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No. 8160.-MARCH 1, 1889.)
THE frst fight of Tientsin steamers left Shanghai on the 26th.
The In Chian
MEETING OF
THE CHINA MAIL.
Co. were arnding the Kowshing and E) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL comings in the measure now beforo the
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thought that the Government ought to little compartments. They are not counted ALLEGED BRUTALITY ON first raised in 1794, but we believe a revival under any government, There are de- come forward and make up for its short-na rounie.
BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP.
of the fashion would not bosanctioned owing casional cas in which the Government Mr Chator-It would be very grant
to tha regulation that 'the hair is to be kept annex private and required for publis Charles W. Carr, second officer of tho short. Lord Wolesley in the Soldier's works, and ssually without compensation. hardship upon the Chinesa to have only me
No man can have Hat these fesluted ones are probably dna floor to a large boues. I think this clause American ship ddam W. Spies, at pressat Pocket Book, anya: might be kept over to the next outing.
ho despotic nature of the Govern- His Exaloney-If it is quite clear that in Hongkong harbour, was brought before that smart bearing, which is the outward f
mark of a soldier, who allow, his hair to be mot dan to any theory that the Crown în these intertel divisions are not referred to, Mr Wadahouse, charged with ulting so long that is ena part it. Now nobody supreme landlord and can rasame its grant pigtail partol. But wo are at will, and though the Orown is deemed the clause may pas otherwise it would one of the crew, named Carl Carlson, who ever saw a simply turn out the whole of the pepulsis at present in the lenatic asylum st the
digronsing
nominal owner of all waste lands, it never. The Chinmen calls us all foreigų devils, attempts to exeren. any privato ownar- and looks down on as with a contempt that ship over them, but stands rather as a is amuming to a degree, he is very indo- trusted for the general public. They are pendant, and a servant apparently considers quito different from the prisale lands of big mastor as an inferir being to whom the Crown, which are jablonely guarded James Wilson, A.” B., sail—I am a circazatonces over which he has no control from trespasa under sovero potulties; and ́ teaman on board the American barque compel him to be moderately civil. Ho is the beds of navigablo rivers to high water dara W. Spies, now lying in the harbour, very corvativo, and this also arises from mack, public highways and sil lands tied One day about five or six weeks ago, about his unbounded national conceit. No inno for official perpages which are Government 20 minutes before arriving in the harbour, vation from any other country can, to his property and carefully protected against the defendant struck Curl Carisons on the mind, possibly be an improvement on his uncroaliment. broast with his fat and knocked him down | own institutions, and so he goes on from Land tax is paid directly to the Govom- bh the deck. Carlson began to younit your to post, from conbury to contury, - mant, and not through middlemen, as in
mediately afterwards. He is now in tho
never progressing a single stop, but, wrap. Indis or hereditary rant receivors. Certain
Dorado for Tientsin direct and the Bin A meeting of the Legislative Council was Council, I think it will be obvious to the Narang vid Chifoo; the O. N. Co. are held this afternoon. Present:-His Ex. members of the Council on perusal of the Bill, however, that there are many technies Bending the Tunychow and Wachan: The Fermosa Trading On, the Smith and Cascellency Sir G. William Doe Voux, Gov-lities of the art of building in the Bill itself And the O.M.S.N. Co. the Hae sin, Chin-eror: Hea. Frederick Stewart, Colonial which I need not dont with and which tag, Haean, and Pochi.
Secretary; Hon. A. J. Lanch, Acting don't proposed to deal with at the present moment, for this reason, that when Attorney Gomeral; Hos. . E. Wode the Bill is in committes every opportation." house. Acting Colonial Treasurer; Bin, J. unity will be given to hon mom bore for ask M. Pries, Surveyor General; Hon. W. M. that can be afforded will be willingly givol
ing explanations, and every explanation Deane, Captaiu Superintendent of Police; I will conclude my remarks, Bir, by asking Han, P. Ryrie, Hon. Wong Shing, Bon, hon. members of the Council to pass the second rending of this very important bill J. Bell-Irving, Hon. C. P. Chater, Heas of which, I have endeavoured to furnish a B. Layton, and Mr Seth, Clerk of the sketch to you. Connells. Absent; Hon. J. B, Stewart Lockhart, Registrar General.
A CORRESPONDENT of the M.-C. Jaily News meutions that Chinking is the only place in China where the Manchu garrison cherishes a distinct anlarsity against Englishmen. At the time of the Tangchow troubles in 1868, he says, Chinking people soleman- ly used that the Ohio enablish itself inside the walls of the town. The ringlon ders of that movement were the Turtate, who openly declared that they had not forgotten the fate of their fathers and thors in 1842. Though such a feeling would not provoke them to riot nowadays, I quite understand, the writer adds, their reluctance to quell a diaturkancs directed against foreignors,"
vowed China Inland Mission
to
Ar Wu-ch'ang Fu, Capital of Hupeh Fro- viuce, outside the Pan-ngau Gato in the barb of Sun-ze Ho, lived an old man who made a living by selling hena and decks.
