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Esq, F. W. White, Esq. Judges J. Rodger, Esq., H. Summers, Esq. Timekeepers C Lesboriel, Esq., H. Mackenzie, Esq. Clerks of the Course E. G. Burke, Esq., W. Hard- wick, Esq. Handicappers-W. Armstrong- Esq., R. Dickio Esq. Gro. A. Cakiwell, Esq.,' R. Dickson, Esq., T. Yale, Esq. Stewards - J. Lochend, Esq, R. Fergosan, Esq., F. W. | White, Esq. Lap Scorer:-W, Farmer, Esq. Starterk. Berwick, Jr., Esq. Hon. Secre tary-E. G. Burke.

HOCKEY.

The Hongkong Bockey Club will play a match at 4 pm, to mopow on the Club ground at the Happy Valley against the officers of the Kowloon Garrison. The following will be the Club team:--

Major Mould, E., oli, Capt. Loring, H.A. and Capt. Bewley, R.A.M.C. (backs), H. W. Slade, F. B. Deacon, (captain) and H. Strong, R.M.L1, (lacks), J. Hooper, A. C. J. Stevens, R... Gibson, N., Hazel, 18. and Capt. Dykes, H.A., (forwards).

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

RETURNING FROM BANISHMENT AND SITALING.

Chung Tai, Alias Chan Sing a coolic, was before Mr. Hazeland this morning changed with (1) disobeying an oiler of bwishment (2) stealing a jacket. He was seen yesterday by the master of a junk, breaking open a bus and stealing a coop jacket. The master arrested him and his mening it was dist overed that he had been banished in 1899 for five years.

His Worship sentenced us in a year's hard labour for retuning from banisfimeni, and four teen days hard labour on the charge of larceny,

GAMBLING

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Sergeant O'Sullivan brought eight gamblers before Mr. Kempy this moring. A mid was made on 3 Yuji Lau Lane grond floor last night, and they were found plaving paikan. The evidence if Chinese Constable No. 201 was heard. He went to the place and watched the game for some time They connghised him however and stoppant die rame. He saw the first man receiving 20 cefis and, being the banker, deducting one ecat as commission. Sergeant O'Sullivan also went into the witness box.

His Worship ordered the first defendant to pay $15 or go to prison for a houth for being keeper of a connyn gambing beanse and the remainder were fined $3 or ten days fur gamb ling.

INFRINGING THE RAGHES OF THE VISTOFER ...

Lance Sergeant Kent brought a Chinaman up before Mr. Jazland to-day. He arrested bin and charged him with Inving been found with 16 letters in his possessium which had not passed through the proper channel. They had no stamps on and of course, should have gone through the Post Office.

prosecut .

Mr. Lewis (Acting Post Master General) His Worship, convictel the defendant and Ened him $tool or two months' hard labour.

CANTON NOTES.

ROBBERS STILL BUSY, [From Dale Own, Correspondent]

CANTON, December 29th. An account of the oblenes and lootings" which our daily would fill a good sized sheet. The native papers repitsome of these, but the majority are either unheard of or pass unnoticed. A few days ago a case of looting occured at the village of Pa Hat in the Sheung Pan about forty miles north of Canton, This village contains about four hundred houses, The village was surrounded during the after noon by a large band of robbers, and while some kept guard others went through the village and demanded money and valuables from the people. A laŋge quantity of rice and clothes were also carried away. The villagers complain bitterly because they are not protect ed. The soldiers will donothing to help them. *On the other hund the soldiers complain that they are ton few in number to altark such bands of robbers, and there is no use in at tempting the impossible.

GUARD STATION ATTACKED.

Last Wednesday some robbers surprised the guard station at Lung Wan in the Pan U, and killed four soldiers. These soldiers had been active in arresting some thieves, and in revenge which followed four of the guards were killed.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1901.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

SHANGHAI,

The Imperial Advango Courier. A H-in.telegram so band states that the Emperor has already signified his desire that General Ma Vikten should act as his Majesty's advanced bodyguard when the Emperor leaves Hslan for Peking.

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The Chuchou Massacre. Alfangehow dispatch reports the arrest at a place near Hangchow, on Christmas Day, of Chou, ex-Captain of the Chichon garrison, who appears to have been deeply implicated in the massacres in the city last July. The prisoner is now confined in the Client'ing district magistrate's yamèo, awaiting trial.

Alarms and Excursions.

TIENTSIN, December 27th. The Fourth Brigade is leaving for Yangtsen, the Boxers being reported to be in strength to the westward of that station. Various reports of bodies of Chinese advancing have been current lately that have come to nothing, but the information is presumably reliable on this

occasion.

