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I board and commercial natione now recognise that trade is to be attracted by measures not dissimilar in kind to those adopted by the landlord of the Red Lion. We would recomend to Mr. Sashir alittle closer study of the internal ceonomy of the hostelry.
I mentioning a few days agh the con struction of a road round, the land sa oue of the proposals for a permanent memorial of the completion of the sixtieth year of Her Majesty's reign we expressed the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY MARCH 27TH, 1897.
The Toutsin orrbyends of tho Mercury martas-New has reached us from Shantung that the Yellow River has burst, ita eastern bank below Tainunft, and Cheng Chuisnou and Chitzori aro all under unter. The latter. is an exemptionally busy place, cerosially for the silk tando, od mush loss is expected to follow the overflow of the treacherous rive
THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE
FoAD BOUND TRE SELAND SUGGESTED The following letter is being circulated by Mr. Gershens Stowart for signature
Hongkong, March, 1897. Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, MAMA,
Witnes
opinion that while the work would two uminent writers, one a political arenchaist sort ore anak is to warrant a larga atlay.encing the ship: I went back to the ship on released from detention.
be eminently useful and desimato on A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. its own merits it would not be comme morative in character. Our opinion on the latter point has been traversed. It is pointed out that the Romans were in the babit of honouring celebrated persons by calling roade after them and that there are roade in existence at the prosent day which still perpetuate the memory of the persons after whom they were named, wore than twenty centurice ago, as for instance the Appian Way. So, it is urged, a road round the island, suitably named, would in the centuries to come perpetuate the memory of Her Majesty better thas any of the other schomos that have been mentioned. We are glad to place the argument before
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THE FIRE AT THE EWO WASTE SILK FILATURE SHANGAL,
Shanghai, 20th March. Shortly before midnight inst sight the wande at Meeers. Jardino, Mathieson & Co.'s Waste Silk Filature lait off work for the customary of the flature wors incked up is usual for half-hour's respite, and the several departments
Art. 3. Whilst roh ship thaỤ be so delned i of the Forth take tribute" If say should be Richard Bindtors Maid-I am okler officer of no person futher than an cheer of Customs or free, it in the children, and not strangers. The of the Glamorganshin and hold a master'a a porsen acting in the execution of this Order) principla i universally admitted that those oortidealo. I have boon in the ship for ye shall leave the same.
who aso the mart or the exchange, tho yours. I was in my room when the ship struck. Art 4-Offer of Customs to give notice hearth or the resort, should pay for
upkoop Iliad been on dack assisting in the navigation of detention and cause thereof to Sanitary to
and support, and "Inndlords ut non. From noon to the time of the accident Anthority,
would fool themselves but poorly treated I have no personal knowledge concerning the Art B-Detention by offloor of Customs if their customers folt bound only to In reply to your advertisement taking navigation. A cc as the ship struck the shall cease as soon as the ship shall have been contribute cords the orpones of the godlight for auggestions in ugunt to a pormmans honin worn si sinng out and the bearings were visited and examined by Medical Officer of our the front door or the painting of the meanrial for the Diamond Jubiice of HM taken. I was then sent off to Capia St. Jumus Health; or, if the ship shall be found to be in Red Lion" on the sign. Your faithfully.
GRANVILLE SHAFF. the mom, wo, the undersigned wont carnestly for assistance. When I ran out of my room fected, as soon as she shall be moored de an- | |-
Hongkong, 26th March, 1897.. bring to your consideration, and thus of the I looked into No hold and the water was up choral in pursuance of Art. 10,
Provided that if the examination by not Government; the desirability of having a road to the combings of the lower held. I sounded at or about non-level round the entire Island. round she skin before I left her and found 8 commenced within twelve hours after the ship The advantages noguing from a road of this fathoms forward and sit and to feet amidships.shall have been moord or anchored in yaran
All the crow betwvod well up to the time cf, my ance of subdivision 2 of art. £ the ship shalt be.
the 10th The port boiler was then up through the galley and the stanchions wore broken in I'rank Mooney, the third officer, cald-I have No. 2 hold. The road would be a poranent memorial boon in the ship Noro Jane, 1896. It was my
watch from 4 to 8 pm. on the 7th March. I Art. 7 Tho Sanitary Authority on notice safety's sake until the operatives returned. the event, whiuks we celebrate this year by the did not toko by bearings, and I did not see frem ollieer of Customs under Art. 4 shall Amongst these departments was the drying name which would be given te it, such as: anyone cise take any. I was on the bridge all forthwith cause the ship to be visited jud ex-roon, in which a large quantity of material
THE VICTORIA JUBLED ROAD,"
the times excapt when I went down to make up-amined by the Medical Offloor of Health. one of the crew, The land was in sight. I was Art. 9--The Medical Officer of Health may "DIAMOND JUBILEE ROAD.":
given the course of 8. 56 W. (compass) when I visit and examino any ship, whether examined The rent would be unique and, sa far as reliered thesecond officer. The abip strookst5.15 by the officer of Customs or not.
Art 9 If the Medical Officer of Health know, there would be nothing similar to it in while on that ecursy, I have made the voyage the world, the soufiguration of the Island land- before to Saigon and we passed funds the Bulte shall be of opinion that ship is infected his ing itself mest effectively to the purpose.
Glamargmakire. I did not see any shoals to the Local Government Board. instrument in the oront of our Island ever branking before the ship streek. There was Art. Any abip certified by the Medical being attacked, as the possibility of an armoured moderats baseze aft train or armoured motor care in ono which would render the landing of a hostila force. practically impossible.
