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THE STEAMER "WAH YEUNG" BURNED.
ment may make drains and provide seven-TERRIBLE DISASTER IN THE mersion, bat were olborwins injured. Mr. Guilds sont their manuals, but only one of them That will give a sum of $2,039,20% available for to thank you, sir, for at once attending to ing facilities, dat it is in the household that
CANTON RIVER. the most effective precautions can be taken. To be efectiva, however, they must ba fór i the most part voluntary. The proposed at tempt to enters them by outraging Chinese, idean of depony by spuding Inspectors into the female apartments of native houses and・ requiring a complate revolution in their domestic arrangements wouldinfallibly braak down is practice.
The British ennaposits along Aftine. Captain Martin, left here yesterday for Bhanghai.
The British corvette Cordelia, Captain Boyr, from Manila 1th instant, arrived here yester day.
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The Mercury says that the British ironclad frigate dance and gun-vessi Wanderer left Chinking on the 6th instant for Nanking and
it
TAN HONGKONG LEGIS LATIFE
COUNCIL.
A manting of the Legistative Council was hold
There were presont:- yesterday afternṇon.
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Sir Wil- LIAN DES VODA, K.Q.M.0.
Hon. J. RUBELL, C.M.G, Acting Chief Justice.
Hon. F. STEWART, Colquial Secretary Hun. E.J.ACKBOYD, Acting Attorney-General. Hon. A. LISTSE, Colonial Treasarok. Bon. J. M. Pares, Surveyor-General Hon. H. G. Troмerrr. Harbour Mastor. Hon. Word SHING.
Hoz. C. P. CHANDE. Hor. A. P. MacEwen, Hon. J. BELL-ISVING.
MINUTES
and confirmed.
GOVERNOR'S WHAAGH
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The COLONIAL SEQUETARY have to, by direction, to present a messge by flis Excel. lency the Governor.
The CLERE then road the message - follow
10th November, 1857. Hanegrable Members of the Engislative doma, 1 have had the honour to close to be Inic on the tails of the Legislative Coareil the Estimates of revenus and expandicars for 1857, and I would reques: Fake residence in the solany, my views as to the items which ha co been propofol, may very possibly ho mộ
Further information: Victoria College $31,700, da so berriso it would be a great boon if the prior therein, und na to the amission of pines, Laded, and as to which he will doubtless give drawing our Erewer's attention in tais
Police buildings $45,000, and Military defences sum of $25, 90-I think that is the slitnate. dided under the light of your fonal experiance.
The report of the Henogratle the Colonit! Socre- $130,000, making a total of $348,000 as against could - provided, or at allevents em commence. tay and Auditor dotal on the Calimator deals 307.000, or a difference of early 20 per cent ment und Sir, I understand we are to go into generally with their castauta Biurepacific or plans. Well, if an experienced saditor like Sir William what is called Fiance Caus mittes on these ndi- he is orally in Gonzoil hoes Mens Marsh can be 20 por cont. wat I think it is very atos. Some months ago I agitated against
been omitted from the Estimates next year will probably not be required.
were unconstitutional. At that tiu the pub cf expenditure an item for lighthouse to lay aitustel HIR HORLLENCY-I don't quite-follow you Ho were kept absolutely-in-the-dark-in-referencs either at the Cap Fork or on some other spot, a way You mean that by that anm the setual amount to every thing that went on in reference to tas and I take the opportunity of saying that the impor- har den less than was estimated P by settled with The Imavriul Savemoent of Chius:
pablo expenditure. A dispatch which is in the tant sabjsot is engaging my earnest attention.
Hou. A. P. MACEWEK-Yes. My argument sessional papers, 237– The account of $30,000 not down for thin itom is is that instead of having ordit balanos of large as an on probably be xpanded on the ob8118,000 we will have mase.. just in qocation during the oozing post
I glad be on the
I deem it
it.
Chamberaadded that far lives nsed have been lost was at work on the Queon's Rond, another was the service of the year 1838. The ordinary ex-mattornad patting down this sumet $24,00 and 1 had the native seaft round only come promptly abandoned to the west of the scene of the frepaditura hos ben calentated at 81,318.515, and trust during the year some proges ma be theextraordinary expenditure at $800,000, waking made, Another point I wish to draw a'i ntion to their assistance." There were about fifty either broken down or because them in charge of a total of 81,924,5-45, which leavega belasco on the to is thir: For some year post an amou janke in the rloinity, and a favourable breeze it thought it unnecessary to workitin view of the 31st December of $118,677. The principal in- always been included under the heading for blowing at the time, but although they must have great amount of water which the steamers were oraams in expenditure have been in pensions and trordinary expenditure for a park at Woun soon the fire they nevar offered to come war, playing on the burning” honzas. An insident establishments There is a very large inoresee of choong. Now, sir, there has been a great deal of HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
I over $25,000 in establishments but a great deal correspondence and talk about this perk. Some and one ustupan aloss by, when hailed by them whichis worth noting was that when the confagre of that is owing to the Sanitary Sub-depart thron or for years ago Bir George Bowen asked With deep regret we have to record one of from the shore and asked to go and take the tion was at ile highest point a kerosine latopment, soumber of oftere being required there, to moet here in comities under the chair- those comparatively rarodiestere, the destruction passengers of the anchor chaina, turned away in a shop'a few doors westward of the western-Inrcads, stroots and bridgasthereisanincrease of manship of the Surveyor-General to discuss the by fire of a ship affat. Not since the burning and rofased assistation. As a set-off against his reast promises on fire suddenly burst, causing a $11,000, and in miscellaneone services on increase dezirability of the park, and asked bim to prepare of 812,884. One of the largest Items in miscellana. I have a distinot recollection of that of the Facills Mail steamer Japon in 1874 has a inhumanity, Mr. Chambers bears wazın testimony great alarm to those in the shop, the oil in flams lances Bervices, $10,000 odl. is due to the foot aseting The plans were prepared in the able. mpes terrible antestrophe occurred in Chinese to the kinduces shown to them by the soldiers spreading itself on the floor, but fortunately the ther this colony must now pay for the whole and urlistic manner in which my hom fried ex- weters than that which took placa on Tuesday at Chasapas Fort, who came down to the shore people in the shop pat the fire out with little expenditure connected with the Look Hospital cells. It was most beautiful. There were pede night on the Cantou River, The British steamer and invited them to go there and dry their diloulty, A body of Police was sup on the With regard to extraordinary pablis work and swaks and nursery maida, and all kinds of Wah Yeung, Coptala Y. Witt, which was an clothes and have food and drink. The soldiers spot to keep order on the Queen's Road but was these have banu detailed, and it will be found things.
