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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 117m. 1898,
The Shell Line steamer Sponditus is reported to have been wrecked of Cape Tarole. She was on her homeward voyage,
The first shipments of Formosa sugar this season left Forms for Japan on the 28th February by the steater Taiwan. Owing to the recent troubles there we learn that the crop this year will be aouiderably under the average, and the export probably not more than 200,000 piante altogether. Coneuquently the market at Yokohama mered higher than usual, and from last accounts from Formosa later ship monte will cost eren acre-Japan Gasetto.
Personally of the senstruation of the proposed mad, Jecause I oparider the present road is not mily omeedingly stoop, but the wind at the Gap is extremaly dangerous The Treasures, who holda the pure strings, las pointed out, however, that at the present moment there are ne funds in hand to moet ik bendite, but I hope the unofficial numbers will accept the assurance that this road will be made at the earliest upper tarity.
Section 13, rab-section (a), sites the reveant law as to the legal obligations of ministers of religion. By action 11 of Ordinazes 7 of 1872 the minister was liable to a fine if he did not, within seven days after performing the burial service, give noties to the Registrar General in cases where no certificate or order for Purial had been delivered in hi The proposed now sub- section vonders the minister liable to. punish ment if he performs any funeral ceremony in cuses where no proper authority for burial bas THE SANITARY BOARD ORDINANCE P The ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL Your boon delivered to him.
Biction 12, c-section (d) (Av.), is intended to Excellency, I rise to move the fint reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinanco to furtheramond secure the correct and uniform einssification of the Pubke Heith Ordiases: A memoranduse disones in the death returns, ad sub-section (o) of the same section confers upon the Registrar About 9.20 last night there was a most une explaining tlé bhiosts and reasona is attached to General power to invoke the ssaietanos of the manner. The labourer in worthy of his hire, as special constable to do duty with the Water:
the Bill,
Colonial Surgeon in cases where he is not ratis, fled as to the correctness of the reported cause of death."
saal scano in the gasmge between the Ilong hang Hotal and Messrs. Blackhead and Coa By same extraordinary means premises. two bugo roaring dames abot from the Bears Blackhand's gas moter was Brod and pipes and seemed to threaten destruction to the whole place. The muter was enclosed in a soon as possible by a watchman, a civilian, and wooden box and taia was torn right away as one or two ceolies, and the force of the fames then became goster. Fortunately, however, the this brick wall and the graille Bony provented the fire from spreading, and shirts were directed to extinguishing the blue. After working about half an hour the fire was com pletely smothered by a heavy wet bed which was wrapped firmly round it, and beyond wast- ing a considorable quantity of gas practically no damage was done. The Fire Brigade were not called, but Mr. Kinghorn, engineer to the Brigade, was there and rendered torg valuable assistance. How the gus meter caught fire is a mystery.
The ACTING COLONIAL TEXASURERY teg to secon move that the first reading of this Bill, be Hos T. H. WHITHRAD-Sir, I riket postponed for a month.
The Exer Will it not be better to do that at the end reading
On the 18th the dargo bostum endas roupid latter, whether the resolution passed so the loss meating of the Hicugkong and Shanghal Bank to strike, hat on being warned by the Fallow to inorenas the fees of the Directors was in that they could not lewes the waters of the crder. I have to copy of the Articles by me, colony without a clearance, and their sentitie but I believe they provide that a fired eum, the being dealt with by the Registrar General, The hands, at the Loe Yuen, Refinery slinsk amount hitherto paid and which is handsome remained pasalve, though private individuals. remuneration for the work done-stall be cold poly hire them through the Poles.
On the 27th depet of cargo boats was formed davcted to payment of the Directors' fees, and I doubt whether it was not necessary to propose work. a spactal resolution, to be confirmed at an extra- ordinars meeting, to make the chango hastily by the Water Palice, to sava me in hiring carried through at the bit menting. 1 do not thon
The coolies working as Aberdeen strook thie make these remarks in any carping spirit, but I think things of this kind should be done unly dag, after dos deliberation, with the fall consent of all the shareholders, and in a thoroughly logal and I think that Directors should be paid for the responsibility they take, for the use of their nameoften of great service sad, for the work they do. But they should not be paid. more than the Company can afford in bad times, and hence re fees should not be in reased without vory grave consideration. If the Directors of any joint stock concura barg had exceptional work, or conie business of a specially rezaumerativo nature han baan put through in the half year, then, I would suggest. give them hmus for that parted, and not exiss their fans, Iam, eir, yours faithfully
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Hongkong, 10th March, 1536.
BONUS.
Sit petty offers of the Navy were sworn in There were now 20,000 coolies on strike.
Police,
Men of the Hongkang Begiment wore en gaged discharging Tassels
On the 28th the Polica hired 5) sonics for a local firm at 81 a day but the firm subquently declined to pay such large wages, foaring to to prejudice fature rates.
this day the hadrat Hung-hom Doske began the restloce; two strangers, doubtless emissaries from the strikes, were, however, arrested and sentenced to three months hurd Isbouras rogues and vagabonds, and the Dook hands gave no
more trouble.
