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loft Singapore on Sunday for this port.
I. E. Phya Bhaskarawonges, Blamess Ambas- HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. those agauties beause they are ontaldere. Eat at or room, but he will be allowed a clear re wo do with they should contribute. fairly and duction at the commencement of the your it sadox to the Court of Japan, and salto, arrived
are yesterday from Japan by the Messageries The Legislative Council met fastarday after-oquitably to the protection from fire which all there seems to be any probability on 1st or room wil be empty to any considerable extent aliks need. Perhaps overgens at this tabln ex- Maritime steamer Bughation.
noon. There were prozent
WILet your rollensy romemboca that disastrone during the year.
day, the 26th December, 1878. Those who de His ExcELLENor-I don't quite understen:1 ramember it don't wish to nas another day like you why it was not pradont before and will that, ni whilst won't say we are running the he under this Ordinance. risk of such a day, it must be plain that the stato
The COLONIAL TREASURER-It was not of things I have attempted to desoribo la tand-
pradent to allow the Chinose to claim refunds for ing in that direction. There are other things in the Bill, but they refer to matters of detail, andy rooms, bocaue it would have been an end- less busines to go into the question whether Itproposa to explain them when we go into Com the little packing cases were empty or not. It Master.mittoo,
is often difficult enough to decide whether a house The COLONIAL SHORTTANY coonded.
was empty or not. Wo have had to hedge that His EXCELLENCY-I think it only right to say about with all sorts of procantions, for Inca sorry that an Ordinoase, if not precisely the same, Very to any that a large number of ratepayers in this similar to this, was forwarded to England sofore Colony cosm constitutionally unable to confine
subsidy to the Chion steamers conditional poo their sailing to Shanghal instead of Hongkong. It is avlent that the most progressive portion of China is the north, and flat we shall be only anticipating events if we make Shanghai-the- jeofite of one futara intercourse with Chinn instead of Hongkong. Avery alight effort would induve Congress to adopt, the idea, and to poli proviso into the subsidy bill making the chango The argument in its favour that our inte coarse with China had better be direct instend of roundabout throgha Dritish Colony."
and the north of Franco. The writer estimates that Bengal goal could be placed at the various porta at a freightage cost of six to fourteen shil- fings per ton for a distance not greater than fourteen hundred miles
without merit.
LAN DES VAUX, K.C.M.6.
His EXCELLENOY THE GOVERNOR, SIT Hon. J. RUELL, CMO, Acting Chlof Justioo.
Hoa. F. STEWART, LL.D., Colonial Secretary Hou. B. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General. HON. A. LISTER, Colonial Treinrer, Hon. J. M. PRICE, Surveyor-General, Hon. H. G. TroMPETE, B.N., Harbour Hon. WONG SILING. Itoan cho P. PLAYERN. Hon. J. Ben-InvİNG. Hon. C. P. CHATER,
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Scales of Commissione and Charges adopted by of Commerce, which, be strongly insisted on the Ist-inst at the China Merohanta' S. N. tó Frockow, only to and that their rapidly grow. I give an average of Lour to each of these firms or 1 ting to property in Tondon, atv, is liable to be a little dilatory, and to drag them before
the amber of Commerce of Hongkong Shanghai Ainoy, and Nowakwang. Hongking. Chair. Jitrickslu, and Boat Tien
The ATPENDIX consists of
unsatisfactory condition." His Royal High. nous urged that we should be in a sap of preparedness both as a guarantee agniet Black and as a means of giving coufilence to those engaged in commerce. Dis to be hoped that his utleratieda will layo some weight both at the War Office and the Tres sary. The importance of effectively defend
The winates of the last mosting wore road srrival here, for the ecosidoration of the Se-themulvas to fast in these rattera. If we had also oretary of State, but since my arrival hore I to ga into the question of allowances for empty ing the coaling stations las, it is true, bents
and confirmed.
have received a despatol in which, on the sug rooms, it would simply mean this, that any oLO formally and distinctly recognised, but the writer in a trade paper points out that the
gestion of the Board of Trade, the principle of who chose to come forward with a olain would The CoLONAL Seeneracy prasustel the disrimanting wou loost aad ontalde oom have to be allowed it beentree it would be impos. necessity of completing the defence works, goographical position of India prosents immense of furbishing the simswert therefor, and advantages to the ormen of steam EnVigation report of the proveelings of the Fiasco Companion was disapproved of on the very ground solo to investigate it.
His EXCELLENOF-How do you get rid of the men to work to araumert, appears not even excepting the Date Archipelago-by and moved, that the votes therein recommended same view of it stenok me when I first read it, at diflor Mix Ordinan
receive legislative sapotion.
