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haps, who continue to quote statistics of the Death Rato-will welcome the Bill. That of course, as the Acting Governor has said, it must be carefully and fully, considered alávse by clause in the Legis lative Council, so that too much power
to the curiou be not untreated mittura of theory and practice now predominating in the Sanitary Board. That the powers sad facilities for appeal ought to be closely watclad by all who are interested in the stipulations of the
Bill
That on general principles General Cameron was treading upon very delicate ground when he usescomuniously awept aside tho promises of Administrator Marsh as to postponement.
That the best reason should always bo shown for reversing the nation of a pro- decor.
brations, it had better be accepted with home little reservation.
That the student of nature fortunate enough to make this discovery probably graduated along with that distinguished savant who
discovered “anakes in his boots' under somewhat similar cireumstances. —
That the Bent question in Hongkong is be- coming more than serious, and though I am poor as the poorest of Job's Turkeys, I am compelled to pay the biggest of rents for the smallcat of houses.
That, boing a law-abiding subject,
don't
to resort to the now popular mode of Buttling the difference by shooting my landlord. That still I don't batiove I shall be able long
anduo hasto.
been asked for.
Sir,
THE CHINA MAIL.
I have the bannur to be,
to refrain from peppering him about the
Your mest obedient servant,
(Signed) FREDRICK STEWART, lege with a suull charge of snipe dust,
Acting Colonial Secretary. just as a friendly and preliminary warn- The Hon. P. Byrio, &o, do, do, intr.
before our local Hitna-genot, when it rensambles.
That fateral Cameron will doubtless ex-That if that fails, I hall carry my so
plain his course in this way, that it was the inaction that he disapproved ui, and thai in a man of nation such a decision was not unly characteristic but excusable. That, nevertheless, this matter is not con- clusively dealt with in Dr Stewart's reply to the latter of the Postponers.
That the worthy Dotter, in quietly insinu ating that the Unoficial Members on two occasions, whon theGovernmeatintimated its intention of proceeding with the Bill, by their silence tacitly gave consent, arites the Postpones hip and thigh. That in saying so, I may go contrary to my own feelings and your own comments about the Bill, but I am supposed to be a perfectly free lance's commenter with no rigid lices of action, and entirely free from any prejudicra
That therefore it is only fair that this point should be scored for our military Pro- tector:
That the Postponera and Unofficial Members may plead that the Opion Bill at one time, and the celebrated speech of the Asting A. G. at another, interfered with their vohtion, and thus exposed their armour to the thrust now gizon them.
-That mạch, if not all, of this warfare would.
have been avoided if the Governor had bom duly and earlier informed of the impracticable nature of some portions of the Bili, and if the welcome concossions now spoken of had been publicly an-
beame known.
House-owners-
That another reason fut envilling at Mr Granville Sharp's statistics is that the comparatively small number of children in the population, and the absence of old people, render his figures of little valo when taken against returns made in
Tope.
all
from speaking than a cat can refrain
from cream; and there is no reason why he should not spast, ne he is a good apeaker, even if at times a trifle prosy, and generally well knows what he is talk
ing about..
CORRESPONDENCE
(Rough Translation.)
I will not Unisa this letter without adding that twelve years commanding men-of-war in the Philippine archipelago has convince us of the exactitude and rehability of the baervations of the learned sod made Director of the Manila Observatory, whom services to humanity wo who trusted our lives on the sea cannot forget; and it is the
to
包店 Excess
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL
WOES OF A WITNESS.
THE ERIOUS POLITIKAL ASTEST OF TER BELGIAS STIKES.
assurance of this which dunbly constrained THE JAPANESE YEN FOR HONG. that the rule bas been departed from, as repetitions of the blody scenes of last year.
me to re-aatablish the exact truth of watter and to correct statements which might in volve, unintentionally, charges which are not justified.
I am yours J
KONG.
(From the Japan Daily Herald)
The new strike is a model of regularity and moderation. The Belgian Government against my overt rebellion. The Franch has placed troops everywhere to guard are agitated over reports from Berlin that Germsay is contemplating interference. The French ace in this only a plan of Bismarck to advance upon them by a new
The Governant, as will be fand, in Observatorio de Manila, cuyos servicios á gone to plant agencies for the California do not conceive that the prestige of England and always has been, prepared grant in hunnidad no olvidamos los que arieeg and the Union of New Zealand. Following suffers because foreign cous, circulate in. overy reasonable concession, but is not pro-mos la vida un el mar, i tivo que po we give the sabatance of Mr Pratt's interest ter dominions. But ovun if a British dot- pared to further postpone the consideration obliga dublcusut & restablecer la verdad ing talk, pretty much in his own language: hr be coined, of what use will it bu? TheThe following talegrams, taken from our of the Bill in the Legislative Cound, whera de los hechos realexande frases que judic The principal ports of entry in the Orient Governments of the various coluies can American exchangos, had to be left out last ran envolver quizás sin intencion enrga may be considered more in the light of vast make it current in cach, bat beyond that mod not be proceeded with with any
poco justificados. Aprovecho la ocenion depots for the storage of the products of it will stand in to batter odour dan the
nightm The Government recognise no vis pro-de ofrecerme a V. y reitararle in considera, the world, rather than simply placca ofsen, in fact it will not rank so highly, be WELSH FARMBES VIOLENTLY OPPORING
trade for it is at these points that are col-cause it will be an entirely new coin, and mise, as is implied, on the part of His cion con quo quedó 8. 5.
