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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY HINA, JAPAN, CORBA, INDO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA,
It reported that the Japanese Government has decided to apply the gold standard to the earrenes in Formosa on and after the 1st October, which is the date the change takes effect in Japan propor
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Owing to representations made by the Con- snlar Body at Fiontain to the City Maristrate with reference to the recent prohibition of tho ghton of bottle, the foreign community at that port in onon again in vajoyment of ite
bool supply.
WINES & SPIRITS. SIAM, PHILIPPINES BORNEO, & Rising San and Shipping Lini, mada its appear
E bag to call attention to our PRICE
W LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS
na below.
As these are all solested and bought first hand by our London House wo save any intor mediate profits and aro thereby enabled to
apply the best qualitios at Moderate Prices.
PORT.
(For Invalida and General Use.)
Quad. Por Bot,
For don
16.20. 1.35
B VINTAGE, prior quality. } $14.40 31.20..
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extra superior. Capsule (Uld Bottled)
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per wine, Green Seal $10,80 $0.00
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NATURAL SHEREY Rod San Carlo
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*B, C, and CC are orestient dinner Wives or for Larulids and delicte stomachs. B and E are after dinner Wines of a vary superior vintago. All are true Xens Wines.
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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1897.
The warning note sounded by our corres pondent" Wide-awako" anent the exposed
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The Nagasaki Prase, the successor to the
anca on Monday, tho Bẩu Bestember. It is ou excellently got-np little paper, and Mr. Palmer, the editor and manager, is to be congratulated both on its uppourouce and its contenta..
The cotton spinning mills at Hauyong having been handed over to government control, all the female hande hitherto engaged there wors im..
meriately dismissed and wale anda sahatitted
In their places. The Chinos govemment act on the principle that woman's sphere is in hor hoine, and hence never engage females in the public service, but with pne volitary ozcmptiou the female warlaus who loolt aftor feminta prisoner--V. C. Daily News.
Mr. Frossell, the agent of the Jamozon- Hooley Syndicate, has ratnened to Shanghai from Peting Very satisfactory arrangements, the N. C. Daily Newta anys, have been rado with the Tsangh Yauce as regards the soille out of the loan for sixteen million pounds sterling, and Mr. Frosell has now to complete somas nodessary details about the railway, before final settlement is effected A telegram from. London sanounces that the money is all ready to be placed at the disposal of the Chinese Miofate, imediately the contrast is definitely
tied by the Tsung Yamen.
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The natire correspondent of the MO. Ually News, writing from Nanchang, the provincial capital of Kfangai; reports an instance of bar- barity, arising from a feeling of revenge, which happened on the 24th August a few miles out. side the Changchiang gate of that city. It ap- | poured that twosmall villaga: were at foud about an irrigation crook, and many fights had already occurred between the two clana with varying saccess on either aile. On the day in question while firemen of one village were working in their rice fields, some twenty men from the other anddenly surrounded them and succested in behaving the fire. Two of these, who hatt been aders in former figats, were out into sight portions and their remains scattered about the scene of the murder,
yesterday Present- His NOV CIAM ROBINSON, CC
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islativa, the Medioni. DillabrotHAMIA Whamber and 'In case be Lionld be of pupini
Lions duetaz aris gaused by the consamption? Governor, Sir Wiz. | tolik sapplied from any ich dairy, he wa
Colonel BISDALE (Oller Comtesailing the
Hoa, J. E. 8TRWARD-LOCKRART (Oslonisi Secretary)
Hon, W. : GoOPMLN (Attorney-General) Han, T. HanseMES BITH (Celonia! Treasurer).
HOD, W. CHATHAM (Acting Director of
Publio Werko),
Hon FH. MAY, C.M.G. (Captain Super intendent of Police...
Hon. I. MURRAY RUMB(Harbour Master). Ho, C. P. COATER, C.M.Ö. Hon. Ho KAL
Hoa, T. E. WarZZEHOLD, Hon. E. K. BALIKKOR, Q.M.G. Hoa, JJ. BLIRTING Hon. WETA YUK......
Mr. J. G. T. BUCKLE (Clerk of Councils).
MEN UTES.
The minutes of the Inst meeting were read sau conflemed.
TRAMWAYS FOR KOWLOON.. Heo J. BELL IBYINGI iso, sir, to more the first roading of a Bill satitled na Ordinance to authorise the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, to Jay and maintain tramways on cartain public roads at Kowloon, in the colony of Hongkong and to confer upon the sasit Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf nou Godowa Company, Limited, sortain other rights, powers, and privilegos. Aug remarks that may be rcossary I propose to take at the second reading.
