-No. Dd24 ---Dankben 18, 1808.1
á Kaoposal has from time to times during what the President had told them from many years been made to earola spasial the correspondence published in this regiment composed of gentlemen who have falled in all the Army examinations. This newspapers,
but what they
THE CHINA MAIL.
to-morrow
had been issued. They did not know what row of the Grifica radę bad passed between the Comptroller Grimes man should win this event. Genatal and the Local Auditor in cogned to the system of auditing; but the
On Friday the work will begin with the Government had issued instructions to the Treasurer defalcatione in the future International race. The English this year prevent similar Irregularities might always occur, how have a decided advantage in getting Master the system of auditing, to stroke them. He has a great deal o ter good but if they did sceur in future be experience and knows exactly what hi, thought it was likely the anditor would The President said no reply had been re-detect the sooner than he did in the case men are aspable of doing, and I know ho csirod; consequently, no further stops had of these last defalcations, been taken. The matter was under the con- sidoration of the Secretary of State. If a ro ply was not received to a communication it Was naual for the Government to draw the attention of the Secrotary of State to the
wanted Les always been souted at the headquarto know was since that correspondence was lors of the Army, but it is likely now, in published how the matter now stood Lord Mothuan and Sir Evelyn Wood's Lands, says the London surrespondent of They know it was referred to the Secretary the Liverpool Fost, to be differently trostad of State Bad any reply been received, There are hundreds of young men, trained from
yoath for the service, now doing and were any farther steps being taken nothing because they have bean' plaughed." the severe Army examinations. They cannot dig; to ontor as privatos in a ordinary regiment they are ashamed; bat Ovan dances can fight. They often have great physical powers, though they have no brains, and it is therefore now under consideration to bring them together in a regiment of illiterates. It is hardly polite
THE RECOND MAGISTRATE.
berve to show za what are the motives i impalling many men to come as mission. aries to China,
tion.
THE PROCESSTON OF THE the next, Thoaco a bundle of four shop,
ELEPHANTS..
sticks was thrown to the door further down, The following graphic account is from an and so on to the door opposite the gan-jot On p. 70 of the Evangeliestion of the article entitled Janusry Days in Ceylon,' from which ell the sticks appeared Inaked World, edited by B. Broomhill, Secretary in the Corahi Magazine The crowds together at the ends. A piece of paper was of the Chins Inland Mission, I find those angeable again to witzem the Perhora, tied to this waud, and this they got a light, words: These millions, where are they solemn procession of the sacred elephants and were able to pass it from coll to cell,
What is to be their future? which have boon arriving all the afternoon We allocwards found at the lashing going? What is to be their condition to the world from the Buddhist temples of the district, for the alloke was formed of threads drawn beyond the grave. Uh, tremendous ques until the court containing the bell-shaped from the floor matting. Well, then, how It is an awful thing to Daghobes which rino round the Temple of did they manage to get the tobacco? It contemplate, but they perish, that is what the Tooth is full of the noble boasts cook a long time to find that out. God sny."
and their picturesque attendants, whe The prisoners' friends used to plant. ** Again on p. 101 of the same book, the move about bearing grow burdens of tobacco on the ground where the chain naw theology which allows some hope of bamboo and branches of trees for gang worked. While the warder's back probation after death is spoken of as their charges to feed upon. At length, was turned the men crammed junks of it
with the devil's masterpiece of strategy.The decorated
gorgeous maske and into the links of their chains, close to the guilty they perish. heathen are all
1 guilty in God's eyes; as trappinge of red, yellow, or white, glit body, where it was not likely to fall out or
tering with gold emboidery representing be asen. Once more turning to page 199 I read: Buddas in his manifold incarnations, with When the last of the gang took up the' '80,000 a day going to their death without sacred inscriptions interwoven round every chain, after he had been stripped" and
to the Queen to propose to call them matter. That had not been done in this undertaken the duties of the Second Msgis No. 2 is looked upon with some auspicion, i Christ. Do we really believe it? Let us gure, the procesional elephants are drawn searched, he picked out is much tobacco as:
sur public schools to restrial admission to
case, but he had no doubt it would be
The delay, he thought, could not have arisen from its being overlooked, but, doubtless, had arisen from the desire of the Secretary of Stalo to giro fail com- sideration to the matter bafors coming to a decision.
