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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1804.
THE CHINA MAIL.
KOPER,
ker and Crook, of the P. W. D. McTaipingahan is their demolition, proferably right (Dr Ho Kai) was of the contrary Chatham points out that over 3000 house by ice, that boing the only, course spirien, and very naturally; he in a mem hava bean Tedrained and about 4000 open if the distriot la to be made peron bar of the Sanitary Beard and of the hayo had water service laid On, and antly ranitary. Sargoon-Major James. Housing Committee, and ball these budica numerous openings of the roads have ho, I think, is also a member of the bave recommended not only resumption but therefore been necessary. There has been Permanent Committee, also wrote most sotat destruction of these tea great difficulty lately In getting a su emphatically to the Housing Committee I bellove the Hon. Member opposite (Me cient quantity of labour to do the work stating that, in his opinion, total demolition Belilies) was with the Heu. Member on my quickly. If you will allow these reports to was the only soures to he pursued I right (Dr Ho Kai), but it was decided that be printed in the press, they will give full certainly cannot imagine that ang couma we should go and inspect this infeated dis- information to all who require it, and but the complete destruction of the infected riot for sureelves, and the conclusion wa will show that the F. W. D. is doing a great deal of work with a little inconte ndence as possible.
.THE FLAGUE.
Mr Chater I beg to give notice that at the next meeting of this Council. I shall
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
BE CHINESE FLEET FIGHTED AT LAST.
our independence. Once let Corea fall into Robinson has reason to be proud of the the hands of a European Power, and our talent which pravails among bis men. independence would be threatened. From Apologizing for trespassing so much on ugland we have nothing to fear, for abo your valuable epoce.Iam, Dear Sir, yours has land ouaugh already. We abould, in- truly, dead, have been glad to see her retsining
ONE OF THE AUDIENCE. possession of Port Hamilton, and thus ru masining the warder of the Japanese main,THE STRANDING OF THE EMPRESS
OF ORINA. AN UNQUALIFIED FILOT,
But
now that she has unfortunately with- drawo we ale bardened wish the task of mounting guard thers, and above all things prey to any less disinterested Power,'
يسنس
On Saturday wo gave the finding of the
hai on the 20th inse, to inquire into the stranding of the Empress of China (Capt Archibald).
Mr Platt appeared for the agente, Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.; Mr Hanson for
was laying down beyond the Creuk. She was below Woceang. We had to pass the- Kailung to go out.
Did you then tell the Kaiting to bring a pilot to the Empres did..
Roughly speaking how long after you arrived at the Empress could the Kailing have arrived I should say three hours, She was at agohor but had steam up,
That would have been too late to salch that tide It would,
What was about the me ake did come ?---
befors we left with the passengers. I heard By Me Haugos-The Koitung arrived the Captain of the Engreas say he was going to anobor. The pilot-boat was laying
sak-as the plague in now valually stamp to narrow, and the whole arsa is over- tation, and that without the nosessity duo rongoct is paid to those interests her/pended are the returus from 24th to 26th, the C. P. K. C. and Capt, Archibald in beye the Harbour-matter's house at Woo-
REGISTRATION OF BROTHELS.
The Attorney General moved the frst roadmg of a bill to smond the Women and Girie Protection Ordinance of 1890 ad 1891, by abulishing the registration of brothels, by direction of the Secretary of State, for the rooms and objects at atod
Dr
opinion at the
all were
ILOW
THE HOME PRESS ON THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
The Times, while not distinctly in favour of China, blames Japan for her atitude, In the course of three articles we have the following pronouncements :—
--: (300 (1
Admissions Deaths Diharged
ader Treatment
Kennedy.
28
From 26th to 27th, non-
1 Total
*ali0.22 }ཡ།-
Decrease.
PERIOD.
00
Bung
By Me Ballard I should think Groves competent to bring up 25 ft. dait ship an he has been master of a master bere." He should know the deep water channels,
The following is an extract from the esidenca:~~~
Rupert Archibald, waster, ss, Empress of China, swore, stated: I hold a mester's
T. W. Groves, sworn, stated—I am mate of certificate, 99,650, and am master of the 3.8, Empress of China, official number 18,959, the tag Samsun. I remember going to mest tons 3,003 reg. We were on a toyage from the Empress of thin. We reached her o'clock. We could not go Nagasaki to Shanghai. We left on the 3rd about 130 or Augcat, and arrived hero the 4th. alongside as it was too rough. I did not
We generally meet the Shanghai pilat at Naga. hear any one hailing the Captain of the I was atarding on the apper saki, but on this ocasion our pilot was not press. there. In Nagaenki, I received a telegram deck abait the wheelhouse. I cannot re- from the agents, saping that a pilot would member hoaring any hailing from the tug meet mac at Gutzlaff south. On arriving to the Samson, I was by myeolf. The thero,
I could find no
Captain was on the bridge, and Mr Orad- Nor did dadk was with him. I was about ten fest. no pilet. we meet one all the way up to Weng from them. i did not hear any, halling. owing to bad wanther I suppose. I had a licensed pilotus passenger from Negasaki I suggested to Me Craddock that I would
I left the Samson to go on heard the Emprest (Mr Kofod), who was serious to be engaged,
Captam Ontorbridge, of the steamer Karigas, which arrived yesterday from Tientsin and Newchwang, reports having met ton Chinese men-of-war, off Port Arthur, convoying four merchant vessels laden with coal.
