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THE DAILY PRBBB, MONDAY, APRIL 3011, 1825.
the light does amounted only to $26,000, the estimate having been $25,000, and the sum of $15,000 sat down so likely to be received from the proposed increase of 1, cant por
perhaps in. 3. WATSON & Co., LIMITED ended to allow a large margin for cafety-- Bunnecessarily large margin, we should say, and indeed the result has proved it to be so. As to whether the sum required should be rafasd by an ineroass of one cont per tan for three years or a cent and a half for two, ve should say the smaller increase for the longer terus is decidedly the more equitable, and it would be more equitable, still to make it half; a cant a ton for six years and to commnenes the collection only after the light bas boon established. If the calicction is commenced forthwith the dogs will have to be paid by a number of vessels which will have boon re-
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS.1
·BERLIN, 21st April. THE HEALTH OF THE EMPEROR FREDERICK,
An abscess has formed in the tracasa.
LONDON, 21st April, MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE LIBERAL PARTY. Mr. Chamberlain, considering the re-union of the Liberal party to be daily becoming more Impossible, has resigned the National Liberal Clab, and it is hinted that he may possibly enter the Cabinet shortly...
1ST ROUND.
neved frous the trade before the light in THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. completed, while now vessels, pat on after- wards will enjoy the benefit for nothing. We do not attach very great importance to this point, because although the abips way change the owners will for the most part be the same, but still there is enough in it to turn fie balance in favour of smuller Jucu extended over a longer term.
Bird boat Jones.466–4, 8–6. Scanian boat Mackintosh...6-2, Qmn]. Wallace beat Pults 6-2, 6-8. (Johnston, Martin, Luard, Coxon, and Byee).
intercuta
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5-In view of the willingnees of the Colony to
Governor.
Nimbus (nim) is a cload from which rain is
falling. Cumals-nimbus (ema-nim) has a uniform dark
gradients for N.B. continzing 68 29th of that weather was remarkably dry and cleat in March. month. On the 8th of April the dump weather sat in, bat the rainfall was very deficient in that month and also in May The 1st of Jure was
-- 11. —The mess of the probable evrore wasds. 18, importance to the rate of this Colony, and in-in favour of which there is a very strong and
12-The absolute valitss of this mugnetic che deed to the trade of China, I should be much ananimous public opinion, I would warnestly obliged if Your Bacallanay would, on behalf of request that if you soe no objection to the stterments were observed by Mr. F. Figg and Mr. this Colony, lay before the Imperial Government native proposals ocutained in the latter, you will Maismaat. Alarakia every month as usual, and of Chins the three following alternative pro-be good enough to cause the approval of Her the report is ready. pusate for the erection of a Lighthones at the Majesty's Government to be communicated to 13 The monthly weather reports have all Gap Rack as described in the annexed paper. Biz John Walsham by telegraph.
been published as soon as ready. They are ar I
2-After ranch sorrespondonos and discussion rungod exxotly as oxplained in last year's report. The Clovernment of Hongkong to erect the on the subject of this Lighthouse, and in viow The clouds are classified as follows Lighthouse and to maintain the light entirely at of the fact that the proposals of Sir Robert Hart Girvas-feri-ths fluest and most lofly of all its own cost and by means of its own employés, referred to in the previous correspondency have the cloud. It looks like air, throd or feathers. being permitted to occupy the Rock in consider recently appeared & havo referenca te erection on Cirro-cumula (e-vuan) is also' a high alout, ation of the maintenance of such light, and of onsor otherof the altos which, though moroesay of bat is more rundel in shape than the former, the annual payment of a nominal rent as soknow.sccess are, I believe unanimously, condorumed by, and looks like semill woolly tafte
Cirro-stratas (o-ate) form a sheet of uniform Ledgment that the dominion remains with China experlonood sailors, I have come to the conclusion,
IT.
in which the Exsontivo Connoil, ananimously thickness high up in the atmosphere. They are The Goriramont of Hongkong to treat the sanear, that the only chanor of attaining the often seen in loug straight stresks, that appear Lighthouse by mesas of its own employés, and, and desired without further indefinite preloag to radiate from point of the horizon. Wher on its completion, to gire possession of it to the ation of vexations delay is to offer to the Chinesa serering the whole sky they form a sort of Imperial Government of China on an underink Clovernment the choice of an exhaustive list of vaporoas transparent voll.
Stentas (ty) is also a layer of generally uni- ing of the latter to maintain the light, or to practicable proposals, such as are contained in permit the Government of Hongkong to do so. the latter in question; and though I have not form thinkness but belongs to the lower regions af
laid the matter formally hofors the Legislative the atmosphers. It prasints no variety of shado.. The Government of Hongkong to pay to the Comcil, I have satisfied wyself that the mem- Chnulus (cam) consiste of rounded hangs like Imperial Government of China the sum of bara, un-official as well as offeial, will give afonnemors balls of wagl.
