in England I had many opportunities to study the earnestness of purpose which characterizes every movement amongst the English for the common 'weal personally was most strongly impressed by the camestness which, think, accounts for much of the success and the greatness of the English mation to day. It is said that on their empire the sun never sets. By this we can understand the size and the magnitude of the British Empire. We the Chinese people can likewise boast of a very vast empire. But within recent years there have not been wanting evidence to show that efforts, internal and external, have been stienuusly directed towards the dismen berment of our great country. It is a sad and piteous sight to behold the Chinese empire depicted as a dead carcase with hungry wolves prawling about showing their ravenous fangs feady to tear away every member of the dead body as soon as-their-neighbours, relax their vigilance over it. Yes, gentlemen, figuratively speaking our empire has been so represented and spoken of. We as individuals and com- munities, represent the integral parts of the Chinese Empire as a whole. Lord Charles Beresford has come out to study as we are told the conditions of trade, but in that study he has discovered that the first step to be taken is the reorganisation of our army in order that our trade may be expanded; for, as he remarks, with out the means of enforcing the laws governing trade, of what use will it be to devise means to enlarge it? We are one and all, so largely interested in the development of our trade with the countries of Europe and of America, that, think, it devolves upon us to strain every nerve to give his proposals a fair trial. Since we cannot by ourselves induce Lord Charles Beresford to aid us in the manner he is convinced he is able to do, we can at any rate. by expressing our emphatic approval of f the series of resolutions Mr. Ho Tung has Jer novel, pansmitting them to Lord Charles Beseford and asking him to place them before his government, have a chance of making our selves heard to the advantage of our trade, of our government and ourselves. With these remarks, gentlemen, in happy to second the resolutions in their entirely. (Applause.)
M. Lew C Stan-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, presume, most of the gentlemen present at this meeting have heard a good deat aboy Lord Charles Beresford's mission and his suggestions concerning the China trade. We have to-day listened with great pleastre to the speech made by Mr. Ho Tung, who has for his object the further increase and development of the Cana trade. Being closely connected with one of the principle shipping firms in China--I mean the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, which I have the honour to represent in this colony--the China trade has for years been engaging my serious attention, We find that the business in nearly all the sea port towns in China has increased in recent years, rod if anything could be done to further increase the China trade the result no doubt will benefit not only the Treaty ports but the inland towns as well any movement good for the development of our trade will have my cordial support. (Applause.)
Mr. Lau Wei Chien-Mr. Chairman and genilemen, we have successively heard the advocates of Lord Charles Beresford's scheme in regard to China from the merchant's, the compradore's, and the shipping gentleman's point of view. beg to add a few words from the banking man's standpoint. Gentlemen, the great financial institution known to us as a Bank" aniong the foreign nations with its Complex yet admirable systein of ramification in branches and agencies all over the civilized world is an establishment devised altogether by the great economists of Europe. Tel, we 4. have not been slow in accept and take advantage of it as a must wonderful organisation by means of which we are enabled to conduct our trade with the outside wond-and, even within' onr own Empire with so much case and security." We are thus afforded a very patent fact in our everyday Bfe that however good our own methods of doing things might be they are, nevertheless, capable of improvement. Draw ing the comparison, therefore, closer to the policy proposed by Lord Charles Veres- ford in respect of the economic condition of our country, we might be inclined to think that though, as at present conducted, our system of collecting revenue was good enough for the days of our ancestors, we must recognise that very great changes have been wade since then amongst these nations who to-day accupy the foremost position in the public mind. Now, gentlemen, let me be clearly understood. Al though I say that our system of collecting the revenue may be changed with advantage (and this remark applies with greater farce to the inland revenue), I do not wish for a moment to insinuate that our country does not occupy very, high position in the rank of nations. say, and
say so forcibly, that by the pro- vidence of God China was given in Creation all the vastness of resources and the greatness in the number of its people which will for all time command respect. With this conviction in our minds, it behoves us, as sons of this great country and as members of this immense com. munity of 400,000,000 people, to do all we can to acquire the good for our people which fol: lows trade conducted in, a fair and honest manner. In my own humble opinion I think that by seconding Lord Charles Beresford's efforts we can do the good I suggest and with modern banking facilities throughout our em- pire I trust that proits from trade will yield benefits a hundred fold more than they do now. Let us remember that "times change and we change with them.". (Applause.)