The general auitude of the Chinese is sullenly instile. They are obviously awaiting a chance. The peace terns are disbelieved here.

There are four notorious Boxer leaders shciated with Li Hongchang and Prince Ching. They are reported to have been recently sing the leaders outside Peking to rise again. M. C. D). Neres,

TIENTSIN.

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Affairs in the North. (From Our Own. Correspondent))

TIENTSIN, December 14th. The river which closed somewhat abruptly on the 8th inst, has opened slightly again, and the sterners which bong on at the Bar in a not unjustified hope that the situation would improve, baye managed to reach Tongku yet once more, but the passage for then: has to be kept open by stem launches continually plying to and fro or keep the, ice moving. Some $10,000 worth of cargo, provisions, which it was feared would have to go back to Shanghai bas thus been landed within the past two days, though several steamers with fully as much in Christmas goods have already left for the south, and the loss sustained is very heavy. Every three days seems to bring a radical change in the weather, and after three days of delightful | sull cold, we seem int for another bout of icy winds, skating is in full swing, and will this year be enjoyed in the open, it being deemed

practicable to have a closed rink. Providing we do not get more than our share of dust, few persons will branoan this decision perhaps.

has been felt by the Chinese at the execution last week of Tan Men-huan, the expectant Taptai, who was a brigand in the days of the Chibi-Japan war and was bribed with an office to keep him, quiet," Lately he has found squeezing compradores In foreign employ a ferative adjunct to his professional duties, and the compradore persuasion were consequently generally jubilant when his cap ture and sentence of death were announced, Not that compradores, have had an especially bad time of it by any means. First they waxed rich through the sales of arms and ammunition, and now they are making a fat thing out of furs and silks etc. which they are buying up in large quantities, knowing full well that the official world will be glad to get back their looted property at almost any price presently. The native altitude in Tientsin is growing daily more insolent and intolerant. One reads of great brutality committed in sport by Ger man and French soldiers at Taku, but really those who experience the cool insolence of look and tone in the servants they have taken back or engaged since the siege are almost in clired to condone any rufianism. If things go on at this rate it seems as if the only remedy will be to institute a law by which every China- man in the Settlements or in foreign employ must kowtow, or at least salute the white man when he addresses him. I am certain that an outward and visible recognition that we are the conquering races would have a wholesonic effect.

I see the ex-Troni Buang is getting his trumpet blown, evidently Garing nemesis may overtake him even in distant Techon. Per- sonally I do not lenow the man, and therefore feel a little diffident about the suspicions I entertain that he is not fully entitled to the good case he is trying to make out for himself. li strikes me as strange that if he was so pro. foreign, the missionaries best acquainted with him should not be aware of the fict, alse that to one seems aware of his having warned any one or taken active steps to reduce our dauger. On the other hand missionaries affirm he was anti-foreign, at heart; that he recorded his con- viction in a letter that he thought the mission aries were making too much of the Boxer trouble, and documents were found in the Viceroy's Yamen which apparently prove his connection with the Roxers. It is argued by his foreign friends that a mistake may have been made in the name, but my Chinese tea cher assures me that no document could men- tion his name irithout the addition of "Customs. Tantai," and any mistake would therefore be difficult. It is a pity if the man was really a rascal to gloss over the matter, as there will be a chance of his being placed in power under the new order of things, and it will not be advisable to begin with any mistakes, if such can be avoided.

P. AND 0. STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY.

The Report of the Board of Directors

states:

The Chinese telegraph which I wrote yon about the early part of last month has been per The net surplus for the year, including £9,691 mitted by the German and British Authorities, brought forward, amounts to 210,214, which, and will open here in a few days. It is a mal-after deducting the interim dividend on the ter of no little surprise to some why they should preferred stock of 24 per cent, and 31 per cent. have permitted it, as circumstantial evidence on the deferred stock, paid in June, admits of has been fairly clear and strong as to its being a further payment of 23 per cent, on the pre- Sheng's line whatever the Cables may say to fened, and 64 per cent. ou the deferred stock, the contrary, though it is not gentrally known together with a bonus on the latter of 3 por whether they have said anything to the con- cent. The dividends and Bonus thus paid and thury or not, Whether the Authorities think payable are therefore equal to 9 per cent, on that the Chinese cannot do any barm with the paid-up capital of £2,320,000. “A balance the line or are indifferent to what they do or of 10.414 will be carried forward to next year's are merely tempted by the prospect of getting account. their messages cheaper, I know not. As Sheng is bound by agreement with the Cables to take foreign messages for Europe at the same rate from Peking as the Cables now charge from Taku only, the service will be cheaper of course, Sheng making his money out of the one third which the Cables pay of all European messages, passing through their hands from bis lines. Where the pull of the Cables comes in is not quite clear, but as Sheng is reported to have defrayed a good part of the expense of the cable to "Taku, they were presumably not, iwa position to thwart his plans.

