THE CHINA MAIL
ships of war, so as to develope the wealth | Land milway building will not for the pre- That use, not ornament was formerly the
No. 6928-OCTOBER 10, 1885.]
SAYS: the Foochow Daily Echo of the 3rd inst:-This morning at daylight the and strength of the Empire. Everything Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's depends on constancy of purpose. I say office at Sharp Peak was the scene of an also lot the Emperor give more diligent at audacions kidnapping raid; the facts as tention to learning, and self-rectation, lot reported to us are as follows:-Mr Fisher; him listen always to honest counsel, let him coming to the office axrly, when about nurtail unnecessary expenses and ceonemise kalf way there, saw a boat shoot out from useful wealth, to meet the noods of the Army under the ofice with twenty or thirty and of these hard times. Above and below men in her; suspecting all was not right, let thers be one heart; and in all things he hurried up, and on reaching the office seek reality. On this my dying day, I am found that about forty armed men had as I was in my living years. With sighing zaided on the office, and carried off and tears, yet will care and deliberation, Chinese Clerk in the employ of the I end up this, humbly petitioning their Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Mr Majesties to give it their sacred regard. Rentzach was called and obañe was given, noveral rifle and revolver shots were fired. H. M 3. Albatross, Commander Hicks, at the fugitives, more to intimidate them arrived at Shanghai from Port Hamiton
on the 4th instant. than anything else, but they managed to keep ahead of their puranera, escaping Tex Singapore Free Press says: Colonel across Woga Channel, No Sharp Peak Ord, the head of the fully, died at Forn- sampsn could be got to follow them, the dass might have been carried out, and perhaps resulted in the capturo of the 'piratoa."
orbam the day after Sir Harry Ord's funeral had taken place from Fornham House. Ho was 18 years of age, and having been in weak health for some time, the sudden death of his brother gave him a shock, from which he did not recover.-The came the following-An old paper coned writes. My family were Singapore friend Ords, and they all lunched together the day Sir Harry Ord died. He took a drive afterwards, got out of the carriage before he reached the hotel, walked thero, and, dead in the passage."
sent, much relieve the iron manufacturing districts of the congestion of their markets, or impart new and powerful impalaes to their local industries. But when this strange country shall have fully madu up its mind to equip itself with railwaya rande from Drittel iron and step, and with ita rolling-stock furnished from British work shops, then there will spring up a profitable trade, which we ought to take care dous act
out of our fingers. slip out of
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR That the community of Hongkong stend. fastly decline to live up to the standpoint of the present Govorner, ne to approve of kis Parliamentary procedare. That a goodly number of public and private statements have been made during the wees, and that, no Botas are very contra. dictory, they cannot all be correct.
molto of this energetic Corps, and that it ought to be still acted upon. That the tax on vegetables is beyond the ken of members of the Chamber of Commerce Commites, and that such omplicated market had better be left to the Greon Horns who suggested the Chamber to take netīsi, That when reminding a friend of an invita
tion to didinor, it is well to be careful not to remind the wrong person,
BROWNIE.
on the lat. I holleve the old Grand Stand, blown down in the Angust gale, it to be resuscitated.
Police Intelligence (Before H. . Wodchinese, Bog) Saturday, October 10.
10th instant,
A BEHIOUS CHAROFAN
for
Establish Miscellaneous
Expenditure
11. Pansions require an addition of $5,000
Works and Buildings show an increase
conarms the fear of this Chamber that the actually amounted to 12,104, 782, allowing effect of the Order in Council to place an ineroase for 1880 of 7401 The es vesels under the German flag at an advan.timated expenditure for 1885 is 31,032,981, tago over our own skips in our own Col-that in, 850,401 Ices than the sum required omes, and actually to give a bounty of from for 1880, TE 8 to 10 per cent to vessels of that nation 10. This increase of 850,401 for 1886 1 ality engaged in the coolie trade. Uno
The letter from the Sungkong Chantbor pranetpally to the larger mint hick
will be required of Commerco
Weed Military folear a light to the grievance in so I ments; Works and
that forther elucidation scema Servicos, and
romains for this superflucinaren the cargest romosin connexion with the Police The total.
