No. 9349-JANUARY 20, 1893.1
LEFTIR TO THE BEURETARY OF STATE.
handed to us for publication:-
THE CHINA MAIL.
qualified to fill the vacancies without work to da
The Unofficial Menbors hawn sked the Oofonil Governmont on three different oc casione since April last for a Commision to enquire into the whole question of pith lic Expenditure. We refer your Lordship to the debates in Council on 10th April, 1891, 7th December, 1891, and th May, 1892, a reported in the Hongkong Hap aards, 1890-81, and 1801-92.
The cost of the salstics and personal nl Iowane alone has rber as follows:---
F 18878547,850 ..Si62,675 1638........
$802,183 $155,233
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDIOFION, (Before His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Puisne Judge.)
Friday, January 20.
MIS LORDSHIP ON THE DISPOSAL OF BUSINESS,
TELEGRAMS BY THE AMERI-time Senator Hill has introduced a bill for
CAN MAIL TUG RANAMA CANAL ZOANDAL Paris, Deqember 41-According to statements iewed by the the liquidators, the amount expended by the Panama Cana Company has resabed the enormous total
repeal of the Sherman law, and will; it ie- anderstood, make a speech after the holi days in which he will take a stand on the side of silver, in accordance with his vote, but will say that the Sherman Is is not a solution of the problem.
THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND, before. Early in 1887 Commission, have not been paying their racing as
THE GOVERNMENT.
composed entirely of Unofficial Members of panser, while warly all have suffered Council (the Chairman only exopted), pouniarily in sympathy with the excond- recommended a general advance in larisgly antiafactory state of shipping all The following documents have been all round. The then Secretary of State over the world. Shipping is undoubtedly for the Colonies approved of the room-jof the very first importance to the Colony, mendations with various alteration and bat the alloged idruse of tonnage can in
This is a gain of one in favor of ripeal, modifications, and after prolonged consi. Do mauro be resonably condrusd as
of $260,000,000 Achille Monchiconet, but on the other hand, there are quite deration and discussion in despatcher and showing any incrats of presperity in trade
Upon taking his sent on the Bauch to the last liquidstar, places ander the follow- Duraboz of Senators who will voto against in Council n revisori scale was approved here. Such a deduction is more or less
day, bis Lordship madis some remarks on ing heads the sums expended in pro. the abolition of the monthly purebess of and introduced into the Estimates for 1891. fallacions. According to the Estimates the
the way in which cases were dearn out and paratory work and organization: For con- silver. Among those Santors are Albrich, the time of the Court taxon up hoaring cossions and general axpouses, $85,- Allleon, Nouderson, Chandler, Dixer and But, during the two years that had shaped revers from Light Dace is at the de-
pallry cases.
1000,000; for advertisements, $12,800,000; Wilson, and it is said s'good many oihara, since the first proposals wore made, great creass. The figure are:- changes had taken place in the financial
Mr Donnya, celling his Lordship's atten. taxes, etc., $17,800,000; construction, canvass of the Senate made by the silver in condition of the Colony. In his speech
tion to two cases on the liet mid-These material and transportation, $33,200,000; men shove that no Senator who voted for
repealing e
g of the the uncil, on 19th March, 1891, Bir G.
cases were fixed for Thursday las; perhaps contractors, 483,600,000; purchase of the free silver will vote for a 18913758,139 (estimated). you will take them on Wednesday. I Panama Railroad, $18,000,000: paid share-law except Senator Hill, and it is said that W. Des Voeux forcibly pointed out that the Colony was suffering largely from rather Imports from the Northern Ports is Estimated for 1893, about 8774,000, and understand pon will be probably engaged holders as ad interim interest and invested the proposition of Senator Mothers will cause which had hit Hongkong Canton. The Steamera carrying these mero-rossbly a still larger estimated ameant for on Monday and Tuesday. Mr Reece is in for the payment of lottery bonds not have more than thirty votes lu its hard-one was the restrictive legislation
200,000.
favor. Siror men would be glad to have, against Chineno in to Australasian Colonica y passthrough our waters, but the inclusion 1993, hanco our motion for reduction to one chao, and at Wright in the other.
His Lordship-Gontlemen, I find that According to this account not the whole the question come to a vele at any time. and in America; another was the incassed of their tonnage in our Barbour Statistics, the 1800, basis; with the view to genera | there mall cases take up too much timo. of the $260,000,000 has been lost
erroneous deductions.retrendirent, and the strictest economy Time is wasted upon them proving a lot of fifth of this sum has been repaid to sub
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE WORLD'S' FAIR galtigation of the Poppy in China, which has led and londe had dainished our Opium Import; and large number of the Ocean Stoumors to which re regard as absolutely zocary.
and from Europe, America, da, in like The Unofficial Membare of Council beg facts that ought to be admitted. I sat the scribers in the shape of interest ad in
London, December 10-It is agala ru- mored that it is the intention of the Prince of Wales visit the trip across the Atlantia early next sum Exporation. It is said that he will make
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong, 20th January, 1893. Protest of Unofficial Members of tho Legislative Council against alarming increase in cost of administration and with reference to their position and treatment in the Conseil, On behalf of the Unofficial Members I have to ask you to be good enough to pub- Heb in your newspaper at your convenionco the enclosed surrespondence and momorial for the information of the public.I am, gaur obedient errant,
O. P. CHATER. Hongkong, 14th January, 1893. SIBI begte onelose herein a femo- rial, dated the 12th instant, from the Vuuficial Sombors of the Legislative Council to the Most Honourable the Mar quis of Ripos, Her Majesty Principal Seccatary of State for the Colonies, and three ospies thereof, and on their behalf I have to ask that your Excellency will be good enough to forward the original by bert mail to Europe.
