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Me. J. R. EvaLLOVE-I beg to end the The resolution passed ananimously. The CHAIRMAN-Gentle noo, that conclados the business of bath meetings.
Mr. T. R. SATE proposada vote of thinks to
the Chairman and Bastid of Directors for their efficient management of the Campany's affairs during a part six months.
would have deve under similar virgamstances. That, gentlemen, is the recard probably of mont His Excellency is evidenti determined that
But I may tell you, apropar of the physique and trades of the conntry in the present day; but capacity tast Indian seamen have of enduring most assuredly it is with regard to the shippin the fute as to the crowded and insanitary state of the onlony which he will doubtless bring for.
said, that mader ordinary circumstances we have trade in which we are engaged. Your Directors The 90rd kalf yearly meeting of this Company had daring the last 10 years, on an average, are fallrave, I trust and believe, in every way Hongkong, in most parts of the town, brings werd at this afternoon's manting shall not be together in the eae sewers both the ordin. from hearmy only. At an early hour pester was held on Wadangday, June 1, at the Can something-Eke 630 or 700 Asistion in the docks to the difficulty of the task they have before
day morning we caught güimpson of him sooom. avy rainfall and the storm water (which ordered by us. Ta peces of Naience and no In. Pany's flors, 122, Leadenhall Strest, F.C. Mr. in London, and during the bitter winters we them; but I hope that in the future as in the
Thomas Sutherland, M.P.in the chair.
have experienced lately-I say undonbially and past, hy mrefully watching your interests, by The SECRETARY (Mr. A. M. Bathung) raad unquestionably that during these years there proper degree of enterprise, combled with a ensionally bursts our gewers, aw it did in July spector of the Central District perambulating
has hardly ever been a case of one of these seadus sasuit of pradence, we may be able to ent The CHATOMAN-Gentlemen, I presume that, men dying through the offoote of sold, thinly claitteire for you a successful result(Applaud LIKE JOĻUR, RASPBBERY, STRAWBERRY, laat goar) and also the foaled water and the neighbourhood of Taipingskan and examin: the notice convening the raseting.
sewage of houses. The application of this ing some of the worst of the houses there.
The World of the let Jane wys:We are naual, you will take the report sa read-(yes) as they appear to as to be for the climate in which I now beg to move that the report belopted.
The Right. Hoi E. P. BOUTERIE-I big. principle to the central parts of the town
always glad to find the hi metallie's up and doing and therefore I shall now have the pleasure of they live. It is a most singular that, which
The CHAIRMAN If no one wishsa to sak znj has been thoroughly revised and brought up MONTSERRAT LINE FRUIT JUICE.ws the whole mass of rain water and After working worthilg and energetically as moving its adoption, and offering a few observe physiologists on explain better than I can, that lence to E. P.
house sewage into the harbour along Fraya derground, as it were, the Bimetallic League tions regarding the matters contained to it. I they are able to carry such as smount of caloric
Mr. HALE, on behalf of several passengers of Contral, impregnating, st low tide, the air of seeins wisely to hove determined to come to the need scarcely say that I regret very deeply that to enable them to brave the sisments of our eli-question I will Low pat the resolation
surface and show itself in all its war-point coram the first observation which I have to make bas mate with far greater hardihood than we can the principal points of communication be populo. The members sro, we hear, going to ratersacs to the most unfortunate loss which we ourselves. Now, gentlemen, I have alinded as a the Tommand-merlaan missionaries who hel tween the shipping and the town, causing dina together at the Criterion on the 15th inst. havo sustained by the wreck of one of your new matter of duty, and not because I wish. I can gene on to the United States, wished to confirm also a gradual silting up of the foreshore Many members of Parliament and other geatless fortunato o compare for a loss assure you, to dwell upon this painful subject, to all that the chainan had said with ropart to men of light and leading have accepted invita is as of those unfortunate occurrerees for which, certain mierspresentations which have been made the good management of the offers of the And necessitating thereby the employment tiens, and sa instructive and fastive evening ray est credly, no one in this room can in any with reference to this affair. I shall not, thares. ship ander the unfertagate eiramistances in of dredges which increase the axisance. be expected. This banquat is yet gaather out my head sponsible. It is one of those mis- fore, say any more upon the subject; I am only which they were placed. He should like to sak
we can, in the hop-1 may say in the confident only misfortune which we have to complain of caive the attention it deserved. But these are comparatively minor objec. ward and visible sign of the io sul vitality in fortunes which we must bear in the boat way that sorry that the loss of the Tasmania is not the whether the cass of these passengers would re- that useful body of double-standard shampions. hope that it is one which is certainly not likely during the Inst half year, for the company are The CHAIR YAN--The subjoot is ons which it tions. The principal mischief lies in another
The Straits Times says: We are much pleased to occur again for many years to come. 1 find also under a considerable liability on soconut of is impossible to enter apoa here; it is quita to learn that H.E. the Governur has appointed on looking back to the record of the Company's the collision between the Nopast and a Chinese tea vires, and has nothing to do with the ro point. The combination of the rainfall with
The relation was then put and carried un- the sewage proper requires the construction two of the leading Chinese residents of Singa- Insurance Account for the last 10 years praviona vessal in the Yang-the-king Weare, however, part. 122 of large tannel sanera of a sufficient capacity pore, Messrs. Chiang Hong Lim and Tan Kong to this sevident, that the total losses suffered by at the present montent disputing this claim in a
There is only one satis The CHATEMAN-Ibavo now to move-" That to provide for the extraordinary downpours Salt, to be Justiges of the Pence for the Strails the company would have been covered by a con- High Court of Appeal, and I trast not without animeasly.
