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present kime the Fantasy Boors abould pang WATER HONGKONG HOTEL Q0, arrived with an army of olevan thousand
Fasolutions (apromise on the Government the
LIMITED men, and still the summons to surrender has not been served upon the Spanish Com- |was hold festerday afternoon, when there the colony and surrounding country. (distributed A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board portance of a proper supply of lym for
The following the report of the Bisectors mander-in-Chief, although there is reason to were present the Vice President the Hos. F. through the pressut Tag ab vnoitues), to bo prszented at the ordinary meeting of believe that had it been served it would H. May, Captain Siperintendent of Polis), making them to orgnalue the Institute on auhareholders, to be held at the Company's Hotel, have been complied with and that preding, the Acting Dirsalor of Eublic Works proper, basis. If the Goverment is this they at neer on Thursday, 18th August
Me W. Chatham), the Acting Registrar dan will probably fad the saving of expenditaro in Gentlemen,In accordance with section 55 bombanlaient or loss of life would em (Ar. A. W.Brown), and Le Modical Oficer treating future epidemics will more than com of the articles of motion, the directors have have been necessary; and ren had resist of Health (Dr. F. W. Clark), the last named sating post them for thoir outlay At present I am now the pleasure to submit to the shareholder
as Recretary
dot in favour of the 20 oant payment their half-yearly report for the six mouths Where's the momag to some from ♬ and is the ending 30th June, 1898. cc boon encountered it could not have been really serious. But in addition to the The minnies of the previous mooting were Medical Officer of Health's extimate correst p
In another minute the Medical Officer of question of America's prestige her duty submitted and adopted as a correct record,
Health said Ito quastion of the amount of towards the insurgenta bas to be considered.THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC LAUNDSTES, lymph required is one whioli can only be auswer The MEDICAL OFFICE OF Fatti said the od by practical exporioase. I should ery that at She has taken these people by the hand, proposed amendment of byelawa for the caga first a supply of lymph enough to vaccinata 100 assisted them to encoues in the field, and lotion of palle landrige was in revoking bye-parkone a mentis at anch of the Hospitals amat lawa 4 and a sad substituting the following would be ample This would cost for lymph encouraged high hopes of future independNo persons ather than two cistakers why abant 33 and for bonuses 500 a month provided enec, and ale cannot now babave." per occupy any building or part of a building which that 900 persone a month were vaccinated. If A. S. WATSON & CO., fidiously towards them and throw them over.
is registered as a public laundry between the such a result could be secured the boneft deri hours of 11 pm. and 5 sm, unless such prescievable would far out-weigh the post. It is for Not only can she not do so, but we may be are actively engaged in carrying on the work Government to provide the noceamry Fonds if well tasured that she will roleven wish to of the landry. Bye-laws & and 5 more they sprrors of the schone" do so. Although she may not be proparod be used ether as a twolling or a bedroom; or Any room used as a public laundry shall not to support their claims to complete in for any purpose other than that of a laundry, dependence she will certainly take such No person other tinn a cartaker shalt puss the night in a public laundry except such guarantees as will ensure for the Philippinos perron be natively engaged on tha work of the a reasonably just government and exeup laundry."
On the motion of the Vica.PRESENT, it tion from illegal lovies by tho religiosa desided to recommend the amended socios Imternities or officini classes.
to the Government for adoption,
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
ESTADLHEo 1841.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
For Cou
$10.80
1 bis
A-THORNE'S BLEND, White
Capsule
B-WATSON'S GLENORCHY
MELLOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark
10,80
12.00
D-WATSON'S H.K.D., BLEND
C-- WATSON'S AÅBELOTR ÜLEN;,
LIVET, Red Capsule, with Name und Trade Mark.
14.40
OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule.... WATSON'S VERY OLD LE QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKI, Gold Capsule........ 15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's GLENORCHY
are high class Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most brands in the market.
ASELOUR-GLENLIVET is a very Peat Whisky, (smoky) and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. D is well known for its fine flavour, E is of superb quality and pro- nounced by leading local commoisseurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong
market.
A. B. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Established 1841
Hongkong, 14th June.. 1895,
THE 'RETIREMENT OF MR, X, JEDE. The following letter from the Secretary of Btate for the Colonim to H. B. the Acting Ge vernor encorating the resignation of Mr. N. J.
