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TELEGRAMS

** HONGKONG PELEUKAPI"

SERVICE.

By spretul arzung vom with. Der

Ostašia1 | US

epatitions.

Venezuelan

COMMENTE GAANWY,

Bestia, kas Santäry,

12.50 p.m. The blockade at Venezuela 'con. tinines. Thè negotiations respecting a settlement of the differences be tweeen the Powers will commence at Washington towards the en1 of the month immediately after the arival of the United States Minister, Mr. Bowen, from Cameas, and of Burùn Speck von Sternburg, the Consul of Calenita who has her appointed

to the German Embassy owing to the recall of von Holleben.

·Morocco.

The fat struggle between the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1903.

CHUULI

The Western Hill coal mines for et the subject of a recent application by Kong Su Jen of the Pan-ding · Company, but the Board of Foreign Affairs decided to open the cullieries on the invernment's account - China Gareilt. MANILA AS A GREAT, DAPOI

NEED OF A MERCHANT MAJNË, The progress of Japa is of peculiar interest, to Americans, (says the Manila. Cableners) su many of our business methods being in use by the Chrysanthemum Empire, and the fact that inpan was first effectively opened to foreign trade by us, as the result of Commudi re Perry's famous expedition, says Walter j. Ballard,

Japan's development has been so great and so rapid that, pasti ularly since 1856, her ports have continually exceded her exports to the extent of many millions of dollars yearly, but the figures for 1901 of her foreign trade show that the is now within sight of turning

he corner. The figures are: To al imp 11s for 1901 Total exorts for 1901 Unfavourable balance-nly

$127,396,639 125.67 107

..:$1,726,617 These impots and exports chiefly detail as follows:--

United States...

Great Britain...

Exports $36,010,00 5,715,280 1,376,938

Imports

$ 1,297,170

20,200.750

2,415,033

13 588,254 4,807,452

25,186,742 13 573,979 $48,610 14,192,410 1,868,908 21,304,392

Chin

Sullan of Moroven and the Pretender | Hongkong

is imm'ucut.

hich was inst., t'e brought

The Prassian Dist. In the Prussiu Diet convened for · the 131 canal question will not forward.

Russia and Germany.

NEV PONY BUDAT ORZA PT.

The German Government has com mviced negotiations with Russia regar lag nawanmercial treaty

be worn the two cart Dis.

Au-trin-Hunary,

The negotiations respecting a com- mercial treaty with Germany of which, Austria-Hung re gave nɔtice towania Ula, Plasts of last rear will

(Beater)

Lesage Morocco.

The Moorish nemtruder nu milewar

«

Germany...

France.....

British India

Just a glance at these figures demonstrates that the United States is not securing ne ly its proper share of Japan's buying trade. We bought of her $3,000, 00 ands in het only $21,000,000, while Great Fritain bought, in round figures, $6,000,000 and sold $23,00,000....... over four t mes as much as she bought. Ger- many did still better, buying less than $3,000,00 and selling over s lápna, p03. In, other words, Japan's gut balance against us was $15,000,000 $20.000,00 and Germany's $11,500:0 the while Great Britain's account stood nearly

other way.

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.

The sintements of accounts to be presented at the forthcoming meeting of shareholders in the above Company are as follows :-

„Halance Sheet, gist December, rusa.

HABILITIES.

Capital, 756 fully paid

founder's shares of Lt each (laid down in the East

at exchangentas) 55,000.00 Capital partly paid,

L323,624 (laid

down in the East,

at exchange of 35.) 2,157.493.12 apital reserve fund 191,973 33 Reserve fundortye.

65,533 35

Notes in circulation................. Fixed deposits & current accounts Loans payable '.....

..... Bills for collection and branch

balances... Diafts, acceptances and endorse ments (Bills rediscounted)... Balance of profit and loss account

Total

ASSETS.

Casli on hand and at Bankers..... Government securities belonging

to the Bank ...... Bills receivable, loans & advances Bills for collection receivable and

branch balances ............ Adjustments Furniture

Total....

$1,430,000,00 477,295.00 735,379.59

· 250,000,00

New Year, when no errors or deficiencies will |ROVALIY TO: VISIT HONGKON be overlooked, and all offenders will be severely ́ ́ punished irrespective of rank..

