No 9158 JUNE 3, 1892.)
"Dodwell; "Caslil" & Co. have re ceived a selegene wating that the Camilor, from Gabond Liverpcul for China and Japan, has been in collision, and is now boing repaired in Singapore, and is expect ed to leave that port in about 35 days.
each.
Ar the present time there appears to be an epidemic among house mad, chair coolies for refusing to obey order, and the punish- out to which offendem have been treated
Tax parties Interested in the skin- ushun collision case have agreed to refer the matter to the arbitration of ar N, J. Banner.
Tax Moykas from Hankow, with the first of the new season's tea, was due at Wooeung nt & a.m. on the 30th uit. She is tall up and had to rahise upwards of 1,000 tons of cargo.
THE
A LONG arbitration onan between the Slam Electric Light Ou, and the Break Co., concerning the disputes over the Ringkof inotuilation, has onded in an award of £18,000 to the Brush Co. entertain con- duian.
H
CHINA MAIL.
i have the honour to ho, Sir, your most obedient servant,
of Commerce.
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce
CORRESPONDENCE-
MENT. MARINE SURVEYOR.
consumption, but really increased it. On the motion of Me Williata Fogg, who des siced to state the operatives Flen of the matter, the diacon & further ad- journed for a week.
The Water Tank, zoferred to in last vation had accomplished its fall work, II may venture to offer a suggestion to Importance of the native trafic, specially the bomber, I think that the former that represented by the Jank trade; but year's report, has been in ass during the thok 55 per cont. Els giant was that course is the botter calculated to secure the the fact of its being so valuable to the present year, and its use has fulded my while dustuations in exchange did haras Colany makes it specially desirable that expectations in effecting an eonomy in the thom very much, and the merchant la pat object which they have in slow.
great care abould be taken to avold quantity of coal consumed.-I xm, Gosile-ticalar, they did not avedinally reduce the passing oraciménta or establishing rules men, Your obediant Servant, which would tend to divort it elsewhere.
W. H. WICKHAM, Menegu. (Bigned) G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Recretary,
An ordinance such as that weder `ra-. WK take the following from the Amoy Ga-
noarch and the indiction of penalties for este:We note that the National Bank of The Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber mark, which may involve the right ef China, Ind., live removed into tide new
On the 4th inst, the dehilo was record. non-compliance with its provisions, must THE APPOINTMENT OF A GOVELN- Acrine-Tuspector Baker is busy among the
premises on the Bund adjoining Me Cose's
inaly resumed by Mr Fogg, who was necessarily be more or lean inquisitorial gambling housew at East Point. Yesterday CAPTAIN, Frank Youngkusband, of Pamir Hong. The long, which is a new one
followed by a number of other speakers, however carefully it may be worked, and it
To the Editor of a ↑ CHINA MAIL."
including Mr. C. Fielden, ale Launola ha broka gambling den 4 Wing Fang fame, is to be appointed assistant to Calenel built specially for the Bank, is two-storied
would, in the opinion of my Committee, cer- Blst May, 1609,
tainly prove very harassing and possibly
Hongkong, 3rd June, 1892. Boyle, M.P. Mr JRawlinson and Me Stroet, and arrested four men, who were Nestit, the Political Besident in Cashmere.wd with the Bank's flag displayed from a
SI.---I bave the honour to acknowledge lead to some of the trade guing elsewhere. SIB,Referring to an article which ap÷ | Molesworth-Hepworth, Sir W. H. Foalde brought before Mf Hastings at the Magie. After his travels in Chiun and soress Chin-staff over the building, presents a gay ese Turkestan to India, three years ago, appearance from the harbour. The Mann-
the receipt of your letter dated 20th ultimus, Ou those grounde my Committee thinke peared in sont issue of Isat night as to the worth, P., baring replied, a dividas tracy ideday. Two meu were fined $10 Captain Younghusband, hitherta an officer gor's and general offices are on the apper having reference to the resolution want it would be impolitic to run counter to new appointment of the Marine Surveyor was taken, with the result that the resolu each, with the alternative of a month's im in the Indian Army, was tompotarily ein storey, whilst accommodation is on the mously passed at the Annual General public fooling in a question whare there is at Hongkong it seobas irregular that a dussion was passed by a majority of votes, the Mnating of the members of the Cham prisonment. The others were fined $2plored in the alition service, and we cont ground-foor for the Compradora and Chi-
ber of Commerce, held here on the 8th of so little to be gained in comparison with parture has been taken from the mual aumbers being for the resoluth in 184, to Kashgar with the nominal rank of Coneatness staff, besides a substantially built
course in not making public the appoint against 166. On the proposition of Me G, The installation of the April last; deprecating, any legislation/hat would be, almost certainly, lost to the
was resolved that a poll of the thero. He now formally and definitely en strong room.
