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Entination.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 18419

CLARET.

Per case, Peru.

...$7.50 $8.50

9.00

12.00

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CANTON-HANKOW

RAILWAY.

HONG KONG SHAREHOLDERS

BARRED.

FRIDAY JULY 12 1907.

ANTI-OPIUM · REGULA-

TIONS.

THE CAMPAIGN IN CANYON.

FORMATION OF A CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

former is much lighter with regard to har secondary battery and heavier in her main battery. It will be seen therefore, experts say, that instead of increasing the fleet it is actually being decreased by a very appreciable amount. both in weight of vessels and of armament.

THE SECO CALL, Even if the Cincinnati is not sent home the difference will not be materially affected. The

(From Our Own Correspondent.]:5

Conton. 11th July.. installation of the batteries at Subig Bay

Canion, 11th July,

Acting Provincial Judge, Kung Sumisan, appears to be attracting considerable atten.

Another meeting of the Canton-Haukow tion also, the experts contend, without Railway Company was held yesterday afternoon as draw up a set of fourteen regulations for discussion in connection with the abulaba of "Io all Federal departments, accord at the Company's office. Mr. Ha Yang-sengdum-smoking at the end of the oth 'mqón, ECREON, ing to our. Manila contemporary, "public was voted to the chair, and there ware present the draf regulations..ro as follows:

work will be found to take a decided spart immediately after the beginning of the new fiscal year when new appropriations be

several hundred shareholders.-

The following questions were discussed :—(1) Salary of the president and vice-president. (2, Collection of the second instalment of capital,

1. That since opium is one of the greatest curse, it is the duty of all who are addicted to the habit, to get rid of it, at an early dater

2. That a Central Anti-Opium Associa

THE U. S. PACIFIC CRUISE,

TRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT.

Tokio, July 7. The following telegrams are taken from the N. C. D. News:-

An official statement from Washington says that President Roosevelt has admitted auj Oyster Bay that the voyage to the Pacifiera battleship, squadron from the Atlantic, via Cape Horn, but denies any connexion between this and the Californian difficulty, America's

relations with the Powers, he added, were never friendlier itan at present.

The New York Evening Post objects to the proposed naval action as the Powers may in. terpret it as intimidation to Japan. Mr. Taka kira Kato, formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, and now proprietor of the Nichi Nicki,

port of the naval movements in unbelievable, i

Celegram.

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

CANTON-HANKOW RAIL- WAY.

CHIEF OFFICIALS ELECTED.

A QUIET AND ORDERLY MEETING.

[From Our Cain'\orrespondent.]

Shamcen, 12th July, 12.20 p.m.

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The extraordinary general meeting

come available. The appropriations for cer- (3) Opening of a bank in connection with then be established at Canton under the replies to The New York Vorld that there of shareholders convened for the pur

tain forms of fortifications is made in a lump sum which runs very low toward the end of the fiscal year and only such work as is ab. I do. qt, dus saluiely necessary can be done. When the new appropriations become available work that has been delayed by lack of funds is rushed. Unlike the Philippine goverament priations are not continued under the Federal government. Only money specifi. cally appropriated can be spent. In some departments the head thereof cannot even

ST. ESTEPHE

ST. JULIEN

LA ROSE

CHATEAU HAUT BRION

LARRIVET

18.00

CHATEAU MOUTON

D'ARMAILHACQ 22.00

CHATEAU PONTET

CARNET...

... 25.00

CHATEAU LA TOUR

CARNET...

30.00

44.00

50.00

CHATEAU RAUZAN... CHATEAU LAFITE....

10,00

13.00

10,00

24.00

OUR CLARETS, including the lowest priced, are' of exceptional value, and guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of

grape.'

tho

appro-

buy a box of pins or rubber bands unless Congress specifically provides for the purchase

thetot. This year quite whit of the fortifica. lien work in the Philippines was delayed by lack of funds and when the money became available july the completion of this work was immediately begun. In addition to this certain of the Army officers who started in on the work at Subig Bay will shonly be returning

to the United States and they want to see their work done before they leave. This is the explanation of the activity in Army and Navy circles which experts say actually explains."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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4. That the sole object of these associations is to induce opiùm-smokers to give up their vicious habit and that these associations are to take part in no other affair.

