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To-day's Advertisements.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
*HE Steamship
"SACHSEN."
of the NORDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain F. Mentz, will leave for EUROPE. from the Messageries Maritimes Buoy, TO MORROW, the 8th instant, at 5 PM. For Freight or Passage, apply to
MELCHERS & CO., Agents, Hongkong, 7th February, 1900.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"HAITAN,”
Captain Roach, will be despats red for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 4th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight of Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 7th February, reon.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
IMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
THE Company's Steamship
"SHÅNSI,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,
To-day's Advertisements.
O
ROTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 264
AN EMERGENCY MEETING the above GE wil he held at the FREEMASONS' RA, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the 9th instant, at 5 for 5.30 pin. precisely, Visit ing Brethren arrdially invited to attend.
Hongking, 76 Febreary, 1900.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BONGKONG.
IS THE MVURR OF THE ESTERO JOIN
A. CLARKE,--LATE-GEVICTORIAC IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, MASTER MARINER, DECEASED. *OTICE is hereby given that His Honour WILLIAM MEGH GOODMAN, Saring Chief Josice, las, by vatue of Section
58 of Ordinance No. 3 of 1897, made an Order limiting to the uth day of March, 1900, for [152bling in Claims against the alive Estatu.
Captain Carnaghan, will be de spate hest ayahovė
on FRIDAY, the oth instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply.to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong,, 7th Feburary, ro
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Stedmabiji
IBURI MARI,"
[1476
will be despatches for the above Poit- on SUNDAY, the 11th instant, at Boylight.
For Freight, apply to
DODWELL & 46, LIMITED, Agents.
--Hongkang, 7th Febquary, 1900.
FOR RANGOON.
All Preditons and hereby required to send There Claims to the Bundessigned before the sail Dite.
Dated this day et Delmary, 1906
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LW. NORTON KYSHE,
icial Admintrator
AN APPEAL.
1
HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN
respectfully to APPEAL. to the Residents of Hongkong andle Post Parts, for their kind } patraurige and support, sind deres for state that She will be pleased to res eive ordges for all kinds. of NEEDLE WORK..
-Gentlemen's Shirt-made-to-order;-and-tulis and Collars renewed on old ones.
Ladies and Children's Euler-lothing Can. dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Euphinidery, Materials can be supplied, if required
The Superiness will also be at grateful Ine any PAPP.Rar old ENVELOPES to be made into Baks for the Children of the Poor Schools, {ob who are taught by the Sisters.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1892.
(Taking Cargo at through Rates to MoriMEIN, ARRACAN PORTS, CORMANDEL
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arvel MALABAR PORES)
British India S. X. Cal's Steam-hip
• COMORTA,"
Captain TA. Collins, will be despatched as above on or about the 28th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & J
Agents.
Hongkong, 7th February, 1900,
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA
TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM KOBE.
THE Steinship
"TRIESTE."
having arrived Consigners of Clago are hereby informed that the goods are being landest at their risk into the Gadowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be ádiíitted alter the Ginds have left the Godowns, and all Clainis must be sent in in the office of the Indeisignaal belone Noon on the 13th instant, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance in been effei terl, and any Goods remaining in the Gdowns after the -13th instant;-will-hessalyeet-tu-sent
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SÄNDER, WIELER & JG,
Agents. Hongkong, 7th February, 190,
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
144b
NOTICE.
INSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
GAELIC are hereby notified that, their clouds are at their risk being diseluarged in Lighters and or landed into our Golowns : Wanchai and delivery may be had either from Fighters or from Godowns upon countersignature of Hills of Lading.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the rath instant will be subject to reut.
No Fire Insurance lus been effer tid.
3. S. VAN BUREX,
Agent. Hongkong, 7th Febimary, 1906.
Intimation,
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WINE MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1846.
CLARETS.
