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OUR ABBATED WATER FACTORY is Atted with the best English Machinery, embodying the Istemi Improvements in the trade.
The Furort Ingredients only are used, and tho atimet Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Maculeotard throughout,'"
dix stroke, but, as posted out, death was not the dheet result of the flogging, so that the case has little bearing on the question
of what the maximum number of strokes sbould be. In fact, as the Committee say "this can boing the fist fatal ease within "Ulving jumory," and the death boing due to secondary causes; goes to establish the conchison that flagging with the rattan is "iot a parishment puliarly periku ini "ita infliction of Chinese,”
The inquiry
of the Committee, whil it failed to bring to light anyabusse in relation to the adminis |tration of legging, shows that the hospital
accommoiztion in the Gaal is dangerously defective, and the Government should lose no time is acting upon the recommendations made on bot point.
Tare Melical Officer of the Gaol in his The Water sod je pretul by repeated abrutal report says I stated last year, Analyses to be Absolutely Pure..
For COAST, POETS, Waters are packed and placed a board ship at Houglong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Emption vhon received in good order.
Couritalul Order Books supplied on applica-
too.
Chic Registered Telegraphic Address is
* DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." and all signed mémages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
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SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASI WATER
SELTZER WATER
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The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency | HONGHONG AND WHAMPOA DOOK Co. Limited, sanonnees on Interis dividend four per cent for the six months cañód Seth
of
June
The following Ordinances hava basi approved by Her Majesty-An Ordinance to end La Building Ordinance, 1889 en Cretinanos for sodifying the Law relating to the Sale of Goods; and an Ordinhos, to and the Lay as to the Moneye of Anitors pelt into the Supreme Court.
We are luformed that a match has been arranged to take place at Happy Valley on Fri day at a quarter to air between Mr. W. D. Graham's Egerton and Mr. A. I. Rennie's Halifar both Australian thoroughbreds, over the mile and a quartar conxma. Mr. Mastor will ride Hall and Mr. Hart Back Egarton.
In ongegnence of representation made by HBM Consul on the anisot of the "whols- ale rebberies perpetrated by the oolony of thieves established at Pai-tang-kao, a (Peking and Tinisin Tites) hear that H.E. the Viooray has given orders for an officer with a pores of soldiers and runners to be placed in charge of mattor at the anchorage.iâ question.
Two lots of Crown land were sold by auction by Mr.J. L. Frummer resterday aftem300. The first res Inland Lol No. 1,380, situste at the north of MoDeanal Road; and containing 21,850 care font. The annual ret is 8164, and the upset price $3,278, The lot was Bold to Mr. A. Denison for 88,298. The second let was Inland Lot No. 1381, South Kennedy Raad, containing 44073 square fest, and this was sold to Hoa. E. R. Belihor for $6,983. The sunal rent is 1848 and the upset price was $6,911.
"the statistical tables could no longer be printed in the Gaol and I had to depend "entirely on the Govenmeut printers. This year, as they had in hand many more im portent works, there was a greater dolay "in priding these tables, and for this reason I was unable to write this riport sooner." This is after that seems to call for some investigation. To pay the Governmet printers for printing Gaol forms, q'any other Government work for which the Ginol cstablishment is sufficient, is
Mr. Rosenfeld, of the China and Japan Trad. a wanton throwing away of the ratepaycre' money, audit scoms 180, from Dr. MARQUE-Co, died at Kobe on the 2nd July from the effects of a shooting accident on the 36th June. report produce delay in the public The Kobe Chronicle, in its report of the mocident, servise. Formerly useful employment was said:-A story got bead that he thot himself given to a number of prisoners in printing rostly, with intent to commit sadde; there are those who take meh motives for granted forms and documents in which very fine every fins anybody gote meddling with a pistol work wis not necesary, but some time which is supposed not to be loaded. There is no reason to suspect any such intentions on the ago. Insinctions were given that all part of Mr. Rosenfold; there is no positive. printing was to be sent to the Gov.vidence whatever that it was not pare accident, ernment printers and paid for. The Gor ernment printers, we believe, put claim that printing in the Gaol was a fringement of their monopoly. But when was this mouspoly created and by what authority? If there is any legal contraet in axisterio.it" presumbly only runs from year to year and on renewal could be wrierl to meet the absurdity of sending work out of the Gol, to be paid for, which could as well be done in the Gul for nothing. When the Estimates for next year come on for
The Oficial Gatto of Japan announces consitention the unoficial members might that her Majesty Qacon Victoria has cx- pressed, through Sir E. Satow, R.M's Minis usefully enquire into this matter and sector to Tokyo, her great sympathy with M. whether the agreement with the Govern the Emperor and his people in regard to the re A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. [ment printers is a fair and proper one, adet sinmity in the north. The Muisiers for Belgium and France have also netfied the Ja paners Foreign Office that they have received in structions from their respective Gerornments to convey exprezeiont of the "dosport sympathy- from the King of Bugium and his doverament and the Fremdent of the French Republic on neceart of the calamity
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Bottles, that look dirty or groney, or tant appear to have been red for any other purpose" than that of containing Aurated Waters, as such. Bottles are never used again by 8.
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Hongkong, 25th May, 1896.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDANTA.
in the prhlic interest, or whether it is not governed by personal favouritem of the descripta which some parties express so much for would prevail if the ratepayers
Oxar communications relating to the weas cotxen were allowed to manage their own affkies,
mhưaçici, an addressed to The NotER-
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Correspondents must forward their gameandaldrest with convictions midressed to the Schifor, not for publiclion, bad as evidence of good faith,
All Ladies for publication sivald be written on one side of Aspaper only..
