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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1902.

TELEGRAMS. THE CHINA MERCHANTS' STEAM

(Ruter's)

A Royal Sensation.

LONDON, December zzrd. A sensation has been caused in Dresden owing to the official announcement of the secret flight abroad, on the night of the 11th instant, of the Crown Princess of Saxony, a morbid state of mental excitement. She is supposed to have gone to Geneva, and that her fight is due to family differences.

Obituary.

The death of the Dean of Winchester, from typhoid fever, is announced.

Venezuela.

The Trinidad Gazelle contains anoff,iat announcement of the declaration of war

against Venezuela. This is a formality

intended to legalize the blockade.

The Andijan Earthquake.

December 24th. H. M. the Tsar has given a first subscrip- tion of fifty thousand rubles to the relief fund in aid of the sufferers by the Andijan earthquake.

Obituary.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is dead. The Crown Princess of Saxony. The Crown Princess of Saxony eloped with her children's French tutor with whom she is now staying at aut hotel at Geneva.

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

genius and perseverance of an Englishman, ["

MINISTER WU'S APPEAL.-

WANTS THE POWRS TO SUDMIT CASE, TO

He is

Mr. "Kinder, now manager of the Peking. Tientsin-Shan Hai Kwan lines, "Mr. Kinder,

MARBITRATION AT THE HAGUE, NA The Imperial Decree, ordering the Chinese, we tout to China as engineer of the Tong:

Minister Wu is hopeful that China will be Telegraph service to be turned into a purely shan collieries, and commenced his railway the prober to submit the second case for the

project in the face of immense difficulties by arbitration of The flugue tribuant, Government concern, raised unfavourable cri ticisms on all sides, the Universal Gaçette Laking a tram line to convey coal to the working hard to induce the powers party to the Treaty of Pekin to consent to arbitrate the in- nearest port. Out of this grew the idea of the portant question as to whether tife indemnities says. Scarcely had these criticisms ceased when the local foreign press vedeived a telegraphic Peking Tientsin Railway, worked by the to be paid them shall be paid on a gold or a report from Peking to the effect that the Chi-Chinese Government as a China line, but silver basis. The issue is of the utmost im China Merchants-Steam Navigation Con nese Government was about to make the owned and run by British capital, underportance to China; in fact, it is said that the insistence of the powers upon a settlement on British supervision and staff, with hand office the gold basis would mean the ruin of the pny undergo a similar change. This repart in London. This proved so great a success Chinese empire, which is totally unable is already bad enough; but the information that Kinder proposed the construction of a the vast sum of nearly four hundred and fifty we have just obtaine! about the CM.S.N. great trunk line across China, to be ran on the million taels in gold.'‚4 Co. is still worse.. According to our in-

same methods. He actually commenced work formation, a certain foreign Minister, acting upon the project, but money was not forth upon the suggestion of a merchant of his coming, and the concession for the northern nationality, recently wrote to the Wai Wu Pu, half was ultimately acquired by a combination asking that the C. M.S. N. Co. De 'registered of the Russo-Chinese Bank, which is little else a limited ability company so that foreign than a' Russian State concern financed for pali capital might be admitted into the concern. tical purposes, and of a lielgian and French

syndicate..

Though the Wai Wu Pu knew that the request could not be complied with, they neither expressed their opposition to it nor replied to 1h foreign minister's despatch. But the f reign merchant in question has 1 ot yet given up this castle in the air as he is reported to have just presented the header nach Li Lien-ying with a large bribe, requesti gin to move the mpress-Dowager to issue a de ree in accord ance with his desire.

The above is a brief description of what we have heard regarding the C. M. S. N Com pany. Since China was opened to international trade, the foreigners have attempted in every possih'e way to enlarge their interests in China it first they nly traded in the Treaty Ports. After a short period they began to fight for the The Venezuelan Blockade.

privilege of going into the interior to buy nat The Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan hasive produce. As soon as this privilege was captured five more Venezuelan schooners, and the German Panther two.

The effects of the blockade te beginning to be felt. It is estimated that only a fort night's food remains at Caracas. The British sloup Fantome has been refloater.

granted: they began to ask for the privilege of establishing factories in the interior. When this request had been acceded to, they began to ask for railway and mining concessions, la a word, it seems to us that the foreigners will not be satisfied until they have snatched from

ught to remain in our own hands.

