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No. 8817 APRIL 27, 1891.]
o less than 505 deaths look place in Hospitals and Convents. The death-rate per 1,000 was British- and Foreign community, 18:17; Chinese, 27, 65; whole population, 24.85.
We zouret to hear of the death of Captain P. Hopinud, of the Hongkong. Canton And Macao Stean boat Company's steamer
learn that their genial friend is no more, The funeral takes plaon to-morrow after Government Civil noon; leaving the
at 6 o'clock. As Captain Hoyland was one of the oldest mamoms in this part of the world, there will no doubt be a large turn out of the faternity to pay him the last tribute of respect.
The following time are from the London and China Express of 27th March
T
This cruiser Satellite, which is refitting at Sheernes Dockyard at a cost of £12,000, was taken to us on the 26th inst. for an official full-power sdal of her machinery. Tao engines and boilers worked satisfac
THE CHINA MAIL
of
Mr
Of that latter of the
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gire out
It was
To the shareholders of the Singapore In-
antanee Company, Ind. Gentlemen,The Directore now beg to submit the report and the accounts of the Company for 1800.
The whole of last year continued to marked by the nnprecedental men bur of marine disasters in all parts of the world: the best class of risks safaring ospenially.
The Directors, having gives European bustness a fair trial, and very heavy losses being the result of the working of the London and Liverpool Agensies, decided in Jane fluat, un this being madto clear, to at uner cento underwriting in Eugland, and to roinsura all that could be dons without paying excessiva rates. These instructions have since been carried out; and the Com. pany's present liability on homo polisies is practically nil, Tbu result of the working of the English Agencies during 1890, showe atlet December a loss of 175 per cunt, on their earnings and the losses settled eine that date bave considerably, increased the ratin.
were closed in 1889), as
THE Concert given in the Garrison Theatre: but as 'R' (whose initial will be easily particle of consideration for him they would terms of their subwission to the vice-regul of their own pockets a sum sollicient to pay delivered during the half-year wae 6,469 niwaya ahowu since the commencement of
..
on Saturday evening on behalf of the widow of the late Mr Ryan, muskotry instructor in the police force, was largely attended, and the programme was gone through very successfully. Gacrison-Bargt.
Meas while we hear that
THE GOVERNOR. THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND Tho following additicant correspondence hetween the Governor and the unoficial publication:
Major Meredith and tho committee who 48tice in the, Straite paying £100,100, sequenos. If his statements were publishod, mombora os boon forwarded to us for wealthy officials and non-officials who pro half-year ago, and that they represent less
The Registrar General's return of birthe Is the House of Commons, on the 23rd naaray Lisu of the present regime. If what withdrawn, he would still try to prevent sidered on its own worits without any re- was also given to enter into a permanent SINGAPORE INSURANCE COMPANY,
··LIMUTED, ...: and deaths for the first quarter of the carlino, Sir J. P. Hennessy asked the we give below does not fairly represent is the colony suffering from the ruptere, but forence to what has been done in another bail bond, that ball bend and damages
The following is the report for preson- Under-Scretary for Foreign Affairawhether Bacalleney's views, he has bumanif to blame the friction might prayant him doing 180 colony, on the very sound principle that claimed under it to be enforceable in ihe
twe blacks don't make a-white
cusutry of jurisdiction, so that any claim rent year has been published. Those werd Her Majesty's Gorerament had received
The Governor, soon disclosed the objectful work before his departure, i
2. Because such atlises, as religions at gamet a French ship would be recoverablelation to the shareholders at the seventh 50 births among His British rad Foreignty romonstrate from the Government of of the meeting. The last letter of the un- The unofficial members, lietoned very demudity and 359 among the Chinese Chin Tespecting the recent annexation of official members, which we patlished on patiently to the long lecture. Me Ryrla Londance upon the destituto sick, that in London There was one provision which ordinary general aidating, to be held in
a part of Barnish, which part of Barmah Saturday, had hit him very hard, and he tried to interject a few words here and ringes, burile, the management of charities would require shipmasters to receive Singaporo on the 2nd of May Tacro wore 50 dribs sung the British wa tributary- The Empire of China. was aggrieved, not to any indignant that there, but the Governor was bot to be stop and distribution of charitable funds, hare boned maits in sport of France as in on hitherto be performed by unpaid olorgy-English part at the same rates as those and Foreign cominunilý and 1,291 weone Sie ... Forquesori zaked fur notice of the poor “murials liko the unofficiple should whitehead protested that the unof·· men, out of a tenge of Christian charity; bo-fixed by the Postal Union of 1874.
question, Sperking off hand, he was not dare to nodeuse him, the representative Chinees.
aware of any recent communication on the of Her Majesty, in anch disrespect ficil members had no intention whatever cause if remuneration is given from public nest important that this Bill should be funds for the performance of these duties read, a second time that evening, in order subject.
ful terins. This remarkable". Istter had to insult his Excellency. oured him some surprise, and be The Governor said ho was glad to hear the remuneration should be evenly distri- that the new convention might be ratibed brted among all the workers: Aud because, before the end of the month. (Bear, bear.) was forced to believe the inflojat it members had signed it in a hurry and Mr Ryrie said the latter was a unfural if soy distinction is made, body which The Bill was then read a second sima.
