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LOCAL AND GENERAL..
when:01Vinand SÜRE CANAL. - DOTWIRD BOUND-Vindobona, Sapt. 29 Tumunte, Oct. 3 Palamed, Ter, 10 Copack 13; Benvenue, Flintshire, Sala tiga, 17; Exe, Japan, 20: Dardanus, Glamorganshire, Baluzie, Ethiope, 24 Cassius, Afghan,
Taze bimboat mon were dimrged befors Mr Wodebears at the Magistracy this morning with retailing German bear and spirite on board the German steamer Hei. peria on Sunday. They were convicted an evidence. The owner was fined $30, with the alternative of six weeks' imprisonment,
JUSTIONS OF THE PEACE.
THE 'BUFFET' LINKEN.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Whether that means that the application withdrawn or not I do not know. Thero- foro, the application is still before us, and I will take your votes on the appli- cation.
THE DAMAGE TO GAP ROOK LIGHTHOUSE.
re-
The following correspondence with ference to the recent damage to the Asp Rook Lighthouse, is published in the vernment Gaulie:-
manently maintaining the Lighthouse to mast the provisions of the Act. & penal- the Gap Rook I am of opinion the exposurety was imposed in each case, and the match.....
Boxswaso Boup :-Banglor, Kera, Uct, the other two $25 or fivo weeks' imprison- | Ramsor, Cap Hasara H. O. Nitalle, R. voked against the application being granted, of yesterday, I have the honour to inform | approaching visit to England 1 may be Cement made in Franco and marked.⚫ Mar-
A mesting of the Justices of the Peace decide on the application by Alexander A Justice-Had net the public better
held this afternoon to consider and Oldfield for a causa to sell spirituous withdraw?
His Worship will ask the public to liquors in the Buffet at the Upper Tram- war Terminus, ir H. E. Wodehouse pro-withdraw.
The public withdrew, and after a few sided, and there were sleo present Capt.
G. C. Andoroot, Dr G. H. minutes waiting ware informed that 13 had Betsson Wright, W. Mitchail, H. M. Mehls, G. Murray and that no ons voted in favour of the Bain, R. K. Leigh, W. Danby, S. Han license being granted, M. Thomson, P. Jordan, W. H. Percival, cock, O. 8. Sharp, A. Sholton Hooper, A. Bo Tung. Ha Fock, B. Byramjee. The Captain Superintendent of Police was also present.
Ge Worship Gentlemen,
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Twelve members turned up on Saturday to compete for the short range oup and spoons at 500 and 500 yards, and the shoot
apoon for the first time with the splendid Aake, R.N., won the out and aggregate core of 08, while Lieut. Col Robisson, S.L.I., captured the other spood. The fal-
609 Agare Hoap Net 500 yards. yards, gate.points, ranit lowing are tan soutes:
Combs, R.N... 81 Lest, Howell, B.LI.
4........57 Liont-Col, Robban 80
3.89 Lieut. Helps, B.L.I. 28
14.....59 My W. McDonal...
Q...... Insp. Men, B.X.7 %
25 Mujer
13; Gera, ti Pashasur, Aglaia, fament. The fines wore paid. talis, Orion 20; Melbourne, Formosa, Port Albert, 2
INSPECTOR Hanson, before Capt. Hastings The M. M. Co.'s steamer zus, with at the Magistracy this morning, charged Li the FRENCH BA of Sept. 20, leftChan, manager, and Tevi Kat Sing, powder Saigon on Monday, the 30th Ont., man, with keeping two ewis, of gunpowder at 3 a.m., and may be expected hero
en the first por of the Tung Fat Tai on or about Wednesday, Nov. 1, This gacket brings replies to letters des cracker factory at Tai Kok Tsui. Tplication, which is by Alexander Old-ing was somewhat better. Commander patched from Hongkong on Aug. 23,
socused pleaded guilty, and were each fold The P. & O... s. Baserne, with the ENG-anod $75, with the option of three months
LISE MATL of Oct. 8, left Singapore on Saturday, the 28th Oct., at 4 p.m., and may be expected here on or about 6. on Friday, November 3. This packet brings replies to letters despatch od from Hongkong on Aug. 31. The MB1.9. Victoria, from Tacoma, left Yokohama for this port, vi The 0. F. R. 1. 1. Empress of India, from Vancouver, left Tokohama for Hoog: su, vin Nagasaki, Kobo and Shanghai
Oct. 30. The P. M... City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port, Yokobams, on Oct. 10.
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Kobe, on Oct. 26.
The P. & O. Co.'s . a. Aden left Slagapore for this port on Oct. 24, and may be expected here on or about Nov. 1.