As the construction of railways and the

A MORTIFVING POSITION,

FORTY MILLION LIVES LOST.

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pay

The question has been under discussion for mang months, and while it was still pending the first instalment of the indemnity became due last July. A decision was stated off by the acceptance of the first payment on a silver basis, the United States reserving the right to demand any balance of the instalment that night be due if it should ultimately be held that the settlement should be made on a gold basis. The next payment will become due at the beginning of the next calendar year, and it is desirable that the question shall be settled before that date or at least that it shall be put in the way of a final settlement."-

Therefore Mr. Wu is striving to arrange Gr

Cominercial.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. In their weekly share report, dated Hong. kong, 24th December, Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts state:-

Owing to the Christmas holidays which commence to-morrow, we are issuing our cir. cular two days earlier than usual. The period under review has passed with very few changes and but little business has been done. We take this opportunity of wishing all our con- stituents the compliments of the season and a very merry Christmas.

Kinder thus had the mortification of seeing his project handed over to foreign rivals. The Russians were so impressed, however, with what he had done, that they carried off his the submission of the question to the arbitra- little hand-made engine, the first that ran on tion of The flague, and to that end he has ap his tram line, and have deposited it in the St. pealed to the government of the United States Petersburg Museum as a memento of an era indur help in influencing the other powers who the hi-tory of the Far East. The northern were to receive indemnities. Secretary Hay section of the railway from Peking to Han as wet the appeal favourably, and in proof. kow will take, Colonel Manifold thinks, some of his disposition has consented to accept the seven years to build owing to the heavy roposition on behalf of the United States if bridging necessary. The southern sectian the other powers can be brought into line. Of fra Hankow to Canton is vastly easier. The this there is much doubt, us China has no highest point it has to cross on its way to the means of exening anything more than mora! sea is only a thousand feet high, and this with suasion up in the pastics, who are naturally easy grading. The concession for the southern reluctant to submit to the chances of an adverse

decision, claimswhich they now hold' as good. section was given; with Irish approval, to an American syndicale with has commenced Vushington Star. work hoth from Canton and from the Tungting Lake on the Yangtse about a hundred miles from Hankow. Forty per cent. of the shares, however, are said to be in Belgiin hands, which in China too often means that France and Russia are pulling the strings. Colonel Manifold looks upon this railway as of edformnus importance in connection with the future development of the country. for whoever controls it will influence a so the geral hinterlands it traverses. The us all the resources, which, strictly speaking, fact that this line is not British means besides England and Germany..

that several millions? worth of rolling stock will December 25th.

be purchased for it, during the next teh years Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking exploitation of mines involve fore capital elsewhere than in England, at Stirling, said that he had nothing but shan our own people can afford to put condemnation for those who by their stupid in, ort 10 mention the fact ibal and vulgar abuse had fomented discord our own peuple are somely lacking in ability to between Great Britain and Germany. His manage and conduct these important enter complaint was in respect of the nature, and prises, it may be argued with some show of reason that foreign capital should be introduced extent of the obligations into which we had

and foreigners permitted to take part in the entered with Germany, and he thought that management of these affairs. But such is by if ever there was a case for arbitration it was

no means the case with the CM.S.N. Company, this one.

It was no part of our national which has been established for more than duty to collect falling dividends for bond-thirty years, and has proved to be the most holders in Berlin.

profitable of all enterprises ever undertaken by purely Chinese capitalists, in spite of the fact that, on account of its being controlled by Director-General appointed from among the officials, die Company cannot be made to prosper as much as it would if it management wein entirely left in the hands of the merchants. No changes other than those which would improve its presentcndi tion should be made in this important Com pany. It would be a good thing to abolish the official directorship and put a mercantile directorship in its place. It is unwise to turn the company into a purely Government concern. It is still more unwise to register it -5 a limited liability Company in order to adinit foreign capital. - Shanghai Mercury,

Somaliland.

Italy having accorded the necessary facilities, seven bundled troops have left Berbera for Obbia where they are due to arrive on the 27th instant.

- Count Lavatelli representing Italy accom- panied the fares.

The Venezuelan Difficulty, Forinal British and German proposals to President Roosevelt, asking him to arbitrate on the Venezuelan difficulty, have reached Washington to-day.

LATER.

An Italian Note Ras reached Washington, couched in the most cordial terms towards the United States. It'says that Italy will be glad to see President Roosevelt arbitrate in the matter of the disputes with Venezuela, and that if not disposed to do so she has no objection to a reference of the questions to The Hague tribunal.

