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With which
incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL IsSUN, “
of information..
probability, the reply is that the alteration made by the Secretary of State must have some purpose and signification and it can saver of the only be interpreted as
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 94cm, 1888.
Yumat The Paare should, merearer, farther ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB. I into her wounds, and her rank as a first class and so solve the Egyptian qusation, by gun. povas is maintained No one of course or tealng its debt of 2340 million france! The BAD WELL WATER.
FINAL CLUB RACE 19TH ATBIL Footed that Franco would indulge in tar barrels Fronds repidants of Tunisia, of Biserta, com- Mr, W. El Orow, Government Analyst, re-end by law 1 by the addition of the following
The course was round Stonecutters Tand, and therize wheels on the new departaco plain that since May last year, when the chan ported buying examined six sainpies of well slusand not at twenty-four hours notice
to starhosni: 13 miles .
Egypt cannot now bron be entertained as an with the Mediterranean was opened, quays in- water, Tour of the samples contained imparition of intense to load any wuch catifeur sheep mat and were unfit for petable purposes; two samples given ill writing by the ower or consigned to the Kowloon Hook, and Channel Hooks, basing all of the British inte the Bouden. Quiting asl contesting the great inland lako harbour
Alight easterly broma was blowing at the idea. In alding Italy. England enters the augurated, and batteries contrary to treaty The Acting Caplant Superintendent of Police- were fit for potable purposes. It was resolved entry of the Boord."
start, and Princess showed the way over the line art of the triple allance. What the condi- contracted, not a single ship, whether mercan- Memorandum by die Secretary for members. All had spinnakers to starbound, and made short one may be vil malu se secret as those of tile or natal, enters the port! The harbour AND DIRECTORY assumed rights of the Imperial Government to orkes the closing of the four tainted wills.
fres to choose its The only punctual visitor is an English orator, to make farther demands. In Hongkong WHO KILLED THORP gren with Mr. Li
Chan Po, ul 14, Temple Street, applied for prosecuting Mr. Kenasty for telling adulterated the understanding was most definite that $25 compensation in respost of an or which was milk it came qu4 in the donor for the date that tracks of the run to the west end of Stono the Franco-Russian treaty, or of the tripline stor has to kill time playing all day of cards, more to the south want then the others, but allies, for better for worse, like all matrimony with the British Consul General, making his the 173 per cent. sliould be regarded as pay lodged in the Government cow stund atout two Mr. Kennedy had during the month of March outto. Erica heil allt land. Payne kept itself. Every country mont in full and if the Bill when it is intro weeks ago and was found to have been stick imported some berinteen heal of elle and landed tay sil come together in the well-known del Whoover thought of seeing France the aily of us! ip of inspection to note what is going At the recent anniversary 18th Marc-of duced does not give effect to that under-dead on the 7th instant. There was no evidence thers at or near the stien Works on the Shankiwan
France will regard Egyptina oventa more "the day we celebrato," a stateeman of the Felanding it will be the duty of the unoffic. to prova who killed the animal, but thero had Road, As a matter of office routine I nulved Mr. drama úndae, the len of the island. Motoor got. Geranay, to pull up the Japs on account of, on at that Toulon in pouse. boen i quarrel between two butohore on the Fisher if he had fuspected those animals on being through into the bronze first, Krien ole up their being over-victorious!
to the report of the procedings in. Court which fourth place, but were being tandily dropped that England administers the Nile Valley, the Commons collapsed boonuso his advice was by the thres ovads in the leng beat to wind inclnding the extra work up to Khordefany in not followed; to sack the Bank of France of ite and will be found, as usual, to show an advance members to oppure it on principle even other side of the harbour, and there was every imported. He inserad the he had up knowledge Princess Had lier vind clear, and Ladybird animal was a result of the quartal-It was re-
the name of all the central powere, font of three millions of gold, and parobaso Thises and on preceding years both in folness and accuracy though they do so with the conscioustċsa roason to believe that the destruction of the of any such animals being landed. I referred him BUG, Payne ware' havings #ghost single fort philosophically as time rolle on; she will reflect | Commisain, Dermore, a cobbler, declared that
that they have a clinuce of success At solved to forward the application to the Coloninluppanced in the Day Thes and told him it was his
tion of cattle at eace.. I attach his report and also neighbourlust of the Kowloon Wharfs and whom out of the six will authorize her to draw the French General. "Rob mt the Treasur
on the nest egg of 75 million francs that her Hall" was Falstaff's arabition. the draft of a letter to Mr. Kennedy, king him if Trincess at one time weathered Brica. Cross- The DIRECTORY covers the whole of tho
to members:
he has any explanation to offer for his contravention ing the starting line the rovers way the time prosperons direction of Egyptian affairs on- abled to be pat aside to meet a fresh impotas, parts and cities of the Far East, from Fonang to Singapore du Stratte Tinier deprcented up Soersary and to state that it had been troulated to report this breach of the law re the importa ward: Several short tasks were made in the
position, the Free Press preserved silence
of bylaw 1 of the Cattle Disease bry-laws mide under Vladivostock, in which Europeans reside.
Dongola-wards, for the development of the and the unofficini members appear to inve
Ordinary 7 of 87,
Valley. The bondholders are as delighted as thought they had had enough of the mill
the patriotic Egyptians themselves to seon The Strats
Earther material guarantee. soured for their tary contribution question.
claims.The bondholders are very grateful to A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Times thinks it doubtful whether the
England for the good she has achieved "colony cares twopence about the matter.
is rossuing the Tand of Goshen from the The colony is thiefly indifferent on the
old gang" of Turkish oppressors; the bond. subject. It is rather siek of military eur
damn the British for adding to the value of Egyptian stocks and soucing the punctual payment of the interost thereon.