PATMENT OF TITHES, Q. B. S. M. Excellency the late Acting Governor, who
lected and again distributed the different the experience afforded by the old Hong would be very much surprised to lon that,
London, May 28.-There was an auction. Capitan EXILIO DIAZ Mongo manufactured goods of England, Germany, kong Mint provos that even when aslo in Wales Tuesday aurrounded by a on the ove of lis retirement from the
France, and to a very limited extent that of lacked by the English name, it is couple of hundred soldiers and police, sent the United States, and relatively in the not seriou and departure from the Colony, ho
easy to induco the. Chinese to to prstool the auctioneer selling soms cattle? had
Spanish Consulate, pledged the Government in the manner
order named. All of these nations, with accept a coin to which they are anasistom that ware dietmined for tithes. The crowd suggested in the memorial. Neither ap-
Honkong, July 2, 1897. ono exception, sabsidize and apport liberd. Another thing has to be noted. The that gathered at the scene forced them parently did avel a thought occur to any To the Editor of the CHEVA MAIL." ally direct lines af atanships, The ship people in Singapore appear to bag thom- back, caught the auctioneer, formed his coat SIR--In the issue of yesterday, the 1st ping interesis of both Hongkong and Shang-selves up with the idea that the new British inside out and led him in procession honourable members of the Legislature on the two occasions when the Government July, of your esteemed publication, I rest has are simply onormous, and beside the dollar will penetrate everywhere, and be through the town. After roughly handling annonnood its intention of proceeding with a paragraph inspired by the laudable desin national lines are numerous can tramps come the coin of the teeming trillions of him they made him sigu a premio nover to the Bill, or some explanation world have to improve the meteorological service at and private corporations owning fine stea China, As we have before remarked, ex- act as at auctioneer in the neighborhood
Hongkong, and to profit by the telegram with plenty of occupation for them.perience both with the old Hongkong dol again.. abic news received from Manila, which I The wholesale merchants exceed in number ar and also with regard to the yen (presum- Forwarded to you with all posible haate, is the retail stores ir shopkeapert, as they are ing the Chamber of Commerce be correct) Lanalen, May 31. Laboucherotelegraphis: order to reach the public with the prompt called and one might look in yun for the proves to the contrary, but there is another A man named Bowrah, who was a butcher tade and rapidity required by the case. satusroom of the wholesaler and not find a lemont of dumbs on the subject. China on board of one of the Union steamers, had In that paragraph, you said the Mania sizzle article exposed for sale. Their stocks, appears to be at last swaking from the sloup the misfortune itness au attempt Obaarvatury sabras to ignore the authority however, nro all stored in their godowns of agen; railways and telegraphs, armies and at murder at Cape Town early in tho of that of Hongkong: how this involves which is the term opplied Warehouse, pavica are springing up on all sides, and who apring and at the trial he was Bapt to charge which I would ask you to contradic, and if you visit either the private godown, known but that Chinn, following the exam prison, having already lost his gitna- for the Manila Observatory transmits daily or the Kowloon Godown Company, limited, ple of Japan, may organize a Mint of her cinu in consequence of his detention. to the Observatory of this port all the mu you would find stored therein millions of wwn, and establish ayatein of coinage Eight seks elapsed, before the trial came THE PUBLO ́HEALTH BILL. teorological observations comploto, so that dollars worth of merchandise.
