Hon. J. J. Keserick.
DOCUMENTS.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table a Statement of Disbursements for Forastey Werks in the years 1804 and 1895, Raports by the Harbour Master, the Savirary Su- perintendent, and Acting Postmaster Go-
order.
His Excellency.I think it le due to the Po Leung Kuk that some statement should be rada, although I am ready to edit I would prefer the statement to to mate later The Po Leung Kak has been charged with aertsin lapaoa, and it is only fair to clear tham as soon as possible from these charges
vary anxious Mr Whiteheadlam this should be done, but hearing ong side of the story without having the statements acomparing the reperla would, I submit, be out of order.
The Colonial Secretary-If the Honour
THE SHIPPING TRADE OF HONGKONG IN 1892. We take the following extracts from
SHIPPING Harbour Master's report for 1882-
THE CHINA MAIL.
The total of arrivals and sailings amounted to 14.162,849 tons or su advance on 1891
Chelydra ), Camelot (a), Catherine Aptar
In 1888 the total tonnage entered and pleared under the cognizanco of the Imperial Maritime Castoms was 32,307,850 with a total trade value of 540,681,188
Hnika Tasla.
A. UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT.”
A correspondent of Kühlow's, writing
The Gap Rook was established as a Bght- THE AUSTIN AHMS HOTEL & BUILD-
ING COMPANY LIMITED. louse Station during the year, the light | being arhibited for the first time an the 1st. The following is the Report of the Dirao from Honolulu, gives the following sccount year of a rather interesting kind of entertain- April The European Lightkeepers selected tora of the ahora Company, for
mont
of wiping out the loss on the Mountain View
neral for 1892; Reports of the Commis- jabla Xembur will have the patience to allo (1), Kongsee (1), Leksang (17), Malacca far, kop we have endeniable proof of difficulty, and it was thought advisable on tacaner has not been refilled.
B
should do so.
Taking
Here thon
JOHN D. HUMPHREYK & SOF, Governing Directors.
DECEMBER 1er 1892. Liabilities.
Saturday evening I had the pleasure of a wimming party-that are a feature of attending one of the unique entertaluments Benelalu, and are probably known nowhere Mrs Frank M. Nizon, formerly residents of Kanwood, now of San Francisco, and who have hosts of friends in Chicago.
Gernett, now in the harbour handsome fiw exceptions officers from our of fat-
young fellows, who cleared their thenata a af was, and from the English "corretta,
groat deal, curtailed their r'r piteously, and danced with mach muscalar vigent. They did not prosess the case of manner peculiar to their American follow-officera The musicians werd the famous Kiu Kalakus's singing boys, had they not only played upon guitars and mandolins but sing to the accompaniment, and by this lovely music No description can be given which will courey any idea of the wild pathos and the dances Boated through the waltz.
sweetness of the native airs. It is said that each has been suggested by some miliar English ballad, but if this is true, the nativa composition has been so inter woven with the motif that the effect is that of entire originality. The causlelang 'Cat - upon the piazzs, playing withant notes, r dressed in suits of white duck, woating. the regulation straw hat with its wreath of lowers or feathers, or both. There was first a waltz or 690, then the party sepa rated, disappeared, and reappeared clad in The guests then moved in bathing suits. procession across the long pior, and the young girls clasping their hands above honda Iasped into the surf, accompanied by their escorts. They swam and dived in the olear water like merman sud mermaids, $130,000.00 The nonthera cross rose above the horizon; 11,701.23 palms were darkly outlined in the moon- 91,600,00 light against the clear sky; the surf dashed its white foam against the reefs beyond the lagoon, the air was filled with the fragrance of a thousand flowers; the singing boys at upon the pier and their wild musio mado fitting accompaniment to one of the strangeat: Redes I ever boheld.
umar repaired to After a time the swimmers
No. 9453-May 25, 1898:]
1881-1890, that in oach ease increased tonnage cutering and clearing earried with THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL an opportunity of carefully reading over The Legislative Council met this after that eviduace and digesting it and the reports, I ask if the Honourable Member is
the it increased value of imports and exporte.
I ata aleo Fortanataly able to catry my investigations beyond the United Kingdom by the Trinity House Corporation arrived ending the alat Dosara ber 1892, for noon. E. the Governor, Sir Williams in order. The points to which he has just
And British possessions, and from the and sumed their duties on the 13th Jaus, presentation to the Shareholders at the Robinson, prasided, and there were slso referred have been explained in the pro- and I
Douglass Burners sent out for use at this to be held on Monday, G1 June: statistics pablished by the Imperial Some difficulty was experienced with the Ordinary General Meeting of the Company, ed by
Excellepsy, present: Hon. G. T. M. O'Brien, O.M.G.,osedlega of the Special Committee appoint
Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to lay Maritime Customs of China to obtain a Jour Colonial Becretary; Hon. W. M. Goodman, submit the Herourable member is out of
result willst to the above in a comparison Station, these hava now been replaced by 6 of 147,161 tone. There were 36,470 ar
factory results. The Fog Bignal Apparatus ing the position of the Company on the 31st Attorney General; Hon. J. H. Stewart
The Colonial Secretary-I submit i am perfectly in order. I am now speaking tirala with a tonnage of 7,101,588 tons of the trade of China for the G yoara wicked Trinity House Bainers with satia- before you a Statement of Accounts show else in the world. It was given by Mr and
and
38,210 departures of 7,047,951 tons. 1889-1898.
