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MANCHURIAN DEVELOPMENT,

Harbin, the principal city of northern Men: charis, is the function paint of the Russian Southern Railway line, running on through to China, and the Trans-Siberian. To the present All of this immense territory, is comparatively autoached as regards "gricultors. Its great

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 22

'able information, which he is engaged at this moment imparting to various leasted societies in this country.

THE WORK OF DR. LECOQ

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A CHARMING Wall Calendar reaches us from the Vacuum Oil Oo.

SURVEYING began on the zoth inst, for the re- construction of the Antung-Mukden railway. TE Government Honte at Hokkaido has been

Two professors from the Tokio University bave been ordared to Italy to investigate the late earthquake

Tas South British Insurance Co., Ld, hava "Issund in attractive Chinese calendar for their.

ustive constituents.

It is notified that Friday and Saturday, the 230d and 23rd Januáry, will be observad zau

pozsibilities are abown by the 1:4,000,000 busku) § skirts the desert. Turfan itsalf in'n walled city † yara bas increased your by year with a fow *** vntally» búrót down. The building: was not public holidays in the Colany, Las

wheat crop grown in 1908, and yet one cannot ciaste from the railroad a single acre that has been ploughed. Near the clues and large towns the Chioase, who are high-class gardeners; bave Imall patcher dayaled entirely to vegetables, bat aside from these only the virgin stepper and forests are in sight.

It is generally admitted by those in à position in know that this country, in highly favoured by nature, is no the eve of a great development along modern lihen. This development will not Inka place with a rare, but will be of a slow and sure growth.

The Chinese are slow to take up new ideas, but when once 'convinced that the new idea will add revenue it in nccepted, and the indivi dual becomes an anthuri ât în endeavsuring to bring his friends and neighbours to his opinion, Manufacturers who care to secure a fontbold in Manchuria should begin missionary work In the near future. The harvesting machinery firms are already exhihing the same energy and enterprise in Manchurian is characteristic of their work all over the world where mowers, reapare, or bidders can be sold.

At Mukden there is a large agricultural college, presided over by a Chinese gentleman educated in the United States, who is instilling in the minds of the younger generation the ponibililer to acleatific firming,➡Consular | Report 2.

'THE WESTERN, KINGDOMS" OF CHINA.

RECENT EXPLORATION.

During the past century the deserts of Egypt have yielded countless freasures to the archæsingist, and have shows clearly enough that sand is the great preserver of the records of antiquity. But it is apt every desert which marks the sife of an extinct civilisation, and only in care instances does it pay to plough the desert ends. Egypt is one of them, and Chi bese, Turkestan has proved in the last twenty years to be another.

Turkestan is the hollow which divides the treat Tibetan inhleland from, that of Siberia, On three sides it is, bounded by almost trapass able mountains, and on the ether-the east-it opens on the great Desert of Gobi. From the mountain ranges to narth, to south, and to wast Raw down considerable rivers, wtch disappear and are lost in the desert which fills the great bisin below. It is as if the sand of fibi were an immense acaan övérőṣwing into a bay ring. ed round with mountains. Below the foothill along the edge of the desert the rivers can be controlled and turned aside to water the land before they. Anw out to be lost in the deseri. Thus it comes that at the inuing of every river on the plaid there is ap ossis, ofte a smal! country in itself. But in course of time the sand's shift and the rivers change their courses. Then the oasis-kingdams are overwhelmed and buried. Fortunately the sand which buries them leaves many of their treasures unspoilt.

To get to China overland from India or the West is a very difficult proceeding The 'straight road from the West leads over the great mountains behind Kashgar and down, through the Desert of Turkestad. Consequent ly long ago there grew up two great routes along the edge of the desert, threading the Basic kingdoms, or, as the Chinese called them "the Kingdoms of the West." Along these two roads passed all the Eastera races in their, descent upon Western Asia, and along these also passed the giant religions which the West gave to the Ext.: Parhaps the most remark- able contribution which lodia has ever made to the general development of mankind was the missionary movement which spread fluddhism over Central Asia, Chica, and the Far East, and Chinese records show that it was, through the Western Kingdoms" that the religion of the Buddha came-not directly from theind of its birth, Occasional references, moreover, in the Chiness annalshave long-led scholata 10 speci.. that the Buddhist missiouaries brought with them to the Western Kingdoms their language and their art. But of these suparently not a trace remained, and the infamation in br gathered from the records of ancient travel was almost valueless, From the Fourth Century onward many Chinese pilgrims passing through Turkestan nu their way to the shriums of ladis have, indeed, made brief notes of their luner. aries. Bat their eyes were fiend on the shrines of the Huddha, and they apparently took no Bote of the civilisations which they passed on their pilgrimage..