Curbulo-straina (one-str) is a cumules dark $80,000 in consideration of the ereption of the cordial support to the action fakoa and, rather Lighthouse and maintoosage of the light by the than there should be farther delay in the matter. fat a: its base traversed by horizont lattor, it being at the same time agrood that it would gallly support an increase of the pro- stronks of dark load. It has ofton & coppery boy. Strato-cumalas fair-cum) is interraediale be there should at any time be failure on the localy suggested tax on the shipping of the part of the Imperial Government of China to port, and voto euch addition to the existing dnes teen numulus and stratus When the number maintain the light, the Govorament of Hong-as will over the whole expense involved in the of entries aro coated, half is wilted to cumulus kong would be permitted to do so. Though the aceptance ofany one of thealtecutive proposals, and the other half to stentes. ahové auto is believed to be a very full estimate It is estimated-that an addition to the ton- Roll-mula (R-onmt is formed by cumula irat-of the cost of the work, if recated by the uaga dnes of 14 cont per ton for 2 years, or 1 clouds lying apparently in long horizontal rolls. white Small-camata (sm-cum) aro small Colony, the Government of Hongkong, with a osat per ton for 3 years, will racire than realize
camulas. They belong to a level between cirro- Of the above three runtobes the anly one pro- view to facilitats negociation and to assiat the whole of the 800,000 required.
towards rapid execution, in willing to increas The mercantile ovmananity boliove, if I cumulus nad ouniulus ductive of any excitement was that between the payment to 390,000 on condition that the may gather, their opinion from that of the lead- In connection with the lighting of the ap. Bird and Jones, which resulted in a very Lighthouse is completed and in within a fug merchants in the Legislative Conseil, that Playing period of two years from the 1st of May zext, the saving of time to shipping would be well narrow victory for the former. proaches of the port it may not be inappre a good defensive game, and serving well,
-The ocenpancy of the Rook temporary or worth the outlay involved even in the provision appearanos like this trus nimbus, but no rain is priste to mention the subject of fog aiguals. Jones won the first sett at6-4, losing the second otherwise for any of the purpossa mentioned in of the whole cast both erection and maintenance, antaally seen falling from it at the time of
the above alternative proposals would not involve 5-An outside estimate torcœuinlevance would, observation. These are urgently required, and their ab- after a very even struggle at 4-6. In the 3rd the dominion," so that in one would the Im-I am informed, be $8,000 per annum; bat in 14-The weather in January, 1857, was quite sence cannot be regarded as otherwise than sets Bird won the two first games, but his oppon-perial Government require to part with territory view of the reluctanse of the Chicere Goveru ubnormal. The rainfall was about six times 4Though the ficat, proposal would invalve rasut to part with territory, even under lease, it larger than the average. The amount of clouds disereditable to a port which ranks as the ent equalized matters by securing the next two. third in the Empire. Vessels are frequently From this point Bird get distinctly the worst of the heaviest cost to the Colony, and no cost ut is probable faut the proposal would be preferred, and the dampness were also exoassive partieniarly detained outside by fog, because there are thoplay till the score was 5 games to 3, Jones wins all to the Government of China bercad the par- under which this sort will not fell on the Colony the former, so that the rainy sauson appeared to mission to occupy & barren uninhabited rock of G-Independently of the auggested communi- have set in in the midst of the dry season and no signals to guide them through 100 pas. It then seemed odda on the "Agant," as his an-only a few square feet in extent, this Govern calion with Sir John Walsham. I should be much that was the 6a3 at ovary atation in China from sages. The total amount of shipping that tagonist was playing in anything but his meat would, on the whole, profer it, as affording obliged if you would inform me by cable whether which reports are received. On the contrary the entered the port last your was 6,401,837 usual forta. However, Bird managed to win the beat prospect of permanently secaring an oh-the propele above referred to basa pot mat
G. WILLIAM DE VIEUX, On the 28th April, st the Catholic Cathedral, by tone, and for this Jarge trade not a single the next gone after kasing bosa within a single net of much impartanes to our commercial sour approval of disapproval.--I bave, &c., Bos of losing it, and the match, and, playing with the Vory Roy. Father Burghignoli, J. M. GcTtERREZ, of the Colonial Secretary Ofise, to CANILLA 3. fog air is provided. More than five years more contidange, won the next also Score, 5 bear the whole cost and responsibility of work The Light Honourable Sir Henry T. Holland,
Eart, 31.P., G.CMG, &c. &c, ke. D'ALMATA X CASTRO, connd daughter of the late Jago the Chamber of Commerce addressed games all. Wast of condition now teld consider. which will largely benefit the Imperial Govern- ment, I earnestly hope that Your Excalloney M. D'Almada Castro.
The Gorerntent on the subject of the occas ably on Jones, who fell off in his play and eventually may ba shls, without further delay, to induce the of the light does over the cost of the service lost the sett at 6-8. There was very little fast acceptance of one or other of the abose proposals,
Downing Street, 25th February, 1888, for the maintensees of which they are levied. play on either side, but no doubt the heat had and thus enable the auccessful accomplishment
SI-I have the honour to seknowledge the of a project which has been the subject of 100cccipt of your despatch No. 1 of the 15th of It was pointed out that in 1881 the dues something to do with this.
Wallace had it all his own way with Potts, play prolonged, and hitherto, profitless, disonssien. collected amounted to $20,755, and the cost
6.-Moreover, to save the loss of another your January last, regarding the erection of a light HONGKONG, APRIL 30TH, 1888. of inaintenance to only $7,465, showing a mating with more accuracy and greater judgment in the censamout of the work it is important house on the Gap Rock
Potts made some brilliant strokes, but missed for that the matter should be settled by the second rereiste of $13,289. Last year the groas
or third week in March so as to permit of the occupation of the Kook at the season during The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains Tux delay in connection with the proposed revenna from this searco was $38,000, while more easy ones, and on the whole took too many
liberties with his mienlife antagonist.
