NO. 0071,--FEBRUARY 25, 1892,]
Frith
THE CHINA MAIL
would only plore it in the move category as the ther canea in which an increase of 20% the post was 2240 per acuum. had been granted: The present a dary" of
The vote was proged.
some of the mantijs and extras-läoir view on the subject of query the
The Surveyor General also alfond ed, describel the positites for n quarantine station. af gave information as to the drainage and waige supply of Victoria. -
The medical members of the Commision law stated flisie opinions on the subject under inquiry
The minutes of the proccruinge will be found in the append z
4. It was thought advisable te oraging the quarantine regulations of the neigh Colony has shipping relations, mid, through houring ports and places with which the
the courtesy of the various Consuls auch regulations were supplied, to un
We are saked to state that on Saturday | THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. - noxt, 27ckminst, there will be held at the A meeting of the Legislative Council we Roman Catholic Cathedral ai 9 o'clock a.m., held this afternoon. HL E. Sir William a Requiem Mass for the late Cardinal Robinson, Governor, presided; and there Mancing.
were also present Hon. W. M. Good of $2808 as onlary and allowance for a tem
The Chairman said the next vote wae one
man, Acting Colonial Boutelaty; Bon, A, purary Surveyor, whose work is to be in A Magers of the Free Kirk in a certain J. Leach, Acting Attorney Gouers; He, goongction with surveys and information Sootch town lately presented a stained J. II. Stewart Lockhart Registrar Gen required for the Squatters' Commission. glass wir dow, with wapresentations of the eral; Hen, N. G. Mitchell Inace, Colonial Mamborn would reinumber that the Coun- four evangelista round. the outside, and a blank space in the middle, to be filled at Tuasurer Bou A Cooper, Sur, el appointed a spacial board, of which Mr Sension. While our General Hon. W. C. Hat Justice Fielding Clarke was president, for the discretion of th the Eliters were pursuing that delibera P. Chater, Hua, J. J. Keswick, Hon. The squiters in the various villages with a ings, Acting Harbour Mentor; Han, the purpose of considering the claim of tions, one of them was interrogatod -an to'
H. Whitehend, Bon. Bo Kai, Ron. 55. A. vicy to Coaling with them in the fairest the probable regn. We settled, co- Bulius, and Mr A. M. Thomas, Acting and most equitable tanner. The beard plied, tan pit in somebody, an' it's jista Clerk of Councils.
was anxious to get on with its work, and 5. The system of quarantine at present tose-up atween Dawvit Simpson an' Our
A SA Mr Justice Fioiding Clarka said they existing here may sald, in practics, to! Baviour. Dawvit Simpson, it
THE LATE MR RYE AND HIS SUCOELHOR. appoore,
His Excellency-Hou gotlemen, I have not hondertaken
wanted surveys mode, de the work could † apply only to resnels of foreigé as opposed had been a mechister of the Kirk. I am
by the Surveyor | to nativo bujid, sud although the regula»- pleased to be able to record that in the the honour to inform you that owlog to the Genorai's Department it was proposed to tious are wide enough to apply to Chinese ronit Dawvit did not win the tolamented death of the Hon. Fhines Ryrie, appeint Mr Jantes Sampson, who wouldnke, it is found almost practicable to
I have appointed Mr. E. R. Bolilios & mom give his whole time to the work; as, to marry them out satisfactorily. ber of this Council Mr Ryrie was nach provont andue delay, it was thought advise better known to all of you than to me, blo that Ri extra man Rhould he appolutad. Colony NA
Venaela, arriving in the waters of the From theroport of the Salvation. Army for 1801 it is evident that the although I had the pleasure of asking his
The vote was passed. ordinary income of the Army has acquaintance some twenty years ago, and I suffered in consequence of the starting he was one of the ablest and must indes
bare always understood and believed that THE WAR DEPARTMENT, AND TEfovan or the social work. The Colonial and Foreign pondent members who have over Service Tund shows a tots, expeditary of this Council Board, Ian. sure I need 484,902, On India 0.203 was spontot justify my eclection of Mr Balilion South Africa, £2,1961; Earópe, £4,423; South America, £144. The cost of the train (applause); he has born in Hongkong for ing homes had been £5, 1097 · The fallow
the last thirty years, and it is well known ing figures are given The International by many residents that he has always had the best interests of the Colony at hosei. Headquarters Staf (including Home (floo, Trade Department, and Socist Wing) con- sists of 1,110 offcars. In the British Tales there are 3,687 corps; Frates and Switzerland. 445 :-Belgium, 41; Holland, 196; Geramny, 68, Denmark, 139, Svedon, 500; Norway, 231; Canada and Newfound land, 1,024; Cuited States, America, 193; Argentins Republic, 67: South Africa, 106 India and Ceylon, 616 Australia, 1168; New Zealand, 268; Finland; 24plement the romarks made by sons Ex-vatimatos for 180 were being prepared
of
FLOSHAN OFFICIAL: MUNDLESTON
at The Chairman said the list volo to le dunlt with was one of 826,937.57, the equi- valent of £3928.7.1 at the rate of 3/11 the dollar, due to the War Department out of sum of £110,000 contributed for defence. works. It would be within the recullection
(Applauss.) I have my doubt that he will hoopalar, member, and that he will amply justify the selection I hare made. (Applause
Accord-
(a.) After t
• vnyugo of less this 3 dajat from any part or place at which ang infectings or contagious disease pre - vailed at, the time of auch vessel's - departure therefrom.or (b) Huving at the time tol-arrival
faring had, during the yugo, any bass of any injections un contagious disease on board; ce
ot
with wish there are no cases of choler on Board the Apgua Bat in the pos- -sible contingency of these being · bith It is, in the abode of flogging, the only hopefully the Life to puma ad the unre cholors and swal-por to the harbour effective system of imprisoriunt. but ftual conquest over Death- a voics At the same time, then the small, poz Extra zoom is required for officers' brokon y-atrong emotions As the pro esses should in suelt omorgency be re- garters, in which no dialug or recreation cession formed for the camotory, the maved at once to the small-pot Warda rooms are provided; the Wardon, abonld Dead March in Para pealed out situated in the grounds of the Gover-live in the Gaul, and tho prosent arrange alemnly and Bohorovaly from the mont Ciril Hospital.......