Sy anwymundy.signal commufentiuno that have already appeared in other papen sûl be inserted.
Üledere joi ezita seydi of Daïtr Preas should be mat before ị any on day of pudlication. After that hour the supply is limitest. Caly Supplied for Cash "Toiztaphic Attress PRESS—A.B.Ú. Cedo.
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DEATHS
SAMUEL ROSENFELD, of New York, aged 20 years, at Hole, ind July, at 2:30 pr.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the Sed
July, 18, CHARLES STEWART BROWN, lave od Engineer of the stranger Haeshin, aged 90 years.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 14th, 1896.
The late Colonel Neth is imported to have lost $2,00,000 in the amphor syndicate
There were 2,381 viitors to the City Hall Mascunset work, of whom 156 were Europeans.
The 0 and O, steame: Coufia, with mail, o, left Nagsaki for this port "yatorday morning
at &a..
The Pand O. steamer Malacca, from China, arrived at London on the morning of the 10th inst.
The F&O, steamer Malpaca, from China, instant. arrived at London ou the draing of the 10th.
Straits, lift Singapore br this port yesterday The seamer Glenfruin, frora London and
evening.
The silk ex stomer C. P. steamer Empress of China was delivered in New York on the 11th insunt.
The Fling and Tierlin Times learns that Ligut. Rogers, of. H.M8. Ládnet, bas hour in- validad huge,
The E & A steamer Monmuir, from Ans- tralia, It Port Darels on Friday for Timor and Hongkong, •
The Kobe westermou having raised their prices it is proposed to start a large fasign Incndry at that port.
The maximum tomgunture last month was 93.1, en he lets and the minimam 737 the Srd, the man being 80,7. The runfell swointed
Owing to the death of Mr. Finalie, British Cond Kobe and Cuka, Mr. Playfar haa boon appointed to- Acting Cooral in the place Consult that port. of Mr. Enslie, and Mr Chalcers The Vice
A presionado concert, will be held at the Volunter headquarters, on Saturday, the 25th inst., at rhich H.B. thi Ganeral Officer Com aranding will present the prizes, won at the last sinual sino competition.
The Piking and Tientsin Time clouiclos with day regret the death of Mr. John Locke Clemance, of the Imperial Maritime Cuetons Bervice, who, during a well-earsed farlough in Sydney, Australia, took typhoid fover and died. The late Mr. Olemance was well known in Tientau, in fact the whole of the north. Prior to the news of his damien, the rest cheery latters were to hand from him; in furt ko was to have bean married in the first week of May, just about the time lo died. He was forty-one years of age, and had served in the Customs about ten years.
A cricket match was played at Skaugati'ou the 4th July between the Shanghai Crickat Club and the Shanghai Pablic School, which resulted in a victory for the boys by an iorings and Irons. The School made e, while the Club in their first innings were all dismissed for 16 and in the folow on they sale 59 On paper, the Mercury says, the S.CC. XI. was counted strong entegh to win, for the leans comprised a half-doren men who have made good speres, and many of them would certainly be chosen for the first doven ("but curiosities will occur at any montent and this event must be chuced among the number.
THE $9,500 REFUNDED TO TAD COMPAST An extraordinary general meeting of the holder in the Hongkong and Whampan Dock Conway, Timited, was held at the Con- pany's offes, No. 14, Praya Central, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of confirming the following special resolution passed at the ezt ordinary general meeting of the Company led on the ad June last
by the Chaste Government and the Treaty Foners. In your resly yon exprams doubt whether this was taattor that could be dealt with by the Conqulur Body, and stated that. if by the constitution of a Conservancy Board it was sought to gira legalative sanction to the Customs rula new in virtenes, it would be nacemary to appeal to the several Governtiente concerned.
In reply the Chairman of the Chamber pointed out that the Caston authorities have no power to oufers the roles that do exist, to which, I nm given to understand, to objection is made That the Articles of Association in altard by earlieal men and bilis engaged on the river, but for their alliciency it is absolutely in manner following
(n) Paragraph 10 of Artjole 2 which tow regaite that they should be observed by vasols reads follows Auditors Becretary of all nationalities visiting this post. The con. and Manager mean those rompettro etant accidente occurring on the Bar, the expose "Officers from time to time of the that is capset to foreign shipping, and the "Company" and the marginal note of appalling loss of life that took place on the the santa paragraph shall be cancelled, ecossion of the Oxo disaster, show how vory and in lion thereof the following necessary it is that something should be done to marginal note and paisgraph shall be
remody bo existing state of affairs, and there surled that is to soy
fors thin Chamber once more appeals to the **Chief Manager
Chiol Manger Coamlar Body to use their influence to bring Secretary and
"Secretary
and about some change that will render the nariga "Auditori"
"Anditore respic
ion of the Whangpoo safer than it is at present "Gively mean 6 This Charaboris ready to join in any proceed "person for the ing which has this end in view, and perhaps it Ume, being per would be advisable in the first instance to ap foring the duties point a Commission of Eaquiry, the coustite of these respec
tion of which might be deformined by yourself tive officers,'
and colleagues.I are the honour to be air. your obedient servant,
(b) In Article 50 the words "One thousal dellers aball bu oliminated and there
shall be substituted therefor the words "two thousand dollars."
(e) In Article 70 the words "Chief Manager" shall be substituted for the word "Mansfer."
(dy In Article 78 and in the marginal note thereof the word "Manager" where it necans ball be eliminated and the worda Chief Manngor" akull: he sub
siltated therefor.