and it only Chamber to Chau Shu Beng, 22, servant, was chargod
trance and pro
Sofi protest which that letter од amount required under the bending with entering a dwelling house in the night
Laine and to appeal to
E the Officer Police Pensions for 1836 will be 816,000. time for the purpose of comitting a felony Administering the Government to do what other pensions remain at the provious. also hasing a revolver in his possession so he can to abats the manifest injustice, if estimate of 318,000. firing the sapin, at one Fun Mr Hin on the not by raroktug or auspending the obnoxious Establishments require an increash of Adolph Binz gave evidence to the effect order, at least by Isying the whole facts 812,309, This sum is made up of 81.000. that he was a marchant carrying on business procure an equitable certlement with as $2,276 Police Department; and $1,883 for
before H. M.'s lovernment, with a view to for Government Gardens And Plantations
for the Medical Departamenty 89,029 CRICKET,
at No. 4 Club: Chambers. The prisoner little delay as possible, either by inducing for the Yesterday afternoon, the annual match was a boy formerly employed by his book-the German Government to conform its certain other Departments, after dedusting batween the Hongkong Cricket Club and rouper, Mt Birch, who hand goue home, souls of passonger licenses to outs, or by $4,821, the amount of versesed spend
The prisoner loft on the lat August, but extending our Consular and Colonist scale ture in the remaining Departmente, the Buffs was commenced on the Cricket had since been several times to visit the to the German limit, which, if a safe and Ground, in beautiful cricketing weather, compradore
Fan Mi Hin, compradoro in Mr Hine's an one under foreign flag, must be
I have the honour to b
• to be, and continued and finished to-day; and employ, deposed that on the 10th instant, equally so for our own ships,
Birge second matok, in the nature of a return at 4 am, while asleep in bed, he was
Your most obedient Servant. match between the same teams, was awoke from his sleep by the prisoner feel shout his person. He seized a blanket, ing
ALEX GRITLE, to fill up the played this afternoon
threw it over the prisoner and felled him
Chamber of Commercs, time. As will be seen from the annexed to the ground. He kept him down, but the Sacretary to Singaporo Chamber-
his porton volver from
and fired three shote res, the Bats were very severely prisoner got one hand clear and drew are.
Singapore, 28th Sept., 1886. neither of which, however, at complainant,
Sir,I have the honour to own receipt. handled by the Club. In their first inninge of the fuel maloh, Mr Leach bowled with hit him. Ho asized hold of the revolver of your letter of date 26th inabant, and to
The Largs item é and bad his hand
burn Prisoner also bit i thank you for the prompt attention which $20,000 for Boyegsing, however, only:" of unofficial Honourable Mambors, the Travers was equally destructive, the latter but be succeeded in keeping the prisoner
Contract. ceramon'es are looked upon by the com- taking seven wickets. The same gentlemen down. The prisoner then asked him to let operation of the recent Order in Council insum on the Revenue side of the account
I in the China Ovalis trado
Military Expenditure shown an increase munity with contempt and distrant. made à capital stand for the Olub, and him go, and he did so, when the prisoner regard to British and German vessels en derived from the Night Sola
constables outside. then, and they called to
Chaniber of Commerce, a copy which necessitatee an addition of 83,940, Hongkong stood the prisoner to come out. He would not tocura techs are generally credited with being caught for 20, the score
como out, and a sergeant, and come other of which I had tho. Aonom to forward to and to the expense conected with the which will amount to caso in point, which illustrates the grievance S002,
The Revenue for IRRE
for 1886, na The British steamer: Harterre she ordinary expenditure, 81,162,982.7
$1,274,973, P Hall, 91, was allowed to ship only 579 passengera leaves a balance in favour of Rotoaue of
That the recent extension of representation and tho so onlled increased facilities of debate have turned out to be apples of Sodom
That as a means of striking awe into the hearts of the Chinese, the pomp and ceremony of the opening of Courcil is ad. missible.
a
of Commerce.
of 811,100. The principal new works to be undertaken under this beading tire a Steam-Tog to remove dredgings, a Market at Hunghom, and a new Pedder's Wharf.
Miscellaneous Services show an increang of $27,090, made up of the following sums, namely, Increased cost of Reutor's Tolo grams, 899 Loss on Exchange in Family Remittances, $2,000; Scavenging the City
Scava Contribution- and Villages, 820,000; and a to the working of the
Contagiou
Disenses Ordinances,
fact that in broad daylight a party of men at Hamburg, in the same hotel with the That as a means of bampering the freedom deadly effect, and in their second. As hand. Thero was a severe struggle, has been given to the subject of the unequal an apparent mcrease, as there is an equal
his
**
́vincing proof that the law as et present ad- while going upstairs to their room, he fell That the Bon, W. H. Marsh, and his ¦ before, they were parted, by Mr Leachred under the bed. There were several pink again the latter of the of $4,842, đạc to the low rate of Exchange,
12.
which has preserved a balance in the freely until his score stood at 79. Nono ant had locked the door oa going to bed, complained of by British saved on stated, will probably be $1,2
Treasury
a
That a short reign of Mr Marsh would be
boon to this Colony, and that his straightforward honesty and slitewd com- mon-ants would be wobome in the
present mudde.