Indian Minors for South Africa.

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PEKING TO SZECHUAN.

COLONEL MANIFOLD'S ADVENTUROUS

JOURNEY.

The Yellow River was afterwards crossed

and Col. Manifold notices the extraordinary destruction of human life and the devastation of the country caused by this river's perindical changing of its heil. Forty million people, he heard. had be⚫n washed away or starved, owing to its inundations 15 years ago, the floods ren- dering vast areas of cultivated land sterile by covering it with sand. The people generally appeared to realise that the allies had occupied Peking and had inflicted heavy 'punishment upon the Chinese nation. In the remotest lages where no foreigner had ever before been, the ellers used to ask Col. Manifold about it, and there was none of the self-decep tion which was so noticeable after the Japanese war, when it was honestly believed throughout the length and breadth of China that the Emperor had accepted the submission of the barbarians and permitted them to depan unpunished.

A CHANCE FOR BRITISH CAPITAL

Of the Yang-tse region-Col, Manifold speaks cothusiastically alike as regards its great agricultural and mineral wealth, its numerous industries, and dense population. He says it is now a case of waking up the British capitalist and investor to the advantages of developing it. He holds that if capital,and enterprise only are forthcoming there will be no difficulty in establishing British preponderance in this marvellous region, to which our gunboats already have access for 2,000 miles up the river. He adds, "gunboats alone will not develop trade in a country, and no sane man wants a yard of Chinese territory to pass out of the hands of the Chinese, but we do want to see our mercantile interest firmly established, and big enterprises, in British hands, opening up this rich Upper Yangtse country at once-a courtry so rich in re.ources and population that.

ahle of a development that would cause it take ten times the trade that it does now from us." He adds the warning that "if enterprise is not forthcoming soon there is great danger that we. may find other nations have established rail ways and mining interests so firmly in the rich est portions of this region that they will be able to assert a right of developing them entirely-in their own interests, and keep us exclud-d."

A most interesting and at times exciting enterprises, once started, must pay. It is cap narrative was unfolded by lieut-Colonel Manifold, of the Indian Medical Service, in a lecture (which he delivered on October to before the United Service Insti ute at Simla, Several hundred Indians have started work recounting his adventurous journey, in com- in the Koflyfontein mines, Orange Riverons with Captain Hunter, R. E., from Peking Colony, to-day. This is a first experiment.

IN. C. D. News)

A Warning to the Trade Unions.

LONDON, 20th December.

The Taff Vale Pailway Co sued the Railway Servants' Union for 300 damages, for conspiracy to cause a strike in 100% and have obtained a verdict, the assessment of damages being Referred. This is a severe blow to Trade

Unionism.

A Wonderful Proof of Civilisation."

Before he left Nair Obi, the Somalis present- ed VỀ Chamberlain with an address in a silver -casket.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, Dec. 26th, 1902

CHRISTMAS.

to Szechu in.

The President of the evening, General Barrow, spoke highly of the intrepidity and energy of the lecturer and his companion,

Captain Hunter, who had between them not

only traversed 4.500 miles of the most difficult country, a distance by road rquivalent to that from Calcutta to Peshawar, and thence by. Bombay to Tuticorin, and back to Calcutta, but had actually made a survey of the whole distance, which meant 20 miles a day.

BRITISH INFLUENCE.

Is the course of his lecture C Javel Manifold showed that the two travellers left Peking in September last year, immediately after the Chinese ha agreed to the payment of the indemnity, and when the allied forces were still in possession of Peking. British influence, therefore, stood high, and Colonel Manifold and his companion were not wrong in thinking that this would be sufficient to insure their protection in spite of the disturbed state of the country. The party included Mr Harris, who acted as interpreter, two train- el Roorkee surveyors, six Goorkhas, four Indian servants, and zo mules. For the first Lo miles the route was by train on the recent- ly reconstructed railway to l'aoting-fu. This place they found in an excited state, the current rumour being that the French had Mr. King, U. S. Minister to Siam, is spend. evacuated it only because they were compelled

to do so by superior Chinese force. ing a few days in Canton.

Christmas passed off quietly. The day for the most part was wet. The ships in the harbour were decorated with flags and branches, but the rain spoil the effect. In the city there was little to indicate that it was Christinas Several of the missions had special services in the churches. At all the churches the attendance was very large.