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THE FIRST DISCOVERIES.

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for amalgamation and the number of the com panics Yell off to 36 by the end of last year. The capital, however, has been greatly increkis ed and it stood at 57,731,saj yon. Incredi# which, with a decrease of some 130,000 Com also seen in the sumber of spindler at work pared with the number for the previous year, stood at 1,351,555 last year, the UN

It may be noted that although the output of ceptions the increase simply kept paco, with the increase of home consumptiba and sat of ex- port which rather shows a decrease. Below We are informed that tram-Cam will be run are the figures

from the Post Office fight to the entrance of

produced sumed in Japan exported | ances

Bales. Bales

Bales. 698,885.....................469,439.329,446 :898,204557,00.................841,203

(480,749.

·Insureds

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THS tour of the Korean Emperor, has salutary effects. Among others. that many Korean) are now catt top-knots

Two weeks' hard labour was awarded a’Chisă- men in the Folice Court, yesterday morning, for giving falss information to a pawn-broker of of 99, Kowloon Street.

THE Dalai Lama is delaying, by Idia and THE Police Magistrates' Department is excludxpensive travel, his return to Tibat, and the Mongolian Superintendancy has talogmphed ed from the operation of the Public Holidays urging him to hasten bis steps.

Quantity Quantity con- Quantity the Circus both before and after the perform Ordinance, 1875, on Saturday, the 23rd instiga WOR stealing Soma silver necklaces, a tiger's

109,173

On the xestoration of Chientso the Chinese Government proposes to carry but its coloniza. tion policy by reclaiming the land and develop- ing miles.

A FINE of Sit was imposed on A. Klug, e, an Austrian, for being a stowaway on board the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer" Kumano Maru || from Japan.

Dr. Lecoq went out, from Berlin to Chinese Turkestan In 19-4. He chose an his centre of operations the country abbot Turlanan clent kingdom on the Northern Road which and lies in a depression among the foothills of the Celestial Mountains, into this depression mountain torrents pour down through rocky ravince. Tarvo streams serve to fertiles the oasis and aventually are lost in, the southern. marsh. The whole depression is dotted with villages, and in the monatsin gorges to the noth are scattered the ruined temples and 1898 monasteries of a bygone civilisation Near the

1899 present town is the site of the ancient city of

1950 ins670,470; 461,738.......................208,732 fuifin...

The Chinese maals-tell-us-that-in the Second 1.799.935603,474 Chatury before Christ there lived in the

-1903 *801;733mm+494,53) Western Kingdoms rats of city-builders who'

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69,13 +43,900 set up cities having forty-five walls; a pówzrful people who dug for gold and fron. 6ccording 195905,537648,154.168,386. 1900 943,106.677,815.2071348 to the nngals the prople who dwelt on the 1907983.48757.003326,475 THE Chiso-Japanese Telegraph Treaty was souther bailer of the Great Desert in the

1908 region about Sa-chu came upon them, subdued

ratified on the 11th inst, It secures to China them, and then spread westward through the

her sovereignty sight in regard to telegraph valleys which echelon the Tiap Shan, nut open the plilas of Western Turkestan, Thence they must have descended upon Bactria and founded the great ludo-Scythian Empire. Chinese sof the authorsofthis period tellusthatthe people g Western Kingdoms had blonde hair and blue eyes, an expression very suggestive of En. ropean affinities. Tas presence of a Scythian population in these kingdoms of Central Asia has now been amply proved, In Tarian Dr, Lecoq found laicriptions written, in Brabnile characters sufficient to show that the language. of the period was of Indo-European origin." Hence the peoples of Chinese Turkestan two centuries before Obrist were apparently of Scythias race and European affinities, Indeed, the Turks" of the early Arab writers would seem to have bean neither mere or less then "Turkified Scythians," as Dr. Lecoq has called them. Dating the first five centuries of the Christina era ather invasions followed from the West, The Huos, or Hsiungnu as the Chibele called them, were fellowed by various races of Tarks, who in turn subdued the land.

The thau atabin civilisation ever existing in Torfan would seem to have been that of the Uigur Turks, a civilisation of which Dr. Leco discovered in the ancient city remain in plainty.