SATB the Straits Times of the 2nd instant: -Major General Cameron commenced his inspection of the 27th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers on the Parado Ground, Tanglin Barracks, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The General, with that scrupulous pano
ao characteristic of military men, red on the ground at the appointed hour, and soon after the men were put through feveral very interesting movements That December next will be memorable in saldom witnessed in Singapore, and which
the annals of Hongkong as the month in The were executed with minute precision.
which Governor Bowen takes leave of Regiment will parade vain at same
thesa shores. this afternoon when they will go through the new formation for attack and battalion drill. Our galant friends the volunteers should go and see this, es apart from the novelty of the sight, the manoeuvres are certainly very instructive.
bout
That the next salte might be entitled
When this oraal war is over." That the Senior Member of Council de- serves credit for having extraeted the sugar from a certain document and hay- ing left just the suspicion of a sting.
phrase of exceeding great mefulness.. That Official Members of Council in a
That the Governor ought to have had ex- perienco enough to know that business people will look to deeds and not words, and that wo have had more than enough of rounded periods.
The wact of e responsible Chinese Oficial at Sharp Peak has long been felt, and the
will dare to land there, enter a foreigo house, and carry away by sheer violence an employs of a foreign. Company afforda con
ministered at Bharp Pook does not act in any way as n deterrent to lawless men. There is now a very considerable quantity of foreign property at Sharp Peak, and it is hoped that H. B. M. Consul, who has been advised of this affair, will endeavon to procurs thus appointment of a small Chi- nose Official to keep the Chinese in order.
YESTERDAY Ovening, a most enjoyable qua drille party, organised by the Sergeants of the Garrison to commemorate the approach- ing departure of the Buffs, was given in the Commissariat. Buildings. By means of flags, flowers in pots and wreaths, the sembre, not to say diamal, sapest usually worn by the Garrison offices was entirely dispelled, and the place was made to geiran exceedingly pretty and festivo appearance. As Ingenious friend sends the N... D. most remarkable list of some most News a The hall, or landing, was transformed into
vory comfortable and pretty little ball anagrams on the names of certain promin room, and the various rooms running off itent members of the British Consular and Diplomatic services in China Their ap were parerted for the time being loto plicability is, in most cases, little less than drawing, refreshment, retiring and apokuarvallous. We append a list of the an
At the top of the stairs, a geams themselves, letting those of our --ing rooms.
readers who cars to, find out the names raised stand was provided for the orchestra, from the letters of which they are form- which was drawn from the Bus and com- | ed posed of brass, string and roed instrumenta All the walls were draped with well-aorted Esga, and the dirty yellow colour of the pil- lars was effectively relieved by evergreens. Altogether the arrangements made for the entertainment were very complete and of fective. Shortly after nine o'clock, when there were some fifty or sixty ladies and a The Shanghai Courter of the 5th, in record- somewhat larger number of gentleman pre-ing the demise of Mr G. B. Glover, anya si went, proceedings were commenced by the The death of Bir George B. Glover, which dancing of a quadrille under the guidance of occurred just before midnight yesterday, Sergeant Major Jones, who throughout the removes the oldest Commissioner from the evening proved a very attentive and active list of the Imperial Maritime Customs, master of ceremonies. Au excellently what is really regrettable is that he had It is merely formal to regrat his death; -ranged programme el 22 dances we then been so long ill-that his death has come as gone through, with much spirit, and a happy release. He was originally in the well-known New York house of Grinnell, all present apparently enjoyed them Mintum & Co., and at a young man suffer. ined so severely from consumption that he selves immensely. The floor WAS first-class condition, and the music (which was sent to sea as a last chance to save his life. He was at sea for some time, was in included selections from the Mikado, Fat San Francisco during the old time of the That the Surreyor General works hard, euce, Pinafore, The Mascotte, and La fille de Vigilance Committees, and then came on
to Chius
where he was at one time Ameri- Modame Angol) was exceedingly pleasing can Vice-Consul
Ho
joined the Customs and appropriate. During the intervals, rein August 1859, was made Commissioner freshments were supplied in planty, served as Commissioner in Canton, (white.
in December of the satuo year, were greatly appreciated. The party probe married a daughter of Dr Harper, who per was frühed stout half-pasi two, by survives him, Focahow, Feking, Shanghai, which time a number of guests had de- Kiukiang and Wahu At the time of his parted, by the dancing of the good old death he was on leave, but had not retired from the service. He was about 58 years Sir Roger de Coverly The remembrance old.
of last night's proceedings will no doubt
*Sell the erring Beal. "Was not mad for China."
