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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

The Beirut Affair.

LONDON, 6th September The United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco have arrived at Beirut.

Cricket.

In the match Surrey v. Sussex, which was drawn, Ranjitsinji scored 204.

The Cotton Corner..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1903.

THE SUPAO EXTRADITION

CASE.

The somewhat anxiously, awaited deci in of, the British Government in the Supae Extradi tion Case has been announced, and will doubt- less ba acquiesced in by all British subjects. Mr. | Balour, in the absence of Viscount Cranborne through indisposition, replied on calvinst. tonn inquiry addressed to the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as to whether instructions hud yet been sent to His Majest. 's Chargé d'Aff.ires in Peking concerning the case of the Chinese journalists who are under arrest at Shan, hai on a charge of treason. The answer was that "His Majesty's representative at Peking has

Mr. Brown has netted $7,000,000 profit been instructed by telegraph that in the opinion on the Cotton Corner.

The St. Leger. Vinicius is scratched for the St. Leger.

LATER.- The Situation in Constantinople.

Armed sailors from the foreign guardships ara guarding the interior of several of the Embassies in Constantinople; it is under stood that the step was taken on account of the warning of projected outrages.

Although high Turkish circles in Con- stantinople are decidedly opposed to war, the bellicose spirit in the military section of the Mussuiman population has lately been strongly accentuated and the local press publishes highly coloured accounts of the doings of the Macedonian insurgents which tend to increase the Mussulman excitement in the Army

(N. C. D. Nerus.)

Macedonia..

London, 3rd September, The steamer Virtape, fr in Varna to Con- stantinople, has been blown up in the Black Sea.

There were three formidable explosions, ap: parently on deck.

The captain, officers, six of the crew, and a number of passengers were killed. the total number of these who perished being twenty- nine,

Later.

There appears to be a mementary tult in Macedonia,

The Turks here poured in overwhelming forces into Adrianople, causing the insurgents to take refuge in the mountains.

The Alleged Agreement Between

Iussia and Japan.

Tokio, 4th September. An official denial has been given at Tokio to the report from London via Herlin, that the bases of the Russo-Japanese negotiation are the recognition by Japan of the interesis ac quired by Russia in Manchuria, in exchange for the recognition by Russia of Japanese in- terests in Corea.

The fact that negotiation is going on is ad- mitted, but the above bases are declared to be remote from the truth, as Japanese interests in Cores are already recognised by Russia in the protocol of 1898.

Russian Aggression in Corea.

Tokio. 4th September.

The Yong-Ampho land leise question is in suspense owing to the opposition of Japan, by which the Corean-Foreign Office is deterred from signing the agreement.

M. Payloff threatens to consider the agree ment effective, signature or no,

The Harvest in Japan.

Tokio, 4th September. *There is every prospect of a fine rice crop in Japan, seventeen per cent above the average.

Swimming the Channel.

London, 4th September,

Mr. Holbein has failed in his fourth attempt to swim the English Channel, owing to the

-current.

ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH

VIOLENCE,

Early on the morning of the 4th instant, the silence that reigned over the police station at Tai O district, some 30 miles away, was disturbed by cries from a native informing the police that his house had been broken into and

of His Majesty's Government the prisoners should not be surrendered." This reply, we are told, was received with cheers in the House. Whether the decision was partly dictated by the barbarous execution of the reformer Shen Chien, which has only just recently been en. acted in Peking, we cannot say, but at all events, whatever views the other foreign Ministers take, or are instructed to take, we presume that the decision of the British Government is final in the matter. Doubtless it may be sought to show the Chinese that the British are not their friends; that, say, Russia or other Powers would have surrendered the unfortunate six men whose extradition is demanded, and have thereby exhibited their regard for the Chinese Government.. But then the Governments of these countries look on political offences in quite a diff rent light to what they are regarded in this country. It seem, prima facie, that men who have confessed that they had written pamphlets which were unquestionably of a highly seditious nature, that they had called the Emperor a petty thief, had advocated the dethronement of the alien Manchu dyriasty, and worst of all, had reminded their Sovereign, who has, of course, been deprived of consider. able portions of his hereditary dominions, that the Chinese penalty for losing territory is death, should be handed over to their own authorities for punishment. They deserved punishment, and sove e punishment, for their offences, and deutless, had the vixed Court proceeded to sentence, they would have received it Fresum- ably indeed they will be sentenced by that Court, but their sentence will be carried out in the foreign settlement at Shanghai, in terms of the orginal agreement with the Taolai as the utcome of the extraordinary proclamation he wanted to have issued at first within the settle-