Efe was submitted
be addressed to the Coloul Bocrotary setting The VIO PRESIDENT proposed that a letter out the desirability of having a continuous sup ply of lymph, and of baring it manufactured in. the volcny by an addition to the staff, and that Mr. Laids give more of his time to the duties. of superintending the Vargine Institute. Ho aid not know how much of air. Ladds time tha would take up,
of radia. Aden, often supposed to be a Crown of its inability to gira sufident weight to the colony, in fact, by statube, a portion of the hereditary and the aristocratic principle, Thila Indian Presideney of Bombay. Several pro in other parts, as it has besu said, "our weak testerates in the neighbourhood, inotading Tees is that our Governmont is unable to be British Somaliland, are under Aden. One afficiently friendly to some established system and among the British possessions, Asconafon; of State religion." The Aineer of Afghanistan defies all classification, for it is mider the is uco to our western eyes an enlighteul rutor, Admiralty, and is practically counted se a ship but strange though it many esem to us, the Cyprus, though under the Calonial Oflge, is Amcer of Afghanistan is, en the whole, perhaps rously a portion of the Turkish Empire, of a more popular ruler than an impartial but which the "integrity was preserved by a leuse somewhat old Britial Commissioner of the The Crown colony of Hongkong bad for most modern type.. Wbila the greater part of while on the neighbouring mainland a leaseIndia looks with most affection, as well as are, The profit on working wooount for the half from Chinnow ended by abortion, and the to a Government which strikes its tinagination. your amounted to $71,087.19, as compared with various doctrine of lease-radantly, in the case and of which the prossuthugs are intelligible to 48,614,30 for the corresponding six months of of Germany and Russins supposed by toms per the people, because of the high birth of the ruler 1897, being increase of $22,412.71, or of sona la kare buon novel-- was also recognised in end of his recognised position, there to thor 335.667.58 bree the net profits on the working the case of Quetta and of the Boian Fars, and parte, ezek us the Presidecay towns, in which toconnt for the same period of 18962 is stul coguised, not only in the cases I have we have to deal with an ucated demouraor
Ireluding a balance of $3,239.67 brought nstaed and others, but in the recent treaty with trained in British idens, often passing. forward from Blst December, 1897; the proft Chine with regard to territory on the frontier considerable mastery of our tongue, und und loss acount shows great balance of of Burma,
whlob is fairly represented by the prosend- 558,564.06, as oompared with $31,781.70 at credit
In dil this strange catalogue I have placed inge of the National Congress. This auou of the account on the 30th June, 1897, and India Best. However extraordinary may be tho abused body does not and for Parliamentary Go- 322,324.45 at crodit on 30th Jane, 1896, progress, however marvellous the future either_vernment for India, and ite leading mombare The directors proposa, with your sandtion, to of Australasin or of Canada, India ought always would be content if, in some portions of the To set side against repairs and deal with the islands of $56,365,04 as follows-to be first in our minds who we are thinking contry, municipalities were more free to run of Grimfor Eritein. Not only are her sanrifices; without leading strings than is altogether no- removals 36,000.00 for the Empire, as well as the numbers of beroeptable to our civilians. If we were she to population, overwhelmingly the greatest, but, thoroughly develop our own system, excellent To pay a ditisend, of 4 per cent fər To write cut from value of furniture
the half-year, absorbing
17,758.00 while the great self-governing qologies can take a system provided it expones would allow it. good care of themselves, and cannot be greatly to be so worked that its latention shond to and staros
10,000.00 barmel or benefited by anything we may say or carried into offoot, there would be no more to To sirry forward to new asecunt 24,805.04 do, the senteary is the wise with India. Izals be said. There can be no better gavaramient le virtually rated by the electorate of the United desired for an oriental world auch, as India, in- 858,553.04 Kingdom, and will continue to be so-the Par habital by a vast ouler of shoes of aury liamentary system boing inapplicable, even in tongues and of ferooly conflicting religions, the opinion of the most advanced Radicals, to than perfectly impartial, etcong, just, kumand sech a congeries of peoples, so different among government, szol as that concolsed and in part themselves in their stages of ivilisation, se administered in practice by the Lost men that separated by fingual and racial divisions, so we have sent to India. Thors and be no greater hostile to one another in their oreets. The glory to a country than to have produce such glory which we may reap from the good governmen, and the Lie record of seme of our Izdian ment of India is the greatest that we can hope statesmen will in every respect bear comparison for, and our responsibility towards her people with that of any rulers that the world has is the higliest that we can recognise.
shawn, Unfortunately, boworos, dnancial con. Since the last sunnat viloiul statemout with siderations interfere, and the Government, of
The ACTING REGISTRAR GEZERAL--I }- think it is too important work to ho put aside ja until after office hours,
+
} that Mr. Ladda doserved some extra ramunėra.
tion.
The MEDICAL OFFICES OF HIDALTH SOCOnded. Carried.
.BUSINESS,
DIRECTORS.
Mess. . Ozborne and Rd Wilco retire
EDWARD OSBORNE, Chairman Hongkong, 19th August, 1898, 2150g
BALANCE SHEET, 30 JURE, 1898,
visited by beavy enlamities in the xhaps not policeman.
The business of the hotel during the period A STUDY of the water supply Sgures for
The VICE-PESIDENTsaid it was very impor- andor review has been satisfactory, and in all tant work, work which took a good deal of time. te apartments there has been en intressed last month; ought to convince everyone of
It was delicate work and the man ought to be proft on former years, the war in the Philip the inexpendiency of the suggested doing
Downing Street, 7th July 1998.
paid for it. Renily, it was a pure prail to the pince, which caused at Infinx cf visitors from "Sir--I have to honour to uclmowledge the Government. away with the Pokfulam reservoir. At the
In 1994 there was a profit of Manila, having partly contributed to this im end of July, with more than half the rainy receipt of your despatch No. 183 of the 22th 3000, and that was when the thing was in a provement.
May reporting that Mr. N. J. Ede has resignad vary small way and working only half a year. sauon past, the Triam reservoir was still his sont on the Hongkong Sanitary Board and There was no doubt abant it there was 30100- infilled, and it is quite within the bounds is returning to this country.
