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DIRECTORY
CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, deo
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- 1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL Issu and will be found, as meal, to show an advance on proving years both in faboss and accuracy of Information.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Penang to Vindireebook, in which Europeana ranide,
declarations cannot be held to have the force of judistal decisions, and over In one of the declaration quoted there is an ad- mission, which seems destructive to the
argument. We refer to Congul BRADFORD etatement that at the junk anchorage at Tun-zah-don¬taxes are paid by the owners af the front lots upon land for several tons of feet under water. The only conceivablo reason why the owners should pay taxes for land under water la that they had taken the precaution to secure ownership of the land in question in order to prevent anyone else coming hetween them and their water frontage. That has not been done along the bund, and the daim that be a change, in the river bed the owner of an aen) of land
A. S. WATSON &CO., LIMITED. might become entitled to five acres or any other larger area appears to us untconbic. It may well be understood that in the case of agricultural land along a river way stall accrations that may occur as a rule cultivated by the owner of the adjoining Land without opposition, but that could not be taken as a binding precedent when large questions like that of the Shanghai bund foreshore arise
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 1018, 1600.
We understand that a fend for the wkaf of And whereas, 3576 are minded to reconstruct 1-Now therefore We do, by these Our Ads the sufferers by the feandering of HL.G.M.B. Our sald Legislative Counal Titta has Seon started by an influential committee, of Thich Mr. N. A Siebs Is Chairman, and thatditional Instructions under Our Sign Marital saberlotion Hats are lying at the Gerra Club, and Signet roses the aforesaid Thirteenth Messrs. R. Blackhead & Co, Chus. J. Gampp & and Sixteenth Clauses of Our salil Tostructions Goa Kro: & Ga., and Honormann, Fierbst of the Ninotconbl day of January, 1989, but & Co. Mr. M. Grots is soting a Secretary without prejudies to anything lowfally done.
Our pleasure follows and Treasurer to the Fund and will gladly thereunder, and instead thereof We do doolars roosive erỳ mubscriptions.
II The Legisintiro Connoil of the Colony It is notified that H.D. the Gorormor ham shall consist of the Governor, the Lieutenant given his assout, in the name and on behalf of Governor (if any), the Senior Military Offcar the Queen to the following OrdinancesAnfor the time tegin in comment of Our Begidor Ordinaces to further amend the Law relating Troops within the Colony, the persons for the to Widows and Orphans' Fensions, Au Orli.timo being fully discharging the functions Supreme Court, Au Ordinance to accond the Treasurer of the Colony, und much other ane to regulate the Admiralty practice of the of Colonial Secretary. Attorney-General, and Marriage Ordinance, and An Ordinance to alter persons holding offices in the Colony, and timo, as at the time of the receipt of thes the titles of Prison Offloors employed in this not exceeding thres in number at any one colony.
Our additioral Instructions in the Colony There was again a large audience at Wirth's aro Oficial, Members of the said Council, Cirena evening and the Ter or as We may from time to time appoint by iron on Saturnout #0000s, the wonderful any Instructions or Warrants under Our Big feats of the Ching Ling Foo troupe of jugglers Manual and Signot, and all such persons shall being one of the most interesting itens of the be styled Oficial Members of the Legislative porfor much. To-night the boiefit performanon Conudil; and farthor of such persona, not ex- on behalf of Mrs. Wirth is antcunced to take voeding six in number at any one time, 38 ut place and if the weather is agreeats thera the time of the receipt of thesa Our Additional Mrs. Instructions in the Calouy are UnaRcial Mein- should again be a large attendanos. with hus met with misfertans that ought to bors of the said Comicil, or as the Governor, in ensure her the syrupatly of the commntity and pursuance of aus Instructions from Us, through to addition the performance itself is welworthy na of Our prinsipal Secretaries of State, y from time to time appoint by any Instrument of sapport..
under the Public Seal of the Colony, and all sach persons shall be styled Unomolal Members of the Legislative Coune.
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"REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [BUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PAISS."]
** THE SITUATION IN CRETE:
The situation in Crete is daily becoming ero acuto..
Aggregate (Net) 200, 400, and 300 yà. | THE SHÀNGĦAT BUND FORESHORE, the Chinese" Government tax on municipal zosda; and arrears due for 14 years wore then 2nd Prian, Gunner W. Stewart, Fiela Battery
We must not attach too much importance paid. But there is no mention in the Land Aggregate (B'cap) 200, 400, and 500 pts to the attempt of energetic Chinges offolalder Regilations of any penalty attaching to non 1st Prize Quarter-Mester Sergeant. G. to "jamp a dei" on the. Bund foreshere: payment of this tax, beyond the renovery of the Watling, Vol. Staff.
Such attempts have oven been recurring steal amount (andor Artick VIII.) in A Aggregato (cap) 200, 400 and 500 yds. festore in the wecords of the Settlements. They manner.