Crow on, bearded rabble ! #
ÓGovernor!
Oh no blame the aggressor, *I mark Bertie led spades." *For me I demand a local geography.
I Drink gin to the Carisbrooke's nobbler.." 'C men of rank idolisu (","
Waa
form one of the happiest memories of the ACCORDING to the Bukkos Shimpo, the Chi- Buff's stay in Hongkong, which is now as merchants in Japan who had Yada drawing to a close. The Committen worked contracts for the purchase of rice in Shang- hard and earned the success they deserved, hai, Saigon, and Aarem in view of the Bergeant Major Meredith being conspicuous prospective failure of the rice crop in Japen. A few months ago, are said to be much dis by his wolicitong attention to the guests.
appointed at the sudden change of cir
The following last words of the late Com missioner Tse to his Sovereign and country are very signicant-While the Imperial favour to me remained still unrequited I
That we are expected to be duly thankful for boing granted a voice in Muncipal Taxation, but that we must first see the good to be gained thereby.
That the Philistines are on hand, and that
for home-trutha may be got at by their united efforts in the coming Sasaina.
That amid all the noise about the Do- fances, not a word has been heard of the South side of the Island, and that' while we are closing the front entrance the back door is being left open. That the public do not like the sound of
duty in a fres port, but that all in- berests should be taxed if a Spirit Farm he inaugurated
That the making of the Great Bore and the Big Dam is Hongkong's Sorrow, and has proved to be the real Sinking Fand of this Colony,
but at the same time he falls to study the convenience of the public, and that he takes upon himself exclusively the responsibility of such failure.
That it has at last been formally agreed. that posterity shall share in the payment of our public works.
That the absence of the Hon. W. Keswick has been much regretted in Hongkong during the last few days
That Mr A, P. Mawan is looked upon by many as the most competent resident to anored Mr. Sassoon in the Legislative Connoil
That others regard Mr E. F. Balilios as tho most likely candidate for that honour.
of the other member of the Club made
found pr
and it was still locked when he soner in the room.
Fridonco was given by any stand, but the Club nevertheles won the match easily by 10 wickets. In the and Fong Shing C, 250 as to the second match The Bath' made 114 in of the prisoner, who was found in con- revolver produced beside him. In bis. one innings; Lt. Jarrett ranking 36 and plainant's room under the bed with the Corp. Shepherd 34, but the Club were packet he had a bunch of keys and a box stable the prisoner was almost fainting with minus the aid of Mr Leach, at least for the of cartridges. Whon found by the con fright, One of the keyn fitted the look greater part of the innings.
During this afternoon, the Band of the of the compradore's room.
The case was remanded till Taceday Bulle played selections of music.
next, The following are the scores -
THE BUFFS. TIENT INNING
Bergt. Hoved, cand b Leash.....
Lloyd, e de a Robeck, Leach, Col. Berrt, Giles, o Scanlan, b Leach, Lout, Aeth, Plumbe, b Leash Lieut. Jarrett, e sub, b Leach, Lieut. Danglish, ↳ Plarbo,. Private Lanaben, b Leach,. Corp. Shephard, b Plumbo,- Private Fine, is Farbe, Dram Rees, Fab Leach Teuk Terbie, not out...
RINGE.
Total...
SECOND Lieut. Vertus, o Plambe, b Iravers, Sergt. Howard, ba Traveépara Lieut. Lloyd, U Proven -- Col. Begt, Giles, e Foss, b Leach,. Lieut. D'Agth, b Traves, Limit, Jarrett, emb. h Travers. Pte.Lankan, e Flambe, bTravers, Bapt. Jenner, b Trave
Corp. Bhepherd, b Leach, Pte. Joots, bath, Druro, Kret, not muí.
· Tobak...
.K.K. C. AJ. Touch, and D'Anth, A. K. Travore, e Rees, Lloyd, A. de C. Scanian, b Lloyd, ..... Z. B. Wood, b Lloyd...
, B, Care, & Jower, blydi.