The remaining hands at East Point, Ro- finery truck."..
successful. The natural resources of the country are undoubtedly rich. Its topper mines have been famous for generations, and though worked in a very primitive fashion: have long boon the chief source of supply for the greater part of the Central Kingdom both for the currency and for other purposes, Yunnan sleo possesses some fairly rich gold mines, worked also on unscientific laes, but turning out a considerable quantity of the precious metal, some of. WINES AND SPIRITS. which is manufactured into jewellery, while a good deal of the ore finds its way to Peking, The deposits of rock salt are very extensive. The mince and the mods of working them are described by Mr. Bane in his account of his journey through, Yannan. Other minerals are found, and with any incentivo to discovery there is no doubt further resources would be opened up. Meantime the people have no stimulus to exertion, for there are no nurkets available to them at which to dispose of their produce, and the local authorities place obstractions in the way of mining enterprise, There is pretically no capital in the country, and there is no organization for The the developmicat of its resources. copper mines are worked to a certain extent, SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After but the output might be vastly increase, Dinner Wines of very superior Vialages.there were any inducement to do so. All are trus Xores Wines,
Bimilarly the tea production in the Puerh Aistrict might be greatly extended, but the CLARET Our Clarots, including the lowest
prived, are guarantood to be the genuine distance from any market and the cost of product of the jalon of the. grape and Are transit dicourages planting. Totil there. the orematorium is to be ococted; but it is to be. His ExcALLERGY-Does augens second that? obtains anong the highest ofoiale; (2) that the parad, with last year of 7.45 per cent in the at 75 coits a day for employers of labour.
raisins and currents; as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.. DRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to
be para Cognac, the differanco, in price! being rarely a question of age and vintage,
WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellbut quality and of grauter age than most bruda in the market. The Scorc WEISKY ranrkod E" is univerzally
PORT after removal should be rosted u month before use. When required for drinking at ones it sluld be ordered to be decantor at the Dispersary, before being
sent out.
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not artificiully made from
popalar, and is pronounced by the best Joral connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirita to be genuine when bought direct from 19 in the Colony or from our authorised Agenta at
the Coast Ports.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.` Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.
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Hon. Ho Ki-Yes I boy to second that.. His EXCELLENT It is moved by Hor. T. H. Whitehead and seconded by Hen. Ho Kai that
Hoa T. H. WHITEHEAD YAK. the Bill be postponed for a month. Is that sot HS EXCELLENCY Personally I have no objection.
The first reading was accordingly postpone for a month.
THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTES AND DEATHS.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GRKEBAL-I beg to move the first rewling of a Bili entitled ar Ordinance to smead and consolidate the law zo- lating to the registration of Births and Deaths
The COLONIAL SECRETART conded. Bill road a first time.
Two inferences may be made from this that the desire for reform is a róality and reactionaries are alive to the situation and by the curious device of putting the novelty the great boards, hope to venfor it entirely under the agis of the most conservative of all
innocrons from their point of view.A
Year Shanghai contemporarios have probably supplied the details of the news of the artine. tion of the Chiang Sha-bul. There was no angry spirit visible in the application of the closure. The reformers all got wind of what was coming and when the Imperial Commissioner aired to close the doors and seize the fittings he found the placu stuply of both furnituro and men. No reformer has been impeached by nume; considered as a repressive measure, the whole thing was one of the mikoat on record.
FEKING NOTES.
[FOOK A CORRESPONDENT] Hon. T. H. WHITEAAD-Well, it, ou the,
15th February 15th December last I asked for the unpers,
Notwithstanding the summary extination of including the reports of the ungulal members, on this subject. Thoso pore withheld and your the Chlum Shi hai (Before Socisty) a month Excellency promised that they would be produced as soon as instructions, had buon res ago, there are already rumours of its resuscita ceived from the Sooretary of State with regard to unter official naspicos. It is now gravity to the Sanitary Board The changes which this Bill propose to set aro és drastic, are so gested that after all the aims of the defunct radical, and are o zofragrade that I think Society wors se laudable as ite methode were before nequiescing ta the Brot reading of the blameworthy, The Grand Councillors and others Bill all the members of the Connell should have under the initiative of Li Hong-ta row pra- an opportunity of perusing all the papers on poso to subordinate the reformors to the Taung the subject inchaling the correspondance i Yamea, to make them a large grant annually between the Colorist Government and the Home Governmant and vice vers, and all (810,000) from the funds of that Itntitation, and In a notice of the annual report of the Shang other papers bearing on the subject. The to place them in the leading strings of the hai Municipal Council the NC. Duity Newn postpeatement that I see is only for a month, gast row of old books," na Six Harry Parkes
once called the Tamedites. says:It is decidedly satisfactory to learnt and as the sauitary affairs of the colony aro
(1) that the Council have at last acquired the ne- süll being looked after by the old Sanitary cossary land for a rifle rango, and-for a come-Board, I think business might be facilitated it tery. Within the latter, which covers 67 mom, the postponement be agreed to hoped that the crematorium, who once it is in fore the means of communication are working order, will become se popular that tho 67 now of surrounding land will never be fa- improved and there is solda tulux of popu-quired for burials, the present syetuig of burials lation from other provinces it is unlikely in Shanghai being repulsively indecent and that there can be any great recovery in insanitary, and utterly unsuited to the oon. ditions of the district. Our predecessors should Yunnan of its older prosperity.
