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competent authorities. The only formality to be observed in that notice is to be given to the Consul of the bour at which the search is to be nada. It is further provided That the search thall not deler the departure of the vessel for more than an hour after the time of departure fired in the time
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THE DAILY PEUSE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29th, 1901:
SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING.
SECOND DAT, Tuesday, 28th April. The CR-KAZA CUP; algo, Tia. 100; for China ponies, woight for inches as per scale; winners of one 1840 since let October, 1890, 71b8, extra; two or manre, racos, 10lbs, extra outracon, Tis. 5. Half-a malls, `. Mr. Chorden's False Alarma............re „Į
THE SHANGHAI DEBT, a sweepstakes of Tis. pach. with Tis. 100 added; for Chine ponis being bond fide griffins et date ne entry first pony to recaise 75 per cent.; second pony, 15 per cant; third pasy, 10 per cont; weight fer inches as par emla-"One mile and a half. Mr. Kilmain's Bubbling Wall................................ TaE LADIES' POSE, for China ponies; weight for inches as per soste; entrance, T. 5. One mila ar a quarter. Mr. Sassoon's Zoptyr
Tenshims, wear Korea, la anger to secure colonists, dorming. It has an area of 6 equars ri and is rich in marine products, while there is plenty of art leal, besides vast forests only waiting the advent of labour to become highly productive. At pre seat the population is only $9,000, and the people adhering to their primalise methods of agriculture communicated by the respective Companies do not know how to make the best of the advant fages they are enrrounded with. Gaverner BALBRIGGAN HALF-HOSE.
to each port of call), a provision to which no Nakane favours the idea of migration, and there MARINE BLUE, SLATE, DEAB, Texception 'oon be taken; for every one must is seldently plenty of room there for much in
TON HALF-HOSE.
recognise the importance of not necesstrial untergrite sarily delaying the mails. In order to secure, The Mercury translates the following item the enjoyment of the privileges conferred from native paper-Tutalligence from Shani HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LD. are to give bonds to satisfy the legal conao-
by this article the respective Companies reporte that rich deposits of iron nod opal have been found in the profectare of Choh-chow. It is now propsaad to open up mines in the five dis quences of any liability incurred either by triots of Fang Tai, Koa-Ping; Yang-Sha, Tang
Cunon, and Shing bun in the Cheb Chow pre- ...the captains of their packets or by the
footure. The local capitalists have reported the flad to the provincial authorities bagging the One of the objections taken to the giving te patitinn the Throne to sapotian the forming of a man-of-war status to foreign meil stea-company forthe purpose of working the mines.
The ores are pronouneet to be superior to thows! mer was the prestige it was supposed to from the Kaiping Mines. - couter on thoss vessels as compared with British merchant vonesia. Whether this prestige bas any actual commercial value in ordinary times may perhaps be doubted, but whatever it may be worth it will remain un- der the new Convention very much what it was before, and is the event of war tho fe. voured vessels vill enjoy a vory substantial dvantage. Atticle IX. provider that 15
the 21st instant, in which in reply to theirs et inleation, New, whatues the facts? I presume noinformatica tomay intentions.Brosch of the 74th instant they are informed, by diros embora may have best soffanned by two things.ontract thard is nona whatever, and can k tion of your Excellency, that, for the rossoas Firstly, you have seen in the papers thabhe, as your Excellency being a lawyer viry ut the expression I usod. "there given, you have not seen to comply. H. the Crawlish paid me a private visit wall knows, Now, I recognise at with their request to telegraph to the Secretary that afterasou. That is the one, and second that that State to withhok leuporarily and until hoy you may have seen it stated that I could not I did not any breach of contest." If you breach of con can be memorialized his apptoral of this pro have had made the matter with me I tack bus to my lotter yan will find I say "posed increase of official calorice in the Colonyyd drive Now as the matter has thing very nearly allies to -Yon then go on to say :-
boceria, public property there is to "nas intraol." Morover, gentlemen, I do not use "The arcficial members regret extremely disavoring the as that the Caarwitch did tegul expressists in documents of this kind: "that your Excellator should, apparently with do me the honour to make a private call on me a contract has a meaning in ordinary Eng ont gray suficious reason be delayed your on that day, and when he Warded me of his tik no apart from the legal signification. It "reply to their commandation for a wook, and intention I venture to think that in the was a obligation. and there is anal & thing to the as a rat obligations well as a legal obligation.
The Japanese cruiser Kongo, Captain 8, The last Assault-at-Arms of the son of the comvanders of the French mail steamers on several occasions having obstructed or disorns Athletic Club, A. & S. Highlandern is to itas, arrived here yesterday from Constan
begiton to-night. With prices redzoed; mek-tinople. allowed auch eearch. It is provided in the leg allowed, and an excellent performimos there
on oooselon of the visit of the Military Com There was a good deal of salating yesterday new Convention that the local authorities should be a crowded bone raag cinia the xpulsion from on board of The N.C. Daily News of the 23rd April says: under-in-Chief at Canton and the interchange persons wasted in pursuance of a regular retrograweexpressed in the Battlements of official valla.
Owing to the continued drought it has been warrant for any crimes or offences who may renderlay at the nows of the death, which oorarred at Hankow on Tuesday afternoon, "of
W. F.Skarponsidered mary by the Government ta bave taken rouge.or embarked in mall Mr. William Forbes Sharp. boats, end, in case of necessity, searches may was one of the oldest residents and most popular farther cartail the water supply. Partoulars he carried out co board such vessels by them at Hankow and was very well known in will be found in car advertisement colomas.
