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HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOP- MENT OF TRADE IN KWANG-

TUNG AND KWANGSI

.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1898.

Rule 7 Appended to the Tarif.

RULE VII-Transit Dues.—It is agreed that Article XXVIII of the Tracty of Tientsin shall be faterpreted to declare the amants of traskite dues legally leviable upon merchandise imparted as exported by British subjects, to be one-half of the tariff duties, except to the case of duty-free goods liable le a tranili duty of 21 per cent. ad walorem, as provided is Article II of these Rules, Merchandise shall be cleared of its transit dues under the following conditions;-

} fax as importa sin concerned, cha mastonolity of the person possing and carrying these is fimatirial Native produce carried from An Inland centre to a pori of shlamment, il bond fide Intended for shipment to a foreign post, may (By our Special Correspondent), br, by treaty, cert died by the Bills subject

CANTON, January 20th, 1898.

Interested, and axempted by dayment of the In the month of May, 1897, there was present. half duty from all charges demanded upon it an route. If produce be not the property of a ed to back Houses of Parliament a very able and British subject, or is being carried to a part not. exceedingly interesting "Report on the Siste of for exportation, it is not entitled to the examp- Trade at the Treaty Paris of Chlon," Mr. Byron tea that would be secured it by the exhibition Breman, who at present represents British la prepared to agree with the Tsung-il. Yamen of a transit daty certificate, The British Mialstor interests at this important part, is the complier upon rules that will secure the Chinese Gorers of the report and it does him immeasurable ment against abase of privilege as affecting credit, for in its sixty odd pages there is abundant produce. The words wei-di, Inlund, in the cisuse evidence of shrewd Investigation based on Tariff, regarding carriage of imports inlzed, and of Article VII of the Rules appended to the thorough knowledge of cur trusty rights, of the of native produce purchased Inland, apply as corruption and repachy of the mandusinata and much to places on the ara cosite and river the full scope and operation of the Rules ap-shores, as to places in the interior not open to pended to the Customs Tilff. It may be the sight to make arrang manis for the proven. foreign trade; the Chloess Gavo'sment having averred that this is a backbanded complimention of abuses therest. to Mr. Brenas, that it should be taken for grani- ed that all British Consula in China are able to Interpret the treaties in a proper manner and have a thorough grasp of the Rules appended to the Tariff. That may be so, but eighteen years experience in the Far East has led me to entertain grave doubts on the satfect. Atsil events certain it is that some of them fall to back up intelligent interpretation with the sensible and wholly juslible action which has distinguished the regime of Mr. Brenan in South Chira. And lifa noteworthy, too, that Mr. Brenan was specially selected for a task of excepifonst Importance,

In the case of Import-Noice being given at the port of satry, from which the Imports AND not only to Bristols merchants but also to the to be fo warded Inland, of the nature and quan, merchants and traders of all nations Interested Iity of the goods, the ship from which they bava in the expansion of tende with the wast' and landed and the place inland.to. wblea they are populons empire of China That the selecties bound, with all other necessary particulars the wa wise one is proved by the Report, a docu-Collector of Cantoms will on due aspectos ment that should be in the hands of all who made, and on receipt of the transit-duty dhe ia be wish to arrive at a thorough an erstanding of a tanult-duty certificate This mast be pro the hindrances to the development of trade daced at every banier station, and did. No which the native officials, to their discredit be it farther daty will be leviable apon imports to ald, endeavour to surround and, cremp every certificated no matter how distant the place of Attempt to rapin 1 the Import and export trade their destination. of the Empire Thear remarks are not made for the sole purpose of paying the far-teelsy by Bridsh sabjici in the Interior will be in- In the case of Experts—Produce parchased. author of the Report a compliment. However,spected, and take account of, at the first barrier glid I may be avall myscif of the first oppor. tunity to recognise the service he has, by reason of his impartiality and sound judgment, sendered to the mercantile commantiies of the Great West, yet it should be understood that my teason for leading off with special mention of Mr. Brenan's Report is due to the fact that I receg bise it an a kinodaid work of reference for all hoseekiight on the subject on which it has been my good fortune to gather important information in the course of a voyage of discovery to the flute-knows, because only recently opened -treaty port of Wachow.fs, on the S1 King of

