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THE DAILY FRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2509, 1887.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[UPPLIKE TO THE "DAILY FRESS."]'
LONDON. 19th January. TURKEY AND THE BULGARIAN REGENCY.
The Porte has inud a circular note declaring the Folgarian Regency illegal, and requesting its resignation.
only a short time nge, bsfors a meeting of Council,.
BUSINESS POSTPONED. that my hon. friend brought to my moties the greation of these Standing Orders. I am not The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid that able, at présort, to any whether they will be in the Orders of the Day mention was made of brought into force before this Ordiannon, but the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance I am authorised by His Excellency to state that for the more effective Prevention of Crimes, and there is no objection whatever to publishing the Bill entitled an Ordinance for the further condraed minates of the proceedings of the Sa-security of the Residents of the Colony from
He moved pomonal violanos and other Crimes. vitary Board.
that these orders bo adjourned till the next meeting of Council.
NEW BILLS,
The following Bills were, on the motion of the ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Seconded by the ACTING COLONIAL SECRETANT, read & first meAn Ordinance for the Suppression of the Trisd Society and other Becret Societies Rod for the Punishment of the Members thereof; An Ordination to regulate the carrying and poses sion of arm5.
ZAN YOST OFFICE EILL. The COLONIAL TREASURER moved the third rawling of the Past Office Bill
Í had better accept that offer.
The plaintiff did not set on the advice, and when farther advised be said he would accept the offer if his Lordship directed him to do so.
The plaintiff was then put in the bor, and it then appeared that he know nothing of his own lowledge about how his three goats were killed, and that he had no witnesses presett ho saw It. He said he did not know they wore wanted.
His Lordship said the plaintiff had rafused to ant on his advice, and yet had come to the gourt atterly unprepared to prora bis case. He should adjonra the matter for a fortaight toʻġivo him time to think it over.
His Lordship said the defendant would pros According to the Shin-pao the Temg-li Tamta The Hu-peo states that a native Post Offico in ewer to the quration of the hon. membac, I beg red to fo the Bill were and solely for the tim in their case might 0_ *** (zeo service, in or- der that the Government day draw a revenue a osalented to the Foreign Ministers at Boochow has given 8200 to a certain carpenter, to alafe that this Ordinance in stain one of faction of the person building the launch they bably hare a good deal of difficulty to prove that Foking that although China is bound to protect who has inrented a boat propelled by machinery,the most important, and perhaps the mos dif- were not compulsory, bat if the person building the dogs were foronicus to Mr. Mallory's know- from their correspondence, they will have foreigners travelling in Tinum, they thoull which san ran 50 ke in an hour, on smooth water, onlt that bee boen brought before this Council the launch wanted to have asmo assurance that Ixige, and the wisest thing he could do would t well founded cause of complaint. That the rod pissing through that region which borders The boat, which is now nearly completed, men-for a very long time, and it is roosiving a great the builder wore patting in good work and me to sonept that geatleman's offer. It was very fair offer, as if Mr Mallory had taken a different service would be worse in many direction Yüansa, Burmash and Anzam, where the aures 24 feet long, 5 feet wide, and draws three deal of attention from the Government. Weshall terial be might have an inspection amandaient position, and disputed the sase, the plaintiff, pre
The Bill was reported with the natives are extremely lawless and wild boats foel of water, and it will bo principally used for have a special meeting of the Executive Connoil there can ba no docht. There is as yet no aboud, and if anything abould happen to carrying oils. The said carpenter has invented on Tuesday next to consider it, as the Govern- proposed by the Acting Attoruor-General, that bably, would get nothing, an account of the legal For Heartburn and Randoba,inporis! Chiness Post Office to which lestein foreigners who persist in travelling through that and wade very part of the boat himself, and it ment wishes to gu on with it as fast as possible. is, the whole was struck out with the excaption of difficulty ho had referred to. Mr. Mallory, however, could be harded for delivery in the interioregion, the Chines Gorarament cannot be held will no doubt be extensively used in the interior. With respect to the Standing Orders, it was the part relating to the survey of ship's liations. was willing to give him some recompeng, and kn
rengousible, as no Imperial soldiers are stationed | barsafter-Curier. of China, and under these circumstances the there. Hongkong Teat Office would have to rezbit
The Chinese Recorder and Hiarionary Journal, to the Chiness private postal agencies to referring to Sir Rutherford Aloook's recent execute auch delivery. Correspondence for article regarding the ssumption of political dignity and ceremony by Roman Catholic scale. America, Anuralis, the Straite Settlements slastick, says the article "brings to mind pertin and other foreign countries where: Chinese antly Mr. Pope Hennessy's opinion on the anth are to be found could be conveyed better, jact. While Governor of Hongkong, boing a Roman Catholio, ho, it is said, addressed the probably, by the stablished Post Office than Pore, begging him to moderate the pretensions by the Chinese postal agencies, but unless of Roman Catholic dignitaries to political power the Post Office is in a preition to do the and state. The Pope is turn addressed the Bishops of his church in this epnetry, urging whole of the work and to sweep the agencies them to wraid rising prejudices and making worth trouble by these preotions; but they, It is said, completely out of existance, is - it while to interfere with the existing state of replied that they could not think of at all abst- ing such claims and practices. It is evident that things? The question of revenue ought the end of the affair has not yet been reached.” to exercise little influence on the decision.