Victoring and hardly complimentary to
those who have passed the curriculum of dono those establishments only to be classed as failures. Still these are the suggestions. The Royal Horse Gourds were originally releed among gentlemen, and why not try the experiment again? A regimont of this kind, ready to go anywhere, would be a splendid addition to our sighting forec. If they cannot command, thay are at least splendid material to be lad.
moon.
THIS COLONIAL SECRETARY AND THE
DOLLAB
The Cartaittae proceeded to discuss the THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.items in the estimates. None of the The Legislative Counsil ziet this after-membars epoke with particular distinctaens H. E. Sir William Robinson, that it was almost impossible to hear the Governor, presided. There were pro- thoir remarks at the reporters' tablo, eut: Hon. G. T. M. O'Brian, Cc The Colonial Secretary was the principal lonial. Secretary; Hon. N. G. Mitchell transgressor in this cospect, and what Innes, Colonial Treasurer; Hos. W.
is given below is only what could be picked M. Goodman, Attorney General; Hon.
up or guessed at from the general drift of R. M. Lumsey, Harbour Manter; Hon. A.
the dimesion. M. Thorison, Aoting Registrar General; Hos. E. Bowdler, Public Works partment; Hon. O. P. Chater, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Hon. Dr Ho Kai, and on E. R. Balilios, and Mr Arathoon Seth,
wishes to recover the laurois carried off from his nationale by the Gorman But Mr Belilios asked for dotails of the sav-the German boot, which carries the same crew, with one exception, sa won last year, ing of $3684 at the Magistracy.
The President explained that Captain will take a lot of basting, Frita Tammert Hastings, in addition to performing his duties as Assistant Harbour Master, had is in the pink of condition, and though his
trato. For doing so he received $1500 in- stead of half of the Second Magistrato' they will give a good account of themselves cinoluments. He bad memorialised the before knocking under. In view of the Secretary of Stato to obtain the whole struggle between these two stroke, I am
which His Excellency of the half-pay the Governor had refused to give him or inclined to think they will be considerably xocount that it would grante the anomaly handicapped when they turn out for the of the Assistant Harbour. Master te Ladian Prize. If both wore turning out ceiving more pay than the hood of his department, the Harbour Master fresh, it would be a difficult task to The President considered it strange that an discriminate between them for fint and Unolicial Momber should proms him for a second places. This race should to be increase of expenditure. Ho had frequent.
tween Grimes and Skött, and I prefer the performed the duties of other offices is addition to his ordinary duties in other former's chances. The German Cup should Colonies, and instead of receiving half of
be a sure thing for Fritz Tammort. the pay he received none at all.
THE MILITARY COSTRIBUTION.
Mr Keswick pointed out that if the military contribution ware required to be paid in dollars Leaceforth as at present it would mean that there might, and probably would, be soon a very serious insrease of the burden which this contribution imposed on the Colony. The increase since lat year amounted to some $37,000, and be Mr Chater found that the interest pay-thought it exceedingly likely that the in- De-able on public debt was calculated at the crease next year would be tall greater. We wished to know whether steps could not be rate of 2/6. With all due deference to the taken by way of saying the selonies from opinions received by the Colonial Sacretary the responsibilities which would thus accrue he thought the right course to pursue in from a further fall in the valua of the
Clerk of Counails, Absent-Hon. T. 8. Whitehead.
AFPOINTMENT OF COMMITTERS,
Law Committoo--The Attorney General (Chairman), Acting Registrar General, Mr J. J. Keswick, Dr fle Kai, bir E. R.
a
matter
like this Was to take at
taken
dollar.
The President said that it would, of coures, be very inconvenient if the value of the duliar did continue to fall, but ho sould not Buy what the rate of exchange might be.
hir Keswick said the question was out whether the colony would be better off in that reapeet or not, but if some rata could le determined beforehand, which would be a vary great advantage.
all events the current rate of the day if not an easier rate-that was to say, one more His Excellency, before proceeding with favourable than the current rate, a wa the orders of the day, appointed the fol done in the making up of balanos sheets
those of bankers and lowing Committees:-
Boch as
mer Finance Committen. ---Colonial Secretary, chants. The Colonial Secretary bad
The President said that in sash a case (Chairman) and all other member of Ucun-stated in his speech when introdu
Mr Keswick referred to be was aware that Bill cing this cil except the Governor.
