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Intimation.

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TELEGRAMS.

("HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " SPECIAL.)

BRITAIN AND CHINA,

THE "OPEN" POLICY.

NEW PORT IN THE NORTH.

TIENTSIN, April 4th. The British Consul at Tientsin announces the opening of Chin-wang-tao, In the Fu- ning district of Chih-ll province, as a treaty port.

BRITAIN AND CHINA, BRITAIN ACTUALLY ASKS FOR SOMETHING!

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Mr Lewis seconded the adoption of the report

Carried. The election of new committee then procee Red.

The following is the report'.

LIGHT DUKS.

The agliation Inaugurated in 1896 by this Chamber, to secure the pledge given by Governor Ste Walfam Des Vea when the Special Gas Rock Light Tax was first imposed, that so soon as the cost of the Light had been met, the Light Does should be reduced to their former level,

Dues for purposes of general revenue in any case of urgent necessity has been endorsed by the Secretary of State, it will be necaissey for this Chamber to keep a watchfal cya on this question in the future." (Appendix A.)

ABOLITION OF PORT DUES AT MACAO. By a Royal Decree dated the 30th Apili last, the Portuguese Government declared all steamers entering Macam from Hongkong and Chiness parts exempt from tonnage and all other port dues,an importaat step to secure ike preserva- ties of the trade of the neighbouring colony. (Appendix B.)

Carr. Hastings and a jury of three, M:2118, G. ■ɔme time ago but so far as action appears to | future, and is keeping open on aqual terms to all HD, E, W. Terty, and Chas Cat, held as have been taken, therson. We know the end compuilioes the markets and resources of the inquest at the Gaol to-day on the body of a and bitter experience which Bombay is get oldest Empire in the world, prisonne named Wong Tael, who was found passing through, and speaking at the annual mesting of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce dead in his call on the gist ulto. Deceased way last month the Chairman said "that the com serving a month's hard labour for vagrancy and | position of Bura bastar (or the portion of Cali had been put in a cell as punishment for Edle catta la which the native traders and dealers ness. An Indian warder found him hanging by carry on their business) is 75 per cent of ma- tony, 15 per cent roadway, and to per cent the neck from a strap made fast to the lag of courtyards and other open spaces, a condition the door. Medical evidence showed death from of things which is infinitely worse than in any sphyxis by strangulation and the jury returned. other civilised town in the world." It is to be fear.

ed Rongkong la Uttle if any better than Calcutta, | verdict of "Suicide by banglog."

us It appears from a tabulated sixtement pre- PROFESION Flinders Petrie lectured at the pared by the Medical Officer of Health that Camera Club, London, recently, on "Photo-ot me than about leur cent of the Chinese has resulted in the rederspitom of that promise graphy, the Handmaid of Exploration," and the wings to the City of Victoria can be regar by direction of the Secretary of State for the ded as In a jatrly good sanitary condition." | Colonien. Accordingly, at the commencement simplicity of the Professor's apparatus and ime. There are very many Insanitary properles, maxy | of the current yose, the old rate of one cent per thods, say a Loodon journal, astonished members dwelllage which in thels present condition are ton was reverted to, and the shipping has the

unft for human bablilation, the back posilona: by been relieved from a burden which threatened of the Club. His camere is a home-made, tin-

of a number of the houses are dark, Ill-ventilat- | to become permanent, Bearing in mind, haw- a plate-contrivance that can be dropped on rocked, extremely dirty and in some cisca and mere ever, that the principle of having resort to Light with Impunity; his drop butter is made of dens of filth or halbeds of disease. The atten- INCREDIBLE AGGRESSIVENESS,

pieces of milk-tin; and of a blind-lath, and he tion of the Government has again and again A SOP THROWN TO THE LION. Deres kombles about a dark room. The mest been argeolly directed to the Insanitary state of the dry in the Colonial Surgeon's reports of Interesting part of the lecture was the part of it: 1874 and 1875 ordered by the House of Com- SURELY A “BUNDER.”

dealing with Professor Pelo's work as ex | mónt to be printed in 1881,-la Mu-Osbert SHANGHAI, April 5th. cavator, explorer and scholar. He displayed Chadwick's report on the sanitary condition. of Hongkong presented to both Houses of Parfia. CLARET.—Our Clarets, Including the lowest.