Colony,
ment in the proper manner, ie through Lord,
mombare should be taken upon the gnat ters the Politics Branch of the Indian Sex Bank into their now premfaos has besu
which would render compulsory: the regis The possibility has even been suggested the official organ here. vice in the State in which, of all others, his marked by the Chinese frioade of the in
tration of the Imports and Exports of this that what would at first be simply a means Instead of this the name of the now off- tion, with
A public masting was held on the oth offerings of Bevara! Colony. peculiar experienea and knowledge will be stilation
[besutifol dannera, embroidered with gold
In compliance with the suggestion con- for obtaining statistics, night hereafter de cial appears for the first time in prist in incst useful.
00 crimson velvet ધાર્યું
the purpose of considering The Bimetallie Itge tained in your letter X ami inatracter by my velop into an Establishment for the collec- the Colonial Office List, which is not readily inst. the Mansion House, London, r
tion of revenue. Although there is act as necessible to all the community. of fre crackers, which Committes to submit for the consideration
present any special indication that such
The dospatch containing the appeint-Qacation in its relation to the City of A GREAT deal of energy is being expended quantity
would be the dose, get the more suspicion of ment apparently was lost sight of, if such a London. Mr Sampson 5. Lugi presided at the prescat time on Siameno mining were lot off at noon danfening 14 naigh of His Excellency the. Gerernor, a statë-
such a contingency, even although ground document really exists. Romae of the un- Aitar hoaring an address by Me Herbert at the Magistracy does not have any apontorptions, ears the Free Press, and a de- borbond for Rocarly half hour and ment setting forth the principal reasons on preciable efect in making coolies more tormined effort is being made to thorough enveloping the surroundings in a canopy which that resolution is hard.
To anyone not familiar with the history, los, could nut but have an adverts it official menibers may possibly elicit me 0. Gibbs, Sir Thos. Sutherland: moved and Mr H. Louis, the well-known mining Anderson, and the seconataut Mir Saudi-progress and position of this Colony, it willageuce on the progress and development information on the matter by way of a Mr S. Montagu, M.P., seconded That of the Culouy and of its trade and ship question in Council so as to throw more it is in the interest of the City of London, amenable by their employers To-day Dely test the auriferous districts of Siam.of smoke. Both the genial manager, Mr
ping.
ight on what appears to be an official and of the British Empire, that the
Government should take steps to promote! Hartigan charged his four chair-coolies engineer, accompanied by M. Geiringer, bas lands were indefatigable in showing the at first glance appear, serprising that any
These observatious apply with Apacial blunder somewhere. with disobeying orders. They pleaded just returned from the technical explora- nunerous well-wishing visitors over the opposition whatever should be raised to so
tion of Mr. Geiringer's concession at Ba entire building and dispensing hospitality simple a proposal, having for its sita nothing force as regards the Chinese, members of
As to the gentleman appointed to the an International Conference with a view to guilty, and ware sack lined $3, with the Pam They have also explored a large to all alike, whether Foreigner at air beyond the recording of trade statistic whom have been attracted to this Colony post there is no doubt that he will bo re-establish a simple par of azahange he by the promise atid under the belief that welcomed among the community with tween gold and silver using counties; and, alternative of ten days' imprisonment, by portion of the concession of Sir Crassi. We understand the bosiuess done by the which, in some form or other, is onrried
Bank is beyond all xpectation, and still on almost every part of the British theic trade would be free from troublesome which he will be brought into contact in luving regard to the danger and incons Mr W. O. B. Hatings
tho tains proventing them from making a
The work on the expanding rapidly, which is good nows for Porezaions,
restrictions, and who can, with greater faoi-his official capacity, and many among hin. venience caused by the great uncertainty.' datsilod examination.
lity than Easopgang, transfor their business unmorons, friends in the Colo y and slae which exists as to futuro currency legisla lattor concession will be continued after the shareholders and speaks well for te
management.
We and convinced that
whore will be glad of his appointment intion of foreign nations, it is important that The chief cauza of the annoying delay the rains.
there is a field for the National Back to
to the adjacent Chinese territory or to
the Colonial Government Service. Mr the action of the Government should be noi which occurred in the delivery of the
Amoy, and indeed in Chins genority, and
neighbouring places, if they think tast rex
the Hongkong Mint, and for the last one- Enghien meil to-day was the fact that the THE Selama Tin Mining Company (says that their success is ensured notwithstand
Lious legislation is likely to be adopted in Lectio was, if I mistake not, formerly of longer delayed." the Patak serument dazette) atil son- ing the enormous difficultida placed in
chan Bach an ordinance is further objected Enand-twanty years has hoon connected with mazina korter missed the steamer at inves its prospecting operations. The
their way, which are now triumphantly
ou the ground that it would itapose an the enterprising Grm of Mosers. Apear and Blanda Mubok lade continues vary rich,
Co. of Caloutta,-I am, yours faithfully, Singapore, but there must have been some