HIL. C..P. CHArve seconded. Bilt road närst time
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE
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* The CNAIRMAN —— DOSE
which it is almost hope to le
required to report his opinion to the sleepl enthority, Thereupon, the local authority was to call upon the dairyman to show hottie why on order shorld not be made by such authority requicing him not tosupply any milk from such any contr daryl the caster should be withdrawn. Colonial Cent These powers were conferred, ie England, by blaffed and section of The Iffectious Disene (Prevention possible to comjazivo Aot. 1890 The present Ordinace, suggested rejcation of the Theme - by the Bedient Officer of Health, proceeds upon similar Hues, having regard to local cievamstances. Sections 5, which is based upon the Dairice, Cowsheds, and Milkahops Orders of the Privy Council and Local Government Boned in Eng
The CHAIRMANDO E uhdaratada, as land, provides a penalty in the ease of a dairy.
second big motion fashion mon allowing any infected person to milk the
Hon. PCHATER I Am animals, assist in the conduct of the dairy, un to directly. Wo have done with we reside in such part of the dairy as may be used matter. We have pratasteiz for the housing of cattle or storage of milk and tra lave pointed ont It is lapod that the fact of such an Ordinance State for the Colonies tant boing brought into foron in this oslong w planal on the solo testing saablo the Medical Officer of Health to exercise Singapore, but to all thes niors affective supervising over the milk suptions we have had the op AMEWAT pilor of the colon and cause dairymon to use graster vigilance to procent the possibility of contamination of the milk sold by them. By atorm "local authority. I mean that we bare no local authority bere in the ones it in used in the English Act, the nearest approach to the local authority we have here being the governor is Conseil. I do not anticipate that in the case of some of the milk supplies there will beach occasion for them powers to be There is no doubt, that these exercised. powera wilt zotasa wholcsonto check over dairys Ton and they will have to be used in the cada of a few dairios, the milk from which is SING times not altogether free from suspicion. Wittct. It is imposible thesis faw remarks I bag to move the second reading of the Bill
bo
must be maderat toshOTISANO Slots that we do not wikingly
oond the resoluti mobor for the
The ATOSAY greater parfüf the Fot; ordinano in des this question The Ord this Council ar
29 boms 30 a cent of thes-ravenna, eroti the military bonty, auce, the objects recurrence, of tuba
Committarito? would be
Owingsce toy that
The COLONIAL BECRETARY seconded. Bill read a cooong time... Council wout into Committee on the Billoy, gallo tanzt be which passed through all its stages without smendment.
of
Hon. U.PCHATEL sin just be be, 63 tilles has expressed it com pared against the molis by the silladt majority and want to show that the role
doubt it will be used sals
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES.
INF
formed by blosry: Juli D Han-
the General Mguerers of tho Limited, that they ing telegram
fest the develop
Harmselinsky will be up by the 12th
egram has referendo to the Boroks
240 foot level; whore according to received on the oth inet, a tie bilya the bottom of the shafi bad isen showings visibile gold throughout.
report from the Mining ana
the thric
TIGEROLD MINIS, LIAUTODA phat Macdonald; 20th Augzat, 1897.
