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exerviced by a Government department. The Governor in forwarding the Attorney- General's objections, appears to have ad-
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 1887..
THE EVACUATION OF PORT BAMILION.
Whatever doubt may have been entertained as to the intentions of the British Govern went with regard to Port Hamilton, none need longer exist. The troopship Himalaya, shortly dua bere with drafts for the Gar rison, and Squadron, will proceed to Port: Hamilton
the Royal Marinos in cors to whom such extraordinary powers can be safely
garrison
all the extrustio. New no mur could is properly natutes, stores, de, belonging to the British with the pawora which the proposel Bûl would confer,
As we anticipated in an article which ap-mitted their force, and said :- peared in this column on the 12th November I wenke now add that men whe ky myeslf have last, some litle difficulty is being experienced to effaires will agree with as that, in addition ha lag practical experience it the administration in finding a site for a temporary Central to the ubrous general objections to all laws which confer autocratio and in quisitorial powers on fudivi. Marrot, while the now permanent structure ends, amber or alcieniem should ounsider, whother
veyor-General was read at the meeting of
The CHIEF JUSTICE-But would not a person be liable to it who eout us letter P
In the old may think it worth bis while to set the law at used her to lump heavily, and drove her farther tion of consigness' lettera way now. on the reef, and it was not long before a large Ordinance there was a section to this effect, defiance hola was made in her bottom. It was that all letters abould enjoy any privilege" which HIS EXCELLENCY-8500 is the maximum evident, however, that there was no imamo was granted to them by any Act of Parliament, penalty. diate danger of the vessel going down, so all That was a very vague atatement, boonnan it was hands remained on boned that night and busied not easy to discover without. referenen to a mass
The COLONIAL TREASURTE-Certainly he thomasives in getting the westher boats over to of Acts what letters were privileged. There the toe side and victosling and putting thom were only two classes of privileged letters here, would, but the diffunty would he to get such a thoroughly ready for ass in ones the worst camo consigues lettors and soldiers' lettors, both of penalty inflicted. I would mention that this has The reef is ander water at high tido, and boats which were provided fax in the Hill. He bad boon in treo now for twenty-five years pan pasa over it then into a horse-abce shaped therefore tight it better to embody a defini- Hon. P. Rrez-And it has very often byen lagcon, where there is smooth water, and whore tien of consignes letters. The other now deaded. I have known a captain say he would not
plies, such as hosiery, ofothing, &o. The largest parcel mal despatched was that of Noveraber 8th (the Christmas mail by which S14 parcos, waighing 389 1h. (not) were forwarded The largest purcel mail received was that which ar rived here on December 17th, with 24 parcels weighing 642 lb.
B-A now mall service botwin Bremerhaven, Brindisi, Shanghai, and Japan has loan commemenced by the Fackots, of the Nortla Garman Lloyds line. The fact that the
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is being erected, à letter from the Sur. he is always verd of being able to lay his hand on of thore and bridgtish Govore junks always go for safety. All efforts to got the inition was that of postage stamp, the second take mails if required, that he would throw them and that their departures from China esineid
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THE PROMISSORT DATHS ORDINANCE. This bill passed through Committee.
NEW LEGISLATION,
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ing he would strechce a Bill relating to the Trind Society, as Bill relating to the currging of en and, he hoped. Bil relating to rporal panishment.
most countries of the Coatiuunt of Europo
Thoes was no parcel post to several importaat, European countries (France for instance) whilst the others were sorred by a cirenitous route via Gibraltar and Loadou. Only six parcels work despatched by the Germm Packet which left on December 27th. It might be well for Gorman, rosients in China, who are dwirous of getting ont any small articles from Germany, to los
now forward parcels at exceeding the kiln- geramos in weight Hongkong or Chinese parts at a fixed peatatre of Fr 4.25 per parcel.
QUESTION. Hon. A. P. MacBwEN said there was a ques-interest.
The Council wijenrust until Frisky net
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TO THE OFFICEL ADMINISTERING THE COVERNMENT OF HONGKONG.
Downing Street, 17th November, 1886.
(Signed) EDWARD STANHOPE.
Hongkong.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPORT FOR 1886.
The following report was presented to the Lepiskative Council on the afternoon of the 14th
alts. The want of room, however, is increasing
not give rise to greator evils than the one what security is there that Kuk coal-supply; although China Bcss re. likely she will ever be saved. As to how she abolished. The now system has gone on etur sönde
very nearly with Loss of the French mails the Legislative Council on the 7th ingt, in who does not pass697 a thorough knowledge of the men is to take place in a few weeks. hopelessly Exed. Tha'nost day a junk was seen Stamp shall mean any label or stamp for danst.: The COLONIAL TREASUREE-I never knew pravonta this line being a vory important factor which he suggests that the Publio Worke leagoago, Inwe, customs, and feelings of the Chinme, the islands words, the evacuation of abip off failod; and it was soon seen that she was half of which was sew. It used to read "Postago overboard; he never intended to rebara
in the mail routines, but it has baci possible ba Cuminiittee should consider the sites avail. and Sampor oculiar mural quadications of patience 1 Renter's telegram of the 10th ultino, in the Ingeon, and a parley was entered into for ing any rate of postage, or any onrelaps, wrap- auch a case,
selving whatorer oculi be saved, and for its con- per, cal, form, or paper, words, letters, or Theolause having been amended by the inestabdish, by its means. a direct Purcol Post to which Runounced that an reement had -able for a temperary and provisional Market This in effect is one of the principal objec⚫ bees come to between England and China Toyance, together with the crew, to Rolkow. marks, purporting to authorise the transmission sortion of the words or in defsait before the
and make a recommendation to Governiceat tiana ngainst the Bill urged in thess columus, for the union of Port Hamilton 20 They then proceeded to remove the argo, by post of any correspondence, whether such words" to imprisonment it was passed.