have adopted and banded on te us the example As a present market for Western goods constantly presented to them by the Chinese in Yunnan offers a very limited field. The tho ueighbourhood." The last sentence is rather enigmatical, seeing that the example constantly easily supplied by presented by the Chinese in the neighbourhood wants of the people are home-made goods. A limited demand-f Shanghai is to deposit, the cofins en the for foreign goods prevails, which surftes of the ground and erect a little mound of earth over them. In many cases the earth night of course. be considerably i gots washed away by the rains or is removed creased, and which the French are trying by other agencies and uncovered coffins aru a more repulsively indecord nud Burely is to stimulate from Tonkin, while British quite plentiful all over the countryside. That traders send their wares to Bhamo, whenec insanitary system than our English system... a certain proportion penetrate into Western.. Fun. But there need be no rivalry, for it is not worth any very great effort. If France secured a complete menopoly of the tindle of the province it would not exceed that of Terkin, and that is not likely for from Mengtzu is a far-cry to Tali-fu. Pro bably France may obtain the advantage in the east of the province, but Western Yunnan will, when railway communication is cstablished, draw her supplies of foreign goods through Burmah.. If the West River is opened to foreign trade and steamer navigation permitted as far as Nanning-fu, foreign goods would to some extent find their way into Yunnat by that route. But ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, the whole possible foreign trade of Yunnan would be a more bagatelle to the total trule of China This province is at once the most remote and the least populous in the Empire. It is naturally rich, as we have said, but it is extremely malarious in wide districts, and therefore most unsuitable for foreign residence. Probably there is no portion of the Celestial Empire which really
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, 8th March THE ITALIAN DISASTER IN
·ARYSSINIA. Details te band of the disaster to the Italian arms in Ayssinia augment the gravity of it. One brigado was annihilated after a heroic resistance. The uncay numbered a fundred thousand.
General Baldialers is unable to relieve Adigrat, which, garrisoned by 4000 men with a water supplies, is entirely surrounded.
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NINTH CHUR RACE
''This race was sailed on the 8th March in a light but steady east wind. The course was frotu the Police Pier, Kowloon, round the Channel Rocks, Kowloon Hooks, dinghy of pier, twizo round; 13 miles. The following bouts started:
Payne..... Royal Engineers Dart
Mr. A. I. Barlow Mr. A. Denison
Eri
Princess. Dr. Lowson
Meteor Mr. T. W. Launert
Mr. C. H. Galo
TUN VALIDITY OF ADMIRALTY DOCUMENTE. The ACTING ATTORYBY GENERAL--I beg to move the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to prevent dambis as to the voli- dity of documents heretofore sealed with the seal of the Colonial Court of Admiralty of Hongkong
The COLONIAL SUCKETANT Reconded. Bill read a second time.
The proposed, new doparin is, even in its most favourable spect, aut to be taken as a sign that the higher barsanccals are under a due sense of their own demerits. Not a bit of it; their idea of reform, such as it is, does not extend to their deflotencies in mind or, morale, but is
Connell wont isto, Committes and the Bill limited to a half confession that in the arts of passed through all its stages.
-THE FACTORS DEDINANCE. The ACTING ATTORNST-GENERAL-I beg to move the second reading of the Bil antitled rolating to factors.
Oriinance to amund and consolidate the Isw
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. Bill read a second time and left in Committee. Connell resumed
THE QALE OF GOODS GEDINANCE. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I ris, sir, to move the second roading of the Bill on titled an Ordinazes for codifying the law rolat ing to the sala of goods,
Bill road a recond time,
Council went into Committee.
pristical life they are possibly a little behind the Western states, and that they may do woll to imitate the foreigner in arms, engineering, mining, &c., but in these only.
News has arved hers through trustworthy native sources that the Rush military en gineers are busy, surveybig in Manchuria From Nortabinsk on the Argan (5.30: 119.80 E to Tsitsikar there is bat ons earsey, which on the whole follows tho earn route; but from Tsitsikar to Kirin there are two tracts of. country under oxamination, ons geing Scath and then oast, the other east and then Bouth, and both a little off the trade tracks. The greatest reticenos is observed by the Bizn and Chinese officials on the spot, and hore la
B real clarise by clause hud one or two Peking the official mind is apparently a blank. minor ammendments were made.
Council resumed.
· THE· KEXJISTRATION OF A LIS PENDENS.
The ACTING ATTORNEY GENERALoved the second reading of the Bill entiled Ordine to amend the practice as to the vacating of the registration of a Zie Pendane.
The COLONIAL SEOBUTARY Scoonded: Bill road a second time.
Cozadil went into Committee.
Bill passed through all its stages. Council resamod
THE POLICE REPORT FOR 1895.
The report of Coptaly Hastings, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, was laid be fore the Legislative. Couacil yesterday. It is
The statistics show an increase as cempared as follows, a few tables was raitted
with the return of lab year of 54.85 per cent. in the total of all cases reported to the Police. In the sub-divisions of those cases inte serious and minor offences there appears on interesse as como- former, and of 14.99 in the latter category. The reason for this increase in serious crime is pro- three months of 1894 daring the epidemio the town was largely depleted of its Chinese popela bably to he found in the fact that during at least tion, in which doubtless many of the thieving class well as their prey were absen This idea is strengthened by a comparison of 1895 with 1893, which was a normal year as to population. This comparison shows an increase of only 154 per cent in 1895 over 1863. The increase in minor offences in losgely due to miscellaneous offonose which insy be classed as offences against sanitary arrangements, good.. order in streets, and kizared offences, while the enforcement of the light and Pass Ordinance is responsible for 2,005 more cases than in 1894 Three murders came under notice of the Police in 1895 $1
1-On the 14th February about? p.m. Havildar Umras Khan, Hongkong Regi moat, was shot near the camp and died the next horning. His supposed assailant Private Nanal Shab was arrested on the statement of the winded man, but no other evidenco was obtainable and the man was discharged at the Police Court.