ment.

We need not, however, concern ourselves with defining the case. The point is that on the refusal of the British Government to surrender the men an impetus will be given to the Reform movement in China; whilst it will make Shang-

hai and forein concessions and settlements in China enderrous for the reform elements, whilst greatly increasing the responsibilities of achninistering those areas. Sedition under the protection of extra-territoriality is not quite a pleasing spectacle even when the corpus vile is the Chinese Government. There is little denbt that whist there are many right-minded persons seeking only the welfare of the country and the people who have made Shanghai,that centre of progress their head-quarters, there have been many other malcontents and mem- bera of secret snc eties who have sought asylum there, and are pretectly prepared to abuse the privileges, These men have disseminated liter ature calculated to cause much perturbation to the official mind. It was quite right that on

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ÓSAKA SHOSEN KABUSHKI

KAISHA.

The following is the profit and loss account and balance sheet of this company for the half. year ending 30th June, 1903 ——

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PROPIT AND LOSA ACCOUNT

Income and Expenditure.

Lir.

To ships expensesY 1,202,278.3130

business ex- penses......... taxesand levies

charterage........ lighterage......

319,092.240

144,055.48:

212,722.320.

68,253-930

312,931.323

140816.357

ex-

30.357.766

"office expenses

17

interest

", sundry

penses.....

reserve fund for insuring ships "reserve fund for repairing ships rep ration for deterioration

1

in ships......

.net profit......

Total

By freight.

178,000,000

198,000.000

100,000.000

Cr.

-Y2,430,507,637

166,000loro 344.301.27

Dividends to shareholdeïs (10%

per annum-Y1.25 per share) | 275,000,000 Amount carried forward to next

term

Tokugoro Nakahashi, President, ICHIBET TANAKA HIKOTARO ABE SEISUICHI FUJIMOTO ZENYEMON TOYODA HEITARO FUJITA

Duly audited and found correct,

TEICO IBA

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SROSUKE KODAMA Shotaro SuGIMURA Osaka, 30th June, 1903.

TIENTSIN.

(Frani Our Own Correspondent.)

August 27th, At the air has lifted! Like the din of battle to the old var horse 'comes a breath of news at inst. I think I mentioned in the not

Directors, very remote past that there was good reason

TO BE PUNISHED AT LAST.

to believe the Russians were gradually buying up in London the bonds of the railway beyond the Wall, ie, Shanhaikwan to Newchwang Matters have developed quickly and I now Auditors. learn there is a chance, and even probability, of the line coming under Russian control very soon. The Chinese (Pritish and Chinese Cor poration) are by no means averse to this as the line is costing them more than double what 'it earns to keep up, and they are rather glad at the chance of getting rid of a white elephant. So that commercially the deal may not be so short-sighted. But politically it is otherwise. This will bring Russia right up to Shanhaikwan, and what everyone is not unnaturally anxious about is, Will the British Government take steps to see that she comes no further? British investors have absolutely no assurance that any protection is meditated for Tientsin at all, not to mention the coal nines of Shansi, Kaiping, the harbour works at Chingwantao and all the other channels through which British capital has sunk deep into Chinese soil. We await developments with both curiosity and anxiety. I hear that a consultation is now going on between Chi- nese and Russians about taking the line over. If the Russians do take over, there are some rather nice coal fields some 30 miles from the me which the British and Chinese Corporation are nnw prospecting and expect to turn to some account, but if the Russians have the line these may have to be dropped. A branch line would be necessary to connect the main line with the nines and then the coal would have to find an outlet over the Russian ine which would hardly make for profit. The place where the are is na oldfishing village called Mampen which at one time possessed some importance with a local junk trade and recently had a native custom house opened there.