The opponents of the 1900 Exhibition, uften Judulging in every old and now fangled threat, against the holding of the show, had become gentle as sucking doves, when the protect was put to the vote in the chamber. The 20 million franbe, the State's quota in the total stimates of
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
ALL there any selected by our London House, bought direct at first band. imported in wood and battled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediato prafts, and enabling us to supply the best growth at MODERATE PRICES.
" LACK OF PRIVACY" A, BROTHEL
KEEPER'S APPLICATION,
An amended by law was submitted giving in creased facilities for landing cattle at the various harves, and making it compulsory to
The by-law was approved. give due notice of landing to the Board.
A CASE OF SMALLPOX. The Secretary reported a case of smallpox The patient, e Malay, is now under treatment on the Hygiez. S
were
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Princos Ladybin Payne
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"tribution discussions, and is probably con-again, but dared not without authority, aur hul which was discovered on the Thales on the 21st rounded in the same wider, azcept that Faymo holders never yei köld a public meeting to com
tent to let the malter pas" and this appears to be the only explanation of WINES AND SPIRITS.the acquiescence of the unofficial rietabers
Our contemporary goes on to say:
The coluny, as we must sometimes take leave to remind the inhabitants thereof, "is only a possession of the Crown to be "governed by the Imperial Ministry of the "day. As a Crown colony, it has no power "to make a bargain with the Lauperial Gov- "ernment, no power to refuse to wake
bargain, nind no power to keep or to break "an allegal bargain. The colony, ia "word, bas no self-governing powers, and "the Bill under disenssion is nothing but "a way of appearing to close a family diepute, as between a tolerant parent and "a child who is a minor." But even
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be balonpplication.
PORT siter removal should be rested
mouth refere uso. When required for drisking at once it should be ordered to be
decanted at the Dispensary before being
Renb vul.
SHERRY-Excellent Dianer and Aftur Dianer Wings of very superior Vintages. All are trus Xcres Wines. CLARET-Our Clarela, including the lowest prical, are guaranteed to be the genuine predact of the juics of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins zud currents, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
Lai Lo, living on the first and second floor of 17, Square Street, wrote complaining that en the 4th April the partitions of nine rous which were ninde. of new planks, were taken down-and barit; that the cost of partitioning the rooms was $30, sad that the promises are now occupied owing to lack of privacy. The petitioner wished to partition of the rooms the money to buy plauks and pay the workmen.inst She therefore asloed for compensation-The re- keeper, and Dr. Clark cortilled that the wood ports showed that the woman was a brothel which was removed was in a fiby condition an unfit to be retained in any habitation. He considered the patitioner na chum gemet the Beard. She did not need the parmissioner the Beard to erect now partitions, provided On the motion of the PRESIDENT, it was re- there was no mezzanine foor in the rage. solved to inform the Cairnial Secretary that in the opinion of the Board compensation should not be giren.
A CASE OF OCOTIT POWER Mesaru Inigh and Oraige again wrote to the Secretary respecting their upplication to sab astitate conerets for earth against the walls of 118 and 12, Hollywood Fourl. They consider that the regrete the Beard express as to wat proposals are made under a totul misupprehete wing of the case, and that as engineers and architects of lang standing in the colony and with oonderable expericness of sanitary mattors, wo are of opinion that we are not doing a work which calls for the implica censure of your
·letter."
children bovo Legni rights, and under var modern system af ethics they are accorded rights largely in excess of those recogniser by law.. Ifa Crown colony is to be regarded
as a child it is none the less entitled to be treated fairly and equitably. We admis our obligation to share in the burden of Im porial defence, but an agreement having been arrived nt as to what our share should be we cannot admit the right of the Imperial. Government to twist the words of that agreement in any way calculated to give it be pare Cogna, the difference in prisa different meaning from that originally being merely a question of age at intended. · vintage
BRANDY-All vur Brandy is guaranteed to
WHISKY-AU or Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater ago than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally. popular, and is pronounced by the best local conaisseurs to be superior to say other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits -to be genuing when bought direct from as in Las Celony or from our authorised Agenta ut the Coast Ports.
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There were elerer cases of plagac resterday. H.M.S. Immortalitó left hero yesterday for Formness.
The M. M. steamer Natal, with the next French moit, lef: Saigon yesterday morning at 17 o'clock for this post.
The U. & G. stetner Ceptic, will mails & from San Francisco to the 8th inst, has arrived at Yokohama, sud leaves for this port this morning, via Nagasaki.
The lecture of His Bresllency the Governor on Irish wit and humour, which was to have been given this afteruen at the Odd Volanie Society's room, has been postponed until Mon- day next at 5.18.
MORTALITY STATINITCS.
For the week ended 11th April the death rate was 28.6 per 1,000 per annum, as compared jear. For the week ended 18th April the with 8.5 for the corresponding period of last norresponding period of last year it was 13.2. deal rate was 24.4.per annum, and at the ME. KENNEDY AND HIR CATTLE AGAIN.
The following correspondence was laid upon the table-
Sanitary Board Offices,
4.4.96.