that '3/8d. was
applications for some compensation had been as a convenient rate. Ho could see it was, made by other colonies and that these had because if the Government had not taken it boen retused, at least as far as the last o at 2,60. but at the rate of the day there tong he was in, which was Ceylor, he knew to be so. That was no reason however would be a deficit instead of having a ba-why iu tho present circumstupov a up lance of revenue over expenditure of some plication should not be made by this colony. Mr Chair said that if an application had $6000 or $7000. No doubt, therefore, it was a convenient rate, but what he would like not been ready made this was the right to knew was whether it was the right thing had not fixed the doller alone. The trgi- make it. It was a great pity they to do seder the cireutustances, whether it wax right to estimato on a rate far above ments in Aupport of such an application were The Tovunus of the polosy the current rate of the day. In doing so good and sound. the Government had taksu ja problematic rate. He did not think this was the right cours to pursue. Bohought the rate should be nearer 2/3 than 2/6.
Belilios.
Public Works Committes The Asting Director of Public Works (Chairman), the Colonial Treasurer, Mr C. P. Chater, Mr T. H. Whitehead, and Mr E. R. Belilies
THE FINANCIAL UILLE
The Uolonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding $2,347,245 to the Public Service of the Year 1894.
The Bill was coad a second time, takop into Committee and referred to Financo Committee.
Foar 1892,
Council resumed,
His Excellency said he was not able to fix the data of the next meeting, but after the Finance Committee had passed these Leo Bills des notion of the next mooting would be given.
оп
which he WILD
have asid
The President said he might mention that this was the question of exchange misreported the Be thought the proceed. other day. inge of Finance Committee ware not published in the newspapers 1 The same course was adopted with the
Several Members-Yes. Bill introduced by the Culonial Treasurer The Presitiont said he had written to the entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Daily Press on the following morning and they published the correction. But he Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of might take that oppertonity of making it
know. B
was reported $236,111.99 to defray the charge of the more generate bed consulted some of the best authorities in England and would not find one who did not think an increase might be anticipated in the future and that the opinion, presumably of these authorities, was that the dollar would reach an averago of 3/74. That was dot what he said. What he said was that he had consulted come of the beat anthorities in England and he had not succeeded in finding anybody who would undertake to predict the course of exchange with any confidence in the coming year. That was what he intended to say, and he must way it was probably what he did say, because it was in accordance
with and he fact,
could hardly
have made the statement he was reported to However, tho Carerament was bound to adopt some rate in the ustim atos sud it had adopted this rate, because. she bad zaid în intexlucing the Bill, it was not only a convenient rate but it was also a reasonable rate. There were circum. stances that rendered it probable that the
the
FINANCE COMMITTEE. After His Excelloney had left, Finance Committed sat under the presid ency of the Colonial Secretary.
THE RETRENGIMENT COMMISSION, The President called for any general re- marks botare procosding to discuss the de- tails of the Estimates.
Mr Chater said that at the last mosting
have made.
18
of the Council, when introducing the estirate of exchango might improve during the inates, the President had stated he would year. The Honourable member had spoken
Lime to
had not increased, the revenue was paid is dollars and the colony had to pay & eat- siderably larger amount in dollars in respect of its military contribution.
The President said he might mention
that H.E. the Governor bad Pery strongly urged all the consideratione that could be brought forward against this burden being increased, but he would once more luy the opinion of the Uuofficial Members before His Excellency, who he was sure? would be extremely anxious to do all be sould in the matter.
Mr Clater said that any increase the military contribution would be eure to cause as much tamble in Hongkong
Be it did before.
bo honest with ourselves. Do we believe up in line on either side of the temple gate he could, and concealed it is his manda that these millions are without hopo in the As the Austrian Archduke and his auite ho walked to his call. Then it was passed next world? Wo tarn the leaves of God's enter the balcony of the octagon, from round by means of the chopsticks and rolled word in vain, for there we find no hope whease the Kandyau kings were wont to up into oigarettes,"
Very clever indeed,' I remarked. not only that but positive words to the show themselves to their subjects, the mag
nificent temple alephant desconde the long Oh, that is only one of many similav contrary. Yes, we balsote it.'