Shanghai, and liked wherever known. The Haiphong has been suffering from a serious should have, again withoirt reason assigned, absence of very strong reasons
have been perfectly You are quite right in saying that I know eviving brother, Mr. Charles 8. Sharp, is now spidemio of small-pos, many Europeans as well refrained from holding any meetings of Coan contrary. I should
an natives exfering from the dinesss. At the "il for so long as interval. They regret this justified in urb appearing in Council on that a perfectly well that thera osn be no legal contrach in Hongkong.
"the more as your Excelloney's approaching conntalone. It doesbappen, Isny, thi the Czars-whorn there is a wideration. I did say The. Koba papar says that the island of date of last advices the spidemis was rapidly fanarture will erideally prevent the possibility witoh did call and pond at Government House and Ide say now, that apart from Its legal signi "at the disenusion in Connell of any statement 2 considerable part of the aftermom; and be floation there has been a moral contractmade, and you may exoparing, on the subject now un-called partly with the very kind latention of there has been a breach of that rooral obligation, Her condesatos
enquiring aftor may health, with bad been or acûtraet, whichever yon like. The last pars Lot ma ask you to consider t'as position. At the severely tazel a few days before, saler siroum graph on which I shall comment in as follows
"The Rapfisial members will be very glad to- last morting of Council Hos. Mr. Whitehead steanes known tosomenfais tfficers. Probably un attacked at length on a large number of points der any ciromastaoce therefors I should not have "hear your Exsullenoy's consors in Council and the prasant condition of the Colony. He boonable to attend. But it happens that hisenil- "if possible to be convinced by them, but they attacked not only the position of the Colony, ing out my reason for not attending. Bariyaef Insist upon your Basaliency, before any bat I-venture to say that he attacked its in the morning and before H... the Crare incrossed salaries are paid this year, submitting erodit. Now, I beat hardly say that a serious witch's intimation reached me I had informat"to the Boarstary of State their arguments still attack of this kind coming from so responible Mr. Doone that I was unable to go through muhunanswered, as wall as your reasons, and ob- quarter requires the most ofal consideration, enter ordeal as a meeting of Cancil wouldtaining his fund decision. It is their right as sitration, and respect. Bloat carofat enquiries involro. think, gentlemen, yon se uware, or "your Excellancy's adrim on financial matters, had to be malo to boret whather the faota neo-st suy rate some of you, which makes your sign and your sole adrivers in a question se arly toned by the hon. gentlemas pore correct, or ing this latter the more remarkable, that only two "affecting the official members. They did. no- not. I had to gat returns from a number of nights before that meating, who I but "Costaualety, towards the end of last year roto quartors, and it has taken time and laboar later party for the Raseion Admiral, the Brith salaris, without having before them any to prepare them. I had to go over these with tish Admiral, the General, and a number of "definite or intelligibla statement of the fan- the mint careful attention to see whether the others, I was taken with cup of those seisures:cial position of the Gokny, but there is still hon, member's statements were true or not, and which I have been recently sabjaot, sud. Ian opportunity open to there to reconsider if they were true to come forward and tell you, was unable to learn my wifs and receive my to rautter, so long as the propos increas however much we might regret it, that such was guests. Now, when you knew that I think you" are waiting antion."
This, taken with other pasunges of this the condition of the colony. Insed hardly tell you might have mapped that my condition for two. that it required Tory careful ontsideration and a or three days world not be such as ta enable me remarkable Hittur, leads me gamly to doubt dificult for me very long time to prepare the statement to lay buto attend any such meeting as that, and that that whether its writer intended to sobiere il fore the public and the Council in a way was my reson for not atending the Council apparent object; for it they have a right to expect. Now the work Now, the next paragraph spgs: The moleil to conceive his believing that any repre at this Chlory has of late years enormously members hope that your Exceltney will arautative of Her Majesty would be so increased, and a conscientious Gorezuor bas.torage for at least two testings of Council abject, I may say so crayon, as to submit to give many hours a day of close attention to the" to be hold before your departure, for the dis dictation of tais kind. As I have mid before are administrative business, and it is only be. Oussion you have so often invited of the positieur shall do what I believe to be right in this mat by members of the Clab Concordia, added tou
cause my failing strength has rendered it in. and prospects of the Colony and ita resorester without the slightest referance to this letter sweepstakes of T. 10 each accord pouy to posible to give, bosides this necessary time, the have already said a good deal on the subject of or anything contained in it. Now, gentlemen,
additional time required for desputoltes and is discussion. Waar the military contribution having commented so far on your letter, let recite 40 por cent, and the third pony 10 pér oest. of the stale; for China Poutes, bona gislative business, as well as for taking a satisfae was being discussed I twice invited discussion, any again that I hare received it with exceeding fido gritas at date of entry; weight for iotary part in the social life of the Color which was declined, and in the statement which pain as well as, surprise, pain not because ale puc ends winner of the Derby, 7ibe, it is, I say, only on the very account that I intend to put forward I think I ball be able of the unworthy impatations and disrespect axes. One milo sod's hai£L
I have felt and elastantly felt it to give my season for saying with reforenes shown-those. I could afford to disregard-bnt_ Mt. Hampton's Comms 1
my daty to give up my position here. Now, to the question that the question at the present that stihlatter relate to a from was commonly known in the colony, what was such a truly hopeises condition as to be unable such friendly relations ap to this, the end of my career.That causes me very great 'pain sweepstakes of Tk. 10 onoh, loss Tis. CU to tho
my present conditio, and considering that I am to pay the salaries this year, and at the same sond pony, for Chine parts that have never about to depart from an honorable position twe time discharge ia fall its allgations to its other indeed, and I felt surprise us well as pain, chat won a race; weight, 11ât,. for 13 hands; to
years before the proper time for bringing my adoriditors. I shall give my reasons olaawbare. the letter should have cors from any members ofa commanity which I have marved to the bast give or take fibs for avery inch eror or un-inistration te a closs, and at the same tins to end. Now we pass on to the uerf paragryhm dor. Ons mija.