J. U. E. The most important objection is ons additional burden on the revenue. "good luck.".
My Committed cannot pretend to Serm other cause or causes, as, even allowing for bat has not get widened, as it was hopedented. We wish the Bank continued (it would do. The Tekah abait still goes
which underlies and to a great extent emany accurate astimate of what this would the mail having to be made up hera, there down through large quantities of rich
be, bat looking at the nature of the returns That an enactment of the nature pro- fnd cated in the Report of the home Com- wwali unconscionably long time between mineral, but the experts appear to consider Tax Straits Times says:~H. E. the tip braces all the others, amely
that it is not a todo proper; and until the oroor may be interested to know that
An important document has been a pilation of Import Apart from its excellent and commo of the mail.
Colonies, datad 23rd June, 1601, Secretary of the Treasury. It is the reply We don't suppose it is (marble), through which the company is carriage accident in which he was spilled interference with the Freedom of the Port
on the esplanado road. definite lode
to the resolution of inquiry adopted by the the marine now inking, is reached, n altogether inevitable that
was conspicuous chiefly by the wont nut fall very far short of that requie- Senato with regard to the silver coinago sorter should miss his steamer now and cannot be expected, and that the present sincero gratification that he was not ma
ed to carry on a inlly equipped Custom system. The first question answered shows again, and if it is not, people are quite disappear. Provided it continues and im that he was spilled. The accident was disadvantages under which it laboured as
chiefly owing In the gross inpapasity of the seat for any ortoosire commerce. Being bous In any case my Committed is that the Treasury notes issued in paymenit justified in grumbling when be done provat a reparty indeed, and the fact that colonial police, over whom no one but the an island with only a small population, austinusly of opinion, that an increased of sitter valtion under the Act up in April
valuable What added to the inconvenience outcrops of similar iode-stuff liore been Governor has any final control. By simia limited arcs, producing nothing, and
Attained.
in the Treasury. The silver notes issued and sunoyance in this instance was found along a line soms tan miles long, of lar orelcomes the safety of the people is having no large territory immediately con- expenditure is not justified either by the 37 this yout, aggregated 892,852,000, of which Tekah is nearly the centre, would daily endangered; and Sir Cecil Smith's aceted with it, the principle was clear from financial condition of the colony or the which $11,542,251 are represented by tash In addition to the charge on the Generalin 1890 have been received by the Treasury the inability of the Post Ofico people to
tend to show that the mineral is continuous, tolerance of police incompetenes has been the first that only by judicious fostering, object to be
revenue account must also be taken of the in exchange for gold noin, and have also make up their minds as to the hour at
Some expect that when the function of the most unhappy feature of his term of exceptional treatment and absolato free- dom as a port could such a place ever bosome an emporium of any description of inevitable delays and the increased labour been redeomed in gold coin. There are which the mail should be reeds in desquera, and igneous rooke is reached en office. The occasion of the accident was a
and expense which we be entailed on new in the Treasury 24,764,095 in lirer public hall with an entirely unregulated trado. livery. First it was to be about two ortuously rich mineral deposits will be great crowd of carria.08 congregated at a
As the most important part of such every firm and individual engaged in biisi- coin for the redemption of alvor noc more jurikaba body of a hundred or
The discussion on the question of bime. o'clock, then about three, and it was not
men charging in mass on such foot-tenstment it was recognized that not only poss, aul these in some instances would be
allism began at the Manchester Chamber very considerable till after four o'clock that delivery stage Is the the House of Commons on the th passager. The Sceno ia habitual do most the Culong be constituted a Free
It has already heen pointed out that of Dominered a fortnight ago was resIDEÓ
on the 27th inst All day it occurs at John-, Port in the ordinary aceptation of t'is was reached. Was the staff in a state of alti anaver to Mr 3. Smith, Baron H. Singapore. collapse on account of the heat?"
de Warts said: The Secretary of State is eten's Pier; and no policeman Interferes. term-exemption from Customs Duties, Hongkong cooupies a very different pou therefore much to be feel that any co aware that a large number of Chinese in. If the police were a Municipal body they but that this freedom must alan include, tion from that of other ports, and it is
to long boon an Those of our renders who are fond of migrante una ti bingapore, and that one, would dog ago has bogu foresd to reforms as far as consistent with good order, at one turns compiled in the inaunor penpasul
www.
My Committee, however, is of opinion that a closer examination of the basisoam carried on here, and of the unique positions which. Hengkang occuples as a trading and distributing contre will show that real. good reasons oxist for asking the Government to refrain from passing auch an ordinance.
to inquire into tko som-
THE SILVER QUESTION.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
MAIL. LORD BALISBURY'S „VIEWS ON PROTECTION.