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Machell gave lecture to the mombers of the Odd, Velames Society, on The Chinsman as a soldier," There was a goal attandsues in the Chamber Commons, cong those present bying ILB. the Governur. Major-General Black pre sided and, in introducing the lectarer, sail that and the other a great soldier, tad put forward which could be spread creoza number of years views as to the future of Chim Cuo of them easy, but the commencement of the first put forward the rent the can allow section, we tahl, would be a very suitablo step kinned too would ovaren rope and tinge to take on sach en aanpicious cossion as this ite inhabitants with the inferior colour; the other belaves that a great soldier or a great administrator can wand together at east pop parts of the Empire and out of that rast pop lation greate any which would had to match in the whole of Europe. He ajor Gomoral Black) thought those cautiugoncies for romot, but still it would be atrango if wa, living on a rock on the outskirts of an empies containing 420 millions of a homogeneous raco these living on the great islands in the Pacific which owed their advance and welfara to John Chinaan-if those they had to great island in the south where they pass a low prohibiting the immigration of wo were Uliuose it would be strange
great problem not all interested in the which Mr. Machell was to speak bont, The Lecturer did not intend to solve the gohlara; he merely intended to offer a far aliyorvaticus founded 129 much experienes atl niuch thought Mr. Mobell then delivered his lecture. He spoke most honefally of the futare of the Chimnan as a soldier. The Chinese hed natural courage, were amenable to apid and affective organisation, had good rally The Endymion and Minazes, with relief crossing powers, and they could fight long and stab-loopmation, for the Centurion and the Roller, are expectel boruly against heavy edds. He predicted that in time they would be irresistible; thoy naled oz Inexday.
only competent organisation and capablo chiefs A vol of thanks und a tradition behind them. to the loturer was pissed at the conclusion of the lecture.
our rendere for consideration,
The anual dinner of the Football Club will be held at the Hongbong Club this evening.
The gas main in Queor's Road near the Clock Tower might fire yesterday while coples wars digging the trench for the now water mains, but it was quickly extinguished.
The material of ths old Fadder's Wharf was Hold by subtion yesterday by Mr. J. M. Arm- strong. The purchaser was a Chioso nu- Iracter, and the price paid $510,
There aw, two sailing vessels overdue at | Banghui, the dAncona and the Saratoga. The former left New York on the 1941 Angrist, and the latter the following day, both bound direct.
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Tomorrow morning there will be a Church parade of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps at. the Cathedral. As this will be the last Church paruls of the season it is to be hoped thors will Le a full master! The men will fill in at head- quarters at 10.15. Seats in the front portion of the north side of the wars have been reservod for the Corna The almue collected at this sarthe news publised by the licko Macum vier will be derated to the Italian Famine Fund,
In the now quarantine regulations issued by the Local Government Board the word ercigu" is used as a nean, 6.g. Le rival of any slip from foreign. The omission of the word "port" does not appear to be a printer's error, as the form used all through the regulations. This is rather a startling develop- neut of the language, and at first sight does not look attractive, lint if the use of the wow! A. 3. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. "foreign in this ensa becomes gaburt doubt
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HONGKONG, March 27th, 1897. MR. GRANVILLE SHARP, by adopting the simile of the Red Lion, has completely given away his case on behalf of the taxatiou of shipping in Hongkong. As the landlord
of the Red Lion is totally dependeat upou
totally dependent upon ita shipping,
The telegram reenival by Sener Navarm, the Spanish Consul, respecting the capture of Imus and Canto is ucbiguis in so far that it leaves it doubtful whether it mosta that Imus and the town of Cavite hare hath been captured or only Emus in thapreringe of Casite, The original reads "Conquistalo Iuns Cavite bandera nacicual onden torra iglesia dente tres tarde, etc. Cu the one hand it seems improb his that two such important strangholds should have been coptaret en the same day, while on the other hand, the position of Imus being well known, items likely that it should have which it is situnter.
TROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,
Mace, 26
March.
Art. 6.--Sanitary Authority to fix some placa wtern any ship may be moored or aneborod for the purpose of Art. 10, and make provision for the reception of persons suffering from chefer, yellow fever, or plague,
It would farther be of valas as a defansi Bank, nearly taking the ronto w tool in this shall givy u córtificate to that effect and report to the apparently total sheenoo of any
The road opens up possibilities of some relief to the present congested state of the north side of the Island by rautering it possible for people to settle at Tytam or Caps d'Aguilar or else where, and at any rate it brings within the power of everyone to enjoy the refreshing brenzes of the South-west memoon, which would be acossible to all by improved ans et
Compelled as we aim to live our Uves ou small island such as this, it is difficult to say too much in favour of the chango, recreation, and beneficial oruccise which a rond of this sort wanid place at the disposal of everyone.
The bicycle, largely usally all classes of the community, both Foreign and Chinese, would bring the bitherto explored beauties of our jalend within touch of everybody. It would be a new and glorious addition to the walks of the pedestrian. It would be a splendid mad for riding, and being available for jimricksans would be a boon to those who are unable to enjoy as live belily exercise themselves.
I would further nito our Queen's name with the work if the mileage round the island woro counted from Her Majesty's statue instead of us at present from the Clock Tower. Inevit able changes in the town muy cume the t roval of the Tower te some other and more prominent position, but the statue will in all probability remain on its present site as long its the colony oxists.
We sincerely hope flat the opportunity which now offers itself for commencing the magnificent work will not be thrown away. We are, &c.