Settlements, M. Hong Lim was formerly a tribution of per cant. on the inserable value prospect of success. we have occasionally during the rainy season. Justice of the Pesee, but ce account of the part that is to say, on the bank value of the Com-factory point in connection with these affairs, vis,& divilond for the half your ending 31st Marok Communications on Editorial tastiere should be 1 But during the greater part of the year, and he is alleged to have taken in the opium con-pany's fret, and I think that all those who are that the company bas bean esblod, at all times lost at the rate of 5 per cent per anaco, as re- ".
spirasy he was deprived of the honour and the acquainted with matters of this kind will admit and at overy moment, to fall their pablie en commended in the report. be now declared, sad addressed "The Mditor," and those on business "The especially during our protracted "dry" sea-present appointment is nothing more than a re-at it is a result of which the camper have gagements, no matter what soident may happen, that payment of the me be made, free of in- Mr. JOHN CORNER seconded the resolution. son, the flow in such large sewers is shallow instatement. He has always been known fer every reason to feel proud. If our rested during or has happened in theirservice. It is an absolato come tas, on and after the 10th June." Jorrespondǝrts are requested to forward their name
British born snbject of Malacca and, although than those which have procedad them, we shall mant, baco interfered with or stopped by reason which was put and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-Tho raseting is now made have great reason to congratulate ourselvas on of these mielaps, and I am happy to say, in view and adding with communications widreresd to the and, being spread over wide bettors, de-biancopio idaat Mr. Hong Salk is a the next 10 years ahuald ba no la favourable fuert thas ta mall servies teen. It is an absoluto Haster, not far pabllosilon, buk sa evidenos of good posits are oecasioned, and beries patrid de-a Chinese, baa liberal viey, and is a good Eng being our own insurers, and on a high record of of the pradant policy which has been parstind by Ispacial, und I have to propose the following ride- safe navigation-as high as say, I may eay, in the your Board for some years put in attending tention That the Proprietora onascut to the composition and the necessity of periodicallish scholas, having been educated in the Chris
tian Brothers' School at Penang.
civilized world. Now, gentlemen, there is one air matters of Reserve, and which has bean for son captance by the Company of the Supplemental ushing operations at a time when our
The Jubilee was viewed at Singapore with cumstance which I cannot but feel we caght to he time the matject of orities in this room and Charter dated the 13 day of January, 1897. death and abscriptions which are not reservoirs are at their lowest obb. Bregrest éclat: On Monday, 27th Jude, there were gratified with in connection with this nahappy the loss of the Tasmanis involves 2:00,000 by zabling to Company or its Direstors to create stored faz a Rzed period will be continued until the best caustțuated sewers, commanding and sad ass porte in the morning, marred an aster-that, although the captains su offoer, and itself the ductuation of the Company's shares and issuedebautares or dabanture stock, or part- most abundant water supply all the year fortunately by showers of rain. In the afternoon several of the bow of this ship perished, not a has been of a small and insignilsant amount. Ly the ons and partly the other, but so that the to send a congratulatory address to Her Majesty,sed hardly say that in the safety of our pas of the report, with which I shall dxd very brief by such debeatures and of the ospital amonat of hotbeds of poisonous garer. The West- and afterwards there was a graad fonction sengers we have notonly spractical but thadeepast ly. I may state that we are shortly about to such doboatare stock shall not at any one time minster tunnel sower, which, like the other the Town Hall, won the Governor re possible interest, and it is one of those matters obtaiu delivery of the vessels which we are now used £40,000, and also further ensout that sawers of Loadan, is regularly flashed by veived on behalf of Her Majesty, addresses from apon which we are able, I believe thoroughly, to building-1allade to the Victoria, tha Britannia, the Directors or the me baing of the Company the various nationalition. A olioir of one foongratulate the Company, that daring the long the Oceans, and the Areal. The Ficaria and may issa such deboutures or debatare stok manual labour supplied by a standing corps bundead goices mang the "Coronation An- time it has been in existenco, we hate enjoyed the Britannia are haing fuilt by Messrs. Caird from time to time as they shall think it in of 185 men, employed at a cost of £14,000 than" and "God save the Queen" The next singular immunity in respect of the loss of pas. and Co, and will be deliveret oaklerably in accordaug with the psword and aathorities of per annum, is acknowledged by the best event was s prosession of 3,000 school children to sengord fivas: I would also point out in oon-advance of contraci dato. I fear, but at the sam the mid Supplemental Charter."
the Esplanade, where they wore regaled with notion with this quastion of the insurance of time I trust I may be wrong in aoprebonding it, sanitary aathority in London (EDWIN CEAD-es and cake. In the evening there was our ships that during the 10 years to which I that Messa. Harland and Well who are enantion WICK, d.B., not the Chadwich who reported monster bonfire and a display of fireworks. On have referred we have had no fewer than some tractors for the other two resels may be ana- Tuesday, 24th Jene, there was a rave meeting, 45 vessels navigating all parts of the glabs at the what babindhand in their delivery, as they hava Homeson on ETE, 157.
an Hongkong) to gira off emanations from incinding a costame rece, aut in the evening rate, on an average, of 2,000,000 miles annually, bean for some time suffering from strikes among variety, and character of anr services, the safely four vessels (and they will be possibly followed by SHIPPING-Officers of the Coasting Steamaza of The preliminary conditions of wil sanitary atagemat and putrid deposits, to which he there was a ball at Government House and and I say that considering the extent, the their work asa in Belfast. The wirent of the
of our fleet has been on the whole very remark-rel will marke now foxture in the history of China & Manila S. S. Co. progress are, next to the water supply, satis-tracss a considerable augmentation of the grand Chiness processios.