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1899.
doubtful how long the present accommodation forces without express orders from the Govern for large social gatherings will prove sufficientment at Malolos, With reference to the Library and Muscum General Miller in responding to this cóm- gentlemen, I will not detain you at any length,munication expressed regret at the determina- but the rooms devoted to the Museum are, I
tion of the Filipinos to resist the authority of regret to say, not,50 suitable as one could wish, the United States, and pointed out that the being dark and gloomy, and this fact, added to claims of the United States, both in Cuba and the difficulty of preserving natural history in the Philipines, were just and legal because specimens in this climate, makes it difficult to they had not only been won by conquests on keep the Museum as atunetive as it otherwise land and sea, but had been finally recognised might be, nevertheless as affording opportunity by the former, ruling power in the Treaty of of exhibiting a good many interesting articles Paris. that have been presented, or lent, the Museum serves a useful purpose, although it may be of little use from a strictly scientific standpoint. The fact that it still continues to attmet the Chineze is cyinced by the large number of visitors mentioned in the Report. If anyone has any questions to ask with reference to the report and accounts, I shall be very glad to answer them.
There being ng questions, the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. Grinville Sharp seconded. · Carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated.
PHILIPPINE NOTES.
THE BITUATION. (From our own correspondent.)
MANILA, January 17th. The trouble between the Filipinos and the U.S. government has undergone no appreciable change, either one way on the other.
Last week the whole city was thrown into a state of trepidation owing to a report that the natives were rising and that the Filipino army was attacking the town. The excitement was immence, there was a regular stampede and in less time than it takes to relate all the shops in town were closed. One could look down a whole street and not find a living being or a carriage. The garrison stool to arms within ten minutes of the alarm which proved to be a false one. It all occurred over a little dis turbance in Tando district where there was some dispute between the Filipinos and the Chinese in the market.
Therefore, any improvement of the situation at Iloilo does not see in Jikety in the near future, la
expedition is that the native garrison of the One of the amusing incidents of the Iloilo Iloilo fort mistook the Baltimores meal pennant for a challenge, and three times a day they too hoisted a red flag, whenever the cruiser's pennant.notified the world that her crew were at meals, lowering it simultaneously with that on the man-of-war.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JANUARY.
•
Meteorological means based on ten years "observations to 1893.
Barometer i
Thermometer...
Humidity.... Rainfall
TO-DAY.
.29.818
.80.1 .......77
..... 8.58
WEATHER REPORT.
On date at On date at
10 MTU.
410.10.
Barometer...
.30.25
30.11
Thermometer
Humidity a................ 52 Rainfall.
45
TO-DAY.
Monday, 23rd January, 1899. Chinese-12th of 12th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-si Moon-Maximum Declination N. 2hr. a.m, High water-Morning ghr. zomin. Afternoon ... Bar, Stain, Low water-Morning....... thr. 39min. and tikr. min. ANNIVERSARIES.
¿
involving the loss of much time to the disgust of my hearers). Suffice it to say that the condition of the country is what I have. represented, and the first thing that we have to do is to look for some edictive, remedy to prevent its going from bad to worse. What is that remedy? There can but one answer and that is outward assistance" or "internal reform." Some people are apt to comclude that given the time, wa Chinamen cap well manage our own affairs; we can set our house in order, without interferences we have the tact and ability to carry through anything just as well as any other people, and what is the use of inviting meddlesome assistance which would simply be detrimental and disastrous to our internal life and property in the end? Well, well, that is quite true in one sense. As China men, we might like to cherish the illusion but we should not merely cherish it we should all exert our very best to secure our positson of freedom before doing anything else. Let us trace the course of our modem history. Before they could crawl our statesmen attempted to leap and they have constantly clamoured for drilling troops, building ships of wat, opening mines and running railways; our literary men have started all sorts of leagues to improve the education of the country, and our commercial experts, &c., in money making have left no stone unturned in the keen race of competition. I dare say we have done too hastily almost everything that could be done, only where is the good resul: For half a century or more, we have drilled troops and built ships of war. only to be annihilated, opencil mines for the benefit of the favoured few, laid down rail roads to be taken up immediately, started all sorts of leagues to be instantly suppressed and