Soalan carried too many guns for Mackin-which access to it is comparatively easy. For Gay Rock lighthouse appears now Lo be due the art of maintenacee bad undergone but
this reason I have doomed it well to avoid the solely to the Chinese Government. In little nugmentation. The shipping interest tosh, though the latter worked hard and pondelor which would be involved in communicating 3-With regard to the suggested tax on the January last Sir WILLIAM Des Vœux ad. is therefore amply justified in demanding soientiously to win. His returns are wanting in with Your Excellency only after receiving the shipping of the port to cover the expense-30. dressed the British Minister at Peking re- that while it is tesud in this amount the pace, and he failed te koop his opponicut away consent of Her Majesty's Government to the nected with the traction of this light, Iohsarre Scanlan plawed his volleys well, shore propals, and have forwarded a copy of from your despatch under acknowledgment, that it in estimated that an addition to the tonnagy this letter the Eucretary of Stata for the Ca cheating him to lay before the Chinese Government should provide all necessary from the ret.
lonies with the request that Your Excellency dues of 1 oont per ton for two years, or 1 Government certain alterostite proposals, nids for the fe navigation of the passages, end made several ares by good service.
may be informed by telegraph of the approval ont par ton for three years will more than In bis letter to the Secretary of State re.and fog signals are certainly necessary.
of its contents by Her Majesty's. Government, realize the whole of the $93,000 required, where
-I need hardly say that this Celony would as in Mr. Marsh's despatch No. Su of the 25th decrease of hamidity. porting bis action in the matter His-Ez-
Hore Zollow tables, shaving the annual means be under great obigation to Your Excalteney if of November, 1886, it is estimated that a tax of colleney said he had come to the conclusion It is notified in the Gazelle that the Queen
A large uniber of the carrying coclies re you were able to obtain the early rection of the Locat per ton would only realize $15.009 per and totals of meteorological phenomena and their approved appointment the Hon. that the caly chance of attaining the end Catelier Paul Chater to be an neoficial member spond to work on Baturday upring, and Lighthouse on terms less onerous to it than those annum or $45,00) in three years, and I should be fregnea
-The arrangement of the tables is explain desired without further indefinite prolonga- of the Legislative Connell,
doubtless their example will shortly he proposed, and I trust that you will agree with glad if you could inform me on what grounds
d in previous anginal starcports. Tabies me in ecnsidering that the Imperial Sororumont this estimate has now been doubled.
4-I should also be glad to be informed wheXI. ad XII. exhibit the fire-day means ar tion of vexatious delay wasto offer tothe Qai-
followed by the rest. The cargo bost of Chins might fairly make some concession on nese Government the choice of an exhaustive Sauor Emilio Terrero, the retiring Governor les still remain ou strike, but with the point in view of the large racent increase to or the sum of $30,000 entered in the stimates ranged sa in prations years. The total amount
General of the Philippines arrived here on Sa
its feet, and the importance to the latter as well for 18, ander extraordinary pablie works, for of min mensered daily at 10am. and intered list of practicable proposals, such as are conturday fruin Manila, by the steamer Diamasis, the carrying coolies at work, it is com- as to our morcantile marine of a provision for Lighthouse for southern approach to the bar preveiling day was (3.29 at the Observatory, 617S PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SIKUATORE. Lained in the letter in question. His Ex- and will pay a visit to Japan before prosasiing paratively a matter of slight importance who saving of fine and ingreased seoarity in the ap.beas" rulers to the present tohomo, and whather: Stone Cutlers Lland and 78.54 at the Peak.
sellenty wished to have a settlement arrived to Spain.
ther they return to work or not. It is a little preach to this Port and the Canton River-from the tax-T bars the honour to be, ir, as 863 hours The Fatutali was at least 0.01 it is intended that this san should be recouped The total duration ngisoralat ke Ob-centery Among the other contents of the book - at in March last, so në to allow of the oc The Prung Gazelle underetands that the Sul early yet for the community, to congratulate bave, &,
inch on 153 days at the Observatory, on 112 days 6. WILLIAM DES VOTA,
your most abedient humble servant, An Anglo-Chiness Calender. Mean of Barome-upstion of the rock during the south-west tan of Dall, who has been on a visit to Fanence, itself on its victory, but it appears safe to
Governor.
at Stone Cutter's Island and on 84 days at the A full Chicedgy of remarkable events since mopsoon season this your. It is considered but returned to Deli a few days since, intends prophesy that in a few days the strike, all His Excelleney Sir John Walshaw, Bart, Gorernor Sir G. William Der Voux, ECM., returning to Penang to rosida if he can obtain hands, will be at an end. In the exutims bu
great messirodno to the painstaking care of Mr. the advout of foreignors to China and Japan, impracticable to carry on the work of con- suitable residenes.
F. G. Fiag A desariplier of Chinese Festivals, Fasts,struction during the north-east monkoon, ed
siness is precording, more briskly than it has with the days on which they fall.
