FROM ail accounts (says Sport &a Gossip) em German friends are to the fore na zegarde a Batter on the approaching Autumn Meeting, In fact some chaspeg have already been applied for in the Big Sweep, and it is understood that Tientals and Hobgkong are to have the usual number of chances alloited to them, ·
THE escape of Her Majesty's cralece Immer saltid fram injury by the fire of the Woorang Forts was a very narrow one, and was (says ibe -Globi
awing probably to the fact that the Chi nese Mandarin ordered the sunnary practice while the ship was in the line of fire. If she had been out of the line of fire a Chinese runner would have been more likely to hit her. The Globs bapes, however, that the Chinese Man: Į dario's sscape will be at least equally narrow If they do not take off his head," aar contem- porary thinks they ought at least to take off his buiten.
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AT the half-yearly meeting of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Limited, held at Singapore on the 8th September, the Chairman, Mr. John Anderson, la reported to bave said Dating the last six months, the Company had had, 'at times, considerable difficulty over the quesifen of Chia era labour. This was, no doubt, in soma mag- sure, due to the prob bidon of immigration from Swatow and Amoy, bat it was, sino dne in some degree to the enhanced cost of importing coolle labour from Chlan, which again was reckoned to be caused, in some measure, by the depreciation of silver.. This difficulty over the Chinese labour question was being met la some degren by a slight increase of rates to the com< Iracters for labons, and he mentioned this parti.
cularly with a view of pointing out that that, of course, would have to be balanced by, probably, some extra charge to the constituents of the Company.
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TYPHOON NOTES.
SHIPPING DEPORTS,
Captain, Williamson, of the steamer Chowra, which arrived from Bangkok via Swatow last night, reports having left the former port on the roth inst., and experienced light S.W. winds and Ene weather in the Gulf of Siam, From Pale Ob! to Capo Varella had light to moderate 9.W. and southerly winds, and fise weither. On tha rgth, when to the northward of the Paracels, had fresh N.E. breeze, considerabin sea and swell, with occasional light showers of rain. On the 16th moderais N.E. galo Wan blowing, with high sos, and heavy showern ol rate the barometer was steady at 1970. On The 17th the wind had tocrossed to typhoon
force; mountainous mens were running, with terrlic squalls and blinding rain; barometer falling at 3 pm, the reading was 29.38, when the hardest blow was experienced. The wind and sea afterwards hauled to the E. and S.E. Aty p.m. the wind and sea were moderating and the equalis were less violent. Thence to Swatow had fresh to moderate ES,E. and ENE. winds, and fine weather. Anlved at Swalow at 9 am on Sunday, left next day and had fine weather to Hongkong.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897.
DEATH OF MR. G. R. LAMMERT.
The following is the report for the 1896-97
SCATOA
The Commlites have the pleasurs of present- ing their annual report on the neaton 1895-1897. The accounts which are attached show a balance of $4.598.58 to the credit of the Club on the 31st August, 1897.
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The usual list of members, together with the
we have it clearly expressed in his despatch to | THE HONGRONg cricket CLUB, The Foreign Office of 8:3 November, 1858, is We greatly regret to have to record the death, which, in writing of the wewly arranged transit at the Peak Hotel this morning, of Mr. G. R. duc, ho defines them as "a zom in name of transit duty which will fee goods whether of Lammit, the well-known auciloncer of Duddell- | export ar Import to past between port of ship- St. The deceased gentleman, who was a nativement or entry to or from any part of China, of Proazia, wie in his 57th year and was probably without further charge al foll, ectrol, or tax
any description whatsoever; farther, ta the one of the aldent residents of Hongkong same despatch he writes I have always thought having aired here tome 36 years so that the remedy" [against Rebitesty Inland, Daring the greater partion of blu residence taxation]" was to be sought in the substitution here Ms. Lammert was engaged in baslaces as of one fixed payment for the present irregular an auctioneer. He was a prominent figurà in the business circles of the colony, and his cheer ful and kindly dispúblos made him, hosts of friends. For some eight weeks past he suffered saverely from a disease of the kidneys and his death to-day was hardly unexpected, Mr, Lammert brought up his family of seven sona and two daughters in a most exemplary manner, Pathy in folt. The fisg at the German Club was dringt half-mast to-day as a token of respect to deceased,
and with them and Min. Lammert much sym.