Now if beliavos the abore, he is in daty bound to of scarlet and gold presented by the King prisoner giving information of any con- man really conscientiously fight of steps in gorgeous state sparisons tricks. You know we haya a rule that any proclaim it, wherever he goes.
of Siam, and tearing the golden shrine of spiracy among his fellows shall have part batois self-exuridico displayed by many & score of attendants walk at the side, sup. when a man is getting soar the end of
I pisld to none in my admiration for the the Stored Tonth under a golden howdah, of his sentence remitted. Now, sometimes, f his members of the China Inland Mission. I parting a lofty cloth of gold canopy, out-term, and is anxious to be free, a bogus trust that no one will think that I am lined with lumps and flowers. Snowy conspiracy is arranged. A man comes to Jaap's and decrying the earnest efforts of turbaned mahouta keel on the richly tion of a proposed attempt to escape on the luxuriating nera in my sung corner at it, plumes rise behind the flapping ears, and me and mys that he wishes to giza laforma
ncolo men and women.
masked band, and lean gainst the gilt part of certain prisoners. Then I ask for My criticism of their work is simply column of the howdah, holding peacock his proofs, and he tails me to look in soma- this, I regret that many of them hold what feather fans and scarlat ambrollas My choice for the different races would som to toe to be very narrow and anchris with tinkling guides bolas edged one's hat, and there I find a key. Then he
temple expests a remission of his sentence. tinn views in regard to the alvation of the band leads the way, the barbaric strains of course, the man with the key has to be be as follows:-
heathen, and cannot bat think that the music boing awumpanied by the clashing punished, and the informer ondertakes to proclamation of such views too much to cymbals and rattling castanets of a hundred help his family and send tobacco to him in stir bostile feelings in the minds of the whirling dancers. The dignified Kandyan return. If you sak why the key will not natives who hear them.
chiefs walk in glittering ranka before the fit anything, they tell you that it was to be
Fine Day.
CHAIKHAN's Co-
Fritz Lammert or Master..
GARRISON CUP
The Bays (F. Lammert, strokej. BONG PATH--
Kes Choong or Lane, Crawford and Co. GRIFFINS→→
J. B. Grimes' crow.
SECOND DAY. IsraasATIONAL RACE→
1 German
2 English 3 Irish
4 PortuguesS LADIES' PRIZE--
Skött or Grimes. Gear CTP-
Fritz Lammert's crow.
صیحت
A rowing correspondent sends me the following tips, which I give for the sake
of variety :-
Charmer's Co
Lammert
Manuk...
Master...
GARRISON CUP-
FULST DAY.
Maates or Lam D, ET ↑ Skött ...
Boso Pas~~~
Foo Choorg Taikoo... Lane, Crawford & Ca. GRIFFINS' RAOR
Grimes (easily)
INTERNATIONAL RACE,-
::
!!!
SECOND BAT..
~
Germans English Portuguess.. Iriah
LADIES' PRIZE-
Lammert
Master... Crimea...
The President said he did not mean that Elis there was any question of an ineranse. Excellency bad taksa the precaution of e- ticipating that an incress would not be de- GERMAN CUP
manded.
Mr Chater said this the obligation to pay an increased at would probably bring the Colony to beskruptcy,
Mr Keswick said that even if the sterling contribution were not fucreated it was on- civable that a further fali in ozubage would make the contribution more than the colony is able to pay.
The Committee then adjourned.
REGATTA NOTES.
Lenwort Duscan Skött
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(2)--When I wrote the words that come mighty elephant which occupies the post of ground to its proper shape on the atous missionarios proclate that Confucius is in honour, his small eyes twinkling through walls.
hell, I did not merely refer to the fact the red and gold mask of the huga Another thing happened that I could ́- that seque missionaries actually make such head which towers above the multitude, never explain. We had a man who wạn etatements in the course of their preaching and is enormous tusks guided carefully by sentenced to "three months' imprisonment 1 mount to convey the idea that by their the temple servants, to prevent accidental and two floggings of twenty-five lashes, to be inflicted at the beginning and end of his teaching they proclaim that to be taoir damage from their swooping ivary Gue738, belief, for everything they say implies it. The thirty elephants of the procession walk santanca." When the second flogging fell.
three abreast, ridden by oficials illogical
mastia duo, he asked to es mas and
and in-
The Chinamat is not auch
creature that he cannot perceive the robes and embroidered van af sacred sisted that he had already undergone the red and yellow, and holding goldon dishes whole of big asatence, as otherwise the implication of mach of the missionary heaped with rice, acco-ut, and Bowers, words should have run, two floggings of
trashing in China. A. missionary stater that there is but one way of salvation from hell. Confucian did not know that way, and the Ubiaumen draws the conolasion of the syllogiam for himself.