On the occasion of Sir William Robinson's throgers and Oilmen The real question is whether the established special mission to Bian, In 1978, when Governce
Post Office can do the work more effectively at the Straits Settlements, his Majesty the Ki Graham with 28, and Colonel Ryan with 17 were repealing certain enactments which have opased clansekas bean smaaded with regard to imprison: than the existing privato agencies. If it can, conferred on His Dxcellency the decoration of the Grand Cross of the Crown of Siam; but st by all means let it take the business into it that time the Foreign Oes regulations were or hands, but if not, it will be better to mach that Sir Willism was precluded from form leave it alone altogether. The matter is oneally accepting the order or wearing it. Reveal ly, however, says the Straits Times the regate- | for inquiry. Possibly an arrangemant might tione respecting foreiga ordera have been se be come, to which would at once secre the amended as to exempt from the operation of the public convenience and secure to the public goners rule the case of spasial complimentary
missions to foreign movereigns, and we under (rovanius the proffs of the Chinese posts) wer- stand tist Sir William Robinson las received a vico by antering into a contract with one of telegram from the Secretary of State informing him that Her Majesty has now been graciously the principai agensies to take charge of all pleased to authorise His Excellency to wear the correspondence to and from all places in Siamess decoration.
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ORIOKFT.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB U. GARRISON. This rotaru match was commenced yesterday, the Garrison going first to the wicket, when they pat togather 169. Sargeant Saraga with 52,
the chief scorers.
The Clab then went in, and when the stumps were draws they had rattled up 23 for the loan of ons wickedTravers, who made 52 in good style, when he was sanght by Lloyd,
Subjoined in the score so far:
THE AERIGJN.
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Robertsan, a Travel 52
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BOWLING ANALYSIS.
| Obion other than Treaty Ports, while the |
An American contemporary, in the course of Post Chce self took charge of the corres-an article on the thimble and fashions in it, says: pondence with foreign countries. Seeing"It has remained for the King of Siam to cntatris all-competitors. Baving seon the Eng- that the smuggling of letters into the latter,lish Bid Amorisan ladion at his court using to which Mr. Lasten refers, is against the thimble, he was struck with thoir benefit, and F. F. Coon... 120 law of thore enquiries and renders the determined to introdues them amongst his own Sth
people. Even in Siam there were fashions, bata.........
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| letters liable to seizure, it is needlean to may joven in Siam there must be a female lesder for ↑ Dick
that it would be to the interest of the Chinch setinler as the But the King, being By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and Dese themselves to avail of the facilities of-out to be married, thought he would make his Offers, the Band of the Northamptonshire bride a present that would solve the diflenlty.
branch of their correspodenco.
THE STATUTE LAW REVISION DILL,
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, Hon. P. RYZIE-Before this Bill is passo I should like to say I think the penal olauses: are rather heavy. We propose to imprison an owner who refuses to carry mails, whereas we see that in England it takes the course of a suit in chancery. I don't see why we should have his penalty here any more than in England.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GESERAL-The
mont of fine
The Cmry Juarter-They can apply for an injunction in Chaptery here.
Hou, P. RYELL-They might sus for the pea alty. I don't think imprisonment should be pal in an Ordinance of this kind.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERIf they did aus for the penalty and recovered judgment
POLICE COURT.
21st January.
REFORE MR. E. MACLEAN.
INERIATRE.
PETTY TANFTE
Ho Asing, endlie, was convicted of standing a pair of trousers, value 30 cents, on the 0th inst gad he was sentenced to a week in geol and thro hours in the stocks.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL MOVed the second reading of a Bill entitled sa Ordinance for promoting the Revision of the Statuto Law by to be in foren or have become unnecessary. He mont. The imprisonment is only for nurse was fined $2 for drunkenmoss and narcult Otto, Nobutroi, seranu of the steamer Meiji mid-This Ordinance decla with a good many Ordinances, a list of which appears in the scho
Hig EXO LLENY-Does that met the hon.ing a Sikh constable while in the performance dule. They are all Ordinances which appear in the present printed lists of the Ordinangre, but gentleman's viewak
of his duty on Tunday night
Smannel, an Indísa cook, waa Buod half s Bon P. RE-Wall, to a corsia extent, when the Law Revision Committee came to erbet in England thay got an order in Chancery dollar for having been found helplessly drunk in amine them they found they had all either be I don't think it mattera very much.
the streets the same night, come obsoleta, or the special object for which they were passed hai consed to exist; tome of them had been repeated by implication, and some wore iudecessary. A great number of them aretheannual appropriation Ordinancos. When ones the suns voted by these Ordiasnoes have been sport the Ordinances have bem mecessary. Ordinance 2 of 1864 relates to, the Mint. The Mint has ceased to exist, therefore it is no use reprinting this Ordinance No: 11 of 1871 establishes the Hongkong Pior and Godown Conpany, Limited. That Company has disap- peared and therefore the Ordinazon can go with it. There are other Ordinances, passed for the maintenance of neutralits daring the strife in China, and for maintenance of neutrality during the American civil war. All these objects have now disappeared, and it is necessary, in cóntem- plation of the publication of a new edition of the Ordinazoes, that the statute book should be The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY soconded and the Bill was read a second time.
fered by the established Post Office in this The royal flower and in feat the impress of every. Regiment will play on the Cricket Graund thin cleared of all these useless inwx.
thing about the court is the lotus, in pattern at which the King ordered his present, and the Cusen consort of Siam cape, therefore, a gold Some interesting news will be found on our thinble shaped like a lotus bad and thickly fourth page.
studded with diamonde, which are so arranged as e for the lady's name and the date of har
means deficient in words and signs it may, there fers, be readily understood that the dismounte plentiful and the thimble nawasrably large,”
afternoon.