We now come to the question of accretions- 2nd Prize, Sigmalier 3. Isues, Field Bad history of the Public Garden and of the Seo- tery:
show Cronk foreshore, the incoense and the most important point. The history of tho Field Battery Clumpionship, Sergeant J. Browatt incident the records of the Bubbling Bond foreshore, tends to show that unfer Lowris, Fell Battery,
Well, Woosung, sud Sinza Roads, all text fonately litigation on this point has not been Galias Gen Co. Championship, Cerperal to show, clearly that for, if Bay, Chinese confined as it should have been to the s
TSmyth, Machine Gun Co.
officials have ever realised the nature and revoraing ownership of land in China aRŞ İLA
the such cases a Regina y. Reynolds and the Har 7-Oloer's Cup (Han'cap), Theut. D. Mac rights of the foreigh sitioments or ̈-----donald. Fold Battery?
moaning of the Lund Regulations they bear Muster v. Hall & Holts, decisions basɔd on 11-Carton Prise Highest Total of Balls curat realize the existence of any form of the laws of foreign countries bare only served over) (unzer W. Stewart, Field Fattery honest kral government, and only recognising to soxaplicate the situation and to provide or Chinnen love. In the former case, it was laid 18.-Corps Championship, 1800, Sergent in the Municipal Council a body of merchants Basien for that pettiforging policy which the
J. Lawrie, Field Battery.
engaged in plaadering for their own ends, they Corps Championship, 1895, dunner Gsea no reason why they, the local officials, down by this Court that "il a certain piece of
Lammert, Machine Gun Co
shoukl not share in the plunder. Their at Laird were given in the title deeds on being of so 14-Toornita Ha'eep). Goaner H. A. tempta in the past, however, lase asually hoon may pic hatween certain limits, of which low
Lommert, Field Baltary.
That the receded, it was of no advantage to the renter;" tile findes for their dofost. 15.Signaller's Prize, Signaller 1. Entative and half-hearted, requiring only a water were eno, and if low water subsequently
Belition, Fiel Battery,
present case (though possibly representing a principle entirely fautery to Chinese Dorsinal Instructor's Prize 1st Prize, Serg more money and moro solentile tactics thin law, which gives the renter a claim on Major Bouncer, A.
have hitherto been brought to hear) will prove all ouretions, ou payment of a Instructor's Prize, 2nd Prize, Master a serious one, we do not believe; for on the face on (varying between 1 and 32 teais) for regla.
Chiroir Eagyon, R.A.
of it; it kns no locus stands witerowe. But the toring the same. The expression of this unfor- 17.-alation Prize, Sergeant A. Mo booty apparently in sight is tempting though tanate opinton has done a great deal of harm for the Chinese and their hungry advisers havo Pl, Field Bustury.
to make any native official's mouta water 18.--Volly Firing (by actions), No. 1
The present therefore appears to be a fitting triumphantly brought it ng against succosal ve Hattery-Sergt. WK monent to recall briefly to mos of the bistory Conents and Councils ever since, quite obliviove of the fact that, though it may be sound Eng. Section, icla
lish law, it has nothing whatever to do with Wlid (Becidon Commander.) Sergt. G. of the Bund foreshoro as bear on the case. Hayward, Gunde J. Darry. A. Brown, K. G. That history, like most pablin matters in Henkian, Corp, B. W. Hayward, Ginger A. Shanghai, has suffered from lack of continuity land rected under Chinese title deeds, from the Reusld.
and the cbsence of a clearly defined polies, sad Emperor of China, M. Bradford, in the d The promosade concert which followed the the final definition of foreshore rights ander all petoh already quoted, refused rightly enougk
tent. prins distribution was in every way u success. their aspnete has always been postponed on the to admit the case of Mr. Reynolds as an argu- Similarly the Supreme Court's utterance in Each item was well execated and the performera lot sleeping dogs lio" principle. If is pro- weco received with approbation. The humorous hably this fact that has given rise to the present songs of Lient. Grays were an entertain laudable scheme; but its promoters would do the case of Harbour Masters. Hull & Bolts was ing it. The folowing is the programmes
wall to remember that the difficulty of defining untimely and unnecessary, for though it only MarchSharpshooter E. a. the Bund's latas has hitherto been entirely stated the self evident fact that and botwoen wita regard to the rights of the original lot bigh and low water balongs to the Emperor of From the holders visste the public for the Ootus China," it stated it in such a way on to let the Beneath the Skies" {"Galety Girl" and concerning their uplove the native authorition baliers they could with im
ME EW MAITLAND
position of the Chineza nathorities in the unity dent be they liked with such land. Now, foreign rented land in the settlements of SongMacGregor's Gathering, W. Scott. matter pressats no such dilleulties.
Sergt. W. K. WYB
Into the history of all the slow steps. by Shanghai belongs to, and is lassed from, the "On Indian Airs.France which the refuse strewn foreshore of former Experor in lokun of which fact the Govern dasa became the lawn promenada of the prosent, ment tax is paid--but the conditions of lentire The Yemen's Wedding Song, we have not space to go. All we can to to to a cleanly fixed by usage, by title deeds, and, Poniatowski recall a few points which bear early on, tira List but not east, by the bard Bogulations. Mr. C. H. GRACE.
case in hand. And first of all we would refor Art. VI of those Regulations (the study of *Dorothy......Winterbottom. our readers to the remarks addressed by Coral which should be raste compulsory on all
BAND..
Winchester to the Landronten Mooting of Tastais) distinctly states that land heretofore surrendered by the various foreign rontere to Whishart.March, 1866, in which he clearly etates that -BAND.
the rerrender of the lots by the original holders public use, such as roads and the beach grounde Song....." Suusaine Above"{Gaiste Cirl." the riser banks for over
From the "for Lo public as means right of way clony ofvisers within the aforossit limits, shalt
The Band and raranin hauceforth. dedicated to the sama na Song If it wasn't for the houses in bulwoon" foreshore wora maile by the public, and im This surely is plain enough, and allows no
Tout GRATSON.__
I proved at the public expense and the thon room for quibbling. It is the beach of the river that is reserved for pablin ne, sad not any Soug
Cour de Lion" H. J. Stark. Caotai himself contributed Tls. 50,000 toward other spot if the river rcades lie beuch gene
the work as a gift to the Coumunity; Walte
Song"
Quadrille.
Song.....