As your Excellency has refused to wire the of my abilities for the last three yours. As arose which I might reasonably havo hoped at Mr. Worthy's Chimerakam
all events would have extended for some years Secretary of State, the asfal members said hafore, I cauast baliove that you or that all The BRANKAI STAKES, a forced entry of The longer, I think avan the smallest particle of has done so themselves in the following of you, when you signed thin, sudared the. affset of a great many of these words, ord human consideration would bare prevented you
Tuoffieial membira Council dicentished with would have addressed to me a letter, to ma writing this letter and throwing upar-me anim-
Hsaucial position and prospects; request post above all others, to whom you have yoursel patation anch asthis paragraph conveys. I have simply not held moetinga of the Corcueil becauso pone inorease salaries: further ounsiderating hitherto used strong tarins of consideration required; preparing Memorial Governor de- and respect. You have addressed me à I thought that not a single meeting should
clines forward telegram.
lotter not only disrespectful, absolutely dis fake plans after such statements had been made
"They hero now formally to request your Ex-respostfal in many passages, but containing ia without the Government being in a position
it not one single word indicative of respect ("collanwy, ix the event of a despatef being receiv to say whether they were correct or noi. It was freed the Secreinry of State authorizing pay from beginning to end. It was utter of Bur simply beaten I was absolutely unable in the
prise to mo that you should addreas such "ment within this financial year of the Incresined lime to finish the statement I was preparing con- sistently with parforming the other werk which salaries, to suspend its operation until the Mes letter to Her Majesty's presenta all, and as I said befuce I cannot falls to me every day that have put beldmerial they are now preparing, yar Excellency's tive
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C Fine Old Vintage; sup-
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The yoga News writes: The Japaneen in Koronaro showing considerable enterprise. navigation company called the Salten Kaisha has been formed by them, and the Government has granted the small subsidy. Their limit- ed araonat of ospital has provenby them un yet owning any vessels, but some time agg Mr.! Benbashoka ears to Kobe and controled with Mr. S. Tamaks of the Tanaka gumi to sharter the Shoja-mana sailing vessel. She has made 205 or two trips most accessfully, and if ta soco contivos the Company will charte and Gen.
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The Race CLUB Cur, value, Tis 150; for China ponies; weighs for inches as per sale; wipmore at this meeting of a raos of one mile or under, to carry side exirs over a mile, 7lbs sxtra; panaitics accumulatire up to 10lba; entrance, Tls 5. Two miles. My. Obantrag's Antoorst The CONCORDIA CUP, alus, Tls; presented
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the case of war between the two nations three steamers to rou between Jinsen, FBB, The SPRINT CJP, veluc. T. 100; added to a considering that most of you know, for it moment is simply one whether the colony is in men with whom I hate town, as I have said, on
The Japan. Mait has the following note-On Wednesday, the 11th of March, the New York Sun, which is published every morning, contain
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5 for all ponies, except those entorod in the --Boyiters'-plate; first pony la wanaive-7ă pat sent; second pooy, 15 per cent. third pory, 10 r cent of the stakes; weight for inches na per scale. mulle and a balt
Mr. Sassoon's Heroin
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The TAGIST'S CUP, valus. Tle.-3 prosented by HE. the Toctal, for China potira; weight, 12st. winners at this meeting, 5lbs, extra; entreinde, T 5. Qua mile. Mr. Newbay's Black Teaf
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for in the Choya of the following morning a The CHAU-BHANO-KIUX CHP; valdo, Tlemeetings. However, as I told you in my las "viswa on the subject about to be submitted to boliero that you antirely theaght of the
"the packets of the two Adrajaistrations "shall continue their navigation without in
pediment or molestation until a notifies Wainvite attention to the following lead-tion is made on the part of either of the od Brands, all of which are excellent quality and two Governments of the discontinuance at an excellent portrait of the Hon J. F. Swift good value for the money.
cho bad died the preceding evening at7 o'clock Che ne being wiially selected by our of postal communications, in which case in Tokyo. This was a remarkably quick feat of London House, süd kangkt direct from themost noted Shippers, are imported in wood and Etled "they shall be permitted to return freely journalism, though of course the great difference by ourselves, the aubling as to supply the best "and under special protection, to their re-a tine hofwan Tokyo and New York must be takon into auocans. Something similar, though growths at moderate prices..
16 In ordering it is only necessary testatospective porks." Thus, while insurance lens striking, was accomplished by the Chopa the ostre sad quantity of Wine or Spirit werted, offices might demand a hovy war risk from Shimbun. Its present editor, a gantleman of exceptional attainments and ability, visited the and initial letter for quality desired
other vessels at a time when the relations el Bites Legation in the afferaron of the bot weon France and England were strained, day snroceding alr. Swift's death, and asked for tho steamers of the P. and O. and Mass photograph of the deceased Maister. No. sageries Maritines would enjoy a safe con- avilable, however, and the editor and He solel, to go insearah of one algewbero. duck.