The Times of India of the 14th Jan sayable. Now, gentisms, this disaster, as you are the Company, and one which I havo nadat factory arrangements for drainage and death rate of that part of London. La abort,
ed to develop the cativo market for Indian tea atituted authority, and it is, therefore, no part of thing I am perfectly sure that both those motion. Lade-China S. N. Co. Scottish Oriental 5.£.Co. Rewerage. If anitary legislation or the experience of London condemus the The suggestion that a company should he formuwara, has to be ingaired into hyn propsily con- you will watch with the greatnat interest. Of co ministration is to effort any real and lasting combined system as much as our own local has, we are glad to observe, baan carried to a my business to endeavont to anticipate in the stainent firms of shipbaillers will tarn out fast week. largely altanded by those interested to the cause of this occurranos. But in those satisfactory to the Company. One of the improvement of the bealth of the people, observation of its working in some parts of practical issue.. Ata meeting hold ia Calvetts slightest dogres tkajudgment which may be passe ela crediishie to themaaives and equally aparate without thinking the offers of the- there must in the fret instance be antin. Hongkong. We are inclined to think, in the tee trade, the lines were laid down on ass das zogerstiy Buts one's friends are renly facts which indicates how great the undertaking The toassume the most unfavourable julemantagainst is which you are carrying ontia conanotion with factory arrangements for subsoil drainage to though we will not pin ear faith to any one which the new compar le to work. relieve the occasionally supersaturated bill.ystem until we know more of it, that the capital is in share of Rs. 10 sech, and then the Company, and their sorrise lour befors anyone Mail Contrant for the public is that the ing by any one individual is restricted to 10 aquiry has taken place. For my own part, Icons of thess four vessels will be between sides and ground uncovered by houses, and separate esstom would answer the pertliar shares, with a view to ensure a large bulsaks very great allowance for the natuinal foul-2700,000 and £300,000. For my own part to carry of both the ordinary and extra-requirements of Hongkong better than the of shareholders, each having a stake in the inga of sucoyanon of those passengers who wore would most certainly have wished we should If the separate systems area of the movement. Operations are to be subjected to great peril on board the Termia, have been able to condust your business success. commenced by way of experiment Bengal but I do not think I should be doing my duty to fally and satisfactorily with reseals costing hali ordinary rainfall. fo the second instance, combined systom. r.engraved in a emporior style and brenght up there most also be a uniform and com. were applied to Hongkong, one act of draine and Upper India, and there agencies are to be the Company if I did not ondearnar to set aside the amount of money, but that unfortunately is
soms of the statements which have been and not the cass. At our last meating we had the THE INDOCHINA STEAM VAVIGA
TION COMPANY (LIMITED). prebensive system of house drainage, effec. and arwets would carry all the subsoil-drain- established in every village that oan boost of a tire in itself and in porfect connection with age of the hill cide and all the rainfall and shop. The tea will begin in packets of a size regarding the offers of the ship, and which I pleisure to inform so that the new Contrast and at a price to bring is within the parohasing
One arranged. Sines that time the Contract has bann sfacting the charnoter of the service. main drains and outfall severe. In the storm water, but nothing vise, straight down power of all classes. The one vance packet will not but stigmatise as misrepressatations for the India and Chias Mail Servioss had been third instance, there must be a suitable and to the central parts of the harbour. An- sold for ihres pico, the twe once packet for statement which has been very freely made was signed, sled, and delivered for a period of 19 commas was held at the Cannon-atrest Hotal an The SECRETARY having resil the tiotics conven | sufficient agstem of sewers or condoits to other set of drains and sowern would call six pice, and the foar ounce psagot for twelve ist tho captain of the Tasmania wai not, at the yours, and it now only swalta the asual ordeal the 2nd inst, Mr. J. Masa:krow prosiding.
pise, this being at the rate of twelve annas per time that the ship was lost, navigating the vessel of being passed through the tough of Commons,
In moving its adeption the CHAIRMAX stated carry away the contents of house drains or and convey, by a main track line running b. Az important point is that the commission himself, and that he was not in full charge of The report states that the Australian Contracting the mosting, the report was takes as rend other waste water or products suspended in westward, of the foaled water and sewtes paid to the shopkeepers will be based, zot ur the the ship, either because he was so unwail as not thas not yet bom defaitely settlod, but í baliere
total quantity of tan sold, but on the number of to be able discharge his duly. er, as I am in a position to stato that sine this report that the business of the company had prograssed
was actually jesusi the Australian Contract has much as befora, sud na new employment bad boo water. Unless those proliminary conditions of bosses to a point opposita Gmen Island paskats, the special object in view being to dovo- think one newspaper bad it, was so old and
taste for tea among as many of the native
To decrepit that he ought to have basa put on bsan definitely settled with Her Majesty's Gopanel up for their steators. Thoir earnings PLAN OF SALON ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE: ara fufilled, it will be premature, beanse and there drop it into the sea. With thelativa as possible. This scheme, if care the offs Now, goudruga, Captain Perrios, vatn mant sad the Colonies, bear-and showed a considerable decreste compared with useless, to interfere by sanitary legislation introduction of this separate system might eally and patiently workel, should certainly who has lost his life in this unhappy air. I my state that that watch the many those of the precious year, which, howasa had with the domestic arrangements of the then be combined, perhaps, our Surreyor-has an important bearing on the future of was 52 or 53 years of spa. There are few here, Till receive will be 35.010 par sana, which is bann an axesptionally Lavourable year for them. Among the other contents of the book are- An Anglo Chinons Calendar. Atan of Barume-people, except so far as to sea that over. General's get scheme of what is called back Inan toc. "Oar planters anst gird themselves I imagine, who would like to be put on the the swa they alrazdy obtain, although the 94. The draws in the net resists had led to a in preparation for increasingly kean competition she when thay had attained to that amount rice they will have to perform will asssarily responding dicaution in the dividend but ne for aut Thermometer, Rainfall, &c.
