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WATSON & Co.. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 25th November, 1885.
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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1885.
LONDON, 24th November. THE WAR IN BULGARIA. The Seruans bavo bombarded Widin, and the town is in flames.
The CHAIRMAN-You mean a proposition for letting the premises P
Mr. Wroxi-Yosle lot the plans for saran other purpose. I believe Hall and Holts wanted wook a place, and I think we could get 850 a mouth for At present we are Josing $150 month. It is no use going on. Twelve months expacienos has taught us that
a reduction in another way: I have to pay 3680 ward or not. I think if a committee were ap-The NAVY CUF, presented by Officers of I, UL. for coal, whereas HI had ready money I could pointed now it would set the Borstary, and buy it from Butterfisk and Bwire at $4. As I then he oculd come before the next meeting with are told Mr. Leggs, if I could got the coal or a list of the names of persons who would takes so slip, I could get it at the cheaper price. Another many shares. Then wo would goo whether the thing is that we have been using English staroh matter cozid not go on. at $8 per owt, whereas I have discovered that the para sago, witch the Chinese use, is actually bettor then the starol from home and would only cost
Mr. Grono-The mosting has no power to do anything in the formation of the now acmpany.
Mr. Bee-No, but you have the shareholders
Mr. LeeG-1 don't think you on pat s exbetantive motion now. We canunt metually 33.40 por owt. We have been using the Eng-horn, I don't say the meeting is to do it; the carry anything through at this meeting, as taxlish starch simply beongue wo had it in stock. It question is whether a few of the gentlemen pro Mr. Grose-It is for Mr. Harley to look out as I can sos by the articles, but may be we will is things like those, which I have beou able to seat might not do it.
abled me to make the statement I have.
for that. get nearer a conclusion by a little discussion work out with the lapse of time, that bare en- than we were before.
Mr. HUTOTISor-Sball we now, in December, say, work down to 81,200 expautos &
Mr. Lacor-He cannot bring anything for Mr. EDE-But we might call upon him to tell us what his soname is. The shareholders have not much time to go into details themselves, and I understand the Socratary has a schems by which he proposes to form another company, a new company, with a capital of $15,000, to hire the building and machinery from the presunt company and work the affair as it stands Por hops you will allow the Soorotary to read that schume te ne to see whether the shareholders pre sent would approve of 1s of not. If that solenso to read and an appeal made to the public, we might be able to get on. (Applause).
The CHAIRMAN then called on Mr. Hurley to lay his scheme before the meeting.
Mr. BERLEY-You will
Mr. KUTCHISON--Then I see no reason for Lading the laundry over to another Company, because it is just the difference between our pro- sent expenses and what Mr. Hurley my they can be redaued to that unles the lose. If Mr. Harloy's statement be correct car incom. inga would want our expenses and any increase in the business would be profit. In that ex cannot sep any renser for dissolving the coe
Mr.HURLEY-Yourerpenses have been £1,600 pany or doing anything hat carry is on. and now they will be about R1,300.
Mr. Two-At present there is no cash. Mr. IUTION-In a case of that kind I am are there is not one shareholder here who wis not come forward to provide the cash.
Mr. LEGGE YOU an amara ma of nothing It cannot go on without realy money.
Mr. HUTCHIBON-Yos Iave informal us of What we want to know that tour or five times. is whether the experses can be reduced to a point below our 10OOMS.
Mr. WICKING-The capital of this company orhanstedi.
Mr. HORISON-I is not,
Mr. WICHING-You cannot call up sny, more money.
Mr. Luose--You not only cannot call up any more money, bat it would be a rather awkward thing to present a cheque which would not be honoured.
Editor, not fox publication, bat as ovidones of good from the prisoners is light when compare? THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS the second six months $1,200. The average Mr. McCullock-Do you mean that the
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with that perforused by ordinary working mon, no that the prisoner's lot cannot be locked upon as a very unhappy one. Beyond the irkameras of "confinement and subjac. tion to discipline there is nothing in it that
credit of the Company is gone?
Mr. HURLEY-I think there is a great chara of success in the zew schome, and if three or four geallonnen would volantoor to assist as a sort of provisional committee I would take it es a great kindness.
Mr. BAIN moved that the meeting be ad- journed to a day to be fixed by the directors.
Mr. VAUCHIR seconded. Carried.
THE HONGKONG CHARITABLE HOSPITAL.
There have been wiforassen“ legal, difficulties and delays in the transfer of the property bought by the London Missionary Society for the pur the aration of the building generously under- taken by Dr. Ho Kai has been deforrad. But posos of this Hospital, in consequence of which
it is now definitely arranged that the work is to somonce in the beginning of January next.
It will be remembered that the sum of $14,000 provided by the society for the parchess of. In- and Lot No. 6A from Mrs. Caldwell had to be supplemented by local sabsorptions to the scout of $8,000. Towania this object many firms and members of the Hongkong community have already given liberally. The income at this date stands as follows:
Subsoriptions already pablished.. Dr. Ayres
3. Machida, Esq... W. E. Crow, Esq. ... S. Tanabe, Esq.
T. Bisoura, Esq....
O'Hashi, Esq...
H. Konskate, Esq...........
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$7,505.71
Flost, for all Chipa, Manila, and Japan ponies; weight for inches; previous wìmors this meeting of one race, Bibs, extra of two race 7lbs. extra, and of three or more raens, 101, artra; any starters this meeting excluded; entrance, 310; suroad pony to receive half i the entrance money. One illo. The KEECHONG CUP presented; for Chica, Manila, and Japan ponies; Bond pony to ro ceive $56 weight for inches; entrande, $10. from the inak Rack twica round and in. The GARBISON CUP, presented by the Oficers of the Garrison, for all bond fide Grillos t date of entry, weight for ineles; previous winners at this mosting 71b ertm; pasaltica Boonmalative; entrstine, $10: abscription Gritting of this Season, 1885-0, allowed ha From two-mile post en round and in The CONSOLATION STAKES, for ail bonstan Chios, Macile, and Japan ponies at this met ing: weight for inches; entrance, 35, with $120 added; second pony i reosive $0. Bevin furlonga.