UNITAIK'S ATTITUDE. The Central News states that her Ma- area would be of any advantage; and to re-arrived at was that, though there were justy's Government have intimated to bath of seeing to it that Cores does not fall a Naval Court of Inquiry which sat at Shang The Kaitung came down about 4 o'olook. construct it without destroying it first sertain portions in a hopeless condition and China and Japan that, should British would involve its being palted about so that they must be destroyed, there are interente be infringed in the avont of
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG. much as to double the labour and sertain blocks which might be materially hostilities between the two countries,
A caso of plague was reported this morn. to allow the most dangerous spots to improved witheat adopting the more string-England will take such steps ea may seam exist. The houses are structurally bad, anf seasure and rendered habitable by to be required. An indirect intimation is ing at Earnstoot, Richmond Road, Ap- the materials are old, the lanes are introducing light and air for das 1-oonreyse at the same time that a long as ed out, the deaths and admissions last peopled, the draive are imperfect, and, af destroying streets, sewers and drains. Majesty's Government will take no activo plated to withdraw the proclamation declar full of plogue gorma wook having been very fun, in it conte finally, most of the soil and materials are But I also came to the conclusion that to do stage by way of interference in the dispute,
There are, no doubt, all Ebia it was essentially necessary that the and will hold aloof from the belligerents ing Hongkong an infected part, and if souther places nearly as bad, but none quito Covernment should, in the first instant when?
Then resume the whole of the area, and that is so bad nd none so ranch poisoned.' there was the evidence of the medical what is now proposed by the Bill before Therefore, we have no opposition profcasion-Surg. Oot. Preaton, De Aycosas.
offer to the Bill R$ Calunial Surgeon), Dr Hartigau, and to
Kuett
fstands, but I beg to give notice that as soon With the excoption Dr Hartigan thoy
of as the Bill is passed and the question of bonnes should bof resumption is fails aetiled, I will move down and destroyed, and Dr that a Commission be appointed to lartigao was of opinion that those which mtr the whole question of dostruation could act be rendered fit for human habits and that the Commission be caposed tion abould be destroyed. Now, I think experts-soutary ongineers, medical The Attorney General, in moving the perfectly manifest if this wholesale de-mer, and a few of the old residents struction of the area of Taipingshau is to be whose knowledge of the requirements of the Arst reading of the Taipingshnu Resamp carried out, it most be carried out by the Colony and building operations would be of ud, action of the saldiers of an insignificant tion Ordinance, maid-Ɑn ordinary aces Guvernment, by one body, and not by indi-the greatest value, and that nothing belo kings-m which both China and Japa
Count Ite munt, no heartily despise, sions i la not usual to make any alalyt
If, a the other hand, a done until the full report of that Comunis-doubt, experience and difficulty us
Par- on a motion for first reading, but I think
Ision in rade to your Excellency. less drastic measure is to be adopted,
nientury louder in withdrawing without this Bill is of such importance that I may think it will be admitted that some recu It was agreed that Coussil should meet toss from the bold and slightly arrogant refor
to one or two questions touching it.
struction at any rate of this area must fol again on Monday next.
position he has taken up. It will be within the recollection of hollow, and even if it is only partial, that
If he really was FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Awakened to the fact that China maane to mobors that on the 11th Jane this
bs under tho supervision of your His Excellency at a rooting of this again must
The Finaune Committee shen sut to conai persevere in the attitude she has assumed to 40det the following rotes-The Asting Colo is pretty sure to be more disposed to adopt the one guding hand. It would never do Goanoil stated shortly what weto
to Individual owners: Secretary presiding,
a diplomatic solution of the Korsan con- to leave it
their ส
troversy than be was before he made that accmnt,
THE POLYUNG KUK. by the Government for the prevention Therefore, whatever the ultimate fate of The Governor recurnmended the Council to discovery. It remains for bim to recount of the plague in future. His Excollones this area I think it must he obvious to these vote a sura of 229,000, being the areant of the charges and to make up his mind either then said (I su reading now from a print of who have attempted to familiarize the the building grant to the Po Leang Rus.
to fuco war with China with all its possib It will give the Government--this is of
(The money bag already been paid to the sequences or to avail himself of tho ourse simply what we propuso-it will give ton of this the Government power to enter into imme that it is the duty of theo Government, st No. 10 of 1893, seation 10).
they diate possession of, and pall down, and almost any coat, to take such stops as destroy, all dwelling houses and blunts of lind necessary, spon satisfactory evidence, what is deemed necessary in the small houres unfit for hum habitation It will provide that the Government shall at ones knowledge that people have had up to the
at the foot of the draft bill.
The Colonial Sagrulary seconded. Agroud.
THE BUMPTION OF TAIPINGSHAN.
steps that were proposed to be taken
pulled
vidual owners.
reconstruct
קס
the up
The Chinese are to be congratulatod on the cool wisdom which has gaided them. The resily is nu cause in the nature of things why the pusco of two of the chief ours the Far East should be broken the ra-h, and perhan the unge meditné
Admissions Sheathe Die orga
Fadar Tracht
- Kenteds.
| City,
* Tetal.