English law on the subject is quite clear,
Every person who at the time of the receipt of these One Additional Instructions. in the and in a case at Shanghai itne boon do
LONDON, 6th Augnet. Colony is an Unottoial Member of the Legis. eidel that if a certain piece of land vera
THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN. lative Council inay retain bis saat natil the end of six surs from the data of his appointment, "given in the title deeds na being of so
DEFEATED, many me between certain limits of
The Government has been twice defonted and every Unofficial Member appointed after the receipt of thoes Additional Instructions. which low water went one, and if lown Committee in the House of Lords by a ma sball vacate his wost at the end of six years frani water subsequently receded, it was of a jority of fly on the Irish Land Bill. It is the date of the Instrument by which ho is ar advantage to the renter. This, the N. believed the Government will be compelled to pointed.
III-The Oficial Membors of the Legis The Water need is proved by repented Daily News says, is cuitively contrary to share some measures in order to preventative Council shall take precedence of the Va ofolal Members; and among themselves shall Analyses to be Absolutaly Fura.
Chinese law, and “the capression of this conflict between the Lords and Commis.
take predence as We-mer spesially assign, unfortunate opinion has dono a great deed
and, in default thereof, first the shove-men-. of harm for the Chinese and their
tioned Officers in the Orlog in high their offices are mortioner (ercept the Senior Mil- "hungry advisors have triumphantly
tary Officer, if below the rank of Lieutenant- Soloction. brought it up against successive Consuls
Colonel in One Apay, shall take procedoneo aftor the person layfully discharging the fund Follia, and Councils ever since, quite oblivious of
tinns of Attorney-General), then other Official "the fact that, though it may be sound.
Membars and all Unofeind Members noosiding English iw, it has nothing whatsoever
to the priority of their respective appointments, "to do with land rented under Chines
or if appointed by the same Instrument accord "title deeds from the Emperor of China. But if the law is "elastic enough to work in "all seits of ways," in other words, if there is no settledilaw on the subject in China, it is reasonable to suppose that the principles of common cause on which the laws of other countries in relation to the subjoot Arg based would be
Lion.
Our Registered Telegraphia Address is * DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.” And all signed messages addressed this will
rensivo prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock -
PURE AFLATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
LITHIA WATER
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LI HUNG-CHANG DECORATED. The Grand Cress of the Order of Victoria has been hustowod npon Li Hung-ching.
LozDON, 7th August. THE MAJOR LOTHAIRE AFFAIR.
acquittal of Major Lothaire bastorn con- on appeal at Brussels. The mospapersing to the order in which they ara nams there- commasat tötterly on tho nequifital.
CRICKET.
Mr. Baujitiingh yesterday reached an ngre- got scure, for the season, of 2,000 ruas. THE OPERATIONS IN MATABLE. LAND.
Colonel Plumer's colin has rantel five Me tabelo impis. The British loss was Major Kar. show and four others lilled, and aftita, moally offiora, wounded,
YESTERDAY'S 'GALE.
in.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS
BARD
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Mr. G. IL GRACH.
Lonisana......
BAND."
This spoot of the case was, however, socnith and the Imud Regulations, though forgotton. Officials and Councils changed, and often quortioned, havo always proved to have Accompanista Meirs. G. P. Lammert And in 1871 and 18:3 we find this very question of ficient forms behind them to ensure their
Gov. Grimble.
THE SHAME MARKET. Mr. E. Georg, in his weekly share fist doted 5th August, enys --
A fair amout of business has been put through during the week ander review, and govern leading stocks have improved their
hell to apply also in China. The strongest point made by par contemporary is that in connection with the Land Regula tiose, Art. VL of which states that "land
heretofore surrendered by the various A strong galo prevailed during the greater "forvigu renters to public use, such as art of yesterday, but fortunately it did not ronde and the bench grounds gives reach typhoon force and there is.but little within the aforesaid limits, shall remain age to be recorded. As usual, talegre tro Manila had warned us of the approach of henceforth dedicated to the same uses;"
the storm, the Inst one, dated Manila, 8th but as the various foreign renters could not August, 5.25 p.m. reading as follows:-" Thị surrender ore than they themselves centra of tre storm is now in the China possessed, even this is not absolutely can. Sea. It lett the island of Laon near clusive, though our contemporary thinks it 17 Its direction seems now to be No. Credit givan for Bottles. that look dirty is plain enough and allows no room for from S.B. 1.E. to NW.WA 1.35 pm. "quibbling. It is the beach of the river on Betarday the red drem was hoista, signify. "that is reserved for public use, and ning a typhoon to the E of the colony to say, anything?" and ho nides, figure further stress, can be placed. Nothing ecasions by one or more of your horear- ways. We know that of late yearn certain es- "my other spot--if the river recodes the distances of more than throu hundred miles. Yesterday morning the black south enne wos "beach goes with it." At the time the lying, signifying in the typhoon was with Land Regulations were drawn up probably in three hundred miles and south of the Well, by Jore, all I can say is this, that if the has continned, and several lota havo been placed more. In 1871 the point came up in respect. sustained either by law ur cnetom; said the
colony. About a quarter to tan the
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
or grassy, or fist appear to hara ben used for any other purpose than that of containing Acrated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by us
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 26th May, 1896.
NOTIOD TO, CORRESPONDENTS
nication relating to the news returns should be addressed to Tax EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their name andaddress
for
mentions addressed to the Bailer, not
publication, but as xvidium of pond faith.
All tailors for publication showed the titles on one
side of the paper enim.
