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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 4 1968

times the number of herds which are West River Floods. raised on them at present. Besides, ben we consider the constant draini on the cattle that are, there is every reason" to fear that the supply is not keeping pace A. S. WATSON & CO., with the demand, or, in other words, that

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

CHEMISTS

OVER $110,000 COLLECTED.

ACTIVITY OF THE BAZAAR.COMMITTEE.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

IN SORROW NOT

We read with interest, and article in the Sun Tien Pa matter of the boycott of Japan Chinese, The wilted's argum marised practically as follow

A contain gentleman, bas to the papar the astonishin that be has made in connection Toti Maru affair. Her discovers that tho

be sum-

nicated discovery

LIKIN COLLECTIONS, The amount of Likia duen collected in Can-Chinese officials are ignorant when treating on! matter of Foreign affairs. With reference to ton during the last ten days of the sih moon. a reported by the Likia officials, was incls the Talsu Mors affair he states that Chips is in the wrong and yet the Cantonese boy 26,337.5.1.5.

cant the Japanese. The French over a con- tretemps on the Yunnan border hive now made a demand on Chics, but the French are in the wrong. Now, here China has fair ground to boycott the Freach, because they make a demand when they have no just cause.

THE VICEROY'A INDISPOSITION,"

Owing to indisposition H.E. the Viceroy was not able to be present to-day at the distribution of certificates to the graduates of the Ling Nam. College. Taotai Wan was, therefore, deputed by the Viceroy to act as his represent

orking with considerable of making the

STRIKE AT. PAKRŐL conspicuous aucer both from

[From Our Own Correspondent] Anancial point of view and as a means of pro- viding entertainment to the public, both Euro-

Canton, 3rd July pean and Chinese, in selera for their money.

It is reported from Pakhof that the people How remarkably the Chinese, both in Hong. The executive com illae, as is anounced in have gone on strike owing to the fact that they the number of cattle raised io Sin is fast kong and out of it, are responding to the the business section of this haus, consists of were nos satisfied with the manner the search. diminishing Cattle-dealers say that the appeal from the Tung Wa Hospital for monor Mr. Fung Wa Chuo, Chairman, Mr. Ho Koming for arms and ammunition was conducted supply is becoming scarcer each year, and in aid of the enormous number of the distress- Tong, vice-Chairman, assisted by the Hop. Mr. by the Likin officials there. the price of the animals becoming highered within the regions visited by he flood, will Wei A Yuk, CMG, and Mexits, Lan Chu Pak, be seen from the fact that the first estimate Chan kung Yo, Lal Kwal Pui, Tam Hók Fo In proportion. This should not be the case, which was formed of the probable Amount Chau Siu Ki, Wong Lai Capen, Tam TL but on the contrary the herds of the land collectable by the Tong Wa Hospital Com Kopp, Leung Pui Chi and Fun Yan Taun. In should be increasing in numbers, even with mittee has already been greatly exceeded. order to make the commitee a iforoughly re- supplying the neighbouring markets with Within two weeks of the inauguration of the presentative one, however, the names of some prime beef together with abundance for appeal campaign, the director of that most hundred and eighty Chinese ladies and gentle- local consumption. Not only cows, but admitable institution are rewarded by the men have been added. The numerical strength sheep in great numbers, could be raised in knowledge that, through their individual and of the committee is a guarantee that the din APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE Siam. By Importing improved breeds of collective efforts, the large sum of $100,000, initiated entirely by the Chinese for the first sheep and cows into the country and which is believed to be the maximum Hong-time in Hongkong will be on an elaborate

koog was capable of collecting on behalf of scale and will provide features oever before at:ativa. GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD. by establisining breeding farms, the work Canton, has already been exceeded, by con- tempted in al fresco fêtes promoted by of cattle-raising in Slam could be developed derably over to%. The amount to the croithe European community in the Colony. The WATSON'S HYGIENOL to an enormous extent, and made a great of the fund up to this morning had already Committee held a meeting at the office of the

ource of wealth both to the inhabitants of attained the magnificent intal of $113,000.-

Registrar-General in the forenoon yesterday When the country as well as to the Government.