Six-I beg to submit the following ter your information. On the 2nd instant I noticed in the papers the evilence, given by a witness in the Police Court that six cows were landed at the Mica Works on the 11th of March last, anil ten more sminals tanded at the same place some Lime before belunging to Mr. J. Kennedy, a dairy keeper, I bd not receive notien about these animals being landed, which is a distinct breach of No. 1 by-law made under sali-section. 1 cf section of Ordinance 17 of 1887. I can silly baliers that this breath of the by-law has been committed in ignorago and therefore recomiend a prosecntion.--I have the honour to bar&c., Inspector WILLIAM FISHER
THE CLEANSING OF NOUSES.
Shooter wara checked at Hanghon Docke for the short reach to Kowloon Hook, which was ited pesser Ladybiri. At the Chanol Rocla the lines of the lealing bonts.ware:-
Meteor.. The Modical Officer of Health reported that during the fortnight ended 21st April the cleansing gang had cleansed 1,834 houses, com prising 4,705 Boors. In addition, a staff of sailors and soldiers had visited practically every and dead bodies, house in the colony searching for sick persons
"ADJOURNMENT. The Board then adjourned until Thursday week.
"OFF SIDE" AND "FOULS", AT POLO:
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Princes
Erica..
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Spinnakers wore sut to port for the rex home, but the ebb tide had begun to riu, there was
was crossed as follows. 1tle weight in the wind, and the finishing line
Mateol
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50
Erios
35
Pays
Ladybird...
10
Princess did ant finish the courM.
19 points. Motoor gots...
Erica
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The result of the season's Club races
Erica
62 points?
Meteor Princess.
Dart Lodly bix! Paybe
She..
ÁNIOW
Meteor
Brics
Princess Ladybird
Payne Petrol
Elfa
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UANDICAP.
First clase.
5 minutes
THE RIFLE BRIGADE REGIMENTAL PLATE.
The Rifle Brigade Hogimental Plate way run for yesterday afternoon over the steeplechase course on the Happy Valley and resulted as
One and a quarter mile. follows
12 aloud.
Catch weights over
Caps, Radelyfe's Kommiss Mr. Salmon Q.C. Mr. Hallonte Vapour, Capt. Patton Bethune Monte Mr. Sakuca's Gibraltar... Mr. Hellen's Chcktail
as
CORRESPONDENCE.
Wailo fot hold ourselves responsible for the upinions expraset by our correspondents.] THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONY.
TQ THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Dear Sir, I was very pleased to see that in your leading article of Tuesday you called at- tention to the great need of more torpedo baats for the defonco of Hongkong. Half a dozen good torpedo boats with thoroughly experienced men to nodle Boin work bo an imrianse addi- tion to the effective strength of Great Britain in the Pacife, much more so thin azother iraneled; for our ships, naval and mercantile. must have a part of refuge and a centing and
plu supply of water. The defence and safo- using of the reseruils is an important matter. All this should be attended to before this atit dry season, also the communications by tramway
ungrad:
OLD NAVAL RESERVE MAN. Hongkong 23rd April, 1896..
ALTRUISH
TO THE EDITOR OF THE " DAILY PRESS " Sir-Referring to the letter which appeared your issue of yesterday's date, it all bar to give either the Germans or others
They would, bare the ad 100 million francs, were not only voted as rapidly, refitting station. and as indifferently, as if a grant to give sonu vantage of costing much less, which ought to departed celebrity & public funeral, but all the help the matter, for there is no doubt that the plaas over which so many Homeric battles wore cost is a thing moh considered by the fought passed with the use of dropping a letter authorities responible, forgetting that ten times into the poet. But a more interesting qnostion the epet would he chong for what it is to insure remains to be decided upon, and which will evoke The attack of any hostile float which canid not anch sympathy-the ertsade to obtain that no enter the harbour or land troops on the islaud Sunday work be permitted in the erection of
is not much to he feared so long as the island is the buildings. The Government is called upon, well provisioned to shund a siege and has an The next most important point at lolo after
as it has the power and frequently exorcisos it, to see that no labour on account of flie Stute shall "orossing" is the consideration of off sitle
takes place on Sundays. The cassstion of work on and those of fouls. The definition of "off
Sundays has for ten years male rapid strides side given by the I. P. A. R. is to the offect
in France, and the good results. have been
As regards raising the aamber of the per-" that a player "off side" when the ball is
overywhere apreciated. Foor years romain last struck or played at there is no player of the
to erect and ficut the Exhibition two yoare mauent garrison to 10,000 man, I fear the cout opposite side between him and the adversaries'
and a hall are suple for the actual construe will again be the Impediment to its being given gral and that he is neither in possession of the
Seenul class.
tion. This period intakes 130 Sundays; extend-effect to, so far as the home authorities are cou- cover cored. Regarding this I have a suggestion to The Secretary appended the fallowing note ball self or following up one of his own
Handicapelas. ing all contracts by five months, to A rucs for a Cup presented by the Honorary a binding clause. not to employ Sunday labour make
There is an immense and growing trade. Mesurs, Leigh and range appear to be inside who is is possession of the ball, and, further,
his own side preses him, who is on side, or Secretary of the Club will be sulle az Sunday would afford ample time for executing tho members misapprehend matters
son of occult power and can tell when that he remains off side" until either me of The President wrote that there was no accos ball is track or "kayed at again and at that ext. Coarse-Frim the Palico Pior, Kow-baillings. The First of May orators ought to between India and Chips and Japan. This
moment thero is one of his opponents between
board), Stonecutter (starboard), Cosmopolitan arrival of the all-round working day of eight sheltering wing of the British power. Why It was resolved to acknowledge the receipt him and the adversarios gont. All the words, round a mark heat off Geoch Island (atar- urge ons rest day in soven, proparatory to the trade is sprung up and grown up ander the site to continue the correspondence.
