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operation in a posallar place like Hongkong without the worst abuses propping in.
The Hon. E R. BELILIOs adopta similar line. In his brother mereluts
NHRONICLE CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, 40j ko,,
AND DIRECTORY see
FOR
1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
TRINX FOURTH Annual IssuM,
and will be found, os seual, to show se advance
of information.
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The DIRECTORY over the whole of the porta and stiles of the Far East, from Ponsng to Vindivostock, in which Europains reside
There are
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two from, the city and one krena, the bieboar
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- FRIDAY, JULY 10TH. 1656,
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HUMMARY FIDIOSIÓN,
The N G. 1. eier Bisagra bt Bombay BarqE MR 1. ERROMOS AMITH (ATING A Video and it was modes to women for this part on Wedsosday and may be expected - Punta Jupon.) here on or about the 25th instant
Tokoliazas.
The 0.0, steamer Coptic, with sals, don from San Francisco vis Honolulu, as aired at Yokohama and leaves. for this port this morning, the 10th, via Nagasaki.
many JABEZ BALFOURS only waiting the opportunity to despoil the widow and orphan He prefers to trust to officials of whose probity he pood fool no doubt. In
The O. P stoomor mpiess of Japan, served England," he says, the majority of the at Kagerad at 4.80 meterday and left at 4 "people. sra now thanking God that they p.m. for Hongkong tin Shangbad.
posses, in the House of Lords, check
The O. P tanmer. Egrees of India arzited "upon rash and excited legislation, and It Kobo at miniglit on Tuesday and left again on preceding years both in faltes and amersoythink that in this colony we should not a 2 pm on Weduceday for Voorer is "be inpatient of what are not so much lending strings as safeguards for sound "administration in a place where the vast bulk of the population consists of untives A. S. WATSON &00,, LIMITED of the adjoining great semi-bivilised and
not too-friendly Empire. But in Eag land not even the warnest advocate of the maintenance of the House of Larch would argue that there should not also be a House of Commons In Hongkong, how evar, Mr. BELLICS would have only what he cives answers the purpose of the House of Lords and would have nothing to do with commoners, on account of their supposed Jabez Balfourism,
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lotte A he had stated on the previous day. THE DISPLACEMENT DE BRITISH | Love boën minived sk, and this fuperbiant An the law on the anisjøgt wie contained in by Dr
dustry cared the check it must presentir meet. 2 Whilst the words "the. Franialt trade of 28, and on that by law the Board relied.. had reference to tatootious diseases" "In meige
THE SHIPPING CORFBEINOR ONE OF THE Hongkong are perhaps not intended to directly Binginde the conduct of trade with the interfor -bourhoods, and heuzes, and the question w whether those particular konser came up den sla The following report was laid on the tabis of of China, yet the Committee feel it within the some of their Inquiry to point out here that description given in the by-law Dr. Clark, li
the Legislative Connell on Wednesday this trensis feads would be largely benefited and The Committee appointed by His lacreased, were the transit pass ratem allowed woodwork in soma czepa in order to preveRT | the spread of the dissase, and counsel en bmitted celleney the Governor, in response test inquiry by the satire outhorities in South China to The hearing dreamed of the motion that the Board are justifed & order from the Becretary of State making whether work in escordance with the freasy requirements. brought by eurg Uhlu Kam to recover 382.22 chis, thorough cleansing of the home in there had been way and hat dispement Unfortunately, byer since the signature of the pm Hon. Cooper Dr Atkinson, doing what the old. It was decosser to have Brisk good in this market, hold their Arst Treaty of Penteln, Artiols XXVIIL of which Mr. H. B. II. Lesabridge, Dr. Fly Clark, proper ventilsson, and toroton the cookiefs sitting on the 20th February, ad lave place ounters the transit pass privilege on British M. N. J.Eda, and Rollos Comita
were cut away in order to get at the Window at thirteen times and taken the evidenes of abjects, the oficias in Bouts Chins Enre stand- Kourteen witnesses, which evidence has been fetty, and persistently sought to render ita dend ⠀⠀⠀ Mr. 7. Harings (of Mt. Descon's office): If his Erdahip thong at the defendants were
opposted for the plaintify and Mr A. B. Johnsen bot natified mace-Us-law, the quesitor of appleidated by information gathered by the letter, and so far their sites has hoon moat Becretary, careful consideration of the complete: If the ramalt pack syntes be (rown Bolisitor) represented the defendant the amount of damages had to be seikola is enabled the Cosmided to arrive at enforced, and the land waterways of the
Further evidence for the defendants as Counsel sobutted that the money paid into Court
was amply sufferent to pay for the damage, the conclusions given hereunder. Ten Krang provinces be open to foreign Police Constable Bee (62) al-I have been Speaking of the section of the Code relating to the entast the Committee were con trade and steamer navigation, as the realt employed under the Sanitary Bound. I was payment of money into Court gonnel quoted fronted with the difficulty that, Hongkong of negotiations now proceeding, there is every appointed on the 28th February Jack & statant section 8 of Ordinanse 5 of 1986. Payment being a free pork precise returns df trade can reason to believe that a marked increase in sanilery inspector and began duties as sub on sy by a defendant into Court shall in not be binds up in thir esleny orlar to the British trade will soon be apparent. the following day in or district I had my soever be deemed an Wimision of die boon of any statistics of imports and exports 15 Another subject net perhaps striolir. The Rickmers skanner Blizbeth Bickmers, to clasans all the teares in that distret. I wis ouse for which rash ection may have been (with the single reoption of spam). The within the scope of the prescut inqairy, but fron Middlesbro, Antwerp and Hamburg, in that dintre abaix weeks and went to No. brought. It had been dated by the solidke Committee harsherefore limited their invest which has coms before the Committes incl posted the Cans on the 7th inst, and may be district, then to No. 5, and afterwards back for the plaintiff and elsewhere that this was a Fations to asortaining where there has been | dentally, and closely associated with the considered due here on or about the 7th August to No. 2, which is the Wewokal district. The test case was nothing of the sart, as there displacement of British goods in this markot British shipping trade, is that of the impedi platutiff's houses are in that distrist, I got was to right to be tried rent all. The simple by foreign mannfastures, to what extent the ente placed 16 the way of British ships obtain.