crowding Rabated and that the existing drainage, which, we suppose, is the cause of his We last week protated out in thous salamas the of longevity. Not only was Captain Perrius in bo of a higher and improved character. With they were able to pay five per cent & did not facilities for the sevenging of the town urging the "ten-foot backyard "clauses of the great favour which Ceylon ton has met with in the price of life, but at the time when this na- regard to the parind of the Australian Contrect, think the comit of the year's working would be the English market, and a calculation has been fortunato accident oosuerat was aarigating the Im cot sare that that point has bean alto considered arstisfotory, ramanbaring the an are continued. The first and third of Public Health Bill. That is to say, all bous raade that in five years time Ceylon will be ex vessel and had been to the wholan ght so doing gather Saally settled, but I think I am justifintisfactory state of the shinin teda enerally. fast raport, they had had no vacinaca maite, and the above mentioned conditions are the draine should, wherever possible, be carried porting annually eighty millions of pounds. This while the ship was coming through the Straits of in stating that it will be for a term of seren Since the loss of the Ser W, referred to in the
will wake Ceylon, even a more formidable cone-
Bonifaccio, ris, during the second cloer's watch years. Perhaps, also, I ought to mention, a3 a indispensable preliminarios (next to the long the backs of houses instead of through way than Chins and Indian growers will no from midnight. Captain Carrius was pocsonally mentor of gonam) dainting that, while and that spl had bin placed be the purchaan, et
ith the Agatralian enlouisa has
Favourable Jar of the early new steam stearing abm, staðinumfly iive taler b'olauk'in beon, and to to be in the future, a fortnightly when, which they had re-named the Yik ; a system of regnier acres leading market at their very 100 g
the morning, he went to his cabin, and laid down servies, the importance of their 40.amsoil ang With regard to the prospects for the sanitary legislation. If there are ic- might be combined with that separate aye-popplatios.
the cantas to be stoeral after teaving the Straits. Į position entitles them to have a weakly servigs. | Fubiza, the directors were avograd by thoir China ufficient er imperfect main drains and tem by providing hydrants, not only for fire
He went on to the bridge again and gave the This alternativa service will be undertaken by gants that 1837 opened propitioudy, and Egy couran to the second offloor, in which the latter the Orient Compicy nu similar for gs to ours, rawers, it la premature to legislate for house extinction purposes, but also to admit of
wars presty could at that a gool business would entirely concurred. Captain Porring then said- With the Oriantal Compaar (ns I may may be done. The last monthly returns, soat be drains, the efficiency of which depends upon weekly or daily cleansing of every street,
* Now we are free of all danger. I shall go be with all our competitors) we work in a spirit į telegraph, ware accrediogly satisfactory; and if low,” Now, in kalf an hour from that moment of tolerably suitable rivalry. I om only hope they went on at the same rate, there would a satisfactory supply of sewers to connect alley, or court by means of bose and jot. We
the vessel Atrack upon tho wak. Ihave said that the result of this now andartaking În (un donht be a gwelaosannit to show at the next of closely printed matter, to which reference is with. But that the drainage and sewerage are hopeful that the introduction of this sop*-
that it would not be right or proper upon my odanection with the Australian colonias vill bo meating, Thair fast had dowɑ kept up is ita constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the system, if system there be, requires a radical rate eveten would do more than any soount
part to vedessiner for one single moment to an equally satisfactory bath for them and for our nail good ondition. The old rosesla world ba ticipate what the judgment of the Court may solvas(Hear. Lear). The next point in our re-explaasid as occasion requirat by voy oun, bat Countries embraced within the scope of the reform, is pretty generally admitted. We of sanitary legislation towards ridding us of
by as to the course which Capain Perrius port is in respect to the sporial meeting which is for the presant no anoù additions to the com- CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY,
have so with to blame the Goromnimnect or the foul odours for which Hongkong istion
steered, or as to the manner in which the to be held for the purpose of sanctioning the piny's dat woult da maquiral, The principal ed to the resuel was navigated, but I think it is Supplemental Charter which has been obtainai (source of troubly and anxiety to the directors its officare. Even those who oppose the becoming proverbial and towards increasing
das, not only to the memory of Captain in order to correct an omission in the preston had bean the law rate of exchange. The lossay theorion and the whole policy of the Sur- our chances of life and health.