No. 201. A modarate business transpired lo suitable threads at a decline of St to Sa per bale.

No. 16-Qalet ; nothing doing. No. 134-Not much in favour a few chops changed hands at a declize ei 51 to $2 per bale,

· Nos, 8#, and 65—No business reported. Market closes steady. Salca:40 bales of No. 10s; 130 bales of No. 128, 550 bales of No. 208; in all about 1080

bales,

Arrivals Per steamers Capri, Kumsang, Silesia, Japan, and. Kogeshima Maru of about 10,000 bales.

Unsold Stock: About 30,000 balen. Uncleared Stock :-About 10,000 balòs.. Exchange-We quote to-day as follows:- India T. T......... at Rs. 133 per cent.

Domand

1324 London T. T.

Sh. 1.9 1/16d.$ Demand

11 1915 Shanghai...

Tir. 744-5100. Silver.......zor meg i 3344. por on

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. Reviewing the share business for the wack, Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. write ander date 21st inst.:

Owing to the Chinese New Year bolidays, which begin to-morrow, we are issuing our circular a day aslier. The approach of the China New Year though it has somewhat restricted business has not had a deteriorating effect no the quotations for most stocks as i often the case, and this may be taken, as auguring well for the future. We wish all our Chinese friends a Bappy and Prosperous New Year,

caused a considerable strengthening of the Hanks-The aes of a sharp rise in London local market for Hongkong and Shanghal Tanks, and sales have been affected at various rates up to $89, the market closing a shade easier with sellers at $3871. The London zale

has improved to £96,"

one place he found the ruins of a térenced pyramid, iznet with recesses which had once contained images of the Buddha, in the contre of the city, on the other Band, staud the ruins of three enor mous halls with lateral buildings. The decora. inna and, the inscriptions in Uigur and Manichean characters show plainly that this must have been the Temple of the priesthood of the Manichean rol xion, that grandiose attempt to chiste the three great ratigious of Christ Buddha, anil Zeroanter. Inthis temple Dr, Lecoq wung thevaly Manichean wallpainting known. Exion in other ptris of the city brought to Tight in my documental:Syriae, copies of the Gospels and devonor-writing, gheiously the work of the Nestorian church. The fact that Nestorians, Manicures, and Huddhists Gyed. here together and bait thelp temalessice by side speaks volumes,ins. Deli Lacng has said, for the powarind tulàration of th : government. The daily Arab whiters, however, li'ng that the Chinese, who were Loris Param unt, were not 10 tolerant, and in later yours Attempted to pat al end in these foreign religions. Publy this. may be the secret of the carnage which must, have happened long ago at the ruined temple. which Dr. Leong found scattered about the bodies of three hundred Manichen pright their boats stillienvered by the priesily robes in which they met their death. All these tem. ples and buildings date from the seventh to the Lunos are on offer at $18, Binth centuries A.D Both art and architecture show very plainly how many were the conflict- ing infannces at work. The Buddhist temples in many cases are ornamented with rich statu ary and decoration of what is įknown as the

Marine Insurances-Unions have changed hands in small lots at $825, and can be placed at the tale. Cantons are on offer at 195. Otherwike the ra is 'na change.

Bud his style. It shows unmistakably its classical origin. The Buddha is at one -time an Oriental Dionysias and at another an

attern version of Zeus. But all show obvious signs that the culture.cime not direct from Europe, but from Gandhara, in the Peshawar Valley, where Western art took Eastero form in the centuries immediately before and after Christ, Other, and perhaps later, shrines, on the contrary, how clearly the ancient Indian picto rial art exactly as it is seen in the Ajanta cave paintings. Other temples, again, were plainly built a time when Persing influence was strong, for in appearance they are says Dr. Lereq-sometimes indistinguishable from Sas tanian roins

Fire Insurancetim "Hoogkong Fires class firm at $350, ultar sales at the price. China Firel are steady at $106.

New crews for the China destroyers, and half. crews for the Tamar and China gunboats, will embark in the Hawks, cruiser, at Portsmouth, on [axe.

Itaring for Hongkong and Shanghai .51 Jan. 9.. Tax St. Paul Radway Company announces

that it has concluded, an agreement for co operation with the Oiska Shosen Kalsha and that it will assume great activity in ' Far... Eastern trade.

Tax value of exports from Formosz to forge epuntries last year smonated to V9,397;135,

THERE was another stabbing affray on board the pa. Kumerng, where a seaman named Laung Sai stabbed another scaman named Lui Wa over a trivial matter. · The case was ramanded.