I have further to ask your Excationcy, on behalf of the Unofficial Members, to telegraph, partly in cipher if possible, to the Right Honourable The Secretary of Stale for the Colonies to the effect that on the 13th December last we laid on the Council tablo a Pretos against the Supply Bill for 1898, and that our Memorial on the subject has now been received by your Excellency We desire that the Secretary of State should be asked to postpone the operation of the Bill until our Protest and Memorial have been ensidered by his Lordship and the Law Offcors of the Crown.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obediorat zeryant,
(Signed) 0. P. CHATER. His Excellancy Sir William Robinson,
K.C. M., &c., &o, ko.
$99,660,69 In 1801, Jay Revhed Estimate for 1892, 87,142,31 *
....... 87,000.00 Es inste for 1883,
The destination of mostly all the Rice and
manner swell the official tonnage returns, but in reality way add little to our revenue, and maty of them contribute asthing to the trade profits, the steamers having in many instances to call, even with little or nothing to land in artake from the Colony, They have to call for the sole purpose of transhipment of Cargo and Bruch Live requiratnan ta.
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1689 1000....
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a number of British war-slips. It is also stated that his now cutter has been ordered " by the Prince to be entered in some of next season's American yachiling events.:
ing to a little over $65,000,000, are a total His Lordship—A mass of evidence is loss. Of the whole amant expended general rule, solicitors gain by these cases. often led which has no bearing on the only a little over oro-third was spent in malter.
the actual construction of the canal. Mr Dennys-Threo are complicated París, Decembar 23-The Government
A NEW GERMAN PAHIY, believes it has succeeded in
putting its
London. December 23.-The Berlin cor- Hi Lordabip-Well, we must have finger opon a danger to the ropublic great.
er that the Francia scandal, The Cabinet Teependent of the Times, discussing the usw pleadings to kuns what we are about.
Me Dennys-I have no objection to thinks it his uncovored a conspires German political party which is all in against the state which has been vagusly embryo, says the party has grown out of Welurther hog tok your Lordship's ploading.
His Lordship-There are a great many dreaded and amored for many days. It the triumphant progress of Prince Bimarck apocial reference to the proceedings in the Coanel as reported in the Hongkong Daily faces which if admitted would not influcoco proposes to deal with the extractilinary last summer through Munich, Kisingen Press of 8th and 2nd December altimo, the caso much one way or the other, and situation by extraordinary measures. It and Jun. The party will consist of Bis- in the proving of which great deal of will, within a few hours, zinke the fixet of marckian enthusiasts. Its programme will and posted herewith.
a series of arrests for high treason. I favor bimetalliam, 'anti-Semitism and a We ask that an independent Commis.time is lost. son, ic. one consisting of the Menbors of Hulings uskod that a day, wight. Es fixed of the tan who will be the first of the sistert opposition all along the line to the
Upon the calling of another case, Mr make this statement up the authority progrosaire colonial poliny. In abort, can the Community uncanected with Govern- ment or at least of a majority of such power to investigate and report on the cost of the Administration.
for
but the terms had not been
total income. This state of affaire van as a fevenue of the Colony is not a person, should be appointed with fall Bettiomu, ers had been made for to be accused. M. Andriou.
and plastic as when these rug mentitions in salaries were recommended. There was then a large surples Roceuus over Ordinary Exponditure. The surpluses
wora
In 1859, ..... In 180, In 1891, ... Estinated surpids in Revenue
ia 1892,
We venture to heps that your Lordship will reply to this letter direct to the Un- official Members or to their dayen. We $519,107.57 had exssion withid the last pour or two to ..... 541,638.27 address several loctors to the Right Hon- 107,439.26 ourable the Secretary of State for the Corios and have received neither acknow- 115,916.00ledgment nor reply. It was only in assor to questions in Council that we learned Beronae in 1896, ........ 6,785.00 that there had been any communication at Ordinary Expenditure, in spite of all the all on the subject of our lettera, efforts of the Unofficial Members, can- tintes to increase annually, and, we think, out of proportion to the real needs of the Colony. The Gigures are as follows:
In 1999,
Estimated possible surplus in
accepted..
Mr Godge and negotiations were still going on for a settlement,
His Lordship-I am afraid it is the costs that pretont settlement in this case.
Mr Hastings I am ofraid sa Me Godge-It is not my costs, your Lordship.