As these are sold by weight the old man made a praetics of filling their crops with sand, which he would pour down their throats, fursing the sand again in the even- ing out at the bifle of those which had not been bought by the deluded customer The fowla watch had experienced this cruel treatment at his hands were rare nu rous than the sands of the Ganges. The
FINANCIAL MINUTËS.
antion for the second reading.
The Surveyor General seconder the
The second reading was then passed. On the motion of the Acting Attorney General, the Council went into Committee į on the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table
His Excellency-It has been intimated to Seancal minutes in which H. E. the Gar ernor recommended the following votes: me that thore are anmo changes which mem. A sum of $2,000 to he vested in trustees bere have not yet been fully informed upon, for the benefit of the widow of Pereira, the That being the case, and inasmuch as I turnkey in Victoria Gani who was killed presume a very large portion of the Or- in the recent alain-gang outbreak thedinance will not be the subject of conten- trnaters to have the power to pay the intortion, I propose that where such is the cast cot only to Mre Percin during her life, and on her death or re-marriage to divide the principal uang Pereira's children a sum of $492 to defray the cost of the Praya survey opposite the Naval Yar
the military emonimento;
Jum.
SANITARY BY LARY
THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINAH ORDINANCE.
The Acting Attorney General-I beg Sir, to move the second reading of this 10 | Oolinanc#- Fion members of Council has
had the text o! the Bait in thvir hands for several weeks; og the interval they have had an opportunity of considering the measure, and, 1 trust, appresi-ting its great importance. ubjects of the Bill, stated broadly, may be
FARM LOTS AND HUKAL LIYIN.
Mr Chater moved that the word 'form be inserted in clause 20 providing that of wood. buildings ander ramal leages may be The Surveyor General said there were
were on farm lote.
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The Surveyor General-Three are not Government Civil Hospital. Col Withers, rooma. They are more compartiments. U. 8. Consul, occupied a ment on the
Mr Layton-They call it a habitable bunch. room.
His Excellency-If you pal it every room where the partition was carried up to the coiling that would get over the diberty, or if you inserted a definition at the be. ginning anying that the room meant only such part of a building a had its walls carried up to the culling, than thoes small divious would be excluded from the no esasity of having windows.
a vory serious DAG.
vitions are.
most over mo.
FELU
several of the hills behind the town.
Mr Chaters Inking over the defini-Innati asylurs. He shipped from New. ping himself up in his own concuit, he enactments appear on the statute book tiona yon now allude to, I find that you can castle, Australia, and had been on board imaginea, in the funocoure of his heart, that making it poval for wealthy land owners to not hava two tonauts in a room according shop abrat fifty-two days. She wan he lives andor régime that admits of no make themselves responsible for the taxen to the definition. That is one of the ob- within the harbour who the assault improvement,
of their poorer neighbours, from which it took place. Carlson was inanc when he Tue following changes in shipping sirelos
jecliona I have got.
Of the Chinese women wo have little to wight be inferred that at some period there are noted in the -0. Daily News';
His Excellondy-We went over thie was shipped. He was silly but not violeut.say, for they seem to take good care that hid been an attempt to introduce some Bil pretty carefully, Captain Bradley of the Toka hon gano in
But since then II did not mention the matter before hotte forsign derita' don't see much of them. system of intermediarias from which the visited a great nutaher of these Chinees camo I did not know what had become of This appears to be rather an unnecessary. Government had managed to steer clear. command of the Yan, mad Úaptain
where members have not was fully inform-houses, and it is only now that this aspect him. I heard the other day that he was in precaution, as from the animeus we have The mothed pursued in vicious enough in Peters of the Pechill is now in the Taku.
edit should be intimated; and on any in- of the case has struck me. It is well to be the lunatic naylam. The inspector anked on walking abou, the only points to no- practies and results in mormons loss to the Captain Hogg, returned from leave, has
timation being made on behalf of members very careful when wo are dealing with me what I know about the matter. When tien are their excessive plainners and the Government, but the theory is sound and gone back to his old ship, the Booksany,
that they would rather have particuler ensure of this iud.
the defendant struck the blow I was on horrible deformity of their feet, Testua only requires to be honestly carried out to relieving Captain Sawer who has been
and clauses prostponed, I shall hava no objection Mr Lapton-Penple interested in this duck making ready to let go the anchor, differ of course very much on the subject of yield the boot results. temporarily transferred to the Choysang
UGLA tu do Ber Of course there in place of Captain Balbernis who, with
The paper, before describing the ordinary boauty, but we hardly imagine that a Chin- of $132, bring the salaries of two clauses which members hard way out Building Ordinance ought to hatuan oppor. Carlson fell from the piurail of the main
wade up their tunity of kuwing its propisivna. It was Captain Moncur of the Vikawy, utaya
ese woman would have ungch ebance in ao tenure, referred to the first exception apply-g behind this trip. Optain Vallack, toin- Hovengers for the new market at Funginds to oppose, and I see no reason why published in the Goverment tazette, but Williate Exporaun, A. I., zaid-I saw Cari-international buauty show. The children ing to certain lands in northern provinces thear should not be taken now, but where the general people interested do not got anson struck at the time in question. He are sometimes very picturesquely dressed, held by grandess of the Crown on what perarily in shares of the Crumbler, goes buck the clan on the retum of The minutos were reforrad in the Fin. they have not made up their minds, and opportunity of seeing the Gazette; and this
the plurail and I was below him, though perbus in somewhat too glaring might be called a strictly military tenure. are still wanting infercation, I have go draft was only circulated y storday. I do The plural is als ut five fent from the deck.lours for an esthete, and it is amusing to After the conquest by the present Manchu Captain Ogaton to bis own y zoi. Captain | ance Committee. Shaw, who brought up the Ichung from
objection to postponement.