Cause it has been due t
Straffle at certain of the neighbouring outporte. The Rokumis compute the castlities to life book to No. 2 district about the beginning question to be tied was whether through the displacement has been affected and to what ing their fair share of the Chinese passenger and property in the grens tidal wave in Japan of May and received certain fastractions entry the plaintiff had suffered dam 3 It is apparent from the evilnes that the This is due to their having to senform strictly as follows, bearding to researches arried up to from Dr. Cast home. In new almost every Corneal asked hit borbbiji to give a verdieplacement of British goods has been going to the rugristions of the Chiness Pratengers
mau mena de der. My instructions were te thoroughly for the defendants the 24th Juno
No. of No: of houses cleans each bots, by reden all Illyal true. Mr. Haslinge said the real point was a cus on steadily for some years, but it has not been Act, 1855 whorene foreign steamra are persons trashed away turer disinfect the house, and any dirty wood- tion of principle. Was the scion of the Sam. on & strikingly large scale nor have many great subject to no such regulations, and can in. wounded or damaged, work had to come on, much cubiles, parti cary Board in pulling dewa the plaintiff's constaplos been very seriously affected. There are consequence carry doable, or trable, the 0,779° 6.158 tions, flourings, when they interfered with the lofts within the powers, conferred on them by instances, however, in which the British mua number of passengers permitted unter ihn Act
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cleansing operations I got to hem No. 80 on the law of this colony, or was it ultra wires and foure has boon entirely custed by foreign to a British vessel. Muna leorative trade is 243 3434 the afternoon of the 7th May, and gave notice consecretly illegal The Board estid bare; goods, as in the cases of los braids and thas completely closed to Brink lips. The that I should visit the place at eight caloak on acted under the by-law and they could have liked aniline dyes while there, wuch as Spanish Committee therefore deprecate further legisla 7,814 7.787
the following marring. I also called at ach the hoards in sedne to cleanse and disafoot tries and brosd clothe, have been in greas tion in the direction of making those passenger of the other houses and gave them similar thom and then pat them hole again, but there mostro repiscot by similar goes imported regulations more stringent as the effect.cam notice. On the next day, at 8.15. I got to the was no Jusufication in pailing down the from Germany
only be to still more beavily Landicap British house No. 60 in company with Contable en cooslefts and taking them away. No oviders In others, again, there have been tonnage on the China coast and land to ke ten and some kaldirt and colica One Euro bad Geog given as to whether the wood was tempts to out into British trade, in smaller persession by Continental stenment pean child had died from plague in the house, burat, I had a look at the back yard, then I went into tho furniture store and a forniture plled upon the sockloft, obstructing the window. I told an old man there that he would have to out away about three fet all he said he would do so I then went to the first floor, which was empty, and then to the second Boor, which was also empty. Both floors had been clemused, as there had been a cnes of plegus there, but we cleared them again ourselves. The cookott on the ground floor obstructed the bank yard window. I then went to No. 82 and found some Chisere there. On the ground floor, on the right hand side were one or two beds. The house was occupied. There was a cock loft on that four and I went on to it with Constable Fanwa T'oramined the weakloft. It was very dirty, spociallyunderneath the trekbode which worn on the cockdoft. In almost sure there were four beds on the godoft, the flooring of which was not in a good rate of preservation. I took the fluorling way un mocountof the Aith could not have ole used it and left it there I believo Sapper Clough renoved it. I wont to by the ordinary plain meaning of the vari the first and second floors of that, sonss; they The Hoard ought to have gone to the Alagsubjected to the foregoing parigraph that
statement that dead weight cargo shipped direct wore fairly clean. About this time Hon. F. Atrate for power to remove the cooktonte sad portion of the evidence does not bear out the
from Great Britain arrives bore et a disad Coopoy arrived the booklet that almost been thorefors cancel asked for a verdict for the
vantage in freight compared with that shipped removed then. We then began to work at No. plaintiff M 80. Mr. Conger went fato Now 89.84, 86, and
from Continental ports: The Committee were constrained nevertheless, to opt the balance of rideres, which unmistakeably points to the conclusion arrived af, and, to more clearly) elucidate the point, some tabulated complex of actual been 19); and
$29,073