was also erected during the year, but ap 3161 December, 1892,
The Hotel earninge for 1892 show a cute Lockhart, Registrar Geneval; Hon: N. G.
siderable inoronse over thoan of 1891, and It was given at Waikiki, the villa which I seaside unor of the Royal Mitchell Innes, Colonial Treasurer; Hon, neither it support of the Bill nor in apposi The increase in Europaan constructed
Telegraphic communication has been the success attending the reduction of teriff mentioned,
the F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works; tion to it but I am making a general stato-vengele aumbers 267, aggregating 15,109
December there had not been occasion to
ment on behalf of the Government.
tons. There is a decrease in the foreign
make use of it satachaled between the Giep Rock and the for the winter months is decidedly entis- Hawaiian Hotel. The apartment koown
the lanai Books directly upon the ses, Hop, R. Murray Rumsey, Barbour Master;
junk trade of 313 junks representing 1,042 tops, against which may be set an increase
In 1892 when the tanonge had increased Post Office, from whence a brasoh telephone factory.
As i would have involved considerable waves breaking beneath the windows and Hon. T. H. Whiteboxd, Hon E. R. Bali.
to 20,440,575, this increase had been is taken to the Harbour Office and other
expense, it has not yet been thought desir- against the steps of the piazzas In the roar lios, and Mr Arathorm Seth, Clark of
by an increase in the value of places, in the local jank trade of 6,588 vessels
accompanied Therubstantialiteranse in British shipping the trads to 654,301,478 Gaikwao Taols.
There is also communication fortnightly able to give legal effect to the resolution of the lanai is a large apartment for daubing, Councils. Absent: Hon, C. F. Chater,
mossurlog 242,084 bone is represented to a great extent by a nomber
The inference which I draw from this is with the Rock for the purpose of changing passed and confirmed to reduce the Capital and opening from this an immense dining of new vessels which found employment that, annage can in a great measure bathe keepers and supplying stores. The tug of the Company to $100,000, for the purpose room. The masculine guests were, with a during the gear, such as the Argus (1 trip) reasonably construed as an indication of Pilot Fish, belonging to the Desk Company,
Doring the year, Mr G. R. Stevens Aden (4). Argyle (2). Barois Douglas (trade, and that, if an increase in tonnage is hired for this purpose. Lending on the Property: this loss, therefore still stands to en some nocasions it has been attended with resigned his seat on the Board and the (3), Charters Foster (17) City of Belfast (1), means elgewhers an increase, in trade, it lock on these occasions has never been ab- the Jabit of Profit and Loss account. Glenesk (4)
Hupeh (10), Honjay (4), Jam probably has the same meaning in Beng-lutely prevented by the weather though
Mr A. Lind has been appointed Auditor in place of Air V. A. Crosar Hawking, re gie (1), Palmas (3), Pekin the (14), Chantung (8), Strathesh (1),
The other Lighthouse Stations remain assigned.
In accordance with, Articlos 86 of the of the Po Leung Kuk and the Commission statements. It is only fair
Articles of Association, Messrs J. D. Rum- appointed to inquire into the defalcations I was saying that the Bonourable Member (12), Ulysses (3), also a number of old you regarde our most important market, China, stores as required to be handled with care. whe publicly brought a charge against the sole that have been absent for years have our trade has considerably increased durius: i before and there is nothing that onlls for re-
It is true also that a great number of the mark concerning their working.
The establishment however, of a light-phreys, Jas, Oratge and Henry Hampbregs statement the Treasury; und
and Expenditure Ravenno
Soulety in this Connoil Chamber of being a re-appeared, vix the Energia (2), Ethiope the last four years.