-already-appeared in other papers will be inserted.
no one thought that the river would renede
you
or topk muy account of that contingency was Ared, one round, and later in tho
but now that the contingency has arisen
business has resnited.
tice officials, taking advantage of Consular
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Boncaguiasty supted comparnication thal Auto insist upen à paw agreement clearly recogʻ | zeen considerably. Most of the osall eraft There is another. polat-rather u'Napoleonic wanted at latter.ruto: Ulina ininshewitheubaction I dostra to remark that I consider theevargotic, but ignorant "adviser," and we
Oreless for cern copies of Dan Face should be her the supply is limited. Caty supplied for Cash
And before 11 am, on dag of publication, Aflor that Tolegrupis.Address Pause--ARC. (540.
ANNUAL PRIAM DISTRIBUTION,
the ownership of the foreshors sed by the genersi obserranos:
In this connection it may be well to mota ho Total who advanes certain pretentions "tu it On Friday evening the presentation of prizes
sely shendon then later on. Armin in 1877 strong opinion of Mr. Baward regarding their won at the aamal carbine competition of the
we for Liu Tastai asking that the Manicipal validity expressed in 1875 (vida Council v. Hongkong Volunteers took plane at the brad-
Connell to enjoined frons taking unauthorised Fogg), and to remember that Sir E. Hornby (in quarters of the Corps. There was a Inego st.
passession of a river's bank" And we nonet do Council. Will held them to be of equal ounce of volunteer in uniform and their frids. The proceedings took place on the
better than to quito from the very able despatch thority with the charter of Hongkong
The recent Chofes cane, to which the prosent of U.S. Consul Bredford, dated the 21st of parade ground sud, for the oncasicu a stage had
scheme bas heen compared, would have a certain boen erected and the grounds illuminated with
June, 1877, in reply Taity lamps and Chinese lanterns, the whole
"The southern or river boundary of the Learing upon it if (1) Shanghai had no Land having very pleasing effect. The stage position.
Lad is the Whipoo river, and the month of Regalations, and (2) if the Shanghai Rood fard was cryesislly effective; ferns were artistically BANK SHARES.-Hongkong and Shanghais the Scôohow. Czcek, which, es I understand ehors had not long ago ben arrendezest displayed at the foot, infarmingled with sold to a very fair extent at 12-19, 194, and the law of your honourable court in this by the original renters for public use in he machine and fell gnes of the Bultery. 1934 per cent. frem for carl, at 195 por erint, clearly permits the foreshore to attach perpstoty. These two conditions runder the The band of the Hongkong Hegiment uns prom, for st August, and at 197 por cout to the land in the rear, for is it not an old cases entirely dissimilar, and ther presinde any present by kind porniission of Aajor Retallick pro for guta. September next, the stonk, celablished rule that land on a river bank possibility of interference with the existing and the ulcers of the regiment and played closing with coliers at 1933 per co prem both fellows the coarse
the stream in its shiftings, tatus quo in Shanghat.
van were the question one of private several selections of music during the evening. locally and from the North. The Lunden inte and only the landholder has the boxofit of any
The preventatice of the prizes was made by is £44 Bank of Chinas det. Nationals have actrition, he, however, paying to the Gotorn ownership by a land-renter, the fact of non- Major-General Black, who, in a very wilty boon in some shall demand at 56, but no mont the fax thereon. In the case in point, it registration of my accretion could not lead speech, said-Indies end gentlemen, we are
is possible that the neonation has not been added to eventual forfeiture of the right to register assembled here te-aight I hop for a pleasant MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.-Chios T- to the ares ballet for in the title deed, but that suck action, under the greatest indiffer- ence-were-displayed by the Consul concerned. evening an iso to hexaur the brave, to honour ders bevo host in demand, principally for tiny easily be done, and the additional areu Such forfeiture would be against the prin ciples of Chinese land-law, though bat law "The question of ownership, which you elastio onongit to work in all ports of the victors in the competitions. (Applause) North and sales have bar offed at $70, 8791, 4rtaled for purpose of taxation. the officer in command: Do-yon expect no rate. Stres lave been done at $27, at which izise has been brought up on several Coming down in the can this morning I asked aud850, Lhesteck closing with payersnt the latter few words." I understand, the fewer words has been done in other stores ander les heading.able predecessors and enveral precedents are give me some points. ffo, said, "Ang mentioned in my last circular for Hongkong Jarly fablished thereby. I will cite one m the botter (Laughter.). I said, All right FiSE: INSURANCE SHABLE. The dement on record in this efce nad in Jouf Wamin, apathy in such matters, bavo been refusing to and I was kopstal that the principio eskenke (or register) foreshore aferations at Woo. stug and other places. Such action cannot be Sergeant Wylie will give yon some points."
nt $380 and $291, market closing with farther ren who won these prizes irad us for points as
of title deeds No. 265 and, 270, and in 1879 in sooner such methods of filling oficial coffers are I got they would he dacks' eggs and would buyers at Isttor rate, Chius neglected and the case of title deed No. 245. The Thotai restrained, the bettor. But the Bund foreshore
obtainable at $15.
at that time proposed in his view of the case to does not stand on the same footing a land morning an express was cirenlated giving there is always one point you can make chat of hare gained nothing. Talking of shooting,
SHIPPING SHAGES.--Mongkong, Canton, & price per mer the accretione, but as rated by a private individual. It has, under gion.de: wteunbla a position was upon examination clear title doods, a right of way along tho zivor bank. a right which has been- streendered a question of ownership of land cannot be the following observation inals at 10 against the Englisk volunteers, and that is by and Mscue Steamboats hara boon decided simply on the assumption of one of telegraphed noroes from the Oberatory saying, "Who shot the dog?aughter) Idomad brought the tent 52 te shaded by him, he finding that under the law-for-the-pablic use for over, and which, share: at the clom sharos could be placed at acoration for purpose of taxation. In one case, diverted from that use. That way motivo offcial the parties. The foreshore, however, is Barometer 29.65. wind dirvotion N.D, fores not know why this sald rile them, but it to a vary considerable extent at 8 to $5 per his authority was to pecoriain the area of schudor the Land Regulations, can never be easy thing, as those who fry it know (laughter, I think. Indo-Chine have continued a essential to Shanghai and the Chinese (Bonfort's scale) 4, temperature (dry bulb) 39, always did. I think to shoot a dog is not an wot balb.77, weather (Beaufort's notation) 8.
