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Chinese had the enterprise to improve them or the Government the foresight to reduce the taxation upon them. The tea trade has been killed, in spite of tinuous full the great
advmtige of the heavy and
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nothing to improve the leaf, and the Govern- ment would not forego a cash of the taxation imposed upon it. It is equally doubtful whether they will avail themselves of the advantage which the possession of the raw material gives them to manufacture their own yaris, The Chinese are not wanting WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. in enterprise, but the rapacity of their officials acts as a dead weight upon all enterprise in the nature of manufactures SHERRY.
Por Doz. Per Bot. requiring large outlay. Even where industrial enterprises are started by Chinese there is constant $10.80 $0.90 lack of organisation and, a
tendency to allow machinery to fall into disrepair that prevent any solid progress We should be glad, all 12.00 1.00 in tзis direction.
the enme, to see a development of China's exports, and much might be done towards this end, even though a gold standard were 1.20 adopted.
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It may be taken as a hopeful sigh of the 1.35 times that Prince Sp, Commandant of the Peking Gendarmerie and Commissioner of Roade in the Capital, is wishful for the services of a legal adviser. A recent despatch to the N.-C. Daily News reported. that a Mr. SHEN TIEN-BHOV, harrister-at- lawa native of Ningpo, who obtained his education and profession in Europe and has a large practice in the Straits Settlements, was in Peking, having been three times
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At the great review at Farison the Itih Inst., the National buliday, overal hundend soldiers suffered from sunstroke.
Mr. Niner, chief officer of the British calling
vessel
Elizabeth Nicholson, has died at the General Hospital, Shanghai, from cholers.
The Bangkok Tintes understands that Mr. W. A. Evans is to be Air. Warington Smyth's successor in the Siamese Legation in London.
A Berlin telegram of the 15th inst states that nearly the whole German Proms will in very sympathetic tarms upon the appointment of Mr. Balfour as Premier.
A woman named Majaki Kiku, 27 years of ago, a second-class passenger on the 0.8.K steamer Taichu Maru, jumped overboard with a baby in her sims on the morning of the 5th inst, while the ship was on her way to Nagasaki From Kobe Belk were drowned, says the Naguaki Press, for all efforts to regeus or recover the bodies were in vain. The reason for the suicide ja nukuowu.
The prevalence of cholera in severs! places in Japan has caused the Home Department sutuorities to take precautionary messures for the prevention of the disease. On the 9th inst. instractions were jamed to the Governors of various prefectures, Picapt the Hokkaido, direct. ing them to station health officials at the principal railway stations and to direct attention: to the condition of passengers, but. In such a meber as not to cause any inconveniences to the travelling public.
On the 7th inst. at Bangkok, a murder was committed, the riotim being a boy of about twelve years old who is said to bare been the central figure in a top knot cutting onremony. The reason of the murder is difficult to ascer
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in clause 30 that "all soconuts for water supplied in exoems to be issued within 30 days." He drew attention to the delay which occurred
TEN OPZompany selling gas or alsotidelty. He belleved
the
than the
A meeting of the Legislative Connell was in ending out the acounts and said he saw hely
yesterday in the Council Chamber no rotson why a Government Department rolling Present Y
water should be in any diferent position from a TEBING THE GOVERNMENT, Major General Ble that the Gas Co. had more mosters to attend to W. GABoomen, EC.M.G. (Commanding
the Government Department, yet i ther could Troope), Va
send out their wants within 15 there was no reason why, a Government Department should no do it within 30 days, wherese the F..
D regularly took three months and the accounts had boun known to be four and a half months late..
Hon FE. MAY (Golonial Secretary}. { [" Yen Bir HENEYSPNoke Bankar, Kr.
LONDON, 19th July.
ENGLAND AND CHINA The Marquess of Lansdowne speaking in the House of Lords, said that the British Govern (Attorney-General) mont is prepared to hand over the lutramural portion of the Peking railway to Chins, but | (Harbour British Seanois interests must be safeguarded
Hon Commander RM. Ruasar BN
Hon.
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Clare (Medical Officer of
and communication between Peking and the ses Health ZEN
secured Great Britain was justly indigusst with the Chinese, but she was never vindictivo. le had received a proposal from the British commissioners at Shanghai, foreshadowing an arrangement for giving greater scope to British commerce is the Far East.