།ས
|-- Decrease.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. LONG RANGE CUP. On Saturday, the 25th, fosk, at the usus] weekly competition, only eight members put in an appearance. There was a strong wind blowing which caused erratic shooting at the 900 yards range. The Roader of the Cup is Commender asho, R.N., with a Rcore of 38 and 38, his lust alps unfortu- Lately being mias. The following are the four best scares :--
the Daily Press; I think it is fairly correct solves with this subject that conceivỤP Lánng Kuk ander authority of Ordinance services of the Treaty Powera and begini Commander Ashe, R.N...
tion of this area
Docossary.
Agreed.
EXPENSES OF THE FLAGUR.
The Governor recommended the Counell to vote a sum of 100,000, to meet extraor.
.99
Total.
ER 90 yds.
gg
BEE P
........28 12
negotiations in earnest. If he really draires Captain 0. K. Moore. 4.F.D 23 peace, there is no insuperable difficulty is Potty fleer T. Bishop, IN his path. Hitherto this two Powers hater, Multiand ......
aged simultaneous occupation wilbout coming to blowe, and after sucla peralatance dignity, they have drawn their
of their
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
28
when he saw we had no pilet, toki him go on board with bis permission, and that of I would engaga him, under the condition the Captain of the tug, to assist the Captain. that, if we met our own pilot before Woo- to bring the ship into Weeasing. I know sung, charge should be given ap to him, there was no pilet on board, besause I had We reabbed the Livrare at 2.30 pm of the 4th. the Company's plot was not ou board. I We proceeded up the river all right, and seen their pilot-boat at Woosang. I knew We rounded the steamer to for anchoring, new the Company's pilot. Me Craddock and let her drift toward the Red Rooy to told me to go. He gave me be instructions. I went on board. I told the Captain get a good soobruge. While waiting for a good place to anotor, the Company's fander I have some hero to assist, sa if you will accept of my services. I am sent by with the agent's representatis Mr Craddock. I belong to the tug-boels, Sampson, board, arrived alongside (Mr. Craddock) have no licens, and 2 not a pílat.! He strongly advised me not to anchorestside.
The Captain Be did not come aboard. This was all I said this at the start off.
said, I have a pilot here. Do you know shonted out from the tender, stating that it would be impossible to work eargo outside, this man? I said No. I do not know owing to the hears wind and ses prevailing him. I found the ship did not answer her at the time. I called out that I was going helm, sa put the bele hard spurt, I re- to remain for a time, He asked me if I reported that the ship was not steering, and quired an assistance. Treplied, No, I am hatimediatly the ship took the ground,
resume the posavesion of all land on which resine of the terrible plague that has dinary expenees incurred in connection with as reamed codful for the app forces. (Before Ilis Hanour Mr B. J. Ackroyd, {gǝlog to anchor here.' When just about to The engines word at the first order.
visited the Colony. But think the epidemie of plagua. such dwellings are built, mying of conres compensation for so doing. It will provides us only necessary on that account but also to prevent * recurrence of the plague, for euch a recurrence anuld mena a greater loss to the Colony
that the Government shall have power to enter all houses now insanitary though
Jap
The Presdent explained that the expen. men already amounted to $107,793.84.
Mr Chater auggested that a sum of Some Conversation it was decided to allow
It would be most unaruuate for Japan wers her present demonstration to lead to any ather analusion. In the most favour-
Acting Chief Justice.) Monday, August 27.
EMBEZZLEMENT.
able of being put into thoroughly sanitary the time of the people and in its finances/$10,000 should be voted at once, but after abls orent her occupativa of Korea
an Dauers will be compelled to The Government have got the best evidenos His Excellengy to recommend an additional in what way the excitement arose, is ex-¡ last week of having embezzled $600 from answered. He said "This
condition.
amond all such defects in the houses as reader them insanitary. The GovernmOUT will have power to ra-aurvey and sweat- range all lots so taken, and open new reade and improve the old ones. Power willater be taken to enter and inspect all Chines
classified, and a fixed number of tenanta hot
Vivote.
ANOTHER EXPENSIVE FLAGUE.
they could, and if the balance of the evid etice now in the possession of the Govern ment punts-as I think does-to the The Governor recommended the Council destruction of the wholy
then the area, white area must be destroyed. I think.
to vote a sum of $5,050, to meet extraor- Afforestation Department in manention with not is fake notion or ragard lightly the recent caterpillar plague. som,pinions or sentiments expressed by those
M MnConachie pointed out that some
mad
houses; such houses will to numbered and what the Government have to do ary expenditure by the Butanical and that the Japanese people will no into war, if prisoner's breach of trust, which had been ad the tide was fashed, and water was the Channel The ship was inclined to
and
will be allotted to each house and room, who look at the matter through the specta money could be made by thinaing the flm. may in the lag rum pay dearly for prosecution there had been some talk of
and owners will bo obliged to enter into eles of interist, because personal interesi Covenant that that number shalt not in any individual intereat may be influenced her on the cast nidu of this Happy Valley,
ase be exceeded; any infraction will of and
The President thought this scarealy born gons be followed by hoary penalties directly or indirectly. The Goveromont
ARTER. have to go apen the best cridence, and if they va the caterpillar plugns.
evidenco-and it was the balanse at the
I sordance with that sketch of what was proposed, the Bill was prepared. This Bill was of a general character, authorising
to be commeacul an влад
THE
doms
ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EXPENDITURE,
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $1,200, for the expenses of the tedical Department, as follows:-Madi- eines, $700; Light and Frol, 8000.