but after rory sericas cozalderation of the mat- Carrled yot tally to bare perċtrated tisa brains of the reason of the cheaper transport from the Indis
Le and taking the views of my hon. friend Mr. The COLONIAL TREASURER-In this way. slow.moving officials on whom devolves the coal mines as compared with the export from
Taster and others who have donsidered the enWhen a house is being valued, we will say the England or Australia. From statislivs recully
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on tho tablo ject, and under all the local direnmztances, I con-rack. rent is $300 a year or $25 a month, the daly of providing these essential adjuncts to pablished, it appears that Indian crai will And Papora relating to the importation of sub. Is my view has boon entirely altered, and I am not says that would be the rent it the whole 12 fortress Protests from the Colonies con- a market to the extent of something like three sidiary coine, and in doing an sait be would like not without hope, by, shrdagor representations house were sccupied, but it may be that there is room overlooking a pablle "stringy and the corned, reminders from Governore, denoncia-million tons, a prespost-which should give to explain with regard to the last page, on which on the aubject. of indasing the Secretary of stone by the Prey, Aliko fall unheeded on strong impotue to the working and manage was stated that the proft was per cent, State to change his view also. Of course in landlord has groat difliouty in letting it; the mant of the industry as it at present stands while he stated on a previous oocasina that it no uses it would be more convocions to obtain assser entier that the room is damp, that it in drossed "The Editor." and those on business these apathetic officials, but it is possible Furthamore, the Bengal and Asssin coals was only 5, that the report to which he was albis final decision botora posaitig this Ordinance dark, thist. it is ill situated, or that in all that the rousing tones of Lord CHABLES should especially find markete in Bombay lading was made up to 1874 only: The presentant it is unlikely int my docism-can be ar probability it would not be tot, would Correspondents are requested to forward their name BenESFORD and the emphatic endorsement Caylus, and Barrah For this purpose the post-pro mas made dp to 1833. Whanazile up to trifel at detoca the tiro hon this Council is made a fair allowance. He woukl value the.
tion of Calonita is of the greatest importance,
usually in recess. For that reason I thought it use up to its highest ralae, he would call sad address with cosmaninstions address to the by the Commander-in-Chief of the seaolu and tonnage for Indian cont esport should be the average praat was only & per cent.
see how many times in the past your that room tion passed by the London Chamber of provided by steam colliars of the most ucone THE STAMP DUTIES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, eat, and it can do no possible barn, to pass the apop the owner to show his books, and he woul
musure, partly with a view of showing the So. mical rizos and similar to these plying between The COLONIAL TRACER-Sir, I hg to oretary of State the view of this Council at the sies of rooms hot hear vacant, and judging All lettere for publication should be written on ons Comancrce to tlio effect that the Government tho Tyne and London, and between Cardial move the second reading of a Bill onlitled to adject, and partly that we may not lose another from that he would throw him offacertala aument.
should increase rather thou relax its efforts to
Stamp Duties Amendment Ordinance 1893.
In London the vestries will reduce a rental by your in case I am fortunate enough to obtain a Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not render the means of defence for occan routes
imagine, sir, that every member of the Council nago of views on his part. I think it only right fifteen por cent, on condition the landlord is not I ordered for a feed period will be continued, muti.
thoroughly efficient, may stirahese fossile to
is aware that since the original Siamp Ordinanco to mention als toexplain that though the Coasoil to claim for empty ronnes. They will can in Was passed twenty two years ago there har bom approve this Ordinanca there is a chance, I hope some aireaustances as high as thirty per sountermandoā,
Beveral revisions of the tarif in that Ordinance net a vary great one, bocase the argo neute in cont We propose here to brait it to twenty or Grder for extra seples of the Daily Press should more signrous action, if anything can he-east-before 11 am, on the day of pubilostion.quicken them. It will be interesting to note
made with a view of distributing the stap favour of the measure are very strong, of its being twenty-five per cent. In defuition 9 n yor! The travelling correspondent of a Hungarian duties-leviable ander that tariff more agritably disallowed. I may say one reason why I think the auch needed finition of an opty house is given, After hat hour the kapply in linzibed.
whether the agitation really produces any paper-recounts a pleasing and perhaps historical among the different classes of the community. ir be altered is that the Board of Teads It may be said there is not much diffoults in permutisat effect on the administrative de anecdote which ha board from a Japanese peet. Now, air, the last revision, which was made in sorgust the same end may be obtainot by an al deciding whether a house is empty or not. It is recorded as the poet, in s anuals of 1886, has been a grout aboboss. We have not toration in our raling principles, but I have I am anrry to say there is a difficulty. Every the Chinese Empire, that an Emperor of that had six that revision was made, those considered that roughly, and I find it out of the one whose house is not lutting for as much as ho country once upon a time made a treaty with the plaints of inequalitios and anomalies in the chestion for the very conson that all these ont-inke it ought to consider it empty In definitions 10 nad 11 the City of Viotoria and the The Agent informs ne that the Anstro-Hom/ Hungarians. The latter demanded, as a proof Stamp tariff which used to bo mado baforoide Companies are located in marcbants' oloa Penk distriot, which will call the bill district,
of the Emperor's pacifio intentions, that Leio fel it has worked, I may say, admirably, aut which would bò rated under any circumstances, garian Lloyd's steamer Titania, from Trieste, should give them the most beautiful of his 300 | the revenue is certainly vary satisfactory. But, and I do not see how that plan is practicable, asarò duficed, and in 12 a d-finition of the year is wives. The Emperor, while proteading to sir, there was ous problem before those who pecially whers one firm has eighton agencies. made to allow the valuation to be and in the Went informed by the Agents that the Cooniself the disagreeable task of conducting a which seemed to defy a solution at the time and the cast, and as no cas has been able to assessor' is allowed to value two scouments
guiose, resulted to send the ugliest; and to save made the revision of 1966, to which I have alluded. As I do not see any praotionl means of most cool weather instead of the hot In Section Steamship Company's steady Starion, from margotal examination, ordered all their portrails which has fet mat with a satisfactory solution to suggest to me a fangible plan, other than this, together andor certain restes al Liverpool, laft Singapore for this part yesterday to be painted by a renowand netist. The wives sins. I mean the obtaining of some sort of 1937 I have hopes of bang skla to indude Her when a building has a pier in front and ties morning.
