Saturday, April 24, 1897.
Tax accoucheinant of the Duchess of York was expected about the middle of the cur rent month. She is residing at Sandring han.
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+
A GRAND Concert is to be given on Monday, 3rd May, by Signor Cattaneo and papils in the Lusitano Club in aid of St. Joseph's Church Organ Fund. There will be a full orchestra of mandalines and guitars, and contributions to the programme by leading
ATES CALITA.
THE following alterations appear in our local sharo list to-day :-China Tirus, $101, sales; Indo-Chinas, 84734- Raul Gold, $18), ulos.
THE STRANDING OF THE
YIKSANG.'
THE CHINA MAIL.
A telegram was received by Mesra Jar dine, Matheson and Co. to-day announcing that the stranded Indo-China steamer
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
The Pollard Juvenile Opera Company Yksang is expected to float if the weather continues favourable. She is stranded in have fixed Monday, 3rd May, for their first the rocks at Twayaki, near the West ap. performance in the Colony. This Comiproach to Shimonoeski Straits. She was un voyage from Newchwang to Kobe pany, which has hes having a very Ruccess with a general cargo. ful senson in the Straits, is composed of very young players, the ages ranging from oight in thirteen. The Poliards come to Hongkong with an established reputation for entertainments of high excellence, and we feel sure that the performance of of Dorothy, which opens the acason, will be
largely patronised.
We learn that Mr Ward, who represented the Pall Mall Gazelle in the China-Japan War, in accompanying the British Mission which has gone to visit King Menelik Abyssinia. Mr Ward represents the Daily Mal, the now London daily which has been distinguishing itself for enterprise in foreign correspondence.
As will be seen from our advertising columnis, the Mastodon Minstrels of H.M.S. Rainbone are to give two perform- TO-DAY, Mr H. E. Wodehouse, Policances in the City Hall, the first on Thur
That the General Committed to formuisto
the Commemoration of the Queen's Rea cord Reign is taking time to consider its decision.
at this sooming delay may tend to ad
THE LIGHT DUES QUESTION. The following correspondence has been furnished to us by the Colonial Secretary for publication:--
the petitioners are groundless and that anating from the charge on native er ft harbour dues of cents a ton will not also available for that purpose, but in ad koop vals away from the colony to the dition to this sum of 200,600 per annum I injury of its trade and ita prosperity.
A
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Times of Ceylon.)
THE JAMESON, BAID INQUIRY,
causo be sured them on Dr Jameson's
14-I am advised that u crder to give able to state that there are further
charges on shipping erllected by the Har- London, April 9The South Africa legal effect to the change which I propose bour Department, such as waive coigra- Committee of inquiry has adjourned until DOVEKNÖN TO SECRETARY OF STATE, converting the present light duos inte tion fees, tax2 022 siderably sprual tar from Sir John Willoughby to the War
and lighters, the 30th instant. A to-day'a silting a lot Government House,
harbour duas it will be necessary to pass at víc., which bring: in a Hongkong, 18th January, 1897. Ordinance. I have therefore to request, it
revenue, though am unable, from the Offico was produced in which he absolves SI-I have the honour' to forward here- you concur in the conclusion at which information at my disposal in this country, the officers who took part in the raid he with a petition which I have received from Love arrived, that you will authorise me to to state what the amount is. shipping t
fius in this colony on the sub-introduce into the Legislativo Council an It is considered, however, that the fore-authority that the imperial Government ject of the light dues levied at this port. Ordinance for this purpose, sad that you
2To fasilitate the consideration of the will convey te me pour authority by tele-ing statements may be fairly held to in-lind sanctioned it. Dr Janionon was there by the Harbour Department (exclusive of the one that the Imperial Government approv question Tabuld mention that Eight dues gram, as it is important that this question diente that the revenue at prosent callected upon recalled, and denied that he told any were first imposed in 1875, when one cont be debuitely settled with as little delay sa
special lary of 1 conta per ton as Lighted of the raid, though he conveyed to the ton was charged on European shipping possible. I have, &c.
Dues in connection with the Gap Rock officers that their containions would be all entering the port, and in 1890 they were
WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Lighthouse) is already in excess of the total right, believing that Englishmen would. increased to 24 conta a ton, the increase
ÂÙ condone the alience if the mid were auc therefore respectfully urged that no further vessful. Sir John Willoughby accepted tax of any description may be levied upon Dr Jameson's statement. shipping, as such charge would by exclusive- ly applicable to the general expenditure of the colony, and is absolutely not required to meet any expenditure either directly or
being made in order to meet the expendi- The Right Honourable Joseph Chamber-expenditure of that Department, and it
lain, M.P., &., &c., &e.'
SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR.