but several cr jual 5000 cante up postage stamp shall bo fasuod under this Ordin- The other alanses wars passed, and the Bill as anon as practicable. It is probable that sud it is ons which cannot safely be lost ter when she was prepared to take it over At first they also entered into the same une or by the Postmaster-General of the United was reported with amani neats.
sight of. The Secretary of State, however, WAS the Committee will find their choice of sites opinion that Mr. OMALLer's objections was apparently not so far out in some agreement, but as their numbers increased Kingdom." It now went on to say-"or by the so limited that they will be much puzzled might be met by amendments in the draft also finds some sorroboration in a telegram goal of her, cargo and Sttings. The stamps so as to meet the possible oase of forgery
from the fact. respects from
The statement they began to grow bolder, and prosestly a Government of any Colony or foreign country," gran regular scramble sustert among them all to foot That was intended to inclule foreign postago which to recommed. Land is scarce and and he suggested as a safeguard against the published in the Arterienn valuable in all parts at the city; it is almost Jarbitrary exercise of the power conferred on Faris, Dicembar 4. to the for pore dated captain and crow of the "Stratheden were in the colony of the postage stamps of other to His Excellency, stated that at the next zugot- their friends in that country knogr that they
on pho
effect: powerless to prevent this, and they had countries. unobtainable in the central district. So far the Freistrar General that certain members The Journal des Débats says that a te shroit, trying to make the haat terus The clause was passed.
of the Chinese Society the Protection of
On clause 6. the COLONIAL TREASURER said to mercan see, the maly pics on which Women and Children should be associated for a grument has buo concluded her possible. The junk pro profit to be
-The following figures as to the orrisals of temporary market of any kind could be with the Registrar-General as a consulting tween Chian and England against Russia ready to convey Captain Hatton and his crow the old molio sail that all letters should enjoy and that it provides for tho cession of Port to Hollow, but they demanded as paymout the any privilege granted to them by any Aot of In this section it was state-
the first two ferman mails in London may be of lecated in a central position are the two spots committee, which would prevent too grob! Hamilton to Chins." The London telegramy whole of the cargo and all the fittings of the Parliament. mentioned in our previous article on the an interference
interference with the
the domestic affairs 01
Loft
Arrived in tion and at the same time to the Japan Mail sisting that "There is no resse they could take. The captain deeliuva "Consignees letters shail he uxempted from the
Hongkong. London, Dar subject, amely, the mall open space on the Chinese population
10ment he and the crow waited milf the junks ware but if taken to the Port Offing socb eonsignees With reference to thesuntah laid on the table na French Mail Septem Octobor
September 1 Octobor 5 the Freya at the junction with it of Wing solve the difficulty as to what was to be done question of the cession of Port Hamilton to these terms and failing to make any other ngre szelosivs, privilege of this Postumister-eneral, tien be viscid to pat if notice could be we Tok Street, and the vacant niece of ground at a child who bad been a free under the China by Great Britain" was either not in- nearly fall of cargo and would convey them off. letters shall be subject to die samo rates of to making public the procedings of the Finance Gorman Mail.......
211. When the junks appeared to be nearly, loaded postage and general regulations as apply to Committee he wished to know if this was the de-French Mail Bupleuber 31 November provisions of the Ordinance. The Secretary tended as a denial of Router's message or
That was the rale anatch which had already been published in que German Mail......... October Nurember elso it was altogether unfounded. As a mate they went on board, being divided up by the junk other correspondance." the back of the building kowald wre 20 of State further expressed the opinion thatter of fact it is very possible that there is no people, the Europuisis and Malay and Chinese: everywher. Chaiennes letters need not be of the wwspapers.
8-A correspondence has taken place between Store, The first of these mould prove tools of the kind dealt with in. the lagoon of the cession of Part Hamilton, members boing parcelled oil in separate batches, taken to the Post Tico, but if they were they i This EXCELLENCy said the despatch was tho the Imperial Post Office, the Colonial Office. small, probably, to accommodate all the Ordinoce should be opposed by
by giving
all of them baring their personal offets with were treated exactly like any other correspondence, same, and that its publication was due to a mis- Bud this Government, as to the renewal of the: may well be that the British Government them or such as the junk people but not pilfered on. P. Rris-If a shipmaster chucks all take. vendors of fish, flesh, fruit, and vegetables;
Coufract for trapeporting the English mail ADJOURNMENT. if taken ong powers to the Eresinive, and he dising carefully weighed the opinious pre! The junks did not start when they were expected his letters into the Post Offee, and the con:
between Brindisi abd Shanghai. There were and the lust named would certainly, if take approud of the Bill, being abandoned-and-een-bare-docidad thai Put Hamilton autou injuring the reason for this day; the signoes: Intters-with them, that setion would-be-
| octy-three offere-to-swig uttan P-40- to the neighbourhood. If Linere is no akter. Farsher correspondance took place be-
Col of Mr. Alfred Hoit, nud of the Canadian native, however, the residents and the officials tween the different depariments, with net worth acquisition, and simply intend to shipwrecked on learned that, they might not go mihor hard at the consignees.