On the 18th February: a quarrel tack place in a boat iyizg of Honhart Strand between foor Chinese bontmen. Two wars wounded and sent to hospital one of these men Bing Shoung Li died from the effects of bis whands on the 27th February. 3-John Gunderson, samun, belonging to the Geo: F. Manson, sailing ship, was re- ported missing from his vessel on the 6th October and was subsequently found murdered on Cowes Chail Island. Two hoat people, a man stil his wife (in whose hout Gunderson is said to have ben), ware arrested and charged with the murder, but were discharged for want of ovidence at the October Sessions. -
THWAY ROBBERIFA,
On the 19th Jannary a man was stopped, pepper throws in his eyes by three men (one armed with a knife), on the Shaukivan Road between Bay Vian and North Point, and money stolen from him to the swoont of 8570
ofare such slight inducements to the unter-The Arrow, had a sail over for the Handicap | TEK EXTRADITION OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS. the principals concerned. The completed rat robbed of tan vilver dollars by two men.
prising foreign trader. It possesses, how ever, the attraction that the little known and therefore mysterions must always have for the craveller. Like the bleak and in- hospitable plateaux of Thibet, it still offere HONGKONG, MARGIT 11th, 1898.
a while the charm of novelty, so for
be talked of and it will continue to THERE is little that i fresh, however in- teresting to the general reader, in the in- written about as a possible El Dorado. formation extracted by a Hangkok contem-by travellers and engineers until the porary from Dr. Monsoon, the Australian last illusion has been dissipated by its traveller, concerning. Yunnan, The adven- thorough exploration. The Frend: are.
believed to hanker after this province as e turous and enterprising colonial mainly. confirms what other explorers-COOPER, complement to their possessions in Indo- GILL, COLBORNE BABE, ROCHER, COL Chint. We see no reason why any Power save China should grudge it to them if they QUHOUN, and others-have narrated con- cerning the people and resources of this really believe they could administer and most western province of China. Many develop it. At present it languishes under yeara nge, prior to the Mahomedag Rebel- the most corrupt rule possible even in the lion, Yunnan way a populous and wealthy Central Kingdom, and there is but slender province, happy in the possession of a fertile chance of the lot of the people being
prize.
Erlai went away from the rest of the fleet and the second reading of the 3 entitled an Japanese hopes of mmpire in Lower Manchuria two men.
In the Leat up to Channel Rocks Meteor said. rounded with a rail of Ave or six minutes, The time wor
Mojoor Erica Payue
Princess....
12 33
Iz M. H
12. 35
241
10 40 0
12 443
Dart
12 46 7 12 1 Sho
0 Shortly after rounding the rocks tho Erica ran foul of the Princess, which was beating up. As Erica was going free at the time sad Princers was close haulet, the former hanled down her flag and returned to her moorings. The times at diffezut.maths were as followe
H
Kowloon-Book
3. Meteor... 1 49 40 Payng 12 50 0 Princese 10 58 J Dart.....
12 61 50 She I 5 90
Mirk boat off Pier H. X. 9. 1 16. 55 1 23, 25 1.27 25 1 31 10 17 20
In the second beat up to Channel Rocks place. Nothing further happened and the boats
ne this question publicity is burked all round. Up to date the survey is limited to the districts we have named, together with that portion of Manchuria, which hos between Xirin and Vindi- vostock. It has not yet extended southward towards Moukden and the Lisotang Gulf.
On the 24th January a man was stopped on This intelligenco adumbrates, if it does not
learly point out, the nature of the guid pro the Magazine Gap Boed by three men, and of intervention military and fiscal." It has been, whom was armed with a knife and who robbed however, so fully anticipated on all aides that him of clothing and money calos $14. there will bano flutter in luc logation dovecotes on the 6th February a woman while crossing fte publication. I dancerne the Foreign Ofce the Military Bise Range was assaulted and in Tokyo more than any other power, excepting
On the 16th July a man was stopped on the way will of ecuris be the final extinction of Shaukivan Road and robbed of five dollars by
Russian infueuse is all-powerful in Poking at present. Rumours have been Aying about for the last fortnight that Count Cassini had aug gested Li Hung-chang as Envoy Extraordinary to St Petersburg for the Czar's coronation. 1 Bill read clause by clanse and passed through hear on the best authority that the Russians in Limited that only Prines Ching, Prince Kong, or Li would be a persona grate for so high au
On the 18th November about 3.30 p.in, three occasion, and that this straightaway settled the men armed with revolvera anterod No. 106, matter. It is spasidered not unlikely that Fraya West, avarawed the shop peoplo and stole vidit other European cogitaR He leaves On the Mind November at 3.30 pan, three the ox-Viceroy may at the same time silver watoa valus 85.
mearned with wolvers entered No. 194, Poking at ones, and will make his pre-
Wellington Street (raw opium shop) and simi he organized from among his old followers, larly robbed the parations in Tientsia, whers by spite will
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved Ordinance to provide for the artradition, of fagitiva criminals from the territory of the British North Borneo Company.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded: Bill road a second, tins.
Council wont into Committee.
all its stuges.
TAE INCORPORATION OF THE BANEL MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Ho2. C. P. CHATER-I beg to move the second realing of the Bill entitied an Ordinance for the incorporation of the President in Society. This is a Bill similar, sir, in every Hongkong of the Basal Evangelical Missionary
On the 9th September a boy was thrown down. by another on the Bonham Boud and robbed of a bangle valued at $6.