You often of the letter and to inform Meas. Leigh and in italics are most important, as they constitutu Look boy (starbeard), dinghy off pier istar- hours. There are no Salbatarians in France, should the British taxpayer be called upon fo out of every 183; in summer tu tan into the Clans and Japan to the trade of ali nations, hear a player say "Off side; rot: why look at board), and Cosmopolitan Dock (part), finishing but all tolles advocate twenty-four hours repuse may not only the whole cost of opening up
at the starting line; 15 miles.
country, it winter to visit the picture gallerias but also to pay for the protection of e trade Grunge that the motion implied no censura mn., the event of being "off side.
so-and-in, perhaps rome short time after the
cboking the trade of Lauenshire, viz., allows
and musenims, to attend the mutints, concerts, which Arpow
o frade in Bombay yarns, and also another the professional reputation.
ball has bees strack or "played at," quite for-
&c. Only the wetnen go to church in France; tout saves them subscribing to a fashion journ. imense trade in the bands of Indian mer- getting that although go-and-se may be between
The Ministry has receive an explod chants and enriching only them, viz., the at the timno the ball was struck or "played at." A clever back will often put." No. 1" aff
recruit to support their Income Tax Bill, inopiam trule! Let India contribale hur sharo the person of ox-Premier Ribot. His adhesion to the cost of maintaining the garrisons of the China. him and the adversary's goal note he was not sc
sido by taking a pull at his, pony just s the fall is being struck, or, possibly, when ane
could very wall raise the low fortune of the Singaporo and Hongkong and measure access. The biof bas apdron, or, better still, haud over the ad of his own alle is playing a back hander, he
card to throw-that of its reigation if their ministration and defence of those pheos and will quickly turn round and thus have "No. 1'
bill be rejected. No one loves an income tax of Chasun to the Indian Government entirely; off side, I have seen a good back riding, to
or any other impost, but one becocoxtomat would be only justice to the British taxpayer take a "bask hander," and being ridden off by
to it as eas do to skiaring. The hitbarte and the administration of thots would be better. Nos. 1 and 2 of the opposite sido, quickly tora
accepted burning and shining Bights of political us his own No. 3 took a "back hander," and
economy have lost ground by their syndieatod Benunciation of direct taxation as the abomin galloping down sho ground backing."No. 3
tion of all the abominations They forget, that up keep Nus. 1 and 2 of the opposite side off sido" all the time, until reaching the further
the income tax, like the poor, is always with snd they, managed to get, "on side," only in
cans, and Gorisus.. In France the opposition time to see a goal hit and with which they were
such advanced peoples as the English, Ameri springs from a horror of its Paul Fry poeps powerless to haterfere, being "off side." Pole
into ways and means, and the conviction that when played to rule is like all other games, ar more scientific, far more interesting to watch,
if onse adopted the wich would be saddled with and far better sport than the game becomes
all the expenditure of the country. when rules are disregardal One ire point before I pass this subject, I would call parti- cular attention to the words " until he is passed by one of his own side who is on sido." Now one of his own side to be en sile must either be in possesion of the ball or have been on side when the ball was last strack or played at; thus No. bringing the ball down the ground No. 1 ciles of the back of the opposing side, and the "hack" taking a pal just so. 2 strikes the ball gate No. 1cff side and her
off side until No. 2 phases him or Sir, I have to direct your attention to part mains of the evidence recently given by your witnesses until the ball is played stor stuck in the Police Magistrato's Court wherain it is again and he is on side at the moment clearly stated that during the mouth of March, It will readily be even from the foregoing that or Fobrancy and March, some seventeen heud an empire can alco decide who is "ff side," of cattle were imported by you and lauded st, or as the players themselves have enough to do in nor to the Mien Works on the Shankiwan watching the game (of course, fagrant case Road. The landing of imported animals at are appareat to anyone) and the I.P.AR this place is a clear breach of by-law 1, Schedule lay down that it is the duty of such suspiro te declare the "off side" whether appealed to or A; of the by-laws mado under Ordinance 17 b 1887, and I am to enquire if you have not. There, is ze penalty for actually being any explanation to offer for deliberately Cunoff side the penalty in incurred when you travening the by.lar in question. I caelose interfere with the game where yen are "uff herewith for your information a copy of the side" and thie penalty holds good whether your interference is wittingly or unwittingly. By H. MCCALLUBI, interforce is meant any attempt to hit or bylaws in qusition. I have, te
stop the ball or to prevent another from hitting Sacratary The following is Mr. Kennedy's reply with the ball either by riding liya off or getting in Mr. McCallum's marginal notes given in his way. Thas an orangeable pony may off side against the incur the penalty of parenthesis-
rider's wistes; it is nevertheless to be incurred. Horse Repository, Hongkong, 6th April, 1896. and it is to be remembered that it is inmired Sir,In reply to your letter of this date is however slight this interference is, so long us reference to the landing of cattio at the Mica the umpire considers that it was interferenca.