The CHAMPION STAKES, a forced outry for sil China, Manila, and Japan ponies, winners at this meeting, optional to beaten Tonias; voight for inchen; entianes, $20; winners of twy races,
; of three or more races, 356, with $100 added. One mile and a hat.
subscription Griffins of this son, 1995-4; - trance, 25, with $100 added for the first pour, The NL DESPERANDUH STAKES, for all vanten
and $50 for the second pany; weight for inches. Half-a-mile.
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FOLIER COURT....
25th November.
BEFORE MAT &. WODEHOUSE.
CHARGE OF LARCENY AND RECEIVING. Ko A Sz and Loung Asheung, shopmen, werd charged the frat with receiving a pearl and jude necklace, vaine $350, we kasving the sain to have been stolen, mil the second with stealing the same, on the 18th inst.
P.C. Tang Achaung, No. 54, staled that on the 18th inst be as in Queen's-road Central in plin Mr. LEGGE-You. The directors arrangeć
clothes, and be the first prisoner, what hy #7,876.71 knew, go into the Ki Stang jowasher. He was with the bank for an overdraft, sed when that way exhausted and a cheque had to be presented
Over 400 dollars are theory still required alme at the imae, and witness went in alter lan the directors put their hands in their own pockets for the purchase of the ground, and for fittings, about two minate afterwards. He saw the p Aud fided over the day until the money could be surgical instruments and other immediate ersoner hand a string of pearls. (produced) to the callooted. I don't think we could have a cheque
The following extract from the diary of the vegetables (2 days a week), loz. chulary,
lato youngerplotarin Borneo, Mr. Frank Hatton, ez, tea, and fox. salt. Whore the sentence referring to the Dyak head hantera will be read UST LANDED-A Large Supply, of is for over six months the diet is 1h. Both interest: We had just passed a diffonit rice, žoz. oil, Boz, froeh fish (3 dapa a work), bit of river whom I heard a ory, and locking round I saw several heads hobbing up and dowa in tho PURE CONFECTIONERY,
Sox, salt fish (2 days a week), 1b. 6oz. rage reshing river, and a praia, totten mpords, ribles (2 days a week), 14 oz. chntory, or forting down the stream, and dashing among the boulders in the diatones. I jumped from my tea, and s ml. For ten days in each prahu and rashed to the spot, but before I arrived monili, lugwever, during the first six months, the gelang had gone out of sight, and most of the prisoners are to be fed on penul diet, ie, the men bad got ashore, soos with great difficulty TOFFEE, HARLEY SCOAR, LEMON DROPS, rice (Ub. 8oz.) and water, bu“, snahova ex. and many arrow recapes. The missing goods wore many, the severest lossas baing two baga of
Mr. En-I think to einse the works and let PRALINES & ROSE.
plained, they are to be kept on this diet for rice, thraa nza, six axon, some pantugs, blankets, COMMITS, and 300AMED ALMONDS in great only five days at a time and are to be and all the men's little things. The Dumpase phos for some other purines would be vir and Salamon, whom I was protecting against tually dissolving the Company, and we have not zempled from har? labour during that the Dyaks, lived a day, getting things out, and suficient votes to do that. I believe our Secre Derial. Pristoare amployed on public works we recovered a little. The Dyaks gara as ao tary has a scheme, gat an extra allowance of Soz. of rica nad 3oz. sesistance; in fact, they wore waiting down the ricor to get kiray goods. The Drake here are of rice for cages. Ponal servitude prisonors, true head bunters, and only a few days ago a to, man whose sentences are for three years or head was taken at a bridge over a torront. The then was walking over the folled tree, which is upwards, aye, where the gaol accommodation this buntry always constitutes a bridge, when admits of it, to pass the first six months of four men rushed on him, pushed him down a their imprisonment in separate confinement; step bank.cod, jumping down after him, took where asparate confiaenent is not possible his head off in a twinkling. I saw the victim's hood and-hand in a house not far from the segTIN they to be employed for the first six of the raurder. The headman said uimaalf that months on pen labour, and the remainder three weeks ago mven heads had been taken of their sentence on industrial hard labour, from slanghtered max of Tingar, with which country be. Sogolitan, was fighting. The bodies either inside or outside the gaol, but prof the mea were thrown into the wood near as All latters for publíntion shank! be written on one
cipally on public work. These two classes The Dyaks here all out monkeys, the skins of aida ni the pupar only.
which they tis round their waists, letting the Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not of labour are the same a set out above tails hang down behind. Thie, no doubt, is her. HuaLEY Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, in the description of the hard labour pri- origin of the repertod czistence of men with I maintain that from the inenmple state in which we started, 20d the number of Chinese washermon we had to ight, the lussos have not sopers panishment. After the first six tails.""
beer angre than might reasonably have boca oxia months the prisoners are placed on full diet. LATEST TELEGRAMS.
pected. The only thing was that we had no permanently, wire the addition of -4z.
measy to fight with, and that has made the fight of post four times
ing very hard work, and las bandinapped us by a week, but they
compelling us to purchase asturials at loss may be placed on penst diet as-aanish
favourable rates than we could otherwise bave went for prisen offences. The full diet ap-
obtained, and so on. The averago turn over pears a liberal one, while the labour exicted
for the first six months was $500, and for IN ENGLAND.
business done in Hongkong is $3,000 a month The general elostians have commenced in the at the lowest estimate. Therefore we have Jaited Kingdom.
only been doing 5 per cent. of the business, and I aintain that with such a large field to work appa ea the romeining 75 par cost, as we get more complete and eficienta will very soon get all the business we require. Taking that into consideration, rather than see the laundry agreeable. For the drst six months the
cheme which would relieve the present position, emaller amount of food and the greater
which is simply financial, and to form a new company with a small capital of 815,000 in 1,000 | severity of the labour no doubt renders & re- TEE Gaol Regulations published in the 18tsidence to the gaol during that period e re!