The Alta California saya:-The great China-been doing daring the past four days, althongb Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &a. that a delay of a few months means a delay man, Loo Yolk, the highest highbinder of them there is still plenty of room for further in- in the opening of the light of a whole year.all. tius been buried in this city will pomp enough preverent. At the Kowloos harres no loss than Sic Jour WALSHAM, on receipt of the for forly counun funerals. He wasa Taiping rebel six steamers are being loaded and disekerged, Governor's despatch, placed himself-in in his own country and fied before the victorious but on this side of the water, the work is being arms of Chimes Gordon: During his residence communication with Sir ROBERT HART,Here Yolk was reganied as a good egg by bia carried an undor greater difioultion. The de- parture of the Changsha for Australia has had who, while promising to give the matter Folk-fellows."-
to be postponed in consequence, if the strike best attention, did Bot disguise The Extreme Griente is informed that coNO< of closely printed, walter, to which referenes in his fears that--would-be almost-useless terfeit silver coins of the value of ten and twenty until after the 2nd pros. The uber of Police constantly required by residents and those to expect a reply from the Chinese Cavern. cuts are in circulation at alacao. It says that in the vicinity of the wharves and along the ne these coins go from this colony to "Macao, Praya generally has born inereused, for the par- aving commercial or political rulations with the ment in time so permit of the work being since the latter does not possess a national ein, pose of protecting those celloe who are desirous Countries embraced within the scope of the commenced at the time mentioned, as in all inquiries should be made. with a view to discover of carrying on their work. The Opium Farmer pending question of the creation of a Lighthouse bag bean te same as explained in last year's out bere will in the future bo cuabled not caly The Contents of the Appendix are too numor- | probability it would bo necessary to consuteing the source from which the counterfeits come, has been threatened by the coolias,a grozrul in the neighbourhood of Hongkong to serve as Report. The amount of information collected to escapo damage from typhoons bat to benefit
NAVA), SQUADRONƐ———
United States.
Japanese.
Solang
Parai.
French.
Gorman
Chinese Northeru.
SHIPPING Officers of the Coasting Steamers of
P.A.0.S.N. Co. Japan M.S.B.Ca. Tudo-China S. N. Co.
Danglas & S. Co. China Mor. S. N.Co.
Ziemason & Co.
H.C.&. M.S. B. Co.
Scottish Oriental S.S. Co.
Miscellaneous Coast
Stazmera.
the rawes of FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED FOREIGNERS
ranged under one Alphabet in the strictest orders as well as the surmis teing alphabetím).
The MAPS and PLANS have boon mostly rungraved in a superior style and brought up to date. They now consist of
PLANS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHIKA. CODE OF SHINAIS IN 36 AT VICTORIA PEAR. MAP OF THE FAR EAST.
MAT OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.
PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGRAI PLAN OF YOKOHAMA,
PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON,
PLAN OF GEOBOE Town, PENANG.
ter and Thermnemotor, Rainfall. &o.
Scale of Hongkong Stamp Daliós.
The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888. Scaler of Commissions and Charges adopted by tiny Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong Shaagisai, Avoy and Newchwang, Hongkong Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Hire.
The APPENDIX consists of --
FOUR HUNDRED PAGES
CAROMCLE And DIRECTORY.
ons to recapitulate in an Advertiesweat. but celudo-
TREATIES WITH CHINA
Great Britain, Nuling, 1842
Pientain, 1889
his
The Daily Press.
the Viveroy of Canton, within mbose juris- diction the Gap Rock lice, Apparently the matter has been referred to he Viceroy, with what result we do not know the subsequent
and thereby save the publio from the deceit.
..
By some mone or ather the escape of prisosses at Maese is a thing of no rera occurrense. We read in the Extremo Orients of Saturday that the convicts effected Greirssonpo from hospital
Chefoo, with Addition Article corresponderce with Sir JOHN WALBHAM ou Tuesday last, where they had been under
Opium Convention, 1886.
and all others not abrogated,
Franco, Tientsin, 1858
Convention, 1880
Tientsin, 1835
Treaty of Comoros 1866. Convention, 1897.
United States, Tientsin, 1858
Additional, 1869
Peking, 1880
Gormuz, Tientain, 1861
Peking, 1880
Kassis, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Porn.
TREATISE WITH JAPAN—
Great Britain
United States
TREATIES WITH ÇOREA
TREATIES WITH SIAM
Netherlands
Corca
TREATIES WITH ANNAM TREATIES WITH ÚAMBODIA CUSTOMS TARIFFS
Siamese Ccreau
treatment. The enclosares of that institution being confidential-except that the anticipal-as said to be wall guarded by entries, and how ed delay has taken place and that no definite the men succeeded in evading their custodians is settlement has as yet been arrived at,
wonderful.
The six-legged cul et Canton, which the Kroongpro stated some time ago had been purchased by Mr. Filman, appears to have a rival at Singapore, where an eight-footed cow is
The alternative proposals made by the Hongkong Government are three in gumber; The first is that Hongkong should erect and maintain the light, paying a nonian rent advertised to be on view. The animal is for the peempation of the rock na an acknow
also offered for sale, and the Fred Press adds:---
THE COOLIE STRIKE.
Leas raione having been circulated to the sect that he was bringing up curlies from the Straits and a special force of constables was promptly detailed for the protection of the Opium Farm.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[ We donet kold guratives responsible for the opinions expressed by car Correspondents.]
THE HOUR OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH MAIL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS". HIR-May I intrade upon you? space to ez-
of
H.B.M. Minister, &o, &a, &a, Paking,
ENCLOSURE IN LETTER No. 20 or 10th
·JANUARY, 1588.