be made the laughing stock of the whole civilized world; and for the credit of the com- mercial or industrial class, nothing worth speaking of. I may be accused of being in- discreet to dilate upon all these weaknesses, but they are fucts and who can be so blind as not to see them for all these years? I do not propose to call for endless evidence in support of my remarks the present state of the coun- try's helplessness as being purely self-created, yet there is one cause to which nobody should for one moment rest himself as entirely obli On Saturday-last a circular was posted on the vious, The crying evil, in fact the greatest of walls of the city of a very seditious nature. It all the national drawbacks, is the quality which purports to be signed by an American soldier for convenience sake I should call self-decep- and is an appeal to his comrades in the United tion. We all know perfectly well that the coun States army to disregard the commands try taken as a whole stands sorely in need of officers concerning any attack upon the of something to re-establish its prestige in the insurgent army and if forced into action to fire eyes of the world, and how very few of us
yet
in the air so as to show the Filipinos that the would admit the fact manfully and frankly. Americans soldiers are in sympathy with their Now, gentlemen, to return to the point. lr struggle for independence. Following ah al- Ho Tung has kindly told us in his emphatic leged review of the events preceding the capture way that the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Manila by the Americans, and the statement in England hit at the very happy idea in deput that it is evidently that the American govern- ing Lont Charles Beresford to visit China the ment in intends to retain the islands, is the last few months, about his Lordship's intention statement that the retention of the of what to do when he returned home, and that islands is contrary to justice and at variance | the passing of the several resolutions proposed with "the frank and noble promises made to is materially essential, in that much common interest for both the Empires-of-Great-Britaingestion that the soldiers ought to unite to
General Aguinaldo." Then follows the sug-1897-Passenger junk capsized in Haitan
-Straits over 100 lives lost and China depend on the final issue of the protest to the commanders against the reten same. For all the reasons that I have stated, 1 tion of the islands, or at least we should must say that I fully concur with him. I can. not deceive myself by persevering in the illusion
observera attitude contrary to such wishes so as to let them know our disgust. In the case that we need no such assistance, I say that that they (the officers) should order us to fight without it we are far from being able to set our we ought to obey, but tiring in the air so house in order yet. Though the open door that when the Filipinos see it they would may not be for our immediate gain, it cannot do the same." Then follows the state- but be so in the long run, especially in that its ment that we should give immediately to the intraduction is proposed in combination with a Filipinos our arms." The Monroe doctrine is reorganised any which is a preliminary step brought in and the argument is made that to all other peints of reformation at present to take the islands is to blot the fair escut- most required by ourselves. Again, speaking cheon of the country to which we owe allegi as a man engaged in an important industry.Lance, and says let us not obey the orders to that of supplying the material for the dissemina-; fight the Filipinos." With a statement tion of knowledge, through the medium of the concerning his reason for concealing his Press, I can see in my mind's eye the unmistakine, the anonymous writer concludes by able multifold benent to be derived from the pretending to sign the symbolic letters of a scheme in the near future. Fancy a place as fraternity-W. E. large as Europe properly policed and well laid out at once thrown open to the numerous pay ing and yet undeveloped industries without the many restrictions and hindrances as experienced heretofore. The change can better be conceived than described. Competition naturally will be keen inturn, but what matters? See the cormous A Filipino dentist named Arevalo has been amount of willing capital that will inevitably arrested on suspicion of being implicated in flow in freely for the good of the poor masses its promulgation. He denied the authorship of when the country's peaceful prospects are ever the document but did not deny that he was lastingly insured, Gentlemen, the open-door-connected with the publication of the same.. together with the reorganised army of our Arevalo is being detained and it is not known country under the friendly British guidance if what steps the Authorities intend to take in the I am not mistaken is sure to be one of the matter. greatest sources of our fellow men's happiness in the long run, and in this connection I have the greatest pleasure in supponing the resolu tions and would respectfully call upon you to pass the resolutions unanimously. (Applause) Dr. Ho Kai and Ho Mel also supported the resolutions, which on being put to the meeting were carried unanimously.