thing in the thing, and be did not see why I have renaived with muck satisfaction the when tho Gorovement can a thing like this the by zotakion, but vifer themselves for re-election regard to India, which is that for the year which those admirable statesmen are the hond, of possibility that the deficiency inay not be testimony you have borse to the rainable ser man in charge should have something, He
The accounts hure Leo audited by Messrs. 1896-6, distributed to the House of Commons is, as we have seen above, brought to the door mundo up evas at the end of the sea- vices rendered by Mc. Bis, and I must express did not know what view the members. Look, Batw Patte and W. H. Gockell, whose re 1 August, 1897-annsually late, India lag been † of the eottage of the cultivator by the native
my vegret that those cervices will henceforth he alculd like to add that the Board considered section is recommended. son Pokfulam, or the other hand, hast
be lost to the colony-1. have the honcur to be, for a large part of the summer besar, your most obedient, huubis servant, running over. If the supply that Ins
AT, CHAMBERLAIN." been drawn from the latter had had to be drawn from Tytam the number of gallons in the latter would be auch, lees" than it is and excoptional rains would be required to completely fill the storage capacity. Consequently, without Pokfulam a water fumine during the ensuing winter would not only be possible, but almost certain. The calfishness of wealth could not be better exemplified than in this pro- posal to deprive a city of its water supply in order to obtain sites for a few villa residences.
notifies that it will pay an interim dividend of The China Sagar Rearing Co. Limited, 5 por cont, on the 26th August,
Lang Ip we fined $25 by Commander Heatings at the Magistracy yesterday for throwing oon into the harbour to prevent suixara P.C. Watts prored the case.
At the agistracy yesterday a couple of atall-hoidors In the Western Market were exul fed 825 for obstracting Inspector Dun- on of the Weights and Measures Department, in the execution of his duty.
At the Magistracy yesterday a seaman named Lewis Mitchell was charged by Osman Mustaph, fireman on board the Urford, with stealing 24 ten dollar meti. Both were staying in & boarding hansi at No. 2, Lascar Ron, when the Beney was faken. Defendant was sentenced to two morika' hard labour.",
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Correspondents must forward theirname and addres with communications addressed to the Editæ, noi
or puteation, Lut as cridenen of good faith
All latters for Eublication should be written en ons
de of the paper only.
• No sasmjuŋuely signed communications givet have already appeared in other papers will be inserted
sana Ordure for also copies of Daur F3 37 s spad bafore 12 am, on day of publication. After that;
It is stated that the French gunboat Zion s been trying for the past three days to enter the Wost River by one of the many channels with the supposed intantion of meching Wa. chow, and has got stuck in the med. Hed the four in at the open door," that is by the main mouth your Malowchow, she would have got ther's right onough,
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The VICE-PRESJORRT-I am rury the moon. box will be gratified at Mr. Ede's valuable services have met with such well-deserved cognition.
A LODGING HOUSE QUESTION.
Correspondence concerning the alleged une of cortain promises as common lodging henson wore submitted Tho promises are situnted at No. 5, Praya West, and are used by the go. onpants for the purpose of putting up for a day two such of their customers as coué from up
country.
The VICE-PRESIDENT-I move we take no
further action in the matter.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEAUFI replying to one of the minutos, mid that during the last epidemic the Governisert spent $700 on lymph parohnsed from 'a local chemist. ...
The VICE-PRESIDENT—Then there is the other question you raised about giving bonuses en vaccination."
The MEDICAL OFFICEE OF HEALTH—That:
is a point I am strongly in favour of It is all very fine manufacturing lymph, but who is going to use it
Capilat
3,879 shares of $50 sash (folly paid up): Mortgago to Wangkong Fand Inwatment-
and Agering Co., Limited Accsunt payable
**
Unclaimed tidklenilo
Profi and love
[:58;368,99]
$1;024,870,90
Valvolala badings as per last report
Asian lot No. 5, remaining
portion of mating lot No. 112,628/04 (4 Rosaliez patio of marine
Jot No. 7.
The Vic-PRESIDENTI propose that we rosozmond the Government to adopt the suggestion of the Medical Officer of Health that the native hospitals be offered bonusée for successful vacination. Even bar pense thas indarred were considerable the Goverment would be roped in the diminus
The AONO RECISTAAN GENERAL Cocondos. Carried.
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH said the object of the Ordinanes dealing with ledg ing houses was to prevent orse crowding and ensure the sanitary condition of all such houser as were not occupied strictly speaking as family houses. Therefore in his opinion, accorting lotion of smallpos case the spirit of the law these homes were not com mon lodging houses, but the Attorney-General anggested that in view of the fact that they were not opon to the public it would be wise to con- sider the desirability of altering the bro law which required a board to be placed against the house with the words “ Common fudging house painted upon it.
The Acne Trournip GENEKAL- Síð be did not think any sho ef the coole houses in the colony was open to the public,
The VICE-PRESIDENT—I am inclined on the whole to move that no further action be taken in the matter it present.
The ACTING REGISTRAR GENERAL seconde. Garried.
HE, BILLIER AND THE RECENT EPIDEMIC
ÖF BLAGUN.
Mr. H. M. Hillier, Commlastoner of Custerns for Howloon and district, wrote Dr. Clark, na Aoting Secretary, as allows I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant conveying the thanks of the Sanitary Board for the tesistance rendered by me during the recent epidemin of babonic plagae in Hongkong. Ea reply I hog to express my satisfaction that, with the zid of the officers of the Kowloon Customs, I have been in a position to render assistance in fur thering the important work of the Board. ale ratifying to me to have, the opportunity of testifying to the hearty co-operation giyon by the Ta Ping Heish, Wang, the Kowloon auri the Sambalpa Haan ti Lắn, võo
PEESIDEN71 Move that me for
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THE NEW BUILDING OF THE FRAYA.
An application for permission to onɛt water closets in a new building on marine lot 278 was granted.
PALOMIYENBA'ÚON GRANTED.
