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mised to contribute a sum of $500 towards the purchase of standard works for the Library.
--THE-MUSKUM.
The Museum has been kept up as usual, want of funds and space preventing its development or improvement. The Hon. E. R. Belihos, Capt. Chichester, R.N., Dr. Atkinson, Mossrs. C. Ford, Niedhardt, Gale, Drury, Bryer, Edward, Mounsey, Cattaneo, H. L. Dounys, Bortio Sayer, James Mitchell, Wai Teit Sing and Wong Kam Fook and Misu Barker have to be thanked for presenting or loading various interesting speci- mens, including an Insurgents' cannon from the Philippine Islands, an antelope and numerous birds and snakes. An Atlas moth kindly pre- sented by Capt. Hall produced a large family, which was carefully reared in the. Museum and resulted in the addition of a number of fine specimens. During the year 9,462 Europeans, Americana, and other non-Chinese, and 111,676 Chinese, visited the MuseumXL.
ACCOUNTS.
The balance in the hands of the Hon. Trea. surer on 30th July, 1899, when the accounts up to 30th June, 1899, were closed, was $2,706.55, as appears by the accounts annexed; showing a loss on the year's working of $35.68. There is also a reserve fund consisting of $13,621.69 on Axed deposit with the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank, including interest up to 24th Jane,
1899.
The total reosipts show a falling off from the previous year owing to the smallness of the number of travelling companies visiting the colony.
J. J. KESWICK,
Chairman,
City Hall Committee.
Account Browing Ruchipts and ExPENDITURE FROM
enler Joly, 1898, to 80тa Jure, 1899. To balance in hands of Treasurer as shown by
last report
Room, St. Andrew's Hall, do., do. $6,259.05
To receipts from Theatre, Ball
To rent of Chamber of Commerce
To Government Grant for 1899
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2,742.28
600.00 1,200.00
8,069.03
42.60
To interest on current account in Hongkong
and Bhangliai Bank to 30th June, 1899
By salaries and wages for 12 months to 30th
June, 1899
By repairs and alterations, general
By half cost of altering Theaire,
By Gas
By electric light
By Museum and office expon:OS
By insuranca premia
By Government fire brigade By water
By balance in hands of Treasurer July, 18:9
4,843.38
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The general feeling appeared to be that a sum of about $5,000 would be required, and the Honourable C. P. Chator kindly consented to act as Hon. Treasurer for the Fund.
Mr. H. E. Pollock was appointed Hom Store. tary. ~
The ship is expected to arrive in the Harbour on Tuesday, the 8th of May, at 5 p.m., and the following programme has so far been arranged, subject to the approval of the authorities :---
Launches containing ladies and gentlemen to go out beforehand in the direction of Lyeemun and to escort the Terrible to her moorings.
Mon-of-war and merchant rousela will be invited to dress ship.
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replied? "By--if you don't think I can tako care of myself I will go for you next." Witness told him not to be a silly ass and they parted.
In reply to Mr. Thomson, witness said he had had no complaints made to him by the polios about his coolies,
A cross-summons was then heard, Mr. Boll having summoned the coolies for disorderly be- haviour at 9 a.m. on the 24th ult.
Mr. Thomson said that for the past two or three months the complainants in the other case had boon in the habit of playing in his client's compound and making themselves most objection- able-making remaks to Mrs. Bell. On the
Iult, the day of the assault, one of the ch
After the Terrible has been at her buoy went into Mr. Bell's house without leave or for half an hour or so, an address is to be pro-liconso aud said something about having come ented on board by a deputation on behalf of to look for a cat. His client had been very the British community.
reluctant to bring this case into court. He had stood the annoyance for two months, and it was not until his hands were forced and he was sum- moned that he took action. -
For Wednesday, the 9th May, the following programme has been suggesterl, namely, a Rs. view of the crew of the Terribis on the new
Parade ground about 5 p.m. by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, with the Hongkong Volunteers in attendance as a guard of honour.
In the evening of the same day, the men will be entertained at a dinner at the City Hall, which will be followed by a Smoking Concert in the Theatre.
The Captain and Offoors of the Terrible will be entertained at a Fête en the Cricket Ground, on a date te be hereafter fixed
On the afternoon of Saturday, the 12th May, Athletic Sports (with gymkhana variations) will be held.
The following gentlemen, in addition to thos mentioned above, have been invited to join the Committee, namely, Mr. D. Gillies, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Lowson, Mr. J. MoKie, Mr. Molton R.N., Mr. E. A. Ram, Mr. G. H. Sexton, Mr. R. F. Walwyn, R. W. F., and Mr. W. N. Wickham.
TROUBLE ABOUT CHAIR COOLIES AT THE PEAK.
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At the Magistracy on the 27th ult., before Mr. Gomperts, Mr. H. W. Bull, of "Dunford," the Peak, was summoned by Young Tao and Yu Kwong, chair ooolies in the employ of Mr. H. W. Robertson, of the " Chalet," the Peak, for assault. Mr. Gedge appeared for the com- 700.00 plainants and Mr. O. E. Thomson for the do- | 1,104.24 | fondant.