they are nearly all completions or continuations The SURVEYOR GENEBAL-Not narsery gaged in the river trade between this pari sad sl remained by to afford them protection from shortly afterwards relieved by a company of of works already begun. As in the pravions ranids, I thină.
Hou, A. P. MADEWEY-There were all Canton, loft here at her asant hour, half-past the untives, seras of whom hud assomed a rather Military under the command of a Lientonant, case, I will give all information required when we five o'clock, with a large number of paen-hostile attitude.
who mounted guard there while the Pelce, were go into committee. I now more the second road. kinds of things, and you might have imagined yourself in London park. We thought it NEW SEASON'S
At a meeting of Vistoria Lodge bald on Tussengers variously stated at from Captain Montague Brace, manter of the British detailed to other directions encircling the sceneing of the Appropriation Bil for 1883.
The COLONIAL,” Treasurer paconded, aapital los. It was in Nowmber, shortly Hon. A. P. MACEWEN-Sir, I would take before the Races, aut ko saggested that CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS day evening Bro. W. Boffey was looted W, M.six hundred in addition to the row-and steamer Pasig, reports:-On our passage down of the fire. Some of the ehops burned down
for the ensuing year.
some cargo, whleh included ons dandred from Canton on Wednesday night about lou were liceused korasino shops, and one was a fire advantage of the opportunity walsh has been if we began the work than it woull interfere
Amag her passengers were about fautes to nine o'clock, the pilot saw the light cracker shop.
kindly offered by you in your spoook to the with them: Woll, I imagine he went bek to. Te-night at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, piga.
Cound this afternoon to make a few remarks his fee, put the pita in his pigeon haly, and Silvo's Surprise Party will give their opening one hundred and sighty small-footed Chiness of the Wak Yeung. At a quarter past nine I
on the Estimates on the second reading of this stat there it has remained ever since. In the performance, win a varied programme will be women, many of whom were matorning from noticed that she was on fire sft, and at once or
Bill. And, sir, I wont congratulate the Gov-month of February Sir George Bawu surued presenteil.
their visit here to witness the Jubilee culs dared the boats to be got ready for lowering and
ernment on the plasticity of the revease the first soil and he told na that in Australia to shown by the figures which have been given by had been in the habit of addros day large crowd. The Agents (Mngre. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) bration. All went well until shortly before rafts ready to be put orarboard, and steamed as
the Colonial cratary this arouing. The out Whether it was the absence of the large gronds inform us that the Ben Line steamer Beagles,ningo'clock, when smoke was discovered aft, and a fast as we could towarda hor. By hall-psat nine
mated revenue for this your was 81,201,000 and or that the Executive did not approve we have from Antwern and Looden luft Singapore a few minutes later the flames burst through the we began to get in amongst the men who had Tuesday for this and Japan porta,
the actual amount reaived tar out to be heard nething of it siponercept that it always up- docke aft. The voxel was at the time nearly jumped overboard who were floating and crying
| 81,785,000 or owe $100,000 in sroom of what was peared in the Estimates. Well, when the Jukilper The estimated revenue for the business came on a public meeting was held, one of The British composite gaabot Firebrand, jabreast of Chuenpes Paint and about a mile from out for help. At 9.40 pm. we stopped, ent
estimated. year 1383" in given oat at $1.437,000, the largest I have now in Hongkong, arċ Commander Denison, which had been on a cruise shore: The caplain was called by the second away two boata and launched the rafts
aud should asy it is extremely prab the Government know a public park schowe in search of the missing garbast Wasp, reengineer, who was the first of the officers to dia. among the use of fosting kumna belags, who' turned here graterday without having found any sover the fro, and he at onse headed the steamer had drifted soms distinss from the burning ves
able that this sum will be considerable in was one that would be consitered at laat m creased, and after taking inte secount $200,000. Ing. The park schaun was carried by a large traces of the ill-lated vessel.
for the shors, with the intention of hoaching se The boats went backwards and forwarde
the amount wish you think will be realised from majority d cut to the Government. The It is raunared in Tokyo, according to the bar. Dfeanwhile the flamos pret with amazing and picked up som forty-five altogether, includ
premain on land sales, yod Lave a balansu of Goraramsat rofused to auction it." Ono that it had already been over $118,000, after providing the large sum of reason given Choya Shimbus, that Russia has made to the rapidity, the steamer being built of wood and ing the second pilot. A little later we steamed Japanese Government some suggestions za
300,000 for what are called extraordinary pub christened the Bowen Park, and there win KË that time. I think, some idea of Sir Georgy lie works. What the naturally very dry at this sasson, and tho sn to the Wai Yeung, now in ons obset of flamas 122garding the island of Tenshima.