As will, perhaps, be remembered, two at tempts & short time ago by Peking officials to get ex-Governor Wang Chih-ch'un of Kwangs summarily punished for misdemeanours were unsuccessful, the ex-Governor being well de fended by certain of his fellow provincials in the Capital, notably Chii Hung-chi. Grand Councillor and Fresident of the Waiwupu. A few days ago, however, says the M. C. D. News, another official, this time of fairly high rank, .Y3,340,708.912 severely denounced Wang Chih-ch'un, the principal charge being that of allowing the ..Y1,650,196.515 | Hunan troops brought down by him to Kwangsi 956,356.401 to pillage and oppress the babitants in- 45.325,000 stead of defending them as was their duy. As a matter of fact these Human troops had been 32,170,795

3,901 763 guilty of massacring a large number of villagers 98,540 676 in six townships, and as these troops belonged to the ex Guvernor he alone was responsible 472,503 940

for the massacres and. no one else." This 1,919.050 memorial is said to have made the Empress $9.587.680 Dowager extremely indignant, and so she secretly telegraphed an order to Viceroy Tsen Y3310,808,912 to carefully investigate into the truth of the charges. This H.E. has done and found them -Reserve Fund Ace unt for Underwriting, substantiated, with the result that Wang Chih- By amount brought

2+

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, passage money anima

charterage......

lighterage una m

interest received

sundry expenses

navigation subsidy

navigation encouragement

fund

», nail subs dies

Total

Dr.

forward (reserve fund at the be- ginning of the term)...........Y631,664.186 Reserve fund during

this term

178,000 000

Y8:9,654.186 To payments for los- and damage incurred at sea during this term......memang

Cr.

Y61,721,197 To payments for insurance during

this term.....

114.038 363 To funds carried forward.... .... 633.904.626,

··Y809 664186 III-Reers & Fund Account for Repairs. By amount brought Dr. Cr.

forward (reserve fund at the be- ginning of the term)............ Y62,899.725 By reserve fund this

198,000.000 term......YANAZNI,

Y260,899.725 To payment of actual expenses for

repairs during this 'erm...... Y183,053.090 To funds carried forward ......... 77,846.635 Y260,899.725

BALANCE SHEET. Liabilities,

Debentures........

Reserve fund for insurance...

ch'un has been ordered to be taken up to Peking for trial and punishment. This will probably lighten ex-Marshal Su's punishment.

70, PREPARÈ THE REVISED TARIFF.

COMMERCIAL.

SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT. Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co. report under date 4th September as follows:-

It has been reported in Shanghai mandarin circles that the Chinese Treaty Commissioners

There has been a slight improvement during have sent a circular dispatch to the high pro- vincial authorities of the Empire requesting the week in twn of nur principal stocks, viz. them to select from each of their respective ranham, Royd & Co., and Maatschappij, etc., provinces two of their subordinates who have in Langkats. Indos have remained very quiet had the most experience in the collection of with few transactions. Money continues ex- | tikin, and send them to Shanghai to serve as ceedingly tight and there seems no hope of an an Advisory Bureau to the Treaty Commis-immediate improvement in this market. Ex- sioners to gui 'e the latter in drawing up the change has advanced to 2/7.1/4, and at closing

the rate is 2/7.1/8. new tariff on exports and imports. Of the two likin experis from each province, one will pro bably be of prefect rank and one a sub-prefect, or district magistrate; that is to say, a Head Collector of a Provincial Likin Office and an Assistant Collector.

VOLUNTEERS IN HONGKONG.

