of course, soll arms or ammunition retail in the. Colony, but only to Licensed Retail Dealers.
13. It is submitted that the Ordinance would be much improved if these two classes of dealers -the Importers and Wholesale Dealers and the Retail Dealers-were dealt with separately. 13. As to the Retail Trade, it is suggested that no Wholesale Dealer should be at liberty to sell or dispose of any anns or ammunition except to Licensed Dealers, That all Retail Dealers should be licensed and registered and their names and addresses be published in The Gaselle. That they should be required to keep Books and furnish returns like the Wholesale Dealers, and that their books and stock should be periodically examined and checked." 24
14. Under the existing Ordinance this ex- amination of Books and checking of stocks has never been enforced. If it had been there would have been no need for the present Bill
to
15. Retail Dealers sell in all quantities, a single rifle, ur fowlmy piece or pistol, or a package of ammunition, or a pound of powder or a box of cups ralue 53 cenis. 11 rendlers that trade impossible, or forces them into illegal trafficking in arms, to require every purchaser of the smallest quantity of aminenition or of the smallest fire-arin or part of a fire-arm to hold a permit 10 possess or carry anus or to expon, it would be far better to say at unce that it is intended suppress the entire trade in ams than to barrass it in this way. Thousands of Chinese come to Hongong daily by the steamers from Canton and Macan, and by junk. Many of them are either entitled by permit from the Chinese Mandarins to have arms, or are for their own protection absolutely compelled to provide theinselves with arms. Many of them are here on business only for a day. Many -come one day, and return the next.
impossible for them in the time to get permits. to possess, or carry, or export, and in the time thic what chance have they (strangers in Colony) of getting such permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police. Ile is too busy to attend to them. He would refuse the permit until he had time to make inquiries and verify their statements.
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16. If the provisions of the present Bill become law and are enforced, tif retail trade in arms will be killed dead, and with that retail trade a considerable and a valuable portion of the wholesale Traite will be desimmer tos-for- the aggregate sale of Arms and Ammunition in the Colony by mail is very considerable in a year. The retail traders will more to Macao, and the inport and wholesale trade will follow and will fall into the hands of unscrupulous persons who will make it their scle business, with the probable result that the ill-disposed both here and on the mainland will find it still more easy to procure both Arms and Ammunition. The import into the Colony of Areas and Ammunition in small quantities by junk or boat from Macao canifot be checked.
17. The following suggestions are made for the aegiment of the Bill now before the Council:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1900.
fa The Captain Superintendent of Police should not be the person to grant or refuse Bences to Deaters and Importers. Such hences should be granted by the Colonial Secretary: And there should be two classes of Licences one for Importers and Whole- sale Dealers, and out for Retail Dealers. 1. The amount of the Fee payable has
already been discussed.
12. There should be no power to cancel any ficence once issued, except for breach of the conditions on which the licence was issued, ar of some provision of the hw, and after conviction. Any refusal to grant a rence should be subject to Appeal, the applicant being entitled to have in writting the reasons for the refusal.
All arms and ammunition being convey ed from any part of the Colony to another, unless accompanied by a licensed person or with a certificate from the owner-a privileged person, a licensed person, n licensed Wholesale Dealer, or a licensed Retail Dealer-giving the name of the owner, the quantity and kind of arms or ammunition conveyed, and the destination;" otherwise arms fiable to be forfeited, and the beater if unable to account for his possession prin ishable.
Removal permits impracticable. Think of a removal permit being required to emble a man to get a packet of cartridges conveyed by a coolie from a store to his house,
The requirement of a certificate "Will render boxes and labais unnecessary.
Section 20 should be so modified as to authorize any Police Constable to convey any suspected person to a Station there to have his box or package opened and searched.
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3-lhe perfection to which the system of coding telegrams has been brought practically reduces the charge of 4. per word to India to about zd. per anual word sent by the Merchant, a figure that cannot be called dear.
4--If the traffic were to ines case through a reduction of rate so as to recoup the Companies for the total loss made, it would neresitate the laying of extra Calles between Great Britain and India, a single lac of which could not be laid under a million and a half money, and; if this large inrease took place, the Companies would have to face this addi tional expenditure of rapital with the con sequent annual charges for interest, mainten ance, and working,
The Ceylon 'hamber of Commerce Inquanted, The Secretary,
Colombo, 19th December, 1894.
