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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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W leam that Torpedo-boat No. 36, which came to grief the other day on a rock near- Kam Chuk, has been raised and beached. Temporary repairs are being executed and when these are completed she will be brought to Hongkong

IT is pleasant to see that the old buiking

at the Offices of Messrs. ED. SASSOON & CO., that the Editor there not ju-any-way tail himsel between Messrs. Line, Crawford's premises

Duddell Sheet,

011

THURSDAY, the 1st March, 1900,

at 3 o'clock, IM,

ALL THAT VALUABLE

PEAK

PROPERTY

known as "CREGGAN."

The Property contains a total Area of 75,519 square feel, and is bell for the residues of two roth several Terms of 75 years from the December, 1877, and the oth December, 1878, respectively, and is subjert to the Annal Crown Rents of $1.5.41 and $2.85:

For further Particulars, apply to

Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS, Vendors Solicitors,

or to the

AUCTIONEER.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1905,

TO LET

NO CAMERON VILLAS, PEAK, from

1st April next Apply tor

BELILIOS & CO.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1900,

11556

THE CHINA AND MAXILA STRAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED).

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

ESMERALDA.".

TO ADVERTISERS..

Advertisers are requested to fluted all wakes introndel for josession l that shey's issue, not later than "Free Cuck 48 and 10 petard the waily pathocation of the paper,

Advertisements and surrutions with are stolned for at five pedant vist lon coatiglied muil vountzimanded.

The Hengkeng Potreraph has the largest cinqulation vel way longtishin si spurger qualilished in the Far East, and is thecline the 1st medium ha desertisers Terms can ke

iration.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1999,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

The Orange Free State.

Logos, February 3rd. Well accredited reports are current that the Free States are increasingly weary of the war al that some influential leaders, including one of the principal Commandants, have 'entered into secret negotiations with the British with a view of ascertaining terms which would be granted if they quitted their

Captain A. Ramsay, will be despatched for the | allies, above Pott, on FRIDAY, the 9th instant, at 5 P.M.

This steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHRAVAN, THEMES & CON

General Managers. Hongkong, 6th Febuary, 1900.

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FOR SINGAPURE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

HE Steamship

THE Sid

史

"LIGHTNING,"

Captain S. H. Belson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 14th instast, at 3 F.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SUNS & C

Agents.

Hongkong, 6th Febreny, 1991.

Frash

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANÒ AND SINGAPORE. THE Steamship

"LIGHTNING," having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargoare hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from along isle.

Cargo impeding the discharge will be hinded

at once.

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Buller's Foree,

and the Registrar's Office is about to be demo- lished. It has long been an eyesore to Queen's Road and should have been pulled down yeats ago. There are others dotted about the town that would not be missed.

SUGAR EXPORTED TO CHINA IN HANDS OF CHINESE MERCHANTS, NEW FEATURES OF TRÅDE.

יי.

The export of sugar to China (chielly Ningpo and Tientsin is exclusively in the hands of Chinese Meschents, the poweiful Guilds in the North of China effectually eventing any competition on the part of foreign merchants. A new feature, however, in the trade is that where as grily all the sugar from South Formosa to the North of China was shipped in | junks, a considerable punțion of the amount exported is fù spite of compatively high freights, taken over by steamers, With reduced freights there world seem to be pa reason why the whole crop de used for China (which last year supanted for spec opicals) (one picul Fast sy, she all not be shipped in steamiers, THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-te cllected and the cargoes would be afforded A ensaleralie saving in line woahl certainly ING COMPANY, LIMITED. better protection against sea damage during

To-day at noon, the nidinary meeting of shareholders in the above Company took place at the offices of the Company in Victoria Build- ngs. The following gentlemen were present Messrs. F. Henderson" (Chairman) J. H. Cox, E. Jones Hughes, Geoig, Geesmann, North- cote, Red, and Shelton looper (Secretary). The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said: bé had very little to say, and after quoting the figures published in the report which he fonsidered were very satisfac acunes and asked if there were any questions. to be used the adoption of the report and Mr. Reid said he had great pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report, and look the opportunity of congratulating the director- ate on the satisfactory state of the company; the expenses were low and the prospect of increvend rental even larger. He would, however, like to suggess that they concentrated their attention on Kowloon, and if they could see their way, to further develop their property there.