modifin khaft-We are sinking the reef, but have not yet broke &ta la Hang vart solid, 16. 1 ntestar a low feet of it first, which dongan-t low dorm There is a nice dig, vem obat digam, betroen flio noemtry
wiga driving sling or stoping, Jong AZ ITEM the surround- rary reason to expect that when que vero brankiota is we will find a solid, wall defined,
înge there
and South on
Yorth and Son
payable character. At the to driving Norik santiange the mo
vote the end it is fik
with good weldthryng BAGI Tour men stopug above, kie
engrat "the dave., Thoreel is over, TRO
Hou Ho Kat-Tar tos sacie rowon port the bon mamoer. The amo vary contribut tion of 17 per org was dead by the majority is the on
offoial murity is pos sontstayes of the colors
174 por mit, whether oficial majority or not. of the noriels Reach
The COLONIAL TREASURES I rise, Str, to va the sacand rending of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a supplementary sun of three hundred and forty- one thousand and twenty-fre dollare and thirty 1996. The sum which the Council is now naked Beven conta to defray the charges of the year
THE FIRE BRIGADE ORDINANOE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-AB vagants the to cete, namely, $341,625.37, represents the no Bili satitled an Ordinance to further amend, the minal excossof the setul expenditure for the your 1896 over the estimated expenditure. The reat Hongkong Fire Brigade Ordinancs, 1865, I excess ours to 329,497.69; the differons bask your Excellency's paraission to postpons tween the nominal and the real croest being the second reading for the present. I would 3114,555.63. It is owing to the fact that credit, like, however, to make one or two observatione cannot be taken for the savings effected in the in regard to the so as to prevent various establishments bor in the pubhe works ny winnderstanding as to its nature and use to say that thi extordinary or priblio works recarrest that. The object of the Bill is to onable rules No doubt Desion the differents between the stunt exors and the 2nd regulations and departmental orders to be herange the mast and nominal excess appears. The eavinge on the made and also to enable the Superintendant of us, but it do public works recurent, smonat to $18.278.66, the Fire Brigade himself to inflict pazeltins not on public works extraordinary to 382,705.91, exceeding SID or confinement to the station and in ordinary expenditure to $13,573.81 not imprisonment--for not exceeding oven total, $114,557.68, as already stated. Al day, and with the result that if members though the Council is asked to vote this the Brigade refuse to pay the penalty inflicted
is oll. As the laws ataude at the presont time amount chargeable on the count the the liability of a member of the Fire Brigade is to a fine of $25, instead of $1ng mintioned in public works extraordinary, is 8181,968.57, the actual 6gures being revenue, $2,809,878,94, to only two items in these supplementary est must be taken before the Maginteate. This mates. The first is the military expenditure; thought to be not highly conducive to die and the second the excess on the Paya Racism sipline. It must be borne in mind that when stion. The total expendilare for military par the former Fire Brigade Ordinance was passed in 1868-nearly thirty years ago there Tara poses, or rather the total amount expondol in 1386 upon military matters, 128.45 good many volunteer members of the Fire That total is made up has follows-Military Brigade. There were many gentlemen who expandit are actually paid in 1898 on account of rolunteered their services in time of need at & 1826. 8402,080.76: mutilation for barracks serre, and naturally they might havo strongly vices, 340,000; Valunteer expenses, 813443.03; objected to being ponished by the Superinten and balance due for 1805, 897,598.76. The dent himself. preferring perhaps to go before POR $402,080.76 expended in 1896, and actually paid agistrate. I think, perhaps, there is some senindir, or cont, of the ortisaated revenue for in 1896, towards the initary contribution repre. 1896, exclusive of land sales prania. The actasl figures for 1896 ware $2,339,019.95, and the total difference of $7,24733 has boon met out of the sevendo for 1897. It will be noticed that the total suus of $523.123.45 which has been paid
DLa Ros, Red 1996 13.03 1.10 0.60 alike at the Admiralty, the War Office, and litigation is ofton a matter of necaszity, not of expenditure, 32,471,910.87. I propose to advert the Bill and to enforce sasha fine amen
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The CHAIRMAN, thought the would be to state that the undicial members sbarton south before Uig battery objected to the item
The Finang Gasstio ia shodding tours of sym. condition of the island to s hostile force path, ve Mr. Joaquim's motion crnoorning teas Bath of $341,925.37, the actual surplus of poin them or to underge the connement to: $ 6.98 $7.56 80.00 0.85 wifi, we trust, not pris unheeded. Indeed, and the fall of the cellar, with "that infor, revene over expenditure if we exolnde the station they shall be liable to dismissal That they feat-time to time word:
taste bat deserving bely, the lawyers of the Strats. There is another anfortunate bas de serving body, the clients of the Stmits, to whom choice. It is those from whom the good for: tune on "desorts of the aforesaid "nafor tunate sad doserving body is to come. The dollar falls for the client as well as his legal ad. fler, and where purchasing, wargius are wor contrasting all round and expenses are rising on salaries with diminished gold value, the raising of rates must come from somewhers. Is it from general increase in trade prof's, or professional emoluments Singapore Free Press.
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Our Clareta. inslading the lowest priced, are greacanted to be the mains product of the juice of the graps, and we not artificially made from raisins and entrants, as is generally the sose with cheap Wines.