After much discussion on the several ques control of the Pine Canton Charitable. In- tions, resolutions were passed to the following stitutions and other leading organisations.

3. That upon the establiment of the fore effect:-) That the safary of the president be fixed at $500 per mense and shat of the vice-going association a commitee be sent to the different prefectures and districts throughout president at 5400 per mensem. That from be province to make arrangements, the number of 8,817,562, shares as registered at Peking, the number of shares held by: Chan Kang-yu and others, Hongkong merchants, e cancelled, and that these merchants shall not henceforth be admitted into the Company as shareholders, and that the second instalment payable be fixed at 11.50 per share to be collected on a date to be fixed hereafter. (3) That a Railway Bank be opened under the bame of the Kwangtung Bank, pursuant to the regulations already drawn up by Mr. Lau Shiu Chek.

MASS KEETING." (**

To-day the Acting Provincial. Judge, Kung Sum-tsin, and the two Magistrates of Namhoi and Panyu together with troops will be present at the Canton-Hankow Railway Company's office to superintend the mass meeting.

ANOTHER INFANT'S MORTGAGE,

THE CHINESE LAW ON MAJORITY. Al the Supreme Court this morning bolore CLARETS from the celebrated

his Honour the Chizi Justice, presiding in Ori, ginal Jurisdiction, the case of Li Leung, suing Chateaux above mentioned are too

by his next friend Li Cheung Shi, he being, an well known to connoisseurs to

The French yil of the ith June was de infant, against Li Ki Mah, was called on for need comment, and we can consvered in London on the rib igst.

them fidently recommend

mature and in fine condition,

a's

Tu Yalu Forestry 'negotiations recently sus -pended at Tientsin will be shortly resumed at

Peking with much brighter prospects. :

A. S. WATSON & CO., Ts morning, the following cable was received

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.,

Hongkong, 11th June, 1907,

BIRTHS

(31

On July 6, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of GEORGE LANGLANDS, of a son,

On July 6, 1997, at Urmston, Manchester, the wife of J. FROST of Shangbai, of a daugh.

ter.

DEATH.

On July 6, 1907, at Stanghai, F. A. RAAD, fate Officer, China Merchants.5. N, Co., aged.

26 years.

at the Colonial Secretary's Office, from the Singapore Government-Hongkong declared the infected in account' of bubonic plague."

A CANTON dispatch reports that Liu Sze-ye, the leader of the Chingchow insurgents, is dead. He was slain while leading an attack on Wednesday last upon the Kenapêng vil lage. By the death of Liu,Sze-yil it is expect. ed that the back of the insurrection in that part of Kwanglung province has been broken.

At noon to day ev. Dra. Cornelius, of St. Joseph's College. left for Sydney by the sa

hearing This was a similar suit to that in which judgment was reserved yesterday.

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. D. V. Steavenson, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff'; and Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, represented the defendant,

but in any case the affair is America's own pose of electing the president and business, and no concern whatever of "outside vice-president of the Yuet-ban Rail- elitorial upon the unduenervousnessin America way Company has been held, and the in interpreting the recent circular to the Chamber

Power. The Nichi Nichi further dwolls in ils

Commerce asintimating a boycott. America's proceedings pased off without dis eigerness to certain Japanese sentiment turbance. with regard to the present naval movements,

Mr. Lo Po-shun was elected pre- is due to the increasing anii Japanese feeling, but all such apprehensions are quite uncalled sident by 306 votes. for The prevailing ne vousness in the States implies trouble pending, and sot yet satisfactori in eente of place), and that the pretty settled. For both Japan and America the Canton Charitable Institutions and the pre sidents of the branch associations be elected by the local gentry.

5. That each association be presided over by one president and a committee (number pecord

the central association be elected by

6. That people interested in the apļi-opium movement and those addicted to the habit are

iigible to admission as members of the

association.

7. That an anti-opium, medicine be pre- pared, for free distribution to poor spium

smokers of weak health, and sold at a small

fundamental solution lies in the stoppage ofthe present anti-Japanese partiality. If this remedy ‚s adopted American fears will give place to the happiest conditions both for Japan and America.

