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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1902.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of che Legislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber, There were present:--
1. E. Major-General Sir W. Gasconisa, (Oliver Administering the Government).
Hon. T. H. Max. C.M.G,, (Colonial Secretary).
Hon. Sie Beumer SPENCRE BERKELEY, Kt. B. (Attorney General).
How. A. M. Tronson, (Culonial Trea surer).
Hon. Dr. H. W. Chats Medied. Olliver of Health).
trate se to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
The public is, however, extremely lax in and doing So, nd the coolies know it turobably trade on the knowledge.
It should he observed that an epidemic of denigna has boeu responsible for the scarcity of chair endian thu has been experienced of late.
SHANGHAI TuST-OFFICE.
THE CHINA
THE
The Officer Administering the fovern- ment recommended tho Council to volo a sun of $170 in aid of the vote of $240,
Ropairs to Pour Olico at. Shanghai,"
TREASURY EXPENSES.
MAIL.
TO SHANGHAI BY WAY OF [To-day's Advertisements
SIBERIA
From the fairyland of travellera' talon.. through the province of the enterprising
PUBLIC AUCTION,
This #fficer Administering the Governmember of the Fourth state, and finally Undersigned has received instruc
ment recommended the Council to vote a
across the domain of the pushful cyclist,
Mr Shewan-May Frise to under? My Hum of $200 in aid of the votes of the Siberian rento humo las during the f
Best quendi waif nothing about compelling Lounties in ply for hire. What we complain is that the chairs are there, but flere By un colic for them
Mr May. This H. Meaber is not in order in diseasing the answers, hot ho may ask a supplementary question and if
Can answer it will lo sa,
Mr Shewan-1 was not discussing the
1. R. MRRAY ROMSEY (Harbour answers. I was only complaining that 1 Master).
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI, C. M.G.
Hon, WE A YUK.
Hom. C. S. SHARP
Hon, C. W. DIGRUN
Hon. I. SWAN.
Bon, G. W. F. Pravijain).
Mr. R. J. Joasstos (Clerk of Counciloj.
PAPERS,
Edifunt get an mustven
* Incidental Expenses, Treneury."
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
past few months swaa into the ken of the
tions to Sell by Public Auction,
FOR ACCOUNT OF MIE CONCERNED,
SATURDAY,
The Officer Administering the Governani in the street, and entered the list with the 8th September, at 2.30 p.m. it their wont recrinendal the Council to vote
Rum of $1,239,50 in aid of the vote of 83. Gedding sod Clothing, Cavern ment Civil bapibat."
PYTBODS BAMAGE.
The Olleer Administering the Govern munt recomminents the Council to vote a
the various Imen of steamships catering for
Sales Rooms, 90 Des Vox Road, ONE HUNDRED PAIRS ENGLISH the needs of this and neighbouring com- munities, with the result that it now pre-and AMERICAN BROWN and BLACK sents itself dehvitely as an alternative route BOOTS and SHOES and SUNDRIES. alike to the busy man, to the family ruan,
HUGHES & HOUGH, or indevì to any man whose time is money
urtiources. Hangkong, September 3, 1902,
H. Miscellency exebined that Al Shaun of $25, in al of the vote of 33,500,be whose me? is limited, when he co- wan' estive wore mixed up and they! legit in ward be best to give the information as he wentel it, and he thought Air Showan would find that he was getting the miswers tu his questions.
Maintenance of Botanic Gardens, &e ti cover the cost of repairing the damagestolphites'n trip home. done by the recenttyphoons and rainstorms.
After a further desultory Govern tion, dos mater dropqued.
SOTIER-19 QUESTION,
Mr C. W. Dudson gase notes of the Following question ; - 1s it a fact that the Mr May laid on the talte the following house which have recently slapped wore mpos Report by Mr Osler Ciawicki in seconlance with the Building the Sewerage and Drainage of Hong-ndices in for this Coley and kong an extract out the City of Romday tier by the Director Public Tuprovement Act, 1898, in awwer de * Works i gestion put ens the 4th Ju Just, ut ft- hint of the n. T. H. Whitehead with no ference to the resumption of insanitary. properties in Bombay; and intentent showing the action taken to give effect to the recommendations in Mr. O, Chadwick's Report of 10th April, 1902.
THE COLLAPSE OF HOUSES.
