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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's,)

The German Elections.

LONDON, 18th June. Apart from the large Socialist gains · from the Radicals, the balance of parties in the Reichstag is but little changed.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1903.

REPORT ON THE HEALTH AND |

SANITARY CONDITION

OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1902,

The Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson has issued the medical report on the health and sanitary cond tion of the Colony of Hongk ng for the year 1952, 10gether with the returns, &c. From it we extract the fultnwring :—

POCULATION,

Great Britain. and Servia, Mr. Balfour said in the House that the The estimated population of the Colony for Government had considered whether they 1901 was 301,824. Ther- were 1,200 births and would mark their reprobation of the dis-6,783 deaths, of the latter 58: were from plague. graceful crime at Belgrade by withdrawing The birth rate was 3.8 per 1,000 as compared with 3.6 per 1,00 in 1901. The death rate was their representative, hat bad decided that

21.7 per 1,000 as compared with 135 per 1,000 the Minister shall remain at present to watch in gor. The following figures will show the events, and not be accredited until further comparison of the death-rate in the Chinese information had been received of the circum)-

and non-Chiese during the past two years :- stances under which the new Government

1971. had come into power.

Non-Chinese... 20.3 per 1,050 19.0 per 1,000 Chinese......23 77

21.93 PREVALENCE OF SICKNESS IN DIFFERENT

SEASONS CF THE YEAR, AND GENERAL CHARACTER AS TO THE MILDNESS OR SEVERITY OF THE DISEASĖS PREVAILING.

LATER.

Russia and Sorvia. An official communiqué from St. Peters burg recognises King Karageorgevitch but declares it incumbent on him to punish the assassins. This has caused consternation in

1902.

Small-for-Che disease was much less pre-

Belgrade where the regicides are the heroes valent than in 1901, 57 cares only being notified

of the hour.

The Somaliland Expedition. The situation in Somaliland is causing un- casiness; the difficulties of transport are in

and Bohutle are threatened. Three com panies of the Hampshires and three hundred native troops have been ordered to Somali

during the year as against 91 in 190. As usual mest of these cases occurred in the early part of the year

Cholera.--For the first time since 1888 cholera

THE HONGKONG- ELECTRIC:.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report of the Board of Directors to the fourteenth ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the com. pany's office, No. 4. Queen's Buildings, at 12.30 p.m., on Saturday, 13th July, 1993:—

Gentlemen, Your directors have the plea sure to submit the accompanying statement of the company's accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1903.

The balance at credit of profit and loss account is $82,167.11; after deducting direct arst fees ($3,000), there remains the sum of $79,167.11 available for appropriation, and your directors recommend that this be disposed of

as follows:-

To pay a dividend of 4 per cent.:-

Say go cents per share

on 30,000 fully paid

shares, ........................................17,000.00 Say 45 cents per share

on, jo,oco part paid shares, 13 500.00

To write off plant account for de

preciation,

To write off furniture account for

depreciation,

To carry forward to next account,

CHINESE MINERS. -

COMMERCIAL..

PUNJOMS.

Mr. Hangau of the Punjour Mines is engagel in prospecting that part of the Company's land which is situated at Gua, a short distance away from Lipis,

prices. The meagreness of stocks in first bands of Noa 13 and 12s induced the speculators As well as dealers to operate freely, and in these counts only prices show a very good and sound improvement. No. tos ruled steady with slight Auctuations here and there, and though the stock of this count is increasing, prices are well maintained Nos, 8s and 6s are in small demand for immediate requirements only, The market closes steady. It is also reported that out of the previous forward sales, about 4,000 bales arrived during the past fortnight. Sales during the past fortnight comprise about 125 bales of No. 65--25 bales of No. 88.-3,6ço bales of No. 105,-900 bales of No. 125-$75 bales of No. 161.—and 1,935 bales of No. 205.-in nil about 6,400 bales. Arrivals per steamers, Gregory Afcar, Hiro-

and the Northern ports about 3,000 bales, about 7,500 bales. Shipments to Shanghai

Messrs. Skinner and Noyes, the commission. ers who are now in the F. M. S. inquiring into the question of Chinese labour, reached this part of the world via Vancouver. While at the latter they made investigations into the em playment of Chinese in mines and other work there. Mr. Skinner, speaking of the Chinese, remarked that they appeared to be good work- men, but no definite opinion could be formed till Mr. Noyes and himself had seen then working in large numbers and for this purpose they were going to Malaya. When the com- missioners leave Singapore, says the Strail is likely to remain so till after the juge settle-shima Maru, Trieste, Suising, and Ballarat Times, they will return to Hongkong, and will probably go home via the trans-Siberian rail-week, transactions have been confined to a few During the past

way.