And the ther suggestions are, however, is not stated. frightened passougers were driven forward by from one end to the other. We got within 900
H'S EXCELLSNer-Mines the sum of $90,000 Bawen coming out again. the smoke and hat. When the. Wah Yeung yarde of her and then anchored. The Posson's
added since for the lighthonie. I must say at the immediately take it off the Estimats bo- onuso I mainly so no meation of it made According to home papera a marriaga
The minutes of the lost meeting werd road out time it is due to your suggestions. arranged to take pisos shortly between Captain was about two hundred yards from-shore, those boats were also assisting to pick up the sur
Hon. A. P. MACEWEN-Iwould roforyou to the singer. Thus they not only refused to allow Richard Tracey, E.N. who was in command of among the anfortunate persons on board who vivors; she was lying was distanco off, but went
Hongkong Sasional Papers, page 99, to a speech to make itemselves, but deprive na of tho the Tron Take on her lost commission on this could swim began to jump into the water; some her beats on nosing the blaze. Mr. Tok Ken's
made last year by Sir William Marsh, in which park altogether. Well. Bir. during year short station, and the Hon. Constance de Couroy, only child of the 19th Lord Kingsale, Captain Tracay to shore while others drified beyond the launch -wah, then returning from Whampoa
he astimated that the aranat required in 1828 residence in the colony you must have seen bew for the completion of extraordinary public works rory few open spaces are here, and it would HONGKONG, NOTEMES 17, 187
is at present in command of the Steam Reservs Point, sarried by the force of the current, and also castated in picking up the poor people from
treaty coumenend would be, for the Tytambo a great bora, to all alesse if a park at Portsmouth.
were picked up by the boats of the staamorn the water. The chief officer of the Pasig (Mr.
water worke $18,000, Victoria College 855,000, could be made it Weng-nekohoang. THE enormes sirides made during the last
Pasig aud Powen, which had stopped and put off J. Stavern) with one bost went to the wreek, and
Police Buildings $70,000, and Hitary defence ground is already uel for football, and the fifty years in all branches of science have
to their assistance. The spain and officers ro took off twelve persons from the anchor and
8170,000, making a total of $307,000; whemas other afternou I was down them and say the my bop. friend the Colonial Secretary has for Atudents of the Alice Maorial Hospital playing formed one of the most popular subjects of
mained on board until the dock was so hot that chains, amongst them being one woman. He
the Tytam waterworks, $44,000, showing auriokat. The Panal Grannd and the Cricket comment in the reviews of the present rejen Wuhn; they will return to Chinking and burnt their feet, and the flamon were closo upon made another trip and was then hailed by the special attention to them, inasmuck as after short excess of $28,00; over what was urigipally es. Ground is the only open spaces we hava, and in
ramain there a few days. The French ornier them. There wasnotime or opportunity to getout European officers of the Wah Young from the that have been made in connection with the Primeuguet, with the French Admiral on board, Jubilee celebrations. But in on department left Chinking for Hankow on the 9th instant the boata, the attempt having to be abandoned at beach. He brought us the captain, mate, and The Austrian corretto Aurora sto left. Chin-the first boat, and the vroud of Chinees were in two engineers. The chief pilot (a Chinamsa) of science has the advance been more mark-hiang on the accaing of the 9th; her destination wild confusion and panic, every man being for saved. We waited by the week od than in connection with sanitation, and is Ningpo. The British ganbost Swift arrived himself and quit beyond the control of the until twelve o'clock, doing what we could to in no department have the real's scieved at Chinking on the 9th fast and left again furocers. Seding nothing could be done Captain save life. Thonetested on to port. Left Captain
Nanking. been more tangible and valuable. In re-
Witt and Mr. Sendel, the chief officer, jumped Witt and the mate fache steam-launch Kure-uah! sponding to the toast of his healtà at
of the new stoner in Shanghai of special de Oparies Chambers, who would not swim, to do The wreck lies in the Watering Plase under banquel given in his honour at the recent sign, to trade between Chefoc and the adjacent the same, promising to get him to shors. He Cheupee Point, shoat a mile east of Flat Hygienic Congress at Viasma Sir SPENCER pts in Shantung that are donessible to vessels WELLS Baid that the Crown Prince's me of light draaght only makes the subjoined re followed their example, but wank several times, Rocks.
