INTIMATION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 1901
The death is reported from Fooflow of De. last montli's Census are made public, of considering how the various districts Underwood, a well-known medical practitioner
divided at Pagoda Anchorage. into which the Colony is have fared. Then also the different eluments composing the non-Chinese scetion will have been separated. At present we
A. S. WATSON & CO., can see that the growth of population is not
LIMITED.
flagging and hit the failure of the years 1891-1897 to attain the estimated figures has been compensated for by the rate of increase in the years 1897-1901. Various reasons tend to. niake a Ceytus: not al together reliable, ticularly in such a
A Paris telogram of the 9th inst, reporia that Mgr. Farier, Roman Catholic Bishop of Feking, has started on his return journey to Chiva.
Thy N-C. Durly Nets tourns that the German naval authorities are engaging pilots within view ton e entual expedition up the Yangtzo River.
The P. and O, steamer Plassy loft. Singa- pore for this port on the 28th inat, at 6 pm...
on the 1st March at about 4 p.m.
CHAMPAGNES Placas Hongkong, and the unexpectedly with
TO DRINK-ATTRE
RACE
JACQUESSON, Dry Marquetturio, 1993.
Brut Naturel, FILS
ISPE
JULES MUMM
Dry
Extra Dry
the catward English mails, and is dus here
A Tüatsin telegram to the Merintele reports that Austria has taken possession of nearly 500,000 trube-of-land-on-the-left-bank of the Pallio at Tientsin, just above the Italion "con-
small Egures of 18997 were. perhaps to be attrimted to some of the causes suggested at the time But in the present year the diate appears to have been wall chosen, and except that the entry under the beading of Mercantile Marina is obviously repiecession. sentative, the figures should represent the true state of affairs. When the fuller- details are to fund it will be possible to estimate the true value of the returns. ·
Thy Mother Superior of the Italian Concent legs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sum given for the extension of the Confont:
C. Freriell, Esq., $100.
During the 24 hours preceding noon yesfor day one fresh case of plague (Chino) was reported, which muded fataly. The figures last- wech worn live cases and five deaths
The return of visitors to the "City" Hull Library sad Museum last wook shows that 28 Anyone who I been to the MEETINGS non-Chinoso and 77 Chinoze visited the former institution, 97 non-Chinese and 9677 Chinese-
at ASCOT ami GOODWOOD will remember the latter.
י.
Apart from the five plague cases. laat wank, thoso WINES as being FAVOURITES with the cases of communicable disease reported in
ROYAL and other distingüished Owners.
SOLE IMPORTERS--
the Colony were-Elven of cholers in the Harbour (thres fatal), all imported from Singa poro; one of diphtheria (Portuguese); and one of smallpox (Chinese), which proved fatal. ̈ ̈
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In spite of the early hour (it was before am at which the dunam arrived yesterday, it was 4 pm, before the bulk of people even on Queen's Road and the Pruya began to re- ceive their papers. The Post Office was unable A. S. WATSON & CO.. to cope with the situation of an outgoing and
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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-BIRTH.
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On the 25th February, at 15, Mosjus Junction, the wife of Mr. M. J. E. DA CUNHA; of a son. 598 MARRIAGE...
At Hankow, on the 14th Felinary, by the Rev. Grifith Jolin, DD, ALISERT LISTRE 10, L. M. 8. Yochou, to ELIZABETH AUGUSTA WYLE, L. M. S., Haukow.
DEATHS
On the 16th February, 1901, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, WILLIAM HAMELIN, aged 24
years.
The Daily Press.
incoming mail on the same morning.
The cricket pavilion of the Yokohama Cricket Club was destroyed by fires the even Tog of the 14th instant. It is supposed that the fire started in the bathi-room. Everything has been lost.
L'Avenir du Tonkin commands the discussion on education raised here by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria to the notice of educators of youth in Tenkin, whom war contemporary adrises to compare thoir institutions with those of Hong- kong.