who know nothing about the treaty, and were contribution to the roronne from those insurance. Bajosty's Gorarament ta look upon it in another building and piar are so intimately connected still more ignorant of the Emperor's conte-agencies which are not registarod here but are tight. This will explain the agepending olan that it is impossible to deside the saprate valu The telegraph line between Tratatin and plated perfidy-thought it prudent to bribe the only the soucies of insurance companios esat the ord of the Ordinance. The Ordinance of either, or where to buildings are jumblod Howeven ready the Imperial Government Taiwan.fu is expected to be andy for service by artist: all save one, who happened to be the bettablished elsewhere. That matter of with the will aut one into forse until Her Majesty's together so that it is sible to separato tom, part of one protrading over or into the may be to defer the completion of the ne..he 1st April-next. The line is being built by losting of them all. She disdained to resort to most careful considerations and was looked at in pleasure on the grabject is known.
Chinese exclusively miler the saperintendence this unworthy arpalient: and the artia, to orory light, and the leading roanagers of in- The second reading of the Bill was carried other. In section provision is made by which owners of large properties who 080- cessary measures for the effective defence of of Mr. Li Chen, a urphew of the Viceroy.
punish her pride, represented her as bideons. stranen basiness Ecre were taken into consulta 2001. 2018. The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains the coaling stations, they will not be allowed
On seeing the picture the Emperor declared that tion, but no method was arrived at by which The Couse then went into Committee on Py their own properly can obtain an exten- sion of time for making their returns. Only tus rates of
The concert last night in St. Andrew's Hall this was assuredly tho ngliest; and had her sent a fair contribution on the business carried the Bill ForRTEEN THOURAND AND FIVE HUNDRED to postpcao them indefinitely without
prored sas of the wurst successful ever given in to the Hungarians, to their complete satisfaction.
The first section substitutes the following fee soren dage was allowed under the old Ortlience, but here he may obtain an extension of time not FOREIGNERS
taized.
The only suggestion made was to the duty payable under the 29th Article of the arranged under one Alphabet in the strictest faro of the national commerce and the pro-carrs wara numerons, the concart lasting till mare than doubtful, but the story is not obtain returns of business from thega ageuoios. Sobed is to Ordinans 16 of 1886,
exceeding twenty-eight days. The owner of a | vigorous protesis. Fortunately for the wel.ongkong. The Hali was crowded, and tho en. The identity of the Huns and the Hungarias on by the insurance companies could be ob order, the initials as well as the surnames
and T need hardly say at this time thak relarus raLIC OF RISK NOTE OF THREEANCE, FOR EAGE gumber of houses is also allowed to apply for an extension of time. Ta Section 10 tampering boing alphabolical.
estion of the rast interests that have grows close en twelve o'clock. A full motics will ap
of business are vot altogether a popular or por pear in to-morrow's issue.
with tha nemazement list is forbirting Chara op in some of the scattered dependencies of
We (N. C. Daily News) wohnformed by one buponlesizable memes of obtaining data or which
is at prosent no provision whataver of that kind, Crown, seroral public men of celebrity The little steamer Sea Gull, which was recent who knows the circumstances of tha, case, that to obtain vorous, especially wasn the man wha
[and it is quite. "possible a vlerk, might take upon himself to alter it, to diminish the entries and inBuence have warmly taken up they purobarod in this Colony for sorstee on the the following story, from Lloyd's Weekly Tamrinn makes those returns is to be taxed on those re- turus. Now, when I say the whole supuul re- Peito, left Shanghai on the 2nd just for Taku Newspaper, is tro-Mer were deceivers over.".
reque or policing of insurance is under-38,000, it question, nad intend to see the system of de- having on board Captains Crarli aud Watts and the Heathen Chinee, so far from being any
Tissue by any other can. 50 centa mu zazz $10
or part there p to in the Look or ad? to them entirely out of his pay a person, to be
will at the $100 and $5 on ever own bail. Any aloration charged on the promin fences inaugurated in 1885 carried out in its This little steamer mado a splendid run up to execption to the re, is aided in his deception will be as thateyon if these insurance agencies
LUCYading $100 or Governor's authority in facbidden. In section part therecE
16 the hole proemiere-us-to-oppual is i entirety and with the additions suggested by Shanghai from hart a short-time ago
by his innate talent for lying: A gentleman contribute at all their contribution must be very writing from Shanghai to the Newcastle Chronicle nail bedste netrally the greater part of the
The section was passed without discussion.simplified. The appeilaai gels mero e experience. - “Lord CARNARVON is a sincere
A Japanese vernacular paper sara:-A telo yesterday tells a story which ought to be a warn $8,000 is nutributed by the local companies,
With reference to Sections 2 and 3, which yo-sad yet by a simpler arrangement the ap- friend to the colonies, and fully treognises grain from Paking, anted the 21st uit., stutering to English girls who scoept offers of and it is perhaps not an exaggeration to say the importance of seenring the esfety of the that it has been deaded by the Chinese Govern marrings that are tendered by the polygamous that these agency companios, which for the sake or to the duty on Bills of Exchange in transit peale are disposed of more quickly. In Beo ment to raise 200,000 taals in bonds in Santan celestial The Chinaman in question had been bravity I will tell foreign companies, oor- and confirmatory assigaments, the COLONIAL tion 13 it is provided he must prostente bis ap
I know, TREMURER explained that these provisions were paal within a month. At present he can keep it links in the grost chain of posts which con- for the construction of a railway The Dumperur sent by this Government for tares y cars study tribute almost nothing to the revenus heet them all round the globe with the of China sanctioned the scholas sa the date at Sir William Armstrong's gun factory at air thit in mentioning these particulars alrearly law by virtue of Orders in Council, but it hanging on indefinitely, and it is inconvenient Newcastle. Whilst in that town he persuadedam telling my hon. friend this had boun thought convenibut to ahody them to have the whole book bug ne indefinitely be- melhor country. On his return to England va obore.
