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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1894.
DOCUMENTS,
RETHINCEYENT.
THE CHINA MAIL
TRADE. Gentlemen, there aro sus, or two other
TELEGRAMS.
`[Suffled to the CHINA" MAIL"}, (Pia Bordfum Eine )
LONDON, November 27, 1894.
· THE VAR.
A portion of Biold-Marshal Count Oyama's army is marching on Newchwang. It is believed that We-hai-wai will be the next point of attack...
THE DEBENTURE LOAN OF 1886.
PARTIAL CONVERSION
The following Correspondence, relative to the Conversion of Part of the 4 per cent. Debenture Loan of £200,000 of 1886 leta 34 per sent. Stook, was laid befors, the Le gislative Council this afternoon-
DOWNING STREET, LONDON, 2nd March, 1894. Sia, With reference to your letter No.
923 of the 30th June last relative to the Conversion of the Hongkong 4 per ut,
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL., $80 400, so that the additional taustion will I hope shertly to be fos position to inform The Legislative Coauit met this after of about $19,200. I have sirendyaubmitted to take to place the Sanitary Board on a not only cover the deficit but giviscirpths you definitely what steps it has been decided
noon. H, E. Bic Wiltian Rubíoson presid- thans proposals to you, gentlemen, tha nnef. now basin, k ed. There were also present: Hon. J. H. fidal members of Council, and you have: Rewart Lockhart, Acting Colonial Score- may remind you that at the same time you trenchment Committes for its valuable report
The Government is indebted to the Ba expressed your concurrence in lista. I try; Hon W. M. Goodman, Attorney expressed yourselves not avant to still on the expenditure of the Colony and Canaval; Hon. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Oulo-farther taxation by way of an increase in the possibility of effenting excomics in its vizi Treasurer; Hon. F. A. Cooper, Director aton, a small tax on foropean shipping administration. I have forwarded the re
and ono also on kerosino
it was port to the Secretary of State, and have of Public Works'; 'Hon. R. M. Rumsey, necessary to impose them. I am very ubmitted most of the recommendations of Harbour Master: Hon, O. P. Chater, Hoa. gled indeed to say that these additional the Committes for his Lordship's favourable
importa
will not now, ba necency: For consideration. J.J. Keswick, Hon. Dr Ho Kat, Hon. the assistance that you rendersi, to the Botion, Hon. 4. McConachile, and Mr Govomment on the adessions of dar mont- J. G. T. Backla, Acting Clerk of Councilia.ing to dinöïm there mattore I beg to return matters connected with trade, education, os, the recent success of the Japaneing terms of Conversion into. 34 per cent. you my grateful thao When ish happy szime and exchange compensation to whichwerby, and urgos, inbrood activity owing relatione ext besween the official and un-
(feel bound to refer, bai i will do so as to the approtch of winter and because the oficial members sa now obtain, the duties briefly as possible, Trade, as repre- of a Governor are rendered fu lam la-sented by shipping and emigestion, rend is still far off \ borious and irksome than they world other delved, as I have already stated, a wise ba
severe cbask in the spring and summer of this year. Emigration was prestically stop- ped for four months, and trade to the adja-
Li Hung Chang ban boum deprived of hir sont parts was disorganised by the quarau- tine restrictione imposed, and by the absence rank and files, by an imperial adict, but of numerous Chiness merchants, who and retains the office of Viceroy, from the Colony, Notwithstanding these hindrances, however, reels with a total ton- page of no less than 11,813,186 tons passed in and out of the waters of Hongkong dar- the 31st anding last. The
of these vensole cargoes of aggregated 6,209,191 tons, being a difference of 111,755 tons of shipping and 99,512 tan of cargo as compared with the same period in 1898. 1 wa rolade the junk trade from
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the tibla suveral documenti, one of which has boon dealt with elsewhere.
THE WATER BUFPIT,
RESUUPTION OF TAIPINGSHIN.
Mr Evlilion—It is my intaution at the MIL moeting to ask the following question, The chiol liability which the tony has Have the Government, in view of the been obliged to incur in converton with statements and recommendations contained the plague has been that, which will arise is the coatly received letter from Mr out of procedings under the Tepingaban Urbert Chadwick on the water supply of Resumption Ordinance. That Act now in tbla Colony, decided to consider the expo-operation, and during the ensuing year a dance of putting meters into all the houses rangements will have to be made it cover to which it is laid on for the
ofing the expanses thrown open the colony prerouting-waste.
by its proviticus.
The object of the Ordinance, as you in the tea montbe are aware, to permit the rempten by the Crown of curtain prescribed as of the city of Victoria, which was one the fil. that and most overcrowded spd in the
PROPRIETARY IN TELEGRAMA,
most
*
Debenture Loss of £200,000 into Bi per Dent, Btoak, I have the bonour to endloss The Mikado congratulates Count Oyama thres copies of in advertisement calling iD thess Debentarsi for Redemption and fer- Stock in respect of £140,000 of the Loan, This advertisement appeared in the Timer on the 28th February, and the lot ivolant, the latter date being in accordance with the terms of the prospectus of the Debenture Loon relating to lodeniption. It has also been widely circalated amongst the holders of the Debentures, Bankers and Stook- brokers. | 2. The conditione more materially &fant- Fing this combined transaction of Convenion
and Redemption are as follows
LI HUNG ORANG DEPRIVED OF HIS TITLES.