HONGKONG LEGINLATIVE COUNCIL. A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative
Ip Haag, coolie, for stealing a jacket at the
the defendant would still be liable to be imprisone of the latest fre in Queen's road East, won fired $5, and in default was committed to oned if he did not pay.
gaol for ten days' band labour.
hos friend would like us to insert the words. The COLONIAL TREASURER-Perhaps my
the defendant does not object to pay the fine" (A laugh.)
The Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE PROMISSORT OATHU DILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ADJOURNMENT,
3
The Comoil adjourned until Friday next at four o'clock.
OPENING OF NEW FORTS IN ANNAM,
Wo bave received from the Asting Becretary
Editor, not for publication, but as evidens of good R. Adams, from Pratas Island 20th instant, ar-arringe. As the Siamese language is by ko / Connell was held yesterday afternoon. There and Libal. He said-Ordinance 3 of 1854 of the Chamber of Cummeros a proclamation
faith.
All letters for publication arvuld be written on on side of the paper only.
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Foreterammer.
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Che Daily Press.
Hosnuosa, January 22nd, 1987.
J
The British goboat Espoir, Counsnder å.
rived here yesterday.
The French gunboat Chaereur, Commander La Goree, arrived here yesterday from Nagasaki, which port she left on the 17th instant.
Commodore Morast paid a visit on board the French corvette Primanguel yesterday after noc, and a salate was fred from that vasel when Le left.
We are requested to state, that Mr. Googe Muller of Bristol, will preach in the Union Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning during the xarrive commancing it 11 o'clock.
We are informed by the Agents Messra. Rasall & Co.) that the Eastern sul Australian Steamship Company's steamer Tasnadice left Port Darwin for this port yesterday.
were present -
His EXCELLERCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, Hos. W. H. MARSH, C,M.G.
E. Sir GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Chief Justice. HC. F.STEWART, Acting Cobaial Secretary. Hon.EJ.ACKROT, Acting Attorney General. Don. A LISTER, Colonial Treasurer. Jen. PRIZIE. Hon. WONG SHING Bon. A P. MACEWEN, Hon. J. Beer-IRVING. HOL. C. P. CHATEE. Mr. A. Bar, Clerk of Councils. “
MINOTER.
THE OPIUM TRADE WITH CHINA. His ONLLENCY-Hon. gentlemen of the
Li A Nook, was sentenced to six works" bard labour for stealing five chisels, ralne 81.50, from the Hongkong and Shanghai tank pre- misos on the 14th inst
OPIUM CASE.
Chia Awing and Tuug Aning, sccountants, were charged, on remand, with aulicrnand posses- sien of propered spinm.
Mr. Caldwell brosteatod, Mr. Mossng de- fended.
The evidence was conflicting, and the case won dismissed.
Fang Yna Ming, trader, was charged with a like offence, and he was fined $10; and Chang Apat, merchant, was ined $3 on a similar charge.
CORRESPONDENCE.
forwarded by the Acting Colonial Secretary re specting the opening to trade of the ports of We do not hold oursaires responsible for the opinious Vint and Fei-Fo in Anbam.
The following is a translation of the procla mation
expromed by our Correspondents.
PLAYING WITH FIRE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS * DEAR SIR.-A. piece of mean "delight at other people's cost” induces me to request yon the favour of space for the publication of thing
PROTETORATE OF ANWAM AND OF TOvqurs. The Resident-General of the French Republic in Annam and Tonquin, in view of articles 3, 4, and 12 of the Treaty of the 6th June, 1881, de-lines. arous as follows:
The parts of Vinh and of Fai-Fo are opened to trade.
A onstem hanse is opened at Viah and placed undur the direction of the Chief of the Custoras Service in Anam and Tangain.
Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday evening the stleation of any of the inzabituats of Spring Gardens, Wanobai, was called to a fearful glare above Ship Street, and the confusi u and shouts of Chinese coolies in the street madr every one helievethat& confiagration existed in that quarter. A Customs stalion attached to the Tourano Chinessshops in the vicinity had their doors closed; Castour House and placed under the directionerral Europos were arrested in their dinner of the Chief of the Customs Service is Annam half way children were roused from their shum
bors, and a fright provailed in the adjacent and Tonquin is opened at Fai-Fo.
(Signed) P. VIAL,
hences. Fira! every one thought. Hearing no alarm, I was induceď to proceed to the spot where Resident-General, p.i.
the blaze was apparent. Indeed there was frv. de straying nothing, but simply playing haroC with a heap of tried straw. to the great delight of s hundred or more Chinese spectators! Now, Sir, I aeed not any here what a man would feel on Frases there, but no effort appeared to have best finding out this "supposed fra." Police were
THE LIBEL LAW. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Law respecting Defamatory Words
tended to this colony sa Act passed in the th and 7th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, ahap. 96 That Ant therefore has been in force in this colony since that date, and Bestions 3, 4, 5, The San Francisco Alla of the 21shult. tells
5, 7.8, 9, and 10 moroly casat at length what was the following story of how a Chinese steward?
extended by Ordinance 8 of 1854. "Briefly these recovered his stolen bride A short time ago]
sections refer to procedure. By action 3 Ab Gun, the Chinese steward employed on board
the defendant in an action for defariation the US stesmer Ranger, married from a Chideas
may give in evidence in mitigation of dam- Miakion in this city a young Chinese woman.
ages that he offered an apology. By section named Qui Nun. After his marriage be took
4it is competent to the defendant to set up the her to Vallejo, where he left her while ho woat
dafenes that the libel was published without to sea with the Ranger un horlast oruise. In
malice and that be inserted an apology. See bis absence Chin Wing Kao, alina Chin Ab
tion 5 makes it an offenes to publish or thresten Nong, a highbinder, pagesd Ak Gun's bride to
to publish a libel or to propose to abstain from he arrested and taken to Sacramento en a trump- The minute of the last meeting were read publishing anything with intral to extortmoney ed up charge of grand juronny. The case was sad confirmed.