Medical expenditure in connection with will be defrayed from the Plagno Vote.)
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bra Excellency. However, when thesible so that whon ibe period when the plague is not included in the above, but great trading nations which have treatio
divessos ia
ia most likely to recar comes rond 50 m say conscientioudly that we have, at any rate, commened to do what we There was no be fre thought arouanry.
Agreed.
HEAVY PORATE BEFUND The Governor Tecommends the Council to พะโล
Aum of $6,000, for refunds ef Revenue.
best evidenes they could get is in favour of the demolition of the district it will have the deraolition of houses in costo be destroyed. I think the menstre
Board of Arbitration, and making pra-
urgent because wherever is rision for the stuntary matters touche ought to first print of the Bill came to be considered, it was found that the sanitary provisions contained in it then And the farther smultry additions to be introduood would so complicate the Bitl that it was thought
the Government very strong ericanos of better to put them in a separalo mozaure, and
what was necessary to be done in this ares they were dropped on of the Bills tequiler. The Bill was then reframed to take in only from the Japanese expert and from M (A refund of $14 070 has already been Yarain, the French medical una. This those general powers of demolition and re-
Paie in the mattur of the estate of the late sumption atter a proper arbitration hani Bilt in only procureur of another. N. Laraik) had been constituted. However, bular bill dealing, badly, with the meani befars measure, which is andre prepare in-k
it was explained that after probate duty the was finally framed the Permanent
had been paid on this estate it was found Committes of the San tary Board scrceshat condition of these houses and the
Vate agreed to. modibed the views they put forward agrare question of overounding. Mrate would not bear it. what was required, and you will fed in the Leach peluded with an appeal to the Unicial Members, if they bol are de papers already printed in the daily .newspapers, that on the 28th June the cuts of material importance to propose Permanent Committee sent in a letter when the Council went into Committed o recommending instead of the general
actal the fill to communicate with the Govern powers of resumption the resumption that the work of passing the of a cortain area of Taipingaban instant mecsure should
The Colonial Senetary secunded,
Bill
m
facilitated.
of what was formerly proposed; hence this present Bill. That Bill since being publish- Mr C. P. Chater-Sir, I believe I am
That accounts
fer
VALUATION OF THE COLONY. The following is the sun's suport on the Assesstunt for 1894 95, anamitted to the Legislative Chanel this afternnon:
Assess Office.
13th June, 1891.
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE NEW ST. JOSEPH'S ORPRANAGE,
to t
A
to the Rel Buos. He said Captain, you I
found the Captain, fourth officer, quartar.
let ga andher, a man appeared on the bridge ahead. Then the Captain suggested
going from the toader, whom I took to be the new faster, and the engines were run half speed, pilot. He spoke first, and said, I have After two or three minutes, it was made heen sent on board by the agent to full speed. Shortly after we grounded. All bring her nothing but trouble. No matter Wong Wan Tin bill collector, convicted take the ship in, if I would proceed. The only order giran was to port.
I have 2 Shanghai pikt on the time I was on heard only the port ship. istence evidently adds to the temptation for his employer, a firm of mat manufacturers, the
is not helm was used until the ship was aground, ship got aground through being out (meautung Mr Kofod.) Mr Kofod The Coant 1:o's Government to resort to foreign in November last, was brought up for a. na Pilot
half gule blowing, to obtain order to
the adventure in
popularity tones.
was standing quite close by. I answered, of the Channel, owing to a His Lordship commented severely on the I was going to wait for aluck water. He The ship grounded on the starboard, side of of which it stands in need. It is probable war it is to be, with a light heart. But if not a single act of error out a whole sorice, quite slack. There was 20 fost on the Bar, coms to port. I don't remember the Captain the Chinese into the matter in earnest, deliberately planned. In the course of the and if we were going up, we should go at saying anything about the Red Busy. I once before the water fell. I bad come up dun't remember the Captain interfering with Japan her earlier victories. China has enormous
on the flood. As I could see works could not the usvigation except to suggest more speed. the money being refunded through the in-
This friends, and in that caer be done outside, I aald 'All right, we will go. I told him at enes-that I was not a pilot, He asked nothing about my being a pilot as strumentality staying power.
I was intinenced by the desire to accelerate tatil we took the ground, I thought we The Standard bluntly tells Japan to shat the prisoner could petition the Governor
It says: While calnokers have been for Bathe remission of sentence; and if any the despatch of the ship, and having, as I
were in deep water, I told the Captain wa protesting that war ought not to take place, anch position was referred to his Lordship, believed, the Company's pilot on board. I
had 29 feet of water. the two Governments of China and Jagay he would do what he could. The sentence did not ask him if we were the Company's
Filot. the time my ship was 3 cables By Mr Flat-I hold a Brilish master's have been gathering their military and was two years bar labour.