Perrins but also to the Company, to show, that Charter in connection with the Comasny's bor under this head on their remittatos from the veyor-General are generally ready to ad-
so far, there was, ut all events me want of sergy rowing powers. I need not remind you that Best had been about squivalent to ono per cont. and no slockness on the part of the commander in there is no extension of the Company's borrow lividend. The directora could see no way by looking after the vessel under his charge ; and I ing powers, which remain excatly, so far as the which this loss might be avoided, and it was im- most also add this-That during the 20 yours amount is concerned, as they were 20 years ago, possible to forotal whether or no exchingen 7th Jaly.
that Captain Perrïns bas halt command in your but there is a certain facility granted for using might fall still lower. Soms diuination of pro servise the Directors have on no coassion had to those pegars should thera ba noosity so to do, fits i also been brought about by the competi And one single fault, borever small, with the which I believe will be of advantage to the Com-ion on their ludistlige of the absidised steamers BEFORE MR. H.E. WODEHOUSE.
manner in which he carried out his duties as an way. The only other paint which I nod uske of the Austria Lloyd and Babattius Compauias. oficer and a milor. The Tasmanis had six offi- any observation, upon is ons which in many pay- The motion for the adoption of the report was NEGLECT OF DUTY.
cora altogether, and of those six three wara pests is by far the most importact subject of ull. carried, and the dividend of 5 per cent. parable Li Á Yau, chair coolle, was charged with ung: ¦ stually provided with captain's certificates, so I allude to the financial results of the Company's on the 17th inst. mas declared. Mosers. J. Mac- lect of duty on 6th inst.
that there were, therefore, foar gentlemen on working during the past year. I am not going to andrer and W. Keswick, the retiring directars. J. Manbennett, foreman in the Surveying board fally capable of commanding her accord enterinto detalls, becans, a4you areware, webare were re-elected, and the paditors, Hessra. Tue-
the names of ..
Miscellaneous Coast'
Steamer
FOREIGNERS
The LIST OF RESIDENTS now sualaine THIRTEEN THOUSAND AND TITS HUNDRED arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest rder, the initials as well as the surpass keing alphabetical.
The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly
to data. They now consist of
FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA.
CODE OF SIGNALS IN VSE AT VICTORIA PEAK. MAP OF THE FAR EAST.
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG, PLAN OF THE (NTY OF VICTORIA..
PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA.
PLAN OF FOESION CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAL PLAN OF YСКОНАМА. PLAN OF MANILA,
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PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.
A fall Chronology of remarkable events since the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of Chinese Festivals, Facts, &c.,
with the days on which they fall. Compamtive Tables of Money, Weighta, &o. New Scale of Eongkong Stamp Duties.
another midftkong: ---- Soales of Commissions said Chargos adopted by the Chaubers of Commerce of Hongkong, Shangbai. Amoy and Newahwang. Hongkong Chair. Jiurieksha, and Boat Hire.
The APPENDIX consists of
FOVE HUNDRED Pages
The Contents of the Appendix are too namer- ous to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but entlem
TRRATIES WITH CHINA-
Great Britain, Nanking,-1842 Tientsin, 1858
Chefoo, with Additional Artiele and all others not abrogated.
France, Tientsin, 1853
Convention, 1860 Tintin, 1835
Treaty of Commerce, 1835. United States, Tientai, 1858
Additions, 1869
"Peking, 1890
German, Tientsin, 1861
Peking. 1880
Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazi, dad Peru. TREATIES WITH JAPAN---
Great Britain
United States
TREATIES WITH COREA
TREATIES WITH SIN
Netherlands
Corea
TREATIES WITH ANNAM TERATIES WITH CAMBODIA CUSTOMA TARIFYS
Chinoss Japanese
IZGAL
Siamese
Corean
Dur
But whatever system may be best for mit bis great abilities as an engineer as defined systems and apply that by a thorough Hengkong, let us by all means have one well as his zeal and devotion na яв oficer of the Government. Erarybody Torhauling or rosanetraction of all our knows that he is not responsible for drains and sewers. Better even a deferred or the muddle in which he found, on hie expansive system than this patchwork of hap. py-go-lucky tintoring at old and new draina
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO TAK "DAILY PRESË."]
Lovno, 5th July. THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE. Her Majesty the Queen has laid the founda
of the Royal Colonial Tastiteta. THE NEW MAIL CONTRACT. The House of Commons has New Mail contract.
POLICE COURT.
Sir Thoms DAKIN haring #ponded the Mr. Gurunox hoped the mosting would not
Company.
Tas raiolution is carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN-Gmtlenen, on behalf of my enleagues and rayself, and the officers throath- out the length and roadth of the survina-al-mo nagy hat or ever had a more sealous service than we have. I beg to thank you.