Moon Street, walked into Wellington Barracks CHIN. WONG, an 18-year-old youth residing at

last Friday and walked out again after beving | picked up a quantity of brain. Resalt-One month.

A TOKIO Court has ladicted the publisher of a claw, and couple of locks, Chan Wa, a 14- Chinese revolutionary magazine calind The year-old youth, was given six weeks hard Konan, on the charge of publishing loflamma- labour with twelve strokes of the birch............ tery articles.

Tan Government has telegraphed to the Viceroy of Kwangtung and the Governor of Klangsl instructing them to give-strict orders to the troops to suppress and prevent any risings,

THE P. and O. s. Moolian left London on which, with the stocks already there, bould 18h ult, with £730,000, in bins for Bombár, extiafy y ordinary requirements for some time. REGARDING the Fakumen Railway the Japan ese authorities admit that they are now Con«. It is stated that the Imperal Household De-sidering at what point of the South Manchuilt partment recently presented a jacket of marten Railway connection may be effected with far for the use of the Emperor Hinan Tung,

Fakamen,. and rendered account for its cost at the figure of Tli, 3,000,

NEW crews for the Chion destroyars, and half.

crews for the Tamar and China gunboats, were to embark is the Hawke, cruiser, at Portsmouth, en çih instant, leaving for Hongkong and -Shangbai on the 9th instant.

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On returning to duty from leave, Prince Ching

CAPTAIN Kirkpatrick, Hongkong Slugaporn Majors Major Kirkpatrick is is command of Royal Garrison Artillery, has been promoted.

No. r company of the corps in ibn Inland går.

son of Mauritius.

THE Miolstry of Finsuca in Feking has in stencfed the provincial governments, by dinate officials to organine special otices for telegram, to give general seders to their subors

and imports.to Y17,287,970 Expons to Japan Personally declined to undertake the estimato the study of financo:;.

proper totalled V14,418,614 and imports from a || Japan Yz0,919,399,

Of the recommendation of the Ministry of

of cost for the work on the Imperial Man- roleum of Kuang Hsu, but the Prince Regent urged him to súpervise the work lastead.

Agriculture, Indastay and Works, the Throne LT. COLONEL G. E. Pareira, C.M.O, D.8.0 Mill bas bestowed a reward on the Chinese meretary Attaché in Peking, whose term of service chant who organized a company in Hankowin China expired on December 31, 1008, arrive for acetylene lampy, :

ed on Saturday in Shanghai and will leave dar- ing the week for Hongkong m route to EDS land.

THE Waiwapu' on the 11th fast, referred the question of Court ceremonial to the foreign Ministers. A committes of the latter, chosen for the purpose, decided to refer the subject to the Home Governments.

THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com. pany's total output of the Company's three mines for the week ended January 2, 1909, amounted to 26,464,79, tons and the sales dur. ̈ing the period to 10,470.50 tons.

For assaulting Li-Sang, 20 opium dross col lector, at 9, First Street, with a boule, last Tuesday, a Chinaman named Li Wing was fined $ in the Police Court on Wednesday and St compensation. ordered to pay

THE Emperor of Korea returned to Seoul on 13th last. Marquis Ito, the Resident General, in the course of a speech said that if Japan's policy had bien to destry Korea, she would never have encouraged education nad produc Hiva industries in Korea.

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THE Princo Regent and H.E. Chang Chibi- tung have bens discussing the education of the Emperor which, it has been decided, will begin with the learning of the meanings of characters, the Four Books and the Five Classics.

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From the Hongkong Printing Presi ws have received a couple of Chiners calendars which reflect the utmost credit upon the lithographic department of that firm. There is sure to be a large demand for them among the members of the Chinese community.

As the Migisters of the Government have learn- entered Peking, they have taken every pre- ed that a party of revolutionists have secretly caution for their own safety by having body guards about them en going out. Their residences era also strictly guarded.

YU SHAO, Imperial Doks of the ret Degree, was recently impeached by the Ministry of the interior for having crated trouble in in making loquiries into the occurrence, He war ordered to be handed to the Imperial Clan Court to be dealt with,

GUNNERS E. S. Stone, 9. W. M'Ctellnad, A. W. Miller, F. Hills, and W. Barlown have bean rappolated to the destroyers Fame, Dandy, Fanus, Hart, and Virago ao recommissioning this month with new crews for funker survice with the China Squadron.