Mr. Henderson said it always gave them pleasure to receive suggestions from the share- hokters and that this one would receive their Lospois, February 4th.

attention hut he did not think their present Getrual Bullen has apparently sint, yet properly could be more developed with in inval, Renters Pooresponden at Spear-juring their pre, ent buildings, but if the de- and increased they would endeavour to meet. man's Camp, grd instant, says that the enemy

Mr. Georg suggested that they could build a that day fired, from the hills upon a

on the present tennis lawn by altering the out- The Bets are Cavalry reconnaissance,

houses and making a mad way through the tanung all over along the ket British line of advance,

Zululand.

LATER.

Hores from Vryheid have captured the British Magistrate at Input in Zululand. sko a white and 34 coloured police, with houses and ammunition.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:-

On the 4 at 11.55 am. the arometer has isen in the Neth, particularly over japan. The anticyclone covers the whole of the China must and the greater pan of Japan, the centie pro- bably lying over Shantung. Fraiche tundle- rate on the E. ons of China, steep with very

FORJ CAN Strong N.E.

Carge remaing on furd after the 8th instant, at P., will be landed at Comtrong monsoon isí 5. China and the N. part of signees risk and expense inte the Godowns if the China Sea. the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfend Godown winds: fan. Co., Limiterl

Consignees of Cargofrom SINGAPORE and PENANG are requestal to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside: such Cargo ispering the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignces' risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of fading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, pak

Entimation.

river.

LOBAL AND CENTRAL.

S. digerine his returned from the Canton

We learn that the Hon. 1. II. Stewart Lockluirt goes home on leave by the Sachsen and that his place will be tenorily filed by the Hon.

| [154h | F, H. May,

THERE were several summontes heard this.

morning at the Magistracy againu dog-awners for not obtaining licences.. The delinquents were fined $2.

TO-MORROW Añennon, on the Happy Valley, A. S. WATSON & Co..the Hongkong Football Club "A" will play the Sergeants of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. LIMITED.

Kick-off at half-past four.

WINE, MERCHANTS,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CLARETS

LIEUTENANT Percy 5. 51, Jubin, 3.N., lately in comihand of H.M.S. Praveck, on this station, has been appointed to the Perusdation for the Cormorant, in command of torpedo-bolts at Gibraltar.

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centre.

Mr. Henderson, said that would require more capital, which Mr. Georg said would be forth coming. The meeting then terminated.

Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow!

CRICKET.

BA. SERGTS' MESS 4 STAFF SERGTS' MESS.

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the voyage..

HEMY

Hemp or more strictly speaking the Chinese grass plant (Hormer mvca)islargely exported to the mainland (Chiefly to Swatow for the purpose of heng inanufactured into cloth which is then e imported into Formosa, the natives of the island not being suficiently enterprising or perhaps being indifferent of lazy to manufacture it for themseles). The plant is extensively cultivated on the western side of the island from Kage southward, and the crop is pulled towards the end of August or early in September. The files are dished has three classes, the outer skin or inferior fibre from which rope is made, the muddle fibre front which a coarse and inferior kind of cloth is manufactured and the inner pith which is used for the manufacture of Chinese laen.

DECREASE IN NUMBER OF BRITISH SHIPS, INCREASE IN NUMBER OF GERMAN

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have taken no actual share in the development of the great riches of their forests. The in- habitants here are Lao, a race differing in speech very considerably from the Siamese and they lack in a singular degree the trading insincts which distinguish the Burman to the west of them and the Shan to the north. They are quite content to live a hand-to-mouth existence and leave trading and money not entirely due to their own fault, though the making in their country to foreigners. This is Lao até notorious in the East for laziness, but parily due to the fact that the people are all dependents on some chief and a position to engage in have not been in business for themselves. The chiefs are on the other hand content themselves generally with being forest owners, and they have developed the forests so much as they allowed consideration. In this way the greater part of irans and Shans, to work them for a the actual work in the forests (Nan and Phrë excepted) the girdling, telling and dragging of timber, is performed by Burians and Shans who work a little on their own account but mostly for Companies.