Hasperville," Robinson Road, to-morrow, The cortega will leave the family residence passing the Monument about 8.45 a.m.
THE DECADence of tTHE BRITISH MERCHANT IN CHINA.
BY MM, C. J. Durokos.
think ought to be better informed, there seems In many quarters, some of which one would to be a growing tendency to ascribe the absence of progress in China to wait of enterprise on the part of the foreigners engaged in the trade of the country, and the British trader la particular is receiving savere criticism in the matter. In a British Consular report of few years ago, the fret was deplored that the British merchant in
China had fall to the position of beleg Hitle batter thủa a commission agent working for Chinese. When I was at homa a law YULIY brck, I myself listened to a lecture (by an ald Chins hand, though unconnected with business) on trade with China in which the lecturer roundly abused British merchants in Chine, and more particularly there in Shanghai, for their want of enterprise, saying that we ap. peared to have lost all the trading fosilucts of a previous (bis) generation ; again, I have reason jo believe that the members of a recent com. mercial mission to China have expressed them. selves to somewhat the same way, and though the imperiance to be attached to thefrutterances ls to be gauged by their want of experience, still the energy which attached to their work (work of a most useful nature) wfildoabiless give face to such opinions as they may express to the public at home. Under the circumstances I think that the time is not inopportune for the British trader to make some rejalader to the criticisms which are being levelled at him, and I do not think that the task of defending his case is a very difficult ona. Captain Gerard) of the Marty liner Hallas, •In the very able report, recently made by Mr. reports that when at Helhaw on the 17th the Brenan upon the "State of Trade at the Treaty typhoon was blowing (here. He had two anchors Foris in China, there accurs the following down and was steaming full speed ahead, and
passage :—“A long and palofol experience of even then the vessel was dragging. The cables thwarted efforis has had such a discouraging were rigid as iron bars all the Uma, so crce was
effect on foreigners la China that a condition of the blow. The vessel was firing light, but seasaingoation has come to be accepted as in the often came over her, flooding the cabins, The nature of thing." This remark of Mr. Branan's is storm began from the N.N.W. and hauled round entirely true, but it seems to me that it forms an through West to S.S.E... the centre passing the appropriate text for a few remarks upon this long port a few miles to the eastward. The lowest and palofal "experience of thwarted efforts," barometrical reading was 25.80.
and as to why we have come to accept the stag. The steamer Danfa, which arrived last night nation of China "an in the nature of things from Singapore, whence she called on the 15th From my own (most limited) slady of our lost, did not enter the storm, but she had fis history in Chins, I believe that I'am Justified to aftermath in a very heavy and confused sea.
saying that the present generation in Shangha! An American ship, the Agenor, from New.fs not tally alive to this question sí our "long castle, N.S.W., arrived last night after a passage and palatul experience." "We know that things of 60 days. She reports that on the 15th, 16th
are wrong, and we express ourselves, in forcible and 17ib, she encountered a lot of bad weather Anglo-Saxon at their being so, but the "dis off the Pratas Reek. The drinor was outside couragement" to which Mt, Brenan allader the harbour on Sunday night.
has, in an experience of many years, led us to accept facts as they stand and to make the best of them. In fact, to again quote Mr. Brenan, to move on the line of lesst rests tance; nor can we wonder that such is the case. For some slo attaching to my progenitors, I have been rafactantly let into reading up the British merchant's "long sad painful experience" in China, and though I do not for a moment claim that I have mastered. more than the rudiments of so complex a question, yet I do think that the rudimentary knowledge which I have acquired is fully sufficient to dispose of the
want of enterprise" argament.
The British bargas Fannte Skelfield arrived here at about moon to-day. She reported that her cargo had sallied, that she was leaking and that her pumps were disabled through breakage of gear. She was baund from Singapore to Shanghel and got into the bad wanther in lat. 17.30 N. long, 118'25 E. Her hull is badly strained.
MERCANTILE MARINE AFFAIRS IN THE STRAITS.