J. M. de Raveit, e dfiles, b Bon
Foss, The
A. H. Jackson, b Avia, J. H. Plambe, not ont Major Haidell, Rees, Lloyd,
Christian, e Joner, D'Arth,
THE SINGAPORE CHINESE PAB- SENGER, REGULATIONS,
the 28th instant from Swatow,
850,
and the"
audition to the Re I have the honour to colours she could have brought Farm is expected to yield during 1888,
Sir,
Τους
to be,
most obedient Servant,
Azex. Gavrix, Secretary to Chamber of Commerce, To The Hon'ble The Colonial Secretary,
Straite Settlemente:
Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, 25th Sept., 1885.
Revenue hitherto derived from Spirit Licences, may be let down at $63,500. This amount will be sufficient for
all expenser connected with the pposed Lan, as far as 1896, ja concerned, and it will leave a balance of $59,091 to meet unforeseen expenditure arising from damage done by rain storme, typhoons, and other incidents,
13. The Balance of Assets on the 1st Jan 1885 was
Sir, I am directed by the Acting Go-and the estimated Revenue for varnor to acknowledge the receipt of your 1280, was
It is extremely gratifying to know that letter of the 22nd instant, with regard to the working of the Order in Council of the
8 the reprocontations of the Hongkong Gene-4th Augast, with regard to the Passenger The estimated Ordinary
Total,......199
MECOR UNKIEGO,
E. R. Wood, not out, .......-- A. H. Christian, not out,
· Total,..
RETURN MATCH. THIS GUTED, Drum, ev, Traves,.. Gel Burst. Giles, Travers.... Burgh Howard, Turers, Leat D'Act, e Tavern, b Jackson,....... Lieut. James, run out, ................... Gargt, Jenner, by Joelusony vega Ident Idoyd, ado Boboak, Lent Vertue, 'Trayem,agage Corp. Bacpherd, at Coxon, Ite. Lamalian, o Cazen, b Plumbe; Pta Jones, not out
ELE C. C.
J. M. de Hobeck, not oet, A. H. Jackson, ɓ D'Aeth, AK. Trurous, b D'Ash, 7,8. Cr, luw Lloyd, A Christian, not out,..
Foochow
Total,
From our Correspondent.)
Fooshow, 5th October,
I hear from Chinese sources that Teo
ral Chamber of Commer to the Secretary Trade Itween Flugkong and the Treaty of a letter of State for the Colonies respecting the in-Parts of Ching and the Straits Settlements,
aud enclosing
o printed Copy congruity which exists between the Order from the Hongkong Chsober to the Se in Council recently issued by the Govern-retary of four. Iam directed to state that
of State the same subject.
ment of the Straits Settlements on the sub- His Excellecy prior to the receipt of your ject of the carrying of Chinese passengers letter, had a te time back taken the first from the Chinese treaty parts to Singapore, opportunity of drawing the attention of
Her
which has now been urged by
-$729,502
1,137.568
BL,867,120
$1,002,98L
594,700
Giving a total of Expandiure for 1885, was
and the estimated
ponditura for Extras The Su
ordinary Works, was
Supplementary Sume voted up to the 30th.Tanelast, were
For Ordinary Services,
and the laws of Hongkong, are baing back-objections Government to the same For Public Works
Hongkong.
forward your letter by the out-going mail to the Secretary of State with an in- timation that the subject is one of great and pressing importance
Ihare the
honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
A. SKINNEE, Acting Colonial Secretary, S. &
Commerce, Singapore.
For Extraordinary Mili
tary Expenditure,
Add to this Supplement
ary Votes to the end. of the year, say.
30,132
12,200
70,000
52,000
81,867,013
There will, however,have
to be deducted from this sum the following --
amounts which will not be expanded this year, as was anticipated, namely
On Military De-
fences, On new Cen- tral School (Victoris Col Jage),
Soo-wall, Lapawão.