shares of $15 each $5 payable on application, $5 on allotment, and $5 to remain ou call. The ob jeat of the now company, would be to lease the issue of the Government Gazetie constitute an punishment, but when this time is completed elaborate and apparently well devised code a prisoner who conducta bisalf well bas do
entire premises, plant, and wahinery as it stands, with the addition of the little bit for the government of the prison. There thing to samplain of. He is well fed, well
of now machinery we spoke of at the last meet- are many matters of detail on which onlyolothed, has comparatively easy labour, and is
ing, for firo years, with the option of renewal those who have an intimate and practicn] se- well ended in case of sickness. Whether it
at the expiration cf that time for another term quaintance with the working of penal estab- would be wall to make the punishmont more
of ire pears, at a rest of $300 a month for the first year, $80 for the second, $100 for the third, The minutes of the previous meeting were road 150 for the fourth, and $500 for the th. That lishments can pronounia sa opinion of any suvere is, howevoj, open to question, for and confirmed. value, but there are two points, viz., food punishment carried begond a certain point
The ACHING COLONIAL SECRETARY-Bs would give 2 average of 30 a month for the whole term, which would give the present com- and labour, on which a casual observer in produces sullenness and desperation. If the direction of .. the Governor I lay upon the
pany $20,000. In addition to the leasing of the qualified to form his ova judgment. It may first six months are made really painful to The CLERE, or Corners read the minutes premises I propose that has us, thould pursbase the new Company, should be of some interest to our readers if we give the prisoners they will probably not want to which recommended the Consell to vota certain from the Hongkong Sten Laundry Company, A short reme the rales so far as they see the inside of the gaol again.
small sums for servants' wages for the Gaal, &e,imited, all stores, coal, coke, and tonterials TA- M. LEGGE-The directors don't aak you toupied by the "Rose Cup" at the last meeting. in the prisoner's possession were wrapped up in The first event of the third day will be The pions of paper (produced) on which was an se The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY proposed gnized in the working of the present basiness, do so. affect these particular matters. It will be con- rules make provision for a system of raacks that the minutes should be reforred to the Fin-thereby saving a great loss, and also the books, Mr. JOHNSTON-There is a feeling that we Bowen Cup."presscited by H. E. the Governor, to drea Witaoss then want to the Fau a pas
shop sud arrested the seecod defendit ng a venient to commence with the short term pri- which may be obtained by long sentenca pri.ee Committee.
be ran for by subscription grifius of this season charge of stealing the neckl stationery, and book debte at a valuation, thereby have gone as far as we can. soners, and to deal only with the Chinese, soners, not for good conduct alone, but for
The COLONIAL TREASORER Seconited.
saving a further lass; and to purchase from the Mr. BUTCHI-If our expenses can be re- Carried. tha regalations for European and Indian industry. These marke aarn & remission
owners the steamolaupah Dhabi. The first call duced to $1,200 or $1,300 do the directors atulanly. The other events are the same as last first, but at the Station he admitted the theft
year, but to order is slightly varied on the third Lam Aobeang, accountant of the Fan On ADMINISTRATION OF SKALL ESTATES.
of $5 per share would caror the purchase of all think the concern cannot go on?
pawnshop, S, Wellington-street, identiked the prisoners being sixilar with such variations of sentenco, and the scheme is such that that the Council go into Committee upon the with a working capital, and with that we would business.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have to move
Mr. JonySTON-Yes, unless we got more day, the Nil Despscandum Stakes being app string of paarks as one he received in pawn for material, etc., the second call would provide us
priately placed last on the progratume, which is $200 on the 22nd September. On the 8th inst. only na uro proper to the different modes of man who, obtains the maximum umber of Bill entitled "Az Ordinance to Anand Ordin-youn get out of our difficulties. The only thing
Mr. HUTCHIBO-Then I think the best as follows:- Bite of the respective antionalities. A Chi-marks earns a remission of one-third of his ance 8 of 1860."
required is more capital. The third $5,000 I thing is to shot it up. I suald not be in favour dese prisoner, ther, Rentonsed to imprison-centenes. Misconduct entails a forfeiture
put it in the scheme because I prefer to be on the don't think would over be required, but I base of leasing it or anything else. ment for fourteen days or under is to be of marks, in addition to any other posishme
safe sido so as not to run the chance of getting best thing
Mr. McCULLOCH-That would be by far the Mr. JOHNSTON-As Mr. Hurley tolls yön, if into bad position again. We have hitherto only duced penal diet, ie, fb. 2 z. of rice and diminishes the portion of the sentence re-
place, bat uur business is increasing. Although it would pay very well. Wo get 25 per cent of 202. of salt per day. Naither tea nor any mitted. Pas marks also earn aamull gratuity,
our figuror show some fitotration, it is not fair the work; if we conht get 60 per cent. it would other luxury is allowed to this class of pri- the total of this not exceed $10. Thisuiona
to go by that, because when the big transports pay very well. If he community will not sup soner. The ruice for bard labour appear will enable a man who wishes to live ho
Mr. HUELEY-For the last two months we The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proposed an add;. were bere & few months ago they put on ro-port it thes the best thing is to shut it up. apply only to those 'prisoners with sentences neatly after his release from gol to main-tion to Subsection 6, which provided for the re-enter that when they went away our receipts leve not had hilf
true up an rapidly that it was only to be ex-
our supply of water, of over fourteen days, from which it would
would fall of. At the same time many stars or mest notessary commodity. They are clear- seem that those sentenced to a shorter term
dreams going away and other things so that there has not bean that great rush of work the tions have just teen made through the laun-ing out the Bowrington cansul, and I am pleased will not be required to perform any work,
our expenses have come down nearly $300 per shareholders would have liked to see, as it there theirpunishment consisting simply of thecou
month from what they were. That is the seeme had been I would have got into hot water. finemens and the redusal diet. Whether this
I have to bring unb your notice.
When the transports were here I had to go to
HONGKONG, Novaunun 26mm, 1995.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative
to the proceeds of the Bellins Fand available for upon it. Witness stepped up and asked the anan reasonably consider very dis- Council was hold yesterday afternoon, when there alosed I think it will be advisable to got up a last mosting that rendy raoney is the very thing medicines, before the establishment can be fairly prisoner where he gut ko pearls from, and he for 500 tonoured. I pointed out to pan at the ponses at least $1,000 will be needed in addition pawnbroker, and ask the latter to advance $150 we want. That is what we wanted yea de con- started. sider before this meeting. It is no use talking
The new
were present
His Excellency the Governor, Sir zones FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.