MASTERS AND MATES GET A RISK,
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Only one score of over 100 was made, viz., t05, by Mr. A.`G. Ward,
batting and bowling averages for the season, is levies." But I am putting the cart before the horse: what is the working of the Treaty self? annexed. It will be seen that the batilag Clause XXVIII lays down that after payment average llut in headed by Mr. A. G. Ward with of the "single charge................................' çertificate shall be trand which shall exempt the goods from 30, what Mr. M. D. Wood, WYR, was most all further inland charges whatsoever." Iuccessful with the ball, taking 25 wickets at a on the plain working of this clause of the cost of 9.52 per wicket. Tientsin treaty that we merchants in Shanghal bave consistently fought, and wa'to how strongly we have lought I would refer those who are interested in the matter to the correspondence between Sir Retherford Alcock and the Shanghal General Chamber of Commerce at the time of the Convention of 1966; despite snubs received from the Minister in Peking and from the government at home, we maintained our protest against Sir Rutherford's Convention an giving away tights secured by previous treaties, und In this view | we were backed by practically every Chamber of Commerce in Great Britala foterested in the Chisa trade. In consequence the Convention wst wevor ratified.
Is it to be wondered at that after this" painfa! experience of thwarted effort," merchants in China were inciined, to let things slide, and to move on Mr. Branan's "line of least resistance 1" Accordingly it nopears that we went sliding long snill 1876, when we received another "palaful experience in the shape of the "Che too Convention" which was "done in Cheloo" la September of that year, the joke in Shanghal being that Sir Thomas Wade was "done" at the same time. Section III (1) of the Convention proposed to give away practically the whole question of liking it magnanimously freed our merchandise from likin so long as that merchandise remained within the limit of "go called Concessions," thereby implying that in was a legal impost outside the Coccoislon ↑ The contention of foreign merchants always has been, and is, that by the Tretty of Nauking, expressly confirmed by the Treaty of Tientsin, foreign merchandire la not liable to any greater internal taxation than existed at the time when that Treaty win mude, and we know that the likta tax did not exist then con. un illegal tax. The Clause in
An old member of the Club having expressed a wish to present a souvenir to the member who, In the opinion of the Committee, had the belt all-round record for the season 1895-97, the Committee decided by ballot that Mr. T. Sercombe Smith was best "entitled to that description.
The Racquet Courts have been made use of by an increasingly large number of members, Both the Courts as well as the quarters attached are in good repair. The internal walls bare been recently coloured and minor repairs executed.
Invitations have been sent to the Shanghat and Singapore Cricket Clubs Inviting Elevess to visit Hongkong in the early part of the coming season and answers have been received accepting the invitations. It is proposed to play
1 a series of interpor: matches dailng the second week in November, when it is hoped that a great proportion of the Cricket strength of the Far East may be atrembled here.
The Clab played 9 club matches, of which 4 were won and ; lost. Great difficulty was ex- perienced in getting the diviilan members of the Club to play regularly or even la the more im portant matches.
The accommodation of the Pavilion being very Inadequate to the requirements of an Increasing number of members, the Committee bad re outhouse built to the cast of the Pavlilen for storing materials and gear, This diminishes the pressure in the Dressing Ream and permits of the introduction of 14 additional lockers.
The Pavilion is lo leftly good repair and the practice wickets have been relaid, and, in spite of ground is in capital order. The pitch and the the fact that the ground gets more hardly used year by year as the place grows la zizs, and the
the wickets in the coming sorson will be up to the standard of past years.
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CHINA AS BORROWER.
·[Glods, August 14th.] The negotiations between the Chiuera Govern- ment and the Hongkong and Shangbal Bank having broken down, an effort is now being made to place a loan for £15,000,000 through the lastromentality of a British syndicate. As this Hooley, it may be assumed that the nature of the financial combination has the guidance of Mr. security offered by the borrower will be very hypothecated already, it is not easy to see what clovely lowestieated. The Customs being fully other sources of revenue, stable in character, mortgaged for such a large sum. Sir Robert Hart, while strongly in favour of sub- acting the likls duiles to the same system that bad operated so profitably on the Customs receipts, found it impossible to overcome the Asin Asiatie suposition of the local governors Tarker, these officials way handsomely for their positions, the understanding being that they will be given free bands in peculation. The reaals in that very little of the likin dallon resches the is anually extarted from the population. Such Peking Treasury, although an enormona amount being the systems, it is obvious that every official privileged to put his nimble fogers into the col fecting bag would be very largely disendowed were Sir Robert Hart's recommendations carried oat. The Hooley syndicats cannot, therefore, obtain any solid security from that quarter, nor do we perceive any other of a more promislog fort. The railways about to be constructed woold, as doubt, be most willingly hypothe cuted, but as they do not exist at present, that can only be a contlagent guaranico st the most, and not a particularly substantial one either. It will be interestlag, therefore, to hear where the security is coming from. The taxable capacity of the Celestials is not, as many people seem to suppose, immeasurable. On the contrary, there are provinces where it is strained almost to the breaking-potot, and were unather twist given to the fiscal screw, the probability is that dangerous commotions wanid break out and absorb any increase of receipts.