Ordinary T Burvices, 5,000
$130,000
20,000
25,000
180,000
1,077,013
ed up by the Chamber of Commarce in the Chambers of Commerce here and in Singapore and the Straits Government Im to add that His Excellency will (Below we publish the correspondenco on the subject which has passed between the Straits Government and the Chamber.) At the same time it is somewhat strange to notice that the Chamber and the Straits papers seem to think that the best, if not the only, solution to the difficulty is to. conform the British measurement to the Tite Secretary to the Chamber of German or visz beru, If the inerchants of Singapore desire to see the German scale
THE ESTIMATES FOR 1386. applied to British ships so that their earn-
The following is the Report on the Es- iugs may be increased, they should say so openly and directly. If they do not, then timates for 1886 by the Acting Colonial there can be au question as to what steps Secretary and Acting Auditor General :——-
REVENUE ST should be adopted to remedy the bardship under which they at pressut suffer. For our part, we fail entirely to see any noces sity whatever for regotiations with the Ger- man Government. If our messurement be wrong, then amend it; if it be right, then conform the Singapore law to that of Hongkong. To ask the British Govern- ment to endeavour to got the German Government to assimilate their laws to care, as the Straits: Timer suggosis, seams to us the height of ahaardity, when by simply altering the law in Singapore, the of $15,488. German ships argaged in the trade are. The items which show a falling-of-it bound to conform to British regulations that for 1884 are Land Revatiue; Fines, $1,274,973, giving a total of 81,486,080 is the Revenue for 1886 as compared with estimated as Revenue for the year, namely,
1. The Revenue actually received during 1884 amounted to 81,173,071, and the Re-On venue for. 1886 in estimated at 91,274,975, which given an increase of $101,902.
2. This increase is due principally to the larger Revenus expected to sccrue from Licences; Taxes; and Miscellaneous Re *ceipts.
Leaving the probably assets on
lat January, 1886, .
0190,107.
9. Licences show an incremes of $101,073, das chiefly to the increase expected from 14. The items which have disappeared, the proposed Spirit Farm, and the larger or are disappearing, from the List of Assets sum now reaised from the Opium Farm: Ara: Moneys Deposited in Banke as Interest,
l'ares show an increase of 857,618, de chiefly to the increase of one per cent. on Investments in England, of which only Fenton 8131,03) were in the Crown Agents hands
on the 31st August hast, and Billa
idstaring the Police Assessment.
Miscellaneous Receipts show an increase with the Crown Agenta.
18. The Balance of Assets, there
Arkets, therefore, namely, 8190,167 together with the amount
The Singapore Free Press, writing on this Forfeitures, and Fees of Court; Fees of apart from the proposed Loan, the total subject says —
t
As a matter of foot, the whole mattor
wes carried out by the Colonial Office, and the Acting Governor had already oumnuni. cated with the Secretary of State before the matter was taken
the Colonial Beare
|
Ufice; and Interest.
cumstances there, which points to an That it would be interesting to know how Chung-tang's remains are to be conveyed to be seen from a letter by there, as will bowfeitures, and Fees of Court will bar been set down under the heading of
extraordinarily good harvest. Chinese rice, which at first fetched 82.60, is now prived at 81.70, is sympathy with the depreciation of Japanese mice.
opium by the United States.
np
was overtaken by severe sickness, and hav. TRADE on the river- (writes the Hamburg firing of the typhoon gan aya mail signal | Puyew will carry the coffin north, on or and it was not to be expected therefore mont Deposits from the Bankayed in Works will be found at page 3 of there
ing obtained permission to retire, it only correspondent of the L. &C. Express on remained for is to hand over my high re- the 4th ultimo) has been very inactive, es- sponsibilition to the Viceroy Tang Chang-pecially during the last two or three days. sun. Having done this, I should have taken Our communication with the Far East hus
resources which the Colony can calonlate 3. Land Retente will show a decrease of pon to meet its Ordinary Expenditure of 89,500, due to lower land sales and to e1,152,382 and its Extmordinary Expendi diminished receipts from the Carry Farm. tare of 879,800, which is the sum which
degrease
of 30,738 | and
Extraordinary Publio Worko to be executed. Fess of Office will show a decrease of during the year 1880. This give a total
expenditure of 91,722,152,
182, and will, after much our Opium Revenue has been Peking, by Jordan of the Empress Dew-tary at the closs of the correspondence as $3,595. These two items fluctuate from actual receipts during the affected by the taxation of propared ager, for burial boaids the Emperor Tung publish. The matter involved an inter. year to your. The ostinate now made in setting aside the expected produce of the Spirit Farni, $63,500, to pay for the Lean, national question, and the Colonial Office based on the actual
and the remaining balance of 169,001 to Obih, I suppose. He is to bacanonized hed before it all the information that our first six months of the present year.