West River. I have said that important infor mation has been obtaleed voyage, and, that being the fsc', I feel it scumbent on me to place it without delay before the readers of the Hongkong Telegraph as ciently and bilefly as possible in this and subsequent, post ponlag the compliation of the fall report of my trip said some of the most objectionable Alodrances to the development of trade in the neighbouring provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangel are exponed. A very large volume could, as Mr. Brezan polats out to ble Report, be written on the lofqalites, the cool effeantery and offensive Eviveness of the mandariente in crading the stipulation of the treaties regarding Inland Transit trade sa cont land in our realles of 1843 and 1858, the most important of which are the sections referdog to trade in geada co vered by Transl Passes. No useful purpare could be served by indulging in a lengthy dis cussion of the object just now, It will be sufficient to quote rale VII of the Roles up panded to the Customs Tariff Article X of the Treaty of Nanking, Article XXVIII of the Treaty of Tientsin and section of Art, IV of the Cheloo Convention and pass on to maiters that call for the prompt and caretal const eration of all who have important commercial Interests t stake in this part of the Flowery Kingdom. The quotations, then, which meilt special attention and fally justify vigorous action to prevent ille:al exictions are as follows —

(5) The fact of Transit Pastes not belag as effective and as largely availed of as they could and should be.

(6.) The fact of Nanning-fu not being an open

port.

(7) The fact of the Yang'se Regulations belug too fully adopted in regard to Cälling Stations on the West River.

(8.) Piracy on the river and in the Canton Delia and the recognition of the pirates by the officials, who do not prevent them from lerylog blackmail on owners of timber rafts and other native produce,

(9.) The apprehension of foreigners that they will not be properly backel up when 'demand- log all their treaty rights,

(10.) The unfortunato failure of various suthe Kwangal to prevent the levy there of a Terminal tiles at Ceston to profit by the precedent set in Tax.

(1) The levying of. Preferential Duties, on- junk-borne goods.

It is, as a rule, useless to paint to evils wiik- alsoggesting a remedy wad. I therefore latand, as one result of my investigations, to propose a remedy for the Terminal Tax (which on kerosine oil amount to 30 cents per case) development of trade. As regarda piracy, and for some of the other bladrances to the be obvious to all when I have completed my port andrahat head, that it must be suppressed and It goes without saying that should the Chi- these desperadoes they should not be reluctant nesa taandarlaste plead "lasbilly to cope with to accept the good offices of friendly foreign

stales,

The task would be arduous and din. gerous but it is not impossible of accomplish.

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LATE TELEGRAMS.

(Ceylon Independent.)

CALCUTTA, January 11t exceptions, callrely conferred in recognition of The Indian New Year Honours are with a few Famine services.

Dand Shab Khan, laic Commander-!· Chief of Lahore pipers report the death of General

the Agban'Amy.

BOMBAY, January 1st,

The Yakica Khels have b'ocked Alt Murj'd end Lundi Kotal road. General Hammond's failed to reach Sir William Lockbart. The Ox- martages, reporting difficulty is the Borf Pass

Khyber, had valleys fired on them from a walled enclorare, Rounding Colonel Plowden, Lieut. fordibire Regiment, while on convoy duty to the

Owen and some med.

The party took cover in a ravine which, bowever, proved excore to fire, with wounded that they failed to extricate them- and so they lost more and were so bampered

they retired to walled enclosures will geln selves antil another company 1 doed them, what reinforced. Amor gil those wounded were Capt.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR

JANUARY. Mittoralogical means based on ten years' eðservations de 1895. Barometer....................... 30.165

Thermometer ....594 Humidity ....................................74.0

Rafafali............ 3.67

Chinese

TO-DAY.

Tuesday, 25th January, 1898 (Conversion of St. Paul.)

Consignees,

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA

TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"NINGCHOW,"

having strived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby loformed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns

Intimations.

KUHN

& KOMOR,

JAPANESE fine art CURIOS, 21 & 13. QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG, 35, WATER STRKET, YOKOHAMA and 16, DIVISION STREET, KORL Hongkong, 15th March, 1895,

of 1st moon of tith year of of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and CEMENTIGHT

wish-fed Sebat, 8888.

Kwong- Mohammedan-2nd Romadan, 1315.

-Sun-Mies....................................a Går. 38min Sets CCRAY Kår. 19 min. High water-Morning 1kr. 65esim. Afternoon ............11kr. 11mSING, Low walk-Adorning Bår. Simin. va 4kr. 30min.

** Afternoon

1841-Sir E. Belcher landed in Ko sgkong,

ANNIVERSARIES. 1833-St. Paul's Church at Macno burot.

1848-Princess Royal married.

1881-Great fire at Tokis: 10,000 houses des 1891-Murder of Mr. and Mrs. Keeble by pirates

troyed and many lives lost.