GLAMOR THE WRECK OF THE
GANSHIRE". ན་ས་ཤིའི་གུར་ར་བ— BLARINE CQUIET OF INQUIRY,
A gre sensation has been caused bore by
der the leading of "Latest Jute ligenes" to the affont tint Sculier Celestine, the Governor of that fortunate island Timor, has conta power of attorney to an atrocita hore wil instructions to take proceedings against flin
clue with vaforance to what it has published Yistory a Marine Court of Inquiry was grinst him. It is said think Senhor elastine bold at the Harbour Master's office to inquire will act now allow any one in Fimer to receive into the circumstances coacted with the loss the Zehound that when the mail comes in bed the British steamship Glamorganshire, official gos himself to the Post Office and destroys. 80,651, of London, of which Hugh Norris nil the coples that arrive in order that Vyeye, the number of whose certificato, of une should read what is written abont bis das competency is 98221, master and com administration. What kind of administration
mander. can be expected of such a mau It is said that there is no ons in Portugal willing to accept the offer of Governur in succession to Senhor Celestine, because they are all afraid of the state of main to which he has reducid the inlani. Under the treatment they ar
scoring the natives will never become friends of Abe culing Power, so that the uext Governor will not bare smooth times, but quite the aeroras. The military forec thera is to all for the requirements and when war
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Edwin Charles Phillips, chief onginove, mic I was in my man when the ship struck, and as soon as I heard the noise I also heard the telegraph bell. I went to the engine room and saw that the telegraph had been answered and about the same time I saw the water coming in from the after aloko hold into the engine room. Before the engines were stopped the erunks were in water.. We had to clear out and go on deck to assist. When I last saw the ship sha as breaking up. The port boiler was lifted about 3 fast and the main deck was liftet about 3 inches above the horizontal, and the hull in three or four places was opening out. We closed the tunnel door, although it was not much use doing so, sa there was no other door
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was undergoing a drying process. This roour was locked, but a few minutes after the work- people left it was soon to be in fiames. The alarm zwang gina to the police by the maunger, who proceeded to the place oổ thơ outbreak, but nothing would be done owing depoription of fire appliance whatever, or
Oficer of Health to be infected shall be moored fire speadily "ussumed alarming proportions, or anchored at the place at unslor Art. 6 and it becsmo uvident that the building was and shall remain there until the gairement doomed, for before the firemen nerived the of this Order live been fulfilled,
Games bad spread from the drying room to the adjoining buildings, which by this time were well álaghat.
At 11.--No person (other than an ofteer of Customs or a porson nating in the execution of this Order) shall leave any such skip until the examination hereinafter montioned shall have been made.
Art. 12-The Medical Offeur of Health, as Soon as possible utfor any ship has been cortilled to be infooted, shall examine avors person on board and in the case of any person suffering from cholera, yellow fever, or plagne, or from any lness suspected to be such, shall certify acordingly.
any available water supply, consequently tho
The police, as was said before, wore acmmu nicated with, and assistance was telephoned for
to Dir. Lewis Moore, Superintendent of the Shanghai Pize Brigade. The message stated that help was badly needad, and on this 3r. Meore instrasted the boll-tower men at tho. different stations to sound the alarm on the re-bells. This was done, number one" dis- trict being signalled with the bells. The fire
premises
men turned out amartly, the Hongkow Mih Art. 13.-Any person certified to be En Laongs being first on the scene, and 'tal- suffering from cholera, yellow feret, or lowed in a few seconds by the Hongkow, Not plague shall be removed, if bis condition 2 Co., but a first glance it could be en by The finting of the Court was as follows-We admit of it, to some hospital or other enitable practical mou that there was very little ful that the British steamer Glamorganshire, place appointed by the Ssuitory Authority. It hope of Baxing the immense buildings, for official No. 89,651, of: London, of which Hagh any person at certified enunot. bo mord the instead of hydrants boing dotted about Norris Vyrar, whose certificate of compo-ship shall remain subject to the control of the the
would expert in teney is nusler is No. 98,941, haft Hongkong Medical Officer of Health.
so important a locality--the nearest one which on the 4th March on a voyage to Ruigod ia bal- Art. 14—Any person certified to be suffering stood on the roal, right opposite the gateway, last, the ship drawing 13 ft. 4 in. forward and from an illness which it is suspected may prove was between ono and two hundred yards away, 17 ft. S in aft. That after passing inside to be cholera, yellow fever, on plagna may be the next nearest being, double flint, distaren off, Bulte Bank on the afternoon of the 7th March detained for two days, either on board or in Two or three tracks were immediately stripped the ship strack and remained fast in the post-hospital, in under that the diners may be of their hose, which was unhappily found to be lion given below. That the watoe was up to veribed. If such person whüo so detained be sufficient for ono stream only, but es additional the forel of the lower deckte in two or thras certified to be suffering from abolera, gallow tricks arrived more hose was obtainable, and tomites and it was evident that nothing could fever, or plague, the conditions of Art. 13 apply, finally three streams were brought into play, be done to save the ship. The position given in Art. 15-No person on board such a ship as The whole filature, however, was now one mass evidencs is-Capa 11 Won $. 85 W. (true), is mentioned in Art. 12 who has not been certi- of leaping, roaring flange, and it was not long Cape Ball, N. 3) W. (true). The ship was find as required by that article shall be permit before the roofs of both resin building and finally abandoned on the evening of the 18th - trẻ ta land noless be satisfy the Medical Offer wings fall in with a destening crush. Long March, at which time the evidenes goes to show us to his once, intended place of destiantion, before this time it was very clear that theen thatake was breaking up. The Contis of opinion and intended address at such place The streams of water were totally insuffle ont to that he blame can be attached to the mnator for particulars to be transmitted to Local Authority cope with the conflagrationindeed, it would the casualty seeing that the ship appears to have of the district in which sneh intended plass of have taken several isther that number to havu beon cavigated with proper and reamerlike ere destination le situated Persons who, within surrounded the building and then only stron aud that she was supplied with the latest Ad-forty-eight hours after lauting, shall rive at siderable intervals. Batra asiatance wasthers. miralty obert, in which the danger was not any place of destination or address abbor tlun forweent for, and the Hongkow Co.'s ongine azal marked, sleo that sho was not promaturely that aforescid, shall notify the Local Authority. the fire stem-lamuch arrivod The orgie was abandoned. As no blame attaches in the toas Ait. 18-The Medical Ofour of Health, in placed beside the large tank, which lies in the ter his certificate is returned to him.