There is one point on which the conclusion capital likeness of Mr. Swift appeated, asoom-
panied by a full account of his life. -of-the Convention specially affects Hongkong, and that is as regards the sorting of the It is satisfactory to find that there are at French mails on board the steamers. It least two high Chinese officials who have become was-thought that this question had been atta alive to the value of time and sensible of tho cortoets afforded by steamboat travelling. settled nearly two yours ago. The promised In the Peking Gazette of the Let April appeas facilities were, waver, withdrawn in Tab the following-Chang Chih-teng zad the Pro- ray, 1890, thi Director-General of Franels incial Examaior of Hupeh ask for permission
to allow the latter to proceed-by steamer to em Posts and Telegraphs writing as follows: dust the examinations at Chingeboe and Ichung. In consequence, however, of the abandon. They describe vory graphically the exireron in- unvenience and discomfort of the nativa modes pient of the Anglo-French Postal Con- cf conveyance; the long delays heading up against. Sherry, White Capsule 10 1.00yention of the 24th Septetuber, 1856, it stream and the risk their papers and other be CC Superior Old Dry. Pale
has seemed proper to postpone the carry- The Examiner misations that on former trips longings rua of being lost or damaged by water. Natural Sherry, Hed Besi Capsule.
10 1.00ing out of the works contemplated on when the roads have boss flooded overal of hita D Yory Superior Od Pale
board our said packets till the conditions polies have been drowned. by mistaking the Day, oboice chi Wine,
aths, and all the inhabitants having dad hofoce White Seal Capsula..
of the favored regine which shall be the water na coecmmodation was to be had for E Extra Superior Old Pala
"applicable in fature to mail packets touch, men or beast. To proceed by steamer would in Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Oli
"ing at the parts of the two countries every way he swing, au risk would be run. the journey would be accomplished in two or three Boiade
*abull have besa settled by mutual agree-days, and the students be saved the vexatious For Caso. PCasement between the Governmenta of France delays they have had to undergo in former getes
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"aal Great Britain." The conditions ofhile awaiting the arrival of the Examiner who
has met with delays and tificalties on the road the favoured régimo" having now been Graudad. determined, the French Administration
D Vory Fine Old Vintage,
extra
superior, Viölät Capsule (Old Hottled) 18 1.50 SHERRIES.
A Delicata Pale Dry, dinner
wing Green Capela 6 9.60
B Superior Tale Dry, dinner
wina, Groen Sox Capsalo. 7500.75
C. Manaanillo, Pale Natural
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B St. Estophe, Rad Capsule... $50 6.00
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Red Capsule
D Heuressy' Finent Very Ol
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B Watson's Glonotohy Mel- low Blend, Blue Copsole, with Name and Trade Mark, 8 0.75
Watson's Abelour Glalirot,
Bat Capsule, with Name and Travie Mark,
D Watson's HID Blend of
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Whiskies, Violet Capaule
Watson's Vory Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold 'Cap- sule .......
IRISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule........
B John Jameson's Fins Old,
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C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Groon Capsule
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101.09
13 1.10
7 0.75
10 1.00
31.10
11.00
A Fine Old Tom, White Cap
9.5 0.40 White
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B Fine Un
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Caponie 19 1.10. Good Feeward Island 81,50 per Gallon, LIQUEURS.
Benedictine Maraschino“ Caracos Chartre'rsa
tioned in the Legislative Council the ten
The Daily Nass annonces that Mr. Carles, H.B.M.'s Coal at Chinking, is going homə on twelve month Jove, and Mr. A. All»n of? Amoy taken his place.
The annual meeting of the members and seat hoidorsof Union Charoh was held yesterday after-
foarded by the directors and employs of the
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drawn I shall be most anxious to do anything, C. DZ. 9.. Co. for China posies that have lotter, I had intended to hold meetings this week," Council, and the consequent debate be sub-effect of your words. If this latter is with never run at any meeting in China or Hong. and before I received this letter I had fixed on tomitted to and considered by im." kong previous to data of entry at each meet-morrow. Now, my course is largely dependent think I will defer what I have to say on this in my power to bring about that harmony ing to be won at two consecutive mastings, on the remit of the meeting. It is impossible til I here apoken on another paragraph, which before existed, though it is sardely or three times in all, by ponies the doni fide to say what it may be, but at all rents I have whore a similar spirit is more completely shown. possible to believe that any person who could property of the same owner or owners, weight quite determined that I shall not leave the cannot with regard to the next paragraph write moh s letter as this would be conuiliated For inches as per scale; antrance, Tla-1080 Colony without giring in some way the full believe that it was intended to imply what it by anything I could de, nor do I feel as regarde per asat. of the entrsnes foos to go to the statement I have prepared. As in opportunity questionably conveys, that is two grase in the writer, whether hojonsof you or not, that I have any groat desire to evadiliate him. I see....... winner nutil the cup is won, when the second for discussion thereon, that will be abundant putations on my pbarecter
The unofficial members are still vory deciñ- taie, however, that some of you could not have peny stall receive same; the remaining 20 whether I am lere or not here. Now with ro per cent, to be allowed to accumulate, and the gard to not holding meatings you say a little edly of opinion that the Spaneis position and thonght of the effect af guar words, and I sin- "prospecta of theology are not such as to rendar scroly trust that you wil take this oppor Whether aeruronlation in excess of Tis. 500 to be re- farther on:--
"They reges this the more as your Ercolit prudent to grant just at present the very tanity of withdrawing them. tatued for a new oup), is to be paid to the
"leboy's apprashing departure will evidoatly large ingresss of salaries now proposed disrespect was inteuil or not-I-am happy winter. One mila, Mr. Sylva's Tentanic
prevent the peasibility of the disoLasion in "They out hardly think that your Excl. to believe that in this matter at all aveule "Council of any statement you may be preparing lenny spanks ssciously" spake seriorily you do not represent the community. It is only "on the subjects row under consideration. "-when you propose to let the enhanced a year ago that on learing the eclouy I received Now you have rightly gathered, that I as "amounts he paid this year as they have a universal expressio of regard from the whole making such a statement, but it some to "voted, and to consider the adriability of an calong, yourselves included, and I can conspion. me that my predones in this matter is a "equally large reduction (I never spoke of an tiously say that I have done thing since to matter of very all consequence, It does "egaylarge reduction,) when the estimates for justify any loss of that respect. I am glad to "axt year are laid on the table. That, sa your know that I have not forfeited the respect The following ja fhe shorthand writer's report not a to me that my presshoe in the Cour-
Had I any doubt on the of the interview which took place on Monday bal vill in any way affect the anstter because Exesflener sell knows is preotically an imposat the colony. twest His Excellesay the fovernor and the when you have from me my deliberate asibility. Au increase of salaries unos voked and subject the marrons and touching commi pression of opinion and the whole facts plaeadpaid must stand. To act se yon proppen wonki ations I have received since the news of my fiest members of the Legislative Council :-- at your disposs! you will have perfect liberty of be a very grave injustice to the omoials. No approaching departame known would HTS BIOELLENCY-Gentlemen, I have asked discussion whether I am here uz at, and von man woolt knew from year to year how to adjust dispel any such donbs. Worcarer, I and every rea. you to ho good enough to come hare this morn if you had not that fiberty is the Council you his expenditure. No injustico esa be done by a son to believe that I had your respect sist antif ing with reference to a remarkable leste can prove the same effos by giving your vieweday in payment now and in a reconsideration the rise of this unfortunate question of military which I have received from you, a lotter which to the public. Ton has nothing to do bat te" of the whole question, for a theimereen have contribution. Now, had Ibsen a mere time- The hos mennever yet bou doinitely sanctioned no man hea server it would have been an ogredingly eny I need rootoely say caused me much surprise, send them to the newspapers.