N. Y. A NEW STEAMERS.

Three sea-going steamers are now being built at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, for the Nippon Vusen Kaisha. The Niigatta-ma›u, which is to be $10,5caroused, on completion, in the transportation of

heavy cargo, was launched on May 9th last and will be ready for sea by the end of the month She is of 2,16 tons gross. The Nikko-maru will be an Australian liver of 5,600 tons gross and is to be launched at end of August. She will be completed in Uctober next. The last of the three is Veiko-maru. She will have a gross tonnage of 1,993 and is to be launched on the

34.741.14

473.00 3.4 13.00

57167.1

The munager reports that the number of

22nd inst. Besides the above, the Mitsu Bish slut a steamer, at a cost of Yen 235,000, far Osaka Shosen Kaisha's North China 'service, with the term of 13 months. The dimensions of this vessel are reported to be as follows Length, z ft., Breadth, 31 ft. 6 in.; Depth, 21 F.; Gross Tonnage, 1,200; speed, 12 knots.- Nagasaki Press.

was again epidemic in the Colony. During lamps, fans and motors connected to the creasing and the communications of Berbera the year, 46 cases were notified, over 300 off company's supply service on the 1st. June was / Company has lately signed a contract to con these oc urtet in the second quarter of the equivalent to upwards of 27,00 lamps of 8 year. This disease appears to have been pre-candle power. 85 are limps are maintained vident all over the Ens', the Philippine 1-lands by the company and 11 electre lifts are being especially having suffered. In all likelihood operated by the power service. During the I was introduced to Hongkong frem Canion.

year a new small alternator set has been 7/1,me.--This disease was much less pre. brought into operation, a new storage battery vaient than during the previous four years,

for the power servic has been erected, and the :6572 cases only being notified as compared with old battery is being overhauled and repaired.

1,651 in 1501.

land from Aden.

Explosion at Woolwich.

An explosion of a Lydite shell at Wool wich Arsenal has killed 17 and injured

nien.

Sir Ernest Satow.

Sir Ernest Satow has started for China.

TIENTSIN.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

TIENTSIN, 8th June. Polnically we are as stagnant as we ate com mercially nothing has been doing but present. stuns of one kind or another. At the moment the little port is astir with a wedding, that of one of our most popular jocks with another ughter of our great local electrician, Mr. Poulsen. To-day in the Club the members of the Race Club presented Mr. Arthur Watts with a very handsome wedding present in the form of a silver tea and coffee service, with a very well turned address wishing him and his fair young bride a long and happy life together. Both bride and bridegroom are very young, but as Mr. Waits holds a good position in the Engineering and Mining Company the prospects for a fair start are bright ones. The wedding which takes place to-morrow promises to be a very rely one with a big

Cinish.

Ats. Much more active measures were taken to exterminate rats. The number of tat-catchers was considerably increased early in the year and as a result 117,839 rals were destroyed during the year. The number of rats caught during the past three years is as follows:-

1930, ... ... 46,593 1901,

***** 77.753

Directors. Han, C. S. Sharp having resigned his seat on his departure from the Colony, Mr. A. G. Wood was invited to take his place on the Board. In accordance with the articles of association, Messrs. G. H. Medhurst and A. G. Wood retire, but, being eligible, offer them- selves for re-election..

Auditors.-The accounts have been notited by Messrs. Gershom Stewart and C. W. May (the latter in place of Mr. J. C. Peler, who is offer themselves for re-e'ection.

A PAR OF EXCHANGE FOR CHINA.

American Asiatic —

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

jamin, Kelly and Potts state

Writing under date 19th inst., Messrs. Ben-

Share business contines as slack as ever and

ment which is a heavy one.

Blocks which are dealt with below:-

Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have been negotiated at $685 for the settlement and close with inquiries for shares at $680 cash. The Land on quotation has advanced to £63 51- Nationals are in strong request at $273.

Marine Insurances-Unions are still wanted

Traders

at $500. There is no alteration in China Cantons have changed hands and close in further requst at $177.

