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MALARIA AT SHAURIWAN,

"CLEAR•NO","THE NULLANs,

zob lost,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 1910

S.S. “HEUNGSHAN,

-NEW-MOILERS“ VITTED.

COMMERCIAL,

WEEKLY SHARE REPOR7.

Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. S.-K.douria & Co, writer be extremely dull with little doing

Business s pee the date of tur last lepori has Rubbers The movements in Stering stocka, sech to hive been on a very small tehl's, quo tations on the whole being slightly lower than last topoiled,

Slogapose market appesse to be absolutely moribund, advices from that post being YOLY ineage Para Hard Fine is quoted r/; } from London.

appear awkward, and not unlike the whole- length-gures-of Gibbon,-the-bistolan:-Be- sides this, instead of the bold niarked coun- teracce that ex ected, he has fat cheekr, god rather a ta a úp vote, which, to bring is another bisterlab, mude the shape of his face resemble the portraits of uma. He has a dosky grey oyo, which would be called a vicizes eye is a horse, and the shape of his mouth expresses contempt and derisio-ble manser la vaty good natured, and seems studi- ed to put are at one's asia by its familiarity: his smila nud langh are very agreeable-ho.asks, a cumber of questions wi hut object, and often Inpents them a babit he has no doubt arquired during fifteen years' supremne command-‘o this I shou'd also attribute the ignora che sechs to show at times of the most common facts.

BRITISH AND CHINBSE CORPORATION;

ANNUAL MEETING.

The twelfth anquil meeting 'was helil, on November 14 at the Caumon-list Hotel, Mr. W. Koswick, M.P., presiding.

The im

Basks,Rougkong and Shanghai Bankr migh: he outsided at $ios. Callora's have

When anything that he likes is so'd he put been the median of a fair busigtes at $31.

Marine Insurances-Untors and Contous bis hind forward and listers with great plea are neglected, ie former gosted 57 and iba sur, repeating what is said, but when he does later $85 with no bu iness to report. Nonhart ko what he hears he looks away as if unfactory, but local sentment bad brou ¤ Chinas are on offer at Tis, 123 with ramoned conrried and changes the subject. From sale to a small extent at a lower figure. Yang this might conclude that he was open to faz remain unaltered at $90.

eth just, The Queen of the Canton River Float", as At the mee ing of the Savitary Board th's Bitefron--MED C. Wolle (Paesident) and Macao Steam cat Co., Ld, has been to the ss. Hiungihan, of the Hongkong, Cactin the chair-correspondence was submitted to lative to the prevalence of malaria in the Stay-tingly designated by tourists and patrons of kiwan district, a subject which has been before the river bust cos paules, has just come out of the Board on several ocenilo s ricently.

the hands of tho Kowloon Dock Co. Is his The mutter bad besp again brought up speech at the last bail-yearly meeting of shite by a letter, dated-25th atimo, kom Colonel W. holders of the Macao and Canton S'e mbant G. A. Dedfa d, R.A.M.C., Fr ncipal. Medical Co to Chalimin gave the shatchelders to Officer, in which he stated that in company understand that, at the next decking of the with his sanitary officer he bad thoroughly in rungstanfar the Bondollesuvay, beril #pected benullhadjicenito yeemoon Barrack hoilera w.uld be replaced by a set of new abes and had found in the pools ru zeross traces of which, besides effic og grast economy in furl anopheles larvae. He understood th. t one of hs consumption, would give a speed to the verse! recommendations contrlard to the report, dat o asasily to place her in the forefront amor nd 4th June, 100, £f the special cimmi.tee

the speedy vesie's eng gei in the lucrat ve appalated to inquire into the question of

Caston River trade. At the beginting of this

· malaria ·prevention at Shaukiwan was the

month, the Beangshan occupied a berib to ono clearing of this nuliab, and he urged the Board of the dry locks of the Kowloon Dock Besides to approach the Government with a view to the usual yearly overbaul the work of dismant-

Fire Lasurances-longkang Fires & blai having this work effic.ively completed. Colonel ling the old boilers and replacing them by a sit Bedford in his letter sated that over one of nsw steam profeccis was also taken in hand. Fires are quiet, the fermer bong qusted $60 bundred cites of malaria, bad, occursed this Mr. Dyer's men went about the jth in a perfect- and she latter Sub with small buscad

Shipping-longkong, Caston god Macao year amongst the troops stationed in the Lyce.ly basinesslike manner and well within the moon cantonment, in spite of the rigid use of sipulated time the extensive refiting of the Steamboats have been dealt in duringile we k morguito nots, the admitis:zation of large pro splendid vaal was completed to the ea is facto a small extent at 53. The quotation for phylactic dases of quinius, and other precau tips of the surveyors and th Comproy's Chins Manilse remains unitared at $9 hil

Indes are on offer at the reduced price of Sjó tloos balog taken. He pointed out also that superintending ergiseer.