live been forced to the conclusion, which out his speeches at length as is nesally the use After giving the matter earofal consideration bar who raised this question of salaries writes a right to calonlate on it. Beesot of contract thing for me to have simply passo this vote aa there is none whatever, and man by, on your instrmoted-without my allowing the public to
THE GOVERNOR AND THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
***Ugated."
for next year are laid on the table That, as special inducements to take a popular course
will no doubt be willing to renew ite offer raily News that the Tantai implicated in the
It is reported from Takow (saye the M. C. 7750 to efford facilities for maring sorters to reoant outrage on an Americna Loag has been rincerely tressé la currect, that you have signed with all good speeches oud it seems to me that Exerlinay being a laroyer very well knows. The sapore that I approved of it In that cas travel with maile between Saigon and making frantic forte, through the indispens- this haste, and possibly with reluctance, for s praties purposes ho might just as wailuneial members are by to mas opposed to was parfootly aware that I should retain Cann. Bot. Hongkong. This will save from two to sala gobelweens, to get the foreigners' com in the short interval of engrossing private kasi send them to the awspapers as real thers in an increase of salaries to such an welsat ne is my popularity. I kid, moreover, spanial temp- pradore to admit that he was in the wrong, bub, sees, and that you have thus giren insuloisut Council. And the other hon members, who have night ant proper and called for by the iutations to take oh a course, assing that my A Houncey's Old Paie, Rod
three hours in the corting of the mails on of course, nothing came of the attempt. Just consideration to this letter and have thus failed only done little beyond agreeing with him, if croused ost of living and as far as the colony's are wanalmost flrished, and that I should there. Capsule
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arrival. On the other hand the Colony will after the trouble lægst it was announced that to appreciate its taste, its tone, its matter and its they have not the time to write speeches these fiances will permit, but they feat sirongly by bars arsided an imputation of ipconstatery
"that, granted (hat they signed a report recone- but unfortunately meaty would not allow of Superior Very Old Coguse,
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14 195 have to pay the salaries of the marine sorters the land. Lino was interrupted batean Takow effect. I cannot think this bau be otherwise solves might simply szpras their more or less
aud Taipoli Fu, the object being to stop som- than the camp with mon with whom I have qualified axsent: I therefore do not see that "mending an increase, it was a mistake to one such a course, In the last calmy I wae in. from there is any great loss in the absence of Buch the increase equivalent to 35 per cent in wany Newfoundland, when I ballared the intermin of and the other sitoudant expenses, and the munication with the misialaud. Is leaked out, hitharta benou friendly zolations, 13. 1.50
question presents itself whether the saving howover, that there was constant telegraphing some of whom I have received kindness, and a discussion in Council in the pressut heated "lostanega Ona of the unoffein membors in the colonists were serialy threatened I did not going on between the Trotai and the Governor, as to one of them I shall always grateful atruosphere; nor that there would be in any dead objected to so large an increase ip Do hesitate to go to Lar Majesty's Gorsement on" in time would be worth the cost in money. the next siap baken war to asacance that the is reall, the words he used in public oase advantage in tay rasenna at it when I have "camber last, when there was abl time without their bobaf languagarbials it was commonlysap- Tiotege, Red Capsule 4 200 For our own part we are inclined to think it cable botwosu Tarasui and Fooshow was broken, when I was leaving the Colony a year ago. alrealy said all I have to my on the subjost inconvenienos to have the whole subject, inves. posed would have ormed my being recalled from iny office. I said to Her Majesty's Government am of opinion that this Then you go on to say ;*** would, but when the matter was het men. and so notice was given of its repair; even after It is only becaus
the Chinese merobanta declared that they had letter was signed hastily that I have asked you "It was very unfortunate that your Broel. The first impotation is a very rions 20s. It with fermoeto their deliberately and frequently hocs receiving messages from the mainland, to come here today to give you an opportunity lonoy was unable to bo prosent at, and take implies that I ne Gotornog of the colony, had expressed policy of twenty years that now that dency of opinion seemed to tond ziher in Hongkong, and Japan. Residents at Takow fear reconsidering your position after you have "part in, the last debate in Connail on the sub-spoken otherwise than seriously in an official I had put the whole use before the I trusted that communication would be impeded in the heard in detail the view which I take of jest of affioul salaries and on the Suauit mattor about so serioze a subject I think that that the vital interests of two hundred thousand the opposite direction. Before conduling me way if there were any trouble at the port this latter, a vion which after this letter haeposition of the caleny generalis, and that, if is a very grays and utterly no warranted imputa- British subjects would no longer be disreganied any definite agrement the Goremment and this asesukasten the neglect of the naval been read carefully and the whole circum thara is soy adequate reply to the arguments tion. And then again there is another more out of deference to the susceptibilities of any would, we think, be well advised to take authorities, who leave the island enrisited by stanong bare became known, will, I venture put forward by Mr. Keswick, Mir. Whitehead, serious impatation in the statement. Breach of forage Power That was the course I took sad the unofficial mombaru gonorally, they contrset there is none whaterer, and cannot be, when I believed the colonists to be in the right. formal sete of the Council on the subject, en-of-war for years. It is over two years since to say, be taken by all those outaids for