C. J. DUDAEON, Vice-Chairman, Dr. O. Stumbel, Coned-General for Germany
and Senior Consul
AK INCREASED IMPORT TAKISF.
Shanghai, 10th June, 1898. Str,-The Hongkong Chamber of Commeros they addressed to the British Minister, or the, kas forwarded to this Chamber a copy of a latter 16th May, concerning the attempt which thi Chiness Government will probably make before toug to obtain the coussal of the Treaty Perrors to an increase of the datles lovit on foreign imparts from five to sight per cent, ad valorem. The question has already onespied the atter. tion of this Chamber, and the Committes are
increase in the duties would not be detrimental
(e) At the end of Articles 83 and 87 there shall be added the words "or Chief Koroger.* Mr. J. Kramer prasided, and there wore so. procent-Hon, J. J. Ball-Irving, Messrs. G. B. Dodwell, J. H. Lewis, N. A. Biebs, St. C. that ander erinin conditions suure Michaelsen (Directors, D. Giza (Chit to foreign trade. The Hongkong Chamber Manager), T. I. Bone (Secretary), Hon. C. and this Chamber are for grocent as to those Chater Masera, & Shark Pallerton Houder conditione, macely, that if this increase of duties Eon, W. Parfitt, and R. ftaholl
The SECRETARY read the notice convening is sortcoded.to the Chinese Government it ought to be on the distinct agreement that theimport the meeting.
The CHARMAN-Gentlemen, I beg to pro- duty once paid, the gool would be freed from poso that the resolution which was passed any further import of kin or taxes of any hore at the meeting held on the 22nd June nature, no matter to what part of the Empire be confirmed. Will anyone please second that?ssary that the Chinese, Government should they are sent, and it would be absolutely Mr. SHARP-I beg to send the resolution. give very suficient and undeniablo guarantees
Carried.
The CHAIRMAN -Before soparating I wish to that this agreement would be carried out in all mention that the directors had a meeting - ita integrity.
The Consular and Diplomatie Bodios ses per- mediately after the last mesting of shareholders, fastly ears of the almost daily diffenities and pa some doubt had been expressed hard by which our though the illegal imposition of one of the shareholders nx to the legality of the gracious rate of the shareholders of $9,500 the i, and the impossibility of obtaining redress directors came to the conclusion to refund this for illegal actions from provincial authorities, money to the Company. Still, the directors that this Chamber rapectfully begs that the representatives in China of the Treaty Powers remain thankful to tao shareholders for their will thoroughly protect foreign trade interests grecious rota Gentlemon, that is all the
when making any new Customy tariff with the business before the meeting. (Applause.)
Chiness Government.-I bave the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
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On the 50th ultimo the antheritier capturedin the vicinity of the Taho Lake near Soochow one Szalao-obiso-tse, a head chíaf of the Kolaohui The authorities heal that this man lad arrived THE LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC. Bounty in this portion of Kiangst province,
from the Yangtase provinces to beat up recruite for his Society from amongst the lake and river pirates of Boochow and. Changehou prefectares. A heavy reward soon brenght a member of the. Sosinty to act as guida for the troops to the place where the chief was in hiding in a village on the shores of the lake. He was exocated by the Southow high provincial authorities within six hours
of his being taken to that city--N. C. Daily News.
Asatem of boiler inspection is to be established at Bhanghai. The following in an entraet from the minutes of the last meeting of the Shanghai Legulative Condell Attention is directed to the great number of silk starts, etc., in the settlement, in which the machinery med has been constructed and is run by Chinese, and it is stated that the boilors are frequently worked at a pressar of 40 to 50lbs, whilst most of them are not equal to a pressure of more than 10 lbs. Mr. Fearon ecommenda that serengements should be mad at once to have all the boilers inspected periodically, may Roe 'every month, for which a fee should be charged, and if the Council have not the power at present to enfores such a regulation” that, a new by-law giting them this power should be passed by the ratepayers as soon as possible and sent to Faking for approval and confirma tion by the Foreign Ministers. The room walion in spproved of, and it le decided that in the meantime the engineer is to lo instructed to prepare a list of all the beilers in the different flatures in the nettlement.
Da.
extreme
anction
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.
DEAR SIR,I am directed by, the Secretary of the London Collage of Music to convey to you the slatero thanks of the Connell for your kindness in printing articles on the formation of a Local Centre.
The Secretary size sanese his intention of writing to you and providing yen with further matter which may be of interest
I may say that the difficulties regarding the appointment of Local Examiners have lova, overcoma, and it is anticipated that within b. very short time we shall be able to announce the complities of arrangements which will give general tisfaction, so that an Exam, may be looked for before the close of this yeaz,-)'10, sir, sincerely your, "
ÉDWIN BALTHS, A:LOM....
Local Secretary. Dionsman School-
Hongkong, 11th July, 1806
THE RENEWED RISINGS IN FORMOSA.
CAS. DUBGTON, Vice-Chairman.
sad Bouior Cogoul.
A CHINESE CHAMBER OF VOM.
supervening within a marth of a dogging. which seems to point to another soush then MERUE FOE BRANSI,
that of the fogging as the case of death; The following la the abatance of a Momorial (c) the overcrowded state of the goal has from Ha Piz-bib, the Governor of Shansi, pital, which increases the chance of contagion and infection and predispossa exposially to translated from the Peking Gazette by the
ceptio infection; (d) the fact that the Chinos Your Memoralist is in receipt of a despatch prisoners lie on the floor of the hospital. Peking and Vierteln Times from the Tsung-li Yamen, in which it is stated, thus exposing themselves to greater chances of that Censor Wang Peng-yue has proposed to infection; and the want, of expert attoudiats, authorize by spacial deernes the Vicarage and which deprives the patients of filled acting.