On Saturday afterneos the Heungshan pro-

Bill Douglas Steamship Companies at $10. and i ew shaies $(2) with no business to part. Shell he been cunkistently on offer du i g the week at 81/-with no bocizess.

Refaces. China Sugars and easy at $74

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The provin

THE CHAIRMAN'S REPLY,

Mr. Bland said that-the chairman bad stated

that he hoped the business would go on in the fature as in the past. Did that mean that the loss to the Chinese railways in the futura would be liyued in the same of and for the

benefit of the co poration, or would they ba issued by the Hongkong Book andether finan clol groups?

The Chainman replied fant in the dircration If the Board of Management, and with every effort they could command to jadge correctly. they would do business uprightly, honestly and profitably, but they would not give any. pledge, if er the statements they had heard, to the source from which those statements had emanated,

-The Chairman, in reply, said that he did not admit many-of Mr. Bland's statements, and ho ostiraly dissanted from the inference. drawn by that gertleman. The directors believed that the compay had a future, and a very important future. The combination referred to in the report and mentioned in his (the chairman's) ppatch would, the directors The Chairmas reminded he shareholders believed, be effective for the promotion of bust that at their meeting in 1903 he gave a raumenis, and it was their hope and expectation, of the manne in which the various preliminary and it would be their endeavour, to make the go incuts with which the corporation had caporation participants to whatever business was calculated to add to Es prosperity. He begun business had been carried out, and be

did not think there was nay occasion for him to then anticipated that, owing to the altered co dit ops to China, there would be difficulty in say anything further. The directors were in quiding new business la the immediate the hands of the sharebellers, and he asked them show their trast by rejecting the future, and that the corporation might, kave to

amendment. experience same "loan" years. Unfortunately, that had pr.ved to be the CRBS. proverent in Chinese credit had barn satis: great bindrance to business. cial Chinese opposed the establishment of a tasy and violent is his temper.

St to railway system by means of foreign 11 accordance with Napoleon's almost in. loans, and advocated the construction of lines 'with I:cal money, and soms sections of railway variable habit, the conversation with Lord John Tusell opzoed with questions about is had been built in that manner. These lines, interviewer's family.

owing to inexpeilence and other causes, appear- Ho begin asking me about my family, theed to be unsatifactory, and there were signs allowance in father g ve me, if I ran into that previncial enthusiasm was subsleiar, and that the local Chinese, to dizing the disappoint debt, dra, played, elc,

ing results of their subser ptions were withhol1. ing further suppret. 10 there circumstances might again be out, in which event the board. anticipated that the corporation would fiad fresh employment In ibai connix'on le might mention-what was probably known to most of the sharehrer-hat a very strong cambiantion had been arranged between lead ing British, French, Germio, and American Bancul groups, and that the corporation was interested theteta. The formation of such a comb'a iian afforded an additonal safeguard Decks, Wharves, and Godowps.-The de-

Welligten nad Neiron were two English.fo: the duc application of loan proceeds. Tuca notice from the mering the night service mand reported last was: for Hongkong oad and vice versa, Those on board on Satur Whampoa Docks has not been maintained

mrn whem Napoleon always regarded withing to the prefi: nd loss account, be stat ex raordinary i'teres', and his fidgment oathed that administration expenses bulked very day expitsvd every antison with the and shape cull now be secured at $5 1

Iran Duke" way, as we know from various largely this year qwlog to the termin.tixa work of the Dock C, who, in carrying cut

Kowloo Wharves couldably fad buyers interviews, a favourable one. It was natural by mutual caesent if the agreement man. tioned in the pequltimate paragraph of the couturet in the mater they have done at $51. Small sa es of Shanghal Docks a that the conversation should come round to the have aut only-renovated-th: ergice jornal reperied at Tis. 63, and Hargkey Wharvasd-ings-of-the-duke-who-was-1be0-at-Farie the directors' report. The large am:ust 103 THE BAR EASTERN SITUATION, the leading stramer on the ryer traffic bat, toate now quoted at a roduced rate if Tis, 95 whers be was actin as British Ambass: dar. asea hackacyed it rate, havs mate the eng Lauds, Hotels And Bundings.-tidngkong

Frerking of Lord Wellington, he said he had ning to bildges No. is and (z." The nullah than as good as new, if not betler, Sbe will Lands have bead the'm'dium of a smill burhaid he was a large, strong mon, grand the corporation was gradited. -The board

resume her sun on the Canton selvico cness ct $ with more shares offering at the essieur, and asked if te lited Paris. I said

rue. Kowloon Lacda temaio in quest of should think oo, and mentional Lord Welling Wednesday, at fast.