London May 19-Erd Salisbury, in his spaech at Eastings, further said that lavy duties on food and raw materials would be impossible; but Goverommal it the nation by an overwhelming majority approved of such a step.
the arrival of the stommer and the delivery eneous rock underlying the limestong/ there is widespread gratification at the posed would be a serious and unnecessary miting appointed Export statistio ja mitted to the Senate by Mr Foster, the might impose retaliatory duties on luxaTING
85.
Thore is much
dions
rich deposits may go on or may suddenly terially hurl; and there is grafektiounicut Darbuge, Hongkong when first ocot seems very probable that the amount
found.
AMERICAN PURCHASK OF: SIEVER, :
Washington, May 18.The Treairy-fo day purchased 231,000 ounces of silver ak 97.85 to 88.40.--.*
FORTHCOMING RETIREMENT OF MASTE
CONTRCARE. London, May 20-Me Cony boars, member for Camborne, announce sint. Fil will retire at the next election THE LONDON PRESS OF LORD SALISBURY'S
MUGG ASTION,
The Times and Standard depreoste ned Salisbory a suggestion for a departure from Free Trade, as it is calculated in unsettle
As on the previoue oopinions on the eve of the elections
THE ARMY HEDICAL STAFI, „Slan Mr Carson, replying to Mr Hunter in ¿ ̈ the members. A casiou, there was a very large attendantco
of. Government were unwilling to depart front of exchange with silver-using af mombats, luster was read from the Flozse of Commons, said that the
Bowers will be glad to learn that there is from Singapore to Java and Sumatra and with a Governor to back them, they bars je nuected with shipping, trade and trudia; world Tid to quite fullscients'onne'usinus the revolutised our Eastero trade the decisiune, rau”, the grade of
trius
With
rates,
REGISTER
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
June 2, ----AT ŠKK.
as to tho real trade of the plice. operations.
In ounolainant looking at the question and made it feverish and unheathy beyond Brigade Burgouts was introduced, ut declin To its immunity from Customs dues and the comparativa ahance of verstixis ro. from a general point of low, my Commities expression. It is now no longer based ex-ing to increase the pay above subalterns' galations, the existence and growth of considere that, it would be ant navis 2clusively upon the law of supply and de- to eudanger in any way the prosperi of either speculators or the corruncy exi- Hongkong 1 Colony train a grea measure periment, merely for statistical purger, and, but chiefly upon the manipulation
ty and well-being of the Colony and gencies of foreign Governments. due.
My Committes thinks it would not be out of place in this connection to refer to this opinion, it believes, is fully shared by the exception of Bombay, where opinions the Report of a Select Committee of The the whole of the trading population of this much divided, the whole of the East is
by the public generally.
the paralysation and diswater which House of Commone appointed in 1847 port, both Buroposa and Native, as well practically unanimous in its testimony sa I have ne to be, Sir, your mon
ishing wrought by a state of things take into consideration the state of our commercial relati- as with Obina.*
which frequently reduced the condi Up to 1813 the trade of Leugkong was bodicnt servant,
ADAM LIND, tion of its trade to those ula game of ivory thriving asate,bab from that i
Acting Sacro ary.
clases. Thero is a plausible bat vary fulla year to 1847, when the boro-named Parliamentary Report was drawn up it The Honorable. T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G., is stompe being put forward by the Wusteck
other side to show that the exports of In Toke 29.01 had dwindled to the point of extination,
dia, and cosasquently the whole of its Nagasaki.. PORTS owing to excesive and objectionable im.
Probably no other places, under contracts of service by gone from bad to woTEC which they are bound to repay out of their English Lorritory has more team- warnings the cost of their pasange The patent police force than the Straits has returns for last year have not been received, Probably no officer in charge of the Singa but it appears from the returns for 1890 pore polios has ever been a grestor failure that the whole number of Chinese who thau Mr Riccard. Probably no Governor, arrived at Singapore was 127,936, of whom save one who stands by the civil sorvion shont 117,000 paid their own passages, and right or wrong, would have tolerated the on landing were free to go where they state of the police through so many years. pleased. I may add that in the same year! And if H. E. could meet with a few more 80,000 Chinese returned from the Straits driving accidcuts in which he would not be t, and if Government flouse could be Settlements to China Hongkong. A renaission has recently inquired into the robbed of any little trinkets in H. B subjoel in the clony, an the Secretary of would miss, it would be almost-miversally State is expaering the Governor's recom- picas ng mendations on the best means of provante ing shases which may arise from the system of contract emigration from China to and through Singapore.