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The Bearð róedmayended the payment of So compensation to the socuptor of a house lu Graham Street on account of per food destroyed on account of the house having been infected with gingne.::
THE PLAGUR AT MÁDAG, BOMBAY, AND
ANO
The mortality ratarns for Macao for the wook anded. July 24th, showed that there had been no douths from plaguo, and thore was only one for the following on
-
A return from Bombay, showed this from July 5th to July 18th in the City of Bombay there were 126 plogué casas and 111 plague deatlu.
A lecter from Amoy showed that 19 mɛres of plag us were occurring oh day,
HONGKONG MORTALITY STATISTICS. The Hongkong mortality statistics for the week saded July 80th show the death rate to have been 163, ugaiet 155 for the previews. week and 228 for the corresponding week list The desib site for the week ended agus fich was 158 past 37 for the corres puding work last year.
year.
The proceedings than terminated.
Cather collar semis t the follow-
John Bell (hanting for "Iron-horse" cou- tracts in the Yamen forestWhere is i John China-Bear! her bestel
Poking soon hava come you no can look sue John Chinenan (terribly frightened)- bare chow chow Mandharia
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16,500.00.
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Stock al wines de provision Vale of sense lab, ay par
·last report 9,500.00 Lear writton of net-zoom-
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Shares it public
paris
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Tiusarmuõé nitaching to six months walk Acounts receivabl
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Stationery fo stock
817,463
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only of wor, postilence and famine, but in the Even as regards the bust skle 31 our rufe its additional form of a destructire earthquake, impartiality is not perhaps so popular sa the The war upon the North Weet frontier the partiality of the native ruler. A great Indian most serions whish British India has ever had civilian himself has said." Every partiality of a to face is now ever, the famino ha again been chief, whether it be founded on class fooling or connered, but the plague is still raging in political instinct, or roligion, is ikely to ondear some parts of Indio, and causing not only much im at all events to some classes of his loof life but so much disturbance of trade sabjoote. Wantover may be the came in the The rossuring statements made, in connection Preatdency towos, when we "all in Luch 540,000.00 with the Baiget, by the Todian Minister of that men and womes, Bruburies and Sweepert $1,270,20 Finance, will not bear, perlmis, very low are equal before the law, are equal 1,198.00 examination, na India borrows even in time of Indeed for any purposes whatsoever, wo approach pood. But, norestheless, the condition of a fine on which one sete may entily becomo, in India is less alarming than might be expected the oys of the native community, either under the circumstanend of the caso,
positivaly shocking or positively nsard. The
· It is fluance which lies at the base of overy theory of equality outs right across the grain of difoulty connected with our Indian Empiro asociaty, where the most familiar faut, the one India to a stay-at-homas Englishman appears to thing that more than any other affects all daily have a large army. When we couskler, the life and social intercourse, is the separation DE ELIbers of her population, the Has one of the allinen into castes and tribes," Against tho smallestartnies in the world, Among her danger of enacting rules of law unsuited to native troops tho mimber of white"Boers in Indian sexintim-because they are suited to confessly too sell. The use of the army in ensintios more advanced, the existence of nativo Borions war is impossible unless a certain num-states is a valuable Jasfagrard." Many stator ber of white soldiers are combined with the have, adopted - some of our laws or the native force. Bat engh is the pollasm of white general mult of the For purposes of Indian troops to Indis anon our present military legislation, it would be an exceedingly useful erstepi, which was adopted against the wish of thing to enquire which of our laws the principal the Government of India, and which is rative states have of their own motion adopted, -90,155,50| gysem uat thoroughly suited to hear needs, that and with what modifications the laws sümptud ud bannsbolik job &
17,911.00 it has been found impossible to trease the era caforced. Where native states have Phito army in Indis since the increase which voluntarily adopted mathaks founded on our ps elfooted by Lord Randolph Churchill. A traditions we may feel our position greatly nomical addition to the Indian army has been strengthened by the routergence of vies. If made by encouraging the native slates to tato munecesary pressure be exercised, native 2,000.00
up what are calls Treperial Service Troops states spontaneously tend to become admirablo 7,033,81 15 world perhaps have been letter to hare felds for administrative experiment, to which, 956. gradially put down the armies of the native in our passion for uniformity, we tare, ia
States, which aro rathon a source of danger British territory, too litti recare.” -1,098.96- than of strength, and to have idiompanied that From the point of view of the picturesquo 12.525.85gradual suppression by an increased measure of stone the existence of the dive sitas is "in 1135-44 self-government in matters lees important, this onionrless modera wurkut to be beglected, -$0,8{4.8%
The fandstory Slates of India differ greatly Elsewhere all is becoming dull and nuiform, 1140.60 among themselves. One, the Biola of Mysoru, In India wo love still surviving in a thriving 287.45 posscures representative institutions and a kind, and modern life, thoroughly constant with our of Parliament. Some of them are antocracies rule, and often with real loyalty to the Empress $1,024,970.80 of a medieval type. The diverelty which exists | Quesa commnaltes which in tuoir politicsi in- among them, and the comparatro popiarity of titutions recall Italy of the middle ages, which their rule, in spito in some cases of musgovern in their religious institutions take us back to ment, go to confirm the view-that our own the early ages of the historical world and 1,050.00 government is to inalistic, toe map inalined which in variety of costume, and pop of