NATURALIZATION DELI
An Oulirane for the naturalization < f ng Sgar Pan, therwise known as Leung Wa Ching, was passed though all its stages.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT' CHALKER. The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended du Conest tvote a sum of $11,700 aid of the Sanitary
Departmer's Vigo Other Charges,' t
meet anticismeri excesses on the sub-hums Toidutal Expenses,' · Sarongine City Villages and Hill Districts and Electric Lighting of Central Macket.'
FARE PRIGADE BONTH.
The Ollicer Administering a Govera meni recomended the Council to vote a Sum of 8507, being grant of a bogus ts: the Members of the Fire Brignal
WEI-MAI-WEJ POST OFFICI.. The Officer Administering the Gacorn- Me Shewan raised the question whetherent recommended the Council to vere a nauralised Chintomu should be allowed sam of $219 in aid of the gist of the Piat elites, and it was agreed to alter the word
* Mr G. W. F. Playfair asked the follow- a totherwise as, as it seetrede u Liu Kung Tan, from 1st August
ing questions -
With reference to the recent collapses of newly errated houses in both on and Kowloon and consequent deplorable loss of life, what steps have the Govern
men taken to he the responsibility 7 |
Will the Government take steps to license Cntractors under bund or otherwise?
Will the Government state what the regulations are as to publia enquiries being held into accidents such as these?
to be the nien of the majority that the Chitrat was as utteh titled to his several aes as my Europuna.
CALEDORY BY THE ACTING COVERSON. Before the Council use. His Excellency asid---Gentlemen, as this is the last time I shall have the hottrar of addressing this Conseil believe nie' when I say that the past. viglat sonte o ng acuinis ration I
Will the Goverment table a returfaball ever low back upon with the utmost showing the number of hours which have } pleasure and the camos pride. We hoy collapsed this year with fatal results and giving the owners' ames, the architects through very
mes, the contowlere menes, and date, of | gether. cration?
Me May replied; -
1. The Police Magistrate is abont to hold cupuities into several of the collapres that were attended with loss of life: the Crown Solicitor will aggar 1 hehalf of the
Clown.
anxious times
Wate First of all the
į
to 31st December, 1902.
BACTERIOLOGY
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Commeil to vote sum of $8478.13 to ever the expensis, fur the current gest. of the Bacteriological Ire partiment,
Personal Emoltraentes De HEN TER, 7th January to 26th Febru ary at half salary, and from 27th February to 31st December. 1902, full salary, 9300 per
*SON,
Allowance for Curlers at ¿Efl jer month from 27th February to 31st December, 1902, Cost of apparatus, 229 & 181,
Total......
PLAGUE ESPENMER.
$4,19% PO
604.97 3, 437,04
.88,478.33
The Oficer Administering the Govern- metit recommended the Council to vote
in, accompanied as it me by rather serieurs ontheak of cholera, inported, it is trac. but none the less serious in that You know and I know Jaw sentit.
uxions a time it was to be and how deeply we grapebised with the sufferings of ommunity. I may mention that was much struck by the patience and for hearse with which these sufferings and Your pave burne. Wene privationer
free, and
kred SLY
further sum of 500,000 in aid of the rute of $10,000 for Fague Expenses under the houding Miscellaneous Services."
PERLE WORKS DEPARTMENT.
The Ocer Admiolstering the Govern
2. The Government does not consider it practicable to brenge Contractus, because it is only in exception cases that Chinese Contractors pussen such training ns would justify the issue of licences. Owners of esprit to rundy tutters and weer recotaments the Council to vote property Jould be guided by the advies lathupted the best possible tassares in theum of Shafi in uit of the following vote their Architects in "screting a Contractor. direntmstances. Fortunately for us, the As a rule they seem to be guided by the evil was slaved of without any more serious 1. Mounting Plans and Charts, &c., $ 55.00 lowest tender only.
results than the suffering and discomfort 12. Incidental Expenses,...
3. There are se regulations on the sub spoke of. Then came the Coronation with ject, but Ordinance 1, of 1888, Section 6axiciy almost amounting te despair, the provides that in cases of sudden er violent.postponement, the renewal of hope and death the Magistrate my, if he considers ultimarely its consummation. Your gund
น An enquiry be necessary, enquire into sense and good judgment guided. the cause of death, either with or without a though all these phases with dignity ant rising prosperous jury, and make such order with regard buiting this therete ns le siall consider necessary. Colony. Gentlemen, in the last eight
4 The return is laid on the table.
months, we have had a goud nauber of changes in this Council. We have, first of alt, a new Colonial Secretary. I venture
very org od ni
Li
ALLERYD BRIBERY.