The House went into Committed on the without much consideration, perhaps being reply to the Colonial Secretary's letter, in hints that it would only work for payment The following appointments have been too busy to wolgh well the words they had which he dealt in a very cavalier manner deserves least consideration as pussessing 4b alt. on the Bill.-Dr. Clark under stood it had been agreed that, no surthor made at the Admiralty: W. M. Craig, used. Having paid this flattering compli with the very moloot request made by the least Christian obarity.
anofficial mombers.
3. B cause, the Gaol and Hospital cun- business was to be ken that evening, M.B., to the Severn; and H. E. L Earle, ment cu to the herouid gin om Colonial Secretary, His Excellency had not tain puntos the religious wants of the Sir J. Fergusson said there was no oppoel
went on to say that give them a
majority of whom have been ministered to tiun to the Bill, which was necessary to to the Hongkong Hospital, undated.
The uniterer, composite aloop, which to reconsider their position and to, said a single wood,
withdraw the letter. Meantime he would The Govorner and the letter may have by non-official elergymen, and because if give affect to the Postal Convention en tored into with the French Government, ergyman refuses to co- Fatshen, which occurred at 116 18 Arrived at Sheernes from the China briefly answer the points, beginning with baen written from his minntes He did the epise to-day in the Government Civil Hospital station, onderwent a full-power trial of her this last paragraph. The unofficial members not think the terms of it were such as to operate he is not worthy of any considers--Mr. Caldwell contended that if the Bill was of importance it should have been Capitia Hoyland had not been in rubat at ginea and boilers at the month of the
the order paper: intirasted that his had engaged z. reporter in 4. Because the representative in the placod further up ou health for me time-spd-he-anccanted to Thames on the 26th. Considering the estioned whether the Acting Colonial justify the repy that had been given. He tion from the public.
Wenderer has been continuously employed Secretary was the proper chainel an attack of acute pneumonia. A native atrad for soren yesra, tho results of her communication tween: His Exoloney order that he might have a full-report-ul- Legislative Courcil of the Chinese, when Progress was then reported.
constituents contribute at least nine-tenths The or Rnd the unofficial ... membara.
what he had said to them. of Lantb, in Lincolnshire, ba coro to the trial were considered very satisfatory
dinary rulo, he said, was to write through Mr Waltohend sked if a copy of the the revenue of the Uniony, strongly pro-
JELEBU MINING AND TRADING Far East n soure of pante ego, and as he was
the Colonial Secistary, and ho quoted report would be sent to the soficial meni tooted against the continuanes of grants for
ecclesiastioni-purpees?
COMPANY, LIMITED. ----- a despatch with reference to this point, bers..
5. Because idénitorial number of thin one of the best known and most respected
which had been raised by the Chief Justice
The Governor said they would get a re-
largo Chinese population avail themselves tion to the Shareholders at the Third Ordi- The following is the report for presenta Captains on this coast the news of his death
of Colony, who thought he should be port..
The unofficial members intimsted that of the episcopal service,
Fire Department.The natt premata for majority of allowed to surrcepond. with the Gover
those who are Christians preferring another sy General Meeting to be held on Thure- 1899 amounts (less. Returns surd Re-insure will be received with sorrow by large torily, but the main feed engine did not nor direct. The Culonial Oflies held that they would considor their decision.
day, 3 ch April, 1991: oirola of friends here. Captain Boyland act so well as could be wished. Working the Colonial Secretary, was the proper
After he had gone
short form of worships becanas, although the fo the Shareholders of the Jolebn Mining aticos) to $6,250, 72; and the toe828 (1038
salvage) to $18,520.83. and Trading Company, Lataited This decision Govornar Des distanen the Governor returned and said Chinese oueft by educational grants, we also woll known in Macho, and in Canat 1031 revolutione por minte, the co-medium.