(2), Kowshing (14), Lunedale (1). Norna of the for 1802. He said-With your Excellency' *secret society, and made other allegations, Port Adelaide (1), Port Philip (1), vessels calling at Hongkong do not make
The Company's Accounts have been permission I desire to make an observation in the report now proseated to your Excel-Recorder (1), Araticaton (1), Strothallen (1) any long stay, but the period of their stay house on Wustan Island by the Chinese retire from the Board, but being oligible,
of the trade of the Colang Is is nothing necessary. I would recommend its being
andited by Mesars F. Henderson and A. on this leat paper. It is purely of an ex-lanoy explains that he did uelintond to 190
Victoris (2), Wakefield ().Some of there planatory character. It will be resp from the term Fecret sacisty in the objectionable Strathdee (1) Terent (7) Turrington (4) cannot be considered as a standard to judge Authorities will render L'Aguilar Light us. offer themselves for reelection
craft have undoubtedly raplaced others to learn that Hongkong is merely a removed to Green Laland, where, boing a this statement that the ravenue of 1892 we sense to which the words are understood by $2,236,959 and exceeded the revenue of the Chinese, and by his other allegotiana did assels, but the bulk ato somosting with distributing cuntre; it always has bone long distance light, it would cut in with Lind, who wifes themedivna for re-election,
Breellengy
to the Harbour. tup
If this 1891 by $211,650, and exceeded that of the not intend to convey what your
would further recom- previous year by a still larger aucunt. understood him to convey. That is well sume of the old lines or are additions to such, and it is not more so now that it was the Gap Rock Light, and a vessel after
Tha considerable decrease in foreign for as the amount to be distributed has in- ing light right This is very satisfactory, but it should be But more than a year has been lost, and other cld lines; averaging 1,860 tons a ship. ten or cran twenty years ago (except in a getting hold of the latter would have a lead- proportion of the tourage of the port must mend the present Green Island Light being obearved that the revenge for 180 includes great deal of time and flabour and some shipping is dua chially to shipwrecks, and creased) so that the raide d'étre of a large change ware made,
aaic. several exceptional windfalls, and therefore publie money expended by the Commitles
The Ashington, dold to the Japanese in of necessity be, as it always has barn, placed al Caps Collinson, and the Cape The
transhipment and branch line require-Collinson Light, with a slight modification, Harbour Light on Kowloon it will not be safe to accept it as a guide for of Inquiry in eliciting fante which were
The last item in the fectly well known, before the inquiry bagan, the near future. revenue side, water account, estimated at to everyone who took an intelligent interest 1892, called at Hongkong times as
issued by this Department. But, seeing great improvement to the Lighting of Hong- nil but setual receipta showing $82,860, in the matter, Dat this time and heat against 23 times in 1871. Anwy, sold.tamente, and there has heen no suggestion placed as might perhaps puzzle saue Honourable and money have not been thrown away, Japanese in 1892, entered 10 times and into the contrary in the Returns annually Foint. These changes would, I think, be a
been the mSANS have
that our communication with the oataina kong. world can only be carried on by means of Members of the Council in the absence of for they explanation. The item really terms part placing publicly on record facta not per-
ships, it is somewhat remarkable to find Owing to the reepresentation of various in the system of signalling vessels arriving of the assessed tazen. If the receipts under haps so well known for the benefit of
at the Fort. these are now telegraphed to water account be added to these onder those who were ignorant of them and
prove that the tontage of the part is no
Lhe Post Office from Gap Rook direct, sad Assessed taxes it will be seen that assessed who may have the patience to read
this fact of Hongkong being a distribu: Mercantile Firms an addition has been made taxes (or 1802 produce $541,013 or $101,018 the repert. It is a matter of satisfaction,
ing septre boing used as an argument to
That the number of stramere entering 13 from Cape d'Aguller, by telephone and tele-Sundry creditors... indication of the amount of trade. more than estimated and $76,771 more than out of no surprise to the Government, that the rasull of this protracted inquiry has
month-has increas-Police Station, the information is posted at Capital Account...$200,000.00 in 1891.
times and over during the year-that is to graph through Bhaukiran and the Central Debentures....... been to show that it by no means overrated the obligations under which the Society has
any more than once dicating that their employment is not uu-Point where the necessary signals indicating
all theas the arriving vessels are made with age, The following minute came before the placed the Government and the community, 1892 carried 11,606 British Officers and 166ed, might, I think, he considered as in- the Post Office and is forwarded to Kowloon
at large and all interested in the cause of
profitable to their owners;
an not aware bow aneh benotit acorues or distributing humanity (applause).
engaged in the coasting' or
trau- the mercantile community from the 8- trade, or in other words, in the
ire-tablishments of these signals at Kowloos, of
branch line require- elipment
cargo and meals, and from the fact of thers being but, if I may express an opinion, I should no falling off in the samber and touuage say not much, and I think the disestablish- of those, (bat rather the contrary) onement of the Peak Signal Station would is a might reasonably conclude that there is great ices and inopuvenience to the general community, whose interest lies in the Mail atif a considerable amount of trade ar- riving, and requiring distribution; and, steamers only, and who are not concerned seeing that this latter trade occupied 965 with the arrival of any others. vasouls aggregating 1,620,551 tone tradieg hetween Hongkong and places other than well content that our shipping trade is, in Chios and adjacent counicles, we can be sitare steaners being laid up for want of
57,098 52,6204 6,3722 so for a flourishing stato as not to 19068- proftable work, es has been the ce at Imported,38,410 56,801 1,565
1891.18,250 chests. posted but act
1992...21,114, lazded.........os one for instance, but rather that their Experied admit of it reased dividenda being paid,
Increased...