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
GENERAL NIZH BU GEENG PROMOTED.
Shanghat, Nov. 23. General Nish, of Ams fame, la a stand- ing example of the truth of the adage that he who fights and runs away, and gets in his story first, may remotably expect to After his ries of
goma out on
Purpose o
Mr A Mobuschia--I beg to give notice that it i
in my intention to introduce and move the frat reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to enforce in gams; draft copies of the Bill will be air-plague: The necessity of the raumption affrated by Joeni causes, the difference be calated amongst members immediately. was apparent. According to the best ad-twees the first ten months of 1894 and 1893 vica available to the Goverment, the would be $4,000 tons of cargo in favour of SPIECH ST MIS RICHLIENCY,
houses in the neighbourhoods were in-
is 1693. The revenue collected by the Har. His Excellency said Gentlemen, I profected.
I
bour Department to the 31st October last Many of the buildings wistamall, bou pose to lay on the table of this Council either dark, badly drained and ventilatodud many
WAK $4,000 less than that collected D Monday, 3rd Dec., or Thursday, 6th
same period in the previous December, the Estimates for the year 1895, quite unfit for human habitation Iti doring the together with the Appropriation Bill Arious, that whether the wholesale or FEAT.
EDUCATION. an now in, position to do me and as the partial destruction of the buildings and public is naturally anxious to know the tesligument of the strests in dentuali
i upot, position of the Colony, T
this propose Adenoon to plas you in possession of the
the Governant. Bancial position of Hongkong and wake the usual speech delivered by the GoveTROT at the oummencement of the Session,
Hands If you will open your
you will
curtain cases the rights of property in tela. colony; and consequently the one of the thin, calculation, and it: wes naturally misterly relcents,' Nieh induced the
Broesk
Ваго
decided
the work must be under, one
controlling power, and that power must be
The educational work of the Colony was also temporarily paralysed. An endeavour was made to counteract the panic that set in at first by keeping the schools at work in The resumption of the property, and spite of the diminished attendance caused the consequent provision for Compensat on by the removal of Chinese families from for such resumption was therefoh obliga- the Colony. Since September, the
acheale
by the return of fugitives, and in
The
estimated
F
Chinese authorities in Paking to believe that none of the pleas from which he akededdled were worth shedding his precloue blood for, and while General Wei lost bia head because he could not hold Plogy UK, and Yoh is next on the herdeman's roster, a Imperial decree telegraphed there to-day informs ta of the happy feos that the command of all the zoops in Chihli- redoubtable Nich has been promcted to the
China Casette
BECRUITING.
Shanghai, November 22. General Tang la busily engaged in
(a) The £200,000 Debentares must be re- deemed 19 years hence, but may be redeemed at any time by notice. (The Investments in the Sinking Fand
are aloned Hongkong will have but one form bring proponderatingly large names of men. of Publie Debe in this Country, Sper against the wholly unprepared Chinesa. set, Stock of £341,400, to which, for some Even this, as was predisted months ago, years to ozie, any further loans which the they have found it rather hard walking Colony may require can be conveniently to get to Poking by the and of October. added, naless, as we hope may be the case, They may find it hard enough to get to we can encased in introducing a 3 per cent. Moakden by the end of November. What Stack,****
thes? The roads are beginning to ba at their best. There will be no fear of a land❤ ing along the Bhsuhaikuan seaboard. The Chiness foroas gathered and gathering very different from those who stubboruly fought against odds at Pingymagand Ohialienakeng will advance into Man- oharia and osally out off the possibility of ratrust.-NO. Daily News
I have the bonour to be, Bir, Your obedi- ent Servant,
W. F. OMKARE. The Honourable The Colonial Secretary,
&o, &., 4., Hongkong...
HONGKONG,
NOWNING STREET, LONDON, 24th April, 1894.
Sm-Beferring to our letter of the 2nd March last, I have the honour to inform you that Debanteras of the 4 per cent. Loan Or. dinanse No. 1 of 1888 the extent of £140,000 have been surrendered for cover sion into B par sent. Inscribed Blok at par, and that the conversion is now closed.
I have the honour to be, Bir, Your obedi- ent Servant,
W. F. ONKANET.
The Honourable The Colonial Secretary,
&ov, dim, &o., Hongking,
T.
JAPANESE PROSPECTS, IN MANCHURIA
Nawshwarg, November 13. of the Dibentures will represent fo
THR IPFECTS INVASION September next a value, which we Ever since the Habommedan General Tao estimate at £68,000.
and the Manohu General Fong were hurried (e) The accumulation in this Fand an, off at a few days notice to the sat of war, under the terms of the Debenture Markden found in itself the unrest, an- Loan Ordinance, be applied calle
sertainty, and excitement of the province, connection with ashome for ther-The hardships of the soldiers, the difficulty demption, or extinction, of the whole on secount of all but impassable roads of of the Detentore debt.
(4) The 34 per sent. Insoribed Stook hast, the consequent seizure of carts and tales of returned carters, ench поп- a passible currency, on the basis of tributed to sustain or iporease the original the investment of its Sinking Fond state of fear. A panic in wo large and busy at 3 per sent. of 49 years from the present date, but the Sinking Fund contribution does not camtoende til two years h hance.