Now to consider what may constituta a" foul" Works Pier I have the honour to bring to your net, for the information of the Sanitary Of course "crossing" and "off sile" constitute Beard, the extrame and altogether ucedlons fouls; but there are other causes of foul, and Soveral sharp skirmishes hare taken place inconvenience impused upon me by the require those are to be found in the contraventius of class to Bulawayo, in which the Matabele last
meats of by-law No. 1 referred to in your the rules of the game, for instance, letter. Every law breaker would no doubt ox-player is allowed to hook another's heavily.
under certain conditions, and there. press himself in this effect--H. MoC. With only special refercnee to the cattle in question, I fore if he breaks this ralo be incurs the bava no hesitation in declaring may conviction penalty of a foul, which is commonly known that the luling thes at the Wharf and as an ordinary foul. The penalty for a "gross," although being a foni, is a special Godown Company's pier would have been un There were several of them in a very wild state, foule hava two penalties, which are optional to viscinte imposibility. [Abeard-: McCone and only incurred under rale 25. All other the side entitled to the claim, vix, either to have a free hit from the spet where the foul took obtain adequate control of them. Ons had to requiring very repressive mires indeed to be tied bend and feet and carried; another hed place, or to make the kids causing the foul to to be bound and dragged after a four-wheeled play the ball on from behind their goal line, the
same as if they had hit it there themselves. wuggou before she would walk. Cruelty to
Now we come to "dangerous riding, animals. M.C.) To land such cow those of a crowded wharf, from which these need be the contravention of no particular rules, sai-wild cattle would have had to be driven but merely the fast of riding dangerously, through crowded streets, would have been, in Tho mapire is at iberty to wam a player for dangerie riding and if he persista to aver wy opinion, su set of erimusi maduess. Whatever advantages it is intended to nevare, him of the ground. In an ordinary ass of
Mr. E. C. Elis, solicitor, late of Mr V. 11. Doncon's office, has accepted an sogagement with the firm of Messrs. Drew and Napier, of Singapure, and left kore yesterday by the O. steamer Pelomar, carrying with him the good wishes of many friends.
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The enquiry into the fire which broke out in rion shop on the Praya on Wednesday morning was opened yesterday afternoon by Commander W. C. I. Hastings Evidence of the conditicu of the premises whe given and the inquiry was adjournal, the Magistrate intimating that be wonld himself visit the premises.
The Saal math in the Polo Tournament takes place this afternoon, and a good game The teams are as ought to be witerssed: follow Capt. Lovebonil.....back Capt. Barney buck
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DEATH
Al Sacdakery on the 21st April, 1996, (ope
L. Saus, aged 22 years, secard son of the late J.
F. Sluister, of Hongkong.
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[SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FRESH."
LONDON, 21st April- FIGHTING IN MATABELELAND.
PRESIDENT KRUGER'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
The Executive Council of Pratoria has rapbed- to Mr. Chamberlain's despatch in a friendly 1000, but says that President Kruger cannot ask the permission of the Volkiraud to go to ITALY AND ABYSSINIA Eng until the basis of iliscussion is settled.
'The peace negotiations between King Mouelik and Genoral Baldissom are broken off.
OBITUARY,
M. Leon Say.. Buron Hirsch.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
MINCER.
CHOLEBA AT CALUG"TA, w
fer Colonial Vothrinary Surgeon, H. McCallum. Esq, Secretary, Sanitary Board The Becretary wrote to Mr. Kennely as follows+
Sanitary Board Hours, Hongkong, 6th April, 1896
stiok
This
or whatever measure of protection the by-law dangerous riding he may bring it under rule
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ANTI-HUMBUG. Hongkong, 3rd April, 1893. 'CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
Owuor) (Owner) 2
Military critics in France are unimous in printers and then cup at them for taking full advantage of such privileges. It is very trus (M Power 3 drawing this conclusion, and which all Western that they might easily shown little more nations ought to ponder over, from the loreatitudo than they do for the privileges they Cristo
(Owner) 4 Abyssinian war the failure of scientific stiznjoy, here and elsewhere, to the nation without (Mr. Percival)tegy, of the lotbed education of military which they would be in-Germany; but it is (Owner) 0 students, of the latest riller, smokeless pardar, ver boast that wa' give everybody a fair doll Vasear got away in front and led up to the
and of all explosives onding in it. The Ayud no favour and if Humbug" was a fend of sinious adopted the tactics of the Middle Ages: reading the waspspere as of writing to them. second fight of hardlog, where he ran out and took to rest with him. They were soon got hand-to-hand encounters, as quickly as possible, he would have seen that in type not so rory long
ago-Yons faithfully, " straight again and Moute. Cristo led over the relying solely on javolins and lances. The water, followed closely by ... Kourniss, and ratically, if the enemy could be racks in Gibraltar, which order was kast till passing the mass by artillery, they would be upidly con freon Gates, when Capt. Hakelyfte sent Konvertod inte mines mest, as was the case as
"schoolmaster was unknown to the natives miss to the front and making the Tamainder of Sain and Sedan But in Abvasinis tho the running won easily by eight langthe A capital race for second plove-resulted in favour the latter scored by acting on what will always length, with Monte Crista win-absolate contempt of danger and of death;
TO THE EDITOB OF THE DAILY PRESS," Si-Considering the active part the Catholic of C. by half
by attacking the foe ja mass, which creates close un fourth.