A flailing first-order great se-light to be erected on the Gap Rock, South of Hongkonge Estimated height of rock 90 feet. Height-of tower 3 fast. Height of light above sea-level 129 Feet
Derrick and apparatus for hoisting and land- ing persons and stores. Hoopors' quarters, water talks, and typhoon-proof out-buildings complete.
(2.) Paktag, 9th March, 1988. B-Thad the benour to receive on the 11th of February your Excellency's Despatch of the 16th of January last bearing upon the long
(5.)
2.-You will have already revived my tole gram of the 23rd instant anting to this pro peal, and the foreign office authorities have been aged to send a similar telegram to Sir John Walsham.
KNUTSFORD.
H., &a, &c. [Subsequent correspondence wilu. His Excel- lenoy Sir J. Walskani “Confidential."]
THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY
of
extremely dry, and the barometrio tide and daily variation of temperature sxessire for the BOA3On a might be exposted. The middle of that month was for equally. with strong &.W. monsoon. Showers in the early moralug hours were distinctly marked bat electric phenomena vore unusually rare. Th thunderstorms duriar July came from u dirastinna. In August to S.W. monsoon #14. strong, and the clouds usually low, as was in fent the case all through this gamer, but still the rainfall was below the average, Saptemur was characterised by eu rent amber of 13- phoons in this neighbourhood as remarked at sho und of the rsvart-for_that month. he walker in October was very dry, clear and fue. On the et daring N. wind it was halter in the pats, reminding one of the Füha in Switzerland. De. suber was 1975 dry and warm. Al night time there occurred frequently a sudden change in the direction of the wind from about E. to abus N. with considerable rise of temperature and great
Peak. The securacy of the chovations is in
16. Investigations concerning typhonas wors continued during the past your. The results a martly contained in the already published Recalls of Further Researches Concerning Typhoons, REPORT
partly in a report containing exhaustive investi- gutions of all the typhons in 186 and their The following is the report of the Director paths, which is ready as well on the two mapa the Observatory for 1887 --
exhibiting the paths, and partly in two intro Hongkong Observatory,
pers about to be published one of which draws 29th January, 1888. ativntion to an additional means of forecasting.. SIR-For the information of His Excellency typhoons, while the other explains the cause why the Governor I lave ho houve to forward my typhoons ars so frequent in the China Sea ia
September. It is hoped that these invostiga Annual Report for 1987.
2.The distribution of the work among the Bods will by degrees lessen the terrors of the different afficials connected with the Observatory Destern Seas and that masters of vessels trailing
here concerning typhoons during the past year hy the favourable winds so as to make quicker
a guide to vessels approaching from the Seath. has been much greater than during provious voyages. The typhoons of 1837 have been pro- * You inform me that the Government of the years, and this work bas pressed heavily on the visionally investigated by aid of daily weather- Colony, in nesordance with the unanimous ojerks, who are, however, at the same time maps drawn from the lat July till the 1st No- opinion of the Maritime Exports who have learning to do their work more quickly.
vember and by other means. In addition to the been consulted on the polut has come
3-The Eastern Extension and the Grent observations furnished by stations on shore, th to the conclusion that the only pro Northern Telegraph Companies, who so our log books of 113 different vessels containing per position for Lus Light is the Gap tonals bragm the extensive system of tries on 1,561 days (cuanting those mando on teard Reck, and that the display of a Light on any mateorological messages free of charge through different ships separately) are available. A other of the sites which have been suggested their cables, zondered the greatest assistance great cambar of log books have of coarse been would be worse than useless as calculated to during the stormy weather in September last looked through without entries bearing on ty- oreate rather than avert danger.
by giving me information about the changes in phoons having been found The final investiga- Under these cironmustanees Your Excellency has requested ine to lay before the Climate Go the weather setting in at those stations, which tion of the typhoous of 18-7 will occupy my tizos. ramment three siternative proposals for the nearest the centres of the typhoons. Tho during the naxt half year.
China Court Meteorological Register, in which 18-I canast couclode this report without ex- erection and maintenance of a Lighthouse on the daily information about the weather is pressing my thanks to the heads of the Ilarbear, the "Gap" Rock, and you state that in order prhlished, being printed in several local Police, and Post Office Departments for their to facilitate the commencement of the work at papers the Government has not hitherto found great courtesy and kind s0-326ration.
The
ledgment that the dominion remains with "The owners claim to have made a pile' out of Prow & hope that the Postmaster-Gonors) will an early date, you had submitted the decision of toessary to print a daily weather-report, so buildings have been kept în a good state by the the animal's exhibition. This is a splendia not be misled by what was said in Council yester the Colonial Govorauit to Her Majesty's Go that the expenses, which are also where by the Public Works Department Al the necessary China; the second, that Hongkong should chance for lovers of monstrosities."
day into supposing that there is any ganeral da sire that the hour of elasing the mail abould be Feraziont and asked that, should it be approved, the beaviest item in the cost of meteorologic:) repairs are being effected. The less in tho oreet the light and on its completion give
I might be informed by telegraph and so enabled:
tiens put up to obviate the draughts in the main in this Colony. The Register General's returns of the births changed. On the contrary, if a poll were taken to lay the matter befoes the Chinese Authorities ofboes, are at the present time altogether savol roofs have been attended to and additional vons- possession of it to China; the third, that
of these employed in commercial houses, I feel
without delay.