Interest will show a leerasing of 336,902; meet anforeseen expenditare, leave leave That the only good as yet affected by the Duke Wên Obang or Upright. The loos Government possessed, as it had been withdrawal
due
of all the Govern
of 8389,693 to be mat by the a vexed question for a good many years,
from 1885 *
16. The Schedule of Extraordinary Pub The Revenue for. was the seddon, transformation of the about the 8th instant. The uatire papers, that the Corazon prefity when he at 81,157,558; but, incging from the actual Estimates. It includes a further vote of
Governor of a
Crow
own Colony could
receipts of
of the first six months of this year, 820,000 for the Taitam Waber-Works Of Colonial Treasurer into the Postmaster of course, report that his death was at act at all
had definite instructions from the Secretary
to 81,202, General during the recent ceremony in tended with supernatural manifestation of State. As the Governors of both the will in all probability ahan for Defoneo Work; and of Big400 for ys of $52,000 $1,000 for Sanitary Works 751; that is, to 801,193 more music and wailing and so forth The Colonies, and the Chambers of Commerce expected. Under all the headings
the New
Central Market The other items may daparture, but fortwo days I have bean bean but poorly maintained, The Hesperia That a Cargo-Boat Ordinance that aan be Torce expressing their Majesties' sorrow in ea pisce, have made such strong repre will be increases, except in three, namely, including the completion of the Victoria
sentations so.. The subject, the Colonial will be looked for with interest as a specific cannot allow it to remain as it is, Pastage, Helmbursements, and Interest, in College, and of the permansie Lar
there will probably be a decrease of amount to $120,000 dana para Bess. Here now, on my death-bed, I call last for Singapore. The Female on the That the existing Ordinance is a dead letter, mon of what the secretaries of tho ́Grand } and it will probably be necessary to comnej g6,786; but Luxes promise an increase7. The origical estimate for the Tailam
au increase of to an arrangement with Berlin on the sub- Caune can do in the way of composition.
ject of measurement; and until this is 820,898; Miscelanead Receipta e The Head Examiner for this province done, German steamers will necessarily of 821.604; and the other items an increase Water-Works was 8560,000, afterwards increased to 8600,000 The latest estimate has lost his mother, so cannot take up the have the refusal of the cooly-carrying traf the estimated Ravonus for 1896, (£186,410 3/81) 8907,865 The amount
7 fio. post of Chancellor of Education, while his
zamo 81,274,973 when compared with expended up to the 30th Jane test was The porrespondence referred to above, is the ottimated Revenue for 1886, namely, 6400, 128, leaving a sum of assistant is seriously ill There were over
as follows:
#91; 197,05€, shows an increase in favour of required for this werk 2,000 candidates, it is said, at the examina-
For Sanitary Works the estimate wa Chamber of Commerceath what b your likely to be the total $1,000,000, of which 3108,3
1986 OF 8137,415bi and when compared
$198,311- have been tion. The list of succesful competitors
Sir, I have the honour, by direction of the press in 872 225 The increased ro (655,624 9/8d.) 8515,409, of which
Singapore, 22nd September, 1880.
1885, namely, 81,202,751, spent
For Defence Works the estimate was will be published in a week or so,
unable to move from extreme pain and weak Wagner, has arrived from Ohjaa and Japan the Pirar, barque, Simonsen, bas
the Council Chamber.
enforced is becoming a necessity.
and that merchants are at present com. pletely at the margy of the boat people, who obargo any raten but those inid down by the law.
to mind the gracious consideration bestowed berth are Massalia, as Hesperia, ;
·Electra, .. all three for Penang. Sia- spon me, an insignificant scholar, by his gapore, Hong kong, and Japan; Form ka Imperial Majesty, granting me andlenes (English), for Singapore, Saigon Haiphong, Mauila, and Hung Konz, Denbightstre and entrusting me with Important misions, (English), fos Singapore, Hong Kong and and subsequent favours received up to the Japan, via Antwerp and London; Drachen- That the pullaway sampans now plying for hire are a disgrace to anation like ourg, time of my last sppointment to commandes, .s. (German), for Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai; Prinz George
that they are neither safo nar handy, and they that often make coffins for helpless women and children.
in the Bouth, whore alas, though ready toe. (Gorgian), saime route up to Japan, die la defence of my oumatry, I cannot and Normanton, 6.2. (English), for Singa boast of any brilliset suocess! And now pre Manilo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, my opportunity of beholding the Imperial
That boats of good model could easily be
The High Commissioners Ng and Wei will call here on their retur from Formosa,
which
there
the Chamber of Chamametoe, respectfully ta heg the citention of the Government to ceipts from the Spirit Farm and the other
Gam
For the Central Market the cetimate for the working of the recent Order in Council sources already indicated will justify the 44,478 have been spont
1-85
8. Tag increased.
countenance and of roulering such menial Arran describing the schemes of Talway introduced, and that no Jiseases khould to inspect the Arsenal, but will not come of date 4th August *co, regarding ships incrassed estimate,tion under-resumptions wa§180,000, of which $38,000 -
་་
Beveral of the community have already
be granted after a reasonable time to any up to the city, boats plying for hire that were not up to
given standard.