The sixth ordinary general masting of this
A
first arrival in Hongkang, most things co-that we have had for the last three or four de nected with his department, the contradic.
cades of Hongkong's brief history. A reform, tory, and incorrect survaya which had been made by a staff in which tbauges used to and a thorough reform, of the whole drainage be vorg frequent. Neither is be responsible and sewerage of the town is what we advocate Department, stated that dofondant was in bising.bo the law. Now, gentlemen, another state-no figures before us, and therefore I shall rosorvoquant Yoanga and Co., were re-appointed. for the piecemeal construction, on plans rather than any particular systom, the deter. employ. On 6th July he arrived boma at 1220 ment that has been made, and upon which I fpol whatever observations I have to make as to ganh I shareholder, Mr. Mitchell, allude to the fact pa telling defendant to ba rady again at 2 p.m. bound to make some ob ervations, is that on the figures until our mesting in Dosambat. But I that the company's shares were aot quoted on Defonilaat never put in sppearance till 3.5 p.2.postion of this wreck the native crow babayed may mention briedy that we have a slight mode- the Stock Bhange. The Chairman, in reply, and when spoken to legame very impadent. He very badly, so far as the lasour-that is to say? rate increase in our passenger traile. That is said the mutter was coder consideration, and had been guilty of similar conduct en previous the sailor-portion of the crew is constued. I ons factor in the working of the half year. In measures would iz dne time bs adopted for com take leave on good authority to deny that state the second place, we, has a moderato and on plying with the rules of the Stock Exobanga as ment. It is perfectly true that the native orew a tolerabio diminution in the expenditura. That regards the issue of shares to the public. The of the engineer's department, or at least soras of is the recond factor in the case, but I regret to proceedings terminatad with the customary rote them-I think to the number of eight persons, state that the dim nation in the freight roos!pts of thanks to the chairman and directem.-L. & behared badly in this respect, and took posses- more than counterbalance the advantages which. Express.
and swayL
mination of which should be preceded by a which frequently changed with the changes painstaking and comprehensive investiga- in the officering of the department, of drains in at the actual sondition, location, dires.
No uniform and satisfactory
tion, suiability, and sufficissey or otherwise survey of the building, sites of the Colony of the drains and sewers we have at prosent. bae ever been unde. Owners of house pro But reform of the whole drainage and perty know that to their sorrow. No uni-
novasions.
DISORDERLY GONDUCT,
Defondant was fined $2.
Joseph Baeth, seaman on boted the America
onstable while in the execution of his duty.
UNLAWFUL DETENTION..
Orders in Council for Government of H1.3.3/form plan for the drainage or sewerage of the sewerage such as we adrecate should not beatsamer Great Admiral, was fined $2 for dission of a raft, on which they endeavoured to we gain or the other two heads, which is a vorg
Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, town has ever been attempted. In former/undertaken oxcept on a basis likely to hajorderly conduct and interference will a police reach the shore, with so little suos that seven unsatisfactory state of affairs.
yours numbers of draine bave been built, of adhered to by future generations. A mare
1878, 1981, 1984, 1886.
in China and Japan
resolution on the part of the Surveyor-
You may pro
perished in the attempt, and only uno succeeded] hably recollect that from 1993 to 1835 we had in getting to land. - I ans mot sure that if they a satisfactory and steady advances in our freight | had been European firemen it would have asces reveane, owing, not to the fast that affairs were
DUSTBINS AND SCAVENGERS.
A correspondent sands as the following ex-
Ralos af H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts whose existence or direction nobody knows General to introduce suck & refura, or, sling Tavi Azok, a married woman, into this co.sarily followed that their condnet would have improving, but that we had enlarged to scope tract as being of some interest in dunnection
Tables of Consular Fees
Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong
Table of Hongkong Court Fees Admiralty Enies
Foreign Jurisdiction Act
States in Chins
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Rules of Court of Consuls at Shanghai
Siam
anything now, for a registry of drains was nerer thought of, though at one time bank rabberios, by means of tunnela driven from forgotten underground drains, and the
reision of the Government, might be set aside by the very next occupier of the post of Surveyor-General or by the next Governor dus to arrive in a few wootke.
Long Aang was convicted of unlawfully bring,
the
long and detaining less for the purpose of emigra
tien
Defendant was committed for trial.
UNLAWFUL YOBBESSION,
Regalations for the Consular Courts of United attempted escape of prisoners by meads of
Lam Akia was ocharged with the unlawful an unknown drain ander the gaol, directed What is needed, therefore, is that such a re-passsesion of gold watch, valno $100, on the
form should be introduced only after mature 2nd June. Chinese Passenger Act
Cheung Kaz Koke stated that on the data TRADE REGULATIONS
public attention to the general ignore investigation and deliberation, and ushorad named when he went to bed he left the watch is not likely that I should question for a single may mention that with regard to our ships des healthiest of our working population: This, y prevailing as to old drains. With rich a China Japan
Customs Seizure. China
chaos left to him as a legacy by his prede-into existence with all the columnity and hanging at the head of his bed, and that on awak Customs and Earbour Regulations for the dif- censors, it is not to be wondered at if the formality of a Btatute Law. For this reason,ening the next morning he missed it.
Defendant accounted for the watch being in his and for or other, we recommend that a possession on the ground that a man had given of a reliable survey, has been hampered at every step he made in the direction of bring investigate the condition, suitability, and nothing more of it.