Commenting on the recent discussion in Hongkong regarding the local volunteers, the Kobe Herald says that ten days are quite in- sufficient for the acquirement of a working knowledge of artillery, and as it is evident that no greater time can be spared by the majority 5,500,000.000 of Hongkong men, that branch of the service 3,500,000,000 should certainly be allowed to die out in the 633,901.626 Colony- Other branches of the Volunteer 226,100 000 force should however be kept up and no effort

77,846.635 be spared to stimulate the men into a state of enthusiasm. At the same time this enthusiasm 325,619.979

wants to be directed into right channels and 80.376.0to it is absurd to waste the greater part of the 123.968.780 few days' services that are called for each year 22.599 638 in learning and executing drills that for all 17,609 810. practical purposes are very nearly useless 60,000 000 Hongkong is situated in a country full of go- 24-495-700 cartainties, and should any trouble arise it 1c- 14.754-320 hoves every able-bodied young man to be able

2,453 462

to handle á rifle properly. We have no inten- 350.000 tion whatever of raising a voice of alarm. All mount brought forward from? 272,241-743 that we wish to advise is that if Volunteer last term...***

Forces are to be kept going in the Colony, Net profit for this term

344.301.275 they should at least be as capable as good instruction of the right kind can make them.. Y11,226,622,018.

Reserve fund for repairs ....................... Arrears to the government-

yearly instalment .................... Securities .......... Deposits............................ Agents' account....... Unsettled account... Unpaid ship's price Chatiels account..... Unpaid debenture interest Unpaid dividends. Unpaid bonus ́ ́

the Taotai's demand several of these men were arrested and haled before the Mixed Court. |-Capital account :- Lit le as we may sympathise with Chinese 220,000 shares @ Yasco......Y officialton in the upholding of their ways and customs, it was certainly without the bounds that extra-territoriality should be used to shel-Reserve fund......... ter misdeeds #gainst both Chinese and foreign laws. Such shelter will be no real assistance to the Reform movement. When, however, in the course of the case it became evident that the demand for the surrender of the men was made, not for purposes of trial, but, for torture and execution, the matter assumes an entirely different aspect. We do not know exactly on what basis of international law the decision of the British Government rests, or whether pure. Ty on its merits, and omitting what we know of the surroundings, it can be defended; but we are fully per uaded that the decision is indis purable from the point of view of human jus. tice, and the success of the Reform movement. The incident illustrates the difficulties in the way of accord between nativ s as far asunder as the East is from the West in their ideas of crime and punishment, and the friction caused

memberment of China is to be avoided the Western Powers must, under pain of destroy ing their futu e in the Far East, adopt a policy preparing the people themselves to feel the want of modern civilisation and modern pm-

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by their clashing. But if the complete dis-Value of steamers.....

ducis, and proving in the dynasty that outside of Russian aggression and mandarin corrup on there is a way left to salvation.--L & C.

his two brothers bound, and beaten, and various goods, stolen. Ife entered the charge room at the station and related the whole affair. Ser-Express. geant McKenzie accompanied him to his hut,

According to a Peking wire printed in the in a village called Sai Wan, some miles off, Shanghai Times, and dated 3rd inst, several members of the Diplomatic Body have recon- and found two fishermen tied by their queues

sidered their views in regard to the Supan pri- He released thent and was told that five men

soners and new support the British Govern. had broken into the place and after beatment's attitude in this matter It is probable ing them had decamped with a bundle, that instructions will be given at an early date two boxes of clothing, four bedboards, and four for trial of the accused to be resumed at the Mixed Court, on the understanding that the fishing nets. It was said that the robbers then prisoners, if convicted, will be punished by im. proceeded to the beach, floated a fishing boat,prisonment in the Municipai gaol. and rowed away to Tung Wan Island. The sergeant and two of the brothers immediately followed them to the island and, after a long chase, found the five men hiding-in a hut, not far from where the stolen brat lay, and all the stolen property wrapped up in a blankel, They were subsequently charged and brought over to Hongkong. The value of the goods stolen amounted to $60. At the Magistracy this morning five men were charged, and after hear- ing evidence, Mr. Kemp adjourned the case. until the 15th inst..