nt know much about is myself, but there Carlson full over fast wits on to the notice the fond caro with whic the incip. Dynasty in 1644, the conqueror - made Mr Crater-In extremely obliged to are people interested in the matter who deck. He had hold of the sheer at the ent pile teled and adorned by being large grants of the confiscated landa in Bongkong, gives place to Captain Downie
The Columi Sonnetary laid on the yon, Sir, for your remarks. This is a very have had 10 opportunity of studying the time, but that did not provent him from plaited up with coloured colten. The fa: Chihli and chewhere to his followers. The as soon as die fokay is ready for the Shanghai-Ningpo line.
table the by lawe prepared by the San-important Bill, as the Attorney General Bili
falling. It was a violent blow delivered shion for this season appare to be pink for graudoos wore to be the first takers and itury Board, dated 13th February 1880, has just absorved, and one that has to bo Hia Excolony-What people? How with the right fist. I did not hear the children's pigtails.
their heirs without power of alienation.. No and gave duties that he would more their goue intse most thoroughly. I regret vory are we to communicate this draft to the mato say anything before he struck Carlson.
The duga we see about the streets are a; rent was reserved to the Crown, and the much, and um ashamed to say, that I have people, in any other manner than we He went forward to the forecalls and lay great improvement on the maugy pariahs condition, implied if not expressed, was the adoption at next meeting.
down. He remained thera for some time. not had quite suficient time to go to have dune. They knew this diamasion was
we have beso accustomed to, being mostly military service which the grandees were in the Bill thoroughly; but on the first coming ou and they could surely procuro I saw him still there half-an hour after plump and looking well cared for. The any case bound to render their suvereign
When I saw him next he was sick well-known taste of the Chinese for puppy. binah of it, on looking over certain clauses, a Government Gazette. The Bill has boon wards,
when required. In incluted cases the old I do observe certain objections which be a printed least three or four wouke. I and younding That was about an hour dogs may, however, the cause of this, population was cleared out entirely to make little discussion might be got over, and I But take the hon. member's objection sa after I had seen him lying down. Ho con as it would be good policy to feed your degroom for the camp-followers of the new shall take the opportunity as it offers of
thedack all night. I was with him when you have plenty so as to have him in owners, but in the majority of cases the pointing ont the clausen 1 ubject to.
Mr Chater My hon. friend refera doubt- until the afternoon of the next day, and he good condition when there was nothing in owners did not settle down on their new 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 were who may be interested who goes to the ex-atice.
possessions, and uppouted agents to manage Ath anggestion of Mr Chator clauses foes to the Chinese. It is not every Chinaman was ill all that time. I have not seen him the harder.
The mate paid no atention to the We have had a fair number of field days their loads and thus left the vld population pense of getting a Gazette. This is a mere man after he fell. I did not see if Carlson since we came here, and have attacked undisturbed. The Postponed.
we must deliberate very carefully over, or had done anything to deserve the blew.
Wa
The condition of the pesantry was not John Henry Lochhead said—I am a womight drive away a great many Chionno old reprobate, baring amassed a empetonerid to be of a two-fold kind. The fret
cannot quite say that we came, saw, at first materially altered by changes, from the place. I think you said at the medical practitioner in Hongkong. we conquered; our moro usual procedure but apparently the rents have been raised in businer, retired, and forgetful of the kid may be eleified under four heads:
last meeting that say long postponement remember the arrival of the Adam W being that we arrived, we obaurvud and from time to tinue till the cultivators havo Buffering be had caused to many innocent fellow-bipeds, expected to live many peace by and the was of proper musterials first, provisions relating to increased sta-
might delay the departure of the Surveyor Spies. I went on board the day she arrived. remarked upon the height of the position boen reduced to a state of abject poverty. ful years on his ill-gotten gaine.