..2,888 employment is suficiently remunerative to Through cargo re- and substantial eams caned forward to the
report publish. Steamboat Company. (Vide current half-year, as for instamos in the
ed in loosi papers 31.193.) eas of the Hongkong, Canton and Misono Moreover, from whatever catse ships como to Hongkong, whether it be to land
Council.
FINANCIAL HINUTE.
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirteen thousand dollars, ($13,000), for the extension of MacDonnell and Austin Roads at Kowloon.
The Colonial Secretary I have the bonour to submit the financial minute standing in my name and move that it be referred to the Finance Coramitler.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Agraed.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Director of Pablic Works submitted a report by Public Works Committee (No 2) for adoption.
The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.
per-
of
Mr Whitehead-1 rise to move an amena- ment that the first reading of the Eill entitled The Po Lang Kak Ordinance "be post- poria of the Special Committee appointed poned artil after the publication of the re- to consider certain points in reference there- to and of the evidence taken by the Com- mittes, and until members of Council have had time to read and consider the same
I do not think any cats has been shown
1803, 36 times.
Peking, lost; 10 entries in 1892 against Aran, Norwegian Barque, Cost; Escort, 32 times in 1891. American Barque, lost. The Chinese river February, 1891. boat Kiang Kwan taken of the run in None of these craft have been replaced Tos 1,670 British shins, exclusive of by others. Pivot steamers, that entered the pors in
British, Americans, Danes, Dutch,
11,606
74
Foreigners,
as follows:
24
Norwegians,
18
Portuguese, gir Swedes, EROSI
16
18
11,772
Gormane,
for any undue haste for proceeding with the
only first reading of the Bill (laughter), and 13 of the British Officers belonged to the te right and proper Royal Naval Reserve. think it would
The 1,275 Foreign ships, exclusive of that Honourable Members of this Council
perusing the River steamers, that eutored in 1802, car- should have an opportunity evidence and reports accompanying the ried 1,101 British Officers, all in American,
I Chiness and Japanese owned vessels. The Colonial Secretary-The motion that evidence of the Special Committee. stands in boy name has reference to the think it is also due to the public that statement of the Superintendont of the they should have an opportunity of reading Ailerentation Department. As that stale and considering and digesting the reports meat bae already been circulated to means well as the evidence taken, and I there
AFFORESTATION.
of the expenditure proposed to be incurred
AKB
SIGNALLING OF VESSELS:
IMPORTE AND EXPORTS (OPI) OFFICE. The Return shows that during the year
Decrease the amount of Opium reported as follows:
chests.
**---
1891. 1892.
22,765 permits were issued from this Office, being an increase of 677 over 1891.
A daily Merno. of Exports Permits to Chi- nesa Paris was during the year supplied to
Land Investment
Agency Com- pany, Limited. Mortgage on R.
Hongkong
Eutato
B. Lot 64...$100,000.00 Humphrays
and Finance Company, Limit-
ed Mortgage on
R. B. Lot 64..... 30,000.00
Less Amount of
unpaid calls
$2,860.00; and Amount Calls paid on shares forfeited *$1,650.00.....
Susponse Accourt.
4,500.00
Total...$430,541,23
ttoir rooms, again rediozued their evening 195,500.00 dress, and the ball went un as if it had never been interrupted. It was difficult Calls paid on shares Forfeited 1,660.00 to realize that the young women in their white gowns, sashes, and French-heeled shoes were the same whope white arms and break the bars feet had been battling with ers half an hour before, and be The dancing was followed by suppor, then the waltsing and singing were rasuruan. and the morning was well on its way be fore the guests made their adfeus and took their departure. It was as strange as every other new thing in these islands, where 30,570.95 the picturesque and the pustio seem to be
7,800.00 perennial.
240.00 200,00
Argeti. Mount Luskin.
Rural Building Lot No. 64 (including Farm Lot 54 R. B. Lois 64 and 6ỡ and ex- tensions with the Hotel and buildings theroon).....$248,851.44 Hotel Farnituru.*** Stock of Wines and Provisions. Live Stock
Office Furniture... Sundry Debtats....$ 6,288.62
Les alloverGO
for Bad and Doubtful Debts...
30,67
In European constructed vessels, the general import trade, sa represented by the 1,522,50) tonz, from placas other than amount of shipping enturing, ampanted to China and all Boot countries; while the bere and is now in their hands I will not fore move the amendment.