On the let October two men stopped another on the Morriston Hill Road, threw toscu dust In his face, and fobbed him of $50.
a
madhan GANG. HOHEBRIKS.
It was ascertained this day that 100 of the hend man at Kowleon Cily were, affording sup port to the strikers, which was represented through HB.M. Comml at Cantos to the Viceroy will view to dislodging them.
On the 29th the hands at the three Refineries
returned to work. 250 coolias-wars supplied to
local firm at 81'e day.
a
at $1 a day for various firme.AS
On the 2nd over 500 colies were supplied to On the 1st April the Police serated Süß cclies
various fame.
On the 2nd the Brigadier in charge at Chi- age Kowloon drove away the hoad ocolics.
On the 3rd the Police engaged 1,000 colies At con on the 4th the strike was at an end. A picquet from the. Rifle Brigade, did duty end of the strike.
During the strike from the 25th March till of Qustry Bug from the 26th Blatch till the 4th April inclusivo 2,622 men of the Rio Brigade, 1860 men of the Hongkong Regi ment, and 189 offers and von commissioned officers of both regimante did daty guarding workmen and discharging ships.
562 convigle caled and discharged vessels. and 622 blue jackets and marines rendered valu- abin services cooling.
The special constablos (Potty Officers R.N.) performed their duties very satisfactorily, and conducted themselves in a most exemplary mannor.
The Police of all meals and antionalities dis played much energy, discretion, and good temper during the strike.
Tospectors Stanton and Hennessy: rendered mest valuable services in hiring coolias and cargo boats reapentivaly.
Fifty-five offenders were arrested during the strike, and punishmente inflicted varying from three months" hard labour to $1 or seven days” hard labour.
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On the 28th March Police Bergeant Molver was appointed as temporary Sanitary Inspostor, and detailed for the special duty of collecting evidence for prossenting the keepers of an registered lodging-house.
Between that date and 31st May 454 houses were visited, on an average four times each.
The Keepers of 115 homes registered,, 66 did not contain sufficient compants to come within the definition of a common lodging-house.
273 Keepers were summoned for failing to register.
55 failed to appear, and warrants were issued. 32 were subsoquently arrested.. 33 closed their houses?
240 kespers were convicted, and fine aggre ating 31,516.75 imposed, s
47 keopers were recommended for lenishment. 12 were banished, the remaindor having found security for good behaviour were not banished.
LICENCES.
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Jinrichsha Licences have been granted only to builders and repairers' shops, with a view to the elimination of middlemen er farmers of licon.co.
Liconsees have been required to sign an undertaking that they will not charge their drawers more than 33 cents a day esok in the summer, and 30 vents a day each in the winter months.
There are tavo drawers to such ricksha. All Licensed bearers of public chairs and drawers of Mariekehas have bean medically examined as to their fituess for their occupation, about 5 per cent. were rejected. Licensed marine store. dentore have increased from to 30% des aggregating $1,000 having been imposed on the aulicased store dealers.
Dogs-1,58 dogs were licensed, 99 do strayed, 20 restored to their owners, 6 ransomed. Vehicles Private vehicles licensed-588
use, 17 for Every. vehicles for trade wers licensed, 10 for private
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2,813 export permits under Ordinance 8 of
respect to those passed for the incorporation of Cling Fong, the ex-Minister to Japan and value $900 peoplo, stealing notes and silver† 1895 were taken out for the export-of-~~
On the 9th December 1894, a man waS probably accompany him, ditte Lol Feng-lab, SERENT FORERRIED, ex-Secretary of the Admusity Both the
dragged and robbed of $20 by gamblors-in gentlemen are excellent English scholars and Third Street His report was considered
es well posted in the refinements of Western doubtful, as he had been gambling. diplomatic etiquette; both are also convermut with French. It is also supposed that Mr. Pethick will join the suite uneally Dr.
About midnight, the 3rd and 4th January, a En boarded a hot in Yammat Harbour, seised
soil, valuable mineral resources, thriving ameliorated. But if France wants Yunnan Princess passed Payne, and went into second Attorney-General. I trust therefogo that hop. | Liu, an éx.American student, is to be the pay tome jogellery. Fear`mén wars concerned.
manufactures, and an abundant papalation, she would probably have to fight for it, and But the inhabitants were discontented with after all its possession would be a daubtful the rule of the enters of swine, and night boun to her.
Karl Speicer posterday visited the Naval Yard and the docks at Hanghom.
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Ricktra loft Singapore for this part yesterday morning.
to set up a government of true believers of the Prophet.The Chinese Government, after a long and sanguinary struggle, the horrors of which have never been properly --told, succeolei in completely crushing this
insurrection and restoring unt perlaps/order The . Y. K. chartered seamor Kirkhill, but what they called their rule. They from Bombay, loft Singapers in the 8th inst. *** made a solitude; and called it pence."," "This | Mr. A. G. Wood has been appointed the re- perhaps best expresses, the position, and presentative of the Shanghai Chunker of Com- evan to the present moment this applies to merce at the Loudon Congress of Chambers of extensive districts where nothing but the ruins of former towns and villages jemnin Tho N. P. steuer Victoria, which sailed houeo on the 10th ult., and from Yokohama ‘on to attest that they were over inhabited. the adult, arrived at her destination, Tacoma, The once populous province is in any Wash, on Saturday, the 7th inst. parts desolate, and every city shows tokens
Commerce,
At a special licensing session held at the
We regret to learn that. sickness has broken put amongst the kurd of the Hongkong Dairy Farm Co Limited: A special moeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon in connection with this matter,
finished as follows
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
-A meeting of the Hougkang Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon in the Coinsil Chamber, Prent
His EXCELLENCY the Governor, Sir WIL JIM ROBINSON, K.O.M.G.
Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Socretary.
the Spanish Procuration, the Frend Mission, the Viceroy's eldest son (by adeption), will and other charitable institutions. Its objcot is simply to facilitate the conduct of the business of this most excellent institution. On the last occasion I informed your Excellency that all the details respecting the introduction of a private BL had been complied with to the satisfaction of the hon. and learned member the
This appointment will have important con- Hon. T. H. WHITEMHAD Beconded.
burn will have no objection to the second
Barence. The Chino-Japanese Commercial Bill read' second time. Council went into Committer, and the Bill Treaty has been hanging fire in the most amaz
ing manner. Out of some sixty clauses paly want through all its étages and passed.
dozen have up to date beça agreed upon. It wil THE SUITCAS' FUNDS ORDINANCE.
be difficult to find a decor to. Li in this brei.
On the 15th August a man was pushell down Council want into Committee on the Billnose; he is fully conversant with the ins and outsin Fat Hing Street by these men, who robbed entilled an Ordinance to amend the law as to of commercial treaties, and moreover he only him of $7.25
reading of Bill.
sician.
st their face value (which is nothing) curtain inferences which the native quidates have been
a woman by the throat and stole from the bout On the Sat July two men threw pepper in the eyes of mother in Queen's Row West and
On the 12th Julyap was robbed of his robbed him of a bandia of clothing value $2. parse containing 35 sents by thres men în Queen's Road Centrál
to be brief.SCAD
Revolvers
Marketstoked Repeating rifles Swords Pistols Cartridges CCTOR-
Iron Gan Lead shots
.10310
.1,836
3,96
92
3,185
1,544,303
108,428 boxes
1,175 lbs.
Dixble barrelled guns. Carbines Fowling pieces Bažots Gunpowder
Blank cartridges
Dynamite
Iron cannons :.
MENDICANTE
-PLAQUE....
140
355 pieces. Si Ihs.
In addition to the 250 Hoggars sont up to the certain monera paid into the Supreme Court or undertoule the job frute de miens. I may state. Two cases, included in the Returns as to the Registrar thereof.
The AUTING COLONIAL TREASURER pointud
Felonies not already given, occurred in Manila Police Court 477 bays been summarily deported out that the Bill, amended, exempted funds in the bands of the official trustes. He believed king here arent the slowness of the proceed and were sent here by the Consular Authorities to Kowloon City and Canton..
means to ropcdicto the Bhimonssiki Treaty in whore but I do not for one emert think so told There certainly is a sericus hibou some stupid and colomal a mistake as is implied i thie step could have entered even's Peking
ranium.
the object of the Bill was that all funds for That China under adequate backing Europezos, attempted murder, April of plague have already botu fully reported on
hip Esther Roy Chuvioted. ans, ship Launbargu Couristed
1 European, mus.sughter, Juno spasion,
Vaise of property reported ateles during the year $37,559 ON
Becovered by the Police and restored to
er 12,049 Articles reported; lost 152, valued at $2,752. Articles found 63. valued at $738 Articles found claimed by ownors 52.- The coal and cargo coolies struck on the 23rd
The precautions adopted for the prevention. olsewhere..
bet placid in the castudy of a Government which the Government was responsible shoult offer. The present Bill would not carry the object the Sacratary of State hai in view.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have disonesed the metter with the Acting Chief.
The high native officials are all ofraid of this Justice and also with the Registrar, and they frosty negotiation, it gives snoh ne opper came to the conclusion that it would be advistunities to a hostile, Censor. Li has so far been able to amend the Bill so as not tinalueet clons, because he undertook it on protest. the moneys which the Registrar holds as official and because, one else would be trostes or official administrator. There is a You have probably heard that Mans. Gérard Hon. I. E. Polioer, Acting Autor special Orilinanos dealing with the duties of has allowed his Anglophobia to get the better of March in donsequence of the antorcansens from May to the 17th July S Indian and 3 Chinese
the Registrar as official trustee and also an his common sense, re Chub tahtore, and, not Hon. A. M. THOMPSON, Acting Colonial Ordinance dealing with his duties as otheind to wince mattera has in the erinion of the for- and registration of estamon lodging-houses From the 17th May to Slat Jaly inclusive
Hon, F. A Coorn, Director of Public -Works.
Hon. R. MURRAY RUMBEY, Harbour Muster, Hon, COMMANDER W. C. H. HASTINGS Acting Captain Superintendent of Police.