the case of a ship certified to be infected, shall Apace between the main bnźding and the gust give directions and take, stops for preventing wing, draw ng water therefrom; while the the spread of infection. Master to carry ont atcamor get right in shore close to the river directions.
bank, two lines of keso being Tid from it to the burning buildings. This four additional the fire and control was very gradually being powerful streams were brought to hear upợn
obtained. Then a new diöculty is on Art 18-Provides for disinfection or deconatered, swing to the bigh walls, which, left straction of clothing, budding, and other articles unsupported by beams, balged by the beat and of personal nes likely to retain infection which weighted by the mass of debris and magbirey have been used by any person suffering from within, threatened at every moment to fill and cholera, yellow fever, or plague.
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Art. 17.-Provides for the disposal of the fever, or plague cai beard a ship detained under body of any person dring from cholera, yellow
Art. 10
Art. 10. The master bull cause the ship to be disinfected according to the directions of the Medical Officer of Health.
FROM RA THÙNG NGOI BÀN PO The now Japanese frangul, who arrive Canton several days ago, puid an officizi call on der R. Murray Ramsey, KN. (Stipanliary the Viceroy on the Lord inst. The Cousal is
steving at the Victoria Hotel on Shaines. Magistrate), Commander Koppel Wade, R.
A notorious robber famed Leung, for whose H.M.S. Centurion, Mr. R.. Archibal, master British steamship Express of China, Br. Harrest a reward of thres hundred dollars was Smith, master British steamship Doris, and Mr. and arrived at Canton from Hongkong จด the 22nd at On his prival he was E. J.Buller, master Britishsteamship Chunsang. The letter of Captain Vrvyan asking for the
caught sight of hy soldiers, who sprang Court of Inquiry was read
forward to arrest him. The robber drew revolver and fire at the soldiers, wo
Art. 20 When ship is not ascertained The robber then go tour sortied to he infected, but has passengers reared the fire.
on board who are in a filthy or otherwise un- Chin-an Street and entered sa unoscopied
wholesome condition, or has come from an ia honso. The soldier dared not enter, bet firmi into the horse fram outside, and the robber also fosted port, the Medical Oilcor of Health may giro a certificate that in his opinion it is desir fired on the soldiers from inside.
to land unless they satisfy him as to their names, places of destination, and address-u.
Art. 21-Wher such certificate, hos, been given no person to leave the ship without cam plying with the conditions mentioned there.
Art. 22-Bilge water and water ballast way bo ordered to be pumped out of an infected on sasproted ship before she enters any deck or
At lay the
overwhef, those who stood near them. Uther paints at vantage bad therefom to be found. froza, which the flares could be furgit, and the tico was not got nader unli the light in the eastern sky heralded tho approach of day; then the weary firemen were able to relax their efforts and leave, what was by this timas no more than a vast kwap of ruias, This was at 7 o'clock.
bren doomed necessary to specify the provine in any of thom ready to help him. He has therebound for Saigon in ballset. She was drawing robber's amatinifion was exhausted and the sol- | ibla the persons on board should not be allowed distanco, berend the Shanghai Water Warks, at
The scene of the catastrophe lies som little which Mr. and Mrs A. F. Wood reside, and who very kindly supplied comforting and much-“ noaded refreshments to the Eroniou. A word of praise is thus to the Boors of a small Chinees gunboste, moored of the scene of the fire, who sent a pirty of Aleu ashore with, it must be admitted, phuitive and useless pumps, but who, novurtheless, 21000ded in being the Brst to
Captain Vyvyan said-I hold a fanster's cortificate issued at Liverpool on the 3rd is de apon one tribe invitations have to bareh, 1881. I have been master of the sent to cher tribes to supply native soldiers, Glamorganshire thee years. She had her but now the tribes have grown tired of lighting proper complexit of officers. We left fong oneh other and Senbor Celestino cannot and kong at 3.30 pau. on the 4th March Inst fore hail to request the Lisbon Governinent to 131. 4 in. forward and 17 ft. 8 in. aft. We diera got into the house and captured him.