Marina Department. The nets fromia Gentlemen, Your Dirbators antinita for 1890 amounts (less Returns and Re too, and many residents there will be sorry to ginea duveloped 1,2016 horse-power, with Vaux apprerad, for by writing through a he had been reminded by General Barker these grants are bestowed on strictly
a epood of 12 2 kuota per hour. The Satel. third person, there was toes likelihood of that there was one point be had loff nasectarian principles, and aoither these statement of the Company's Accounts for inatrança) to $199,805.02; and the bases lite, on her way back to Sheerness Harbor, correspondance becoming impassioned. As untouched. The unofficial mambore in their by the peril from 18 July 1890 to Bela (less anivuge) to $320,204.. tested her accors with aalisfactory resulta. regards the delay in answering the letters latter acid with regard to the stoppage of by the Chinese form an argument for the February 1891, buing the second linlf of the
The falling off in the murine preminis Strong feeling is shown snougat all old and in holding a meeting-the matter under the increase of offcial salaries, Breach of endowment of opiecopacy; and because aineso your. When the books were elon-
the Colony has already granted to.
ed the Company had 25 mines in full work the cessation of the English busi
ness in June and now that the source Straits residents against the bajust demand discursion was one which required great contrust there is nous, as your Excelleneg
Ho being a lawyer very well know the members of St. John's. Cathedral beeing order, with a labor force of about 650 of nearly the whole of the marine luge Hospital at 4.16 and passing the Obelisk for the military contribution. No steps and to gather facts, for he was not only never said there was a legal contract, Hoûte for cutweighing the concessions of uitesccolies. Thus, sincó a half year ago, the has been stopped, there is every probibi- ·
consideration and mature judgment, will, however, be definit
definitely taken pending
His work was did not use legal language and he only said for temples & mude to the Chinese
mines have been decreased in number by &lity that in future the marind accounts 6. Because the profeaued adherents of and the coolies by about 100, the policy will show very good results do, with ono the receipt of fall advices from Singapore. debater but a judge.
Besides the legislativo work neatly allied to a breach of contrac Tha contention set up by Lord Knutsford onerous.
the episcopal peratasice are among the has been that all wines that did not give axeption; all the ciber-Agencies-of-the- that at the transfer it was distinctly under he hand, four or five hours dailisikative le used the words to imply obligation.
Haring, been duly lestured he school richest inhabitants in the Colour and coastisfactory return ware closed and that all Company (exclusive of the Continentul stood the Imperial Goraremont should not work every day, and with his feeble health
prise nearly all the best-paid atheiale; and isethiciant colios were discharged."
Agencies which of be had difficulty la evertaking the work, boga, the unofficial members vero' gra- be put to any expose on the score. If the unofficial mombora, had and smail eienaly rormitted to retire to consider the because, if they are unwilling to
The out of tin-ure produced and well as the Head Office, show, and lavo military is true arough a ho puts it
not have iusinasted that be dolnyrd answer will.
bo a hollow protonse, and the Colony ought Picale as zgniost 2,477 picule doring the this branch of the busiuces, a good profit. a dorgyman, olerk &c., their religion must
previous half-y
f-year.
The total result of the Company's work- recognised) points out, the circumstances are quite diferent, and theso, we know, ing their communication or in calling a mest-
not to prop up such à retten institution.
The amount of outstanding advancos ating for ER shows at 31st December sitor cases.
of Council without sufficient reason. ing
7. Becauze many of the poolót paid ul-
tho Company's own mines on 9th February credit balance of $30,874.64. Sieco chat ciela and the lera wealthy claws of the Earo-
was $14,864 exclusive of the eam of $8,111, Hongkong hardly feels inclined to join He had thought of calling a meeting for
data, however, claicus have been paid pour community cheerfully support an in-
written of daring the half-year $5 bad
amounting to the Straits in their protest, the reason pre- to-morrow; and whether he was present er sumably baing that they hato not been so absent full opportunity of discussion would
bo given. His presence was of small cop
dependent Church
debte. It will bà seen that thean advances 8. Because it is impossible to think the stand at nearly 84,000 less than they did a
Fire... 7,828, heavily zaleted. But there is certainly no
Marino.838, 87 wfitst Hongkong, a more importantatation, that was all that was material. The Hon,
fas Episcopacy are such hollow pretenders than ten per cent. of this Company's work- Member's (Me Whitohead's) speeches W010 naval yard, paya
a to refuse to contribute towards the set-ing capital. Hongkong, 15th April, 1881.
The final result of the Company's work- £40,000. We do not think that Hongkong generally written out, as all good speecliss
vise they prefer; and becauec there in
After paying all charges, making a fairing for 1889: showe a credis balance of should be called on to pay anything like are, and were put before the public Ble be sister colony, ant simply paint of the (the Governor's) statements would also be tion of the Governer to acknowledge His magh Christian call to thened sert allowance for depreciation on houses and $25,760,87, which amount the Directors act as one of the absurdue at the whole made public, bie world like to know why Excellency's receipt of a letter dated 14th insure that nobody will be adrift writing of all kvasce in minors' advancs are propose to carry to sorve Directors and practically ent off from their wonted ouunt, their remains at the credit of the meet the deficit in the 1800 pecoupt as no it was unfortunate that be, the Go-April, 1891, and written by you as repre-
Proft and Loss Account a balance of far known and any future losses that may Fornor, was to prevent at last-meeting feenting the Un-official members of the Le- rahlic religious service.