there was a gunboat at Takow Perhaps now whoso judgment I have the least value." wer not then pat before the Council in auras your fixtelloney, boing a lawyer, very well Her Majesty's Governaut were generous, how and also to obtain the views of the Chamber that there is a new Admiral on the station, more I havs sated His Broellany the General to be comprehensible shape.**
"know" This unmistakably anggestaand uther evor, and having bosome convinced of the rea of Comter. A considerable time has attention will be paid to this apparently forgotront de beries is is about to sacosed me Now, in the test plus, it does not soon to me portions of the paragraph imply that I have gonableness of the policy. I acoramended, as far elapsed since the decision in favour of the out of what should be's Hourishing trade. temporarily in the administration of the Govern- that it was in any way unfortunate-I think fotally esferred to a course as possible whish frors recalling te promoted as to the Gover Sir Thomas Wade tells us that he put difluationment, and I bare also caused a reporter to it was very fortunatand when you have heard wall know to be practicaly impossible, pership of this colony. That gentlemen, is proposed arungacient was arrived at, and in the way of the opening of Chungking. bebe present in order that for all parties con me further on the matter perhaps I may bring You begin by saying hay a bard. the part I took as a time when my career that your Extellanoy speaks was very far fram ended. Now when my at all events partly, to see things in the "ly, think opinions of tho unofciul members and of cause be disliked forolgere settling at a port period there may be an nesprate report of what you light. You must remember that there had seriously when you propose to let tie onhanced career is about to close. whart hava nothing
that was innoeessible to men-of-war. Here is a becare. I will now proceed to make sach nam- заще the Chamber of Commerce may in the port within two days onsy steam of Hongkong ments an occur to me on this latter. I must rather been suddenly sprung apsa tao Government an "amount be paid this year as they have bean further to expost from Her Majesty's Govern mastime bave nadergone some chango. where there are always gunboats getting wouldy reverse the order of things by beginning with is that was entirely unexpected. It would be voted, and to consider the adrisability of an ment except what west come in duo course in at their anglers, and yet the Admiral does not the last paragraph, which really should have quite easy to understand, however much one "equally large reduation when the Estimates any case, I need hardly point set that. I have. see his way to sanding an over counsionally to appeared Brat in the latter you have sent may disapprove, the position that you had
how the foreign residents are getting on. mo, booms it evidently had some influence on voted certain salaries last October and your Excellency well knows, is practically an with regard to this colony. But when I came the letter and some effect on its tone. I mean that in consequence of the heavy military "imposibilty." That is that I biva deliberately to consider the whole facts contained in the Se- the paragraph in which you say, “In conclusion contribution you found yourselves in the position suggested a coucas of conduct which I know to eretary of State's despatehos, apart from the un. "the unofficial members bonit for your Ex that you were unable to confirm this vote now. be-imposible, Tere, as well as in other places, fortunate promiss nude, and when I onto to co- Lin Chia-feng, Governor of Kansub and the noon, the Rev. G. H. Bondfald presiding. The cellency's consideration if the Acting Colonial Tha: would have been intelligible. But the I make an explanation simply on the assumption aidor other fasts which were grab before me, such New Dominica has been obliged by the death reportof thecommittasof management, inoinding" Sacratary in the proper channel of communics is now has been almost entiraly changed, that you have not weighed the sening of your as the enormous extent to which the. British sub- of his grandmother to resign his appointment the report of the building committer, was adopted" tion between year Exsallency sad the un- The military seasribution has been left out or words-ard I may thereforo that I know of no jeos within England taxed in areas of what you ard retire into mourning.
and Totes of thanks were passed to the honorary official members of your Connell." I presume almost entirely left out of the question, fer auch impossiblity. I know within my own are taxed hars, I felt I could only take the course organist, the choir, the hon. treasurer (Me. Jyoi mesh. that I should have written to the withdrawal of these incrassas to salaries personal exporinges of two ociates where the I bare done and emanaud, that you should I took what was the caly hopent The General Managers (Mesara. Jardine, Googmann), the hon,seretary (Mr. H. McCallum), you myself, and that writing through the Colonial is now jutised on the ground that the condi-laries were not only decreased, but largely do pay's very considerably larger proportion for Matheson & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China the architect (Mr. A. Denison), and to a com- Boretary was derogatory to your dignity. The tion of the colony has most seriously alterod creased, in ono ease as much as 30 per cent. to your defends. atcamer Winging from Calentia, left Singa- toilies of ladies consisting of Mrs. Legge, Mrs. Color Beretary is its highest and the only A most miserable picture was drawn, and existing holders of offles and thes were salaries course to take when I had deliberately come to McCallum, Mrs. Dyer-Ball, Mr Powell, Mrs. Ecer here through whom I could properly I venture to say that if that picture were not resently increased bat fixad for a long time that annotasion. I knew that it would be an pere at 6 paa on the 27th init for this port.