Sul and Hongkong Hotels bive buyers al the advanced mite of $17 fr the old, whilst h.ving said that he should find himself, but taking in account that the cor- much at a loss what in 'do in peace time, and, the new shares p'e on iffer at the reduced rate

I thought, scarcely like d'anything but war, of $55. West Pola s me-steady og 5:9, and

N La guine est en graud jäv, une,bole Shanghai Laràs hava se lèrs at Tis (Dj

occupation,

malasia-was very rífa sm^ngst the vativa papa creded on a trial ran to last thefiieccy of Star Ferút (old shares) are quoted $13 sellers sold bim t'at I had seen the abolition of the there seemed to be a prospect that foreign aid

lation of Shankiwau district in general,

The resident in a written mirats on thher new driving m chinery... We did not have subject, explained that in the report of the the pleasure of an icviation on board, bat liom committee appointed to isvastigste hs condi- all accounts the trial trip, faoished regn'ts tloos favoring malaria in and arouad haukl which were a foregone co clunion, yz, emirely wan, dated 4th June, 19 o, it was recommendatisfactory. Besides ma otasing the co tracted Lnzus at $11 without laducing buyers.

speed: the machinery ra with a smoothnes that give not 'e sigbest y brrion, a con- sideration not to he despised when it is ni'eed that, in order to Le:p strictly to the Company's scheduling, the

ad inter alix that the undergrowth and scrub be cut down from the western steps of Lyce moon U if, situated between the village b low and ile bir asks aboy; the cars and small berbage being allowed to remain. This was dona io accordance with the Coln'al Secravearls may be changed moment tary's letter of aib July, 1903, and, he presum- ed, included the surroundings of the stream which ruts under No. 12 bridge. This rin, the President understood, had becams over grown agaid and it would appear nuvisible for

the Board to recommend that the clea lag be done annually in future. The same report also recommended "the trajalog of the nu lahs run.

running to No. 11 bridge was put la band, but that maning to No. 12 bridge was not deali with at the time as explained in the Colonial Secretary's lettet refered to. No further reply 'bad sĺpčebgen received from the Gove nment and it would therefore be advisable to draw 'attention to this fact onlto request that this nullah be dealt with if possible in the sam! madrer as the orber cullah mentioned;

Dr. Fitzwilliania minutèd: - Was it ever pointed out to the Government that the further reply" promited on 17th July, 1939 (0 17 min hi ago), had not been fer.hcoming, or was there some reason for the efag of the Joport ? "

CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necessarily cusbuse the opinions exprend

by: Correspondet in this colus

ARBORIAL VANDALISM.

TO TUR EITOS OF THE "HONGKona Triigraru' DEAR SIRAs obe who has ever bad an eye to the beauties f nature, may I, though this melium of your columus, raise a voice of pro-

Micing-Chinese Engineering and Mining Company shares are offered for sale at Tis,

without inducing buyers, and Reubs have suffered a further decline to $4, at which ate fair number of shares could be obtained.

Colon Mil's-The demand for Longkong Co tons has subsided and the quotation is now purely nominal at ft Is Stanghai Eos have fallen to Tis. 85 and Say Chees to Tls. 241, Los Kung hows rembing unaltered at the last reported rate al Tis: 48)

Miscellaneous.—Green Island Cements Lave been sold to a small extent at $31, a reduction bion For.cos at Sol, Chisa Pa videats at

He asked me if i had been in Spaio, and if was cot imprisoned by the irq'stion. I inquisi.io vo'ed, and of the isjuicious man atrin which it was dice..

Ferdinand (the Klog of Spain) his said, was in the bands of the priestsferards be said, italy is a fios coustry; Brain, loo, is a fine count y-Andalusia and Sevilla puticalarly.!

J. R. Yes, baru: cultivated. N. Agriculture is neglected becruse the and is in the bands of the Church.

NAPOLEON ON THE ENGLISH.

eside for income-tax bora so relation to the for the year, but was based on, the aver aga of the three preced nor ears, upon which naturally, regret ed, the revenue was tot

Mr. Blad observed hit in making the re- marks he had addressed to the shareholders bis destro had been that some consideration should be given to the present unsatisfactory posi los of affiss. With regard to the Chair- mau's last remark, Mr. Keswick knew perfect-

well that three out of the fire present mem- ters ofthe board were strangly opposed to the policy of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank eighteen moniks ago.