1896-Firs at 105 Queen's Road West; 3 lives

on the Tonkin frontier.

1897-Great fire in Suigna; damage $1,000,000,

fort.

TO-HORROW.

Wednesday, 26th January, 1898. Chinese-Stå of 1st moon of Bith your o

Kwong-ti

Jewlak-ard Sibat, 6053. Mohammedan 3rd Ramadan, 1815.

Sets

· BAP. 20min. Moon-In Equator thr. a.m. High water Afternoon Ohr. Aḥmtu...

and 11hr, BằmiN. Low water-Morning an Bhr. 69metu. Afternoon ... Bhr. Simte. ANNIVERSARIES,

1806-William Pht died, 1834-Lord Napier, W. H. C. Plowden and J. F. Davies appolated Sapeslutendents of the Trade of British Subjects in China

1841-Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer formally took

possession of Hongkong, 1865-The transportation of convicts to Austra-

li■ forbidden. 1881-British repulsed at Lulog's Neck, 1885—General Gridon killed. 1897-The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Jelt Hongkong.

It passes on its way to the post of shipment. A memorandum showing the amount of the pra daco sad the part at which it is to be shipped wil be deposited there by the person in charge of the produce; he will then recrive a certificate, which must be exbibited and visit at every barrier on his way to the post of shipment. Or the arrival of the produce at the banier nearest the port notice must be given to the Customs at the port, and, the franties due thereon beleg paid, it will be passed on exportation the pro- doce will pay the tariff-duty. Any attempi to past goods inwards or outwards otherwise than In compliance with rale here "lald down will Pary, while the figures for the rank and file were 1907-Armed gang robbery at 155 Praya West. render them liable to confiscation. Uasuthorls-three led and eleven wounded. The enemy ed sale, de transits of goods that bave been showing much activity and following up de- entered as above for a part will reader bem molition by foraging. liable to confiication. Any attempt to pass goods to excess of the quantity specified in the certificate will render all the goods of the sathe denomination, named in the certificate, liable to comfication. Permission to export produce, which cannot be proved to have paid its transit. dues, will be refuted by the Customs oil the transit-dues shall have been paid. The above being the arrangement agreed to regarding the transit-does, which will thus be levied once and for all, the notification required under Article XXVIII. of the Treaty of Tientela, for the later mation of British and Chinese subjects, is hereby dispensed with,

January 3rd.

plague and deaths

MEMORANDA. "

TO-DAY-25th January,

Godown Company, Kowloon, whance delivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and mil Claims must be seat in to the Office of the Undersigned before

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HEAD OFFICE

AND

MANUFACTORY,

Tin Zok Lane, Wanchal, Bowrington.

SPECIAL PAINT. Without 'Competition.

Noon on the 36th Instant or they will not be ORDINARY_CEMENTIGHT-For Balldings of Stone, Brick and Plaster of Lime, Cement, &c. &c.

recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, the zỏth instant, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowna after the 26th instant will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Agents. Hongkong, 19th January, 1895. [1-W 139

• NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP *TACOMA,"

FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA

KOBE AND MOJI.

HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- THE

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Carge impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

DODWELL, CARLILL' & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 21st January, 1808.

[1W 4 NOTICE TO CONSIGNELS

THE P. & O, S, N. Co.'s Steamship

"GANGES,"

THE

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the abort-named ressel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon_Wharf and Godown

occurred at Bombay to-day. The total natality 9.15 p.m.-Scoich concert at St George's Hall. Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each from all classes was 147.

LONDON, January 4th. proceeds to Egypt se-morrow to take command General Gatacre, with Sir Henry Rawallason, of the British Brigade in the Soudan.

December 14th is published wherein he deplores A letter from Sir Havelock Allen, dated the delay is finishing the Tirah Campaign before the winter which might have been easily avo'ded if a mare just e aception of the to say whether the error lies with the Military or task had been termed at the outset. It is difficult Civil Government in India.

BOMDAY, January 4th.

Treaty of Nanking, 1849. Avt, X-His Majesty the Emperor of China gures to establish at all the ports which are by Article II. of this treaty, to be thrown open for the resort of British merchants, a fair and regular tariff of expet and Import customs and other dues, which stiff shall be publicly satified and promulgated for general Information; and the Emernt further engagesthat, when Britti merchandize shall have once paid at said poris the regulated customs at of the It shows that the fatention of framers of the dope now ?" he added. We have inflc ed a

and dues. agreeable af the tariff to be barezfier fixed, such merchandise may be conveyed by Chinese mer. chants to any province or city is the interior of the Empire of China, on paying a further amount as trawati duties," which shall pat exceed per cent. on the tariff value of such goods,

Tientsin Treaty, 1888.