with the assumption
the corsecrated atferings of the Buddhist twenty-five lathes exch. I told him that religion. Each trio of elephants is preceded twenty.fre was not divisible into equal
Yes, they are a clever poople, but it is a pity their energy should be employed in worrying me,
by a band of music, a troupe of dancers, parts, and that two ladictions of twenty- and a crowd of grudily-clad natives with five lashes wore thus olearly intended. blazing torches and scarlet bsoners. Then be retorted that twelve and thirteen My critis omila to quote a passage Sometimes a baby elephant trots along by would have been quite misfactory. connected with the one he attacks, that his mother's side as a preliminary education would have helped him to understand in the future duties of his anered calling, fit of the doubt, but he did not know I may say that he did not get the bend. meaning. Cau me expect the literats of
and seems torified by the noise and glare, English, and I cannot explain how be un China bosition that without respect to which in no way dinooncert the inperturb devetou no minuto a ss translation of his wast sort of lives they are leading, good round the wide area of the temple pra sentence.
able diguity his eldara. Round and appear in the Chinos are condemned to eternal
alsota the gigantic aphaels move with the and that all and bad alike punishment,
thoir pas slow and stately tread which allows ample Emperora, Sages, and ancestors Bra aternally lost? The Chinson and retail time for the wild chutions of the mazy our assumption, as well as the implication of dances performed before each advancing line. The splendour of the barbarie onr teaching.
pageant harmonisun with the vivid colouring In my very limited exporiones, I bay of native life and landscape. The red; glare of the Chinaman's of a thousand faming torches flashing back sensibilities being shocked. I have heard from the gorgeous teappings of the noble missionaries pract to a pongregation elephants, the dark, faces of the bounda partly composit of heathen in such a way dancers, the waving fans and Hosting as to make some who wore favourably bannem, the wild burst of ava inclined to Christianity, save all ther and the Oriental brilliancy of the many- savage music, Intensest lafrod and prejudico aroused, anlauted croad remember once in walking through the jewelled contrasting with the Costumes Kandyan ohiofo and Gelde with а missionary, to bava the heard hin salate &
hood, rendor the imposing ceremonial
knowa
instances
the
overy
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Itation
REGISTER
December 13th,AT 4 r.M.
WTostock. 30. 16) 5
Barometer.
88888188 Temperature
Chinaman by the yellow robes of the Buddhist priest Takie 23, 32] wayside, and address to bin the question: picture of anprocadented splendour. The Nagasaki..30, 14 Where is your Father? The man an-tropical wealth of regatation which frames Shanghai 30.37 svered: He bas passed from the world the fantastic proosion enhances Foochor My good friend immediately rejoined dazzling spectacle, before which Where has his soul gone?' The villager memory of European pageantry fades into seemed somewhat taken aback, and failed a cold and colourless dream.' to catch the drift until he was told. You had better hurry up and boliere, or you wil go to the same bad place. A missionary in a street chapel once made the statement, The Grea: Buddha is not as good as a dog,
he is only a piros of dead wood, while she dog is alive. Thanking you, Mr. Editor,
A VISIT TO A CHINESER?) PRISON. TRICES OF SOME OF THN INMATES. The following appears in Cassell's Satur
Amey 30.2
ping... Swatow.... Cantou
30.2 Hongkong 30.25 68 Vict. Feal→→ Gap Rock 80,26 Flacco.....156,26 83 Eloihom... -
Haiphong, 30.24 70 Bolinao...29.94 80
a/too ill see that my statemont is not obviously does not apply to what is usually Manila.....29.37 80
my
me so much space; and hoping day Journal. What the writer describes altogether the baseless invention of some understood to be a Chinese prison. It may onomy,' bat kas zeme toundation opon which to stand
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
possibly apply, however, to our local fa- atitution, Victoria Gael:-
Well, her: you see our exercise yard.'
OS, Jamo 30.01] ——
Habd
Weather.
| - | ** } *•*AP||A|ADVA
December 13th--er 10 4.m.
Wostock. 30.26) 23 x 12 Tokio...... Nagasaki..
I had come to look round the Chimrao Shanghai.30.46 40 65 w
The Czar being now the arbiter of the prison at X at the lavitation of my Fooshow.. → destities of Europe and of peace and war, friend Perkins, who happened to be Amoy....30.88 56 69 AK
Anping... bis well-known disposition in favour of governor for a few months. We were pesos enrves to cavourage in some quartess standing in a rectangular pisos of ground Swator very optimistic views as to the immediate about sixty yards by forty in area, and Cantos...