Chamber of Comingree,
Hongkong,
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Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to hatal you for your intomation copy of a letter aktressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by this Chamber e Reduction of Cable Rates,
You faithfully, (Signed) R. W. BURNS,
Secretary.
CABLE RATEN, The Ceslim Chander of Comminace Im orpated, Colombo, 261: September, 1899.
The Right Hemanable
Joseph Chamberlain,
Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the
Colanies. Sir. As you are doufales-aware, there has been, during the past few years, a guwing agitation over the question af Telegraph fable rates between the United Kingkon and the East, and the pressity for die reduction of them.
Section 22 requires modification to pro- vidle for the case of European passengers of standing and position, person's licensed or privileged to catty is in Hongkong from being exposal to have their persons 2.The Ceylon Chenilær of Commere on examined and their baggage searched for 150r Tune fast passed the following Resolution: le puts it in the power of a dis-That this Charlie? con ie the time has agreeable ship's captain to grossly insult now arrived when the cord of Calile Vesages and annoyra passenger against whom he between Great Britain and the East should be had any ill feeling. It is too big a power reduced, and they recommend that combmed to give any man, especialy when compled action be taken in contactan with the Chain; with the power to arrest. It is given to all bers of Commerce in Fad, the Stails and masters of all vessels of any nationality, China, in mider to accomplish it. even-Chinofo-junke, and might herscilla Since then the Chamber of Common deprive passengers of the means of self-nf Hongkong, Singapod. Raspun, Calcutta, defence and 10 leave them at the mercy Bombay, Maltas, and Upper Tudia, have ad- of pirates.
dressed the Eupenal Govengent or its Repres sentatives, urging that steps fe taken to ing about a reduction in cases, and the Ceylon Chamber desites to impress upon yon the im portance of this question in the interestsal the Empire as whole
It wants very strict limitation.
CABLE RATES TO THE FAR LAST. Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures. f Incorporated by Royal Chatter 1783) Glasgow, zoth December, 1899. -Dear Sit-1 am to acknowledge imeipt of your printed communication of date 8th Octo- her respecting the above, and to infires you that it was submitted to and carefully considered by the Directors of the Chamber.
The Directors felt that as the Chamber had only recently taken action with a view to the reduction of Cable Rates between this country and Indis and the Far East, it was scarcely expedient so soon to approach H. Govern ment or the Cable Companies concerned, anri
4. The enominus impestance of fomacivial interests to the State and to the community, renders it of putamonit necessity that every, thing that presses on trade and industry, and everything that hinders pogies, stable
removed. The evorlaust larges made for
Cable messages, arend this nature, and funya tax upon the foreign trayle of the Dependencies of the Empire, altogether disproportionne to the fixximum gross profits of that trade, and to actual cost of the servies
S.
The present mate between Ceylon and therefore while expressing cundial sympathy England is Rs. 310 per wed, and practically with the action by your Chamber, I was in-
no reduction has been make in nutes four many structed to write you to that effect; at same
years, notwithstanding the greater perfection of time in send for the information of your Cham-scientific appliances, which ought to zatribute her, the enclosed print of a letter and clative towark cheapening the rest of telegraphy.. Memorandum received from the Vice-Chair- man of the Eastern Telegraph Co., Ltd, in which it is stated that Telegraph Companies are willing to consider any offer which may be
t. That it be divided into three parts. One dealing with the Importcis and Wholesale Dealers. One dealing with the Retail Dealers. One regulating the carriage and possession of arms; and that the regulation applicable to each be worked separately. 2. That the expression to carry arms" be defined and limited to the carriage of arms on the person for use or ready for use, and that some other expression is introduced and defined to cover the carrying of arms in the sense of conveying them from place, to place as a coolie carries arms or am- munition from shop to godown or boat, or a servant carries a gun or a belt of cartrid-made for the reduction of tariffs. ges for his master's use. No one should carry arms in the first sense withoutalicence. No person conveying arias ur ammunition in the second sense should be required to have more than the authorisation of the owner of the arms, who should be repon. sible if anything was wrong, -3. "Possession" is a word that also needs
definition. There is the possession of the owner, who remains in possession, even when the arms are in the actual custody of his servant. There is possession of the servant which, if duly authorized by a person empowered to possess, ought to go free of any penalties.