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Hon CP CAFER.Take The HARECUE MAFTER T opposita Hon Ho Bail he will that bkly dnak not approve of a law that is pass is not, binding This law log besz pazac
bas nos bain approved by certain mem and therefore it is but considered bindiu
Hon. TH WELLHEAD-The unof vots in agerdanos with their consmana
The amendment was her the law ontorsing Up
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flow, Wal A Yah. The misconception in this. It has been lost sight Hon J. Bal of that sinon that time the constitution of the
Irving h Brigade has very materially altered. I am in B. R. Balilios, The In Hour Master formed that at the present of the Brigade who are not members of the Police Foro Ho Ho Kai......... The Attorus
Hon. C. P. Chatar. The Coking They are policemen who got extra pay each month fur belonging to the Fire Brigade, and there
The amendment wa Ervin what it was. However, there is no violent to aud the fem e
arrs about this matter and I would ask your Bill to stand over for the present. Excellency to allow the second reading of the
secrecy will not conceal tho assailable points, tion being that ho was being persicuted by for militery purposta in 1896 roprosents about fore it is a very differently constituted Brigado
The second reading was therefore postponed,
ADJOURNMENT.
The Council adjourned not next Monday.
$24,017
Hon. T syour Taling Mir
should:
titles
görer: 100 tons of stoter
belam to braak
with
*12 for 1 raw dany har idway between the prevent cars fad. har boundary of the
boon worked gat, plene drown, thd for its construction: These will merrow and the work carried oni tomie ready for the spring rainse
SINGAPORE
Sora Errived.
rried think, an arrangement the Enguera. Associa Assdelalion are to rent bank nigk to ceraniu héro 16 mmo an authored was to be mida to Nicholson, the chief, and A. Taylor, the ovend engineer, on board the S. 5. B. Cc,'s steamer Malara, bat the Association were daberoiined kland of their members, and this midening they blasked three of Mesors Wea Bin's boate, the Tercan Badiicier and the He- Alice Wo understand that this point has sig been orferded, sad (hat all the shing: leaving to day are signing on engineors at the increased rates of pay. Frea 'ress
3.60 0.75 0.40 we have good reason for saying that the frets mentioned by him are all well known Downing Street. At the same time no harm can ensue from calling further attention to the weak spots in the position of this Colony, Some persons may, perhaps, be inclined to deprecate the exposure of the joints in our armour to outsiders, bat it must not be supposed for a moment that the officers of the foreign squadrons in these waters are
Senor Minguez, of the Singapore branch of not all well acquainted with the facts the Compania Trosaclaption line of Spanish mail meational by our currespondent. If steamers at Singapors who left that port on any good object could he gained by pre- the 24th August by the M.M. steamer Ernest -serving silence on the subject, we should of Simous for Europe, cornaitted suicide during for the military contribution $409,328.49. The earcaly say European members of the Brigade Hon. White Captain Seperintendent practically
the night of the 25th by jumping overboard. The deceased gentleman was haowe to be suffer ing from satte osutal aberration, his hallusion nor will it supply the colony with
some unknown persona. He was formerly #22 por out of the revenue for 1896, but if we garrison necessary for its effective de member of the Spanish Estodiana, a musical take off $67,598.76, the balance paid in 1896 of fence. Let us therefore blazon is ont company that made a tour of the Far East some what was due in 1895, it reduces the erpen years, uge, On the troupe's breaking up he diture for military porpses to about 19 per before the world, and when the matter obtained employment in the Spanish mail office ount. Of course, the sum of 8402,080 is tho becomes notorious the Imperial Govern at Singapore. It is a strange coincidence that actas amount really spent on what is known ment may perhaps feel it incumbent upon gusa in connection with the Compania Trsat tas ko voted separately and although the two immediate prodeoosgors of Sanor Mia-
as the military pouttilation proper. The other them to supply the deficiency and to take antion have had to be sent home owing to signs coming under the heading of military purposes, steps to render the island impregnable by of mental derangement, one of them being at do not fall under the well-known lead of advancing the Kaylon frontier farthar son time en inmate of the Lunatic mutary contribution. In regard to the Praya
Asylum at Cudiz,
Kediamation I may say that fo 1895, the sam northwards. The question to be considered
of $10,000 was appropriated as the Government's by the British Government is this: Is
The news of the trouble that has folles son contribution waris certain works: sunpected Tuspector Quincey will no doubt have onded with the Praya Reclamation. The work was Hongkong worth raining, because, if some feeling of regret agengar maty persone do and the claim made towards the end of it must, as the farthest British port in whe hare at various periods visited the colony. 1895, bot the sum was not paid until Easeru Asia, le retulered impregnable to When any globe-trotter of distinction arrival, January, 1898, and that is the rosson if Drke, Earl, or Marquis, it was always In-appears as excess in the estimates for 1998, outside, attack and wholly indepcndent pestor. Quincy who was told off to show him I shall be glad to give further information if of the naval squadron, which, in the the rights of Chin-town, and whes oar mi-any hon, member wishes it upon any matters event of war, would be required for the litacy or naval friends, made up parties to go to connected with the supplementar y estimates. protection of British merchant vessels word generally impressed as vicaron bis
the native theatres the samo officer's services The COLONIAL BECGITARY docended.