FOREIGN INTERESTS.

Of these there are six, three British, one Danish, que Siamese and one French. The Siamese and French Companies are more strictly speaking partnerships of which the members are Chinese. It is not possible to say even after considerable research in what proportions these companies do Imsiness but it be asserter with safety that British interests very largely predominate over all the othars combined. These interests will be even larger in the future as far as the out-put is concerned, for one British firm has, by negotiation with leaseholders and others, now brought within its control the whole of the teak forests on the Salween side. This represents one-bait.of the Sinese teak trade.

firms

INCREASE OF TOBACCO CULTIVA-·

TION IN JAPAN."

Investigations made by the Leaf Abacco Monopoly Dean show that the area devoted the cultivation of tobacco in the Empire last year. amounted to 42,155 cho, and the pro- ducers to the number of 572,825. This repre sents an increase of 1,581 cho in the area and 225.570 in the number of producers, as compar ed with the statistics. for the preceding year. The increase is attributed to the great efforis made by various local Monopoly efficers to ew courage the cultivation of tobacco-Keb Herald.

A MODERN MIRACLE WORKER.

EXTRACTING TEETH FAINLESSLY.

Kone, January 24th. Hamaguchi Yugaku, a country priest, who recently appeared at Osaka, declaring himself to be able to cure any disease, and caused great excitement, has been to display his supposed miraculous art of healing in Kobe during the past few days He was prohibited from giving displays of his powers in Osaka by the police." His first display in Kobe was given on Satur - day in achouss in the Fukuwara, and afterwards in the house of M, Kusaka, awyer. On Sunday he performed in the Jinke Club at e request of certain lawyers, who desired in test There were large audiences on every is art. occasion. We learn from one who was present that the miracle-worker extracted a tooth with out apparently touching it, giving practically no pain to the person operated upon. He chains, that the teeth are extracted by super- natural povers –Chronick.

THE WRECK OF THE TRANSPORT “ISHORE.".

duration

VESSELS, now accorNIED FOR,

CHIENGMAI TRADE.

A military officer, who was on board, the British shipping decreased to an extent of 141 Considering that Chiengmai is situated about slugs and 13873 fons, while German shipping 500 miles from Bangkok and cut off by a serious transport store, has supplied the Cape Times shows an increase of 12 ships ned 17,251 tons. of dangerous rapids on the river, extending with an account of the wreck of that vessel This decrease in Betish and increase in tier over a distance of 50 miles it is surprising to whilst conveying to the tape five troops of the 10th Hussars, the 63rd Battery R.A, and one find trade comparatively so flourishing. man shipping was due entirely to the fact that the Douglas Company's steamer Thales which Chiengmai is the most enterpresing of all the company R.A.M.C. In the course of his narra- ad for years past-carried on a tri-monthly provincial centres of Siam and the town with tive he says:At 20 minutes to 3 on Sunday service hoswath Hongkong and Anping via its numerous stores, some of which are hand-morning I was awakened by a nasty grating, Swatow and Adoy, had to be laken off the run some brick buildings, has quite a prosperous-tearing sound of about 40 seconds" in consequence of the loss of the Mamen, one look. The Chinaman is the moving spirit in and immediately-knew we had struck a rock of the Copy's vessels on the Hongkong the Bangkok trade and the stores here were hastily put on some clothes and went on deck,

Chinese

and there we were, fast on the rocks, with Foochow line, and was replaced on, the South originally offshoots from ern Formos service by the Nanyang & Gerin Bangkok. The overland trade from Burma others all round. The shore could be dimly man Strainer chartered for that purpose by the on the other hand is left to Burmans, Shans, discerned through the thick misty haze, about and laws from Yunnan, referred to later on. some 600 or 700 yards off. I went for the Douglas Company. This stemmer ran regu