The Grain Commissioner has got a wei- supply in with African soldiers for the garri-lud the wonther and fair wind mutii 8 m.
on the 7th inst, wher we passed Cups ynen, under instructions from the Viceroy, to The eleventh annual edition of "The Ad- 300. The request has been complied with; Int
Paderan and entered inside of Balto bank of 4 decide on suitable sites in Sanshui, Kengkua. vertiser'a AB C," pablished by Mosers. T.RI do not think the Africas soldiers are to be
stations. Bromnc, London, alferds evidence of having lied on herates they did not volunteer for thep, when we shaped the course 5. 66 Was Wachow for the creation of Customs 1. Chang Yan-woon. the Special Ambas been throughly revised and brought up service bil came under compulsion, and they compts, S. 62. W. true, for Cape St. James, of aarvice is advertigors of ethers fulving are subjiated te frex uout and havy praish. About 5.15-xo atruor very heavily, the silor to Buglund in connection with the date. It covers an intenso number of details do not receive, their pay repainzly, while they Tho position was assortaidal by cross bearings. transactions with newspapers, periodiculs, and ment. It is to be feared therefore that they whole of the bottom from the stem to the celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilog, bisia. If ship endangered by removal of water get water on to the bazuing brildings; but tho
will leave Shanghai route to England were gong about 111 kasts at the time. We 9th Apr His Excellency will not come to the water ballant may be discharged. On the by their stranous inte foefecat efforts. The
Tugkong and pass the Indian Ones, for he is afraid that many southern ports has been infected with plague. It is said that His Excellency is, cutborised on his arrival in Eugland to discuss the question of incrousing the Chinese import tariff
magazines. The section devoted to the Colonial
und Forolga Fresa shows considerable expan-mont
monte editor of the Echo. Mecause saps ho is Bio. Facsimile reproductions of many papers and magazines are given, also special artiklas ready to answer the case against hita sud prove eiving hints as to the directions in which in all that has been published in the Echo, in fact pravail commercial relations with tho contrisse.welcomes the prosecntion as a means of referred to may be successfully cultivated. The securing officieling airy into Senhor Celestino's book maken over 1,100 pages, and the indiens administration. simplifies reference. ure arranged in a manner which materially
at one swung the boats out with Rifle or to confusion and about 5.45 I sent away the chief fluor in charge of No. boat, telling him to go to Cape St. Jame and viro to Saigon der stance. The ship Glled at once, the engine room being filled almost immediately, and the created of Mouse is mistr de military forward tank were also filled. We sounded The Chinese authorities are requested tho compartment in front, the No. 1 bold, and the guurt ulused same years ago at the island of the ground and found 8 fathoms under the bow Dom Jose, to the south-west of Maesa. Posland stern and 15 feet under both sides of the We would call the special attention of bly some trouble muy are from this. The ship. The ship was bumping all the time, the presented to-night at the Theatre Royal by the ver readers to the new pregiammo to island in question has always been considered now and stern moving, and the port boiler and sign
amidships and the funnst also commenced lifting.
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the loo of the ship. The second 'mate's Boit
A despatol has been sent by the Viceroy to the Macan Government asking it to demolish the building ust es 4 Portuguese military station near the village named Chin-san, as it le antside the list of the Portuguese conces
time of his decapitation Li U-tend, who seemed very glas, addressed the officer superinlending
the execution and said, "I am very glad that
Sanitary anthority providing & paper suppig of water for drinking and cooking purposes all casks and tanks containing water for the use of persons on board to be emptied and cleansed
Art. 23, Roguirus teno information to be given.
Art: 24-The Sanitary Anthority may np. point legally qualified medical practitioners to act in the creation of this Urder.
Art. 25,-Any ship infected with chofora, yellow fever, or plague to fly quarantine fleg whan within thres miles of the coast of any
Art. 25-Protesta mail matter.
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my life is to be ended now and I hope you will THE DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL have promotion.
It is said that some Sansz have applied to the Esking Government asking to be allowed to open fantan gambling houses in Canton A sun of six Enudred thousand tools per senum will be paid to the Government for the monopoly.
TO THE EDITOL OF THE DAILY PRESS.". Dear Sir,As a permanent memorial of Hor Most Gracions Majesty Queen Victoria's Jubilee Reign, 1 bag to suggest the following. I-A Diamond Collage of Medicine for Chi- nese. I need not dwell upon the benefits of such an institution, China's millions are sorely in need of men and women trained in Westoru mediains, surgery, and idwifery. In fature, days, who will not bless the-founders of this grand institution? I say it will be a magnif. ent memorial, and one that the solony should jebe proud to posses
Diamond Scholarship. This scholar-
sues waikel very well; they did their best and more thou that cannot reasonably be expected.
At nos today the fire was still burning, besting out here and there in fitful flames where anything was left to consume, but otherwise nothing but portions of the walls, bout, shattered, and twisted machinery is in huge ho dovered with bricks, tile, and charred timber, and all hopelessly and iretriev ably ruined.
employment, as there is absolutely nothing loft of the buildings in which they were employed.
The causes of the fire is at present unknown, but is believed to have arisen through tho overheating of a pipe which passed from the engine-room, ap tercigh the drying room
ahore.
The following is the list of insurances on tha promisuli A, AR
MAIN EUILDING AND MACHINERY.
TOTAL LOSS, Boyal
Hongkong China
South British
Lancashire
Commercial Union
Tl. 40,000
30,000
30,000
20,000+
15,000.