Messin Mündell-Riedell, representatives of the Krupp Co., recently returned to Shang: hai. They are going to establish iron-works in Ching in view of the prohibition placed upon the import of axis.
The Bangkok Times reports that, one of the threo en charged with the raurder of Mr. Johannes, the E.R.D. overseer, was arrested on the 3rd iust, His capture was affected by the assistant Amphor at Potaram in the province of Rathuri, and he is now awaiting kie trial at that town,
The noning into operation of the new Japanese tariff on sugar bus ten fixed for the at April instead of the 1st October, according to the Nagasaki Press. The change was found necessary in order to check the importation of large quantities of sugar in anticipation of the
tariff, which importation it is stated would cause a further exodus of gold from the
"Owing to the lamented deaths of Messrs.country. Bounsòvelle Wildman sud Paul Jordan, it should
the present nesting of the Jockey Club
The Gazelle (London) notilles-Captain W. A. Coron, Queensland Defence Forde, to be an
Assistant Provcat-Marshal, China Fiski Força, graded as a Depaty Assistant Adjutant General and to have the temporary rank of Captain in ` the Army whilst no employed.
Mr. John Adamson, the artist and son of Me. William Adamson, C.M.G., has completed two portraits for the Singapore-Town-ball. One is of the late Governor, Sir Charles Mitchell, ordered by the Municipality, whilst the second
is of the lato Mr. Thomas Shelförl, a subscrip tion portrait, to be hung in the Town-halt.
Advices received at home from Malta on tho Pist ult, repariert the battleships Canopus and
and the Ocean, Captain the Hon. Asslistou G. Ocean had been ordered to proceed to China, Curson-Howe, left the port on the 23rd for that matination--a Olory, Gelinth, Canapes, and Deçan are sister vessels, which worė laid dowu. in 1898,
The British Government has apparently definitely decided to have a Resident in Fotors. This is an appointment that has been contra». dicted. It would snows that the appointment is likely to be made this time. As Mr. Clifford's services will now be available, on relinquishing the Governorship of North Borneo, it is possible, of course, that he might receive the new post.
It is subject of romark that in the list of promotions and decorations issued regarding the Ashanti campaign, the nuns of Colonel Stuart, the distinguished hollier who had com. mand at the base, and who, though ill, stuck to his post to the last, does not appear. Colonel Stuart fought in Chine and in Egypt with "Chinese Gordon, and in other parts of the world since has done brilliant work for the Empire.
The Reichsauseiger announces the following decorations conferred upon officers of the Japanese crniser Yakumo:Captain Fago, of the Red Eagle of the Soc. nd Cines. First Lieutenant Kawakazi, Order of the Red Eagle of the Fourth Cluss. Frigato Captain Kato, Order of the Crown of the Second Class. Chief Engineer Ite, Order of the Crown of the Second Class.
The Yakumo is au 'armoured
cruiser built at Stettin.
A balloon detachment of two officers and fifty men has been despatched from Versailles to join the French expeditionary force in Chive. The balloons takon, saya the United Bervier Guzette, have a capacity of either 300 or 600 cubic metres, They are inflated with hydrogen
be noted that the China pony Thistle (Br. R. The Italian Government, which has hitherto Wildman and the Waler grifin Peach Blossom been represented at Shanghai by merchant (Mr. "Pogoke ") are scratched in all the races at Consul, has decided to appoint Major Cesareas, which is carried, condensed by a pressure of Nerazzini tó be Consul-General at that port, more than 200 atmospheres, in steel tubos, Major Necazzini, who is forty-five years of age. Each of these contains from five to ten cubio has already visited China, as in 1878 he was metres of gas, and is so light that a man can member of the suite of the late Duke Amadeo of easily carry one on his shoulder. The datach, Aosta on the occasion of his Royal Highnessent look with it à sufficient supply to influte Toyage to the Far East on board the Yelter, each balloon six or seven times, as when emptied the tubes must be returned to Frames Pitun
to be rocharged.