Every trader of any importance sends to Bang-trumpeter, by order of the commanding officer, Larly throughout the year from January to

and sounded the fire alarm. I cannot too highly kak for his own goods and the journey is a December with the exception of three mindes when she was replaced by the se. Kong Berg, long and costly one. A trip occupies about write of the conduct of the men. There was no of the Scottish Oriental Company, likewise three months and an ordinary boat carries semblance to a panic, and although the general chartered by the Douglas Company, The about 4 tons of goods. The lure of the boats belief was that the ship was going down avery man was at his assigned post, either at the boats Nanyang made se round trips during the and the wages of the men amount to about

or at his horse's head, but the absence of stunt- 500 Rs. (33) The goods are usually of a year and this fact, together with the fact that

ing or rushing about was reanarkable, every one A cricket match was played Fast Natunlay bender ordinary chemstances a British steamer bulky nature and such as could not be econo tween the members of the Roval. Antillery would have Leen tunning in her place, fullynically transported overland from Moulinein, was at his post as coolly as though he were at The capiain told the Sergeants' Mess and those of the Staff Ser

accounts for the increase in Gernian and the In spite of all the difficulties of transport yet any ordinary parade. geants Mess, at the Happy, Valley.

decrease in British shipping in 1898.

intermediate markets prices in Chiengmai are commanding officer there was no immediate The following are the scores: *-*

Of British vessels which entered and cleared not so high as regards staple articles as might danger: this fact was communicated to thein; RA, SÉRDEAN IS MISS,

this port during the year wiler review 36 be expected on the usual trade staples for and immediately every one was relievel. The Serge Putaneme Aglow 1¿Nienfl.........

vessels with a tonnage of 364to tons belong which there is a constant demand, the price captain then ordered the men te stand to the May in Nevill

boats, in order to land them all, as the ship was in Bangkok is not more than to per cent. to the China Navigation Company and two steamers with a'tonnage of 1070 tons to the above European prices, Keen competition making water very rapidly, tore, again, per- fect order prevailed; every one was at his Indo-China Steain Navigation Company, fom has cut down former high Profts, Another

appointed boat, but they took an awful ne Japanese steamers of of tons and six

15 to 20 per cent, only is added to the

in being lowered. One boat was eventually American sailing vessels of ghaz tons entered Chienmai price; but this is due partly to the

lowered and filled with men, but sprang a leak the port from fotign countries during the year. fluctuations of the exchange the, rate between

the ticals and rupees, Wien high prices are and made water so rapidly that the men had to offered in Chiengmat for rupees required by the hale for their lives, and just get into another timber companies for their expenses, goods are boat in line. At this period things did not sold off at a minimum of profit, and the China- look too bright. As the light began to dawn,. man makes a good thing out of the exchange, about 6oclock, we made out to our great relief a small village, Paternoster, and soon saw Ou fancy or perishable anicles Chiengmai prices are very high, for example, glassware the some boats coming out to our assistance. Ose cheapest zd, tumblers being sold here for L.R.. boat having got off to find the best landing- (1s. 4d.) each. Whiskey at Rs. (45) per boule place, a most necessary precaution, as the or 100 per cent. above Singapore prices; butter whole coast was literally studded with rocks, at 2 Ks. (25. Bil.) per lb. or Go per cent. above the others then followed quickly, and the Bangkok prices. An attempt has been made sick were placed in wagons and sent to the for the first time to ascertain the relative value village. By 9.15 am, every man and officer, of imports from different countries of Europe. with the exception of the ship's crew and This information has been furnished by a Eu-officers, were off the ship, and a large amount.

of baggage was landed. All day long the ropean merchant in Chiangmai, and may be regarded as pretty accurate as he has had very captain and officers of the ship and the ship's great experience in the export trade of Europe. stewards worked their hardest to save the Taking the import trade of Chiengmai from baggage and men's kits, and get provisions on the following table shows the origin of-the-of-a-tom of nearly 350, whilst the soldiers Bangkok in round numbers at 20,000,000 Ks shore. About 20 or 30 horses were saved out gouds and the proportionate values ---

Freportinate value. Carrerey Sterling

per cent. Kupees. 675,000 45,000

33.75 450,000 30,000 ·23.50 345,000 23,000 17.25 3:10,000 - 20,000 150,000

30,000 2,000

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CANTON NOTES.