Downing Street, 17th March, 1897. Sir-With reference to your. Despatch
y login of the 16th instant, I have Carely constory in hot g my tologram the
It is to note that the funour to transmit to you copies of corus-Secretary of Stato la of opinion that no pondence with the Peninsular and Oriental barge should be forced on shipping in the Steam Savigation Company, as noted in interest of what may be called the general
Dues at Hongkong.
JI. JI. JOSEFT, Secretary.
Magistrate, conducted on inquiry into the day next, the 29th inat., and the second on Tut de almost every one of the schemescent, as the additional levy of 14 cents has the pargin, on the subject of the Light Budget of the cokmy.-I air, ele
circumstances attending the death of Sap per William Charles Owen, 25th Company, Royal Artillery, whoso hody was found on Wednesday afternoon in the harbour at Wanchai. The Recensed who was a native of Windsor, was about thirty years of age and joined the corps about seven years ago A verdict of Found drowned' was re- turned,
Paoreson Maurice Charvat, who arrived to-day by the French mail steamer, `has come on to Hongkong from Paris te exhibit the Cinématograph' and the Kinetes- copo,' the twin unarvals of the age. These
Saturday next, the 1st of May. Between forty and fifty performers appear on the stage at the same time, and the performance is said to be better than anything of the kind eror coon in the Far East. Enter. tainment by the men of H. M ships are always popular in Hongkong, and the hainbere troupe, which has gone to great expense to produce gorgeous stage effects. may reckon on the public support for these performances.
Ar the Magistracy, to-day, the master of the steamer Douglas was summoned for committing a nuisance by blowing his whis-
vance rather than retard the final doci ture in commuction with the erection and sion, if an understanding be arrived at
maintenance of the lighthouse on the Gap with the Government.
Rock. It should also be home in mind That I her H.E. the Governor, who has that in 1867 a charge was levied on alt all along been in fail sympathy with the native craft trading with this port and has com Hongkong as a worthy perheen te le is 18th a revente
of by This charge yielded in 1895 ment momorial, has received sanction amounting to about $50,00 from Home to help the movement in 3.-Petitioners now ask that the dues every vay.
be reduced to the origin! charge of one
conmemoration contes
Moro than paid for the cost of the Gap more or less within the sphere of gover-Rock Light, and as the charge of 1 cont inental action, it is pleasing to hear that
Lon is more than aufficient to cover the cost the Governacht will wil largely in every-
of the upkeep and maintenance of the ang to a conclusion the scheine or schorties
present lighthouses. They state that any that may be decilad upon by the Jubileo charge over and above that necessary to That I was glad to see the Sage Remnant this port and is an infringement of the cover such cost will deter shipping Iron of the Pular Sanitary Board (Mr N. J.
freedom of the port, which will affect its File) had a good word to say for the re- welfare. tiring Director of Public Works (Hon. F. A. Cooper),
proposed as
Committen
and to Mr Cooper.
That most of the residents in Hong ng will agree in the main with the tribute which Mr Ede paid to the Sanitary Board, That Mr Fide's resolution was exactly what could fairly meet, the case, and its prin- cipal
beauty as the amount of things which were left unsaid. the on Thursday. Mr F. W. Hall, a ship-Tant if the Her. F. H. May (secondar of marvels have never been shown in Hanging clerk with Mesars Douglas Lapraik the resolution) had fellowed the example of Bir Ede, he would have acted weefy. kong or the Far East before, and the Fro- and Co., explained that the new regulaticas
That Icssor anticipates alarge thare of the popular respecting the quarantining of vessels or
no one questions the ability and in- dependence of Mr May, but he is a rian patronage during his etay in Hongkong riving from Swatow with Chinese passen-
of mols. Amongst the pictures exhibited aro Foie
gers on board came into forco en Tuesday, That when in one mand, he attacks the Fuller's Serpentine Dance,' a boxing bout and he had sout out the launch to meet the
Government, and is subsequently con between Corbett and Mitchell, &c., and
Thales and deliver a letter to the captain with the performances will be repeated at
instructions. Inspector Hanson explained various hours of the day in the Dasie that the launch steamed after the Thalestron Room, City Hall. By the aid of the Causeway Bay to her mooring buo5, blow- *Cinemabogmph' and electricity, these
That whon in the oficial mood (he was
i
Vilice.
SUPREME COURT. IN BANKRUPTCY,
Ke AGHA MAGOMED ALLY SHIRAZEE.
This was a polition for a receiving order by Agha Mahoned Ally Shirazce, opium merchant, againal show judgment was 4. I am not thorufori prigured to sanc-given on March 20 on two bill of exchange tion your proposal to make a portaanent on the Imperial Bank of Persin, for the sun charge of 2 cents per ton on general ship of 37,264.04, with ensta ping, although that charge must be call inued to the end of the present year, in order to avoid a cislocation of the year's finances.