The Stralis Times of the 30th June mys The ratera of Mr. John Frasst, which we an. nounce today, has been waited for with much interest by the shareholders of the Singapors Tusurance Company, in liquidation. Wearo as arod, in the most positive terms, that the whole business of that ligcidation has practically ended, and that, practically, nothing remains to be done save to distribute the moses, which will smount to about a dollar and a half per share (Es la believed that, now that all the three liquidators in Sugenore, the arrangments preliminary to such distribution should be put through at erce. The liquidation, var correspondents args, hee of lato been delayed andoly; and consider able impatience has been ruanifestal at the delay, especially since there has been no statement of counts presented to the shareholders for a very long period; W
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His Lordship I do not think that bears or
wares, Bometimes by foreign fultations, with; however, often only a qualided or temporary
There has been a serious falling off in
Mr. Haslinge thought it did, as it might hosiery, lamps, paper, umbrellas, rabber shoes; the casa at all posts These articles were represented by explain the removal of some of the boards which songs, biscuits, beer, looks, fles, outlery, etc., were not apparently ordered to be removed by in which flerany and Japan are the principal the Sanitary Board. It was possible that after competitors with England the constables and the soldiers had gone away→ they admitted they left the cookies there some of the cedics took a fancy to those banda, removed them, and took them away fit a cart. That was perfectly possible, and so of the tenants of 86 and 88 had sworn that the boards were taken away by some of the gang. The coolice might silber have sold the or ured them for their own jinrpose in some other way The Board hat no ght under the by law to pull down the socklifts. Cleansing was making clean and not, pulling down and barring and disinfecting us removing infection, Dr Clark, in his evidence, bad ingeniously said that the cooklofts were removed for the parpos of disinfection, botonso pure sir was thereby bt in at the windows, but to Court must be bound
Judgment es resorted.
CORRES CNIENCE
3. EL STEWART LOCKJLARİ,
W. C. H. HARTONO-8. N. J. EDE. ANDAMASCHANTRES INGERALD. Hongkong, And Juny, 1896.
THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD BILL
the imports of metals from Great Britain, not shly in that of yellow metal, which formerly was
The following in the statement of objects. exclusively imported from thence I estimated that only about half the import of this metal now comes from British makes the inferior and reasons attached to the Bill to make better: German metal being greatly sit by the lower rate of freight paysals from German ports. Provision for the Bale of Food and Drugs in a The same remarks apply to the trade in bar pure state iron, mail rod and sorap iran, most of which is now imputed from Belgium, the productions of which county are helped by changer cost of production and lower freights from Antwerp. Plaid, which formerly was imported from England and Germany, now comes almost es
21 clusively from Australia on aunt of lower The Committed ary console it may bo cost of production:
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The ghest of this Ordinanen is to introduos into this colony such st the provisions of this English Sale of Food and Drugz dub 1875 and 1679 se are applicable to the local circumstances Tap only laws in force in this solony in of the colony
Ordinanco 21 of 1886 and lions 4 and 5 of relation to this subject as septons 2 pnd 3 of Ordinance 29 of 1890, and it seems advisable that the English law apon this important order that an accused person my have the enbject should be introduced in Hongkong, in benefit of the following safegaards provided by the Homo Aot, namely — Ug (1) The delivery to the cellor pr his agent of
a portion of the sample of an article pur chased for analysis (saction 1); The pravision that the defendant or his wife may be called as a wilesss (section
tball: take proceedings within a reasonable time. that the accused shall be furnished with full particulars of the offence or offences eharged and with the name of the pro- Becutor, and that the summon against the defendant shall not be returrüble in loss, than seven days from the date of service (section 28)...
HENDY E. POLLOCK, Acting Afterbey-Gönernt.
The Hon. J. H. STEWART Lockárt does not indulge in such pointed invendœes. as to the honesty of the community as his
The following paragrogli is from the Eqait upofficial supportere, but basca kis argunsent principally on the assumption that the bis Reord for Jime-During the past few characteristics of the commnalty, so far neeks we have bect all reminded of the un. certainty of human life by the endlen death of public affairs are concorned, are ignorance may well-known men. Colonel Conkeriil, the and incapacity. He also beats the wind well-known newspaper man, went to teber's to be shaved, was faber sick, and illed within to a considerable extent in trying to a few hours. Coonel North, the multi-mil prove that British subjects cannot by Housire, ate a light lunch in 15 offer, and bstore ovisning and he was dead. Mr Borrowe allowed to take part in the goven the second Vice-President of this Society, left ment of the colony without at the his office lato ore Saturday, and or Sunday he same time sdmitting the Chinese to equal passed away. All strong mon, all mes ap parently in the beet of health, and yet in a few political privileges, a point to which Mr. hours the grim reaper had dos his work KIDE also refers. On this point we ou Truly, In the rust of life we an in death.