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FORLIGN RESIDENTS

The Chinese residents at the close of the year numbered, and the other foreigners 47, inchiding 36 British, eight Spanish, and three German subjects. There are at present four Both British Bruns established in this district. the German uns referred to in the report on the trade for this port for 1897 closed their business here during the year under review. GENERAL REMARKS, YEAR'S, TRADE SATISFACTORY,

The year's trade was on the whole satisfac tory, and, so far as the British Merchants of Tainan were concerned, payed by no means improfitable. In spite of the serious decline in the export of camplar fem South Formosa to which reference has alreally been made the

DISTURBED STATE OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE YEAR.

Name of Countries.

During the last for years the robbers have become so powerful, in the province of Kwong year's exprls show a decided increase and tung that they are able to divide themselves prices realised-generally left a cousiderable into bands and rol different places simultane-margin of profit for the exponer. ously. The robber chief in the Pane U and Far Yuen districts are Vueng Tsun and Yueng Wing, his flags bear the emblem of a fish.

The year was certainly the most satisfactory one as regards the export trade experienced by Great Britian The robber chicfs in Nam Hai and Shan Tak

British Merchants in South Formosa since the Switzerland. district are Fu Taan loi and Au Sun, their flags bear a lion. The former party are

Germany stationed on the river banks at Koon Yuccupation of the island by the Japanese: this and the consequent difficulties experienced in and Kum Kai where they, rob passing junks. ms in spite of the disturbed state of the country Ameri The junk owners have now engaged len police communicating not only with the interior but Holland with a boat to escort the junks whenever pass-

even with villages in the inmediate vicinity of

Japan order to plect them from being

Tainan and the ports Anping and Takow: "Tatly...... ing there, pirated. Unfortunately the pirates show no

hui" or brigands carried on their nefarious signs of lear, and committ their depredations practices almost under the walls of the city of and on the 27th of January a junk was pirated, Tainan, while throughout the greater part of although the police were escorting her. The the year the road between that place and Takow, pirates, after killing twospalicemen and woury

island,

ET S. amers of Peak Forest Church, Sean Qing one nalaged to board the junk, and carried previously one of the safest in the silk was

ST. ESTEPE, Reil Capsule...$ 6.96 $ 750 CST. JULIEN, Red Capsule 0.00 DLAROSE, Red Gapsule........ 12.06 CHATEAU HAUT BRION LAR-

RIVET

Ti: parishioners South

the late Comunander carving armorial to Egerton. R... who was killed at South Africa afew months ago.

MR. A. 1. Cainera on retiring from business, 13.92 has resigned his threctorship of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, and his place has been taken by Mr EF. Alford, late of Jardine, Matheson & Co

$,201

18,60

CHATEAU MOUTAN D'ARMAIL-

HACQ CHATEAU PONTET CANET 25,00 CHATEAU LA Tour CARNET... 30.00

21,00

22.20

CHATEAU RAUZAN

$2.00 48.00

CHATEAU LAFITTE

We have been informed that a brother of a distinguished electrician resident in this Colony, who recently read a paper at the Engineers' Institute, was among the number who volu recred-and-was-accepted-for-service in-South

Africa.

These-Enquis-are bought direct from the leading French growers. The lowest price are of execptiona Geman Order of the Red Eagle, th value and guaranteed to be the class, has been confered on numerous people, genuine product of the juice of the amongst others we may mention, Consul Zim grape, and are not artificially made merman at Canton, Graf von Butler at Shaug hai, and Mr. A. Korf (Melcher & Co.) also of as is generally the case with cheap Shanghai.

Wines.

CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, CHA TEAU RAUZAN and Chatese Layrite are commended to the notice of Con-

At Irish lady, having had a few angry words with her husband one day, had occasion, a few moments after, is send her servant for some fish for dinner. Bridget," said the mistress, "go “Indude, an' I will, ma'am," said Bridget; "and Wines of a rich and rare character,

I may as well get wan for myself, 100, for I can't Sample bottles and smaller quanti- stand the masther no more than yerself."

the cargo away.