now to be seen a grand show of Ulozincan in flower-ouest colection of blooms, it is belived, that has yet been grown in Hongkong. The Bowers, aru tu bo seen in the old Orchid House of the Publie Gardens, and in a plant-broase in the numery. Many of the pedestrians on the road to Vistoria Gap may have seen a tree, shout half-way up the road, enclosed by a wooden fence. This is the Manglict Fordiana, and us it is the only tree of the apes es which has yet been discovered, the fact that it la Low in flower ought to bo of interest to scientists and residents generally, Of this tree, Oliver (in his 'Iudaes Plan- tarum, 1891) bays This is interesting Tee Hankow correspondent of the N-C Daily News writes, vader date 20.h May: as the first serund of the geuus ManglistiaDuring the past few days business from China, and as another instanco of a generally bas been dull, except in Keemans epecies only known to us from solitary, Sr for those a soro general demand has risen, and nearly all have been taken at about rory fow, individusi specimens in Hong the sune tates. koug.. Our obliging Director of the Buta nicat Department, Mr Ford, whose interest
in such matters is naturally of the kecnost, will, we are sure, be only 100 glad to give every one interested in these wasters the fullest information puenible. Tertulio man-of-war Burial e arrived at Shanghai on the 20th mit. tagge
Hauhou Teas. Many are decidedly weaker and can be quoted Te. 2 to Tls. lower, and a fair business has been doing in common was at redused rates; Towyngas and Oanfes have beat, however, bewhat stronger, as arises bare come in very slowly, Sangyonga and Cheongwowkyes have been hold for high prices, but as de-been doing in these.
Colonial Secretary.
posts combined with petly and troublesome! THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY / trade, are atia:ulated by the fall in er-Shanghai, 20.74 8360
THE REGISTRATION OF
AND EXPONTS. The Following correspondenes, relative to the proposal on the part of the Ouven mens to agria bring forward an Ordinance for the registration of imports, and ex-July, 1847- porte in the colony, has been forwarded
mereo:--
Hongkong General Chamber of
Commerce, 14t's April, 1892.
the observance of this
Persons putting toward th Fooshow... change. LIMITED.
spacious theory should be resolutely prossed Amoy...... 20.81 80 87
I proofs, cannot find azy. On the Auping... 29.88 85 The following is the third repart of the for Board of Directors of this Company to he contrary Sir David Barbour, the Finance Swatow 29.82 86 submitted to the Ordinary Yearly Meeting Minister for In lia, one of the kizliest, Houghong 29.83 87 65 BY of Shareholders, on Saturday, jest not the very highest, abortion on the Viot, Punk
Gentlemen-Your Directors wow subinit sat ot, has divinctly demonstrated that Canton. 20.83 83 75 Statement of Accounts for the your eading there las hoan such stimulus due to Max 87 91 4
That, on the contrary, the | fvihow.. 3th April, 1892. from while it will be coch nye. seen that the gross earnings of the Company enormous increase in our Indio trade Haiphong, 29.82 81 8 daring that period have been $38,017.01, during the last twenty years in due beyond Bounao...0.86 89 63 and that the Working Account shows a net any question to the extraordinary reduction Minila........ pront of $1,310 62, which is a considerable that has been brought about in the cost of 0.9. James improvement on the scrunte last placed be ocean and land carriage by the cavelu
ment of stoom navigation to the Kart, for you.
the Sung Canal, the spread of railways in India. These two fiets hare Tokio.... been abrolutely revolutionary factors in Nagasaki.. the trade of India, ant the ghimulas thus Shanghai..
tion.
Wi'autook.
Juno 3.—AT 30 AM
The Marine Court af enquiry in the matter i holders have given way, more business has to aequatio of the publie importance and neory disadvantage is appars adopted, capesially by Chinrao residents; stablo par of exchange between gold and Hongkong 29.93; ·86 |
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of the loss of the John M. Blaikie have livered their Anding. The master cenapred, but no certitigutes were con delled,
Tu older generation in Shanghai will hear with zogrut, mye le Paily News, of the death on Saturday, at the age of 85, of Mr Dadabhak Barjorj Ho was for years -the oldest foreign resident here, having come to Chine in 1812, and having been Over 45 years in Shanghus, without ever going away oven 65 furs Woosong. Ho was more iban enco a rich man, but in wealth and poverty alike ko wis one of the most courteous and kind hearted of men, and always popular antil old age and sickness obliged "hiri to seninde him self. He is buried in the Zoroastrian
Arzivala etc. to date :
11 a 1/2
# 10
8+
a 192 19
us Copack Eiuliang Hohow Arrivals 204 820345.203 198,481 16,222 Setduets137.408 89.870 107,116 4,170 Stuck......07,421 65,833 91,886 9,052 Freight-Mogune leaves full on 28th inst. £4 ur ton; Priam engaged full a £t 10 perton.
of
(20,03) 80
*) UM H¡ AKD
Barometer rising. Gradients-Bery, no
W. LOBERCE, Director of the Observatory, Songkong Obairratory, June 5, 1892,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 52 degzain Kahnon- out, and to the level of the see in inches, south, and hundredtza.