ment of the Female Prison is in many organ, adding to the intensity of (2) That passengers arriving from an in ways a most objcctionable one.
fooling within the dimly lighted church.. fected porteron if there are on board in the absence of proper yard accommo. The coffin was covered with lanuraer- bases of cholern, small-poz, or other dation the rites ne to the dinssification and able renthe. Beautifal fovers—ôt viralent communicable disease-should separation of prisoners candos be carried omblues of mortality niby old frionde, be allowed to land once, if in the out, while the goveral needs of the Priaun furmer colleagues, and others associated. opinion of the Health Ofer they na to store-rooming &o., Lave not been suffi professionally and sootally with the decess show no symptoms of suffering from | cleatly afterded to,
od. The bearers were Mansea, Kingdon, snel disease,
With the presont exampod space at com- Whittall, Bayns, Beretta Andreia, Stone, (3) That such persons as the Health wend efficiva saporvision is Impossible. Dare, ind Dodds, and Mesors Road, Blad, Oloor may sertify in writing he saa 4. During the year there bave hooriblues, and Pearson, wote among the in- pects to be entering from cholom, LL.714 prison offenses committed by modiste mourners, followed by the general smal-pox or other virulent communi- daily average of 607 prisonera, being over community, making altogether one of the sable disease should either be sent to 25 offences by each prisoner ad compared most nuraerously attended funerals ever tho obervation wards of some hospi- with 20 in 1800...
witaoned in Yokohama. The conaluding, tst or bo detained on board” under. Tappead the nasal comparative retarns portion of the servico was road at the grave, nheervation, as is the case in England, of the most, comfion of those offences. which lies at the rest of the late German fur period not exceeding hours 8. There has been a inoroasa in lcdos Consul Zappa's tomb, overlooking the town from the time at the Husith Our trial carniaga during the year, the total he and bay. The day was beautifully fine, compfates his examination of the passing $4,248-55, as compared with $3,198.90 typical of the close of the winter and sengers and GAR.
in 1800. The usual returns are appended. beginning of the anal resurrection of (4.) That the healthy passengers haring
Spring time, though a surewhat chill been landed, the sick removed, and
atmosphere. praysiled. Doubles the the suspected provided for, bu infected
shocking nature of the tragedy which russel should be disinfected and re- THE KOWLOON FERRY SERVICE Me Robinson's dath inspired leased. "This retense shou'd be effected,
apart of these tokens of caug sven where the suspected fro kupt vo To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL,"
but even though sheh striking elements. board, in about 48 hours. Provisión
26th February, 1892.
hind boon abseus, the grief must have been eculd be made that the cost of the
STE, shall be obliged if you will give general, for Mr Robinson, during the msintetinned of such persons may be a space in your valuable columna to ask many years of his residence in Yokohama, sent to the Hyreia or other hospital Mr Dorab es to explain why there was no had gained a host of friends. Faak, should be borne by the agents of the ferry to Kasioon after 10 30 pm. last gomial, and exceptionally accomptaled ho vented faut Singurer Regulatious No. night. Finding no laugh at the usust was liked by all who know him, and the Four in answer to enquiries, I was infórmaat no of his life will add not a little to 17. To give effect to the epitous bercind that the furry had stepped running at the affection attaching to his monjery It will have been observed that, ut, the Fortunately for me and others waiting to inquest, both of the mandioal man who cross the water, thore happouud to be awere exammed epoke of the great ra- private best going over, otherwise we should luctance shown by. Robingon tp alludo to.. have liad to alternative but to have slept the incidents of the fatal attack made upon at the Hotel. The weather was certainly a him, hie evident desire being to avoid any. Htle rough, bat, if a launch about half the reference that might tell against his sail size of one of the ferry boats could crass, ant,
past year to introduce the separate system | Dead, the most sublime pertion of the of conflement on n general plan
English Ilturgy, presaging as it does no
(e) Having on board pay pasangers. who are less than 3 days from any port or plsen where my infectious or contagious lease prevailed when such passenger deed therefrom, shall tamediately on entering the waters of the Colony fly the Quarantine Fing and shall keep the same dring, and shall be deemed to ko in quarantine until released expressed, it will be necessary to savead therafrom by the express written order of that part of the Merchant Shipping With the written. Ordinance of 1801 which deals with the Health Officer. consent of the Health Officer my auch ship quarantine. which is on average to my other place may be allowed to proceed such yogage or to tranship her passengers and crew (sic) for us purpose of competing such voyage. (Table (L), section I, Ordinance 26 of 1801.1
J. Rossent, Chairman.
W. C. H. HASTINGS.
Ho KAL.*
J. J. KRSWICK,
PR. B. G. AYKES,
. P. JORDAN ---
Hongkong, 20th February, 1833.