Mr. Wong Kam Fuk-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, i beg to propose a hearty vole of thanks to the Chairman and the various speak. ers in which I trust you will all join. In future if there are any thatters connected with com merce, I hope that you will conte here and discuss them, so that every one may derive benefit thereby,
Mr. Lo Cheung Shui seconded, and the motion having been carned the proceedings terminated,
THE CITY HALL MEETING, The annual meeting of shareholders in and subscribers in the City Hall, was held in the City Hall Library at half-past twelve to-day. Present The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving (Chair- man), Messrs. H. L. Dennys (Secretary), H. Siebs (Committee), and Granville Sharp. L. Dalrymple, H. N. Mody, B. Layton, N. A.
vening the meeting,
The Secretary, having read the noiice con.
The English of the document is very amusing:
it is and
that apparent the articie was originally written in Spanish and then literally translated into English by one who had a mást rudimentary knowledge of the language,
1
1841--5.S. Enterprise left for England with
news of the cession of Hongkong. 1856-Volunteer Fire Brigade organised in
Hongkong.
1802-The British brig Imogene plundered and
burned by pirates. 1863-The Governor of Hongkong granted permission to wear the uniform of the 1st Class.
1868-P. & O. steamer Nihon lost off Amoy. 38-Duke of Saxe-Coburg married. 1896-Treaty signed making Madagascar a
French possession
TO-MORROW. Tuesday, 24th January, 1899. Chinese-13th of cath mon of 25th year of
Kwang-si.
High water-forning... phr. samin. Afternoon ...... Thr. 3rmin, Low water-Morning 2hr, agmin
Afternoon mom ohri aqmin, ANNIVERSARIES. 1601-Matheus Recci, the Jesuit missionary,
entered Peking. 1870-U.S. corvette Anna lost through colli- sion with P. & D. steamer Bombay
near-Yokohama.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
Canadian (Empress of India) to-morrow. indian (Catherine Apcar) to-morrow. American (Guelle) 26th inst. French (Sydney) a8th Inst. Australian (Chingtu) 29th inst American (China) 5th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 5th-prox. American (Durie) 14th prox
*
THE Silk-ex-steamship Empress of Japan, arrived in New York on the 20th instant,
The El Comercio publishes a statement | THE O. & 0. S. S. Co.'s steamer Gadic with to-day to the effect that Mabini, President of mails, etc., left Shanghai for this port at 7 am. the Filipino Council, has been relieved by to-day, the 23rd instant. Mariano Trios, owing to the continued illness... of the former,
the Philippine question, with its myriad com- President Mckinley has decided to submit plications, to commission which will be in- structed to thoroughly investigate every ques tion involved including that of the capability of the Filipinos for self-government. This commission will consist of Admiral Dewey, General Otis, Colonel Denby (ex-Minister to China), Brigadier General Whittier, formerly Collector of Castoms at Manila and Mr. W. Sherman, the well-known New York: banker and financier. The two first-named members of the commission are already here and the others will sail immediately for Manila. With such a commission, everything concerning these islande will undoubtedly be brought out in its true light.
22nd, and is expected to arrive here on the far, left Kobe for this port yesterday, the The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Tenshin
27th instant.
THE Nippon Yusen Kaishin's steamer Kinshiu Jaru (American Line) left Kobe for this port yesterday, the azad, and is expected to arrive here on the 27th instant."
*
THE Agents (Messrs. Butterfield Swire) infarm us that the C. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgian King, arrived at San Diego on Satur day morning, the 21st instant.
*
THE O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Dardants from
morning, the aand, and may be expected-hero" Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday on or about Friday, the 17th instant.
WE are informed that the Mesangeries Mari- times Co.'s steamor Sydney with the next French Mail, left Singapore for this port at 3 p.m. yesterday, the aand instant,via Saigon,
Shipping STEAMERS.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
THE Company's Steamship
"HAIMUN," Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the above Ports, TOMORROW, the 24th instapt, At Daylight.
For Froight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 33rd January, 1899, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
(1072
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship
...... "KUTSANG," Captain Bradley, will be despatched aabove TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 23rd January, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
THE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"WOOSUNG,"
[y8a
Captain Dawson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at 3 P.M.
Shipping.
STEAMERS.
OCEAN STFAMSIŲ „CÓMPANY,
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"NESTOR" Captain Asquith, will be despatched as above: on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at Noon,
For Freight, apply to
DUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
"Agents,
Hongkong, 21st January, 1899.';
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR KOBE.