The Peking Correspondent of the Shang- and described some of the many Important ment in August 1883 and another report by him priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine | kai Mircury telegraphs that Great Britain discoveries he has made in Egypt during recent dated July tƐposla the report of the Per- product of the juice of the grape, and are not atlicially made from raisins and has taken a decisive step; several days years. Several statues were shown of which maneal Committee of the Sanitary Basad dated currants, as is generally the case with Cheapago she Informed China that she intended the date la 3,500 BC. Digging his way through Jan 1804ts the reports of the Commilire on

to make arrangements for eventually basket, some worden mallets, and a chisel that Epidemic of Babool: Flugae dated March 1895

cemetery of 150.tombs, he came upon a Housing the Chinese dated July and August 1804 :—In the Colonial Surgeon's report on the taking possession of Wef-hal-wel. China

one of the workmen had left behind. The and in the report of the Medical Officer of Health raised all possible objections, but even-xxtounding thing (to the audience) was that the for 1896. But the salary refarm necessary to tually consented, on finding that Russla banket, with pieces of palm-rope attached, should render the port, clean and healthy has not yet been effected. The work should be undertaken and Japan did not oppose the British have survived in an absolutely unimpaired con toribwlth, doze throughly irrespective of the cost scheme.

Altion since 3 300 BC. Photographs were shown in moncy because unill it te offertad "wa shall of skeletons daling probably from 5.000 3.0. never maka any real permanent progress to- There was no injury; the whole cage of ribs, la wards immunly from filth and disease. Your new Commitice should keep the Government alive to the dangers to public life and property their original articulation; remained united to

to be apprehended from a continuance of the the spine. Among the Professor's "finds" were

pass and harpoons of ivory, possibly belong-plague and should leave no stone unturned Ing to the prehistoric ancestors of the Egyptians; noill Hoogkong is rendered an uncongenial troty comba, with animali carved at the apex,

abode for the plague baclil. which the Egyptian ladies of long ago must have found invaluable for keeping together their thick, brown, wavy hair (Professor Petrio has found some of that too); a death-maak from the capital of the King who worshipped the rays, as distinguished from the ball, of the sun ("the most scientific religion we know," was the lecturer's enthusiastic aulda) a marvelously beautiful plece of scalpture, concerning which A private telegram from the north has | Mr. Murray, of the British Museum, had been received by a person In'a'high post-sald; "No Greek an beat that"; a tablet,

unique reference tion here, asserting positively that the 1,300 BC. with * Japanese and British warships have com- the subjugation of the Israelites; and a papyrus menced firing on the Russians in Port version of part of the second back of the "Iliad," with marginal notes. What particularly struck some members of the club was the portion of a friers showing two baked Princesses attending court fanction. The flesh had been done in raddy browe, and white particles had been pow. dered on to fedicate where the sunlight caught the skin be carllest known example of light

BRANDY. All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognsc, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage, pres at Phenomenally Successful | WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand, In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked * E" is universally popular, and le pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand la the Hongkong market.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 8th December, 1997.

The Hongkong Celegeuph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1898.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

To-day we have momentous news from the north-news which we should be glad to belleve, though a long list of dismal disappointments has taught us to disbelieve In any alleged decisive action of Great Britain. From the first, we have expected England to do nothing; it is a proverb In the land, that "England expects every man to do his duty," but nothing is sald about every man expecting England to do her duty! So, we have had a settled conviction that England would do no- thing, that Russia and France would do museukilaaja-niluaðər” everybody else. was sure there would be war unless France and Russia would withdraw their de- mands. While others have shrieked wildly about war, and mobilisation, and special service squadrons, and clearing for action, we have persistently refused to believe there was anything at the back of all the bluster. As wefsald, we would like to see Britain assert herself a little, but we will believe it when we see it. (As we go to press, a wire comes from Canton, that fighting is already reported. We feel zure Canton has been misinformed.)

It is reported here that Russia, with Britain's approval, has undertaken to give Japan a free hand in Korea; also it is rumoured that Britain intends to take possession of the Chusan Islands, and establish and fortify a coaling station there.