General. I should be the last man to wish I did not see Carlson that day. Next day we had to attack, and then the umpires Their deplorable condition and the impocai- But
disposition of
this, but this is a most important bill andated te to see a man who was off his are improving. Rome was not built in a abject of memorials from the Viceroy of I wont on board and the Captain said he said we were beaten.' But we hope we bility of collecting the rents have been the Nemesis followed him, and he was suddenly in building; second, the
on buildings on farm lota. Bitten with a strange disease of the these tratarials, so increasing the strength
it wught to be taken in hand vary slowly. of buildings and preventing mishaps and Mr Chater pointed out that there were His Excellonry-I quite appreciate all head. He was lying in the forecastle. He day, and prorably aven Cesar groaned the Chibli in recent years. In one of thems throat, an obstruction" which made him bring up again everything which he accidents that may possibly arise au | buildings ou the lot of the Pokfulam Farm. that; but I think people generally was imbecile. I saw no signs of his having first time he was present at the autumn published lately in the North China Herold,
He is at pregunt which have ut been infrequent in the asked that the word farm be put in are so alive to their own interests that been hurt in any way
There were no mantenvres.
he says, the rant on some of these lands is tempted to swallow.
colony third. provisions
relative to amply to core these buildings Douglas when there is anything in the least affect marks on him. fle seemed in delicato
such as tael couts per mow, and more lying at the brink of dusch, in great auffer-
the prevention of the spread of tire by Castle and all those houses at Pokfuming them they mish to know what the pro- houlth. He would answer a direct qa stion
than five times the rant on ordinary tenure ing, and the neighbours, who can do no-
probibit:og fodamahle materials bes
I conture to my there is no-
after soms hesitation, 'and then he would
world he, and that 90 to 49 per cent. în thing to relieve bir, say it is a visible re-
ing placed in certain positions in build-
body contemplating building who has not brauch off and talk about something entira.
Incullected, tribution from Heaven.-H. Pro.
ings and forth, to provide for the publle
pornse d the bill, otherwias this must be an by different. Sometims he put his hand to aority again dangerous buildings,
excoptional place.
his forthend and cotaplained of his hand which may be so teemed by Government
He made no complaint of having been
Chofe, 2nd Feb., 1889, 7 n. m. Officers, experts, and the danger from
Raulted. Nobody told me be had been as- Great excitement here. Inat night at which Aris CA from the rechless
saulted. It was an accusal of his inssity about 11.30 the alarm wes giran by a Chi- I was asked to examine him. The Captain ese message from the forts that the troops proposed to send him to hospital and he had all rebelled, asd, juined by others, wanted my opinion. The man had no they intended to atack Messes Cramana mania, he was perfectly ubedient and quiet, and Hagan's placo and then the Custom
Another sort of quasi military tonure still but not in his right mind. I recommended Houad Boats were all prepared and the exists, in name at least, in many parts of that he should be sent to the Civil Hospi Foreign residents ready to go aboard the China. The landa under this tenure ate | tal.
ChingKing; and intenso excitement pre known as military colonies and were ori- "A. D. Fiuld said-I am master of the valled. During the nightour Coumissioner ginally granted to certain clans or families American barque ddam W. Spies. She has had an interview with the Thots. Af Manchus or Chinese in consideration of bean on a voyage from Newcastle, Ana quiet as yet, but the impending clouds seam their guarding the frontier or furnishing tralia. The voyage is now Snished 1 be gathering slowly and surely, and we annually a specified sambar of the bests had a craw of 12 seamen, of who are preparing for all emergencies, No and men for the guiu transport service be Carlson we ou Tabipiped him in New-European inan-of-war in purt only the sween the Yangtzo provinces and Peking. castle. He described himself as a Swede Obiposo transport Tutor. Will send all In cotaru they had the privilege of cultivat and shipped as A. B. He was to come news soon. from Newcastle to Hongkong and thence to any port I might want him for. I think his agreement was limited to 12 months, but I don't recollect the particulars of it. The first I heard of this charge of assault was when the prisoner was arrested yor- terday. Carioon was a willing quiet nan read before the China Branch of the Royal and gave no trouble. I had no complaint Asiatic Society as a recent meeting held in madu against him during the soyage Shanghai. The following is a summary The clause was that the officers said he was a than The Surveyor General. I would pro- insotted because it is assumed in respect of who did uut know his duty, could ans stuer taken from the Mercury and the N.-C. bably be Rur convenient if this clause his Colony us of every other civilised and no ou He Bazlued to my weak Daily News :--- sere postponed to as to enable members human habitation that it cannot do with minded. He had some difficulty in under-
seo a farin texas and understand its pro-out provisions of this kind. I am per-standing his orders. He was fever in The paper was a reply to the following vistons.
fectly well aware that a great many ga poited for duty. I nover considered his questions submitted to him and other by His Excellency-It seems to me that to the latrines, but only a small proportion so bad as all that. On the day we arrived the Council of the Society :-
For the land tax the hsien, or district, is I-What is the average size of the agri- the oait, and is assossed at a lixed Bum by diately chored a small portion, ane gave it and commercial centres in the kingdora. there sintet be any verions objection toevald do that. There are very few of them saw him sitting in the topgallant fareontis.cultural holdings or farms in the part of the Government. This sum the District
pitt in the word 'farm, although it may be and it would take 8 or 10 minutes for some I asked him what was the matter, and be the country best known to you? annecessary verlänge, cunot see any to reach them Sume
provision eluuld be said he won sick and that his head felt bad.