The Bill was read a second time and referred allus. This is the broad fact that has to becaurlosy and his seasoof humor he added largely to tho Finance Committed. faced, and it will reader necessary, sooner the kindly feelings of those whom he accom
to the entertainment, and always commended After the meeting of the Finance Committes the COLONIAL TEEABURER, reported that all orlater and the sooner the bettor anagree punted. In the course of his career he has re the items had been unanimously recommended ment with China for the cession of a omalleye testimonials and letters of thinks from with the exception of the military contribution, various celebrities, among tasm being E.R.H. strip of territory and a few sandy outlying Prince Henry of Prassis, the late General Grant, against which all the unofficial members voted. Council then went into Committee on the islands, which though of a great value to ex-President, United States of Amorien, the late Dill which was reported without amendment.
On the motion for the third reading, her she would be reluctant to part with ex. King Kalakaus, of the Hawaiian Islands, Lord
Wicklow, Lord Cadogan, and various other wall Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD-Not that it will cept for one very substantial quid pro quo, known public men. The late General Gordon make any difference in the ultimate resalt, but I We have outstanding necounts to settle was, as everyone knows a great friend to. Quin think it might be well to postpone the third coy, who has, in addition to three or four recent-reading of the Bill'intil the next meeting of the with Chinn, but unless these are pushed to ondations, many private letters and doemontu Cenncil, so that this aneficial mombors might settlement at once the authorities at Peking from the great soldier which are of great in sys nu opportunity of meeting and considering their position in veiw of what has transpired in will presently deny their existence or pleadterest.
the Finance Committee. evndonation. The prosent therefore is the must favourable time for bringing this mat- ter to head.
COGNAC, 21.00 1.75 Red Capeale...) VERY OLD Lt. QUEOB COGNAC, OD HENNESSY FIN
EST VERY OLD LIQUETE COG. NAC, 1879 Vin- tagg Boi Cap
kolo
V.V.OE FINEST VERY
36.00 3.00
OLD LIQUEUL | 48.00 4.00 COGNAC, 1802 Vintage.......
All our Brandy is guaranteed to ho pre Cogne, the difference in price being merely question of age and vintage, WHISKY.
SCOTCH
Por Case,
1 pc. Ter Dot. A THÓENE BLEND, While? $10,80 36.90
Cxperie
WATSON'S GENORCAr
MELLOW BLEND, Blue
- 10.80 0.90 Capsule with Name and Trade Mark
(WAT SUN'S A BELOTH-
GLONLIVET, 1ǝl Cap-. eule, with Name and Trade Mara, "D WATBÓN'S HKD BLEND -OF THE FINEST Senteu MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule
EWATSON'S Var OzD LI-)
QUEUE SCOTCH Warry, Gold Capsule
13.00 1:00
14.40 1.20
15.00 125
* DANTEL CRAWFORD'S FYN-
EST VERY OLD SCOTCH
14.40 1.20
VWYIBRE.
Telegraphie ceannunication with Yokohama Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellant Tokyo, ela, has been partially restored:
enalty and of grostor nge than most branda in
the market. We recomiend our customers not
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The P. & O. steamer Brindisi left Bingapore to be deterred by the lowness of price from" "for this port on the 12th instant, at 6 am. trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne'a Į Blead and Watson's, Glenorchy are equal to
The wore 1793 visitors to the City Hall Loy Abelour-länligas is a very old Peat Massam last week, of whom 159 ware Europeans.
Whisky (smáky) that could not be replaced in stock at the prion D and E are too well known to need comu
Por Case.
i dot. Tar Bot.
The stemmer delen Apsar, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port cu Buturday, the 11th instaût.
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of the Coaqui, ayaw FINANCE COMMITTEE." The Flasuce Committon considered the the Tulgingskan proper supplementary estimates. Hon. J. H. Stewtonstituting the br Lookhurt (Colonial Secretary) presifled
The CHAIRMAN aid he would follow the usual course and take each item as it occurred in the Ordiganés.