Fleck-The Persia is the only new vessel

delivered since the last report was issued. There are now under construction the Party, Sicilia, Somali, Syria, and Soudan; and all these vessels will be at work early next year. The Sutlej, Rohilla, and Roretta have been sold. During the period to which the report refers, the various services have been performed with the usual efficiency, and without accident or delay. The mileage covered during the year has been 2,550,000 nautical miles.

Directors. The Earl of Selborne, having

plague in India and in China interferes greatly with labour and enhances its cost. The great. advance in coal prices does not operate in the present account, owing to contracts entered into before the great rise took place, but it must assume considerable proportions in the coming to how year. Apart from the uncertainty far trade in China may be affected by the state of semi-war and confusion which has arisen there, the business prospect of the coming year is not unfavourable. The Australian Colonies show decided signs of progress, and the rain- fall in India has been such as to afford the prospect of fair crops, and therefore of a good export season. The release of a large amount of tonnage which has been employed in the South African expedition, will probably have an effect on freights which are at present by no means high, taking into account the arivance in the cost of fuel and other requisites of steam navigation.

'Moon-Mas, Declination N. Krhr; aim.;

High water-Morning kant-går," aming

Afternoon is: 7hr. 29min, Low water-Morning ... zhr, -guin,

Afternoon á. Ohr. 35min. ANNIVERSARIES, 1777-Battle of Princetown.

STRATHARD, British steater,

and Jah-Kutchinotqu; 27th Mitsui Bussan Kaba TATEGAMI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,6) Sakamoto, and Jan. --Moji 28th Dec,

Jeffreys. HUDSON, British steamer, 2,375, Langye, and

Jan.--Yokohama via Amoy 1st Jan, eral-Dodwell & Co, na

1839-Lin Tai-hsu appointed Commissioner. 1851-Li Sing-yuen appointed Imperial Com-

missioner in Kwangsi. 1857-Asskssination of the Archbishop of Paris.

Departures. 1880-Decree in Peking Gazelle sentencing | Jan. 1, Hailong, British str., for Haiphong.

Chung How, ex-Ambassador to Rus. Jan. 6, Thales, British str., für Swatow, sin, to death by decapitation.

Jun, 1, Chunrang, British str., for Kobe. · 1897--The 5.5. Chusan towed into Hongkong Jan. 1, Pira Nang, German str, for Bangkok.

with 3 blades of her propeller broken. Jan. 1, Duke of M, British str., for Moji. 1898-Collapse of flooring in City Hall, London, Inu, oihao, French str., for Horow

Ontario, 28 killed 100 injured.. Jan. 2, Prins Heinrich, German str., for Europe. Jan. 3, Alexandza, American transport, for

Manila.

AGENDA.

TO-MORROW.

Jan. 2, Akashi Alaru, Jap. str., for Swatów." Jan. 2, Machen, Geraan str. for Bangkok Jan. 2, Devawgypse, German str., for Swatow for Jan. 3, Nagashima Maru, Japanese str. for

Yokchapa..

Dividend. The directors have much plea- sure in recommending the payment of divid ends and bonus as follows:-On the preferred stock at the rate of 24 per cent, making, with. 5. K. steamer Akashi Mary leaves

Fouchaw via Swatow and Amoy. the interim. payment in June, a total distribu- tion for the year of 5 per cent.; on the deferred 3p-Public Auction of Crown Land,'

4 pm.-E. & A. Co's steamer Australian leaves slock a dividend at the rate of 65 per cent..

for Australian Ports. and a bonus of 3.per cent, making, with des dividend in June of 3 per cent. a distribution of 13 per cent, on this stock for the year.

LEGAL.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE "PRIVY COUNCIL.

HARDOON 7 BELILIOS, This was an appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong of February 28th 1899, affirming, a judgment of Chief Justice Carrington.

Mr. Latham, QC, and Mr. Whinney were counsel for the appellant; Mr. Joseph Walton, Q.C., and Mr. R. J. Parker for thesespondent.