aral strength, not so much for the purpose This concluded the August Semions. ength off the Red Buoy. The Busy bore certificate. I have taken light draught of foreing reforms on Korea, as of proving
66 W. As we proceeded towards the Bed ships i and out of Shanghai." I heard no hailing that day. When I got on the bridge which Sinte is to be the master in that
Booy, Iced to this man' Do not go too elpsé Peninsula. The time has come when the
ure in the deepest channel now. We were master and a stranger who I found was a Sirect with Korea, and not through the
going slow with the engines. I told bim to Shanghai pilot, I don't think the quarter- merkati in of either Chinn or Japan, should To the Editor of the 'China Mazu.' No faster, and let the ship go. He was master could hear what i said. The fourth
officer Hongkong, August 27. aseen their equal righ's and voice in the
giving the ordare, and is charge of the ship. les may have heard me. I told the Cup. matter, and if mare two States will not SIB.-The remarks in your Saturday's Fust before we touched, I asked him if he tain I was not a licensed pilot. In answer to balea Co-anael couched in a milder kay, iesas coferring to the entertainment given was the pilot. He said no, he was the the Captain I said I did not know Kofod. they should be brought to their senses by in the above Institution on Friday last, Captain of the steamer, bat know the bar as Kofod did not tell me what he was, antil an ultimatum En taking so extreme a and which is to be reputed again on Wed well as any priot. Just after pasting the just before the ship struck. He did not step, the English Government would be nesday, seems to mo, a stranger, to be Red Buoy, the ship grounded. We need the Kive me his name at first. When I heard the name said I heard it before. When certain to receive the active co-operation si our of place. Being as Lesy a stranger in engines, and tried to get her off, but she all the other Paware.
Hongkong. I fail to soo what econection would not more, she was fast. It was the ship gronudad the captain did not ask Wo rentire to think, writes the Daily thers is between the Humpital colluution just as the big one gave me all confidence him at first. The first order was 'port
ship touched that he told me he me who I was. The captain know, as I told Graphức, thai had the British Government,'Sunday, and the caising, of funds in a le was not a
when he came aboard. Mr Kofod said
then steady.' I don't think more orders As a last resort, put its funt down fumly gitimate way, as it appears to me, to and declared that there should be no wat,, swell the calfers of an inatthunion for the very little. I was a little suspicious when were given.
By Mr Hanson-I saw the C.P.R. bostat nut a sword would have been drawn O
espport of poor orphan children. Perhaps saw him taking the ship so close to the rither side In each action Great Britain you will be able to explain all about this Red Buoy. I thought when nearing the Wosang, and saw the Keifung pilot about wonkl bave
sympathy
Japan has no jiminal.
channel. Both wind and tide tanded to set hour and a half after wameched the Express of the whole of lunge, apan porn subsequent issue of your esteemed Buug, that we were a little out of the 2 miles from there. I should say it was at thing to gain and sverything to lose hy Regarding the performance given on the ship duwa tuwards the spit. The ship before the Kaitung reached her. I wished war. If she is rictonous she will only Friday eroning last, ut which I was remained there until the making of the next se assist the Empress, and suggested to
to take her in. H lete commest pick the chastuuts out of the fire for present, a
may not springs. We took cut all the cargo, and Craddock that I asalat to Resin and Great Britain, while if she be ont of place, and may be of ser about 1,300 tons of coal, and got off on Craddock gave me no masago, MT Cred. loss she will probably roel far hack into vice to the party at the head of the Monday, 4th. The man who was piloting dock's instructions were to assist. Mr Crad. dock knew I www note pilot. I #ot 1 abould say: bers of that illustrious trope, a portion of 3 or 4 winutes,
Mr Kofod just merged-if not worne.
remarka
I had told Mr send you to take charge of the ship," and I The Daily Telegraph opruly favours whom aue to understand but very little did not make any
It says that the interests of Eng of the way in which to get up an entertain. Kofod to stand aside, I know that we did not say 'No, Mr Craddock, you did not
The Captain was presest. When the
and
י
Mr.
the medicalism In which sho ba only Black Distaoud Minstrels' and the mem- ❘ was only on beard a very short time-about | Reked by Mr Craddoos Did or did I not
entailing heavy An exists ict, Kowloon Point, Hany-hor and
tend in
Cap-
the alteration is the programme first pro. sums from the Crown Tesses large a Valuation of the City of Victoris, the Hill Japetti dispule en-tre entirely up out and place thoso possessing a little were to have a new pilot hore, and concluded found we were a gmund he IMG 53 posed; and, of course, it will have to tenditore. The sons for the resamples ford ma-11; the existing valations of keeping Russia out of the Korsan penin knowledge of such things in a false position. I this was bu. Kofod saw the way the say a bad job," and "Well, w* **
tain
, we'll have more water
D'assist,
By Me Ballard weat abourd to but the Captain gave me surge of the ship I took charge of the ship myself.