On the 20th ultimo a robbery took place at the Dak Tsen market town, in the Nam Doi district, where more than ten shops, were rob bed,

The robbers after killing two native police and wounding two others went away with the tool leaving several deal bodies-of-their-com--

des behind.

The Viceroy Li of Canton has now ordered a station with a force of five hundred policemen the established near his Yainen. The police- men's duty is to pay special attention to rob. beries, arrest rolibers and investigate cases. China,

TAINAN.

In his Consular report on the trade of the district of Tainan (South Formosa; for the year 1898 Mn Griffiths says

IMPORTS.

As pointed out in the report on the trade of this district for 1807 the whole of the import trade, with the exception of the import of kerosene oil, matches, beer, and condensed milk is in the hands of the ical Cinese mer chants. The bulk of the goods of foreign origin which they import they purchase in Hongkong while Chinese produce imported by them they obtain in the various coast ports of China, chiefly Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow

CONDENSED MILK.

I was stated in the report on the 'trade

noisseurs as high-class after-dinner down the town at once and get me a plaice."of this district for 1897 that Anglo-Swiss and

tween Arping and Tainan even could scarcely be considered absolutely safe especially towards the close of the year.

CHTIENG MAI AND DISTRICT. In his Consular report on the Trade of the District of Chieng Mai for the year 1898. Mr.

. S. Black says

TOTAL VOLUME OF TRADE: ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS,

The

It is impossible in the aiscuse of complete statistics to give a comprehensive view of the trade of this Consular district which now includes the whole northern part of Siam above Raheng and Subotai, latitadé 170 north. The only official figures available are those compiled of trade between Siam and Burma, which have been made up in this office from monthly state- ments. forwarded by the Director of Land Records and Agriculture Rangoun. TRADE OF THE SOUTH, FAST AND NÕRTH. This supplies an accurate knowledge of im ports into and exports from Burma ou the west, but no official returns of any kind are kept of trade from the south, cast and north. southern trade is with Dangkok by the two branches of the Menam; there is some trade on the east with the region of the middle Mekong and Luang Prabang, whilst a consider. able commercial, Intercourse is carried on between the north of this district and the Southern Shan States. Chinese traders, too, with trains of pack-muices from Yunnan annually traverse this part of Siam on their way to Moulmein. It is not possible under these circumstances to give in exact figures the total volume of trade in this district, but an ap- proximate estimate of the Bangkok and Yun-- ammount has been put down for the trade with Rastern Siam and the Southern Shan States. We thus arrive at the following figures making a total of over £740,000 or in round numbers about three-quarters of a million:

France

Austria

15,00

10,000

7.50 1,50

20,000

1,333 20,000 1,333 10,000 667

..

1.00 1.00 a50

Total............ 2,000,000 133,333 1,000,

GREAT BRITAIN.

rowed backwards and forwards for the salvage. All the crew left the ship, with the exception of the ship's officers, at 6.30 p.m., and at half-past two she barst asunder, completely submerging the fore part of the ship and two troops of nar horses, in all-72 horses. In the morning the sea became, very rough, and it was quite im .possible to put off a boat, and all the remaining horses perished, with the exception of two or three which managed to swini ashore in an utterly-exhausted state. It is very greatly owing to the indefatigable manner in which Captain Crosband the officers of the ship worked that- such a large proportion of baggage was saved.

RATS BEARERS OF PLAGUE.

BY DR. HERMAN W. BIGGS. has always been known that rats suffer from the plague. Wherever that disease has attackedmen it has attacked the rals, which often die by tens of thousands.

It is gratifying to find that in this distant and inaccessible market, Great Britain heads the Hist with nearly 34 per cent, of the imports, and this is due to the merits of the goods offered That menit it must be admitted is cheapness The native will have his goods cheap and it is almost surprising to find that Great Britain can surpass Continental competitors in the matter of low prices. A Swiss firm established here has the choice of the whole Continental Market Dr Simond, who made extensive exe for the varieties of goods in the market here, periments in China and India from 1893 but it finds that England can supply manyto 1898, declares that things cheaper even than Germany and the bulk of the firm's imports are of English manu facture.