Mr Belilinn-I rise to oond the amund-imports; judged by the same standard, but detain the Council by reading it. It oon. templates an expenditure in 1995 of 82600 ment of the Honourable Member represent. from places in and adjacent to Chips; for rearing trees to be planted out in thating the Chamber of Commerce. I may as amounted to 3,814,887 tons, making a yeur. I more
that the Council bay. well mention at the cutest that I am total import tourage in Kurupean coa- Again, the general oxport trade. still entirely with the Government and prepared atruoted vessela, of 6,166,338 tous. dthe Rulline Botaingal and Afforestation Department the Society by law, but considering in the firet gedan hofors, sued to 1,171,200 Evode as to frapaḥip thema, the ult of the Coromissioner of the toperial Maritime Fire Inanrance (Balance of ment by the Superintendat of REAL
was first tons, to places other than China and tho Pevenue of the Colony is die same, Customs at Kowloon, instares that when the Bin brought forward for discussion it was post-adjacent countries; while, to those places, as the only direct tax on shipping is portion to the incronse of tonusgafnwerde, poned for a special committee to sit and it amounted to 3,055,034 tons making slight dues, which increase in direct pro- look into the measure and report apon it, I total of export toange in European con- and it is worthy of note that, cotwith
Analysing the above and comparing with standing the depression in the shipping Ar the meeting of the Victoris Institute on think it is only right members should have structed vessels of 5,127.214 tona
trade wards slightly incrused last year, which April 17 at Adolphi Terrace, the Prandent, the opportunity of reading and digesting that report before we begin to discuss the 1891, we got ay follown.
if only as far as the avenue is concerned Sir Gabriel Stokes, being in the chaie, teatter
Increase. Decrease.cannot be considered as anything but Major R. Conder read a paper on The Comparian of Asiatic Languages,' in satisfactory.
which he dealt with the ultimate relation- 12,298
of the great divisions of Asiatic
16,019
28.311
in 1835 sanctions that expenditure. The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Agreed.
WAGEAN LIGHTHOUSE.
INFORTS.
Mr Belilins-I ries to give notice that at the next meeting, with your Excellency's permission, I will ask the following quea-
Hi Exellenay-They will have the tion:Will the Government state whether opportunity before the accoud rending, From places other than
China, & in connection with the new lighthoaso on which will come on in one work from to-
From China and adjacent Waglan there was any understanding or day. That will be quite eufficient.
places, ........... The Colonial Secretary-If 1 am in order agreement between the Imperial Chinese Government and the Imperial British I would point out that I think the Conncil Government or between the Chinese Imperialis placed in rather an invidious position. Maritima. Customs and the Colonial Govern-The motion is that the second reading
there ment of Hongkong; and also whether was any special reason for the lighting of hond not be taken until the mombers To places other than
Mr Whitebead--The first rending.
The Colonial Secretary-Ob; I beg your pardon.
the eastern approach of the part of Hongkong being undertaken by the Chinese Customs??
Upon a division there voted for the mation My object in putting this question is simply to acertain whether Waglan being in such ro Bal, the Harbour Master, the Direo close proximity to this island, barely 21tor of Public Works, the Colonial Treasurer, miles distant from Cape D'Aguilar, the the Registrar General, and the Colonial Chinese Government in crecting the new Secretary (7); and for the amendment- lighthouse placed it there with a view solely
of lighting the eastern approach of this Harbour without any ulterior object. That one power should thus gratuitously
His Excellency-Would not these re- In more appropriately when you marks come in make your metión P
Messrs Belilion and Whitehead (2)
The Bill was read a first time.
MASONIC DENEVOLENT JUND;
Hic Excalteasy-This Eluvourable the Sanior naofficial member not being present on account of illness we will not proceed his name. We with the Bill standing. will meet this day week,
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was
Net Increase,
EXPORTS.
Chios, &
To China and adjacent
places,
www.
ILEVEXUE.
Surprise visits were paid to 189 Godowas during the year.
ship
tho
oldest
Premia unexpired) .............................. Hongkong and.
Shanghai Bank..$1,535,01 Cheh in hand and anissued Tram Tickets..........
Profit and Loss...
Total.
408.00
A FAIR, BEAUTIFU SSulpholine Soap- gives the natural tint and peach-like Bloom of a perfest Complexion: makes the Skin smooth, supple, healthy, comfortable. Sulpholine Bay, 6d. Tablets. Everywhere.
6,257,35 OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
157:07
1,043 06 137,520.43
dretion.
REGISTER.
May 24.4 P.M.
Barometer.
Temperature
$430,041.23 Tokio.
10 ... 29.92
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. Jan. 1, 1892-
WPostock.
Nagasaki
Shanghai 29.8470 95 K Focchow
Amog...... Anping
29,08) 7490 29.71 81
The total Revenue collected by the speech, farming the separate familie called Harbour Department during the year was Aryan, Semitic, and Mongolie, and the $181,657.85. This is an increase of afliuities of
monumental $16,485.93 ever last year, and compared languages in the Akkadian anted To Balance brought forward.... 18,638.02 Swatow... 2071 73 with the average of the last 5. shows an increase of $53,549.24.
103,414
90,212
It was made up as follows:- 1. Light Dase.
13,202
Net Decrease............... or, in European constrasted vessels, a not increase of Import tonnage of 28,811 tons and a not decrease of export tunnaga of 13,202 tour.
JUNKS.