1 PK only say that no one would contend for a moment that the government of Hongkong should cease to be British, ne it would if aliens were allowed to exercise a predominate voire in it. Within reasonable Limits it is moa: desimble that the Chiness should have a consultative voice ju untere peculinely affecting themselves, and it is one of the defects of our system that they have no such voion The Chinese, however, all but a very fractional part of them, are aliens, and, whatever privileges may be accorded to them during their residence in this colony,
Ho gave us instractions and më soted an
of the cooklofte at the back of each of those the Government.muhat remain British. The
cordingly. We tock out about four or five foot ve houses, baliave the flooring in No.82* important question raised by the petition
was burnt. ków i was taken away. The: for constitutional reform was not, as Mr. The N. C. Doily Nous gay" According to
NOR 8 and 88 after the nooklofts had STEWART LOOKMART names, whether the letters received here Zrom St. Petersburg H.. joista were left behind there, I visited 14 Hang-chang intended when arriving in
best partially got away to the extent of government should in effect be handed over Germany to order four large probcted ormisura, to the Chinese, but whether, while rosir torped boatien-going), and two torpedo about four fest. The douring beyond that cruiser, all of speed, from that country, was luft as it was When I say them this maining British, it should be carried and that whed in Langland H. intended was the only part that had bees out away. on satirely by officials or partly under ale to order two middle isod battleships, There was a window sash in ons house, but 1 22nd lame did not attempt to justify the re-in wire mails and window glass, have always unafleinl contrɔt On that point Mraud two protected ernizare, and two or do not know which enc.
three torpedo, destroyers from British build. By Mr. Hastings-I removed three joists tention by the Diractice of the $9,500 which ben in Belgian heads the prices charged STEWART LOOKHARF's contention is that the ing yang Judging from Restor's telegram from the back of the cockloft at No. 80 and can they have received as an addition to the feta baing apparantly beyond the conpolition of sil unofficials are, so far as púbke affaire are stating that the Berlin Prass in bidding Li off the flooring whore them. I tollars the jolets for the letter half of 1895. He smiled that other prod teors Netso, however, the trade in feretrell expresand desppointment at the and flooring were in fairly good condition. I the so-called Resolution of the 25th Fourary candles, which has been completely wrested concerned, and particularly affuire affecting of ordem it would soon that the also noted similarly at 84, 36, 88, and 90 and the fast was no Revelation at all. He insisted that. From gland by Belgian makes this being to the Chinese, ignorant and incompetent. Iternigers and torpedo bouts above mentioned joists and flooring, there were in fairly good it was merely an expression of opinion, and a great artent due to zuperder pering is asumed, without any parade of modesty, have not buen ordered in Germory. What condition. I could not say for certain where the loyal adviser of the Directors and that it The competition of Japan is only just THE GENERAL'S REFORT ON THE will came of Li's visit to England romains to those fifteen joista sad flooring went to, I was not intended to be a Resolution. This commenom, but promises to prove serious that the officiale are endowed with know be seen, but we are inclined to think that he is then being put into a curt belonging to the seems to me to bom ermplete change of front later on, Already the Japanese have geared on the part of the Directors. The killed almost a monopoly of the trade is cotton waste, not carrying mony, odors with him on bis Buzitary Board. I believe they were taken in oxamine thin
In journey-except orders of sa ornamental the Prays; they ought to have been barned. Regolation was solemnly moved and accordedwashing soda, and sulphuris seld; thay are Volunteer Corps, by the Uteral Officer Those wers not the institions, but all illegal as a Resolution at the meeting of the 21th competing in coltan gonda, paper, ship' lampa Commanding in China and Hongkong, was hid description.
atraetares had to be removed. I cannot say February. It was put to the vesing by the and cheap substitutes for cretonnes, Alankata, On May 29th Mesure. Alaz Stephen and if good sound juiste were taken on My Chairman as a Resolution and it was a Rotowels, soups, sto. Among other items, they before the Legislative Connel at its Lagt Sana Isunched at Linthouse, on the Clyde, a intrations were that they were to be taken splution, declared by the Chairman to be sarried are exporting really all made cotton halt hose mosting steel screw steamer, built to the order of lesere away from the owners. The ocols took away In the cirralar of the 7th March, ined no doubt ifty por sint, below the cost of similar goods Hongkong, 28th April, 1880. Wm. Phomson adil. Co, of Leith, fer their well. the wood in the cut that was the last I saw of under the instructions of the Directors, it was from Germany and their count, though in known "Bon Lay of China and Japan it. For all I know, the osalta might have alleged that the Resolution was passed on the ferior in quality, is cheaper that any European 22nd ultime the Chalfour describe it as a with the local product, which has the advantage adore. Sho has been constructed under given the wood took to the owners, or they 25th February and in his opening speech of the esment that be imported, competlig eren Lloyd's supervision for their highest class of might have sold it. Sometimes we sent a man 300 af three desk rale, and to Board of Tradebert Chinese constable European Kesintim I have it on the best authority of paying a fight or marine insurance 9th instant, and have to raport requirements for passenger certificate. The with the wood. The men were supplied by and indeed Mr. Kramer practically admitted. The causes to which the displacement of tessel is of the following dimensions-Longih beyooter Cotton and their serious wore that the Directors have received the 33,500 British goods in this market are to be assigned Letween perpandionland, 945 feet, breadth ex- obtained by contract. With regard to Ne supposed to have hace rotod, to than the may be briefly stated trone, feet, depth, moulded 273 feet. The 8, I had commoned to take away the flooring ao-called Resolution It seems impossible to 1-Lower cost of production of rival for -2-Disinclination of British manufacturers deck erections consist of full pop, bridge deck before Mr. Cooper or Dr. Clark sirived. I did sempo from the conclusion that it was faign goods endlosing engine and boiler easing, and top not come to the conclusion that this cockloft tended as x Resolation, that it was treated and
The steadily falling roles of silver gallant forecastle. The engines, which wer was legal, but that the flooring was dirty acted upon by the Biracters antion
to duty taste of consaggr
ance 1573,ES itted on board before launching, art of the I made no attempt to me if or disinfect and that they only admit that it was not
Lower fraights outwards from foreign Sposa compared with Brith ports. hour the supply En térníted. Only Supplied for Cash sim to be possessed of any peculiar team being supplied at 160 e prozsire by sids walk outside, and it is quita likely that But now the Dirostora takp up a most ex- : triple-expansion tape, Loving cylludera 26, 41, it That house was, I was led to understand, Resciution when they are forced to make and 67 inches diameter by 45 inch stroke, registered lodging house." I saw the joists on the sdmission.
