White Star, and the 1894-95, Rs. 778,650 and 1895-96 Rs. 2,158,830, perhapt, but there would be no great loss to Navy Votes the whole of the cost for maleten Consrd carried neither ordinaryssesmen, boys, Is it not a probable explanation that such a barrie. Is this case the ships calling at the ance of the res fortresses and conling stations valuable commodity as a silk cannot safely cosling stations will be rendered much more

nor apprentices in their so8 steamare of 600,000 which were the bases of the Navy, When he tons. He had the names of ships carrying large be brought direct from China through fear of

efficient by changlog their Jaded detachment are was not sufficient, and how much he would and of large numbers of ships in which there

wi asked whether so the lawless tribes on the frontler t

vast as expendi-crews, to which there were none but forsigoms, for fresh ones, while the efficiency of the garrison

il xot be impaired, the health of everyone spend, he replied, whatever was necessary for were few but foreigners) and while the

existence but if

il scommies must needs be made companies of which he had just spoken carried Creat and vice versa,

In case (b), after the victorious action the military and fixed defence than in the case of they did, as he showed, nothing towards train settled: In Mr. Graiton Geary's book wriiten garrison runs very litle Instaediate danger of that mobils fleet which was our main reliance, for seaman for the future. The report of Sir from notes taken during the expedition of 1895 stack, and it would be most important to make in the long ron would only be preserved if our

Peace was happily certain for the present, bui Edward Read's Commites had clearly shown 1x the following significant, pazeage > Mz. the crews up to fall strength seala ze BOOD

decreasing numbers of British seaman, O'Connor In of his valuable reports on fron posible. With Marines at the coaling stations, naval strength was such as to cause a combles and yet nothing was to be done

this can be done, while the landed slightly certain purposes, to pause before attacking us.

towards tler trade states that the daterbed condition of

Hon of thres Powers, which could be formed for producing an improvement. The highest the country between Bhamo and South-western wounded and convalescente will in a He confessed he thought it criminal not to captain of the Worcester Lantenant Wilson- authority, to his opinion, on the subfact the _China__her_bad_the effect of increasing the mearua be ready to fight again at a gun on

quantity of raw cotton from Upper Burma to those by the time the enemy has recovered are against the risk while wo had time Barker, of the Royal Naval Reserve==had Rangoon from 15,000 awla la 98,000. The efficiently to attack.

to do so, and that insurance meant certain pointed out the whole of the facts, hearing on zsga, tribes in ihose parts, he isys, practian

In case (c), a ship succeeds in reaching the

peace. As Captain Mahan had put it, the British the cass, and had summed up to the effect that robbery

and murder. on an extensive acale. cosling station her crew will reinforce the gant Navy was the best reculty for peace. There they from naval point of view appeared They make the routes into Chins unsafe, and song if she does not it will not effect the question

were no doubt certain chances in our favours Hkely to end in disaster. The Inquiries made the usual export of cotton frem Upper of the sciency of the garrison. But in the former

that WI were one Power contending, in by Lord Brassey from all the ships' captalas Barma to that country ceased. Cotton wax cara aku will be much more likely to be able to

the hypothesis, at sea, against milan, that trading to Melbourne in reframes to the manning therefore seat down by the river to Ran- take the sea again reinforced by Marines with Russians, beth as regarded officers and men

our seamanship was better than that of the of the Navy had shown that they believed that goon, where it is shipped to China vid the unimpaired morals than if no such change and in soms degree better than that of the of the yolks of the United Kingdoms to adopt a

there was still a strong disposition t Straits. The obstacles arising from the disturb could be effected. As the faal safety of the French as regarded man, on account of our long seafaring list, but that the opportunities pre-

the

part ances on the Ching-Burmese frontier still stailom, es all history shows, will depend on our continue, and divert trade from that outlet." recovering command of the sea, this is of far were other, Einmaly connected, facts which and all bet disappeared. Apprentices now in the cars of France, there sented to them of following thate inclination On looking at the last Administration Report, greater importance than a temporary weakening were other, I find it stated that the chief experts from Barms of the garrison, -

told the other

way." France had more paid premium rama upwards, and through the Bhamo route are Indian twist and Finally, in the ordinary peace routine, there is lieteniacts than we had, and Heutenants no others were trained expept those who warn Tard, and coton, silk, and woollen plece goods, no tour of the Marines becoming inefficient from service, as compared with their shorter service becoming officers, or on the other, the walls took nine years to maks, and our long either, on the one hand, paratum who afnisd st

Canadian (Empress of Japan) 11th inst, Tacoma (Tacoma) 14th inst, but a reference to the tabulated statements will lack of sea service in these days, when a much and real reserve, gave us a linked and then a and sizzys of our great towns, - There was n

English (Kattar-4-Kind) 16th fast. slow that the Straits Settlements get most of these articles, and China direct get very little greater proportion are embarked than formasly, ritually limited command of man in wax wide field open between the two. The First German (Preussen) 312 proxi

Australian (Tokio Maru) arm last. Indind.