4-The salaries of several members of the building. Benchwarks have been at on differ at Hongkong should pay to China the aura of and deaths for the first quarter of 1985 are pub. conident the vote would be largely in favour of
Your Despatch reached me of the commence stelf being sonsidered small in proportion to the palle baildings in Kowloon, and their heights lished in Saturdays. Gouette. There were 47 the present her. We already have to do a $80,000 in consideration of the erection and births, and 78 deaths among the British and great deal of Sanday work, sud to add to the ment of the Chinese Now Year, when little of practical importance of their duties. His Ezel bove the hashmark in the polioo beat-basin no oficial business is transacted; but with a view longy has been played to allow me to submit tave been measured with the level,-I have thei maintenance of the light by the latter, the foreign community, and 41 births and 1,0 ateral grind by making an all night business to expedite as far as possible a settlement of the applications fex intressce of salary when the honour to ba, Sir, your most obediant servant.
deaths among the Chinese. 'The deaths among
W. DOBERCH, Director. sum being increased to $90,000 on condi- the British and Foreign community are thus de mil would be killing Fire of the the goation, I placed myself is commiurisation with estimates for post year are under consideration.
5-One year's trace made by the self-record- The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, &c.,' tion of the light being completed and in use vided: Europeans, 18; Furtuguese, 25; Indiaas, proper hour for closing business, and that is the Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector-General of Mar-
· 84% 800. Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M.! within two years from the 1st May. The c., 11; non-residents, 22. The annur! doth time the mail ought to close. Even the taipane,itime Customs who is charged with the Supering tide-ganga is now ready and no funds for i I fanny, refer the present hour. I notice intendence of the Chinese Lighthouse Depart hourly readinge being available, I have had the Secretary of State and the Goweruar of community, 28.71; Chinese, 4; whole popala- later hour than six o'clock, and I suspect mised to give your proposals his best attention, obearvations might be discontinued for some rate per 1,000 was, for the British and forsign that Mr.. Dell-Irving would not, voto for a ment, and with his stal courtesy he adorte protonour to suggest that the monthly magnetic Hongkong faveur the first of these suggestine, 33.70.
he would have mid ive had it not been for
so that at the expiration of the New Year's helyenre, in order to allow the tabulation of tiles to tions, and the community generally will na Tigers ara bacaving more common in the a disinclination to throw Mr. Tvis oror days bo might be in a position to discuss the be proceedal with in the meantime, this subject,
and gira a completo riotary to Mr. Lister.proposals of the Hongkong Government with turally take the Raino view. The choice, Straits Settlements instead of growing soarcer. however, now resta with the Chinese Gov. The Free Press says that on the evaning of the Mr. MacEwen appears, from the reports in the Ministers of the Tsungli Yamen, but he although not hitherto included in the work of the Indina mail, arrived here on Saturday morning.
17th April whilst a Kling cartman was batting poport, to have remained silent, which he is not ust slingnise from me bis foors that it would be ernment, and should they choose to take the grass at the Trafalgar Estate, Sirangona, he accustomed to do on public questions that have almost useless to expect a reply from the Übines business entirely to their own hands, was suddenly attacked by a tiger, and narrowly anything in them. Mr. Byrie himselt can't Government in time to permit of the work being merely accepting from Hongkong a contri- recaped with his Lfs, being severely bitten by really be serious in wanting to have our working commenced by the second or third week in the beast. The tiger then ran across to Lower hour lengthened, 1 expect he only wanted to
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CLERK.
THE DUST NUISANCE TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY PRECS.”
them before the Government.
Masara. Kelly & Walsh, S'gani WILLIAM Des Youg, points out that where-afterwards he was appointed an assistant in civil departments in the cofoby never heara manok, Excellency's most obedient, humble servant,
as it is now estimated that an addition to Mechanical Engineering, and has since been if anything, of what is going on.-Yours, &o,
retained on the tanking staff of the college.
Sunday, 29th April, 1888.
RESIDENT.
JOEN WALSHAM.
His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong,
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THE INDIAN MAIL.
The Indo-Chinn steamer Tulsang, with the
Observatory, being of very great importance.
The Collowing telegrums are taken from our 7-Lunar distances are now less often than Indion files-
the longitudo. There is no doubt that the too formerly observed on board ship to determine
CHANGES IN PERSIA
BOMBAY, 8th April.
The Teheran correspondent of the Berbay
bis governments with the exception of Ispaika.
Įbujion towards the coet, we bave in the eff-Pongol, and nearly tightened the lives out of tease the Postwaiter-General and have the for March, the date mentioned by Your Excellency, accurate and in corsequence too complicated me. ciener of-the-Ebiness Lighthouse-servico an- several more-of-the-cartment on the state-who- of seeing him lose his temper. The templations in all probability it would be necessary to thods of reduetien geverelly followed have been acte given fall particulars of the degradation ample garantes that there will be no prag./wore outting grass there. The wounded weais grant, I admit, but it will be rather rough it ponsalt, the Viceroy of Canton, within whose partly the cause of this.Ovcultations of stars- Zil-i-Sultan ; bat is unable to assign-11 o' ves taken to town the next morning by his mail night. The young man who plays billards from the Secretary of State telling me that ourate, being moreover phenomena of compare All gérernors of provinces and districs appoint
we have to pay for the fan by working late every jurisdiction the Gap Boot lins.