The other leading papers are reticant. Mean while there is a growing impression of the in- advisability at this, delicate juncture of asy

action likely to hurt Japanese jusceptibilities. it must be remembered that Japan abandoned the visit to San Francisco of the training

charge to those who are in a healthy condition.quadron months age on the very eve of its

⚫leparture. 8. That the parent and branch associations bring into use hospitals for treatment of opium. smokers of the poorer clastes and those who are strong enough to perform their daily duties be admitted for treatment only as out-patients.

9. That industrial institutions be” established for the adminios of those who might be left destitute by the abolition of opiumi.

[Makita Times]

Washington, July 6 According to present plans practically every battleship in the United States navy, number ing about twenty, will participate in the many

ouvres on the Pacific coast.

The four cruisers now io. China waters, will Alan attend the manoeuvres.

It will be the greatest assemblage of heavy fighting craft of the United States navy yet

ro. That spium patients are requeried to have a reliable person to stand as security before medical treatment will be accorded them and that tickets" of admission be issuedknown. them by the association..

11. That medical treatment be, accorded opium smokers for three months at the most, And if patients are still addicted to, the vice upon expiry of 3 months; an inquiry will have to be held into such cases.

12. That the expenditure for the mainted ance of there associations and 'hospitals be borne by the Government, the charitable insti- tutions, and by voluntary subscription..

1 hat the presidents of each association

Mr. Slade said: The plaintiff is an infant and is suing by his next friend Li Chenng Shi, a widow, residing at No. 207, Des Yeux. Read West. The defendant is a trader residing in Hongkong. The plaintiff was born on 9th February, 1885. Oo 30th March, 1906, the plaintiff executed an indenture whereby he purported to charge by way of second mort-after three years' service be recommended to gage his estate and interest in the leasehold the Government for preferment.

14. That the Government efler every pro- propsity situate in Victoria and known and registered in the Land Office as the Remain-tection to these associations and that the offi Tag portion of Marine Lot No. 183, to secure cials of each association co-operate with the repayment to the defendant d $3,500 and Government officials in bringing the whole interest at the rate in the said indenture spe- problem to a satisfactory issue. cified.

WHISKY.

The report that there is any special signific ance in the movements in view of the trouble with Japan is denied here

Mr. Wong Shiu-ping was elected vice-president by 200 votes,

CANION DAY BY DAY,

THE PIRATED "KEE CHEONG,"

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, lith July, The s. Kee Cheong, which was pinted the other day; whilst coming to Cabin from Chaoisin, was considerably damaged by the pirates. She has gone into dock for xpairs.

ELECTRIC ALARMS

The electric alarms of the Police Depart- ment have now been complèted in th different shops and residences in Tai Sap Pand the Police authorities are now, collecting the cast of the bill and installation which aiguats to sevenly cents per shop.

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RECALL OF IMPERIAL CLANSEN... A report is afloat that the Thronehas given orders that all members of the Imerial clan, who are at present holding oftes in the different provinces throughout the mpire, are to at onca return to the Capital.

REDUCING COST OF LING.

H.E. Acting Viceroy Wa, sang that the price of all commodities of dly necessity is at present high owing to ti exaction of certain taxes on most articlespas writ eo to "Acting Provincial judge, the San Hou Chu and the Likin Bureau ordering esa officials to

having some of them abolished. mi e inquiries into the taxeshith a' view of

POLICE ORGANISAON.

In accordance with instraions from the Central Government, the Acig Viceroy bas oidered the, Provincial Jud to ascertain the number of Folite Force bat have been organised in the different istics and to abolish all the old guards; d to organise Police Forces in their sicada thore districts in which police departments ave not yet been

TELEPHONE SENICE..

The maneuvres planned forthe Pacific will probably be the most extensive ever held by the nited States, if not by any country in the entire world. According to the dispatch re- ceived to-day it will include twenty battleships in addition to craisers, torpedo boat destroyer, torpedo boats, gunboats, dispatch boats, etc.

Just what ships will be included is not knowo definitely bere, but it is probable that their will be Admirat Evans' fleet of sixteen first class battleships, the Kansas and Vermont now the Atlantic coast and the Nebraska and Wi- conie, now on the Pacific coast. The fleet will then include the Connecticut, Maine, Louis Missouri, Virginia, Georgia, New Jerney, Rhede Island, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Kearsage, Okis, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nestablished.

the Tennesse, Washington, Maryland, West ̧ Virginia, Penwylvania, and Colorado, all armoured cruisers; and the protected cruisers now included in the l'acific fleet-the. Chet. tandoyu, Cincinnati, Galvest n, St. Louis Chi- cago, Charleston, Milwaisku, Yorktown,Dosten, Raleigh, Denver and Buğulo. These last named vessels are all now in the Pacific fleet the battleship flect there are only two which and will be available for the manszuvies. Of

were in the service at the time of the outbrea of the Spanish war.