Magistrate has to furnish whether he col- 2-What proportion of there holdings lects it or not, and as a rule every district objection soppsag it be known that no- uisde in the premises themselves. If the said he had better go into the forecamie body can put up buildings without the con-provisions of 51, 52 wut 63 wore applied, and its down. He rande no complaint are ord by the cultivators and plans et lunto him a surplus. In the event of the Govern in Council. When they could always to kept cloan. It may beguinet angono. He did ant appear to be putin dal ou Lease are hired hands some calamity, be may get a remissiou, and that conceus is given, the buildings tu stili desimble, however, to refer the matter to very bad and I thought there was nothing employed and at what wages | subject to the approval of the Surveyor the Sanitary Board, which is the principle more than a rendaclie. I used the doctor Landlord paid? In silver or in kind and when a decree was issued that it should 3.-1u the case of Losses how in the benefit of this. The tax was fixed in 1711, cure is taken that the pupila really get the authority on Bunication in this Colony. to see him next day with regard to his how much per mow? Or if in kind what not be raised as the population increased,
mental condition.
The case was adjourned till tomorrowland is owned by large proprietore, eg, aration the waste lands when taken up, had to
proportion of the crop? What amount of As this only referred to land under cultiva for Dr Atkinson's evidence, defendant there many or any who own 1,000 mow or be taxed, so the gross smount of the land being allowed bail of $100,
THE N... Daily News anys:- We have re- ceived from a correspondent at Newchwang a letter, which is tou long to be printed at present in its entirety, giving an account of what ho mas seen himself in the course of relief expedition with one of the missionaries who are devoting themselves to this arduous task, in a dimuate where the thoriumister Atands constantly below zero. The details are almost to sboslung to print We read of families, their enthing and furniture vold or burut for fuel, living on a broth made of chopped willow leaves, or the husks of mil-ing the increase of damp in the floors
let. Many families have not even this and are patiently starving to doath. The writer talls of one family of six-and this is only one of hundreds of cases-living in a dog. oat hole Hash with the ground, about as largo as a good-sized dog-kenas), eating stowed willow leaves and seeing to enjoy them; here the remark was mudo that wa the New Year would come for thươn; mean-
I ing, I suppose, that now there were hopes of getting some food. The distributors of relief, too, run no little risk. The writer says: The people in most cases are dri-
The Survetor General-No huilding is allowed on a farin inshold, unless with the sanction of the Governor. In the early days of the Coboy a great many farm lenses were issued because there
was fu other form of tenure, but they have
M Layton-It is an exceptional place. The Colonial Secretary-I think the Chi- ness interested in this Bit have stadied it better than the Europeans.
Mr Wong Shing-They have studied it very carefully.
Mr Byrie-Aud don't like it ?
PRIVIIS.
3 carelega acle of builders. The been abolished some years ago. It is quite cond kind relates to public health, six true that there are 14 or 15 farm leases that kind may be
classified under with buildings on sites in Pokfulam and three heals fret, provisions for the Kowineu, but these buildings aro not allow- pronuntion of the health of inmates of ed except with the uxpress sanction of the private homers by providing for light Governor. That is provision in the and the circulation of air, or ventila.
lean. Buildings are not allowed on farma Coming to sections 59 to 64 dealing with tion, in these bousca: socad, by prevent lots now. A rural louse must be taken out. privies,
The Captain Superintendent of Police- Mr Chater said he would like to have the I havo studied a form lenes of some pro- opinion of the Sanitary Board on this must- purly. They coutain the power to erect ter His own opinion was that the Chi-
and walls of houses, such damp being, ne is well known and rasugused, a BOATCO
There are
Mr Chator-There are some fara lenseя *t the Peak.
of disenso, of fover, and as I midar- buildings without any restriction whatsoever.uese considered privis an itelerable nuis stand, of various other diseases; third, † They were; I think, made out before the ance Instead of doing goed they said by providing for certain privy accommod- arrival of the Guverive in the Colony, they would do a great dual of bạc. stion in houses, to be carried out under
The Colonial Secretary--What is the certain citary conditions.
objection to them! Supposing there are sick people in the hones, what are they to do."
Mr Chster The Chinese prefer going to the public placca. If you unt ap more public places it would be rouch "hester. The Chinese will never keep prisies clear,
His Excellency asked the Surveyor
other objecizate, although 50 im- portaut as these, and I will only refer to two of them—namely, provisions against binsting, except under curtain conditions, and earthcutting. These two provisions bare for their object the security as well of the
The Surveyor General Three, I do not know the matter is of great importance, Farm leases are being called in and will be extinct in a low years. It seems unneces. sary to perpolusté them in the Ordinance,
His Exerlleony-What does Mr Chater
his amendmon!? Mr Chater-A] to exactly on the same
ven almost to madness by burger; and pie generally as of their dwellings. The expect to guy want is that farm lots General the reasona fur inserting the slause.