His ExGENCY-I have read it already. The Pasig ran considerable risk in going so marke-Wo have no doubt the vessel will not and it being very dark ho was only rescued with
Hon. A. P.. MACEN-The Sematy of morable worde in opening the Congrese only be profitable by herself, but she will be also difluulty by the captain and mats, who conveyed close to the rocks off Chasapee-Point in outer
His ExELL NO-You mean that from the State retusel ta sanoi ran the total abilitiợi of "Man is the most precious capital of the most valankie an a feeder for the main lines him to the bora insonible. There, after vomit to pick up the drowning passengers of the Wahliatory in areial prition of the upleny Though experience of this year less will be required than Bose meetings because he understand tha Stats and of society in general, every indi- If thas nama. L'orspany would run a *anding freely, he stor recovered, and a party of Yang. Great credit is due to Captain Braon the islanca to gross which inspected at the and af is ustimated P
were meant by enible the anoficiat momine, to Hon. A. P. MacEWEN-Yes. There is an assist the Governor in framing the estimat vidual life reprocents a certain valuo" Shen Hai Kuso, alas here weekly steam vom Chinese soldiers who came down from the for the promptitude with which lie sated, and to demands for works insolving extraordinary arpendi- other point. Under the honding of Taxes" Well, that is not the case. We see nat bera la expressed atrath not pot fully maknowledged munication with Newebwang, goods and passen-Chusapos fort afforded the foreigners pro- Mr. Stavers sled for his exertions in saving life, tore, the rerepus is dily increasing, with good the amount, pat down in 1987 was $455,600, from the estimates, but to cricinise them.y by men of science, and certainly not at all anger traffle would probably be found large enough teation and kindly offered them shelter. The captain of the Powes also rendered most oprigs of still further increen is the whereas the setail sonst sallected is $481000 experience is that you generally find the sch
will prob to give a profiteblo return to both lines. dermond by the general public. He wont
food, and warioth in the brt. By this portas and valuable assistance by sending off of the present eplem eontract. Several important showing an excess of $25,000. Now the estimated 3ots to be discussed at the retina are thus At the rgonio Congrass at Vianas a very tipe the Wah Yewag was one vast sheet of flame boats. And the native oraft round bean equally bells in Vistaris and Kowloon, and Pablis Laundrien put down at 9547,000, or $80,000 in excess of worked and wants utter dark, or a clerk works, such as a Now Shoop Haricot, Slaugh at Housse amount andor the hesting of taxes for 1838 is merest Lriftea, that some department is van en to say: We have lately celebrated in intereating paper against quarantine was read in which hundreds of her aukappy passengers sulioltoas to aid their countrymen the tale of which are required to most the inor-astu nede of "England two jubileesone of the sign of in the Third Eestion by Mr. Shirley Murphy, of
what has actually been ccllested this year, and I wants more pay, or a packah noolfe is required, have no doubt my hon. friend the Colonial or the pankah coalie wants another coilia our Queen, and the other of sanitary science. London, who argued that quaraatina tanded to were enwrapped. The polls and servams of talities would not have been so lamentably the colony, will have to be andertaken, as boo 29
give a false sense of security, and made local au- the drowning and burning people, the squaline lengthy.
Tressarar has been on the ante aide and to help him and the public are under the in In these 50 years we have been learning the thorities sluggish to adopt sanitary mesaares of the pigs, and the ortskling of the burning Captain Witt and his officers did all that lay THE LATE DELIVERY OF CRST IMPED LOTTAGE. has under-estimated the amrent that will be pression the most fearful plots are hatched lesson that health is wealth, Last year, on Mr. Murphy denied that quarantine had ever timbers, made • combination of sounds in their power, but the fro had gained such a His FXCELLENCy-he Hon & P. MacEwan received Now, sir, the municipal rates of this in Finance Cominifle. I anftain the Gavera- President of the Congress, at York, ef our provad au eficient preventive, but was challeng that filled the minds of
Calcay have been for several years at 13 per rent should be sa open as the day, and there. I spectatore old when distevered, and the panic and con-will now ask a question.
When an on- Sanitary Institute, I showed that in the last who in this Congress have constituted thou with
Hun, A. FACEWEN-The reason I luare cout, and that is a hairy tax for a large propor-fore draw your attarting to this, ed on this point by the French repre entatives.
Groups of the fusion among the Chinese crew and passerere given notion of the question which suds uption of the population to be, and inore particles! embrables-ss the flowerne ert be 50 years the uzerage duration of buuan life solves into & syetematic oppositjen to unfortante passengers word seen by the were a great that they wero evan unable to posite my name is that the attention of tas Chacularly the peorar eles of Europeans. I cor. frequently finds there are as ny, people to English and German ideas. Dr. Brouardel light of the flames clinging to the anchor and lower a single boat, and arrowly escaped with ber of Commerce has been drawn to the fat-tainly us simppointed this caning that the disucres with bim as to age, bot if the cited the example of Malta to prove
His EXCELLENCY-ENG De, Mr. Mas. Colonial Secretary held on no hope of any relay were poflad to morrow I am sure ther that England still entorsed quarantine. He chains, and the water round 3: Fall of drowning their lives.
Ewen, I must interrupt you. It is not in a. duction in the taxation, because in a conversation would not be a dissentient voice with regard to forgot that the British Government bad laft people,
The river steambost Fatihon passed the gorduce with Parliamentary practice to make a I had some time age with the Colonial Trommurer the proposals I have made todas, namely, the
value of this intranse must be reckoned at
the Maltese authorities to settle the quarantine were fortunately passing, put out boats with Bogus on Tuesday night at a quarter to lonepeech on a question. If this question is given I vertainly understood from him that he would reduction of taxation, the establishment of a question as they pleased, and that, moreover, as great promptitade but their efforts were anno'olonk, and those on board zamarked a large fire, not for the parpoes of obtaining information but strongly recommend the Government to reduce Ughthouse of Gap Rock, park for the people, eight millions sterling. Besides this, the M. Murphy printed out, the recent outbreak of cesefat only in picking up shout seventy ont of which they thought was somewhere on shore, for the purpose of giving the reasons why you the municipal rates if possible, although and the total abolition of all sporet mestings of prevention of sickness and the teasering of cholers in Malta did not any mab for the use the water. A considerable number aww and hence she did not go near the burning shiv,
think a certain practice is wrong, the proper hardly agreed with him an to the amount the Finance Committee. Iver are to hope your fans of quarantine. The claim of British
Ceanras to presné, that is in sayit pou uru 1:01. Le mcommerced. I hogs that your sen-ney Aley will give these malta yang serice ila duran must miss the promise ships to pass though the Suez Canal in quran-ashere, but it is to be feared that nearly four The Committee of the Tong Wah Hospital satisfied with the answer given, is to make a will see your way to bring the municipal rates
onsideration, and if you carry th ́n ng I vent power of the population. Yes all this as time when bound for British parts was of course hundred lives have been lost, and it is helieced have sent to the sceus of the disaster two staan motion. But it is absolutely entrare to Partis down to 10 per cent. This would give great tre to say you will liste dans ma good durin *been the wonderful result of very inseient shemently opposed by the French. who argued that nine-tenths of the women on board launches and two large boats in tow of the mentary practise to make speeches on question satisfaction, and I think that on the figures if your three months regime than your precaces-
that every British ship coming from India-the legislation and imperfet organization. If land of permanent infection, as they all perished, many of the poor oratures being laanches to pick up so many bodies as possible. You must confine yourself now to the question raight ba dons. I am baza Isball he met in thers during the whol period of their office.