4. The Captain. Superintendent of Police is probably the proper person in grant licences to carry have possession of arms. He has probably the best means of knowing who may safely be permitted to carry arms,, but the period covered by the licence, the conditions on which it is granted, and the power of revocation, should be regulated by law or by Rules and Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council,
An appeal should lie to the Governor-in- Council fan any refusal to grant a licence, the Captain Superintendent of Police being obliged by law on demand to state in writing his reasons for his refusal.
5. The provisions of para. 5 of the fill are by no means clear and want defining. Under its provisions-
(4) A man carrying à revolver in his
belt ready loaded;
(b) A conlié carrying a revolver in a caso from one shop to another or to a customer, or for repairs;
(c) A Chinaman. from the mainland who has bought a dozen rounds of ammuni- tion or a box of caps,
are all in the same position and all equally
nced a licence to carry or possess. 6. Under section 6 sub-section (8), if a nons resident foreigner or Chinese wants to buy even a box of caps to take on board his vship or junk and not for use in the Colony the Vendor must obtain an export permit before he can supply what is wanted.
Why should, not the purchaser, if any onc, obtain this export permit 2 Butas al ready pointed out any allempt seriously to enforce this rule will kill the retail trade in the Colony'most effectually, and will not prevent one single "bad character who wants to purchase weapons from providing himself with them.
7. Section 7 requires a Chinaman from the mainland who comes here one day in a junk and returns, the next day and who buys a box of caps to take with him to his home, to get an export permit and then when he gets on board his junk to deliver the caps to the custody of the master or mate of the junk and must return the receipt and the permit to some Officer of the Government. The clause is impractic able and can property only affect whole- sale dealers. There is no provision in the Ordinance providing for the case of a man who buys a weapon in the the Colony for the sole purpose of taking it out of the Colony for use in his own home:
8. Clause & is far too wide. It affects every person-wholesale dealer, retail dealer, person privileged or licensed-tocarry aims every one. No Member of Council can send his fowling piece to the gunsmith's to be cleaned or repaired, without a removal permit
pay 9. With reference to clause to it should be so modified so that in the case of a person. suspected of carrying arms he should be taken, at once before, an Inspector and searched, so that, if the suspicion was un- founded be night at once be discharged from custody, otherwise a perfectly innocent man might be detained. froin Saturday till Monday
This letter and Memorandum have been for
of Commerce and have by them been submitted warded to the Bengal and Beanbag Chunhers to the Indian Goverment, but so far have not heard the result.
Lam, Dear Sir,
Yours truly,
(SIGNED WILLIAM B. HJ, Secretary.
R. Chatterton Wilcox-Esq., Secretary, Cham
ber of Commerce, Hongkong,
GLASGOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. (0%)
The Eastern Telegraph Co, Li. Winchester House, so Old Broad Street, London, EC., 8th June, 1899:
J. Calloway Esq., President,
Chamber of Commerce, Glasgow, Sir-Referring to our interview of the st instant, I now enclose copy of a Memorandur, which had been prepared with regard to the Indian Tariffs. This Memorandum can be freely used, and it has been submitted to our Partners, the Indo-European Telegraph Co
I can only repeat that these Companies are willing to consider any offer which may be made to them by die Indian Government for a reduction of tariffs, and are equally pre- pared to bear a share of any loss of revenue which may be caused by the réduction required.
Yours faithfully.
(Signed) J. DENISON VENTTER,
Vice-Chaiman.
MEMORANDUM RE INDIAN TARIFFS.
June 2nd, 1809. For some years past the Companies carrying the traffic, between Europe and India have been memorialised to reduce the Indian rate.
The Companies have always expressed their willingness to reduce tariffs whenever exper ence has shown that a natural expansion of traffic has taken place, and is likely to take place, by a reduction of tariff, and have always been, and are now, willing to take a fair shire in any reduction of tariff, if the Governments concerned would boar a proportion of the actual loss of revenue, the Companies not only bearing a share of the loss, but undertaking the extra expense of carrying any increased traffic.