The N. G. L. Stars, from Genos and Bombay, left Singapors for this port on Oct 26, and may be expected here on or about Nov. 1.
in prison. The fines were paid. TODAY & Court of Inquiry was hold on beard H.M.& Vietor Emanuel to inquire Into the circumstances under which H.M.5. Peacock sustained injuries on the ropage from Japan to Hongkong. The Peacock struck a rock off Caps. Patience, and injured her false keni. A Naval Court of Inquiry has no power to award any panisamant. It can only make recommendations, and while
this ap
for a licenKA on the premises at the Peak known as the Buffet, has already been before the Justices; but on a previous occasion the proceeding were found the Supreme Court to be
by irregular, and a meeting has again bean In order that you may be acquainted with convened to consider the mam application. what was irregular on the last cension I will read the decision of the Chief Justice so far as it relates to our proceedings to day. Hia Lordship said- With regard to the objection as to the constitution of the Bosch it appears that Mr Sharp had taken round and obtained the signatures to the Residents and supported by petition which was presented in behalf of
the Peak
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CRICKET.
IV.
A game was played on the Cricket Ground on Saturday between pick-up tours cap- possible, still more Maitland. Mr Darby's side batted first, tained by Mr S. L. Darby and Mr. 7.
obvious with regard to Mr Humphreys,
it may call naval witnessen it has counk There is abundant aashority to sbow that on this acconat he was disquali. power to compel the attendance of civilians ad from sitting to adjudinate upon the uns DAERY'S XIV V, ME 2. MAITZAND'S or to Lawine witnesses upon oath. Such morits of the application. Whether ho a Court always aita with closed doors. No wated, or took any part in the discussion, pereou is present in the character of pro- or by his presence in the magistrates' room influenced the yater of others; are socutor, nor is any friend or professional matters immaterial to the validity of the adviser allowed to be present to assist any objection. He ought not to bare mat. The porzon concerned in the Inquiry. To all same conclusion is, Catherine Apear, frota Calcutta, carce, the proceedings have to be sent to &c., left Bingapors for this port on the Commander-in-Chist, who will exorcise Det. 27, and may be expooted here on
his discretion as to forwarding the finding or about Nov. 3. The D. D. B. 6. Oceana, from Ham-to tho Admiralty.
burg, loft Singaparo for this port on Oct. 26, and may be expected here on or about Nov. 3..
The
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this port on Oct. 14,
Taz poveral well-known Chinese merchants
rescinded.
of the Tower and buildings has boon some as allowed to be re-exported to the traits, what nuder-cstimated, due mors to the as it was found almost impassible to stamp contour of the Rock, than its geographical every packet and box without rendering, the Go-position, and before expressing definito gde unmerchantable Query, what be opinion sa to the feasibility of permanently some of these matches when they come back maintaining the Lighthouse on the Gap to the Straits -ED. S.F.P The other Hongkong Observatory, Rock and what measures should be taken cases were enamelled soup plates from Ham-
20th October, 1893.
to guard against the recurrence f a similar borg via Liverpool, biotits of Cherman - Sir,-To answer to your letter No. 482 catastruphe, I request that during my pufacture labelled Hamburg, sod Portland no strong gals on the placed in communication with an engineer willes' in such microscopis letters to b you that thoro Let, but it was blowing with typhoon force of considerable experience in the construc- calculated to depels the unwary, at the Gap Rook from the morning of the tion and maintenance of works of this In Bengal there wers Bid causa dealt Sed till the early morning hours on the 3rd.nature.
with, the majority being in respect to in- sufficiently stamped pisne goods. The Board of Ravanne hold that the marking of the number of yarda without the word "yards was got an infringement of the Act. The Collector atto pafata out the practice of put- dog, small labels on wines, liquors, dv., bearing the inscription Made in &c., which ena esily be rabbed off..
It was blowing with vary strong typhoon 14-From the information gained, dur- foren shortly after noon on the 2nd, and ing a vials to the Gap Rook on the 20th that isnted till midnight.
2.-The typhoon was one of exceptional severity at the Gap Rock, and the disaster was greatly intasailled by the unusually 8.The Gap Rock is lying very near great length of time the blow lasted. the track of the worst typhoone that have been felt in the colony, in an exposed posi tion, and the conformation of the sea bottom as well as the shape of the Book cause the one to be much worse there that in other places.
structure.