an English girl to marry him, after deceiving der Conncil simply what they know, and what in this Bill, so that there should be only two canse one dilatory man does not at his caso There is an oxisting from Australia ho will be certain to use both
The Courier learns that Mr. Feindel, who ar about his rank and wealth and by reference to they know possibly a grost deal better than Iuthoritative documents, the Ordinance of 1990 finished. In Sestions 2 and 21 an important penalty of St) for delay of sending in returns bur are not intended entirely fer those win git got rid of. voice and interest in their behalf. Lord rived in Shanghai from Europe by the Buchsen the Lismansions surrounded with mango trees du, batas tas ozplanations given in this cham-and the present one, aml the Orders in Connoil abange is introduced Freers, who was & Navel Lord in the other day, has been appointed to bo H. LM's in the other property, he was also rorun the table, I say state that there are doing With referenco to Soutious, which provides that of-fine-This-sex-been-enfoceod and
Oddly enangh, ho forget to mention that, in Conal at Tientsin, in place of Mr. Rattiol, whe, A description of Chiose Festivals, Fasts, &zo.,
the advent of foreigners to China od Japan GLADSTONE Ministry, after completing acare it will be remembered, went horns a short tima Possed of two crthodox Chinese wives and a business in this colony 9 local insurnace-ep-documents moroly sent to the colony for signature practically it would be impossible. We woul with the days on which they fali.
fal inspection of most of the scaling stations, age, on fariongh, on socazat of his delients couple of children. The English wife was ao panics and 183 of what I have called foreign shall be exempt from duty, the COLONIAL TREA have to be perpetually drarging up people to the insurance companies, of all kinds, fire, life, and SURER said is section is entirely new, and Police Court. No one aenda it in within a week, companied to Bhanghai by another young Nar- Coraparative Tables of Money, Weights, do.
fire insur-I am responsible for it. Under the letter of the the general role is to send it in in two months or has just given his views on the subject before stale of health.
castle girl, for whom the obliging Chinamanarine. I proposeto confine myself a meeting convened by the London Chamber
had promised to find a apoase. After a few ance companies. These 130 sgancies are in the existing law a document simply text hors to bothros months. I need not say there are many According to the Mercury, telegram, received days stay at Shanghai the girls were taken on
hands of about 30 firms or parions. That would sigued, à conveyance of power of attorney rela- people in this colony, sxcellent people, who may
on the impace of quickly and Frotunily Co. offices, states that the ico in the River ating naplein of treachery were fully realised.
persona, who carryon these agonales. But there stamp duty. It does seem hard that a dvonent the Police Court would raise a storm of pablin is one gentleman, or one firm, I don't remember sent here simply to be signed, because the par- indignation. I propos to abolish this pulty. coupleting to work-legum. The fortig hental in milked at the Settlement, but that. The marsions surrounded by orange treas" said, were all in an stivanced state, but the bear the Taka Baris still fira and hard. Steamers proved to be a kind of large hat, in which they which, who works 18 of the agencies. There son is residing hare. sharald, bo subject to stamp which has been a dead leiter, and proclo instead
ara moveral firms or persons who work 10 or 12. and aty. It is for the Conseil to decide whether that the user who fails to sad in Lis return --- wera voi, f her dispatched from Shanghai before were subjected to the unpleasant onriosity, of a hore Is 204 one of these insurate agencies, ex- the exemption should be allowed or not. The cases within the extxaded singhe gods ten day, ba guas had yet to arrive, and the garrisons were the 7th instant.
Chinese crowd. Meanwhile the "haskand" dis- Fork HUNDRED PAGES of closely printed malter, to which reference in wholly insideqante to man the batteries. He
appeared altogether, learing his victims in the cept the Straits Insurance Co., which ovenpins its are very are but they do occur, three or four elend of seven and may apply for an artension constantly required by residents and, those advocated the raising of nativa or Indino The Daily News mays that Captain Danielsea, lurch, penniless Fortaately some missionaries On promises or has an independent staff of its times perhaps in a year. Documents are seat that the owner who does not send in his returns of appeal. He may dules, procrastinate, or having donorainl or polition-roations with the
davale as pinch as he likes, but if he does not Countries embraced within the scope of the troops in Ceylon and Singapore to reinforce of the CM.S.N. steamer Haachang, having been took the poor Engel wife under their charger Now, it icerident that under these circum-hore to be signed with which this Colony has he within the proper Lite simply loses his right
transferred to the Kuangeli, Mr. J. P. Love, and have arranged to send her friend back to stanees the contributions of these agencies in the soberra in any way. CLONIC And..DIRECTORY.-
the garrison, and no doubt he would make chief oficer of the former vessel, les besu pro-Newcastle. The moral of the story is only too shape of taxes leled ou routal are almost xil
Even if the gentlemau who works 18 of the agar- With referenon to Section 5, which provides svad in his return at all within the proper time the same suggestion with regard to Hong-moted to be captain of ber. Captais Perkins, who obvious, and should set as a voming to English is debits trok que with its own share of the taras that when a spoiled starap is delivered to the the sensor will make the valuation and the
women against going through the form of mar kong. The other speakers included is bon in the Kangcht for fe trips, now I-riage with lying heathens who attach no impar on the couple of rooms in which he carries on Collenter under Section 13 of Ordinance IG of poor will find he has lost the right of appeal.