PROPOSED NEW HAN

Pa Fung Bank, which will have brunches in all de Tren y Ports. Their application to the Viceroy of Cantos bus been favourably trested and perrassion will probably be granted for the brason to start as soon as a system of rules is depovied. The merchants here are favour ably inclined towards the project.

NEXT MONTII:

Two merchants, Cheung Ying Wo and The Ostasiatische Llayil says:—Their Royal Cheung Tak Cheeng, propese starting; an en-Highnesses Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, with tirely new Chinese bank to be styled "The his spouse, and Prince George of Bavaria intend torvisirate Far East shortly, Prince | Rupprechu, who will travel by the name of ince Count Handi, is the eldest son e Ludvig, eldest son in Prince Regent Luiffold" of Bavaria, and at some ferure day will there fore probably himself ascend the throne. irince Rupprecht, who was born in May, 1869, in Munchen, is known as a very kind and refined man. In the summer of 1900 he was married to the Duchess Marie Gabrich of Pavaria, a daughter of the far-famed occulist, the Duke Karl Theodor of Bavaria. Prince George, a cousin of Prince Rupprecht, is considerably younger than he former; he is i

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Hongkong, 13th January, 1903.

COMPAGNIE DES. MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES.

PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS. FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, Company's Steamship

*"SALAZIE,"

In ouríssue of the 3rd ult. we pointed out that on the ist of November last the Chinese Commercial Steamship Co., Limited, was

son of Prince Leopold and the ArchduchessHE incorporated at Hongkong with a capital of a

·Gisela of Austria. It is said their Koyal High- million dollars, subscribed by. Chinese and nesses intend to visit the Sunda Islands first, | Capsain Aubert, will be despatched for the above Ports on or about THURSDAY, tha allotted in 9,980 ordinary shares of $100 each

from where they may be expected to arrive in

19th instant. "with 20 founders' shares. We pointed out that Hungkong about the middle of February. monthly sailings would be made to Mexico From there they will visit Canton, Amoy, from the Orient, and that Mr. Eng Hok "Fong, Foochow, and will probably getto Shanghai' in the president of the new company, had gone to the latter part of Februnry, "From here several. the States for the purpose of making final trips, will be made, amongst others, one to inquities, Wong lean from the Victor fingpo. Afterwards the party will proceed to Cifonist than the last trip of the nga Maru Tsingtao, Tientsin, and Peking. to Victoria among the saloon Passengers were $533,288.63 "two Chinese merchants froin Hongkong, Messrs. Laing Kam-ming and Eng Hok-fong, 315.759.03 who went there to look over the trade pas. 2,046,040 76 | sibilities, with the intention of establishing a

283,502 45

370,606.91 145,103 95 $4,681;887.81

$4,681,887.81

steamship line from Hongkong to some point 1,769 347-39 on the Pacific Coast, yet to be selected. „They 2,452.00❘ did not debark at Victoria, remaining with the After looking 15,000.00 steamer, and left for Seattle.

around the ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco and San Diego, they will go across the contine to New York, and also visit many large Eastern commercial centres in connection with the enterprise. When questioned regarding their enterprise on board $103,095.19 the Japanese liner, :e visiting Chinese mer-

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. 31st December, 1902,- Charges, directors' fees and

salaries

Amount to be placed to

Dividend account, pro-

reserve fund......., $50,000,00

posed payment of $1.96 per share on 40463 shares (3/ per share in Lon. don at exchange of 1/2 1-15)

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chants said that the project was in a perlimi- nary stage as yet, and the objet of their visit was to make the necessary investigation. 1o. ascertain if such, an enterprise would be profitable. If they were assured as a result of their visit that a steamship line running from Hangkong to some port on the Pacific coast would be successful, the line would be estab ished, there being sufficient Chinese capital ready to embark in the enterprise. fu: ward to