founded upon that of other civilized nations, on, and it then appeared that while To the Editor of the 'China MAL' aft the load press as well as the press in Both the Chinese and Japaneso nae almost If this were dons, and matters sewn already in jail the unlucky. Bowman had been That I have the soul of a Briton stirring
Hongkong, July 2nd, 1897. ths near ports may publish thom. From exclusively kerosene as an illuminant, and tending that way, the now Chirme coin, atripped of his clothing, placed in a hard- within me which makes kuown to me that
Sa-Letters and editorials in the daily the study of all these particulars the prc. this article, as well as four, is supplied by backed by the Imperial authority, would labor cell, stayed in prisou elettres and weather is made; and Amerion. The former is never shipped to nucessarily, from the number of Chinese given bread and water. In fact, as the I have na incontestable a right to n
newspapers have ventilated the Public diction of the Health Bill in a way not expected by its therefore the Hongkong Observatory has where contries except in one containing in all eastern ports, and the amount of judge observed, he had been regarded as a grievance as any Irish peasant or Scot-framere, and it now said that modifica all the necessary data to calculate and pre so many time, and the fire test is required business in their hands, drive any other falan and had been grossly ill-treated, tish crofter that over 'grieved."
tions will be made to racut some of the ob dist the weather just, this 'samo na that of to be 115°. It is not an unusual thing for competitor out the field. What then instead of having every consideration meted out to him, as ought to have been That the largest room in my modest dwelt.jections; thus the Memorial for postpono. Manila. If it does not wish to or cannet a kereske godown to have on storage a woull become of that costly luxury, a
incnt has done some good.
dus, that is another question; but it is a million and a half tins of this inflammable Singapore dollar? Why Hongkong cannot done. Ishould vastly like to know what ing does not even admit of my swinging Letters from Architect,'Baator and injusties to accase the Manila Observatory stuff. The government wisely provides accept the offer of the Japanes Government compensation the Capa Gevorament will Ratepayer,' have appeared, and it wo in the way it was done in the paragraph that the herosene godowns shall be erected to provide their entoa be procured else shows how slovenly wad chaotio are the a cat in it--not that I have any irreptes-
at a cheaper rate make to Bowman, whose painful experience in a quarter of the settlement distant and than a similar coin could sible hankering after gyrating the domes could get one from a Lawyer and other referred to.
from a Sanitary Engineer, we might yet
The Goveruar General of the Philippines apart from surrounding exposures. They where, with a hundioms and reliable silver prison arrangements in that colony. tic Tom, but I havo often a strong desiro | find that there is no necessity for this Bill advises the Spanish Cousal of any typhoor, are constructed of brick and stone with coinage which is already widely in sirenta-
PIOUS VOEG MIN London May 31-I are paver had a to indulge my latest-born in a little at all, the authorition having already power and this Cursalate transmits the news in tiled roofs, under stipulated restrictions and įtion in all the open ports of the Far Eust
to deal with averything, by putting the the most rapid minuer to the press and the government emperrition, as to rentilation, je a question to which we search in vain for very high opinion of young men, as a clase, rotatory exercise, and I know of no
present Sanitary laws and Building Oidir. Harbour Master and then to the Meteor sliding iron shutters, alo
an auswer, more especially an in refusing who are turned out upon the world by the reason why my yearnings after centri-ances force and seeing that they are logical Observatory. of Hongkong, which, Each can of oil is subject to inspection, the offer made, the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Christian Association, and I
with the data it possesses, has the same and if any defect or leakage is discovered, at Hongkong is stultifying itself.
am now consjctorably fortified in my views. fagal motion on behalf of my family faithfully carried ont.
The matter of dredging the foreshore has means of calculating as that of Manils, it is sout to the soldering department for In coimection with Ournt Ito's remark to by these which have been expressed by should be banked by the sordid greed of been brought prominently to the front, and Sciences has no house. Mr Editor, therafan repair. This is the principal hazard in Sir F. R. Plunkett, quoted in the latter, of Rev. G. 8. Reaney, who is a marn and it has been suggested that Government it was surely a sensible procedure on the connection with the rink, and for that res the latter, to the effect that ne danger true friend of young men. He says that should take it in hand, but if Government part of this Commulato to take note that son every prauation is takes to insure could arise to Japan as long as the imports he does not what way Young Men's Chris dnes that, the expause must come out of when the newa was forwarded to the Heng safety by having the sullering done in a ton of silver ballion feum abroad did not tian Association in onnection with his the taxes, and it is not at all daar that kong Observatory, that Observatory failed space surrounded by brick walls and re fall below the exportation of the coined church, because the members of Young Government ought to do it, certainly it is to indicate where the news came from, gas moved a sufficient distance to preclude any silver," it might be worth while, if any one Men's Christian-associations are a kind of nat covenanted for in the Crown Longe. it after considerable delay and when it was danger from atmospheric contact or rann had the necessary leisure, to find out exact simply pions young mou-young men want-
It is well know that every occupier of pacless for the purpose of navigation, anding fires,
ly how the two totals approximated. Acing in backbone and cribbal, cabined and a house must keep the foot-path in front of issued it as the result of its own observa All policies in the East are inued under cording to the Custom's Retams, from confined theologically.