THE GENERAL QUESTION OF FLOGGINS." Governors of all the provinces to establish Chambers of Commeren in which rich and fanicu
(i) Floggings way bó orisnad by Courts of mergeants and gentry are invited to become: Justice or by the Superintendent of the Gael. members, and that the Haulin Weu Ting-shib or by him in conjunction with Visiting Justice. (i) In Appendix VII will be found a eplia- has proposed that the members of the Chamber of Commerce develop the trade of silk, cotton. tion of the law which confers on the Judges to, skin goods and grape wine (P champagne) and Magistrates powers of ondering flogging. It appears that most of the above mentioned By rule 274 of the Prison Kulas and Regula things are not produced in Shanal, excepting tione published in Grovement Gasette of 31st grapes, thase being largely prodecot in a place October, 1991, the power of the Superlatendont called Wen-shis, so a commercial institute de teine to order flogging for corinin offences in be established, and Chinese and foreigners limited to twelve strokes, and by rule 28 the well experienced in manufacturing the said conjoint power of the Superintendent and e wine are to be engaged by the institute. With Visiting Justice to order flagging for the same regard to the minerals and export good offences, covering in, a graver form, is the mombare of the Chamber of Commerce will limited to thirty-six otrokes in the cass of an be authorized to pay great attention to the adult and twelve strokes in tha maze of s working of them. with machines. Horoger, juvenile.
the best way to establish each bizizesses is to! (ii) All floggings must be aministerod on leave them in the hands of merbaute and the breach with a rattan of an approved geutry, but not the officials. Consequently pattern
(iv). Two ratianu are in vogue, particulars of Your Memorialet has found that, two officisit in Teking, Tao Chang-ya and Chi Yi-be, who which are as follows: are natives of Shansi, are highly rápated by the people here and are able to manage and establish tho Chamber of Commesso, whom heard office wil ho in the provincial capital of Shanai. As soon as the Chamber is establiakol, the first stop to develop the trade is to try to improve the producte, then the opening of mines will be undertaken.Approved.
THE GREAT TIDAL WAVE IN JAPAN.
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Weight. Length. Giroum
feratico. Rattan for adulte... 46 in. 17 in. Rattan for juveniles 2 (v.) Flogglugs are administered by two European floors of the Gaol staff selected for the purpose, and we have no reston to take exception to the manner in which the men perform their disagreeable duty.
(ri. We are deeply improssed with the necessity for resting the Superintendent with independent powers of flogging for the coun subjoined:
(4) Because pretpt punishment is, in our oxpérience, the most efficacious way of touling with Chinese,
(e)
The report submitted by the Miyako Ohssirra Lory to the Insta Prefectural Oflee about tho seismic wave is as follows:-The day hul beon rained and was foggy. The atmospheric pres.) overcast as had also been the previous day. It sure and tensjerature was alore the average for the corresponding days in other years. At 6.32.30 pm. a slight shock of ourthquake was folt, lasting for about five minutes. Its direction was E.N.E, and W.S.W., and the motion was At Gh 59m: 30%, and at extremely slow
and at Bh. 39, light 8b. 38m 10,
parceirod were aguan
Further, between 9 and 10 pm.. four shocks were shocks
parienced, between 1: ADA 11. D.. 909 shook, and between 11 and midnight two shooks-in all 13 sismic movements. Loar at which the soiemio wave ocenrred, that in the time at which the sea began to recede, could not be chaarved with any precision, bat must have bin at about 50 mirates past 7.
The
Al about: 8 clock the water case, but fall) -
somewhat in a few minutes. At 8.7 p.m. thi biggest ware, about läft, bigh, came on with a fourful booming sound, and stently swopt away all, house or living things that were in its path, Subsecnently six waves of more or less volume rolled in, and till woon of the following day similar abnormal squs swopt the cost. D5 the 15th inst, 13 sbacks; on the 37th inst. 1 and on the 18th inst. 8, of a very weak
Dr. O. Stoebel, Consul General for Germany description, were felt...
Shanghai, 10th June, 1886. Dear Eir.-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 19th ultimo, ondlosing copy of a letter addressed by your Chamber to HB.M.'s Minister at Peking with reference to the protable endeavour of the Chiassa Gororu went to proonru from the Treaty Powers an inprice of the import duties levied on foreign goods,
PROGRESS AT BOOCHOW.
This metier had been under the consideration of the Chamber promovely to reoairing your letter, so that when it was Inid before my Com-some pretty high prices being realised as mittee st their last meeting, it was decided to co-operate with your Chamber so far as possible by forwarding a communication on the subject to the Senior Coneal, a copy of which I now onclose.
Because there are but few, if any, persons
of visury in the colony to whom resort. could ho had on overy, ocasion on which it it might be necessary to inflist a dogging, Hecause it would be an undue Lardship
upon basy commercial men to mequiz their attendance at a fired hear every days might be the canyo luquivo into the conduct of, and to inflict punishment upon, Frisoners.
(d) Because it would not be satisfactory, on obvious grounde, that the service of an Official Visiting Justics should be sought to assist a brother offer in assessing the panishment for a prison offence.
(e)
caure, owing to the large number of cou witted offences which insur flogging, it would be' meat inconvenient to adopt the English practice of helding over inquiries till the weekly visit of the Justices, which · is in the nature of a surprise visit. Because, if the practice of holding over the
cases were adopted, the oleok un pelson officers supposed to be exercised by the visit of the Justices for the week would vanish, and because the inquiry would consume the better part of a working day.