There is no question that the import trade account.............. 15,613.80

of China is increasing rapidly, they said, and the shipments of four, cotton, wheat, the Total ......$

stap'es most in demand, were becoming larger with each year. However, they were there to Balance brought forward from

last year................................. .....$221,235.51 | make an investigation, and it was as yet too Gross Earnings for year ending

early to talk of what would be done. As to

79,400 15

next

141,103 95 248,799.94

Why are we on the wrong side (to us) of Japan's ledger for $15 035,0.0? The answer is two fold: First, because with our 'apology for a fleet" of ocean going steamships we are not the carriers of our own gods and must submit to any rates of f eight the owners of foreign Balance to be carried vessels choose to exact. Second, because a Kod share of our shipments pass through. Hongkong and European ports and are count- ed as shipments by the country whose flag the ve set caries. Right here comes in the future value to us of Manila, ara point of shipments a-d distribution. When the harbour improve Try th

meats at Manika are completer, our ocean. umed the going merchant marine suficiently enlarged by the passage of a liberal ship subsidy bill and the isthmian cinal built, we shall be in shape On est January, 1903, our Cufi'al and Reserve to very mealy,. iLpot entirely, coutral the foreign trade of Japan.

The German Embossy at Washington. The Gemman Ambassad + Holleben has midenic applied in ven have, It is gov tally wounded then tus fur hoon recalled for a seppo and want of st buron Speck f Calcutta, von Sternburg, the esta and

resident Rooseveldt, has been app-ait by charge of adaus audit is eltered wil. ed to the post.

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grot 1.

Attempted Assassination in Spain.

mary rith.

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As Hongkong is not a manufacturing centre, how could it s ip $500,000 to Japan except of the goods of the United States and other *countries?

It is worthy of note that in igor China was worth nearly $3,000,000 not to Japan as a customer and France nearly $12,900,000 while Japan' was "Br tigh India's net rustomer to the extent of $16,303,000, For 1901 Japan's total exports show a gain of 23 per cent over 1900 and 17 per cent gain over the highest year previously known.

Rates of interest on internal loans have

While the lung on apa is returning fran chapels on Watada eva Madrid decreased and the gold reserve of the Bank of Japan has substantially increased. · This shows man shed a nyeret at live ... carriage.

financial soundness, and makes it easier for No one was i qued. The who is a

the American "credit man." As evidence of Spandaul ruano Tonearm ly insane, the advantage of ship subsidis, which Japan the Grand has been paying for some time, we may noie that in 18gz one-thirteenth of the exports and Lone-eighth of the imports of Japan were car-jed in Japanese vessels. 1901 panese shipping Wabes has suresi 3 and 2 tries ad so incr a d that three-eighths of the gainst England's veral,

exports and one-third of the imports, or a tonnage considerably in excess of the total

declare that he wanted to Chamberam and act the Kun!

Football.

Marconi Telegraphy. The Marconi system Teasers England and America wilt be opt to the public about the 20th instant.

MINING ENTERPRISE IN CHINA,

CARIANI,

sports and imports of 1892, were conveyed in

nat ve vessels, The 3.86159 tonnage of Tapanese vessels envering Japanese ports in 1901 was only exceeded by Great Britain's 4.03,583 Germany and Russia' rank next, while a'l United States can show is 175 ships with 474,745 Jonnage, less than onceenth of Great ritain's showing Is at this hurai-

L

3 st December, 1902 **** 227,563-73 | how many steamers might be put on the scr-

vice it was the svan to speak. Total $ 248,790.24

Funds will stand as follows:

Reserve fond..

Total

Commercial.

TO-DY'S. INTELLIGENCE.

For Freight of Passage, apply to

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong. 13th January, 1901.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

.-. MARITIMES. FAQUENOTS-POSTE FRANCAIS,

-NOTICE.

STEAM FOR

ALSO

SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, - COLOMBO," BOMBAY, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRÁNEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX {. Strong demand exists for Ho GKONG BANK- shares and sales have been effected at $672 30 PORTS or BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE and $674 03. Small sales have been made of the Company's Steamship

MONDAY, the 26th January, 1993. HONGKONG FIRES at $315.00 HONGKONG, CALEDONIEN," Capt, Remes, with Mails, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOATS are slightly Passengers, Specie and Cargo, will leave this weaker, and there are still sellers at $37.75. Port for MARSEILLES, við BOMBAY," A suiall parcel of Inno Cutsas-has-been placed at $86.00. CHINA SUGAKS are in demacd at $89.co, no sellers. HONGKONG & Whampoa Docks are wanted at. $207.50. HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARVES have changed hands at Sys and $50.50. HUM- PHREYS ESTATES are weaker with sellers at $12.00, as well as CHINA PROVIDENTS at $9.85.-

EXCHANGES

IN LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer...... 67

ተካ

Bank Bills, on demand .....1/6 15/16 Credits; 4 months' sight....7 5/16 Dinents, 4 months' sight... 1/7 7/16 1 PERLIN, (demand),.