His Worship, sentenced him to six mouths' ing order and system at least into the wet-sufficiency of the drainage and sororage of imprisonment with hard labone. work of drain and sewers built under his the town, with a view to propose to the Orders may be sent to Ucily Frens Offee, wherewa direction. But we believe he would Government the adoption of a uniform
ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &e. Surveyor-General, in the absence espacial Commission of Inquiry be appointed, to it to him and asked him to pain it. He know when the European seaman on board one of our but simply owing to the fact thai them were more asserting that oxperiencsend observation justifies
Filotage Regulations KONGKONG
case of the collision between the Celtic and cargo obtainable at the moderate rafes which ease of the buffs. I observed the other day of our operations, and that there was plenty of the brink of me interest
It is at least a comfort to learn that in the the Britannit, where the European fromen of prevailed. But regret to say that 1866 the Britannic, against the orders and entreaties and 1887 has won a continans dimiantion in face of hardships, these untuaky creatures, dri of the commander and officers, ware the first to the froight traffic, owing both to the faot that vento seek a crust in our dustbins, are not only seize upon a bout and to make off from the ship, freights themselves have hea lower, oad that in ordinarily but extraordinarily healthy. No loss which was supposed to be in extreme danger. I some quarters, at all events, there has not been an authority thus Dr. Gay informs us that he say that no Indian seamen ever behared worse the same amount of cargo obtainable that there has given close and particular attention to tho than did those men upon that socasion. It was two years ago. In illustration of this, I class in question, and that they are amongst the moment the superior courage of Exropana as patched from London during the last six months, regards the "hill-women" of the mea, the deat against Ariation. There are cases upon resord, the cargo returns fall short by something like man and "ervers," he reports them "a healthy however, in connection with the fleet of this £15,000 or £20,000, aut owing to any differonro in ruddy.complexioned roos, the healthiest set of Company, and cue of comparatively reannt date, the rates, or hardly any peceptible difference: men I havegrer seen. He oven gas the length of ressain refused to man a boat because they con- ships going than there was cargo to be carried. bi ia declaring, that to soors of selectal-Lon sidored it a parlons undertaking, whilst the Ine There have, of course, been in other part of our don teadagroen could be found to match the sacav para quietly went into the host and did their duty trade osadderable fluctuation. In some quarters napber of dustaen brought casually, together. Hoar, hear). There is another misrepreson thers have been momontory sigasof improvement Intsad, so often is it shewn that individuals om- tation which has been made, namely, that the When I had the plesants of addressing yra in ployed at the nastiest of work enjoy perfect im. Lea's 4 I was charged with nalawfully and Company employ natives, forsooth, for reasons of Desember last there was something like a spurt hasity from the most rivalent dianasan, that it it is published, or to the following Agentstimeelt be ready to acknowledge the need system to be rigidly adhered to in future maliniously Botting fire to a writing desk in economy. I need hardly say that this is an utter in the Australian homeward trade, which I regent is hard to understand what it is that broods of a thorough reform, oreo for all, of the The experience of the past is sufficiens to reling house. No. 4 D'Agnilne Strout, and delusion. As a matter of fact, the onews of the to say died away in a miserable Dazle. But the fover and pestilenon. The hill-woman, whose with stealing $40, the property of F. Nautin. Company's ships are composed, taking all hands general verdict in connection with the Eastern taily task it is not unly to sift dust, but to sort Complainant said he was a merchant carrying into account, of two-thirds natives ond one-third trade during the last 18 months or two years is and handle all mander of doesying and oil- whole arateus of drainage and sewerage, show that without the preliminaries of a The first pend, therefore, and one the supply formal Commission of Inquiry any plan or a brain No. D'Agullar Brent. Priser Europests The Tasmania, Ifne, bad on beard that it a lamentably overdone. I most heartily smelling matter raak amongst the healthiest was in his employ a aflos boy. On the first a craw altogether of 55 Europeane and 99 Asia wish it were in my power to make a more en-of our working population. The think-booted Meiura, Hodge & Co.
of which the Surveyor-Gential would pro- |
change of system that might be adopted Sunday in Juse he left his house in Caine Road tins, and why did we adopt natives when we first couraging statement on this subject than I am goatry who spend hours daily in an under- Mesars. Kelly & Walsh, S'ghai. Hall & Holtz Co-operative Cobably bimself advocate, in a Ordnance would lack the prestige and the public coate go to his offes, and on arriving there found it began to run ships through the Suez Canal in able to do, but, as I have often pointoil eat hero, ground sewer, lift the iron trap in the pare Messrs, Kelly & Walsh.
Charter of the Colony. Now Bules of Legislative Council Port Regalaticum
&c..
ke
MAC.Mr. F. A. de Gros SWATO.Messrs. Quelch & Co. AMOT............Monars, Q. Gerard & Co.
FORMOSA........Mozura. C. Gerard & Co.
Foodkow.... NINGPU....
SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI...
constructed in the future. Every exint-
ROBBERT MI A SERVANT.
not get in normal bases anything of defendant when our ships first began to use the Buez Canal altogether too great for the development of the hesltay sad rosy as salt-second mariners. NORTHERN & Hall & Kolte Co-operative C.. /survey of the whole town, on a scale that deace which are indisponsable if a radical tooland. He returned savural times but conid stead of Europeans? Because I tell you that the rapid growth of British tonnags has been ment and "come up smiling," and appear as Reven Ports and Kolly & Walsh, Shanghai. would facilitate a detailed registry of the reform such as we need in this respect is to who siseps at the office. On the following day. we sent them to India solely manned by Eurotrude. It has far exceeded it, and the shoe pin. The labourers who are employed at bone- Lbs place being still looked he got a carpenter psans, but we were obliged to drop this system, shen in a remarkable way on those lines in which crushing mills, and whe pass their lives in an NAGARAZI... Muters. The C. & J. Trading Co. lines of drains built in the past or to be bays a chance of permanent maintenance,
and broke the door ops. He found some matches owing to the continuamos of misecadoot on the we are interested, via, que what are called the atmosphere to breathe which would inevitably HIOGO OBAKA..Masers. F. Walsh & Co.
lying about on his writing desk which was black part of the European seamen and firamon. It was rogaist lines, in which every new outsider whstara giok and a person uussed to it, are TOTOHA MA... Mosts. Kolly & Walsh.