The Chairaian put the amendment, and des clared it "lost by an overwhelming majority. He afterwards put the original resolation, and declared it carried, with one dissentient. The Zimea.

OPINIONS OF POLITICIANS; MERCHANTS AND- JOURNALISTS.

Mr. RP. Schwerin, General Manager of the Pacific Steamship Oompany, returned to America os se· Ma-churla "after soveral

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuled "The test against the vandalism responsible for of o coala on last week's quotation, whils asked who was our Minister (Lord Burgtenth caler letter to the shareho'd rs, but be felt that and growh will now be rapid, and I an coi.

correspondence, alter having been laid b.fore

the Board, should be forwarded to the Govers

merl."

The President said he thought that the two measures which he suggested is this matter covered the polars raised by Colonel Bedford, As.rogards the receiving of to reply from the Government asent the draining of the second auliab, be supposed the matter must have been

overlooked.

the destruction of any ry valuable tree in

were the inedian of a small bu iess at the

the ben 1 of the city. To my great regret I noticed this mersing. number of men with axes busily hewing at the big trank of ap geda tree (fitus elan ica) on the road. sids just at the cofrance to the Fairy Farm's Towa Depo I was-cne of the finest and shadiest trees in this locality. In the early marring the topmost branches had been lopped off ar d later it became evident that the wood. Colonel Bedford said that from ti owo min was pet to spare that tree. It had a girth observations and those of his similary of of thien or four fees, attained after several ficers, he was no reason to doubt that years of growth There is no question bút the state of the millahs explained to a great tha, standing where it did, it afforded splendid extent the continu u prevalence of malaria atsbade and helped to beautify this pace for the barracks, especistiy in the married quarters, part of the rand. "Glerealy s bien suffi Mr. Shelton Pooper moved that Colonel Siently despoiled of its primitivs beauty by the Board's feites together with the minutes aris erectice of some unsightly houses is the place ing cut of it be forwarded to the Goverement of the old rockeries. Why po mit the work of for consideration,

vandalism to be prosecuted any farther? The thy with the lower qu tation for Flas en. Mr. Murray S ewart is a s'alwart chamaid Pari tha e va ues base also under one pien of the retention of the aesthetic aspects of ligh: set back and the market is q 1 e Singa- dames d'honneur (the maids of honour), pages i al the corporation accessi'y depended. From the City. I hp he will move in Coarcit pote reperis on all round depressing which is

hardly justified by the better output for Novem agal st robbing the Colony of the roma ning her from the plantations advised by mail. few of its beauty spots.-Yours, etc.

Augic-Malays are unchanged and share could OLD RESIDENT.

b bad at 23. Hongkong, 17th December, 1912.

Dr. Clark seconded and the motion, was

agreed to,

GRAND'HOTAL.

FORTHCOMING BILLIARD HANDICAP.

RUBBER STARE CIRCULAR, The rubber shatenker may be coolileted a dead letter for the past week. On Saturday the piles of the law mated was quited at of but gave way lightly about the middle is at which level it sted down to 55, itd, per

Th: cuz it align race ef English institutions which characterized Napoleon strack many of his gleiviewer. In the passign which fallaws, he shows that he never excly understood what was the position, of the great Eegl's nobles such as the Duke of Lediard, Lord He inquired very particularly about the forme of the Vesteral Court in Ireland, the etc; in some things he was strangely igsorant, as, for instance, asking if my father was a Peer of Parliament......

has since remained. father.

A lazara are. nominally quoted off and have buyers at 4/6

a

Bertamas of or sales at 7 have weakened to

The proprietor of the Grand Hotel (late Orlents! ¡lotel) in minking preparations for a ANOTHER HARBOUR QUINAGE,|6fg at which figures staré ate obalonble

billiard handicap tournament to take place sbostly, Handio a prizes will be awarded tɔ the winners. Flit priza goid watch; second prize: a silver cup and for the highest break, a cut,

NEWS FROM THE NORTHI

[Spécially Transl„teď ƒ » the Hongkong Telegraph]

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A CENSOR'S ALLEGATIONS.

Censor Hsias Piog.yes has foron ded a memorial to the Throne in which by states that since H. E. Chang Kuo watappointed Viceroy of Shens and Kansu Provinces, nothing has bean reorganiz:, and no reform has been carried a t. His Majesty is requested to sini Big Commissiover to Sheusi and Kansu to lovestigate the master. The memorial was detained by the Grand Council,

THE OPIUM PROBLEM.