Yawata Maruan a two months' sick leave. He was accorded a hearty send-off by a number

The said indenture is registered in the Land JAPANESE "BLACK AND WHITE" hraska, Vermont and Wisconsin, all battleships i el pupils and exipupils of the college. After

Office by Memorial No. 39507: The plaintiff wishing their departing teacher don voyage,therefore, claims: A declaration that the said of the launch cast off from the Yawita Maru punctu- said indenture for cancellation; that the re aily at noon when the liner seamed out from gistration of the said indenture in the Land | her moorings on the voyage to Australia.

Office be expunged from the register.

The Hongkong Eelegraph they gave him three singing cheers, as the indecture is null and void;, delivery up

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1907.

U. 8. PACING FLEET.

ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARK

THAT OF THE JUDGMENT,

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The Appeal Court quashed the decision of the Osaka Chiho Saibansbo, and acquitted the accused.

In giving its reasons for the judgment, the Appeal Court states that the ficts of the officia! indictment in this case state that the accused employed-for whisky made and sold by him during a period from about July to December, 1906-a trade-mark-resembling one with the English wards "Sentes whisky, Black and White, Specially selected for the House of Commons, which the accused knew to trave been register d No. 20,851 (under No. 2 ).of the Patent Bureas in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce by Mr. James Buchanan, a British subject, of the Buck Swan Distillery, Holborn, London, England, who used the trade-mark for the whisky manufac

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The battleship feet will be able to hurt shot and shell frem a combined main battery of 432 guns, including 13-inch, 12-inch, -inch, 7-inch, and 6-inch gun. In addition to this comes the secondary battery of each ship which cop. tains a large number of guns of smaller calibre, the Connecticut, for instance, having twenty 3- inch rapid fire guns that carry a shell as large as the ordinary field piece of the Army. The six armoured cruisers, that will probably be in tery of 112 guns, including 19-ioch, 8-inch, 6- the manicuvic fleet, have a combired main bat-

inch' and' 5-inch guns. This gives a Ictal of 541 guns of large calibre on the battleships and armoured cruisers, to say nothing of the protected cruisers, each of which carrier from six to ten large guns of from 5-inch to 8-inch

calibre.

For the defence it was denied that plaintiff was an infant. The defendant denied that the The full text is to hand of the judgment, de- Tax Korean deputation to The Hagus is causing anxiety in Court circles at Seoul in plaintiff was born on the 9th February, 1866. livered on the 2nd instast ip the Osaka Appeal Concerning the U. S. Fleet in Far Easternticipation of japanese remonstrances. The The defendant admaled paragraphs two, fuor, Court in the appeal of the Procurator in the and five of the Statement of Claim, bu say? Osaka Chito Saibansho against the decision incident seems to, confirms the report recently. waters of which so much has been heard within current that a foreigner drew Ven 22,000 from that prior to the execution by the plaintiff of the (acquittal) of that Court to the charge of in the past couple weeks, there need be little the Imperial Treasury on the pretext of appeal mortgage in the said fourth paragraph men-fringement of the trade-mark of Black and cause for speculation over the contemplateding to the Powers for Korea's independence. tioned, and prior to the advance to the plaintif White" whisky, brought against Nishikawa movies which are above to take place under 10 this connexion it is reculled that the late of the sum of $3,500, the plaintiff expressly re Sadayoshi, a wine merchant of Andofi-machi,