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U.S. MINISTER TO SIAM.

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FORTHCOMING PIGEON SHOW-A the Chinese New Year a pigeon competition ́is to be held at Kowloon for which money prizes will be awarded to the best exhibitors. The scheme has met with the greatest approval from all bird fanciers and a certain gentleman siding at Kowloon has already deci'ed to exhibit zo cages of birds which he is confident cannot be beaten sither individually or collec- tively. Full particulars may be obtained from Mr. Robert G. McEwen. Inspector of Markets,

SK for ASAHI JAPANESE' BEER.—” AG. Girault,

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.SPLENDID RAILWAY SCHEMOS. Colonel Manifold describes the railway as a magnificent project which will eventually be continued to Canton, tapping the commerce of the great waterways which it crosses en route, and opening up the rich mineral districts of Shansi, which contain some of the finest coal and iron beds in the world. It is actually. under construction for 250 miles from either end, and it is to be regretted that Great Britain has no share in it, although both its conception and its inception were due to the

SK for ASAHI JAFANESE BEER-

G. 'Girault, /

At the close of the lecture Col. Manifold was warmly applauded.

CABLE NEWS.

(vin Rangoon,}

MILITARY NEWS.

SIMLA, 3 December, The Secretary of State has sanctionel the establishment of depots at Meerut, Kirkee and Trimulgherry to receive boys enlisted in India for service in the Royal Artillery.

THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA,

CALCUTTA, 11th December, The Viceroy will unveil Hol-ell's monument commemorating the Black Hole which his excellency is presenting to the city on Wednes. day next."

PLAGUE.

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The plague mortality in India for the wrek, ending the 6th December, 1902, was 12,470 in comparison with 12,039 for the preceding week and 8,878 for the same period last year. Bombay presidency and city contribute 6,312 of the total, Karachi 12. Madras, presidency. 312, Calcutta 25, Bengal 865, United Provinces 1,263, l'unjab 1,695, Central Provinces 9, Mysore State 012, Hyderabad State 731, Herar 247, Central India 10 and Kashmir 7. Cawnpore shows an increase.

THE DALE CASE.

Mr. George Dale has been coinmitted under sections 307 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code to ta' e his trial before the High Court connect. ed with the attempted murder of his wife,

THE DELHI MANŒUVRES.

DELHI, Toth December.

It is understood that the final fight for Debi will be somewhere in the vicinity of the famous Kutab, eleven miles from the city,

Lord Kitchener has suddenly decided to visit. Simla and will leave on (riday night to see his residence there, returning to Delhi o blonday,

PERFECTED RAPID TELEGRAPH."

LONDON, December 21st. The Bungarian Government has put in operation between Buda-Pesth and Pressburg Jelegraph machines perfected by l'ollak and Virag, which have transmitted under test messages at the rate of 50,000 words per hour

SK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER AG. Girault

The National Bank of China, Limited, has advertised its Twelfth Ordinary Annual Meeting for the 31st January, 1903. The transfer books will be closed from the 8th to 21st proximo, both days inclusive.

The Tientsin Waterworks Company, Limited, has declared an intérim dividend of Tls, 12

per sta c

have ruled very steady, and further sales have Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Binks been effected at $6223, the market closing firm at the rate. The London quotation has im proved to £63. Nationals are to be had at $26. Marine Insurances-Beyond a sale of Yang tszes at 5133, there is nothing to report in stocks under this heading.

Fire Insurances.--Both stocks are unaltered and without business.

Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are down to $35, but at this price there are inquiries. Indo-Chinas are firmer, and have buyers at $86. Douglas Steamships bate been disposed of at $41 Star Ferries have changed-hands at 523 for the old issue, and close in demand; The new shares are wanted at $13. Shell Transports have dropped to 1.7/6 cum dividend (23 per cent),

Refineries-China Sugars are in demand at $86. Luzons remain dull at Sizi

Mining Punjoms are weaker, and can be bought a S2. Raubs have been negotiated at 56, and more shares can be placed. We are informed that the crushing for the current month produces 844 ounces of smelted gold from 3.300 tons of stone treated. Sales of Chinese Engineering are reported in Shanghai at Tis. 8.to.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.--Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been booked and are still inquired for at $210. Farnhams have changed hands in the North at TIs. 180 ex. the instant. Kowloon Wharfs are wanted at £88. interim dividend of Tls. 7 paid on the 22nd Hongkew Wharfs have advanced, and sales at .Tls. 310 have taken place.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Lands are in request at $185. Hongkong Hotels have been placed, and are still offering at $ Humphreys Estates are quoted at S China Providents can be sold at $9.85.