The appellant alleged that in April, 1891, he became the registered owner of fifty shares of 10 each in the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits (Limited), that he sold the shares and executed a blank transfer of them, that the bank subsequently went into liquidation and he was placed on the list of contributories, that the liquidator had recovered judgement against him for 40s for calls, and that the respondent (the llon. E. R. Belilias, C.M.G.), was the true owner of the shares, and was liable for all calls, and he claimed to be indemnified accordingly. Mr. Belilios submitted that he was not the owner but merely the holder of the shares as pledges, they having been deposited with him as security for liabilities which he had incurred in respect of Mr. G. L. Coxon and athers, and that he had never had any

5 p.m.-C, & N. Co's steamer Per leaves for

Manila.

FRIDAY, 41... Noon-1. C. N. Co.'s steamer Chelydra leaves

for Singapore Penang and Calcutta.

5 ler 5.30 pmA Regular Meeting of the

Eothen Mark Lodge. Cargo ex Folmina subject to rent.

SATURDAY, 5th-

O. & O. Co.'s steamer Doric leaves for San Francisco ria Shanghai, etc. Noon-P.&O.S. N,steamer Bengal with mails

etc, leaves for Europe.

SUNDAY, 6th.

4 p.m.-C. N. Co.'s steamer Taiyuau leaves for

Australian Ports, Daylight-6. S. K.steamer Saijin Mary leaves

for Coust Ports.

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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS..

MAILS DUZ. American (Nippon Maru) 10-Borrow. “English (Peninsular) 4th inslarit.

German (Prinzess Prena) Eaħ instant. American (Coptic) zoth instant.

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The KK., steamer Nippon Mann, with Mails, &e. left Shanghai for this port yesterday, the 1st inst., at 6 am.

The steamer Amsang, from Calcutta and Penang, left Singapore for this port yesterday, the ist inst., at 6 p.m.

The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Glaucus, left Singapore this morning, the end inst., and is due in Hongkong on the 7th inst.

The N. C. I. steamer Bisagno, left Singapore for this port yesterday, the 1st inst., and may be expected here on or about the 8th inst.

The Imperial German Mail steamer Prinsess rear, left Kole via Nagasaki and Shanghai on Sunday p.m., the 30th Dec., and may he ex pected here on or about Tuesday, the 8th inst.

beneficial interest in the shares but was bound to return them on payment of the money's due. The circumstances were soine- what involved. The appellant was a clerk to a firm of share brokers at Hongkong, and the -shares were taken in his name, by his em- ployers, who paid the allotment money and the first two calls. About June, 1891, a syndicate, of seven persons, of whom Mr, Coson was the moving spirit, had been formed to deal in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Messrs. Belilios and Co. agreed to finance the venture, and obtained certain letters of credit for the purpose. With the proceeds of tliese, shares in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation were purchased and deposited as security for the advances. In addition, by way of margin and further security, other spares, including the fifty in the Bank of China in the appellant's name, were given to Messrs, Behlios. In consequence of a fall in exchange and in the value of the shares in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the Syndicate's operations H.M.S. Sandpiper ... ̄`al insulted in a considerable loss, and Messrs Belilios in October, 1892, closed the accounts of the syndicate in their books. The shares in question were, with others, taken over from the syndicate by Messrs. Belilies and Co. at their then market value, and the pro- reads credited to the members of the syndirate in proportion to their interests in the concern, On these facts, briefly stated, the Chief Justice came to the conclusion that Messrs. Belitias, by their manner of dealing with the shares, that of pledges to that of beneficial owners; but that they had never expressly contracted to indemnify the appellant in respect of the shares or come into any telations with him from which a contract of indemnity could be im plied. On that ground the appellant was On appeal, the Supreme Court nousuited.

consising of the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice that the appellant had not satisfied the onus which lay upon him of establishing that the relationship of trustee and cestui, que, drust subsisted between him and the respondent. From these judgments the present appeal was instituted!

HONGKONG AND WHAMTON DOCK RETURÍNS,

Kowloon Doc.

G.M.S. Hans Wilhelmina...... Michael Jebsen Feihoo Picciola... Tartar

Pewau

Frankfurt.. Shantung. Taill

Telemachus

been appointed by Her Majesty.as Firs: 1.drd had altered the character of their holding from--Phra Chom Klao......

Peiyang Pakling.

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Cosmort

Aberdeen

Shipping.

Arrivale.

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Jan. 2, Chikli, British stri, for Shanghai.“. Jan, 2, Promelkcws, British sin, for Shanghai: Jan. 2, Beneluthat, British str, for Shanghai. Jan. 2, Loonymoon, Gerlian str, for Canton... Jan. 2, "Ktrong Ler, British str., for Canton,

Forsorge s-Arrived. Per Garenare, from Manila-14 Europeans.. Per Quarto, from Singapore--324 Chinese. Par Acouple, un Shanghai18 Chinese Per Leongmon, from Shanghai-Mr. Phi lipp and 33 Chinese.