We call dar renders attention to the notice in another culars of a lecture to be delivered, under the auspices of the Hongkong Odd Volumes Society, by Mr. J. J. Francis. K.C. The loeture will be delivered at the City Hall on the 5ti pror., and the title is. An Exami. nation of the Situation in the Far East. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., will be in the chair.
The arrangements for the coming boxing tournament at the Theatre on the 28th inst. and. 1st and 2nd prox. ars progressing rapidly, and the notice of Thursday's events promises. excel
It is reported from Shanghai that the local Chinese were in high spirits at the close of their year, and the native banks were well supplied with money, having slieen great discretion in the way of advances during the last three or One significant fuel, which is a four months. sign of the ease of the money market, is that
The London correspondent of the Birming "Prince Ching and Li Hung-chang, according
Lam Post says:Orders, I learn, will probably to the Asahi, have appealed to the Government be given by the Siamese Government in the HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cat Hsianfa to recognise that the troops under spring for some buttaries of machine guns and LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC Governor Yuan are the best drilled and masta quantity of ammunition, for both these and disciplined of all the Chinese troops and that all arms. Though, says my informant, one some companies of them should therefore be heare little of it in Europe, there is no dould chosen as an Emperial bodyguard. They have that the organisation and equipment of the notified the Governor of the matter, but Yuan Siamese army have made wonderful progress made three conditions before he would accept during the past year, and the King is taking The arrangement,
HONGKONG, 26th February, 1901
sent to the late Queen.
the liveliest interest in the work.
Referring to the transport proposal to five- thousand Boer prisoners from South Africa to
India, the Madras Mait says:-It is not too much to presume that the suggestion has em nated from Lord Roberts himself, who is so well
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
SHANGHAI, 25th February, 7-55 p.m.
MANCHU PRINCES TAKE REFUGE
AT NINGHSIA.
RIGHTS OF NATURALIS D PERSONA. The ATTORN BY GENERAL MÖVed the second- od reading of a Bill entitled in Ördinsons to repeal al Ordinances for the naturalisation of parsons as British subjects within this colony. and to make provision for the preservation of the rights of such persong. He said he only wished to move the second reading, as ho da rod the Bill to stand over till next meeting. | there, boing some fów cases of persons mention. od in the mobadals not having taken the oath of allegianco. He was of opinion that a faw of these persons were deed, but
BOL of the ease of th090 who were dead, he did not others might possibly come forward. In the
think it would be wise to strike them ont, because the question might arido na
Baliable private advices from Hsianfu to whether their onldren were hean after naturalization. In the oss of the others who state that Princos Taan and Chuang, Dubicad not talon the oath, it was quite clear their
Ninghsia for refuge, Lan and General Tung, have all fad to names should be struck ont
REUTER'S SERVICE.
· London, 23rd February.
THE LOSS OF THE RIO DE JANEIRO." Further particulars of the loss of the Rio de Janeiro state that the abip struck in a fog with the pilot on board and sank in twenty minutes treat confusión provatled and saverat bosta were capsized. 122 lives were lost, 24 saloon passengers, 19 officers and 43 Asiatic passen gere. Seventy-nine were saved, including 12 cabin. 15 Asilitic passengers and 11 offers The deaths of Dir. and Mrs. Wildina and children ara donfirmed.. Capt. Ward sank with the ship.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
-COUNCIL..
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Hong- kong Legislative Leuncil was held in the Coun oil Chamber at the Government Offices, there being present
HisEXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR (BirHENRY, BLAKE, G.C.M.G.). P
Hon, J. H. STEWART LOCHHAET, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary)
Hoa. W. MEIGH GOODM F, KL. (Attorney General).
How A. N. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. R. D. ORESBY (Dirsator of Public Work).
Hon. F. H. MAY, C.MG. (Captain En porintendent of Police).