9. Boostise the Episcopal holy, on their $15,830. Out of that your Directora pro-nrise on that account, The ansunipers caused in Franco by Be thought, on the contrary, that it was gislative Council now present in the Colong
reference to a recent antion in Coun-ve confession, are a disunited harmoni.
The nott premia and loss of the made the Government telegraph out to dition and prospects of the Colony was
year. absorbing $11,125, and to carry fur-Coutpany from 1st January to 31st March, in a position to pay the increased an Aries over of the almighty dollar and because ward the bridges of 84,706, to the now 1891, as nearly is can be aécertained, the Governor-General making for further started as a surprise. If he had been news. In raply. Ue Governor-General
his speech present
would probably recently recommended by the Un-oficialf the grant were withdrawn there is cables that since his last lolygram expro-base hoen of a debating kind and might Members,
hope of Brand, High and Low striving to year's account"
Your Directas desire to point out that Fire Promis $30,000: Losses 86,250. ecating the situation as unt inspiring nay hare contained warm assertions which on
2. The signatories of this tatter informa worship God, eccording to the distat of all that profit except $326 has been earned their own connoivano, instead of tolerating in the half year uw elsed inotwithstand- reflection he would be inclined to modify, the Governor that it in their intention so cosiness, matters had further improved, 2 that the measures taken to quell the The answer given to the unofficial members memocalise the Secretary of State on the cheap services they do not approve
10. Because there is enough Christianing heavy lossen on auratus); and that piracy had already produced results, and
n the spar of tho neut, that he conacbject, and request that this intention
the net prout an earuvì ($15,504) is at the since the Che-bo offer as fusk atrogo had dition of the Colony has not changed since may be notified to the Right Hancurable clarity, at least outside the Episopa das rate of spout 14 por cent per annum on the
Company's capital. occurred. The army and local police wore tobor, was comprehensive enough and the Secretary of State for the Colonics by omination, to ensure the burial of the
The working of the Company's mines is Árulitors.--As provided by the 112th of acting in concert in the Sun-tap tegion to vary ereditable to those who made it. telegram, His Exellency has directed me dead with paper tilos, and because there disperse the band af Doo Ngu, which was The paragraph in their letter seemed to say to state in reply that he hopes in the course ecuplo will find any difficulty in obtaining bulo aystem, sad the result of the last half-do: James Guan and W. B. Sraith retire, is no reason to apprehend that any loving still carried on chiely on the Chinese tri the Articles of Association, Menara Alexan- responsible for the Cho-bo affair. M.that ho deliberately absented himself front of a few days to be able to raske known. Kinana, the Under Secretary for the Council with the view of shirking his duty. the course which he proposes to take after fergyman to unite them in the bonda car shows that spatem, although it has but they offer themselves for re-election." A COLBERTONDENT writes 18.24 p.m. Colonies, in an interview, said that the This was at the caso. The reasons for his giving this important subject his fail con- atrimony should the Colony bo da-
great defects, may be turned to advantago prived of an official clergyman. last (Sunday) night an unusually resplen-plain truth was thai Monseignour Puginier non-appearance were, 1st, the Czarevitch's sideration. I sve &c.,
(86) W. M. DAN,
uder close watch: dont bolida was observed rising from the others, who send to Trance dismal virit which was made known only at one accounts of the situation, are set curatent n'elock; and 2nd, his health. Boforu the
Let. Col. Secretary. hille on the mainland between the Kowloon with the Protectorate, and have long urged Carewitch's riels was announced to had The Hon. P. Byugan Peninsula and Stonecutters' Island, travell- the Government, in and out of serson, to resolved nut to attend because nights The Hon. J. J. Keswick,
annex the country outright.
before the meeting, after taking dinner, he The Hon. Bo Ka ing swiftly towards the Wanchai Gap As
was unable to leave the sofa, on acornet of The Hon. T. H. Whitchoad. viewed frot Kowloon it appeared to crose
illness. As to the official salaries he question the South-west Corner of Tain-tea-tsui and
wes not whether they would he paid as it neared Wanchai Gap divided into two, bo raised by some solid realla being for ever, but whether they went ba alown by some of the companies. People paid this year. Ha roasons for akting the fore part appearing to extinguish itself at home were certainly too sanguine at first, this he would give ter on He strong
objected to in the bill just below Wanchai Gap and and the allowance was not made for the
their this paragraph they
which they sold they the rear part retraining stationary and are difficulties of working in new conn-despatch in
where cusly jangle existed, and there had now formally to request Your Excaling wireiher his commnication dated 15th inatant had been recoived by me, I desire daepparing at a nut plow the communication Tree uniquities remain pare, urod of dicitis inheritance Welleney dat de Des resented it. The next paragraph in their patch in qucation nesur reached my hands. out ushes, falling on the hill side. The are gradually being surmomsted, but they
are not yet overcome. The Government is leder was most discapectful.