Compared with the avenge of the past three years, the Foreign Junk Trade showa shrinkage of 154,391 tons and 482 vassals, whilst the Local trade for the same period has increased 306,828 ions with 8,708
a
PAEAOls.
The Foreign Jank trade for 1892 shows
2. Liccaces & faternal Revenue, 3. Fees of Court and Office,...
STEAM-LAUNCHES.
Egyption.
fu
11
+1
After describing the accepted
Dec. 3, 1892 principles of interual comparison of lauguages in each group, Major Conder To Grown Rent
Interest
nce Premia Insurance 93,309.62 urged that the roots, in which philologista 20,930.70 have referred all words in each family, 53,808.53 run-in a large number of cases rough
all theas families, probably indicating $181,057.85 common source of language. He proceeded condition to draw results as to the primitive and original home of the Asistics, and pointed out that Egyptian was grammatical- ly to be classed with Semitic languages, and
On the 31st December, there were 187 steam-lactuches employed ln the Harbour,
parstive list of some 4,000 ancient words
of these 51 were licensed for the coveya Akkadian with Mongolic speech. A of parengara, 83 were privately owned, 11 wera luc property of its Colonister from the languages in question accompanied ment together with a flosting Stemm Fire the paper, which was lustered to throughout Engine, and & belonged to the Imperial Government, in the charge of the Military by a large audience. Authorities. All these fauscher, except
» Repairs.......... "Depreciation of Furniture... General Charges. Wages, Advertising, Direction, and Management, &
1
T
Loss on Sale of Mountain View Property
Allowance far bad sud doubtful debla.....
Canton.... 23.70 79
$36.30 Hongkong 29.68 75 90 380.27 Viet, Peak - 764.30 Gap Book, 29.07 634.39 Macao. 29.67 78 01 1,230.77 | leihow........ — 3419.77 Haiphong. 39.6
Bolinao....29.79 81-83 Manila.....29.70 84807 23,135.15 C.S. James
May 25.-AT 10 ̊.. - WXostook. -
L(15,489.00
30.07 Tokio...... Nagasaki..
Fonchow..
Total, ........................$161,113.69 Shanghai..
Mr Belilios-1 am going to explain why I make
it. That one power should thus gratuitously light the extrator of an in-
a falling off of 71,042 tons from that of those which belong le Her Majesty or to The Duke of Fife was present on April 17 portant port-a great port-held by another
1891. The principal decreases are to Macao any Foreigo Govermout, are obliged to at the annual gymnastic display and die-By Hotel Earnings less cost of power is entirely a unique fact in interna.
where, doubtless, the launches Perseverance have a certificated Manter and Engineer; tribution of prizes in connection with she tional relations. Therefore, I am justified in asking the question whether the work has
and Hing Yuen, regularly plying thither, the Certificates of these men are liable to Exeter Hai Gymnasium, at 92 Long Acra, brave cut into them; as the Kwong Mo auspension or cancellation shoul they In the log-of-war between Envokers and One non-smokers the latter won. The Dako been erected out of sheer love of England or
(now up for sala). The decrease on the prova negligent or incompetant. for motives of self interest such as a desire The President-The only business before Pearl River is probably dus to bad rics Masler's Certificate we evapended during of Fife before distributing the prices, said to make it appear to Chinese eyou that this hy meeting in the financial minute already seasons and foreign competition. island, though a British passassion, is yet referred to. It will be remembered that
THE PO LEUNG KUKTHE COLONIAL
SECRETARY AND
MK WHITEHEAD.
The Registrar General moved the Arst reading of a Bill entitled The Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Ordinesos.' He said
held immediately after the meating of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
T
The large increase shown in the Local
the year for a period of one inontk.
EMIGRATION.
that all who took an interest in the physi-
cal well-being of young men owed a "warm
The
ور
Amoy...... 29.67 72 95 ww Anping...
Swatow...
20.7173
23,689.28 Canton ...29.74
10.00 Hongkong 23.73 77
137,690.43 Vict. Pail-
Or.
Dec. 31, 1892
Provisions, Wines
Transfor Foes........................ ,,Balance ....
}
Total,
HART BUCK,
Acting Searciary,
JOHN D. HPHREYS & SON,
Governing Directors.
Gap Rock, 29.79!
...$161,118.60 Macao.....29.74 75 86
Hoihow.
Haiphong, 29.75 Bollaso. 29.82 8376
Manila.....29.84 86 65 C.S.James
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PUUTUNUDETUL
On the 25th at 11.12 a.m. Depression
We have compared the above Statement approaching coast between Shanghai and
2
F. HENDERSON.
ADAM LIND
part and parcel of the Celestial Empire cra at the last meeting it was agreed to Junk trade for 1892 over that of 1801 in The promise held out in 1801 of a revival debt of gratitude to the committes of the wish to acquire another pest of observation vote a sum of $19,000 odd for the shiely due to the Merchant Shipping Can of Eusigration has to some extent been Exeter Hail Gymnasium for the admirablo ts more completely control and supervisa the construction of certain roads at Kowloon salidation Urdinance (No. 26 of 1891); all realised, the ubers fast year amcuated work they were carrying on there. junk trade of this Colony.