THE PLAGUE.

Cases reported to 5th.instant

Do. do. during past 24 hours...

Total.

Do.

10

Deaths reported to sth instant

do. during past 24 hours..

Total............... 10

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

But it is only of late that rats have been regarded as likely to communicate the plague. to human beings.

rats are more active disseminators of the disease than are human beings. The latter, he says sometimes bring plague into a country and no epidemic: follows. But an epidemic always follows its introduction by rats. Dr. Simond declared that plague always first appeared among the in habitants of a quarter in which rats bad been stricken, and would remain common to that quarter unless the rats migrated. From the moment that migration began the disease would spread, invariably following the routes taken by the rats. Dr. Simond studied a number of cases of people who contracted the disease by touching rats. See k

Dr. Simond attempted to infect rats and mice. by giving them food containing the germs of plague, but did not succeed. He discovered that plague-stricken rats were infested by a certain kind of fleas, and that after they became ill the fleas multiplied by hundreds. He ex- amined the stomachs of these fleas and found bacilli resembling the bacilli of plagre, but in fleas taken from healthy rats: no such bacillus was found

The two shocks of earthquake which we reported as being felt on the morning of the 22nd ulto, anpear to have been preceded by disturbances all over the country. A Tokyo dispatch reports that shoks were felt there at Dr., Simond quoted the opinion of Garsin 6.30 and 8.50 p.m. on the previous day. It is that the bacilli of plague multiply in the stoma reported that she fell in the district extending chs of fies, and is of the opinion that the same from Chiba to Hongo, Tokyo, and investiga is true of bugs. tions have been commenced by the Central The case against the rat is not conclusive,

cause of this phenomenon.

Conamissioners investigating the plague situa From Nagano it is reported that a loud ion in India, and the views expressed con- rumbling anise was emitted from Mount Asania ficted. It was shown that in districts infested a noted volcano, in Skinuo province) at by as the "moghlty from player was less on the 22nd, and at the saine tine a shock of than in others white rats were scarce More earthquake was experienced in the South and over, during these outbreaks ships close by the North Sakuma districts. It is also stated that worst plague spols had no plague on board, ashes fell in the neighbourhood of Urawa; and although no measures were taken to prevent occurred in the Ashiya copper mine,

ties will be supplied at proportionate | We see by the £. & C. Express of the 5th of there was no reason as long as German Mik nanese trade is made, whilst a conjectural Meteorological Observatory to inquire into the The subject was discussed before the British

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January that Dr. Patrick Manson, a late well: known Hongkong resident has had the order of C.M.G. conferred upon him. His numerous friends here will be pleased at the honour thus conferred upon him, and that the Government has recognized the many services he did for them in so fitting a manner. Dr. Manson took a great interest in plague development, and his knowledge has been of very great service to the

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American condensed anilk had been almost entirely supplanted in this market by the -German article, owing to the lower price at which the latter could be soki. This was correct at the time. when the report was written and remained of the same good quality as the first consignments and still undersold the other brandis why it should not have monopolised the market here. It failed, however to keep up the required quality. On the contrary, it quickly deteriorated until towards the end of the year under review, some consignments which arrived were so bad as, in the opinion of com-

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The wealth of the north of Siam consists in

its teak forests, and did this timber business it was there thought that some disturbance had rats from passing back and forth.

petent, surveyors, to be practically worthless, not exist, there would be very little circulation of money and the buying power of the nativės it has consequently lost its position in the local markets and the Anglo-Swiss and American would be restricted to a minimum. It is curious condensed Milks are re-establízled..

to note that the mass of the population here

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Kobe experienced two more, decided shocks of earthquake yeste day, one shortly after 11 em, and the otherabout 3pm. Kobe Chronicle,

The Grat outbreak in Bombay occurred at the Jetties, where a number of dead rats were found, which were said to have come off ships un- loading cargoes from Hongkong. The ship