There is no disguising the fact that An- driear' astounding statement to the Peo- ama cormities yesterday was the first unmasking of the hidden battories which everybody has dreaded. Of course no body believes that Andrieux is alone in the terrific campaign which has just be. gen. The whole Boulangist, or revision. ist, party is at his back, The alarm which the vindictive atterances of the ex-Deputy caused has spread, I called in Andrieux this evening to ask what great reputations he would next strike down with the arsenal of weapons which, he says, he bat catlockert.
Бтретог.
EUROPEAN VIEW OF NIE JAMMIGRATION KESTRICTION MEASURE, Londra, December 18-A Vianta dis- patch has it that the Cabinets of Europe are arranging for a waited prostest against the threatened restrictions upon immigration in Americs. The organ of the Australian Formiga Office recently agreed that the application of the methode used in Amerion against the Chinese enolits to a 240 of European was unworthy of a civilized pantry like the United States, and that the insit involved in shutting the door in the face of European emigrants a mors pross because it was coupled with on inri-
U to visit the Chicago exhibition.
STOCKING UP WIEN GÓMIA, Washington, December 20.-Secretary
the third was the dealing in the orp of
to post out to your Lordship that al-whole of Monday on two small cases, torim. Then there are sente represented Chinato Tex owing to the competition India and Coylor. Laud had fallen greatly
though there may possibly be ante dif- which, if solicitors had not been there, by the fourth, fifth and sixth items. their prosent valua is cstimated at $15 in value; we were largely over built in the
eranto ef opinion in the Colony on the would have been disposed of in half-an- These cost alt's over $140,000,000, and question of official entarios, there is no r. Dennys-I don't think that, asx000,000. The other three items, amount-mer in the royel yacht Usborne, escorted by City of Victoria, at the Peak, Magazine
division of opinion as to the necesity for a Gap, and at Kowloon; house robu were going down corsiderably in almost all in-
reduction in the cost of administration, stances; immense sums of money hat been
aud for economising generally by the lost through an grafitable trade in tobacco
amalgamation of certain offices, o sell as for a reformation in the constitution of the The Colony'a Berenus from Opium bas Legislative Council, and is to the nseless- planting in British North Borneo, mining vontures in the Malay Peninsula and else.
not increased or even boon maintained.neas in the Council as at present constitut- whers, and a mumber of the new head on- turpiser had not yet yielded any return on heat from the Opium Farm in fallen ed of the presence of an unofficial clement capital invested, while many others sere in from $389,900.00 in 1891, and sal9,000.00 which is habitually overruled by the course of liquidation; the unprecedentedly estimated for 1893, to $349,800.00 per Official vote. violent duetrations in the gold value of us for the next three yent. The re- silvot had paralyzed and rendered Export venue from this source is of a ment noor- and Import trade not only unprofitable but tai and precarious nature.
The Revenus obtained from Subsidiary disastrously bad, rosulting in heavy lomes, Coinage shows a largo decrease. In and the Colony's revenue showed story
1890 it was $90,217.87, in 1891 373,347.00 ; 45 mptoms of a servons é derivable frorn, site the revised Estimate for 183 in only tourly the revenue
$8,500.00, and the Estimate for 1893 is Government's Opiuca Farm, which was at
$17,000.00. that period aboutone Sourth of the Colony's gravated by the Military Contribution to the Imperial Government from the Conny being Increased from £20,000 to $40,000 por annum, or to nearly es sixth of our total annual revenue, on the ground that Legislative Council Chataber,
at increased Garrison was essential Under Hongkong, 12th January, 1889. MY LORD MARQUIS,We, the Unofficial theme cirannustantes, and while the proposed Members of the Legislative Council of increase in salarive was under consecration Hongkong, lave-the hooour to hand fun of the Secretary of State for final approval,
KANTON ¤, MADAR In this action, the plaint sought to ro hoce with ourlosed copy if a protest, dated the Unofficial Members of Council by tele. Hongkong the 13th day of December ul gran and by letter ontreated his Lordship
cover the sum of $108.94 being rest, f., timo, laid by us on the table of the Coun- in the then genomily unsatisfactors condi
on certain houses in Wing Fong Lane and cil for record in the Minutes of Council, tion of the Colony to withheld his sanction
Queen's Road East, due to the plaintif
I can't speak of any plaus, he replied, under the provisions of Kale No. 32 of from the propanol increase, and allow the
under loase dated 11th January, 1888, made the Standing Rules al Orders. This whole matter to stand over until it was soen
between the plaintiff and Po Wing Chaubeyoud saying that what I have thus far protest is the formal expression of our whether the Colony could or would recover
and Cheang Po Ying, payment whereof announced is but an significant part of dissent from the decision of the Council from its than alata of financial and general
de guaranteed by the defendant under a my complete design. I will, however, Foster makes no secret of his purpose to re- payment of the on-
give yon at interesting piece of inform-pair as far as is possible within legitimate in reading third time and passing, hy depression.