On the 3rd instant I reoaived a Telegram lain still more complicated calculations to do motive. The Prince has been deprived of al termino the longitude and are scarcely more ac tical reason for dissatisfaction. There are ex-friends, and is said to be doing well. Customs and Harbour Regulations for the diftraneous reasons why it would be preferable
all the evoting and sits down at eleven o'clock to Your Excellency's proposate had been approved, siy race occurrence. The eclipses of Jupiter's ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, đo,
Young Japan has lately scored another victory write to his mother, and complains that the mail- Filotaga Regulations
to bare the light under the sola control of in the contest of braing Mr. Mano Benji, a is not kept open all night for him, must belong/and Sir Robert Hart lost no time in placing Satellites promise to furnish a mosus of ebtained by him have beor ohanged, and his segonts from him a Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Arabis- the local Government; it might, for instance graduate of the Imperial Collage of Enginear to the Government service. No one in a com
He himself appears to be in favour of the first ing the longitude on board the ship with more to being overhauled. The prociones taken
ease and accuracy than can be obtained from in the event of war and a threatened autarkg, who left for Glasgow last year to study mercial office wants anything of the kind suggestion, which I gather from your despatel Ladhars. It has therefors been my wish to pay and Fars. To the latter province has been tan, Luristan. Bakhtiari, Burujird, Irak, Yezd. there under Bir William Thomson, has come out Yours, gto.,
is tho me which on the whole the Colonial Gosttention to those observations as of importance on the colony, be desirable that the light first in all his slassen, physical and mathematisat.
vernment would also prefer, namely, the erection
son of the late Hussein Kuli Khan Ikbein of should be temporarily extinguished in order He han fally sustained the high reputation
and maintenance of the Lighthongs by the Go-to the shipping, and I expect to be able to do oppointed Owais Mirza Iskandar Khat, eldast
in the comme of the year. gained by Professor Bhida and other pre-
Termut of Hongkong, on the condition of the
8-As stated in the Instructions for saking Bakhtiari, when the degraded Prince had kept occupation of the Rock being sanctioned in ro Meteorological Observations, &o," melcozole-
in chains ever since the saddion and mysterious turn for nominal "Boyalty" as an acknowledg
liberated and will-be-Appointed Governor of the service is concerned, the matter may englasering salence. Mr. Mans entered the tation should go and inform the Surveyor-the-
Sra, I trust it is not necessary that a depr. ment of Chim's Sovereignty over the soil gical instruments forwarded by observers, whe death of Lain seven years ago, has been Directly I am made acquainted with the views regularly end their registars to the Observatory; Bukbtiuri. Zil-Sultan's roubger brother, Naib-i enfels be left in the bands of the Chinese Engineering College in the year 1875, along neral's Department that dust is Bring about of the Chinos Government I shall have the are verified here free of cost. During the pust Sultanshi, Minister of War and Coinmander-in- if they so desiro.
with a number of very able young cadete, and
has been verified and certificates issued Baro Lord KNUTSFORD, in his despatch to Sir graduated in 1881, standing tenth among the pretty considerably along the Queen's Rowl and honour of bringing them to Tone Excellency's post dog peber of instruments Chief, kas also been deprived of several deven mander-in-Chief, with the exception that the The inder-errors of darometers read off en twelve first-class graduates of the year. Shortly elsewhere. We have lately heard that one of the knowledge, I have the honour to be, Bir, your meters:8, Thommomsters: 12; Ameiameter: 1.ments, but remains Minister of War and Cozu
board ship in typhoons are genemlly determined Military Finance and Pay Departments are in by ail of readings made near to or in this future to be in charge of another person.
CYCLONE AT DACGA." port, which are compared with the hourly readings in the Observatory.
NARAINGUNGE, 8th April.
Government Hose,
9.-The number of transits observed during There was a great storm at Daces at even the past year was 813. and the inclication of the 'look yesterday evening. Many buildings were Hongkong, Sind March, 1885. Sre,-I have the honour to acknowledge the axis was determined 132 times. All the ohrano destroyed, and the loss of life is variously receipt of Your Excellency's letter of the 911 meters were cleaned and oiled, and their ratex estimated at from 50 to 100. The Narab's instant, bearing npon the question of the racatisfactorily adjusted in the course of the year palace was partly destroyed. The storm w per annum, or $45,000 in three years, and at Thursday Island on the 26th of March last.
The following correspondence was laid on the tion of a Lightbeam on Gap Rock, and I'desire by a local firm of jewellers. The sidetel stadard apparently-small-torrato. Numerous fres His Lordship desires to be informed on what The passengers had ads several applications to table of the Legislative Council on Friday after at the same time to convey to you the thanks of clock was stopped on the 7th October, 1897, broke out in consoqueses, and the force of tho
this Government for the trouble you are taking and its rale carmooted. The mean daily rates wind was unprecedented.
doring ten-day periods are exhibited in the
NARAINGUNGE, 9th April grounds the estimate has now be ni doubled.mitted to leave until 21 days had expired. They
be released, but were told they could not be per- nGONS--
in the matter,-1 bavo &c.,
following table, where means gaining, and + The torsado at Dacos was of very small G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, We do not kraw bur Mr. Maxen ́s estimate ten applied for permission to tambip to the
ÚVODOR.