and, as a result, a public" appeal is made The work, of course, will require capital and

through the medium of our columns for gits coterprise to commence will, but there

from European ladies and gentlemen which should be found in Siam many rich and

will be exhibited for sale at the baziar.com mencing Friday nox', and the proceeds of enterprising gentlemen who could establish

which will be devated to the Flood Relief such farms, and assist and encourage, the

Fuadı. peasantry in the work. The much neglected; but very useful and enduring pony of Siam could also be improved. As a beast of burden and labour its services will be always required in all parts of the country; and in proportion as roads are made in the various provinces connecting the different localities the services of the pony will be in greater

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BUBONIC PLAGUE..

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas, especially rat fleas.

It is a well known fact that Plague is con veyed to human beings by means of fleas from

rate which have died of this disease.

All risk of infection can be avoided, by. washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENOLA ter spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL

DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.

PRICES PER. PINT 50 Cont

GALLON...$2.00

demand than ever..

LOCAL AND GENERAL. MR. A. C Franklin will act as Governmen analyst during the absence on leave of Mr. Frank Browns or until further notice, with

effect from the 16th ult.

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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally and pending the re- Ceipt of Hip Majesty's exequatur, Mr. Joad Joaquim Leitin as Consul for Brazil in Hong

koog.

we stated yesterday that about $87,500, had been collected up to noon of Friday, some of the subscription lists had not then been returned to headquarters. As a matter of fact, the exact amount received up to and inclusive of Thursday was $88,306.go: that amount was augmented by some $1,000 locally yesterday, so that by last evening, the total had exceeded $91,305,

SPLENDID RESPONSE, FROM THE STRAITS.

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"STAMP DUTY,Š-

After a great deal of consideration the Cas ton authorities have now again contemplated the introduction of a stamp duty in Kwangtung province. It is ascertained that an office will be shortly opened la Canton in connection with the levy of this duty,

OPIUM · LICENCES.

Will they do this or will they make atili mora glaring their unfairness to Japan? Who has been more liberal to China, France or Japan? The inference in conveyed that Japan his always played the loving fraternal role and China's unfair treatment in boycotting her, for

cruel shock to tender hearted Japan, dyna making a perfectly just and friendly claim, is a

The appeal to China's belter nature is tau- The Canton high authorities recently appear ching. The sorrow of the race, whose saly ed to be more energetic in enforcing the fruit has been a 100 loving friendship, when probibition of opium smoking. The police treated with base ingratitude, is almost fear We understand prominent ladies in Chinese authorities, have now changed the forms of compelling There can be so doubt that, society have been approached for their ser. licences to be issued to applicants; they will--China's day is clear before her. She vices as stall-holders. Whether those services assume the form of wanden boards instead of should take her kind hearted little neigh tained early next week. have been promised or not remains to be ascer-paper, as on these boards the name, age and bour by the hand and, with sorrow, and residence of each smoker will be given together shame, apologise for ber unfairness in boy. ITALIAN CONVENTS. OFFER.

with the quantity of opium the licenses cascating an good a friend. China's Ministers Even before, the public appeal to which we sumes daily, etc. These boards are by no should be eternally grateful for the enlighten-" have referred appeared in print, we have good means of smail size, but the smokers are requirment thus given to them. Their righteous an- authority for stating that as soon as the first ed to carry them in their period when proceedger, of course, should be directed against the report appeared in the Hongkong Trigraphing to buy opium. Bach smoker is allowed to French who cruelly and brutally, make an

bay opium only once a day.

Chinese communities residing in Baigon, The enterprising, wealthy and influential Singapore and the. Federated Malay States, where they have amassed their fortunes of millions, and secured comfortable competencies from rice milis, tin minies and rubber plantations, have made splendid, praiseworthy responses to the appeals from the Hongkong Chinese hos of the projected bazaar, the Superioress of pital on behalf of their compatriots in the dir- the Italian Convent addressed a letter to a ricts bordering on the West and North Rivers leading member of the executive committee in In the course of the week, we have already which she hoped that the commillee would recorded contributions from Chinese within the accept. the offer which was made ob behalf of Straits Settlements and in California which to the Chinese girls in the Convent and, in parti- Lalled the not inconsiderable sum of $100cular, of the Chinese orphans, of articles of To-day, we have to add to that large amount, a needlework of which the Sisters, were glad till larger sum, namely, one of $22,000, all to supervise the production by the girls coming from the rice merchants in Saigon and themselves, The Sisters, were much moved the wealthy miners and traders in the sister by the published report of the terrible colony of Singapore and the Federated Malay distress the Chinese in the neighbouring States. Details of the remittances are as fol- provinces were suffering: gad

as they felt that they could not extend any aid is per- Kwala Lumpur forwards a second subscripson, they were prompted to make the offer as