Fire Insurances.-Hongkong Fires continue in demand at $330. China Firas have been booked at $84 and there are further buyers.

Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats can be placed at $37. Indo- Chinas are wanted at Stop after sales at the rate. Dougins Steamships have been deall in

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The unsold stock is estimated at about 20,000. Local Productiour:—No sales are reported in the market.

Japanese Varn-About 1,200 bales of No. 1ás, át 5124 to $126, and 200 bales of No. 20s. at 5:33, changed hands.

Exchange-We quote to-day on India at Rs. 125% London at Sh, 1/8 1/16d.

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer.../8 1/16 Bank Bills, on demand .........1/84 Credits, 4 months' sight ...1/8 7/16 .. D❜ments 4 months' sight .......1/3 9/16 ON BERLIN, (demand)

..M.1.71 ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand.........3.10

11 Credits, 4 months' sight.14 | ON NEW YORK, Bank Bills, on demand...407 Credits, 30 days' sight...........414 ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer.........125

On deinand

25 On Shanghai, Telegraphic Transfer ......71} Private 30 days' sight.....nom. ON YOKOHAMA, T.T.

...8it Sovereigns; Bank's Buying Rate ............................$11.92 Gold Leaf roo touch, per tacl **********.61.70 ..24 5/16

16

11

at $41 and China and Man.las remain quiet $26. Star Ferries (old issue) are inquired for at $26: the new shares have been bought and have further buyers at $161. Shell Transports Bar Silver

have declined and are on offer at £1. S

Refineries. China Sugars have not been dealt in but are steady at $106. Nothing has

| transpired in Luzons.

Mining-No transactions have come under our notice and quotations remain unaltered since our last report.

Decks, Wharves, and Godowns,-Hongkong Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks writes to the and Whampoa Docks have been placed at $214, and are still wanted. Farnhams have further weakened in Shanghai and shares can be procured at Ts. 185. Kowloon Wharfs arc without business and remain at $90, nor is there any change in Hongkew Wharfs which continue weak at Tis. 290.

In the last number of the American-Asiatic altention was called to the fact that the Presi dent had submitted to Congress notes from the governments of Mexico and of China, which requested the United States government to join with them in establishing in those countries a

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-Hongkong

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OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Ta- fay's quotations are as follows;—- -

MALWA NEW

"

LAST YEAR.. OLDEST

PATNA NEW

*

BENARES NEW

OLD

OLD

"

PERSIAN (PAPER)...............

-Per chest @No sales

1,000 ..@ 1,090/1,100

@ 1,037

1,037 1,0424 1,035

..@ 700/750

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

absent from the Colony). These gentlemen. fixed ratio of exchange between silver and gold. Lands are still quoted at $167). West PointsHE Undersigned has received instructions

A. G. WOOD, Chairman.

Hongkong, 20th June, 1903.. The following are the statement of accounts :-

Capi al:—

LIABILITIES.

30,000 shares each $10

paid-up 30,000 shares each $5

paid up.....

190, ............117 839 Since March a systematic bacteriological examination has been made of all as caught. The services of three Japanese doctors, versed in this work, were obtained from the Japanese Government for six months and since then work has been carried on by Chinese bacteriological assistants, specially trained by the Government Iacteriologist, who arrived in the Colony at the end of Fehmary. The result of the exami nation is interesing, at first in March only .03 per cent, of this rats caught were infected with pl-gue. At the end of May the percentage of plague infected rats was 5.9, this rose until the third week in July when it reached 7.8 per cent., since then it gradually. fell until November when it was 17 per cent. Notwithstanding the fact that from September to the end of the year plague in man had practically ceased, | plague infected rats were still found, the per- centage varying from 1.7 per cent, to 1 per cent. at the end of the year and then infected rats came from practically every health district | Plant, cost of, as per last in the Colony.

them. It was impossible, however, to induce Chinese generally to be inoculated.