tond dated 20th March, 1899, means of the official majority, the Aphansed rates of salary in the clong was
Mr. Hastings (of Messrs Wotton and Den- ation. I export to be arrested to-morrow bounds the inrude on the gold holdinga re gropriation Ordinance for 1893-Ordin- actually suspended for nearly six monthe
can's office) appeared for the plaintiff, and morning for tracon and conspiracy against exiting from the rerout heavy shipments of GDCA No. 1 of 1992)in the form in pending the result of this appeal to
the republic, M. Ribot, Loubet and other that motal to Europe. To that end he has Me 0. D. Wilkinson for the defendant. which it has been assented to by the Go Secretary of State, and the Civil S. rvants
1,852,000.00 The Most Honourable The Marquis of
Francis Mailand, assistant to Messrs members of the Cabinet were in cozsultatenewed the policy so successfully employed vernor and forwarded to your Lordship. wer expressly warned by the Baveroor
Ripen, Her Majesty's Principal Se Lestend and Davis, who hold s power of tion for three hours this evening and they by him et periods of his administration wher We pray your Lordship to take this pro. that if payment was made it would be only
1,829,611.00 dutary of State for the Colouis, attorney frous De Patrick Manan, produced finally decided to arrest me and curtain the gold balance of the treasury was similar- test into consideration, and to gire affect for the year, and that the whole question
Lo., &e., Donning Street, London.
the lear and bond. The less was for 10 others on the charge of ironson. I told y menaced by fordgn influence. of salaries was open for reconsideration House rents are lower now than they
yesterday that high-inded mois yati to it. We pray you farther to advise hor
[The Protast has already bom publish years and not forth that the rent of the would he used against it, but I tell you any character and denomination desired at in brief, to disburse aurreney of pollor wern in 1889-7860. The fall has been Most Gracious Majesty the Queen to re- and revision is the next and following
propecky was 4000 por year The lease fuse her Asant to that Ordinance. Annual Estimate. Lord Knutsford finally great; though the cfact of this on theed-En, C.M.]
was transferred by the original holders to again that they can't prevent the atoomany point in the United States, when it may directed payment for 1891 of the in Reveius has not yet been fall. The
be needed, in exchange for geld deposited in Chaog Yip Chan on 20th March, 1890, plishment of my purpose." Colonial Seoretary's lice, crossed rates of salary, on the allegations nual valuations have hardly yet been
when I. P. Madar, accountsat, Victoria' It is Hongkong, 19th January, 1893.
step on the part of the Government.cisco. The person purchasing the carreang that house res for Europeans had is creanudaltoned. It was solely on the ground of the
53,I am directed to inform you that Hotel, sutered into a bond as guarantor for such possible to forecast the coint of any sub-treasurf except that at Sia Fran- from 100 to 150 pur ceut, and for Chineas great increase fu bone rents in the Colony 100 per cent. Distinct official caution was That Lord Knutsford sanctioned the intha bezanzial enclosed in your lotter at the sum of $5000. Witness heard from Mr It will, of course, make a prodigious son, is given the benefit of the Government rale
Madar about sighteen months age that sation, and it is perhaps sa-open question of transportation given to the officers conored that it was erased salarios. (See his Lordship'e 14th instant (reccired on 16th instant Obang Yip Chus had left the Colony, all which way pain sympathy will turn. On not to be looked upon as a permanent in Despatch of 3rd April, 1891, more parti-been forwarded to the Secretary of State
by this day's mail. crussa, but as an increase that was open tacularly para. 12) reconsideration and todaction is the next The Governor recognized plainly in bis I am also to inform you that the Gover or any following year, if there was no in-statement to the Council at the opening nor telegraphed on the 17th instant to the prorament in the financial condition of the of the present Sossion the need of retrench. effect that the Unuficial Miemban, desired meat in every direction, and anid :— that the Appropriation Ordigans for 1893 Colony.
In the public service rested interests might not be giren effet 1o pending the
cannot be disregarded, må all ̈ re-i zovupt of their trenchinenta consoquently must b Thero is apparently cistical error in the more or less of a prospective nature. date of the newspapers stated in the last I have publicly stated that when op- paragraph bat two of the Memorial to have portunities are I will take advantage beet posted to the address of the Secretary
The main question debated in Council on the consideration of this appropriation Bill, was whether the salaries of the prin. cipal Civil Servants of the Colony should or should not be roduced to the scale in
The
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This being a brief bistory of da prestion of the morenat in piticial salaries, ran it be maintained, as it has been, that Avil Ser- vante have a vested interest in these in- crazed salario and that the Unofficial
force in the Colony in 1890, or whether provision should be made for their pay- ment in 163 at the rates authorized for 1891 and 1893.
In the Finance Committee all Unofficial Members (Live) of Council voted anal mously for the reduction of the salaries, and carried Resalutions amending the E- timster for 1903 in that sense, and re- ducing the corresponding itatan in the Appropriation Bill. In Committee of Council, where the Oficial Merahere are always in a majority, theas votes and items, Mambors are guilty of a grossly inequitable as originally proposed, were restored by attack on vested interests in uring now for the reduction of these salaries to their this Official mujarity, against the unani- mans vote of the Unofficial Members; the fumer level? We submit that it cannot The power to re- Bill was thus reported in its original forn be so maintained. and not as antended in Fiasace Commit.exmine and adjust them if secerary tee, was rail a third time, and passed. was specially reproud, and the recipients It has since been assented to by his Ex-wire officially autioned that they were not cellaney the Governor, in the ma ard to look upon increased salacios paid in 1891 on behalf of the Queen, and publiebed in asa permanent improvement. the Hongkong Government Gazette of 3rd December altimo.