Hon. O. P. CHATERIA Hon. Bo KAPAR. Hou. T. WHITOKEADAA Hoa. ER. BELILIOS, C.M.G. Hon. J.J. BELI-ILVING.
of decay. A great portion of Yuunny is Magistanuy yesterday, hefore Mr. T. Sercombo General,. alsy mountainous and difficult to penetrate Smith, tão licence of Willian Helfer, of the a country that might be held against an Fraya Bast Hotel, was transferred to J. C. L. Treasurer. enemy with great success by a really military Rou, the former license. and resourceful people. But the Yunnanese were neither, and, shut out from the sea and from communication with other countries had no base from whence to draw supplies, and hence presumably the reasons for their gradual destruction by the Chinese Imperial trapps. The same thing is now proceeding in Kansuh, where rebellion has again lifted its head; the Mahomedans of that province are gradually being obliterated, and the movement, like that under YACOOR BEG in Kasagaria, will be crushed by weight of “numbera
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Yet though Ichabod in written on the rained cities of Yunnan, and their resuscita tion is likely to be areedingly share te the naturally inscccesible nature of the country and to the distance from any populous state or province, there is hope of
We have received a small pamphlet ontitled Sanitaris of Ceylon by Donglas Archibald, M.A., F. Met. Soc., published by the Observer Printing Works, Columbe, in which descripci tians, are given of the charming hill resorts of the Island of Spior Breezes.
At Swater during Tebruary the maximum teinporature was 57, on the 27th, and the mini- mum 43.9. on the 15th, the mean being 56.7. The rainfall amounted to 9.18 ing. and the dura tion of sunshine was 15.6 hours only. February was abnormally overcast and dull, the average amount of cloudiness being 0 (10 representing the sky orerenst).
A coolla employed at the East Point Enger Refinery was charged at the Police Court gestor day with theft. He was coming out of the
MINUTES.
....
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed..
THE RAPPOINTMENT OF DR. HO XAL Hon. Ho Kai took the oath of allegiano on his reappointment as member of the Council,
aiwánistrator.
His EXCELLENCE-That is not in accordance with the Socretary of State's instructions P Secretary of State's Instructions will not be The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER The
carried out den.
His BXCKLI SWOT ---1 Brefer to postpone the
abjoat. That is all the
THE BANITÁKY, BOARD. PAPERS.
the 1st January of the by-laws for the limousing
1 European Polise Sergeant, 7 European Police Constables, and 15 Chinese Constables, were engaged on house to hense rixitation duty from the lat to 31st May inclusive, 3 Europona Police Constables and 12 Chinsee Constablca. from 1st June to 15th June inclusive, 1 Karopean Police Constable and 4 Chinese Constables from the 16th June to 31st July inclusive. On daty at the Tang Wah Hospital from the lat. Constablas Dign residents made an ass of limeof. The ander the Public Health Ordinance, Inspector Quincey and party of detectives Every endeavour and boon teade by the Re- nightly tracked the passengers from the rivar ground of offence was the section of the gistrar General to explain the by-laws, not only steamers to their lodginge, with a view of Peking. Club committee; the French am not
There were no complaints against the Police. resent in osseullaly British committee aan of the by-laws on a hig particularly sinh men, yet the Minister chose to personally to the keepers of the houses but also ascertaining it plague was being imported.
by the errentation of 3,000, printed translations
DİJORT AND FARM, OKDINANCE. insult to Franco and himself. The French
On the 20th March, twenty seven of the The provisions of the Light and Pass Ordia- members were ordered formally to resign the principal dgfag kors keeport were afforded and wore enforced from the 23rd November Club and to the regret of all Count Cassini and another opportunity to conform to the by-laws, when actices were issued in the Chinese papore) his staff sympathetically followed suit. Theref
also adhered toy, the result being an arget quiring the carrying of a light efter 7 p.m. 255 abrupt termination of all descriptions of offences. siter night-fall
Comparing the period hotices the 25th samo year with the corresponding period of 1825, exclusive of Light and Puss offences, there ware 825 Lewer cases in the Poffee Court in
Hon T. H. WHITESEAD-I bag to give notion was some considerable friction in obeying these by the Acting Prandent of the Sanitary Board, till the end of the year. The regulation re Mr. F. J. BABELBY, Acting Clerk of Coun of the following questions-Will the Government orders, and the willing juniors have not been who desired them to attend at lis cffon Not
lay upon the tablas copy of the papers or enz-slots to express their disgust in private. The attended and they were all mummoned.
On the 2nd only one keeper entered to his respoutones between the Colonial Government ant plus of the squabble is inoffably small, and the Home Authorities and all other deen-viz, a prohibition to the Convent laundry summons at the Magistracy.
Warrants were israsd for the other 20, search ments, including the reports or written opinions (French) to wash the British man. of the unofficial members, in commotion will
A round of social feeritica is going on, the was made for thom, but they hat abstended, November, 1804, and the 21st December of the The Police were strengthened and picquete and on the subjout of the Sanitary Board und German Minister having set thin example. His patrolled the streets as wall as the harbour in Froslfenay imported roue of tho post charm- its reconstruction P
ing of the Teatein foreign ladies for the Finnssen
On the rd on the arrival of the Macao 1895 goonsion of his dance, but bappily his colleagues steamer the only attempt at a disturbance look have also benoted by his gallant and sociál foresight. Bedially, sis! Feking is not the place it was.
ADJOURNMENT. --
The Council then ad oazzed until next Tues-
Coer of THE ADMINISTRATION. Hon T. H. WHITE-I beg to give notice of the following question: Will the Gov-day woelt.
łabło, a statement show. orament by upon
ing the total cost of the adrainistration, or the expónditura, of the Cloverument under the head of salaries, including allowances, pensions, ex change compensation, So, for the year 1898 P
"PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY--I have the works carrying a big bamboo, which was sealed
a slow revival both of population and trade. at one and. He was stopped and 4 lls. of honour to lay upon the table the report of the
THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS,
AND DEATHS BILL
The Ordinance re-ensets curtain provisions
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed. by one correspondente.] DIRECTORS FRES
akhore.