3. Tæærenatuan, in the sheds in degene Warenheit.
regulations.
Anong many others, the following daduations from a large mass of evidence were arrived at by the Parliamentary Com mittee, as set forth in its Report of 2th From Hongkong we cannot be said to bare derived directly much commer. to us fur' publication by the Secretary cial advantage, nor dous it esam like. to beat the Nigros-Late arrivals show no im.
It has seat of an extended commaroo. no considerable population of its own provenient and these kinds have generally the Hongkong General Chamber of Com-7, by its positions, beau neglected, Russian buyers, however,
to feed and clotis, and han right to ex bidding keenly for the one or two dostrable
pect to draw away the established trads of parcels that have been offered.
the populoasen and province of Cat om, to which it is adjacant. From the only Mr Wickham's R-pert is annoyed its Sin -Ia continuation of my letter of 126 ultime, in reply to your dispatch of trathe for which it is Sttel, tent of a depot shows that the Company is now supplying a 11th February having reference to a pr for the neighboring as, if a grout, aro and 69inescent lights, while 26)
afforded is almost incredibly." The re Fonghow posat on the part of the Government to degree dobarrel, except in regard to the more of the latter are in ouurse of instill again bring forward an orlines dealing Five Ports, by Treaties, which stipulatë 1. The Directors had hopes that, during the solation in favour of immediata steps being | Amoy...... 29.88 70 with the registration of Insporta and Er distinctly for
past year, the system of house cleutrée light takon fo promote sa agreement on a broad Auping.... plain this Colony, I have now the honour restriction.
you that Tao Comititzen of the In addition, however, to these natural ng would have been more generally international basis in order to securo Stato..... Chamber, in Quotations. a 4. & Få Freight, attaching to this subject, considered it ad to have libonred under other ersited by that it has not been so is, they feel, a on silver meys found supporters la Mr Vick, Peak
system of monopation and farms sequence of the prolonged state of depre- Robert Barclay and Mr J. R. Hepburn. It Clanton visable to bring the question before the Ningchast26 38% annual general meeting of the Members and patty Nigulatious peculiarly unsulted to a fan which the Cony has been suffer-541 upposed by Mr George Tried and Mr Manac.... 29.03 90
-------- J> K. Bytlig!... Mr Lord, in the course of Huihor..... Kiukiang pkd a 2
which was held here on the 8th instaub, its position and prejudicial to its progress. RE Keeman 20 a 28
the Ave Baiphong. 20.89 The version of the light, both aro and his remarks, raid that dut Ind Bolinao,... 23,93 'Tas N.C. Dully says it is report flohow
+12 a 14
The meeting was a largo and represenThese stemt here arisen partly from su ed that the M. Ca are building Younglow ong....12 18
andrerige per uumuac of 1,124000,00 Manila.....- tative one, and the discussion which tiek attempt to struggle with the difficulties jucairescent, hus been satislavtarily main-years 1871-5 England exported to Su 11 place chowed clearly that, in the opinion of the way of establing do and scurity tained foar now steamera, which will have Chengserkye...14, th
In the five years U.S.James — Directors.--Messen J. J. Keswick and L. Lyards of plain goods. pirati. the mercantile community, any measure in th m de of the var boud and speed of eighteen koots, to replace Bowe Onifa...12 21
73 of the older teamals now on this line.
such as that now propused, is it only cel popula in which fragment is waters Pausnecker have re led their seats un the sading 1891 she exported nu avenge Toyu 18 22
necessary hut would be positively hurtful and infeet it on t; and party from sd Board. Messrs J. J. Bell-Irsing and J. 2,147,091,000 yards, or pexerically dutils. derata for winds, Weather-hot and Shuutam
to the trade of this Colony,
size to raise a revenug in the island in Kramer have been invited to til the veta (Applause). I was quite tra thik in 1891 cloudy. (issued at 10 404)
1,965,00,000 yards, ties and their appointment not requires the quantity full
bat he had given them the reasons for that, The following resolution was then pro-Isomo degros adequ tɔ 1. t'ia maintenané: posed by the Hon. E. R. Bolilies, seconded or its Civil G veram u. To this ttter confirmatiou.