It is now proposed to agree to the
Uatil however new committee therefore stood in need of facts His Excellency We now preceed to the diture of $13,000 on the construction of ballast boats en ployed on the Praya Reela- to 52,143, being an increase of 6,081 over rout of the hall was 5600 year, and the
mation as Janks, being now licensed, as the previous year. orders of the day.
another road in the same district. The well as all the other craft that previously melds are opened, we cannot hope for any to placa there in a satisfactory änancial with the books and vouchers at the Com-Foochon. On the 25th at 11.20: Bato- position. In these days of keen competi-pany's Office and have found the same meter falling slowly. Gradients moderato for S. W. winds. Weather cloudy “and construction of the road in question claimed exemption, but over which it was substantial ruvival in this branch of trade.
tion, when continuel application of mental correct. During the year 470 ships reported bar effort was necessary for succuss in life,
improving. has been asked for by the Honour desirable that some supervision should be able the Senior Unoficial Member, who, rept
4,30€ etramors, 103 sailing vessels and ing brought to Hongkong 97,981 Chinese they must not neglect anything which regret to say, in absent through illness,
passeugera returning from various places to waald maintain the body in a thoroughly. and the Honourable Mr Delilios. 31,071 junks arrived during the gear, which they had emigrated.
bositky comition. He believed thai all when it is proposed to expand deney on giving an average of 00 vessels arriving
3201ETRY OF Sufferno.
that was eaid about the sound mind and Is the House of Commons on April 17, work that will directly benefit any of our daily in the waters of the Colony as against
During the year 4 roula of 2,140 tons the sound body was as true now as it was Mr William Redmond Raked the Under selves it behoves the Committed to caro-90 the year before; of the steamers 71 per Folly scrutinise the proposal. The road
cent. were ritiel, sa increase of 5 per were registered under the provisions of the when it was uttered twenty couturies ago. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the will be apocially of advantage to cout, from 1891; of these, il per cent. Merchant Shipping Act 1854, and b Carti- He himself was a great believer in the his attention had been called to the state The Colonial Secretary Before the ques Charbonnage enterprise and the
Word Ocean-going as against 62 the cater of Registry with a total of 3,592 bealth-giving virtues of bodily exercise, ment in a tologram to the Times of March
9. Hummercy, in percentage of saturation, the tion to put would like to say a word or as of, that will beauft the Calooy year before, and at the Foreignora, perttons were cancelled. Return No. XVII | and he bad always endeavoured to practice 20 last, that the editor of the Sun Free two on behalf of the Government. For at large. Apart from that the Direc-cont. were river oraft, a decrease of 9 per shows the remainder-of they work done is what he preached; but he would ventura to Press had been publicly thrashed by two
advise them to be carofal to guard against Siamese students; and, if true, us the baridity of air saturated with moisture teing many years past a great and beneficent of Public Works
tor
over-exertion, because he bad known in Stam Free Free is "egistered at Bangkok 100,
4. Drsion of WIND, to two points. work has been carried on in our toidst by
an English newspaper, and the editor stances in which fiends of his own had of moderation. He believed I that most of been taken by the British representatives Scale.
do not proposa at this stage of the Ordin
auce to make any remarks, reserving what
have to say until I mors the second reading.
Dr Ho Kai-I beg to second the motion.
I
BUC-
has informad
me ha considers the road in question the cent. on the previous year.
this branch.
From the foregoing it will be seen that,
MARINK MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
79 cases were heard in this Court with
and
of
A. DOBERCE, Assistant Meteorologist. Hoogkong Observatory, May 25, 1893,
1. Basor, reduced to 32 degrees Fahren hait, and to thalerel of the sea falachos, tenths, and hundredths,
9. TaxPERATURA, in the shade, in degrom Fahrenheit.
6. Poson or D, ecording to Bentort
the Po Loung, Kab, and it is not too much most urgently required improvement of Hongkong in 1892 still held its place in to say that it could not have been accom-
6, State of Walzer, ở blue sky, eản. plished withmat their instrumentality-The any public works for which prevision has the shipping world, a comparison showing 178 defendants. Reipsal of duty (17) injured themselves ¿riously through want being a British sabject, what stops had
net already been made. It will complete
I tached aloase, ddrizzling rate, tog, y gloomy given their services, fredly without reward the road system in Kowloon, it will Dace more an increase of shipping frequent- } agzavlt (7) were the principal offences in the those who had been peforming wero sugugat Bangkok to demand satisfaction from
case of ships; Breach of Harbour Regula ed in sedentary occupations, and they the Siamese Government. Sir E. Groys Registrar General Mear, hear.") having
The extent of the trade of the Unlony. tions (12) and Leasing without Clearan would therefore all agree with him as to have seen the telegram in question. Achali,lightning, o overcast, paaring she wore, and without expectation of reward, and it facilitate the settlement of certain outing the Port.
cannot be analysed by (12) in the case of Junks.
the necessity for some lange and relaze-cording to Article 3 of an agreement signed equality, rain, snow, a thunder, e vizibility, cannot be questioned that they have de- atauding land claims, it will improve unfortunately,
MARINE SVEVERDE'S SUB DEPARTMENT.