HE Company's Steamship
"CHINGTU,"
Captain Moore, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 31st instant.
For Fright or Passage, apply to:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 1st January, 1899.....
[1043 UNITED STATES AND CHINA JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
-FOR NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL.".
THE Steamship
"INDRANI,"
Captain Trotter, will be despatched as above on or about the agili February.
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
Agents.
Hongkong, 6th January, 1899.
FOR NEW YORK (DIRECT), HE Steamship
[103 THE S
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 21st January, 1899. UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
I FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
T
Captain Anderson, will be despatched as above "EIDSVOLD,"
TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, at P.M,
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 6th January, 1899.
(26a AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY, “ (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT, WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT).
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, "BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME AND TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to SOUTH APRICA, CALCUTTA, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.)
THE Company's Steamship
"VINDONA," Captain B. Bellen, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 24th instant, P.M..
Silk and Valuables are transhipped on arrival at Bombay into an accelerated liner.
For information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
-SANDER, WIELER-&-Co
Agents. Hongkong, 17th January, 1899 : [89a
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
„FOR SAMARANG. AND SOURADAYA.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HUPEH,"
Captain Quail, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 24th instant.) For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 16th January, 1899. MOGUL-WARRACK÷MILBURN LINE.
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship
[79a
"ENERGIA,
the 24th instant. will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, 9.5. PATHAN"......About 2nd Feb., 1899. S.S. SIKH
24th Feb., 1899. S.S. ARGYLL"-
11th Mar, 1899.
·
[1360
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED. Agents, Hongkong, 18th January, 1899. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL THE Steamship.
" COMMONWEALTH,” Captain James, will be despatched for the above port on SATURDAY, the 28th instant.
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
-Agent Hongkong, 17th January, 1899. [1533
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, .
LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND
“KENMORE,”
[25a
Captain Ellis, will be despatched for the above Port on or about the end of February.
For Freight, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.. Hongkong, rath January, 1899.
Auction.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 1...
THE following Particulars and Condition of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot,
TO-MORROW," the 24th day of January, 1899, at 3 P.M., aro published for general information.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
[900
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 7th January, 1899. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by the 24th day of January, 1899, at 3 P., by Public Auction Sale, to be held To-marrow, Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Onc Lot of CROWN LAND, at Mong Kok Tsui,
Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 YeaFE,"
Registry No.
No, of Sale
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Messerments.
LOCALITY,
Mong Kuk
X.
+ W.
-(
ft. St.
Entertainment,
THEATRE
CITY HALL
Upset Price.
ROYAL,
DRAMATIC CLUB,
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR Will give Three mare Performance
of the PANTOMMEN
"THE YELLOW DWARE,"
on
SATURDAY, 28th January, 1890, WEDNESDAY, 1st February, 1899 SATURDAY, 4th February, 1899, at 8.30 PM.
Dress Circle
Stalls
Pit
Half Price to Soldies, Sailors and Police
in uniform to the lit.
The TICKET OFFICE' will
OPEN OF
THURSDAY, the 26th January,-at-10-AM and continue open Each Day from to A.M.to
4 P.M.
Late Trams to the Peak.
H. C. NICOLLE,
Acting Manager,
(8rd
PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Hongkong, 16th January, 1899. THE Company's Steainship
TAVIA, MANILA.