3. Bearing these conditions in mind, it will be seen that if the Debentures are-ada. verted into Stock at par the Colony will make derinin savings during the 19 years which the Debentures would have run if
K
MOURDEN.
Dr Roa, in the course of an- interview with a representative of the China Gazette, stated
Y
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
Ever since the war hegan, you know, said he, we missionaries in Moakden bave been in trouble with the soldiers balling" from Chihli, Teitsihar and especially from Kirin. They are wild, angoreruable men, and the arrival and departure of large bodies of them, which were continually acqurring. plunged the prople of the city into the most ansettled state of mind. The Kiria. Manə chus wore always terribly unruly, and wherever they appeared in town, er, nountry trouble and disorders followed them. The people of Monkden had always been well- disposed towards us, and even in the most unsettled period of our residence there, never had any cause to complain of thale behavior. When the Manch soldiery began to arrive the people of the city suffere, t a good deal more from them than the few.
s a consequence, foreigners in the place, and as a A feeling of insecurity arose amongst the peaceful traders and townsfolk, until the whole city was simmering with supposed ferment. That state of unrest continued for long time, growing daily in intensity, until at last
A REGULAR PANIO
city would bars been a serious matter; so the Governor-General issued proclamations according to the state of the hour, to pacify the minds of the people and to prevent publis disenssion or the promulgation of war-gossip, arose out of it. Business was virtually sus From the beginning every story adverse to
pended, nothing in the way of commercial the Chinese arms was at once believed by dealing being possible in the exatament the people for and against the dreaded ad save what was absolutely nessary for for no one supposed the native shat prevailed, and no work being attempt armies
late necesuries of life. The mot engaged in parveying to the luxuries of the well-te- de were entirely without work, and could sell nothing. A remarkably rish harvest in the far north promised to provide an imme- diate supply of grain for the more needy
wherever they went.
WHY WE LEFT. AN
The
Northern Shantang rewriting. Ho bag they bad not been converted, mainly in the TOKENSHORT 13-and-bye came stories of the the daily needs of the townsfolk and the r that at the close of my speach to para comprises. roughly asking throughout the city ara älling og permission to raise 30 baitalions or 15,000 ƒ 7orm of a lower rate of interest and the dis- } fearful missiles rained by the Japanese and soldiers quartered amongst them.
continuance of the Debenture Sinking Fond the still more dreadful conduct towards latter, great, shaggy, wild-looking fellows, 4th December Inst, I said, "It is my 400,000 sq. feet or 10 acres of land, and the few months more the deusdence will be troops, bat up to the 17th had not got contribution for the tws years which have wounded and prisoners after Pingyang. A dirty and ill-cared for but pretty well though, Asire, in which you haunier amount of compousation has bees roughly made good by the recuperative forms which more than 1,200 man. Thone whom he till ta elapse before the Stock Sinking Fond 3 full succeeded, every one bolding his breath variously armed, roamed about the streets as
will all cor disfly join, that still brighter and tises may, at nu dis ant date, be in store hundred thousand dollar Thism, to-
between serum ad eight is evidently inherent in the educational induced to joto desired by the hundred
movement. For reasons connected with re- when they heard from his body-guard and commencer. Against these savings have la | till the grossing of the Taloo should occur, will, indulging io unbridled license and for all classes, of the Residente in this gather with the incidental exports of the trenchment, three Government Schools have followers a little of the treatment they be ast the yearly charges for interest and Meantime business was reduced to the abso. [filling the people of the city with terror Colony,' Well, the brighter and happier Arbitration Board sad its officers will have been permanently closed. Of the grant-in- times which we all then hoped for have to be provided hereafter. It will probably aid schools 9 were closed, hat 7 new schools Gittainly not yet dawned upon the Colony be advisable to raise a Loan for that pur- have taken their place.
Queen's College or open va fely suiter of fact the rear pose, and in that case I hope that the will; I believe; shortly be placed under the 1894 is not likely to be soon forgation by Danny will be able to meet the interest on direction of a Governing Body, and the which occurred within it. It was ushered | in by rapid fall in the value of silver. destuation which was most detrimental to the steps taken in ragard to the mumed berness and which seriously affected the
ares prevent, as it is confidently biped they pablio revenue, which had been estimated of 2/6 rate. No sooner had a cortsinmay, & recrudescence or recottens of the sacrifice of time can be deemed to comply disesas, no expenditure of money and no or too great
penditure
to year.
the excess of increase over ex-
ADMIRAL M'CLUBE.
wara likely to receive.