Bootion S authorissa the defendant to set up immediately dismissed, but Chin, by falsely re
plen of justification, that is, to plead the truth presenting to the bride that he was her husband's
of the libel and that it was published for the brother, kept her under his control and secreted
public benefit Section 9 enables the defendant TRZ Post Office Ordinance, read a third
har on a ranch about two miles from Saorarsanto, Legislative Council. I have received official in a presumptive case of publication by the act of time pasterday afternoon, gives to the Prat
We have received from the local Agents On his return from his ses rojake Ab Gun went notice by telegraph from Paking that, ea and any other person by his authority to prove that master-General an effective monopoly of the Messrs. Douglas Laprak & Co.) the wall dente Valejo, and there discovered the loss of his after the ist Fabrasry, the additional article to such publication was not made with his authority. pruse He reported the matter to the officers the Chefes Lanvaution will be put in foron at the consent, or knowledge. Section 10 is in respect of postal business of the colony. He has der for 1657 issued by the Phoenix Fire Office of the Hanger, who in turn reported it to the Treaty Parts; and that duty and lekin on opin the costs. It enacts that in the case of a private Bitherto had a enminal monopoly, but as As canal the bird of promiss is the conapisaons Police, Ab Gun is a great favourite on board the amounting to 110 isels per pioul will be levied prossenter, if judgment shall be given for the de- Ranger, and Lieutenant Me Donald, of that by the Foreign Inspectorate of Chinese Customs. fondant, the defendant shall be entitled to re- there was no provision of law under which
By kind permission of Captain Havener, sel, pet sonally aided in the search for the miss. I am also informed that daty and lekin on junk-cover his posts from the proseautor, and in the infringements of it could be panisbed it was Dine Service mail beholdtour of eleven ing bride, who was discovered and returned to shipped opium from Hongkong will continue to rent of the issue being found for the prosecutor practically no monopols at all. The rent o'clock, on board the American barque Haydn the arms of her loving ord Yesterday Datec- be collected by the Chinese officials at pwant the presenter shall be entitled to recover his question involved in the alteration is the con- Brown by the Bov. A. G. Goldsmith, Senmen'ative Glennon and Liontenant MeDonald succeed. st the Stations stonni Hongkong and Macao till osts from the defendant. These, as I have alexis an Annam otan Tonkio,
sd in tracing Chin to a room on Dupont atrast, in the 1st April. I have received no information ready stated, are motions already in force la the trol of Chinese correspondenes. In his re. Chaplain The Bethel flag will be hoisted.
this city, where he was arrested and taken to the yet from the Secretary of State for the Colonies oology. Sections 11, 12, and 13 are taken from 1884, port for Lest pour the Postmaster-General In 1870 the United States consumed 254,809 Central Station, and booked en route for Bacra- in reply to my despatch forwarding the arrange-an older Aot, 3 and 4 Vis., . 9, Sec. 1. They
Les parts de Viah et de Fai-Fe sont ouverts smid: timer fals perka arived whee lbs. of spinta. In 1880 the soreemption had in meato, where he is wanted to shower the chargement made by the Commission which recently refer to publication of reports of the Legislative
sat in Hongkong. I have telegraphed to the Council. The remainder of the Ordinance is an comeros. somet Biur should be done to bring the Chi.creased to 333.451 lbs. Of course the Alla of kidenpping.".
Secretary of State the information received from new, as far as this Colony is concerned, in respect Vu bureau de Dousse at estert i Vinh et California) thase figures are on the drug that nese correspondence transmitted to and from passed the Custom Honse and paid anty. A to announce the death of Mr. Alexander Daf
The Straits Times Bays:-Wa regret to bare Peking,
of newspaper libela. Suntion 14 declaras to be placé sous la direction du Chef du service cest privileged the report of any public arest douanes de l'Annam et du Tonkin, this Colony more under control. There canush more was sinuggled.
of Mesos. Camron, Dunlop & Co., which took The AUTING COLOnial Éxcretary laid on ing, provided always that this section stall Un poste de douanes relevant du bureau de be no doubt that the revenue suffers serious We would remind our readers of the entertain-plane about 12 pr. on the 12th inst, at his resi- the table a minute by H. E. the Acting Governor not be available as a defonso in any pro-Treue at placé sous la direction du Chef de lase from the auuggling of thousands of meat to be given this evening at the Theatre dence, Rosemary, Tanglin. Mr. Duff came to recommending the re-vets of $19,000 for a steam seeding, if the plaintiff or prosentor can show price des Demanes de l'Annaza at du Tonkin Royal, City Hall, by the Garrison Lily Mins Singapore about twenty a years ago. lle tag for the purpose of removing dreigings, voted that the defendant has refused to insert in Chinese letters, not to Chinese ports where teis, for which a capital programme has been for six or seven years in the employment of the last year and not expended, and $8,950, the the newspaper in which the report mataining Hanol, le 2 Jauvier, 1887. there is no national Pret Ece to receive drawn up. The performance is on behalf of a ate firm of Maclaine, Fraser & Co. sud sub balance of $11,500 voted by the Council on the the matter compiziand of appeared a reason. Them, but to San Francisco, Australia, the charitable object of a kind to enlist general sup- quently became connected with the late Mr. 19th November last for the construction of a real letter or statement or oxplanation or Join Cameron, whom he assisted both in his taining wall along the northern face of the cliff contradiction. Section 15 giros to the At- Straite Settlements, and other places where pert
mercantile basinoes and in the management of apon which the Government Civil Hospital is | torney-General the power of stopping any the Straits Times, which Mr. D. conducted built, of which $5,000 is now das, and the balance prosecution before a court of summary juris with much ability for many years. After will be required shortly.
dictior. An important change in mala by 300.
feature in thin card.