Per Taiwan, from Shanghai-Messrs. Eady and Thompson,

Per Mike Maru, Growy Moji-Mṛs. P. J.. Efford, 3 Chinese and 13 Japanese.

Per Kamakura Maru̸, hom Japan-Messrs.. Wat. Jones, à. T. Willian, N. J. Prathtoe, 75, Chinese and 5 Japanese,

Per Sado Maru, from London, etc.-Rev. and Mrs. Barclay, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Whila, Mrs. Wylie, Misses Wylie and Byron, 15 Chinese and io Japanese,

Per Prins Heinrich, from Yököhama-Capt. Franklin, Major Radefiff and servant, Mrs. D. M. Martin, Messrs. Fried Stahl, McGnaid, Goen, R. C. Mahitany, F. W. Dülberg and F. Boanet.

Per Guthrie, Trom Sydney, etc. for Hong- kong-Mr. and Mrs. J. Roberts, Miss St. Aubyn, Mrs. W. H. Shung, Messrs. Ashleý Legget, Grant, E. DX McKinlay, J. Mathew, T. A. Campbell, Kumi, Tomida, Pedro Chil lanian, Phillip Nabarris, 89 Chinese and it Hindoos, For Fonchow--Miss Wigan,

Per Lightning, from Calcutta, etc.-Mrs, Carter, and infam, child and nurse, Mrs. Harris child and nurse, Rev. Jacques, Capt. F. A. Jacques, Capt. Tancred, Mr. and Mrs. Planku chen and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Messes, Rodgers, Kelly, 3 warrant officers and yoo Chinese,

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Departed. Per Kagoshima Maru, for Moji-Mr. R. Kamo. For Robe--Messrs. Lo Em-cheo- and Chai Cho-how.

Per ludus, for Shanghai-Messrs. Chesk, J. Cooper, Chuck Koing ching, A. Magromaras, A. Vosgi, and Mrs. C. Aguino.

Per Oceanien, for Saigon-Mr. Rimaud, Dr. M. Huber, and Mrs. Konstantma. For Singa- pore-Messrs. J. Dumas, Hew Yang Chee, Mt. and Mrs. Crawford and child. For Marseilles Mr. and Mrs. A. F. P. d'Olivera, Messrs.. Domergue, G. G. Passema Revs, de Norelles. Monge, and 17 French sailors.

Per Prins Heinrich, from Yakohama for Ismailin-Mr. and Mrs. Scott. From Hiogo, for Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Elenger From Nagasaki for Port Said-Messrs. Holodkofsky, B. Krchanofsky, Licuts, F. L. Lubeataitzky, Fahlmann, Dr. Twanoff, Dr. Sassaparel, Capts. Alexandroli, and Rachefsky. For Genoa-Dr. lawasthewitch, Dr. Lawrenowitch, and Dr. Temochenko. For l'ort Said-Messrs. Cheres- sashino, N. v. Heller, M. Schabazo, and H. Jager, From Tsingtat for Bremen-Messrs... Stähmer, Behnke, Mahake and Schmidt. From Shanghai for Singapore-Mr. Rechnitzer. For Genoa-Messrs. Il Cordes, P. Syroviatkin, . Capt. Arnokli and Miss H. Luiber. For Bremen Messrs, Bendemer, G. B. Baxter, O. Schmidt. For London-Messrs. Baker, G. Sparke, M. Martin, J, Warrior, Bergner, J. Ross, B. Gannt, A. Anderson, Miss Palmer, Mr. Anderson and family, Mr. Cooper and daughter. For Ham burg-Miss 'altersen. For Colombo-Mr. Senlakoff. For Genoa-Mr. R. Klanert. For Bremen-Messrs, Nölke and H. Grundler. From Hongkong for Singapore-Mensrs, J. A. Maingay, F. H. `Grant, Geo Muir, W. Smith, Mr. E. A. Cardini and Rev. H. D. Porter. For Genoa-Messrs. Ed. Arnold, C. Elli, G. H.. Thoming and E. Anders. For London-Mrs.

their station was surorised and in the fight case I fear give rise to knotty problems in the Commissioners, for the purpose of levying Wise) affirmed, that result, holding, in addition, TaiWAN, Botish steamer, 1,109, Harder, 31st MeCurly and L. Dankersniet. For Colombo-

GUARD BOAT BURNED,

A band of upwards of three hundred soldiers was sent on Thursday last to assist the Hip Toi of Shui Hing to hunt down some robbers who are operating in the neighbourhood of Kwai Lam Tau on the borders of Kwong Sai. It appears that the presence of a boat at Kwai Lam Tau was rescated by the robbers, and it was ordered to move on by the robbers. The captain re fused to accomnind the then, and thereupon the boat was tacked and the guard driven away. One man was killed and the boat set on fire and completely destroyed. It is to capture the perpetrators of this outrage that, soldiers have been seal from Cantou.