THE ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN, Regarding Lord Cranborne's reference to the alliance with Japan, the Marquess of Lans- downe made a statement similar to that by Mr. Balfour in the Hease of Commous
THE ECLIPSE STAKES. The following is the result of the race for the Eclipse Stakes ran at Sandown yesterday -- Dake of Devonshire's Cheers "A . 1 Col. McCalmont's Bising Glues 20 Bir J. Blundell Maple's Noyal Lancer 3 BASUTO CHIEF IMPRISONED FOR TREASON,
The Basato chief Joel has been sentenced 10
a year's imprisonment for high treason during the late war in South Africa.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ THE CABINET,
It is anderstood that Mr. George Wyndham in definitely included in the Cabinet, continning
been specially selected, and procured finvited by telegraph to join His Highness's tain, but the boy's mother says he was stabbed in office as Chief Secretary for Ireland.
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Ningpo on the 6th it. A native Labourer A very peculiar sccurrence happened at
engaged in the reconstruction of the Bund was chanced taking down some scaffolding when he
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in the neck and shoulders by several man who service as legal adviser at a salary of eight afterwards fiei. The boy died almost immedi hundred taels per month. It does not alterately. She says that she called upon a police the case much that Mr. Saex apparently is constable to arrest the murderers, but that he not ennmoured of the offer, nor likely to refused to interfers. accept it. We presume that the will must. be accepted for the deed, and it is at say rate gratifying to find that the Celestin mind can evon contemplate the employment of a legal agent trained in Western methods to facilitate the dealings of the authorities when they come into conflict with Foreign interests. The reasons given for Mr. SHEN's declinature of the post indicate just where the Imperial proposal fails. In the Arst place, it is notorious that those in high place in China trent with galling contempt A. S. WATSON & CO. and as renegades their follow-countrymen who have been abroad and have assimilated, LIMITED,
more or less, Western ideas and training. Mr. SHEK could hardly be expected to be immune from such persecution. Again it is not surprising that a lawyer of his standing, with a practice which brings him on an average three or four times the amount offered," should think twice beforo. consenting to remast in Peking merely as legal adviser with no power and without the locks stundi that a Government legal adviser in any other civilised country usually enjoys. These objections would unfortunately apply to any native lawyer of Earpean training who might be appointed.
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HIETH. On the 2nd July, af Amoy, the wife of Bay.
son, ARTHUR GRONOR.
DEATHS.
On the 14th July, at Nagasaki, Eress ELECHYNDEN, aged 8 years.
On the 15th July, at Stevenside, West Gate, Shanghai, SABAH Kras, M.D, of Women'e Union Missionary Society of America, aged 85 years,
to slip into the river. The unfortunate man was haver seen again alive for although number of sampans at once pat out to higan tance and dragged the river, for quite a long while no trace of him could be discovered. Some hours afterwards a fisherman engaged in the pursuit of his craft felt his bet, very heavy and thinking he had a big haut palled the net in eagerly. As soon as he got it to the surface, however, he perceived to his horror that the shes held, not as he had fondly hoped, a shoal of leaping silvery fish, but a grisly native corpse. The body was afterwards identified us that of the poor Jabearer who had been drowned earlier in the day. The necessary investigation having has held by the authorities, the body was hand. ed over to the friends of the deceased, by whom
it was buried, -
TYPHOON WARNING.
A STATUE OF GORDON: FOR:
KHARTOUM.
H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge has unveiled a statue of General Gorton, which in shortly to be removed to Khartoum, and, created on the spot whore the General fell.
THE CORONATION CONTINGENT AT MONTREAL,
The following paragraph relating to the Hongkong Coronation contingent is taken from the Montreal Daily Star
How
Ion. Dr. Ho Kat. uifeddin al vechi qan d
Hon, WBIA YUR, bale wagench
HOD OF B. SHARP,
Hon. C. W. DICKSONS.
The CHAIRMAN fisted that the complaint would be attended toge ****The ATTORNEY-Glanerat presumed that now that publicity had bean given to the matter. land V. F. PLATZATE ernteused, bimself the amendment would not begrensed.
satisfied and
Hon. G. W. F. PLATFALE Mr. R. F. JOHNSTOR (Acting Clerk of The Bill was left in the bam Coselle)
amendments the suggested
TAMA AF VİNEW MEMBER.
Dr. Francis W. Clark took the oath and was admitted a member of the Corndi, A NA
next meeting.