1885 the export of silver Huit clean; why then should not this rule tiens,-oireumetaneas which compelled this average conditions, and merchandise pra-1872
extend to the foreshore? It is neither to Consulata to communicate the telegram tected by insurance is kopt covered clot to exceeded, by bout tou
lions, the difficult nor go expensive a business directly to the press-as the set assuredite represented value. In no other part of imports, and on the same autho London, May 30-The present strike of That Mr Granville Sharp with some people imino; for it can be done means of a apecdy publication, thinking in the world is the business of indemnitynty the
exporta fruma 1877 to 1886, thousands of workmen in Belgian relates dus respect to his recent assertion without any more wonderful engineering this way to render better service and also against loss by fica mora respected, no both years inclusive, show
more to the general political situation than "A to the contrary-eza no more refrain appliances uno a carge-beat with a roughly.to the Herboci; Mastor and through him to where its necessitios are greater. Capital of four and a half millions; uvor the to soy question of labor. The workingmon
constructed winch and an iron stog
sea-faring me
could not be invested with slety to any exports. This however does not, of coures, have united in a convention, which is to What is really wanted in this Colony is a
such extent as it now is were it not for the distinguish between bullion, yes, Mexicans meet in Brussels to-day, to demand: First, Sanitary Eng nur, to relieve that hard
benefits of insurance, and this companies are ur other coins, and is therefore not a reli- universal suffrage; second, separation of worked official who attempts to do every
not imposed upon by the quaciment of unable guide. We have looked up the ohurch and state; third, equality of military thing himself, even, it is anid, to governing
just and discriminating laws, or are they figures for last year, 1986, and these show service; fourth, labor legislation. The the C. long and then if 'General activity
the target of unscrupulous and designing that the export of new Japanese silver coins great nation of all is that of suffrage. exceeded by couple of hundred thousand This will bo demanded, and althongs the. would take the chalte and the Honour
legislators-Coast Review, USA. able A. P. McEwen put his shoulder to the
But the actual imports of silver bullion, bat anarchista appear in all assemblages of 'wheel' with the combined efforts of the
this does not afford us an infallible proof striking workmen, yet there have beer no Dotused so noon as the public fooling That say absurd rumours are flying round Mixture of Medicine and Manary' in the Sanitary Board, all that is nocemary for
we have no knowledge of the stock of conorning the Pook Tramway, most of the Public Health might be accomplished
billion which was in laud at the Commence which are entirely without foundation. without the propsed cumbersome bill now
The correspondence which we blished on basis in excres of equipements. Presura
ment of the period and which may have That at the same time the General Man before the public
MARINE LOT HOLDER,
the 10th inst., from the Hongkong papers, ably however Count to takes care that the agers, who report that all goes well,
Captain KX DIAS MOLED,
respecting the proposed introduction of the male which he has laid down as a ufe one, [We are afraid that all the Marine Lot should give some reason why the public Holders would not agree with our Cars-
[The paragraph to which our esteemedrer en into thot Colony, muat bave is not widely departed from.
struck most of our readers with surprise, are being disappointed and the sharespondent in the analogy which he draws correspondent here refers was a complaint for the subject, so far as we know, bes holders fosing a good chance,
between keeping dean a foot-path is front against our usu. Observatory, va account of never been mooted here. It will be re- of a house and the dredging of the fore the failure of the proposed system of indimembered that some seven years ago an That residents who hard waited to get on shore of the floods of sewage and dhe filthycations and warnings as te cuming or pas agitation for the legalisation of the aliver
*You look," said on Irishman to a pale the books of the Dairy Farm will be
our Indian exchanges brought on by the haggard amuker, za if you had got out of pleased to hear that this useful institution mind that the swage of the town is car-vernment Astronomer here had made at a meeting of the Chamber of Com. ried by the drains (such as they are) and sign, and had given the public inclica merce a motion, brought forward by Mr
your grave to light pour cigar, and couldn't shot on of nur the foreshore, while the tion where the slot was likely to to Jackson, for its adoption, Was Carried
find your way back agenti.'