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The Grand Council has wited to H. E Liu Yo-ling, Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James, instructing him to consult with the British Government and endeavour to have the agreement for the Importation of apium cancelled, so that opium-smoking may be eutirely suppressed Chion.

PROPOSED KOSHITAL FOR WOMEN. It is reported that the French Gaveromoot contemplate the establishment of a bespital I.1 women in Swatow, Students will be invited to go through a courag of medical science.

OLEMAN ACTIVITY,

To German Minister in Feking bas com- municated with the Micluter of Foreign Aff is requeving that German fizanciers should be given the privilege of undertaking the construc- etion of the Iching Hankaw Railway. The Minicler of Foreign Affairs has referred the mattor to the Ministry of Fosts and Com- munications for consideration.

* COMIT TUTIONAL LAWS,

It is reported that Prince Ching bas recom mendid H. E. Wo Tlog-fang, ex Minister to Washingler, as High Commissioner to draw up, thy cor stitutional lawe, as His Excellency is well acquaisted with the laws obtaloing in various foreign countries.

GERMAN CLOWN frince)

The Princo Repeit hes appointed H.E. Kwel-isan, Comptroller fthe Imperial Beuse hold, to specially teed the German Crown Palace on his arrival la Peking,

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. There is a rumour that Prince Trai-tsen is fo be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.. ACIUNA'S NAVY,

Frince Taal-sun-hi a declared in the Senato that a sum of Tis, 4,120,030 will be required text spring as purchase. money foï the'men-of- war in respect of which bo basliced crders among foreign fima. The members have pro- mised to vole the amount fà des course."

JUNK'S CREW DRIVEN INTO BONT-HOLD

AND CRAFI LOOTED,

A

17:bicst.

e said our war with America (the war of 1812) was a guerre de ventante (a war of vengeance) for that the frontier could not possibly be of any importance,

He said, "You English ought to very well 'satisfied with the end of the war,""

NO EXTRAO BINARY STIPULATIONS,

the porationised po loans this your Amount was not ursisfactory. Tas balance sheet was a par.icularly strong o18, and their moths spent in investigating conditions in investment &ccount could be closed at a very the Far East as they apply to shipping. When substa tint profit. He concluded by moving a rem by a represiulative of the Japan Advers He wood eithe English phou'd have sen! resolution apprcving the repirt and the payer Mr. Schwerin said. "I am very p'imistle him to Paris-"On n'aime pas l'hemme par ment of a dividend of 101. a share, tax free.

ins to the future development of trade in the on a été batta. Je n'ai jamais envoyer. C. C. Macrae seconded the motion.

Philipplees and in Chin Japan's progress Vienne un hemm: qui a osis'é & la priss da

has been rapid an I will continue, but its growth Vienne" (People do oat 1ks a men who has

CRITICISM TOM ME BLAND'

will naturally be proportionately slower than Mr. J. O. P. Bláta said that it was with ex beaten them. Inversent to Vienna a man who

in the early days of development and change. Wit Cafes and the Philippines the changes ke part in the capture of Vienaa). He freme reluctance that he bad addressed a cr

me, for he s id

vace of the great possibilities, if to pro at Florer ca. and whether he was honrelo hom-certain facts affecting the interest of the com. roh have two kinds of pany should be considered by them. There $73, Repes st $.8, teek buyers without businesmen in England, one intrigins (intriguers), the was, be continued, no further radite or abilities, of these cries,

LONE ON JOURNALIST'S OPINION.. to report. Hunipt reys Erates and Witors other of Lammister Zonnefca" (of upright men). scope for the ope ations of the company for

was originally constituted and 12r. Braham, Assistiot Fure'gn Editor of the are lith quiet rt $6 China Lights and P. w、rs

There was method in this innocent-looking which it queria Fer the British Minister at Floret ce, raziz:d. He alerwards citicized the direc-Zima, also expressed him of as most optimis alvarced rate of 95 celt, bn the demand amaig other dute, had to keep a sharp for seport 25 entirely isadi quale and a tic in regard to China's progress in tbo im- would now appear to be ra:isfied

Exchange-The Bank's drawing - rate on

rya upo a' that we on at Elta and to gratuitous sadumption of child is cosfidence midiale fature, notwithstanding many pic- exercise à tuiva llance, with the aid of the whith did not exist, As repusesta ire of hoblems which she would have to solve. Lacdoa is 1/0 nod mand, and the T/Trut

Austrian Foice, usrn the Emperor's corres-corporation in China between 1905 and 150), MILLIARD ON THE LOAN QUESTION. on Shanghai is 75%

pondence with his friends on the Continent. ha had been able to do bis'ness which had

Mr. Themis F. Milllard, who is well advited placed them to the position shown by the as to the much talked ef and discussed loan to HIS IGNORANCE OF ENGLISH LIFE.