The trophy was prented to the winner by courage and strength. Thint was largely the Mrs. Norcott after the race.
hase of Napoleon's tactics. The, natioa nemissionuries are taking in polition all over the Capt Barney kindly acted as starter and theary, that is, the folly of numbers, is not of work, bat particnlarly in the For East, where, gras valus, if the force lack physical solidity as war, their once is used for tho sprent and strengthening of the power of and contempt of death. Lieut. Colonel The O'Gorman as jurige. An
Until two months ago the suburts of Paris France to the detriment of Great Britian and her ozesllent course was kindly made up by Mr. Hough.
had no other drinkable water than what was colonies, don't you think it high time the pipel from the Seine, after it had traversed in Pope was informed that be had better put a site and become polluted with a legion of tick on the political activity of bis agents. It impurities. At present, 53 commes of en established maxim in law that the principal is msponsible for the nots of his agenta and the water the ouvirons aro supplied
if he does not wish to be stern of what little specially taken from the river before it gentleican at Rome might well be reminded that enters Paris, and this supply after boing puri. set by salts of iron and Eltors, is served to the temporal power he has loft ho had better bestir
AGNOSTIC villagers. This is census yaar-the Ramblic hasalf to stop this Catholic missionaries from having no fear of the sin of nurabering the rldling in politics. Yours traly people," so it is only natural that the analysts. publish erory work the basteria population, in our Bold and liquid food supplics. Some drink. able waters contain 230 bacteriu par tablespoon- ful. while others lave over 8,009,000-all told. In the sanitary department are large maps exhibiting all thee little gentlemen execuling thoir Olympian games. The Municipal Coun eil expected to reap a fortune by the sale of
RIFLE SHOOTING.
RIFLE BRIGADE R.,.8. CENTURION" (RETURN.)
The above was fired yesterday at Kowloon, and resulted in a substantial vistory for the R. B. by df points. There is strong wind blowing at the 600 yards range. Capt. Ferguson and Mr. Power shot in fiue form.
BIFLE BRIGADE..
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Hongkong, 23 April, 1896.
THE APPOINTMENT TO THE PEKING LEGATION.
TO THE EDIT OF THE "DALLY PETSS. Sir-Having read with interes Br. Henry Norman's remarks as to How British Diplo apring wator, which has a special pressure, formatists are appointed it as occurred to me, the working of hydraulic lifts in private houses: luagh agreeing with most of his idea, but only the charging donbla that price, 12 disagreeing with him about the appointment at instond of 6 sons per cubic yard of water, Las Peking, that perhaps he may be retained on killed the goose bybug the golden agg the behalf of some unknown celebrity whose claims lifts are now worked by alentricity, costing have been overlooked fi the filling of this post. The British mercantile community in China taro-thirds less. With the hydraulic, a land- If so, who is it f lord's bill of water for the muchina alone was
1,500 fres. 's yeat. One houseowner, having do not soon to hold the same views in the matter fer tenants dentist, lamented Liat every tooth as Mr. Hey Norman, for we hear of Mr. the latter extracted cost himself two gallons of Campbell, their spokesman in Shanghai, declar water to lift to the third storey clients seeking ing how delighted they were to find that the mua appointed had no previous connection with relief in the painless operation.
nor was likely to feel a great desire to study. Peking and that ho could neither speak Chinese that language.
QUERY
Hongkong, 23rd April, 1896,
SINGAPORE INSURANCE
LIQUIDAPION
HONGKONG, APRIL 24th, 1898. Tur Military Contribution Dill which this colony will shortly be called upon to pass will no doubt follow the same lines as that read a second time in the Legislative Council of the Stimite Settlemerits on the 16th April and which has by this time no doubt been duly passed. We have not yet received the Singapore-papers containing the debate upon
The Germans have not been very happy in the second reading, but a short pragraph
the governmant of their African colong, to the appears in the Singapore Free Press of the M. Lévu Say was a prominent Freach politician
unpopular names of Leist and Wohla have and couera's. He presided over the Inbir- 16th stating that the Bill passed ita seronil
national Monetary Conference held in Paris
Peters, President of the German Colonial reading without a division and that only one in 1878. Ben Hirsch was the famous No. I is hoped a secure, these advantages, and give the penalty for a "cross." The paint
Society, a man who contributed to win th Austrian millionaire, of the unofficial members spoke upon it.
putron of the turf and an al degree of protection, could, whore dangeroun riding commences without THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. now to be added that of the more eminent Dr.
YESTERDAY'S TIES. and a boucfactor of the Jawa.Eo. D, P.J I submit, he gained by extending the by-law contravoning the seal rules of the game musé
Double Handicap-Huntsch and Wade, re- Cameroons for his country, to negotiate Heligo From this it must be inferred that the
te incizde the Mica Wicks Pier be left entirely to the umpire. For instance, a
ceive 15, beat Hazeland and Gele, suratch-land, and to be the mouthpiece of the Chauri aud the Pier it. Canseray Bay behind my player taking the ball down the ground and
nists to possess a way, as relatively important
The following letter appears in the Straits principle of the measure was not seriously
premises, and I therofors repactfully solicit boing "ridden off" by an adversary on the near
"A" Class Handicap-Anton, owe 1b.t, boat as their army. He was a personal friend of objected to, which is singukir, in view of
Patis, owe 15: Skelton, owe 15, boat F. Emperor William, but it would be wrong to Tipas
Sir.I am told that the liquidators of the noenes his Majesty of being aware of the doctor's the strenuous opposition Singapore has ofA meeting of the Sanitary Bound was huld the favourable cousideration of the Board to side take the ball under his pony's neck, cutting 6-3, 6-1
This is reasonabut I would not alter the by the left in such a mazzer as to absolutely prs fered in the past to the military contribuyesterday afternoon at the officis. Hon. F. A thut astension the by-law in question it to the left and therespon alters his course to
"B" Class Handicap-Delilies, receive 15, crimes; the Kaiser accepts no such associations Singapore Insurance Company have at present Compir (Director of Public Works) presidudas. I would special permission in onel olade his adversary from complying with rule Maitland, owe 30
The doctor has been drawing a salary of 8,000f between $50,000 and $60,000 lying with their best Maricell, in 30. tion root and branch. After a long and acri- there were also pressut Mr. H. 1. Leth- ease-1£ Me would further point out 28, is guilty of "dangerous riding Agaių, a
a year from the German Colonial Office for haukera in Singapoin and that there are now ENGAGEMENTS FOR TODAY. mocions discussion au' agreement was arrived bridge (Acting Captain. Superinterdeus of that I have quired my premises at Cause-player who, riffing to take a ball backhanded
Championship-Shule Kok Tones dang nothing, and all the time he has been no claims of any kind against the liquidation Poliro, Dr. J. A. Akibson Acting Coloujal
of way Bay sinthese by-laws were, inale in with his odyocdary coming up on his "off" nido.