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3,533.00 1,288.66
322,83
Mr. Bell gave evidence as to the annoyando to which she had been subjected from Mr. Ro- bertson's coolies during the past two or three months, and laid stress on the behaviour of one of the coolies on the 24th April, when he said he had come to look for a cat.
In reply to Mr. Gedge, witness said she had never complained to Mr. and Mrs. Robertson about the coolies, as she considered the matter too trivial.
Mr. Thomson asked his Worship to dismiss the case as against his client ou the ground that he had received provocation from these coolies for some considerable time.
Mr. Godge argued that no complaints had been made to Mr. Robertson about his coolies. loitering about the compound. le submitted that if Mr. Bell had had good cause to complain he could have taken out summonses against the coolies or he could have written Mr. Robertson a chit, in which case Mr. Robertson would havo interfered at once. He would point out to his Worship that the law this colony was the same for coolies as for white men, and that coolies. sould not be assaulted with impunity.
For assaulting the coolies Mr. Bell was in the one case fined $10 and ordered to pay $10 compensation and in the other he was fined $5, and ordered to pay $5 compensation. The cross- summons was dismissed.
PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS TO DR. BATESON WRIGHT,
} Young Tao said that on the 94th April he 333.85 assisted to carry his master to the Tram 701.00 Station in a chair. When close by Dr.
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Rennie's house, as he was coming back, he met the defendant, who struck him on the 8,187.33 left leg with a stick. He did not know 2,706.85 why. He did not get in the defendant's way or annoy him in any way. He had never $10,843.88 annoyed him. The defendant also struck his (withuess's) foki's. He followed the defendant to the Tram Station in order to report the matter to his master and to find a constable.
THE PREPARations to reCEIVE H.M.S."TERRIBLE.”
▲ meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall, on Tuesday, the lat May, 1900, at 5 p m., to consider the recep- tion of the captain, officers and men of H.M.S. Terrible,
The following gentlemen were present at the meeting, which was convened at the instance of the Committee of the China Association and the Navy League -
Sir John Carington, C.M.G., the Honour. able C. P. Chater, C.M.G.. the Honourable J: J. Keswick, the Honourable Herbert Smith, Mr. Boris, Mr. J. J. Francia, Q.C., Mr. R. M. Gray Captain Anderson, Mr. A. Chapman, Mr. R. Cooke, Mr. A. M. Marshall, Mr. E. W. Mitchell, Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. R. L. Richardson, Mr. M. W. Slade and Mr. C. S. Sharp
Sir John Carrington pas voted into the
ohsir.
Certain proposals for the reception of II.M.8. Terrible and for the entertainment of ker saptain, officers and mon wars then dis caused a discretion as regards certain items being left to a Sub-committee of seven gentle -men selected out of the above Committee, with power to add to their number.
In reply to Mr. Thomson, the witness said he bad never gone into the defendant's compound, had never spoken to Mrs. Bell. He did not He did not know if any of his folis had. He now whether one of his jokis rushed into Mr. Bell's house on the morning of the 24th ult.
Yu Kwong corroborated. Replying to Mr. house on the morning in question. Thomson, he said he did not go into Mr. Bell's
Indian Police Constable No. 691 spoke of the complainants having complained to him that the
defendant had assaulted them.
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Mr. Robertson said his coolies carried him to as described by thom. He was subsequently told the Tram Station on the morning in question, that his coolies were in a row, aud he went out and found them with a Sikh policeman. The coolies pointed out the defendant, and ho ques- tioned him. The defendant said his coolies had been very obesky of late and had tampered with bis latter box, and when asked how he know his coolies had done the damage the defendant replied I know, and that is enough," Subsequently the defendant came to him and said,"Robertson, if your coolies come into my compound again I will break every bone in their bodies." Witness told him not to lose his temper, whereupon the defendant threatened the coolies again. Witness told him that if he did what he threatened he was sure to be summoned, and the defendant'
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Among the passengers who loft by the German Mail on the 1st inst, woro Mr. E. H. Batoson Wright, D.D., Headmaster of Queen's College, and Mrs. Wright. They are going home on leave, and the Chinese masters and pupils, past and pre- sout, of the old Government Central School and Queen's College took the opportunity at the College yesterday at noon to present him with an address in the presence of the whole school, to whom Dr. Wright had previously addressed a few words of advice.
Among these present were the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Messrs. J. W. Jones, Ho Tong, Ho Fook, Cheung Choi.
The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, an old Central School boy, made the presentation. In the course of his observations he said-The address is some- what short and concise, and it is not in the usual flowery and laudatory stoly, because in it
felt sentiments and we have purposely left out we have only expressed our sincere and heart-
all conventional, exaggerated and empty com. pliments. We wished simply to convey to you publicly our great appreciation of your energetic Chinese of this colony, and of your successful labour in the cause of education among tho
management during the past eighteen years of snch au important Government institution as Queen's College with its thousands of scholars. In this building hundrods of Chinese youths are trained annually under your personal supervision and tuition and when they go forth into the world they are enabled thereby to take tifarious affairs of this part of the globe. I
■ more active and intelligent part in the mul- really do not know what the various local Go- vernment offices would do without having this excellent institution to draw upon for its annual supply of clerks, interpreters, and translators; nor can I imagine the dreadful inconvenience that mercantile houses in Hongkong, as wellian