FINANCS.
The ACTING COLON Scorzar laid upon the table the annual repert of the Superintendent
tions 17 and 18. At present the magistrate
has to enquire whether the matter complained
(
of wag libellota and whether the publication has
been brought home to the cafaudant. At pro- sent It is no part of his daty to receive evidenc
Hanoi, 2nd January, 1887,
Copie. PROTECTORAT DE L'ANNAM ET DU TONKIN.
Lo Résident Général de la Republique Va les artiola 3, 4 et 12 du traité du Jain Arreta
est onvort & Fai-Fo
Le Résident Général pi. Signé P. VIAL
SUPREME COURT.
21st January.
CRIMINAL Branon.
Chur JustiON.
made to put an imuliato stop to this stupid and dangerous entertainment.
I do not imagine that the local authority granted a "permit" for such a display: but are unt the officials empowered to put a quick stop praeceding of this nature, especially when thing uccurs in the heart of a compound closely surrounded by Chinese houses and the
re ca, coring this season.
As the late fires have destroyed many proper- ties in the Weat, I am afraid that if the Police are not directed to interfere we may have a gan- ural flare up in
WANCHAI
Hongkong. 21st January, 1887.
REPORT OF THE SUFERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA GAOL FOR 1886.
The following port was laid on the table of the Legislative Courel, by command of Bis Excellency the Oficer Administering the Go-
fet of the bulk of the Chinese correspota Tennis Championship were played off on Thurs-wil be deeply regretted by amarons friends The hon. member said-Sir, shortly after the magistrate is of opinion the sharga is of a trivia) in order to prevent his lawta) apprehension. and long and very successful azperisoen of English
ence
went
MARINE URVEY YEIS.
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and for each additional 5 F. P.... Surveys of unlicensed loazebos under
efficient Post Offices exist. The subject in
We are requested to state that should the French wail arrivo inter than 7 p.m. on Sunday, surrounded with difficulties, and the sweep the correspondence will not be sent out, on a Mr. Cameron's death, Mr. Duff assumed charge On the motion of the Active COLONIAL BE. ing measurea so often advocated, besides count of the Chinese Now Year holiday, but must of his business, which was by that time CRETARY, seconded by the COLONIAL TREASUx the name of Cameron, Ke, the minule was referred to the Finance Com being ruinously expensive, would make the be salled for. The Post Office will be open un sarried on under
der any pironmstances from 10 to 12 on Monday, Dunlop & Co, of which firm Mr. Duff has ban mitte. Postal Department here a nuisance and or earlier if the French mail arrives at daylight. sole partner for some years. Mr. Duff has been
THE GLOL REPORT. hindrance to trade which would not be
siling for some weeks, and latterly fears had been
an to the truth of the libed. Seation 17 noy Baron van Họn. Sza Grange PHILLIPPO, varnment, yesterday ——— tolerated for a week. The function of Recorder and Missionary Journal there were on His death therefore, although endden, was not of Victoria Gaol for 1896.
According to a table published by the Chinese extertained be would not get over his filmes
authorizes him to receive evidence of the publi
Gael Superintendent's Offico, sation being for the public benefit, of the matter Post Office is to facilitate, nos to binder the 31st December last 431 mala foreign Mission- wholly unexpected. Mr. Duff, in his younger
contained in the libel being true, and of the re-
Hongkong, 14th January, 1-87. THE BROOTING CAME IN SQUÉRK-STEDET. business. Proposals of a practical nature aries working in China, 309 wives and 149 single days, took a great interest in the public life of
THE LAZAKISKTŮ,
port being fair and accurate and without malice.
Culoulal Secretary,-I beg to forward hore- Fursuant to notice, the following question waa¦ It alar authorises him, after hearing such avi-
Chan Akan and Tuns Awei were charged with Annual Statistical Rotura of Victoria woxien, making a total of 889. The amber of the Colony, and contributed largely not only to bate, as you are aware, beos submitted to native ordained ministers was 134, of anordained the Straits Times, bat to other journals and pat by the Roa. A. P. MACEWEN
Gaol for the year 1886, and bag at the same time dence, if he is of opinion that there is a strong and with having on the 2nd December last stolen a the Government in this matter, and they untiva helpers 1,154, and of adult communicantaven to the London Times itself. He was alsó
Whether it is the intention of the Government to probable presumption that the jury on the trial bag containing $8 in a gambling hoge in to offer the following few obserration!. are at present under consideration." That 28,119. The samber of pupils in missionary sheen sportsman and one of the most efficient ud over the Largretio on Becontre Island to would coquit the person sharged en diem es vial separately with worading two Chinese on the that in our Gaol mainistration we ought to be
Square-street. The second was also charged 2.In my previous year's Report I submitted schools was 9,964.
members of the Sporting Club. Mr. Duff, was the War Oflea, and, so, what has been done to chase. Section 18 gives him jurisdiction in trivial the reverse suffers serious lows from the
Two more beats of the match for the Ears as a bachelor, was extremely popular with a tains vite for a new buikling to resolve the star from cares. In any case brought before him, if the same occasion by Bring at them with a ravniver, Levided, as far as circumstances allow, by the
large motion of the community, and bis death guarantined vasele? being conducted through private day afternoon, both of which were well content basti in Singapore and at home.