Hon. Dr. Ho KA,
The Concil than adjourned.
mencem
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the
$85.04
the same period, at the
39.67
a man ve
$125.61
Trived
and has wore fr The Chatha
THE CORONATION. His EXCELLENCY Before commencing the A meeting of the Finance Committee was business of the mosting. I thought I would just held immediately after the Cornell, the Colonial like to ask your advice, gentlemen, on the forth Secretary (Hon, F. H. Mey, (M.G.) presiding, cessing Coronation which we now know will ELABORATORY EXPENSES, OF possibly take place on the 8th of Ang The Omoor Adilmistering the Government Every step that I have hitherto taken about the recommended the Connal tá vote a sum of Coronation which unfortunately had to be post-g125.611 mest, during the buright year, the poned was taken on your savice and so I should pay of Chinese laboratory attendant and a ilke to go on these lines in the fature, the cool for the Bacterialogical Department. president and one or two member of the lagjen Tu, printen Coronation Committee met me this morning Pay for athlete oratory attendant and proposed various things and I said I would from 10th July to 31 December. have the honour of meeting you this afternoon, W. the rate of X15 and that would be a Lood opportnuity of co-pay or Tools for the sulting you on the matter. Their proposals were as follows: that supposing wo learn offelally that the Coronation le some form or
will take place on the 9th, which I think, we may pretty well exped, there should be a torch-light procession and a garden party at Government House, and then on Sunday the 10th, it was suggested that, subject to your approval, the ordinary service in the Cathedral might be turned into a service of thanksgiving For the recovery of the King, I do not see that There
would be aby occasion
to make it a dress service as we did before, On Monday, the 11th, it was the Committen's idea that the fireworks that, were purchased by them and are still in their hands should be set off a number of them and that something of the original programme intended should take place on the Uricket Granud. with. I think, the Chinese Asha van 6-12 Abalonokjangan lanja za vp process on. All these things are now in our July and August 1 haude, and I wanted to know, before I went Hire of two boats, flier Ta soy further, whether the proposals meet the Olly) [ views of the Council.
The Council unaalmously, approved of the proposals.
VINANCIAL
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table Financial Minutes (Nos 32, 33, 34 and 95) and moved that they be referred to the Finnce Committee.
the motion was agreed to
The COLONIAL TREASURER esconded, and
the
The COLONIAL Bechstart laid on the table
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Report of the Finques Committee (No. 8)
telestion
The COLONIAL Texigusex seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The people of Montreal may not be very demonstrative, but the beartiness of the unofficial welcome given by the taxis of thousands to the Oriental Coronation contingent at their splen- did exhibition of military evolutions on the Champ de Mars, on the route, marching to the baseball, ground, at the ground, on the way to the "smoke" and at that entertainment, means mach. It is the spoutaneous greeting of Canadians to those of their own and of strange. The DIRECTOR OF PUNING WORKE moved tongue, over the wide Fecido. It meas that the adoption of the Sanlury Bye-lawe (Denis The alteration in the existing bye-lawe proposed Cariada olaps the swartby hand of the majestic for Cattle, Figs, Sheep sail Godis Hamil
The present bye-laws Oriental and the white hand of the fellow-cafonist. here is very small. and recognises in each the hand of one who is provide for a fee of 25 e nts for each pig, sheep. prepared to draw the sword as it is in defence of or gest housed for export in the Government the same old fing. We differ in language, depot, and the idea of this bye-law was to obtain customs, religion, but we are all Britons.
BANITARY: BYE-LAWS.
Cessary, as-
this year, and consequently no mode in the Estimates for the
stants in his department; this vote is to meet
or exten
The vote was agreed to."
The Oficer Administering, the Government recommended the Council to Totes Bumanf $550.40 to meet the estimated cost to be laeneced for the hirs of two boats and crat of lamp oil to mark the wreck of the as, Pakshion, from 3rd Jans to 31st August: 1902
Erpended to 30th June;
bed frame Total,
Hon. C. S. SHARP V coverable core time
The HALBOun Master-1 hope'no, The rote was agreed to,
A PURLIC WORK,
8372.00
7.20
378.20
171.20
$550,10
DATA
The Offcor Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote sam of 167,435 in aid of the following vater Public Works Annealy Recurrent Expenditure. 1) Maintenace of Buildings $18,000,00
Now Tersitary,
(4) Maintenanes of Bonds and (3) Dredging Foreshor
Bridges outside City20
(8.)