added the area of accretion to the measurement memaale, of tampering with the Settlement's
the old deed, but want as forns to embrace it authorities capoot be allowed to sell it, but es The following routes for added phen-and every man who can shoots dog con shoot downward course, and after smail sales at Sising the report of his deputy, he not only should drown, even, in his root imposantous the existing arrangements leave the question centre about 250 miles to the south-east of man-(laughter and applause) and is there and 855, the stock closes very weak at $50,
fore a very good soldior. That leads me to say northern bolders being anxious to realize their in the consideration expressed for the last pur-clearly established rights tu ilis matter is quly will go when actuated by groed, ignorando, of ownership in some uncertainty; it would Hongkong apparently moving towards west shin, that unless a soldier or a volunteer can shoot boldings. Chins and Manilas, after sales at chase. If you will coatult the word of about another proef of the lengths to which they north-west. Eirong N.E. to S.E. gale expected he is not rauch, usa, aud shooting is after all the $7, are offoring at tliat rate, and a slightly April, 1873, you will find the report of the dead is probable absence of reprisale. But le more dignified and straightforward to in Hongkong."
zsain point. You may im alle to do anything investing bayers at $654, 365, and 4, and ur vatal to this office by the Total. In this on the over-zealous promptings of some lower rato might be nooopted. Dongtases fonai pats in the instance referred to, as comming
scheme to we believe the whole By cleven o'clock the wind and so had eles, but if you ennnet shont, it is not much use. nizing the accretions present and future as had sought shelter ever night or carly in the anecdote that courred tone when coming down business:
title deeds for land hold by foreigners are simply can only ro-cohe the sound advice of Cox- public property than to try to give a wider morning, but there were a low stranglers that the hill. You remember Napoleon, whica he saw REFINERIES-China Sugars sold in malls or grants from the Imperial Government, Bradford to Lin Trots concerning the reading to existing icoses than they will at lest and I know of no clauin. in this haroby
rights are reserved or abridged, which would be firely bear.
your Majesty," said the officer, "them stat Scots but more are abtainable at latter sale. Grey's, and shortly afterwards what the 42nd
MINING SLARES-Punjome have ruled very river. This deposit in esteemed both in your tho Council paying the Tantai, or anyone else,
enjoys the right to the alluvial deposit of the speculative theories" in general.
In conclusion, there can be no question of Highlanders onme marching along he says
to be For any doerodes to the publie foreshors. The Who are these "Oh, these are the wives quiet, with small sales at $147 and $14 for honourable country and in mine
ordinary shares. They are offering to. ġ
natural result, conangrent apore Land Tax, if not paid, may be payable on applica of the Snots Greya," said the officer. (Langh ter.) I do not knew if that celoto is true, odorate extout at $141, but at $a fair
stream. The principle seoma to obtain ar nessity for registering (en) foreshore but I believe it is quite true that Napoleon suid number of shares could be placed. The Secre- proliur situation of the land so fccuting the tion recived from the proper quarters; but the the jouk unclcrugo at Tankah-doo, where I am acerations is not, and cannot, be the same iu of the Scols Groys, "Thank God, there arory of the Punjom Company uns drawn wy so few of them. Now when our enemies ees attention to an inaccury in tay last care informed taxes are actually paid by the orders he case of public lands as to the case of the Hongkong Velgnicors they might say, then which I stated "that the report for Juns of the front lets upon land for several tons of rivate individuals. No Tacizi can go beyond same; they might say they could easily. Inat mentionet, the finding of a cliate of highly Ewb under water. They do this as willingly as part of the Land Regulations... Jaily.
the foreign ronter, who asks that an accretion Wows.. thera; there are sa fow of them (Langhter) mineralised one, assaying five ounces of goll
in the tou. The word "gold" ought to have
be seyyed and added to his title deed. Of ecurse, in ration comes here and stands
baen omitted, as other minerals are included and says a for tiany's before you, and there Is
Moreover, in despitel from the Troisi not rich value in what one says at all, but it in the Ose ounces. Dalmozols, Raubs, Jelers about the 12 September, 1973, a returned. SONGS OF A SOLITARY SUBALTERN,
Hosusega, August 10th, 1896.
It is notified that the Quran's prequator has it boight, ready to tak junks or cargo batencenrred to me that I might bay a little about andere without change and witsont trans after examination, to the Consulur body,
in ton, and, as viny be giherod from the i-
plan of the proposed band lise and leding, that. There are too few of you, but I do say been issued empowering e.. Book to an as
DOORS, WHARVES AND GODOWNU,Hong prepared for the mouth of the Bocopy crock. The arguments addiced by the Nongkong, to reside at Shanplug
Cousal General for Sweden and Norway at slanen above mentioned, the fuss they demanded of the few men who Lave done this voinutear
wernurtema All the steamers in barbour gat work, that you have done very well. (Applause.) kong and Whampoa Dooks have been sold at He made one or two suggestions as to the Daily News with reference to the ownership.