cial member of Douncil.
full swing
engaged in the Penger Trade between Hongkong or the Treaty Ports of Chins heading of Licences is due to the necessity have boon spont
this and Colony, and to forgard for the
payment of the Interest and Sinking lous items included under Revenne and in congerlon with the proposed Loan. Expenditure have been prepared in the
to the
Chamber of
at $198,732,
service us befits no, are gone as far as the making in, China which have already been present Bft is conserard. But as the laat Banctioned, the Bullionist remarks: For
left and more expect to go abortly, or information of the tram popp of the wing by means of a Spirit Furm for 18 The fallest details regarding the far-
Letter of remonstrance qu the subject. words of dying man, I say,Now that the present Ohios, and they who supply
and Fun consultation on House Pro- Frous and the Audio Offer and will bo passe has just been reatored with the West, her, will as beat have to be content with a Phat the information which ought to be suppose, the season may be said to be over dress of the Romakers of State for the party a necesitated by the farm Police meaitted to the Financs Committee of And that the anger and expectant eyes of part al fulfilment of these enterprises › pro- given concerning the working of the Civil The Burlesque comes off to-morrow night.crea
Expenditure. This item, in 1885, was the Dounell, Hospital will have to ho got by si quofi. The biliard and commis handicaps are in When the Order in question was publishedmated at 8170,000, while the Palio 19. The sum which the Council te asked all Baropusn nations are turned Bustward, banly, lor a few years with the first-nained
When viewed it with anxiety Tapenditure (not including panaians, upkeep to vote for the ordinary cerrion of the sa If Olins does not repair her defanges, besline, wvering a distance of 30 miles, and
ed, gongesting the
the two important and mutually
An attempt was made to get, ap cricket and distrust, but, balieving that it emanated of Stations Co.) was set down 1886 is $1,002,989, being the estimated fore sunther outbreak of hostilition, but bar interdependent cities of Pokin and Pienism. That the Chinese officials must be up and
from the Colonial Office, and thinking, it For the year 1846 the tax is calculated: not difficult to fore same as she must weaker and weskar, the What will follow.it
doing if they expeof to loosen the pures match England. Bootland last weak, unlikely that such an international arrange yield 8201,922, while the ordinary akpandi heiture for the year as the of tha
People
and the amount for Pensions, namely, day will come when her exivation will be resist, thus ellers in China, as they have strings of Europeans on behalf of the but so many ardent sportsmen could not ment would be concluded by the British are for Police parkens will be 9205.761. amount on the Divit des namely, 8110,400,
resist, railways
Government without its full scope and This
expenditure le due to the $33,000. The Council is als asked, tu vote increased Alstress in Kwangtang
wait over the lat before going up country, affect being foreseen and appreciated, resolinarpssed pay given to the European Do 1579.8.0 for Extraordinary Expenditure Imposable bensoch Her Majesty the
done elsewhere, will assers thar Empren and His Majesty the Taperor in | unrivalled advantages over sana's and other That those responsible for the Volanteor that it fall through. A plok-up matofi wang | ved to make sure of the fasti before address tables laat year, and to the boy of to be defrayed from Balances and Loan? conference with the Ministers on measuWATE The iron road will prevail, and will
probably prevail in China a les us than Fire Brigade would do well to best up however, played on the 2nd. The scren ing the Government on the abject providing additional pollen at Laneswar, th st national defande, to Loss no time In är- did in its earliest and proper bome. We
Foculta, and see that members who live were: Mr Phipps Lide 111 and 27. Mr
to enclose, and which has anticipated the walame the beginning of an enterprise
at the Peak are not counted on se avail- Hamsay's side 92 and 42 for all, Wickela ameeptible of immense developmante; but
able for emergencies
Training for the winter mosting began way, opening of minos, sad building of at the end time we fear that in the Farmy
• the iramediate construcion of rail-
Tariably
FREDERICK STEWART
The letter which I have now the pour Quarry Bay, and other krowing mousta Acting Col Jual Secretary dễ đcing ducitor
enquiries of this Chamber, supplies erectly. The Ordinary pendings for 1890 te the information that was wanted, and fully calculated at $1,102,807, and that for 1884
2th Zentwater, 2880