The UnoDoial Members submit, or your Lordship's consideration, that in Com mittes of Council on the Appropriation Bill for 1898, the votes of the Official Members-each personally interested from a premiary point. of view in the rejection of the Amendments
Is there any justification ner for the present euženvour to reduce the increased salaries to the 180 level i
In 1890,
In 1891,
The latest stimate
1692 is
While the estimate for
1803 ja
$1,159,167.16 1,470,221.00 1,508,079.20
an-
We have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient homblo Serrints,
(Signed) C. P. CHATEL,
HO KAI.
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T. H. WHEAD, E. R. BELEZOS, J. J. BELL-IEVING.
Мотесіл
Thin
It was learned this afternoon that several
of thein, but time is required to effect of State, and I am to enquire what News. left the Colong the rent had been paid by manifesto iesned this week by the Fres recent drawing, but his £17 is impounded
f his despatches to your Lordship be
Mr Madar.
tells us that he has recommended reduc- The Honorable O. P. Chatur, &, &., &lecting the ront from the house.
tions of endarion, amalgamation of offices, abolition of appointments as opportunities ofer, and has had to ask your auction for
loan. He agrees with
of whom was directly and to increased activation of the Poppy in | Registrar of the Supreme Court, and be forwarded to the Secretary of State by cisposing of the case. Ha procecded to The manifesto process to charge the time.
generally should not have been touderad
or accepted; that their vores were illegal
Bis Excellency's opinion and sonsider that
the circumstances which appeared to justify the 1891 inezease no longer exist that an annual economy of $35,000 or $40,000 or
ные
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next mail to Mucopa.
be low about the bond was that his firm the surface Andrieux has done nothing but bankers have already taken advantage of would not take the new lesies in place of offer to prednos mass of incriminating Secretary Foster's plan, adding $800,000 to the old without Mr Madar's excurity. The evidence against public officers who has the Government's gold balance, and, father, particulars of the claim ve Balance of heeu bribed. The Government must bring that there is every indication that the rent to 31st December, 1892, 953.33; strong evidence to justify prozacation for Treasury will speedily recoup the entire amount surrendered recently to foreign lance of rest to 31st January, 1893, reason ander such circumstances. 8333.33; premiam pate on policy to Boug. THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE LABOUR UNIONS, dealers.
London, December 18.-The distress in
TIS MISSING WORD' 'CHÁZE hung Tire Itwurance Company. 8969.60; half year's
London, December 18-Ewes royalty crown rant, 909.68; in all, Lendon growing out of the enforced idio- 8709.94. Chang Yip Chen paid the rout
1038 many thousands is having one | was in the + missing word › sontesta. Frigos for the first few months, and since he salatory efect in the shape of a reaction Heary of Battenberg-was a regular com- against the tyranny of organized labor.petitor. He was among the winners of a all such reforms. The Civil Service la papers were so posted. No coples were re- Cross-examined by Mr Wilkinson Me Laber Association is being receivel with with the rest. Batty works his pointe to a certain extent over-oficered, and ↑ ooived with the Memorial. the salaries of the clerical service are I have the honor to be, Bit, Your most Madar had pad over $800. They had many expussions of sympathy among the from the castle, at Windsor. He said it. saad lúm once, If not twice, and obtained that there are in Londen alone 100,000 gamble ever invoted and it scored to
unemployed. The document sets forth was the most interesting and harmle capable of reduction as vacancies oc- | obadient survant, cur.'
judgment. (58) G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Ro-examined--Mr. Madax had been col men, with 300,000 women and children him a pity to stop it... Colonial Secretary,
dependent upon them, out of employment The orazo paptivated all London. It and hole. The This was all the evidence.
at the present time, chiefy owing to the was alike in mansio Mr Hastings understood the defence continued strikes in all trades during the millionaire's abilling was sent for fun, Hongkong, 20th January, 1893
rolied apon
the fact that the fefendant had at three years, which are driven tons of while the working girls and salesmen
shipping into the hands of foreigners, displayed for the stakes Over $5000, and as i had got no
Sixty coupons 8m-1 bag to acknowledge receipt The tires Gus, referred to by Sir G.the prosent rate of salary on high, tothe your letter No. 68 of 1922 insunt inforto, limation that this defence was to be raised placed 20,000 men, cos: the workaan of Ways laught by the Royal Fa
ing me that the Memorial encased in my le nster his Lordship to give hita en London £52,000 in wager alone, and prov- Whitstall and the St. James' Palace mess W. Des Veux, viz. restrictivo bigislation recommended and carried a very con
Kaize Wert considerable from time to gains: Chinese in Australasia and Amarices eiderable reduction in the salary of the new communication of 14h fastant has beau opportunity to look op authorities before the greatest curse that ever visited this had formed a regular syndicate, and the Now the question is, what is to be done China, which times e rism Improposes to do the same with di offices anyonerday's mail, and intimating that His argue that the bond must tu interpreted
Excellency the Governor telegraphed on that the plaintiff was not entitled to sue asion leaders with being the authors of the ports; and desine in the Exporte Chinese portanties o00 T.