CHEUNG HI, the master of a rowing boat, was charged in the Police Court yesterday morn Ing, with stealing 18 lbs of rope valued at $2.50, the property of the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company, on board the ss. Zoren on Wednesday, Three weeks' bard labour.was the result.

A 1, AHMAT, residing at 39, Morrison Hill Road,proceeded against Mossa Arim, employed at the Treasury, with assaulting him at Happy Valley on the 17th lust. Defendant was bound qvar: in the sum of $tos to keep the peace for Aix months. A cross summons preferred by the défendant was dismissed.

"MARK TWAIN" (Mr. S. L. Clemens) has in- corporated himself at Albany under the name of "The Mark Twain Company, president 'Mark Twain, capital £100) The company takes over all the rights to the name of " Mark Twain." The object of Mr. Clemens is to su sura fature banatu for his family.

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THE world can seldom, la the words of Tenny. on; have seen a costlier funeral than the £750,000 obsequian of the late Emperor and Dowager Empress of China. Reuter tells us

Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Macao i Shangbai on Wednesday from Weachow, bad toxication and for impeding the police from the cost is Tis.. 6,000,000, and the amount is

Steamboats copinya firm with boyer at $191. China and Manilns are weak and offering as $13. Douglases are in demand at 533, Shall Transports at 40, and Star Ferries old sad

જબ જો આવું હસતું $15 rspectivaly.

Refiueries, Cuina Sugam are still quoted at Perak

Sugats have advanced to Tis. 95 and are in de mand at the rate.

Mining Raubs are obtainable at £8. Chi ness Engineerings have been dealt le at Tis, 1611

Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Whampoa Docks have been sold at 592. Kowloon Wharfe have been dealt is to some extent, closing with sellers at 545t. Shanghai Docks have been placed in the North at Tls. 75.

Hongkew Wharfi have advanced considerably closing with buyers at The 13

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THE CM. str. Fungahon, which arrived at a collision just before daylight when outside Woosung with an unknown lorcha, The Fungshu had a small hole stove in her bow, sad several stanchions carried away, while the Torcha had her jibos-n and bowsprit smashed;

Ma. Mackenzie King, the Canadian represent atire on the Opium Conference at Shangbal, has left New York for Liverpool. On leaving London for the Far East be will proceed by the Suez routs, and be intends to return to Canada by the Pacific. Mr. Mackensie King will also investigate in India, China, and Japan the problem of Asiatic immigration to Canida, regarding which he has already rendered valuable service.

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ster. Chip to the Fogo and Co Mars Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Hader construction at the Mitsu Hibi Ship Hotels have improved to £90, at which rate building yard, will be completed next year, Thu. Kenyo will be employed on the Pacific shares can be placed, Hongkong Lands are Grm and inquired for at $9. Sales of Hom service, replacing the Nippon Mars. The latter is to be transferred 19 South American line. phreys Estates have taken place at Spè. Anglo French Lands bave strengthened to Th, rok

Two other steamer, 9,350 tons sach, of the with bayers. Shangbal Lands have fopadame shipping firm, are under construction. One of them will be completed before the end hayers at Tis, 120,

year. Cotton Mills-A further rise in Ewos bas

of this taken place, and at the clore buyers prevail at B3 We have no business to report is oiler stocks under this harding,

Miscelleneous-China Borneos have been in good demand and sales bave taken place as high as S. China Light and Powers havo been sold at $5. Dairy Farmu are quoted at $1ą ex new issue. China Providents can be placed at Sot. Green Island Cemente bave

close with buyers at $5.00. Hongkong Elect- Ties have been done at $19. There are buyere of Langkats at the improved rate of Tis, 865.

Exchange-The Bank's selling rate od London is 1/9) on demand. The T/T rate ou Shanghai in 741.

In the mountain ravines to the northeast of Tin Dr. Lecoq, found the ruins of many Buddhist monasteries built in the tick walls In their day they can have differed little from the makeries of Tibet. Here were found manuscripts in many different characters and languages. The monasteries themselves were decorated with pictures of Buddhist cerema- mes, and some of the monks depicted were obviously painted from life. The extra drdinarygais been the medium of a large business and thing about them was that for the most part they were blande, and had blue eyer. This Dr. Lecoq ·onsiders (a show beyond all doubt how little the original Sevinian population tad bero changed by their successive co querovB,

It was in 1890 that Colonel Bower made the first considerable findan Chinese Turkestan, At Ku-cha, in the ruins of the old city, be found toaves of birch bark on which were written in