Hon. BASIL TAYLOR(Acting Harbour Master). Hon, C. P. CBAKE, U.M.G Hon. Dr. Ho Kat. Mon.-3. THUREUEN,
Hon. R. M. GRAY, Hon. J...J. Kaswież Hon, WI A YOK.
Mr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clark of Cann
cik).
PAPER.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table the returns of the Superior Umut for the year. 1000.
FINANCIAL
The COLONIAL, Sea, land on the table Financial Minute No. 9, and moved it referred to the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER sconded, and the motion was carried.
The COLONIAL, SECRETARY seconded and tho motion was carried,
The
WAT KANG!jou of the Bill in committe
It was pointed out by His Excellency that while all children born in the Colony during. British rule are Britiske sabjects, it mat. I understood that the children not bara in tho Jolony, of decossed persons, for whom a Natazalisation Ordinance had boon pavard, but who had not baken the oath presented in such- Ordinazce, dre not British subjects; sud that to become so they require naturalisation.
REVISION OF JURY LIST,
The question of the revision of the jazz list was considered privately by the Council, which rose inmediately after
MEETING OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE,>
A mesting of the Finance Committee was helt immenintely after the Connol meeting. the Colonial Secretory presiding, that recommending the Council to vote a sam of $260.1 to defray a portion of the cost of artra provisions supplied to the Naw Territory Police Stations during the disturbances i June Inst.
The rote was agreed to.
There gue only one minute on the paper.
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 24th February,
BEFORE MB. HAZELAND,
THE CASE OF ME. NERVEGNI. Mr. Haseland gave his decision in the Case of U Nervegno, merchant, Queen's Road Contial, who was prosented by Cap tain Superintendent May, under the Arme and Ammunition Ordiasnos, 1900, for the un- ful possession of 65 casos of revalvars-with- Tout s' licenes. Hisorship dismissed the sammons. The full text of the decision will *ppear in to-morrow's issue, t
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Mr. Hazeland dealt with quite a number of drunkards yesterday morning, all of them so. men. The Arst case was that of Fred Holtie, stoker, U.8.8. Oregon, who pleaded guilty to disorderly condnot in a shop in Queen's Road Central, willst drunk, and damaging property to the rate of 70 cents, on the with inst. He was fined £5 and ordered to pay 70 cents coni. pensation to the complainant.
John Hudson, zsamás, 5B, BAN
Michael J. Rooney,
masalmist, U.2.8. Concord, whit U.S.transport Ebert, Georice alorris, Meward, were brought up sa separsta: charges of being aroak and incapable of sea, Miller, tanto on and B, or
Charles-Miller, Bremen
J.
the steamer Fomany, was ined 83, or 10 days. for disorderly behaviour in the pa
atrost, whilst drank, He went to prisen.
The COLUNIAL SECRETARY laid on the table
DISORDERLY GERMAN NGAMEIGAN the report of the Finance Committee (No. S
Max Kalacks and Gustav Smith, poanten, of and moved its adoption.
Germany, pleaded not guilty to behaving in a, The COLUSIAL TERASORE Bonded, and disorderly manner, whilst drunk, in the publis the motion was carried.
street on the 23rd inst. defendant was figlit THE PUNISHMENT OF FLOGGING.
P. C. New said the first The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proposed the frating with some soldiers. Witzeas arrested him,
the motion was carried.
THE LAWS EKLATING TO TRUSTEES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL IToposed the third reading of the Hill entitled an Ordinazes to consolidats and amend the Laws relating to Trustous. He said This Bill was referred some time age to the Standing Low Committee. it was examined by that committee and certain As umonded by the randmeate were lande committee I propose that the Bill be read third time...
The COLONIAL SEUZETARY woonded, and the Bill, was read a third time and passed.
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DAMAGING POLICE PEOPERTY. The second defendant Gustav Smith was further charged on the complaint of Inspector MaLennan with damaging a cell padlock at the Central Police Station to the extent of about
the tatio
Luspector MoLanann said the defendant was very noisy in the cell and behaved like a mad man. The padlock had been readefod useless.