CORRESPONDENCE."
past tan
In the same admirable spicit, ke bad weather could not be put forward as performes the act to which we bave During the year the harbour alluded. Lying on his death-bed ho
EXCEBO.
is constantly as rough as it was last night, caused a lotior to be written to, the United and if the ferry suevice it to ceass running Status Admirat, expressing unreserved
of mambora, at least those of them whɔ wore there so ne year 2014 des works were begun in 1831, ertain tim. being at that time voted for them. larger suim afterwards become" décossary. Mr Belllies was then sworn and took his and on the suggestion of the Senretary of State the Council in 1886 approyed of seat.
Mr Chater-Your Excellency, I wish, a sum of £116,000. Of course it became perhaps the oldest resident in the Colony necessary frum sue to time to pay inatal
ments as the money was spent.
When the who sits in the Council, to rise, to sup cellency regarding the lamented death of sum of $20,000 was inserted which, it was Italy, 21. Total for 1801, 10,593 Core Mr. Phineas Ryrie, a deals which will be then thought would be the balance of the showing an inrosss of 1,010 sorus: felt as a serious loss to avery, saction of £116,000 remaining. At the Treasury rate weekly newspapers number 02; monthly magazines, 4. The total annual circala- this community, Speaking of him more exchange the payments would ham tion is given at 45,020,000.
especially as a mamber of the Council we been completed, but the Military Author all know that Mr Ryrio first took his ties decurred to this and end the seat to 1866, and from that date at payments must be calculate t CHINA BORNEO CO., LTD.,
âncu with the rate of exchange at the
6. By section 7 of Tabl (C) above rêu continuously until, he died, during the An extraordinary general meeting of { whole.. which lengthy period he held time they were made. They referred the ferred to provided that if cased ur- shareholders of this company was held to the proud record of having always com-
matter to the Secretary of Stata for War, rives from a borer place where cholera I have signed this Report because I agres in every-the instant there is a bit of a sea on I ccho pardon of the man by whose hand he had day for the purpose of confirming a resolu manded the fullest confidence and respost while the Colonial Authorities applied to or choferais districes prevailed, or if there thing except that portions of paragraph to which states your cortexpoodent's views of a few weeke met his cut, and coavoying an earnest re tion passei at a mocting on the Bth inst. of his fellow-citizens. Erer to the fore in the Secretary of State for the Colonies. has been any onse est board, or death there staffiefant g10 and for detention. Tu as opinion personas back, the sous Kowloon residents take quest that the utmost possible, ledicnor cancelling previous rosolations for the every moromont which by thought might. The result was that the Secretary of State from, the vessel shall not be released from whicha uut bags voeducted and those lo world not steps to do away with a monopoly of each might be shown in dealing with the case, winding up of the company. Mr B. result to the colony's sugd, and ever ready for the Colonies ruled in favour of the quarantine until three cour day shall have czugt uzorging zeed of decreuilen er of dosti voluble and important service as the Layton presided, and there were also preto, champion what he thought was right, Military Authorities, so that it would be elapsed since the date of the visel's departing period of observation of at out Kowloon forry, the better,
Yours faithfully. Beat: Messrs. U. Darics, H. L.M Ryrie was a colonist of whom lingkong bessary to gut this vote for £3923.7/11ture crave as persen had subred frora Dalrymple, & P. Stoker, H. E. Pollock, might indeed wall be proud Of lata long
A KOWLOON RESIDENT Mr Whitehead-Uas you give me any orced from auch die onboard suck A. Č. Stokes, E. S. Whealler, F. A.-residence here, sod consequent illness hadides as to whether this paymont will be
as the case may Gomes, J. B. Gomes, J. Maclehovo and J. very greatly enfeebled him, and ho was no final one? It seems to me there must
7. By section 8 of the said regulations a
POLICE REPORT FOR 1891:
SIR WILLIAM DES VEUX AND Wheeley (agent.)
louger able gien such practical manifests have been very gross mindgement vessel in the waters of the Colboy having
The following report by Mr. Geor
THE SUNDAY. CARGO-WORK. · The Chairman proposed That the tions of his keen interest in our local politics, by somebody which results in the any case of contagions or infelius dire case
ING ORDINANCE. Resolations pussed at the Extraordinary but when we look back to his long record colony having to pay a great deal on board may be ordered to the quarantine Horpool, Acting Captain Superintendent General Meeting of Shareholders, held on of faithful service and contemplate the
that seems necessary. If the paymenta auchorage and the time of detention of of Police, dated 2nd Jaguars, was laid the 10th September, 1811, and couirmed benefits the colony has derived from him were to be made according to the current any vessel in quarantine is entirely in
bufore the Ingislative Council:- st the Extraordinary Meeting of Shero we may well-deplore the loss of cao of our rate of exchange it ought to have been discretion of the Heal Offer
8. Ordinanco 20 of 1891, dction 25, boldere, held on the 26th September, 1801. oldest and most prominoul members of the face at the time.