They-It appears to have brou left at my office in fire-ball was of the apparent size of the assistang as well as it can in improving trans-sinuated shat he did not speak seriously combined diameters of Venus and Jupport sad communications, and with better when bo proposed to let the anhanced thy absence, and to have been muislaid,
Keither my colleagues per myself were facitition
been chanco will be given to show amounts be paid this year as they ter, and its brilliancy, of a greauiad guy what ena ha cona in the way of tin mining voted and to consider ths advisability of aware of the axistence of that letter when Yours,
pars of the 24th instant was prepared and equal to the light of the moon & days old. by Earopeanno. The resuit, we know, hat an equally large reduction when the esti
Bunt in. Its appearance lasted 5 acconds, and its not been successful, generally speaking, on mates for next year are laid on the table.
I vary mach rogret and so do my collen nearness to the earth may be judged from is hoped, will result from the efforts in letter did not speak šerionaly was to make/tea that such an accident ahonið hava bap-
the western side of the peninsula, but nire, To say that the Governor in an offici
To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL' Palang.
a serious imputation on his character. It pened, and that an impression should have been left on the public mind that Your left it to be inferred that he had sugested
had acknowledged expired. As the time the light of the ris Colonial Concina section of the stone a opurse of condnot which he knew was in-ple of bar fot even as quia mistake one, I hink it high time the serious the
possible. Ho
Ho know of
ruch rule that receipt of IRGW DI
will at once be corrected by the publication grave danger arising to tho public owing ing moon (which roze at 8h. 18m.) was present. Ouatous treiff in Indo-China is when a salary was once voted it must of this letter, but the Unofficial Members to the extraordinary number of mongrel and
excessive and prejudicial to French in. stand. On the contrary ha kaew one ins
out for suitable tin-land in Negri Sembilan the hills; it and tence of a andary that had been reduced view of Mount Parker was covered with light | ad valorem duties substituted for the proper cant. As to the refusing to vote this Excellency's reply to their letter of the 14th about the. streets of the City. Immediate work to that country which dordera Joleba. awarded to the staff of the cloud, but Victoris Peak and the sky above Founced for a reduction of the present that they had voted in Octaban atas dísting gished from its acknowledgment, steps should at once be taken to compel and where tin land, believed to be rich, is and services most faithfully rendered
ainted him in getting up the series of and possessed of a charity concerts of which this was the Inst deserve grest prize for the thoroughly practical and energetic way in which their
matter.
..
c. S. o.,
GENTLEMEN,-I bave the honest by direc
As regards the well. recent raporty as lo piracy in Tong. King rather fortunate. The subject of the coa. with the effect that the Colony is not nous community held together alely by thy to pay a dvidend of 5% for the half-
task was accomplished, the more so as it bad, for various reasopa, to be done on varg short motion. patronised and very enjoyable concert given by local amateurs in tho Theatre Royal on Friday evening, it is only fair to say that, although one of the serice referred to, Mr Meredith had the advantage of Mr C. H. Grace's skill and experience in gutting up the excellent programme that was submitted, and in directing affairs on the stage.
the fact that its train. of light and sparks still reached right across the harbour on it
All descriptions of Pabang serurities are at frusent fat on this side, and a pall seems to hang over the market, which will have
tries,
The Indo-China French
2
had
cál to
Jongkong, 27th April, 1891 Dis-Excellency The Goronor, S-On the afternoon of Saturday the 25th instant In favored with » letter
of.
› SUMA
11. Reenuse, if any lowance is made fer services at the Gaol, Hospital &o.,
alovenco ought to be squally dial buted among the clergy of all denomina- tivas and need not amount in half £850
a year.
nre :-
-$40,310
Marine Premin $45,000 Losses 000.
Directorska provided by the Company's Articles of Association (pide Glange No. 63) Mesara W. N. Dow and J. B. Müller retira from the Buart, but they offer themselves for re-election,
W. N. Dow, Directors. J. B. MULLER,
Daily News.}
The matter of introducing suitable machinery in the operations of the Com- pany has been continually before your Direotora. They have had professional
REPORT OF THE CHINA MER advice from various experts, but they CHANTS STEASE NAVIGATION CO.
For the XVI Year of Kuang Ho 12. Because nobody outside the small d have not yet taken any considerable steps in the matter, partly owing to namination in question is in favour of the the fact that the different professional (Specially translated for the Earth China: catablishment of an official andared church opinione were mnetrat-varianon, and partiy
The present is the 17df somial Report in ettoh a heterog mus community. 28 for lack of a good practical miner Hongkong.
of carrying ou
schema 13. Because the members of St. John's
Bokaronow the agreement with Mere Batter Your Directors also igld & Sire and Jardine, Matheson & Look the
opportunity Hume Bosh-pute of Egypt instead of girding up Black, a dour of the Raub Australian Co., favigtits and passagen have bven greatly their lainx for active work, have munde d
with
of 13 the result that hese red seed by competition. In a year.
thuy the wastes the laughing stock of-the-com-arrange to get thin
Imonths (meloding the intercalary month) Ausland o practi
thieru were received front those BETVICUN mining superintendent with a few Aust about Tia. 1,859 000. It will be observed And Your Majesty's &., &c.