retire from it, leaving it to its original owner for some weeks, tang propesad to wait for The COLONIAL TEASURER-9o far tras
Pacific Railway Company. One of the imodern"` the result that the Bill now before the the King of Konza. It may, however, be good wonlber. They and a place to stow that being the rule the shipmaster often korps a
of the first-namel Company bus been scanptor, the ronil to be carried for £205,000 a year for tem of the Supreme Court will have to put up funcit has been prepared by the Acting true that an arrangement has boep made themselves on the jaaks but the dock, as the lot of letters he has no business to keep, aud hoi with the lulibub and unpleasantness. The Attorney-General, Mr. ACREOTE In this
holds were all filled with the cargo of the takes them to the house, and the house distri
years. The report of this Department on the O. S. N Company hate had to put up with Bill it is proposed that the Registrar-des. with the Chinese pone un jun fion with Strathusten, und, they ared in great discomfort, butes them - Et is not tint, the Past Oho gets
The flowing despatch was laid on the table subject will be found in the Appendix (31,Cadey bold it, perhaps in conjunction muny disagreeubles incident to the propineral shall have power to associate with bind by sanction of the Korean Governannt, although they had plenty of provisions. Finding letters which ought in on to the file of the Legislative Ceansil on Friday after.
-Although the proposed trans-pelfie ins of stenames betwea Hongkong and British Co and will no doub te pleased to be relieved dance two or more Chinese Talices of the
Government would doubtless they might have to remain in that neariable host, but the mercantile house et loiters:
position for a long time, Captain Hatten deter which ought to go to the Post Office. It is not noon-
Iumbia will out in annob for this Colony so far from them for a tie. We presume bal Peace or aneh other Chinese persons as manditions, and no one else would have any called for volunteers to go with hia in the Post Boo; a map could not be prosecuted for?
ment is to be desired on many other grounds, Market of the removal of the time to time ba designated by the Gov.
Sing the Pacific mail packets earned ras- ing between this part and San Francisco, cor existing structure will of course give place to ether, and that the Governor shall have power right to object. The Nicki Nichired chance of falling in with some steamer. Only latter not a consignees' letter. but if such!
respondance with Canadh has increased in the Ce building, auspica e every ression regulations respecting the admis.much pretty broadly. It aid "If it the second mate and the Malay seaman share re letters do go to the Post Office in insay cases
islands ferred to could be induced to join him in this there is oathing upon thers to show they are. Sir-I have the bonour to acknowledge the most marked munner, chiedy owing no doubt to for purpose, built on sound sanitary CROY fruciples, and an ornament and a credit + ACKROYD 375 the alterations meet the obbe Chiara intention to fortify the cantare, but they norspikeless detumined to consignees letters and it in itaponiblu to ruceipt of your despatch, No. 28, of the 20th of the onbers of Chinese who have sottleń iu Vie
credit to jections raised to the original measure "
theosisply as a check against the Russians, start. The boat was occordingly well stocked treat them differently from other lottors. August. relative to a proposal which had been toria (BC) and lawhere.
10. The dispute between the Pacific Mui the Colony. It is to bo regretted, however far as it is possible or advisable so to do." without thereby affecting Japanese in grests with pro-isions, and set sail on the 5th just. Dur-Dues they get into the mill they have brought forward in the Legislative Council, for that a site cannot reclaimed from the
in the last, it may be possible ibat Japaning the first day they met with bat wenther, to go through the will like other letters making pahle the proceedings of the Fissue. Company and the United States Government, om That, of course, is a matter of cpinion, it foreshore for the new Market, as suggested
ward mails from San Fransised by the Com The site of the 43rd Though the objections have been dealt with may not be wholly unwilling to enter into and fears were set by the little party It does happen sometimes that a man comes Commitlaw upon which you request my instrue which led to the discontinuance of carrying, in- before.
to some extent, we do not think the Bill meets negotiations, though, as a matter of course, na to whether the boat could stand it with a big letter and says it is a consignee's flens
A She was fine little craft. however, and letter, and in some oases like that, where the) 2-in roply, I have to observe that the propny's vessels, has bear wijusted, and the mails would realise a large sum of money, which then as far as it is possible or advisable to suflet, policy canot be forcabadored telaved splendidly. After a time the weathe mistake has been obvious, the postags has honcedings of the Fiscnce Committee, as I under. now arrive by every steamer from Sau Feaneses
go far towards furnishing the
Gaitely." for the erection of a new edifice, which, see
meet them. On tho o contrary we think it is
As to the policy of the retirement of Eng. inderated, and they kept on southwards, refunded, but, as I say, the Post Office is word stand them, are for the confidential assistance as befora. The inconvenience of lawine the of the Governor in framing the Estimator of the reta a mails frequently despatched from bere on sceptible of
with a good breeze. They never got near ang sinned against than sinving very great siready pointed out, sould afford st
Mrad from Port Hamilton, that is a matter atearer, bowers, antil the oroning of that Hou. P. ETKIE refer to letters marked ensuing year and that any portion of the the day fixed for the loaring of the English or FEL'S report clearly By facts that share thing ought to be done, and if further proof many authorities taking opposite views on them up. They had then wailed nearly 500 miles. of coures they cannot be treats differently from is open to discusion by the roombers, so that
shows thas some high admits of considerable discussion, so inst., whom the Olespin sighted ther and picked" consignees letters." If they are not warkod Fisimetas when they coms before the Connell, French packet still continues. of availakie buikding grond te so smell
11.-There has been no extension of Monny
and the cost of land so increasingly great
required we need only refer to Dr.