guilty of murdering nogroen; his monstrous act (except the liquidation Costa), and that nothing has to be dans except to divide that money ut by which the 'colony was to pay 17 per Burgens). Dr. Clark (Medical Officer
1887, win the necessity of a pier af which takes the ball and immediately turns to his right.
"A" Class Handicap-Ferguson, scratch, was to string up his aistross, a Luxem zogresi,
bedanso als bad another lover. To the credit among the sharehultors. I myself a non- cant. of its revenue, instead of a fixed sum in fealth), Mr. N. I Ede, and M.. H. McCallum cald 1 model øst of the Wharf is signis guilty of dangerous riding. So also a Poste
player riding into another at an angle, instead of and Godown Company's Pier was not so
of the German guard its officer declined to siderable gharalioller, and I object to the sterling, and with that our Singapore friends (Secretary)
oboy the doctor's decree: to shoot the woman, liquidators keeping in their hands money which professed themselves fairly will satisfied;
The minutes of the last meeting were red greatly felt as it how is, and in view of the first turning his posy into the direction the Firth, owo 30.
positive danger. tc public which almost player is going in, with a view of riding him
OUR PARIS LETTER
he hangol her Dr. Fotors is a philosophicat belongs to myself and ouers, cepecially as they the gayest are doing so to their own profit and car less but a new and important question is raised and confirmed.
certainly would result were cows in a similar off, is guilty of dangerous ritting" Galloping
doctor, a most amiable man, and front of a player and then suddenly paling
manners. No one could belipro that was the The terms of their romaneration are that they by the Bill now brought forward, and ope
In reply to ammunication from the condition to these I have alluded to landed on a
The advance of the Auglo-Egyptian forses maak for a temperament of the coolest areulty should zoneive five per cent. commisside on aff By the bye, while on the subject of the sims abores certain amonut-which has long on which we should have expected the Calcuiel Secretary a letter was rond from the througed wharf and exposed to the noise cad up over the hall would also come under the shouting of hundreds of excited Chinone, I bending of dangerous riding, under certain Under Secretary of the Government of Indinfrast the Board may noneer in the desirability circumstances. It will be seen therefore that to Dongol- very rich region-if considered That question is, whether the 17 per cent. stating that is the opinion of the Melical of having austher pier included in the by-law the question of dangerous riding must be left toe is masterly diplomatic move on the part of strooitise practised by the white upou the black ago be reached-and, therefore, the longer Board cholom had not assumed as epidemio so well adapted in every way, hoth for landing entirely to the umpire, as it does not necarily Lord Cromer, that is, of the British Governm and woman, what about the murder of tuny keep this money-which is not their is to be regarded na a paymont in full die for at Calentts when their last report was battle and segregating purposes, as taut at the require the contravention of any particular mont. It was as anexpreted as it is complete, the British mahjont Stakes by the Belgian woney lying at interest in their possession, ralo. Axan example, the player who, riding down and whether intendel or rot must force Rusin offer of the Poters type? Has Lord Salus the more they are increasing their remunera Mics Work-I have the honour to be, &c., eharge of all Imperial obligations or whether issued Statistics were enclosed.