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TO-MORROW,-16th January. 1a.m.-American mal clores Neon-City of Peking lexves for San Francisco. THURSDAY, 17th January, 12 a.m.-Eegli all close. American mail due. Noon.-Verona salis for Europe.

SHARE MARKET.

LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong Banks 187 per cent, prem. sellers; China Fires $10 buyers; Steamboats Sagi; China Soguts $167 buyers Charbonnages $115; Great Eastern and Caledonians $3.50; Decks 334 per cent, prem, sales,

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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE: Indian (Catherine Apcar) to-raɑITOW, Americas (Doric) 27th last, Canadian (Empress of India) 27th inst. French (Natal) 3148 inst.

American (China) zed prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 7th prox,

American (Belgie) 12:b prox. ̧

Tar N. F. S. S. Co.'s steamer Columbin safled fom Yokohama for Tacoma on the 23rd lost,

*

THE Agents (Merm. Dodwell, Carlli & Co.) inform us that the Northern Factic Steamship Co's steamnez Victoria has arrived at Yokohama from Tecoma,

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of Indis, anived at Shangbat at 2am. to-day, the 25th, and left at noos for this part, where she is expected to arrive at

p.m. on Thursday, the 27th last.

ARRIVALS.

ŚKIFFING XXYURNE. From 5 p.m. yesterday to 5 pm, 10-day. Martha steamer, from follo Phra Nang preciou DONAF 22. Verona Daphne

Otart Mejl Shanghat Chiakiang Saigon Chiakiang

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consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are linded.

This vessal brings on Cargo

From London, &c., ex §.8, Oceano, Shannan and Battaarat."

From Zanzibar, er S.S. Goa.

From Austalla, ex S.S. Australia.

From Calcutta, z S.S Parramatia, From Peratan Golf, S.S. Puraka, Kapurthala and H. Bulckow.

From Negasutum, ex S.S. Lälfoora. Optional goods will be landed here unless. Instructions are given is the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleased by the 30th instant al 4 ...will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godowa Company within lan days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIA,

Superintendent.

Hongkone, 24ik January 1898 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADEN, KURRACHI BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

HE Steamship

THE

'" AMPHITRITE,"

having antved, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained, This vessel brings Cargo:-

From Calcatia, 9.8. Aglayo, transhipped

at Colombo.

CEMENTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. 1-Adras. tageously used for all Metallic Works, CEMENTIGHT OIL PAINT, No. s-Mada

steamers, &c., &c.

with unchangeable Colours, for all'applica Ptions CEMENTIGHT OIL-For protecting Wood from White Ants, Dampness, &c,, &e.

BARRETTO & 0., Agents for CHINA and JAPAN. Hongkang, Jib November, 1897. [29

THE LEADING CATERERS.

From Trieste, ex S.S. Imparator (transkipped | at Bombay

From Venice,

9.8. Massimiliano and Trir transhipped at Trients.

Optional Cargo will be discharged kere unlesw notice to the contrary he given immediately.

COMPARE OUR ENU, BILLIARD TABLES and

ME

LIQUORS to all others.

THE GRILL ROOM. Hongkong, 1st September, 1897.

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No. 6, la House Streit, Praya Central. Head Of TOKIO, Branch Offices—

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG and all Forts to JAPAN, Agencies 20

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Mini Coal Mines Ohman Coal Mines, Kanada Coal Minen.

Tokyo Marine Insurance Co., Limited. Mell Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mills, Japan, Cotton Cleaning and Wkg. Co., Shanghai. Dreda Cement Company, Japan Kanegefachl Cotton Spinning Mil, Japan, The Mike Cotton Spinning Mill, Limited, Tokyo Cotton Spinning Mil, Japan. Hayashi Clock Factory,

Hotgenog, 11th December 1896.