Will the Uronese Colonial secretary inform the Council-
(1) Whether the attention of the Govern
ment has been drawn to the acevant of the caring of nn asoft case fure the Pelio Magistrate on th instant; and
certain allegations in the evidence
given in the arid case, which bear
Mr May replist:
(1). Yes it has been drawn.
(3). It is not projected to take any action.
REGULATION OF CHALON AND RICROSIRAS
tions
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Other Clues, Miserturnira
Total
503,00 5656.00
All the abore votes were agreed to.
bloxson
repent,
CHANGED DESERTS.
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TERMS. As usual.
NOTICE.
Intimations.
A. G. GORDON,
MENA, N.1. MZOR. E..
MEMBER INSTITunes de EsGIN KEER - AND
-SKIPYVILVERS IN SCOTLAND, JONSULTING MARINE ENGINEAR,
AND
NAVAL ARCHITECT, Damage, Collision and Wrook Surveyor.
14 De Van Road, Central.
£241
Telegrams: PENDIDO."
C. E. WARREN & CO.,
180UILDING CONTRACTORS,
No. 30, Des Vex Road CestraZ,
VIE Undersigned begs to notify that thu Title Deeds of the Houses known as S. 4. Gough Street, and No. 2, Kanu Fang, art sitted on talant Le N, 8, Section
ALL KINDS OF
ANITARY APPLIANCES and DRAINAGE ACCESSORIES
supplied and fixal
Toj mory of our readers (says the N.-C. Daily New) the mention of the Siberian Railway emjares up visions of intermin- able pages of tanu detsit from the diary of a roberty, accompanied by bad reproduc ties of snapshots of say are sentinished
25. Vieturin, Hongkong, were carriva arny bridge or a Bomrat woman, and by robbers in Kam Kad Village, of San-oi prach the subject merely in the belief that district, in the provider of Kwamutung on The wait Title a brief account of the rafway in its present! the 31 August, 102,
Denda shall he fell t and void, und Matts, is from a Burdeker yet unbom, may
application for a duplicate of the same has. F. CARMICHAEL prove of interest to such as come under any
been made.
CHAN NG SHL of the above categories.
Hangkong, September 3. 1902.
The terminiro Moscow and Port Arthu. and the time veeapied between these tw points is eighteen slays, made up in the | ethwing OLED. The Moscow-Trkunsk domusdestige departs at 10 o'clock pum.. | bware weekly, ata areives at 8 o'clock w on the eighth thay sareesling; its cumfens | D and eveniences, i god or excel thure of the Canadian or Ameivan sleeping cars, greater privacy, suparate lavaturies tal hatter attuation perlngs, compensating for
weaker cubstite.
LOST.
1803
REWARD.
DETWEEN Perry Landing Kowloon
and Kaloo trke, ONE Lady's With BHULAST FIN – Gold Star, Ser Diamonds and Emeralla 1'foural please return to Mr Jous . Hyes... Vellam Houw, Hongkong, and secure reward,
Hongkong September 9, 1993, - 1811
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE WATER FRElba), this will
For the avondanes of an Irkutsk hotei permission is casily obtainable to spend the nigin of arrival in the train, since the short E WALER GRIFFINS will be three and a half hours' run down to Lake Bailed ist 6 o'clock on the following or ning. The trussing of the Lake talas five Four and is carried out on just snch nea as a channel messing from Dover. From Missorais, on the other side of the Lake,
STAND the RACECOURSE. Instant at Fryr'o'clock, at the GRAND
A. N. ANTON, Arling Most of the Concrar, Hongkong, September 3, 19 2.
LIMITADS
FOR SWATOAR,
1810
it is exactly three days to the Manchutian 2OUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, frontier; no longer de luxe, the carriage is passethly comfortable, and a restaurat vor as art sched to the train one day per week.
the alternate train ample tine is alles.THE Company's Stership for tests at the station buttars, simple, Captain Ronses, will be despatched for the alive Port on FRIDAY, the 8th [September, at Noon. well-cocked, and mexpensive.
THALES,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. Generi ManZYCIE. Hongkong, September 3, 1902.