THE HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
The following is the report of the Committee of the Hongkong St Andrew's Society for pre- sentation to the sixteenth annual general meeting, to be held at the City Hall on Friday the 24th inst,, at 6 p.m.
Gentlemen, Your Committee have pleasure
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NOTANDA.
CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER, Meteorological means based on ten years' eðservations to 1893, Barometer....29.818
Thermometer..
Humidity..............................................77
Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT,
8.58
On late at Quar
29.93
84 76
Barometer 30.01 Thermometer.name 84 Humidity.......BELESAN Ja Rainfall i
TO-DAY.
Tuesday, tist September, 1897. Chinese-257 of 8th moon of 33rd year of
Kwong-sit..
(Fête of the God of the Sun.) Jowish-94th Elul, 8837, Mobammedar—23rd Rabia II., 1315.
Sa-Rise................................ BÃr. C0wt. Stl: monomimius, 5kr. 58min. High water-Morning
Bar, Duster. Low water-Afternoon
Or. 10ml
No laferior high or low water. AMNIVERSARTES.
1716-Eruption of Tall Volcano, Philippian
Islands 1855-The German brig Greis, in charge of a 1814-Lord Napier lofi Canton for Maess,
ol war.
prize crew from H.M.5, Barraconia, arrived in Hongkong with Prince Michaeloff and 270 Russian prisoners 1884-The 1.8. Miramar lost in a typhoon ; a- 1891-The barque Cape City caprised la Nage-
personi saved.
sxkl Harbour. 1896-Property of rebel's confiscated by the
Philippines Government,
TO-MORROW.
Wednesday, and September, 1897, Chinese-28th of 81h moon of 23rd year of
Kwong.in. Jawish-281A Elul, 6887, Mohammedan-Bith Radia 71., 1818.
San-Rite
*******¶una Ekr. 60min. High water-Morning umum. 4hr. 89min.
Afternoon Sky. Ovde Low water-Afternoon Okr. 51min. and 11kr. 88min.
ANNIVERSARIES,
"additional article" to the Convention signed | club grawe in memberthip, It is hellävad that received. After fail investigation grants-ints 1887-Loss of the Chinese transport Way-J
the Corenties was strongly objected to, and it was reserved for consideration at a later date Wie was in fact virtually abrogated by the in 1885. Yet at this wary time the Chinese are claiming that, under the Cheloo Convention, they can Ilmit the trading rights foreigners at the new ports opened by the Shimonoseki Treaty to the settlements which have been set apart for foreign cccupation; that in fact trade with the cities themselves is not permitted except under payment of Hkin and of such other rapacious charges as the "necessitte rof Chloese administration may foflict; yet the wording of the Treaty, in common with the wording of previous Trestles, is that the ports and cities named shall be opened to foreign trade. It is understood that this pretension of the Chinese is being strong y exposed la Poking, and it may be hoped that it will not form another addition to our "long and patata! experience."
The Committee much regret the loss (through. absencs from the Calony) of their popular and mdch respected President, Mr. Atwell Coxon, whose name has been intimately associated with the club from its earliest days, originally as one of its most enthuslasila playing members, and latterly as one whose counsel and advice were ever at the disposal of the Committee.
There are 431 members, of whom 119 ats absent from the Colony, and 173 Neval Sub- seribers. Daring the year there have been 76 new members, and 33 new Naval Subscribers.
The Lawn Tennis Championship Cap was won by Mr. W. Gibson who delanted Lieut. Farle, R.N., in the final ite; the Single Tennis Handicaps in "A" and "B" classes fell to H. S. Maberly, HKR., and E. D. Malliqzon respec- „tively; and the "Doubles 10 Mr. C. C. Plait and Mr. F. H. Pallow, W.Y.R., whilst Messrs. T. S. Smith and J. M. Atkinson (Civil Service) carried off the Professional Palts, and Mr. A. H. Skelton was successfat in winning the Veterans Handicap, & prize kindly presented by Dr. J. M. Aikinson."