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It may be said that." we all know about there treaties and have copies of them It is perfectly Directory containing coples of the treaties, true that every merchant has a copy of the but it is not every merchant who has either the

Mr. Melton Prior, the veteran war correspond- time or the inclination to look up the treatles, en, it now in Bombay, whence he proceeds to anil as we have it from Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, China. On Thursday he was interviewed it- the Chancellor of the Exhequer, that if the terms garding his recent experience with the Tirab of the new lean to Chios are not accepted (the Expedition. In the course of conversion Mr. terms as set forth by Reater' are that China Prior, confronted with the question as to what optos three and Nanning-in, the non-allenation of the hesitated, and then sald the plan adopted was peris including Tallenwan was his condid opinion of the campaign, rather Yangtze Valley, and forther power and quite different from the one he would have ex- right to extend the Borma tailway through the pected to see carried fato effect. The idea of province of Yanuar, Great Britain will take her concentrating en enormous force and then rush- and on Treaty rights (vids Reater's Message Ing it at one given spot was quite opposed to all of this date), it is advisable that we should all preconceived ideas. We thereby played into know exactly what our "treaty rights" amount

ih hands of the Aftidis and suffered severely to and have the text of trostles and roles that from the very clever tactics they adopted fl directly affect our Interests ready at hand in the force had been split up into two or three compact form for immediate reference when Brigades, and we had attacked at several places dificulties, which are only too likely to occur, simultaneously, the campaign night have had a ire. Nothing can be clearer than Rule VII, very different termination. "What bryo we treallas with Chinn was that our goods should large amount of damage, upon the Afridis, it fe be protected from all inland taxation by Transit true, but we have left them as fall of fight as Fasses, There can be no question about this. when we went into the country. Our casualties, There is no groundwork ich for the salive I am certalo, have been quite as large as thore officials to bese arguments or offer obstraction of the enemy When Spring comes on they are to the plunge of goods towards and out-threatened with a renewal of war and further wards as soon as Transit Passes have been pro dextraction of their crops, They may think that cared, and yet it is afact that they do binder the

the game is not worth the candle. So far, how. development of trade, they do impose illegal ever, we have not broken their resistance in the Art. XXVIII-Whereas it was agreed in

taxation, they do "squeeze Chinese in the ser lesat. I am firmly of op'ales that the only way Anicle X, of the Treaty of Nanking that British vice of foreigners, they do get out of our trade the to carry out an expedition of this sort auccess- Imports, having paid the tariff duiles, should be equivalent of their lekin exactions, they do create fully is to place at in bead a General in whom conveyed into the interior, free of all farther cuspolies in favour of native craft and nativetta you bave full confidence and give him a free hand, with no Political Agent constantly at his charges, except a transit duty, the amount der, they do stop goods covered by Transit Passer

in transliu whereof was not to exceed a certain percentage thereby fare the business of the well-Ested attacked and this tower not destroyed, and with apen the most filvolous pratexts and elbow saylag that this village must not be on tariff value and whereas, no accurate fus formation having been furnished of the smount|| (* *wala, they do concern themselves about no telegraph from Simis tying bis hands in this of such daty, British merchants have constantly daly Certificates although it is clearly stated in things essential if success is to be achieved. the nationally of the person possessing Transit direction or in that. A free hand is above all complained that charges are suddenly and arblirarily imposed by the provincial antikorlites the Chelon Convention that they shall not This is what Sir Wilam Lockbart has not bad, as trauslt duties upon produce on its way to the pediments of every description are consisatly surprised if an enquiry were lustituted lato the concern themselves about such matters. Im. I must say, too, that I should not be at ali foreign market, and on imports on their way out in the way of the development of trade in question as to why convoys were so weekly into the interior, to the detriment of trade & illa Kwangiang and Kwanget. The state of affalis guarded and were beleg so constantly cut up. agreed that within four months from the signing is not quite so bad as it was in the early part of Of course I know that it was a gheally country of this Treaty, at all ports now open to British trade, and within a similar period at all porte I shall proceed to show in the next sticle that bills and houses, and the transport train was a

the decade now rapidly drawing to a close, but to operate is. Every Camp was commanded by that may bereafter be opened, the sulbo by appefoted to superintend, the collection of duties there are no less than sleven gissing obstacles or seven miles long : but still, I can only say that shall be obliged, upon applicaties of the Consal, to trade now in full swing la Kwangtong which it seems extramdiosty that these tblogs were to declare the amount of duties leviable on the use of force where diplomacy falls, or bas constantly occurring. Look at that case lo produce bliween the place of production and already failed, to bring about necessary reforms which a deischment of the Queen's was no the port of shipment, upon imports between they soon be removed. I refer to

boly pngaged. Why 30 cca rounds of Lee Consular port in question and the fulandmarkets (1) The Destination Tax levied on goods after Metford ammuntiles and 73 pontes were carried nimed by the Consul; and that s potistation the dailes provided for in the Tarif have been off actorfly within a mile of the Headquarters thereof shall be published in English and Chi-paid at 130 Custom House in Canton, When Camp at Mildan! Then, look again bow elien noe for general information. But it shall be at prefectures, but slace the opening of Wachon and suffered heavy less. This occured, not