5-Cheaper railway transit to foreign knowledge of Chinese, either as regards the two large single-ended stool boiler. The vessel anyone had taken a liking to them they could he so-called Resolution was no Resantion or ports of shipment
ŞARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
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No Credit gives for Bottler that lock dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for Aerated Way as to it of containing Waters, as such. Betiles are mater veoil
again by us
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Let another part of his memorandum, and when dealing with another and minor point-namely the relative length of residence of officiale and non-officials Mr. enumerates the STERAFT LOCKHART official members of Conucil. First we have the Colonial Secretary, whom even the “unofficial members regard as one of the best officers this solony ever possessed," That was written when Sir G. T. M. O'Bars was Colonial Secretary. That he was an excellent official wo have no wish to dispata, bat hie residence in the colony was very brief, and he certainly could or
people or the language. Next in order wo have the Attorney-General, whose work is of a technical nature and confined entirely to legal matters, which us a rule do not require local knowledge." Then comes the Registrar General, namely, Mr. STEWART LOCKHART himself, “who is the officer entrusted with the administration
was named Beaverlich
We do not hold durelve responsible for. epinions expressed by our correspondents]
THE DOCK COMPANY
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FREEL SIMr. Kramer at the mboting of the
fraordinary position. They say in effect
metal shipments Love host obration Ana (3) Tarvisions that the prevention b
gunpowder monopolised by Continental anti- facturers, owing to the much cheaper prices at which they can lay them down on this market. W
7-Certain branches of trade, such as those
have walked off with them. They were in fairly good condition. I do not think the flooring of at all. It was never intended to bo s Racin HMS, Zohus, which is conveying to the the occklalt was composed of gond China frtion. It was merely an expression of opinion.ally to metals and heavy goods, and No. 4, the Cocos Islands the annual Commissioner sent boards, tongued and grooved; they were or Under this expression of onion, bars, in there by the Singapore Government (Minch in thickness they were not rotten. I took dient violation of the Articles of Association nobody's opinion before I took down the cook received sum of $3,000. We have paid ouzaives Kayeer, of Jalebu), left Batavin in the mourning the flooring of the other cooldafte was at double the contract rate and re now ak yon to of the 20th Jane to pursue der Journey to not dirty or rotter. I camined every one of alter the contract for the future, without regard Christmas Island, at thedge to the Cocos- the cecklofts, and an far sa I know the boards to the fact that we have violated it in the past Kealing. Iolanda, the coprah klugdom of the Ross family. During her weak clay at Tand. on each side ware not removed. Iam perfently The fact that we have, without authority, cartpin of that, We had finished with those doubled on fees is not relevant to the question jong Frick a'orloket antch took place between houses at that time Nokody need there after whether our foss shall be doubled. We ated
VOLUNTEERS.
The following report the Hongkong
Blo—I have the honour to soquaint your
Excellency that I personally made the annual Mazim na Volunteer Corps for 1896 on the inspection of the Hongkong Field Hattery mil
The torn out of the ton was satisfactory:
are well kept up and appear to be in serviceable their 7-pr. guns, Meximi; or, and cult condition.TURALEMMA
The officers and no know their drill splikuently well for practical purposes, and from personal observation at tacties arercises ahď. field firing, I know that the Field Battery shrota vell, and hellova that the Maxin Gham Corpa * usually makes good practice,
N 3The adoption of Plaki dobhing and brown belts gives a serviceable appearance to the Corps. 4.That the membo for drawing the guns instood of employing coolie draught showe ** good spirit, but I consider it would be wise to accustod Clinien to drig sed carry the guns dvor the rugged hill sides, and I opprove of the Consndant's intention to use cookie draught more frequently in futuro in operations at a distance from head quarters,
5-I think perhaps that the rumber of drille
duced in socordance with the home. Volunte for aflsient Volanteurs might be somewhat re Regulations; but on this point I shall address your Excellingy latar on. A DARINGEN A
On the Brd instant; at Trinity Cathedral, Shang of Chinese affairs and who requires & resulting, after good grains, in s vistory boards worn not taken away by our men, who pelled to refund it. It will probably not be ferred on Americum vóttan piach goods in the|}, 6/Major Pemberton apaka highly of the na
hai, by the Rev.[1.C.Hodges, MA., ALTERT, Devenda
son of th lase W. R. Newcous of Stamford, Lin-
-colmabile, to MARIA EELKE youngest daughter of
Jazph FÓTT, of Todber, Hometalure.