Hou. Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Chief Justica. Hon. F. STEWART, Acting: Colonial Secretary Hou. E. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General. Hen. A. LISTERa Coloria! Treasurer. Hon. J. H. PRICE, Surveyor-General. Hon. P. RYRIK.
Hon. T. JACKSON. Hou. F. D. SASBOON.
table two minutes.
MINUTES.
a
JONG CHALMELS.
in gemeralities. How are the cookies to be paid. Hongkong, 22nd November, 1885.
month
Mr. McCULLOCK-If the Company's oredi: gone the best thing. 1 should say, would be to
take steps to close it
HONGKONG RACES, 1686.
Mr. WICKING-I think the Secretary should The programme of the Hongkong Races, 1886, have every opportunity given him to see if he is given below. There are, it will be seen, can carry out this new scheme, but it soon to several new races. On the first day the fourth me that if the directors go on in the present
said they were his, but upon the question being repeated he said a friend of biansked him to pawn them for him. He said his friend lived on the basement Boor of No. 137, Hollywood-road, and than he was a busy man, and canid not ha sEPLI daring the day. Witness took the prisoner to that house, an opium divan, and thỏ kooper of the house handed him some pran tickets he said bolonged to the first prisoner. Wipe then pr rested the prisoner, and on the way the Station
him the pearls for his release. He who told way they incur risk themselves, and we have 20 race will be for the Lusitano Cap, prosented by the tan asked witnean to let him go, fring the Portuguess members of the Hongkong witness that he could put him is the way of right to ask them to do that.
Mr. HUTCHISON We understand from Mr. Jockey Clab, a new proof of the interest our making $701, and all be need to wes to piya im Lusitanian friends fake in the sport. Among the a passage. Witness refused the offer, andass d Harley the receipts will moot the expenses.
Mr. JOHNSTON-That is, if the business con
events on the second day, Birth on the list, will the mahore he got the pearls, mail les mil tinues the same.
Asheang gare there to him to joven to raise Dir. BUTCHISON-If the business is not likely be fcand "The John Pool Car" procented by some money with to gamble at Kowloon. They to continue the same what inducement is there Mr. J. Ball-Irving, which takes the place co-belonged to the Fan Ou pawnshop The pearls for any new company to take it up!
kept daring the whole of the time on re- that may be imposed, and proportionare at amendment is to limit the operation of this worked 25 par ceur, of the whole business of tho we could get the cominusity to support the thinx! The AshLEY CUP, presented by Hoa. F. D.
ain himself antil he can obtain employ. meat, which is an important point. On the whole the new rules, we think, will be found to work well and will be conduries to the maintenace of onder in the gen
mendment in the first Clease, in the second and The ATTORSTY-GENERAL introdoved or third Subsectious, substituting the word "pas sengers" for "person" He said--the object of provision to the cases of passengers, inawguch as the cases of sailors are provided for ander the Merchant Shipping Act.
Carried.
Farting to the Crown of oxtates for which no sadition proposed-rap-as-follows Bat it shall alaimants appeared within twelve montba The be lawful for the overaris Cousoil, within period of six years to direct a refund of the same to any person who shall establish a legal, moral, Oor quitably claim therate.
is an omissiva in the rules we are not aware, the ous hand substitial indusamon -> beld
He denied it at
he saw ther in the safe, but he had not missed FIEST DAY, Wednesday, 24th February. them until they were brought to him by the fa The Woxo-NEL-CHONG STAKES, for Chian, kang. "Ie did not know how they were taken Manila, and Japan ponies; weight for inches, out of the safe. The sepold prisoner was an ap entrance, $5, with $100 added. Half-a-mile. prontiso in the shop.
The constable, re-estled after an adjournment. Steven, for Chine, Manila, sad Japan penies; id be ascertained the pawn tickets found on tim entraren, 40; wish for inceptos of $20 Af. the Station the second defendant peal
weight mile second prisoner did not relate to stolou prop ery each, balf forfeit if declared on or before day from his pocket a paper (produced) and sold the of closing entries with $100 added for 1st first defendant gave it him as a promissory nute pouy, and $50 for 2nd, for all China, ponies for the pearls, which he admited stating. bona fide Grins at date of entry (Báturday, 23rd January, 1886); first ponz, 70 per cent second, 20 par con: third le por 5 weight 10st 10be One Milo and a half Nomizations close to the Clerk of the Cerrae, at the Club on Saturday, the 19th December, 1585).
The first prisoner said te went to the second on the 18th inst. and asked him to lood him some money, and the second prisoner handed him the pearls to see what he could get for them. The second prisoner said the master of the Fax On pawnshop was his grandfather, and he always took charge of the key of the jeweller
The CHAIRMAN-I think we are sampotentthe, foreman in charge of the rim and gat hims The COLONIAL TREASURER asked whether to deal, with a soheme of that kind. It is net dis to stop the work for one week so that we could¦ The LUSITANO CUP, presented by the Portu- safe. He saw that some pearls had been paw- the provisions of this Bill would affoot fire est ven
bnt. we presume not, for it is provided, with as to the prisoners to end mites of passengers who were bound way, from Sin.solving the Company; it is simply leasing one get ensurh water: The canal will be finished in.| respect to the lenger sentenced prisoners; | well, while on the other hand ample propi, gapore to Amor, and died between Singapure Premises to carry on the sama hasiresa.
-that-neprisoner na gami din shall he malo i rade for the punishment of hardier and Houphong
hard labou Penal diet consists of 1b. of gao: discipline. Sht. of rice and .. sait per day, which is 65. more rice than the reduced ponal dist.
Wo
are afores by the Agert that the
It is further provided that, with regard to Messageries Maritimes steamer Irooudy, with
the long sentenced prisoners, they are not to the next eatard French.mail, left Saigon for
this pork at 3 p.. yesterday.