to treat all parts of India as if they were prace display exceed knything which has been wit 237.95 tically one nounter, aliough any maity which assef in other parts of the world by those who 2,840.50 exists in India is the more creature of our rule, bay lived in more semantic days. 10,030.00 Thero in ne muster connected with the govern To the traveller udist ay be commenced as,
1008.04
ment of India which is more interesting than in spits of the dreariness of largo parts of its 984.99 3/473.03
this one of the diversity of the native Statos, of landscape, on the whole the bone of this feast Beauty by the whole and of the nemurit sits at forfach itp rev07 is the neighbour in St. Petersburg does nos exceed is military heed of the borders, can adopt their rate or lastre a cavalry emp of India, while the curs at will. Foy laen, except members of the soonery both of southern and Central India, Indian Civil Service, wheza înforest or whose and, in the cold weather, of these portions of 58,558.94 Cuss feeling is against a change have the know the north which ar within sight of the Himala
ledge which enables them to isonas this question san Range, is not to be nut with within the 93,200.2 and throw light upon it, but at it an interesting vast dominions of the Emperor of all the Ras fact that two du inguished members of the is. The srebitenture of the La-fist of all India Civil Service who have written upon the the bailings of the world in beauty of the maiter in recent years have both admitted that pearl mongus of Agra, and of the pearl mosque there is an amense doal to be said in favour of of Delhi, of the walls of Agra, and some of the native States Hyown opinion bat atenye.been palaces of Central India, stands before any of that, provided we keep the defense of Indis in the architecture of the world in chara, Now car banda, and hoop a general contrul of her that China is being as it is called "opened taration for defence purposes, anal to prevent to the world," and now that Japan las de 3,500.or the growth of customs barriers there is on the stroyed, not her soonery, but overything else 10,577.00 whole more to be wid for enumeraging what that was ploturesque, in her rage for modernity, 060 may be called nativa Ntates of very varying Lahia becomes more and mere the one country Lypoe than for encouraging the growth of con of the world in which the traveller can ad 1,437.10
brakestion weder our direct rule ince the those varied delights, natural and artificial too,.. $45 MD 37 mutiny, the Green's proclamation, and the which formerly he was able to look for in the faking over of the government from the East Middle Kingdom and in the land of the Rising Fadia Compony things have virtaally incuinal Sa
Hongkong & Shanghat Banking Oopperation Hokong & hangbei Banking Corporation Cashin tand
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Dr.
To rectors and allers
To bad debts and refunds attaching to 1897- Toata and taxes
1.
To interest kattoval Tururance cazar ma To Crown romanti To repairs and renovals soun
To wito offzítrö & fixtures 10,000.00. Ta dividend of per cent. .... 7308,00 To Sarry forward to new merconi 24:303.04
JATE IN SUEZ Ja Vimites "halle mating na 1955 NGCUTEk there and Slimnahsi and by ward a copy of this. Jolier to the Governiagat ng which be terms a short funny joks”.
Hoopike, ves the 11th Jane tetween Shanghai and Hongkong, the with the request that H. B.M's Cousulat Canton JAMESON, infant daughter of R. ADAR, Bowrington normal means of communciation by land lite call the attention of the Chinese authorities to Beanery,
1675 from Sharp Pesk having been interrupted in the valuable assistan rendered by the Chines Bevoral places by a typhoon. There will pre-officers and conveying to thorn the thanks of bably be delay for some days.
the Government. No calt they did a great deal of work-gratuitous, work and work which was very valuable to the connuity clephant might fall a prey to the hungry beast,
John Hall, who thinks that the Indian Hy balados from Sist Dec. 1927 $27,078.17 The ACTING REGISTRAE-GENERAL geconded. at one takes up bis gan to phase it back into Certed.
his cospanions of the danger. the cold mountains, and shoute to warn
The Daily Press,
HONGKONG, August 12th 1899. SPAIN'S reply to the conditions imposed by
gal, begs to acknowledge with many thanks Mr. A. G. Romano, Consul General for Porta as legacy the undermentioned amount from the estate of the late Mr. João da Matta Osorio, dooaased, for the Jesus Family Fund
Amoret already acknowledged ... $547.50 Mr. F. M. de Graca, Exgentor of The estate of the late Ir. Jono da Idatta Osorio, deceased.
8307.10
A meeting of the Legislative Commit will be hold on Monday next, at 3p.m. The follow-
Financimiantes (Nos. 10 and 11.) Kexution by Hon. Ho Kai
Chun Chrea..
THE VAXINE INSTITUTE AND THE SUPPLY
OF VACCINE LYNTH
Little Jup (waking up from
sleep) Taxir.
all his might and comes to the timely resutile: of his big yellow neighbour.
parent. $18,819:50. Dots written of forai- tie and fitarás.
•Lee writion off Estel
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The following letter from the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Clark) to the President was sub special attention of the Board to a renomcut milted have the honour to direct thy fica contaival in my annual report for the year 1897, that the Guveramont should undertake to Wing The while bear is trying to anatoa upply the Tang Wah Hospital authorities the irr hotso tender-piece from Shang Tantai throughout the year and offer smeli urful, I must fight for the cause of humanity, with an amplo supply of vaccins lymph Uncle Ban-By gom, Ion't stand ity it's bonus of my 20 cents to the Chines use otherwise the rustless as will devour the surgeons as that Hospital for every successful 400,000,000, vaccination performet by then, the results to e certified by the Government medical oflens attending that Hospital, A similar offer might be made to the Chinese Louse gurgaona of the Alice Memorial and Nethorsule ospitats i the Medical Superintendont would consent to vartily de resalts. I believe there is no recua why racaine should not be prepared in our done Jaigon." Vaccine Instituto throughout the year as is
his interpretar (Dr. Yang Wing) what they dividends on na alarm is about...
Unda Sam, hearing the noise, aka Uhrough By renter of shops and ou
Among the minutes appealed were the following.