THE SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the members of the Sanitary Board will be held on Thursday, when the business to be brought forward will include the consideration of a number of applications for licences, exemptions, etc., and corres- pondence relative to training nullahs in the Western district.

It is understood that instructions were re-

Assels.

Value of fighters Land and buildings... Furniture, tools and utensils... Negotiable documents............ Stocked commodities .............

Coal in stock.......

Partial payment for steamers

under construction Parcial payment for land, build.”

ings, and lighters under con- struction...... t'nexpired premiums

Su pense account....... Funds in ships and office Loans and deposits............... Freight cash in course of settle.

ment receivable from branch offices)... Freight cash in course of settle." ment (receivable from agen cies)............ Branch offices' account

the Gov rnment Insurance account receivable... Cash in hand

ceived on the 4th insi. in Shanghai from the Subsidies, elc., receivable from Diplomatic Body at Peking that the Supao prisoners should be bra ght up for trial forthe with at the Mixed Court. A rumour that four were to be unconditionally released proved to be without foundation.-N. C. D.Nnus, .

THE CRISIS IN KWANGSI.

According to late advices from Hsün-chou, Kwangsi province, the headquarters of H. E. Viceroy Tiếc Ch'on-hsilen, H. E, seems to have, drawn from at least eight provinces for rein. forcements to assist him in his scheme of crush- ing the so-called rebellion in Kwangsi, namaly, Kwangsi, and Anhui provinces-the Hukuang, from each of the Liangkiang-Kiangsu, or Hunan and Hupeh provinces; the Min-Chê, For Fukien ind. Chêkiang provi ces, and from Rwangtung province,The total force will be not far short of 35,000 troops of all arms.

Further news regarding affairs in the province, of Kwangsi are printed on the third page.

INTERFORT CRICKET

AT SHANGHAI

Total.....Y11,726,622.018

Proposals relating to the Reserve Fund- and to the distribution of profits. Profit for this term......

Yora,301.375 Reserve fund for

THE MANILA HEMP TRADE.

Shipping-Indo-Chinus.-The inarket open- ed on the 28th ult, with sales for cash at Tls. 58 and 60j6r Dec. On the 29th, cash shares were placed at 60, and at 60 for December, On the 31st August and Sept. "transactions are reported at 60 and at 61 for Nov. On the si shares changed hands at 60/59 Sept. and 61 Dec. On the 2nd a transaction is reported at 59 Dec., and on the 3rd 39 Nov. and Dec. At closing the market is slightly stronger, cash shares being inquired for at 39 and probably a better rate could be obtained for a firm offer of shares.

To-day's Advertisements.

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB, AQUATIC SPORTS 1903.

THE ANNUAL 15th, 16th, 17th and 19th instant, in the CLUR. ENCLOSURE, Austin Road, Kowloon.

AQUATIC SPORTS will

Sports commence 15th and 16th at 4.30 P.M. and on the 17th and 19th instant, at 4 P.M. sharp.

Admission for Gentlemen so cenis each day. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform half price.

Tickets for Admission may be obtained from the Steward, V.R.C., on the Day of the Sports.

FRANK W. WHITE,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 8th September, 1903.

Docks, Wharves—Farnham, Royds.—A con. siderable business has been affected in this stock. This market opened, on the 28th ult with cash shares at 127, 130 Sept. 132 Oct and 138 Dec. On the 29th 1271/150 were paid for cash shares On the 31st cash 130'1321, 132).Sept, 135 Oct. 1361/4 Nov, and 137 Dec. On the 1st cash shares were placed at 135, 136.... and 137 140/141,1/4 Dec. On the and cash and Sept. Sett. at 135, 140 Nov. 141.3/4/140 Dec On the 3rd 149, 136 cash; 140 14Th, 145- Drc. The market closes slightly stronger with a demand for cash shares at quotations. Shang- hai and Hongkew Wharves, shares have been placed at Ts. 215 and 217 There is no fur- ther business reported in stocks under this heading.