5. Next your the charge must be reduced to such a ratens will, with the other harbour receipts, be sufficient to cover all harbour
Me C. D. Wilkinson appeared for the debtor. He said his client had been com pelled to apply for the order, au Messrs Jarding, Matheson and Co., agents for the Bank, had pressed him for payment. There was a sufficiency of assets, and his debts were something about 820,000. The debts had
CONSTRUCTION OF THE UGANDA
RAILWAY. The Uganda railway has been laid as far as the forty-fifth mile, and has beon staked out to the eightieth mile.
THE COST OF MEASURES AGAINST THE PLAQUE AT BOMBAY,
Celerita, April 7--At a meeting of the Bombay Municipality yesterday an im portant letter from the Governor of Bombay was bead, regarding the proportion of the nieasures against the Plague which might be met from Imperial fands. Lord Sand- hurst was unable to give any assuranco that the Government would contribute.
The Bombay cart-men have struck work owing la the Plaguo rules.
THE PLAGUE IN THE VUNJAD AND SIND.
The Plague is increasing in the Punjab, The medical som have boot specially dapatod for Piago duty in Sind.
TRARIBLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HANDALAY
Calculta, April 7. ---At Mandalay, Zuygco Bazaar, one of the sights of Mandalay, haa boon completely destroyed by fire. The Ross is ustimated at twenty inkhs. A fow buildings were insured for a total of two and half lakis.
2. Loqusider that the shipping interdeta were given a reasonable expectation that the Light Dues strould be reduced, when The Under Secretary of Stato, Colonial the cost of the Gap Rock Lighthound was met. At the same time, I concur in your levied in Hongkong, provided the proceeds view that moderata dues may premerly be
do not in ordinary times exceed the total expenditure on the Harbour Depron (Before His Duasar Sir John Carrington. 4.So far as light duos are concerned I
Lighthouses, Water Police, etc.
Chief Justice) sgree with petitionors that the revenue 3-I am, however, of opinion that in derived from them should be applied to calculating the proceeds of the harbour
Saturday, April 24. the purpose for which it is raised, vi, the dues, the charges on native shipping must upkeep and maintenanen of the lighthouses be included, as well as those on conn-go- and it is true that the charge of one cunting steamers; as suggested in the enclosed aton is sufficient to cover i
rall present ex-lutter from the Peninsular and Oriental penditure neutral on that account Stoun Navigation Campany.
5.-With regard to the increwed rate of 12 cents a ton there seems to have hoon an understanding at the time it was raised
THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIENTSIN. that it was to be devoted to defraying the cost of the Gap toe Lighthouse and there
The Tiontain correspondent of tho N.-0 was an implied, if not a distinct, promise that would #ut
at be devoted to any other
Day News writes on the 12th inst:- purpose without the Legislative Council
The extra-concession proclamation of the being consulted. In order therefore to
Total has boun the event of the month up redeem this promise, and
and I have informed sttained to express regret for outraging the Council that in my opinion it should be and fighthouse expenditure; and it will be | due to him were about 813,000, and he to dato. The matter was virtually decided on March 31st, the last day of Mr H. B. redeemed, it will be necessary to abolish necessary to find some other source of a claim for $3000 and another for 81800.
Bristow's tenure of action as H.B.M.'s Con- the present Cap Rock rato by a 1G- venue to make up the deficiency, which The petitioner said he had been carrying sul, when the Haikuan Tootai sunt a formal solution of the Conneil. But
may perhaps most conveniently be done on business for twenty yents in Hongkong, despatch aequiesong in all the essential tioners not only desire the increased rate by increasing the Assessed Taxes. I shall Ho wrote to Persia for some oplum and
points of the memorial of 1896. I need to be abolished in fulfilment of the promise bo gind to learn, at your early convenience, received two drafta un acount of the not enlarge on the question as dochtless
Government, but they wish the what changes in taxation you will recom opium. He did not, however, receive the
some of your
in the North correspondente not suprised to hear that they were igno-light duce to rant and captious-only they might well one cont, pointing out that any losy in ox- ein, go that the matter may he settled 27000-$4000 and 33900. He had been inve
ence. Mr Bristow's personal popularity have been somewhat astonished to lear It from the lips of tbs. Hon. F. E. Mas, cess of mint is not required for the before the time arrives for passing next the habit in past years of getting his opium with the high officials Prop
be merged itt lighthouse service, but will
from Persia in that way. gear'e Estimatas..