His Worship Bued the defendant or 7 days for malicious damage to property, and $20.com- pensation or 14 days hard labour, the sentences to be consecutive and to come into effect: after
that in the first case,
constable had to be called in.
A fine of $3, or 10 days imprisonment, wax
font sport. Four ties in such competition will rio interest whaterer was offered for money at Faoquainted with the Nilgiris, and its advantages reading of a Bill entitled an Ürdinanes to con and was assaulted he the mcond defendant, who At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on Sunday, he decided, manking siztorn pairs in all, so that the end of the year, a very unusual, if not na ƒ for ths pairpose. This being so, it may be taken solidate and amend the Laws relating to the tried to effect a resched
as pretty certain, we think, that the proposal Punishment of Flogging. He said I should
The defendants, who said it was all through the 17th February, 1901, GEORGE SAMBEL WILLIAMS, late 2nd Engineer of the steamer spectators will not be able to complain that unprecedented, state of affairs among the native will eventually be carried out. The Madras like to say that this Bill does not alter the law, drink, ware Hand $5, or 14 days hard labour, Fungahun, aged 3 years, son of Mrs. J. T. Prax- they do not een onough. The affair promises banke at such a period.
anthorities are not unnaturally averse to the but makes clear the present state of the low, ch. The fret defendant paid-bis tine, but the
which is rather difficult to gather from the second went to prisoner How and the late Captain W. WILLIAMS.
to be a thorough success.
project, for the responsiblities of housing, various alterations in the different Ordinances,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, und supplying and guarding a large body of pri- soners-of-war are such that ary authorities might shrink from, while the water-supply is already an anxious problem at Coonoor, Welling ton, and Ootacamund. For residents and visitors on the Nilgiris, too, the presence of a big camp of the kind is likely to hare many In looking at the figures arrived at by the
disadvantages, especially in the rising of prices of all commodities. Be all this as it may, how Census of the Colony taken-on-the-18th
ever, we do not believe that either the authori ties, Civil and Military, or the general pubile January, it is interesting not only to cóm-
THE LAWS RELATING TO RATING, pare the figures of the 1897 Census- (as-is The Foreign Office last month received the The U.S.S. New Orleans which arrived in residing on, or visiting the Nilgiris will protest
The next item on the agenda was- Third
BEFORE ME. KENT, done in the return supplied to us by the flag which was flying over the British Legation Nagasaki harbour on the 14th instant reported against such a step being taken, if it is thought Colonial Secretary), but also those of 1891.at Peking during the siege. The flagstaff, that the weather at Shanhaikwan has been very to be the best possible in the Empire's interest. reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to We cannot understand, however, why these Boer consolidare and amend the Laws relating to
ASSAULT BY AN ARTILLERYMAN, Rating." By doing so we see before us a record of ton which is painted white, and is of great thick bad since the coast has been ice-bound. The se
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said Just be lory, was charged with assalting one Mok-~
Michael Tuohy, ganner in the Royal Artil years' growth of our Colony. The full re.ess, has been sawn off, and the flag itself is on the 8th inst, or thereabouts, was not only leg prisoners-of-war have not been sent to Great
the Conuel it was riddled with bullets and torn alrost into shreds, bound hat something like a gust ics flos. The Britain itself. There are tracts like Dartmoor fore coming into
me that in the definition, a school teacher, on the 23rd inst. H port on the returns is not yet published, so
affording striking evidence of the forceness of pier at Chingwantao was damaged in various and Exmoor where camps could be established pointed out to
A Chinese constable declared that he saw the "that it is impossible as yet to estimate the the sanit which was carried sp.. The Bag Places. There were British, French, German, and guarded with greatest case. In fact, during of the city of Victoria the estern boundary denied the chargers NEET
is described
straight line from daendant strike the complainant. The ne growths of the different nationalities except ta and its accompaniments were sent hohe Japanese and Russian warships in the offing: the great war with Napoleon, there was a huge the skew bridge at the south-west corner fendant resisted witness when he attempted is as distinguished into the two classes of non-by the British authorities at Poking as a pre-but communication with the shera was often in-camp for French prisoners-of-war at Prince of Causeway Bay to Wong-ni Chang public arrest him, and the assistance of a European
school-hause, produced southward until it terrupted. The cold was intense and the deck town on Dartmoor and what suited the French Chinese and Chinese. In the year 1891 the
meets the southern boundary." I am officers anffered terrible hardship.