Lasis of the menmure wow before the Coun is in their midst, alone, with when oue
cil is what is known as the Metropolitan joet safficiont knowledge of the language to make himself understood, to say nothing of Buildings Act of 1855, an Imperial mou
sore, and curtain rules and by Jaws known the ghastly sights and auwholesome smells, enviabis one."
on the Model by-laws, frated by the I aay the powiciou is dat One touching incident he tentions Snea! Government Board in Engla; and, as I anderstand, they have been Little girl abunt 12, on being given a Chin-
adopted in nearly all the most populous ese cake, inatoad of casing it herself, imme-
تا عاليا
to a kitten, which sualclied at it us will at a bird. The poor kitten could not stand, and since thoir grain had been finish sa (eno days), the liften and but until anything, sa it could not eat the husks ou which they were living,'
Tax following items are from our new con- temporary, the Regimental News of the A.
8. Highlanders:--
The Battalion Highland games will take place on the Race Course about the 19th March. It is a great pity that there is no suitable place anywhere near where practica can take place, but this of sourav i anavoid- ablo. It is hoped that a large number of competitors will come forward. The pru gramme will be published and inued to companies sa soon as it is settled.
of Battalion on the 31s: December, The General made a second insection, whou he had us put through various move mouts, ending with the attack. At the and he said we were the bust drilled Batta
this Bill. It is therefore clear there is no
летов of
pus
as rural leta.
86
Mr Chister-In place of these provisions great many more latrines should be put The Colouint Secretary-What world the females and sick do?
up
Mr Chater-Special provision might be made for females.
The Captain Superintendent. They would never leave their house.
His Excellency said theolauses hand butler
quarter of an
BLASTING,
†
THE NEW REGIMENTS OPINION OF HONGE OKO.
We have received a copy of the Febriary
EXPECTED REBELLION AT CHEFOO. The Chefeu correspondent of the Shang- hai Wenury writes:
LAND TENURE IN CHINA, A valuable contribution to this subject was made by Mr George Jamieson, in a paper
10,000 mow?
The rule against alienation has, however, been rolaxod within recent years and Man- (chas aru now at liberty to sell their land to
Chinamon. Much of the land has changed hands under this agator, and ar it then falls under the common tenure it is probable that in no long time military tenure will disappear allogether.
ing certain areas at a reducúd rout. Thá Lund was declared to be inalienable outside Familias in this particular serviss, but other wine did not differ from the comcoon tenure. The grain transport has fallen into com- plete disorder, so that there is now no Hifference betwest then and theas of the
edinary tenure.
The common tenure, which applied to fully ninety-nine hundredths of the land in ... China, bad three conditions attached to it.
1.Faymes of Land tax.
2-Supplying of statute labour on de and by the authorities. tion.
3-Payment of a fee or fine on aleria-
4.What is the average annual produe tax varies with the prosperity of the The paper then described the tion por mow-nzy of rice (paddy) or barley sode of collecting the tax and the extras by weight, and what is the local selling local officials charged for transport, price?
collector's fers etc.
among
the
and
The second was the corvee of statute.
Of course, these roles and the Imperial Act of Parament would be in a great monal impracticable in the circumstances of the Colony, and therefore they have bean mandi. fied and adapted to meet those circum stances. In all probability it will suggest it self to every person who has considered this matter to inquire what is the extent of the Genera). ordinance and how far
it affects what may The Surveyor General-You change the be called vorted intereats, or what may be form of tenure. The fasta tease bucorus a more practically called old buildings, erected axtinct and you exchango for it a rural before the coming into operation of this building lose The farm lease is sur Owing to or being unable to get the Ordinance. The Ordinance, I think, is rendered and the applicant receives in lien printing press into working order before very explicit in its terms. It extends to of it a rural lease. the end of January, we have had to give buildings commenced after the Ordinancs The Captain Superintendent of Police ap al idea of bringing out December, comes intes force, and it extends also to I had the opportunity, of reading he of 1888, or January, 1889, number of the buildings commenced before the Ordinance these farm leuera within a few months. It Bag. With so much work us there was comes into operation, but the enclosing was ou old farm lennu inued in 1874. It
5.--What is the average amount of the in hand, the only way to keep up with it walls of which have not been raised beyond bus never bun called in and a rural lace be left over, and the opinion not only of number of the Regimenti News, a mouthly land tax and how is it listed? Is it paid labour in which so many carts, animals of was to go straight on to February, but we the foutings. It also extends to old build-issue in its place. It contains every pro- e Sanitary Board but of others obtained. prper printed and pablished at the Regl. direct to the District Tambua? hope we have included in this number all inga-that is, buildins erected before this vision for the owner to erect buildings or
buats ad to be supplied for Governnient Mr Wong bing-Most of the Chim-se mental Printing Office of the lat Battalion erally and stated that from tinse immemeri. of land. The supplying of this labour The paper first treated the subject gen-transport, public works elo, by the owners the principal events that have occurred ordinance comes into operation-in this pailings.
in shops go to the public latrines. sinces our last issue,
way, that if they are pulled down to half Mr Chater-I was not aware that these The Colonial Secretary-Supposing they A. & S. Highlanders, and edited by Lieut.al all the arabla soil of China had been
farm lat leates might be exchanged for are sick.