tor in the happy solution of the problem, who, as a culo, is in the habit of talking the general revenue, to which they contend 6. I desire to add, that if at any time in respect of these drafts, and judgment was and he leaves olice with the kefes which horealtor urgent necessity should arise for given against him. He had endeavoured to it was their special desire to ensuroj that shipping should not contribute. That Mr May is now merely following in 6. In this contention with one excep. increasing the general revenue, I should settle the judgment, but Mussra Jarding, but it is not to be forgotten, as our local. the wake of the Colonial Secretary (Mrtion all the Unofficial Members of the be prepared to consider any proposal for Matheson, would not give him time. No organ unjustly sesina to forget, that others
time Stewart Lockhart), who
Legislative Council, to whom I referred the again raising the shipping dues, as I have other creditors wore pressing him. have contributed largely to the restila, e.g., since whispered a few romarks into the matter, do not concur, boing of opinion no reason to think that the present charge expected to collect some money from Iran, Sir Cloudy Macdonald in Poking, the secre
of tho Secretary of State about the that shipping should not be entirely ex- has burne very hardly on the shipping in-in Persis. From Persin he expucted to ütter ignorance of British residents here empt from taxation as petitioners desire, termula. --I havo, etc.,
collect 313,000 and from Bomby $180 taries and interpreteru on both sides, and the Special Committee of the British Muni. concerning the Chinese and their ways.
J. CHAMBERLAIS, and they maintain that if the present dues
He was also entitled to get 900, the cipal Council. This last body, under the That the alternative is evident, and it of 24 cents & zou are continued not as lightH:. Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G., &c., amount of the drafts from the draws. He cautful direction of Mr Edmund Cousins of
need not be longer vailed; either those dues but as harbour dues there will be no
nd a claim against the Mercantits Bank of E-wo, has played an unseen, but India, in Hongkong, for about $3000. He official gentlemen know no better, or the werd has been pasand round to infringement of the freedom of the port-a
free port
being
one at which no customs the effect that British (or European), dusies are levied, and there
y no intention residents of this Colony mas he repre- to charge customs dues at Hongkong, souted to be so stupid and cantankerous They als consider that the prosperity o as to render them entirely unable to lock
the colony
will not be affected by the in after their local affairs.
position of such harbour dues. That it goes without saying both Mera Lockhart and May ought to know botter That Mr May, from his brilliant experience in the Plague campaign, knows how un- official British residents can work.
red-tape rules. eminently so
so at last Board meeting), he goes right off to the other extrome: Lence his speech.
peti-
pictures are projected on lo a screen, and ng her whistle all the time. Mr Hall said That residents in Hongkong were probably made by be purminently reduced to end in order to carry out the above deci. I opum. The amount of the drafts was have already giron it appropriate promin
the weather was very foggy at the time and
are life-size, Every detail of wovement
sho missed the vessel. The Magistrate ac- and facial expression is therefore plainly visible to the whole of the audience, and iscepted the explanation, and dismissed the
marvellous in its offects,
Tat rice crop in Indo-China promises to be morn mdactive than the harvests of the Jast few years. And yet the heavy stocks arriving at Saigon during the past month have not tended to lower pricea. The Chi. nese dealers are storing their purchases, and have maintained prices at the same standard for the past three months. It is
|
CASO.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SOFFLIED TO THE DINA MAIL']
LONDON, 22nd April, 1897, TURKEY AND BULGARIA.
The Bulgarian Agent has informed the Sultan that unless borate, viz., fomans, for five additional Bishops for Macedonia are granted before Saturday, Bulgaria will
The Sultan is tem mobilize her army. norising in his reply.
rissa.
.
THE CAPE OF GOOD CAPE.
The Defences Commission at the Capo recommends the orcation of a local force of 11,000 men by the compulsory service of white males, also a large increase of the garrison.
anticipated that the failure of the crops in Burma and Lidia will have a bonaficial re-
THE TURCO GREEK WAR. sule on Indo-China, and shipments have already begun for Marseilles, Brest, Havro, The stubbom resistance of the Greeky Hamburg, and London. Estimates give out delays the Turkish advance towards La that two-fifths of the exports will go to Europe. New orders are being received. daily. The rico-cleaning factories, to keep up with the derund, will not be able to extingaish their fires before the month of August, China, having also a good rice crop (except in certain districts), is met so pres-
(Times of Ceylon.) sing in her requirements as the Continent, EXTRAORDINARY BANK ROBBERY but there is povertheless, a good derband
AT RANGOON.
CALCUTTA, April 6. at Hongkong, Canton and Amoy. It is
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's estimated that the Ental expert will amount, safe, at Rangoon, has been opened and to 13,000,000 piculs, and the total valuo in R75,000 abstracted. The lock was found estimated at 100,000,000 francs. Other to be untampered, and the small safy son- taining the keys of the larger one was also
crops, are also plentiful, and good prices intact. are being obtained.
CALCUTTA, April 7.
No arrests have yet been made over tho Ar the Magistracy today, Mr H. E. Wode-Bank robbery at Rangoon, house, Folice Magistrate, conducted an in- queat into the circumstansen connected with
We are informed by the Head Office in Hongkong that all the money has been re.
covered with the exception of 500 rupass.
ED., C.M.)
LAWN TENNIS.
the death of the three Chinons whose bodies wore found, on 21st April in the back room of the first door of 99 Jervois Birket; after the fire had been extinguished Sergeant McAuley and Sargeant Cuthbert gave evi. dence as to the fading of the bodies. The day's play :--
CRICKET CLUB TOORNAMENT.