tanes whatever to the ceremony or its legality.
bis business it is vibont the spo levied on each 1886, the owner may be allowed to retain pos- La Sections 23 to 27 the procedure as to trim Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDas, turns to bia former command, the Kiangyung,
must be so small as to be practically insppreci-sasion of it, the COLONIAL TREASURER said valuations and appeals against them is mach Adoimal Sir J. COMMERELL, V.C., M.Proination, the Japas Mail says What
ible. The Government has been very loth in- This also is a new section. I find there is simplified. In Sortion 28 the rates are made. Dr. D. J. Macgowan, in bis "limpans of Ton-deed to auke any difference between ons Com-similar provision at home, Tho ordinary course. chargable on the assessment. By an extraordinary Lord CHARLES BERESFORD, Mr. CARRUTI, immense contrast China presents to Japan in gain, ay. Although the subjugation of any and another, and if any meats could leave with a spoiled stamp is to destroy it, but it brusight in the agisse zdi should we put M.P., and Mr. Jour GLOPER. The Duke of this matter! Fero racoination is virtually uni inferior races by Christian States is morally been suggested by which the basindas carried on sometimes happens that the owner of the stamp staled on what the parentages should be paid. CAMBRIDGE, referring to the importance of real. It is practiseal on the past soientito indefensible, it must nevertheless be conceded by thoes agencies could have beor got at to obtain togs to have the document back again. Tu that Semion 29 deals with the question of piers, having effective garrisons in the coaling Japanese mother is happy natil she has had her in Indis, aut of Russians in Mid-Asia hare con- difference would have been proposod. Bat tit enntaining the stamp, and hand him the are situated. The present practice is to distres principles and with the greatest dexterity. No that in modern times theconquests of the British a fair contribution, to the zureaue no sush cass, the ordinary course is to out out the which are sharged sevez por cent. wherever they stations in order to set the Navy free for the child vaccinated"
tributed to ameliorate the condition of the there are considerations as to fire in-remainder, but it may happen that there is piers in Visleria thirtoon par cant and piors | purpose of protecting the merchant shipping,)
sabjugated on the whole; and in like manner thestranos which, if I am not misinformed, writing on the back of the stamp or that the alsawhors saria per cent. The owners of piers have pointed out that this The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment Indo-Chineze Peninsula will indubitably derived make it desirable to establish arme different stamp is so impressed as to trench on the writin Victoris hit the nail on the head in the following refill play at the Ofleers' Mess, Murray Barracks. benefit in several ways from French domination. duty. I need not remind the couse that the ing, and eases haru bappened in which puple have handicaps theurvory considerably as compared marks If your vessels are to be kept at different stations simply to protect your
stealing among the Taos; those of that race annum There is a very efficient Volunteer Fire again unmutilated. To meet that it is proposed per does not require much protection from fire, coaling stations, they cannot be at sey, and
Darchaxt whom the delimitation of boundaries between Brigace kept up by the local insurance som to stamp with indelible ink the word "caucelled" it does not obtain very much benefit from the water werks, it does not obtain any graat share ..............Bello. French and Siamas territories. (noir in process) panico which costu" about $14,000, I am told. across the stamp.
of public lighting, and that therefore the The olause was carried nem, con, Fabroach. will be secured from being kidnapped and sold That anak $28,000 spent in the extinction and if they cannot be at son, what is the use of Valeischerli Jauge, into slavery. Thirty thousand coolies (otherwise prevention of fires, to which inust be added what- The COLONIAL TREASURER gave notice that Fire Brigada, water, and lighting ratos shoul
meat this difficulty thom? Why, they are of no use. What Fantasia of Costa at the next meeting of the council be world to be charged. T
it is proposed to charge all piers wherever enables them to go to sea? The military
labour on the Panama Canal, and measures were brigades which are kept up, and which do more more the third reading of the hill.
sitrusted, seven per cent. Section 90 is new, and armutent and the military that protect those The Courier says that the death of Mr. Petar taken (otherviso kidnapping
THE BES PRESERVATION ORDINANICE. them, and or as good service. To the Volunteer Fire
This Bill was read a second time and passed it is a section about which I have some doubts. were securely packed on shipboard Brigade the Foreign Insuranna. Companies do stations." If, however, tho forts aro armed Parker, M. D. is reported in letters frera Ameri-1,200
c. Dr. Parker arrived at Canton in October, for transportation to that Istamus, but they not contribute at all, and I have shown they through Committee with some verbal mondments. It proposes to encourago building in newly with obsolete guas, or, as at present, la samo 183%, and he was the first regularly appointed were released by the authorities of the Fro contribute bardly anything at all to the cast of
Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that at opened districts by temporarily charging inch experiment, and as I have said I have my doubts cases mount no guns at all, or it guns are rotestant medical missionary to the Chinese tectorate, not, however, it would oppor, until the Government Fire Brigads, and yet they the next tubing he would more the third road districts lower rates on the houses built. It is an abit E. By Scotions 35 and 36 the provisions na there but no me to work them, how can the pica. After some twenty years of faithful ser- moved to that measure by Annatuces mandarinsay the benefits from the services of thasning of the Bill
vice, and upwards of 55,000 cases on the hospital Bonso of the decoyed coolios were obtained from brigades in getting very good risks. The exer
The COLONIAL TREASURERT-Sir, T- hava toto obtaining refunds of raten on tenements in the squadron be left at liberty to protect the records, he returned in 1856 to the United States the province of Canton, whers two of the roarnitions of the Government, Volactear, and ut commerce of the British Empire lost? of America Howas fent years connected with ing agents were dempinated. Thus no more Chinese fire brigados have made Hongkong mors the second reading of a Bill entitled the bill districts are much simplified. Section 33
the Amarican Legation in China.