the question. Major General Sir ANDREW From those on board the Olympia wo learn other letters, but if they nee marked it would ho am unable to se nay sulieiunt renson, for Order business during the year, which is net a Sometimes the captain does not ulteriee the axisting practice, which appears to matter of regret, as the Manny Order system in the centre of the town, afford fur-war's account of the discovery of four CLARES, in a seant communication to the that when shent twenty cries to the S.W. of Pa- rather hard
I am, bewerer. glad was really growing to East for the limited re- ther arguments it
reula-teen young girls in ons brothel pursery Pall Mall Gazette, strongly favours the redaran, their attention was attracted by sering know who to deliver the letters to. The cap have worked satisfactorily. favour of
ources of the Department to keep pace with it. It mation if it be at all practicable. Perhaps et in the Colony in considerable numbere tention of the port, and the following rammer lights burned and revolvers fred from a boat. tains of the regular line straniers know very well, to notice the increased interest in the public ex-
Similar naraerica, we bars reason to believe, the Publie Werke Committee will inquire, chattch her hope this number of children by him as to tha desirability of England secure used by the grow they would not have swa the who he is consigned to; and he thinks her of which the discussions which here taken place clorical socistants in E. Mony Order Ce It was dark at the time. and but for the signals but often a captain comes here and does not know penditure of the Colony and its good governmert, has been fan ad absolutely necessary to have mora ing a dealing
and boat. They bore down, took the three men on boned to send all letters to the Post Ofice are evidence, and I fully sencur in the step- you and this has been providedwithout very much diff tempore it.
Found in this particular mass was somewhat whether on
Somewhat on the uny
to Vanoeuver, will be endorsed by board, and hoisted their hout into theirown darite. If he had ten or twenty letters marked "con-propada fata in paragraph of your despatch, position along the af central unusually bige. So far we to cheery at most English readera; defence of They then shaped a tourso for the Paracols, Rignes" it would be rather hard.
for farmishing fullve intomation in regard toy and severely felt, and a simple rusy is not one with the originators
so easy to devise. The businime of the Money The CuONIAL TREASURER-I would point of the measure, but the intricate network of trade routes with cwing to Captain Hutton's representations, with
3.I trust that it this way the object of Mr. Order Offas. like too much of the work of this whether a site thus secured would be suit- we take exception to the areanis propose which British energy has covered the seas, the intention of picking up the rest of the crew, font there is nothing to prevent any old writteney Totes submitted to the Council.
the ond aimed at. The association of able for a Market. If this be the c, e Po Teung Kuk in the esercise of some ju. not so simple a problem that a further They were, however, set out by a current, and jing consignees"" or any cover whatever, and if MacEwen and of these gentlemen who supported Department, is carried ou ia a dark and crowded might be spared the trouble of resolving a
acquisition of territory can be pronou
Pronounced Luding himself so far beyond theraef, the master it were ones understood auter with that app him will be practically attained, while at the sorcer, where literally there is often not rota dicial functions in objectionable and opposed off hand to be only a new source of weak-Cecided to come on to Hongkong. As it was fire it was to pass feen or at a very reduced rate of same time the inconvenience which might turn, and where every square inch is accromised somewhat dificult problem, as tus necessity to the principles of good governant. It is for a temporary Market would then disap-trio that in the present Bil the Po Teseg and the mers peace requirements of the to. Hethow or some other part with the rest of sequally there is a Trey 5 teenges by the -1 have, ke.
Leepssary us bewonther than it was thonglif highly probable that staga tiny scrumptious persons would ride serasiounty arise cere the proceedings of the as if it were a ships onbit.
12-This waxt of room in yearly becoming a Bugness; while it
ssary for us to look be the juuks might have set sail, and be on their way it on letters 20% consignees betters et all, Con Finance Coumitico made public wil be avoided.
more serious question. The Sanitary Bard fins Kat is not mentioned by name, as it was day Protected cling-stations are vital to the shipwrecked mer
iu
allowing edurignoes' letters to he ekerged
pointed out that the quarters inhabited by the the original measure, but we think it is the defence of British trade in war, and lat At the time the boat was picked up thore Post Office with any reduced rate of postage. T
Chinese staff are overcrowded. They curtainly. clearly intended that the "other Chinese per fact is now
Ex sons" are intended to be
to Chipcan ideas there is pat much room to spare. representatives of
the Worka
all bout might have gone on for a long period roate ca consigace letters, that is, the pony The papers asked for when the Bilt for the that Society: There are societies in England ment in receiving practical sekuowledg.were plenty of provisions on beard, and the found at one time we were only charging two The Officer Administering the Government of are according to Furanu ideus even according When foreign countries begin to alaina their In- the most important culonial barbours. Bithout entailing any great hardships on rate of postage. I found what, bappened was They were quite this, that the Chinese postien addol ar Better Protection of Young Girls was pro-for the protection of worden and children.fore long, we shall possess an unrivalled the three men en board
teraatiousi right to buen direct Parcal exchanges with Hongkong. it will be very difficult to sco powed for ascend roading wers in upon the What would be thought of a proposal to as-chain of fo 27 station, which will called well when they were taken off her. At the ought to the twe, making into 20, and collect- time these three left the Puraculs all the other od that amount, which the aid we paid As
where the necessary room is to came from. A little table of the Legislative Council on the 7th sociate representatives of those societies with tho that mobility which The first members of the crow were then in good health, a general refs there was no complaint and the
by a rearringement of verandah, S., and then addition spacemay be gained by building, and inst. The Bill grauts extraordinary powers the magistrates who had to try the necessity of war. North of Hongkong, how no mishaps keving occurred arseen them, and postuan pickstol sus bilance. For that reason. to the Registrar-General to interfere in Ibe brought forward by such excieties? What domestic affairs of the Chinese. The rent guarantee is there for the character or abi-ever, there is no British port and no war doubtless they will be brund of sana. The sets years ago the preist privilege which con.