The Daily Press.
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The last two samod sanson syply man espo Committee regret to say, ir due to the notion of the Shipping Conference (consisting chicily of British steamship owners which, while attaining, fraights from British porte, cary cargo utamuel, lower rate from Continental and American ports, thus giving foreign mana- fatures a virtual subsidy in their competition with British products.
In this connection the Committee wish to H. 8 plus and the Satarian Cricket Club; I ft at eleven o'clock Is the marring The to keep what we have gob ninless we are com- make special reference to the tivantages con- special knowledge of local are an for the latter on the first innings The left about eleven o'clock in the morning. The worth the while of any shareholder to bring the Chins market by the raton of freight charged sistance rondered him by the cuts, their offoris
fact of the British Consul oating to requirements. The present holder of the say, moties if the arrival of Chytala last cartload of wood wast away before olaven matter into Court; and we hope that if the sum by the Conference, steamers from New York for at reculling members, and the graf interest they
o'clock,why
Who Love her milf-asly cool la bazené Bie, to and to agbon perd average from have taken in the drills, rootspotione, &c., all past has been in the colony fifteen years Grooms, Commandant of HMB olus, and
Bo-examined-Thare more three Inkongs into the next half-year connte and those, to 30s, per ten as compared with 57s. 6d. tending materially, to the officioner of the Corps. "and has held his present post for seven altogether ignoring oflcially the presence of with our party. It was not arictly their duty sccounts are passed by the shareholder, that frota London and Liverpool, iutwards. The 7- zocsmmond to your Litrolancy's con year." Next we have the Colonial Tres the ship during the weak it rained at and to see that the wood went away te wand ony will amount to a xtiation of this arroneous some remarks apply to the shimont of machi- aideration the enrolment of aid members in the
jong Priok, seems to have caused acmo sarprise. SHINY, HO. N. G. MITCHELLINKER, who is People would like to know the meaning of such have been labear to raiz if we had tried to transtion. We are backed up by the majority ery from the United Staset to China, the Volunteer Reserve, subject to co dicontion
disinfset No. 82 conkloft a cleaned about of the shareholders, and whether it is right or freight for which is about 40 percent. Lower being made in the present strength of efficie "entrusted with the collection of revenue, curious condzot, and it is expected that an 1,000 houses nitegether, so wrong to retain this money we intend to relata that that from British parts members, whose numbers are almody too small HONGKONG, July 10th, 1896,
official explanation will be asked. After twò By Mr. Hastings We cleansed about 30 or it unless we are compelled to give it up, I considering this phase of the subject the 8-T Corps has not appreciably increased "etc, and who has beau in the colony days sojourn in Balstis, the Commandant and
It,viscoely necessary to point out gusstion sens to arise how for the Latperial in strength during the past year, and their THE warkness of the case against granting
"thirteen years." Cortain unfortunato cir Mr. Keyaar started for a wait to the Ti 10 housee each day; the number depended on that an invalid poyment of this exemption Government would be justised in requiring of master at the Aantal Inpection yarade was poor,
the size and state the ratepayers of Hongkong control over ourstancis happened to put that officer's Wargio Tea Eatats, which, situated 4000 feet Police Constabls Fenton (47) niso spoke to cannot be ratified by any goveral meeting the Conferences modification of their traill be bak I have great faith in the loyal spirit of the above the ses amidst the subtalus of the visiting the house. The cocklats in No 30 of shareholders. It is sasreely necessary to fore continuing a subsidy or other support to British residents of Hongkong, and feel sare their own local affairs appears so clearly in capacity to the test of formal investigation Franger Begencies, affords a charming and taste the back whador and we stored point out that the Directors are in false any shipping company which a party to a that if the colony were to rectims their services the arguments advanced against that course and no one, we think, will content that the cool resort after the heat of the plains. The with furniture In No. 83 the wood was in position and that they ought to retire from past that places British menafzetarers at a they would rally to the Volunteers in great that az impartial judge would hardly think result went to show that official capacity dolus is expected back in Singsbere about the tested with vermin and flies. The wood which such a position as soon as possible. This not deadvantage with formiga rival
was out away from tas houses was carried away, a quasilno of so many dollars. It is not a quos 10 The Committee, marsovar, foul bound to enclose the Commandant's report and it netgeary to call on the other sir. We greatly transcends that of unofficials. As second week in July-Straits Times.
hat he did not know what bout of it, the tion of so many bents par shere. It is ques-rect their soulution that several of the desire to add that Major Pemberton's zoal in his cleaner did not follow it to the frotivnofprinciple creation of right and wrong, witnesses ware indisposed to spack freely on work and long experience of Value toera have. regrer that owing to the length of the No on the list we have the Director of
REUTERS TELEGRAMS Cross examined The six botues were not and if the Divestors soe, as they want toe by this subject of the Shipping Genference and tended largely to the efficiency of the Corps Fapers on his subject we are unable to Pablic Worko, who has been in the culony
finished as claren 'clock. The man want APSy this time that they have been in the wrong, they are of opinion that it is a question of mach I have the home to be, air, your debdient, mar reproduce them all, but those who are seven years. We do not for a moment
for dinner at that time and returned to the why do they not make the only amends which baremont importance to British trade that it want
W. BLACK, Major-General. [SUPPLIED NO. THE " DAILY FRESS.")
hours after dinner, when work was resumed, it is possible for them now to makuu sir, might fittingly form the subject of a carching desirous of reading them will find them suppose that Mr. Coorg himself would
LONDON, 7th July
The whole work was finished about four or five your obedient servant,
investigation on the part of the home Govern easily accessible. We have already given claim hy intimate acquaintance with
A. BALKAN ALLIANCE,RE
o'look The men had re orders from witness the despatches of the Governor, Lord Chiness admin, and the Harbour Mas
Au alliance between, Berria, Bulgaria, and to take the boarding away from the sides of who has been in the colony Montenegro has a sgreed upon.