BYWATER TANQUERAY & da (late beat-pupalation abo contribute the quota felt, and we think it was his duty to haw with only one dissentient voice. That was Constantinople, June 15.--If is expected AXWATER FBBEY & Co.) are agents for That I have no shares in this flourishing Clearly, therefore, the bantering suggesaade, or intended to be made against Man mendation of the Chamber was never the Bulgarian Throne, when the Power See, in every part of the world.
of filth and relca, to the disgusting total dune a No acusation in 1880, but free some came the recom-Turkey will an why pro sua the pe for Residents broad, Misionuries, Claplain, concern, but that I know a large number tion of our correspondent that Marine Lot-la: indeed, we referred to the frequent carried out, and although the yea, passes would disregard say attempt on the part of of chubby children who take vory large holders should cry out the long-neglected storm warnings go generously given foncurrent in the colony, it is not a legal Russia to vote the selection. Reis is Shipping and passages arranged. Basking and Outfits supplied at Wholesale prices. acaren ing operations ou the foreshore with Colony by the Manila Government But in tender. Last your
agitation was com bringing great pressure to bear on the Porte in all its branches, Full descriptive Cat roughly-constracted winch and irm scoop' saying that Manila seem to more menced in Singapore for the coinage of against the ratification of the Anglo-Turkish logue past free Offices:79. Queen Vic That but for prickly heat, Jubilee cole-is nearly as reasonable assume of the origins that a harmonious systear did not the proposition was favorably received in arrears of the war indbrunity still due. Astronomical authorities," Wê merely British dollar, and if we remember aright Convention, and demands payment of
toria Street, London, 2,00 References. nal anggestiona the Government in the brations, boils, unpaid bills, mosquito, Public Health 1l itself. Besides, until exist certainly not that Manila had failed Hongkong also, and the Bone Government Germany, Austria and Italy are supporting pending share contracts, corked claret, the plan of carrying the sewage ent into to send us storm-warnings. It appears, was communicated with, but with what. England. bad language, cockroaches, perpetual un- Salphur Channel bo carical out, the winghowever, from the third paragraph of Cap result we know not. The present proposa
and irun scoop would have to be kept cam Moreu's letter that excellent reaeuus Beers an ontorme of that scheme, but tit quonobable thirats, a thousand other constantly at work. Our correspondent's exist why the Observatory here does would be interesting to know, who wore the minor and major triebles, annoyantes, remarks on the powers already p wessed by enjoy the coubience of the Manila Govern gentlemen who sounded the Japanese Con- verations, worries ad lib., and the fact the Gouramical to enfores sanitation, arenant or of the Spanish Corsal in Hons sul on the subject. They are spokei of as Bombay, Juno 10-The London cor- thatevan your worst enemy can't be cool to those powers have been allowed lung to for somebody saust be at fault, and we de would soom from the result of the pre-graphs Although it is not proposed to
Bot very wide of the wark,
Bat many of en. This is to be regretted, of course, leading members of the community, but it respondent of the Bombay Handle tele- you,--Hongkong during the hot weather remain in abeyance, that a great show of not believe that the Spanish officials or the sent application, that they were scarcely make any additions to the list of Indian would be rather an sgracable place than fresh powers is necessary to make it plain Directors of the Manila harvatory are to authorised to speak un balalf of their Orders until January, it is probable that But, although the telegram follow residents, inasmuch as the Charbor the names of Captain Morland, as repre. that an entirely new departare in being blame. made. We have more than ance strongly the last ster was sent to the press and of Commerce, whose dictum on such a ani-senting the Bombay Municipal Corpora advocated the appointment of an expe the Harbour Master before it was soject must carry considerable weight with tion, and Mr Lanson, Editor Madras Áfail, rienced Sanitary Engiacer for the pur to the Government. Astronomer here, stil the Government, has reported against maks representing the people of Madhus, will legal tender. The reason find a place in the Jubilee Gazette. The pose of forwarding the work of eanitation the telegram doubtless was delivered at the ing the yen hera: such officer should, of course, iva en buscaturia of is, that to use was mad given is that the Chinese in Caston will not Duke of Connaught is understood to ba
and what the public can just tirely independent of the Public Works 1e information. If the Government most, of late years, have changed their Morland. I have good authority for stat
fiably complain
accept it, but if this be so, the Cantonese strongly backing the claims of Captain Department.-E CM]
Astronomer hand boon-lees impracticable, he opinions on the aubject, for at the Chan bering that Mr Walter, of the Timer, will be would have been able to get more informe of Commerce meeting in 1880, Messrs Jack-rated to a peerage and that a batootey tion the he does. But the shipping and son, Byrie and others all bore testimony to will be conferred on Mer Levi Lawson of the general community have a right to demand the willingness with which it was accepted taily Telegraph. I believe that the new that he shall give such information as be
in Canton, Amoy, Feuchow, Singapore. and grade which it is proposed to crest in the receives, and render auch aids to navigation Penang, and to judge from the quantity Order of the Indian Empire will be restricted an he was expected to do.-ED. CALI
of the coin which is exported from this to three Royalties and to Earl Duferin and country, no great unwillingness to receive Sir Frederick Roberts.” is can be traced. It is to be regretted that the discussion which took place on the sub- oct has not been reproduced, as it would
That the Chinese are essentially a con-
THE YEAMS AS TO THE NIZAM '—-SĄIETY OF gelico recibido de Manila que reasti & Vices to the passengers and crew of the alidity of the objections put forward.