Gap Rock
34.33 63
[ ] [ ] • ] } } } •|
The Bagship Kitty will be poored of Kowloon Point. Rucing will commerce with the Chairman's Challenge Cup at 1,30, and for the convience of those who wish THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION MILL.
to go on board the flagship to witness the The Colonial Secretary exprosaod hi
racing the Pilot Fish will leave Pedder's willingness to supply may additional infor- mation that might be desired with rofor-Wharf each day at 1 and 1.80 p.m., return-future. Others argue that his love of peace chalosed by walia ten or fifteen fest high, Hongkong 50.32 69 33
Viot. Peak - case to this bill.
iug 10 minuter alter the last rate, which is may be saddenty overcome by some us with a formidable array of iron spikes be No questione were taked,
toward event. The Berlin and Viens the coping. timed to take plus at 4.30 p.m. Admis-semi-official organs have been publisalog Not much chance of empe here,' I said. Messe..... No, replied the governor; no one Hoiher... sion to the Baghip is fren, bat a portion soothing usstranges as to the meaning and
prospeota of the Franco-Rostian ententi, bat esanpes from this yard. Sometimes tha Haiphong-$0.33 63 will be reserved for ticket holders, The not many persons here, anya a Barlin cor prisoners get preeeats thrown over from Bolin...30.04 80 On the eve of the Regatta it may not be ladies of Hongkong are invited by the Correspondent, are disposed to put much faith their friends outside. I remember, on my Manil
these optimist views, Nor is their nun- first morning here, I saw a seed from a 0.8,James 30, 10] mittes of the V.B.C. on board the lagship-bar likely to be increased by the comments peculiar kind of tree came over the wall and On the 13th at 10.33 a., Barometer be plaasod to give say information the of it as a problematical rate. Certainly it out of place to give a low tips' regards Refeshments wil be supplied on board by on the events of the past week in Freno, drop at my leet. I threw it. book sgain, stexdy. Gradionts steep for N.E. winds.
Among and thus, I appose, gave a signal that the Sea poderate. Weather fine. The Secretary's published in the Norddeutsche.
other things the semi-official organ saya:- coast was clear, for over esa a package
F.. Frog, Retrenchment Commission whether it bnd coure world be to adopt the rate of afford a very reliable guide for the final of launch for members will leave Muray Pier The French fitz ware vary doceat and containing some pounds worth of opium,
First desistant. brillinat testimony ta the mutually friendly
tobacco, and other things. Then I hang
flongkong Observatory, Dec. 13, 1893. relations of two great natione, and will teanis nets ander the coping there, and I in history, though they posses tail I soon made a strange collection of tain a pitical pith such as is scribed things."
1. BikoKarza, redusal to 33 degrees Vahtray - so real the too luxuriant fancy of po to them
But why not keep people away from the
and bandredtha. tival gossips round the beor table, Declan walls outside tions of love and marriage contracts often Ob, you mic there's a pablis road running asa't do that. Now come The Bor. F. L. Hawks Pott writes as lie fer apart, and bluding agreements are along there, so we
not made amid aliuking glamon and popular and sco the elle exultation. Os the contrary, the destinies follows to the N-0. Daily News:--
of nations and realms oro tecided by the sober deliberations of otalesson.,'
members required. He would like to know their present position with regard to the
was and any rabe they canid take would be the different crews. The results of the prethe Victoria Hotel. problematical
The Government had delizainary heats on Monday areuing douc cided that on the
vbole
the best
most bo
2/64 Heased hardly say that the Axing of the Ladies' Prize, but the rowing of the been definitely shelved or whether staps the mato at one point or another would not crews engaged in the heats bore out the were being taken for the appointment of a wifed the expenditure. Whatever the rate Commission. Ho quite agreed that roof exchange might be, payment would have accuracy of my remarks during the rain- to made accordingly; and, therefore, it trenchment was a matter of time, but it was not a question of incurring additional ng season. The Spanial lads are un appeared to him that the sooner the Gov. expenditure or of saving any additional doubtedly a good four and erament settled this question of the Re-expenditure. It was merely a question reckoned with in the final, but as neither that seeing it was necessary to take a rate trenchment Committee the better for the that was problematical the Government Master nur Skott extended themselves it is Government and the botter for the Colony, de rol the beat rate to take in the circum with the Hoys' in the final struggle. The decided that 2/6d, was a most convenient difficult to foretell how they will compare
The President said the matter stood as follows: As they were aware the Gor ernor appointed a Committee and exception having been taken to it to altered its cona-
atanços.
fa Chator regretted to say he did not Portugues crew, even though hand
the President that 2/G2, ped by the absence of one of their rogatar agree with was a reasonable rata when the current four, rowed very plusily, and it was a treat rate was 2/34d, and very likely, before the
at 12.39 each daf
_
BPKIATOS.