15,000
There were some 700 hands employed at the Fitten prisoners were taken from the prisons part of England or Wales; and no person to lature, and of those 300 wore at work Inst his customers for his living so in Hongkong Hadson Suprise Party. The audiones can be belonging to Portugal, and in former times The bouts war provisiezol and preparations of Namhoi and Pun-n for axecution. Most of leave such ship until after visit of the officer night. They will, of course, be thrown ont....ef .
sasured of a musical treat which would do the west Europeen residents, there, Boobarid weft rinds for leaving the ship. The chief then were robbers and the most notorions ons of Customs or Medical Officer of Health.
bathing place, billiard room, op. Scafaring ofacer could act get to. Cupo St. Jamur the patted Li U-tuai, who was the stopted credit to any gmnd concert. There are scre the landlord of the Red Lion makes no escondingly fue singers in the company/Feople ated to frequent it, because the crews
of Versals anchoring near landed there because there was too mob wind and brother of the late notorious robber Chang charge for entrance to bis inn so ought this particularly Miss Violet Elliott, who has for their recreation Instead of coming to picked up and taken to Saigon. He applied Fu-un district, as already reported. At the and he drifted op the river and whg Wan who wae fatally shot by the soldiers in beautifully rich alto voice and who will sin Mace Of course when the shipping traile solony to make no charge on shipping for ertha fight of ages"
and Home, deuria of the port fanguished the business at Loya's agent for asastance and small tering the port. And the landlord of the home Miss Lillian Staubridge, und Mr. the people on, Dom Joso fell off als steamer, with a diver on board, was sout
Soon after midnight, to wind· gid· Red Lion, if he is an up-to dato landlord, Wallace King, the latter of work are unit the bad to return de Mincao. The pre-int risoux to arch that, I put the passenger
merves the tremendous applause which greets sont trouble has arisen, I believe, from the as we hope for Mr. Suas's sake he is, his appearances, In addition there will be fact of the Government hoving ordered the und erew the boats and adhered then under not only admits his ostoacre without quartettes arranged by Miss May construction of a brick guard-house to replace se vry easily and as he thought the best Habgood, who is also to give another treat in the the mat-shed in which the guard has hitherto giyment of any entrance fee, but probably way of a placeforto colo paraphrase on Irish
been accommodated I baltare we liave, lu was not safe ba want to Cars St. James The also provides a free lunch, and free cigars. airs. Then there are the Gourlags, who are Macao serge alders who seek to become prothii ate and I walnot until 8 a.m., when Even if he belongs to the old school be wonderfully edwar, and finally there is a strong minerit by causing dificulties: I noo by various I told him to make his way do Cope St. James
array of humorous talent. The program maps mio in ancient times the island of Dom The tag and diver did not come to the ship. I provides the "pillar of the bar" with will be again changed on Tuesday.
The Commissioner of Castores issued a notice Jeno is marked as belonging to Portugal and remained on board the ship until noon next light and warmth without charge, And
I think therstore Portugal, can claim it and do day, when Rasing me signs of assistere I left several days age inviting the leading merchants for Cape St. James,The four mates, were away to go to sae him to consider the question of yet the landlord of the Red Lion waxes The Victoria Becreation Clubs Athletic with it what she like.
and there was no one whom I could trust to modifying the postal taws. Sports take place this afternoon. The follow-
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, lower the boat and I had to do it myself, or I
should have remained longer by the ship. The THE QUARANTINE REGULATIONS, The following correspondance has been for fourth mate went with the second muste, and
the boatswain and carpenter, went with the tirel At the meeting of the Buuitary Board on THE GOVIINOR "TO THE SENIOR UN- mate. When I left the slip No, 4 ·bold was Thursday a letter from the Secretsry of State ship should be an annual one, and woulch bai |
an inducement to the ambitions, yonths of car dr the water from right forward to the ea for the Colonies to the Governor, transmitting collogos and schools. The fund or endowment OFFICIAL MENBERJALANA
Eongkong, 20th March, 1697.gine room was over the twean docks. The com Sir, I have the honour to forward for the partment ubaft the engine rooms, which is No a copy of the regulations made by the Local should be large enough to enable the lucky. information of yourself and your colleagues in hold, was half fall. There was also water in Government Bourd for dealing with cholera, recipient to pursue his studios in Eugland the Legislativa Connell the suolosed oupy of tho tunnel; this water came from the engine fellow forer, pingus at posts in the United Its clear that the poor aspiring scholars. of has beau stated, are totally destroyed, hat, tha adenyath from the Secretary of State for the room. When I lait the slip. I made the bast Kingdom, was laid on the table. Mr. Chumbar as the matter has hoon so often voiced in the additional buildings in course of erection re the colony, need encouragement, and support, godowns and other inriktige are intact, while Wagner. Colonies on the subject of the Ordinance deal of my way
main untouched by the freMercury. F. Golfreying with the military contribution.I have 204 miles away. When we got there we laia remarked that the Local Government local papers.
Got the honour to be, sit, your most obedient were picked up by the Battambang, the steiner Board ind drawn his attention to the fact that lies, as the colony appears to be 500
I have not suggesteduniversities or industrial E which was sent down for ue, Tho akif these regulations show that a wide divergence small for such grand institutions. And another *
Mattel servant,*:-
offer was on board. That was at 5 pm Anon
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
on the St. I asked the captain to go and exists, heron the practice as regards garantine thing, wealthy people would rather send their Sullivan The Honourable C. P. Cintor, &o, &c. ................ W. G. Bentley.