Sutherland. As many of our readers will cultivators and held by the direct from publie works in China. The third was the
parcelled out their extent and rebuilt or reconstructed,
the general mass of early fallen into disuse, and this no doubt accounts for the had state of the they then come under the provisions of rural lot lenses. That being provided for, Mr Wong Shing The sick are sent to be interested to know what our new Regi- the State, subject only to the impaste of payment of a fee on alienation which was
I have an objection to the clause
the Tang Wa Hospital. real interference with old buildings, excopt His Excellency-If Mr Deane's stulo-
ment thinta of Hongkong, we make the the Government. The only exception placed under four heads; (3) Transfers of where the owners of old buildingathomzelves ont is correct, that there are farm lenses
being in Manchuria, where large tracte cf Land by Sale, (b) Transfers by mortgage, comanence to pull down and rebuild. There giving a right to
land are held by thu Manchu chiefs and (o), Susccasion and Inheritance, and (0), Considerable discussion took place on the following extract from the Netrs :-- up buildings are curtain excursions in the Bith with re-
Having now got pretty well settled in others as nesne lords, tuder grants from Acquisition of waste landa, ference to Gulanial Government buildings there cannot be any question of introdceference to the hours during which it might say what our first impressions of it are abip of the land any more properly be de- probably half the soil of China is the pro-
Inrusa without soy comment, the cleuses referring to blasting chiefly with re-
this p'ace, perhaps we may be expected to the Crown. Whether the absolute owner As to Laux, Mr Jamieson says that sod Naval and Military buildings, but ing the word farm.
be done. The hours stated were between although they are except from the gene.
19 and 12.30 and 4.3.) and 4 15. The Sur. Having been in Aberdarn-not the fishing scribed as vesting in the people or in the perty of the peasants who fill it. Large The Surveyor General said there was ral provisions, they are included in the no such provision. He new the provisions reyor General said he had found the village over the hill, but the original dirty crown is a question of an academic rather tracts, howovut, are own. 4 by refired, Our allowed between granite city we are, we believe, allowed than a practical nature and would depend officials and their families, the class known provisions which relato to inflammable of farm leases
by heart, wateriale, hoardings, scaffoldings and ve
His Excellency suggested that the clase 4.30 and 4.4 was not sufficient and that to change eat minds on any point, and pee on the degree of interference which the as the Literati and gentry. This land is the time abould be from 150 to 6.bly our first impressions may be consider Government resurres to itself a dealing invariably leased to small farmers, an e- Indahs. I tink from a cousideration had better stand over until blr Day of all these provisions it will be mani refreshed his memory or the Survey
It was eventually agreed to amend the ably modified. The first thing we noticed with the loud, and the greater or leaa al parole or costomary tocancies at will, lion coming oil ship that he had yet seen. feat that the Bill ommands itself to Ganers had corrected his statement, The Genes afterwards went round the the Council for obvious reasons.
olsuse so as to leave the specifying of the an we approached Hongkong was a decided latitude it allows its subjects in the dispo- the rent being paid in kind, voo-half the Our The Acting Colonial Treasurer asked if tice to the regulations which the ordinance change in the temperature, and at aceition of their hiding, and to que extent crop of the best lends, diminishing with Colony is approaching its fiftieth year the brossammers referred to in clauas 21 empowers the Governor to make. The rest went for more clutlica. We found Kowloon on the amount which the Government the pernem of the soil. This is paid as We are glad to hear that the Ganeral in it is still in its infancy, in its youth as re- had to bo of atonu. He was not quite able of the Ordinance, with the exorption of a good deal colder than any place most of exacts as land tax collectively to the gross on as the trop is harrested, su buat seats improving daily, but he is not likely to be gards its development, ita population, and to gather from the warding.
clansco 67, 68, aub section 6 of clanse $0, as bad been in for several years. and iti pruduco, for if large enough to be called are anfdom or never in arrear, and evictionIn" it for work as soon as was at first believed. Į its buildings. The influx of the Asiatic His Excelency said there had surely been clases 87, B6, 89, 90 and the schedules, was a bit too ould at first sleeping under fuil rent or a fair, rent the cultivator are very cure. The statutes are all in favour cab was until extra issus of blankets was would be a mens tant, la Chins the the tonam, who pays no fazes or rates Colour-Sargeant Scott left for Shanghai population is enormous, and I believe that sufficient opportunity for having this points approved of, on the 20th inst. to drill the Volunteers the indux of Europeans bas increase. By cleared up at the meetings of the Execu-on having got so far through the work an. large amount of shipping in the harbour, it taud belonge to the Crown, the he takes everything with him, induding his His Excellency Dongratulated the Council mude. From the aise of the town and the authorities hold that theoretically the of any kind, and in the Great of removal there previous to their annual inspection.increased population a demand is raised tive.