piloial side of the table by the statement that His EXCELLENCT--I confess i am seder eb- we had in England full power, a competent should be stopped for at least £ve days at the roasted to death on the burning ship. It Some of the Coannittes-will-themselves go up
Hon. A. F. MACHEN-It has always be we have pablje-worke and hat it is utterly ira ligation to the hon. member for haviur drav Minister of Public Health, and an fcien entrance of the Suez Canal Times Correspon-is supposed that the fim originsted by ons of to-morrow. They propose to bring the balios the practice and I ar simply following the possible to reduce the taxation, bat my argument my attention to various points which, thang? staff of health officers and engineers, the
the passengers when smoking having dropped a buck to Hengkong, and place them somadera usage. I baw, however, to your Excellency's ds now, as before, is that it is barenganabio that they have not escaped attention, from the for
-probably in Stonemiter's Island-to avait cition and would merely put the question.
the present generation of ontonist should bear clbla saber in which he has put them evidently present death
The following account in the Timer of the light which ignited some Inflatable substance. rate of London-theti
His EXCELLONOY-I think you will rep it in the whole burden of heavy pahlin works which dunerve earnest attention in the future. With disturbances in the Caroline Trianda contains It is probable that the rapidity with which the identitation by their friends. Those not iden only in hecordance with reason. The reaau ia are made for the future. What I said then I re-regard to his first proposal, that of redacing 2, 19 in a thaand, night certainly soma details not hitherto published locally-flames spread may be to some extent nonoanted fortified will be buried by the Tung Wah Cott- that it would be absolutely impossible to allow & pant now, we can burrow. We borrowed £200,000 taxation, I must point out to the hon. member be redneed to 14, or probably to 12. The murder of the Spanish Governor of the by the fact that the ship had recently carried a wittes.
debate on a question, base a number of quesîn order to enable us to pay for the defences, and and other hon. members that on the face of the Caroline Islands and the attack on the Spanish From the hat Belence it may be gathered officials by the natives, nawe of which has lately quantity of kerosine from which there had bean
The Wah Yeang was a wooden steamer of 212 tions quite open to reply might arise, and serioas at the time curtain official members thought we estimates as laid before me, which siter examina- that Sir SPACEY WELLS Unches grent im- been resized in Madrid, arose from the treat some leakage, saturating a portion of the dook. tons, built in Hongkong by Te Amo, and anretiense would result. All the same objects would not be able to pay for the sinking fandtion Ihave every reason to believe are the hole can be gained by the ordinary Parliamentary and interest out of our rovenue, whereasit in noarly corroot, the credit balance, area before allowing portance to compulsory legislation. If it went by the Spauiarte of Mr. Dosno, an Ameri
Mr. Robert Hansas, the second onginoor, who ginot by Messrs. Ferrick & Co. She bus for praction of a mation or, if pon are not satisfied shown by the figures presented this evening that this extra ameant for the Tym, waterworks, were possible to ascertain the sruth, tote.can missionary, who has long resided in Fonepe, was the first to hear of the fire breaking out, says: the past three years been engaged in the Caxton with the answer to your question, by a farther not only do we provide $44,346 for the siuking will be much less thus this colony has had in hand question. I think if you will consider it you will fund and 940,000 for Interest, making a total of for a great many rears past. i don't mean in key ever, wo inngine it would be, found that the On this island there was a flourishing American-I was in charge of the engine room, when about river trade.
$34,666, but wo carry forward a credit balanco at the: that is not consistent with an excellent finan The cargo of the Wah Yeung was very smak, find it is only in accordsuse with maso immense improves ent i exnitation in Great Boston. About a year ago the place was visited came down and said there was a fire aft with consisting only of some twelve okosts opinm, my question-"Whether it is corrent that our Cołanial Ofoe would not approvao borrowing on and it does not show a large ameant of money to Hon. A. P. MARYEN-Then I beg to pat the end of the year of $113,000. Perhaps, the cial position, because it is, but there is the fact, Britsia has been due her to the growlb you go a financial of a healthy public opinion and rotary the German fag, which had previously been effort on the part of individuals and muni
subjected to a delay of many hours before defi on the Tytam waterworks? Ithink it is a logiti-such as the hon. member suggests. Now it is very sustea, in addition to being charged with mata pallio work which fature generations a curione fact that anly to-day, before the cipalities rather than to legislative cnnet
double postage rates"
onght to pay for and I suppose the colony must Conseil meeting. I was speaking on this very The COLONIAL TEEAJULSA-fir, correspond-have expended something lika31,000,000 on it,aut subject, and I aid it seemed to mo rther re ments of the Imparial Parliament,
sure which, by some inadvertence of the sender, if some setoms conld be arranged whereby the tarkable a gigantic work like the Tytam water. in insaiently prepaid, is delivered with as little money could ho repaid in 30 or 40 years it would works should havo hep paid for eat of revenas, delay se possible; but that which, in contraron satisfy the public and replenish you treasury, it being a work that above all others, as a N tion of postal regulations, ia despatched by the If no such scheme can be arranged, then I say,mdactive one, should be paid for out of loan, sender without any attempt at prepayment, is sell it to the colony. I bar not the Ionst doubtsad the birden thus be thrown partly on this allowed to stand over until it can be dealt with that my hou. friend opposite (Hoa, Ú. P. Chs-generation and partly on our successors But
simamatances. Instead of many hours it would supplied with water by public companies, and newly arrived as myself to water on suother be more corrent to say some hours.