THE PRIZE BUNDER.

CANTON TAKES THE CAKE,

WAR BROKEN OUT!

BLOOD AND FIRE!

Canton, April 5th.

Arthur.

(Don't believe it for a moment,--EL, HK.T]

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE WRECK OF THE "CHINA."

LONDON, Apill jrd. The prospects of fasting (the P. & O, S. S. China (stranded at Perim) are Improving.

OBITUARY.

Orton, 198 Tibb UNITED STATES, The allustion is mort critical. President McKinley will send a Message to Congrass on Tuesday. Some of the European Powers are strongly pressing Spain to grant an armistice in Cabs with a view to a permanent peace, The Pope is also intervening through the nunclo in Madrid and the bishop in the United States,

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M ZOLA'S SENTENCE.

H. Zola's sentence has been quashed.

'GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA. Sir Claude Macdonald has held somsa Import

conferences with the Taungdi Yames, demanding concessions to redress the balanci of power which has been upset by the concer- sions to Russia. The British fleet is gradually converging on the Gulf of Fechll.

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PLAGUE STATISTICS.

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We were particularly sceptical when our Shanghal correspondent wired Inform Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above ing us of a rumour, to the effect that on MONDAY, the rith instant, at 3 P.M.

Japan had ordered Russia out of Port For Freight or Passage, apply to

Arthur and had backed up the order BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

with a naval (movement, and that the Hongkong, 3th April, 1898.

[481 Russians had promptly hauled down their colours and evacuated. This could only have meant that Russia's cajolery had

LOCAL AND GENERAL. falled and that Japan had (or thought she DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & had) reason to rely on the active and THE scores in the lawn tennis match played on

COMPANY,

| tangible support of Great Britain,. This the Cricket Ground yesterday were as follow —

we declined to belleve; and the next tele- L R. C. 83 games, Cricket Club 74. gram fully justified our unbelief, and`

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City showed the wise caution of cur correspon- Hall Museums for the week ended April 3rd dent to repudiating responsibility for the are:-Europeast, 1941 Chinese, 2,794 total rumour. Russia stiil holds and will con- 2,988. tinue to hold Fort Arthur and Talienwan,

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TAKE NOTE

IT-IN UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED THAT

O Indicate the exant use of words, ne TDICTIONARY: Can Compare with the New

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at the Wʻshrter of: Wilstórs, the latest and ment, smphaile proof that Zafer emale viden,

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CARL HERTZ,

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Theatre Royal each evening. The numerous sieight-of-hand performances, ticks and fillusions were again received last night with the utmost enthusiasm and the exquisite singing of Mdile, recalls. The series of pictures shown by the Cla- D'Alton had most emphatic approbation and este graph was warmly admired and was quite "show" in itself, though less steady than the fast "squintograph" exhibited here the last per- formance of the present programme takes place to-night and all who have not seen it should not seglect the opportanly to do so. To-morrow alght there will be a complete change of bili and on, Saturday afternoon a matinee will be given for children, the young folk being admitted at a pominal rate.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce The annual general meeting of members of was held in the Chamber, City Hall, to-day at 3 pm. Mr. R. M. Gray presided and there. were also prezent Mesars. N. A. Siebs, N. J. Ede, T. Jackson, J. J. Bell-Irving, T. H. While head, - Darling the 24 hours up to noon, jih Apill, R. C. Wilcox (Secretary) and a moderate gather

A. Haupt, and F. Dodwell, (Commities) 16 new cases and 10 deaths from plague warning of members in his opening speech the reported, making the total place at January (94 Chairmas first referred to the growth of the days) 267 casos and 230 deaths,

trade with China and be paid high compliment to the geed work done by Str Claude MacDo nald, especially as regards the Lekin tax and the work of Mr. Byron Brenad was also lavour- ably commented upon. Regarding the Naval it should result in the sitting of the fairway the Yard extension the hope was expressed that if conditional expression of the Commodore would receive effect, Mr. Ede's report on the new Government plers along the Praye also received favourable comment sed smongst other matters touched on were the inspection of ships arriving here; the storm signals, and Pinnacle Rock Fund. The various Customs Commissioners were thanked for their co-operations in the matter of giving rewards to persona finding hidden dangers to shipping. Nothing had been done regarding the correspondence sent home about the naval subsidy, Reports had been received concerning the Lekla in the Kwangtung province and there still seemed scope foi abuse. The internal revenne system of China, was, however, about 10 undergo's great change," and before long.