During the same period, there were 8 fewor place. A sumber of stevedore coolies on strike burglaries reported, vis:, 9 in 1894 al 2 in 1895, endeavoured to interfere with the coalies, who and 88 few cases of larseny attended regularly to carry baggage and goods Daring the period under reriow there wer SOLAR 1,460 arrests for branches of the Light and Pass The Police had no difonlty is disporsing the ions of the Ordinance, of whom 51 were wo crowd, and two men were arrested (by Chinese, amongst that number there baing 58. blind constables), convicted, and fined $15 each or gisinging girls, miserable creatures who belong The following are the objects and researa!!
So the lowest class of prostitutos,
Trade was antegaarded by arranging that gitcohed to the Births and Deaths Registration
weeks hard labour is
By the evening 3,000 conlies were on strike. On the 24th the whole of the cal coolies head men with passes and lights should nocer This is retarded in great mansura owing to sugar was found stuffed in the stick, and he Acting Captain Superintendent of Police for Bill read a first time at yesterday's meeting of
joined the strikers, we pay their gongs of coal or cargo ocolies to and the malarial character of the climate in many was than given into custody. He was sont 1895, and the returns of superior and subordinate the Legislativo Council
to gaol for twenty-one days with hard labour.courts for 1805, I have also the honom to
On the 25th arty cenviste content the steamer from their lodging houses:
JA
of the murahy plains LAGREE, the gallant
bring up the report of the Finance Committer, of the Birth and Deathe Ordinance, 1872,
1, THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PREBB, Terons and 100 men of the Rife Brigade dix A great dus) of work was thrown on the Police Olloons also on that of the Registrar. On being into the figures given by our oor. No. 1, and to more is tuloption. French esplorer, and WAUAE, COLQUHODY'S
B-I quite endothe the remarks over the charged the steamer Pakin. seotione of the Importál Aol for the registra The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURE which it repoals, and it also incorporated perinta remondents "Aharoholders in yesterday's issue
The 200 Bwatow coalies of the Kowloon Ge-General, the number of quarterly night s companion, fell victims to it. It would seen and identifying the directors indicated in their condad
tion of Births and Dentin (37 and 38: Vietoria, signature of Sharaludders" in this morning'e Chapter 881 KWA W
isans of your paper. I feel certain that in no down Company dil not strike, baing protected rising rapidly to over 10,000; it has since risen us though, whon the country lapsed into letter by letters of the alphabet, we find that
of the total som of 883,603 divided as direstors' The Dacron oF PUBLIC WORKS laid This were cuntains, however, a fow patirely instance where the Directors fees have recently by a guard of the Hongkong Begiment, who to 15,000) said annust passes, I balleve, to nearly
unded the whereas in the sun of the triko 800 TAKSE OF THE FOLOS wilderness, the climate experienced a chapgaanongst the twelvò gentlemen mentioned, upon the table a report of the proseedings of novel provisions, which will now be briefly been ratsed has it met the concurrence of the guarded the wharges till the mud of the strike:
majority of the shareholders. I believe that the
The averago strength of the Police Fores for the worse. COLQUHOUN and other 934.743, ez 41.6 per cent, divided amongst the Public Works Committee hold on the 11th touched upon,
Bustion 7, Epb-section (b), na boon framed shareholders. the Hongkong and Whampoa day, the 25th, in Viatorin, the prisoner being travellers speak of the sickly nature of the six Englishmen. 328,815, or 32 per cent, amongst February and motel its adaption.
with the object of obtaining particulars of birth. Deck Co. have no wish to add to their liabilities conristed and sentenced to three menthe hard during the year 1585 s been 308, its greatest climate; in some districte there is, we are turco dermans, and 800,000, or 284 per cent, The ACTING COLONIAL TREACUEEE Co
in mees wha children ery admitted to con- by permanently raising the four of the Directors, labour, amongst two Jews and one Armeenian. The conded. 1977, assured, hardly a sound er healthy person average works and at 88,971 for a German, Cheride-
route or publis or charitable or religious and I hope the resolation irregularly passed at The bands in the Quarry Bay Rofinery struck
the last half yearly meeting will be rescinded work: S His EXCELLEFor-In reference to the item institutions. of any age to be seen. Bit, this does not $7,339 for a Jen or Armenian, and $5,791 for
Sub-sections (0) and (/) of section 31 are In fact I am sure it will be rescinded if the On the 25th and 26th several steamers went apply to the whole province, for there are an Ruglishman. The latter, with the exception tasked is Public Weeks Committeo's
of the garthman at the head of the list, come report, respecting the cozete sotion of the new intended to prevent the removal or burial of shareholders; have sufleist independence and round to abordana and discharged cargo there, more salubrious parts, where man and beastin at or near dhe botient. The average over the road front Victoria Day to Monut Kellett, deal bodies except under properly robognised oknom to excesise their power of voting. I the noolide being guarded by Police in launches
very much doubt now, after reading Mr. Rocco' aflost and by patrols on the gonda. thrive and cultivation of the soil a most whole list is a trifle short of $7,000 per me I have to say that I am decidedly in favour authority.
Carrie
Be
strength, In February, and its Toast in clusive of man on leave, the European forse August 595. In December it was 541. Ex- had been on an average 8 mon short, and the Indian contingent 40. In December the latter the total of all manka boing 541. was 55 Blog strength and the Europeans