The CHIEF Justen said they would not. The Bill passed through Committen. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have to give
TRE MUNICIPAL RATES BILL..
notice that at the next nasting of the Council shall move that the Bill be read a third time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I nderstand the Finance Committee has some important bust The General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Maes to transset this sftarzon and therefore I theson & Co. inform us that the Ilo-China Sould ask that the next order-that the Council Co.'s stoner Wingsang, from Calcutta, left iuto, Gumittee on the above Bill-stand over. Bingapore for this port pusterday.
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be kept on panal diet for more than fivé daye at a time. It would seem, therefore, that' the ponal diet, and a fortiori the reduced peral diet, is not considered sufficient for's marto work upon. The Chinese consider a salty of rice per day, iế, Iib., the minimum As will be seen on reference to the programme pablished in another eslama, Ilia Exosongy required for the support of a man is health, overnor Sit Goorge Bowen has presented A apart from any condiments that uy be ad-up to be run for at the farthonning Ra ded by way of luxury. If this be so, a The Busen Cup" is first on the programme
for the third day's meeting.
to
a longer tertu than tourteen days is
December,
ADJOURNMENT,
the adjournment of the Council to next Wines The ACTINO COLONIAL SECRETARY moved day, at 4 pm. Carcival The COLONIAL TREASURER sponded.
HONGKUNG STEAM DAUNDAY COMFANY, LIMITED.
another weak or two. Until that work in Mr. VAUCHER-The scheme is the same as finished I don't want any more work Qan that undor which the Hotel Company, was wark we have now, but direally that is done I can increas`om work. It ja no use; however, od for many years.
The CHAIRMAN-Yes, I don't see that the to try that until thu anal is finished, for at pre sut qur, water supply ceases etery day about meeting cannot deal with a scheans of that kind. twelve o'clock, and we are working waly half ILis for game shareholders to propose the scheme and second it and then bars it pet to the meeting, time. I can do what work 1 have to do in that or it would be beiter perhape that the Boheme time just now. should frat be cirulated to the shareholders and another meeting be haki.
Mr. EGG-The water may be there. Mr.
Hurley, but the washing is short on tas
nevir yet been blocked. You have never hud werk offered you could not taku.
in which it will be accepted. I think it a pity
guese members of the Hongkong Jockey Club; for $300, and thinking too much had been for Chins, Manila, and Japan ponion; waight Tanced upon them, he sent the first defendant tou for inches; previous winners at this meeting pawn them to sea what they were really worth, He grandfather was away at the time, and lo 10bs. extra; subscription Grifina of this Season, 1885.6. allowed 7ihs; entrance 310 took them without leave second pony to venire half the entrance manay. One mile and à quarter.
The VALLEY STAKES, sweepstakes of 85 ooch, with 3100 added, for aubsoription Griffins of this Season, 1885-6, oily; weight for inches. Three quarter of a mile.
more from his-shop..
Lan Acheung said he had missed nothing
The prisoners were committed for trink at the Supreme Court.
DISEASED MEAT SUPPLY.
Las Awo. cattle dealer, was charged, or re-
man, with bringing diseased sattio into the colony on the 20th inst.
The FooCEO Cur, valus 8290, pressated by the Foochow Community, for China, Maaila, and Japan ponies; weight for invàss; entrano said that at 7 am, on the 20th trat. Lo made a Inspetor Rae, Aoting Inspector of Markats.
$5. Two miles.
The CANTON CP for China, Manila, and Japan surprise visit to the Slaughter House. He s
pcaier that have never won & aos rations to the prisoner loading a bullock towards the cattle this resting: weight for inches; winners at lans The man saw him, tied the bullock to a this peating, 7tha artys; entrance, $5. One ergo heat, and ran away. Witness caught him and banded the bullock, which he found to be inile, The Jockey Cor, for all China ponies bond suffering from pleurs preumonia, a lokang. fide Grins at dite of ontry; weight 11st. who took it to Kenndly Town, where it was in- 7)bw, sud Jockeye that have never had a win- ponaded. The beast was fererish, and bad a ning mount in Hongkong or China; entrance, dry cough. $5. Quise Yound. www.kanting a came
...
His Worship adjourned the case till now in order that the Colonial Surgeon might insport
buried at ence, as the Dr. Ayres did not see it. the beast and report upon it. The bollack dind However, the night after it was seizoel, and was
he saw it.
The defendant was fined $50, and in definit of payment he was committed to graal for uiz waska.
The CHAIRMAN-Have youurer refused work:? Mr. HURLEY-No, but we have had to work
but we have not received that support which from four is the morning to ten at night,
MT. LEGGX-We might are to work all night, would make the place pay. We are prepared to wash 85,000 pleons. 1000 pieces would pay a dividend, essing we average 3 cents a piece. It is not a matter of water, bat of work I; ma a diranter and one who has had most to do with it as I was Acting Secretary during the in cubation of the whole thing, am convinced it 50,000 piecas more. In the manth of June se The SCURRY STAKES, Sreepstakes of $5 each would pay with 85,000 pieces, and we would do SECOND DAY, THURSDAY, 25TH, FEBRUARY.
with 3100 added, second pony to receive $50); had zearly 70,000, which brought our loss down
subscription Grillas of this Season, 1885-6. allowed Fibe, oxcept winner of Valley Stakes weight for inches. Oné milo. The ExeRANGE PLATE, presented by the Dan-
THE STARTING OAKE AT ERMON'S HOTSE. kers and Extango Brokers of Hongkong; for
James McCann, anemployed seaman, China ponies; waght for inches, entrance charged with having cut and woanded Grange $10, second poay to receive half of the en. Lozen. boarding house keeper, at the latter's trance money. 'I'wo miles.
Lemon is suffering from an incised wound of German Club, for subscription Grifins of this the abdomen, and as he was unable to learn the Season, 1885-6 only; weight for inchas entrance. Ciri Hospital, where he is being attended, the 816; second pony to receive 75 per cont; third se was remanded to Monday. peny 25 per cent of entrance money. One
BREACH OF PRISON REGULATIONS. naile and a quarter.