inninas it were possible to put on an additional trade of about nine. Strulheden wasstil lylog on the reel, but it is not signaer letters Lad enjoyed for some time winstant
storey) the limit will have how resobed, and at mah sacrifice of light and air. The Colony question for discussion is whether thie might lity of members
teen millions sterling in the the society
will be face to face with u detural for a new quires to be safe-guarded. To catch an lae to get into such a position, we believe it is and has not led to any complaint; it works per the Bill is designed to cure; or, on the other body will be governed by womon sense and
Post Ofllow. The present building was finished bama at the oolest of ber career will usually be ascribed thor to the setting in of some noes- fectly wellat present and having found it to succes hand, whether the Registrar General's pow-ot become a tool in the hands of designing found to be the most economical course, and, posted outreat,, to weer, will forge ant jost for Legs and like it to continue. The thing is work
in 1865, and was evidentis intended sebe final. When the office is rebuilt should be constract- compass. a subject ing smoothly at presort on basis of era ef interference might not be bedged or fanatical persons? Then na to the Re
faiting a secured
red coal-supply in this region, investigation by a court of inqu ey, which will section
2-The mechangs of Parcels with the United ed, not for existing words, but for those of twenty about with
The clause was passed without numendment.
Kingdom established towards the end of 1885 years later, do away with the danger of free Fructically gistrar-Gaueral hingelf, as Governor Bown falling a
grow-saya, no man could be properly antrusted cruiser issuing from Vladivostock could at shortly be held into the matter at the Ilarboar
Qu eluase 25, the COLONIAL TREASUZER said
has worked with great regularity and smooth- 13. Tao Sorrefary-of State bus coasentol, qaes: Office.
A lightalteration has been made here. The old ing up. The Bill new under consideration with the powers which the proposed Billest count on a good start." But the
nose, whilst the steadily increasing numbers of in view of the representations of this Depart. pamls forwarded show that it is uppreplated by ment, to allow the employment of unsalaried pro- prove a
weak link in the chain. Sir ANDREW not passed, in the early put of 1880, and knowledge of the language, laws, customs, LARKE goes on to say: Part Hamilton
receive on board all mail bags and corresp ndonos the pabits. During the year nuder review 3,186 bationers, in the Post Office only. Postal work very extensive modifications have been made and
feelings of the Chinese, and also tory
A mesting of the Hongkong Legislative tendered to him by the Post muster-General for parcela have been forrarded from Hongkong to is distinctly werk which has to be leurut, & not be R perfect station, but its geo-
transmission and shall siga a receipt for the Tandon, whilst 3516 have been received, mak- beginner, however intelligent, is somewhat wors it intended to diminish or remove the ab peculiar moral qualifications of patience and graphical position is almost ideal, while it Council was held on the 4th inst. There were same. Bat asa matter of fact it would never ing a total of 6.652 parcels oranged, almost than useless he gets in the way, has to be jections raised to the original measure. Sir temper. What guarantee is there that there possccses many great natural advantages, present
be the master of a vessel who would refase to cawithout a complaint of any kind. There have shownererything, and he makes mistakes. ono GEORGE BOWEN took
took up the difficult ques.
ques-qualifications will always to found in the and is much more defensible thru Gibraltar, His EXCELLENCE THE ACTING GOVERNOR, гy a mail, because it is his interest to carry mails been, of course, as it was foreseen there would the desirability of having an extra band sl tion of domestic servitude shortly after bis ar Registrar General? It must, moreover, he Malta, or Hongkong. A moderate submarine UON. W. H. MARSH, CO.
us lu gets a certain gratuity. The person who wo, a fer fuise starts of missing parcals, ned į ways in training, so that whon a rocandy does tequested an opinion borne in mind that the Registrar-General, mine defence and a few new-type gans,
Hon. Sir Geous PHILLIPPO, Chief Justice. would refase would be the owner or agent, and early in the year soms parcels wore damaged occur it has not to he filled by a raw recruit in the subject from Mr. Justice Ruserit, though the bend of his own department, in mounted on the commanding sites available,
Colony,
Hoa. F.STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary, to meet that oaza the and half of the section by an accident on the rail steamer. The damage, 14-It may perhaps be permissible to print In reply Mr. Russ RL-L
prepared able and
of the Buprenn ab and, like the Judges of the
Court, will render the harbour secure agains
Hen EJACKROYD, Acting Attorney Gonoral. has been added cn- The owner or agent of saybowarer, mus tating, and compensation was out how, in this Clice, unlike most other Port Hon. A teren, Colonial Treasurer.
vessel who refuses to allow any mail to be put paid in the only case where real harm was done. Ofoes, everything has to be filtered through comprehensive
we reproduce independent of the Executive, but is entirely report, which
Hon. J. M. PRICE, Surveyor-General. against
en board of or transmitted by such vessel aball By the last mail in the year epsoral parcels were two languages, one of which at least is but vary in another colmo, and in napact of which subordinate to the Governor to all matters say stuck which could be brought
Hop. H. G. TROMBETT, Harbour Master. be deemed guilty of an offenos ngulust this Or received in a damaged state from having bese imperfectly understood by many of the clerks the Sucretary of State wrote to the Go-appertaining to th
to the duties of his office. It and the whole eust would be far less than that of the damage which an es-
dinanzo."
who use it Fot. P. RYELE.
put into a box with a package containing pora
At horns a postman rade the nɖ- vernor-1 concur with you in your appre- is not so long since the colony had experience capad craiser could effect in a few days."