784. Est run. Rest Capstile.........2 (99% $ 2,36 è Sa. frula N, Bed Capsille
9.00 71A Roise. Raul Flaap, the
RADRAT 1lar BRION LAR-
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CHEAPEST POILS CANÉT
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The
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAKÝ 7, 1993,
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS: ́.
THE WAR.
A Rumoured Advance,
LONDON. February 5th- L'arommel requists ares públisher in the newspapers that General Buller has recrossed |
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:
On the 70 at 11.55 am, the byrometer is falling over Ching. The high pressure still covers the Chija Toast and Jan Gradients have decreased, with the monsoon moderating on the coast and in the N. part of the China
Sen. FORECAST 2--- Fresh 10 muiderate N, winds fair.
LOBAL AND GENERAL.
¡L.M.S. Zaber; left Singapore on 29th ulto, her destination being Labutan.
Wr. learn that H. M.s. Fenech has gone ashove the Tugela River and is marching to the sea Shanghai and has fu: i her steam"cutter. relief of Landesmith.
"At Potgeiter's Drift. The Daily Tuegroplis. Correspondent at Spearman's Camp, under slate 4th inst., even ing, says that the fritish Infantry, lining the low ridges on the Xorth bank a Poppiter's Drift, check the Hoër suipers,
500 buddies of soldiers for burial were sent in San Francisco from Manila, by the U. S. transport Hancock, on the 29th of January, DR. Dolerek goes home on leave by the German mail steamer Sucksen to-morrow. Mr. Figs will take charge of the Observatory during
1900.
THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED,
To-day, at noon, the shareholders of the above Company, held their Nineteenth Ordinary Aumal meeting at the offices of the Company in Padder's Street, Amongst those present were Messrs. C. W. Dickson (Chairman), W. Parlane (Manager) H. W. Bell (Secretary) Brooke Sith Cruikshank, A. Fleer, Hau Fuk, Lo Shing, Fok Kam Ying and others.
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The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman said With your permission, I propose to take the report now before you as real. The quantity of ice solt during the rear was larger than usual, and although some of the nullets, may not be open to us in the future yet it is satisfactory to note an increase in local consumption, a continuance of which may be relied on. Our revenue from cold storage though, necessarily small also shows a satisfactory increase, and may add that if further accommodation should at any time he required the Company is able and will be prepared to provide it. The Factory buildings ́observe from the Accounts a sum of $200 was and plant are in good order. As you will subscribe in the Soldiers Families Fund, and this I have no doubt will have your approval. Presuming that you adopt the General Man- agers' recommendations as stated in the report, your property will then stand at $100,000 a very moderate figure below which there does not stem any necessity to reduce it.. Before moving the adoption of the report and Ti steam yarhu l'A torių has arrived at Singa
accounts I shall be glad to answer any ques. pore from Europe, with Prince and Princess delating to the Report and Accounts.
tions which shareholders may wish to put re-
Broglie en mand, and will contiuse her journey to China and Japait.
bis absence.
The dead body of Mr. Stepfner, late chief mate Communication with Ladysmith, of the bark starsze, was found floating in the Messages are freely interchanged between | river at Bangkok a week after the occurrence General Builer's and General White's 4 'umps. | had taken place.
No News.
1ATER.
The War Oflice has absolutely no news confrming the advance of General Buller and stated that au immediate movement is n anticipated as the roads are impracii.
calle on Lin.
Foreigners for the Transvaal. The passage of foreigners to the Tian-cant through Deligua, Bay is inciesing. The restrictions imposed by the Portuguese are desity.
Mr. Alger on pro-Boerism.
There being no questions the Chairman proposed and Mr. A. Fleet seconded the
accounts.
Carried.
W learn that H.M.Ş. Edgar is in commission of the repart and statement of on the loth ins, with relief crews for the China squadog, anongst them being those for-the Powis and Iraṇeelk.
Ar the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. H. K. Holmes, sum of the fate Me Homes of this Colony, was admisted and emulleit as a atin ney arul postor by His Honour W. Meigh
Goodman.