The foregolag. I think, demonstrates clearly enough why we have accepted a "condition of stagnation in China as in the nature of things ;" way, to the absence of governmental support, we have ceased to kick against the pricker, and have considered our lime better employed in taking advantage of such trading opportunities as remain open to us. At the risk of having the fable of Hercules and the waggoner thrown at me, ! maintain that any apparent want of enterprise
A Ricquet Tournament was held in April has not been on the part of the British merchant resulting in a win for Comdr, the Hos, G. A. but that his stagnation in China is the natural--Hardloge, R.N., and Lent. Bradshaw, R.M., for outcome of a vacillating and wesk policy in Lon- the Double Handicap, Colonel Gordon, W.Y.R., won the Championship Cup, defeating Mr. M. don, of which the Chinese have been astute enough to take advantage in the direction of D. Woed, W.V.R., is the Goal. denyleg Treaty rights, which were gained for the world at large by the expenditure of British blond and money. Whylli, I would suk, that the apare cash of lkn foreign communities in China has been diverted from the country? Why is it that we have wasted our hard-earned savings on such ventures as Arizonas, Colorador, Selan- gors, Peraks, Sheridans, Imurls, and many more wild-cat schemes ? Why, in lact, dost our money
The annual meeting, for the purpose of recale. go (and never come back 1) to develop the log the Committee's Report for the past season resources of ibere outside countries? The and electing the Committes for the coming answer I perfectly plain, namely, that no
17) | season; will be held in the Pavilion, on Thurs. opportunity d allowed 119 of
A. G. Wish, President, A. ANDERSON, Colonel GORDON, W.Y.R.
The thanks of the Cinb are due to the Officers Commanding and the Officers of the Riña Bri gade, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, and of the Hongkong Regiment, as well as to Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, KC B., Caplain Login and and the Officers of the Bagahip for their klod- ness in allowing their bandi tó play on' the ground during the matches.
In the Straits Timer of the 13th Instant we End it reported that "the Stralis Company bata | Treation conferred upon us; again, we all know honest enterprise in the country in which day, the 30th September, at 5 p.12"
Just granted substantial încreases of galaxy to the masters and mates engaged on their steamera, Masters, bliberto drawlog a salary of $150 per month, will receive, in the form of a six-monthly bonus, an addition of $100, or in other words, what amounts to a monthly increase of $50. Mates are to receive $100 per month-en Increase of $15-and size a six-monthly bonus of $90 further increase of $15 per month, Second mates will get a rice of $10, bringing. their salaries to $7 per month and also a bonds of $5 per month. These increases, it is stated will bring up the salation of the officers of the Stralis Company to those received by officers employed on the Blus Fennel steamers sailing
pari."
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F. MAILAND, Hòn Tranrir, T. SIRCOMDE SMIA, CHANTREY INCĦNALD, J. M. ATKINSON, A. DONALD,
Members
EDWARD A RAM,
Box Secretary.
RUSSIA'S VELVET PAW.
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ment of sccount for the year ended 31st August, is presenting to you their repart and the state- | 1753 –Admimi Corafshe's squadron, arrived at
Maplis, 1897, During the year five applications for 1774-Pope Clement XIV. Bled, assialance from the Charitable Fund were
with 570 lives. were given la two deserving cases amounting to || 1891-Terrific typhoon at Swatow ; much dam. $10.63, and $210 respectively, or a total of $130,61 for the year. The Commlites did not 1895-Serilement of the Chefoo farashara 'diti. feel justified in stating the other three applicants culty in favour of Messrs. Fergusson from the Charity Fand, but they are pleased to
& Co. be able to report that in two of the cases employ. mant was found for the man, whilst the third applicant, a young sea-golog Scotchmen, was found employment after having been kept in board and lodging for a fortnight at the expense of several members of the Society. The balance now to the credit of the Society is $3,047,25 ** against $3,791.41 last year, when the sum of $35 was spent on charitable purposes.