Shen Taotai has suddenly left for the South, the is said to be seriously ill and to be anxious to consult his medical adviser in Shanghai. It is probably partly a desire to get out Teking where his p ckets have been steadily emptying by all accounts. The swim. Hofkine's prophylactic.-The whole of the mig bath is starting on the second year | plague staff was inoculated with anti-plague fis existence, and the season has opened serums and not a single case occurred amongs: wie an enthusiastic membership. The ex- cellence of the swimming here has evoked general surprise, some really fine records being Enteric fever-There were 55 cases as com male almost daily, with some excellent diving.|pared with 75 in root. These were equally The bath is not a very large one but it is distributed throughout the year, the numbers beautifully fitted with pale blue files, and for the respective quarters being 16, 12, 12 and makes a most attractive and delightful 15. Five of these were imported cases. reizyous especially in these dry, dusi parched Malarial fever-There was a still further days

reduction in the number of deaths returned as amongst the Chinese from malarial fevers, the figures for the last three years being 393 in 1901, 54t in 1gar, and 887 in 1900. Anti-malarial mcasures, viz, removal of undergrowth, train. ing of nullahs and draining of stagnant pools,

were co-tinued during the year..

17-beri.-There were more deaths reported from this disease than in previous years, the numbers, being 452 as against 277 in 1991 and 361 in 1900.

De gue. An extensive outbreak of this disease took place. Some fifty cases occurred in the autumn of the previous year, the disease evidently having been introduced from Singa pore. Every section of the community were affected, over 400 cases having been admitted to the Government Civil Hospital alone. The earliest case occur el towards the end of June.

M. Pukotiloff, the agent of the Russo- Chinese Bank, and supposed pivot all Rus sim diplomacy he:c, leit Peking on Sunday en wife far home where he takes up the ressible past of Finance Minister. Only these big posts do not always keep the Russia- officiis at home. Tientsin has said goodbye to General Wogack twice already for "im- param posts at home", and now I hear he is on his way out again! All the Legations in Jeing were at the station to sec M. Luati fï off, as well as all the leading Chi- nest ficuals. He is of course travelling via S.bin may make a long pause en ruté, Crawf Chines coolies continue to leave Tiers for Port Arthr where ey are ustrady en aged o rilway construction which,ms never to end. But many are re- mre he engaged' on earthworks at New-it was prevalent in July, more prevalent in chwad in stocking huge supplies of coal; August and commenced to decline in Septem but his is only second hand report and I baveber with the onset of the cool weather and in noit authenticated. It is a fact that October, it soon died out. Considerable in- Chin merchants of all ranks are leaving convenience was caused commercially as many New harang as business is at a standstill. 11 firus employing large, numbers of men had is absolutely untrue as has been recently great difficulty at the height of the epidemic in state in some quarters that Chinese and obtaining workmen. It is to be hoped that this foigners are contented with Russian rule. disease is not going to become endemic. The restrictions are too numerous and inter- ference too continual to make this possible.

The Chinese here are getting desperate over the weather and the fainous Iron Tablet from Shantung, which was last brought up in 1900, has been ordered to Teking by imperial

GENERAL SANITARY CONDITION OF

THE COLONY.

The sanitary condition of the Colony bas been improved of late years more especially by the provision of open spaces in the rear of buildings thus doing away with brick to back edict. The Governor of Peking. Chen Pition to the Chinese dwellings. Much, however, houses and introducing more light and ventila bimself has gone to fetch it, and by the remains to be done. Professon Simpson and Mr. time it gets to the capital rain is nearly Osbert Chadwick, CN G., amived in the early sure to fall, as instead of taking it quickly part of the year. Their reports conclusively show that overcrowding and many insanitary by train it is to go by roid so as not to spoil dwellings and areas ex-st. Mr. Chadwick states the fengshui, and it will be sacrificed to on am further of opinton that nothing short of

the road, so it will be some time getting to Peking

An old custom is to be revived by the E. Dis orders, that of having a street, of curio and silk shops within the Summer Palace precincts. This used in exist in the days when the Palace was sacked by the Allier in 186 but ite shops than destroyed ware never reopened..

the general resumption of insanitary leñements, and their entire re-construction, will bring about

$309,003,00

and to secure like action from other govern. ments having dependencies in the East.

can be placed at $51 and Kowloon Lands are in request at $375. Shanghai Lands have Business men in Japan, Europe and the cased off and can be bad at Tls. 10g Hong- United States who have had dealings with Long Hotels are in strong demand at $15. Chins have felt very keenly for the last few | Oriente Hotels have har.ened and are wanted years the need of the par of exenange. Until a $35. Humphreys' Estate keep firm at Stz), within a few months, owing to the distracted and China Providents are quieter at S94 cendition of a Chinese government, it, had, however, not been thought, that it would be possible for the government of China to take the necessary steps to fix the rate. Moreover, –5450,0:0.00 || pol a few business men had felt and [expressed