In accordance with the Articles of Ass- and alrendy they saw signs of recovery, by bir Ro auzoi sud carried suauimously objcat, however, we think it unwise t
That this Chamber is of opinion that the sacrifies the real interests of the Satulaviation, Messrs E. P. Chater and T.E. Davice in the first quarter of the present year they bod exported 520,000,000 yards, against 426,000,100 yards in the purresponding proposal to obtain returns of cargo from mont, which can only prosper under the now retire, but offer themselves for re- ressels coming in and going out of this grostest amount of froelom of intercourau election, Feing eligible,
quarter of 1891 (Applause). With regard harbour will, it adopted, prava detrimental and traffic which consistent with the to the interests of this Colony, therefore engagements of Tresties and inte al
to garns, the five years 1871-5 the
quantity exported recommenda the Government to abandon der; nor do we think it right that the
averag the idea of cracting such a toure as law burden of maintaining that which is rather
30,000,000lbs., bet from 1888 to 1890 tla a port for general influence and the pro-
average was 52,000,000, and in 191 it was 68,000,000lbs. He thought they Ma C. Dantop, the concessionaire of the in this Colony." Singora Redah Railway, arrived in Bang-Since the withdrawal of the previous tection of the general trade is the Chin
Lenght to buik al those figures as a wholo, Colony in the ordinary kok on the 18th ult, wigs tho Bangkok ordinance in 1887 the feeling against legis. Sen than
for the Eastern markets India and Ties, by the Singapore He is full of en lattes in this direction seem to have asse, should be thrown in any great degene
Chin wore always apakoa of as o00 6. RATE OF Wrathne, ở binn skg, e du husiasm as to the success of the eater-strengthened, and the opinion How even on the merchants or other params w
market, and were gally on market. Lached clouds, drisaling, min, i fog; a closing ENGINEER'S BEFORT. There are now four sarveyors at more general than it then was, that he may be resident upņi.it'
Putting, then, the figures together, ben hab, tightning, a 'ovarcas, y paring shoudres A LONDON correspondent writes: boar pries.
Ismay doubtlessb urged, that the changes.
Hongkong, 20th Mag, 1802,
fumed that they had in the fre Fears from gagusity,'r exin, a snow, rizider, e välblilk- from an authoritativa qource that it has work on the roata, which will mainly disadvantages arising from any such enc been. Spally decided that Prince George follow the broad road from Singers to ment as that now contemplated would far which have taken place sind signs To the Directors of The Hongeng Electric 18 1 to 1876 an average af plain goods of dew (wet)
conclusions
Company Limited.
Baru, în inabas, taithe sad hundredths, 1,650,000.000 yards while for the fire shall not return to the navy. His name Kedah (or Ratab Star), which was cleared outweigh the benefits to be derived from the applicability of auch.
Gentlemen,At the commencement of yours onding 1890, the average was will be retained on the Navy List, and it is and constructed when H. M. the Kingcomplete and accurate statistics of the those arrived at by the Parlia
mentary Committee to Hongkong as it,
HONGKONG REGISTER. practically certain that he will bear the mude bie fret journey across the Peninsula, trade of the Colony.
My Committee trust thorefire that His now is; hot after making dea allow May, 1891, the Company had in operation 2,737,000,000 yards; and of yarns in the earlier period an complimentary title of Admiral of the nearly twenty years ago. There are tow
tered into with the Government for the average of 52,000,000lbs, and in the later Flost; but it in thought that the Prince, engineering difficulties to sprauount, the Excellency the Governor in farther dealing ance for the altared circumstances, it 64 Are Lamps, and a Contract had been en-they had why he always had a regard for military estimated cost per mile being only about with this question will give a full and impares to my Committed that the relation
Lamps were erected during hat Autumn, | large increase initas export of goods to Barometer ... life wiff for period, undergo military £5,500, whilst the expense of the thorough tial consideration to the vises expressed which this Col sy holds to the trade of supply of it additional Lamps. These 11 period an average of 89,000,000th That
Mr. by the members of this Olaraber.
Olins and to that of other countrica ra-
The and have been lit regularly since November the Eastern markets was in the fece of in Temperature training Tais, however, will not be for a survey will not exceed $30,000.
Alexander, of the Malay Rallways and In accordance with your request the sub-mains practically unchanged. months, ma he has not yet entirely reWorks Company, Limited,, is in chargo, enclosures which accompanied the letter of consuming power, has of curse grown with lat, making a total of 75 Lamps for increase in the consumption of sotton in Humidity.