The Governor confesses that there is the 17th iders to the Secretary of State to the defendant for more than $5000 at une strikes referred to. The policy of the load-with the money which the promotes have proposed and supported unanimously by the Ten, owing to the competition of India and Unofficial Members for reduction of salaries Chylus, are will causing the Colony toned retranchantent and form, that the effoot that the Unoficial Members time in the ormt of the plantiff allowing era, it declares, bas been to rush the dock in hard, as the Gorerament has stopped suffer largely and more severely the some of the salaries are too high and oughtsired that the Appropriation Ordinancs the daforedant's liability to accumulate, owners, shipowners, whrangers and other the guessing and placed all the stakes before, and whether any improvement en to be reduced, and that the official staff is for 1603 might not be given offent to, pend. and that the defendant was not liable for employers. While with a land Toise they under embargo in the Bank of England? Bath claimed freedom of cetion for themselves its confronted with a condition and not and void; that the Amendments proposed; be looker for in the immediate future is too numerous. We are also decidedly of ing receipt of their memorial, I bag you anything he had paid in the pack, mert they did their best, it is claimed, to stifle it a theory. It has no fight to the $120,000
The mere fact that the by the Unofficial Mombers should have extremely doubtful.
pleas to kindly convey to His Excellency by tooth. besu declared to have been carried, and Land has not improved in alue; it is
the thanke of the Unofficial Members for defendant had made payments to the plain-in others. They and their agents, it is now lying in the manive vaalts in Thread-
tiff's attorneys in the past under his said, mercilessly erashed and debarred needle street. should have been embodied in the Bill a lower now then it has been for a number
his having done
Various suggestions have been made for reported frath the Finaces Committee of year; and Land Sales have fallen cf.
No acknowledgment of hy letter having liability did not in any way prevent them from work all who were unwilling or unable The Unofficial Members believe that on It is improbable that the value generally more may be easily effected without delay be received the Newspapers referred to a laining this sum against nim at the to pay money into their unions. They its disposal. "Lady Burdact Coutts would in the last paragraph but two of the Meresant time. With regard to another stopped ships for the most frivolous res like to have a ward endowed in some big principle and by every rule of Paris- throughout the Colony, and the feolas and without herdship, and that as fa- mentary practice and procedure, the Offi- tion of new land, sing the Fava central creases were granted and paid upon the gist were aut posted to the address of the point for the defence he maintained that sons without any rogard for the pecuniary htepital, where poor women could receive was dis-loss of the owners or the inconvenience of treatment gratie. The Horee Guards mess
the passengers.
incline to the idea of building a handsome cial Members of Council were disqualified westwards from the sea, will be available express condition that they were open to Secretory of State by petent
later. From Toting on the occasion in question, for building purposes sooner or
Gatly roeonsideration there is no reated Newspapera in ques' mail. The he had aued under the bond as i
are the Hongkong tinctly mentioned in the writ
They called out the men of the cooks and lifeboat with the money and ebrietening Mr Wilkinson said he had mentioned to is the general trade of the Gubny either interest to be affected by their revision, Daily Press all Supplements of 8th and and submit that the Bill should bare boen allowed to
to pass as amended by the Uaugst Clines or Europear profitable and that there is nothing unjust or inequit 22nd time, which contain reports of to Mr Hastings in the foerenoun that he had a wharvea, aye the manifests, without say the creft The Missing Word.
Vacoubtedly the mania produced minor oficial Members in Finance Committee of or even satisfactory? Undoubtedly not,stle in our moving accordingly.
meetings of the Legislative Cusseil held on dulance in this action, and suggested that dispute, simply because some goods bad
axima Office boy played the geom the Courit.
Here (as in many other places) it is bad,
with their lo his Excellency the Gormur's address 30th November and 14th December altime pleadings should be filed. This proposal arrived from a place where n dispute was
employers postage stamps heze and there. Taken as a whole, hom The Unofficial Members of Council beg and has been for the last two years, pro-herein before referred to our respectively, and these we will forward by was rofused. He contended first that the pending on principle' strikes they cali action had been improperly brought, not them. In fact they attempted to assume further to submit, for your Lordship's bably worse than at any time in the the state of affairs mum, so far as finance is
ever, it was as harmless as roller-skating. consideration, a short history of the in- Colony's history. There has been, concerted, cannot be considered entirely balignt scrant
I have the hour to bo, Sir, Your most upon the bood but fur reat under the leate the position of dictators and tyrante bot to which his dient was not a party. He only of the port of London, but af very
A TENNISON HANUSCRIPT MID. creasa aslaries question, so that in dealing fortunetais, sentinued general commercial saisfactory. We quite share in this view,