2. The total number of offences coming be, and they are hereby cancelled.'
community and of an opright and honour-
The Chairman was not hero of the wifich gives the gene Copocil power under the gnizanter of the Foliec wor tine and I can say nothing about its Ato make quarantino, gulators, cuntem 16,569, being an inerenze on the year 1800 certain sun was voted, and this smu I am plates providing quarantine stations-eb- of 2,145 pases, giving an increase of 29.03 Down arrow verbofa kuhjean En
Mr F. A. Gomes arcoded and the reable man.. zolution we curried unanimously.
The Chairman said this tras all the bu siness, and he hoped the affairs of the company would now go on satisfactorily.
SELLING CHINESE SPIRITS TO EUROPEANS."
TAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE
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in the
1th Feb, 1802
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it will be at least some consolation to his friends to know that the valloy of the shadow was illuminated for him by a con.. ception so manly, th
We have been able, eaya the Hyogo Neus, ip glean como particulars in connection with the tragedy enacted at Yosobama, which throw a new light on this ease, and brings, Mr Gower Robinson's conduct as ha
Pa the Editor of the Cuisa Ma' S-I have the honour by direction of an of chongur isto: yery - diferent the Committee of the British Mercantils relief. His recent visit to Kobe was Marius Uficers' Association to hand you an honest desire on his part to allay she accompanying copy of an extract from the suspicious and comments, which had a dos mich received from the Livare intimation that his journey eras looked upon Association under dato 5th ultr
been prevalóut, While herzs" be received
Asking nus, with the $30,000 which wi forcing the hetention and colusion of per cont. into serious auditor uffenças Des Veux nautical sal other well-wishers an infuzinted husband. Bat whatever MA-
to calculate it.
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will doubtless interest many of Governor cardly tight from the vengeance of The Autre Colomind secretsry laid th appear in the supplementary estimates for the table following papats:Leport of last year, will compliate it. The difference rantine kuther they are sick ur ant (as-oiled) there were in 1891, 2.894 cases and friends in the Far East.
Robinson was, and whatever the nature of the Jand Trade tur 1801; rapurt by the between what we supposed to be the balsace But there is now a station which pas-y the fummer class as against 3,100 cases in The despatch in question, which was ad. the deed he had committed, he was no arrivals for 181; report of the Anting purely xuster of exchange. The Store-digans may be sent, or Tesised, and such 1891, as compared with 5,324 cases in 1800, e re SUNDAY CARGO-WORKING ORDINANCE under the imputation of cowardico. Not Acting Harbour Musser on the shipping and what turns out to be the bliance is sengers who are healthy or who are sus. 1890, showing a decrease of 100 or 8.41 per dressed to our President, Captain Samuel Coward, for he immediately returned to
of suffering frontmanicablo cest; and in the latter olan 7,675 cases in Ashton, IN.., runs as follows.
Yukohama, remarking that he would zu hor 0.pt. Supt. of Police for 1801; report of
return to to made a target of than rost Yesterday Mr Hustings (of Mesra Wutton the Combission appointed by Major-Genary of State says this was the proper wp disa detained at all, are confued to rising an increase of 2,551 paces or 41,91 and Deacon's Oficu) trade application 1st Barker to consider the system of quar- Mr. Whitched-Then the colony will the res
-rebsul which is subjected to quarutine
The Douacit feel that it has been a plea-only did he return to face gerina on- to Mr Wise at the Magistracy for the re entiae and quarantino regulations as aphare to pay the equivalent of £110,000 wis!
per cont. The two princips! disaners against tho 3 is rather large jucress is fo been assist in the good wort which you sequences, but friends of assert that be boaring of a case in which his client badplicable to Hongkong repart of the acting nothing more?
importation of which precition is now accounter for by the number of arreste maila Datu 80 80. Coasfully enrried out
offered to give satisfaction to the coragod been fined $25 for selling Chinese spirita to Superintendent of Vistoria Gael for 1891. The Casirati Nothing nice, outy they taken are cholera and nail, although for Unlicensed Hawking, Ultering Street in the necessary signatures of the Officers offor which the ofhour seems to favo has been a little delay in sceur husband by menting him in the an Europeans.
Coi lain Suancial minutes were also laid on
the regulations include every disease which Cries and antesventions of the Marieta of the home paociations, but this having declined to take advantage.tr Pors Me Hastings mail that if his Worship the table and referred to the Finance Com-dolfara instead of in pounds.