The Acting Registrar General First nsk Mr. Ladds how it is they succeed in Sai like to know what is meant by being altaost gon whilst we fail in Hongkong. I should also wholly dependent on one usighbours for the
apply of lymph during an epidemic
THE KOWLOON:UESTOMS REPOBI.
20,000.00:-
26,818.50
By praat en hafal working Beochat for de months cedung 39th June, 1895 MA
Raraine and Benewal Acorn
To paying a coat of repairs and renewal
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in alat yuo es regards these largest questions.
We have continued to contralise libtle, adopt-
daring the half year unded Both June, 16288,652.22
ing for the whole of India, for example, an
CHARLES W. DILEE
excellent code of laws and we have introduced a MUST PRESERVE OUR ILLV- representative: element to a shght degree to
BIONS.
in his report on the trade of Kowloon for last By transfer 65 pad and tau acant
Mr. H. M. Elle, Cerimisalonur of Custorey bala formar 31 Dogambar 18911236 Provincial Councils and forested manteipalition
hy refunds your Boy
The hot tatal valss of the year's trade recons
$1,050.23.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED] THE BRITISH EMPIRE,
On the offer hand, we Lars sturentyped the
It is a singular circumstance, sags the Siamz xisting natire State of 1853 with little dinage Free Tris, that when Mr. Carzon was in Siam The countries whion like the Punjab had to attended the marriage of the late editor after their Aumaation heen treated as of this paper, and made a handcoms wedding distinct and governed on a more rough present to the young couple. Ho alas callest on and realy system then the rest of India Mr. Ellie several times in the Siam Trse Fiss have gradually and perhaps mistakenly ofLeo in order discuss Siames affaim. Mr. boon brought under the general stem Now Curzon always readily acknowledged that Siam there is one terrible drawback to root British was utterly rotto, and bound to smash soener rals in India, which le admitted by fair-minded later, but he surprised Mr. Lillie by rejest members of the Civil Servico and oven by the lug over and over again. Tes, ¡y, Bi Government. The finance of Iulie, just as it all you say but we manat proserie cur illusions, does not allow us to keep up a sofeiont au we must preserve our illusion." number of white officers to meet the strain of "war, oleo does not permit the existence in India of a suficient number of civilian administrators to really govern the country as magistrates, an INDIA,
kox gollenbors, and as ordinary rulers The THE HORRORS OF CIVILIZATION. When we come to deal with the Empire in judicial and administrative functions are cou-
By Tas RGT HON. BIR CHARLES W. DILKE, BART M.P.
Author of Greater Britain, &e.)
At the present moment the Under-Storotary
of State for Foreign Affairs would probably with M. Lillie in a hottor plays than Bangkok.
The Hand of the King's Own" will play the following programme at the Officers' Less, Mary Batanks, to-night, at 8 o'clock OvertureB]rasa”, ... Weber Selection..... Paglioci"
Loomall the United States as the basis of peace nego Leer Gyal Suite (3) Gullei
Intent. "Luia du Bal'
Greig tiations has reached Washington, and, al Section. "Scotland's Frida Arr, U. Godine
No. 4 Dance of Imps. though it does not amount to an unqualified Vale Di Seberetenden Geister". Hecker acceptance, it is ouaidered, according to
God save the Queet. Reuter, that it will be held to justify the nevation of hostilities. In that ce we may expect to hear almost immediately that in structions have been received: by Admiral DEWEY and General MERRITT to absṭnis from any attack upon the city of Manila. The army already in Luzon will no doubt bo much disappointed if they have to leave the country without having been afforded an opportunity of doing anything, and the
a decline of shout a sport, or Hk. 1, disappointment of not being allowed to de
7,000,000. This important deficit is more than eupy Manila will no doubt be shared by theing are the orders of the day
of ries from abroad, which fell from Ak. The accounted for by the decrease in this importation fest, though the latter fine its victory of the
12,200,000 in 1836 to Hk. Th3,700,000 in 1897, 1st May to console itself with. Nor will
owing mainly to the magnificent antrame orops baryected in tho Kwangtung vinou, partly to the disappointment be confined to tho
Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 3). First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance for
nati of Ubina usdally supplements its grain short crops in Anna and Tonkin (whenge this American forces or be caused only by the tho Naturditation of Qua-Li Choy, alias Chan
sapplies), and to scireity in India. The deficit Joss of opportualty of martial distinction. Spain has been easily worsted In the for the Naturalization of Leung Luk, alias Teung Mr. Ladds does all this work for nothing, abrogt also far exceeded any pravions cord
first resting of a Bilt entitled in Online
The Capiala Superintendent of PoliceThe export of rise to Hongkong for shipment in Gerefore an indication of local prosperity. struggle with her powerful antagonist, and
Cheung Soy a considerable amount of sympathy with the Naturalization of Li Chung, alios Lá Chau Iymph from Saigon for certain months and hot to the colonies of Hongkong and Macao dobil the kingdom within a kingdom-ritish fused, and they are exercised in districts which
First ruling of n Bill cutitkd an Ordinance for and I don't see why he should be saddled with and overpassed the limit of 500,000 pients au
it during the hot season. Why not obtain thorised by to provincial authorities for esport the defeated party is no doubt felt, even by
Bling
Second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance the Instiinte be open for the remainder of the further arpart of rise was testatore prohibited. those who think she was in the wrong. for the tashment of Vatings in the Sopreme Year Ask Mr. Ladds to ripari in detail in the month of August, and the prohibition lads-first demez da attention The Queen, are far too yeef for individual supervision. The morning, says the St. James's Fazette of 7th Sentiment, however, eaunot alter the plain
Cost.