1806
At the frontier, on the evening of the with day From Aloscow, it is well to know a Bule Russian te to have secured the services of friendly interpreter. Passport inspection, purchase of a new ticket, securing a seat in a new train, mud a meal, all in two hours auid a thronging DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, crowd of the Cuesucht, Russian peasants and Chinese, easy matter for a stranger, and the neglect of any one of these durses has bitter finit.
Prassenger
arrive in Port Arthur, as we said, eighteen days after leaving Moscow.
To this ciglueen add two for the forty-six hour passage from Endon to Moscow, ne threw for the steamer voyage from Port Arthur to Shanghai, and a saving of time of nine days is shown on the recoed maail This is as things are now. packet home.
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
Company's Steamship
HAICHING, Captain Homiss, will do desentched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 7th September, at Daylight.
For Freight or passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
fleural Manager's. Hongkong, September 3, 1982.
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Sir Joseph Hookor tells a pretty story of litrlo wild flower and a desert island. The and is one of the unmanned group saith of
The line is now that of the Chinese Me C. S. Shurrp asked the following quest think that the appointment of Mr May the Falklands. Nearly a century ago a
seund party from an English sualing vessel landed Bustern Railway and the section to Harbin Chure as yet one applause). It may rust he general-ups this not charged with the sad task of is a three-day a
the burying a shipmate. They dug the grave no first-class cars, and but one second-class, ly known, but it less fact, that when the vacnney occurred. on the highest ridge of the sainly, desolate generally very crowded if not quite fall, waste, and left their comrade to sleep under All thought of a change of clothes must the two senior oficial members of that date. thehalf of al the unofficial the dell Antarctic sky. Forty years later leadused; there are un washing to telegraph ro Sir Joseph visited the spot in company with appliances of any description, and Keating members, asked me
Secretary Stato reckend.her members of the crows of the Frelas linself would pade at the task of making ing the appointment of Mr May and Terver. The anco desolate island was any impression on the dauntless unss of recon- now covered with a thick coat of venture, the netesting insect world which makes thet I had already tande (2.) Whether the Government proposes
to take any action with reference toonistion, but it greatly strengthened my aud brightened with the sweet-smalling its home in the carriages. During this
English wild lower. hands, and the result was the appointed the plant which had worked this Arthur, the ral side restaurants are the He and the concluding section, Harbut-Port Mu May, which,
a sound and good mansformation to the grave of the British only sources of food supply, and the upon the question of the integrity of think a public servent?
one. Mr May is thoroughly honest and sailor. There it grew thickest. Without vinds are, neodhues to say, not of the thoroughly conscientines, a hard worker doubt, a seed or two Ind been attached to chicest. Hu, greasy soup, egic. tex. and his heart is bound up in the best the soil which had been caked on the Eugccasionally welsteaks or mince cullops of inverests of the Colony, (applasty, Next lish spale used to dig the grave.
jin erutable zongenition scmprise the entire This is only one instance of a hundred teenu, and a well-stocked lunchen basket we have the new Attorney General. Gentlemen, I ventore to think a little new similar. Either by design or chaner planted should undoubtedly menjany a fastidious blaval is a good thing. The prosent At.bare been introduced into pots which were
At night the seats transform Mr R. Shewon naked the following ques-tarty General come to us with a la deserta before for want of suitable veget inte upper and lower berth, and their experience. He 1:36 hrought tumn, and bure changed these wastes into sccupits curl up to us and pillow, with
other in
Calemies.
hase groen pastures or forests fit for the balita.
which they must provide themselves, and ¦ and Cun the Policu not take measures to pre-
Here an instancu sleep if they was it the morning. Pus. Captain Buerven, will leaves for thi seet signs that this experience tiun and use of man. sent chair coeli. from deserting their already
sengers for Chins and the South change above place on WEDNESDAY, the 10th clairs when most required on occasions will be of listing benefit to us bare in in ich Nature, unassisted, turved
at Harbin, Raving the train which proceeds Inst., 14. such as the Coronation aight for instance Hipagkong (applause). During the lust terrible disaster into an actual benefit. In
This Steamer lus Capital Aocommuds- Are the chair cookies allowed to leave few onthis, four oficial members has the year 1825 some French Canadians Vladivostock with those for Japan, and
tion for Passengers. Electric Light, and their chairs lying unprotected on the public joined the Council. Every one of these ustred on Stato land in Arostook County,
carries Docter. invmbers has, I think, shown is desire Maine. They were warned to move, but to the best of his ability refused; and finally two special nonstables If not, can the Police nor take the num-to represent ber of chairs so desertod and have the the interests of those who have elected were sent to ovict then. Having turned questions that have the families out, these men act fire to their coolies belonging to such chairs punished him. Whe
A strung gale came up, and with- by fine or the licensee punished by for been placed on the records of to-day's shanties.