The Surveyor General-It is not speel- tisinetorily and said it was due to the quite evident that the trade here is very prisoiple
maximova. The soil rariob that the fermS They will be inspected, we believe, by for increased housing and habitations. Major Chater shout the end of Murch,
To meet this, new houses are springing fed here whether of stone or wood; it may ability with which the Ordinance had large, and we were therefore not inclure that everything belongs to the Emperor generally are very small," Mr Jattiston been prepared by the Surveyor General prised to hear that langkung. is the third and, the people are his servants. On the conclading words are Hosi giallobal up all around, and many of the old houses be of either. Garris holiday on the are being pulled down, and being reon. There was a
Olafises 25, 27, 30, 26, 37, 38, wero on the and the care bestowed by the Governor in most important port in this world, coming one hand the Crown is the seminal Owuor fertile the anil is undes favorable circora 31st January on aveonat of its being the
more economical ideas as to motion of Mr Chater adjourned.
after Londou and Liverpool only.
of all waste fund and the final revisioner slanges will be seen from the following structed
Council. Chinese new year. Apparently the ortho-space. It is therefore, I subrait, the daty
Another thing we noticed was the ap. of all arable lands which for any reason be papers, notably from the statement of Mis dox Obines way of enjoying this occasion of the Government to control and gaide for postponement was so large.
His Excellency-I had no idea the order
The Council then adjourned to this day.
pearance of the Chinaanen, their pigtails cuma tananiless: Original grants of auch Fiold which is quits borns out by the fish week. ie to wait until you see an unsuspecting the building trade of
being the objects of mooh curiosity and land may be had from the Government on others that one sou will sapport ous in the colony so foreigner coming along and then lower a far as it can do so fairly and legitimately
TER FIXANⱭA COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committes almost admiration till we noticed that they the undertaking to bring it under cultiva dividual. On this batin square me whole sack of lighted fireworks on the tupu as to secure the health and safety of
was held atter the Council, the Colonial were principally made of black cation, so tion and pay the mual taxes, Tithea a capable of supporting s population of 3,640 of him. Viewed from a distance this lathe people generally, and without inosing Every person who shall crest new domestie Secretary presiding
that what looks at a distance like a most obtained are good against all tha
world. most agreeable pastime, more particularly hardship pun owners and builders; building shal, construct in every habitable
The votes mentioned in the first part magnificent growth of bair, un sloterimaged. On the other hand, land once in prívats when the sufferer is a brother officer or in- timate friend, but it is very trying to the pase axpenses upon landlords which they least, upentag directly into the external air, | man remarking with regard to the sum for f hair and three feet of what might perhaps tus Government, The land tax is geze į in the Park Figaro, of numble remedy) whilst protecting the tenants, Dot to in-roow of such building one window, at the of the report were approved of, the Chair to proven to be about eighteen inches of hands can be freely sold, mortgaged, or
lenged without interference on the part of AN IMPORTANT Discovery is announced norvos and provocative of a good deal of
of may not be ressonably prepared and res His Excellency eaid-I have had an the aurveying of the Prays in front of the we have heard that it is the great ambition, rally moderately light, amounting on an for norrova debility, physical exhaustion,
be beat described as forvige substatiesa opportunity of seeing some of these Chi Neval Yard, that it was undertaken ome The Regiment evidently expected to get law at present dealing with the subject of nese houses, and I do not understand how time ago and paid for out of the poskat of of a Chinaniu to grow a pigtail foeg enough average to 1/9 th tr 1/80th of the gross pro: and premature decas.. Tuo discovery was good football spor: here and were a little din building. Ordinance 3 of 1856, although this section will work. Would not the the Surveyor General. It was sequired in to beat his wife with, but we do nos vad duos. It is not on better lands anything like made by jinsionary, in" ON Mexico) 1 appointed that Hongkong could not bring of later date by one year than the practical effect of it be that no Chinese order to make the plan for the proposed fur the truth of it. With a bullet at the aful rest, an that owners can always lot their saved him from a miserable exision and teaz to match them. In the notice ou Foot Motropolitan Building Act, is somewhat hoes hereafter built will able to have tension.
eud no doubt it would be of some use in hands at a rent, and realis a considerable an only grave. We lents that the Rev ball, the News says:--So much for football meagre and incomplete, and inadequate to more than one room on the ground floor?
that way, but it isn't a patch on our waist saint after paying the Government de Joseph Homes, Blomabury Mansions, in Chian & sinet he been made and we most the altered circumstances of the 1. am quite sure the, mant of the, hoyees
belt, leather buff, with universal looket, manda.
Bloomsbury Besar Land, W. 0, wil hope that it may long continus, and let us polony sits the time it becure law. It that I went into have about 16 zoomta
It may therefore be anid that to long en sund the prescription, free of charge, ro also hope we may assist in improving the does not seem to have been based on the on the ground four.
absolute a property in it as he can have lope a private owner pays the dus he has a receipt of a a.lf-addressed stamped caves game here which seems to be languishing. Metropolitan Building Aot, and it is now The Burregor General-You mean theas. Courier,
camp.
powerful language
zonably suited upon to pay. The statute
PARTITIONED ROOMS.
Coming to Section 48, which reads
TALK is cheap, but not the sixtionnte complete, Ja, 3d,!
talk of a pretty girl; that is dear.ontheficers of the Battalion when it was A modified form of pigtail. was worn by
..
embodied in ..tho
persuna."