Cotton Mills.-Internationals and Laou. Kung-Mows have been done at Tis. 40 and Tls. 44 respectively, Ewos are quiet t Tls 40. Hongkong"Cotions can be obtained at $17

Cigar Companies. We have heard of no business. Philippine Tobaccos have sellers at $30.

Miscellaneous,Green Island Cements have again bern dealt in at $201. A. S. Watsons ure in the market at $144. Electrics (old issue) continue in request a d after sales at $13.10 are still asked for at the rate; the new shares Tramways have are procurable at $6.65. changed hands at $345. Ropes are in strong request at $120. Langkats have risen to Tis. 163, and are in demand at this figure.

SHIPPING AND FREIGHT..

During the past week business has continued dull and theic has been little demand for ready tonnage. The last quotation from Saigon to Hongkong was 10 cents per picul. There is no inquity to the Philippines or Java. For February loading to Japan 33 rents per picul; is quoted; for March loading 36 cents. Java to longkong 174 cents per picul for dry sugar. Coal freights are weak; from Moji to ton; to Singapore Hongkong $2.40 per $230 per ton. The following are, the charters since the 19th ins

Rapton, Brit, str. 1852, Moji or Kuchingtzu- to Singapore, $3 per ton

Clitus, Brit. str., 1988, Moji or Kuchinotzu to Singapore, $2.80 per ton.

Haldiz, Nor. str, 1671, Nauchow: and for Tonghoi to Penang, 20 cents per picul

Nanyang, Ger. sir, 982, Saigon to Hong- kong, 73 cents per picu,

Emma Luyken, Ger. str., 1109, Saigon to Hongkong, to cents per picul.;

An Indo-China S. Nav, Co.'s str, Saigon to Yokohama and for Kobe 33 rents r pt. 35 cents Perpicul, a ports (Feby. loading),

A steamer, 1 ports, NC Java to Hangkong, 17 cents per picul.

An Indo China 8. Nov. Co's, str., Saigon to Japan, 36 cents 3 pts. 38 cents per picul (Minch loading).

SHANGH 1, 23rd December. COAL, AND KEROSENĄ, Messrs. Wheelock & Co report as follows:→ Coul-Jepun. Since last writing we have not had much inquiry for this article and natives show little cisposition-to-pay the price now. asked by importers. Rates of freight lately have been fluctuating to a great extent and charters have been effected at from $1.79 to

$1.35 per ton with little or no enquiry at the latter figures.

Cardi-Has been sold in small quantities at-Tl5, 17.00 per ton, a slight advance since last writing

To-Day's Advertisements.

Sydney Wollongong. There is a slight THEATRE movement on foot but nothing, yet has trans! pire. There is a small deinand

ROYAL

Kerosene Oil,During the fortnight a very" small business has been done. Sales have Lessee and Manager Mr. W. REULE been made for short prompt T. 2.24 per case Representative...Mr. ARTHUR SEYMOUR for Devoes, Sali quantities of Bulk Cit (Russian) have changed hands at Tls. 1.75 Tls, 1774 per to gallons.

Langkat Dragon chop importers have realized ́on 15,000 cases Tls. 2011 less 2% for cargo to

arrive. There have been no arrivals. Our Stocks') are how estimated at:-

Devaes..................... 1,406,500 c Baloum ... ....... 182,000 **

Sumatra.yenemm

Langkat

cases.

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38,900 -..-105,000 H

24th December. FREIGHT. Our Homeward freight market seems to have passed into the dult season in earnest. there is very little cargo offering in any direc tion and with the Christmas and New Year holidays close upon us we do not expect to see any change until they are nver,

Coastwise Rates have declined a little all :- round since last writing and some owners have been glad to fix forward business at slightly- lower rates only to keep their shijs employed.

CHÈMP, SUGAR, AND’RICE.- in their weekly circular dated Manila, 15th inst., Messrs, Warner, Barnes and Co., Ltd.,

report as follows:-

Hemp Market has improved since our last issue, prices having advanced fully St perpicul Dealers are very firm and refuse to dispose of their holdings i under $25 per picu. Uusiness has been done at this quotation and it is pro bable that, it consuming markets show any activity, prices will go sull higher. We clase to-day with Fair Current a1 $15 per picul, equal, al Exchange 171; to £36. 18. - per ion f. o, b.