tho shares of such companies are considered as policy than that which has been followed would THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL, Hengst the safest invostaments. Howevor, air, savour largely cfrashness, and. wbile-I-strangly
1890.
my intention this evening wae to draw your at sympathise with the hon. member, and thick The COLONIAL SECRETARY--I have now to tention to the desirability if possible of relies there are important public works that ehead ob, And that it is fairly move the second reading of the Supplementary ing the poorer classes by enclog the rates, be entered
Ibe a probis la, I suppose, we of the most expensive epon to consideration whether such works Appropriation Bill for 1885.
for
The Ching Times, in mostioning the launch overboard, and galled to the chia? originner (Mr. in which they intended to stand by the wrakte, by by rell, however, to note here that there probable the sum put down in the Estimates for thean anarot meetingy because Leonsidered £way
in Great Britian bud increased from 20 reais
to 49 years. Meanwhile the population has
increased by 8,000,000, and the economical
from March to Novómhar between Tientsin
dout.
sickening barrer.
atoamara Pasig and Powan, which
or Ascension The circumstances are these. mission, founded about 1850 by Dr. Gallok, of, five minuten past nine o'clock, the man on watch
hoisted there. Mr. Doane, having great infu-saw a quantity of smoke, and it a few seconds has been reported that there were also thirty for the captain of the Blanile, and induced them called out to the crow "Clear cut," but they pear on the cargo list supplied by the owner, ence with the idlauders, noted as intermediary the flames ama barsting between decks aft. I cases of karesine co board, but these do not up- to avoid asstility or resistance to Spain. Sub-were in state of bewilderment and alarm. Shing Kee. The Wah Yeung was, we under desequently is April of the pressat year, the Dot Ta & fawr minutes the flaman were right in the stand, uninsured.
na” Maria de Molina brought from Mandla the new Governor, who is alleged to have exercised 'tween decks, and I had to rotum over the sky- bis authority over natives and missionaries alike light. I then called Mr. Chambers, the chief in a high-handed and tyrannioul fashion. He ungineer, who left the engines going full speed, landed with a projudíos against Mr. Dogus, who
The sunitary condition of Hongkong is plorable, and urgently calls for improvement. If the average duration of life in England
abstain from interferenas with the missionaties.
7
the year 1668 is not a large one, owing to fas hoovy
these expectations approach somewhat domior to ra alization
in hand.
CLED which
LATER PARTICULARS. We learn by the Chica Navigation do bas been lengthened by over 50 per cent there is no reason why it suold not also be is described as meat venerable, devoted, and and went up and called the'captain, saying, "The stramer Henkore, which arrived hero yesterday without unduly delaying the paid contouts of the 1 ter) could in a week get up a pabile campany to at the same time, cotning to the solony only fre greatly lengthened here. a He at evening, that the lower landed nineteen ner attempt at improvement in the recent Public leaos uz the feand. These are mostly steaming seven or eight minutes before wo
number of European desperadoes who live in once put the steamer's head to shore. We were rescued from the Wah Yeung at Canton.
On inquiry Just night at the owner's office, we Health Bill, which was passed by the official desertars from vessels touching at the Carolines, rounded, some two hundred yards from the learned that Captain Witt has not retamed. majority but winch will of course never who find the island a veritable littls paradise land. She was drawing fan test, and the phar. It is stated, however, that he has sated about
of idlenes and debauchery; who, with nothing come into operation in face of the united particular but mischief to do, have since the engers rushed to the bow, the Bro driving them ninety persons. The compradore's assistant has protest of
the unfficial members and advant devoted themselves to counteracting the forward, patting her further down the head been saved among others. The lashes des of the general public. The inproefforts of the missionaries. One of the first The flames were at this time all over the ship, patchod by the Tang Wah Hospital Committee viled for the year, was $1,752, 182. and the Fun places in the East talice in, as regards honge should not be paid for entirely out of lean,
actually expanded was 82,020,8%, and although rent and everything else. You have already I don't think, in view of the very things the new Governor did was to seins the] ment will have to be effected gradually, land of the Ameriosa Mission; against which bursting through every hatch, before she took bare recovered 77 bodies, 74 male and three this Bill asks for a much larger sun than the mentioned this sessing the lighthouse on Gap ranks I have hasn hers, I would be right to de not by such absurd measures as ar snart. Mr. Dosna protested. The latter way thereupon the ground. This was close to Chuerpse, and female Caplain Witt, is expected to arrive Ufference, namely, 3202.463.80, instead of the Rock. I must say I was considerably surprise old such a question, or that the Secretary of actual difference, $289,679, I explained before when the Estimates wore presented to this State would be likely to think my judgment of ment that the house nogurusadei trend size, put on board the Spanish vessel, and the stesoner was beached near the Point. The here this morning.