The clauso was passed.
tum, which bad of course molted, and which dress on a letter and delivers it secordingly. of interference with Very different views are beld, bowever,
On lanes 26, which defines offences against the should not have been forwarded, unless in solder. Here ho depends on one or two hastily written by bours in preparing this clear and ablo re the working of the
Ordinente; the COLONIAL TREASURER said that ad tit. As far as sewn at present, even in Chinese characters, and if there happens to be a view of this question, and I have to request it can have passed out of the recollection of
in introducing the Bill he stated that thero tad this case no serious damage resulted to the con- similarity in sound between the name as dictat never been any penal clause for infringements tents of the parcels. With these exceptions theed, or as written, and some other name (II oper you to express to him my sense of the case he members of Council. Would they will great weight seeing that it has been formed after careful examination of the place,
of the Featmaster General's monopoly. A snbarcols have all tasued out in good order. It is and Cooper, Tai-ne and Thai-kud for instinee) and attention which he has devoted to the ingly give to a man like Governor HENNESSY while Sr AyDREW'S WAS probably based on
staie Bill confere knowledge, gained at second hand, powers is this
motion had therefore been added aking such in observed timt books are now often sent, iy Par the chance of a mistake are very great.t
cel Post, presumably because they de rot gut 15.-A Committes consisting of the Acting fringement an offency. aye have a se trard it stated that Port Hamilton
The ACTING ATTUENRY-GENERAL-This is knocked about us do articles which are forwarded Harbour Master, the director of the Observatory. Register-General with the peculiar It has been shoh that there are fatal objectims to lions iad, and even if we more rat trap in which a squadron might be A despatou from the Secretary of Stale respect. the question of Chinese lotters, and therefore I of the insecure way in which many parools ae: (examine into the question of signalling the Eng- very important because it immediately raises in mail bags. The Lidou Post Office cosuplaise and the Postnaster-General w appointed to could be is the registration së shikicu parchusvid for uduplice fiable to be interferent with in the oxeresfebeld in durance by a single powerful iron-ing the proposal for making pablie the precoed. think it is a mattor which sagab to receive the packed by the senders, leading to the braakaga of lish mails from Kowloor Paint. Il va fan gistrar-Géval and Chinose Connitice should in his powers by the head of the Executive. clad. It is also asserted that a Ruarian oings of the Pirance Committee, and the Report serious attention of the Council. The Chief their contents on the way, and also of the in. Impossible to devise any efient and inexpensive Fortigate cases of a suspicious nature, with power to Sub powers ought to be exercised only by a cer is said to hare remarked that they ex- of the Postmaster General for 1588.
Justics remarka that the putting in force of a securacy with which contents are described. Thus signal which would not olush with the weather as independent call a pen pocket-mothers to give security for their duly constituted court as
similar clause caused a rivé at Singapore, of the
pircel slated by the sender to contain silk signala made as that station.. It was therefore the place coine seven years ago and
The COLONIAL TARASURER-There is no handkerchiefs and are deing is found on examias recommended that the use of the Kowloon Point Registrar-mural shonid boucle to apply to a Judge
have
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY MOVAÍ doubt it dil. At the same time I am bound to tion to contain six silk handkerchiefs, a foa ony, gan for mail signals should be discontinued. in Chambers for a writ of Habenu Corpsa with the were thought advisable the Registrar. would
the trouble. However, this many be, it sidered by the Finance Comittee ho antherised view of taking away from improper uustudšana par General might be made the President of such undeniable that England needs a coaling the Concil, namely, 6300 for a telegraph line itself as the somewhat hasty and perhaps I muy of ivory Rolitaires. Parhaps this notice may the arrival of au unsignalled mail, a vircumstance stating the law of freedom or huglish soil should hurt, but in that case it would be prudent station further north, and probably will be baci, amely by for a trap ball say ill-considered manner in which it was put in tend to indica more care as to both of these which way he der to as usual frondom Froz fog during the year. It is to be hoped that to sssociate with him in the trial of
foree. It was sprung suddenly on the Chiuose matters. These recommendativos Del with the concur. cortain number of Justices of the Pennabla to find one. But Port Hamilton atation, and 8600 increase in the salary of the community and was worked is a somewhut basty 3-Tte limit of weight for paroels to the some day all ditting tins of this kind will bo obj. manner, besides which the settlement was the United Kingdoms and a good many other coun-viated by telegraphle communication with the rence of the Registrar-General, Dr. STEWART, necessarily Chinese, the decision of the apparently does not answer the conditions Inspector of Schools.
required, and if that he really the asse, it in The COLONIAL TREASURES seconded. who subaritted a draft Ordinance on the sub majority to be the decision of the Court. better to evacuate the place and save the ex-
in a very bad state; it was honeycombed by sa tries has been raised, from 5 to 11 lb., whilst projected Gap Rock lighthons, which wonk eret societies who were fighting in the street and facilities have been provided for forwarding give the community here four hours' notice of tho jeet. This draft Ordinenes was introduced us There ought be no difficulty in securing
this perhaps only served as a pretext when any parcels to most of the countries of Europe, to approach of the mail. in the Legislative Council, but be soon as services of the necessary number of penditure its occupation entails.
thing else would have served us well,
Egypt, and to a good maug British Colonies. 16 In the meantime a direct talephone Ene The CHI. JUSTICE That is not no. I was Direct parcel exchanges with Malta and Gibral- between this Office and the Peak signal station there.
tar have also been established Negotiations is much to bo dostred Wint with clouds, night- The COLONIAL TREASURER-Bat it was in have been commenced with several of the Ausfall, flag's blowing straight ou oud, and other cir a bad strie at the tima, I believe, sir.
tralian Colonies for the establishment of an ex-cumstances, tho Post Office too often obtains the The CHIEF JUSTICE-It had been, thres or change of parcels, and the are progressing tainimum rather than the raxitura of inferma-
favourably.