Hats Minere, all of whom Mir Hume Black that no allowance has been made for depre Will you get this petition put into type kindly undertook to solent and engage, and cistion of vassals; the smallness of the pro I su sure it would be largely signod.-with the help of whom your Directors hope fits is the cause of this. In the Profit and to improve upon the present system of working and to enlarge the Company's but it will be seen that the total is about. The 744,000. In tho operations. So far as possible the opera. Balance Sheet are items of about Ti ans on Australian methods will be kept 625,000, Foreign loans, representing separate accounts from one of the balanes still due to the Hongkong and operations on the Chinese tribute system Shanghai Bank; about T:s. ),000 due to and the tribute system will be continued.in
And Tls. 300,000 to suitable places and under sultabis acudi
There will be Paid tions.
from the Acting Colonial Secretary enquir- Cathedral who are lamenting the loss of the ander cooridy of the varios During this year, owing to the failure to
munity,
PURE RELIGION.
CAVE CANEM.
April 2', 1891.
at
ewport to keep their dogs under effectual.
in
Your Companie
Innurange
The Company's manager is now looking dividend of 10%, as before, has been pald
off in instalments. In spite of a kad year o
exertions have been
of 27 of the feet, lost
bestowed bestowed
gray wh
the Fugew, was
"I have the honor to be Sir, Your Excel. control, etheriso it is highly probable you Company's heard the results of the inished the insuranos reserve by Th
sent specific lavica Tho section alan
also pro-
was so long delayed though
the inconsistency STAB glaring, ho wwsler Immediately after the disap that Gochin Ching ha to contribute to
bot atinch
any importance to it leavy's most obediant and humble servant, pearance of the bolide, high, carved oirrus Tony King. All who oro conversant with He quite under.tood the change of (4 miles) appeared and moved gradually to swars that these are wise decisions.
the facts of the respectiva canos will St
He admired the man who had
(Signed) P. RYRIE. """opinion. the South East with salight revolving mo
the courage to change his opinion rather The United States Government har appe- than the one who held on.
Ho aleg tion from N. through. E. to 8.B where it | sled to Lord Salisbury to urge the Dominion most strongly resented the use of the word of their let. disappeared.'
travel home via Siberia on the new line of
The Siam Gazette says: The Royal Water
prevent the Chinese from smuggling them ter. The unofficia abera solves across the border from Canada to the your Excellency Bubmitting, &c.
die-
HUNGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
A competition for the Long Range Cap
36
CORRESPONDENCE.
not claimed-within three days or so,
ALPHA.
commercement of
10
of these loses has been incurred by a string.
are
by Tls. 40,000. It now consists of 26
(Signed) SHENG HISCAN ATAL (Signed) Ma KULONG (Signed) SHIN NANG-HOD,
Lotainable, within say distance from the may have to герот саков
varcs of the dreadfui
ths year.ok.Dh'ungshan, which which has occurred an frequently half-your's working as satisfactory. True, 50,000. The Kiangpiau was sold, I
Directors Your diseme
regard of late in the Straits Settlements.
fastening Advances have been again the total value of the In Shanghai all dugs
the bosses on wandering found about the settlements are caught and heavy, and the 88,111 writion off bring the about. Ths. 8,000 Best by her valu taken to one of the Police Stations, where total losses under this healing since the Taungli Yemen, the Kuling was purchasid,
tent of operations (one year sud Gandang a Government tá adopt sach measurea as will † insist in one of the paragraph pen and poetis took place on Saturday last. they are destroyed. It was found abso- months ago up to 817,776: The bulkgtheuing the total vaine of the feet THE Singapore Free Press, of 21st inah sags: nited States, thes evading the Reatriotion was quite like dictation. The writer of Mr. Ford won the Cup and the 900 yards; lutely necessary to adopt this system inva situated in one district, and the camera, and its valuo, with the attendant
The second transport of the Busi Aot. Volunteer Floot arrived here yesterday "at-
Sir John Macdonald declares that he that paragraph evidently did not want his Spoon Lt, Tyler, N., wie 116 order to stamp out Hydrophobia which had last of these tires bispor been closed property in wharves, jetties, and godomis, ia T. 3,925,000. As no allowance las ternoon on her way to Vladivostock. The can do nothing.
advice to be lakon, 68 do Governor however i Jards Spoon. There serà.7 competito, become alarmingly prevalent. I enciosasid the lossen have heen written off. The been made for depreciation
and the following are the two best scores. my card and remain yours,
steamers other mines
alt Living of the
Согораду 8. S. Petersburg has 35 passengers and 603 Mears Endo and Boeckman, the Berlin abject would submit to such dictation.
and the Shanghai southern godowns and convints on board. The latter are intended architects, have prepared two designs for tu the slightest degree by anch
His notion would not be influenced
67 0 Total IEP
Foints. F
At certain times of the year the Paliss good return, as shown by sa increased cat-land have been added to the real estate for the work of Siberian railway construc- the new Parliament Houses at oko 1atorial requests. The adrice might be Mr G Ford 33
Authorities here adopt measures similar ta put with a smaller labour force.