The reasons which have influenced the Companies with regard to the Indian tariff have been as follows:-
6. It is believed if a very substanikal irudines tion were made in changes for message it would be followed by a large inorase in message sutricient to cover such com essions
7.--A Deputation waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer in July last, when the views
East were fully explaince, and an astreneg ant wishes of those intersech, in usia and the was given that these would he lait before Government, and, whether the admitted grie- vances are to become the subject ni encuir by a Royal Commission, or a Coasjitter of the House of Commons, whether Govenm will at once endeavrait to improve the position by negotiation with the Telegraph Companies failing which a linking, of existing inter- national land lines unght be silopted, it is for the Imperial Authorities to decide, but the Ceylon Chamber of Commerch relies with cons filence on your countenance and supjant being given to such action'as shall be for the well- being of the best interests of the' 4"olony,
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obe: Beat servami,
(Signed) E. 3. MACKWOOD, Chairman. Ceylon Chamber of Commferite:
THE LAST OF THE BRITISH COURT IN JAPAN.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.
. Yokohama, Februnty Isp There was a large attendance of the public at Her Britannic Majesty's Court for japan on Wednesday morning to witness what is probably the last sitting of the Crust, Quite a number of ladies were present, andtlie master the bar was imposing. His Honour Judge Wilkinson occupied the Bench, Mr.Jl. A. C Dentar, Consul and Assistant judge, being seated beâle hini, At the barristers' table wae M, Harry Parkes Wilkinson, spine time Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for China and Japan; Mr. H. C-Lichfield, Mr. LF. Lower, Mr. A. B Walford, Mr. H. C, Beashell, Mr. C. H. Crosse (Kobe; and Mr. G. H, Scichnore.
At the conclusion of the judgment in the Easlic will case Mr. Litchfield, as the senior practitioner and retiring Crown Prosecutor, of the Court adresing his Honour, said t-s
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May it please Your Honour. On this occa sion, which is probably the best on which you will preside over this out or if not actually the last occasion, the last on which 50 many members of the profession who have practised! before your will be able to present -1 ask a few words your Honour's permission thay 1-The traffic between India and Europe in farewell. We have to take leave of Her has been shown by experience to be a non-Majesty's Court for Japan. This Court was expansive one, and the Companies consider courted in
Lin 1878 to cany out Her Majesty's that it would require a very large reduction of jurisdiction in this far-away lamit. This Court tariff to materially increase the actual traffic succeeded the one of Consilarjurisdiction, anap- carried. The following figures will speak for panage of Her Majesty's Supreme Court for theinselves. The tariff was reduced to 45, per
China and Japan. During the past wow more than 20 years during which this Court bis been word on the first July, 1880:-
Revour of Aminicontituted many abic men have presided upon trations owning the the Bench and during that im hay
Telegraph lines hetsruin and say that justice has been constantly rendered. Eurojet. II may attribute to the word justice the mean- 394,270
ing of earnest and conscientions striving to 374,121
render right to all parties without fear or favour according to rules of law; then I am sure this Court has been the means of ad ministering justice here. The old order of things changeth, giving place to the new, and although the cessation of this Court is a peace- ful consequence of a step brought about by the progress of things, yet a great many of us who have worked bare for many years of our lives cannot disguise from purselves that we have to say farewell to it with deep regret. We wish to say to you, sir, the last to preside
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1890,
1891.
1894. 11895.
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2,158,521 **2,153,507- 2,134,002
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- 342,271 334120 2,029, 149 328,450 2,111,456 128,394 ..2,250,074
354.749 2,300,823 304,190 2,367,353 2,190,103 2,195,916. +12,180,155°
1.2,370,013 2,275,371
376,237 347,728 358.7.3.4 353.683 370,428 305019
a friend in yourself. If rumour is right, I hear side sources and these have come without doubt that some now present will be practising betore from Hollander volunteers, from the Afrikanders you in the future in another place. I hope they in Cape Colony and not a few, it is to be feared, will find you the same friend to them as those from other countries through Delagen Bay, the who have practised before you in this Court supervision of which by the Portuguese ha have done. I have to offer you a kind farewell been so ridiculously lax. and good wishes for the future on the part of the English bar and alsu the practitioners of other nationalities who have been before you.
His Honour, whose voice expressed deep emotion, replied as follows
Mr. Litchfield and gentlemen of the Bar,-
The result of this investigation then is that the Boers have a total force of say 25,000 (0 oppose the British with 120,000.
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SUPPING REPORTS.