......M.1.611 ON PARTS, Bank Bills, ou demand.........1.98 Credits, 4 months' sight.3.02 IN NEW YORK, Blank Bills, on demand...38) Credits, 30 days' sight ..... ....................39 YR BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer.... .117

On demand.....

.1174 ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Tr nsfer......721 Private 30 days' sight.......... nom. ON YOKOHAMA, T.T...................................... 761 % prem, $12.67 Sovereigna, Bank's Buying Rate.... Gold Leaf 100 touch, per tal Bar Silver,

OPIUM QUOTATIONS. To tay's quotations are as follows:-

"

1

LAST YEAR, OLDEST PATNA NEW........ BENARES NEW... PERSIAN (PAPER)..

Eng Hok-long and Luing Kam-ming had an "interview at the Driard hotel with Mr. Alorse, vice president of the Grand Trank tail- Capital fully pa d founder's shares $ 5,000,00❘ way, and Mr. Wainwright, comptroller of that rad, who were in the city n regard to the Capital partly paid ordinary shares 2,157,193-32

191,973-33 building of a transcontinental line by their MALWA NEW Capitul reserve fund.......................................

115 533-35 Company, which is expected to be completed in five years. The question of freights and $2,470,000 steamers was discussed at length, much in- formation regarding the railway a rangements being given to the Chinese by the railway men, who in turn were advised of the project to establish a new. steamship line. When the tranu onlinental ling of the Grand Trunk is completed, it gres without saying, that a steam- ship connection with the rient will be neces- say, but as one of the Chinese visitors said, the

C. EWENS,

Chairman.

J. 1 UT, CHAN KL. SHAN;

Directors.

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CH " TỪNG SHANG, } GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Chief Manager.

14. PINCKNEY,

.'

Chief Accountant.

I have audited the above balarice sheet and beg to report to the shareholders that such balance sheet is properly drawn up so as to ex- Libij a true and correct view of the Hank's affairs as shown by the looks. The adit in London has been carried out as usual and certified by Messrs Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths and Co, Chartered Accountants.

I certify that all my requirements as auditor have been complied with,

R. CHATTERTON WI COX. Auditor. 'Hongkong, zili January, 1903.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Corresfordeo()

CANTON, 118 January.

T PR POSED "TATE LOTTERY

UNKEST.

6530

.22

This Steamer connects at COLOMBO with the s.s. Armand fchic, which vessel takes on ber Passengers and Mails leaving that Port on the 7th February, 1903, Direct to Suez, Port Said and Marseilles.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Lon- don as well as for Marseilles, and accepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 Specie and l'arcels until.3 P.M., on the 35ck* January, (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office.) Con- tenis and Value of Packages are required.

For further Particulars, apply at the Com pany's Office.

C. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong. 13th January, 1901. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. Calling at PORT DARWIN and QUEENS--

LAND PORTS, and taking through Carge. 10 AURlaide, New Zealand, TASMANIA, &c.)

HE Steamship-

THES

"AUSTRALIAN,”

Captain Helms, will be despatched for the above Ports, on THURSDAY, tħe jih February,, at Noon.

Per ches', This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for 1@ $ 970/1,000 | Pas engers, and has a Refrigerating_Chamber, @ 1,000/1,030 which ensured the supply of Fresh Provisions, @ 1,040/1,080 | Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.

@ 1,010

@ 1,000

650/730

To-day's Advertisements,

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA- TION CO., LIMITED.

This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light STAN

A Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried...

N.B. To assure the additional comfort of · passengers the steamers of the Company have electric fans fitted in staterooms,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO, Agents. Hangkong. 13th January, 1993

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "HE P. & C. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

Ine is not expected to be completed for five NORDINARY MEETING of SHAREH years yet, and their project is for the establish.

ment of a line a short time.

THE COMMODORE'S CUP.

FIRST RAČE.