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instant in company with the Barbour Master It appears that the most probable cause of the lentom glazing getting broken was a mass of water being blown against it, which seems to hare occurred in this way, viz., a heavy on rolled into the gulley in
Bombay and Sind report 447 annos. They the Rock on the north-eat side of the Tower and buildings, breaking on the face include German eigers elaborately got up to of the Rock fully 50 feet below the bass of deceive the buyers into the belief that they the Tower, the broken water towered up were Havanss with s very small 'made in - into the air and a portion was carried by Germany attaobed by a rubber statip, Another east was 10,500 tins of beautifully the force of the win against the lanborn. 4-The damage done to the lightbones 16-in conslusion I would point out got up sardines cured and tinned in Fish in was, no doubt, mainly due to the sea. I that, with the hosey sea that was running Southern India. They were re-shipped to can hardly think that wind alone could on the 1st and 2nd instant breaking on the Habé Carringe copal varniški made have much damaged such a cubstantial rocks, and the spray carried by the wind Belgium, with a mark indicating an Eng all round the buildings, it would be a rory tih firm whose works were in London, antonine which consisted of 20 per cent. #poons mads of boracle acid, and. in Germany but stamped Hill Monke & Co., Birminghaus,' were amongst the com feated goods. A curious title for pose stone i le best Impare simond oil. A large number of short mesaures in oils and turpentines were also discovered, and oriminal prosecntion against Parise who imported "German port wine and labelled it Best Spanish Port, London, bottled by Fl Paullock & Co., got off moot-free, much to the disgust of the prosecutor, who says the it stands, it will bo exceedingly difigpit, it result seems to show that, under the law a not impossible, to have offenders punished in Criminal Courts for violating the provisions
5.The lighthousex rected by the Imdioult, if not impossible, matter for any perial Customs of China are not placed in one on the Rock to see definitely what was such exposed situations se the Gap Rock going on at the tune the accident occurred. I have the honour to be, sir, your most have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant,
oboltont servask, W. DoBERCK, Director.
"FRANCIS A. COOPER, Director of Public Worke The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brien,
C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, &c., & The Honourable the Colonial Secretary. $0.
THE FIRE AT THE SHANGHAI COTTON MILLS.
The Shanghai Kery, which has been
Public Works Office, Hongkong, 26th October, 1898. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge bo receipt of your letter No. 1,476 of the though the objection on bis account does and put together 129. With au bour and 18th instant, requesting a further repert in vigorously defending the local Volunteer not rise in these proceedings. Mesars twenty minutes to play the cliances were writing concerning the damage done to the Fire Brigade against certain aspersions by Ede and Sassoon (who were objected to) all in favour of a draw, but upon Fritz Gap Rook Lightboass and apparates dor- the N.-C. Daily News in cenncation with the sented, but had signed anothor Petition Lammert and F. J. Bart getting togethering the gale of the 1st and 2nd instant, fire at the cotton mills, bag the following
ware not signatories to the Petition pre-
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to invalidate the
DARBY'S XIV. “
united
and in which you state there are points
in similar terms.
There is no authority they hit about the bowling in a manner which bear on the immediate cause of the referance to a paragraph published by the Ascertained and should be definitely re- The mischievour and idiotic statement which quite covers the case of those which delighted the spectators, and the lantern glazing giving way that au be latter paper and reproduced by us: gentiemen; and it is not neccesary to give
foisted on our innocent and respected con- of Singapore who were recantly charged decision respecting them, because stealing of a few short runs fairly demoralis corded. a.g. - The O. 9. S. Go... Falamed left Sin- before the Executive Council with having the presenes of Mr Sharp was sufficient of the field. Before these two were we (1) If a solid ware broke against the temporary by its Celestial contributor, who lantero and smashed it, would not the is the son of one of the Vioaray Li's hungere. Tower have been immediately filledan, as a true translation from a Native gapore on Oct. 29, and may be expected promoted a public lottery, namely, the
in any rebearing that here on or about Nov. 4.
Waising Lottery, have been tried, and smokit right to state that ung. But I thinkparated victory was assured for Mr Mait-
with water or at least have taken in an paper to the effect of Nish Tastai of this enormous quantity of water y
port Loving been deputed by H.E. LA Eng. The Gian Line & Glanggart, from Lon-prisoner-with one exception-found guilty may take place it would be better and safer laud's side. Mr Lammert did not giva a
An order of bruishment from the Colony has
The winning bit (2)-Is there any evidence of the effect shang to place himself in communication don, left Singapore on Oct. 30, and
that a solid wave bresking against the with the Foreign Corsula and the Municipal may be expected here on or about Nor. bean made ont against the following defend- to leave the adjudication to those Magia chance in compiling his 52, and Mr Exst
ants--Ling Sew Teag: Wong Foo Chan; rates who have not, by signing or promot hit hard for his score.
ing any Petition, or in any other way,
lantern must have bad on the lower Council with referegos to the late fire at the Wang Hung; Tha Eng Tai; and Lim Ah identified themselves with anything like was made close on time--Scores —
Yargtezo-poo Cotton Cloth Mill, has buildings rospecting The P. &0. a. a. Malacca left London for Kim. The order against another has bien organised sotion out of Court those gut, at Ezekiel, b_R_1. Lainur!