that this was accounted for by the fact that the Council that no bottes had been taken of this way great valuo. For that reason while bene insufficient for the population, shall be fur June 26 he was deported to be tried on cortalu and the deck was crowded with them. Captain KXTENSIVE FIRE IN HONGKONG." sentenced to two months' imprisonment. On Chinese peaaengers were terribly frightened,
Treasury instructions do not permit the savings matter, which I think may be considered one ing in cind what the bon member bis said, and ther curtailed by a lause limiting the no-charges, but the Captain General of the Philip Witt and the offers stayed on the ship until it
no certain sums voted for special purposes to be of the most burning questions of the day...There being inclined to agree with it if such a course devoted to other purposes, and therefore they is terrespondence in possession of the Colo- should he found to be reguir, I acarcely thick ber of persons who may find lodging in ation to Fonepé The Captain-General promiset became too hot for ondurasca. The captain and pines ordered bis immediate release and restora
Last night a fre of serions proportions, and have to he rested. In the case of catablish nial Secretary extending over tan yaara pasi, think I should be justified at the present mcreat mente the large item of $7,000 odd is principally but the Chamber of Commerce, fading the Co-la adopting it. Iar quite aware of the berry house. In the first place, building to send Mr. Dane back to the island in a man- Mr. Handel (mats) irat jumped overboard, all which consumed a great deal of valuable property, due to the drawing of salaries at 15. 2d. by oficers verament, would not move in the matter look ad- taxation, mid If theresbould be either in the form must be provided, and for this purpus the of war, and alse to send orders to the Governor to ing out to Mr. Chambers to do the broke out in Queen's Road West. The fire who had that privil pa. With ragan in the rentage of the presence of Sir Robert Hart in suggested by the hen, member or any any other Frays reclamation scheme, evolved by a mem- Anoficial whose Mr. Downduring his red same, sud caring they would look after holl rang cat the alarm about half past seven, services exlusive of establishments, the son of the Colony, and we fired up a plan with him and ferra, ang feasible means of reducing it I should ber of the mercantile community and not stay at Manila,tays the Captain General was deep hun, as they know he could not swim. He fol- and soon after a raddy glow in the west indiested $25.000 odd for the Fastinsster General was sent it in to the Government it was a very quite ready to accade to and adopt it. With mount in the estimates was purely an over. owing its inception in way way to effieldom, chagrined at the unfortmaste contrrence, and lowed, and was nearly being drowned, but fortuna extensive conflagration. The firs broke out for arrears of Postal Convention in 1884 simple one. He said-If you will pay for it-gard to the gathonse, the non insertion of the
1885 and difference in grebauge The Works will build it." did everything in his power to make the mis-ately was saved by the captain and mate. The in a shop opposite the Gough-street steps spread and Buildings, $9,856. This i
HIS EXCELLENCY-Did not he man that he sight. I find, probably due to the fact that is the best that could be devised to tretionary comfortable. In the Philippines the heat coming through the deck was intolerable rapidly to the adjoining premises eastward and illustrates the working of the Treasury sustrae would maintain it, not build it P
thera babaen, as hos. members are probably immediate requirements. But the growing idea was entertained that the Governor of Fo
There was an actual saving of nearly Hot. A. P. MACEWEN-No, he said he would aware the lighthouse in questies. It great difficulty in settling the aginal xite? demards of a ser increasing popolarion Thỏ latter sppears to have continued his pernega- towards the shore, but found myself being carried The flames from these house, which were foreign $8,000 under this particular heading, bat as the build it.
uapé was crass. During Mr. Donne's absence when Ijumped over oard, and I swam saI thought westward, cix of which were completely guited tone.
works on which this sum has been spent are ‹D- will soon overtake the additional arcemtion of the misionaries. A private letter, dated away by the current. However Imanaged to make goods shops, leaped southward and northward, tirely new and do not appear in the Estimates of money to build on his plans
His EXCELLYNG-Thou we are to furnish the scene markable that a grester coincidence of opinion should not have been arrived at in the dation thus provided and further building June 15, from a lady engaged in maissian work
Fon. A. P. MacEwEx-Y, bevsuse they many years this matter bus been ander considers. sitea on the outskirts of the city will have to thers describes the state of affairs after the im- the shore at length, and sankerbausted upon it. and two houses in the latter direction, which last year it has been necessary to include them be provided. But as regarde cleanliness and prisonment of Mr. Bone And the work, I was draadtally sick and bitterly cold, the keen fronted on Jervois street ware burned, and cue by one in these Estimates With regend know the werk most thoroughly and have all tion At present it ses to have gone so far sanitary precautions, as apart from the queras when the Spaniards came. Work, schools. I soon found the captain and offers, and a little Jervois strect, five houses- tingmith, Black on the Iptam Waterworks than was expected in the world. Well, the proposel of the asiatain it at their expense if we will fortas what of it? It was never in so good a condition night airstriking to me in my saturated condition. in Cleverly-street lunding Iron: Queen's Road to to extraordinary poblia works the acrease of the mess and appliances at hand, and the coast that the Chiness Government are willing to $79,923 is due to the much larger rem expended of China I suppose is one of the best lighted rect and maintain a lighthen I presume tion of overcrowding; a “bealthy alleverything were in good order. Ent the wreckster › saw the boats vf the Purig, which had smith, and cooper's shops-were burned down. The detailed ata te ont is on the table and fall Chamber was seat up to the Government, the money for the building. Then there romas
that has been made in three months! The public
to this efterle said "You the question of where it is to be, opinion will have to be cultivated before schools, with the exception of two, the Governor put off and were picking up passengers. We bat ere building in the zaidst of these escaped oxplanations will be given when we go into com.and was
have been collecting $22,000 or $30,000 in light! Gorsement, through Sir Robert Hart bare desire to érect the light- compulsory legislation will stand much as closed. The church earrives at one station bailed one of them, and they took us off to the with some damage. To the west of the lans, the mittes on the Hi
The COLANIAL TREABUYER seconded.
duas in excess of your expenses, and we say that expressed a chance of being worked with any marked are closed; and wo live in kourly expectation of Pasig. The Pasty's bonis rescued about forty first house is Petersen's boarding house, the top
The Bill aus read a second time and referred money ought to have been placed to a special banse at a certain point which orr Naval degree of success. For this purse it we have to watch the girls day and night to keep was lying off at some distance, ient her boats and out, not, however, before wparks from it had com-
a notice to close the boarding school. As it is, Chinese from the water. The Powan, which | floor of which caught fro, but it was promptly put to the Finance Committee.