RA, in inshor, teathe and hundredtke, tion from their ordinary every day par- at Bangkok on May 19, 1850, provision is dew (wet). served well of the State. When, therefore, the value of Crown lands, and provide Impert and Export Returns, and the only munheeded outlet for the village
Return No. XXIII shows the work per suite. It was most fortune that so large made for the settlersent of all oriminal and on their asking, about the beginning slaai Yumahti. He has also pointed ant that praodeal way of making a comparison, year by year, is by moses of the amount of
BONGKONG REGISTER. year, to be placed in a position to carry of the work can be economically carried out tonnage entering and clearing, and no formed in this branch of the Barbour a number of young men of ibis country civil cases between British and Blames their work more satisfactorily they were
Previous On Rate. k‡: On Sale at met with the charge of being a secret at the present time as the construction of erroneous deduction seed be drawn from Department, and in forwarding this I desire spent their leisure hours in mauly sporte subjects it provides that all criminal
dayap.m. 10 am, id jutr the road can be conveniently supervised by each a comparison, for, in no shipping to record my appreciation of the mauser in and exercises.. It was that which made cages society and other invidious accusations,
the officer in charge of the other roads in
people manly and set-reliant. they and the Chinese generally not na the Kowloon District. Under these or Return, the wide world over, could any which the work of this Sub-Department is this country great and powerful and the naturally felt they had received strange. cumatsues, I have no hesitation in advis.e person conclude that, the figures oarried cut.
showing the tonnage of ebipping frequent- anmerited tecatment for services gratuitous. ly rendered on behalf of the colony. The ing the Committee to agree to the expening the Port, professed to represent also Honourable Member who publicly sharged dituro regoramended in the minute.
A gread.
and
them in this Council Chamber with being a aucrot society, gid
LIGHTHOUSES.
The mount of dues collected was as the number of lous of merchandise landed follows This concluded the business of the meat, and shipped at that port.
Arte, !t༞p
No. Ennegs.
A
Ervellen Renourable the Colonial Soore. BOWLAND'S ODONTO-This has bo kuwa fur
to But in the absense of actual Bigitres tellas exactly how our import and export Mr Whitehead Sir, I rise to ask your g
trade progresses we may, I think, wish the as President of the Council
materials at hand draw fair inference whether the
160 yours to be the best, purest, sed most gran tary is in order. The reports of the Special tooth ander. 2t whites. Lis tooth, prevents and Irom the experisuse of other countries.
Of the United Kingdom as well as of 21 Committes appointed to inquire into the den, stay then the gut, cod gives a ple matter partaining to the Fo Leang Kuk e detits the rise British Possessions; large and small, is Che preservee and besttifies the hain und is the best have just, a few minutes ago, been laid on telestine for lety and children's huit, as it is not various parts of the world, from the the table and cetil the Boscurable Me too group too drying. Alas etd is a golden colour Dominion of Canada down to Fiji, I and, Ask any chesalet or parfumer for Howland's articles, of
on reference to statisücs for the 19, yours bors of this Council and the public have had Hatton Garden, Landes,
Cine Fessel.
Uscan Vatele paying
fali du comte 1,939 3,402,382 F7 AÏDJ Lunches in full
BU 2244 536.10 Узден Rivor Steumera
Night Dostaccat (Day Boats), Rivard Leanors
· Tutal·
5:
which the defendant is Sismses
shall be tried and determined by the Slain.
so authorities alone. Whenever a British subject bas ground of complaint agalusta Barometar Siamese he Lax to make his samplaint Temperature TO DARKEN GREY Hex-Lockyer's Sulphor through the British Consel, who lays it Humidity Hair Restorer in the quickest, best, exfest; ste hafore the proper Siamese authorities. | Direction of i less, effects more than any other. The star Assuming that the editor of the Siam Free produced is most natural. Lockyere Saiphat Press is a British subject and has a gria Furey is the only Englia); Hair Restons unleally ance Egainst a Siamese, this is the souris Weather
which he should parsas. No report on Rain LIVE COMPLAINTS-Dr King's Daudeios the subject has been received from her and Quining Liver Fille, without Mercury; are Majesty's ropressutslive at Bangkok; but patent remedy; romova all Liver and Spunch
Bold..
651- 06/47 4,143.80 Couplate, Billoseness, Heateche, Sibness, autoss the proper remedy should be refused on his application, there seems no reason
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Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Judigestion Cum
elipation. Made only in London. Bold every. why he should telegraph to the Foreign
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