Directors -Youz tion being carried gat 400 miles from is in the Renaissance style, with a large very goo, but he would not give them or I. Tyler, R.. 32
69 Scratch 69 thoss referred to by our correspondent,
hope, that with the ex-assets, the total valve exceeds that during the precediog year by Tls 155,000,-- A 28 60 Vladivostock, and the Petersburg carries on capota; the other shows a carious combing,
8. The present time seems appropriate for ac-perience gained in working they will in
future be able to batter guard against day of the Sed moon. Detailed statements tatal dividend of 10% was paid on the let her after-deck a handsomely built saleontion of tenisance masonry surmounted the colonists any information until the ex-
tion.Eb. C M.
large lanes and that nothing so great as car esauring 48 feet by 12 in which His by wooden roofs in the old Japanese style.pression was withdrawn. The letter had
in duplicate have been sent to the Viceroy the sums written off in the present and the Shanghai and Tientsin Customs, Teo Imperial Highness the zarowitch is to The Esmeralda, recently launched frzez zased him great pain and surprise, mora
FOREIGN MAIL STEAMFRS
former accounts will appear in the future tris, and the Offices of the Company at THE ECCLESIASTICAL GRANT. railway. She left for her destination, after Co., Port Glasgow, is now having her Reading vbera of the community should the yard of Messrs. Williare Hamilton and especially in view of the friendship which existed between them. He was surprised that
The text, says the London mid China nccounts. To the Editor of the “Unisa MAIL!" * coaling, at 1 pm, to-dey.
Your Directors are of opinion that the Shanghai, Tientsiu, Hankow, Poochow Express, of the new Postal Convention be engines put into her, and is expected to skil
Canton, and Hongkong, for the Inspection Hongkong, 2712 Aptli, 1801. tween. Great Britain and France, which Comprey is le s sound and prosperous of the shareholders. for Hongking about the idle, of next address such a disrespectful Jettezioa Gaver
SIL-For barefaced impudence and displaces that of 1866, has been issued. condition and that the prospects for the mouth. She is intended for the Hongkong. nor, Her Majesty's representative, and more Works are at present supplying, fros gratia Manila lune, and has been constructed under particularly to him, with whom they were on downright irreligieusess the petition By this now agreement the vexations pri- fature are better now that they ever friendly terms. He believed that some of which on published on Saturday in faveur and for nothing, an asuple supply of well- the apperintendance of Mr. A. Jonate them did not quite perceive the effect of of the continuance of the ecoleaiastical loges of foreign mail stenners in certain were before.
Findly your Directors invite you to developed cholera barilli to all who are Consulting Marine Engineer of Hongkong.what they had written. Indeed he luptd grant to the episcopal body worshipping in existed, are put on a proper sud equitable chaurve that the woman insure in the
Ca British colonial ports, which heretofore all of them wore is that position: And St. John's Ontingdral, has seldom been foaling The question of right of search the largest producers of tin-ore to the such as were so disposed he wished to con. paralleled. If the petition dil nat carry does not now depend on the door's Malay Peninsula, and that probably no ciliate before his departure. Up to a few its on refutation, I would suggest that warrant, but can be made after giving one uther trading conscris managed by Euro- weeks ago.
when the military con- counter-petition he got up somewhat to the hour's notice to the Consular representa- posts or materially ride in developing tribution question arose, he was a goneral, following effect
at soarch if they desire. The abuses taining the jerente. Apart from the His Siamzade Majesty are dispatched to a ceived a summons about 10 o'clock this
under the late convention seem to be duty leviable by the Government of Jelabu happies and through
on the gusutitten of tin produs by remedied in the present one, and it is to be The Government, this year, bave spent Council Chamber at 11 o'clock. They be justified by and by, at any rate
hoped that no captain will again set as Comps, the Company's operations load large sums in bringing water down the
brought river for drinking purposes; but thoad in responded to the call, and shortly after the those whose opinion he valued at all Showeth-That wheresk a former Sect." "ppened in Hong Kong, and which really to other sources of revenge; and 13 may be About the new agrestisit. The saken as cortain that the Company's con- jd at the charge of the work evidente de net trouble appointed hour B., B. the Governor arrived. When he has in Newfoundland ho did not tary of State for the Colonies, in a despatch steamers of companies subsidised by the tribution to the revenue of Jelebu is themselves to go far up river, as there is no flanked by hia Aide-de camp, his Private Government which was calculated to the then Governor of the Colony that the auch privilege dail they have entered whole, revenues of that Blake in the o
besitate to use language to Her Majesty's dated the 12th July, 1881, announced to into are likewise not to be entitled to so present time on a larger scale than the perceptible difference between the water brought down and that at our door. Barb Secretary and General Barker, A reprovoke his recall, but Her Majesty's system of grants for ecclesiastical purposes into bonds to satisfy any liability by the 1889. Your Directors aer glad to note that
the Gorarnisent has been, an
on the whole, export and import trade are Anll. The porter of the Daily Press, specially on recall him.