Sinking Food on the Stock issued on Con- version, and as these charges would base to he met during the 36 years (49:19) the Stock We learn from a good source that the Sinking Fund would requira to nocumulate Viceroy Li Hong-cheng succeeded in temp-after the original Redemption date of the ting the gallant commander of the tugboat Debentures, it will readily he rendersinod Police Sohool has come under the inspection Chending to take command of the Chinese that the substitution of Stock for Dean
Colony, for which
tures such terms would
of
The excitement in Monkden was so intenso. on a receipt of the news, and wenes of tur bulean and violence on the part of the sok- diers, bodies of whom were continually riot- and theaded postions of southern Manchuria, ing about the streete, that Dr Christs and I
LED Community by reason of the diskatera it out of ik will acorue fax year af the Education Department. There are feet by an offer of Tia 2000 per monaem. From 2/4 the dollar fell to 1/114, a violent this expenditure seems very heart, but if In-Ald Soboola at work in the Colony, in engaged in rerioze espacities to assist in the indirect advantages of uniformity and quiet tension when suddenly, as out of the the ladies and children had gosO AWAY, TO for the moment, a doubt., now 21 Government Schoois and 100 Grant-Soveral other foreigners have lately been pesuDiary loss on the rally estsil The minds of all were in this condition of decided it would be best for us to leave. All
...
addition to schools.
ORIVER.
In regard to grime I may observe that there has been a marked decrease in the number of serious offensen brought to the
~~Gazette.
THE SYDNEY SUSPECTS.
various ports down the coast, long before the gentlemen had followed them at intar vals, so that to the end Dr Christio and I Wer were the only foreigners, save our friends of the Catholic Misione, left in the city. Dur work had long suspended, our chapsis were by remaining, so we decided we would be elded and there was no object to be gained
best way, and I am happy to have to relate that we were enabled to ent our in-
carry tention without accident.
a spread city on
day, the 26th alt,, newa that Chinlenchéng might be an inadequate compensation. had fallen and Fenghuangcheng was in the 4. But if any considerable amount of the bands of the Japanese. As usual the very amount of stability bean established on a
Debentures can be extinguished without the worst was believed, and General Sung was ler basis of exchange than the Colony was
The Japanese papers contain all the do. Beccity of issuing Stock either is ezohinge stated to be unable to make another stand, viited with pestilance in the shape of the
or to provide the funds for extinction, then Up to this point it was thought that the On the other hand we may certainly look beties of the Magistrates. Largenies, burg- the two American subjects on board the disappearance of the interest and Sinking to reassure the people and stave off panio. cuments in connection with the arrest of the saving to the Colony is tucreased by the presence of the foreigners in the city tended bebonic plague. The incidents coanest in the future if not for a complse teimlaries, kidnapping, offences against the W the minds of all that it is not mean bursement of the sums expended, at any men sot Birls Pentection Ordinance, all Sydney at Roba. Anonged there docu- Fund charge, together 11 par cent., or the Hence Church and State' ombined to re-
rate for considerable reimburament by
ente are the following letters ---
Debentures extinguished." Acting on this commend the foreigner to wait on. mary to do more than to refer to them
the raadjustment of premis and Crown above a decline up to the 31st October
I beg to express my thanks for the kind prinsiple we have determined to offer to on
PANIC HAD NOW COME. curorily. Banides
compared with 1893. Many of the carrying off over 2,500
A PANIC AND A STAMPERE. Votil the survey of the ata which offences that did pomera directly attri treatment accorded to me by the Govern- vert only £140,000 of Stock and to provide and it was deemed unwin for the foreigners | ristima in the island alone, this scourgent on the sale of the property canmed, caused an unparalleled exodus from
funds for the extination of the remaining to continue in the city. On the 29th the I shall never forget the day before we our shores of ammo 50,000 or 60,000 dednite line de etten deuider on, it oiroumstannes, whilst, so the other hand, their duties, Captain Karooka and his to this purpose of the Sinking Fund atta- boat for Newch wang
tained. I beg to state that in discharging 400,000 of Debentures, by the appropriation last Presbyterian missionaries started in 2 Bow proceeding is completed, and butable to the plague and its attendantment of spun, during the time I was de
took our departare. The panic ran foret Crus. The effect
the Roman Catholio high, for the people beltered that Moakden falt in every bunch of business, and, as I have stand impossibla ta give any predis figure mach of the deorenso is doubtless owing to fficers and men acted most kindly soumulations of £58,600 and by the sale of Bishop bravely remaining where he was
as to the amount the property will the existence of that scourge ind the flight politely and did not disgrace in the least Stock for the small balsuse.
exi point attacked by the Ju in Another document on the subject, the bring in un its resale. Whatevemar bering every month of the year (to the meat given to me by the Government of f follows on the basis of a 8 per cent, rate for far za is kuwɑ, have remaised at their was a rogular stampede..
Ladeed all the Protestant missionaries have panes, and in consequence they began to criminal population. Nevertheless, of the
the prestige of their Empire. The treat and lew to the public revenue, to baukers, mor the result ofths ecsumption and the opera of Oef), crime appears to have been at a Japan has saused me to regret my having the capitalisation of Savings and the insest-stations. The sharister of the instruction could be seen getting away across the plains 5. The whole transaction works on! as retired to the port, and the Roman Catholics, clear out of the city by the hundred. There chinta, traders, shipping companies, the
Flying townspeople usaurs of property and the labouring deavoured to describe we shall fel that we atisfactorily low sbb Within the Inst chases can ever Gocurately be detery are done dur best honestly to reabilitate Phren wrecks, i regret to say there harn/intended to give assistance to China in the ment of Sinking Funde. kised,
Was
Hongkong was.