might suit the hardier Boers. strength of the non-Chinese population (of
informed that the skew bridge ・here mon- whom 3,115 were naval or militury) was | The Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Director of Publio
Our Shanghai morning contemporary is not THE WRECK OF THE CITY OF Director of Public Works, and he suggest lawin possession of a quantity of milk, sugar,
therefore put myself into communication with 7,891, males and 2,555-females; that of the Works, is shortly going bone. on a well-earned Chinese, 49,694 males and 61,301 feruales holiday, leaving on 12th March by the Pacific naturally shocked at the recent scene at our giving thus a total of 19,440 uon-Chinese Mail Company's stammer China, and travelling | Bonitary Board (which, by the way, the Daily and 210,995 Chinese, and a grand total of by way of America. Mr. W. Chatham, Aris News understands, is a Government affair, 221,441. Now the sou-Chinese: pilation tant Director of Public Works, who is ratura. thungh in that inexhaustible mine of know. ing from his acution, is a passenger by the lodge, the Chronicle and Directory, it is re- exclusive of the naval and military forces, Gorman lizer Stuttgart, which is expected to legated to a place by itself under 8. and is not vised by cable that the follow ng bin pas- in 3,824 males and 3,403 females, the arrive here about 6th March. He will assame allowed to mingle with the other Government sengers who were on board the City of Rio
While in committee the Council. agreed to HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Chinese, 196,851 males and 72,065 females the dufice of the Department during the ab Offices under G."), and says:It cannot but bo de Janeiro have been saved :--- giving totals of 9,227 non-hinesound sense of Mr. Ormsby, to whom we extend our
painful to see a high official whosa whole, hity Mr. Brander, Mr. Carpenter Mr. Harpen, the suggested alteration, and on the Council
reining the Bill way, on the motion of the A general meeting of the members of the 268,416 Chipse, and a grand total of heartiest ishes for an enjoyable trip.
it is to preserve the peace, and who has received Mr. Sacht, Mr. Holtz, Mr. Alcott, Miss Horian ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded by the Coto-association will be held at Volunteer Head- high honours from Lis Sovereign for his success and Mrs. West. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Castle, of NIAL SECRETARY, road a third time and passed. quarters (by kind pernitation of lient Col Sir 277,643. Thus the non-Chinese civil in-
THE LAW OF LIBEL AND SLANDERS JW Carrington, K., M.G) on Monday, crease in the ten years is 1,048; the Chinese Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. J. W. King as a peace-preserver, challenging a colleague on San Francisco, and Mr. Klose, luté of Messric
an important Government Boar to edme out Arnold, Karberg and Co, who were passengers second reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinstoepassing the accounts and electing dom
The ATTORNEY-GENEEL proposed the 4th March, at 6.15 pm, for the purpose of increase is 57,421; and the total increase, offered for sale by auction at the ofleas of the exclusive of army aati navy, 58,459, Tak Public Works Department several lots of Crown and fight in the public highw...j like an in- from Hongkong, left the ship in Japan and did to amend the Law of Libel and Blauder. The mittes and officers for 1801
larid. Hunghon Inland Lots Nos. 230 and 231 | ebriated bouchcomber. What an example in set not proceed to San Francisco.