*tion of $4,000 to the Tung Wa Hospital a mark of the practical sympathy which they | The drawing is made on the Chartered felt with the Chine their hour of severe Bank of India, Australia and China, and trial. We believe that before the receipt of an | was advised by the Kwang Siew Society, Acknowledgment of the Covent's offer, the From Singapore a T.T. on the Holland orphans were already busily employed with Bank () Netherlands Trading Society), by their deft fingers on asticles of utility and the Tung, Chai, enables the Tung Wa particolarly attractive to the Chinese patrons Hospital 10 draw on that Bank to the who will do doubt visit the bazaar in very large extent of $10,000.

THE China Grific hears that the C. N-Cols | Iowa:- Afix, to well-known round northern coast ports; has been sold to Messri, Geo, McBain & Co. and will in future be employed in Southern

waters.

We are informed that the mainger of the. Nederlandsch indische (landclibank is in re-. ceipt of telegraphic advice to the effect that the

A. S. WATSON & CO., Bank-has declared a dividend of 8 for the

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MARRIAGE.

On June 24, 1908, at Shanghai, ANDREW EDMUND COLLINS, to Miss MARIA ANGELINA PLACE REMEDIOS,

he Honghang Celegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 4; 1958,

CATTLE RAISING as a source

OF WEALTH.

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MR. A. W. U. Pope, CB, takes over the posi tion of General Manager of the Shanghai- Nasking Railway on July 1. Mr. Pope wat lent to the Railway by the Indian Government for three years, and we understand that his services have been obtained for another thres years-N.G, D. Neni,

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MATERIAL FOR CEMENT, The clay in the vicinity of Luk Po, along the Whampoa bund, has been found suitable for the manufacture of bricks and that in another place in the immediate neighbourhood suitable for cement. The Canton Government Cement Factory has called for leaders-for the supply to the factory of clay from both those places:

**The Chinese "at Ipoh, Federated Malay We have also on the authority of a mem-engine was then brought out, and by using the

Stater have remitted through the Charber of the committee that similar contribu -tered Bank of India, Australia and Chinations will be forthcoming from Miss Eyre's

a sum of $1,000.

orphanage. The assistance enlisted from two From Cholos,, the famous place whence the such important institutions is to itself a sufe * millions of piculs of rice are milled each ficient assurance that the committes will not be year for export from Saigon, the opulent appealing to the European communíry io vain Rice Kings, have advised through their for such presents as may be suitable for dis- Society koown as the Sui Shing, a composal to the stalls at Kennedy Town on Friday tribution of $5,000:1 he order for payment next and following day". is made on the, Nam Pak Hang firm of rice merchants, namely, the Kwong.Yea.. THE IRON MERCHANTS' DONATION. The numerous guilds, in Hongkong," as It is reponed that the dullar mint at Wachang, usual, have mavilested in no uncertain man. which has stopped work since, a very long

ner their liberality" god qo-operative spirit of time, is about to respase operations, as recently it has received a large quantity of cherity. On the present, occation, the Iron recently it has receive, ole kundred thou-and-Metal-Guild has donated the sum of sandals from a certain salive bank which is to be used for the coining, of dotlari,

THE Peking correspondent of the liji, in the courie of a telegram, slutes that the Chinese Government has amended the regulations relating to the import of arms, by the new regulations, which was to come into force on the 1st ist, dot, inore than seven rifles and 2,000 cartridges will be allowed to be imported ps iamples.