By Captain Ambibeld →→The captain did'
zares of that plague which has now visited thin Dill as now presented. Nevertheless, I 1.08 per orat. in the rateable value of the i onorgstic protest irm the Foreign Offico: about the Calony, were fulgar in the 25′ 6′′ uft, and M′ 3′′ forward **ing about not ask me just before reaching the Rad
moaths,
The
or any
76 had more than three cases of leaving the Bill for home time in the hauda vatal depreciation, to reductions ought to evacuato the peninsula at once the Queen's nad was enough to give to remain outside.
the
area comprise 384 house,
which
after, The song in
that account, 146 had one or two cas Bill. It was then found decessary to calle able value, from nav tenements, and pro danger of Lord Resebery and Loud Kimprogramme, Away to the part of whes we expected to arrive. Our ships was He heard Lothing af Grord's assisting
LIB
7. In the
time since the last valuation.
it for them
S-1 bave the bonour to submin my od in the papata has been modified to meet night in saying that this is probably the tiratifs Annast Report, on the Assessment for the views of the Unofficial Members of the time in the history of the Colony that a Bil the year 1894-95.
s possible and alters shot this nature has been brought before the 2. By order of His Ex-dency the Council so for s hare reported upon it,
Council, authorising the Government to re varor in Council, I have tude a area of land, and locked upon as a first meaenre, to be failur
sula; coaciding herein with those that Li The programme was such 100 lung in the was going in. He once said, we were in ed by a sound meatre which will doel with are known to everybody; they have the other villages and placar being adopted for
Hang cang has made a secret bargain with first place. At may have suited those who the deepest water. We were getting & and next tide. discussed both privately and in the press, the ensuing year. The second paint 19 savitary questions.
3. The result of the new vaistin is Russi in which case we must either hope have no idea of much things, whose artistio 6 fathoms before we strook-the last one 036 as to the necessity for this B. and must be familiar to all those who the would ask Hun, Members to recollect that au interest in the matter. It is therefor that the rateable value of the Colicy as # for the victory of Japan, or be prepared to capabilities had hitherto been limited to cap before we tonched was 6 inthous from the whole has increased by $60,661, equal to double the acalo and cost of our China ruums and military canteena, and of which port chain. We had men ea both sides of the chief object of this Bill is so for annecessary for me to dilate further on
Squadron.
some of their jokes, or side-splitting the ship. I cannot be sure whether it was as possible, s far as a cat foresac, reasons for it; I may, however, onder 1.89 per cent,
That the donaonsus of opinion in favour of
Perhaps it may still be that one more 4. Place is an increase of $34,140 or
or Chlathome. We were absurditiae,' as announced in large posters to prevent any recradoscarca or any recar-
Buoy
if I was a pilot, and I did not answer will stare of a most useless war, writes the extreme. Here is an instance; one of the By Mr Platt-I was told should like to take this opportunity of City of Victoria,
the channel Nagasaki by that I was a captain, and
Klew upwards of four
as well the Culony for aps
Iss any pilot. De pilot (Mr Kenneth) was to 5. For the Brst time since 1890.01 the Pall Mall. It ought to be firealed to corner men arks the interlocutor, why was a friend that The area proposed to be dealt with, nighly saying a few words with regard to
action of the Ugofioist Members in line rateable value of the Chy of Victoria shews Japan. Apart front her treaty right Japan his foot like a samul! the Leswer was, to most me, I do to know, he Craddock Matheson, ad 003, ink. in charge are mar
A. K. Craddock, clerk to Hers
to Mesars Jardine, speaking. comprises womewhat under Asth
matter. Whes the Bill was originally an increase sa compared with the preceding has no claims of accapation upon Korea, because they had at Bot water for had never seen Mr Kenneth. Mr 400,000
square fot, or 10 acres, and from drafter you kindly sent a copy of the draft in rent. This result in weigh u large and if China cau be pushed by us into days. Acother side-splitting abanedity, was talking to me from the tender, I remem. C. P. E. office at Shanghai, stared that the lettur of the Permanent Committee
and for Bonsideration of 28th June it will be
that each of us for our
A fire tu ber bim saying is would cause much delay Groves simply wagt on board the pres maware, to an apparendy decided check pushing Korea to give satisfaction Japs oled, about the baga ak
convey a message from witness to After a pou of remarks that we raight like to make.
welcras for the thus audience the ital for A month By Mr Hanson.Itelegraphed from Kobe Arabibald with respect to the regular this pauso bring only 89,000 again The very rebels have no
pilot. of my colleagues I called a meeting for the 2190,041 last year and $145.720 in the Japancs, whom all Koreans hate
the first plague thein
in
and were sicced vo
of purpose of discussing the provisions of the Valuation of 1892-93. The gain, in rate- We do not imagine that there is the least tha
Canleen detained about
about 12 hours at Nagasaki by Having arranged for the Company's pilot, the mili-voaling. would always go down well am
The weather was not too bad for a witness would not have felt justified in Flage, and the remainder were condemned
berley taking the wise and during initia tary on a pay day, no doubt, with its roar-pilot Boat to be at Getals when we patsed. sending anyone else on board as pilot, either from proximity to these other hour second mesting, and the final outcome of our perty increased in value is $93,000.