attempts are likely to be made to oustare people fairly safe against fire. Hongkong risks us fall Rating Ordinance, 1838 It is a long and im deals with exemptions. Those I propose to leave the coaling stations are in a pomition to rely
from this region to rot in Panama Tougaizto be good risks, and these foreign companies, portant claus. I don't think it will be over until we go into Committer. Solioa is The Courier ways that the Britisk skip Ecoh has long been the resort of purveyors for the contributing nothing to the fand which provides possible to do more this afternoon than briefly new, and is intended to get rid of continual ap o their fortifications and garrisons for their Eck with a cargo consisting of 2400 tons begnios of Can Aunarsese girls being for the safety by which all benetit, coms in here explain its provisions and go into Committes on plications to the Governor for exeroption on mrrived at marketable community, and before the appros and collect prela which are estimated $500,000 a future becasica. It would be an ungracious grounds not contemplated in the law. It is pro- own protection.
steel ruile for the Formorator & 112998gesion of pirasy by the Frank they were more year. Kelang from Maryport (England).
And in addition to this there has been task to detain the Council too long to explain posed to put all the oremptious in the law and not. Lord CHLELES BERESSORD joined with of 105 days, on the 2nd February. On this 16th frequently stolen than parchased. Malgré then away feeling, whether well founded or not how the rating machinery of the Colony, nearly allow any promisonous or coalons exceptiona Lord BRASZT in deprecating the raployment staryport, after a passage of 150 days, the British girls are still smuggled out of the country, being reless insurance without proper enquiry and The causes were very samorous. The muclisory numbering, is brought in from an old Ordinunes. ilem there arrived at Kelang, likewise from rigilance of the French police at the porta, slave 1 am not prepared to say, that a godt den of broke down entirely some five or six years ago, after that Section 40. hlub relates to house Regulations for the Consular Courts of United of obsolete guns, and remarked that experis saip far about, having board. 2,500 tons of purchasable here for $30, no linad, vendable in a good deal of rockless payment of claims, aise for ating over twenty years ago was a rary Tho assessor is the proper personi meted. recommended that the Government "should storile and other railway material. The Hongkong at an endromus proft, and when they without much enquiry, has tended to the spread makeshift kind of affair, and it always has beau the zumbering. It has been much reglected, It is proposed to Chinese Passenger Aot
not put any guni inte those forts at all until Waiting and Focpoo were, according to Istest reach their destination within the transpacific of an incendiarison which certainly has exiled so. It is true that in 1895 we passed zn La Victoria it has been very bad, and in the vil
I de Dot say, air, monding Ordinanoo, but that was-simply a tages almost, non-axialaot Tunc feqULATIONS
they could put good guns in. Any frigate oes, sngaged in carrying the above cargo golden gate, they are sold for many hundred among the Chinese.
from Kelong to Tamsai."
dollars. These atrocities almas justify citizens for one momaat, that is so, but I do hasty reprint of the existing law for the pur put the whole thing into the haude of the asses sor, and Sections 40 and 41 have been drafted for China
of modern days had a range of 5,000 yards.
of the Pacifio slope in their demands for netriety that this agency system suggests the pose of introducing one or two new sections on Customs Seizure, China Japan
According to the Mainichi Shimbun, Mr. Onging immigration.
relloction-the gentlemen collect the commishish your Excellency's predecessor had very this purpose. Correst numbering is the very Customs and Harbour Regulations for the dif- and could knock the fort into a 'cocked bot* dera, raiding in Takskawa-oko, Kiobaaliku, in
sion whether the property in burnt down much vet his mind-that the control of the rating basis of correct valuation. Saationa 43 and 44 ferent ports of Chine, Philippines, Siam, &c. unless it wore properly protected. He held Tokyo, who visited the United States last year. Pilotage Regulations
home and are found necessary in the practical Under the Ming Dynasty the percalin mán. or not-tae agency system doos suggest the re should be taken from the Exeective Council and are new, but they ars, parallel to provisions ab and brought back with him some five or six has HONGKONG
with the exports that they should spend bored cows and oxen, luas found a good markes in fastarors of China ased to be subjected to ex Rention that it is extremely likely that such a given to the Legislative Council; otherwise Charter of the Colony
money on obsolete guns because it took Japan, and sold the whole stocks asstones they ar actions of a mort oppressive character. The state of things may lead to a condition such as was left untouched. There was not time, nor working of this Ordinance. They simply relato Rules of Legislative Council Port Regulations
ruch money away from the good gun when rived. But as it is dealt to satisfy the ishes practice was to nominate ecunchs, whe superin. I have described under which the local Campanies had the experionas been gained which now, has to the serring of documents or post instead of Siuos that time, and and they are brought up to date. There je s of all his clients on to the particular breed of suitorded the making of the ware and oscorted it pay heavily for extinguishing fires which are boen gained, to revise that law, as ought by personalservice. The Schedulas are improved, they could afford it." This is sound polier, mal, &c., he has determined to receive orders and subsequently to Peking. Through the orders kindled indirectly by means of the foreign Com-to have been done and must command the approval of all in-thou to purchase the animals in the United States, for the amennt required by the Palasa were panies. In other words, that the foreign Com jufland before that time, a nota has been kept now form of valuation of piers which is nec Orders may be sent to Datly Press Office, where terested. But surely the Authorities con.It is stated that he has already received order, transmitted, and anck was the extravagance ai | pavios profit by, kindling from which the local of every working díffiealty that has cooarred Tu sary if piers are to be valued at all. Having
ened have had ample time to secure the America in Apri, to fill those commissions.