The Metal car of Health" am continued in force to the end of the your. It gue in the United Kingdom as Queen of Government comes home to the rail cultivator July,wo more terrible stories have never The swappers aro ghastly reading his isaucy of the case, and students of the to anticrise the appropriation of a supplementary should be made to matufacture vaccine iyaph vines estoein above all ether kind the owns which she unites with bir original or whelming majority of the people of India are an of La Bourgogne and the terrible plight of the Committee on the Bill entitat an Orduanes most strongly of the opinion that an effort may be explained that the natives of this fprongland, of Scotland, had of Ireland-threext it must be remembered that the over been sot side by side than those of the sinking politics of the Far East will, we think, eight hundred and sixty-nine dallas wird ainety throughout the your, and from baffaicent demand, Hot, only among the wealthier chy Channel Islands In the rest of the Empire, outal fype in the form of tas native policeman, and utred and resolved into wors Bonding sha of the hundred and sixty-eight thousand at the Institute in this colony continousy grown in Kwangsang, which is therefore greatly older brown of Normandy representeil by the learned, quiet villagers of a torreumisaire ori. Spanish warships siter they had been rased generally agree that the occupation of tires cents, to defray the elarges of the year 1897. Manila by the American forces, even if it to end the law relating to the Registration of an order placed by the Government for the past of Chian. The faigh price, blained for Emprees of India. In Indio ale regine out that, in Agio-where perjury is a deeply the vessel is described by some of the Amer Third reading of the Bill entitled nas Ordinance done the Institute had botter by shellshod and thin United States, who are mostly from this the reigns as of the United Kingdom. Queen The Government boys often themselves painted selon feet outils Sautiago. The condition of Balves as is done at Saigon. If this carnot benea in Hongkong, but for the emigrants to out of the United Kingdom and of Indis, emplyed for Kasamal rowonn, si low wage mass of ret-bot from by the frs of the Arm ad been only temporary, would have had Tate Mark an excellent effect, not only upon the future mediately after the Caumit.
A meeting of the Finance Comics will be held supply of fymph from Baigon by evory Lacuole this pics les led to grind of singgling as Empress by state, and bas obtained in for routed Suititation to the getting up of all ions war dorrespondents and naval oflyers in of the Philippines themselves, but also upon.
mail.. At present we are almost wholly dependiu despite of the prohibition. There has also presents the hamizal power of the Mogas nt of abnas, of which the grave sandale which little book "The Bed Badgo of Courage." It out ou one mighbours for the supply of lymph bosna large dermed for rios in Japan, which the boight of their Imperial fame.coms from time to time reveal the fringes in rot sways safe to pin one's faith to the lifetime a separate Crown which more that re- the balance of power in this part of the
cases by smolt a police full ofBasalition innguage which vividly recalls that remarkable during smallpox epidemics, and I do not think has kept up Hongkong prices. The opening world. A simple withdrawal of the Ameri
that this is eruditable, to a colbuy such as of the West River to Feign to and the mest it is not wry, to elsssify the countries tunately inseparable from our direct als rider things that do and do not happed, for the Hongkong."
From Lue point of view of biodes of govern This partition of affair is uafer literal sourasy of gentlemen who describe can forces, though it might be dictated.
Patriot enforcement of the transit pass sys by disinterested and generous motives,
Dr. Lorso The Medical Ultear of Health Tem for both meets and exports have within the dominions of the Queen Indis existing condition of finance and I confem foluens of a chaste and restrained Western exaggerates the importance of continuons formed two potent forces in the current of statutory maureby, Leally autocratio, that the remedy appears to me to be to content press. But in this case we know that would not be so interpreted by the native
enmmer supply I strongly object to our the years trade. While hey have doubtless ander legislative securities imposed by the nazoves gith looking after the general taxs- the things they tell us of must. Enve cured races, and possibly even some European
depending on a large foreign apply of lymph been of great value le merchants and have stola Aos Tadiso Parliament. But in the defence and the rain lines of com- pretty much as they are represented. And for continuano of which we have no guarance. estonded the openinge for fommerce, they practice the powers of the Indian statutory plantion, and leaving the congerie of cou4- what a piolar of flax and fury, of mations might not be disinclined to Spain's reply reached Washington on Mon- disease of the calves and disorganisation to the disadvantage of the guns trade, with controled by the Secretary of State (u isaleh India composed a large dogico in It Canbein Desberlesstiption of the hell The main causes of our present tremblante bave tended to draw it in new channels, logislature, which is a non-electira body, rissome great ad some very supil of death and agony in their host internal forms, suggest that their own corsonstrations had day. It is bellosed rent it zu not an aqualfed or rather want And something to do in bringing abone acceptance of the American terms, but that it had a supply of as good lymph as could for tim provincial anthorities, who have saforThe great salf-governing solonies, vajoy Home: us—exteríaisotal indeed að first, and in eusy pasages in literature the iron skin of fas
Vaccine Instituto: Four
of organisation of the which alone this will has dings, and self the orontare of our Cabinet system internal matters to rule themselves. Of cours which land sem rested on board the Viccaya the dual result. In fact, however absurd it view of the hutiation of regular negotiations.