steam at prepare for had weather, and the The next question that ormos Loforu mo is the 192 to 198 per cent, prom. for cash, ulao at 195 width of the channel, The plan so modified ria pleasant to eat the pulling
per cent, proms, for 31st August, the stock clos was submitted to the Municipal Council, and in
Whan the sun on the roofs is shining, of the Bund foreshore at Shanghai will By order of F. Chang Chih-tanz & pra river bois left their wharvas and sent erer reservo: I spoke of it in my report. There is
ing firm with it if any sellers at the Lighest totobor, 1873, Mr. Sowar; informed the Total Not auly's reserve for offers and un-comis rate. Hesgkong and Kowloon Wharf and do that the Council had accepted his amended pl. To be the drowning squito sting,
On a long wicker chair reclining. perhaps mos. strike persons at a distance as liminary survey is going to be unde son of behind Stocutters. The Duck Company'ssham no doubt a reserve wohl be an scsilent thing. the road for the railway line from Hankew in tar mod to have rather a heavy fois an
down Company's shareg hose bear in steady de Tho matter has therefore been fixed long since,
Swish Swish! Fosenting such force as residents of the Peking. An official of the rank of Chihsien loud in towing the Government floating can stone officers who would wear the uniform
At 854 to 800 cash and end of the picuth at $57 of which you speak is clearly within the lines Cooling the brow that in buning,, Model Settlement way ascribe to them I together with two foroignors have been deputed at first do was proceeding eastward, apparently after they leave the corps, but you want sons and, and a fair business has be in progress and the racert seam complete. The filling in intending to make for Rowloco, but as she was good from the reserve. The roserre must com
But give me frost with a nerth wind's l scome to us that in relying upon Chinese take the surver beginning from the able to make but little headway in that dises-prise both oficers and non-commissioned off-fer 30th September, and 85 ft Dutober dafned and nocopfail Ly the Tautai, the Consula
Hanyang district-Agrary. law and custom ne giving the holders of
tion the chhuged her unren und made and many men. I quite realias there may be next, the mhet closing efrong at $55 cns. and the Municipal Council Why should it. The white driving and eburting. for Stonerultors. There was a good deal very many men who might be ralunteers, but Waushais steady, unt without Ensinos. Now then bocorio recomsary or expedient to pronounce riparian land right to all accretions cur On Saturday at the Magistracy a Chiahman of interest olóng the Prast during who pay. Our hueinem really takes up too Arey Docks sold at $12 per alars and there arest settled schemo mene for the public
pras charged before Commander Hastings with the day and coniferals crowds gathered to much of our time; we cannot stud to buyers now at 812), perhaps SS por share. good, or to agitate a subject in the discussinais plenami to lie 'neath the portal win
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS Hong of which, from your premises, no good result but if occasion aver demanda it broken read, and now that the question has, Chinaman. The man efter to get the con- the sea wall. With the cxeptina of a few Fat-for the frst time, been raised, it would plainant a situation us watobman at the dock art shower balwoon clarea and there in the might my this, that if the occasion should senros Lave been in good demand and fair busi rafters are brought to your notice by Lions!.
ever arise in this clay that occasion. will remenes has resulted at $74 to 5753 the stock who are not fully informed, if i will ask. be well to take steps to effect a permanent and by these representations extracted the summering and again after darks there was but
of $6 from him. He was sostenend to be little vals, and the sun bruke out at frequent as thief in the night, benso rld things closing with buyers at $75, while at Saga fur information it will always be gladly given you Pair is the bacvour and shipping. Betalement by diplomatic action at Peking. j mouths' bard labear,
intervals allowing those who had prepared have changed; you do not now hear about long shares are on offer. Kowloon Lands quiet at from reliable-quarters, and has much time, But 01 on the river to puut or to rai With the growth of manufacturing industry
smoked glasses, eta, fo catch oveusional giupres wars, and it will come before you know of 337 West Paints cold at 817-pud mereat would be saved and useless poulutir toes Where so willow their estetica are dipping, ethereals Hospitals here to sokneylonger team tongkong, it was a very little jet of tho strpanding gardeman of the Corps 50 per share and close firm at later rote. hirect The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Biergeria of the eclipse, or to imagine they did, bat ex It would be a very good thing indeed if wanted. Hongkong Hotels fetched 39 and avoided, and the publis interest will not be E trust that in view of these and other with thanh to, following donations to the the sun that we obserred. The barometer unt so tush the officer who is in command of Humphreys have been done to some extent at
erendises which might be cited the established fade of the Hospitals:-
did not fall very grostly daring the galo be the whole Corps, hut I talking more of the $9, hat sollen rule the market. toweak reading being about 20,50, at four o'clocks ontain of the corps and a offloors and noo-
MISCELLANEODE-Green Islands ud at procedents, and your knowledge of the law, in the afternoon, after which it began to ties commissloond core should not about and $173 and are in desd. Watsons found buyers yr will agree with ma that to last apon the but very slowly. But even o'clock the form really begin now, when there is no emergency, was practically over, only a few grants from the to get down the names of the men who die steady st812) Browns are neglected. right to control the foreshore of the lot in Huugavus Elestries sold in larger lots at $8.80 question would be against present, which is Porth East, occurring after that fimo
would join the Corpe in case of emergency. Ile $885, and actinus in demand Fenwicks supported by accepted piss and would be would bare two sunarate book-ne for thus seld at $5, Other stockstader this heading contry to law and custom ***** Battery and the other for the Maxim Gunnelinged. Company see all the oligible mon to
Will you marvoor inaadistely, and say Join us, will you join reservo P" I would have there put their names down. The next best thing to doubling and frobing the Corp
boat drifted up against the Praya wall apar asked, of an officer, "What are these? Oh,rate. Lazors found buyers at 306) enjoyed by Chineno' holder, who. 1 understand not fully informed," tuxi ́ ́ibe' arciduuco of
F. The 20 Telephone No. 1
BIRTH,
At Holzert, ihe Phil on Sunday, the 9th August, the wife of P. Sacrge, of arduighie. [1827 DEATH.