Oder-
Bervative nation is well known, and probably
THE VESSEL. ferred, and one worthy of adoption at to its prayor, iu order that, in the event of con la posible actividad para que llegaso
S. S. Cyclops,
to this is to be attributed their libing Orientai steamer Deccan, which arrived a Bombay, June 16. —The Peninsular and Shanghai and elsewhere.
ite being unfavourable to their petition, couocimiento del público con la potitud
Near Aden, 2nd June, 1887. they may ha enabled at once to take suchy rápidez que corvieno al caso.
for the Mexican, but still at the same time That the entire question of Rendition neoda fortbor stops as may be duemed advisable
they are not En cas suelto de en periodico se dice que To Captain Nish and Officers
bigoted but what they despatched in search of the Nisan Bhe week ago with the China mail, has been In the remarks which fell from Your Ex-si Observatorio de Manila parecs descono--
of the s. a. Cyclops. goteral and thorongh overhauling, bullonry there could be no doubt as to the cer las autoridade dei de Hongkong y 9 Nord-Dentechor Lloyd s.'s. Oder, bowad for lace equal reliance on its intrinsic value.
We, the undersigned passengers of the will act another ovin provided they can has taken coal and provisions for six days. that there may be circumstances which way in whieb y viowed the matter por envuelve un cargo que yo me pernito re-
So far as the Mexican dollar is concerned,
The Rangoon Gazette of the 11th June render it undesirable in Hongkong to oually; whilst at the same tiras allusion garle que desing, pusste que diariamente Europe, desire to place on record our very we have no guarantee whatever se to its say: We are glad to learn that the miss make the law and practice too clear in was made to the possible arrival of a talegrial Observatorio de Manila remite il de este high appreciation of the service rendered us
Jesterday. It is said she has on board à Haiphong. from the Home Government by which Your puerto todas sus observaciones atoreslo. by you and your ship's company in standing purity, and if it still remains equal to the nail steamer Nisem arrived at Bombay Mail.. That the curious spaotacle of combining the portions of the Bill might be affected. pabifca asi comis Jus de todos los puntos the 0th to 8 am. un the 31st May, there cause it would not pay them to depreciate quarter of a million sterling in apsiv, be Hongkony
Excellency's action in reference to some gicas ompletas, que toda la press local by the wreck of the Oder from 6 p.m. usuld standard, it is presumably simply be Test
by saving the lives of 172 people, and our it. One of the complaints or rather the ades drafts and douncil Bilis representing Ag Queen's Jubilee with the Curious Fourth This has led the deputation to believe that limitrofre: del estudio de todos esos datos no
Foo.how.. in the old days, was that the public THE CYCLONE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. Shanghat. 20. will, it is said, te presented in Shanghai inglit be disposed to listen to the furma la prediccien del tiempo, y par le tan- gratitude for the kind and hospitable man objection to the introduction of the gen, & very large amount
goueral expression of popular opinion in the to el Uhservatoris de Hongkong tiene todos ner in which we have beon entertained of had no guarantee that it would. not |
The steaner Rothesay, bound for Nagaiaki.. 29. an Monday next-the day we celebrate matter of the time for again bringing for los necesarios ara calculatio predecirlo board your vessel at great fucuyenge to be tampared with. Mr Jackson zone fally Calcutta, has been drivan into Bombay by a Wi ostock, 29.8 being thus turned into a'genuine family piversal that your Bresllerity will, apunes cuestion distints; pero arguya injustiola the sacrifice you have mads in turning back seven years bave elapsed, in which the coin and the Captain reports terrißo waster and Rolinad
She has sustained much damage, the Bill. Moreover the belief is compel de Manila; si no quiere dis puede yourself and passengers. We fully recogniz? disproved this at the time, and siuus then cyclone
gathering,
reconsideration, be disposed to attach much acusar al Observatorio de Manila, como se your Vessel and taking us to dan at a lot has retained, unchallenged, its high stan- sttributes the fast of the vessel having Manila 29.91 6 That 'blood is thicker then water after all more importance than your language implied baco on el suelto que me refiero.