meeting serve to prove this, and I think in an hour the biggest forest fire ever seen in myself that every one of these four gentle laine was raging. It was not checked
en has already thoroughly justibed his ill, after three days, it bad cleared but, with the creation of perlaps twenty lection. In fact, I cannot help thinking every stick of timber from ton million bridges for which at prescut wooden pilt THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- seres of finn old forest. The damage was bridges sorry na substitutes, with the final the Council to-day as I leave it is about a
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. good as it is possible for it to be. Wherever stimated at three millions sterling, and touches to some miles of interior embank
ments and fully bulbusting, and with the buty of ion is gathered together there 470 persons lost their lives. After the fire will be diversity of opinion, bet to ny had burnt itself out, it was found that the prolongation of the train-de-luxe service,
FOR MANILA.. unch of the existing discomfort will dis Assembly is the free ventilation of all pest and earth for several feet down. The appear, and a saving of a further nine days THE Company's Steamship
THE ZAFIRO, or country was a howling wilderness, with no he effected; the work is energetically in Can the Government not appoint studs opinions, without personal soimus
But Nature had not hand and great efforts are being made to Capt. A. FRASER, will be despatched for for ehnies and rickshat aud ustruct the raucour; it is the quiet deliberation of all living thing
Next year the little green wards completion by the end of the year.
the above port on FRIDAY, the 12th Potice to prevent the coolies from Icavning the arguments adduced culminating in foregatten it the stands without sufficient reasoe?
Turning from the consideration of time | Inst., al 4 pan. legislation which in the opinion of the spires of birch and cherry hegan to jush up
Highest class Passenger Steamers, High If not will the Government fara out all tanjority is in the best interests of the from the alkaline ashes. In ten yere all to that of money, the saving cannot be so
exsetly determined, and wo maner content powered, newest and most up to date an the chairs and rickshas to a contractor chamuuity (applause). That. I believe, was thick bush. Then cue black knot," who could deposit a euin of money as obtains in this Council to-day. I go further disease which killed all the cherries, and ourselves with saying that the cut of the the rug. All Accommodation amidships. in all less than £45, Electric Light and all other modern in. guarantee for the good behaviour of the sud I say I believe that it in the near the birch forest stood alone in its glory.gutward journey coulies ?
Future legislation of rather a drastic kind is Tast year from the site of that famous fire this sa carering first-bas fares wherever provements. A Surgeon is carried.
For Froight or Passago, apply to required in the Colony this Council is were gat forty million feet of hirch member, possible, a daily allowance of threu roubles 31r May replied:--
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.. milicionitly
liberal-minded and honest a sample of which is to be found in nearly for food en conte, and all normal miscel
General Managers. The Police have no legal power to force enoughs to pass such legislation howover it overy ludy's work-basket in the world laneous expenses. The arrangements for Atmost all cotton reels aru nade from through, booking are yet incomplete, and chair coolion to ply for hire it the coolies may hit individual members in their in-
fresh tickets must be obtained at Irkutsk,
Hongkong, September 3, 1902, prefer not to ply for hire Chair.cooliesdividual interests. We have been very Maine birch trees. are not allowêj to leave their chairs unpro- happy and united community, and it
It is not however, lecessary to biok the frontier town of Manchuria, Harbin,
und Port Arthur. tected in the strat If they do and the only remains for me to thank you for very far from home in order to see what chaini are esten by the Police the latter are the fudulgence you have shown miracles planta effect in turning waste There are, and probably will be for many in the habit of cumironing the licensees for my shortcomings and for the persis lands to good, useful soil. The great man- years, these, so fond of deck quoite, or of obstruction.