The following are the results of pestor-
CHAMPIONSHIP,
DOUBLE HANDICAP.
first witness stated that there appeared to w. Gibson beat E. Humphreys, have been only one means of escape for these three persona, by climbing up a rope suspended in a smoke-stack. The rope tras suspended from a pulley, and had
A apparently been used for hauling up
FAO ago and water to the various doors. Dr J. Swan, vlie woule an examination
of the bodies at the mortuary, stated
he was of opinion the men had died
C. C. Platt and F. H. Poller (owe 15.9) beat H. M. Brown, and E. F. Meckay (owe +15)
W.
Bollard (owo 15.3) best J. Bartrum (scratch),
CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP.
'B' CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP.
D. Wood (receive 1.15) bass A. P. Well-
man (owe +15)
from dsphyxia. One of the men arrested P.
on a charge of arson was discharged, and
gave evidense na to the people who slept
in the house. He said he was a trader and
等
A. Cox and G. Millward beat P. G. PROFESSIONAL AND COMMEROLAT. PATRS.
Anderson and H. S. Muburley,
AMOY U. HÖNGKONG,
common seNDE,
tar
That Mt Stewart Lockhart, when it suits bin, admits the community of Hongkong to be the most intelligent community on the free
free of the warthor east of Calcut ta, or Suez, 1 forget which.
1 That any one may draw what inference he
closes from these remarks.
&c.
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE' TO BEVRE-
TARY, P. AND O. . . co
Downing Strest,
6th March, 1897- Sin-With reference to the letter from this Departement of the 18th ultime, I am AVith regard to the argument ad directed by Mir Secretary Chamberlair to vanced by petitioners that any tax on shije transmit to you, for your information and ping will be an infringement the free for that of other stenchip compania Gon of the port, I do not think they can who representatives signed with you the be aware of the fact that there are many letter of the 15th ultimo, the enclosed copy free ports where the tax on shipping is of a despatch from the Governor of Hong. very heavy, and I agree with those men- kong, relative to the proposal to maintain, hers of the Logislative Council who consi-os Harbour Dues, the charge of conte der a free port to be one whers no customs por ton at presont lovied as Light Duos on duties are charged,
oll shipping at Hongkong.
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had also $300 in cash, and furniture for part throughout all the negotiations, aud $300 or $100. His dohls were something over $20,000.
The receiving order was granted.
am confident that Mr Bristow would be the first to acknowledge how much is due to Mr Cousins' fine
Judgment a pet conciliatory spirit. Averning body as
submitted to the new new
be
soon as it
and
atrong
Esas Dodwell, Carlil, and Co. announce road to eclled Bristow Road in compliment it is organised that the boundary that they have completed the necessary artan genoats for sporting a branch of their to our genial outgoing Consul. Serve Lim na at Colombo frum May 1 nott, which right but if that yet-unlom Corporation he under the management of fr F. E. has any sense of the proprietice, it will Richards, of Foochow.-L. and C. Express assuredly also have a Vict. Donsobrina, ora are, in its street nomenclature. Tan Colonial Office has booked 64 rooms at It is to be noted that there is no Conees the Hotel Cacil and Marquis Yamagata of sion. Her Majesty's government does nob Japan has taken about 49 rooma. It is take over the lease of one aquaro inch also possible that the King of Sian will additional soil, such a course is erongly With respect to the faar expressed 2. Mr Chamber.ain concurs in Sir W. have several suites. The report, however, objected to both at Paking and Whitehall by petitionors that
Hongkong if a charge of 21 sonable to lory moderate labour dues
been engaged for the guests of the nation,
1,609 odd tow
wow of land, 900 of which ora the lair meed of praise to Mr F. A.
cents a ton is imposed, the following Rgures in Hongkong, provided that the is absurd Home paper.
already in
our possession as buyers to bu Cooper for his
shonest and laborious for show that the entry of European shippingceeds do not exceed the total expardi-
under our complete municipal ecntrol. Wa vices to the Colony,
into Hongkong hae steadily increased sinca ture on the Harbour Department, includ
shall make reads, fill ponds, olose grav That
all the ame, I fancy the chief credit light dus were first levied. In 1870, when ing Lighthouses, Water Pulica, etc, and It is reported from Amoy that the Japanese yards and remove nuiauces, we shall for the water supply of the Colony falls the dues were first lavied, the European he has at present under his consideration have succeeded in getting a grant for a set-the area, drain it, police it, and lay our to the share of Mr J. M. Prica. That many residents, in the oraseness of tonnage entering the part was 1,931,665 to adept one of the two following alterna- tlunout in that port, the locality, however, water pipes therein with presisely the same. tons. L 1880 it had increased to 2,535,597 tives, viz., (1) a uniform charge of 2 cents boing not yet settled. The Chinese wish freedom as we now de in the British Settle- their ignorance, believe the curtailment tons and in 1885 to 5,866,709 tons. In (instead of 2 cents) per ton on all shipping, to grant some place near Tiger Eued, but ment, we shall moreover rajao taxes by the of our water supply was owing to the de-1990 light dues were increased from one or (2) a charge on a graduated stale such as the Japanese Consul has asked for an island doerce of a representative body, and shall parture by Mr Cooper from Mr Price's cent to 24 conts In that year the ton-is levied at Gibraltar, beginning at 2 cents near Kalangau, the present place of resi have compulsory power over natire owners systera of supplying the Chinese town.