O. P. CHANCE.
next contended that judgment had beu port in the kingdom. with it you may have before you not only had fusacial depression, apprehension, and as to the future we keenly feel the
The rautt of it all, according to the
Lendon, December 23-The originai manuscript of Posms by Two Brothers' given by his Lordship's predecesore under the official view but also the popular sisty, and susponse; there is a general imperative moonsity for economy and re- The Honorable . T. M. O'Brien, C., bond, and that, therefore, no fresh manifesto, is that the tools and victims are was sold at auction to-day for $2,200, with aspects of it, and that you may be able to want of confidence, credit is seriously our memant
Colonial Secotazy. anderstand the nonnection which an- tracted, and several of the must respectable
action could be brought under it. The walking the treaty starving while their and oldest established of our mercantile
only question was had the defendant paid leaders are in good positivus among the Copyright reserved. They were prems writ- ten by Alfred Tonyeau and his brother doubtedly exists between thle special ques-
anything under this bond! The plaintiff appor tom,
Charles. tion and the general financial condition houser hava, under the strain of con-
A TENTAN leitor informa saiye the himself Brated that he had received orer: The manifesto goes on to Blat zaions
WIS LANGTRE'S ILLNESS, of the Uolony, and the repasted efforts tinous heavy trade losses, collapsed, position in the Council, and their treat-Shenghai Mercury, that cars cat now be run 2000.
which impose restrictions apon krade with- unavailingly made for some time pust by while the violent fluctuations in Excban vornment and by the Officia! Meinbere and that the extension line to the south It is for rents collected by him.
ment on many fociat questions by the frem Treptein eastwards, as farsa Lanchov,
London, December 22-Mrs Langtry is His Lordship-Look at your receipts. out being able to prove that the eroa of rather better. The fevor has subsided auf- the Unicial Members to get from the and the unprezdented decline in the gold
employment is thereby increased are a of Connell is much that they are compelled gate of Shan-hai-kwau will grobably be Colonial Goverotaçnt- an independent elus of silver have been the chief fad or
Mr Wilkinson-Pardon me; we could care to the country and an enemy to all ficiently to allow her to sleep. The servanta examination into the sloady and constant in bringing about the fall of the oldest Ex. to take this step for the protection of the Anished by the end of the present Chiness not have paid anything except under the classes and should not be tolerated by are kept busy answering, messages of in- gairy from many distinguished paroons, in- increase in the aggregate coat of the dunge Bank in the Bast, as well as largely intereate of the Colony, and la viudication yer, February. With the beginning of the
workingmon. administration of the Government, which ontributing to the collapse of another of their own rights and powers as guardians spring, the line will be further axtonded to
There is no extremity to which the cluding, it is reported, the Prints of Wales, Banking Institution whose Banking Assets
His Lordship-You have been collect g the public purse. If any increase of hehew, whenes it is the intention of the the rents.
English tradescu will not go these cabia lispatches making inquiries have been through his private secretary, Several wo regard as exceptionally heavy it wasntly were upwards of Tan and brea-expenditure is proposed Jelly and it bap-away Administration to build a subsie Wilkinson-Was it to be supposed hard Lines, hence the frequent roupaper received from America. There is no doubs
In 1898 and 1889 this Colony was unquarters Millions of Pounds Rtating. Urol 1 hot appeal of the diary line to Moukden, while the main that he intended that he should lose $50001 complaints of late of the outrageous prae-
The trade of the adjoining Province. Unofficial Members of Council they are trunk line will be continged on to Kirin, & he is able to recoup himself by letting tice of certain undertakers who sead in- / Last she is criticallyáll, although her friends in a very prosperous condition, and there wangtung (Canton), has not shewn any sulted and their opinions are cited to
year Lordship as justifying the expendi Fom Lasober anether fine westwarde is liberty to do so. Mr Wilkinson con- there are case of serious illness. In two was no reason to anticipate any serious Dorcase in the first nine month of 1899 as
work that will occupy four or five years. the honses instead of inhabling them he is sinuating circulars to families in which bare strong confidenes that she will recover, It is they who have voted for it. altoracion in its financial position in the compared with the corresponding period of tare.
contemplated to sorth of Tuegohew (near eladed his farther remarks by saying that OREOS mtioned this weak anticipatory immediate future. We need not do more 1801; or the contrary, the Chinese Cus. If they disapprove they are
often ignor Paking) and there to Paling-fu, the Barius paid over 80000 iis client was undertakers have been threatened with a than refy your Lordship, in proof of this, tome Beracur shows a decree of almosted and given to understand that their votes capital of Chibli province.