the cocklofia in Nos. B sud 81
NE RIPOs, and Mr. CHAISERLAIN. There
Bytis Lonishiy The work na tao six Lopes remain the Hon. J. H. STEWART
*ten years,
•,” we should think wild-FRANCE.
was resumed at two o'clock in the stiarvoon HART's elaborate memorandum and the com also put in a disclaimer. We have, then, The Chamber hau rojected e Income Tax and continued until four or Ave clock. Wit
news could not remember whether he went back municacious of the Hou, J. J. KAWICE gentlemen enumerated as representing BILA
to the houses himself aftxe two o'clock and the Hon. ER. BELILIOS The two the Government, only two of whom, Mr. THE HENLEY REGATTA
Bapper Clough said he emperintended fas last named appear to be satisfied that the STEWART Lockhart and Mr. MrsCHELL The Leander bout, the Talo Orow earily in taking away of the touring Now, 62 and
Section 20 of The Marriage Ordinance, 1875 community with whom they have been so INEES, could lay any claim to have made the first heat for the Grand Challenge Cup at another man was detailed te voe it pat inte a
cart and burnt. The wood was in vory diete (14 il 1875) enacts that This Orduanen
•·long eat honourably associated consists for a peculine study of Chinesa and their Henley
state, and some of the boards were rotten and shall apply to all marriages where one or both
Rod with insects and ruin. la the after the paras profess the Christian religion. While the British merchant or agent in Heng- the most part of a very undesirable class ways. While the gentlemen named way LI HUNG CHANG IN HOLLAND
Li Hang ching has been decorated with the noon be wont nts 30 and 33 and his instead The object of the present Bill is to substing appears to be well on the art, and to Commerce of the British Hospi spened at 9 Mr. Kavics says that if the free election all be excellently qualified to carry Grand Cross of the Lion of the Netherlands.
tions were to ent sway about four last from the tute a new section for the shave in prer toury odieuptly represent the mous manufacturer, o'clock this morning with Joseph Chamberlain, of uncinetal members of Council were on the routine work of their hun THE CHICAGO CONTENTIONE ecakiolt and to take any part the Hooring eraklo parties who desire to do so, to enter into the latter poems too often reluctant to alter his the Secretary of State for the Celonies and granted, the Legislative Council would departments, there would be no difficulty in Tas Chicago Denteritis Catention has and three Joints. The yod was taken away to vald civil marriage before the Registar sile and methals does not care to make a hoary Fresident of the Congress in the chair
A from
General, even though neither of such parties present secrifice fugeture predt, and is apt to The hall was filled with dalagater from all parts neglect all openings for a new trade. This of the empire, these of such colony grouped certainly have froin to time a most aade fading ex utoficials, to whom the decision beca oponed. Mr. Daniels, the Strerità nomy bir. Hastings-Witness left at about 10 profess the Christian religion “siruble,urofficial element who would not of any large question of general policy ingu, has been elected temporary president uiuutes to p, and the same the hard coolies The power of consisting aneh civil mer in ured contrast to the hiring forts of under their own banner. Caunda had two tables “command public confidence, and the most alecting the colony might more safely be of the Convention by a majority of two ware weeping upload of wood. The flat ringe can, however, only be ererated by parts Pareiga ankers to study the misket ad adapt and the others had one. The Gentian Colege hundred over. Ar. Hill, the sandidate of the wore not what could be called reiten, but they neither of whom has Fusband or wife living their goods to the requirements of the consumer ton was headed by Els Makansie Bowell and important interests in the colony would cfded.
moro very shaky and cracked, soft paper, was sad the words band and wife" un de 18- Turning to consideretion of the transit Sanford Flowing. The gallery was sillet with pastod on thom
ned to include persons married ccording trade of the colony, which la Committee fake lo adica MES
rasan the transhipment of goods bare for the Siz Albert Ballit, Member of Parliament, what to their personal law and religion. MATABELELAND.