MR. Henry Humphreys, the Hoogkong firm of that cams, who has been, with his wife, visitlog Tientsin, left for Peking on "24th ult. and will return south viz Hmkow and Shang- bai. Metsis. Humphreys & Co. are the mscagers of Messrs. A... Watson & Co., Lid, whose head offices are in Hongkong China Crilic..

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A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Tai-yuab-fu The once large trade, conducted between to the P& T. 7. sayı:"An interesting Hongkong and the Philippines has been a visitor has been here for some time in the source of concern to the local authorities person of Aaron Mannenheim, who has come ́and those-engaged-in-that profitable trade overland from Helsingfors in Finland via by the reason of the new-laws enacted by the Kashgar and Las-chow. He gives glowing Philippine Government which threatened accounts of the country round ili and of the the existence of that trade. As an import-pirit of progress as Lan-chow." ‚ant source of wealth cattle raising halong Ar St Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-morrow, been recognised in the Colony, and Holy Communion will follow the 1 a.m. ser tentative clots have been made on the vice of Morning Prayer and Sermon, Evening mainland, in the Now Territories, with a Prayer and Sermon at 6 p.m. The offerings will be in aid of the Church Maintenance Fund, view of contributing another factor to the but gifts in relief of the sufferers by floods in prosperity of the port. Similarly, in Siam South Chios will be welcomed and should ba attention has been directed to the great placed in the bags la marked envelopes.

cope which the country affords for develop Ing and extending its agricultural possibill tics. By improved methods of cultivation the rice-crop of the kingdom could be immcosly increased annually, and by appoint. ing agriculturists of experience in the differ. ent provinces who would be able to give expert advice and direction, various other crops could also be raised which would be a great source of wealth to the country. More recently cattle raising has been brought under public police and in introducing the subject the Slum Free Presa remarks This livery important branch, and one

thit has not until now received sufficient attention, à In many parte of Siam there sto

$1,093.

SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS, The perambulating boxes which were design. ed for the receipt of small contributions have

Wanchai

accounted for in the aggregate 5303 in round figures. It is remarkable that the largest at these contributions staed to the credit of the poorest district in Hongkong cojoys the honour of the distinction of being the most liberal among the coolie and the labouring claises From the under-world at Shek-toog-tsui, the contributions received in the travelling boxes amount to next to no

thing.

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS.

The schools alleaded by Chinese scholars have also contributed their quota towards the relief of the flood sufferers. The list includes the following:-

Queen's College, $491 09. Yük Tsoi Ten She, $188 35: Diocesin School, bɔys and teaching staff, $(55.71.

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RELIEF IN CANTON.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Cinton, 3rd July, The Flood Relief Committee has convened a meeting for to-day for the purpose of die cussing further measures to be adapted for

relief work.

REPAIRING THE RAILROAD. The Cantop-Samshul railway has been badly damaged in several places, and repair work is hurriedly pushed on. It is expected that trains on this line will be able to re.ume

service in about ten days.

FA YUEN DISTRICT.

A letter from Fa Yun districi, giving the extent of loss of life and property by the recent flood, was received here yesterday. frstated that some two hundred shops la the Shing Hou market on the outskins of the city were submerged and over three hundred lives were lest: The water rushed down the Shia Ho river, and about a hundred houses along the river bank were swept away, adding consider. ably to the mortality. So far, about one han dred and eighty corpses have been recovered on the river.

OFFICIAL DELINQUENTS,

An oficial in the Namhoi district was dis St. Stephen's College, through Mr. Tang missed and another in Ching Yuen district severely reprimanded by the Viceroy for Chee Kin, $78.35,

Several mher schools contribute minor neglect of duty in fuling to render satisfactory assistance-to-the-flood-stifferars, and also for amounts."

MR. DORABJEE'S CIYT.

neglecting to faraish an immediate report on Mr. Ddrabjen has forwarded this morning to the distress caused by the ioundation, within the Tung Wa Hospital fifty baskets of bizenia | their respective districts. containing 5.00 lb, in all. The gift, which is gratefully acknowledged, will be shipped to FIFTY THRER engagements were reported dur Canton on Monday morning by the ss. Beunging the monik of May between the Japanese han whence it will be distribute to the femish forces and Korean insurgents. The Korenas ing districts.

lost 549 and the Japanese 30 killed. "The in. surgents qui-numbered the Japanese forces by five to one. The greatest activity of the rebels in the provinces of Hamkyondo and Kwangwando. The movement is now said to have lost ali semblance of organization, since

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A SUGGESTION:

was

unjust demand upan. Chios, They could by stirring up the people against the unjust Frenchmen divert public attention from the business of boycotting their brother the Japanese and in a little time this could be magnanimously forgoten.