Bature, aneh negistrate may reduce the charge with respect to each there was ales a seu nd Prison administration, where a combination of completion of the new laaratto on Etonnenttars Laly writing and ask the defendant if he dosires pount charging him simply with rounding them. deterrent and reformators Privee discipline had Agencies and not passing through the{ed. W. Bruce Robertam boat G. S. Coron
Island it became known that in the opinion of to be tried by a jury or dealt with summarily,
The Asting Attorney-fishers (Hon. E. J.resulted is a great decrease of crime and reform. Post Office is a fact beyoud dispute. But with little to spare, the score being --5, 8--6, Teste afternoon an interesting ceremony the Military experts it would be issienble to
(M:. Á. B. Johnson), prossented.
different conditions of this Gaal admitted, it then comes the question, has the Govern. The other heat was almost as close. A was performed at the Kowloon decks by Mas ask permission of this Government to ansez it and if he desires to be dealt with summarily the Ackroyd), instructed by the Crown Solicitoration of the criminal classes, and as far as the The following gentlemen were empanelled as has been my endeavour, during the past year, to A right to useks a rovenne out of waynefrink Sunt, Duns. These two completed the Harbour Master, on the occasion of the colony, and the forts that are being built there and if he convicts him adfudge him to pay a fuss (njury to try the ass-Meera, F. Ezekiel, F. A carry out the system which in England bas
de C. Scanlan beating G. Stewart. The score Ada Thomrelt, daughter of Capt. Thomser for the purposes ofthe scheme of defence of this magistrate way thereupon deal with the oss
not exceeding $250. postal business? If we, then undoubted y the second series of matches
lavnet of the Governor's steam yacht Victoria, and to ask the Goverment to selost a new sito. I:
The ACTING COLONIAL STORETART seconded, dos Remedios. J. F. Müller. F. M. Skene. Wproved so sucunt. Miss Thomsett whe broke the proverbial bot:Ja havo every reason to believe that General Camer
T. Showan, Babat Kurreen, and J. Laag,
S-It must, however, be remembered that in all letters ought to be made to contribute to The influence of 'Christianity on the upper of champagne on the bows of the yacht at the on does not consider it necessary to take over this and the Bill was read a avond time.
The first defendant was convicted on two the peculiar position of Hongkong, Frison ad- ibar reven
olasses in Japan in mys tho Chinese Resorder prooiga moment when the "oky shores" were building, but it would be a great satisfaction to
counts on Wednesday of wounding a constable ministration, however excellant, can have but But we think it will be gen-ant Misionary Journal, intressing all the time. down tud the Ficiario began to move the large shipping interests of this colony to The Conncí! resubed consideration in com-with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and with very small infimenes in diminishing the criminal erally admitted that the Government has no A former Geraz cor of Tokohama and his wife awards, declared I name thee Fictoria; so havo some official aggrance that there is no immittee of a Bill entitled na Ordination to amendintart sims to resist his lawful apprehensicu, and population which is not so much brad in the Co- such right. The charge made for postage have become Christians. A new Churok was the jubilee year is to be commemorated in this mediate intention of diverting this building from Ordinance No. 8 of 1879. It was proposed by this case was connected with the sauce matter, long as imported from the neighbouring Chinese ought to be looked upon siraply as a charge formed recently, in Tokyo, of which the Vice distant colony by another addition to Her Me- the purpose for which it was rected, and that in the Bill to add the following form to these obarge being taken to-day in order that the second Provinces, and the greater or smaller index of
Minister of Jaation, the Professor of Political jesty's available defences, as we understand ossa of need it and
sick from the vessels trading
For surveys of ships' bottom only. Hail the fees evidence was to the effect that on the 2nd ult While therefore we may expect that both the the Hoo. A. Lerer says in the passage of the vice Postmaster General are membert. "auxiliary flotilla." The Fictoria takes the hers during the approaching summ; so that the for surveye teamships for passougo: corticos. the two men went into a gazabling house in deterrent and reformatory results of judicious For inspections of vessele nzenz 50 taus daring Square-street where a game of fantan was going Prison administration may have considerable his repart quoted above, the function of a The local agente (The Borneo Company) of the place of the old launch of the same name inconvenience and heavy loss which ha ocenrred;
contraction
on. They walked about the place for a ling effect in reducing the proportion of re-cunvie- post office is to facilitate, not to hinder busi- Standard Life Aurano Company hara for which has now been refitted with machinery in the past will be avoided
end for each additional 56 term The Acrino COLONIAL SECARZANY-IN and ranamed Stanley, and will still do service
BIG were presently told that if they did not tions, the administration of the Gaol can baya warded to us a capital blotting diary for 1887 18. If the Chinese can conduct their cared by that enterprising Assureurs Company for the salong s
tug-boat for the ply to the hon. member I have to state that it to
en want to gamble they had better go out. They only slight influence, our way or another, on the respondence more satisfactorily and econo- On the front cover is a neat little calendar with of the Sanitary Department. The new is not the intention of the Government to hand
201 then suddenly asised the gambling baai, a bug increase or dimination of the floating criminal 30 foot containing about", and bolted with it through population confined in the Gael. If, as recoun anically to themselves without the aid of the palm tree for background, the title of the Com- Vittoria is a splendid piece of work, and does over the lazaretto, as the application for it by
10 an escape on to the roof, dasending into the mended by me last year, criminals discharged 50 feet and under 100 feet.............. legal Post Office, the matter must be look pany above, and in the right corner Atlas with gesat credit to her designer and builders, and the Military Authorities was withdrawn some
stevet through a house two or three doors sway from Gaol wore by legislative enactment placed established 1825" soross the globe. The other manship are superior to anything yet socom. the world on his shoulders and the inscription we understand will be the fastest boat of ber time ago.