The first race for the Commodore's Cup was sailed on Saturday, the result of which was crowded out of our columns last evening. he course was round a rock to the South West of Kavichau Island and home. At the Commencement a moderate breeze was blow- ing, but on nearing the rock it freshened con- siderably. The race was practically a plain sail both outward and homeward, the wind being in a noith easterly direction. Vernon roved conclusively, that none of the older brats could come near her in a breeze by

others.

is given that the SECOND

HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, Victoria Buildings, on MONDAY, the 20th January, 1993, at 12.30 o'clock P., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State-1 ment of Accounts for the Period ending statssel are hereby informed that their Goods December, 1902.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cour pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 19th January, io MONDAY, the 26th January, (both tays inclusive) during which Period nn Transfer of Shares can be Re, istered.. By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY 5. NORTHCOT!

Secretary. Hongkong, 13 january, 1903.

THE CARE OF THE

EYE.

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“ BANCA,"I FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ, BOMBAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-nained:

are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hungkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted ont mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as The Goods are landed. This vessel brings on Cargo

From Persian Gulf, ér B.I.S.N. and B. & P.

S. N. Co.'s Steamers, "

Goods not clearest by the 19th instant, at. 1 PM, will be blect to rent.

* No Firm Insurance will be effected by me in ny case harda yang t

Damaged Packages must be left in the "Godowns ( Fexowiation by the Consignces' and slig„Chimpanz'a represi̇nîntives at an appointed car.

#Cimst be presented within ten days of the stimer's arrival here after which date they can m' be recognised.

No Chims will be admitted after the Goods" have left the Godowns

Co-signees of Cargo from Europe and Many who suffer from headache and ner-Eyptia i Ports, lembay, &c, are requested. yousness do not suspect the cause.

The nerves that control the eye have a dire

connection with the most vital parts of the human system.

o sign a General Average Rond before Bills |of Lading are countersigned,

EA. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Norgknuz, 13th January, 1903, 9:

The Pan long Company of trekingas li ting for a country of our resources? By

Efforts are being made in all directions by positively laping away from the arranged to have a lo on waruding to 5 Million ati les the record for yo1 shows that we'

She listed very, heavily," however, and in the Imperial Treasury to raise funds for the

the, *vain effect of the crew spite of „ta la fo un quartz whose, Larie is given as have fallen off in the sale of electric light more expeditious disbursement of the war in

· Weitung (7) to opra mines at Inchow, Hu- apparatus (though we still furnish 6 per cent).demnity and confirmation comes to hand Trom

to keep her on an even keel, bý^perching| chow, Chuebow, Vucuchow and Wenchow, the telephones, fur, iran wire, telegraph wire, Peking of the proposed National Lottery (re sail with her lee gunwale under water When themselves on the weather rail, continued to agreemer being similar to that of the Yunnan steel and iron, steel wire repe, brass and ferred to in your columns) to the Viceroy of rounding the rock she was two or three minutes Mining Coy's, but as there are some points copper tubes and nickle, while we in- Canon, who has been instructed by Impera ahead of the Alamak, who, in her win, was not in accordance with the new Mining Regula-creased in file engines and pump, farmers! Edict to use the whole of bis power in influen tions, Tamsi Kan, of the Facilong Colupany } and mechanics' tools

a couple of minutes ahead ofthe nearest boat and implements, cing the merchants of this city to take up shares. All except the Colleen followed in the cider's of Chekang, bas sent in a nivel agreement, lacomotives, črane machinery, weaving ma- 1997 consisting of 20 articles through the Governon chinery, steam bulers and engines, photo- The extreme unrest of the districts sur und- to the north of the istard and, though wake, steering a straight course. She headed

Why should you; not read more than a few of Chekiang to the · paul of Imeign Affairs, graphic apparatus, sewing machines, watches, ing Canton are brought prominently and more --as well as to the Ministry of Mines and Rail-condensed milk, salted fish, alcohol (we forcibly to li. ht every few days by the reports thers, the distance lost was out of proportion your eyes give you trouble? Why tho:e iminutes without discomfort? Why should entering the stronger bieeie area before the ways As souras Iniperial rescripts on the lead for the first time), sole leather (we still of robberies by large armed gangs who swoop

headaches? You owe it to yourself to have same ar vectived, the agreement will be aggin fed), lead (pig, inget and slab), kerosene, down on villages and make away without

to the wind. found. While inward bound on submitted to both the British and Italian bicycles and tricycles (almost a monopoly for molestation The military seem incapable of Tomes, worked i

the port tack, the fris, sailed. by Mr. C. A. your eye careful y examined.

third place and for Minsters at Peking and then it will be signed us) cables (we are now ahead of France and competing with the severe

Nowadays, when optics is a science, and tax put upon a long time was near the stem of Alannah; RUNAY.