6. The Hill District, Kowloon Point, tive resumended to them in this matter, ing chorus We'll booze before we die,' bat We were 13 hours late at Gutzlaff south. When he spoke to Groves after the anoident, or were insavitary in themselves from discussions was that certain suggestion gung-hot and Yau-mytí ali shaw in thinks bet. James's. We should contract it seemed to me out of place at an eater, anot swear if it was Mr Craddock what Groves told him that he thought he could
your Bunk other causes. Now many of three homes were agreed on to be submitted for zze asiall, old, dark, baily drained and Excellency's approval. Before we and proved rateable values, aggregating $6,500 obligations which we have no immediate tainment given in behalf of a roligious shouted. I did ast bear any one say the take the Empress over the Bar. Witness ventilated and some of them were than in opportunity of doing this, how the or 2-1 al pest of the Colony, ie, the protoks consequences which we have the regarding the sketch entitled Situation
interes: in assuming, and should possibly Institution. The same may clau be said Empress pilot was coming to take me io. I asked bim in preserve of Captain Archibald, & most filthy condition, and the majority of crived communication from
emenaber Mr Groves being sent for to my Did I or did I not end you on board to take of ship 7 Groven replied: them wera certified to be unfit for homon lonial Secretary informing na 1but your Chinnan Villages, there has been an in-strongest interest in avoiding. It we are this, together with the vulgar ateurdities cabin by Mr Craddock, and being asked by take chargeddon, bu did or
Witness habitation. The whole of the district is Excellor desired to meet 10 are in the sensed stues of $7,921 or to forbid China and Japan to settle their above-insutioned, it would be well to leave him. Did I or did I not send you to take badly laid out and badly drained, and the discuss not only uny suggestions we had to 4,28 per cent., which arises from now dispute by fighting, we must undurtake the oat at the performance on Wed the No, Mr Craddock, yen did not or words sage to the Captain, but was of opinion that⠀·
next, charge of the ship? And bis aasvering did not know if Groves delivered his mes curselves by soil fwd with the accumulations of years.kubrait but alan the suits principle of the tentemente having bass rated for the first duty of Bolling to say, in order to rendering of which in eight or nîva diffar to that effeot. Mr Groves was the man who
us also the sung 'Little grea leaf,'
Groves was log anxious to tase in the Up to 28th June 50 por cent of the cases of Bill, namely, the qucation of the resumption
pasitic means. That plagae scourred in that particular district, of Taipingshae. At an informal meeting
prosens two Oriental States from engaging reat beye was simply unbearable, and came on the bridge, and gave me to auder steamer, and of the cases which occurred we know held in this Chamber our suggestions were
in war, we are to create, for any Europass though it way have been meant to give the stand te was the pilot. When Mr Grover rival of cure that may be behind one of the audience an idea of the music of the came aboard, he distinctly stated that he had now from medical authority that the plague submitted to the Government and were for
combatants, the very opportunity of inter- future, it was quough to give anyone the been eeut aboard by the agents. carried of from 77 to 80 per cent of ituse the racst part adopted, including a very im-
black plague.
Owen Roberts, master, Samson, SWOIN, vention which she is awaiting. attacked. The report of the Permanent pattant one, camely var recommendation for Committee is deserving of the most aurious the
the deletion of the latter part o of clause 7,
The London correspondent of the Cologne Another absurdity of the entertain- stated-i remember going to meet the Em Gazette has had conversation with ment on Friday last, might well be pres of China of the 416 August, with Mr attention. It is the report of four toen which bound the Government to resume who for two months and upwards had been certain ands and destroy certain buildings
Japanese well posted up in the Corean quas lois out on Wedn. aday aer There is Craddock, Mr Makwan and some one else, Riving
their atost time and attention to and to take up the sewers, destroy the Is the Rest of the Colony.-3 petion. about whose real identity there can no occasion in the second part of the pro- My mate's name was Gloves, When we that an agreement on the American Tarif the plages and to the particular areas in streets, dig up and carry away the soil and mements, rateable value, 68,730, 3 im- be very little doubt. This Japanese diplogramme for each itera to be announced came alangaids the Empress, Captain Arohi Bill will probably be arranged next weak
whou the audience are well provided with bald mid he was going to anchor saying I the sugar duty being fired on a forty pare cases of plague occurred. From the the subsoll which had been infected.
Replacing Apsessments
What England did and is still doing in programmes. It may be the customs at a don't think there is water enough to go centage and fiil basis; iran ore free; svidanes they produced and from the regard is the main question of the resume proved tacemente, rateable value, $1,920; instist said
which are cofore the Groverament at tieu of Tuipingehan we had no time to held $1,500. Lucroase, $120, Total increase Egypt we are aiming to do in Coras. You free and many, but is out of place at all inside. Then my mate asked me if he row wool probably likewise; the duty on reports
бров may look
us as the English of the well-conducted entertainmenta. pressat, the opinion seans to be almost meeting amung ourselves, and then from Interire Assssments, $56,025.
9. The Dumber of house, a, reported Asiatic Peninsula. Does anyone, then, ex- nabimus that the whole are must be for each one gave his own independent
I objected to my mate going aboard With the exception of the above ab. mell object Then Mr Craddock asked soul forty cents per tone;
decided the Empress I said "No," Then my mato THE PROJECTED XILE RESERTOIR), destroyed and laid out afresh. First, there opinion; my own was, as it always has to be vacant, and inspected under section peot as always to stand by and look on pas-surdities, the entertainment wes
London, August 10-in the Bouse of was the recommendation of the Permanent buva, that at any expenen a recurrenos of 25 of tho Rating Oxinase has been about sitely while an adjacent country, with which succes. Ar G. 7. Robinson gave two of went on board. Tos dingey was lowered, Commons Inst Digh: the Under-Searetary of Committee in the letter of 28th June, in the phagus must be prevented, but I was by 3,000. Ist year I estimated the numbers are coasted by a thousand intareste, bis well-known buurous songs in style and took him aboard. I heard nothing State for Foreign Affaire, in reply to which they say nothing but the pulling would ensure this result.