·Sanskrit Buddhistic texts. These leaves were the first tangible proof of the existence of Indian culture in Central Adla, though such chance acquisitions could throw little light un the civilisation in which this ancleat Indian learning had flourished. But it turned the ar tention of archaeologists to the possibility of

But after all we are today only at the begin solving important bistorical problems, and Dr. Stain determined to explore the sand-boried ning of things. So far, the knowledge we have rains of Khaine. Chinese records suggested gained has simply served to show how many that this little kingdom had played an im, and bow complex are the problems which cen portant part to the interchange between civilisatrs in Chinese Turkestan. There are still very sions which went on in this mountain-locked many rains to explore, many inscriptions to desart, Judging from the disposition of the decipher, and many languages to master bal re smine the inhabitants of Khotan would seem to we can begin to solve the great riddles of race have waged valu, etemal warfare with the history whose answers lie buried beneath the invading sand. As iba river chsaged its courts

sands of Turkestan-Morning Post (London), the desert overwhelmed town after town, and Ɛothers were built in thair pisca. The ruins are scattered at intervals along a line measuring roughly ibres hundred miles from east to west, and though varying greatly in date, thay repaul a uniform and well-defaed civilisation. The culture seems to Dr. Stalo to have rested mala- ly on ladino foundations, but the fascination | of individuality is adried by influences coming both from the West and from China,

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In their report dated arst instani, Messrs. Phirozsha B. Petit & Co, write:—.

Our last circular was dated the Bth inst Owing to China New Year falling on Friday, our present circular is laaned a day earlier.

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Dividend Payable-Hosgkoog & Shanghal Banks dividend and bonus of £2.5}^

Forward Settlements.-The following dates have been fixed by the Stock Brókers Assocás of Hongkong for Forward Settlements —— January Settlement 29th Jan, February

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∙It has been a rule, says a native dispatch, that after the demise of an Emperor, some memen- toes, should be bestowed on high Ministers to perpetuate the memory of the late Emperor, Recently jade ordamedis were bestowed on the Grand Secretaries, the Grand Councillors, the Presidente of the different Ministripe and the Hanlins in the Imperial Library as mementoes from the late Emperor. The Viceroys of Man churis, Chibli and Liang Kiang also received two of these gifts each.

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THE C. M. steamer Hainchang left Cheloo ou salb inst. fo the projected new port of-Hos Loo Tao, and she will be the first steamer to distance north of Chin-wangian and is said to visit the place. 'The town is situated a 'short

be perfectly free of ice all the winter months and to offer excellent shallar to ships, The barbour is spacious and has a good bolding Bottom Should the place come up to expecta tions, it is believed it will be opens to trade in the very near future,

Tre attention of those who intend visiting Manila during Carnival week in directed to the reduced fares now being offered by the China Maglia Steamship Company, the China Navi gation Company, and the Todo China Steam Navigation Company,

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quite in accordance with the Chinese saying that "the most important thing in life is to get buried well,"

IT is stated that Chinese high oficials (an)" distinguished from Manchu) are declining in influence and the Government will remove the Viceroya of Manchuris and: Chihil, and the Governors of Shantung, Kiangal and Aukai on the ostensibls plan of the result of the annual scrutiny into the conduct and administration of oficiale.

THE ice was in fine condition at the Tientsin Rink, on January 5, and 2 large number of people were skating, therson. Arrangements hava been made for the Cameron's. Band tò

play avery Saturday; and that of the 75th Pass- abs and of the 16th-French. Colonial Regt. will play alternately each Wednesday through-

be admitted half-price, »

IT is reported that the Government of Korea bas lately decided to grant a yearly subsidy of 14,8on yen for three ya its toward the new CALL lag service from Melpa to Quelpart, Chom. chang, Kunian, Chulps, and Propieaugpo undertaken by Mr. Tsurutaro Takeuchi there. A CRINEER contemporary states that owing to the friction that has arisen through parties of bluejackets or men landing from foreign men- of war at ports in the Yangtze Valley, the Wai.ut the season. wapa has issued generat orders to the various PARTICULARS of the Alexandra Cinematograph. Viceroys and Governors to order their sibe at No. 2, Zatland Street, will be found in our ordinates not to allow ench lending from foreign advertisement columns. The show re-opens dian-of-war, as it is in contravention of Tresties, under entirely new manigament and a good" We have just received the December number Sims include drama, comedy, barissqus, gude selection of Pathe dims is announced. The of The Far Bastorn Review, which is a recordgraphy, bistory, war, journays, etc. There in publication in itself. The number is principal.