WHERE 18 CONFUCIUS NOW?
OPPOSITA MISSIONARY VIEWS,
The writer of the letter, published in your columns on the 7th of November has
you
thet Russia can now count with certain as possible. They did not, however, stand
titution. Further exception had been takon endof the year it might be 2/24d. Nor did belo nee the style with which their you statement:-Throughout the lngth and French. friendship and military help, still, the princes could just see one another
Jan
the objector. From the correspondence
rent rate,
The President did not see that by taking
Honourable members would be aware making the payments.
belt, and to the level of the mes in inches, tentia,
2. Iserenardes, in the shade, în døgreem Fahrenholt.
3. Hry, in percolage of maturation, the humidity of air sataruted with moisture being 100,
4, DUXCTION OF Wish, to two pointa.
G. Fox or Fau, Locording to Beamfort Scale.
& STATE OF Wrarnir, & blue sky, 4, dəy
mehed douds, ddzinaling rain, flex, gloomy. hail, lightning, ovari, pasting showers, gequally rain, snow, thander, & visibility
daw (wat).
Bat, in inches, tenthi and hundredths.
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We went down a few steps and came upon a long corridor, into which the colla opssed. at regular intervals. The heat was intenso, now come forward and revealed his name,
The Nordische at the mmo time admits and accordingly the floors were made of and so it remains for wo to keep my
atrong iron gatinga, to admit as much air promise, and endeavour to give him the
on France wherever her real or supposed, iam information for which he raks.
terests may demand an appeal to B. Opposite to one another, but rere plased I am criticised for making the following She has, therefore, no reason to pay for diagonally upon either side of the passage, Bo tant each door faced the book wall, with him in his remarks about the stroke kept them to their work. At the breadth of the Bupire missionaries full agre
fall grutis to her hot, by any promise of by pressing dous to the bars. At each end not only a second but a third times, and problematic nature of the rate; 2/3 might same time, while giving them all credit for tidings, but in addition to preaching Chriss of being vale to consider in each partibular of the passage was a gas-jot that burns and
zeal go proclamation of the glad siprocity, and thus to saorite the advantage
with the His Excellency went as far as he could be problematical but it was certainly truer to meet the objections raised, but wha: and bearer the carrot rate than 2/6d. which their pluck, I do not think they willace samo of them pour contempt sad beep ones whether her support of Frenos interests night, to enable the turnkey to loop an are
ridicule on things whics are sacred to the is
is useful to her and advisable or not. The on each cell, Chinese. They shock the sensibilities of maticle comeludes by saying that 'all present This,' said my guide, is where we keep was able to do did not extinfy ahowed a difference of 8d. from the cur- much of the finish.
the Chinaman by proclaiming that Confu and feature ratones of Franco Kassin the ordinary prisoners, who work in the
Barometer To-morrow's rates will include the cius ie in holl the current rate the Government would be
This antagonistão
chain gang. When they some back at night
Temperature published by the. Honourable member taking a true rate, It all depended on what Chairman's Cap (milo and a-half), Garrison i attitude, I balleve, has been the cange, agresmenta ny to be judged from this pottes take off all their clothes, are carefully
of Ficy.
Humidity who represented the Chamber of Commerco, the rate was when the time arrived for Cup, Hong Fairs and Griftius' Bace. It the anti-foreign riots that have recently be disputed, but the fact that they are hyn taices up the shain, puts it in its ples **
far more than we generally zaspects of the man
searched, adibenge to their culle, where they The correctness of these views will hardly put on another suit of clothing. The last Direction of? ***
Wind... Bir Chater suggested that the som will be a fine race for the Chairman's Cap, ocurred in Chien," that the Goramor bad referred boma pirmed by all bankers and merchants and I think the hours will lie with
Aly arisis asks me sither to enhatantiate o mess reassuring may be clear sein in us the oud of the passage flers, aad u Wenthur
the comments of the Natal, Zeitung, his coll. Then they are all looked up for my statement or to withdraw it to the Secretary of State all the payors, should be adopted by the Government, Fritz Lammert a Master, The Garrison would gladly foler tas bond sitar which, as the organ of the leading (Fermis the night. We have to take these prein including those letters published by Me Supposing the Government were to liqui Whitehead. It, therefore, went without date the debt they could not do it at 2/6d., Cup will also fall in all probability to užber native if facts parmailted, but I do not bankers, is wont to be very paciffe, and to tions, or else they would bring all kinds of
think that they it.