eight days' delay to yourself. to the promises made by the late Adminis El Gobernator General de, las Filipinas and that there are few corners of thetrater, Sir W. H. March KC.M.G., iad se dirigé al Consul noticiandola eltviso dei Lisex, (chief stizen. Sandakan.). W. HJapan is about to take another iride in ad- of the oil tanks on dock and chops of the Hongkong 20.3
Alex. G. Low, W. Kaffes Flint, fi. C. de Jard, of purity, nor is it likely now that come safely into. Bombay to the smashing Bipboar
vance, and be admitted on an equality into contents, which alined the troubled watera, earth where this fact is better realised to the rolas laid down for the wastings of temporales y este Consulado los tramite en/ Treacher, II. Fink. James E. Vannear the comity of nations, that for the sake of
0. A. W. Carlyon, A. Nieo, J. J. Schnell
News has reached Feshawar that Barda Nagasaki, 29.80- an infinitesimal gain, she would tamper Bor, The Right., Homurable, Sir George toda y & In Capitasin del Puerto y despues neat Schaarwashte, Aime Holle, Marica with a currency which is now generally Nur Muhammad Khan, son of Sardar Walli Wostock (29.80 bãi 98 -- That our Senior C,M.3. can hardly expect (ara among those who have had the lungest kong, que com is datos que pode esta Koniskt, A. McFarlane, J. A. Laub, I. A of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce to possession of Khost. This district wuch dients remain gentle. The temperature and ̈·
Ferguson Bowen, K. C.M.G., both of whom al Observatorio Metereologis-1, de fiong Seki, Panoband K. Sugiyama, suapted What therefore is the objection Mohammad Khan, has managed to bia Committee to ethues over a diplotus and widest experience in Her Majesty's Glo- en oondiciones do haberlu odleglado al von der Qater, J. G. 0.. Reynolds, the making the ooin a legal tender, wo fail is on our very border, due east, of Gratis,umidity are high and the weather is over-
That the apparent antagonism to the Go- varument, so much regrotted by General Camaren, would not have shown itself as it did had the real truth about the Bill
boon told.
That the growing excess of bad over good Art at our local Sketcheries is to be deplored, because the general public in thoroby doprivod of what had come to be looked upon us a pleasant raunion and "a-break in Rio usual monotony of life.
That the Committee, while giving every on couragement to beginners, should exer- cise the right of excluding from the exhi bition all contributions that do not come up to a certain standard.
That the water from Taitar will not cine
amourent 100 geop.
That whatever may be said of the wisdom or anwisdom of the Conduit, there can be only one opinion on the necessity of a Larger mupply than could well have been obtained from Pak-fn-lum district. That the enormous cost of the Taitam water supply must surely affect the thory which you advance concerning Water Rates and general revenue, That the P. & O. Company are to be con- gratulated on the fact that they call occa- sionally make a passage, when it suita them, and show the young Companies how to do it.
kes received another sequisition of prime cattle from California,
share of its rich milk,
otherwise.
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BROWNIE
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SECOND READING OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH "BILL
The following correspondence has passed, between the Hon. P. Ryrie and the do-
That at the meeting of the Fire Insurance vernment with reference to the postpone
managers last Monday I hear that itment of the Public Health Bill:-
was pretty clearly demonstrated what a diffult nut had to be cracked, and also
Hongkong, 27th June, 1887.
To His Excellency General Cameron, C.E., Administrator of the Government of Hongkong,
THE MANILA AND HONGKONG OBSERVATORIES, Constado de Espais en Hongkong, Henglong, 2 de Julio, 1887.
Sr. Director dil. CHINA MALL,
Presente,
May Sr. raia y de mi desiderazioa: en
who were the most likely persons to
el número de ayer, 3 de Julio, de Aust- erack it.
Sm-On behalf of the memorialista formable publicacion he leido un anelta inani- That some people think a very fair scheme the postponement of the fablic Health Billado en el lendable deseo d› majoraz "ol is likely to be subraitted by the Incall next season, I bare the honour to re-servicio metereológico de Hongkong y a d
THE RESCUE OF THE ODER'S
PASSENGERS. The following testimonial was handed to
LATE TELEGRAMS
We take the following telegrams. from
Italian steamer Bisogno..
BUBSIA AND THE BULGARIAN THRONE.
THE EXPEROX OF GERMÁNY'S · REIZTI, caught a fresh cold and is vory wesk
Berlin, June 15-Emperor William has
HONOUR TO JOURNALISTS.
INQUIRY INTO 1039 OF THE TASMANIA."
The Board of Trede inquiry into the eir- sustances of the wreck of the S. S.
arbitrators to whom the matter was re-enough to favour them with a definite zeplus aprovecha la ocasion del apoio téle. I. Captain Nish as a recognition of his sor.then have been easier to have judged of the Tasmania will open on June 37là.
such cases,
quest that Your Excellency will be good
Fand
thas among the Foreign Communities of the Legislativo Conseil by the late Gover la forma nas ránds posíble á la prensa the Far East.
which is pronounced by the Art Journal
vernment.
to be inartistic in design, hideous in colour, and feetly reproduced...
I have the honour to be,...