kind in Hongkong. Her materials and work- BANITAMION AND THE SANITARY BOARD. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL--From in- The garters obsed them in a body through under Police supervision, we should be able to
The Ken. A. P. MABEWEN.parsant to notion, formation I have received from the Harbour two or three adjoining afreeta back into Square have some reliable statistics as to how for Instit over is adorned with a map of the Far Eastplished here, and we shall look forward with in- also put the following question
Master it appears the survey of ships' bottoms street again, and the end prisoner "draw just criminals had been reformed into iniustrians showing from the Behring Sen to Bingapore.
terest to her trial under steam.
When the new Crnace for standing the Laws compulsory. With respect to the others, the two revelrers and fired two or three times and honest citizens. At present we can only The British Count-General of Shanghal has cipal dimensions are as fallowLength hetween relating to Public Head the colony of Hongkong inspection of vessels under 50 tons dating a01-mong their para wounding by judge vaguely, by comparing, rest by year, the struction, the Inspection of angkass and boilera † the book and a man in the body. A Bitch persontage of re-convictions. Some improvo. seed the following notification at that port: perpendiculars, 7 fest; extreing benadib, 12 comes before the Council
feet 6 inches; depth, fest 6 inches. She is The hon member saiddir, you are aware that during construction, and the survey of unlicensed constable seized the firet defendant and the mat is shown in this respect in 1588. On the built of task, oopper fastened throughout. Eer the time and attention of the Banitary Board for launches, they are all optional. He has received latter, who sles had a revolver in his hand, turn last day of the year $2 or cont of the prisoners For the information of the British Merantia Com-ngine ure of compound surface-condensing months past have been taken up in preparing a tataly a certain number of applications for od it behind and fired into the constable's bodin Geol were re-convicted prisoners, as against
to state that he has just type, of about 125 hores power, the cylinders 10 B entitled "the Public Health Ordzanes," these earveys and inspections, and therefore he wounding tim seriously in the abdomen. The 35 per cent of the previous year. site to meet the public convenienos. But recited a telegrams from
da belog was from Her Major Minister at to 20 inches in diawetor respectively, and the and I think it is denrable that this Bill sheld thought it better to havean Orduanos legalising second defendant escaped at the time, but was in Las present day the Post Ofice is toe Agrement will cans into farve an aus lat launch the company adjourned to the office of vision of yourself, sir, rather than that it suceld it has been thought better net to legalise the found in his possession, together with some Head Torakers consists of frat and woad Chass 4-The Gal Steff, bosidan the Warden and Posing to the attoet that the daditional Article of the piston has a stroke of 12 inoben. After the be.brought before the Conseil ander the super the charging of these fees, but on consideration arrastet eabsequently, and two revolvera were langer looked upon as an instrument of February.
the manager of the Deck Company, when Mr. be deferred until the arrival of a new Governor, thom. They are not necessary, and the time of ammunition and doggon. The three revolvers Tarnkeys, all Europeans, and first and second laration. At a matter of fact it. yields
D. Gilliva proposed success to the Victoria, add- who naturally will require some time to master the Government Surveyor is fally taken up, and
plated weapons. & revenue, but that revenus is probably the Offers of the and Northamptonshire. He exporvision of Capt. Thomsatt was sufficient which bristles with points of vital importance to ditional work should be taken up by him. 1
By klud permission of Colored Anderson and ing that the fact that she was built under the the various details of it. It is a Bill, I am sure, therefore it is not thought proper: say adore produced, madall were very superior elect to Class Assistant Turnkeys, now mostly Euro The Acting Attorney-General sabeuquently pans but having a proportion of coloured men not more than would be charged by private giment, their regimental band will play in the guarantee as to her standard-Capt. Thomsatta vemhare of this community, whether they are therefore more that all the words in this section withdrew the ecants charging wongling with fand nativoù among them. There we bare all individuals or companies for doing the same Gardens to-morrow, the 23rd inst., from 3.30 here put in. With the assistance of the Gotaxpayers or landowners. There is cue matter from the words "For inspections of vessels," be intent to resist lawful arrest, no that the second sea txained in the Gal. None of them had any
previous training in Gaol discipline. Bul work, while the convenience to the public of till 5 p.m. The following is the programmevernment Ehrroyon-Mr. Gillier said the I wish especially to mention this evening in construck out..
Hon. F. KYRIE said there was no necessityonor remained obarged simply with the lar han half the Turnkays now on the staff, inoltid- Smithbent had been built not so much to make noction with it." The position of the unofficial Marenco, profit as to show what the Dock Company members of the Sanitary Based in somewhat for the Bill. Thers were Lloyds and other cany and with weanding the two Uhinɔse.