级
JA
to
tions onnuested therewith which Įtare en-
were, a neighbourhood' hitherto pre-emitent for
boycotted in every direction. The qua-
its filth and unhealthiness, and we may be sure that the money expended will" not have been expended in vain.
raatine restrictions imposed against us by ms other porta were unnecessarily severe; dis no doubt, to exaggerated account of the plague, which, after all, was not proved NEW WATER SUPPIT,
..
been several mostrious cases which, may be sure, will be dealt with rigorously,
FUTURE LEGISLATION,
With the exception of a new Pablic Health Ordinance, it will not be necessary in trouble you with much legislation daring the ensuing session. This is sa announce- ment that you will receive with satisfaction. EZCHANGE COMPENSATION,
to be highly infections except in the case I will now explain the intention of the Go- of those living in unhealthy enrroundings. Ternment in respect to Taitam Reservoir. Vessels were by such means driven as it An insufficient supply of water ispader- wera from the Barbour, and all concerned, ed to rauk among the sorezal userts of with shipping intareste down to the humanitation with which we have had to deal. The question of oxchange compenzation blat labourer must have suffered, at all To meet this defect the Coreramente one of somus dificulty, not to sey delicauy events temporarily,
рторовез postolary
ABOOD as possible to raise You are aware that it has been granted in loes. Then, gentlemen, when the plague the existing Reservoir dam at Tam by Ceylon and the Straite Settlements, and the hid coased, war wohappily broke out be 12 feet 6 inches. We propose also to Retrenchment Committee suggested that tween Chins and Japan. In consequence constract asa 10 feat above the level. when a favourable opportunity occurred, it
considerable
should be extended to the Civil Service of Hongkong. The Marquis of Ripon has agreed to terms which not being so favour
of the outbreak of hostilities between the existing one and to surmount the sagus thore Powers, it was anticipated that there by a moveable sluice capable of ruining the might be revival and si Lucrease of our top water level of the reservoir to height tude, but I believe I am justified In saying of 12 fost & hoher above its present level.able as thoas granted to the Straits Bettie-
has not been realised It in expectation
that that
2
that these
work
antitions will ingrase the ments, the majority of the Hongkong Civil |
by
prosent war. 1, therefore, Lereby declare that I will not in any way whatever either amint Chinz or take mervice for ibst coun- try. I do not doubt that H, M, the Em peror of Japan and his family will succeed in everything contemplated, and advance their nation in civilization and science. I am confident that the friendly relationa now existing between Japan and America will not be discontinued. Is conclusion, I muat express my hauke again to your Government, and in the meantime declara that I trust your country will hefore long secure the important position amongst the Powers which it deserves
(Signed) GEGROE HOWIE, formerly GIORGE CAMERON, Kobe, 11th November, 1894. To the Government of the Etapire of Japan.
T
Debenture Debt£200,000: To be redeemed by appropriation of Binking Fund so- cumulation.wran Amount to be raised
per seat.
Sinking Fund .......
hara pleasure in endorsing all matters to any great extent as yet. The Colony under normal has also been visited by several typhoons, storage capacity of the resendir Servants have at present declined to accept, Mr Howie has written in the abovo paper, ons of which; viz. that of the 4th and 6th 78,000,000 gallens, and possibly by the while; others, to the number of 55. have especially wishing success and prosperity to the agreed to accept them. You will be asked by H. M. the Emperor of Japan and his fa.. Oktober, being of great
did use of the aluice by Beverly,
98,000,000
900 gallons. considerable amount of damage to property, The total storage expacity of Taitan Banor tanier Unofficial member to vote 880,000mily, ad hope Japan will induce the a-be-
be awarded to all the the ought to secure sa important position though it was unattended with any serious rois slong will be 400,000,000, gilon this account, a sum saffivient to cover the rinus nations of the weld to perceive that
compensation to be lows of life. These misfortunes, followed The cost of thees works is estimated at offcors entitled to it. Not nearly the whole among them, as she ha induced us to re- by the premature death of the lady bolding 360.000-an amount I think can be fairly of that amanat will be required unless the cognise that fact. the highest position in the Oslony, will charged against the Loan of 1898. This officers who now rejset the offer agres, Inter came the year 1894 to be remembered on Committee of this Council this afternoon. Je paid out of balances which stand, ta martar will be laid before the Pub Works on, to accept it. For this rect, the set con all sides us one of the saddest and most; dusstrons in the records of the history of the Colony.
FINANCIAL STATENSKI,
is, todoubtedly, a marvellous recuperative
power in this small but valuable possesion
of the Crown, for had it not been for the
I take the opportunity of laying onthe table round numbers, at the very satisfactory
a report on the subject of the Water Supply figure of $160,000, ezolusive of all
(Bigned) JOHN WILDE
JAPAN'S MASTERFUL SPIRIT, From what is occurring in the East, the
by the consulting engineer (Mr Chadwick), monies derived from loans, The compen of the world are directed towards it.
TER MITURI SANITARY BOAN.
while on
58,600
(b) Saving of Debenture Hinking Fand Contribution of £7,073 a year for 2 years, Bodumu- Iating for 1 years at 3 %..
ཊཱིཀྐ་ན+* (c) Baring as between Stock and Debentures Sinking Fund contribution, £5,658 » year (£7,072-£1,419) for 11 years, capitallard at 8%....