12 (8) If the breaking of the outer glazing H.B..'s Conval-Deneral and the Municipal were oanand by debris dashed against authorities to appoint a date for an enquiry the application. It is important that who are called upon to act judicially should, Capt, Wolman, B. F. Lammert
it, Rowe traces of debris would pro-inte the conduct of of. 2. Bartu, R.N., b B. F. LAIN YA
Chief Engineer of the AMONG the one hundred and five successful as far as possible, be free frem suspicion of K. W. Meuasry, lbw b Pact........
bably have afterwards been found toghanghai Fire Brigade anent the affair,' is F.D.
side the Towar? candidates at the Choking provicial bias opon the questions which they have to clean, 6 East........
another instance-of-sur-contemporary a a aminations fer the degree of Chuyên, held decide. In the absence of any explanation
B. L. Darby, st Eackiel, & Maitland
().The resisting power
up batas with effect, or breaking happy knock of mixing
Ware and inability to distinguish between bard point of the lantern glazing. Taa Northern Pacific s. a. Tacoma arrived recently at tangolow, were two youthful | by these gentleman, although I do not sa- J. Manuk, Baltlandetay
prodigion of sixteen and seventeen, zen- sue any bias on their part, I cannot my
the lantern frames intact and auto- facts and poetis fictionz. The Natire papers pectively. Of course they were the youngest that such a suspicicu might not arise.
jared when first examined efter the never said anything of the kind. Indcol, catastrophe ? Or did they require there is only one paper in Shangtat silly the list, while the oldest was forty-six to the presence of the Captain Superinten-E. W. Bird, o
the average age of the new dent of Police, it is sufficient to suggest
portions of glass enough to give publicity to such a state- Wera weare of
repairs? found still sticking in them? Was ment, and ibat, we are sorry to say, Chudns being twenty-sever and a half, which that, in order to prevent tha appearance of is considered a very youthful average. We acting as a Justice in a case where there le
The resisting power of the panes that printed in English. Granting that the Chi MAITLAND'S XIV.
were broken tested before they were nese oficials Enva obesk enough to ask the hear that a son of HE Shén Ping-ch'eng, police opposition, it would be advisable for
3. Farkiel, b Burton Cam
fixed? If so, with what result ? Capt. De Laulay, run out Governor of Anhui, is among the now him not to sit with the Justices. A07 in- formation which the Justices might re-
B. F. Lammerty & Bird, b Barisa.. graduates.-F.-O. Daily News.
quire of the police should in my opinion
G. C Mursy, bhart The other. Woodcock, W. G. Darby, & Hart.. given in open Court.
F. Max acd, uut vat......... FJ. Raste W.. Darby, b Barto that
H.M.8. Lind loaves for Bangkok to-mer.
TOW..
at Victoria, B.0., on the 28th inst. THE M. H. Co.'s steamer Orus laft Saigon this morning, at 8 o'clock, for this port. Tax Spanish cruiser I. Ju de dustria will shortly leave Hanila for Japan and Vladivostock.
repeaus and 2,08) Chinese visited the City Hall Museum.
Mz J, J. Francis, Q.C., and Mrs Francis we learing Yokohama for Hongkong par
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F. H. Deason, not out
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Humphrey did not bat
Dr. Thorns
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Kurray. R. P. Latamert F. J. Eart
Lammert
Tas American cruizer Concord (Captain A SPECIAL despatch from Wuobang states
the Justicen extended the statutory Goodrich) strived from Saigon this morn-fays the -0. Daily New) that H. objection to the proceedings was Chang Chih-tung held a grand maral review of their jurisdiction by taking into on the 14th instant of the Hupah Riversideration matters other than the Nery, at Hayang. The three naval Doring the wook endlog, Oct. 29, 183 En-brigades of Harying. Tien-chischen and sonal character of the applicant. This Paichow consisting of pearly 260 Yangire qucation can I think properly be raised on war jauks participated, in addition to which an appilestion for mandsmas, and as it were the steam-loops Chillai, Frank'a has been fully argued I think is better to express an opinion on it. In the notice of Krungchang, Chilam, Waisin. Teuts'at, intention to apply for a license under the Tulung, Toupee and are other gunboats, ordinance the application must state bis numbering a sleam fiset of thirteen reustis.
mame, address, nationality and the address The affect is said to have been graud, and and sign of the house sought to be licensed, and has to obtain the certificate of thres the evolutions covered an expanse of over
householders as to his character stud fit. thirty miles.