Lo Arhi, married woman, was charged with The PARSER CUR, praented by the Parses Com-
munity, tar Chira ponies, being bond fide Grif. conveying prohibited articles to a prisoner ju
Victoria 24th st. fins at date of entry; weight for inches: win.
The defendant visited a prischer, and look. Dera of one race at this meeting, ba atra; him a coat. Inside the cost were found a $1 of two tocas, 12lbs. extra; beription Grillins, note and a letter nen-winners, allowed 71b5.; entrance, 35. Sorex furlonge. The PROFESSION. CUP, presented; for China, Manik, and Japan pcries; weight for inches; winners of one ce at this meeting, 71ba, ox
The woman said she did not know the things were inside the coat.
Fined $2.
& PREVALENT NUISANCE.
talk a good deal, but after iften months theyten, of two races, 10lbs. extra; and of three moned by Inspector Mathieson on a charge of
The proprietors of sight sampana vera suti- rases, 151be.extra; previous non-starters to carry making fast to the steamer Faksony and 1st.; entrance; 610; second pony to receive 50 obstracting her fairway on the 23rd inst per cent. of entrance money; third pony 25 per The rose was remanded to Thursday. dent. One wile and a quarter,
Mr. EDE-What do the directore esy to it! The CHAIRMAN-The directora are in this position: they see a palpabia loss before them the working up to the present time shows a lose suggested I think we ought to take advantage If we can be helped out by a sehema of the kind of it. An average of $400 a month would give as 6 per cent on our paid up capital,
Mr. Ene-My de opinion of that is that the rates mantinued by the Secretary are a little toc who receives only 16, 2oz, per day must
high. The people who are going to pay in the $15.000 are going to try to make a thing which necessarily be always hungry. An amply We learn from Canton that on Sunday night,
An extraordinary general meeting of the hitherto show a lesa a auccess. There is u etomach is apparently the punishment which the ad inst, a fire broke out in Imam in a shareholders of the Hongkong Steam Laundry will want ansier terms than those meulivoed. I certata element of risk in it, and I think they persons sentenced to imprimantent for a family house and sproud rapidly to other build- Company was held at the Hongkong Hotel ings, with the result that more than seventy shorter term than fourteen days are to under-haildings, chiafly family housea, wars burned to yesterday afterneca, the object of the meeting, don't know what the presuit Compray thinks
of it, but it strikes we these terme et S160. Tf you thin wall of the scheme which† - for all bond fide Griffton at the date of entry said that he know plea.o-pasamora when a described in the advertisement, being "to de- go. The treatment of prisoners sentenced the ground. No fatalities attended the firs.
vido as to whether the laundry ba closed orcarried heavy for the now men to yay. And then bas been anggested, bring it forward in a way an" Therewere present tesers. H. J.II. Trippiin again I think there is a little addition to be made The North Berner Herald says that the Court the chair), W. Legge, A. Johnston (directors), to that schome, which is this: at the end of five the laundry should have to closa, but it as follows:-If the sentence be under three of Directors have given instructione to make a A. E. Vancher, D. McCulloch, E. Coorg, H. G.
years, it the affair turns out a success, it is hardly was only last night read that the Caletta lann- months the prisoner will be kept during the collection of the natural products of British James, J. W. Jaieson, H. Matchit, A. Rodgers, fair the old company should stop in and take the dey had had to close A few days ago I read that North Borneo for exhibition at the forthcoming G. R. Stewart, A. O. Btokea, H. Wicking. I fall benefit and give the new company nothing the Singapore one had closed. About the time we whole time on penal or riguroas hard labour, Indian and Calntial Exhibition to be holi nart R. Coombs, G. Allan, A. OD. Gourdin. E. C. I think (hey ought to have the option of coming started the one at Hadras had to gloss. It seems which consists of (1) shot drill and stone spring in London under the presidency of HR Ray, M. B Polisiwalls, R. LysU, G. M. Rain, in and Looming shareholders in the old company Westera laundriss Dannat compete against Eas carrying in alternate spells of hulf-an-hour. the Prince of Wales, and have granted a sua. J. Ed, H. D. Hatebison, G. de Champean see the schome is in embryo, but I think with | tarn leandrios withou: Western support, and we The GREMAN CUP, presented by members of the house in Queen's-road Contrel on the 24th lost.
that addition, you might get people to come in don't get Westora support. Take the shipping, each, weight of abut 24lbs, weight of stone of money for that purpose. It is proposed to D. Macfarlane. R. Hurley (Secretary), etc.
read home specimens of the various kinds ofj In the absence of Mr. Woodin, the seuior Di.and give their support, representing by moens of 11,000 pieces, 24,000, 23,000, 29.000, 15.000, 451b.; (2) crank labour in a separate rell, timber, of which there are some seronteam to be rector, Mr. Tripp, was, on the motion of it. ajudiciously worded tiroslar the portance of 15,000,9,00€, 11,000 a month. That is all. Three task, 12,500 revolutions daily (12lbs, test); had in large quantity, many well adapted for Legg, soted to the chair.
doing se on sanitary grounds, and that in case of of the directors got a launch specially built at railway sleepera, piles, cabinet work, ko, also The CHAIRMAN Gentleman, I am sorry to a return to the dhabice they will be able to do their own expense, and what is the result? Down and (3) treadwbeel. If the scarence he for uples of edible birds' nests, tobecass, gold and say have just received a bit from Mr. Woodin what they like with us and charge what prices goes the shipping. It does not pay for the soal slotger terms than three months, he is at other prod zote. With this view a commista has to say law is to it to altend to tag. The objek they riesen. I think we might got the money and the throng a found to do the clipping in tai the end of that time, if he has conducted beer formed of several Government officials, of of the meeting, as you are aware, is to determine from the public ander those circamstancee harbour. Are we to expect that the shore com which the Colonial Senretary is president, and whether the Company is to be dissolved or not. The proper way, I think, would be to appoint mosity are going to work ap from 44,000 pieces himself fairly well, to be placed on-industrisi it openty to soucide its labours in time to ship Yen bare seen ths cironlars sont round to all the commitee to chberate the scheme and at it 80,000 Will they, timental, ormaitacy bard labour, which consists of (1) employ- the specimens selected by the beginning of shareholders showing this state of the gouvernatore she public, and to keep the laundry going or any other grounds come forward anil say they ment en public works outside the gaol ; crank
the collections and the receipts and expenses an to the Sist December, boostse you lose your will
Mr. GORO-I betere a good many people! month by month, the cost of the Inschinery, Cuiness if you close it Meantime the Boors. Jabour in a separate cell, tank 10,500 revole.