ninge
to per ton on smaller vessela and rising to a dence for "foreignera in Amoy.N.-C. to pay these tasca, but there is entering the port amounted That
other interference with existing intereste open question, although the drains them-6,593,733 tons and in 1890 it reached maximum charge of (say) 330 or $40 on Daily News.
tons.
ships of (say) 1,800 tons and over.
fexcept on grounds of public health), and 9.-It will be absorved that petitioners
Chinese are to be allowed to reside in the That vital statistics are good things to have, admit that shipping ahould pay for the
area. but it is imperative first to have then lighthouses which are established and analysed.
That I would be the last man to withheld from coming to hips will be deterred Robinson's view that it is not upres that the entire hotel of 1,200 ronras hug the Chinese officia's simply hand over some
the new drainage system
salves are often not 80.
is still an
maintained
3.Before finally deciding the question NOTING Beatus to be known here of the he will be glad to consider any observatione report of & Chinese icen ucing raised under you may wish to offer, ban I am to ask that Gorran suspices shortly. Some credence
to
bo
no
A xaw MUNAZ DONE...
That solution of the problem for its benefit. If this prin- any representations may be made at your was possibly attached to the report la viow will probably be formed, but pa the azisk
why typhoid
SELBORNE.
s the Governor wishes has suffered more froiple be extended there appears to be no earliest convenience as
reason why shipping should not contribute to be informed by telegraph of Mr Cham since the separate system was in towards other services which are main borlain's decision.--I am, etc. troduced than it did for three decades taimad either directly or indirecely on its befors that period, would be pro 100 Accotant, such as the Harbour Department, table than the opinions of a dozen exports ten thousand miles away whom Mr May met in society. That Mr Cooper has done what he cum
to be his duty, zo poe wil ever
an
Police, etc., the cost of which ex cueds the amount raised from the dues of 2 cents a tou imposed on
10-As have stated the charge on native craft yields & rers
& revenue of about And if tho
is onee principin admitted that Buro
European shipping should not be levied for purposes of general so- venue, it would seem only fair to extend
Cifestat one can reasonably que 350 000
tion the mannor in which he has dous it, and also the methods he has adopted without incurring so terrible an indict
by Mr May.
of the fact that a further instalment of the ing B.MO. ts by far the biggest hickla ila indemnity and interest due by China touhuence will probably be paramount for a Japan fails to be paid on May 8. The long tins to come. The nor body will executive $ {3]8y• amount of this is somewhat orer The, probably uss the prble, as it will soeurs The Secretary to the Peninsular and Ori-17,000,000.-L. and O. Rapress.
cedure altogether ental Steam Navigation Company.
unity of purpose and high efficiency from the beginning. Things will probably We learn from Tientsia (says the N-0 slow for the first three years as it in parti Daily News) that at a meating of Landeslasly expedient not to
alarme the
prosect routers held at the Gordon Hall on the Chinese landholders. They will be app to 14th inst, the concession to establish regard taxation for read-making, etc., 84 waterworks in the British concession was confiscation, tyranny, and all sorts of ad• in principle granted to the Tientsin Wa-ministrative robbery. It is hoped that terworks Company. The agreement was within that period the remaining 700 mow discussed and its 24 paragraphe passed one
SECERIARY, P. AND 0. 8. x. co. To upes
SECRETARY OF STATE. Peninsular & Oriental Steam
Navigation Co., 192, Landenhall Street, London, EC., 10th March, 1897. Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge
ment as that so unnecessarily brought the same principic to native che Es- the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, by one, wunor details to be arranged be. May hars passed into foreign posrU-SIGN,
forward
11. The amount inserted in
Council and the Pro
That I am glad to hear the members of the timates for 1887 as likely to be derived No. 3,082 of 1687, ondressing, by the dires-tween the Municiptors T-80 NEW PLANOS just arrived ; best makera.”
this evening.
trished corre
from light dues amounts to 8113,000. It
prayer of the petition be granted and
the
to
C.