By Sec, X it is provided that the We think it has not bitherto basa noted Magistrates or either of them, with the asdatance of suck other Justices of the (says the N.-C. Daily Newss of the 20th inst.) that on Thursday last when the Oot-Peace as may attend, shall take into con ton Cloth Mill was seen to be on fire, sidoration all applications for license &a several of the foreign employés of 8. O. By Sec. XI every application for the grant. Darby Farnham & Co., La., and the Lower Dock, or transfer of a license is to be decided by majority of votes of the Justices present, and one or two other foreigners who woto thera, knocked off work on the Keiles, and it is provided that if any applicant and went across the river with the Chinese dissatished with the order of the Justices
to alter or amend the order on the petition foremos carpenters, and a large force of will be lawful for the Governor in Council men with saws, axes, sic., to endeavour stop the fire spreading. Though their efforts of the dissatisfied partics. These provision were unsuccessful, owing partly to the taken by themselves give a general puxer
THE 0.8.8. Co.'s stosior Palamel loft left Bingapore yesterday morning, and may be expected here on or about the 4th proximo.
Tax P. & 0. S. N. Company's 8, 8. Ravenas left Bingapore for this port on the 78th inak, at 4 p.m., with the oatward English mails, and is expected here about 6 am, on 3rd proximo,
to
Dess.
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BOWLING ANALYSIS,
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of the Merchandise Marke Aut.
In Madras the provisions of the Act II
easily detachable, thelengths of piece goods. evaded by printing on emali elips of sleik, The Collector thinks the onzes Wire neither serious nor numerous and believes elasts are being made to respect ita requiremontu,
Singapore Free Press,
TO CUBE SKIN DIoniza--Sulpholine Lotion quickly drives away Eraptions, Pimpleo, Biot ches, Redness, Eczema, Acno, Disfigurements, Roughness and Beurt, da, leaving a clest, spot- Joss Skin and beautiful Complexion, Sulphelion is a necessity for the Skin, especiaily "in "hot" chmates. Made in London. Bold everywhere in Shilling Botties.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Oetobar 29,-AY 4 P.M.
Karovieker.
Temperature.
Foreigners for anything under the can, and WPostook. 30.31 31
Nagasaki,.00.3-
2.- a solid WATO, by which assume that they have come to look upon farours as Tokio......90.00
in meant an unbroken ocean wave, presed matters of right, it is rather too much to ask
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over the castara portion of the rock and us ta hellere that the Viceroy Li would be Shanghai..30.84 broke against the lantern smashing the foolish enough to send any such imbecils Frochow. 30. four panels of glazing having a combined messego, as to instruct the Tantei to de- Amsy..... Area of 33 square foot, I am certainly of mand the Foreign Consule and Municipal Anping... opinion that very large quantity of water Council to call to account the chief volun- Swatow....80.15 would have undoubtedly entured the tower, leer ireman for doing something that only Cautota 86.14 10 The actual quantity that did -ester the the editor of our contemporary, out of all Hongkong 30.13
tower is difficult to ascertain as it was, to the Foreigners in Shanghai, acme think
Vide. Peak - doubt, considerably broken ap is running should hate teen dan Eren though that Gap Book 30.18 down the stairs and round the dioptric oracle is a law unto himself and poses lanso.39.13 apparatus into the service room below, as the ente mnaopolist of all the business olhos... Rans. Wate from which a portion of it almost immedi- andently carried on by Solomos, not
Haiphong, 30.04 ately escaped ander the door. From the single independent Foreigner has been a Dolina 29.89 4
We 030 discover converted Manila..... 29.92 82 information I can get the maximum depth for" as
What the Chinese paper Laid
the Viceroy simply that
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of water in the service room was probably opinion. about one foot, which would be 690 gallon.
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THE PRAYA WHARVES AND PIERS against it.
ORDINANCE.
The following Table is published in the Goerkment Gazette pursuant to Section
1
0,8. James-
Wiad
October 30th. 10
THE Empress of India, from Vancouver Chiness on the spot being panic-stricken, to the Justices to decide every applica of The Praya Wharves and Fiers Ordinance, having just left the lantern, the, two outbreak and the appeals made to Captain Macao.....
the attempt was made, and two or three oftion on its merits, subject to an ap 1593;~
Neather,:
Bale.
was broken from the outside by the bai Teotai, into-Why the foreign fire Wrostock. 30.81 9278 lightkeeper, Mr Nicholas, in reponse to the brigade did not render sasistence is Tokio......
The
Ons Native paper Nagasaki... tbree Chipamen in the room, extinguishing the fire. cally of who, I learn, were unable to open the door adds that, acting upon this telegraphio Shanghai.. 31.34 partly on account of the wind and partly advice, the Taotai has written, through the Fonchow.. 30.30 owing to the water and broken glass British Consul-General-pot the respected Amoy...... 30.19
doyda Senor Valdez,-to the Municipal Auping The threo Ukicamen in the service room Canzoil, asking them to appoint a day for Swato... - were two lightkeepers and one coolie. an enquiry into the conduct of Chief Canton...