(g) Because it is dangerous, in dealing with Asiaties, to give them grounds for thinking that any officer has incurred the displasare at his superiors: batter dismiss the oflear and maintain a wholesome ayatam than retain the pificer and seakan hia position.__ by abandoning that systera.
(h) Because, if the power of flogging vested in
the Superintendent is not maintained, the Chinne will errovenzaly asoribs. the ear- tailment or abolition of the power to their past persistent refusal to labour, and will persist in refusing to labeur in the future in the hopes of son obtaining an lame- lioration or ropcal of the punishments to which they would be subject. (v.) Had abuses reaaltol frem- tas power possessed by the Superintendent, we think it highly probably that susa abuses. would bare attracted the nitention of the weekly Visiting. Justices; bat we are unaware that any protest or consent by then on the subject is extant.
À nátive eurespondent writes in most glow- ng terma iron Soochow of the prospects of the new part. A now silk fiature with its extensive buildings has recently been finished and a large colton "spinning and wenxing milf is already very near completion. Native speculators no souber commenced building a block of some thirly odd hoses, of the Shanghel native type, then every, we was engaged in advance by people anxion to live in the new Chinese barba
bargain money. The Chinesa Obctric light company have set up boundary marky on the site of the future electric station, while a large umber of specially constructed houses are been since opined on the edge of the settlements. In the printed copy of your letter to the as public rocorts, such as restaurants, wine shops, British Minister it is mentioned that the Chifen shops, and opium difans. Oftes shops.com- ners Government Back to obtain "an inozesse bined with opium divans there arealready three of five to eight per cent ad valorem of the large establishments equal to the institutions import duties,” which must be a clerical error which embellish the Fooshow Road in Shanghai, fer an Iarrange fron fee to eight per con." All those houses are daily filled to overflowing ala—I am, dear sir, your faithfully,
with people from the walled city and neigh bouring villages anxious to get a fret glimpse of the settlements. At the head of Mitu Bridge, which is the Eastern limit of the new settle-elfoot striven after. ments, another silk filature is almost completed,” fix.) It follows from our views as to the while preparsinne are already being mule for arming of the Superintendent with independent building ricecrushing mills, prick kilas with fogging powers that we are a fortiori in favour foreign mohnery, sto. The most eastern por of the maintenance of dogging to be indicted by tion contains the new police station, the wom order of e Superintendant and a Visiting bere of which are picked oldiors from the city Justice; but in this countfen we think that, if garrison and officered by foreign inspectors the rattan is retained, the maximum number of N. C. Daily Newe.
strokes to be inflicted at one tiras should not exceed twenty in any case, and we are further strongly of opinion that a system of fawer strokes more frequently imposed would prove a greater deterrent than the present system. If
Magistrates the power of ordering corporal amend the law conferring ox Judges and
punishment.
DRUMMOND HAY, Secretary. R Chaitation Wilebs, Big, Secretary Obam
ber of Commerce, Hongkong.
TIENT8IN CHAMBER" OF COMMERCE.
A well attended meeting of the Tontein Hall on the 2nd July for the purpose of dis- Chatibog of Commero was held in the Gordon enssing the situation in respect to the silting ap of the Peibo.
(v.) Whilst strenuously urging the preserva- tier of the present power of the Superintendent in report to flagging, we see no objection to the substitution of a birch for the rattan, sad recom- mand that an experiment in this direction should be made, as we are not spes that the effects of the ratton on a Chinaman may not in some cases be more far reaching than the purely punitive
FLOGGING IN VICTORIA GADĪ
"The Chairman, Mr. Consive, pointed out that
The report of the Committee appointed to molt and had new zonoked such climat na to tecles into the question of flogging in Victorinis view be adopted it would boy nessary to make soms notion imperative, and recommended Gaol was laid on the table at the last meeting as a preliminary measure the preparation of a of the Legislative Council. report by a competent engineer, embodying sach information and necesary data ar would cable consisted of Mr. T. Serembe Smith, Acting We sos no raison why it should not he
The Committee
aa aspert te state definitely what was required Paisne Judge, Hon. W. C. H. Hastings, and to be done to remedy the existing unfortunato Dr. J. M. Afinson. state of affairs. He, the Chairns, bad as sertained that the services of Mr. A. de Linde
were available for the preparation of mch a
The first part of the report deals with the
les relating to flogging, which nambiguously
msde a duty of the Superintendent to attend in person at all Bloggingu, as it is the duty of the Goverage of an English gast to do.
(xi) The Committes recommend that pro. vision should be mudo for retaining in bospital antil wounds are healed any prisoner laid
report, and further that the Commissioner, of i expressed, and it is recommended that they ap in consegnenes of a Cogging whose time for
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BÄNKS OF PRIBONER: 328 Ass' 704:
(In Appendix IV. will be found cor tified copies put in by Mr. Lethbrilgo of (a) the Medical Officer's report on pussing these prisons for labour; (5) their medical history; (e) the evidence taken before the second floggings wer inflicted; and (d) extracts from the prison punishment book.
discharge from gaol falle due before he is it tu be discharged from hopital, such retention" abould he optional with a prisoner and in the Useretion of the Medical Obser,
THE Committee appointed to inquire into the quintion of flogging in Victoria Ginol have made their report and they find în effect that the death of the prisoner who died recently after a flogging was a pure elent, that the "flogging was not the “causa proxima, but merely the awe remote
of the death." There is nothing whatever in the report that suggests brutality or carelessons in the adivinistration of punish ment in the Gaol, and the Committee into 1.63 Inches. strongly impressed with the necessity of
Or Bulday one case of plague was raportan
Customs, Mr. Aglen, would render that gentle-be redrafted, preserving to the Superintendent the right from thealty, one from Kowloon, and one from
man every assistance in his power. The famils at the disposal of the Chamber, supplemented of ordering corporal punishment for offences the hill district. Yustaday there was only one
Paragraph 6 deals with these cases, The case and that came from Quarry Bay.
grant from the Municipality, would frst and second sub-paragraphs camerate the against discipline. Thoy suggest, however,
over z. de Lands's fee. The nocagery certificates connooted with the case.