Ministerial changes at Seoul were due to in-presented that fie was of the age of 23 years by Osaka.. the Command of Rear-Admfial Eva'ns. In the ninds of many Americao military experts the gues that were held to endanger fapan's Chinese reckoning, and the defendant. believed the express representation to be true and pasition in Kerca. present excitement regarding the alleged in-

he acted on the faith of the truth thereof crease of the navy in the Orient is regarded AE JOSEPH BERTRAND, a French mission. in making the said advance of $1,500, and in as rather peculiar in view of the recent orders ary at Gotemba, near Hakone, has received a accepting the said mortgage as security for the affecting vessels in Philippine and Chinese Blue Ribbon medal from the Japanese Govern repayment of the same. For a further defence and japanese waters. As a matter of fact, in- ment in recognition of his self-sacrificing work defendant said that the plaintiff is a subject of stead of increasing the fleet here, the number among the lepers. It is stated that the priest the Emperor of Chine, and is, as is his next has directed his attention from an early date friend, now and at the time of making such of vessels will be actually decreased by two

to charitable work, and rendered valuable advance and the execution of the said mort and in armament to a very positive degree ass stance to the founder of the Fukusei Byoin, gage, domiciled in Canton within the Dominior that can be worked out by any person with a a leper hospital at Kamiyama, Shizuoka Pre- of the Emperor of China. The defendant saic mathematical turn of mind, We learn from lecture. Father Bertrand later acquired this that by the law of China a person is of full age the Ifanila Times that the situation that pre-hospital, and has admitted aver 340 patients when he has reached the age of 16 years; and that the plaintiff being at the time sents itself, according to naval experts, is this: and expended the sum of about 80,003 an

of the execution, of the said mortgage aai of the making of the advance, domiciled in the armoured cruisers West Virginia, Colorado,

China as aforetald and being above, the age Maryland and Pensylvania, the only formid-by kind permission of Lieut. Col. W. Scott

of 16 years, had capacity to enter into the con- tured by the fiem of Messrs, james Buchanan able war vessels now is the Orient, have been Moncrieff and Officers, the Band of the 3rd Batt.

tract contained in the said mortgage, and such-"and"Company. The accured had not obtained ordered to San Francisco, and the armoured "The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlesex

mortgage is thereiste valid and cannot be set the consent of Messrs. Buchanan and Company Cruisers Tennessee and Washington have been Regiment) will play the following program aside, and the personal covenant contained to use the said trade-mark,

bi music, during dinner, at the Hongkong therein for the repayment of the said sum

The evidence submitted to prove that the in one place. Hotel, to-morrow, the 13th insl. --

advanced is valid and enforceable against the accused used for the same article a trade mark Overlate..........Sapphire Necklace Sulliva

aid plaintiff. "Swing Song llinder

resembling the one registered by another, knowing it to be so registered, but without the consent of its lawsut owner, is insufficient. The case is, therefore, to be dealt with in accord- ance with Article 2:4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the articles seized In accord ance with Article 2oz of the same Code.

The lower Court is in error in acquitting the the amounts claired, and argued that that we accused on the ground that as the inde-mark sufficient for a withdrawal as it was not necesased by him did not resemble the one regis. sary for a plaintiff to get the consent of the tere by Mr. James Buchasan his action does Court to withdraw, unless he wished not constitute an offence against the law. The bring the case again later. By this the appeal of the Procurator in this 'respect is plaintiff admitted that be legally awed the money and was willing to pay it.

this branch of charitable work.

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..“ tiyandunelma” ....... Steubens Regimeniat Marcizen.

God is the Prince of Wales. God Save the King.

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ordered to the China station; the cruiser Cin cinnati, now on duty in this section of the world, has been ordered home and the cruiser Butt more has already gone home; the cruisers Denver and Cleveland are on their way here to take their places. So that it appears that four vessels of 13,680 tons displacement, onc vessel of 4,413 ions and another of 3,213 tous, have been taken away from a fleet that is to be in-Tug Tuyo Kisen Kaisha is about to engage in creased with the addition of two vessels of the transport of crude kerosene oil supplied by 14,500 toss and ont vessel of 3.500 tons and the California. Petroleum, Company. An oil another of 3,191 tons, in point of fact, there-tank steamer for this trade is now being con- structed at the Mitsu Bishi Yard at Nagasaki, fore, the U.S. Navy in the Orient aggregates The factory of the Namboku Petroleum Com 26,955 tóns displacement less; it loses sixteen pany, which is now being built at Hiranuma, ; fifty-six six", seventy-two 3′′, and 48 three-near Yokohama,, where the Californias oil is pounder gang in its four armoured cruisers, to be refined, is nearing completion. The having sight ro"; thirty-two.6" ; forty-four 3" petroleum company has also decided to con and twenty-four pounder gunt. armament of the protected cruiser Clerclaw! and Dewer is about the . as the of the Baltimore and Cincinnati ülthough the

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struct an oiltank at Noda, near Suma, and the land for the site has already been purchased The Toyo Kisen Kaisha, we learn, bas also purchased an oil tank steamer of 6,000 tons in England.