_PENSIONS_
at
The question taps do the
with a view to the fond available at Tom's
the causes of the falmo of the
paulio uatic PM Chai
as followsing The fraternnie the usual course and to vaić sell the land by auction. Wit Istter portion of the crustler,
ta the fr
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PETITIONS PRESENTED TO DHAND SECRETAXIES
di
THE THUNGLI YA-
presented a petition
a Bureau of Minos
Boulties may be ale
On the item Pensione, $15,054.71; Hon.T. H. WHITEHEAD nsked how the sale of pensions in this colony compared with the acle in other Crown colonies. I geomed to him that pansions were always on the increase.
TEO CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that so far as i zat posible to state to wint causes the by which the his was acquainted with pensions in other failure aloded to by the pan, member was digitriated Invocating this master there is nee colonies they were practically on the same foot. That anëver in repand to this proses, which question of Bocking for any personal advantage. ing as the pounions in this oclony The world oust the ratommyers genzly
dollarg is China ten now had interverse with foreign of pensions, so far as he knew, was the same in¦ no answer at all. It in an evasive
Dions for some 50 years. Is the West, all Eastera Crown colonies and, he believed, tainly think the ratepayers as batided to know militer, assentile, springitural and industrisi in the West Indies also. A ma in the civil y no bids were receivon for a property, questions and handicrafts are fristered, for they service had to serve until he was 56 years of Essibly the Directer if Pablic Works on are considered important to the prosperity age before he was entitled to a peusion unless lighten us. If he is not to a gosition to do do of a bonstry and by people. A riga he was invalided under that age. Of course the I bave to doubt the senior auto Brist member China, in these posts, they areontirely Felice persions came under a different Ordin would enlighten the Council, because there is neglected here to haugver, one exception not another man in the colony at any rate and that is the establishment of the Foreign The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT of POLICE oro are not ball u doen men in the colony Maritate Customs, Foreign officia's huto charge said the senie o polien pensions in Singapore hose knowledge and experience are equal of it and of each port thara sa bates on ho was the name as in Honkong.
the senior goliciul member Several rate Customs for the collection of the duties on ins
in Covoraset in regard to this as a manner without a single bletab, payers hare uiged me to get, informaation from porta and exporta sli conducted in the rest ru thuge anloos to tow whather was going prosing. This atmolikute to derisa angtulog, approaching the money errorengo of the State, and part
than the inn tar of the rondled upon it!
age
the colony get older and publis cervanta left The HARBOUR MASTER pointed out that as year by year it necessarily followed that the pension flet must incierge,
The item was recommsadad,
LI HUNG-CHANO'S LUNCHEON, On the item, Governor and Legislature $402.19.
not less
oyinent of Mines
The ATIVEREY GENERAL There is one upes, The result of the
gard to this formga oficists fs therefore evident thing I should like to say mattor. As torney Genera torilly bad area very numerons in Chi
applicants and more plentiful than an great deal to do with the nurdan
have been noglected for several borcanda of esamed and Ters and have never boon opened At present, who came afore the
although there is little winings going on, it is composation when
hy not tapt the poeple in the different provinces the value of its
Hars to guod aysteros, in an owing to defects and blemish After the Lie ver, the country
to borrow Boney to pay the war indom
The Spectator of the 17th July says —-” A
tie EXCELLENCY-Fdo not know what was most interesting statement comes this week dova in the Finance Committed. You have hal from Mexico. It is reported that Chinom in-
the estimates before you a long time, you know. coriptions two thouusad yours old have boen The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The estimates
Hon. T. H. WEITEREAD aiked why was the discovered in the State of Sonora, and have have hasa in the hands of hon. members for beau haiphered by Chinese experts, who may threo weeks. All the items, with the exception expense. fnenrred in connection with the len that they indicate the arrival about that time of the military contribution, ware agreed to cheat to Li Heng-chang-when the Ambassador of Chinese exploring parties. It is quita posat unanimously. That was abjected to on prin natified that his accaptauos of His Excellency blu that the abatement in a hoax, but it is also cipko,
the Governor's invitation to land in Hongkong It was perfectly mary possible that it is strictly tras. The evilonde HS EXCELLENCY-Was there cuything was culy on the condition that the stunner was property was They the
dealt with very hardly colected by Mr. E. P. Vising, and published new?