Bopper, Wild gava uimine nyidescen Colonel Filmer coltin has defeated the J. R. Crock, the Baniker Enveyor, said Szale ciel marriego is absolutely valid and neighbouring countries Jerad Binzi, Inde Eresident of the London Chamber of Commerce, lored to manage for itself its own local Matabele after seven house getting that he had measured the pate or away in the binding then the parties (see section 30 at the China, the Philippines, Netherlands Indies, oto, welcomed the delegates at the head of the stairs various houten and petimsted that it would ecet Ordinance 14 of 1873), and alther of the parties this trade orhild & tordener, so, increase on Mr. Chamberlain was Booompanied by a turn- aftirs, as other places under Britib rele do;
The Matabele leav one hundred and the foto 75 to replace the boarding and jointe marrying again during the lifetime at the the whole with the present proeption of that ber of notable celonista, including Sir Henry That was a full setante and in accordancs other would be guilty of bigamy, with Indo-Chins, which hae Itterly shown Drongham Loch, Lord Knutsford, the Earl of with the Public wocks robedule of prison The words except marriages between partie decline This donline is due to the high pre Jersey, Bir George Baden-Powell, and many Mr. Chamberlair? was zu thelastically okreered To answer to M, Hosings witness all that hoithere whom procesom the Christian religion (ferential duties roostly imposed by our Frenos ethera A I THE JAPAN TIDAL WAFE BELIEF be baton renta He a day celebrated according to this params) law, neighbours, the effects of which are visible in
FUND.
stimated the bonding at $10.91 per 100 and religion of the price, hara been sorted the falling off in the arport, of yarns and British as he oficially welcomed the delegates. Among square feet, while was a crinity was $9.34 action 2, in order to prevent such marriage manufactured goods to Belgen and Tonkin other things he said hic" was rejoiced at every from being inmlidated under the provisions of 15 when the provisions of the now treaty fresh indiostion of the essential anity of the Referring to what has rently appeared fur 100 eques fest,
Mr. A. Turner, scoarfoot, mad be visited the section 23 of Ordinance 14 of 1876, which uses with Japan, come luto Fords most orions empire upon which was founded all their hopes. the papers out the awful catastrophe in
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not be ropresented, perbly be signalled In fact there is no good reason what | Goldites. cut for disoriniuate Grantment. To ever why Hongkong should not be ab band the drainage, ronds, wharves, harbour, police, Treasury, Post Oflce, and Education over to an unofficial majority would, in Mr. nor do we despair of the efforts to bring that Briksh twenty those in killed mid wounded, KEWJR's opinion, give rise to evils that about being ultimately crowned witle success "would destroy all confidence in the The success acbloyed by the present move
administration of affair and introduce the ment has been only a very partial one, but colony to the munional experiences of an Encodes pave the way for another, and wo "New York and San Francisco" But must not be discouraged if we have to
JF REECE: Hongkong, th July, 1806-
THE MARRIAGE ORDINANUE
The following is the statement of objects and reasons attached to the Bill susuding the Marriage Ordinansor 1675
11 The Committen aro sarded that, part From this preferuaos to foreign cargo, show by Conference steamers, the competition - Countered by British goods is for the most part
THE AMERICAN MAIDE
The P 1. samer Perx with the American
a fair busiurees culpetition. There are anas-track of the 10th June, arrived on Tuesday. The soul intringements of British trade marks and following telegrams are from our Ban Francisco more frequent imitations of Fritish goods by exchanges Continésial makers hat in the majority of NE CHAMBERLAIN AT THE CONGRESS OF
as the iritation is sold as ath on Its meite,
and in soms instapes the fareign producere THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. V
London, Std Judo strike out new lines for themselves, and from THE COMMERICAL UNION OF THE EMPIRE The third Congress of the Chamber of small beginnings svolta a bouejderable trade.
why not the experiences of Shanghai, which I achieve our emancipation from the ralo 13span, the undersigned, with the 000surrence houses on the 2nd lask, for the perpose of az cinter alia se follow & marriage shall be decline se expected to ensas in the export benes Theomans, he added, were never more favourable, is nearer at band, of which Mr. Keswick the affie by small justal onts In the of HE, the Governor will be gad la 2006 recortasing, cap oost of sewing the belofte null and void if both parties knowingly and of refined agar to that country under the and he frusted their deliberations would result has and some personal experience, and where minating the Hon T.
which had been cutaway Tan total cost world wilfully sognlegen in im selebration in any place revied tarif, and it to feared that this, the in an advanos toward the goal to which all
Continuing, Mr. Charaberlain remarkol JACKNOWbe $40, 41; that sums included the cost of replace other than the office of the Registrar teneral shit. Industry of the op my which has patriotic aspirations touled,
ing the extra písper at 2os, 8 and 99AAN dz 6 Boenbed ice of worship (except what already been very adversely affected, niny
This concluded the evidence fo
anthorised by special lotros), or undorfalin parhapa bo permanently ured. Had theThe existence of this Congress evidence that It is assorted Chat 6,129 persons were killed.
Mr. Jobasou, for the defence, baitted that are ar saves, or without cartificate of peace or Hongkong Government beer vanusalted boxom we have to a great extent antihisted space and and 30,000 injured th the terrible catastrophe upon the evidence it back attactualy Jossos daly wooded, or bys person not being of the alteration of the fein was decided that further knowledge maat tend to a complete that occurred et Meow during the event preved that the defendanta were fostered in emperant musister, or the Registrar General, apon, it is probable come fustment of the agreement between the colonies and the meter * Antien less unfavourable to the colony might country. The same note for closer union ringe. coronation têtes
the course they adopted in remoring the sock- or his desky a
LEAD, subscription in Hongkong
the commmity is of similar composition to that of Hongkong "It is the same for, is to be congratulated on what gentleman goes on to say, alipostim necomplished. The victory obtained, par one of which any man * possible to conceive a representative Gov til at
ernment properly
put into might well feel proud.
who has borne the brunt