The recent Increases have gone to the ships and Our posterity in rapidity of building was Lord of the Adminity threw the duty on to the not to barracks. Moreover, this suggested disappearing, as had been seen. Franch and Board of Trade; the Board of Trade threw it The steamship Hash will be despatched If i be true that authorities in Chins are change from ship to shere, as is the Hongkong our own. The French possessed a perfect dona. **** Hà, for one, badléved that expandi-

German moblesion was more rapid than back again to the Admiralty, and nothing was for Canton at 8.a.m. to-morrow. seally anxious in encourage the teaching of garrison example, would only result in a greatly geographical position on the two men. Our tare upon the Brisk Navy was expendian not THE P. & O. & N. Co.'s steamer Prikawar English, and of Westers knowledes generally, increased number of Marines passing throng's callos system required talo on war but upon pesor, and he belly with the latt Singapore for this post on the 5th lost, [As lu, reported, it becomes all the more

mecessary to be on the spot when the results period of training in the Fist with a diminished hands, which we had not got, and we was relative strength of the Bella Kavy was one of We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian

graphic cable communication in our own American, weling, that the maintenance of the begin to be apparent. Fences may have sick list, and so greatly add to the efficiency of especially shom as compared with other the Boas hoped and grocer metaščios mi the: Lloyd's B. X. Co. that the Company's steamer:

beiter, prilikom · De regada satural i skar Finet in pasar med kr preparadanud fan war, ▼ Powers in trained. Engisteaza gad "blokszoę – puido së.

Poinden 1085 Ungapore to-day for tile port.

SILE..

1847-East of Rosebery bers, 1875-The southern half of Saghalien surren- dered to Ruris by Japan in exchange 1891-Governor Sir William des Vœux left for

for the Kuelle Islands.

1991-The Hongkong Reghment anived.

Eaglend

TO-MORROW. Saturday, 8th May, 1897.

In fact, the raw sifk that comes into Burpsa iz i belag improved by the change from you to shore they would be more tolerable in the case of no foraigners, and carried most excellent BeamCL) | Chinesa.-Tik of 4th moon of Brd year of

Chinese klik, and should naturally come over- land and would do so if the country were more

WE MUST ER READY.

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................ Okr. 18min. High water-Afternoon ... Căr, Omin, Low water-Afternoon ... BĂr, 80mía, No folefor high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES, 1865--Prince Kung's honours restored. 1873-Baltisk ship Denmali wrecked while 1803-The Claw, first keresine tank steamer,

entering Hongkong harbour,

anfved in Hongkong.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWB,

MAILS DUE: American (City of Rio de Janstro) 9th lnst. Indian (Chelydra) ith inst. Franch (Natal) with inst.

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having arrived from the above Porta, Consignoen "HYSON,"

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowne of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

may be Kowloon, whence delivery

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned befoes w Noon on the 10th instant, or they will not be recognfred

All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godewes where they will be examined on MONDAY, the toth fistant, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been efected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 10th instant will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1897.

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FROM BOMBAY, TUTICORIN AND

SINGAPORE.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HIROSHIMA MARU," having arrived from above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby talormed that their Goods, with the exception of Valuabler, are being fanded at their risk futo the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown, Company, Limited, at Wanchal, whence delivery may be obtained.

the Godowns and certificate of the damage All chalad or damaged Goods must be left in obtained from the Godowa Company, and sent

Into this Office within seven days shær the vessel's arrival, after which no claims will be recognised, and Goods remaining undelivered will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

·NIFFON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 4th May, 180.

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FCOCKATOO

LOST.

1, BLUE BUILDING),

Whoever returns" the sama to above address will be rewarded.

WH. RAMSAY. Hongkong, #9th April, 1897.

SIEN TI'N G,

SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, DAGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consultation iso, Hongkong, 17th September, 18qg-

MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER,

TO FLOOR OF Ies House, 'In F16-Foust Road.

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ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED [8 now in a position, in his Now and Com- modicum Prevaison, to melipon; nu harutofors,

In the Colony or is any part of the Fue Zest

GROUPS AND VEKWB ·

A speciality.

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