skurd hy the ship, but he said he could not do followed in certain colonias and the principles abildren to Europe for an advanced edition, so as he had to take up his ran from Saigon with the Board regard as suitable for effective as for the goods of the colony. I believe the next day, and so he took is to Saigon. There dealing with the diseases referred to, with a view sxisting colleges and schools are quite ample. we saw the British Consel who said he had to presenting their spread, both on land and
Yours truly, arranged for the steamer one to take us 16. Hongkong. I asked the captain of the Desing water,
fat. In Hongkong the shipping interesting lint has been supplied to us as containing does not ask for anything in the nature the probable viurers-120 yards, Mason or
of an equivalent to the free lunch and Kaw; 100 yards; Kew: 440 yards, a 1stwarded to us for publication
free cigars of the Red Lion; it only asks for freedom from taxation beyond what is required for the maintenance of the lights. If Hongkong like the landlord of the Red Lion is to wax fat it had better concede the request. It is some what peculiar to find Mr. SHARP going to the public house for an histration, but
Armstrong 2nd burdie ruca, Armstrong; half mile, R. F. Lammert; 20 jurds, Avm- strong, high jump, Howard; long jump, Kew throwing the cricket ball, Vallings tone mile fat, Home, one ma bicycle, Makinly two mile beydo, Me Kindy. The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment will play the follow fug programme zë Fest Maroh. T Reminiscences of Bellini Folka "Victori Song "Deur Hairt"
Graceful Dance.
having done so he must be held bound Fantasia...spañol"
by it.
Vake Turnula
Thero is another point on which we must selection "Envalleri Rotica... Muscogni. jait isna with Mr. STAMP. At the meeting.
God save the Queen
According to the Courser de Saigon the
of the Chine Acceiation on Thursday he quoted with approval the opinion of the late exportation of rice from Saigon during 1897
Capo St. Jamás, which was
to take us to the ship to see what could be done.
The following is a precis of the rogulations
so forwarded, which are dated 9th November,
Hongkong, 26th March, 1897.
HONGKONG PORT DUES,
T
Total Tls. 150,900 The risks on the stock in the main building and godowns were
Royal Atlas..... Hongkong.... Allieaco
New Zealand
Tis, 25,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
10,000
Total, Tis. 95,000
The main building, stock, and machinery.us
THE CHINESE POST OFFICE AND THE IN VIOLABILITY OF
CORRESPONDENCE, A
THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO
A writer in the Shanghai Mercury mys.
THE GOVERNOR
Much has been writton about the change in cor Postal arrangements, but I bare se non- Downing Stront
ference to the power of postal authorities to 12th February, 1897.
tampar with correspondence. That it was deng S-I have the honour to inform you that Hoa A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer, to the premises to be very heavy. On the 1 March Her Majesty will not be advised to exercito The Decine got to the ship about 7.30 pm.
without scrzole in England in times guae by, and may be common still in zone places, is well effect that everything possibile etouliejailing with rice either for Hurope u ports in Ordinamen No. 21 of 11⁄2ki of the Taglalatar on the 30th and after removing as many thing. | 1896 ;-)
there were wovon to stromers in the river Her power of disallowance with respect to
enough known. The modus operandi-I quote: taxed in order to widen the basis and pro- the Far East and the rise cleaning wille SES Hongkong entitled An Orlinsu to appro roman by hor. Five mon remained with tus Government Board, revokes the previous oitiers, shortly before the meeting that was able of the post more get at was not known to any as we possibly could I asked for volunteare to
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BAILT. PRESS," from the Raport of a Secret Committens The preamble recites the powers of the Local.
DXA STE,Is only yesterday morning as follows: The room where the inner scerēts vent our sinking under the weight. That is working day and night in order to meet the printe sam equivalent to seventeen and a ship with Shortly afterwards attofher en antiquated, ispand, and unscientific numerous demands made upon them during half per centum of the Colonial Revoies as norman ship came as and I went hop with and takes the following regulations. bastily to look up the correspondence which but the saprot agent. A more low-browed,
this guneler. The enormous arrivals of grain view which must now be classed as a politice had not had the last effect in lowering the transcript of which accomprated your despatch the ship. After wiring adhie I wont to Saigon footed with cholera, yellow forer, or plague.
contribution for the defence of the Colony," a
Art. 1-Dollsition rians. Chiciera includes hat shon place upos the Light Dues matur villainous loghting apartment could not be well her to Cape St. James, leaving my five usen on
chatorio darbos. *Infected" "muuns in In doing so I failed to find the latter from the conscived. It looks the room of a sneak, conomical heresy. The tendency of moderu prices, which continuo Crm. At Chickon there No. 33uf 30th December last.
Hongkong shipping areata to HE. Bir Washd it was one-au cffcial ancak, it is true, but are immense sacks of paddy waiting to be taken
In this Art, Theofeer of Customs who, on the Robinson of the 24th Decentor, last; this having but none the less a speak. thought is towards the simplification of to mil utai the shops, gravarice, and sheds of anoftrict tarmbers of the Legislative Council coming of the 14th inst, my tv cabando arrival of any ship from foreign, shall visit on tooidentally omitted from the Ching rooms the oficial letter picker was appropriately
I have to request that you will convey to the and then returned to Cape St. James. On the
up and said they had bann phliged to abandon the ship and ascertain, so for a possibles Association report. Mr. Henderson turation and especially to avoid taxes on Biatlayan nisu, gorgal with the grade my regret that the Ordinance was submitted to the ship at midnight as it was blowing hard whether such ship is infected, and if he have ince kindly sent me a copy.