6,484 | the opinion that the interests of the differen 2,639.53 powers interested in China were so diverse tha 1757.29 they probably would not agree in urging China 2,905.81 to take this step. Now, however, that the step 82,167.11

bas been taken, its significance ought not to be 5545,954.74

150,00,00

Sundry creditors Dividends unclaimed Suspense account...... Hongkong and Shanghai Bank...... Balance of Profit and Loss Account

ASSETS.

account..................$315,462.57 Less amount provided

for depreciation....... 25,461,57

$390,000.00

--$334.741.11

81,211.97 77,448.80 15 687.68 1,192,10

Cest of plant since added 44 741.11

Propery, cost of land and buildings

as per last account ...... Installation material, stock of Stores and coal, stock of................................... Tools, &c., stork of Furniture, cost of, as per, last account................................ Cost of furniture

since added.........

Insurance, value of unexpired por-

tion of policies Sundry debtors........ Cash with agents.....

Dr.

425.00

WORKING ACCOUNT,

overlooked.

It shows in the first place that the Chinese govemment has become awake to the need of developing her Western trade. A fixed par of exchange will benefit the Chinese trader them- selves, although, owing to their liking for speculation, many of them probably will not care ich to have the element of risk in their business lessoned. it will, however, be of especial advantage to China, in that it will directly encourage foreigners who deal with China to extend their trade.

Especially those presons who are exponing goods to China will be able, if the ratio of ex- change is fixed, to calculate with certainty upon the prices which they will receive from the sale of their goods, whereas heretofore, with value of a Iver fluctuating, offes before the goods reached their destination, the silver medium in 573.co which their pay was to be received had so fallen in value that had promised to be a gor.co loss Even though in many cases merchants 32,339.90 were cabled to shift this risk upon banks by 5.368 making arrangements with the banks for future rates of exchange, they of course had to com- $545.954-74

pensate the banks for assuming the risk, and the friction of business was thereby greatly

To Agency and office expenses......$ 6,000.00 increased.

Rent and taxes

"

"

Cr.

Josurance.....

Interest

Auditors' fees.

Amount carried to Profit and

Loss Account

203.00

2,688 75. The benefi, to the business men of the United 2, 83 24 States will be especially great because the 359 21 United St..tes from its location is certain within the next few years to increase its trade with Chin very rapidly, probably much more rapidly thin any other of the great manufactur ing nations. As soon as the Panama Canal, is finished, the importance of this move will become still greater, bosh to the United States

80 891.72

5 9223292 By Net profit on working..........$ 97,1818

„Scrip and transfer fees .... Bad debts recovered $ Less provision made

Dr.

3200

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Tu Amount available for appropria

35.50

for bad debts of the past year

16.40

15.60

$92,232 93

tion

Cr.

$82.157.11

$ 82,167.1 By Amount of undivided proft, as per last account............. Balance of Working Account

brought down

$1,275 39

3089 72

82,157.11.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents

any through improvement in the sanitary We have compared the accounts with the condition of Hongkong" The Legislature has introduced and passed a new Public Fealth books and vouchers at the office of the com- and Buildings Bill which has consolidated and pany, and find the above statement to be in improved the various existing Public Heath accordance therewith, expected that this Bill will do much to further and Buildings Ordinances, and it is hoped and

C. STEWART,? C. W. MAY Auditors. the better sanitation of this Colony.

Hongkong, 11th June, 1903.

AGARI JAPANESE, BEER ASK for ASAHI JAPANESE BEER ASK ASAHI JAPANESE BEER...

Gimulta

Giral

Girault

and the nations of western Europe, later national dealings are often carried on with so small a margin that it is of the very greatest importance that in all ways the difficulties of doing business be lessened..

Cotton Mills-Nothing doing.. Cigar Companies.-A further decline in Sumatras is reported from Shanghai. Shares have changed hands at that port at Tls. 52. Alhambras have been disposed of at $300.

:

on

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

THURSDAY, the 25th June, 1903, at 7.30 P.M,

at

No. 5, EAST Terrace, Kowloon, (lately occupied by Mr. FRED. LEMM), A QUANTITY OF

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). On View from WEDNESDAY, the 24th June. TERMS:-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkony, 2 th June, 1003

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IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

LLOYD.