Splendid 17

Unfortunately the French demand haï nati yet become belligerently insistent, and the whole affair may be amicably settled'; also, there happen to be two opinions concerning the justice of the Talsu Maru !! affair.

This is sad1—Chinese Public Opinion.

THE NINGPO GUILD,

PROPOSED VLUNTEER ASSOCIATION,

The following is a translation of an express issued by a body of Ningpo merchantu calling upon their compatriots to form a volunteer association in ziadkow:-

GREAT HIRE IN OSAKA.

DESTRUCTION OF AUTOMOBILES. Early on Friday morning at about 1.20, says the Japan Chronicle of atat uit, fire broke out in a godown on the premises at Ebisu-machi,, Imamiya, Osaka, of the Osaka Automobile Company. Fanned by a southwesterly wind, which was blowing hard at the time, the flames rapidly spread, and threatened the barracks of the 22nd Regiment, situated close by. The fire brigade of the Namba Polico, assisted by soldiers, worked vigorously, but the fire Our Niogp brethren, welkiva some import- hydrants proved powerless. The steam fireant words for you to hear ankow is now a changed port, the Hanko, zking Railway is water from the river, the flames were got un completed, and the river steamersare numerons der control just witor 3 o'clock-in alt 16 The port of Hankow will become luxurious, and houses, including the building of the Automo- it's commercial influence greater than that of bile Company, were totally destroyed, four Sbangkai. The able people of China will more being badly damaged. The office of the--have a large interest in this post. The Nlogp company was being removed to Daini, Sagisu- men will do more business, some will establish maro, „Nishi-nari, and the furniture had almost companies, some firms, and some shops. all been taken away." The buildings of the A. Inw years ago only 1000' Ningpo men company and the automobiles destroyed were resided in Hankow, now there are over 10,000,

·losured for Y41,00a with the Tokyo 'Fire office, and in time wè may expect to 488 1 0,200 up V20,oo with the Meiji Fire, Y2,40 with the here. For the protection of these we propose Kyodo Fire, and Y5,200 each with the Osaka in form Volunteer association among and Yamato Fire offices,'

our fellow.countrymen. It is necessary to The Oszka Mainichi reports that the godows those of our country to live in touch with of the company burnt down contained thirteen

one another, and we ask you to send your names automobiles; which were destroyed. Of this and addresses as well as the names of your number, alaves were jostled with the Tokyo, family to the Ningpo guild. This guild was Meiji, Osaka, and-Yamalo-Fire-offices for formerly crested by the medicine merchants of Yoo After the fire the company seat in || Ningpo bat now it belongs to all the people of its claims to the fire offices concerned. Upon Ningpo. We propose now that all Ningpo peb- inquiry, the fire offices found that the comple, whether mandarins, merchants, or labourein pany was in possession of 29 automobiles, and will be registered at this guild, and thus form of this number elever, all of which were de- straved were covered by insurance. They were the newest machines, and the remaleder, not covered by insurance, were suppored to be out of use and unfit for service; yet the com pany continued to employ them after the fio. This is causing, trouble between the company and the insurance offices. The company main tains that the numbers on the vehicles destroy. ed correspond with those insured, and that it is therefore justified in claiming the insurance money.

We note that a St. Petersburg millionaire bas donated a sum of 200,000 couples for purposes of investigation in Siberia. An office bas bern opened at Vladivostock to carry out the purpose of this bequest, and branch offices are to be established as several places throughout the district in question.