Great Britain). In flx, hemp, jute and China then, and the drain made by the Kwangsi in fact it appeared she had a fair chance glasses are worn to keep in cheek the involun: of sailing her time (9 minutes) on the lary muscles of the eyes so that the nerves At Kwei Yang-chny in Hanan, there are rich glass the imports were $600,000, of which the rebellion is being severely felt. Yet another Vernon, but while coming up the barbour would not be exhausted fister than the brain 1. mgkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Philippine Islands furnished one-sixth.

the fatter, vessel spurted such extraordinary | speed, that she was not only enabled to clear off, her time allowance but bad four minutes to spare. The times at the finish were as follows IVAN

miner, and Yuan Fi-chi and a hers have raised fifty thousand dollus capital and formed a company called the Kwe-hung company to he Company have already open. ed the miners and there are many capitalists anxious to join ite.company.

work tiem.

At Ilwai-ai district of Hunts there are also mines belonging to a Huddhist temple, and Magistr de Chu Su-ming row intends to putniù peimission to convert the temple into a school | aid to open the mines to wise fonds for carry

on the said school. Five priest being un. willing to wis denounced the stagistrate who is now said to he transferred to some niher post.

„OTTAM & CO., FOR SUN HATS.

call has been made upon their resources by Japan bays sugar very largely about one the Mandarin of Sun-ħing, a d strict about 50 hall from Hoogko and Germany. The wifes out of Canton and in Kwangtung Pro- Philippines inrre sed their sales by 50 percent vince, where the farmers are so driven to When conditions are settled in the Philippines desperation by the fainine, that they have taken -its-sugar-industry-can-be developed to supply to robbery" and cutlawry. So serious is the one-half of the Japanese demand for sugan Torising that the authorities of the district ave sum up, the net result for 1901 are unfavour unable to subdue the people and, as a last able to us, as while the total decrease in resource, bave appealed for help to the Viceroy Japan's imports was ir per cent, as compared who has dispatched two detachments of soldiers, with 19 our decrease was 31 per cent, leaving each numbering 250 men. us again ouranked by Cleat Britain and Beitisir todia. Ar Mr. McKinley 60 wisely said, "We must have ships.”

1SPECTION OF TROOPS DAN The authorities have sued orde

orders to the effect that an inspection will be made early is.

COTTAN & GO FOR WASHING COTTAM & CO, FOR PANAMA HATS

TIES.

1 Vernong...

Alannah Kathleen. frit vis Colleen, Min -Erica

Ronita "Maid Marian:

as

4. 11. 10 Scratch 4190 16:0 423 104 17.10. 64.242 445 12 24 47.421.47. 126 40. 423 49: 26.407 4 23 407 26-42 423 42-

17 10 16:56: 4-3230420 30 $4.34 52-44-15:53 UTTAM & CO. FOR GENT'S BATH

Chanticleer

Doreen ...

Paya

cun supply, it is wrong to wear glasses, not fitted by an othalmic optician.

Lenses specially ground on the premises i f the correction of astigmatism and biler defecis of eyesight.

N. LAZARUS,

OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN.

OF LONDON AND CALCUTTA, Consulting Room:

No-16, Queen's Road Central

Entrance through Mr. R. Houghton's Tailoring Establishment nearly op ¿Hotel

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, ''HE P. & O, S, N, Co.'s Steamship

"CEYLO FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT-

́SAID, SUEZ AND-STRAITS.54% Consignees of Cargo: by the above-named vesse are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed if their risk in the

Company's Codowns at Kowloon, where each entisignment will be sorted out wark by mark, and ilelivery can be obtained as soon, as the Govts are landed.

Goods not elnared bỷ the tgih instant," at | 44,81, will be «bject to rent..

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any Chae whatever)

Damaged packages must be left in the Go-.. downs for ‹ kanination by tire Consignee's and the Company's representative at an appointed: hour.

Allil insanust be presented within ten- days of the cather's arrival here after which No claims will be admitted after the good idate they cannot be recognised, s

have left the Go downs.

Hongkong, 13th Janu