*gy Mountain View, No. 2, the Peak, GERALD
·FRANCIS CAUL BEEwire, aged 9 ronths and 3 days, the dearly beloved son of PAUL Bud WIFRED BREW. Feply regrettel.""
[1829
The Daily Press.
The steamer Letimbro left Bombay at the 8: instant and may be expected here on or about the 26th instant.
The N. P. stomer Victoria, which left Yaka.
hans on the 24th alt, arrived at Victoriu va the 6th fart
We are glad to learn that, as far as is known, no foreigner is responsible for the suggestion that the Bund for there should be sold N. C. Daily News
New Polder's Wharf, where she was abandoned by her crow and she grafinally broke up An puber on an anchored a little ray out, strain ug havily on her anchor. A pasing steam Janob was signalled and are down to her, bat after a very stort talkee-talkes "west off again, teaving the distressed graft to her ists: The talo amongst the best people ashers was that the lounch wanted a hundred dollars for towage azed that the master of the earge boat would not give more than fifty. Lator in the day the cargo boat drifted up against the Praya wall and sustained a good disk of damage. There were several funches cruising bontin the harbour before the storm reached
actions.
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VI-MEDITATION UNDER & PUNKA
Swing to and fro
friends in the North are leaning upon ʼn obtaining,money by false preterives from another watch the waves poling, in, and breaking over. volunteer (Applause.) Thinking of that,kong Laud-Irvestament nnt Agency Company's is likely to bo cbtained? When suedo list to the sound of the birds as they king
Choong Tat Ting
"Fong Bion Ting 12.3 Lumbly
$23
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at Shanghai the water frontage will become more and more valuable nud the temptation to the Chinese authorities to lay bands ou the Bund foreshore will become propor fionately stronger; but the cling that the foreshore should be riserved fit public use is just null rensonable and should be placed
No. The Battle, our reroulile Shanglist beyond all doubt, not only in the minds of | ecolasporary, has an excelkaut séries of "well"
dww carlopas of "Li Hungchang's Progress,"
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The following Additional Instructions passed
we will join."
foreigners but also in the minds of Chinese, giving us glimpses of the great man in Russiu, by formal and binding agreement with the rany, Fruace, and England, with sug Chinese Government, for the lit of the lead gestions of the attempts made a basiness nuder the Royal Big Manual and Bigret with him at the Erson and Armstrong toy teaves the matter, to say the least, in a plate. All the other sketolies are excellent, making further provisions to the Legislativo, will be to live flite partes down. I think it. of uncertainty. Que Hanghai contemporary and a good deal of the letter press is bright and Council are published in the claims that Chinese law gives the owner of tirely, but not all of it. We are tarprised at parian lands a right to all accretions, inthe editor admitting sash rubbish as the Houg
kong letter.
.......
CORRES AND NOE
Convat Bradford's argument that the foreign landronter'neightevis-à-vis the Chinese Govern ment are the same as those onjoyed by a Chinese holder is an extremely strong and valid one, and it must be born in rail that the easterm boundary as given on the Bund lot itlo doed is puter, the river-based, or mud that." As. was pointed out by Dr. Fatea (who agreed with May. 1869, the meaning of such a boundary" in Chinos title-douds into love water mark,” N. Bradford at a mating of ratepayers in
and he says, that if the river filled up. to TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESA" Pootung; the land would still belong to the Sir,—At a moment when there is a tendency Bund lotholders. All the owner of the
MR.
[We do not hold oursives responsibly for the opinions expressed by our correspondente}.
OF MEDICINE, ELLILIOS AND THE COLLEGE
When the sun on the water is twinkling,
And the ice in your tumbler tinkling.
Buristi! Fairb
· Swing to and fro
is pleasant lie 'neath the puckats sing
When you've been in the sun all the dyrum
Pyjamas your are adering.
civilized garante salde you flugs
Swing to and fou Swish Swish! Scatus are certainly plexing,
But in England to cricket or fotbal! you! Or sale, if the temperature's "Freezing.
Ar. Hour
Great Sollt How I river!... Add a touch of the liver. Has cel nen oomplaining. Its blowing and raining.