Lalince-steet that day-that was to say, within thin, when questioned on this subjeci naid.: vastel fuads sufficicat to pay a dividend of 10 There seems, for some 1c1500 or other, to bo per cent, and an almost equal amount for much mystery town armand this loan, while adn ia s'ration expeaste. Fat ng the bisers of as a mat er of fict, it is of the simplest batare. the carporation slace the battle of conces The Icau for fifty million dilats was contract corp? ation's business might have bun had the of Messrs, J. P. Morgan & Co, Kuhn Loeb & option, 8. Mr. Bland described what theed between.an Americas Syndicale, Cansleting Hongkong and Shanghai Rank, in fulfilment of C, the First National Bask and the City its agreement, maintained there safeguards and National Bank, and the Poking Govoramcat opportuniti:supos which the profitable existence

The afict was issued some time ago.

"Barond the usual terms attached to any 1878 to 1905 practically nothing was done by loan of such an ordershire are the e rpbiation, and it incured seilcus criti cisms is the ar East, notably at the bands of Dr. Morisco and others. He (he speaker) to collateral security was asked or is required, gave up on horou able profession in the hope no cralitions as to where the money is to be of removing from Egiatm n the repratch spen, and as to the appictment of an Ameri can fiancial adviser this is also not a require which bad thes been caused to goy the Deutsch-Asistische Brak enunciated the prin mont but no doubt some suggestion has been J. R: Yes, but we wri) neuly ruined in the cipla of ficane loars, which was welcomed made as to the advisabili y ofquch an appoint by the Chinese mandarin, and it was support-ment, which is optisual ou (Be-part (fathe CDtre of it.

The loan was not N; Hel le systeme continental (the Co-ed in that policy by the Hongkong and Shang-Chiness. Goversmezt. tinental system) bg-and then he laughed very bai Bank. Mr. Bland maintained that had the rashed through a reported in some quarters, corporation received from its fioatçjal og-nin | It has been under careful consideration (E. much.

soma time and after a conclusion hed finally He asked who was Lo d Lieutenant of fre the same support which the litter accorded to

been reached it wis not advisable to delay the Linggis are sighay weaker with sellers at answer

prospecta ef the cor irration would have been formalities of signing it.

When asked as r garls the changed condi 43/

asked him if he understood English; he very differest from what they wore now. Hav Sapongs are quo ed at 257 middle rate. said that eteeris he had had plenty of iaierig described the deplor bla torults of the signsiba' it was to become as international lo10, London Vatures have slackened lo si preters, but that he now began to read it a little, bark's policy is several laxtances notably Mr. Mil ardieplied, "This was optional os the His comment on the stability of British in conexion with the Hangchon-Ningpo part of the Americao sadicate who underwrote.

Railway loan and the Tientsin-Futou as the loan, and has not come from any influenc Governments amid all shocks and disasters are interesting at a moment when England is being Mr. Band remarked that the policy of brought to bear on the Peking Garetament. It isvited to remedy herin titutions:

financial loads might have breb failable, bat is not uncomms for underwriters to adopt Chersonese werd transacted at fjó Lendo Asiaties have Luyers at 1:

De said ita he considered the great Saper- the bank had owed it to the corporation to stare such methods and in this case it was conside Usited Sirdargi hive buyer: at trej iority of England to Frince lay in her aristoc. the case fairly for the information of the share-ed most cavisable to do to. The American Gl:ccalys have we kened to $ sellers and racy, that the people were not te ter, but thit boilers, and to device tome means cut of the group, whose

SOLÉ OBJ CT 19 TO AID CHINA the Parliament was composed of all the men of difficulty. He hat, by contirasd, more thin tuyers at $1

Sandycron's have bayers at $17.

property and all the men of family in the once informed the board of the impossibility of in her eff rs, off red terms which no other Dailed Singaports alter sales at 3 cicse with country; this cabled hs Coversmes to resist con inuing operations under present conditions, country had ever effered, and it was only after.

the shock which the failure of the Duke of Apart from the questing of German compeii was underwritten that any deshe was ex York's expedition was liable to rause; in France tion, the heavy commissions paid to the back pressed to pa ticipue in such terms. The plan it would have distroyed the Government, and to its brokers made competition with for proposed is not merely to fiance China for (This is an episionta hertinged by the Revola- cign rivals extremeir difficult. After referring this on loan but to advance further large sums to the question of construc'in contracts and to in fature, so as to permit her to carry out cer tion, but it is true that our House of Commons

the filare of that policy, ensupported by the tain reforms planned, not only currency reform, looks to final results).