THERE was to have been an action on the just ulto, at Manila, of two Spanish gunboals, but their guns and amunition, were to be soll
In New York, Mr. Alger, the kue Secretary for War, strenuously denounces the growing proer agitation and says that asiately, wader the rules of the American
Military Authorities. divins to the measureless debt of gratitude i due to England for her attitude during the ¦ A swati, fire décuried on board the steamship „Spanish War.
¿From Japanese Paperso
Russia and Korea.
ANOTHER, RUMOUR.
PERING, January 22nd.
It is reported that Russia has sent warships to the mouth of the Valu, and is prepared at any moraent to send traps from Port Arthur into Koreas
Bang Seng Cinam, on her voyage from Singa- pure to Bangkok, it originated in one of the hatches, but the crew of the steamer, managed to extinguish it, and little damage was done. A SEAMAN was injured very severely on board the H.M,S. Ayasinia by a shell being rammed home, and the summer being withdrawn which used an explosion. The unfortunate man was so much injured, that he succumbed and diell on the 17th ulta.
Tokyo, January 22nd, The Pakiny telegram to the /ii Shimpe g- garding the dispatch of Russian troops to Korea WA learn that during the absence of Mr. is merely a rumour, and is regarded as incredi. Stewart finekhait, in addition to Mr. May, ble. A similar por has also been circulated acting as Colonial Secretary, Mr. Budeley will anong a section of the speculators in rice and
act as Captain Süperintendent of Police and shares. In case of Russia sending troops to Korea, she is bound to give notice to the Japan Chief Inspekter Mackie as Deputy Superinten- Government in accordance with the Russo-dent Inspector Hanson will probably fit the Japanese Convention, but nothing has yet been | position of Chief Inspector. heard by the Government. The authorities lol the news.
[Acording to aunther repost Russia is senti- ing an ambulance corps, probably the Medical Commission with regard to the Plague, of 1392 which information has already been received.
It is such that M. Stein, the Russian Charg to 120 d'Aires, some time ago asked the Korean Government in issue an instruction to the oral Governors in Ham Kyong-do and Ping-an-do mulering them to give all possible protection to such a Commission.]
21.00
25.00 COATEST- LA TOUR CARNI, P... 30,00 CHATEAE: RAFAN...
Jo Caviar LangTE
48.00
22.20
Tokyo, January 22th.
No news has yet reached the military authorities concerning the reported dispatch of Russian troops into Koea. It is believed that Russia may have carried out the proposal to send medical commission to Manchuria to
TaskE has been a new German company Siam Co. Limited. The object of this com- stantelat Bangkok, and registered as the German
pany is, to give business industry of every kind, and later on the minstinction of manufacturing enterprises. It is supposed to last for 5 years, and has a capital of Mks. 30,pos
was
Tuz Methuens are of an old established Wilt- shire family. Sir Paul Methuen, ancestor of a greatly the present Lord Metlaten. esteemed Minister of both Queen Anne an George 1. John Methuen, of William III's reign, was also a Minister of Inuch influence;
These CLAREES ure, benight direct from The leading French growers, stamp out various epidemics which have been hit framed the famous Methuen's Treaty with
The lowest priced are of exceptiona value and garanteed to be the falling victims. Some Russian troops may ONE of the newest of American public libraries
gemine praded of the juier of the grape, and are tot artificially nude as is geneally the ease with chenp Wines.
raging there, many of the Russian soldiers
have been sent overland via Korea, in rouse-
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is the children's department. The first public quence of the rivers being now frozen up.
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children was that of Brooklyn, near Boston. This new development in library work was begun in 8x, and since then children's rooms have been established in more than 25 public
The Inzan Mine Affair..
STRIOUS COMPLICATIONS,
SEOUL, Japary 18th.
Mr. Hau Fuk proposed and Mr. Lo Shing seconded the re-election of Mr. Arnold ns Auditor.
Passed.
The Chairman thanked the shareholders for their attendance and said the dividend warrants would be really tomorrow.