J. KENNEDY. the ground and being ridden off on hie near side, to show her hand. From Dongola to Khorary or the Foreign Offles forgotten that tien If that goes on noch longer, it might create a charge that they are condusting tho Lite the hall to his left and then alters his course defa implesa Fabian march and a few battles unpunished crime it is to be appropriated to one specific purpose The Secretory read the following letter
The following minutes wore appended:-
Alokandro Damas fils did not believe in im- liquidation negligently in the interests of the The Secretary M. Kennedy exposes no rerreti ato mauer as te oross the line of direction But the pay is worth the candle, in the interests Santon, 20th April, 1896. demands for other spesific purposes. As
betotrang to provica norrespondence at laving broken the law. On the contrary, he rails of the other pouy, without the possibility of of eivilization. Hitherto Bagland was up originally drafted the Bill provided that the hars 1500r to pervet, that he heale at the law for not being courenten: to him. How that payer complying with rule 26, although braided for not making in part to aver mortality for theatrical pieces to be succeenfal sharelisters, and are unduly retaining the 173 per cent. should be deemed to be a fixed plague a moro virulently than at date ever, as the tone of the letter is it any mind, entirely not being guilty of crossing (being in possession Egypt Soudan; how, when she starts to do when first represented, they must he found shareholders' money to their own proßt. The due to ignorance, I dis not think it is worth white of the ball), is neverthala guilty of dangero, the sans upbeaders reproach her for the upon miners; now the latter areas obanging liquidators are Blessre. Fraser, Craig, and due Camélias which gave him the least worry,tion of that kiut they bad better prodaca thoif *contribution payable by the colony in full of last report, throughout the city and suburbs proving the man. However, I do rommend was riding and therefore under rule 41 incursion. The Depuis norchants and traders as the sands. His first drams was the lane Joaquim, and if they dosies to avoid an accusa
of Csaton An out-patient Lospital aus heamhut be he infcrued that shond he age import any the same penalty as "rossing" and also readers are quite enthusiastic at the prospect of re- "return for it-defence," but az amended by opened at the Temple of Longevity and prania and land then at any unauthorised place hirmelf liable to ruls 7. An umpire cannot entering their ancient territories, the Kheitire was the most rapidly written, and will live balaizen shout and divide the shareholders'
Singapore, 16th April. the Secretary of State it reads "in social money quickly. I sm, do
concealed joy. He has become a warm a par work it was a simple history founded upon "returg for the annual cost of the Imperial patients sect up by the Tang Wa Hospital on and thus all of the necessary inspection being with crossing," has been, the, causes of many
tizan of the Buglish te ndrinistration of his fact a passion drums, a fale of love," and board four roste moored below the southern made, that a prosecution will be instituted and the if not all the acciderts that have occurred at
Our contemporary makes the following edito garrison. As remarked by the Straits barrier. The native Press ramarks on the full penalty pressed for
The President The Bourist be informed My next article will be os the duties of realma ja was his father dewik; proof that he not intended to cohabilitate anybody.
knows on which side of his broad is the butter, a oleotricity is not likely to replace lover Times, it is to be observed that Sir CHARLES strong objection raised amongst the Chinos
As for the Bultan, he is ignored in the whols the old, old, story will remain poronnially rial remarks-From a letter that appears in OF LOOTER. plan of campaign to reconstitute the integrity green. Dumas fixed at twenty years the life. another colau it will bo seen that, less tho MITCHELL'S Bill would have made is 'incon by what they think the inquisitorial proceedings when the cattle are to be landed to siltait af proper each player"
of the sanitary others in Hougkong, many men inspection.
of the hinterland of the Ottoman empire. But Autorest of a play. When to accepted the joint liquidators of the Singapore Insurance Com venient for the Home Governmout to nek in consequence sending their families out of the reporting compulsory.
An investigation by Dr. Losener indicates why tronble his repots at Yldia Kiosquet production of the Danicholf-Damas was pany proceed to. ckes the liquidation prosty the colony to contribute any further sums, colony, and Su their rooted projindios against
"And when mant--that the liquidation has now no liabi being treated by European doutors-1hase fic Secretary and est unending the by-laws as sug as, for instance, in aid of the naval voces,
gested by the M. A draft ameniment might that typhoid bouilli may survive in a baried is not unlikely that the British evacuation of marribi tus Russian prinos-ho invited his quickly they may lie under a disagreeable honour to be. Ke
the other troos asked the collaborator.In Rios wlistsoever, saves to the liquidatora and to E. H. FEARER, do for considerations. whereas the Secretary of State's Bill" ob-
The Medical Dilberoflea-The by-lawin quo corpse for 96 daya, cholera vibries for not more Egypt will be effected on the lives laid down by collaborator to give him a call; arrived, Dumas criticista Wethink our correspondent's state- saltion appears to unntain nc. proviach foyda in quor than 28 days, fabegels bacill from 95 to 123 5 Burewal, Frenchman; constantly steaming in road to him the first two acto. viously leaves it open for the Home GOT To the Hon. the Colonial Beerolary. Hongkong-vory, reporting of each importados of cattle days, lolanus bacilli more than 234 days but potot Alexandria, and pariodically steaming out by twenty years, for by than the piece will suit the shareholders-is based on sound information. erumcut to say, "Yes, you are paying in There was no disrasion on the letter, which
or, more. Only antarax germs found their way Italy may well bo excused rejoicing at the Dving manabra." "aid of the Imperial garrison and now we the Prestont said lad been sent by the Color sheep, although by-law-3 implies that this was the ever 361 days, and entrar germs for a full year Cape Town:
and not the locality of the landing sige. I have to adjacent soll or water. The earth is a per-fb Enghad extends to her at Kassala, by mans has conroyed to her very signifiant com no objection to the addition of the following words foot a alter that ordinary burial seems to offer the trooping to Dengola The House of Com little more risk of spreading disease than
forting words. Her allies have poured sil in by-law 1,ur sich other place as the Bourd may from time to time decide to follow the word cremation.
officials would have bad a good deal to my.
and the door to be left open to pecuniary
want you to pay something in aid of the Imperial Navy." If it be urged that a demand for a Naval contribution ja su fin.
FLAGUE RAGING AT CANTÓN.
HB.M. Consulato,
Beretary for the information of the Board.
Mr. Eum kopelit would not be thought that plague was raging in Hongkong because CCR were occurring here.
Provision should be made to make
Mr. Ede---coneur in the enggendon onde by the
real intention. This le tho most important point,
Bolo
PARIS, 21st March.
Now
Franco, to strengthen, her, bold upon Tenis 150 million frames; why not England negotiate took over ite national debt, a piolaninity of with Rothschild, since the speculation would pay
E. NATHAN
The lighdition has already been too long draws out The Company wont into liquidation on
olapsed compares very unfavourably with, 25th November, 1892, and the interval that the eperly and profitable manner in which the
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