Langkats. The market opened on the 28th with sales at Tis. 265 for cash and September, delivery: 2773, 275 October, 270 November, 272 December. On the 29th at 265/280 De ceniber. On the 31st 270 September. On the ISI 70/2671 September, 272 October, 280 December. On the 3rd 2671, 270 cash, 270, 267 27 September, and 280 November. The market closes with a demand for cash shares at 270. Sumatras.-A sale is reported at Tis. 54.

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,

LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer... 1/10 of 6 Rank Billé, on demand........./iot Credits, 4 months sight 1/10 13/16 D'ments 4 months' sight....18 4/16 M. 92 ON BERLIN, (demand) ON PARIS, Bank Bills, on demand.........2.37 Credits. 4. months' sight... 2401 Or NEW YORK, Banle Bills, on demand... 457

Credits, 30 days' sight

.........461 ON BOMBAY, Telegraphic Transfer......... 140j On demand........ 1401 ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer ......72

Private 10 days' sight ON YOKOHAMA, T.T. Sovereigns, Rank's Ruying Rate Gold Leaf too touch, per tart... Bar Silver

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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. AQUATIC SPORTS 1903. HE COMMITTEE of the Victoria Re Treation Club request, the pleasure of the Company of the Ladies of Hongkong at the Club Enclosure, Austin Road, Kowloon, on THURSDAY, 17th, and SATURDAY, 19th instant, at 4 P.M. sharp, on the occasion of the Annual Aquatic Sports.

By kind Permission of Lieut. Col. W. S. BIRDWOOD and Officers, the Band of the oth Bombay Light Infantry will play during the

afternoon.

FRANK W. WHITE,

Hoo. Secretary.

[10950. Hongkong, 8th September, 1903.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

THE Steamship

CALCUTTA.

"CATHERINE APCAR," Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for the above Potts, on S.TURDAY, the 12th instant, at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co, LIMITED,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th September, 1903. [10898

WANTED AT ONCE. ESSONS IN SHORTHAND.

L (Advanced Instruction).

Apply, stating terms, &c.. to-

"STENOGRAPHER,"

C/o. This Paper.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1903.

N. LAZARUS,

OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN

OF LONDON AND CALCUTTA,

SIGHT TESTED.

LENSES for the correction of Astigmatism

ENSES!

ground on the premises.

Spectacles and Eyeglasses in all styles and metals.

Consulting Room:

No. 16, Queen's Road Central, Nearly opposite the Hongkong Hotel with entrance through store of R. Houghton, Tailor.

DAVID BENJAMIN, Manager.

Hongkong, 23rd June, 1903.

пот

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$1078 £650 26 5/16

THE POPULAR

OPIUM QUOTATIONS. Today's quotations are as follows:-

Per chest Ga 9.0 MAWA NEW

LAST YEAR OLDEST ....e PATNA NEW.........................

OLD......... BEHARES NEW

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PERSIAN (PAPER)....

...Y 8071,168.711 543.722.885 899.732.426 In his annual report on the trade and com. merce of the Consular district of Frankfort-on- 66 9 8.049 72,6 6.30 Main, Mr. Consul-General Francis Oppenhei- ON 178,388 920 mers writes that the Germans are endeavouring 60,191.770 to make the Manila hemp trade independent of London. The German consumption of this 88.640 article amounts to between 40,000 and 50,co