HOCKEY CLUB,'-
There will be a practice game at the Happy Valley, to-morrow, at 430 1
All members of the Club are invited to attend.
MUSEUM.
During the week ending ath February there were 10,472 visitors to the Museum, including 205 Europeans.
The Museum was closed on Wednesday and Thursday for the Chinese New Year Holidays.. On Friday no less than 5,417 Chinese (men and boys) visited the Museum, while on Satur day there were 3,549 visitors, Chinese women anel children.
GANTON NOTES
FOREMAN TRAINED TROOPS, Since the Viceroy Li Hung-chang's arrival at Canton, he has noticed the disturbed state of the Two Kwangs and so has ordered one of his fallowers named Kwok Hok loi to collect 100 soldiers and have them trained by the military flicers Wo Ning Suen and Li Hon Fun. These soldiers will wear a very mart uniform and be tramed after the German manner.
TAX ON GAMBLERS,
from this island has increased by about 650 'boxes a month. It is obvious that the Govern
ment" will use every endeavour to put the camphor-producing business on a firm basis bat although the country is gradually becoming come find it pacified it will for some time very uphill work. There is some talk of A private arrangement between the Government of Formosa and a foreign firm for a grant of the monopoly but authoritative information is wanting and as a fact it is doubtful.
COAL
Any extensive development of the existing coal measures in the vicinity of Kelung seems to be as far from being carried out as ever.
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. It should be more properly appear in a report for 1899 but it will be as well here to mention that the Osaka Shesen Kaisha have begun to run steamers making a round trip between Tansui, Amoy, Swalow, and Hougkung once a
fortnight, starting on alternate Sundays in direct opposition to the steamers of the Douglas Stenship Company. The eppasing methods employed including disparaging, not to say slanderous remarks upon their rivals in this local vernacular press, together with a large reduction
of freights and merely nominal rates for Chinese passengers who are now coddled on the journey to an extent never experienced except at such times of competition.
The Douglas Steamship Company hitherto in practically: undisturbed possession of the entire steamer trafic of the port met the opposition by a corresponding reduction in freights and fares, and by increasing the number of their steamers of which they have now. four, besides a German vessel under charter, running without intermission on the line via ports between Hongkong and Tamsui, It was assumed that the Japanese company would have the monopoly of carrying all opina on Formosa Government account, but a ship. ment of the drug has recently been made by one of the Douglas steainers. It is said that it can afford to lower rates to an exaggerated degree owing to subsidy it receives from the Japanese Government, a subsidy variously to amounted from £5,000 to 15,000 but there is very good authority for the statement that they now find themselves” saverely pur to ir to keep their rates even at their present figures. They do not seem to have calculated that the Douglas Steamship Company could almost, if not quite, afford to run their steamers on freight supplied by their shareholders alone. It may be said that a proper combination at au earlier date, amongst Brilish shipping companies might have prevented this competition, but under no circumstances would the Japanese have consented to keep on of the business or at any rate to be deterred from attempting to compete.
tered during 1848, the steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha have kept up their reputation for excellence and regularity and ply to Japan as formerly. The steamer of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which made monthly trips to Foocbow, has been taken off the line,
At Kelung where only British steamers en
PROSPECTS OF TEÀ EXPORT VIA KELUNG.,
There can be no doubt that the Japanese 'Government will do all in its power to foster a direct export of tea from Keling to America in Japanese steamers, either via Japan or direct but this consumation seems to be no nearer than previous years. The want of barbour facilities at Kelung, the carriage by rail to that port froin Twatulin, and other drawbacks have all to be taken into consideration ; while some of the merchants profess to be bule concerned with this danger menacing their Amoy businesa on the assumption that British "steamship com- panies still have a good working margin on freights, and that tea can be delivered in Ney York at a freight including the Suez Canal dues which will render abortive ahy attempt to ship, it via Japan and San Francisó.
It is reported that it has been decided to fix a regular tax on the Fan Tan gamblers which will go towards the maintainance of the navy.