(a.) The Committee fear that the unique Tokyo, 6th July. that the number of strokes administered at The N. Daily News of the 6th July mys:
avrvoys, soundings, plans; establishment of tiro | (i) The original medical cortifiantes giver in consequences of the frxtaposition of this Ne prourable news from Szochten or the
analaring seal andrede, advanced on
An-official telegrāvi states that the rebels, gauges, da, wenkt energy about three months, the osses of prisoners Non. 528 at 704 by the colony to the mainland of China and the any c time should be fewer and the
Mr. do Linde had availed himself of his decent | Gaol Surgeon and passing them as it to receive weat of hinn generaly has been received by
province of Kwasg Ting aj not always pre- Tainan on July 3rd; but were repulsed. Karolyn trip home to visit the Tees, Type, and Seine, the floggings to which they had been sentenced Hangings more frequent. There is a little the Fach missionary establishments here
sent to the minds of those responsible fox was surrounded by the rebels and the Japanese and found that in many respects the first named are appended and appear to be in order. mabiguity about the latter part of the re- récenity.
regulating the criminal population in our midst. troops (two companies) at Nanto were still ur rigor, early in the century, greatly resembled
One consequence alluded to is this, that commentation, but if the meaning is that
rounded by the enemy. The troops sent from the Teilo, and was of opinion that the one could
Hongkong is the resort of Chinese flesing from Kagi wem attacking the rebels at Taiberin. be dealt with quite as successfully as the other.
justice as administered in China-the authors The Saperintendent and a Visiting Justice
A company of infantry and a battery of artillery The Chairman's idea was that the prepared
of piracies and arned robberies who do not should have power, instead of ordering a
We translate the fallowing from the ventrare advansing on Hokuto, and the remainder of report should be sent to an expert In England
scriple to repeat their crimes within British flogging of thirty-six stroker (a number that
de Tonkin-Can proey ha contracted by Lieutenant Colonel Imahashi's column are and to another in Holland, and that the Steamer
jurisdiction and constitute a leaven full of contact with the beggan sectel with this proceeding to Nanto. Telegrphic communics Companies interested masked to hear the cost in practice we believe is never given) should
active permeating evil qualiti. If to this is terrible malady Pema doctors say yes, others tion in the district south of Hokuto auto of stol professional opinion on this important f) Prisoner No. 528 was flogged with six added the presence of ruinerous clans speaking have power to order for one offence a suc
Wa, win hara not the bonor to betong Harisha juterzspied. The 3rd battalion of matter. That there was urgent need for some strokes on 21st April after repentai rufusal t differant dialects and ready to defend an injury crasion of Logginge to be administered at
to the faculty, remollest that sfortunately the 9th Infantry is to proecod at one to thing to be done time could be but one labour. After the dogging he ras relieved to one of their numbers by armed feros, it is stated intervals, we think it is not one
any ones are recorded of Europos having Bygriton and the 2nd battalion is being rent opinion, and it was for the mosting to decide from work for long days and then placed on alpable that there are elements of danger and contracted the disease, amongst others two to Shinchan (Tsekchaam) by rail.
the form sash action should take. It was quite roduoc Hght labear for a fortaight. He was disorder rifa in this colony which are probably that should be adopted. Instead of having
missionaries, one of whom bad administered Another talagram from @meral Talimi, posible, na had happened before, that the river subecqnoutly at back to No. 1-hard labour, but without parallel elsewhere. Supposo that Eng- a reformative or deterrant effect it would Another public company: opterprise is being after having gone to France to try
to a leper. The other, dated July, at 11 am, has been racalmed, would suddenly improve and steamers be enabled refused to carry stones--st offenes for which land herself were on the very borders of a country to stating at the volumn of out-Coll once more to me to the Bund, but indicatione he was sentewed, after a joint inquiry by the unable to control its wildes epirite and inhabited tend rather, as all refinements of cruelly do, prometti af Shanghal namely, the Shanghai find a cure, having found that his case Inahashi strived at Nanto vetursing, July 4th, all pointed to a repetition of the experience of Superintendent and a European Justics of by segregated cinns of varying forms of speech, to make those subjected to it desperate.incressed cultivation of cation will make sotton Oil Mill, Liited. It is believed that the
sa hopeless, retorned to Tenkin, where and joined the column of Major Mataxi. They 1890, and at the present moment lighters were Peace, to receive twenty-four strokov.
and that her population consisted for the most he lived isolated in the moralains of Kee, with are now clearing the rebels in the vicinity of being detained several days betreon the Pai- (iv.) There is no reason to think that the part of on overflow of the people from the It
is true the Sapreme Court in need maly plentit, and from the the Ohristian resignation. His celicnges took it Narto. Hokato was attacked by the robe's ou tang-kae Anchorage and the Bettlement, owing Medical Offer did not conscientionaly baierealjoining country, the regulation and punish- sentencing prisoners to be flogged may and Company properes to extract the oil.