furd and not put into the general revenue" oors, supported by mercantile caplains vio THE APPROPRIATION DILL rom 1888. However, those who are interested in shipping have advised the Chamber of Commerce, Becerry to enlist the sympathy of some of them from being stolen and placed in bones of
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Irisa to me were consultad in the matter and they said "Tax believe to be a very bad plaos; in fact Comman the leading Chinese, who by tears of the all-fans. This conduct appears to hare inforint they picked up somewhere about twenty persoas.municated to the next two Chinese shops west the second reading of the Appreprinting Bill forn what you like, but gives light." And der Moore in a very she letter on the sabject ed the natives, among whom the missionarios I don't know how many Chinese rosebed the ward. The German l'area on the south wide of 1855. The sum asted for is $1,162.801. 1 have that really was the pith of the argument sent has shown, I must say in a manner to convince tive press and otherwise would be enabled to have Jabcared for about 35 years, and to have led abvre, but I should say at least a hundred swam Quson's Road had a narrow escape, the fames very little to add to the report whink I have home in Sir Willing Marsh's letter of the 25th me, that a lighthouse at the place pointed, out influence their fellow countrymen. Poe-to the atteok in which the Governor was killed For floated safely to land. Some of those who licking it furiously. The adjoining Rouses appended to the Estimates.
November, 1884, to the Colonial Ros. In that by Sir Robert Hart would if anything do more sibly, toe, the Sanitary Board might do and several of his offers wounded. Mr. Dosue could win sufled to the Point and were drown had not the sapis good fortune for being frail Fix EZDELLEVOr-And which I piesaris has letter he strongly supports the idea of the jight harm than good inasmuch as it would put a light
but unfortunately he admits there are other sowathing more than a milo sido dangerou good deal in this direction by issuing leaflets
ed. The yells of the passengers were fearful, Chiness houses they were soon enveloped in the been before bon, mambers.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-It has been in public works to absorb the roveans. This seems rook, which in times of fog would be more likely from time to time recommending the special
and the whole sosnu is one I shall never forget flames. They were, we believe, the last remain the bands of her, members for soza time. The to have attracted the attention of the gentleman to bring reals into danger than to keep them presations it is desirable to take at differ-
We brought on one poor falow in the Pariging houses in Queen's-road with wooden weran revenue for the present rear is now estimated in the Colonial Office, for he says-onsider from it. I canfess I think from his argu- ent seasons of the year all the importance of 20
whose fost were dreadfully out probably by the daha. On this aide four or fire hontes were st $1,405,205, and in addition to that it is og that, as there are many public works at pre- ments a lighthouse at that plass would be observing clean trees is person and teneigent
propeller; he was taken up to the Hospital as soon sotally burned, and the flames,rped on to s few posted that $100,000 will be received in pre-sert in course of construction at Hongkong, and a very doubtful good indeed. But than miums on the sale of lands, and then we have obas (his year's Estimates bare boun already ap comes the point with regard to Gap Rook, se we arrived. We had no time to dress properly, small Chinese prestiges at the back in a lane teine from, tize Inext $1,230,789, making a total portiuned, it would not be advisable that the to that being the best pinot. at all times. It must ever be remembered that in Hongkong as have to dust with w
A demonstration of Endicale paraded the and none of us have saved anything but what we called King In Hong; five of these were com- of $2,726,064 available for the year. We started work should be carried out at present. I would, advised it Is by so moms a simple thing to build population whose idees on these points are streets yesterday and caused desparate fighting stand up ia All our reloables, cortligates, and pletely gutted and on either side of these two the year with a sam to our debit of $181,152. however, suggest that the sabent should be on lighthouse here or to maintain it, as at erly very far behind prevailing in Euro in the Haymarket and the Strand: two police everything we prosessed has been lost and were houses ware sensiderably damaged by Then the ordinary erpenditure of the year is sidored in connexion with the Estimates for me season of the year would you be able to estimated at $1,484,000, and the estimated axira 1838, when, if the Chinese Government and the reash it I don't think the difficulties are a constables were stabbed; 400 of the rioters were wore glad to get off with war lives.
water. Thave of the Government Fire Ezgines ordinary expenditure la 8650,000, giving a total Chamber of Commeron stiiloonsent to the terms anperable, but at all events the matter is by pear countries, and that the first and most routed, and 100 persons have been out to Me Chambers, the chief engineer, corroborat were at work, the Nos. 2 and on the Prays of $2,325 Lean the stocat to be provided for the now prepeat, and provided that no huu la ra6-20 mesteach a simple one-seis-gonally sup important sjepia the direction of sauitury rekooplist
ed the foregoing narrative, so far as he witness and No. 4 on the Quópa's Road, the latter being present year. There therefore will remained for any sure whatever on this woooaat. I posed, in fact I think the diffentiae bare bad n form, so far as it is.dependent on individual !
sum of $400,582 to start next year with. The thall not withhold my sanction. That was the great deal to do with the delay, the diffiority of ed the ranta, and added that he owed his life to fed by the street plug. The Hongkong Fire revenue for 1999 has been calculated 2131, 457,670, reason I was surprised when I m un mention erection in the first place and the difficulty of Captain Wist, but for whom he must have been Immune Company's Engine was also en thend it has been aniculated the sum of $200,000 of the matter in the Estimates, and on behalf of maintenance in the son place. That is drowned. They suffered mesh from the im. Prays and working satisfactorily. The Chinese at least will be obtained from the sale of land, the commercial community of this colony bog' probably why Bir Robert Hart was much
bad not at the tire returned to Ponapé..
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
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LONDON, 14th November FURTHER BIOTING IN LONDON.
PRINCE BISMARCK SENT JOR
effort, is to ednete the people.up sa correct i His Majesty the Emperor has immoned Views on this vital subject. The Gavern Frise Bismarck to Berlic.
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