devoted to the deaths of the late Emperor to be a matiods to-morrow, when children will and Empress Dowager, with half-tone photo. graphs of China's sigong men and short, O January the Marist Brathers opened their biographical sketches. The proprietors are to. new school, in a large and bandsome new, pré- be congratulated on their intent excellent pub mixes on the German Concession, Dentala: lication,'

The old premises, in the Rue St. Louis, hare now been closed. The now school building now enables the Brothers to take in boarding pupils. The class rooms, refectories, dar mitories, &c., are all well appointed, well venti. fated, and comfortable. THE boycott against Japanese goods, so stabberaly carried, on at Hongkong and Cane too, thanks to the timely action of the Hong.. regulations restricting the boycotters, has ap kong authorities and the promulgation of new

parently come to an end. Demands for sundry- gooda

as well as marine products are faceeas ing and cargoes for: South Chins baza intely been canalderably epilargad.—7aban

Mr. William Cameron Forbes, Vics-Governor of the Philippine Islands, and Mr. Jose R.de Lacoriage; the Commissioner, called isst Fri- day morning on His Excellency the Governor, who invited them to lauch. This invitation, however, they were unable to accept being pledged to a luncheon party at the Hongkong Club arranged in their honour by Mr. Bolts, in the afternoon and were entertained at tes but they returned to Government Hours later by the Governor,

THERE is said to be strong competition, in Japan betwaan dealers in beef and dealers is whale deia: Beef is usually in greater des plant with P mand in winter among the Japanese, but the present consumption has fallen off by 20 or 30 Per cent, in Tokio aloss, as compared with the Corresponding season last year. This is due to the recant exceptionally good capture of whales. In order to oppose the popularity of chain flesh, dosiars in beef have been com- however, is said to ba less nutritiong

LIEUTENANTS R. L. Hancock, C. J. Pope F J. B. Gibson, C. M. Scott, and J. M. Jackson," and Sub-Lieutenant M. M. Waterlow, have been appointed to the Panton on recommis. sioning. The Admiralty also announceiks ap pointments of Surgeons W. E. Ormtby, to the Tamar, additional, for dockyard decías, P. F. Mingit, to the Tamar, C, Ross, to the Foodiark,

Baker, to the

As has been announced, it was the intention of the Government to promulgate enforce and the revised Code of Laws in Chipa on the past Chiness: New Year day, but this was im possible at the revision has not been completed, In the circumstances the Government has or London-Bank TT. cominuesionung 16 dered H.E. Shôn Chis-pan, Commissioner in Ipelled to import cheap Korean beef. Thich, B, Senit, to the Nightingale, und C. R. M.

charge of the Revision, to endeavour to com- demand.....................1/cles bla labours and enable the Code to be pro Ir appears from a Teklo despatch to the Main Do. months' sight......119 5/16 mulgated in the next wear in commemoration chi that on learning of the intention of the Fuji BIR" J. Jackson presented, the certificates on Face-Bank Trommene

of the new reign of Haüan Tong, America-Bauk T.To ma

Spipping Company to float a loan of Y1,000,000 18th ult to students at the Crystal Palace Coms The questions as to how far the art of Greece

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several Esanciers abroad offered through for pany's Achool of Practical Engineering, in WITH regard to the appointment of 4 Chiasse eige, firms or individuals at Yokoham to as some subsequent remarks Admiral Sir L. Fra- and Rome, penetrated into Arla hai puzzled The yard market during the past fortnight, india T. T. appagapangungu

Commissioner for Foreign Adairs in sach pro take the lose. Their proposals have, how mantle said that he was much struck by the and fascinated scholars for many years. Dr. dus in causas which had been anticipated, vit., Do. damendominas 1122 | vince, it is stated that to be qualifed for the Stela has thrown much light on the subject, the advent of the Chinese New Year and the Shanghal-Bank T... 4. post, the candidats, must be well-versed in var, bean rejected, as the rates of interest ages of the students, and he was reminded "of for in Khotan he found many classical drals exodus of natives for the interior, has been Singapore-Bank TX. per H.K. 81007 diplomatic affairs, versatile la talent and recom. other foreign capitalist has a Conxaminations which took place Jo China) bars Impressed in clay, These asals bore the hands rather quiet, and but few sales wars effected japan-Bank T.T,- women...... manded by some high metropolitan er provin. offered to ap geandlither, father, and son were examined at of Pallac, Athene or of Eras, bat where or by all for immediate requirements obly. The rise Java--Back T.T...cial dignitaries before he can be given the post, meat, but the Company is awalling farther they received their certificats, for they stayed the loan without any Bank guarantee of repay. the same time, Sometimes they died before whom they wore made cannot at present be in silver coupled with the anxiety of importers