The evidence for the plaintiff was then heard and was similar to that given in his cass against Kam Mao Hing

Sir Henry produced letters written by M Reginald Harding to Messrs. Wilkinson and Gris, stating that he had been instructed by the plaintiff to withdraw the action and pay

LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring | countries on priusto affairs is granted to the following officers-Major H, PH. Parker, 129th. Baluchis, from, 15th to 14th July, (St xion leave). Lieut. J. G. Locky, rigth. Infantry: from 26th July to 23rd Sept, (privilége leave)......

reasonable.

The cast, it, therefore, decided as already mentioned in accordance with Clause 11. of Criminal Procedure,

Steaming continuously at 14 knots it would take the battleships about 45 days to make the trip round the Horo to San Frat-

cisce. Travelling as, a squadron it would doubtless take them considerably looger on account of the delay which would be caused by coaling so many large vessels at one time

18E FOOCHOW DOCKYARD,

Many Europeans baving lately been dis. missed from the Foochow Dockyard, the Japanese authorities are désirous of having Japanese appointed to fill the vacancies. Accordingly, the Japanese Minister in Peking has been in communication with the Wai Wa pu with regard to the matter, but no reply has yet been given by the Board to his represent- sticas---Shanghai Times.

VICEROY TSEN CHUN-SUEN, it is said, is de termined to decline the Two Kwang Viceroy- ship and has again 'sent a memorial to the Throne declaring that his bodily health prevents him from leaving even his own room, much more to travel south any further. His Excel- lency is said to be negotiating for the purchase Signed by judge fidz Kaisaburo, presiding, of a contain house in Soochow where he intends Judges Watanabe Hoken, Fukui iromichi to make his future home if'allowed to rain

into privato Ilfe.-N. C. A. NewL and (to Talso.

Delivered in conjunction with Procurator Gozu.

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A abort time ago, the M. S. N. Co. luid a complaint against in Canton Tele, phone operators for meget of duty in receiving orders, and no another firm in Sheung Mua Tai Street & lodged a similar complaint with the autholes of the Bureau, ANTIMONY MES.

The output from the anony inises in the Kuk Kong District for thirst four months of this year is put ni 215,000lties.

INDEMNITY 'MENT:

The Kwangtung authofes have remitted to Peking the share of thiovince towards the Indemnity. Fund for thirst half year of the current year

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SALT SMCLING H.E. Acting Viceroylu has instracted the Salt Commissioner durnish him with monthly return, fromje first moon of the present year, of the sold to the different monopolies through the province, salt in

which is supposed to carried on on a large scale. hand, etc. so as to crout salt smuggling

PRICE RICE.

The rice inspector the Cheap Rice Dis. posal Bureau has reted that since the re- ceipt of the wire stay that the probibillon of the exportation of rifrom Kwangai would be. removed by the 1st of the 6th moon, tha price of rice has faliperceptibly, thus show. ing hos much Kwapng depends on its sik ter province for thepply of this daily com- modity,

"A telegram reced from Ansam by the. Canton Rice Dispd Office states that the sa Kum Ling left thafice with 30,000 bags of rice for Canton on toth instant.

SHIPPINAND MAILS

DUR,

Indian (Kums 13th. inst, German (Zieteth inst. German (Preu 17th inst., a.m. - . Indian (Kutta 8th inst

The s.. Salsaaled from Singapore on 11th inst, and mbo axpected here on 17th

inst.

The N. D. L. preco will leave Sandakan on 15th inst, aay be expected here on 30th inst.

The C. P. R is. Empress of China' left Yokohama on 11th Inst., for Victoris and Vancouver.

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The 1, C, S. 8. Kutsang from Cal. cutta and the left Singapore for this port yesterday, at 6

The N. Y. Koshima Afary, Bombay Line, lift Sing 1. for this port on joth inst"," and is expected on 15th low.

The NAYA, Koga Maru, "American Line, left Sha for this port on ith inst. and is expected ro og 14th inst,