On Tuesday wight His Excelousy the Gov-buildings, stores on hand, stationery, bills retary might work round and see if he can get that would if there were two daiverios a week." tions daily (12lbs. test); (2) combinations ernor and Miss Agnes Bowen gave a Farewell ceivable, and bills payable. The working of the 215.000 worth of shares abscribed; if he cannot Mr. LEGGE-I believe a good rany people of abot dril) and vakum picking, lb.; or of Ball at Government House, which was numerous last mouth shows a loss of $155.15 Uofarta then we must close.,
ly attended, and was kept up with spirit untilately we have not enough shareholders presoút Mr. HUTCHIRON-There is one point that have not supported us, and two deliveries a week stone-carrying and oakum picking, or of half-past one o'clock. Among the present to decideas to the dissolation of the Company, ED has been referred to several times at our meet could not, I believe, be carried on at present. crank labour (6,000 revolutions) and oakum were His Excellency Vice Admiral Vesay Hamil I suppose we will have to adjourn day by day lags, and that is the reduction of our What might happen with now arrangements 1. picking; (8) washing clothes in the gaol, tion. C.B. His Excellency Major-Gers Ca- until we geba suffoient attendance. In the man- expenses. At present they are 31,700 a month, annot tell Will the community of Rengkong making cor matting and heavy cair mate, meron, G.B. Mrs, and the Misses Cameron time it is for the shareholders who are present Mr. Harley bas stated he can redues, them to come forward and double their support? In that Hon. F. Ryrie. Hon. T. Juoksen and Mrs. Jack now to express their opioinge as to what is best something about $1,200. Why cannot that be case the thing is good. The views of the stew- At the end of the second three months a prison, Hoa. . . Sanon, Mr. Justics and Mrs. to be done under the circumstances. We have a done at anca! ..
ards and other things which I don't profess to a -zoner, if bir conłuct has been good, will be Ackroyd, Commodore and Mrs. Morant, Chlo- large nnmar of sharehnters here. Tho represent Mr. LF-Excme me he maid $1,300.
derstand can these bo got over? Can we got nel Walker, R.E: Colouri Crawford, R-A-¦ Colo- | 495 shares. Of course, there are a large umber: Mr. TETONISCH-Well, 31,300. What stands 70,000 places a month from the shore and VUR330 put to industrial light labour, which consiste nel Foster, Northamptonshire Regiment Deputy of shareholders about from the colony, and these in the way of reducing them immediately! The from the shipping? Can that be got! of (1) ironing and mangling cloches; (3) Surgeon General Hungerford, Lieut. Colonel Lewe cannot get to attend a rooting?
$400 would just 'make up our loss.
Mr. Geog-have been talking to a good making frames, coir, end genas mats; (3) 0.S.D., Mr. Doj srdia, French Consal; Colonel with any proposal that may be made apart from tell you it has been done.
Mearics, C. & T.D.; Lint Colonel Marray, Mr. EDE-Is this meeting compotent to deal The CHARMAN-I believe Mr. Harley will maxy people and they say if there was delivery
| twice & mook they would support it carpentry, coopering, and tinsmith's work Withers, U.8 Consul; Mr. Romano, Portagness dissolving the Company?
The CHAIRMAN-That is imposible.
and 30 per cent. to the third pony; weight for the bushes where the clothes were laid out, and
· The CHAIRMAN The meeting is competent for Ostuber.
Mr. KURLEY---That is a måttor of arrange (4) tailoneg, ecoking, cleaning, printing, Console, o. The Band of the Northampton-
inchos; previous winners, 7lbs, extra; penal. A the prisoner creep out from the bushes and take a number of articles of clothing. They The RAIMAN-He has only just beer ablement, a slight addition to the business world is accumulative. One mile. bospital attendance, de, (5) cakam picking gecasion. The Ball went off most successfully we cannot carry anything as to dissolving the to do it now.
shire Hegiment furnished the music for the to listen to any proposal that may be made, bat
make if pay at onca.
I have houd uegotiating The FLYAWAY STAKES, for all China Manila, chased him, and he was caught by Sikh PC. 610 The defendant was sentenced to six months' (a) The hours of labour are to be pot sud a very pleasant erqning was spent by the Company. We aso decide upon anything else. Mr. Eromisor--Well, shall we now be able with the Hongkong Hotel since I have been and Japau poais; weight for inches, pre Lard labour. Less than ax criore than ten daily. The guaste.
Mr. GEORG the meeting nampetant to to reduce our expenses by $400 a month be able to do it, and at alone, with the Pacif vious winners at this meeting, 7lbs, artra; decide upon the leasing of the concern to another cause i so our lows is wiped of. If Mr. Hurley's Mail, which I have protby wall arranged for, will subscription Grillins of this mason, 1885-6 mes employed on public works outside the
The following is from the Australian Register Company?
new scheme is based on the ides that the ex-make the laundry pay well, without any more allowed 7lbs, antrance, $5, with $700, added: gacl are to breakfast at 6.2) 0.01, leave the " It would appear that the Western Australia The CHAIRMAN-Yes, I think so. That does penses are to be reduced from $1,700 to $1,300, local work, and seeing that we have only as yet! 2nd pony to receive $50. Thros quarters of a
mile. I cannot see why we ostnot reduce our expenses got one quarter of the local work, with the large gaol at 7 a.m., reat from 12 to 1 for their armah wood fast as susceptible to the stṭapks not dissolve the Company. mid-day meal, and knock off work in the cf-of cobra (terio navalis) in water, as it is to those The articles of association wore then referred to the samo sam. It seems to me aboard that a margin left there will be no dificulty in making The WELTED PLATE, for all ponies 12st; pre of white ante on shore. The Whompca oa to, froin which it appeared that votes represent-new company should be able to reduce the exit pay. There is very prospect of the laundry vions winners of this meeting, bs. artra; zarnoon so as to reach the gaol at 5 p.m.bey, southern trip took down a piece cut fram one og 750 shares, three-quarters of the total nao-penees if we cazut.