for some two-tenced auftaals and will depart for the Imparial Court that in 1571 no less than Companies pay for extinguishlag. And, sir. the practical rating and collection of rates in this briefly eaumorated the very important 105.770 pairs of things were ordered, and is when our local Companies go ekabere they the Colony, and this last Ordinance embodies changes while it is proposed to effect by this One an attempt to provide for all those dificul. Ordinoace, I would just say this. Property is the guos and send them out. It is true that
1080, 90,000 pieces. The people were required are heavily taxed. I will take one casO. We learn that arrangements have been com-
to supply the labour and most of the materials of our Companies goes to Bombay and has ties which have ooonrred. I need liardly say certainly abaudantly represented on this Coun- the Admiralty have been re-arming the plated for holding a lertienivaral Erbibition at for these Autrernus specimens with little if any to pay for municipal rates 979 rupees, sad for that in an Ordinanse of this kind the dafini cil. think there to only three or vessels of the feet in a leisurely kind of way, Kowloon on Tuesday afternoon, the 13th must. paytent. The hardships cansed by each lavish income tax 417 rupees; it go to Madras and tion clause is perhaps of more importance than possibly four of the members, of whom your but the War Department ought to have sur. By permission of the public spirited owner, Mr. ness inspired the pens of not a few senare, who pays for profession tax 25 rupes, for municipal the whole of the rest of the Ordinance. The Excellency is one, who are not more or less Dorsbjes's new gardoze iz Kobinson Road ventured to rebuke the luxury of the court, and rates 180 rupees, and an income tax the ameant definition of annual value may be said to have interested in house property; therefore it cannot ceeded fu arming the new batteries so soon be used for the session, sad ting Band to reosil the austere habits of the model Kamporor of which I don't know; it goes to Calentia and been the subject of continual litigation in Rag-be said property has any lack of representation NORTHERN & Hal & Roll Co-operative Cons they were ready to receive the ordnance of the 3861 Regimant, by permission of Shun. Under the present dynasty, sovereigns has to take out a liconno which costs one hundred land for neadly three hundred years. During on the Council. Now I would sak my hon. RIVER Porta fan. Kelly & Walsh, Shaaguni. What we deprecate is the extreme delibers. Colonel Anderson and officers, will be in at like. Kaug-bai, Chisa-lang, and Yuug-ching, rupees, it pays inece tax of 120 repses: it the whole of that time the courts have been friends, in dealing with this measure, not, to though they lived la tines, when the potter's goes to Manila and an income tax of five per engaged in interpreting what annual value is. look at it simply the question of a day but Go with which the Autheritice proceed don't lay, drink the afternoon, Ad-art head reached its try some of oxellencowers cont on its profits is phase on s. All these to this Ordinary Clue definition of szazal value to assist as in framing an Ordinano, if pos Promises and assurances in abundance baro will run from Pedder's wharf to Kowloon Point careful that their patronage should not be op-charges in addition to stampa on policies in brought into harmony with the law and prasible, that shall hold good fox, say, ten years, .........Memory. Schroeder Fires and been given, but none of them have been and back, conveying passengers free of charge. pressive Coming down to more recent times, Well, it may be said, air, these are red tine at home, and for the first time an attempt which is a long time in Hongkong. I will ask A tout will be erected and refreshments prockled. however, it may be doubted wheller eren ex duties which are imposed on every Company has been made to establish a rateable value, as them to forget any little annoyances of the day. Garde
kept, and the colonies which have voted the It is hoped, we think with reason, that they will Letioris similar to those of the Sfing sybarites alike. Well, it would be possible to imposo distinguished from the sanost value, and this if sad remember that when things are ir a state of money for the defencer feel a natural irrita. be a good attendance, b
would-net-have-served the cause of keramics a wholede ano, a fixed sum, ou cach one of sucosal will at ance put an end to a very transition it is impossible, in carrying out an better than the apathy, fato which the sourt these agencies, but it would be extremely serious and well-founded grievance under which assessment of a largo township like this, to avoid tion at the wept of faith with which they In the opinion of the Shanghai Courter the fell. Bill, the perselain manufacture za never inequitable. One man docs mach braless, the Chineesand others havolaboured, namely, that trampling occasionally yn seine one's corns. It have been treated. Moreover there is the Governor of Formosa is without doubt the most been completely neglected. Even the an-another does little, another parbaps harily any the Government in self-defence could not allow their corns have, beea trampled on, it has bogn aneasy feeling of insecurity in the mean progressivo oficial in China. His latest move maal allowance to the Imperial Manufzotory at at all, and to impose a hard and fust contribution sabdivision of property. A man built a house which unintentional, and as far as I am personally con on the path of Western civilization in the intro Kiuklang is Tis. 10,000, and from a report on all these companies would be a clumsy and was really twe bones, one on top of the other, with cerned nothing has been left undone to make time. If a gront European war broke out duetion of the electric light into the beautiful Furusked by the Superintendent of the Kis. Inequitable mode of procedure, heres a different cutrances. One part was osupled, one matters run smoothly. I would simply args, not in which England became suddenly involved island On Chinese New Year's day His Ex-Fang Customs vs karn that the naal yearly differential stamp on policies gets at once and empty, but the Government could not in common only on members of this Council bat on all pro MELBOURNE...Moss Norton, Hargrave & Co there would be little time then to attend to bulloney's now yemta in Taipakfu was for the order for the use of the Palace is 80 articles of exactly at the amount of business done und prudenceallow him a refaned of rates on the nos perly owners throughout the colony, that tha BRISBANE ....Mesare. Gordon & Gotab.