4.At the time of the accident the two Engineer Ashley bat as this paper containe Hongkong 30.21 72 European lightkeepers wore in their guera whale series of palpable misrepresentations Vict. Peak - tere adjoining the tower, Mr Nicholes and deliberate untruths about the hour of the Gap Rock 30.18 Chinese lightkeepers were in she lantern, McEuen and Mr Ashley for assistance by the Hoihor... in the European kitchen and the Telegraph Mill, we must declise to nosept its statements Bolinao...29.28 84 48 past by an unanioneafal applicant to the The Fraya Wharves and Piers Ordnance, one coelie in the service room, one coolie chief Chinese directors of the Cotton Cloth Haiphong. 30.11 23 76 Executive Council. This power is not in
Clerk in the Europesa lightkeepers' quar as to the Viceroy's telegrame, with the same Manila.....
blind Faith asour contemporary seems to yield. 0.8. James 30.02. Name or description
Amount payable as
ia 5.The two Chinese lightkeepers in the The paper
question,
Par, the Sin Wan
On the 29th at 10.40 a. Barometer day for Hongkong, vis Nagasaki, Kobe and
of Wharf or Piat. Compensation.
Thing Shanghai.
Gradienta rather steep for NE Colamo 4. Coluran B. tantera were, no doubt, lu the best practi- taking our contemporary's artiols of Friday P. W. D., ays: Just think of it! Celi approved by the Justices assembled an
Weather 8,000.00 8 6.000,00 eat position of any one on the Rock to see last as a text, bases a savage attack upon winds, Sas moderately cous Ix.ocmsequence of the English Mail having boy, honesty, a lofty standard of morality, | abova shall enter into a recogasanco, Murray Pier,
to a pestilent This last section shows that the Justices
unives and all sorts of doplosscut things, falling. SAW a solid wave dask against the lantern, transportation for 20 years
Gradients decreasing for NE leit Singapore 4. days, in advance of àce | climate, and in the majority of cases, solitary | are not bound by the hausahalders' ecriin. Peddar'a Wharf, ... 17.000.00 17,000.00 what took place. These men say that they Foreigners in general, whom it compares to fine. On the 30th at 10.25 a. Baromatar
4,800.00 B'bour Master'sPier,
4,300.00
of water. confinement when
that expression a mass of
parently believing that the Foreign Firemen by 2,500.00 2,000.00 mean
6.There is no evidence in the present could do impossibilities. Whether the Tau. Pier opposite Nama Pak long Pier, Marine Lot 183,..... 1,888.73 1,998 85 conditions of the buildings that an unbroken tai hus ever sent the meninge attributed to 188189, 3,872.90 10,072.17 ocean wave passed over the eastern portion him to the British Consul-General or not, 184, 23,063.79 22,509.13 of the Rock and brake against the lantern. we do rat know, but the ill effects of the 185,
arrived at Yokohama at 4.30 p.m. yester the foreigners hardly escapad with their day (Sunday), and left again at 4 p.m. to.lives from the burning mill."
my opinion either expressly or impliedly Indian Engineering, in a paragraph under abridged by Sec. XII. which provides that the heading of 'How matters stand in the "Every applicant for license who may be
&c.
1898. TABLE OF COMPENSATION.
ters.
ed her, and the maile will consequently payment in e, doubtful promotion rate and may consider the character of the Pottinger Street Pier, 6,000.00 6.600.00 bat on being questioned it appears they for not going to the resong of the Kill, ap- ['winds Sea moderate. Weather
schedule time, the Marine Offner has mini-
serire unorted.
the manufacture of fire-cookers.
1." It is not
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2,676.64 282 Had each a thing happened the bulldkage, injudicious line of reproaches, hints, suggest, athulasa) al the vos ininctive, t 1,717.03 1,75.6% in my opinion, would have, to say the least, slons, and bad advies, adopted by our very
hundredths, indiscreet colleague, we are sorry to say.
9. TaxiTOR, in the shade, în digros 675.81 suffered very serious damage.
7.Had the lantern glazing heen broken how every indication of doing much
more Fahrenheit.
108. 858.51
71, 88,097.12 34.683.80
3. Hours, in percentage of interation, t
209, 2,317.99 2,363.77 by débris it is possible that some of the damage than people imagine.
22, 20,604.93 21,020.19/deoris wight hars entered tho. tower; this proverb zato speram a fool's pipe | hamidíty of air maturated with moisture bang
1a.&639., 1,717.03 €3, 1,459.47 "69, 85851 86, $86.81 34, 23,600.11 24,085.63 19, 2,83.00 10.62, 13.730.21 14,013.46
66, 9,405.81 2,459.35 in the Tower.