Air Whitehend-It is clear that the either contagious ifverions. The came to the conclusion that the conviction quiltua,ˇand tho yotes parells the Fin- any had to pay "r. Corsi um integulation as to chuleta, an already pioted | Ordiannce, the Opium Ordinance" and the 'bien completed wo wrote Sir W. Dis was old, and zriod: friend of Mr Bobin-
|::Gambling Ordinanou.7. was recording to law, he rould as lease anes muille at its last mesting were stealing and is haz aut
duste B
oni, directs that a vessel absli fibrolonged A. The Enguren Forca has been inorreed to leal evidenceBat in the first instance approve.
by. 1 Sergeant and Constables. The
Capt. Superintendent,, Deputy mission it appears that cholora in uill - Clerks municable direct from person to personic Inspector that persons who are in good health on Inspectors, board a ship on which a case of colors had Interpreters, cocurved should either us allowed to go Jeruzdur.. precautiSergeanta, front once, or, as a matter
Mobily milfred from guerant ge for lup da after the THE ATTORNKÝ GENERAL AND PRIVATE- tia to time and no rate of each gendused_
for un indefinite peried
PFACTOR:
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Europe
was fixed the result is that by the fall iu Thin.might detain a vessel paraline tái huf:tho is as enders Pody US sprang tot powerfully bafft, guddenly"
to suply asked for revision of judgmont on the ground that it was not supported by the Ordinanc. He sobezittad that cren if
Mr Whit head-Your Excellency, with exchange the colony is a loser to a very the facts were proved the conviction could reference to one of the Putes passed, name-sacions" "extent. Thy dollar in the present not be gustalie). The defendant warly that of $040 to cover the increase to the vule is fixed at 2/11, and at the time the charged with contravening the conditions sakery of the Attorney General from Let original vots was made it must have beau or regulations upon his licence. These re January 1.92 auctioned by the Bceretary ten or twelve per cuch judre. gulations were ondornod upon the licence, of State, I should like to ask if the Govern and they were not if any way authorised ment will lay on the table copies of the by the Ordinance. Feferring to section 3 correspondence in connection with of the Ordinance, he said they did not find in that section any provision against selling Uhinese spirits to Europeans. Is sim- ply permitted the Colonial: Secretary to grant licences for any person to retail Chioso apirits in the form of Schedule N. Under Section & the Gelonial Secretary might issue licenses for distilleries, and the Governor in Council had power to make conditions for such license. By Sections 28 and 29, which dealt with wholesale and grocers' licences, the Governor in Conad wight also make conditions for granting aucha licorices, and aft such conditions and regulations inzet te published in the Go- - cornment Gaseite in order to have this foron of law. There was no power in the Ordinance for the Government to make any regulations with regard to H- cances fir-retailingChinese
The Chairman-Well, we have had vory hard fight over it and have done our beati Flaming tried very hard, but the the alteration of the position of the Al- | Secretary of State won't have it. torney General as regar private practice, The Registrar General. Are the pay I do not think the mathicial members menta valerated at the rate of to-day or at are conversant with the reasons which the rate when the payments wore mads? brought about that alteration.
The Chairman.-At the hate when the payments were made. When they had spent a certain suni they sent an indent and
Hie Excellency--I have no objection to laging the whole correspondence on the tables the only question is whether it is worth while pricing it. I believe it is n "part of als "apitled" policy of the Colonial Office that in future all Attornoge Gonerul should cence having private practice. I think it would savo great deal of trouble if the bon member could take extrao's from the correspondence without going to the trouble of havia, it printed.
The
Too Chairuan-I have given all the in-
10. From the evidenési before the Cam-
Vous saking him to Amo a dute when it son, and on the former returning from uld be convenient for him to receive the Miyansahite un Saturday afternácu, he was aldreas, which it was intended should be invitas to go for a drive by Mr Babluzon pu lc by the representatives Liont, Hetherington, who in a very: tell however, received a reply Hom Voeux to the effect that her, hasband is ing, fring across M: Fors at the A205 seriously ill, will in fact to open his own Me Porn instantly sprang to the ground lettora, acut asking for the ceremony to be and grappled with the ecer, at the postponed.
You will regret, ut indoedsame time shouing to Mr Robinson we all du, to learn this, and we are now to drive for his life, he not thicking his anxiously awaiting news of his condition. Friend waa iso Barerely wounded. The Lady Dos Foux promises to let us kuptuarla was a prolonged one, for the assallant when Sir William will be able to receive was tus powerful a man to be disarmed, the presentation..
and he expressed his intention of emptying. With all kiud régands to your gend self, the remaining contents of his revolver into and truating this four will be a prosperous Mr. Robinson. Mr Pors implored him to This number is exolusive of pelier spesial-one for you and the Association you so desist, and ultimately succeeded in quieting.
aul on grounds of general policy, be Acting Bergeants, detained for a short period pader observa- Constables tina; and that percent who are suspected af being infested with cholera should either bo baken out of the ship and placed under observation, or, if kept in the ship for observation, the period of detention, as in England should not exceed 48 hours The average number of suspected cases chulera or amally during 9-year does not exceau too.
5 .199 20:
126 217 320
y apoyed by other departments and pri-ably lead vetu firms.
8. "Thrud new Police Etalions were o of
pleted during the year, be at Aberdeen, one at Tal Tize Mui (Quarry Bay), and
I am, My dear.