and Britain will not prevent it by forceTHE Ruian armoured croleer Vladimir Meno and cannot by any other means. What-mack, 3796 tons displacement, arrived here from over specious promises Russia may make Pachtomiky,

Singapore today. Sind is commanded by Princes this is a death-blow to British trade in Manchuria,

The Chairman then referred in detali to, other maiters dealt with in the annual report.

Mr. G. Sharp proposed the adaption of the report.

OFKING OF THE WEST RIVER TO TRADE The parts of Samshal and Wochow.fa, and lous ports of call-Kongmoo", Kumchuk Shiobing, and Tikhlag-on the West. River were opened to foreign trade and navigelion an the 4th June, and a Brfilshi Consular Officer wan at once despatched to Wachow.fa. Provisional | Reguiztions for the conduct of trade on the River were fasues in August, and copies courteously forwarded to this Chamber by the Imperial Madiima Customs. (Appendices C and D.)

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WAVAL YARD EXTENSION. Hourlog that the Admiralty projected a Isrgo extention seaward of the Royal Naval Dockard reclamation from the sea and construction of a basin, your Committes, apprehensive that this projection of the area of the Yard would affected the fairway through the men-of-war anchorsge and cause a silting up of the fareshors la frontal the new "Frays, addressed the Gore.nwest on the subject, and asked that such steps should be taken as might be necessary to protect shippleg faterests. The maiter was referred to the Naval Authorities who have expressed an opinion that the extension of the Naval Yard will not affect the fairway and is not likely to cause any serious willing up, but if the latter should sccus the Admiral will probably to rasdy to apply a remedy. (Appendix E)

There are advocates who recommend systematical medical fospection of all vessels antering the waters of the Colony sad such inspection could no doubt be carried ont, önt without proper surveillance would the system prove effective? When the Chinese are lil they will not veðlure to come to Hongkong. They are afraid of the wholeroma trasiment extended here to plague patients. The Incubation period of plaque is usually from 3 to 6 days, the limit is to days, and it appears to me that in view of the large number of Chluess srriving daily in the Colony from Canton, Macao and the mainland that effective surveilance over so large a

HONGKONG AND THE FOSTAL SUBSIDY. number of persons, may ha 5 000 or more, is With regard to this important question, a re- really not practicable. In 1894 Medied Ins« ply war, on the 5th June, addressed to, the Go. peciton was in force here but I underssand-no verament despatch requesting the views of the plague cases were thereby defented. Out of every Chamber on the new demands of the Treasury, is cases now discovered I am credibly informed in which these were strongly combated, and an that about g ar to are found dead which shows emphatic protest made against the mileage basis that the search for cases is very loaffective. on which it is sought to fix the Colony's contr The remedy Is in the hands of the Government button to the Mall Sabildy. Beyond the ack- who should at once authorise the requisite in-nowledgment of the receipt of this communica. create in the Sanitary Staff, lake Immediate tion, nothing furiker has been heard in connec steps to put the City Into a thoroughly sanitary tion with the protest, which it is to be presumed

I l condition, and render Hongkong as far sa

In Londen, under consideration hamsa energy and Ingenalty can make it the (Appendix, F.) reverse of a congenial habliation for the plague MEDICAL INSPECTION OF VASSALI. bacilor. While this task is being rccomplished In consequence of a recommendation from the question of medical inspection and the the Local Government Board that I

systematic stoppage of Immigration should be sadied, medical inspection of all vessels entering the light of more entering Imperial Govere Kingdom to which, end, it was proposed to caremly reconsidered, and grappled with in the waters of the Colony should be adopted, on the