Arst time illuminated by the electric light. It squars, and 1,204 of round, pattern. Last year, charges only on that. It seems to me, sir, there expied portion, because when you consider the desire to let my lot of godowns, or my row TORDON Mr. F. Algat, Clocent's Lane. the completion of the defence of the coaling in the intention of the Governor-General to however, owing probably to be approscing maris ne other way of posting the case of ectras way the Chinese cut up their houses into little of house, or my pier escape, and get into 'a LONDON.......Mesars. Street & Co., Combill, slations. At the Duke of CAMBRIDGE re-light up the whole city of Talpak-fa by rings gevanoplal of the Emperor, spacini ardor this proposal is unfortunate enough to hare sotions the size of packing cases you see at corner and get off free without any rating LONDON...Mesara. Bates, Hendy & Col LONDON. Mr. W. M. Wills, 151 Cangon St marked:-" In former days, when we have electricity, but owing to the hot that some dra giron for 6,866 plates, cups, snert, and is-label ready prepared for it, which will be im once it would be imperaitis to allow a Chinese 'n lesser rating than other people is not the machinery arrived in Formosa in a somewhat crificial utensils, in connection with which an ad- mediately afzed to it, by those who object to it owner Buy refund oaibe unoccupied part of his altogether a worthy desire. I was very much FARIS Mr.L.H.Richy 66, Rus Lefayette had great dealties and wars to contend damaged condition, and which has to be repaired, ditional expenditars was lucerad of Tls. 17,668. We will be told this is protection jure und house. By establishing a rateable value in which misunderstood in a remark I made or previous SAN FRANCO.ML L. P. Fisher 21, Marchants with, we bare bad great time and opportuni. it will be a faw wacks yet ero Chine can loast It appears, therefore, that each article of the siniple. The epithet is there ready to be faug allowance is made for portions of the house which nocasion. When I said I desired to extend the basis of having one of its empire's cities Gluminated special order averaged something over three and no doubt it will be fung. Well, it may be may not be coupled during the your, where the of taxation as much as possible, I was understood NEW YORK...Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row ty to prepare. Now we have no great time by this subila agent. Who, after this, will say, Tacls, or about 18, very respectable all-round protection, but it is protection against fire. house islet off in rooms or fate, the owner will not a wanting to put a tax on windows, on peniors,
Daily Press Offen, Jraumry, 1839,
We are no wish to handicap or annoy be allowed to claim's refond of rates on the empty on salabeds, and everything that could be taxed. and opportunity to prepare-no country has that Ubian fa net progressing F
prios-Japan Majj,
The Contents of the appendix are too nummer ou to recapitulate in an Advertiment, but
aludo...
.
TREATIES WITH CHINA
real, Britain, Narking, 1842
1939
Chefoo, trick Addition Artiste Opinn Convention, 1888.
"and all other not abrogated.
France, Tientsin, 1858
Convention, 1800
Tientsin, 1885
Treaty of Commorce, 1896. Conrontion, 1887.
United Statos, Tientsin, 1858
Additional, 1869
- Peking, 1880
Gorman, Tientsin. 1861
Peking, 1880
Rusis, Tupa, Spain, Brazil, and Porn
TREATINE WITH JARAN
Great Britain
United States ·
Netherlands
Corea
TREATIES WITH COREA
TREATIES WITH SLAM
TREATIES WITH ANNAM TREATIES WITH CAMBOULA
CUSTOKA TARIFFS
Chinese
Siamese Japanese
Corean IBAL
Brdars in Council for Government of H.B.M.. Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1981, 1884 1884, 1886, 1990. Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts
in China and Japan
Tables of Consular Fees
Code of Civil Prosedure, Hongkong
Table of Hongkong Court Foo
Admiralty Ralos
Foreign Jurisdiction Aot
States in China
Ens of Court of Consuls at Shanghai
&o,,
Siam
&
FA
it is published, or to the following Agents- MACAO.Mr. F. A. da Crus. SWATOW... Mosers. Qualeh & Co. AMOY....!.. Meiern, G. Gerard & Co. FORMOJA.Meur. C. Gerard & Co. FOOCHOW........Mears. Hedge & Co.
Non Harz Kelly & Walsh, Sghai, SHANGHAI Hall & Huits Co-operative Co. SHANGILA....Dessrs. Kelly is Walsh.
NAGAMANT. Mers. The C. J. Trading Co. KOUE-OBAKA...Mesir. F. Walsh & Co.
YokoBAMA... Mestre. Kelly &Wakh. MANILA Messrs. Diaz Paortas & Co.
BAGON
JANCIMF Maintroy," HAIPHONG. D. G. Garalle BANGKOK ......Mexirs. Farnegy & Co. SINGAPORE.....Moure, Kelly & Walsh. PENANG...Messrs. Maynard & Co.
COLOMBO...Mag A. M. & J. Ferguson, CALOUITA ...... Messrs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY.........Messrs. Gordon & Gotoh, i
Exchange.
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