rendere the casantion of hostilities possible in bo get in the world-so its preparation enn
years ago wequently to the detriment of the revenue collected and in the last resort by the House of Common any change in this directian cool to but good by the American shell is one of the most awini may seen at the moment, to American
be carried out in Hongkong. The Japas tailment of supplies. This has been notably the colonies, such as the West Indian Islands, been made and has succeeded, where us for ins on the 1ron decke or climbing naked down the no inconsiderable embarrassment from this on ne with loosi Cabinets. The Crown be said that such an experiment, ass already any rot Kat, wounded and dying men roasting withdrawal would ultimately come to ke
INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL. ese were compelled to stop sammer preparation caso in respect of the trade in korcauce oil and Ceylon, and Mouration have various forms tance in the case of Mysore, we have handed mins, the elotted gane going off of their regarded as a running sway, and an Indions trading as the Tranerael torus must
The Protorin High Court has lecided that in Tokyo, owing to the high temperature pria. option yarn, both of which have her diverted of government all of them under the back to naturo rale countries which Curing long own soood from the heat, No man of letters desirable amount of encouragement would live in locutions onsite the townships, which must have a summer supply it is not catside their shipment in Native vaselt. Koxocens dit hem, is included within the Federal Commroll ofing in the way of any such changes but for intenses Scarcely Tere lurid, in their tipally, and formed n sammer farm at Nikko to Foreign bottoms, in spite the endeareur, control of the Colonial Secretary sud, minorities but been in our charge and to see who sat down of set purpose to describa sach 4,000 fost above the sea level. To find we by reefjustment of Native taxation, to favour therefore, also, in the leat resort of the extent subject to our gestem soche oral have made a more indelible int be afforded to the policy of bluff will be assigned by the Government.
the range of practical politics that we may have
Home Parliament. But F which is one of One tremendous diffenity is alleged sa rand pression of the harrows of unra yar in a Whatever the final settlement ouy be
farza on Thimashan in the future. Tho Ughters under Foreign Lag, which are towed to Australasia, at present a dormant Institution, which I recommend. It lies in the force re-way as the zooounts of the scenes on ilə--
now mostly shipped by small sailing craft or therefore, and oven if it be decided that
amcant of money that has been expended on the their destinations by steen-tuga. Veccino Institute has been ladiercely small
though it had for a tlion fairly useful existence. Fligions tenda, especially between Matoimenian Spanish was ships as the fight evamo, Lopelessne Spanish sovereignty over the Philippines ia
ompared with the importance of the muljoct.
Some colonia in South ® kivipa - mye. and Hinder, when protail in some parts of the the gamers deserting their guns best* A PARIS, 1 Angust.
The preparation of lymph was begun and
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
indirectly connected with the Balf-governing editry- Great towas, however, where they flash sad blood could no longer stand the hail Bismarck died of an affection of the lungs. in 1895, aud than thoes waa
carried out by Mr. Ladds until he sul on leave Singaport for this port on 19th just.
solony of the Cape of Good Hope through the fobiely zago, would not be left without some shot and shall, and being hot town by The Austria Toggl's steamer Gisela left fast that the Coramor of the Capos korrison Farts of the country peculiarly rub their officers for what can hardly be onla His death was uitandyl with comparatively thoroughly conversant
High Commissioner for them, and ben hardly boot to sucli feuds would have to he scoopted or cowardion, the serving out of unlimited quant- little suffering. He requested to the buried at who would or could carry it out. Pransition arrived at Vancouver at 8 s., en: Wednesday, the policy which he puts under the advice of always with her epamand of the railway ay ght to the last with dospiring, if driker, with the subjost The CP Resumer Fugreas of Japan dissociate bis sata with regard to them from to be watched, and the porumbaut Power would ties of wines and spielte that this were might at present usually talcar up a lot of spara time the 10th stent, ufter an dedinary day'e work, and in the case of
the Cape Ministers responsible to the Cape Partum and ber garrisons it strategie požuta, hare valor These dotures of a series of hopeless, PARIS, Sri Angost.
The 0.8. 5. Co.'s steamer Glance, from tioment. The Protoobymates, Apheres of Indnence tenqu to be sent into a disturbed district sainking shattered bulks, blowing themselves Bismarck's con has bova placed in the tion. Eu all the same from I hove visited may be expected here on about Tuesday 16th just of Influence are so at saally, reckoned sa N
Mr. Ladds has been done without any remunera Liverpool, left Eingapors on the 11th inst, and under Chartered Companies, and ether Ephures they sro, wat now tower of risiricharcho, in the presence of in Japan, India, and Amerio largo and
updi detall us the are reached their magazines Emperor Willana ani the impros, perding out staff has been appointed and Line) lett Singapore for this pert on the th
The N. . E, steamer Sale Mars (European wiele in sy group, becaan goge of them are of the the differences between district and valves, cal mimoly never be forgotten by The most expartanoad civilitza ure cousions and lowly shaking sa thu water rushed into the the building of a ma molonin.
tae expenditure was commensurate with instant, and is expected to arrive here on the Cape Colday, some of thele under the Foreign our Government fails to receive the firm support the mesory of those who merely read about indirectly connected with the self-goang diatrics of India In large part of the country - those who witnessed them and must long Ure iz the importaneo of the matter. I think at the 15th instant.
Ulley and wine of them under the Government of what is best among the natives on soontem la comfort at hud
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED OF THE “DAILY PEK3R.”) LUSION 9th August. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
[FROM TONKIN PAPERS.] FRINOL BISMARCK'S FUNERAL
s remain unimpaired, it would be desirable for Amerigun prestige that a preliminary condition should be the occupation for an agreed period of the city of Manila The city had beep at the mercy of Admiral Friedrichsrake.
DEWEY for the last three months, and fo our own park we are inclined to think that the gallant Admiral has made a mistake in Juut taking it. General MERRTY has since
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