I thank you most sincerely for, the kind words Captain W. 11. Gibson, of the steamship lyr which you have addressed to me, and I thank you | from Kutchinotan, reportálá“Strong to moderate in my can name and in that of my predecessors monsoon and elandy, for the terms itowhich you have referred to their
Captain W. Davis, of the steamship Hatching, services in this pince. No greater aim could any man put before him as a judge than to strive frost Coast Ports, reports:-Moderate N.E. to reach that standard which the standard wind and sea, fine and clear weather. Vessels of the English Bench. My predecessors-and in Amoy Haitaa, Kerlung, Formosa, Tailre, 1 at glad to see one of them here to-day-have, Hunan, G.M.S. fene, and Japanese battle. I feel, endeavoured to keep up that highest ships. In Swatow-Kiconesang, Taiwan, stanu The new order has come, and you Siam, Dagones, and Parting. speak of the change with regret. I think few of us can help feeling regret. It is not for us to say whether the time had or had not fully, for such a change, but we have
recognise that such a change had to he made, and I for my own part-and I think
express the feeling of both Bench and Har may say that it is our wish that the dit uities connected-au inseparably con nect with such a change shall be overcome and thatthe system which will replace this while I believe it is not possible for it to be better than this will before lung approach to die same ewellence. In speaking thus I am not speaking of my own individual efforts or of those of particular persons, but of this Court as an institution which I am glad you, gentlemen, is reputation have rengnised, have kept up as an institution which has been as it was intended in be, a place for the dispensing of justice between maŭ and man. I thank you ou beiralf of my colleagues of years gone by for the tums in which you have referred to the Cout; I thank you on behalf of my predecessers, and for the good wishes you have expressed towards me I also retinn know my hearty thanks. We all it would have been impossible to adtuigster justice here without the assistance of the Bar. All English judges recognise that, and that assistance which is given in all English Counts has been generously given here, I feel I owe you personally a dubt of! gratitude for the assistance I have received from pat. Whatever sphere of labon you may tum to, or wherever you duties may be exercised, I wish you all success. Gentlernen, I wish you a hearty farewell.
STOP! that
The Clerk of the Court. (Mr. C. D. Moss) then pondanced the formats:"Know all men this Court, stands adjourned. God save tive Queen!"
The members of the Bar, and some of the ladies and gentlemen present, were afterwards received in the Judge's private room.-Jufan Daily Mail,
THE BOER FORCES.
{COMMUNICATED)
It is a question of considerable interest, us pecially at the present moment when decisive iction by the British generals is imminent and the opposing armies seen bikely to come to leath grips," as to how many Boers are now in the field.
will, in a few days, amount in all to 180,
Our latest advices state that the British forces men, including in this total, of course, thuse in garrison and keeping open the lines of com
nurjraion. Although the number required for
these purposes must be large, especially in view of the disaffection which is so prevalent in the northem part of Cape Colony, it cannot well exread(x),000,
This would leave the large mumber of 120,000 Troop to actually confront the Boers in the fighting line.
The data from which a coned inference may he drawn as to the Boers' strength are souse what meagre and uncertain, but careful persual: ol falest advices would seem to indicate Bat the following estimate is approximately correct To begin with Cronje, there is a distinct statement that he commands 20,000 men, which probably includes the Jacobsdal commanda There are probably about 2,000 llcers surround ing Mafcking, as at least that number would be requited to prevent Baden-Powell from break ing an. Further south, Kimberly must be keep ing 500 Buers at work, even allowing for the suppat afforded by the proximity of the forces opposing Methuen at the Medler River.
At Colesberg there are 4,000 Boers and at the Madder 11,000 whilst Aliwal North and the numens small places occupied by the Bos in that part of Cape Colony must absorb at least 5600 more. How many Boots are operat ing in Natal at present is doubiful, as several movements of their troops have recently been seported without information as to num bers. Seeing however that there will by this time be about 500 olritish hoops there, that the Boets have to defend a front of over 25 miles in length that they have been able to continue their investment of Ladysmith whilst still keep- ing Butler in check at the Tugela, 25,000 must be a very low estimate, even allowing for the great advantages of their natually strong and Entrenched positions. Johnnesberg, and Pre- toria in the Transvsal, where the British pri coners have to be guarded; and Bloemfontein and other places in the Free State and the border forces inust absorb 7,000 to 8,000 mon even allowing that they are very thinly gani- soned.
The total therefore will be---
Cranje's commando Investing Mafeking Investing Kimberly
At Colesburg
.20,000 2,000 5,000 4,000
5,000
At the Modder River...31,000 At the Aliwal North & other dis-
affected places
The Natal commandos...........:25,000 Pretoria, Bloemfontein and the
native borders.....