not put into quarantine at Singapors P- Hon. C. F. CHATER-No, sir, absolutely The CHAIRMAN The Government was not property taken from, in his exhaustive battedious back An Inglori- ons Columbus gesus to demonstrate Chinose nothing. We voted against the item to be aware of the fact that he was going to wake his andono intimoase open Mexican civilisation. Great is prfectly consistent in what we had done. We acceptance of the invitatiori comitival. The down as many as thall
ing the claim but in the pincidence, but that six names of the signs of unse petitioned and we are protested, and the luncheon was prepared and it was believed he by Mr. Sercombe Sull the Zodiac Lould io two countries be identical Secretary of State absolutely took no heed and world land.
Hon. TH WHITENKADA telegram was no doubt a terv though there never was any connection between ruled that the Ordinance should be passed. We them, is a coincidence which approaches, the reorded our vote against it, but it was passed sent to Shanghai and he replied that he would dealing with the miraculons. So also is the fact that the civil by the official majority, and we want to show land if the landing did not entail quarantine at with the buyer nation of Peru Is an exact reproduction of that even at the present moment the unofficial Singapore. To that he did not receive a reply. We say it is valuable t the theory of the Chinese organisation of members are not in favour of it.
The CRAIEMAN-I am not thoroughly enot, ways the hiver atoto. There must of course bs much further Hrs, ESCALLANCE-That can be done nom quainted with the facts of the case, but.it you side of huvan neturi..
desire it this information can be obtained, So do you demand The Rickmers Line steamer Helene Hickeners. Chinsten at an early period washed Spanish
inquiry yet, but if it can once be proved that just as well as next wook?
Hon. C. P. CHATZE-I think a, sir.
far as I understand the luncheon, was properod you letus lava lão from. Hamburg, left Singapore on Sunday for Auguriou. many of tas apparently insoluble A voto on the third reading was then taken because it was thought His Excelleney would That is the bind
will with the following resalt
las and be entertained. American civilisation
Se pregoutes diffealt All these are vory Epe and old. Chassis port and may be considered due here on or mysteries of
about 18th instant.
AOLINET. Hou: T. H. WITHDI hed two inter-rouson why thone pobyli FORD Public Works resiembered, does not explain the early people The Acting Director of Hon Wei A Tuk. view with his Excellency when he passed they werted to în PEAÇI
Hon J. J. Belt through the mulany and at the second ore I car then the price the overa The Colonial Trowurer. Irving,
pressed my sorrow that he did not avail himself to sell it st, ont they Hou, ER Bobilios of the Governor's invitation, and his explaan 15 Worth so INEU
"besă..
The CHALAMAN There may have been overgerh that can be very early atented op from the pa some misunderstanding, but that is mattor 163. pers on the subjout. If the hon. member had take my given me prisato notice of als lutention to set the the question I would have looked into the mat price for
was recommended.
JOHN JAMBON'S OLD,
Groom Capanla B-JOHN JAMESON'S FINE
OLD, Grean Capsule.5 OJCHR JÁMBSON'S "VRET
($12,00 $1.00
15.00 1.25
FINE OLD. Green Cap 19.00 21.50
beer stouted in Hongkong in wood for over 20 yoare, there being little sale for Irish Whisky
in the Colony,
AMERICAN- GEKEINE BOURBON WHISKÝ
with our Naingand Trade
Makk
The CP. R. Co.'s steamer Express of India sailed from Yokohams for Vansouver, BC, Friday afternoon, the 10th inst.
at once be solved. The explanation, be it
The P. & O. steamer firzayors loft Binges of the Amoriess, but the form seated by the
Por Case. poro fer this port on the ntb inst. at 10 am. higher developments of their aborigiani c
hers on the 18th inst. at about &am
Per Rot, with the outward English mails and is erpooted ganisation." It is highly probable that Chino Captain Superintendent Hon. T. R. Whitstion was the 946 I have just given.no bid whats
Draft drifted to America sussieually, but tiro could never have been anything liko stendy and
The Harbour Master.
of Police.
Hon. He Kai.
Hon. G. P. Cuator.
Figg Ord, Red Chrous $15.00 1.25 2h luft bence 14th vltimo, for San Francisco Bono hesis that beer (or rather the The Colonial Secretary
The O&O, gleamer Gastic, with mails, 6, prom slitated intercourse between them, The The Attorney-General via Amay, Shangbat, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Teltees) of Mexice originally derived their The Colonel Commanding. Sea, Yokohnina, and Honolulu, arrived at horraligion and oivilmatino from Egypt seems The motion was therefore carried and the Bill destination on the 11th instant.