The Germans are the most active Power in the North now, and unfortunately a little too active. Without any publicly announced policy, they appear to be carrying out a general plan of indiscriminating extermination, ai-- ternating with a system of loot which would seriously hamper our negotiations with China were she to undertake them seriously in the spirit of Western diplomacy, and must in China's future. 1 do not believe all the stories I hear about the Germans, because to do so would be inconsistent with any respect for the nation whose interests are so closely aflied with our own in this campaign, and no Germans at a distance would believe the tales of treachery and greed which are unfortunately circulating, in the most reliable quarters too. But there is no denying the grievous mistake that the German authorities have just made, the conser Iquences of which may be serious enough, | Some of your readers may perhaps be aware- that General Mei, under Yuan Shih Kai, has been throughout most energetic in putting down the Bosnis in Shantung and the Southern baniers af Chili, and thanks to him the Mission Stations- around Tsangchow on the Grand The launch that runs between Canton and Canal, about 65 miles from here, have been Yenng Kong was robbed on its last trip. The kept fairly free from Blaxers since the first mut launch ans attacked when in the swighthonhood | break, when Mei assisted the London Mission of Kong Mun, and it is evident the rebhers had bers to escape. His troops fought the been informed that their efforts would be Boxers Justily in spite of the Government rewarded, they went to work in simli a way | Edicts to the contrary, seeing which the that it was very plainly to be seen that they | Throne degraded Mei and took from him a were looking for some special prize. Nor were | Jucrative appointment which had fallen to his they disappointed. A sim, of Sicopo was on board, and having secured this, the robbers made haste to depart. One man who attempted to defend his property was killed..

LAUNCH PIRATEN

December 31st. DISTURBANCE AT KO IU,

of the Admiralty, has necesssarily resigned his seat at the Board, of which he has been a valuable member for the last ten years.

Income Tax.--It will be in the recollection of the proprietors, that the last report showed, by reference to actual figures, the fallacy of the system adopted by the Inland Revenue Aut thorities, and sanctioned by the Income Tax income tax on shipping profits, irrespective of adequate allowance for the waste and wear and tear of ships. It is satisfactory now to mention that the Commissioners have recognised that the principle in question was an erroneous one, and have modified it accordingly, although not, in application, to the extent which the directors. have shown to be necessary in the Company's case. The Commissioners now propose an allowance of only 4 per cent."on. priginal cost instead of the 5 per cent. allowed during ball a century previous to the new departure of the Inland Revenue, in the assessment of shipping profi's,

Depreciation Fund and Suspense Account.--- The profits of the year, coming as they do to a consideráble extent from the employment of ships in transport work, enable the directors to make exceptional appropriations 'towards the depreciation fund and suspense accouut-thic latter being regarded, as the proprietors are aware, in the light of a dividend adjustment

count. They have accordingly set aside o sum of £182,200 as extra depreciation, raising (the amount charged 10 £500,000, and they have credited suspense account with £163,795, which brings the balance of that account to 250,000. The proprietors will not fail to recognise the prudence of these measures for the permanent welfare of the company,