parts of

creased colonist contribution to the mall subsidy of the harbon, with an adequate staff of medical ment in the beginning of last year for an in establish inspecting stations at each extremity was on myth February, 1997, referred to a Subofficers to perform the work, the opinion of the Committee composed of Mr. Herbert Smith, Chamber was sought by the Government. The for your Committee to prenounce an opinion ap men engaged in the shipping trade, and a copy. Mr. N. J. Ede, and myself, as it was impossible question was referred to a Committee of gentie- so importen, a matter without further faforma of their report setting forth the undzalsability tion than was then, on at March 1897, before and impracticability of the proposed fospection them. sulfed the subject, and fully cansi'ered desing letter endorsing these oplutons and adding The Sub-Committee made dus enquiry, was despatched to the Government with a cover patches and papers on the question, but were suggeallon for facilising the work of the Health Celosial Government a statement showing the with regard to the lessection, but the latter Enable to obtais from the Emperial through the Officer, No far her action has sicce been taken weight of mall matter casted and the gross suggestion of the Chamber was adopted, pre- revenen derived by each of the following Gov- sumably in defence to the wishes of the shipping eraments the Imperial Government, the Indian interest. (Appendix G ).. Government, and the various Colonial Govern

QUARANTINE REGULATIONE. mests, from mall curled by the English mall During the past year wazanie from Swalow, service under the subsidy contract with the Amoy, and Formosan ports were placed under British Government for the year ending grit medical fospection at Shanghai, Baur kok, Nate March 1896. The refusal to supply the Informa.therlande Jüdia, and Japanese and Pallippine tion we asked for is omfoons and I conclude ports for a persed, bot arrivals from this Colony that the statement would have shown the de were not subjected to serious detention, (Ap- mand of the Home Government to be unfair, pendix L). unreasonable and fofquitous, and an imposition been abandoned. The Committee's reply dated do monstrously no fast that for the present it har 5th June last, to the Government was based on Information and material supplied in the Sub- Committee's repost, which report has not been published as oral though it contains nothing of a confidepilal nature.

ILLEGAL MONOFOLIES IN KWANDII...! vincial Authorites la Kwangel anncuncing the In May last a notice was issued by the Prow concession to certain nativa merchants of tha pdvilege af importing matches and kerosina into that province on terms constituting a vistnal monopoly for a period of twelve yours. The Chamber's attention having been called to this In view of the possibility of the Internal waters breach of treaty rights, a letter was addressed of Chios being partially opened to foreign trade in the first place to the British Consul at Canton, and steam navigation at no very distant date i representing that the action of the Kwangal In des'rable that this Chamber should keep alive | officials was a practical nullification of the iran. to the importance and to the necessity of the alt pass privilego. Mr. Biers had lost no time maintenance of the freedom of commerce is the fo protesting against the monopoly, and is A markets of the adjoining Empire still largely result it was canceled soon afterwards, Further undeveloped. As a evidence, that other Chame correspondence with H. B, M.'s Contal ensued hers are awake to the vast changes which are taking place I may here quote the memorial taxation on foreign goads, and eventually repre - ba ibla question and the cognstr one of fatéinal addisised to the President of The United States sentations thereon were addressed to H. B. 14.4 on 3rd Fabrusiy last gener

Minister at Peking, who in reply promised to do his best to feduce the Tsang-If Yamta to pro bibit the forming out of taxes on merchandise to syndicates and fully recognised the public allon of internal Castoma tariffs, which he had Instructed the Consal to apply fox, (Appendix

The Chamber of Commerce of the Stats of New York beg leave respectfully to represent

PREFERENTIAL DUTIES,

That there are important changes now going an in the relations of European powers to the Empire of Chins affecting the teritory of that Erapire, and to that extent, affecting the 节 privileges enjoyed under existing treaty rights by American clilarastrading in and with Chine,* This oft-recurring question cams rather "That the trade of the United States to China prominantly to the fore again last year, In is now rapidly increasing, and is destined, with September last, the Hongkong Canton and the fanker opening of that country to one Macao Steambost Company Informed the large proportions unless arbitrarily debarred by Chamber of, a new infraction of the Treaty by the acilan of foreign governments, the exports the Hoppo at Carion who, th compelllion with Mr. Whitehead said—Mr, Chairman; gente from the United States to Chies and Hongkong, the Imperial Marliims Customs, bad lowered desire to agala polat out as I did at last year's 38,117,059 in 1893 to $17,078,965 in 1897. mep, Before the report and accounts are passed I as far as they can be traced, having grown from the duty on waste silk when carried by funka annual meeting that it is very essential the