They were strong, he said, by les back, the speaker observed that the policy of a but the more delicate and difficult question di fiscal reform. An intercationt station elimiz. Valatoire" (his-boese divided against itself was o e' which in totic associations); that on the contrary volved ite Biltish Government and its repre- ates the possibilities of rivalry.and conflict et he could make eighty Senates in France as sentative in Peking in contioned difficulties interests, and permite of a broader market fje

Be propised, the absorp ion of the large sums which, gord as the present; that he had Intended to and a homiliaeg position. create a nobility by marrying his generals, as remedies, either that the corporation the future necessitates. Co-operation on the whom he accounted as qu'te insignificant, zo should surpeed basiness and cut down terms of this lan can only tend to benefit and all administration expenses pending a aid China. It is probable that new provincial withstanding the titles he had given them, to

return to mors favouratia conditions, or that toans will act be permitted and it is the stand- the off-spil g of the all nobility of France. He had riserved a fond from the contribution the company should he wound up. In the fog provincial longs, where certain revenues which he level when he made treaties with latter case, be cald, the shareholders wou'd have been pledged rs security on interactioast market price of their abaros, whilà dissociating no doubt the idea to redeem there logUI SO DA Austria, Prussis, etc, in order to found thesexcelvs an amount considerably above the loans which make fiscal reform & ficult. It is Lew fimilies.

themselves from an entirely satisfactory to free Chius from these fitters. Mr. Straight tuation. He prpised, on amerdment re arrives in Peking on the gist instant and mo farting the report nd accounts to an ad praed doub: forber developwer ts will be made poblla: meting and appola'ing a committee of sbare shortly." holders to inquire into the position and pro-

Estro laterna lonols have dropped to 12/6 premium with sellers,

Highlands and Lowlands 118 nominally qunted at the reduced rate of to 15

Kamunings 13 shares (fully paid) wein nego

In our is issue we reported a case where a tiated at 4/- promium and lottery, at 3/9 pre sand at present, but med, no remark on my the Deutsch-Asin'ische Bark, the-poslion and

The mium.

sampan-woman was rebbed by two men master and part-owrer of a licenced trading Jenk now reports to the Police that at 10 p.m. on the 15th inst., whi'e sailing off Sandy Bay on't way to herdeen barbour whh a cargo ofgras, a junk came alongside with five men on board, The men boarded the trading junk and after ransacking the vessel reinsved goods to the value of $8 10. The robbers then tool: charge of the junk and sailed to Lamma Island, and having driven the vicims into the bold, ths robes nailed it up. In this uncomfortable position, they remained for about balf an Loc bet after a hard struggle they managed to cleate themselves and on paining the deck, they found that the robbers had disappeared

FISHING TRAWLERS IN HONGKONG.

NEW RIGULATIONS FRAMED BY GOVERNMENT.

The Jowin' regulations made by the Go- vernor-ic-Canacil under Sections 2 (4) and 32 (3) of the Kercheus Shipplog Ordinance, 18 jg, are published in the current issue of the Govern ment Gozille,

1. No vestel prapalled by steam or other mechanical power, other then oars or sails, shall and within the waters of the Colony, or

within three naut'e il mites of the coait thereef a. Every such vessel of European design, while regularly engaged in trawling aroa the high seas, thill have the option of paying her light dues, under Section 32, and Table P of the Schedule to the above ormed Ordinance, or of compounding for such light dues by the payment of a monthly sum according to the scale annexed bereto.

sellers.

Martimus Lave been placed ut sint close with father sellers.

further stiler5.

Exchange The Bank's closing TT.

tint are as follows:--

On Louden......1/10 1/16 Ou Shanghai.... On Singapore...

Hongking, 161 December.

73%

ELLIS & ELLIS.

AN INTERVIEW WITH NAFOLBON,

The most interesting of many interesting passages in the Memoirs of Lady John Rus tell, issued recently, sa's the "Daily Mail is Lord Jchs Russell's ecc ont of his impress ons of N pol-op. It was at Elbs that the future British Prime Minister met the fallen Emperor. At Alba, Napoleon was in a potition to speak with something of an historian's spirit of his marvelloss career. His mentry was still vigeraus; in St. Helens it has begun to i He was ready to discuss the past, and delighted is tulks with Englishmen, especially when bey came of the ruling stock, as did Lord fohn.