Faring, bat. It must be a matter of time.
entrance, $5, with $100 added." One mile. The CHAIRMAN--We cannot entertain the Mr. LEGGE hut in their affair.
·ber, are required to dissolve the Compung- (nine hours daily, including whiching in aud of the triad piles of the jetty, planted some
THED DAY, FRIDAY, 26TH FENRUARY. months ago, which was throughly perforated by Mr. WALANG-Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, Mr. HUESOR-It is not their affair at all; proposal of closing the company, because there only; but on Siturdays the prisoners will the sea worm. As the jetty piss as to be I think it would be to the interest of the Com it is certainly the affair of the present company are not enough shareholders bero
The BOWEN CUs, proseated by His Excellency His Worship said he understood the Crown --work until noon enly--This gives their fifty sheathed with copper, and the wood hae qthez.pany, soobsg the pressert fansin state of the in know why their expenses would be less than •Mг. HUTCHISO¤--How lug will it be before Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.H.G., for subscription Solicitor was not going to conduct tho-one-for
you can get enough shareholders!
Griline of this Season, 1885-8, only; entrates the prosecution. Hotre a week, a much shorter time than is wise proved to to very serviceable for pilas, we do consern, if the place were closad, at least for ours.
not suppose any alteration of timber will be or sometime, and the Directors willendeavour, pre Mr. HURLEY--The change in the expenses The CHAIRMAN -Wo have tried all wo eaD money to go to second pany; walght for inches; Mr. W. M. Deate, Capt. Superintendent of worked by the generality of their countrymen derefi, ns, ar get, the cobra bas found it just as bably, to let it to some firm for engineering took place from the middle of last month, and they won't come.
previous vinters; Tbs. extrs; penalties acon Police, said be intended to conduct the case: mulative. Mr. WICHING-Cannol. proxy forms be sent
Ons-mâts.
Mr. Wotton again objected to Captain Des or even most of the working men in Eng-difficult to eat is way though metal in the water works or some ether purpose. A few months We dispensed with the shroff, and made s
as the omnivorous white ants have on sboro.ago it could havo burn lot' for 6300 a month.hange there of S10. We also made ont?
The CHALLENGE CUP, valine 100 guiness, for acting an Crown Prosecutor. In his official po- land, to any bothing of Continental countries, True, it may be only a question of time and ele- We have now exhanated our capital, and if we do saving of 370 in our Landreesse Tro who bad The CHAIRMAN-It would perhaps be well to Chips ponies; to be won two years conseou sition it was as much inoembent upon him to where the bours of labour still äxtend in pation, but ant it is proved that iron el copper not dissaire ourselves probably the Bank will do been getting $60 a month each went home in the set it in black and white by cireular
tively by a pony or ponies the cond fide pri- watch the case in the interest of the defendant Mr. VAUORER --I think that wrald be, the porty of the aeroe owner; weight for inobus; sa of the proscution. It was very different many parts to thirteen a day. We now come are no protection against the insects exornach it for us. We cannot go on Ho this, because it Merican, being soldiers' wives. That is one of
catinnes (forced), 85: fist pony to receive 70 thing for the Superintendent to take charge of a to a cormidoration of the food. Where the mentr it may be as well to chance it. Com-eems to me that by incurips farther liability the greatest changes made. Six machine men bettor.way.
menting on the above extract, the North Berto the directors would reader themselves porronally and nine coolies, who were found out in a con- Mr. WICKING-By that means you would'very - per oht, second, 20 per cent.; and third, 10 ose froman-inspector doing so, as wastbec! sestpace is for six months or under, but over Herald says: We think our Australia friends liable. I sta vorlain it is better to have the spiracy, and who were getting $80, were dissoom got at it.
per cent. of entrance money. One mile and et home. The present state of things ought not Mr. Ex-It strikes me the Beuretary waute Three quarters
to erist, and would not be allowed in any other fourteen days, the die; in as follows:11b, would fud it more economical to use some of our place cleod and under et let it for charge, and new man have been got in their
billin rice, toz. pil, boz. fresh fish (three days, bila od rosak for prefarction: for some other purpose. Would it be of any a places for $53. Other departments under these to have the assistance of sente gentlemen as a The LADras' PURSE, for ali China, Manila, and English colony or town.
Japan pouios to be bandicapped by the for pile parposes, and recom-putting that to the meeting. Mr. Chairman ? were all reduced, and that in what enables me to sort of Committes to issue the ecossa papara week), 204, salt fish (2 days a week), 1lb. mend thers to make a small trial at eli "vents." Closing the place does-not-dissals the Company-make the statement I have made. As regards to the public and ascertain if they will some forewards; entrance, 35, Sevan furlongs
Mr. HuTouison--This statement of $1,700 is
LARGENY.
Cheung Afat, cool, was charged with atoal- The JOHN FEEL CUP, presented by J. Ball- Irving, Esq., for China, Manila, and Japan, peaiss, weight for inches; entrance, 815; ing clothing to the value of $6.50, the property second paay to receive 50 per cent.; third of Yu Ip, washermat, and cleri, on the 24th- pony 95 per bent of entrance money. One complainants tave a washerman's dep miko and a half. The BROKERS' CUP, a forced entry of $5 each,in Cochrane-steat, and wash the clothes or Plus billside aboro Kennedy-rond. In consequence for all entered subscription Grifinis; 0 por of losing clothing lately they set a watch amoug cent of the entranos money to go to the second,
The
·BEFORE Mr. E. KACHEAN,
THE TYTAM MURDER CASE.
Li Ali, Lum Aluk, and Lin Tin Fo. #cra brought up on remand, on the charge of baring been concerned in the murder of a coolic named Leang Ama, at Tytam Tak on the 28th ult., alo with conspiring to murder. Mr. Wotton defended.
His Worship aid he would make note of Mr. Wotton'a shjection,