The Agents (Mears. Butterfield & Seire) ia- and charred underneath. On examining the not an nocommon thing for ships conveying the comes in takes away from those who already have quoted as the most eligible for life insurans MANILA......Mears. Dine Puertas & Co. ing drain should be registered, so that form us that the 0. 8. 8. Co's sleamor Nestor, lesk he found that it had been opened by a key maila to India to find that before they reached the not suoagh for themselves 1-am-sorry-to-hay purposes. Somewhero at Lambeth, a few years SALOON Mexers. Schroeder Frères and in view of the fuctuations to which the from Liverpool, left Singapore on Wednesday of another desk which had utted it and $40 and of their voyage to Bombay or Calcutta a con-that this mischief is not by any means conflued since there lived a bene-crusher, who was like
Borrey stuff is subject in this Colony, a porening for this port.
abstracted. Thero wees letter in the desk in prisiderable portion of the crew in gaol at the differ to competition among British ships. At the premise a boss-boiler and a maker of soap, and soxor's handwriting, which he gave to the Folies ent ports stopped at, and we found that the disai-sent moment, and for many mouths, we have besides all this did a large business in the Davent record may be maintained of all
Defendant stated that on Saturday he gamblad pline, alaabliners, and orderen board our ships, sud bean feeling the effect of the roost svelopment rasaufanture of boue-dast mazare by the The Acting Superintendent informs us that drains in existence, to which reference me the P. & O. steamer Khedire, with the outward away all his wages. He then went to the office geality of our service was rapidly deteriorating. of fersign competition en our trade. The new ageupy of sulphuric acid. be bad on the occasion of future extension Eaglish mail, left Singapore on Tuesday, the opened the deal and took out 810 to It was for that reason, and for that reason alone, lines which have been started by curious French, dined odours arising from these manufactures try and win bie money back. On losing this he that we were obliged to use Asiaties in latitudes German, and Italian Companies to all parts induced his neighbours to and the sanitary or revision of our drainage`system.
5th instant, at 6 p.m. fer this port.
gaia wast to the office and book this time $50 in which they would be of more servios that of the East have necessarily affected us in inspector to speak with him, and in the end ha I am cot going to dwell was rummened to appear before s magistrate, The second used of reform consists, in bur We informed that the Heater's telegram which he als lost. He tried then to borrow Europeans. Then, gentlemen, there is another disadvantageous way. opinion, of the adoption, after usture cons to the approval of the new mail contract has money from his friends to make up the sun he statement made with regard to thisaffair, and it is upon this subject, because I have now no figures and thew on why, as a bone-boilor and orusher sideration, of a defuite and uniform system refers at probably to the contract with the had taken from the desk, but being able to do in referencs to the delisoy and waskmass of these to speak en hofore me; but when I ham an ha sheakd not be abolished. He responded with P.&O. Company and cot to the Canadian Paso he wrote the letter produced to his master and Indians who perished on board the Tasmanie, opportunity-I hope in Droster nort-I will the promptitude of a man who holds the reins of for the re-organization of the drainage and cile, as armed in our midday extra yesterday. put it in the desk and then ran away from the; and who, na one writer pots it," died like rottes treat of these matters in detail. There is no ristety in his hands. He had no one argument [sheep" when they came into cold weather. Not doubt about this fact, that in shipping business to show in justidation of his right to loop his
Gazder Mr. F. Mainfroy. HANDI HAIPHONG....Mr. G. Gavella. BANGKOK Messrs. Ramsay & Co. SINGAPORE...Moors. Soyle & Co. PENARO Messrs. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO Messra. A M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA... Meurs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY... Meesra. Gordon & Gotok.
MELBOURNE Me Norton, Hargrave & Co. BRABANE......Mesurs. Gordon & Gotch. LONDON... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lans.
otive.
At last, the com-
LONDON....... Messrs. Street & Co. 30 Cornhill. LONDON.... Messrs. Bates, Hendy & Co. senerage of the town as a whole. The oboice We pablish to-day the roport of the P: &O. Complainant, on being re-elled, stated that a slogie lascar, not a single Indian milor, was at the present moment there, is a perpetual mills revolving and his tanka babbling: be LONDON. Mr. V. M. Wills, 151, Cannon St. lies in a narrow sphere, for it in pesatically Company's annual meeting. After all the letters there was originally a sum of $170 in the desk Tost, exount by drowning, and those who were lort struggle going on. It is assuredly a case of the brought with him nine distinct argumenta SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Marchants but en alternative between what is known which have been published with raference to the and other valuables which the prisoner might en Ladia Aretien, who are noenstowed to live survival of the sitost. I feal from personal ex- not one of which could be gain-sayed, kn.
Brohange.
in a temperature of 150 degrees, and who, being perience that there a un rest from continued the shape of a family of eight girls and boys in sanitary engineering as the combined and reference to that disaster will be read with
Joss of the Tasmania, the Chairman's visŵn with [Lave appropriated bad be aboeaks' impri⋅ exposed during the whole night to a bitter starm toil and natinaed opposition, and to the most with their mother. The good lady herant
NEW YORK.Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row,
Daily Press Oos, January 1887.
the separata systems. The combined system, i interest.
Defendant was sentenced to six
■ sonment with hard labour,
and wind, would untually maffer, as many of us successful the success is only very moderate, had been installed mistress of the home mill