Cabbas, and Mrs. Dupost, who mised address you, and I happen to be able to aheniately true the prosent condition of the co-previously. It is initeed perfectly obvious that appopular coures and would probably osuse tast The Shen-tuo says that the tos season in special fund for farnishing the pulpit, platform, give you this view, the Scoretary of State iony would be certainly sarlons. That is the inue if a colony is not able to afford certais payinents-eling that has sabittered the last days of Tamoul has just commenced. After the heavy and restrics, and superintended the carrying takes in this matter. I know that in mors that has now been raised. But I vanture to my promised only from year to var vader a dif my onrear. But I do not regret it. I do not re Haring's Cherry Cordial cases sontained by teamen last year. very little ont of the work, Thanks were also voted to than or instances the right to address the that the special causes of depression which oxist foran set of circumstances, it is only right that get it in the slightest dagres, bunase whatever Dr. Siegert's Alrostars braziness is done. The prospects of the trade the Authorities of the City Rail for allowing the Governor direoily has been claimed, and I know now certainly existed with equal fores last thess promises should be withdrawn when it can mementary unpopularity I may have gained,
-Bit, &c. are not very promising this year.
services to be held in the Theatre while that, occasionally the priotion has grown up in October. 1 bisk the facts abail bring torbe honestly dare. Then you go on to say that when that course comes to be locked upon in the to act as I propos would be a vary grave injue-right light, when it outes to be looked upon An Osaks paper mye that the sugar crop of the church was being rebuilt. After the ordinary certain Colonies with regard to certain nose, werd will show that there is nothing in the pra- At 8, Human Boat, S-aughs, on the Apsit, the Toshonalands last year showed on im business of the meeting was concluded one of the and that for vertain reasons it has been sent position of the colony that did not exist too to offeials. I think this insolrasa supai calmly, I know that I shall not losa one inta of the wife of J. B. CAMenos, of sev
provement of 30 per
the orop, which areanted petition for the continuance of the analizatical correspondense with the Governor en soia) uew insus did not quite consider that, or at any would vary much rather got no increase at all I baro, I have said invited you here today the wife of 3. Rasps, Reg, of the Netherlufle Cope to about 80000) barreia, was already sent ont.
grant now in courts of circulation and suggested subjects does through the Colonial Secretary, rate did not give it full susideration. Now I that simply get it for this year only. As for its to consider whether you will wiadrag this lot- mulate, Amay, of a daughter,
that a counter patition should be prepared. sud what on one occasion a Chief Justies ventare to say, otsidering you are planeed to baing a grays injuries becany no man wanlater. If you do not do so I shall of course Disoncion ensued and objection was taken by complained to the Secretary of Sisto of hit my you reseived no intelligible answer at the know how to adjust his expenditure from year deeply regret-I asy doply regret that the Two men whose rendition has been applied some of these present to the church as a sheech, having been addrsmed through the Colonial last mesting or I think compratensible" to your, I grut you that no ma would know friendly reletions, the extremely friendly rela Athani, era the 22nd April, Wacras ANBAR by the Chinese Government were brought taking any antion to the matter, the speakera Secretary the visor in a fellows It is the word used, I may be allowed to paint out how to adjust his expenditure if having promisisst (tions, that have existed Lifherto, should come to
tp the Polop Court being that of burglary and murder. Formal evi payers. Ultimately taction was adopted to official correspondsnot should pass through the And I think ander these circumstances the re- from him what he had every reason to expect bear all prin of this kind with equanimity. denos having been taken the case was remanded the affect that the matter be left in the bands Colonial Secretary eos where the official plisa rosolved from the Asting Colonial Bearotary hat he would got. That would be a very real shall in this case at all wvants fool that bad at the committee to take sotion should they papers of the Colony as recorded. The con adfromthe Attorney-General were very compreinjustice bat.It is not an injustice to tell him, if done my best to avoid rack, and I feel quite. Bepantly one of the Chinese patients in the us it advisable to do so. The Chairman invenience of this course is chrious, nor de 1 horsible indeed, and considering they had to it be really the case, that the sires mstances of the certain, as I mak before, that when all the facts siapi Hathorpital was hoard sorting, and the courge of the discussion said it had been "consider that it implies anything derogatory bo given on the spur of the moment, very sadit colony will probably be muek albared and lust are known and considered I abull be instated by at the apothecary enquiring the cause it was reported that he was going to sign the petition to the dignity of the Chief Justice. If each able ones to the afpera conerned. I rontare you will not be able to grant it bim any further public opinion, I mean the opinion of these whose 100 that are bad cottet ford the man' in favour of the continuance of the grant, also a rale and keen observed in the present on this point to differ from you entirely as to the next paragraph, I do not wish to refer judgment I value. If you do not withdraw the sock during his sleep. The shaka napad but that Usive Clara had been assisted by grants "instance, it would doubtless have derated Now so far from betag its unfortunate that to questions of consistency. If members think letter or if you do not entirely withdraw it Ups be new Postal Converton be- the man diel of frightNarth Borneo Herald. of Ined, sad to thought misapprehension so those "the top of me of those lotters whisk I was not present at the last meeting, beastly that much a change his disarmed since no alter it as to make it uzbjeglionabl tween England and France it is provided
paints ought to be removed; both the size in "emseated from the Chief Justice, and I think it extremely fortunate. Why? BeUctober, when they pened the increase of shall while regretting the ruptarp hosesfor- that the French mail steamers as still to bar of previous opurietions, was charged at the bought in the ordinary way and paid for atvirreat In this rantfox, then, I followed principle seriens assertions as those made by the hon. I think there is no auch vant of courage tion, and shall do my best in the few days Chau Ka, against whom there were a num Staunton Street and the present sits had been "desire that this rule be followed in future case had I been present and beard suph salariés, tacy are partently right to my ward of all friendly relations, accept the stun enjoy an exceptional status, though it is no Police Court paterdag with conveying certain onto Row. De, Chalmers mentioned that skies I know from long experience to be a member I should probably have felt inglined to that which prevents me from acknow remaining to me to see that the reptare created longer termed the status of a ms-of-war. artistes to a prisoner in the fisel. Defendant be had also been asked to sign the petition, and good one, that where correspondence which speak on the subjset; and I should certainly lodging a mistake which he has committed, casas as little harm as possible to the colony. British wall swers are to enjoy the same admitted the charge sud was fined $10 with the that he had been requested by some of the containe matter in the Innst degree, I will have not been in the position than to make and you honestly think thes increases It has already caused some harms, bocaues it has
option of ens month Imprisonment.