Sic, Your faithfaily, *** (Signed) J. J. GRYLLS,
Secretary
Ax Whutehead-That will satisfy me, formation I have on the subject, Perbapa which may by prnciálised and pay in forcu in the the extent of the poliqs' besta ceunio, on the eve of his döparence for
Your Excollondy,
spirits He sulmiited therefore that these conditim tions endura d on the censo were ultra vires, and that the Government had
NEW BILLS
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him, During the strugle the deceased: eghent was made accordingly.
had driven on 200 or 100 yds, when he fell from the trap, and Hetherington, after inderits were both in sterling and in dolari. The Secretary of State says they ought not
asking Mr Fors what he should do, hauded his revolver and card to ho polios who by to havo sent them in that way; but at ali
It will be remembered that on toe 7th this time had arrived. The It-appars at the Chiness Aues at Kenuery Towo. The latter has col
polios. events we have to pry this batime now.thorities practically take a quarantine et Sou udsupied by the Fulise in our May, 1891, the Mercantils Marine Uffers wished to arrat Me Pors, who was all dietys at Brat
cau's alter the fucts.
Me Whitched What department is reprecations against the introduction of quenes of the non-upktiva of the new Asocis fun presented an address to Gover Exving fallen beavily when attempting to ponsible for this blunder !
contagions or fufections diam, although apprac rundt our Do Your, un baud the steamship alight, they taking bici for the amiante thero tre sono regulation in existenco Oving
District, one of the three stand, Harope, and that his Excellency gob
As to the motivo for the Attnek, anys the the Colonial Treasurer may be able to add in the ports of Changhai and Anoy. The and Pelion Electric Alarms bisised from thoroughly hourly British galore send-off something.
measures taken to prevent ships of foreign gland in 1690, has been pliest at then that occasion; being heartily choored by Japan dier, it is not Littimit to diss SUVUTI --Whón, đt was fearned that Me The following bills were real a first
This Dubufal Treasurge aid as ho under construction from bringing diseases into the Magazine Gap and assested with the the masters and officer who took part in Robinson had been shet, men at once knew Police Station, and I have test presentation of the address in the that it could be the work of bat one manz strul thay cause the War Ofice havinig. Arst Colony
bendered facile Mount Guugh) therefero may A Bill entitled An Ordinance to conte fixed the rats could not go back on it bel
In Driew of thd Call Points' be axed, tars at Mount Kellet numerous passenger jurks and lidate and amend the Law relating to the they sent the indita, sa they did. simply by the at the dkcase ingy he import. soramerided that the other two stundards or rough.
It is the embossed addrese, which wasnticipate the proog we shall not puter to make them. Even if the Govers + grant in this Colony of Litera Patent for for the convenience of their own bookkeer,thur native craft whichi freonent the ors Spur, and tho olher at Plaptein Road 3ent on after the Governor's departure, tain aperture is a well established a which are cer la my Annual Report on the Govern- that is to be presented to Sir Williams the cause ing, and that As the colony undertakto from the muisland and which it is prag A Bill entised As Ordinates to make to pay £16,0 0 that was the one that tically impossible to bring under any hi-ig ut Fire Brigale Lee 1601, Love called through the Fecorati:
a tration, to the disadvantages of the present Thanking you cordially in anticipation grounds existed for it, we shall not prestfrie further provision as to the issue of Night would have to be paid. The culmy would like ale saltary ventila
12. Small-por apears in be endo-ic in esters of overhead Electris, Light wires in for favouring the foregoing with space in to say. It is suficient at present to divell Fares for Ohizin
have to pay the Aquivalent: A Bill entitled "An Ordinates to amend sam onlculated at the rate of Gzelange Salh Chim sni in Hongkong, at the the city. From a Fulise point of view ibe your column,
I remain, Sir Ordinance No 8 of 18, No 15 of 1885, and prevailing when each payment was mado.Commission of opinion that it is per disadvantages are equally great. On the
Yours faithfully, No 17 of 1891 in relation to the power of Me Whitehead said it seemed to him foctly useless to keep in garautine peraros occasion of a fire in Garen's Road Central
CHESNEY DUNČAN, the Governor in Counsell to grand certain there was a very serious auddle and before who are in goost heath simply horaires they on the morning of the 9th May, it was con-
Scorotur passing the vote he thought they should have arrived in a sap where oases of small-siderad neprasary, in order to prevent an accident to the firemen, to sint off the havo have some further information,
pox Deon rod ur still exist,
13. Aa a precautionary messure, how purrent, thereby placing a part of the city
THE MURDER OF ME GOWER. The Chairman did not so what further over, ali porams on board & vcarel in which fix durkness during the confusion which
ROBINSON. The inquest on the hody of Air Robinson
Me Troup, acting as Coroner, and Mesare
and o
iment had power to make them the con- Inventions.! ditions had no force of lay,. conviction could to sustained for at voning these conditions sa they vora, noi published in the Greement Guzelle. By section 39 the Borsimor in Council had power to make rales for carrying, out the Ordinance, Ini all such rules had to be published in the Gazte before coming licences," into force, and as the rules had not been published in the Gazelle, the section was uot applicable. There might be a buitra vention of the conditions at the Ecence,
but these conditions, as he had already
sold to Europeman semakin
Mr Wice-What about the argument ibat'.£o takes the licence with those condi. tions upon 117
THE JURY LIST.