19,872
72,46
w
·
on the
bie
to
would be the Bexl
GOVERNOR GANHA YU
man
in the yamama, that it would be advisable
by the two antagonistic systems of Christian in all directions, save that in which the proselytism makes the notion of both enemy was supposed to be approaching, and parties logical and necessary. The presence the country was littered over with abandon- of the Bumen Catholio priest is, to his belief, el furniture, stray skildren, runaway males, indispensable to bis people; that of the braken ourth and other wreckage of the Protestant minister in ons only not ladispen threatened city. The confusion inaide the sable, bat his work ta regarded si most u walls beggars description, and we may reckon cessful when he can be most easily dispensed ourselves fortunats indeed that we escaped by conversion or
with. For a whole day Monkden was in sale of Stook......£141,400
state of confusion, everybody leaving the without injury on that terrible day. Annual charges on this Stock:] sity who could. But next day a proclama was from the first, vory friendly towards na, Interest at 30 per
Lion was forbidding the people to His name you may remember in connection Sinking Fund at 1
ceat.£4,949 (for 49 yara). leave and cammending each to attend to his with the great ruriaw at Fort Arthur early own battle aguard was set at the city thin your. Unfortunately for us, however 1,414 (sommending gates to prevent
exit: and peace was agaio he is rather a weak oficial and was inclined 2 years hente). restored. Then dame news in detail of four too mach to give way to ble underlings and
days hard fighting the
bangers-on almost everything. £6,368
sazh General Sang retreating to the great cansancy in ging are o ing. They are Annual charge on the Debenture Loun.
Pass of Touch-the-Beavens, to prevent the hostilities against us, and though he took Interest at 4 par
Japs
from
ranning to Latoyang on the way safficiunt means to prevent an open breach cant...........
.....£8,000 (for 19 yews) Moukden. He had barnt the great grain of the peace, yet there were several little
7:072
stores in Fanghoang to prevent them failing annoyances and inconveniences, which wa into Japapam hands. As the Japanese might have been spared bed he bees 4 £ 16,072
fused to follow General Bang, be felt of sterner calibre. The savings effected by the operation will way back to Fanghang agala; every
OUR CHAPELS WERE SETTAUS Chiasman having abandoned the city meanat a very early stage of the panic, because (a) Savings of £3,051 (£8,000- - time. It was then reported that be attack-it would be utterly useless, not to pay dao-
£4,919) a year for 13 years,
ed the Japanese at Chiulissabéng, driving gotoun for us to have kept them open in the capitalisa! st 3%.
£47,650 them with considerable loss on
disturbances which arose in the streets ward Takusban. Little wot he apparently following the first influx of Manchu soldiers. that this was the route of their
We have chapela scattered svorý whasa doption.
sround Manchuria, which used to be con- DESERTION AND PLUNDERING,g
tinually kept open, and the people used to On the very first day of skirmishing at Ohio: go late them just as they ww ft. But on lien-ching, desorters, among whim Generel the first sound of the way all this was chang- Yeh'à men were notorious, fell off from the out- ei. All the chapels had
sbat. to be nos edly It is not surprising, therefore that I am reference to the evils of the intermittent an officer's salary w, and his salary when its very, vastness, Japan though well and I think you will find his remarks in puestion is as follows a fature half of Japan by its audacity is waking war on
skirts of the army and continued dropping in Moukden, but all over the country, and sway all the time. Nor did they go smply, they have never been opened sizor. The obliged to present you with a somewhat un*) avstem and the necessity of prevailing in will be calculated at 3. Active servies Chisa, bitharto regarded as appalling froz
banded. One man led a dánkey, suother a officials, high and low, siways excepting the favourable statement of our financial posi tien. It is not, however, nearly so unforgu. necessary waste instructive and apposite to us is on leave of absence will be paid at the advertised before, has leaped into pro- Total Saving at end of 15 years.£13006 male, a third pons. They marched on Mancha military officers, gave (DR/CVOLT }) rable as might have been expected. There the circumstances of Hongkong.