Dill, he said, brought the law of Hongkong in The following is the report an ing into consideration now the census of
to line with that of England. The Chief During the rear a
e a new, ngreement was were bought by Mr. D. H. Silas, the former ter to the police force under his care! Every now. 1897, we shall find that the deduction of 35,100 (upsat $1,275) and the latter for $20 and then we see demands in the Hongkong From LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Justice was preparing a new edition of the ed into between the Naval Authorities and the Statute Laws of the Colony, and in the conreusociation for the use of the range, which this rather bewildering array of figures is above the upset, which was $1,275 The con- that the City of Victoria should be granted
The P. & O. steamer Plassy Left Singapore of considering the defamation and Libal Or. eams into optation of the lat. October last, that while in the first six years of the decade tenta in square foot were 7,125 each. Hunghein maulcipal autonomy with a Council nobled for this port ou 24th inst., ut ip.m., with the dinasce, It87, for insertion in that work, it was The weekly tonitions baie betrs vary, well the increase to our Chinese population was Inland Lots Nox. 32, 233, and 234 were bought on that of Shanghai There would of geureo outward English mails, and is due bere au the noticed that amendments had not been made to attended, and some no scores, kaye been made. meet the case of this colony, although the Im Cups were won by Armour sergant Blair roughly seven times as great as that to the by Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, for the Land event be efficial members on such & Council, beeps 1st March at about 4 pm.
The Imperial German Mail steamer: Stuffperial logislation on which the Ordiasno was and M Sergeant Wallang no-Chinese element, the proportion in the ment Company, in each case for $20 above the nothing is done in Hongkong without the mis-gart, caring the German Maila with dates bused hail bodified by recent Acts of Parlis Hongkong gain, wont say, interpoft match, last four years was not five times as great. upset, the upsut being 34,275,34,278, and $12,440. ture of the official element, but if challenges to froin Berline of the 4th inst., loft Colombo met. Thepen Bill, in conjunction with the score of 930, making the third suscassivo
The contents in square feet were 7,125, 7,125, fight are given in such a dull debating subiety on Sunday, the 24th inst, am, od may be ex- Ordinance of 1887 would have, that effecti But, nevertheless, numerically the Chiness and 20,734. Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1121, the Spuitary Board ordinarily is, what would pected
hers on or about
The COLONTRI proday, the 7th
SECRETARY Beconded, and theThe committes desire to thank their many. Mare majority is growing at a vast rate and situate at Fuk Tsun Heung, fetch 473 cents happen in a Municipal Council in Hongkong ?
German Mail steamer Krauti, The Council then went into com thee to to the prize fund at 50. threatens to become a serious problem, es per foot, the prism being $1,960 (upset $300). The Press would be recording such rows as chon left Kobo rin. Nagasaki and Blangbai, consider the Bill clause by slaure, and on thie pecially on the mainland. We shall have Contents in square feet, 4,000.- LA Ping and broke up the world-renowned Society upon the on Sunday pm, the 24th inst, and may be or Connel rasuming, un alterations basing been pected here on or about Tuesday, 5th March. made, the Bill was sold a third time and passed. an opportunity, when the full results of Li Chung Shia were the purchasenje
Stanislaus.
RIO."
NAMES OF PABSREGERS SAVED.
tioned has been rimently dove away with Tampocet EROVI87
Two servant bore were charged with the an-
od that instead of the words “skew bridge" we should use the words centre of the aulah bid, butter and vesta, to the value of about | 833, on the 24th itset. They pleaded not guilty, crossing the Shaakiwa Road." In order fast but could give no arplanation as to how they Mr. J. 8. Van Borop. Agent of the Pacife the alteron may be made I propose that the became possessed of 216 goods, and wore fuod Mail Steamship Co., ́informs that he is ad. Council go into committee to consider the gun or dus month's hard labour, each Both
chase relating to the definition of the city
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the went to prison, motion was carried
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was enter
heiser and donations
INNUR THOOTE Honorary Secretary: Hongkong,nd February, 1901,