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dew (wol). Bax, in Inabes, fankhe and hundrolike.
HONGKONG REGISTER,
suficient of itself to break the glazing, and Trieste vid Fanang. It connlated of fire Temperature
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silver counter of unknown applicant, but I cannot see that it in any value-why, when all this is thoroughly sp-way affects the power expressly given them preciated, who, outside a madhouse, would to take into consideration and decide upon dream of closing with the Government of the application itself. Tho application is We learn from the Independente that about Incia's bargain, for less value that was for a license, not for the endorsement of the originally offered? The Government may sertificate of good character; if the Justicos 3 pm on Thursday last, at Macao, some be certain of one thing: it will never get as were confined to the question of character in my judgment consider" gunpowder in a maishod bear the Estrada good mes in the future as it has done in the they would not
past. In a country where all business is or "daside" the "application." de Adolpho Loureiro exploded, and the breed on dasturi, in an atmospbare reeking necessary for me to purave the authorities
with Burkhakish Monte Fort at once gave the alarm of fire.
palm-oil, and solatiums of which have long ago established the right: and duty of Justices in England under the
1,761.68 would, however, depend on the size of the The result was that two matcheds were sorts, men obtained on the lowest tender
1,488.93 portion coming in contact with the lanter and bire system would ist volunteers Raghah Statuts to consider the merits of
873.74 and whether such debris is the first instance burnt down, fortunately without causing lofty standard of morality,' but would sitaply an application for a license as well as the
703.67 merely fractured the glass in the past or
swashed it in.
MERCHANDISE MARKS IN INDIA. personal injury to any one. Probably make bay while the sun shone-which would merits of the applicant, because, in my!
A careful search made amongst the
In the Gazette of India are published awing to this accident,' a large quantity of be pretty nearly the whole year round-and opinion, the doubts which arose from the then clear. When that time arrives, the languigs of the English Statute do not
debris Bud
oreign material was found some interesting details of the working of gunpowder was confiscated on the following Government of India way ece fit to revise similarly arise from the language of the
the Merchandise Marke Ast in India. Ordinanpe, I many add that the considera- tion of the merits of an a; plisation involves Mr W, Danby, Pro- days in places in which it was stored without its economical ideas.
8.-A regarda le strength of the The Chief Collector of Customs in Burns permit; and as a 'onsequence of the confis
fessional Services
lantera glazing I regret I have no precise reports 18 eases of infringement of goods Valier, barkin Tax Newchwang correspondent of the Shang- an examination of the reasons which may
1,000.00 1,000.00
information, and its aspertainment would not stamped with the length of the material, cation several manufactories of gunpowder has Mercury writes;-The new season's be urged fit ad ages in taatters of this
be the subject of experiment rather than and oss som of false trade description' closed their doors, throwing idle a large grain is commencing to come in from the question for the Justices in matters of this kind where their discretion is not limited
Total,.....$189,000.008180,000.00 station in expressing the opinion that deurbed.
theory. I have not, however, the dightest which relates to this Colony, and i thas Abin the in- amber af women and children engaged in interior; arts and boats are arriving daily should always be what is beat
the force exerted by the wind
The "false trade demription" was in the The steamers are coming along very slowly terests of the Public at largo for whose
*Note.--A qusition har avlaen between
30.33 matter of ooreignment of margarine from Barometer ...) number of sailing beneat at present, dat quite
the Justices have received that atte
ALL vazadla hare already put in an appearance, thority. The locality of the proposes lihater as to whether the pier opposite
G.-The lantern framing was intact On Saturday flight & most successful emok and I hear that there aromany others tocame, canned house, the needs of the poPHISH ating Lot 18 in a private or Government, uninjured when first examived after the esses containing 500 tina (500 lbs.), and was Bumidity
twenty-five of tham baring bapa shar- |
catastrophe and required no repaire. Por-valued in the Custome bill-of-entry at EaDirection of ing concert war given by the Taikoo Sugartered in Aney for this por. The agencies for an existence of ather ligand houses in the pier, the settlement of which mill peridtions of gleas were found sticking in the 450
Wind.1 On the case being opened, the time visinity and the necessities and convenience
Fores Refinery Club in the Billiard Room at the New York Life and Imperial Insurance of visitors are amongst the matters hicking. In the areas of its being decided that case of each of the four panels broken, were found to bear a label with the follow.
this pier is a private one the amounte |_ con- Quarry Bay. Me R. Berwick occupied the Companion have been transferred from
lected Bolter of Cholest quality. Heal Rain. Messrs Bandizel & Co. to Mera. Butter-the Justices rosy be properly asked to
before leaving the frames, broken chair, and there was a large attendance. field and Swire, Mr. Dyer, formerly of sider, and it is quite in accordance with as entered in Colums will be those payable which prores conclusively that the glass was ing words:"Sixhouse Butter Cia. Se Weather
as compensation in respect of the piers tablished preoties to present any objection i
10. The resleting powas of the panes Austring
ö had been declaredi na ** cuer=" that were broken was not saated bere be- From Victoria, a large party drove down Mess Gibb, Livingston & Co., has been to the Beagh by means of Fetition, described in Caluno 1.