Thirty-six new members have joined the Society during the year, as compared with thir- teen during the previous year, being an increas of twenty-three. St. Andrews' Day, 1Ɛgő, was celebrated by a Ball in the City Hall. The weather was very unfavourable, but, notwith- standing this, the gathering was a social success. The financial result as compared with the 1895 Bail was as follows:-
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la considering the madner in which St. A drew's Day should be celebrated this 'your the following analysis will be useful in showing members that more general support is necessary In order that the Income may defray the costs, If I be decided to hold a Ball, Hitherto many subscribers bare not auristed quite as well as might have been expected by Inviting $5 gut whilst a large number have invited no gentle man guests.
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LATEST QUOTATIONS.
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Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 197 per cent. premu ; China Fires, $107; Raubs, Bar; Dock Co., 118 per cent, prem. ; Investment Co., $76 j Hongkong Hotel, $48),
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE: American (Pers) 23rd inst. Australian (Changsha) 23rd inst. German (Preussen) 24th Inst. Indian (Chelydra) 24th inst. French (Calidomírn) 28th fart. American (Coptic) 29th inat, English (Thamer) çik prox. Canadian (Emprisi of China) 6th prox. German (Sackien) 21st pron."
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THE M. M. Caledontes, with the next Franch | mail, will leiva Singapore for this port vía Bal
gon at 3 p.m. to-day..
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Tar N. G. I. steamer Bormfős left Bingapore for this port this morning, and may be expected here on or about the 27th Inst.
THE D. D. R. steimer Ettrickdale from Ham. berg, left Singapore for this port to-day, and may be expected here on or about the zyli inat, The Nippon Vuren Kaliba's steamer Farumi Maru (Bombay Line) left Shimonosek! for this
port this afternoon, and is expected to arifve here on the 28th Inst.
The Nippon Yasen Kaisha's steamer Konsi gaida Mars {{span-Europe Line) loft Bingapors
for this port "this morning, and is expected to uzive here on the 26th inst.
Tax Agonia (Meier. Jardine, Matheson & Ca.) Inform us that the steamship Chelydra from Calcutta and Straits.. left Singapore for this port on Saturday, the 18th fast; at 5 pts. SHIPPING
RETURNS. From 6 pim. yesterday to 6 pɔm, to-day. Mathildeer, frem Holhow
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We all of us know the Trestles of 1843 and 1858, and the rights of trading'in China which, if the English language has any meaning, those how we have been dealt with as regards the liva. We did not come out here for the benefit faterpretation of these Treatles according to the
of our health, nor to waste our Hms in academic proclivities of this or that party in power in
discussion with a carelers Government as to the Dewalog "Street, In dealing with a country interpretation of Treaties; we came as busloers such as China a settled and well-defined policy man to employ our money and enterprise on Is as necessary as a permanent staff in a busleess lines for many years we fought for gaverament office, but unfortunately
what we considered, and still consider, to be our interests are a long way from home (chay rights; hul, without support from our government, |ure getting very much nearer), and the
we have been beaten in an unequal struggle, “Chiam question has up to recent times not got
and have therefore elected to follw what Mr. farther than the dignity of a usme-a shutile.
Brenan describes as the "llon of least resist cock to be played with between peiliical parties.
ance." What, outside the restricted area of our The Intention of the framers of the Trenilen has
operations, is offered in China for legitimate been interpreted according to the political speculation ? Every one of us knows of the un- exigencies of the party in power; accordingly developed wealth which lies at our doors; of this
Rainis does not really exercise such bumsn. we find that in 1868, with a Conservative Go-scheme after scheme has been put before or by telog tofluences apan the incomprehensible Our Straits contemporary continues 1-During vernment in power, Sir Retherford Alcock, the Chinese officials on terms of "beads I win, talis the last few days, a number of the mastere and then British Minister in Peking, addresses you lose," No, we prefer the shadowy security Japanese, It is said, entertain a theory that the 14 Do. Aristle as she is generally supposed. The 33 Subs. mates sailing out of the port have approached the Foreign Office to this effect:Chins of enterprises in countries of which we know various shipowners with a view to obtaining in. has, in consideralien "ol ́a fixed payment of nothing. What were s told the other Mongal proper and the proper Russian are of a 13 Do.