Civil Service are giving a farewell dinner
ton of Mr Secretary Chamberlain, for the
motors, The information of the signatories to the letter Poulsen (Chairman), R. A Cousens That the
regard. ing the vexed question of Light Dues is is logo de cont instead of El conte a ton of colour ultimo opy of a despatch from (Messrs Wilson & Co.), J. M. Dickinson Also Cabin and Transposing Planos, guaran
is levied the amount of the estimate will be the Governor of Hongkong relative
the (Meera
W. Forbes & Co.), A. da Eindsted for the climate. W. Robinson & (ki- earably satisfactory, as it shows how a reduced to $45,200.
proposal to maintain, as Harbour Duca, A.M.I.C.E. Cand. Polyt.), A. Philippot question can be argued out to a point. 12s you are aware, the sources of the charge of ants per ton levied at Mosers A. Philippot & Co.), A. D. Start A Hous news agency declares that there is That, guriously enough, a large number of taxation in this colony are listed, and only present as Light Dues on shipping at seff (Messis Tukmakoff, Molothoff & Co.),
esxients who oppost the Harbour Dues two years ago the fees charged for various Hongkong, also adding that Mr Chaniber and James Stewart (Superintendent, Im good rosson to believe that secret instruc are tenants and vos landlords, and would licenous were raised considerably. It is sin concurs in the view that it is not un
ал
A single match will be played at the have to pay the house-tāx adopted 205 | truk the tax charged on the ratenbis value reasonable to levy moderase Harbour Duca perial Arsenal). The promoters are to baticaя have been, received by some of the alternative to raise the money lost by re- | of house property is not a heary one and in Hangkong, provided that the procede congratulated on having accomplished; this regiments composing the first army corps,
eccasionally-lopt at the house. There Cricket Ground on Monday afternoon, Mr were six persons, including himself, sleep-W. H, Wallace (who is going Home on ing on the ground foer. Mr. H. I. Den leave) playing for Amoy and Lisut Mober nys, who watched the case on behalf of the ley; of the Hongkong Regiment, for Hong.
kong. A good mustel is anticipated.
Crown, sand there was suspicion that mur.
der had been committed in this case, that | HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. these three people were killed during the
FIYLE BATT5ay.
20 38 24 · 88 31 28 88
Gunner Brown..... Lieat. Wylis Gunner Gown Gunner White 24 28 23 75 *Winner of Spoon.
on fire and smoke isning from the wall. He immediately went out, and saw the other five men, who had gone out before Jum, running about shouting fire. He was not aware of the cause of the outbreak. Mr Donnys naked that the witnam might be questioned as to the contents of the shop. There were four Hansson & Co., Piano and Maslo Eins of korosis In the shop, one - Tustropant specialists and expert Work pareatly in ondary, and the other shops and Factory, Daddal St; Sbor three thus having apparently been used for Home Queen's Road Central,
Loving the shipping.
great a burden on owners of
Harbour Department, including Light That a fact like this ought to have some might be increased without imposing tou do not orcoal the total expenditure on the business after early two years wixis.
weight when considering the genuineness But I do not regard the present time a houses, Water Police, etc.
La
proporty.
WE regret to state (says a home paper) that
and including the York and Lancaster, Essex, and Suffolk regiments, to hold thelisalves in readiness for foreign service. It is added that the regiments named will
the Colony depends upon its skipping this direction, as recent sanitary legislation of theply, I am desired to state, on bebali | Captain Byrne, of the Marines, who was be the first to leave in the case of emer
gout that the prosperity of favourable ena for inermasing taxation in the signatories to the letter above refer severely wounded in the attack on Bauin, jgency, their destination being the Medi..
at
the Coleny.
Trit
to injuriously affect the pros
ment,
BM
Her
tarrancan,
of thu facilitise, and upon the absolute freedom has involved a considerable autlay na house red to, that they regret that Mr Chamber died in St. Thomas's Hospital. In the of the port.
property, though, should the necessity lain does not consider it expedient to rein expedition against the most treacheroos The final shoot for the McCallum Ride That the charge upon, juake was rendered arise, an increase might be made.
atate Hongkong in the position of an abeo and most savage tyrant on the Coast of Tas Wenchor correspondent of the N-U. fire, which was suspected to be an act of
and 'spoons took place this afternoon at перевагу for registration purposes,
lutely free port, that having undoubtedly Africa, the gallant officar had the misforDaily News writes: The China Mer Incendiaris The discharged prisoner Kowloon. Sergt. McPhail wins the Ride, was imposed at a time when pimoy was 13.--After a careful consideration of the been the mainspring of the importance it tune to be shot through the spinal column chants' SN. Co.'s Agents sont round a
rampant in those se said he was awakened in the morning by a having made the highest aggregabs in four
argumente advanced by the putitionera and has arrived at as a port of call and converg. and he arrival house in the Malaces, which circular the other day announcing a serious of the views hold by other on the subject
about increase in the foreign fares on this line loud explosion, and he observed the roof competitions. Highest azores an undor-That the Socretary of State has taken &
таму fair view of the situation, of the taxing of Europest shipping entorn for the bulk of the shipping had acted an hospital for the troops,
visiting (the Far Eastern saus.