losing rate
diameter, but extremely powerful. The whirl
· [Hers follows a table,}
wind originated to the west of the towu, greeted was arrived at, but Sir.WILLIAM DES YOur'anal destination. The Government replied that ance on the subject of the proposal to drest
stesmar Changsha for Port Darwin, their origi BIR-With reference to previous correspond- Ilis Excellency Sir John Walsham, Bart,
10.--As stated in the time-ball notios pub- the river twice, and ended to the east of the HEM. Minister, do, &o, &a, Peking.
lished in the Government Gazelle on the 10th Jan- Nawab's palece. The wind fore far surpassed is a perfectly safe one. The amount received they might do so, provided the tranship- Lighthouse guide to reanals approaching
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mary, 1885, the bull is rot dropped ou Bundays the record. Solid masonry was ent through; from liebt duga last year, at 1 cent per ton,ment took place in quarantine, and there Hongkong and Canten River from the South, I
Government House, For Government Holidays. The ball was drop pusco houses overturned. Tha Nawab's Louse was $33,000. It is proposed to double the communication with the shore. Shortly have the honour to inform Your Excellency that
Hongkong, 18th January, 1888.ped every working day in the past year, bat le swrook, the terraced roof being blown away. Losnor Mesara. Street & Co., Cornhill. dues, so that in three years the increase of officer, visted Friday Island, and found a child with the unanimate opinion of the maritime ex- after this, on Thursday last, Dr. Baller, koalth the Government of this Colony, in accordance,
SI-Referring to previous correspondence failed to drop at 1 pm on May 27th, June 25th The clock tower is destroyed. A number of LONDON.Mesars. Bates, Hondy & O.. LONDON... Mr. W. M. Wille, 151, Cannon St. revenue from this source would smount to cf one pasongor aufering from her raptiva dis- parts who have been confulted on the point, bas on the subject of a proposed Lighthouse for the and October 27th, the failure buing caused the other house and many hatcha buta form a mere broken covered wire in the mass of debriaruined, as if the remit of a PAEL H. Richy, Hustest least $90,000, unless there should be at Dr. Balter alsited uncautine, and now Lighthouse is on the Osp Book and that the the Southward. I have the honour to forward to polarised relay, the second time by the switch how hardment
case, and ordered its isolation. On Saturday decided that the only proper position for the guidance of vessels approaching Hongkong frout first time by
On the river, the Nawab's BERLING. Hildebrand,111,Alexandrinen
Street.
large falling off in the tonnage oatering the found the child to be auffering from small-pos display of light at any other of the sites ing you espy of a letter which I have addressed to not having bean properly turned, and the third launch was sunk; the District Superintendent's BAN FRANCO ME. £. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants' port, which ie in the last degree improbable. He at onée returned to Thursday Island and gested would be worse than useless as likely to Bir John Walsh Her Majesty's Minister at time by the battery having become weak-in paddle launch is gone, and it is unknown how or Peking and, with a view to save if possible the comparison to the elasticity of the spring on the whers. Many native boats were swamped. In 1886, the year before that in which Sir harnet is clothes. The dostor refused to live greate danger te vessels rather than avert it. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind:21. Fark Bow
any Fort Darwin passenger to leave the quɛtan- Under toda circumstances the profitiba delay of another year in the commencement of a flock in arery vocasion the defect was remedied Fortunately, the whole wean affected is compat
tively amnd. The number of dealin sepőkbed Daily Frer Ofice. Jonasyi 1898
WILLIAM MARS's despatch was written, Has stadion
of the light in quation is of grens and growing work of pressing importance to the Colony and and the bell dropped all right st / p.m. -/
SHANGHAI...Hall & Holis Co-operative Co. SHANGHAI....Mesra Kelly & Walsh. NORTBEEN & Hall & Hot Co-operativa Co. RIVER Porta and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. NAGARARI......Meuse. The C. & J. Trading Co. KOBE-OBABA....Messrs. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA.....Mosure, Kelly &Walsh. MANILA..Mosers. Diaz Puertas & Co.
SAIGON
HANGI
A Brisbane tologram of the 9th April saya
all-por-hay developed amongst the passengers
by the steamer Taiyuan, who wore quarantined
the tonnage dnes of 14 cent. per ton for two ir William Thomaseu: referring specially to Mr. years, et 1 cent per tou for three years, will Mano's recent achievements, lately spoke with more stan realize, the whole of the $90,000 warm appreciation of the capacity of the Ja required,in Mr. Maska's despatch of the 25th Panose for scientific learning.-Japan Mail.. .......Mesars. Bubreeder Frères and of November, 1886, it was estimated that
Gardes Mr. F. Mainfroy.
fazoficat per ton would only realize $15,000 HAIPHONG...Ms. G. Gavella. BANGKOK....Mesere. Kamasy & Co. SINGAPURE.....Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. PENANG.........Messrs. Maynard & Co. Colostro.......Mosers. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA Moages. Newman & Co. SYDNEY.Messrs. Gonlan & Gotok. MELBOURNE MONETs, Norton, Hargrave & Co. BRISBANE Mesers. Gordon & Gotch; LONDON...Mr. T. Algar, Clement's Tane.
Exchange.
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CORRESPONDENCE. RESPIONING A PROPOSED LIGHTHOUSE ON GAP KOOK.
Government Hotsh, Hongkong, 16th Jummary, 1888.
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