do. 12 Dx. race and sentiment identical, but they are not, creases. Menits, Tan Kim Tian and Co. stats maritime, and transit, dues, foregone all day! The Taoia of Shanghai Informed and the theory that the Great White Tar that they will be prepared to pay to their further right of taxation on whatever can
us that partnerships between foreigners and handles his Astatic subjects more indulgently mates the same wages, as are givan by the be shows to constitute foreign trade," and he
natives were not recognised by Treaty, and he then a mother does her drat.born is plafu Stralis Steamship Company, so that the tastes goes on to point out the absurdity of the supposi refused to take up a case for enforting claims on and unmitigated beak. The Globe, employed by this Company may look for anton that the provincial governments have say Chinese shareholders in a Brish Company recent article upon the very prevalent miscon Immediata rizo. On the other hand, Moss, right to surcharge the duties agreed upon; again, despite the fact that these same Chinese had caption to the affect that the subfagated brown Tao Kim Tian and Co.. do not paspose to las same math, he writes to the Teungit signed special documents blading them to and yellow tribesmen are so generously treated to increase the asiarius of their captains Yamen that, "The ilkin constitutes a vlois their liablilly. Before the foreign merchants in ander the sale of the True that they often sise to 53 Do. which they consider are already ancient. ton of Treaty rights and that a British China embark their manoy lahat they know These range from 8200 to $1507 socorating to
general's rank in bis army, explains very fully
Total, 139 $5 Gent Guests. how the error becomes a dangerous lie in the Total, 138 Sube. the class of steamers Mass Wee Bla & Co. Milter can have no discretionary power to be the boundless resources of the country, they
The late Mr. Siman and Means, G. C. have agreed to give the following increased in protating against it as iolation of want some better security than that of the word hands of native editors and agitators in India. kates of pay : 4150 captain Treaty's Yat in 1873 (Consult Gladstone) we of Chiosse cficials, whoes chicans:y needs The arguments they raise are generally bized Anderson, H. W. Robertson and D. Word were classes of aeris and are for captais tunded Bis Rutherford, in replying to the Shanghai no demonstration. One word more in reply to upon the prominent part that has been played Appointed by your Committee to give effect, if Chamber of Commerce, expressiontis what happened on the siguing of the Shimono politics. Commenting upon the subjret, the meeting that any increase in social gather the of want of enterprise ia Shanghai by General Allkbanoff la recent Central Asis possible, to the wlab expressed at the last general for mates, an increase of ten dollare 1 and 875 surprise that the Chamber skoold "persistently what for second mater, an increase of Biggerungene malotain in laterpretation distinctly and autho- sell Treaty? Immediately there sprang up in Globe sets forth its matára opintos aus in would be welcomed by the members of the
titatively repudiated by the only competent
industelut works, involving a capital of fully four
none of them has ever risen in the Indian Army | to arrange for a Scotch Concert to celebrata ika mens Atrociation and Meints. Werl Bing and that the merchants should reiterate a fallacy, million tsels, raised almost entirely in China higher than the rank of Sobadar-Majn, with anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. The Co, regarding the increased rates of pay for the and insist upon an interpratation which crate considerable amount of this money was sub-
English caplains, mosjons, and colonel above Concert was held in St. George's Hall on 25th anglasers on that Company's" sisamars, have upon so batter foundation than their own opinion scribed by Chiuere traders, affording convicciug him so the distinguished career of General January, and was in every way successful. Sep, reached a deadlock." Mesars, Wes Bio & Co,gainst all evidence and authority" Can abini proof that both foreigners to China, as well as
Alikhanoff in the Russian service has been The hearty thanks of the Society are dos to the while granting the increases on their larger dily go farther? This remarkable change in. the Chinese trading classes themselves, have no
mada the theme of maoy leading articles in the | Indles and gentlemen who assisted on the occas vespils, damer to paying the improved rates in front was ze doubt caused by the opinion given lack of enterprise provided that their business native Press of ladis, writen with a view to sion, and to the Commities of the St. Georga's l of the small coasting swamerk The by My Lords of the Commities of the P.Ivy Saugh; but no such stcurly can be found is much better off under Russian rule. As a matier until the concert had been given. After meet respect firm state Ukat Here small starmers only carry
Conati in May.
fastlucis tell them that the security le good convince sepoy and sowar that they would be Bali for allowing the Hali decorations to remain that when once goods an engines, W
with in recond engineer's certificate, híva
Chimers officla}dom. I n dalvir, and they “scoördingly' decline to: caus Pätsed out of his fia., the British mer.