The Council then sat in private to roviza tha Jury List for the year."
ADJOURNMENT.
that.
A finformation could be given.
Mr Whitellend said it would be well to Creof small-pex have occurred should be more or less always ours at fires; and have a statement of account before them at xxamined as to whether they had beca pesin on the night of the storm, the ard-
Hi Excellever said the Council would
earlier reling.
-FINANCE COMMITTEE, The Acting Colenial Secretary (Hoo, W. The Binance Committes et thereafter, M. Goodman) presiding.
Facs
to follow. That jeninney xan
5 so is the commission of the deed ; whak
upou the deplorable loss that this com munity has suffered. The sense of de- privation for the time shuts out all feel ings of anger of recoutment-- Daring the few boure that immediately enceetdod the shooting, Jaen wern in a state of almoet. incredible excitement. Many thinga were sild which were only justified by the ant- veral popularity of the victim, and the
circumstances of the serult seemed to
Since, however, death has
peinted oxat, had no force of law, Thore adjourn it Moučay; 14th March, unless all events. They would then bía a post-ra-vaccinated or are propery protected. Iff Desember, just at 4 in the work of was commenced íu the British Cours before deliberate fatontion to murder which the was no law that this liquor aliquid, Doy there was any pressing Recessity, for antion to vote on the questionfaith some not re-vaccùralcd they should be asked to being perabus from brata alungside the look, Bux and Le Prevost as juror, indicate as existing in the mind of thờ”
knowledge. At present Thep-ero in the 'bmit to that operation before being Praya was going on, the Electric Light on the 15th fast. Mr Látchfield watched aralarit, dark..
released, but refusal to comply would Fraya West, failed in consequence of the The Registrar General said he apposed hardly constituto sufficient ground for their lies being damaged by the masts of a junk
deteutico. vote. The Finance Committed el mert appears that, although aach has still to be there was no ok jection to holding over the
14. From the evidens af Mr Coper, it ANNUAL GAOL REPORT, again before the Courell if
The following is the annual report of the accessary and members would have an opportunity of done in the way of drainage great advances
have been made in improving the muuitary Goal for 1891, Bahmitted by Mr. Thomas, studying the figures
of this Colony 1886, when the tagu it would be." --
The Chairman, did not see what adriatique auling regulations were rane Acting Superintendant, under date of 2244 Ultimately however it was agroad toed, for those under. Ordinance 20 of January that
1891 uro practically same. There 2. I took over charge of the prison from popote that role and on onder how at almost enestant supply of Major-General dividoa za au lat April, on altercation. The police officer who effected cared to testo XeFohama, Kut he had 3D
Mr Hastings A criminal court has to power to convint a man for not keeping these conditions. Da bes not doue auy
· Ching against the firdinance.
Mr Wise Who was the Attorney- General at the time this Ordinance was passed 1
YILLAR LETTER BOXES, The Chairman said, with, refrance to the pillar letter boxea referred to at iset: meating that dio bad written to the
Bir Hastings 18861 I think Mr Posthisster General Mr Traven, asking.
what his views on the subject were, and in reply Me Travere augue ted that are of the buxes should go to the Pask to replace the woeder ones there, these to, os cloured twice a day, at 12.93 and 4 p.m.; que to Kowloon to be cleared at the same honrs.
O'Malley
or possibly Bir Ackroyil. Mr Wiss. It is a very peculiar thing that they should leave out the power to make conditions. I will copsider my decision upon this point. The only queation in whether it was left out inten Bobally or by mistake.
cornider it.
REPORT OF THE QUARANTINE DAN DOMMISSION.
Mr Hastings Can it be said that the is near the Harbour Office and the other atrautine Commission just laid before the regard to versuls arriving from infected/agang of some reliable men in England Mr Pork Lelegrapho for. Faneral Bank, and batored upon the busin
In the town two boxes already ex'escu, one
x remaining now
case behalf of the British Gover torniated the soffering of the former, ment, and Mr Tison, for Lieut. Hetheringthe predominant pealiment now,je one of ton. The Courtroom was crowded. Drs the deepest sorrow Educated in Hong- Wheeler and Eldridge described the at kong under the cure of his mother, his tondance on Robiason and the post mortem fathes Laving lied when the boy
mic, and said douaned was ex was as yet intender year, amely reticent regarding the tragedy, A Robinson entered the Hongkong and bullet of from 35 to 40 calibre was found Shanghai Bauk, hors he remained mit in the small intestine, the intestines being about a couple of years ego. It is no secTAD perforata in fivo places. Beretta said he that he cork on more then one occ saw the shot fired tot heard no previous i sion have roeiasaded promotion had he
water from Tytan and Postulum, and the which date he proceeded to England of the arrest produced a respiver and Helher, many friers in the port - its associations then absence of such supply and the in- leave of absence,
ington's
card, stating that Holberington were to-dear to him, that he preferred to sanitary state of the Chinese portion of 8. The conduct of the Gaol Staff during ran away, but was recaptured Mr Pors ancrifice something if only he could con- Victoria were the sof reusena which the yest hat, with some exceptions, not being absent in Kube, the inquest was a- tione tu reside here. During 1890
he influenced the Government in 1886 in 5 been particularly good, but I hope with the journed until 10.30 on Thursday morning. relinquished his connection with the The following is the report of the Qua-adopting the regulations in furtein Euglaud
it may be improved in the future. afternoon.