In the event of it being decided that form they were fixed. The lantere and garine" in the Customs bill-of-entry sin up here in connection therawith, I bellevo. some of the assel autumn plauges in our Thai is the only part al she judgment whit this is a Government pler the amounts to glazes were received complete from En- was forwarded to the Chemical Examiner fan. Mr J, I. Scott, Dr Cowie, end, dr small community have already estimenced applies to the applicant here Column B will be thus payable ae compenfand, and I have no information of any for analysts, and he reported that he found
cation in reapset of the piers described in
teet having been made.
the sample to be margarine and to sontalo Korn were amongst thusa present. The pro Me Maze of the I. M. Customs in transferred represented? Is the applicant here!
to Peking, and his place will be filled by Mr No response was made.
11.-The suitability of glass of any dea-practically no butter." The description on gramme was made up of mugs, sentimental akafald from Amor. The former will no Be Worship-Gentlemen, the applicant
FRANCIA A. CocPLE.
cription for a special purpose is more the the tios atleeted butter" was therefore a Director of Public Works, and-comical, and instrumental selections, doubt be greatly mixed as a society leader. appears not to be here, and he is not re-
of pra subject practical experience than of false trado description" within the meaning of the Merchantdien Marks Act, section 2, ectual experiment ou its resisting power. and in the fansy department the service! I regret, also, to annoyoos that our fine presented.
hotel and restaurant has closed its doors, Me Murray Bain-Bas the application
12-It would not be an easy matter to cause 3, and a breach of that Act and of the of Mr G. South and Mr O. T. Robinson Everybody is very sorry. This will be "and bean withdrawn
get the glass uninjured, vix, 44 panels in Castors &ot, metion 18 (as amended by were invaluable. The other gentlemen whe news for the gay young boost skippers, His Worship Not so far as I am aware,
To 24 Kaza-Barbers Clifton's now spałamali, out of the frames; and being of opinion sestion 19 of the Merchandise Marks Act.
the contributed to the programme were Mr who will no longer find repose for their Has any gentleman any wish to say any of completely ouring all forms of Dentness, Hoad that the glazing in the lantern cannot be The consignment was confiscated and the BAROMETER
Noites, dewy is Ising recommended all over exposed in such a position to 153, of the Customs Act, of paying a fan of importers given option, under motion F. White, Mr D. Carrie, Mr J. Weddell, bodies after the fatigues of a voyage, thing in support of the application 1
but like the uneasy spirit of old, most stan No reply.
the world. Numera nusolicited testimoniale. pressure sufficient to break it, except by Mr R. Dickson, Mr E. Houghton, Mr T. der round wecklog reat and fading none, His Worship-Then I will take a rots.
The place is now suggested an excellent Mr Shelton Hooper. Hai any commatis icelands, Es, of hellish Street, artificial scans, no useful information Ks. 250 in lies of senisestien. The fine
Bonth Lambell, S., writes fafter being bearing on the present accident would ap. has put yet been paid." Grimshaw, Mr G. Kirkpatrick, and Meats for the proposed hospital, or it might, sation heen received from the applicant? sufferer for it years). I have had my Berwick. Pianoforte selections were played perhaps, be turned into a very good and His Worship-The following letter has expectations imply failed, as I am now shit to Parently be gained by testing the gises aan connection with the large trade in dra steady pressure. Also though the matches from Japan, three consigamente cin boar quite well, and without the least effort, and by Mr Porson, and the accompaniments ich needed sharph, if valy steeple were en rooivod
I have just been informed by my client the terrible ucises in red have not appeared glass could be broken by impact I fail to the Stralis infringed the Act; in two no in- were played by Mr G. L Danaan. The around. However, is regard to the former, that it is not his wish that I should apply | again.' Pamphlet with fall adrias poit free. Be the practical application of the result | dieation of the country of mannfucture was | given, and in the third the indication was visitors were entertained somptuoudy by I fear it must be classed with those things for this license at the meeting of Justicas Clifton, 81, Upper Hennington Lens, Los of tests of that naturs in this case.
13.- regards the feasibility of per- given, bat the letters were not large enough of which we read and brar, but never pen, this morning. VICTOR B. DRAGON," das, S.E. the members of the Club,
to Quarry Bay to assist in the evening's
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