RETURNS of the average amount of bank. notes in circulation and of specio în reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended gath June, 1904, a certified by the managers of the respective Backs-

Average Specie in Banke,

Amount Reserve.

an association just like the registration of

foreigners at ibeir various consulates. After that, if trouble comer stops will be taken to protect the lives and property of all people registered at the guild, is this not a good idea? Now is the time for you Ningpo people to come forward and help in this good work,

Hankow Daily News,

SHIPPING AND MAIES

American (Manchuria) 5th inst., 6 a.m. French (Tourane) 6th inst. German (Scharnhorst) 14th-inst, American (Nippon Mark) 15th insti Indien (Kutiang) 17th lost.

The Boston S. 8. Cà/f £V. Suviric arrived at Yokohama on, aid fast erally Table

The Boston S.S. Co.'i 19. Kumeric arrive 1 at Yokohama on zad insti

The s.1. Zafro left Manila on 4th insi, and is dan bere on 6th inst, at 6 pm.

The C. P. R. Cás is, Glenfarg left Van- couver p.m., on 2nd in11; for Hongkong via the usual Porte of Callyker A

Chartered Bank of India,

The N. Y. K. 5. Kumano Maru, Australian Aurelia and China, $3,661,452 $1,800,ood Line, left Manila for ibis port on-4th inst, and* Hongkong and Shanghai

is expected here on och 'instefa

Banking Corpora tion, ...fl. 13,939,449 10,000,000 National Bank of Chins,

Limited, grossart 156,522 129,000

.517,777,414 12,939,000

Total,

It might not have occurred to the Committee Cueroo becoming again infected with a low-hund-eds of Chinese who travel daily between of the Tung Wa Hospital to appeal to the class of foreigner, the Total has engaged Hongkong, Canton and Macao river steamem. European police inspector, and two Indian These travellers should be a fruiter source the recognized insurgent leader surrendered at sub-inspectors from Shanghai, but without a whance helpful assistance might be derived, Scoulon May 27: better class of constable we are afraid very little and were: boxes to be placed by permission of will be done, as the Chiossa policamab af the capialos of steamers on board their porcels, |Noisia, the Jalling off of revenue since the instructed...the Viceroy at Yunanafe," "Hai, native cities are quite useless, except trained there is every likelihood of a few hundred dol and managed by foreigners, like our pative

lars bujng obtained from the travelling Chinese city police.

public.

REFERRING to the exceedingly valuable paper The committee of the Tung Wa'should car by Mr. Clament of the Hongkong Civil Service tainly give the suggestion a consideration, and on the consumption of opium in Coins and in were they to approach the management of the Hongkong, the Singapore Fees, press says River Steamship Companies, Imagine that The subject is dealt with from a mathematical no difficulty will be placed in the way of point of view, and the estimate of two per cent collectors who are working in the interesis of

okers, The Relief

of the population of Ching as jibased on acival figures given by Mr. Ciemo

War, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha has introduced a number of reforms. Among others, the com, pany has opened regular services with parts of the, Sanga district, and also new services with Korea-These arrangements have resulted in an logical of expandiure, but-at-the same time revenue has locressed. Despite the gene- ral depressing of trade during the present half- year, the company's steamers have carried mors pastābjerg and cargo, and the result of Dienst balf-year is estimate

The T, K. K. L. Nippon Marw will sail from. Yokohama' on 5th lost, and will be dun 'to arrive at Hongkong on 15th inst, kyk, Vi

The Apcar Co.'s a.. Japan from Yokobanla and Kobe, left Moji this morning, and may be expected here on fth inst., afternoon,

The Imperial German Mails. Scharnhorst, carrying the German Mails with dates from Bes lin of the 16th ult, left, Colombo to-day, 'a,m.j and may be expected here an Igik ios,

OWING to the recent incident on the frontier of Tonking, the Peking Government hit

Liang, to exercise more care in carrying out bis functions, "so as to give to foreigners se. A COMMISSION appointed by loophole for criticism” and to reorganise the General of Indo-Chins to rep Army of Vienzo on a sound basis. On the posed works for the impr other hand, Viceroy Hsi Liang, who has been of Haiphong, repeatedly reprimanded for his inability to the docks prevent the outbreak of the recent rebellion, Braving bas telegraphed to Tokina asking to be millions of allowed to resign his thorny.j this application an Imperiat Resc

saund-ordering

Governor