Lien from the Psal. the Bill was ultimately dropped. From the General, powers which ought never to be ance of the British steamer Strathcden at Saigon
four yours before.
The COLONIAL TRHAGUEER-But I would 4. The namber of Transit Parcels, as they 17-There have been two, casualties during papers tint published it appears that the At-exercise in camera but only by a regular long after her departure from Hongkong caused
remark that to give an officer a monopoly with are called (that is of parenta aout to or from the year. The atomer Dylos was lost on Te torney.doners), Mr. O'MALLEY, did not ap-ly constituted conrt witting in public. But great misgivings as to her safety, and may fears and libel."
THE NEW MARINE JURVEY ICES.
out any power to enforce it is a very idle provi-Colonies and foreign countries through London)bruary 10th with const mails on board, which. prove of
of it. He pointed not that while the it is argued that if investigations of the were felt that she had gone to the bottom with all
bands, as several other vessels have done between The AGTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said thatsion of law. A meuspsly is ao monopoly if has not been great. Fossibly the reaitous were not recovered. Communicaties betweeK propred measurs provided that the Re. kind rostemplated by the Bill were conduct. this part and Saigon. All doult on its master will respect to the resumptive of the consider there is no roads of car you phots as
route, and the negessarily somewhat high charges the Coast Ports and Hongkong having been in- gistrar-General might anmmon before himed in. cit would be impossible to arrive was set at rest on Thursday night, the 19th increation in commirtes of be Bil entitled an Ordi No further discussion took place as to the de- may bore aclot as deterrents. The following terrupted for several days by the Chinese Naw aur person whom be ressonably suspected at any satisfactory result. This difficulty is when the German steamer Olympia, from Haigon, nange to amond Ordinance No. 6 of 1879, hefinition of offences, but a debate arose se to the return shows the exchanges of Transit Puccets Year holidays, the mails were unfortunately ex. captivually heavy. The Madras was lost with o in his custody any adopted daughter probably more imaginary than real. It would brought here Captain Hutton, the master of the world move that it be pastoned for another possition, the soction readingFor overy for Clas year.
Beat. Read mail for this Office from Nagaanki. Most of the or femalo servant between the age of 6 and not be unreasonable to throw on the party Stratheden, Mr. Charles Cablowaki, the second week as he had net ben able to obtain all the offenes against this ordinance for which no specifin penalty is provided the fender shall be
sorrespondence was subsequently recovered by 16 with a view of disposing of her as a pro- claiming the custody of a child the onus of mato,anda Malay seaman, together with oneofthat informatier required.
Curziod.
liable on sumary couviction before Magis
II. M.Š Midge, and forwarded to destination. titute, there was no definition of what should proving his right to such catody, and where vossal's lifeboats. From inquiries we bave made
trate. to a penalty not exocading fivo bandred
18-1 be service to Japan has gone on fairly constitute reasonable
suspicion, be failed to do so, as in the
well, the malle having been forwards withvat. The Council went into committee on the Bill dollar, or to imprisonment with or without hard anatie grounds of suspicion
was eat bis to be as follows: The Stratheden left Hongkong
labour for any period not excoding six montbe.”
many excessive delays. The English mail of The ACTING ATTORNEYAĞENERAL, Suggested much arbitrary power to be exercised with one offspring, the Court set bisfer Saigon on the 2t th ult. Inden with 10,000 exser entitled the Post Office Ordinance,
probably keresine oil, and a little general cargo for Saigon. The COLONIAL TREABURNA Buid that as this
January 2nd was sont on to Kobe in the City of Bio (vid Yokohama). It would have been at the safeguard of publicity by the Regi- have little hesitation ordering that the All went well antil the following night, the cassol Ordinause crusseted aimost entirely of new legisla that off-suous agadnat the Ordinause would be
Letter to keep it here a couple of days longer for strar-General; also that there was no provi
1 security be given unless the
the party meeting a strong monsoon and high sos. After tion perhaps there would be objentin to read susisutly punished by a fine of $500, and pro-
the Zambesius at the time of its despatch it Bion as to what should bu
by Jone with th
with the child
were able to prove his good character getting clear of this port the sun! course was ing the marginal notes only instead of the clauses posed an amudracat taking away from the
5-By far the greater number of parola.sent was ut kun when that vessel would sta to be taken away frous these bar and satisfy the Court by substantial evidence sot, which, it was antinipated, would carry bor in full except where the matter was new. It Magistra thoption of inflicting imprisonment
bis intentions. towards the child were some mites clear of the Faracole. The captain would make it a very long testing to read the with or without hard labour, sad taking the home contain presents of some kind, whilst the The English mail September 3 was out to imprisonment contingent only on default in pay greater number of those sent out contain sup With the boxes, dhoma pargels wożązed cearly the necessary security; and with regard to the
in its present form the Bill quit his officers were there foto surprised, at about whole of the Bill
The ACT ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that ment of the 11 p.m. on 17th, to discover a long line of thirdsaction,
ion, which empowered the Registrar ought not to be
II
Brezy wook a sheaf of letters is required from letter was aandod to a Chitose postawn who General to apply for a writ of haleze
creates breakers diyabead. Immediately this was in order to carry out the Colonial Treasurer's Hea. A. P. 3LACEWEN-Does not 8500 appear
var un Port Offices representing that this or that was told to take it to Mr. E. Do you mean long- corpus in a new jurisdiction to be
reprod urtiule has not reached ita destination. ¦ boarded X?** he asked. The name being ono that repect of any female child in the custody of inquisitorial and unconstitutional sover. hard part, and the engines to be reversed, and suspended.