share. He has recently, believe, been rein- forcing his troops, possibly is anticipation of trouble farther North and both be and Yuan. have had some anxiety lest foreign troops should more their way, and some time ago Yuan sent a particular request that no foreign General Summary.The employment of so A Frenchy gunboat has gone up the West tronps be sent into or towards Shantung, as he many vessels, in the transport service during River to assist in protecting the Catholic Chris-guaranteed to keep peace, The Germans, the past year would render any comparison of Hans at Kp-Ju. It appears that some trouble however, a week ago decided to descend on the published accounts with those of the pre- urose betweenttie converts andtheir neighbours. | Tsang-chow, and a few days ago they utterly vious year, inadequate or misi ading. For in- How the trouble arose has not yet been made routed Mei's force, siezed all the baggage and stance, the revenue under the head of freight,. clear. According to the converts their heathen money to the value of Ts. 15,000, and killed charters and transport services (1,915,841) neighbours attempted to deprive them of some some do of his men. In addition they went shows a large crease beyond the returns of land to which the converts were legally entitled. through the town, released two notorious the previous which is exclusively due to The converts banded together to defend their Boxer leaders whom he had imprisoned. transport work, masinuch as the actual freight properly and a conflict followed, in which a Generåt Mei would not fight, por let his earned was less by nearly £73,240. This may non-Christian was killed. In revenge, the troops fight, but some resistance may be accounted for by the fact that so many: friends of the dead man gathered a crowd and have been made when the Germans were loot vessels were, withdrawn from their ordinary destroyed some property belonging to the ing the baggage and hence the deaths. The employment, and also by the collapse of the Catholics. The matter was brought before the British here who know how Mei has acted trade between India, China and Japan due to. officials and an indeminty demanded for the feel seriously concerned at this cégretable overstocked markets in China, and to the high property destroyed. The officials have another occurrence, feeling that it cannot failto discredit price of cotton, which brought the working of story to tell. According to them, the trouble us in the cyus of the Chinese, while it will the Bombay mills down to zero. Apart from prose over a dispute about some land but had probably be the signal, for disturbances in these causes the freight returns, would have Bathing to do with religion, The Catholics districts which Mei hins inanaged to keep quiet. shown a better result than last your; as mies killed a man and the friends of the dead man' What going forward in Peking is very were on the whole higher, and cargo was fairly in turn destroyed some property belonging to | doubtful. I have not personally been abic to plentiful, except in the Bombay trade. the man who had done the killing. The Cat: confirm the report of the Court having made The passenger receipts which were at one coles en reported the matter to the French asy movement towards Reking, nor have 1 period of the year considerably diminished, consul as a case of persecution of Christians, been able to learn anything further about Tung. owing to the disturbance of traffic caused by with the result that a gunbait was sent up the Fu-hsien's movements; but I am under the the South African war, fortunately recovered to- river and an indemnity amounting to many impression that Tung has the Court completely wards the end of the year and are only £6,800 thousands of dollars demanded. It mattettle in his power, and it seems improbable, if food below the revenue of the previous year, which on which side the truth lies, the Cuinese will supplies hang out, that the Court will return at showed the best result in this branch of work have to pay. This, may be the way to keep present..

monary ever attained by the company. The operations the Chinese quiet, at least, for the present..| The Chinese are not failing to take advantage of the year have been affected unfavourably by They must submit, because they cannot help of the absence, of a government, and all forms a loss in exchange sxkecdiog that of the pre- themselves. But auch action tends greatly to of evil are on the increase, especially coining vious year. The expenditurë lënda to increase embitter the Chinese against everything foreign and fraudulent ceedings. Great satisfaction in almost every direction. The continuance of

At the close of the arguments,

Lord Hobhouse, said their Lordships would take time to consider their judgment.-L. & C. Express,

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

JANUARY. Meteorological menus based on fifteen years observations to 1895.

Barometer Thermometer Humidity.... Rainfall

TO-DAY.

30-159

+597 ........74.

1.545

WEATHER REPORT.

Barometer, Temperature Humidity an Rainfall.

TO-DAY.

On dite su Podare at

41.3.

10 3.1.

30.16

30.08

77

00 76

Wednesday, 2nd January, got. Chinese-rath of zith moon of 26th year of

Kwang-su. Sun-Rises

Sels

Chr. 38min Sličarmin, High water-Morning- 7hr. 58min. *Afternoon ...... Chr. gemin, whics-Morning. thr, zzmin.

Afternoon atthr, qúmin..

Low

mun.

Dec., Shanghai 28th Dec, General Butterfield & Swire. LOONGMOON, German steamer, 1245, T.

Knoop, 1st Jan.,-Shanghai' 28th Dec., General-E. A. Trading Co.. BENCLUYHA, Brilish steamer, 1,320, C. Stewart,.

1st Jan.-Canton 31st Dec., General- C. M. 5. N. Co. GUTHRIE, British steamer, 2,380, W. G. Mc

Arthur, 1st Jan,-Sydney 6th Dec, and Manila 29th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

PRINZ HEINRICH, German steamer, 3,902, R. Heintze, 1st fan.,Yokohama 1st Dec. and Shanghai 29th, Mails and General.— Melchers & Co. MACDUFF, British steamer, 1,882, R. Gleg

1st Jan, Moji 26th Dec, Coal.-Dodwell E Co., Ld. |SADO MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,858, W. Thompsen, ist Jan.-London 231d Nov., Colomb 18th Dec. and Singapore 27th, General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. QUARTA, German steamer, 1,146, II. Johansen,

1st Jan, Singapore 23rd Dec, General Sander, Wieler & Co. KWABG LEE, British steamer, 1,467, R. L. Lincoln, 1st Jan,—Shanghai 28th Dec, General-C, M. S. N. Co.