same rate. In the Straits Bettlements 4 is minence, and its access in wax is regarded But the charges on the $141,400 of 3 bye-ways for Monkden and by the direct assistance, protestion and encouragement to be granted to officers on leave. The ad as phenomenal. Its apparently insatiable per cant. Stock areated under this operation road for Nembang. In the latter place their power at frat; but at last they had to I now come to an extremely interesting jority of public officers in Hongkong con ambition is beginning to create apprehension will have to be met for 38 years after these donkey could be bought for orst half-soknowledge that they onld not with aud
dollar
and we received nevarni question and that is the construction of the sider that they are being treated in this to the consequences which will be likely 13 years, and these charges may be
Bose were found darrying bundles the Mancha solita amongst the affidels acival expenditure on account of the plague Sanitary Board. I need not say that this respect lens favourably than their brother off to follow, in which other natives now at vided for by the purchase, out of the above of good stuf which they had save bought, hints ferm
of adver --some gino 600-sud, the fall at silver te subject has ingaged the most esmast sen-memurialised the Secretary of State, and it is the war should end in Japan's favor, the years, which will absorb. £138,829. Leating for which they had never fought. To pte. for us to give up our work and go
oara in the Straits. They have, consequently, pemes, may possibly become embroiled. I saving, of 8 per cent. Annuity for 36 and in some cases Teary burdens Jew 2/6, the rate at which the Estimates for sideration of the Government, and I have 1394 were prepared (which is accountable consulted you, gentlemen, and havscbtained hoped that his Lordship will reconsider Powers wil tolerate the exaction of a con- £1,069 as the not saving to the Colony.vent the constant drain by desertion and the until the wat, was aver
6. There is, however, another element of wid
beartles fer another $150,00), I should have had your written opinions in regard to. You of ager remuneration has been recognised purishment which it deserves for its short-co
his declsion in the matter, as the principle aiderable indemnity from China, for that is
widespread fear caused by this in this operation, to announce to jou probable sur will remember that the Betrench mat Com-
The Sinding piander, General Sung sent such fatractions aroused throughout the length and bowlth: plua of revenue over expenditure in mitee, after a searching enquiry into all in the other Eastern Celonies and the comings. It is however territorial questions Fund of the Debentures must be invested at as: made many of these soundiola segret of Manchuris by this way is something tar- 1304 of some $200,000. I su pot the Departments of tha
Carrice, public
mount tovolved is only about £1400 that will most likely ones the suscepti. 3 per cent. in order to extinguish the debt their fight. Numbers of soldiers, possess rible for us to comtemplate, especially if we however, able to do so, and some addi- directed to special attention to the
bilities and be certain to provoke the auties at the end of 13 years from now, the sto lng property to which they could lay ng just havo say frienda remaining in the threaten interference of some of the Powers Rumis fred for its redemption. But this is not 200 claim, more ferrected out of the ings in Musk od districts But fortunately the officials Skoal Saxation in consequently unavoidable. Racitary Bord The Commite g The Estimated Revenge for 1804 at 2/6 was reated that the whole
people In conclusion, gentlemen, I thank you for has already expressed itself with gard to sible. The investments hitherte madere din and arrested on the stress of New Onnot afford to allow the Mansha $2,007,210 and the Expenditure $1,999,745, should be placed on a different bus that the attoutkin, with which you have listened Keren, and if it had not done so, proten yielding only £5.2.2 od looking to thang and promptly scented. That the and the soldiers to slaughter the foreignare howing a probable surplus of $8.465. all paritary arrangements should phared to my somewhat fengsby statement. In tarate on the part of the Powers would have increasing dificulty of maintaining the old anders of these were considers bleak spree indianriminately, they would like to do from the late returns due following in the hands of one thoroughly wopatrnk those very critical times it would be raah to disappoisted Japanese schemes in that quar. De expected at the Range the the how many hobody knows. Ose noteworthy for there if power behind the fort author
ities, which would take a terrible, vongsazon: will approximately be the amounts
officer whe bould be permally sponable attempt to forecast the future, but it seerus tex. Should Japaness ambition and cupidity be expected is that the average) yield of the feature was that not a man of Georal Ravenne $2,186,606, $179,000 more than to Governoint for all matters meaected quite possible if not probable that
Soking Fund investments of the Debentures, as dorps had disappeared that; and one upon, whoarer might be responsible at the seok to acquire a cenion of territory on
·EDD the estimate. Expenditure $2,252,912 with the health of the Colony, and for carry of the results of the present war will the mainland of China, a firm stand will be would, if the currency continued to the recomment on the battien so desperately fought present orina former which would Beit $66,406. Of the above Expenditore leg out all Basitary laws and regulations. be an expansion of commerce., Ls that certain to be made against the demand. Chine demption date, to 8 per cent. This treuld at Chiplienoheng was that had no been plunge China fato trouble with the European 1160,000 un 1 have aid was spent in The quejority of, tas nauticial members cure it not too much to hope that inert and free from pursuing policy resalt in a dedniecay of £5,066 which the alive with his men to anpport Gene powers while her hands are so full with her
would har differences with Japan. of aggression and ad venture, excites no fears, Colony would bare to provide for 23 years ral Blog, the Japanese grappling with the plague 81/1000) of this Corneill appier to connd for that Hongkong will have its fell share in any out abould Japan get a foothold in the omberos. The convertion and redemption res been driven across the Talca After tring to doput ma, 09 in 2018 ( loss of view, and horse can breastly auch der finally operate with you in rire, and take to training same part of its fiate the Colony from this liability, and this salding the neostesty steps to pieno the
and 2,000 owing to to saunicipal sad, representative
A odioal bolding an soting appoint Rates, Cromp cventa doo, caused by the tions
tions where they can be safely eplished, any mestres having for their object thu mitjons in the mordern art of war, in ao danserters, General Bass left the Great Pass meat in ons of the larger gamena, told payne.