DIRECT SHIPMENT TO JAPAN FROM TAMSUL The gamblers will, however, be exempt from soldiers and police, this burden now being the case, but the last word has not been said So far as Kelung is concerned ubis may be their previous contributions towards the
borns by the mandatin responsible for the about Tarasti harbour which if properly dred-" quiel of the district. The amount has beenged might for vessels of moderate draught fiser at 75,000 taels, per annum from all the fairly enter into competition with Kelung for bouses. The first three months to be paid in shipinent at least to Japan. In fact one, ship- advance as soon as possible.
NORTH FORMOSA,
In his Consular report on the trade of the District of North Formosa for the year 1898, Mr. Layard reports:--
ment has already been made from Tamsui lo Kobe, when the opportunity of a direct transit offered However opinions may vary on these points the danger to Amoy trade exists, whether it can be successfully niet or not, and it is for British Merchants and shipping companies to see to it that all precautions are taken to prevent any inclination to trade in that direction if they wish to avert the ruin of the Formosan section of the Amoy tea business.
TAMISUI-TWATUŢIA RAILWAY, URGENT
NEED ON
THE CAMPHOR MONOPOLY. Since it has been decided by the Formosa Government to institute a camphor monopoly, production bas materially increased owing to
1, seems hopeless to expect for a long the high prices ruling in Hongkong during the time yel, to sec a railway built between last few months. The Government intends, it Tamsui and Twatutis, but there is no is stated, to work the monopoly on the follow-doubt, in view of the trifling engineering, ing lines. The monopoly will come into force difficultiesto be overcome, of its proving a paying' on July 15, 1899, and the Government alone
investment, under certain conditions, and one will then be allowed to purchase camphor from can only look eagerly for the day when the the producers, and as they will only buy a certain quantity per annum, they will have dredged and embankeil will be lined with Tamsui harbour and river anchorage, properly absolute control of the working of camphor, to steamer wharves directly connected vil Twa- gether with all matters respecting the cutting tutia with a main trunk line of railway running down of trees etc. Permits well be issued to through the country. It would of course be producers and anyone having the proper imperative in order to make this line a lucrative concession papers and who has taken out one for goods traffic and to enable it to compete license in due form will be allowed to produce with the river transport, that it should, by means of sidings, be in close communication between
main trunk line runs no farther south than possible delay and transport charges. The Shisha, a place some three miles to the North
Chaten by Tour Garyet. Cra- It is stated that a secret agreement was made | libraries.
between Russia and Korea about two years ago,
MR. E. F. Knight, the Morning Post war cor THAI Raczay and CuATEAU LAPTE during the time M. Matunine was the Russian
Minister at Seoul, binding the Korean Govern respondent, who was wounded at the fight at age commended to the notice of Con-ment not to grant a concession to any foreign Belmont, has lived an adventurous life. ile misseurs as high-class after-dinner | Pawer to work the 43 mines belonging to the fought with the French, as a volunteer in the
Imperial Houschoki. Wies of a rich and rare character.
M-Stein, the Russian Charge Affaires, has 1870 war, and he, is a sea rover, too, having Sample bottles and smaller quanti-the concession to work the Inzan gold nine various parts of the world. Mr. Knight is be- therefore, it is stated, lodged a protest against made several daring and romantic cruises in TORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP¦ties will be supplied at proportionate granted to att Englishman Mr. Pritchardtween 2 and 30 years of agė.
Morgan),
The British Minister takes up a vigorous is reported that oa 2nd inst, a telegram from and is said to be resolved that the mine shall be Kang Yu-wei, dated Singapore, was handed in of the raw camphor after production, in the shipping and that line, so as to save all worked in disregard of the Korean Government, to the Chinese Telegraph Administrations at additive to a sumber of Japanese and English Shanghai for transmission to the Viceroy Chang men, have been engaged to work the mine. Chih-tung at Wuchang and General Yuan Shih- hai in Shantung nging them to protect the Emperor Kwang Heu and adding that Kang Yo-wei was sure of raising 49,000 men for the
COMPANY
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "CITY OF LONDON”, FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO- HAMA, KOBE AND MOJI
The above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignatuse and to take immediate delivery, of their Gonds from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents. Hongkong, 7th February, 1900.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP BENVENUE," FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.