ia made the playground of alien 10. Iuttach Table d, giving a compari-] And what right, has China thirigues 7| which, au usual, fairly brought down the farther actDid you hear any one frompire on the Nile was a very dificult under-
quertion, said that the formation of reser' so suddenly house. A well-deserved encore down of the whole of the existing houses dor que complote reconstruction of the evidence advanced it is clear that there were an of the Valuations for 1823-1801 and to revive thure claims of suzerainty which accorded also to Mr. Lord, the champion the ing sak the Captain, if he wanted any taking, and that it would be a long, slurs
Eag
elog.dancer of the Shropshire Regiments assistance No. quarter with wider streets and better drain-other foalities (untside of that which was 1801-1895 of the City of Victoria, the bave lait dormant so long? age will ever prevent the neighbourhood proposed to be destroyed) just as badly infectament increased or decreased in each of fish bother themselves about the proteste of
the chloeed, and I pointed mat to your Excellency that are in Districts, and the not increase the Sultan when, in the matue of civilisos mag together with his comrades,
Nilo airailar comparison for the Hill tion, they went to the valley of the.
several items, their city. Then, there is the report of the unless the Government were prepared to re
to take the performance Did Mr Craddoak my why he wanted the Housing Committes. It was composed, I sume these other districts and improve their District, Kosices Foint, Hung Hom, and You in Germsey must look at our proceed small way think, of five gentlemen-the Colonial sanitary condition and give more light and Yau Ma Ti and Table, a summary for ings in their true light. You know that
A ward of praise should male aboard P-No, but he said he would after 1870 we began to introd ses your sya-be given to Mr O. Baptista, who in spite of like to see the ship get Inside, so as to be Dr Ho Kai, Mr air to the houses, it was useless to do what the whole Colony. Tressurer as Chairman, Jackson, Mr. Teoker (Pablic Works D3- was proposed in the Bill-wholesale 16- 11. There has been no change in the tem of
Mr ChanPui, Clark to Autosser, wanorganized and also that our army difficulties with ena or two of the vocalists | able to glear her,
Prausiau instructors. Well, who failed to sing in tur
in tune, accompanied partment), and Mr Turner, architect, What sumption of these ten acres and des in the result of their inquiries, chiefly contruotion of the buildings hereus, but and Mr Ip Ink Pai, Interpreter who has should hostillies really break out, this army with mitch tastes and skill. fined to medical evidence? They state in that (I pointed out farther) what was been placed on the permanent establish- will act as a test of your German science of The several performers who took part in the Harbour ebation. their report it has not been publisher and destroying only such portions is could dation satisfactorily.I have the Fonour to
required
might be effected by resuming ment,have continued to discharge their war. In this way, you see you have at least Friday entertainment, with two excep
moral interes: in the pending questions, were composed, I am told, of the rank but I suppose there is no objection to my
on. This, at least, I can tell you for and fle of the Royal Artillery and the quoting from it-that after careful connot be made sanitary and liabitable, and by he, Sir, your most obedient Servant,
coriaim, we neither cas nor will leave Cores Shropshire Light Infantry, but the cake as deration of the medical evidence tendered improving and disjofecting the remainder. the Committee ananimously agreed that the I believe the Hon. Member for the Chata bor
again till our aim has been silained in one they uy, must be given to the latter, for proper course to be parsed with regard to of Commerce (Mr & McConachie) was of The
may orthe other. We are lighting in Corea without them the entertainment would the 384 houses in the walled-in portion of my opinion, whilst the Hon. Member on my
for our own tatare-I might also say for have been anything but a succes, Col.
which
Is
8 From 1st July, 1893, to Ist Jane, 1894, Interim Valuations were made as follows:-
In the City of Fictoria-117 new Lumenents, rateable valas, 846,620; 22 improved tenements, ratestde valus, $3,735; Raplacing Assessment amounting $8,880. Increase, $656.
no means sure that the measures proposed at 3,500.
From all the
data
ta
amonating to
ARTHUR CHAMAN,
Assessor;
Honourable N. G, Mitchell-Inace, Colonial Treasurer,
SUCCESS.
should
By M
oid..
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Times of Crylan.)
TUOS AMERICAN TARIFF SILkir • Washington, August B-It is expected.
you all three together --No Orad-likely to be arrived at
dosic
Were im
and ∙Groves were aft; I was forward. tented in do Thars 1
s was a froth breeze.
before day decision of the subject was
THE DRITION READINTA IN QUINH
at
Ot your way down you passed the com-
to
pany's pilot at Woong Wa did, about
•London, August 10.-The capablishes telegram stating that the British residents Tientsin are asking for sunboats. Tha Chinese Government has ordered the sticlals
protect foreigners med missionaries
THE SINBIKE OF THE KÓWSHING*** London, Angest L-The Under Becretary Did he hoist the company flag ?-He did. of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a of anebo tko bi to the king of the hired transport Koushing werd said that the reports received of the question; Why did not you. Empress Because I had no order. I still conflicting. Meanwhile Great Britain toked whether I should go for him and Me had foformed the Japanese Government that Craddock said Thad better send the Kailung, it would be held answerable for thin loss of
Where was the Keitung P-The Kadung British life and properly,