The COLONIAL TREASURER-It has never any person having no legal clsin to aneh The Chinesa approve of it, we are told, but the second mute run to the wheel to assist is The COLONIAL TREASUECD moved that the busn indicted, but it would be if a mau delibe. The Eae atareotypel answer is always rut, that it did not lend itself to Chinose pronunciation the 30-
za delivered on such a day, and that the address briquet of four-bearded 3. had been love custody the torney-General remarked that their prosal, we imagine, amounts simply to setting over gaitaires, bith das quid of standing orders be so far, suspended us to allow rately anti ruing to end nay chip way, but I spoke recipe for . Nothing farelor je var hard wort erretz. "the suma dieulty, stepe
sait, “I am Ty of thbano complaints, which generally arise from the streets, &. Eichmond Terce de sallesi The New Bắc the section
10 give a very extra that they are of seeing very but unfortunately, the way she of the of the margins only.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY seondud. will not take any maila" that would be very sondern not having allowed time for the Lerivs of human, Wont Terrane the Uld six tapen, the Au ordinary poser to the Registrar-General to abuses put down, and having been informed had on, her egoare salts boing sat, she was a little
Curried. too close whon the danger was sighted to Br
different from casas of carefasuess or smaller the correspondance. A case was recently notioad inis Figure 1 Row (because of its ahapol, Pedder's Hill interfere with the domestic affairs of the this Bill will have that effect, they approve cape. Just when it looked as if she might serape The COLONIAL TREASURER Asid with refer offences. In my own experismos $100 is the high pre roatant in France had registered is the Two Flagstafa (though there are no flagstaffs Chinese population and a kind of power of it on that ground alone without concerning clear, bør bilge caught the edge of the reef, and one to claws 1, the interpretation clause, that two heaviest fins that has been inflicten), but you mastertor for Peking; oral thon within one week from the there now), the Wellington Barracks around aft which could not possibly be efficiently themselves with its other bearings.
she was at oxen driven upon it. The high scapes sections had been introduced, The deti (have's hoary fine for the case of a person when data of posting bad complained of Ita non-delivery a Chiuose character which their ground plan is
to
ง
is an amended edition of one introdue-d, bat would confer who does not possess a thorough tion arises whether Port Hamilton wODIC \ HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Isration rout-The master of every vogel shall
rival in the pl
and
ciation of the value of Mr. Ruauez's in-of a (omernor's parious departments that Admira? HAMILTON, whose cpinion is entitled
the
of Buch
to
subject." Mr. RUSSELL'S recuinondatious not be sure that we will qualifica would in time of war be likaty to prova
are embodied in
font paragraph of bis) recapitulation, which is an follows:-
or domestic service, and it is suggested that the Re nie
of
We
Hon. Wose Saing. Ifon. A T. MACEWEN, Hon. J. BELL-IRVING.
Hon. C. Y. CHATER.
Mr. A. SETH, Clerk of Councils.
MINUTES.
and confirmock.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
The following papers were laid on the table
IAPERS,
FINANCE.
General Post Office, Hongkong, Jannary 1st, 1887. SIR-I have the honour to report upon the werking of the Post Op in Hougkang nut
daring the year 1896.
bona fictus towarda "pocket-daughters"; aleo that the cecutive, ss is the Supreme Com If it eminescupied bat beet wordthat the tallowing votes which.Lnd Lesu con- say it was not so much the charnoter of the gold ring, a bead necklace, a puzzle and a Fair Fortquately no inconveniouse has arisen from
cbreed child. It is also suggested that stons tablets
erected in places of publia rusort.
Bill
Case
Peace, not
it was published objections were raised to Justices. There is now a large Bonch, and
on the ground that the powers given to the the members ought to be prepared to render LOSS OF THE BRITISH STEAMER Registror-General
eral wera of much too inquiai- public services as well as to bear the honnar
torial and autocratic a character. These ob of their position. The Bill confers powers jections found
pression in the Press, and of fine and imprisonment on the Registrar-
beving
of otses
"STRATHEDEN.""
As was previously fatimated, the zon-appear-
snd he thought the provision conferred too be would fail where the ority of we find the facta attending the loss of the seal
if it
bad
ing
lebat
Carried.
NEW-BILLA.
The following Bills, on the motion of the ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL, seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL BECRETARY, Wore read à first tias :—“An Ordinance for promoting the Revi sion of the Statuto Law by repealing certala ou actants which have osasod to be in force or have become unnecessary and " An Ordinance
to amend the law resposting defamatory words
THE POST OFFICE BELL,
charge of it on account of their not give Clowed to Fuxercised in aussen the order was given for the helm to he put suggestion the standing orders would have to be to be a largo sam?
Lus!
A
Holland. Jamaica Malta.
Sen. Reed.
Doar arka
Ascension..... Anatrin Belgium British Gainus, Czuda... Cape Culoar
Kynt
- Gibraltar
2 Sweden...
Trinidad
Goranay
L
there,
Norway...
Switzerland,
- Vistons (Austr.)
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