7,000
79,000
The Boers must have lost, at moderate estinate, about 8,000 men in killed, wounded and prisoners since the commencement of hosilitics and this brings the grand total of their forces at the beginning of the war up to. $7,000,
This is a very large figure but careful scrutmiz. ing the reports would seem to show that it is rather under then over the mark.
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NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY,
Meteorological, moins based on fifteen years' observations to 1895.
Barometer Thermometer
Humidity.
Rainfall
30.141
..57.3 .....79.0
..1.76
TO DAY.
WEATHER REPORT
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12.15 59
3003
63
75
Barometer. Temperature Humidity Rainfall...
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TO-DAY.
Tuesday, 13th February, 1900. Chinese 17th of "ist moan of 26th year wi
Kang-al Sun-Ases
Sets
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning
1692
77
1841
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dfternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
bar: 54min.
sku. Samia.
gbr. 42min.
Shy. Amin.
TUESDAY, 20th.
Daylight E. & A. steamer Guthrie, leaves for
Australia porte. Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Stentor for
Loudon,
HONGKONG RACES.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
French (Sydney) 14th inst. Ndian (Kusang) 14th inst English (Coromandel) 17th inst. American (Algoa) 20th inst. German (Oldenburg) soth inst, German (Stuttgari) 22ħd inst. Canadian (Empress of Jufan) z3rd inst. American (China) 24th inst. American (Deric) 1st prox. American (Nippon Mars) 9th prox.
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The steamer Puruberg, from Hamburg left Singapore for our port on the 11th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 17th inst.
The ! &0. S. X. Co.'s steamer Coromandel, Jeft Singapore for this port on the 12th inst., atp.m., with the Outward English mails, and is due here on the 17th inst., at about 6 p.m.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. la de Cuba........
Dock. Kowlana Maizura Mard.......
Prosper...
P.S.S. Monadnock
18.8. Pris
PS.S. Wheeling. Tyr
Hongkong..
Trafalgar......
B. Jum d'Austria Minnenie....
Daphne..
Victoria.
21
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Cosmopolitan
Shipping.
.Arrivals..
CaXEDA, British steamer, 1,603, L. Johnson, 12th Feb., Singapore and Feb., Case Oil.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Zthropomin~~"AUSTINZIAN, British steaper, 3,000, P. T
247, 45min.
Massarre of Lilencoe, Dissolution of the Co, Hong at Canton, The British trooper Kit stranded near Tingħi au was captmed by the Chinese.
1873 Hongkong Horticultural Society formell 1874 The steamer 'anhung capsized in Hung
kong harbour: 30 lives lost. 1873-Outbreak at Convicts in Singapore Gaol. 1895--Surrender of the Island forts and re-
mainder of the Chineseffect to the Japanese.
TO-MORROW,
Wednesday, fach February, 1960. Chinese--15th of 1st moon of 26th year of
Kasing-sin Sun--Rives
Set..
High water-dorning
Afternoon Low water-Morning
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES,
ohr. 3min.
shr. 55min. rohr 3min. ghr, zamin.
ghr. min. Phr. 25min.
1797-- Battle of St. Vincent.
1872-The Tung Wa Hospital, Hongkong, 843-The thanks of Parliament voted to the
British forces in China and India.
opened.
1879--Loss of the steamer Tarsan in the
Formosa Channel.
Helms, 13th Feb,-Sydney and Pori Darwin 2nd Feb., Lienerál-Ġibb, Living- Stan & Co.
HATCHING, British steamer, 1,267, W. Davis, 1th Feby-Foochow roth Feb., Amoy 1ith, and Swałów 14th, General.—Douglas, Lapraik & Co. SUNGRIANG, British steamer, 1,025, 5. W.
Moore, 1th Feb., Manila 10th Feb, Sugar and Cigar. -Butterfield & Swire. RELIEF, American transport, 3,000, Frank Harding, 13th Feb.-Manila rath Feb. AVR, British steamer, 1,955, W. H. Gibson,
3th Fee, Knchinotza 9th Feb., Coal. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
TM CHONG, German steamer, 828, H. Ahrons, 13th Feb,-Saigon 8th Feb., Rice and Rice-flour.-Meyer & Co.
MACLUFF, British steaner, 1,882, R. Glegg,
13th Feb.-Saigon-8th Feb., Rice Dodwell & Co., Ld.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Australian, British str., for Shanghai. Gaelic, British str., for Shanghai.”....