entitled to have something turned to him thrashing for their cold-blooded zeal. Sir William Des Voux's exhaustive ten per cent, or over Taels 428,000. The and opinions are valuelcas and that
instead of being sued for this sum
THE SHERMAN SILVER LAW. despatch of 31st October, 1889, to Lord published Returns of the China Imperial chce in Canoil waight well be dispens
Hi Lordship said bo weed consider the Washington, December Themaour. od with, and that it is for the Executivs We read in the Japan Amerliser that Maritime Customs giro :—¿ Knutsford; then Her Majesty's Principal
Trel
Government and fur your Lordship to de- two hundred offers and men of the British master, and assured Mr Hastings that cement by Senster McPhersor of Now Secretary of State for the Colonies,
the Sonate Revenue for the first nine
termine what is necessary and proper. If Navy assembled at the Royal Naval Ecs before delivering judgment he would have Jersey that be would call on in
4 months sight, months of 1891,4,244,994. 24 demand is made on the public purse for pilaf on the 914 inst. to attend the funeral at opportunity of submitting any authori-immediately after the holidays his resolu
tion providing for the suspension of the
Oredits, 4 Revenue for the first nine
ose disapproved of by the Govern of Thomas Philips, a writer of E... ties he might be able to disover. ally purpose
purchase of silver ballen under the Shor Lander, who died at the Hospital on the ---
Documentary, months alas, mouths of 1892, 1.829,306.57 out or not ordially supported, the re- Bongkong, to the enormous riss in the The dacreage for the first thran-quarters of/2ponsibility of rejecting it is thrown on the ?. After the reading the fateral who cared Eimself of Destast and Noisy interest in figencial drcles. It esh he
I. C. DEAYNES ABSOLUTELY GUZEJA Gentleman man law of 1890 has created conlterable On Parla-
On demand, Unoficial Members. 1892 as compared with the sans period of
Irwine, A., of the first part of
Credits, & menthal sight, further increase therein, Jarding to a great 1891, at Canton being over 5 %, at Lappa The Conficial Members have recently service, the cortega left at 3.45 p.m. for the the Hext af is years' standing by a now mothed, predicted now, however, that there will enhancement of revenue frotu land zales (Macao) over 15 %, and at Chinese Kow- objected and objected frequently to the cemetery, the collu being carried out and will be pleased to and fall hariiccars free. be no repeal of the law. Rao Borer. Harlin-De.and...
aiz bluejackets Address Stone Cotton, Shepherd's place, tary Foster of the Treasury Department, On New y York--- crown rats, and an increased volume of os over 20%
who has been overwhelmed with telegrams The Chingo Customs creation of nas offices, and the nosequent ploed on a gun carriage
On demand Taxation, and to a vast commarce in a Revenue thay safely be regarded as an increase in the public charges without who afterwards, va arrive at the Cemetery Kennington Park, London, SE, Big.
·ROWLANDY HAZEDDa-decothing, cool from New York, insisting that the law coveyed it to the grave. Tanfaceral petty healthy state of progress, de., &c.'
lex to the variations in trade, and even the their ever being consulted, or having aven
ww in charge of Lieut. May and Staf ing. extent milk for the skin. It pre- should to repealed, has replied to thrus Ou Bombay- A proposal was made at that time and decreased valanta thereof, for the reasons at opportunity of expresaing za opinion on
before mentioned, has in many instances the matter. They are asked to vole the Paymaster frame and other dileers atten. vents and remores freckles. tak, santern, that it right as well be understood now as not only by
d. The bring party consisted of anrices redness and toughness of the skin, soothes later that a repeal cannot be accomplished. the the Unofficial
auney needed when it is impossible to re-
in charge at tarpoval Brooks 15 24.1.1. and heuls stinge of insecte, sczema, prickly
When the fece
spring it bad bat by the community generally, to logrove wore while the gold value of silver con-
Areajority of of additional Orders when there are Cadets
It is four, the vole being 99 to 25. Without a zhem is some way for the then rise in and violent luctuations in Belango are
shown by pairs then announced and allow but, no papakay in the frame of hause Becara mas
and by the prasane of clegene wreaths, the 1st delicate skin. Helles 28. 34. suding for the death of Senator Gibeon of f. The value of land in the Cplung at tonnage of shipping frequent the har- They object to the appointment of car from the garden of Mrs Jamil, offered by. 46. 68. a for RowLane KALYDOR, of Lonisian, the Senate would now stand 44 that time was indeed very great, and bour. Sot it is notorious in
y that on to official posts in the Colony her the lines and the Chic Fully fleurs. 20, Hattan, London.
16 43 for unlimited coinage. Riose that pants was higher than they had ever been a number of the teams.
here there aro officera in the Colony already,
RICHESZTE
“doubtedly, no far no appearoness wont,
to
In that despatch our late Governor was able to refer to the great wealth of the Colony, to the increased market value of
the shares in all registered Companies in
value of land, and to the certainty of
The Unofficial Members beg leave to point out to your Lordship that their
their
Rev.
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Exchange, Bonexore, January 20.
On London-
Bank, Wire,
31
On demand,
*30 days' sight,
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... 3.42 ... 3.51
... 2.76
Odits, Gu daya' tight,
Wire,
Ou deraand,
wire.
... 220
On demand
On Shangha
On demand,
... 714
Gold Leaf, 100 line (per tae)
30 days' sight, private paper, Sovereigni (Baukabuying rate)
72
$38.00
7.20
most cordially Members of Council tesuited profitably. Trade canust ise it. Ther object to the apprisiments general raptor and mbona in which; bent, and edirritations, producea soft skin the Senate lastige silver bill passed Os Calcutta- the pay if the Civil Servants, compensating nues shrouded in boundless incertainty unprovided for, and to the manнiac-20 years) was beld en card ship, ware warranted fee from any lend or minoral change is the opinions of the Seastern s the cost of living " to "Colony generally aking pla00avnis increase in the they become too old to ba styindi ex Cadote. † unply evic.uced by the sarge attendance, ingredienta, az is perfectly harmless i
fure of posts to give them aalatice when
the deansed (wis has died at the early age and a lovely delicate complexion.