Miscellaneous.--Green Island Cements are steady at Sag. Sales of A. S. Watsons have been effected at $14) Electrics have been NORDDEUTSCHER bought at $134 and $7 for the old and new shures respectively and are still asked for at these figures. William Powells have found buyers at $10. Langkats have been done at Tls. 285 ex the dividend and bouns of alto THE Imperial German Mail Steamship seller Tls. 10 paid on the 15th instant.

FORTNIGHTLY-MARKET REPORT.

Cotton. After several weeks of dull and depressed state, a revival is to be noticed in Indian Cottons. A very good business trans- pired and about 1,600 packages were sold at $4 to $261, that is at an advance of about $i} on last mail's sales. It is also reported that unsold stock is about 1,500 bales. No business about 1, 70 bales are shipped to Japan. The is reported in Chinese Cotton.

market ruled steady and business was done in Yara-During the whole of the fortnight almost all counts and descriptions. Nos, 105 and zos have Leen sold to a fair extent. Meagre stocks of Nos, 125 and 16 induced dealers to purchase what best chops they could get, and prices show a good rise of $1 to $3 per bale. Nos. 6s and 8, move slowly at quotations. Sales during the past fortnight are reported of about6,403 bates. The unsold stock is estimated at about 20,000 bales.

Malwa Opium.-An advance in prices of oldest stuff in Pombay induced importers to ask for better rates, and prices have advanced about $20 on lust mail's sates. Sales of old about 3 chests at 51,0.0, and Oldest about 77 cheats at $1,080 to $1,110 per picul are reported. The unsold stock is estimated at about 635 chests.

tion in values and sales are reported of Patna New about 174 chests at $1,032) to $1,045, Old about 169 chests at $1,015 to $1,04, Henares about 54 chests at $1,040 to $1,055, Old about, 6o chests at $1,025 to $1,040; Unseld stock it' estimated at about 4,650 chests.

Bengal Opium-Showed a varied fluctua

The government of the United States has

Persian Opium.-A moderate business tran reason perhaps to feel especially gratified by spired of about 81 chess at $7.0 to $785 per the receipt of this note from the Chinese go-picul. Stock is about 3,546 chests. vernment because it signifies, not merely Miscellaneous quotations :-

» 15 to $22

YARN MARKET REPORT:

that China wishes to extend her trade Ivory......$150 to $65 Borax......$ 19) with the United States and to remove as far 'Saltpetre, 10 to 12 Vitriol,..., 20 as passib'e all difficulties from the way Senpa... 2 to 4 Vermilion, 90 of development of such trade, but because it Cloves... 12 to 29 Ca-la indicates also friendliness, and the confidérce | Camphor, 11 to 123. ⠀⠀ which the Chinese government has in the good faith and unselfisli and friendly spirit of the American people. It is of course true that during the last years, in its dealings with In their forta ghtly report of the 19th inst China, our government has in numerous in Messes. Cawasjee, Pall njee & Co. write stances shown its friendly spint. The fact | Since the issue of our last circular dated the the United States for counsel and assistance, in our Yarn Market. A good business is re- that China now in this important matter turasth instant, nothing of importance has occurred shows that this friendly spirit is appreciated, ported in almost all counts and descriptions. and that appreciation must be a source of | Importers have been eager sellers in order to great gratification to our government, as well take advantage of the present favourable rate of as an earnest of more intimate and beneficial Exchange A good business is reported in a relations still to come.

most all descriptions of No, zon at last Mail's

SK for. ASAHI JAPANESE BEER -

ASK & ASAHI JAPANESE BEER.

G. Gimult

STEAM FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, HIOGO AND YOKOHAMA,

"HAMBURG,"

of the Hamburg-AMERIKA LINIE, Captain E. Burmeister, due here with the outward German Mail about WEDNESDAY, P.M., the 24th instant, will leave for the above Places about 13/14 hours after arrival.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & CO., Agents.

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Hongkong, 20th June, 1903.

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THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE

JAMES BUCHANAN & 00,

SCOTCH WHISKY INSITEBILE" TcAppointment ti

E. M. THE KINOS

Sugand-

HRH the PRINCE of WALZES

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS and HOTELS, and to be obtained LANE, CRAWFORD & CO., Queen 2 Central.

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