SugarManila nominal, nothing offering Taal: no crop.

Iloilo There has been keen competition in buying during the past fortnight and a fair quantity of new crop has been contracted for at prices ranging up to as high as $5.373 per picul for assorted, at which lat business was done. The market is very excited and dealers refuse to commit themselves further unless at extra. vagant prices.

picul, or at 1/7 Exchange, 7.1 1.2 per ton f.u.b. The market closes with buyers at 55.374 per

for usual assorted eighths.

Rie The heavy local stocks and the sudden absence of demand have had the effect of further weakening this market which, however, has only declined a fraction. We quote Second Saigon £6.37% per picul f. o. b.

THE SUPPLY OF SUGAR.

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THE

JANET WALDORF Co. will To-night repeat the Shriekingly. Funny Farcical Comedy

TURNED UP.” “

Received Last Night with Roars of Merriment and Salvos of Applause.

A REGULAR CHRISTMAS CRACKER.

TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY),

FAREWELL PERFORMANCES: MONDAY, 29th December, "THE LADY OF OSTEND.

TUESDAY, 30th December, "CAMILLE."

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 31st Dec. and 1st Jan,

"SWEET NELL OF OLD. DRURY."

PRICES AS USUAL. Hongkong, 27th December, 1902,

THE

NOTICE.

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HE attention of the public is drawn to the provisions of the Stamp Amendment Ordinance 1902, whereby certain duties are increased and it is recommended that at least) to the Stamp Office for surcharging before the La partof any stock of old forms be presented

31st instant.

1st January, 1903, can be seen at the Stamp A copy of the new Schedule in force from the.

Office.

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A. M. THOMSON, Treasurer, &r. Mongkong, 27th December, 1902, 174228 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.. THE Company's Steamship

"HAILOONG," Captain Gibson, will be despatched for the above Parts, on TUESDAY, the 30th instant,

9.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to

A Tokyo dispatch states that the sugar.pro. duction of Europe this year is a failure, and that the yield in the sugar countries of the Orient is no better. According to information in Forniosa is estimated at between 20 and 30 received by a Yokohama sugar firm, the loss per cent, and that in the Philippines at between 25,000 and 60000 tons, the actual!THE Steamship production being about 80,000 tons,

EXCHANGE.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 27th December, 1902. [14238 FOR NAGASAKI AND VLADIVOSTOCK,

"SAVOIA,"

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation

Captain Rebbelmund, will be despatched for the IN LONDON, Telegrapnu 1 ransfer........ 71 above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 31st instant,

Bank Bills, on demand 1.1/7.3/16 ; at NOON. Credits, 4 months' sight...179/16 D'ments, 4 months' sight 1/7 11/16 for First Class Passengers and carries a Doctor. LIN (demand).............. M.1.631 For Freight or Passage, apply to IN PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand ........ 2.01

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office. Hongkong, 27th December, 1902.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.. NOTICE.

Credils, a months' sight......205 IN NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...39 Credits, 30 days sight. 391 M BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer......... 1191

On demand........

1198

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“ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship.

IN SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Tr nster 71

Private 30 days' sight.....nom.

"HONGKONG MARU," IN YOKOHAMA, T.T......

291% prem. are hereby notified that their Goods are at their overeigns, 155nk's Buying Ra'e.... $12.45 risk being discharged into Lighters and/or old Leaf to touch, per taet

64.50 landed into our Godowns Nos. 1 and 2 at Bar Silver....

..22 Kennedy Town, (Marine Lot 243),

OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To-day's quotations are as follows:--- MALWA NEW

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OLDEST PATNA NEW BENARES NEW....... PERSIAN (PAPER)...

and

delivery may be had either from Lighters or from our Godowns upon countersignature of. Bills of Lading.

Per ches'. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 2nd @$1,000/1,030 January, will be subject to rent.

1,040/1,080 No Fire Insurance has been effected.

E. W. TILDEN, 995

Agent. @700/750 Hongkong, 27th December, 1902.

THE POPULAR ·

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE"

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.

- SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS,

By Appointment to**||

F. M. THE KING

and

HRH the PRINCE OF WALES

SOLE AGENTS

LANE CRAWFORD

HONGKONG,

& CO.

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