:

•

CIMRA, German steamer, 675. A. Hanser, 2nd Jan,,-Haiphong and Hoihow 1st Jan, Rice-Jebsen & Co. AUSTRALIAN, British steamer, 3,000,' '. T. Helms, ist Jan Kohe 27th Dec, Gen. eral-Gibb, Livingston & Co. PRONTO, Gernian steamer, 632, 11. Grandt,

1st Jan, Canton 31st Dec, General Siemssen & Co. WITAMPOA, British steamier, 1, 109, Taver, 2nd Jan-Canton 1st Jan, GeneralButter feld & Swire.. HATING, French steamer, 750, Bast, 2nd Jan, Haiphong and oilow 1st Jan, General

A. R. Marly, t GARONARE, American transport, 2,319, Fas lane, and Jan-Manila 29th Dec., Ballast. ́¡-American'Govt."ajan

· ANNIVERSARIES. 1863-The Dutch schooner. Henriette Louise plundered by pirates, outside Lyst- 1834-First election by the Hongkong Cham-CT, British steamer, 1,158, Newman, zod

Jan Canton Ist Dec, GeneralButler feld & Swire, LIENSHING, British steamer, 1,048, F. Purkis,

2nd Jan,Wuhu 28th Dec., General Jardine, Mathieson & Co.

ber of Commerce of a member of the Legislative Council? 1858--Loss of the British ship John Potts.

killed.

Ballentine.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. R. Glegg, of the steamship Macduf, from Moji, reports --Moderate to fresh N.E. monsoon and fine weather generally..

Captain Harder, of the steamship Taiwan, from Shanghai, reports Moderate to fresh NW to NE. winds and hazy weather.

Captain T. Knoop, of the steamship Loong- between Hieshan and Turnabout, fresh N.E. - meni, from Shanghai, reports :—Foggy weather winds in Formosa Strait, from Lamock to port fine weather.

Capt. R. L. Lincets, of the steamship Awang Lae, from Shanghai, reports Experienced moderate N.W. winds to Elieshan's, to Breakgi: Paint moderate N.N.E. to N.E. winds, and thence, to port light E. airs and smooth sea dull overcast and misty weather throughout.

Captain P T Helms, of the steamship Australian, from Kobe, reports-Left Kobe on the 27th ulto, Moi 26th at 7 pm, and arrived in pon at 970 p.m. on the 1st inst., ex- perienced moderate to fresh -N.W, winds för the first two days, and moderate, N.E. winds the latter part with thick hazy Weather and moderate N.E. sep

Captain' W.. G. McArthur, of the steamship Guthrie, from Sydney,dc reports Left- Sydney on Dec. Gli and carried fine weather to Brisbane which port was reached at noon on the 8th, left Brisbane at midnight on the fou arrived at Townsville at 3 am on the 14th, 4 về after taking in passengers and cargo she pro ceeded on her vojnge at 8'im. towards Cairns and arrived there at am on the 16th, left again at 2.4.in. the same day for Thursday Island, experienced fine weather through the Tour 3 Straits are her cars a proceeded toward after discharging her

Port Darwin at 2.39 p.m/having a three days. ton of splendid weather, and arrived at 2 pm. on the 20th, on account of having a large cargo, for titat port she was not able to get away talli

arrived in Kema in the Celebes and landed her passengers two hours later,proceeding on her way towards Manila where she arrived at 6.30

1896--Earthquake at Khaikhal, Persis, 300 1897-Treaty between Spain and Japan signed LIGHTNING, British steamer, 2,122, 1. 9am the following dayretly Xmas, morning

nt Madrid

TOMORROW.

Thursday, 3rd January, 1901. Chinese-13th of trik moon of 25th

Kwang su "Sua="Ries

Spence, 2nd Jan, Calcuka 13th Dec, and Singapore 26th, General David, Sassoon Sons & Copth

KAMAKURA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,796,...on the 29th,gad left for Hongkong #t4

1. Petersen, and Jan-Japan 28th Dec, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha MIKE MARU Japanese steamer 2,0309.

pm. Some date, encountered fresti E mon 6000 and moderaté sén crossing China soz, azidə arrived in port yesterday morning. On the

Se Kawamuro, and Jan.Moji/28th Deculto passed af Kwaikun, bound Southl

Lay 16, so Nu and Long, 19,0VET

General Nippen Yasen Kaisha.