of fact, however, General Alikbanoff is a native ing the expenses of the Concert the sum of henda. they most
It would scam that the necessities of the of the Caucasus; and bis Mahommedan patro $140.73 was availabio, in addition to a subscrip most take their chance in grant more than ten per cast advance, from common with native goods, and bear whatever Chinese Government must shortly sweep away aym'e no more indicates Contral Asian birth tion from the President, to clear off the Ball $150 to $163. The anglosers, on the other hand, importions the rapacity and necessities of Chi- the accepted stagnation" to which Mr. Brenan than the English surname of "King" proves deficit. On the ocassion of the celebration of hold out for the fall terms, and, in consequence ness administration may tallet !" Shade alludes to all appearance we are on the eve of Ro
Royal status. Russia, moreover, utterly excludes Her Majesty's Record Reigu, your Committee the firm haya lald up, and are stated to be of Lord Elain I was that- what he meant determined to continue to lay up, four of the by his Treaty i was that what we weal to
Yast changes to the seladons between Ching her Central Asian subjects, not only from high forwarded a congratulatory telegram, through Sep. And Western civilization, sad it surely military command, but from military service the President, which received public acknow. sleamers in question They are the Hong WAN WAT for 2 Agalis ( think in 1870) the Impossible that we Brith, after our " long and altogether. Unlike the English in Indis, the ledgment. The Committes deeply regret to the Padow, the BritRails, and the low arm. Beltish trader in Chins was informed by painful experience" in the country the millions Rusilaus thoroughly disarm and demartialla record the deaths of four members, Heirs. C. There ́sicamere, Metary: Was. Bin “and Co. | Lord Clareadon that it was the policy of the we have spent, and the blood that we have the races that fall under their sway. As Tartars E. House, John Mathieson, David K. Silmen affirm, aza raz, with K very nitrów margla of British Goverment to limit polats of connection shed-cao accept any other position than that they know that the word of the Asistic is and John Wallace, proft, and they feel that 1. la pnfair to demand with the Chinese to the most restricted area of mwili secundua, and to maintain that posl. domble-edged; and they prefer that the invading
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, the same rate of wages for asgishere of rech: truly an encodingamani le British enterprise) | tion we only require a firm policy in London,
President. small vessels -as-for- those of the large down 10 may be as well to sepeal kere what was Lord the rest we have got la Faking and, in British force which they may some dry launch against the North-West frontier of India should have the 1 ilgin'é intention in training he Timey di 18ja ƒ · enterprise,meN, O. Daly Nitr
benchi ef-assured quiet behind it.
General
The negotiations between the Marine Kári. i sukositler fä such a maiter,”,and be complete Raal four large colton mallia, and other i India there are thoseande of Ali Khans, but Society. The Committee appolated were at
A, THE MARINE ZMOINZARE STRIKE,
and
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DAVID WOOD
Fim. Stuitary.
Aggregating, 18,815 tons register.
DEPARTURES..
Triumph steamer, for Hothow Krim samoza Chingping .........ana Bienalder monume“, › Belgt: amudoma
· Lyimoon maJABYRIOSE
Nanyang Kwangles um arm 48 ་་་ས་པ་་*་ Sutiberg.MAGE
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11 New York
Canton
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17
Shanghai
"Shangha!
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Const Ports
Aggregating, 12,818 tons register, SWATOW.
from
Arrivals.
Axensa
18 Hosting. Amoy & S'hat...C.M.S.N.C... 19 Klangbak.Wahton.Tang! 19 Stagan.......................Shanghai...B, & 5. 19 Chorofa Bangkok ...B. & 8. 19 Loorok. Hongkong...B. & S. 10 Hothow...Hoogkos..B, & 8. 20 Thales Hongkong...). M. & Ca 20 Halleong Hongkong.... M. & Ca 10 Lokrang......... Hongkong...). M. & C... 10 Chaytang Sbango!.....). M. & Co. Deporteras
for Agenti 18 TallowBangkok..B. 25. 20 Chowla
JinHongkong...B. & S. 20 Singon Hongkong.B. & §," 20 Hothow mainShinghilisƐ, & Bete 20 Thalis mumsAmorana). M. & Ca. 20 Haffeong Hongkong). M. & C
Hongkongres à M. de Ca, so Lorong Cion & Trine, M. &C 240 Hasting winSkang kali,
20 Choytang
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