of brokor, hid" general.
popularity purts or with Jisenzy on board,
4. There has been a decrease in the THE FUNERAL OF MR. GOWER ROBINSON promises of success which the subra placed and the in 2016 might ca
he suggested that they might be Lagelative Council-
the system adopted medical Ipurgtence of the Commission und boot, the Tramway Station, the Albany, by this Excellency the Officer Administer dolention of the paper 507, as today,
with
inst, was attended by the great majority ness partnership by Me V. Blad, the neighbourhood of ing the Government on the 28th Novemcoservation for suspected cases, and the
has been accompanied by of the leading residents of Yokanama and say that Me Gower Robinson was the Richmond Terrace, and Caine Red (near her, 1891, to enquire into the Brejem of totting free of the healthy. The sanitary large increase in the number of adie. Totyo, the Foreign Corps Diplomatique best known man in Yokohama would, a This morning bir ido gain decision cleared at 8.30 and 10.30 a.m., 12.10 quid applicable to the part of dongkong, &o, that of English porta; both misical competively, from which it may be inferred Mr B. Den, U. hard d'Alairen, the coin plisbuerts, his richly
the Italian Couvant) "These wok be Quasting and Quarantine Regulations as late of the Colony is me quite equal to stone, the umbers being 5,329 and 3.444 being represented by the Italian Minister, think, be do exaggeration. His He said he fully recited the importate 4.38 p.m., with perhaps a latge clearatico so undersigned have the honour to subunit sissioners and gemeen examined are at the umber of short sentence prisoners Belgian Charge d'Aires, the Italian Ooit would have ensured him gren without other
importance for delivery next morning.
The following Report
uanimously qƐ opinion that the immediate of the objection taken by Mir Hastings, but
The Commission held a Bret or pre-eslostu of twalthy perscus arriving from to increasing and the number of loogill, the French Consul, and the Shanish considerations a wide circle of friends,
Ususul. The little fans of Christ the decossed gentamaan had been endowed prisoners is doordasing. whether the power to make the con he could hardly make up his mini-a-te Chairman raid the frat foto that minary, inceling on the 29th Decembar, infested port or jda relect on which
The
The daily maximum forthe your was 590. Church was filed to its otmost capacity far beyond the hap of ordinary mankind. ditions had be a left out of the same bufore thea was one of $44, being an 1891. A course of procedure was then cholers or smallpox hul recurred would
5. During the year there were 20 by a congregation representing almost To gifts of the most varied kind there were Ordinance intentionally or by anetako increase in the salary of the clerk and in agreed upon, and it was arranged to obtain involve no danger to this community.
prisoners sentenced for returning from every race, age, csuk, sud occupation: joined in hisenda the richest attziuments of Having referred in detail to the various ferpreter to the Magistrato sotuig as Cu the services of a shorthand writer in order full consideration are of opidiun,
16. The Commissartet dicasion and basicburent. In view of the frequency of in the port, and included many ladies, modern education, and personal attractions actions in the Ordinance, his Worship said rooer, at the rate of 20% over his pay from to facilitate taking of vridnina
Ebese convictions I have laid it down that | who, in company with the members of of the raress anti. Elo wis pounoly the he thought it was quita probable that the 1 February 1802 When the scheme, für 3. Tia Camilasien met Eve time, and (1.) That cases of cholges on board a ship such prisoners are to be treated mere the stronger sex, silently but very beat hoown, and most cordially Goranent would withdraw the license increasing cificial salaries came on this case on the invitation of the Commissionere, the → arriving in the waters of the Colony severaly than hilberto in the matter of her sorrowfully testified to the high esteem and in Yokoham". Alibia mopunt ealy bitter. because the licences accepted it with the was overlookedand it was afterwards to principal Medical Officers of the Army and should be at once remuvot to the bus labour of course, consistently with the regard universally entertained for the den gros is felt that druth should thua violent- condition endorsed upon it, and therefore furred to the Secretary of State who thought Navy, a well as Dee Gerlach, Hartigao, pital ship Hygeia, and that cares of sales for the uagement of the Gaol, pased. The Rev. E. 2. Irvine officiated, ly hear from out midat so bright, eoʻprumia. he remitted the penalty..
the increase should be allowed. This and Cantling were good enough to attend as small-pax should be sularly dealt 6. Nothing has been dous during the delivering the service for the Burial of the ing a epirit,
not, bo to cordings, math, le contrats
an offence against the Ordinance? It may
be ncwrdanco
West Foist. An to the six
Pomon for contravening the conditions,
a
Market
NEW. VOTES.
The
15 action segregation and upstage vumber of preopers confined in a funeral of Mr Gower Robioson, you- quent course of events has not ben
in 1830,
This, however,
sectendu
c
cultured
mind,
man