members of his Chinas congregation to explain not say impassioned, but which tends to be statement of my julgiant in the game aim and are not possible as gards, the permanent necessitated by devotion of time which might status in the porte of France, so tht to this
to them its meaning, as they also had been naked eo, it is far better that it pass through a deliberate minner that I shall now, and I wouture change in the Colony, you are perfectly right in have been much better employed, and I cannet extent there is somplete reciprsity, but The thretinen charged with keeping a gamb-to sign it. Ous of the grounds on which the third person. I noad, not say that there was to say anything said on such a wabject without saying I shall not relor further to the expect that the heavy pressure of work which ling bongo in Esat Street, who were so cleverly petition was objected to by some of thesa prosent not the slightest intention of derogating extreme deliberation, and without the no matter of inconsistency, although in some cases is new apon mo coupled with failing health ong whores the French mail stearaes have to captarel by Laspestor Hennessy two days ago, at the meeting last night was the representation frous Joue dignity. It indeed never ocauer, eveniry, stalkatten se command, would bare I must say the inconsistency appears to be of do otherwise than prealads us from doing auch I think there somewhat marked character I can hardly that I intended or oaths mistakes both of mis call at many English ports the ory French were brought before bitr.: Wite at the Folies that the grant was necessary to provide reed to me that in addressing you through been of very littie value. pork at which the P. & O. Cmpany's Court yesterday morning, when a sentence of ligious facilities for the poor, wheruss St. the Colonial Heorotary, who is pest in pre-for that i was fortunate that I was not imagine that the writer of this paragraph daly on and consistion, that under happier aucpions steamers call is Marabillos. The privilege, listed in each case
ix months' imprisonment with bird labour is Peter's Church, the Roman Catholic shareken dease to the Governor so far as the procent. I cannot help thinking that the writer soundered what he was writing, and I can might possibly hars-been avoided Bat it all and Union Church performed three quarters of people of the colony are concerned, that of that paragraph could not have fally consider scarcely think it possible for him to har avsate, the good feeling of the community such as it, is therefore more able to
the whole work done amongst the poor withnat there was anything doregatory to your diged in matter. Moreover, I cannot think written it in the Flow of hoping to achieve in such uses will attribute my defeats to them the one side than to the other. Ani truth to Actors in Japan (saps the Hyogo News) emmany asistanos from the State whatever. The sity, bet ainos the matter is referred to Imay my that if he had really thought over the mat his apparent object. I eat simply say that true cause, and I shall go away, whether popalar tell, it seems to possess very little ne what mad a high salarice sa their Earoposa con disenssion terminated with the "paming of the that I feel that I was right in doing so on the bar carefully, he would have written a parentil the lobber in its present form is either or not I care not in the least, but with the full Fries. The best paid, Ichikawa Danjuro, receives resolution given above, which it was undertoo bigh authority. I have just read you, I will graph casting an unworthy imputation upon mo, withdrawn or changed, my, action, whatever it respoot of a comunity to which I have honestly sver in times of peace. The right of wearek (3,500 you for every engagement he makes with was not to be regarded as antagonistio to the now proceed to deal with the other portions of which, whatevermany be the intention, it certainly any ho, will not be in the smallest degree to- and strenuously devoted the best efforts of my fail- does out, ris. that I might have attended the fenold by such a paragraph as that. The ing strength and ability. Now, gentlemos, you for fugitive.criminals or debtors clearly the Kabakas at Tokyo, a sum which averagis Cathedral, but merely as empowering the dom the letter. The Brat paragraph says
Sir, The snosial members of Council Council, hat deliberately did not. That, I've advice you give may be very good er it may be may like to say something, and I should be glad 106 you a day. He usually her about four sach unittes to take any steps they might think ne- |
Hon. P. EYES-I should Hks to remark recognised. This was the point which caused engagements & year, which therefore yield bimory to remove misapprehensions as to the peal-bays the hoach to soknowledge roostyrt from tore to say, latlagacetraction put on it by alargs otherwise expres no opinion on the matter if you could agree to worms inquediate course. be friction under the cld Conretion, the the princely income of 14,000 yon a year. flon of Upion Church,
"the Asting Colonial Secretary sžalettes, dated proportion of the public, whatever may be the bat nut that letter is withdiamu I can give you
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On the 2nd April, at St. John's College, & masini, year. Nearly over the procediug Katholders introduced the question of the allowed:46, continue; but the rule is that all then, and I think those who pat forward this un contrary to reason, that is, that they the respect of the ookny. And now, gentiamen,
DEATH.
Burr, age 55ʻyear.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 29TH, 18,
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