bales annually, and it is imported exclusively 27,226.768 vid London. At present Briti h merchants buy the Manila hemp, which is carried in British 41,600 235 ships; eventually the hemp is reshipped from 176,761.218 London; because the three largest factories in 2,840.160 Germany are situate near Vegesack ( remen), 74,047.026 Cologne, and Mannheim, the further transport is effected by water, either up the Weser or up 190.939.900 the Rhine. It is now suggested that the hemp be purchased in Manila through a German firm and shipped by steamers belonging to the 54,547.782 North German Lloyd or the Hamburg America Line to Bremen or Hamburg, from where it 323.551.032 can be forwarded by rail to the inland con sumers. Such an innvoation presupposes that 154.975.010 the railway freights from Hamburg or Heemen 16.863 956 Cologne and Mannheim will not exceed the 247.41 1.164 water freight from London to there places. The Cologne branc's of the railway bord bas proposed the establishment of an exceptionally cheap Manila hemp tariff in order to reduce the railway freight, and the Royal Prussian rail- way authorities have adopted the proposition. The board justified its recommendation by the hope of the following economic benefits: (1) The German consumers will be freed from the British intermediate trade: (2) the profits of intermediate agents will fall to German firms; (3) the chances will be greates that the article received will be of a bel er quality the present system: makes. German Consumers dependent upon the British condi- tions of contract, which are not in their favour; moreover, the retail nland consumers cantical spect and select their goods on the spot: (4) the freight charges will be ears ed' by German steamship companies. Hitherto the average tariff for the hemp mounted to pl. 35 per metric ton. The freight Bremen to Cologne would have to be seduced to pl. 2'67 (ni. 1, London to Cologne water freight); and the freight Bremen to Mannheim to pf. az (m. pf. 15, London to Mannheim). This proposi- tion, it is true, was energetically opposed by The shipping companies, which were backed by Y566,cco ocothe Chambers of Commerce of Mannheim, Frankfort, Wesel, Mülheim-on-Ruhr, Kahrort, Y344.301.275 &c, but it is not expected that their remons

trances will prevail. This is a new proof ibat the German Shipping companies and the State 15,005.coo railway authorities co-operate in order to make their tariff arrangements attractive, and thus Y309,301.275 create competition to British shipping and Bris tish commerce. Though there is in this case no 272,341.743question of direct subventions granted to ship ping, it is evident that, without offering pecial 543018. freight, facilities, it would be Ampatua) to; divert the German Manlisir ma from Fordonk

underwriting ships (slightly over 45% per annum for the actual value of: all steamers Y 178,000,000 Reserve fund for repairing ships (slightly over 5 pernneam for the actual value of all steamers) Reparation for de-

terioration in- ships (slightly aver 4% per an for the original value of all steamers).

TELEGRAMS FOR THE NORTH.

Owing to the interruption of the E. E. A. & C. T. Co's Hongkong-Fouchaw cable or re- At a meeting held in Shanghai 17 players pairs, all telegrams handed to that company were chosen for special practice with a view to plkste for Fooches, Sbangbaj, and the North, are the selection from them of the team to repre- Being handed over," för transmission, to the sent Shanghai in the coming interport match. Net profit Great Northern Telegrach' Company, Mr. Special nets for practice are to be erected and Olaf Nielsen, Superintendent of the. - Great | the training will be under the supervision of Northern Co, announces that, the whole cable Mr. Farbridge, who will-captain the eleven. traffic between Hongkong and Shanghai being. The following were selected :—G. M. Billings, "thrown on to his Company's cable in con- G. C. Dow, R. C. Farbridge, W.-H. Jackson,

Balance ne sequence of the interruption, for repairs, of the A. E. Lanning, O. V. Lanning, V. H. Lanning, Amount brought forward from Eastern Extension Company's cable between E. H. Lynch, AJ McClure, K. J. McEuen, Jast term „Hongkong and Foochow, delay may be ex- W. H. Moule FeWa Potter, Wilk Station, overedam telegrams from, and to Shanghai:W-J. Turabali, W. J. Tack TheWallace, and

Reserve fund Official rewards

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940/970

1.097

No Sales 1.093

No Sales

... 780,850

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED..

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

HE Company's Steamship TH

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