Government was generous and
in this Colony would be gradually disconti- coptains. If he had Dantzad pubile
sympathella fa the diffulties only people who seem to be acining, monay vested by Bis Excellency, to obtain a favour he might have made a show of mued as the offices of the prezen: recipients In the House of Commons on the doth heinfplend at premout, ore the native doctors and
March Bir de Fergussion in moving the amidst which the Company has carried on Ohluase carpenters. The latter are resping official version of the lecture ho was favouring the popular side, but is prefer Wherers an effort is being made by second reading of the Mail Bhips Bill, its work, and your Directors believe that rich harvest by making coffins for Ohina atcut to deliver, also put in an appearance, red to act as his consolence dictated. His certain parties belonging to the bitherio plained that its object was to confirm the increasing success of the Company, and men, who are said to be dying off like Aico,
unpopularity had been caused because he favoured conoscination to obtain a zorarsal convention by which British mail ships the esrasat desire tu treat all parties fairly We hope that the long contemplated Works The unofficial members who attended the openly maintained that the people of Eng of this decision, and whereas your peti would be put on the same fouting de will tend to enhanes that feeling. The
fand were made more-heavily taxed than tioners are Sealy vinced that the deer fore some 35 miles up the river is pained the interesting ceremony were tton. P. Ryrie she residents of Hongkong. He did not mon was a right one and conducive to the big possessing the privileges of men of be decreased by the fact, that, in or
t of foreiga mall diffention of the Company's working shoud sings of talked-talikes. The Public Works Hon. J. J. Keawick, Hon. Do Kai and gret woss he had done. He had invited Fredoms and progress of religious way, had caused great discontent among sequence of the opening of the Sungei Do gineering advice as to whether it would notos. T. H. Whitehead. No intimation of the unofficial members to meet him to sow if Your Petitioners hambly, beg that the British shipowners, who were placed au Ujong Railway, the headquarters are now THERMOMETER-0.4. M
they would withdraw the letter they had decision arrived at may be forthwith put an inferiority to foreign owners, but they within twenty-four hours Journey of Sing be much better to ley 15 miler of additiotal : the meeting was sent to this offing, but as piping and use the waters of the Maklongwe have always endeavoured to show should regret that their friendship, would risen to the episcopal body, who arrogantly ing
written
If they did not do so. 10 into effect, that the endowment hitherto would now be on precisely the same foot spore, with which also they who lu in If the intended Water Works are sou-
There was a profition that if a mediate telegraphie communication. úp as much as possible all underhand coure to an end, but all sorrow of this kind and most unwariantably cause the nuse warrant was to be excented on board, structed bet
J. P. Joaquim, wasu Ayuthan and Bangkok, an
WE. HOOFAR, Directors. spidemte of cholers in the former town work, we have collected a few facts with one learns to bear with equanimity. He Church of England, at once cease and de- notion must be given to the consular officer,
HUTTERBAON Haos, & Co., would be the cause of infecting Bangkok in regard to the meeting meeting more would feel that he had done sil he would to termine for the following reasons and the ship might be detained for an worthy of the records of Bowen or Hen-make up the matter. If the letter was not 1. Because the grant ought to be con-hour if ko was absent at the time. Porec a few days.
unfortunate enough to be subscribers to the plaything. It is, nos: we hear to be 'ens trusted to the
of the Public management Works Department, en is also the Royal Gas Works which
supplies an lamps at the Palace. Every year during
O dozat
the hot sexion several thousand subjects of
CACOEROING THE UNOFFICIAL
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
A HOLE-AND-CORNER MEETING. :
$170
Quotations. HONGKONG, April 27, 1891.
Old
The Unofficial. Members of Council. re: favourite All the illfeeling bad risen en-To Her Most Gracios Majesty the Quoon, so that be at his deputy can attend the Funiesula's resources and in main OPIUM-New Palca, saab, 185
that account.
fout drinking water.murning to meet the Governor in the
Department ought to call in competont eu-
He was confident of
adopted, and he was sure his action would
the correctness of the attitude he bad
did
not
Empress of Iudiz &o, &c., a
May it please your Majesty.
THE FETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS OF HONGKONG."
foreign ones.
The fact
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