in turns to visit him every Sunday, laking him the 4th and the Japanese troops and gendarmes to the shoaling of the upper reaches.
that this primmer was fit to receive the corporal | ment of such alien incuralcoirts would take usually does order two, floggings, each of sa
provisions and sponding a few hour with him, garrisoned there rotated to Changwha
In reply to a question from Mr. Kook, the punishment to which he was subjected; and we some abnormal form. And if the imprisoned The stable who we shot in Chuk Hing it was in consequmes; of these distressing
Tokyo, 6th July. many strokes, bat whatever may be said of Lane, offlage Street, on Sunday morning, was
Chairman explained that when in possession of are satisfied that suficient time had elapsed to portion of this alien bady had been convicted incidents that the Pope authorised the mis- A telegrams from Colonel Takeuchi at Tauhu competent professional opinios su to whet was allow the injurious offeots of the first fogging of offenses attended with violence, or, when in the merits or demerits of that system as a reported resterday as being no worse. Hissionaries lu Tonkin when administering unstion to the Government atatas:The rowdies are needed to be done to render the Feils per to disappear before the second dogging was grol, refused obedienes to the regulations in- asssilzat, who has been in the police force of to-use wade of cotton at the and of a bamboo- risen in imurrection at Taichu and seven ciber.manently navigable for stoomers during the sanationed; that every medical and surgical Tended to make their incarceration a datorrent punishment for crimes of violence, it does Centon nd also a cools in Chinese thostro Our contemporary goes of arge that tours platos in very powerful Foreo Our army has open season, the Chamber would be in a position attention was paid that, under existing arcange from orinze, we venture to say that there would not appear applicable to ordinary breaches of in Honging, has not yet been arrosted. ought not to be allowed to frequent the town. boen split into small detachmente at seal to, approach the Chinese authorities through ments, could be paid after the prisoner had Le no hesitation in resorting to the only form gool dipline, in relation to which punish-
plares a comet do anything but defend the Ministerial body with some reasonable hope been flogged the second time, that his wounds of punishment, rin, flogging, which would be ment will probably be effective in proportion from Tonkin, The Governor-Genel has ten in Spanish, with a request for tradation
Cochte-China is agitating for political spara. We are received a letter from Menila, writ and vicinity-obe Chronicle.
There on signs of disquietude at Changwba of having the matter taken up setisuely, were dressed upon his being discharged from offcacious, and that the power of ordering this Amateur theories world never carry weight geol notwithstanding the contrary statement punishment would be entrusted to a limited tion sit is prompt and sharp. The Con- for some years past modo Hanoi his prinsipal and insertion in our columns, referring to the
enough to lead to anything. It was imperative of the prisoner himself, and that the aggravated extent to the head offer when he is made mittee stemmend that the birch should be residence and the headquarters of the Govora quarantine regulations; but the communication
that the matter should be carried through as state of búa runuậy nhen he admitted responsible for the maintenance of strih disci. into the Tug. Wa Hospital on 13th May pline, when swift punishment is the most re. sobstituted for the rattan, and that if the ment, and to this the Saigon people object, is too diffis, too violent in ita huggs, and too THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHA thoroughly as possible
BER OF COMMÈROE.
An animated discusden bere enanod, in the might to sepe extent be tine te his own mots spected, and when the invocation of ciber rattan is retained the maximuna number of speciallyas they have to contribute very lugely derren of fact or orgument to went a full
course of which reference was made to the after leaving the gaol.
counsels is for certain toasous a hardship on stroken to be indicted at one time shoull
(17.) As regards prisoner No. 704 who died ca the consubed, mences with a statement of the fact that the A mosting of the Commitice of the Chem. specialist coming out from bome shortly in con not exceed twenty.
the In the Carrer d'Hepheng wo and a cartoon was fifteen ber of Commerce was held at the offices, Tonection with the Woosing Bar. It was thought the 2nd June in the Gael Hospital of sap- ATKINEUN does not agree with the other central (gure is an Ainamite brfaklayar put to trade and indulge in severe strictures on
gret with the other entitled Les Treráty, de Emprunt. The averaldo wwe detained in; quarantine by toon 1, Kinklang Road, on Monday, the 6th July, at possible thart, this gonfleman's services, might tictsais due to wornfus, onused by logging we in this regard, and trust fint no notion of And that this prisoner was fogged on 18th Es taken to introduce here a system pre- be obtained, and that, at any rate; it was, not members of the Committet, but would haveling & bw bricks together, and surrounding the Spanish Coneal st this port base in the Chairman), EF. Alford, Es. D. M. Mosos, Mr. de Linde's report was ready.
4 pm. Freant. Dudgeon, sy. The necessary to do anything in this direction until May week after admission to grauivalent elsewhere simply because this is a Brilish with six strckes for repeated refusal to colony and without very careful regard, to the the maxinum number of strokes to be him, superintending the work, are twenty, official notification of guarantine It is stated. Esq., and E, B. Bhuttowe, Eng.
thres European' olioish whose titles, giren at that this mars had been taken in con- The minutes of last mooting were rend and This being the sexes of the meeting, on the labour; that he was relieved from work local circumstances of the colony. administered at any one time reduced to
metion of Mr. Cousins," sagunded by Mr. for, three days; that bò was then pat an the foot range from the Director of Public sequence of information forward by timt confirmed Bix, which is rather below the standard Works, rough Engineers and Condusters of gentleman, though the correspondend does not Bior Conrervancy The letter on this Mordhorat, it was decided to entrnet the No. 1 bord bear, which he refused to da adopted in certain girls' boarding schools, various dames, down the Overseer of the state in what respect if any Soner Forarre's in subject which was addresend to the Balor preparation of the report to Mr. de Linds. that on the 25th May he received twelve strokes, The question es to further proceedings to be after inquiry by the Superintendent and s aith We could hardly be quite so formation was inaccurate. It is the Comel'siziy Consul on the 4th of June was further on- according to interesting revelations unde by severe in that on our own Public Works to trasmit to his Government information, as sidered, and it was decided to read another considered in the course.