Nanchang, British str, for Hongay. Kinesing, British str., for SwOW. Glenogle, British str., for Shanghai. Hainin, British str., for Swataw. lightning, British str., for Singapore.
Store, German str., for Haiphong,..m
Kai Lum, British steam-launch, for Macao. Pak Kong, British str., for Canton. Puria Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe.
1891--Seven of the Names pirates beheadedusek, British str., for Dangkok.
at Kowloon City,
AGENDA.
TO-DAY,
Garge ex Trieste subject to' rent.
C. P. R.
TO-MORROW.
Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan. leaves for Victoria B.C.
N. L. H. A. steamer Holsatia, leaves for Havre
and Hamberg.
Caigh ex steaner Sada Maru subject to rent. Cargo ex Hayere subject to rent. 4.30-Fahd H. K. F. C. a. officers of the
Navy (Association.)
5.45 panid Volumes Society Lecture on Footbinding by Mrs. Archibald Little.
BRING ORDERS.
5.30 pm.
D'Co., Company Drill, 5.30 pm. Engineers Company Drill at
Head Qupiters.
5 pm to 6 pm-Band Practice for Unenrolled
Drummers,
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.--Hand Practice.
THURSDAY, 15th. Cargo ex Revenue subject to real
9 p.m.-A. D. 67. "Yeoinen of the Guardat
City Hall. 5. & T's New York Line steamer Queen
Eleanor caves for New York. China Provident Loan and Morgage Co, L.d.
Register of shares closed.
3 p.m-Mecing of the Legislative Council. 1pm Esnal Rugby Football. C. N. steamer Teinin, leaves for-Australian
ports.
ILK,Y.C. ORDERS.
4.30 p.m.-Range Finding Class at Happy
Valley.
3 p.-E. Co.'s Eletricians Electric Light rin at. Lyemur S. M. Vessel leaves S. M. Pier returing al 6p
Departures.
Feh. 13, Orlando, H.S.M. cruiser, for Manila. Feb. 12, Pascal, French cruiser, for Fientsin. Feb. 13, Gaelic, British str., for San Francisco. Feb. 13, Glenogle, British str., for Tacoma. Feb. 13, Heilan, Frendesin, for Hoihow. Feb 13, Stealow, Greh str., fer Hoihow. Feb. 13, Leasek, Bettist str, for Bangkok. Feb. 13, Idawni Mher, Jap. str., for Shanghai. Feb. 13, Beazeenue, British str., for Nagasaki. Feb 13, City of London, British str., for Saigon. Feb. 15, Lightning, British str., for Calcutta. Feb. 13, Kingsing, British str., for Shanghai.
Feb. 13, Hangchoro, British str., for Yokohama. Feb. 13, Kiangnan, Chinese str., for Chinking.
Passengers-Arrived,
Per Sungkiang, from Manila-Mrs. Moul, | Lieut. Rust, Messrs. W. M. Jahn, H. Jensen,
and Chinese.
Per Hatching, from Coast Forts-Mr. White R. D. Mansfield, Rev. Grairs, Mr. Jushi J. Galahs, Rev. McKebbur, Mr. Black, 1 Euro. pean and 95 Chinese in steerage.
Per Australian, from Australian Ports for Hongkong-Mr. and Mrs. Focken and children, Miss Riddell, Mrs. Lemon, Messrs. McKellar, Gokhan, Danieth, Mr. and Mrs. Ponery, Messrs. Thomson, Mitchell, and 78 Chinese in steerage. For Shanghai-Misses E. and A. Mason (2), and Mr. Ludsay.
Departed.
Per Gactic, for Shanghai-Messrs. B. R. Jopson and Wentzensen For Kobe-Mr. T. Myasaki. For Yokohama--Capt. B. H. Fuller, U.S.M.C., and Mr. R. W. Hamilton. For Honolulu-Messrs. W. Y. Treat, Col. Chas. Bush, USA, and Mr. Thos, Chapman. For San Francisco-Miss E. J. Newton, Capl. Mc. Gowan, Mr. E. W. Ogden, Mrs. Adele C. Ogden, Mrs. Mary Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs.