14
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
Cinformed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited whence and/or from the wharyes delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ng undelivered after die işdi instant; with be
bject to rent.
wholesale nfes,
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits Lo“ be, ggemine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coust Ports.
It is stated that go more japanese miners, in
Stott, January 23rd. The Russian opposition to the Inzan goki mine congestion to a British subject is basert on a certain proposal made the year before last. by the Russian Minister to advance money to
in possession of the Churt be handed over to
A. 6. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. the Court on the, understanding that the mines
BIRTHS.
On the 28 of january, at No. 27. North Szechuen Road, Shanghai, the wife of P. W, IRVINE, of a daughter.
same purpose.
A DISASTROUs fire occurred on the 23rd ulto., the Russians. The Korean authorities did not in a cotton mill at Nagoya, Japan. Thiny-five enter into anything like a written compact aor | girls were imprisoned in one of the rooms with- did they even give a verbal assurance, Mr.
out means of escape and when the flames were Stein, the present Russian Minister, is follow-
extinguished the bodies of thirty-one of them ing in life footsteps of his predecessor.
The Korean Government proposes to send were found clurred beyond recognition. The 26th of January, the wife of G. D. B. How to soldiers to the Inzan gold mine for the remaining four jumped out of the burning purpose of guarding it. It is stated that this is building on to an adjoining roof, all, sustaining due to the instigation of a "certain Power"
At the Russo-Chinese Bank. Tientsin, on the
of a son.
MARRIAGES.
On the 3rd January at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hampstead, by the Rev. J. R. Gillies, M.Agassistedby the Ven. Archdeacon Madden, the Rev. John B. Gwyther, R.A., and Pastor Frank II. White, THOMAS ALLEN, youngest
son of the late Eran Leigh, of Manchester, to Asar MAXWELL BLACK, eklest daughter of Matthew Litt, of Singapore, and 5, Lyndhurst gardens, Hampstead.
At St. Paul's Church, Kandy, on January rotly, by the Rev. E. G. Coplestone, Miss IRENE MARE WILNor, eldest daughter of the late Mr. ETW, Of Derby Estate, Wapane, to Mr. OWEN HAROLD WAIT, of the Public
DEATHS.
Rumour of Italian Demand on China.
PEKING, January 15th. Italy has ruade à demand for a confession to construct a railway from Hankow to Szechen.
camplior.
The Government will itself undertake the sale, unrefined state and will dispuse of it to pur by the Government. These places will pro-east of Shinchiku (fekcham), but from that chasers at certain points to be determined upon bably be Daitotei (Twatutia) Shenchika | (Tekcham), Tokoham and the towns on the west coast where camphor has usually hitherto been deposited awaiting transport. The Govern
ment has already fixed the price of camphor for the period from July 1st next to the end of the financial year at 30 yen per foo catties (say £133) this price would however seem to be too low and it will very probably be raised a few months after the monopoly has come into force for the following reasons: Ifthe Govern- ment buys at 30 yen, at the place of production ie. as it comes out of the stills, this would give the manufacturer only two or three yen profit, not taking account of possible, and prob able losses occasioned by typhoons or other causes whilst if the Government proposes to make purchases at Daitotei (Twatutia) Shinchi A RUMOUR was circulated by the Shanghaiku (Tekcham) and the other places mentioned, 30 yen would be quite insufficient to give a pro vernacular-papers on 2nd inst. to the effect that
At after deducting expenses for cost of trans- Kang Yu-wei had been kidnapped in Singaporeport from the stills and loss in weight. This by a gang of Cantonese loafers engaged for the last item alone would amount to at least to
terrible injuries.
purpose. It is said that a bogus telegram was The "Tamba-Maru". Case.. sent to Kang, announcing the serious illness SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF THE SENTEĽNE.
of his mother. He left his house and thus fell YOKOHAMA, January-29th.
into the trap but the circumstances attending 2.30 p.m. Judgenient was given 18 day in the case in the report are wholly improbable, which M Kant, thuedatticar on the Taubu..