represent dangers that seem to be coming things in with them. Now come upstairs and he did not suppone any auditor would of these strokes, but much will depend va
I says that some missionarica shock the on the horizon as out threatsning Germany, out of this heat, and I will tell you what saying that the question of appointing a pass these catimales when the currant rate Retrenchment Committee was nattheived. a 2/34d. Howover, it made little dif- the result of the first race. Should her sensibilities of the Chinaman by proclaim but other countries. The National sops they have done in ny time,"
The Franco-Rosaian entente will, of sunt, We went upstairs and sat down in the ference at the end of the year as they see it impossible to get house first in the ing that Confanua is in hell, It was not open for him to say, or, indeed, had done last year they would have to do Chairman's Cap, he may find it to his drag this statement openly. A diraguished of the twe countries are identical Faisla proceeded→→
(I believe that some asically make take a preutical shape winrer the interests shado. The Governor llt a cheront a was he in a position to say what view the this year; they would have to allow a larger tage to reserve Eingelf. Lust Saturday I missionary who has been in China over not the case on the Vosges, but to the East, When I first sawe bere we had the Becretary of Siste might take of the quos- sum for the depreciation of the dollar.
The Harbour Master said a great many felt inclined to back the Taikoo combination twenty-five year tells me that he knows and, above all, in the Mediterranean. The greatest trouble to step the mon ecoking in tionssit now stood under these alteredcondi-
two Presbyterian missiquaries, and ons vials of the British squadron to Italian ports their eslla at night. Of course, they ste peoplo made mistakes in their calculations for the long Faire, but I am now inclined. Baptist micaionary, who have been over ontsporaneously with the Russian visit to netes allowed tobacon at any time, and how tion, but he had His Excellency's authority | fast year. for stating that he bad recommended that Mr. Chater retorted that was another to think that this race will, after all, twenty yours in Chian, and they preach France is symptom, though bot & faint, they brought it is, after all our marebing,
Committee should be appolated; and be ful of their estimates for the ensuing year.
reason why they should be the store care-resolve itself, as it did at last Regatta, into that noured doctrine that the Sager of that this is recognised in England, whose we could un tell. Why, in an hour after
China are burning in hell."
interests would be affected in the first blooo they had been locked up, the whole of that a match between Lave, Orawford and Ca's I cannot see how some missiounties could by such an eventuality. As England eanut passage used to smell like a third-oluss might say on his own behalf as well as on that of the Governor that nobody would bo`
pair and the Kes Chooby (Shewan and (e) do otherwise the proclaim this, for the act in the Mediterranean without Italr's anuking compartment on a suburban rail-
simple resson that such is certilbly their bilp, the campaign, of the Paris Freas aquicat; way, Mr Chater asked if any fresh regulations
At last 1put a warder under pile of more pleased than the Government it had been issued to the Aulit Departinent pair. The former have won twice and are cread. They often are very indignant with the Iulian Loan should, in the first place, Retrenchment Commission were appointed to prevent frauds in any of the Gorera anxious to establish a rosord by winning those of as we deny it, and thus we are be counteracted to Londen, where the meu rabbish in the passage to walch what went to that end are not looking, just as Germany's Da. He lay there half-utifled fe ment departments similar to the recent once again, but Stopni sad. E Lampert Let me quotes few sentences from mia real relations to Italy were shown by the io-time, and was thinking of giving hun fraud at the Treasury.
The President said that eo far as the are certain to make a stiff struggle to sionary Literature that may throw a little cent advance of forty million to the Italian he suddenly aw one of the pris
his obopsticks across from Aida Government way aware ou such instructions spoil the regard. in now intended to light in the subject; they will at least Banks."
at the earliest possible moment.
Mr Chatar maid the members had at- ready been in possession of most of
THE TREASURY FRAUDS,
very netekigul.
Highest opan air semperature on the 12th...... Let open air temperature on the 19th
F. G. Fzaa,.. First Assistant, Hongkong Obserwatory, Dec, 13, 1883,
Temperaturs. Hosonore, Dec 13, 1893, (Taken at Beorn Falconer & Cafe Premiata, Queen's Ilaad.)
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