5.30 pm--Trumpeter's class at Head Quarters, 5.30 pm.--. B. Gun Drill at Kowloon Docks, 5.30 pm A, B, and Co's Gun Drilla. Nichols, Master Herbert Nichols, Messrs. J. Cruickshank, F. Cornell, W. H. Hamilton East Point.
and A. L-Young. For New York-Mr. Fred. J. Reville. For Seattle, Wash.-Mr. G.
FRIDAY, 16th, 4 pan. Football Final for the Regimental Cup
between "A" and "G" Co., R.W.F. 8.30 for 9 p.m.-A regular meeting of the
Perseverence Lodge.
leaves for
SATURDAY, 17th. steamer C. N.
Changsha, Shinnaseki and Kobe. Noon-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Half-yearly meeling at the City Hall.
Noon-1. & O. steamer Hengel, with mails,
leaves for Europe.
4
p.m.-Football Semi-final for Shield Com
petition "I" Co., R.W.F. z. "B"ị 10., R.W.F.
830 p.m. to 9.00.p.m.-Regular Meeting of the
Perseverance Lodge.
:
..
p.m.-A. D. C. Yeoman of the Guard at City
Hall.
Now where does this large body of tremps come from? They could not all have been raised in the Transvaal and the Orange Free Excluding the Uitlander population; Stale. the total number of whites is the two Staics is reliably reported to have been" 210,000 men, women and children. Taking the male and female population as about equal, this world givent most 110,000 males. The Boers impress O. 5. S. Co., steaner Pyrrhus, leaves for their population into the army at a very early
age, and keep them there till late in life, 13 to
in this Court, words of good wishes for the fabo bring the limits of age for military service.
18th.
SUNDAY, (About) . L. H. A. steamer Babelsberg,"
leaves for Ilavre and Hamburg,
Liverpool.
MONDAY, 19th.
lands, at Mon-kok-tsui, Darker Road and Yau-ma-li, at PW.D-offices, p.m.-Football H. K. F. G. 2. ILM.S.
Victorious.
Kachler,
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT. (toth February, 1900.)
Venti
dungking
Vale. Fehlaims
ARRIVALS.
Where from.
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the Co..
1. & S.
J. M. & C..
1. & Co.
La Wala Haiching... Hongkong Tai Maru 6)laitan Atoy
Thales
H
Maxtruen Murgkong
Hailong Abwoy Kellung Mard... Hongkong baysang Shaghai Chegelow.....Auny
Kisai Mam
Shanghai & Amay
J. M. & Co.
J. & Co.
M&C
& Co.
Co.
Co.
& Co.
J. M. & Co.
Destination.
DEPARTURES,
Versets, Feling..........Ubangbai
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Vale.
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3 Chinking
-
aching
6 Haftal
3.
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Auy & Foachow...J.
Hain...............[Hangkong nangan
6 Mazard Maru.
Agente, C. M. & Co.
J. & S.
B. & Co.
M. & C.
E. & Co.
omandire
OF
1. M. & C. E. & S.
J. M. & Ce
7 Wlugsang ...... Shangbai
7hengking amon
Thote Amoy
Halong ....... Diangkeng
Kaming many cha
Choysang... Hongkong & Canton
10 Phra C. C.Kino Bangkok.......... Lolfaltan..... Amoy
1896.. (1897
1898.
KO N In all the correspondence which the ture and of thanks for the past. I do not forget Cainpanies have lad with the Merchants, who that you also presided over the Consular Court are the actual users of the Telegraph, we have years ago. During your term of office I may never had a single application for a reduction say, I think, on behalf of my friends that you Have in this Court given strict attention to busi- of tariff, but we have had applications to be. allowed to send at a higher rate, in order that ness, and made the practitioners before you one person's telegrams might have the pre-feel that this is a place of strict business, When ference over those of others.
we leave it you also make us feel that we have
Now the Experience Tables of Life Assurance 300, 3.15 and 3.30 pm Acctmirale of Grown Companies show that the average proportion of individuals between the age of 15 and 6 to the whole population is nearly 58 per cent and 4.30 this ratio applied to the Biers communities would give them a total of not more than 64,000 men available for fighting purposes. Thus we. have left over 20,000 to be accounted for from out-
5.30
H.K.V.C. ORDERS.
'Cheungcrew. Singapore ... Y. & Co
SHIPPING IN PORT.
Date
Vesseli
Chiki
Pakahan
p.m.--E' Go, Launch leaves S. M. Pier Fel, w
for Stonecutters, E.L. n.
Where from.
Shanghai
Hongkong Tape
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