Mary, appealed against the judgement of the THE Russian papers announce that the Tele- Yokohama Chilio Saibansho sentencing him to graph line between Kiakhta and Peking is six months imprisonment for an alleged assault completed. There is now, therefore, direct upon a quartermaster in which the man's eye telegraphic gommunication between Russian was blackened.
The Tokyo Appeal Court has quashed the territy Baking Che progress of the sentence of the Yokoliainz Court, and convicts werk, states a St. Petersburg correspondent, 158b the appellant on the second, clause of Article has been kept secret, as may be judged from 30r in the Criminal Code, sentencing him to the fact that on December 1ith it was anno: ten days detention after making all possible unced in the Russian capital that this line
Mr. Kent will appeal, ?
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-Works Department, of Singapore.
ted to the Undersigned on or before the 21st
ary, or they will not be recognized,
broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are left in the Godowns, where they will be ned on the 14th instant, at 3 PM. Fire Insurance has been effected.
of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. kong, 7th February, 1900,
At his resilence, No. 7, Zetland Street, al 50 o'clock pm, on Tuesday, the 6th February, 1999, DELF180 DE Nonoxia, aged 75 years and 7 months,
At Posen (Prussia), HERMANN BRINCEMANN, formerly of Singapore, only son of the late Dr. Hermann Theod. Brinckmann, of Wandsbeck, commutation. (15 b Holstein,
.
point it is now possible to traverse the whole length of the island in about six days by means of a trolly-line on which run niinature cars pushed by coolies...
- PRICES, IN. TAS INTARIOK.
It is worthy of, notice in this connection that the prices of all commodities consumed by the natives of the island are enhanced: to an ex- cessive extent in the different districts by the. want of an efficient communication. At Changwa, a place lying midway between Twattia and the southern port on the line, which the truck railway would take through the length of the island, rice, has lately been selling in the proportion of to del, there for rice which would cost & dol. at Tamsui, and it is scarcely necessary to emplinise, the fact that prices would find a more normal level with regular goods traffic by railway,
GOVERNMENT SURVEY OF TAMSUL RIVER
A survey is now being carried out by tije
with a view to determining whether or in what form operations can be undertaken so, un to improve the channel and define the banks, where necessary, Should the plan soon be decided upon, and at Tamsui in particular a limit defineil along the town "frontage, up to which rechitation may be set about there is 7 PREMA every reason to
Bison to expect the parian awners” As already, stated no foreign firms, are at would quickly avail themselves of the opport present interested in the manufacture of unity, to co-operate, with the Government in canbor in Formosa, and it is very doubtful building wharves and embankments along the whether they will ever engage in it again, after river, the reverses they have experienced since the arrival of the Japanese. The present monthly, export to Hongkong inay he calculated at from
percent. It is estimated that the profit on pui- chaced campbor during the nine months of the financial year still to run alter July, 1st 1809 will amount to 309,168 yen (say £36,917) but as the organisation, and management of the monoply involves an outlay of over 277,000 yen (say (23,700) the net profits will scarcely exceed" £20,000 per mu
Fornosa overnment of the river generally
SECURITY OF SHIPPING, MEASE OF
PROVING
2,000 to 2,500 boxes from Tamsuland, say from this were properly carried out on inform 1-100 to 200 boxes from Kelung to Japad, owing lines there would be ample accomodation for to the enhanced prices, ruling in Hongkong fully zo steamers of the tonnage isimlly fre
would be in full working order in a few months, in anticipation of the isonopoly the total
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