Your most ubedient servant,
Sir,
(Signed). P. RYBIS,
eate
That as the saine authority sincerely hopes
that the recipients of the diplomas will g bum them, we may yet be indulged with
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28th June, 1897.
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W. DOBERCE, Hongkong Observatory, July 2,
Government Astronomer,
La Nocentini, Niai, Youchi Sadamoto, C mismo tiempo que el de Manila.
by ✡ ruler appointed by the Amir Wustendorff, E. Pieper, Dr Faster, too. If the Chinese in Amor, Foochow was! ciencia no tiene patrin, Sr. Director, Oathof, G. W. Olark. D..Almont, Alex no reason why, in the course of time, the ruler seams to have been disliked
and Singapore will accept the coin, there is sud supported by local levies.. The Amir's at. 7 por lo tanto
sensible que este Con- MoNeillice, Fran M. vun Wahlart, C. Bobabilants of Canton should not accept it, people of the scuntry, whose elders joined by the sulado so haya jadu an que, cuado es dirige et avizo al Observatorio do Egisong Hartwell, Wm. B. Love
more especially as the present excuss that Barder Mir Muhammad Khan in opposing or three of the above signatures they will not docept it, is in flat cozitradio- their arts, and permitting the Amire ruler On behalf of the deputatio limite con nitrio, & cuando ya no en ut however are woything but logikle cu the tion to the 'earlivé statement on the subject, to depart quietig. With regard to the sit, and la the level of the sae in snahan, ioɛths ·
no indique la procedencia del aviso 7
1. Barokarak, reduced to dy degrees Fahren- pars lus flues dels navegación & consignar manuscript and Borde of the names are Thore of course, vue Sce which Ghilzai rising two fresh actions have mad hundrellis el trecho come multado de obseraciones probably these of persons who joined a tolls agalust its intro action, and that is lately taken place between the Amir's troops 2 Tran, ie the shade in Angra, the spectacle of our Special Commissioner No. 998.
proprias, ciracmancia que ha side motivo Colombo and are therefore nor on the SIS-With referencs to the request con- para que sate Coxenindo opte en primer list previously published.Singopers Freed were coin such as the yeu introdue and the levies posted at Deh bale, in the Fahreubels the proeling his chinos with one hand,
Jalalabad district, and the Shioware 8. Foster, in percolage of saturation, the ed, the very profitable
squeezes varried on His Excelleney the Officer Administering grenss one medio man sagure de pronta
by the compradores and other would be lovios have suffered considerably. Russian humidity of air satarsed with mature being talued in your letter of yesterday's date to término permitir los telegramis
done away with, but this should ant be an movements contious pretty brisk north of | 100. the Government, on behalf of the postpones publicidad, creyendo con ello preat major FIRE HAZARDS OF THE FAR insuperable obstacle, and if it has been the Qxus toward Kolad, Darwen and Hiance. d. Dinmotion of Wien, te two points.”
FAST neut of the Public Health Ordinance, I have servicio, y & is Capitania del Puerte donde
overcome in Amoy and Fonghow there is The recent mesures taken at Punjach, -5. Fomos or Wind, asording to Beaufor A representative of the Court he found ao rezon why is should not eventually be Karki, and towards Badakbahan clearly! Yale, it is with mach regret the Government No terminaré esta carta sin agrejar á V. | Geo, O. Pratt at leisure, the other day, and sommounted in Canton.
indboats that Runds is actively and surely 6. Stats or Warner, & line ske, e dis tude itself unable, on this occasion, to que dos sãos de mandar buques de guerra thereupon interviewed him as to the fire Tiere seems to be both in Singapore and preparing for the advanou on Eerst and tanbed close, frizallas, rain, fo04, 3 gisamy, somewhat extraordinary statement fol ply with your request, or to devisto en el archipelago filipino me hacen tener bacards of the Grient. It will be remem Hongkong a desire to introdus a dollar Bulkli which is certain to take place ifa, Fighting, o overrast, p passlur showers, Jawed immediately after the Jubiles cele in the public interests.
from the course it has prescribed for itself la seguridad de la exzestitud de las observe berod that bir Pratt recently returned from which shall be British. What is expected | hostilities ever brick out between Britain, now, skauda, jibeye
clones del satdo y modeato Diretor del a trip to Japsu and China, whither he had to be gained by this, we know not, as we and that Power,
T. Rare, in ipoken, lenihr auf hundredsin,
andas Fire Superintendent pumping water.
on them with the other.
That slligators (not sharks) are reported to
* hast appeared in considerable quantities
in the Shanghai River, but that so this
the huncut, by direction, to inform you that llega a conocimiento de lux navegantes
Prisi.
i dew (well.