India, and therefore in the production of covered from his very severe illness of last
ite popalation, but it continues to all in Street poly of fuerndessent light has yaco-efroms 207,000 bales of cottun, au tasud
Direcsion of The supply winter, thought be is much better then Mr Daniop had stao business in Beugkok 11th February are coturned herewith.
with regard to the completion of the con- I have the bonear to be, Six, your most tents and purposes, what it has always be been gradually extended during the last average from 1876 to 3850 to 1,178,000 | Fa when he went to the south of Francë,
cession of a small area ut Perlis, whoreabadiant servant,
depôt for the convenient reception and (Signed) AT LAND, coal has been found in considerable quanti
distribution of cargo coming from and das twelve months, the total sumber at Lamps bales in 1891. He had given them these Wasther tleed for other ports; and, according to Installed and connected on the 30th Apri, figures because beauted in show them the above report, rather, a port for general 1832, being over 60, equivalent in power the tecrease in the consuming power of bis Royal Highnem the Doke of Edinburgh railway enterprise, besides agasing new
trade ja the Chias Beas than a Colony is in to the above Lamps, over 260 Lamps in the value of silver, and that is addi K.G., un behalf of Her Majesty. Pre-trade resurses for Poning and Singora,
are in course of installation this aumbertion to this very large export from England the ordinary sense:* sentations to his Hoyal Highness at this There is aiready an important trado coast-
The bulk of the brains carried on hers fludes the Lamps for lighting the Ball there had been a coneumption of goods pro Court are by the Queen's pleasure consider wise from Singers, i tin, cardamoms, ed as equivalent to resentations to Her hides, cattle, dried prawns, etc., but the Sir-I ate directed by the Governor to includes something different from mere Room, Government House, which is now used in India itself, which did not look at if (ho wamtry had been suffering. With Majesty The Diplomatic Circle was at trans-Peninsular trade has hitherto been acknowledge the receipt of your lottur of buying and selling; it has been artel hy nearly completed. tended by the Ministers of Japan and much restricted owing to the closing of the 14th instant forwarding a resolution of sad is dependent for its existence on the In accordance with demands of Cossurrey and to China, with their Councillors, Secretaries, the roads during the rainy season. This, the Chamber of Commerce at a mesting exceptional facilities afforded for the freewers, the aumber of hours during which vor and Attaches, and the Charges d'Affaires, of course, the railway will overcome. The held on the 8th instant on the subject of and animpeded handling sud movement of the Ineandyscent Light is supplied, e in cotton goods orally they exported in BAROMETER- ↑1K 90.91′′ Amongst the presentations taade were the mere prospect of its construction has al- the taking of returns of the Imports and goude; therefore regalstions which will been increased, so that at the peasant tims 1870 9,253,000,000 yards, while in 1830. hamper or in any way reader, this moro the engines are running for about 22 hours the rousity was 6,124,000,000-yardar following Mr Edward Fairfield, Q.M.G., ready given Erade an impetus, a European Exports of Ea Colony,
I am in reply to ask whether your Cham- troublesome and toliaus are directly prejus day. Two Dyneno Machines, with a The proportion of the export trade in sot. TREKKE-- M Asistant Under Betary of State for the having taken up a thousand acres of land in
Aaliber will submit a statement of the reản t dicial to the main interests of the Colony additional machine in re-re, are available on goals India and China in 1870 was Colonies, on appointment, by the Bootel Helsh for sugar-planting.
The propanad teas are in of a kind very for supplying Incandescent Lights; die we 43 per cent, of the whole, bax in 1899 it ary of State; Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, branch ins from Kalks to Solama, to tag on which the res luting is bad in order E.0, B., V.0., un promotion, by the First the tin-producing area, is contamplated that it may be forwarded to the Secretary distasteful not only to the Europeans but calue is supplying the present number of fed rison to 68 per cent, of the whole The Quarters for the Station Staff worn silver-using countries which cudy fook Lord of the Admiralty Amongst those The survey will be finished by about of State for his sideration, or whether also to the Chiness Marchants who expect Lamp at about ball its full working power, therefore, they would see that the who stounded the Loves were Admiral of October, probably, snou after which they desire that the swapper report of to carry on thule business with the same the Fleet, the Hon. Bir H. Keppel, G.G.B., the formation of the Railway Company the discussion at the meeting msy he taken freedom which they have hitherto enjoyed, completed la April, and are now occupied, from as in 1870, before this allocation Gemmenézd, 43 per cent, now Lent the dis and Adpiral Bir Vesty Hamilton,
As containing thuse re netta,
It woul·l ba superflaous to enlarge on the and prove to be a great convenience.
By command of the Queen a Levee was tian. It it proves to be of even fair quality
Acting Secretary,
Auditors.Messrs G. Stewart and D. 8: Mackintosh have audied the accompanying Ancuesta. These gustleman w retire, Mr G. Stewart offers himself for re-election, Mr Mackintosh in leaving the Calony and in
H. L. DALRYMPLE, Chairman, his place Mr H. Hunter offers bimari
flongkong, 34th May, 189
held on the Eth ult, at St. James'a Palaço by it will be of the greatest assistance in the The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brien, 0.1.influence and the protection of the generat! to 1,000 Lamps 8 candle power. In addi- tudia, and Chipa, notwitbetsuding the fall
will commencs.
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Uffen,
Hongkong, 20th April, 1892,
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