a week ago. From the first Captain Byrne's
the freights don't pay, ergo, the 'farss and the officials of the P. and O. Coming this port, I ara of opinion that a charge
In view, however, of Mr Chantor oase was regarded as desperato, and in are to be raised, which strikes one as d and
of Home)
2} pany (both here
benta s
aton imposed in such shipping lain's opinion that the amount levied as Thomas's Hospital he gradualy sank and quer BS szem to me to deserve great credit for kurbar duas is not an unfair one, and is harbour dues should not exceed ths died. Captain Berne entered the Royel de way of reasoning. People who for shillings all told and with superior ac calculated to their services on behalf
desired to draw attentlun lieutenant, Baby Northampton, siad already heary fare of 640, over That the Unofficial Coalition in the Legisparity of this port, which, even if this total expenditure on the Harbour Dagart Marines in September, 1680, as second commodation makes similar trips by inca in ative Council does not seems to be a very charge be imprised, will still be one of the to the following facts which, in the Hyreiniks and Mercury on the China Shanghai and back did not fasvaa hand Ele subsequently served at cos Europe, find it hard to believe that the Majesty's ship marked success after all, although the cheapest port for shipping in the world, ofsidered conclusively indicate that, on in the bron now learnt by the community is it appeared to and should their ques this basis, there is no grand for increasing Station. From July to September, 1892, come profit in the offers of the Comi
such as I recommend be imposed Home, and sat right there.
for active service in Fabung, und was not $40 but 804 the round trke with na el That it
In the letter from His reprocentntion when community of for a moment to lam Fully auo, to the Governor of Honghong it is stated that the services on that occasion. In the service The Company evidently aims
I
preven Balishers have to appeal Home against shu
fully alive, to the
a 934 the advice of their own representatives. importance to this colony of shipping and tong hich visited the port in 1898 ho was known as a thorough soldier and ting foreigners travelling here, for e
Kainated to 5,779,288 tons, which at 1 gallant oilcor. The funeral will take place fare will vertainly keep away all eleitora, That in crying this, I must once me nx to the necessity of care being taken to cent per ten yield a reverus of upwants of at Haslar with fullest military honours.
avoid imposing onit any
and will make prisoners of sorts here was burden witich would prapt the Lun. T. H. Whitebond from deter vossols from visiting it. But in einer 837,000. In the letter from the Shipping
would be of an occasional change.
• poliny would have been to the caricature, as hoi ho gislative of the figuren given above, which show of the promisiotal expendents of raised the question in the Logislative that the tonnage entering the port has the whole lighthousestablishmentof Hongs to nure sil discharges from the Urinary Organs attraction tes
ON BOX GF OLanka'u Bdi Pizza is vermuted. Surely a tree
swer the.
'bhus make the port an Connoil
visitern, at steadily izaressed, though it has had to ong is under 17,000. There is conses in either ask facquired of Caraman tavsing the temptation of a more frequene
same time pub the Ments and My Danny S8 1 Wae. | relleved by Ifs von der Pfördten, now st That the trouble in Grossa is regarded by in for seven years a tax of 24 cents a gasútly a balance of upwards of 840,000 and Pains it this Back. Gustantaad free change before the fandenbi But the Com exiply the cans onpont, which is as for arajlahile from the corros for general company, and 2 luni od dane Van sarity of cary big the menopoly of the pore fund
Memory Bd. by all Bures, and of the last chat Hengtong is harbour expenditure,, and, as in dhawn out the world. Finerletars: The Lancos unit to sold its own consanfance without ch
Big W Rubinian's Botten there amp Caterina Daen Guaran, Liceola, daretien aither for the prosperity of the such a cheap port for nålpyiðr, La nis lod ta
કાં ન માને એઇ અને the consbreen Shit the agenda fusher revenue at 954,000 * H1 160 sartuti
Batting fire to the house. The hearing of à CONSIDERABLE number of changes are të that evidende might affect the deatson, bu mode in the section of the staff of the Telegraph Co. Mr Jult from Hong-
Bommunion thes, took plays between kong goes to the Indus Ollies, being continued as a Batavia MFA. J. Coller, who has just
to the inquest should
ultimately
Returned from Port. Darwin and cyclone perforace, post to Batavis, being relieved Pork Darwin by Mr W. Clangdon, now
Duss
JA
that in future things must be appealed have an injurious effect on the way the love of 1 cent per ton which has book he wae sttached to this Colonial Dapartmanik | pany ¦ And now the fares are to b
Borry caricature of poprier fare of this colony, I should not hesitate aitherto collected as fixed lenty the favourably mentioned in diavatches for blaternative oven of ascend clasa passage:
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kind of fuse which will ulti mately produce a Europasa explosions That still adhere to the opinion that bothing untoward will be the outcome of the quar
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sams shiount it
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that the present
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