A bonsed. Unchallenged, and in fact unknown, trade. In the abstract the single tax The Chinose say that this is only the con
I had a talsgram from tho owners stating that
From this he passed by a secret staircase every morning mencement and that in a mouth ard a half them before the receipt of my desputok in would be scientifically the best system, but the feverish controlars in fits, interier of the to their memorandum, encloset in your Lloyds areopted the ghigns w total loss. The mason te suspues that the ship is infested or see that the rearguableness of a claim to his clicts datius: every night ho veut out
has come from any infected plnoj shall régoire in prezice, owing to the various interests country will place mowitzine of grain before quite No. 25 of the 23rd September, 1890. inst time. I saw the ship was at noon on the
I have, do
10th, when I left to wire to the owners. In the master of the ship or the surgeon, it the for the payment by the shipping of the again unssen."
expenses of maintaining Luoja bensons, and His motboils are described thus: "He select involved, it ia impossible to subvert the oxial-banners that trauations are rekonol in Governor Sir W. Rubin, C., a, &c.
the devra of the milla, do dokishing in the
order to verify the position of the ship the chip carries a geen, to give in writing a troligats in and about Hongkong is admitted by the lasters ho intend to operate upon. Befois angle of the clovation of various points was ing system and throw the entire burden on | tions of dolbra. Large quantities of the rice
apawer, in forms which are cat out to the them. My remarks therefors refer only to the Ling the luglements of his craft - a range of taken and also aross bourings by myself and the
question whether may case er supeated a flatter from the London shipping offboos, which als bearing upon them the enlivary mattarsi, to land, with its complicated arrangements are destined for two of the important Fresh THE SENIOR TNOFFICIAL MEMEER TO FUE offers separately. I would like to say that lord, yellow fever, or plague has sccurred on piion is exposed in favour of entire and a piers of tobacco pips. Lf our of the of landlord and tenunt, rent and mortgage sad the astonishing progress of Cochin-Ulian 1:5.
ports. This state of thugs #rus the vitality.
board iluring the voyage or duong the stay of the tokavicar of the Exripsasis was perfest, the ship in the port from which she comes or
exemption. I am indebted to the Hoa T. Hasta fit the impressions upon the letters. bo but the Asiatics were absolutely worthless us
Whitehead for his corrention yastaniay, and oarefully takes copies in breed, and now this Asites coneistod cf. Chhisto firemen and Mthin any other port in the course of the voyage.
(2) The offiome of Chatoms if he and or readily admit that the Hongkong shipping more serious operation commoners.
agouts are lyes unreasonable than I thought The tobacco pipe red-hot pours a burning,
But although we canust go to the length of which will be able to double its budget and so
the "single tax "we can at least avoid in-cla, i aix yours, the gas of thirty milieu
tite efforts of the Annamite onltivators. In
J. CHAMBERLAIN,
GOVERNOR.
Victoria Buildings, b Hongkong, 26th Marol, 1897.
various parts of the country the natives a krigsting the land and the development has ***TAR TUN BLOUD IN THE LATE Cake's World
took me up there would have, beau trouble,
oven with the little sea there wha:
anch ptuition as he shall direct.
posing faxes that strike at the root of the 20th inst, wild, I cirvulutud simong There was some Jilleulty in lower
dotare, providing the ground yielûs as rauch in B-I have to thank you for your letter of sailors; the latter but hon in the ship three suspects that the ship is infected shal detain them. At the same time it should be remem blast apn the yielding wax; the letter is mercial prosperity. The idea of taxing tail districts, sagh as Raskgis, have seen their my colligues I have the honour to bo, sit, in loals and if I had not had good officers to
was in 1812. The conditions are altogether bag, and reaches the person to whom it is everything belongs to the old and semi exportations doubled in three years, thanks to your most obedient serrably
WC. P. CHATHE His Excellency Sir William Robinson
The President Do you mean that they were
For the past quarter of a centmy there has been banged. When a new club is established the directed, apparently inviolated," burberous days, when inge mud feudal
original members associate themselves together, It was the opening of Mazzini'a lettora which nus continuous flow of letters bearing testimony at barous under pressure of Ginauigial necessity
competent or mutinous
the traily wonderful cures effected by Clarkes world whilst those subsequently added pay for on exploded the whold system, but they wore would clape tax on the toetli of my likely on really prodigions, giving un absolute faunes) Good Mixture is warmanlod to cleanse the. They wars not mutikpur
Witness--No, sir, they were eitply preservoare Blood Mixture, the finest Blood Purifier that trance Has any steamer svar declined to steil aotaally most to the Foreign Oflue. to bo read.
se ud modioal akill have bugs to lights of the advantages of this port for the purpose by the Ministe himself capitalist, a Jow by preference, and if the it is to these regibus, concludes the Courrier arising For Euroful, Scurvy, Tezina, kad Lew We The Pere kur beir work, Seren om deres Campos and Dres of any This, supposing she spends one week in the the report is 1844, so ive tong hops that things
The President--Incompetent?
The Minister was Walpole mid the date of Sufferers from Serofula, Scarry, Eczem, Dad Last of avoiding the impost of 2 cents per com? amount demanded was not proniptly forth. de Saigon, that the Government should turn Skis and Blood Diu Dimples, and Sores of all
kind are solicited to give it a trial to test its value harbour, represents about 3/260th part have improved, but with a change such as we coring would procmed to have the tooth their eyes, for it is on that soil that the fortany kind to olts are marvel Thesends of bak we could not get them to do anything.
Cochin China will silently and without offort nonical coz have been affected by it Fold The President-They were lucempotent Beld srerywhere, at. s. 9. por bodies are of of what a fixed property of the same valne pays are now experiencing it is interesting to know extracted. All that has gone by the "he built.
crazyyliment 2. Od. Beware of worth to diations through tear or ignorance P
·werthalens'imitations und wohéitutes
(80) per sunum upon land," Of whom do the Kings / what may be done by unscrupulous officials.
guaranton of an ars of extraordinary prosperity, blood from all imparitkos from whiterer estỪNG