and diverted the carriage of that product from Committee to be elected to-day should see to it future trade development of the United States representations on the subject ware promptly "That, in view of the changes threatening to the river slammers to native crust; Urgeat the the Government does not longer delay in Chins, the Chamber of Commerce of the State made first to H.BM Conval and subsequently affecting much needed and indispensable sand of New York respectfully and earnestly urge to the British Miststar at Paking. His Ex- tary reforms as plague is unhappily again in our that such proper ste s be taken as will commend cellency promised to bing the matter before waldst. I then quoted from a well considered themselves to your wisdom for the prompt and the Tenng-li Yambe, but the result, has been minute willen by Mr. Ede some time prarione energie defence of the existing, treaty sighto

Bil, since practically

sho Cage of the article. scheme be adopted in abate overcrowding, to reservation and protection of their Import Coniral Government at Fik'ng, demand dorso which reader "Unless some well considered of our citizens in Chica and for the referred to continues to be made in junks Th

least the worst section of the town, we shall gwume, lay oul, tebuild on new pilnciples, at ant commercial Interests in that Empire." montary proof of the practice, which it is never make any real permanent progious towards the magnificient resources of the Celestial King of shippers ioavail themselves of the opportunity The time has come when the opening up of vitally impossible to obtals, as it is the interest fmagnity from fed and

the

much to down kong at

At the lowest The emasculated Sanitat excellent service i «usinfned and the welfaie of her people promoted, MinINTAINOSMENT OF TRADE MARKS,

Beard still with us longer delayed if the integrity of China is to be termur obtainable (Appaddle P but the law now in asistence has rendered and la'

** WE regret to be compelled to hold over until tomorrow our reports of the farewell pre- But the British Government has not sentson to Mr. Wodehouse, the licensing been altogether idis-If the prezant reports | sesilone, and most of the Chamber of CommSANCE are correct. Chin-wang-tao, spparently speeches. some coast place near Shan-hal-kwan, is THE assistant compradore of the steamer Vik to be made a treaty port; Wel-hal-wał rang, Li X, was sent to falson for three months la to be leased by Great Britain, presum with hard labour on falling to sute up $300 for ably after Japan has been paid off and baving in bis potsession ten trels of lillelt opfum, has evacuated; and the Chusan Islands and eight taels dross la excess, are to be annexed and fortified as a' coal- Ing station. Probably this is true, for it is a megling of the lands of the late Dr. UI difficult to believe that the fluster and faisais subscriptions for the benefit of his widow | Kal held yesterday afternoon, it was 18solved to of naval demonstrations can have been and children, and Mr. Ho Tang was appolated all for nothing. There has been a regular Hon. Tressures. All subscriptions may be for scramble, almost a stampede, of warships|warded to him, northward, and Britain has managed to steadily outclass her rivals point by point, A CHINESE cocile was sentenced to twenty-eight all along the line. Hearty thanks to the assalting an apprentice engineer in the Hung: is essential and necessary, Though the Beath develop new ones in the cause of civiliation, mant of their Horseikos apel by Belgien

daya' hard labour at the Police Court to-day for Board the power to compel landlords to do what been greater need to rain

Letten om Matars, Maraland, So merve to fally Board and completely safeguard our aid marker and & Co, of Manchester, complaining of an inhinge- Navy League for this. It is comforting to know so much has been done; but it lacks. The apprentier, who was super applied in August 18g6 to have disheartening to see how ittle we have ending the weighing of coal, caught the coolle gorfor it all even If It be true that we interests of his etaployers were rewarded with as cheating and his endeavows 'ta, protect the

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Dass delayed giving the pay a remmed, so far The example est by the New York Chamber of manufacturers, and suggesting that some Belgian tote the existence of insaallary Properties in the bass direct and tangible Interest in the growth on the local registration of Trade Masks.

The Commission related toge to state of Command angible interest in the growth on the oculated to respondance Colony, Bag simă in thats report to Goveromani | of the trade and commerce of China present and | Committee, in reference to she faller sungai.m

Commerce Baseid be initiated by the Chambers scheme of registration lo cover Great Britain