Should be, afterwards, be found guilty of any 4stermined. It is certain, however, that they to realize, in view of the saticipation of a were currently used by Khotanese officials to farther appreciation in the price of the white&ike sight, L/O/9 derogatory to national prestige, the official rantageous, offer,

mathe sight L./.............1/9 fallare ia diplomatic affairs or of any action to order to secure the most adnotil they passed, (Laughter.) 18 was an ex

mination in nothing particular, but it gara the first two or th en centuries of the era, and metal, has had the effect of bringing down the 5 days' sight San Franciice & New York.43 recommending him will also be called to task A Toxio message to the Maluichi gigs that

them an added status in Chinese socfaty, it that they had great influence on local art, "The figures of last mail's quotations from $1 to $2 4ths' sight

In connegilop therewith.. por bals. The tendency, however, is fowards remarkable diversity of it a cultural lofjuences,"

the Naval Department has decided to con- THE command of the cruiser, Bidford, China says Dr. Stein, “which meat and mingled at frmoess in prices. As soon as business, Truths' Light France pape

30 "nys' sight Sydney & Melbourse upoOBAN CHI, unemployed, was brought before struct two as battleships, which ware to have Squadron, changes hands before recommission

2.25 Khatas during the Third Cantury AD.is forcibly ames in normal conditions after the holidays

the magistrale last, Wednesday on a charge of "boop built in England, at the Kure and Yoko, ing, Captain. E. 3. Fitzherbert having been anthe sight. 14 brought home to us by these records from a about the middle of the next fortnight, we

in alleged armed robbery. It is believed that apks Nayal Dockyards. The work will shortly appointed as the successor of Captain 8. E, 4 months' sight Germany romote Danial Asian settlement, inscribed on have, every hope that an active demand will

Chau, with the help of a dagger, broke into the commenced. A Yokosuka message to the Erskine, Captain Fitzherbert in a most en- Bar Silvergjumimpin23. "wooden tablets in an Indian language"nod sat in from the consuming districts, res-ing Bank of England rate Temple Street Nosh, Yau-math on Tuesday, Araht says that the number of warships to be ergetic officer and an old gensery efficar, no | writing, issued by officials with strangely un- | in vond albronnd business.

and stole three gold earrings, two rupees, five completed this year is dro, lncluding the baile, that he may be expected to take interest in the Indian titles, whose seals carry go to the An interesting retrospect of the gaze industry overige

34 allger dollara, ten dollars in 30-cent places, on ship Satsuma, the armoured cruiser by good shooting of hit ship. He served in the clamical world (ir nway in the West." "Since ↑ "In Japan, for the user decennial period, appears

ian-dollar note, two silk handkerchiefs, one and the destroyers Jaanami and Alyonasıl, | qarly part of his carner off the cost of Egypt he pablished his first reports Dr. Stein has in the Jop Adontier and will hear teptodaca.. TH-view of the better understanding between dannet shirt, and one-piece-of-silk-of-a-tolat Two submating now equipped will also caring the War of 188s (medal sad Kod gathered much more myar al., Batusit this tipn: By the end of 1898 Japan already had the United States and Japan on the one hand, value of Sco, the property of an Indian named be commissipeed. The regalts to the Zango star), and earned not a Hite gisty 15 MG In described by him at length we must turn for eighty spinning companies, with an agregate and Great Britain and Russia on the other, toder Singh The defendant was also charg and two destroyers are nearly completed. The Cessful operations against players o

new ships da and Kundms will not be como Tadias Station, at a later period, Bridgend further information to the north of Turkesan," capitalent 35,052min and 1-146.749 spindle, there will be no increase in the naval strength ad with wounding Babader Singh, the 'com.

heee Dr. Lecoq has been working for the last mitogether, Subsequently, however, many of of this country in Far Eastern waters.—~ke, & G. | plainant's friend. The result of the car is not plaind before next your owing to the carisiis several sharp skaits: wilayah lewiese free yours. More he has gathered much vald, Khong sumpanlar had shown grant willagnets | Repriál,

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