Loid John's account of his visit is copied from the o'd leather boned janinal in which it in "such cases as he may thlak fit, to issus, to was written by Lord John the dw after the any of such vessels of European design, a per- interview." 11 ontos with the visit to the mit which shall exempt such vessel from the palice," a small and shabby building at Poito provisions of Section of the baye ameders and brars date December 25, 1814, Ordinerce in su far as entering and clearing less than three moulbs before N: pleon quited is concerned, but the Master ofany such vessels on the desperate adventure which ended so exempled shall render a monthly returs at Waterlco.. of such vessel's movements to the Harbour Master.

3. It shall be lawful for the Kerbaur Master,

Scale of composition fer light dues for ships of European design, prepilled by steam

lice mechanical power, other in oars and talls, engaged in hihing from the Colony:→

Nit Register .. Comfos tion Pes per

Tons.

Lass than so toas,

50.10 150

100 to 150

10.150 כל1

$0 to 200

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$8 per nazum. $ 10 $430 8.130

$1,000

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NAPOLEON'S APPEARANCE.

At eight d'c'eck in the evening yesterday I went to the place according to spintment. to see Napoleon. After wolting some minutes in the aste room, I was introduced by Count Drouet and found him standing alone, la a small room.

He was drest in an green coat, with a hit in Lik hand, very much as he is piisted, but ex-- cepting his zeiambierce of dress I had a very mistaken idea of him from bls partrait He appears very short which is partly owing to hit b.ing very fat, his hands and legs being quite awollen and unwieldy this makes him

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"Did you get anything from Busia?" N. No, I zever asked anything from her bat to shut her posts against England,

Metternich, the famus Austrian Chancellor, was to Napolerr:

A man of the world, courtisan de femmes trámiter of women) hat ton false to be a good statesman-car en politiqse il ne faut pas étre trop meoteur (for in pofnics it does not do to tell to many Fer

This Memoir of Lady Russell is one of the most valuable political biographics of recent years, anabauld share with Mr. Mosypenny's "Life of Disraeli" the honourt of the publishing season of 2010, for this remarkable Interview is n'y one of the miny good things which it coplains...

An attempt has been made by the jep nese oil companies, ross the Japan Baff to come to some argint with the Standard and the Rising Su firm, but the representatives of the foreign cempat is naturally point out last their rivalry is world wide, and it they can to make any exception in Japan's favour. In coo equeses of this answer the directo's of the Hoden and the Nippoa bava decided to act independently of the Rising Sun and the Standard and to compete for the command of the domestic market,

specia of the corporation's business, lo confer on the subject with the direfly), and to report to the adj urned meeting,

Mr. Bolt secorded the amendment,

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On the fanchuria Mc D.19, Governor.

of Guam, also called. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Furth were also passengers having changed from the Chigo Morn owing to pressure of business demarding bls immediate returo. Mr. Collis raid that from large expirience . Mr. Farh when asked regarding China re of attenti K compray meetings he could not marked: "Obisa holda vast possibilities, the recall a case was a shareholder, having been resalt of the development of which na ozn cin fired a dividen of so per cent, bad sug-foretell, I have great coullence in the fatore if China le dot interfered with too much by goested as amendment rejecting the ac- counts. Mr. Bland had said that he was in conflicting exterior strife and if her integrity favour of cus policy and that the Hongkong cao bs maiotaired." and thinghi Bock were in favour of another. From what he (hs speaker) know of flat in ctitution and its reputation for business capic ty, he shou'd back it, withrut knowing the facts of the case himself. The gravames of Mr. nd's charge was that there was no furture business for the copptrition, and, therefore, he hoped that the chairman would alvo bis views, respecting the agreement to which he had re- feried.

Mr. Robart Dollar, a member of the Pecife: Chamber of Commercs Commission, is alizun passenger and like Mr. Schwerin expressed fief as of the otipize that the cear forure would witness a decided growth in the ceme merce on the Pac fi: Ocean In view of the development in Chios and the Pallippinte.

Taz Chidere Government is reperiod to Fava placed an order with a German stiphulding Mr. Jeffs also said that if it would not be cot cara for a torpidɔbgat destroyer of sta detrimental to the company he would like to tour, a antract hiving'aten signed recanti hear some sort of answer to Mr Bljud's rev - Mesir Krapp & Co, will also receive similar

forder according to the same report.

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