For warmth a yeaning Though a fire I live laring No Au for a veel,
M
So cclusion of HOEK,
When the wind curat aut me Like knives, for I've slut the
Don, windows, and crel
**the price of the fuel;
Too old for the Throic,
And I long for the gues That I plyed in the sun And which, all said and done, You could play for a long -In that awful Eongkong, Golf, sequels, anal polo. Here ordeth this pola; Borca i pois fmar I'll take passage for Clic
Ganchal clay
In a sensible plan; I commend it to you. Get VICOBIA R these mer dowa on paper that they will be will Adultional Instructions to our Gorstoring to come formed in emergeny, Supper
and Commandaria Chiof, in and over Our you get men man we ain got more guns; thor at the same time it admits that the laws
Colony of Hongkong and its Dopen-will not be let off with that. But if more mon **eletiu enouga to work in all sorts of ways” the Magistracy on Saturday a toolid was dencice, and to Our Lieutenant Governor than that join, why they will always be usfail to, Sood $10 by Commander Haslings for carrying or other Offser for the line bolng, ad the Gun leachment. You cannot sond guns We would have that elasticity removed so
a dead body through the 'strests. An Indian ministering the Government of Our said away witlent infantry, and they will be largely on the part of some to critiof the action of Bund lot to do to secure his title the Hon. E. R. Belilios, C.M. in declining is to register the inaroma and pay the The ne regards the Shanghai bunul foreshore, constable was on duty near the Central Marliet Colony and its Dependencios:
eded if you ever have an opportunity Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this future. These lant remarks of mine I think na to extend the offer due made to the College of land tax Now the foreshore having been The weakness of the ease put forward by on Thursday and noticed a rickshs coming our Stsughi contemporary will be seen by Something attmoted bis notice ned be Sproulli lay of July 1895, in the Sixtieth year really gonsible and ought to receive your con- Mulicine for Chinose to the proposed. Govern- sarrendered for public uso, the question whether sideration, but being sensible they are not ap-mont Medical Collage, I think it is due to that the manicipality in hound to pay government went to say the rabicle when Che coolio bolted, of Cur Reign arrying it to its logicat quchision. Lasse than geing, the ricksba. It was then found to Whereas by tortin Letters Palettander the proprints to this proning. (ughter. You gentleman to las it be more publicly know land tax thoreau is an open spis complicated
one which has, before now been referred (uze.· half a century ago the Yellow River changed contain a dead body. The coolio ran after Great Seal of Oar. United Kingdom of Great to use a large number of songs during the bat lie ta formuently taking a large share in its best and has since discharged one words arrested, when he stated that rick aan Britain and Ireland, bearing date at West vning. After ny few renys, I shall begin the medical educational work that in quietly in tessly) to Poking. It is; however, unimportant The proceduro at prouent in foren--proviudca was placed in his richsha at Stap Strent and beinster the Nineteenth day of January, 1898 to Kire the prizes, after which wo will go on progress
Out of Trust Funds established by Me Bell the mentoipality from paying moli taxes on aay hundred and fifty miles further north than was told to take him to the Trang Wah Hospital. constituting the oflorof Goreng and Coms with the programme and spend the pleseant
lios some yours ago zeven students of the College load for which it does not hold title deeds and formerly. Acclinty the Daily News,
mander-in-Chief in and over Oar Colony of evening we anticipate. (Applause). The following returns of the average at Hangkong, and its Dependencies Wo did; Tho-prizes ware then distributed, the Major hold echelarships amounting tas sach, prae- the foreshore title deeds are in the hands of the the owners of land of the other bark of banli Lotes, in cireudatiga sad of, spesie in amongst other things, declare that the Gemoval dressing a witty remarks respecting really maintaining them; and if the Balilide Band lotuolders. If, however, it aliould be A new vice, writes a Madras paper, has been of the oki bed at the time of the change reserre in Hongkong, during the weath endel Legislative Council of the Colony should con either the pintars of the prize or the recipient Find in the Alice Memorial Hospital, of which decided by good authority that the tax is pro-zoonstrously, invented by Professor Fram, of
tive students in the clinical work reap the perly payable, there is nothing to provont cilter should have entered into possession of all let July, 1866, us certified by the Managers of sist of snais persons of We should direct by any as car man lopped forward to receive his tro
Instructions under Une Sign Konal and phy. The prizes wero very handsome. indirect beast, be taken into account, it will the Couil of the Bund let-resters from whose experiments with snake poison many do -the land between their original holdings the respostive Benka, ure published
The following is the priso lat
be seen that he is through his investmate con-paying such amounts as may be in arrser. *criptions have recently ban giran: The Iro Signot and the southern bank of the sew bed, the
Banks Average Spesie is
And whorens by the Thirteenth Clause of
tributing now--and has done so for your Lis was the correo taken when the Council for fesser claims to impart immunity to the hurta amonik
close on a thousand dollars annually towards 1885-5 was instructed
system by progressive incculations. But the the ratepayers to Fe venom of shakes is a powerful tonis; and it i Our Instructions inder Our. Sign Manual and river constituting the northern pandary Chartered Bank of India,
the spread of Western medical knowledge imong Anetralia and China. 1,856,748 $1,000,000-Signet, boaring date the Nineteenth day of of their lots which, would be aljsu. Nor Hongkong and Shanghai
the Chisone-I'am, sir, yours truly, January, 1888, acompanying Our vid Leitun de we find in our contempora article Banking Corporation 4,639,479 2,500,000 Patent We did constitute Our said Logislative Corucil as therein. is set forth; nd by the which we reproduce in another column, National Tank of Ching,
Limited
375,276 283,000 Sixteenth Clauso of Our said Instructions We did provide for the precederos of the Total $6,855,396 $3,785,000 Metabore of Oar eid Legislative sumil:
meation of any authoritative ruling as to the Chinese law on the subject. Consular
100 yds. (Fi'cap) Chunner W. Stewart,
Field Battery, 2--400 yds (cop) QM. Sergt. G. Wat
ling, Vol: Staff." 35003ds (Ip) Hombr. E. Mook, Field
Battery
Aggregate (Net) 200), 400, and 500 ́ydr 1st prize, Gunner G. P. Lammert, is chine Gan Go
· JOHN C. THOMSON, Hon. Bedrotary, College of Medicine for Chiness. Chilogo of Medisina for Chinese, -
Hongkong, 8th August, 1896.
2. “The Patonitees-Masiven & Cimoron-deserve
A NATIONAL MEMORIAL For Unirewallent nations."Der Chronicle.
THE WAVERLEY PER.. THE PRICE PEN. THE OWL PEN
The Innoo Pauli Bold by all Stationers, Waverley Work, Edinburgh.
now stated that a Lahore lady, who his been ex- perimented upon, is unable to dispense with periodical injections. Like a morphinomanine, she must continually renew the stimalne, and bor only means of doing so is to be occasionally bitten by ripers