Minsk more feasible than that they adopted rood a think time and passed.
INFORD ORDINANGE.
FASE OLD Tox White 7.20 $0.60 KINE UNGWEETSEGD,
RUM
+20 0.60
White Capsule GEN
PINSET OLD JAMAICA, $15.00 $1.95
Violet Capsule- Goon LEXWARD ISLAND 800 6.50 GOOD LISWard Island $250 per Gal
PLACEVERLY Brandy. MARANTHINIL ESRINGE CHERLY
DE CATAONA CORDIA LI
DE HIBBETI ANGOSTURA BITTERA.
ANDE
AERATED WATERS.
*
WATSON & CO., LIMITED
BRONG DISTANZARY
THE
Harkong 11
Owing to a typographical error in our sensys, The tecgallies of Mexico may be an Jesterday we nude it appear that the average adaptation of the Egyptiata pyramid, but they
pant of the notes of the Chartered Bank of bave no counterpart in Obica. India, Australis, and Clins lo direnlation wax $5,238,310. The Agures should have been $2,598,310
In the first insertion of the advertisement of the Provisions Regulations of Trade on the Wort River n sentence was, by a printer's orror, omitted from the third naregmph of the first acotion. In to-day'e insertion the paragraphi in givan, correctly. ›
TheE POLICE RCANDAL, S
The ATTOENAY-GENERAL I have, sir,to are the cond reading of the Bill entitled on Ordinace to prevent the spread of infections"
On the item, Fulice, $8,941.71,
the fesa Liponse arising from the consumption of con
Hon. TH WHITEBWAD-I would like tó taminated or unwholesome milk. Luis, of course, know whether the evidence taken by the hou THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING of the utmost importance to sasure a proper the Captain Saperintendent of Police aud
CO., LIMITED,
Messes John D. Rumphreys, & Son, the General Managers. Levo received the following ropart from the Mining Moonger by the
NEW BALMORAL G. B. CO, LIMITED
Wallzio
supply of wholesome milk in this ebay. No the Crown Bolisitor in conection with the doubt the public are incebted to those who hare | tharges against Inspeaker, Stenton and other best - Man undertaken to supply such milk, and a sommer, members of the Police Force was submitted to maht dial enterprise of that kind is worthy of our the bon the Attorney-General, and whether Chris support and consideration, Arthe same time the His Excellener annotioned the dismissal d big price of milk note as a great temptation to Laspenter, Stanton and the other mentira of unscrupulons porstna temporease the quantity of the Folios Force with the lejen of te milk by the addition of water or by adulteration ties Cochell or on the bule rozumenistes. in other ways. The report of the dogbrament: the Cuytsiu Superintendent of Poli Analyst proves that Lust your there were several
The Hole Chronicle publishes a telegram Monet Meçdocaid, 20th August, 1897. from Hakodate nader date of the 31st of
Queen Mine.The contractors eruct to August, to the affect that the trial of the complute their 100 feet of sinking the main Chiasse belonging to British mon of war, ari haft jusbeat three weeks from date. There in rested on a churga of gambling, has been con- nothing froth to report here this week, vinded; dash of the sormand has hten sentenced Brilnor MinoWo kreptill driving the the water so added in desired, ang ae das cannot the usual manoDY – to imprisonment for 15 days cad arderek to pay - tuunoi of G.L. 8 nad múisfactory progress is help failing, after reading the azalyst's
a bag of wen 2500 CLEA
souples which besonlysed in which he found that appears on thats roto. It that water had been added. Well now, we that the proper Quarge bu adunt. pinach bust all sure, en to the source whence, member to give
hòing mado with it. The tributors on Glub that there are - kran: Iorga" natabo
The Bhanghai Municipal Conted kas did have stopped work where they botined the dealers who na water to the
that, so won sa may be possible, a new old duty gasdfsd if ahh Offör by engaged in England. trust the 'smid: Health Discës shall us angaged Erengh the Dedrals, bents, mares the, wanad ngessment, a Municipal erspinya, and thak
Be stanna trom the Comuni digauza e pabli BITTANE
srushing from, but esport to start o gain shortly living - deisole or anothat portion of die tener
tho paty
suck m the construộtiên Without morg sela thegodlings dation can-
(think of