Tire Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of China, arrived at Nagasaki at 12.30
"CHANGSHA" p.m. to-day, the 23rd, and leaves at 630 p.m. Capiain Moore, will be despatched to-morrow, the 24th instant, for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at to p.m. | TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at Noon
THE P. M.B. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Janeire with mails, etc., which left hence Dec. 22nd for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Naga saki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Hono. instant.. lulu, arrived at her destination on the 20th-
Kowloon
ciliatory steps are absolutely useless, and the The situation in Iloilo-is-vory grave. -Con. American troops cannot attempt to land unless very strongly reinforced. General Miller had disembarked his men immediately after his Mr, Lau Yau Pau-Mr. Chairman and gen Bean, I have heard Mr. Ho Tung's remarks
arrival and occupied the town there would to-day with really much interest, I can hardly
not have been any trouble-at-all, but as it is, add anything to what that gentleman has said
he allowed the Filipinos to make all the in order to invite attention, inasmuch as it is The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the Re- small arany has been reinforced by by necessary preparations for opposition, their useless to "paint the lily, or gild refined gold.". port and Accounts have been in your hands ten times its number until they are in or The various points touched upon, we must all for some days and, as usual, I will ask you to position to take up an attitude of defiance. confess,ate of such vital importance to the wel accept them as read. Nothing of very special Business is at a complete standstill and the fare of our country generally and to inter interest in connection with the City Hall has foreigners have taken to the American ships national trade that one and all of us here occurred since our last Annual Meeting; the for protection. All this while the expedition should cordially give them due support in order Institution is now in its thirtieth year, having renning idle in the bay, unable to accomplish to attain the desired end. For the past few been opened by His Royal Highness the Duke anything. years, the common topic of every day talk of of Edinburgh in 1869 and, although at times it the European, community has been the two has been found somewhat difficult to keep our
The President of the Visayan Republic, great questions, viz, "Open door and spheres expenditure within our income, we are now
Roque Lopez, has transmitted his reply to of influence in China." Well, we are not con- in a fairly strong financial position though not
President Mckinley's proclamation. It was to cerned with the latter. Apart from China one yet able to make any return to shareholders, itself compelled to choose between the authority the effect that the Visayan State Council found might safely say there is no other country. in You will observe from the Report that corsi the world that offers itself for such, discussion, derable repairs have again been necessitated to pretending to impose, and that of the Isidoro Pont at
of the United States, which its officers were HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, which claims everywhere so much attention the woodwork of of the building, and as it Central Revolutionary Government. from both politicians and intellectual men of grows older we can hardly expect any decrease while the proposed authority of the United HG.M.S.K. At... That I.G.M.S. Kaiser...
Dock the commercial class. We as sons of China of expenditure in this respect. The recent im. States dated from the signing of the treaty of Athenian......... may be loath to join issue in the same talk for provenients carried our in the Theatre Gallery, Paris on December 10th, 1893, that of the Isla de Cuba. various reasons, *but the situation is such that as well as some other alterations in connection Contral Revolutionary Government, besides Isla de Luson ..... "It is only imperative that we should modify a with the stage and the Dressing Room, being founded on the sacred and natural ties Monmouthshire little of our traditional ideas. I say, gentlemen, the Etter being required to ensure we must do, hot so much for the sake of beno-grenter
of blond, language, habits, ideas and sacrifices HI.G.M.S. Geftan safety. In fitting any other people more than ourselves. As have accessitated a certain outlay, which will constitution which was born with the revolution. Dr. Han Jurg Kler
the event of fire, was founded principally upon that political Beechdale.... Lord Charles Beresford rightly said, "if he were have to be paid out of the current years
Please tell us," says his message "in all Amarasi Russian, he would have done more than the receipts, and the Committee have deemed it sincerity, how we could conscientiously show St. Enach Russians; he did not blame them in pushing for advisable to slightly raise the scale of charges a preference for the authority of the United Changshe ward for their own gain." I may be rather selfish for the Theatre; but I think you will addit that States, which only dates back from the Treaty D. Juan d'Austria i when I say to modify one's ideas not to better they are still very reasonable taking the depre: of Paris, December 10, 1898, of which, by other peoples' condition, but I liave the consola-ciation of the dollar into account. As you will way, we have never been officially informed, tion m believing that the same noble Lord would see from the Report, the Committee Lave also At least agree with me in the main, if he were been obliged, owing to the enhanced cost of founded, upon deeds of conquest previous to over the authority of the Matalos Government,, placed in my position at the present juncture. living, to increase the pay of the, ser the Treaty of Paris and the natural ties created Affairs in China as a piole are far from being vants engaged in the satisfactory, and that unsatisfactoriness, it
City Hall so that by that political constitution which was a larger expenditure under this head must be established from the first moment of the should be admitted, has been brought about looked for in the future. With the consider rebellion commenced on August 11th, 1896 by ourselves! For propriety's sake I might be able growth of the foreign population of In conclusion, Lopez says that after mature excused from detailing all the causes (which Hongkong slace the City Hall was opened deliberation, the Council speaking for all the "by the way are so numerous that it is not at all
the Building is now none too large for the states of the Visayas," insists apon, refusing to an phay matter to enumerate them without purposes to which it is put, and it is consent to the disembarking of American
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