The jury fence both prisoners guilty of lary nearly all appointed during the past year, Andran. sould do, and abe was soredit to her designers unsatisfactory one insomuch as we feel we are surveyors to do the work.
cany, and the second also on the twe charges of have boon trained to discipline in the Army. The conduct of the European Offers during HI EXCELLEN CT--There is Captain wounding. E, Lecute and constructors, as she was one of the best working at a carta dlandsantage. In connection
the year has been good; they were generally advantages which would be secured by hand-Soon..."Iolanthe
Sallivan.
Mr. Gillies on with this Bill there are certain standing crders Barale; and & Mr. Anderson, I understand. E. N. Qurtingbe they had turned out.
zealous and painstaking, they were just and ing over the work to private enterprise. In Vale Forest Dall
Hoa. P. Ryus—And Mr. Andrew Johnston. aladed by proposing the health of Miss Adu whież, we are told cannot be acted under until
Chan Afat, who was convicted on Wednesday judicious in their intervoarse with prisoners and The Tientsin correspondent of the Daily News Thunsett in eulogistic terra, and Capt. Thom that Bill, as a whole or at all events a portion HE EXCELLANCY-The sorvaya say not com- of possession of a quantity of counterfeit cntributed much to the increased discipline European countries a Government (zenepoly
weiten Mr. Ng Choy (Wn Ting-fang) bassett responded. Mr. S. Brewer then proposed of it, becomes law. One of these orders states paleory. of psal business is undoubtedly to the getpromotionfor his share in the transfer of Pab the health of the Deck employés, coupled with that the confirmed minates of the weekly pro
The ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL and the dollars, was brought up to receive sentance, and which is very observable among the prisoners.
5.- had occasion, in my Report for 1885, to public advantage, and, being for the public tang. The aer ground is marked out, building the none of Mr. Cooke, who had devated so much endings stall be published in the Guvernment Government was withdrawing all the fees in the his Lordship sentence him to a year's impri-
sonment with hard labour.
speak unfavourably regarding the coloured and advantage, the Government base logical material is being contacted for, part of the time sad attention to the Fictoria. Mr, Cookere Geritis. There are frequently, oases of the Bill except the first.
Hon. A. P. MACHWEN said he thought the
Dative staff. I can now report a considerable money doe by the Imperial Government has sponded and thanked Mr. Brewer for the manner greatest interdat oropping up at the wookly
improvement in that plays. The most un trust. Tight to suppress any competition which by been paid, and thus comes to an end a mest in which, be had proposed the toast, mying that meetings, and matters of importines that 1 think surveys might to be compulsory for all vessele
worthy among them were wroded out. Those infringing the monopoly might detract from vered and troublesome basinges. The Imperial it was a pleasure to work when the work was mp. the public should surtainly be made sequintet oarrying angers.
Baroze Ms.: Justion RuBBELL.
that remain are decidedly improved. I believe Government is much pleseed that it got all it precisted as it was in the present instance by will. And, kir X ventare to hope that before The ACTING ATTORNET-ÜENERAL said it was
they tave benefited from the example of the the efficiency of the service. But the case is wanted at last withent saving resouras to prastioni man whose opinion they valued. The you hand over the reins of Government to compulsory for vessels to pass a survey in order
SXFIX ATM v. L. MALLORY, $15. Enrapasus. The vndae familiarity with pri somewhat different where the proposal in the rights given by law. It is a pity that Mr. faremen of the different departments were pre- your successor an endeavour will be made to to obtain licence, but this Bill had raference.
This was a claim for damages caused by the soners, en observabluat first, hus now disappeared, that a British Post Office should eaume Ng Choy's knowledge of English, Romas, and sent and were congratulated on the efficiency of abolish this secret system of transacting the only to vessels under construction.
The CHIEF JUSTICE aid there were a num-dufendant's dogs attacking the plaintiff's goats, and I believe that illicit dealings between Turs control of Chinese correspondence. The Chinese law, and his able and clear intellect, can their respective details. We noticed amongst basinees of the solony I think it is detri Chinese bare lung possessed a very efficient ut be used in me important port, such as the guests present the Hon. H. G. Thomsatt, Dental to the interests of the colony and also to ber of launches which were not required to be It was adjourned from the previous week in or keys and priscoeru havn altogether sessed.
der that as opportunity might be avedad for a
PRISON BUILDINGS. Shanghai, as he might sit there with advantage Capt. Rumoy, Col. Andarson, Messrs. D. Gillies, many of the officials connected with it. I think Houneed.
Hoa. P. Ryan asid he thought the surveys ottimenti.
6. The Prison buildings remain in the state postal system of their own, founded onto Chinese and foreigner slike both as Judge John S. Brewer (Government Marine Burveyor), the system is a pervisions one, and I trust that
In answer to the Lordship, Me. Mallory sald in which they were at the date of my last Report the operations of private enterprise. It and referee with foreign en-suites appeal Arthur Wagner, Capte Talbot, Pinkham, and in fatury some publicity will be given, at any ought to be made by the people appointed by the
he bal offered the plaintiff $10, and that "mora- The difficulties we bare to contend agiluet fron from consular jurisdictions in the various Crowd, Messrs. Andre Johnston, Gow, Aitken, rste to the proscedings of the Sanitary Board. they are to be compelled to scoopt whai | trašty porta,"
prercrowding in asociated wards, and from want [James, Boyd, de, dia,
His EXOBILNOY said the Inspections refer: B12, but he had refused to accept it. ...... The Avino ACSOSWET-GENERAL-IB BO
od at in all its bearings before the Govern ment attempts to rigorously enforce the Postmaster General's monopoly. A 010- nopoly was first giren to the English Post Offico in the reign of CHARLES I, and the revsume to be derived therefrom probably
influenced its establishment more than a de
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