Brst instituted the tax applied only to three the tears guards got cut off from their supports Halleong tption of any Beliish subject desiring to cos fane laas is bas, by proclamation of the once, but again and again. I can only repest ve produce purchased inland to part, or to Viceroy of Liang Kwang, been made operative that it was at least extraordinary, making every colvey Imports from a post to an feland market in fe more prefectures, making the total of allowance for the difficulty of the country and to isar his goods of all transit duller, by pay prefecturas thus affected nine instead of three.

of a single charge. The amount of this

the boldness of the enemy,"

Thirty-seven attacks and forty.eight death's chage shall be leviable on exports at the first it is now worth Tim. 200,000 per annum to the barer they may have to pass, or, o'n lesports, Farmer fostond of Tie, 160,000 av originally occured from plague at Bombay yesterday. at e port at which they are funded; and o

Aletler has reached Malakand from the Buner agreed,

(a) The prevention of steamers zuhaing under Jirga, declining to accede to the terms asked and payment thereof a certificate shall be framed foreign fiago from miing the shortest route from the Expedition against Banerwals will therefore whh shall exempt the goods from all further Canton to Samsbul, thus causing the Hongkong. advance on the fih inst, Salad charges whatsoever, It la further

agrid that the amount of the charge shall be Canton and - Macao. Steamboat. Company's

January 5th, crisated, as nearly as possible, at the rate of vesselsand other lines, some of them Chinese, to

Filty casca and gt desibe occurred from plagas

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods sond a half per cent. ad valorem, and that it team 65 miles feather to reach Samphal, on the at Bombay yasterday,

have left the Godawas, and all Claims must be shalbe fixed for each article at the conference West River, than the vessels owned by the Fing to bheld at Shanghal for the sevision of the On Steamship Company, purely Chincic con- gused scifon in the Khyber Pass yesterday, Hypophosphites is the most valuable remedy for Noon on the 3rd February, of they will not General Hammond's force had another rear SCOTT's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Jari It is distinctly understood that the pay cer la which certain officials connected with Major Hickman, of the Thiny-fourth Plontere Commption, Scrofula, General Debility be recognized. Iment tran i dues, by commuteiion or other, the Lekin Office are known to be interestede being killed, General Bladon Bisode, force Warting Dlicases of Chlidren, Chronte Coughi, i to be left in the Godownr, where they will be

advances 10 Katieng and Rastan to-day and Bronchitis that has ever been produced. I

All broken, chaled and damaged. Goods me oppasulon is expected la Tanga, Umboyla and to very palatable's it is very faitaalog, and examined on the 3rd Februal effects, and hereby deformed that a General Average Bend inlandei Passes. The troops are In capital

Goods remaining in the Godowns alter the ayth No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any condition.

Instafit will be subject to rent. We d

Bills of Lading Will be countersigned by

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Con Hongkong, nast-January, KEDU.

wise, hall in no way affect the tariff dulles on Japo or exports, which will continue to be Jovicdeparately and in foll

Chigoo Convention, 1876,

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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bays left the Godowar, and all Claims mail be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon on the 161k Instant, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowas after the 26th instant will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER & Co,

Agenta, Hongkong, noth January, 1898. [1+ 146]]

"RICKMERS" REGULAR LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM HAMBURG,

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"DEIKE RICKMERS"

TO SHIPMASTERS,

ENQUIRE when you FRESH WATER S

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obtalsed by the Water Boris ; as FOUL WATER is the cause of much sickness-on board Ship

We are the only Water-Boat Company la Hongkong exclusively Sappiping FILTERED WATER,

Call Flag "W,*.

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IT IS UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED THAT, "O Indicate the exact use of words,

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having arrived from the above Port, Consignees

Edition of M

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods At the office of the Hongkong Taisgraph.you

are belog landed at their risk into the Godowassee, and procure for SEX DOLLARS, Copy

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and of the Webster di Waliter, the latest and most Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery phatic proof that Labor omnia vincii,

may be obtained.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, S.S. "DEIKE RICKMERS,"

THE Strumably

"DEIKE RICKMERS,"

Bds of Lading rede baving arrived

arrived under Average, Consigueen seu must be signed previous to countersignatura ef

The Averkys Bond is lying at the Offen e the undersigned for signature, el

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CARAN

Hongkong, 8154 740tity, 1998;