tant help, friendship and Assistance euvring ground of our troops at Aldershot. changing at Colombo, or of a look at No limit is placed on the number of you have decorded me. I strull. look back was at one time so covered with lose sand Niagara, that they will continue to have licensed chairs in Victoria. The licence fee open the eight months of my past nemainas to make marching a misery, and camping, their five weeks' trip and enjoy it, but it much better. would seem to that the time is not is only a year and there is nothing to istration with the greatest pleasure and when any wind blew, hinder the supply meeting the demand. pride, and when I rejoin you I shall feni Scotch pine trees have been planned over distant, may perhaps already come, when
Tyst from the above Parts, Coll Copics may be had at CHINA MAIL Office have tosted your Patent Refraction, Font, At the Beak the number of chaires for that I am coming amongst a body of real, large part of the area, and these have not for the busy citizen there is but one route
only bound the sand together, but act want of accommodatica for the bearers is true and trusty friends (applates).
to Loudou, and when he may unconcorned-signoes of Cargo are hereby informed that limited. Additional quarters are being
The Council then adjourned sine die. at present N efficiant wind brenku.ly leave the many lines of ocean groy their Goods will be delivered from along- built for more bearers, and additional chairs
Marram gmes, which every East coast hounds to be satisfied with contending for side. dweller knows so well. has reclaimed the portersge of his heavy baggage. thousands of acres of shifting and- dunes along the Norfolk coast. Marram
Feiture of his Brence?
If the Police have no power to do this, will the Government not bring in a Ordinance giving the Police such power?
In view of the present great scarcity of chairs, will the Government not license farther large naaber of chaire either direct or through a contractor and continue to de se until the supply fully equals the demith the true triumph of a legislative intense heat had actually catched the mend?
will be licensed thero in due course.
Stands are appointed for chairs and rick-
Alas; 800 regulations published in the
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee met thereaftor
Government Gazette of 29th July, 1899.Ms F. H. May, C.M.G., presiding
Coolies are hot allowed to wait or ply for
tion.
A CLERK'S SALARY
bis the wonderful property of Bourishing
in the loovast aand, throwing its long matt- i
ed roots fifteen and twenty feet down 14- i
Opium Quotations, HONOKONG, September 3, 1903. The Obcer Adinistering the Govern-wards uplature, and finally forming a net-
900 work which no gale can affect. It is this New Patna, cash, run
917/020 ii. 8874
Old Fasna, cash, ............... New Bonares, cash.
hire except it the authorised stands. The Police liave, however, no power to require that any particular vehiefs or number of inent recommended the Council to vote a vehicles shall stand for hire at any particu- sud of $200 to cover, during the current gas and others like it, such as matweed lar stand. The law of demand and supply year, the salary of a Clerk for the Registrar and and edge which have made it is expected to effect a solution of that ques General's Departament, in connection with possible for Holland te koop cho ses at bay Old Benares, cash,.......... the Chinese Einigration (Amendment) Or- all through the centuries since her people New Malwa, credit, ............
Allowance, Taola, ....... The Government does not consider that dance No. 37 of 1901, for & mouths at the first begun to light the ocean with dykus.
No soil, let alone mère sand, would with East Year, any good would result from getting a per rate of $40 per messem.
stand the bellows of a single equinoctial Allowance Taeis... Bon to guarantee the good behaviour of
FOR FURNITURE
were it not tiel together with these inte Old Malwa credit, coolies. There are apple means to ensure
The Officer Administering the Govern-iscing roots. It is said that over a hundrAllowance, Txels, good conduct, but it is necessary that such members of the public have cause of ment recommended, the. Council to vote ared thousand actes have been faved from complaint should go to the trouble of prestinu of $173 Bu in aid of the vote of 8700, the sun in the neighbourhood of Cape Cod ferring their complaint before the Magis Forniture Incidental Expenses, Re on the Maine cast by the agency of Marrain
grass, - Saturday Journal. gistar General's Department:
Persian, Oily, cash, Allowance, Tacle,....... Persian, Paper tied.. Allowance, Tsels.
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0/12
600/620
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De B. O'BRIEN, M.D., Civil Surgeon, Faizabad, says Mr N. Lazarus, optioian, examined my vision to-day, and 1 have much pleasure in testifying to the accuracy with which he determined the proper His method of examination is a very ingenious and sc curate one, and by it he should, be able to ascertain the proper glasses for the cor Porrection of all the errors of refraction met
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common and yet so frequently over looked.
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Dr BEAUMONT, F.R.C.S., M.D Re- sidency Surgeon, Hyderabad, says Mr Lazares has shown me his method of testing the oyes of persons whose vision is de fective, and I consider that any one requir
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