Chiness Visiting Justion, for such refusal, and The part of a omiepiplated increst of that he was mitted to hospital on the 27th The lines of the criminant would apparently
auffering from a gluteal atesess olumnation tenndal.
there is so raison to suppose that he recom-in the event of the Consular Body suggesfordig gode unt pane ny for consideration, (VI) mended the notion taken upon that Information to the Diplomatie Representatives at Peking The Frasch Consult Manila, in his official or was in any way responsible for it. Exce the formation of a Consortuny Board, or ap- and it was decided that there was not supisut cerned in the treatment of this prisoner fear no pretense be dispansed with, and that, in had the direction of his treatment. Six report, writes:-Billiards are very largely used tion is also taken by the correspondent to the pointing, as was ruggested a Commission of information on the subject before the Chamber blame for the fatal result of the cage. We particular, the withdrawal from the Super- bohere that the Medical Ofner carefully intendent of his present power of ordering strokes may be very well to commence with, ero, notonly by the Europeaze, bat ako by mention in the notifiantion of "rrivate in Enquiry the Committes would ask that, in the to warrant any immediate action.t's
The meeting then adjourned, with a vote of satisfied limgail to the beat of his ability of the orporal punishment is to be strongly depre the Indline. The billurid tables now and by formation as supplementing that of the interests of the mercantile community, a re but if they do not prove effective and the the lattes and found it all the ins and cayes Consul Hamert biases, and with lesson, the presentative of die Clauber should be appointed thanks to the Chairman-Peking and Tentsin fitness of the prisoner to undergo a mosud Beg osted;
Tines
ging within a week of his first flogging, and that (ii) That a biroh might be exhatituted for same man is repeatedly brought up for freeptant by them, are of very commoii yality, Manila Chamber of Commerce and the Maxikon sash Board or Commission of Enquiry.
the rattan in the case of floggings ordered by mada toplly from natiw weed. A trado could Press for mot having protesfod against the mea After the transaction' of further business the
it was not willda the prescience of the Medical breach of discipline it will be better to trybie deze sith the better class kotels, frequented sures taken, and goes on to animadwrt on the following correspondence was ordered. for peb-
Officer that either a gluteal absoora mold for the Suparintandart, bat that the rattan should -him with ́ twelve, and, if he still proves by well-de mestizos and offlcars, in French oppressive aberaster of the Philippines Govora. Hostin
From returns issued by the Fablis Contreler that, upon ita formation, blood poisoning Committee of the Lamson County Council, it would suportere. In our opinion the fog obdurate, with twenty, which is the number billiard ubles. Sovera shope in Manila importmont, lamenting the want of a single patriot, pada A RIVER CONSERVANDY, KAKO
Bhangini, 4th June, 1893. thome alleles, those of German make being to raise his voice against the abug that pre that Mt. Justice Sencor SMITH and
appens that the number of the aumussled doga ging was not the cause proxima, but merely most courtonous, not the they are superior to rail. He miggests that the Cense shelf at Bir.-The Chairman of this Chamber had the which had been seized in the metropolitan the causa remota of the death of the prisoner. Hon. Coqunder HaTINGS think should Franchi pes, but became their low prices tempt og telegraph to his Government stating the honour of addressing you on the 4th July, 1805, stote between Feb. 17 and May 18 was 17,560, (wk) Whilst upon these two case thể Com. be the maximum. Frisoner No. 704 died bayers. Ball meding sized billiards at the alpation of the plague at Hongkong sad about the desirability of appointing River an average of nearly 200 per day. Of this mittas beg to lireut attention to (a) the wall after a logging of twelve strokes only, in-likely wyers, the bait hero is the dazing quarantine imposed st Meails or at least the for the navigation of the Wooung. Bar and by their owners, whose names and addresses Bogging: (a) e case of prisoner No. 704 isest for the market. Hotels would be the most urgently recommending the suppresion of the Conservancy Board to apply sad exforus rales naziber 4,195 were alaimed at the pollée stations percentage of gluteal obscene resulting from a flicted a week after a previous flogging of Espanol,
reduction of the term Imposed.
River, And whose authority should be recognised were reported to the Connell by the polles. being the only known instamos of death any inze;"
to the expenses of Tonkin.
compliance with the request. The writer.com
BEGESTIONS AND OBRVATIONS. To sum up, the Committee are of opinion- (That the hospital anoomodation is grossly inadequate, that the hospital attendants are not exited by training for ibeir duties, and that their hours of duty are exci
Mr. LABOUCHERE io Truth some years ago, Deparlant, notwithstanding the Prayi Re to the prevalence of contagions disease, but letter to the Senior Cousal pointing out that import duties by the Chinese Government on Me abrire the Medicul Olcers confi.) That fogging in the gaol should under
fall in pleasant places if Dr. ATKINSON
not be abolished in other vases, it being left to
the discretion of the Judges, Magistrates, and
the Superintendent acting in concert with Visiting Justice, to destite whether the rattai or the birch sheald, with the sarction of the Medical Offer, he need in any given t
fiv.) That the number of strokes with, n rattan seuld not exceed twenty at one time in
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