to say that I cooler that Public good, whilst on the other hand I very long time it won'd be working conquest, complete fairness, be added to the £1,089 in charge of General, Ha, who bu not ones that talegrams were being received sadly
either in China itself, az beyond its borders,
mating been defeated,' and went weatwelds vid Sidi- | from Tientsin and Peking urging the local a total saving of £8,138. ble average value of the dollar, and the this instant, be noted apo far as ment matters which may
Foz 1895 1 havə, laken 2/2 as the probe- the inlin isore that alulit, in shall rely upon you to assist the Govern- this is a daager which will pertain ready credited to the SAAREN JON FOR and Haishŝag, thence southwards to authorities to be most careful in guarding ở Dhe foreseen and if possible, guarded against 7. This is, it appsage to us, a modesto agula are the Japanese forces supposed to be the lives of foreigners and Christian non- Estimated Returns will be as follow
Revenue $1,999,076 Expenditure gay experience goes, this Colos standa | conducive to the wolfite of the community. that mere then, the masterful spirit estimate of the results of the scheme. If is great fores in the vicinity of I
aite, dif-rest
Was with its attendant horrors still over-which Japas in displaying whilet not com the tale for capitalisation and investment Meuntime the rumour 01, 677,- ab ing a défcfe of $42,501, Banacy, asters, to others Ocles with shadow this forth of Okiss, Coras and alurther sum of 24670 will be required, dificulty is consestion with more of lienos in our canot yet be said to be purpose by opening the area of other nations the onlculation is that paragraph bowl suffice to see the uma 15 propitiate the Powers, baro
i acqntinted. The rygtest | Japan, and the bloods of the recent porti mendable in itsoif, is sorting a set al publia had been taken in (yaragraph, 5. 53 per the foreignete in Have Arthur; | verts. The reference to milve conforte in” accont of Public Works Extraordinary which
cont. instead of 8 per cent, the saving Which Arthur niking the defet $67.231. This deficit is party accounted for by the falling off inouitems of the ong arises of the thoroughly dapers FRANK Barried, provided apportssity be mifforded it, with the "DISKYPSYLBAe of the Dabanture won Hobomitetinėle, denied by a Chiness | but beasty admiration for the ovurage and
Chipere population. neither make people sober dor olen by Aus and the other Western powers may Statesmen exercising the power of
refeetion of Parliemest, and sanitary arrangipate in not be involved in the former we hope for on Japanese demonstrations of late, 340arch 1896 86,000 a year inmend of this: Colony, with its 20,000 Chicae in the mergy fal wederation of Hongkong when the suitable time arrives, be but ezez sicking Funds produse 43.12.0, om jou how the insisted that a body of TEE ROMAN CATROL MIGHTONEREZ
# ocnailor had landed of Kinchow near Fort Arthur on who are remaining in Misceburia ---Not habitants must be exbject to constick super from recurrence of the istier,
dising a sprit of precaution, if they take vision and eperintendenen 'By u lige staff Whatever happens however we must be ore when existing bostilities are termina
Debenture Staking Fond,
god it
it appare quick-dring guns they were deles back to Zoukden fall, but they are to be found in 1 propose to jmpat the deficit of $67,231 | of officers working under a bead, the mut prepared at any cost to do amr best to ted, that the new dispositions which will the than the earlier investment of the 12th, but as they mate armes only with | alone have they u large, body of workers in in the following maste
to give his while time and energies the du guard the pubire beth from danger, to be has to be made, shall be meh as to to as probable that the eventual ring will their bosts by the Chinese. If nw lories, villages all over the country, living the fron 1. By ad increase of stomp datis, tics of birubs. That i Sanitary Bid, cele meet any diediti that may arise and minimise future risks by imposing reason approximate rather to the bigher, that to after two months drill, could sustain the the main road, and entirely isolated from which is expected to field $40,000 for once fornuight, could proper control above all proto okwith and it poc able curbs on the exereis of Japanese thi. the lower, figurs to have named. Moreerer Japanese attack on Chiulienebios for fore all are those to whom they came to presch if we succeed is offecting such sales of Book days bard Bgtting with heavy laughter But this fant el in likely to add to thele Jar; (2) By an increase in four to be and direct deb atat, I do not boy, and nible develop and large and valuable EidJapon Herald.
as may be mecsunry at any premium stove on both sides, the Japanese may mat zazur. | sopurity, because in the country districte call for Spirit Licences, estimated to yield that Your five ladepandent padlemen commerce of this important Colony (Ap-
£100, some further suring will somas wilched their K $16,500 per annum and (3). by an increase could be found who have this time and incli plat), (27
? Love in the litle of the latest addition to will probably audios to provide fur i tha ux-
KARDEST WORK IS TEE TO COME are far low likely to come. In tan
with soldiers, from whom alone they hate is pawnbrokera Leon, Fielding #39,650 m antion to divolo several böhis daily to such ~ Tau Council adjourned till Thursday the literary world. Curiously enough, it peness of the operation, diners de poses in Hitherto by nions of your al, most anything to dear, than in tán towns sad
Pannu Mamur Pendant valógochá tó - mjuk ia beyond the bounds of posibility:| next; 6th Dramaljacimy too londr is dailed by a Mr Festoon.
6. Whan shi Conversion and Raderaçtion | asential properatión, they lays bien abla të | cities.
the opium Beroongich shows a decrease
of $64,800. The Yalan will be let from the
NEW ZAKATION.
sanitary ayatom
gard to
I shall
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ANXIETY IN HIGH STATIONS,
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amongst most waxsus in fact it in the first time
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bad fallen
and that
t a very law days; order, and the airaumstance, I think, gose to -
ne to the possible lengths to which i
may be the
with
I would have been no lam than £11,792; of, tog
oring over the Custome Bicking Food "Defleit, e total saving of gentleman from the neighbourhood" of Kai- devotion of our friends, E
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