1,035,00 14,000,00
6,000.00
3,000,00
2,400,00
19,000.09
(.) Maintenance of Bonds and
Bridges in Kowloon Maintenance of Sewer,11400000
lighting, City of Vietaris Maintensroesof Waterworks, -3 and City and Hill District
ressonable charge for animals which are designedly housed fer export from the Colony.(8) Dealers have pointed out that in some CREGA the animels were simply housed there and then
fell to be impracticable to adopt any fractional
and therefore the chargo in now proposed to be
Mr. W. A. Rables, UA. Coneul-General, sent ne the following typhoon warning last SHANGHAI ENGINEER DROWNED remored to another part of the Colony. It was night: Hanila Observatory, 21st July, 7p.m. Depression off the east of Lazoz.
HEALTH OF HONGKONG, During the Week ended 19th July there were in the Colony 21 cases of plague (19-Cirinose, 1 Indian and 1 European) and 20 deaths, 6 cases of cholera (1 European, 1 Japanese and 4 Chinese) and o deaths: 3 cassa of enteric fever (1 European) and I death.
During the 42 hours ended at noon yesterday 7 new cases of cholers; all Chinese and 6 fatal, were reported.
AT SEA
Totale
57,135,09 The CHAIRMAN, by way of explaining the of the rotes to members, read the
| scale of --charges, that would cover such as Director of Pablle Works the Post Intelligence has been received at Changhaiedord to 10 cents from 25 cents; and the word Họn C. B. SHARE -I am glad to so that mays the Times, of the tragic death of a well-removal is substituted for the word “ "export" there is to be son additional expenditure on
known engineer, Mr. T. E. Robson, who was drowned at ses about 150 miles north of Shaweisbar on the 3rd inst. The decessed gentleman was engaged as chief engineer on board a tug boat called the Buzzard lately boilt by Messrs. Farnham Boyd and Co. for the Germans at Teingtan, and was assisting to take the little ship to her destination when the sad fatality happened. It appears that Mr. Robson was on deck at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the day in question, when by some un
These are the only alterations, and I beg to move that the Council approve the bye-laws The COLONIAL SECRETKEY secondel, sad the melion was agreed to a
The COL NIAL SEOBstart laid on the table the Statement of Water Account for the your ending 31st December, 1901, the Supreme Court Returns for 1901, the Report on the Volunteer Corpe for 1901 and a paper relative to the rate of exchange for payment of pensions, under Widows and Orplans Passion Fund.
the roade in Kowloon bellove, there have been a good many complaints about the state of the rods over there of late, we ans
The vote whs agreed to...
PUBLIC WOBES BEIRAORDISANT, The Officer Administering the Government woommended the Council to sobe à sama of $9,607.30 in aid of the following votes
Public Works Extraordinary. (L) Coternor's Pal Rendence, 29 567.897- 12) No. 7 Police Station y52 6,502.20
1461886. 5000.00 (4) Survey of New 1.) Kowloon Waterworker Gravitse
om Subeme
ret 95,000.00
It behoves auch an ons therefore to see to it that his standing is made clear and inclubitably secure beforehand. Only by A.J. Hyrcareos, of the London Mission, of having a strong, independent position can the holder of the appointment hope to be able to accomplish good. It will doubtless go against the grain of the central authorities to allow even the semblance of a devolution of power such as is exunded to legal indvisers of other Governments, but now that the principle has been admitted by them it may be expected that they will make such a compromise as will render. practical and useful the employment of a legal expert without any accompanying feeling that their dignity or prerogative has been impaired, Prince Su is to be com An esteemed correspondent, writing on the Lended for his proposition; we trust that subject of China's currency and referring such modifications ne are necessary towards to the remarks ip our article of yesterday carrying it out successfully will be allowed Song Love's Old Sweet Song "... Molicy of the beat of the weather, the distance the of the fact that the new Ordinandsa now before the CHATEMAN again weed the report of the advocating a gold currency, urges that this without delay.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DE VæUI ROAD CI, LONDON OFFICE: 181. FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG, 22nd July, 1902.
in just the very thing that China should not-adopt He admits that it-would-be- beneficial to her so far as her Imports from gold countries are concerned, but he thinks that, commercially speaking, her salvation must lie in developing hor home industries and her exports, and & gold currency would rob her of the singularly favourable posi-
The German gunboat Luchs left the harbour for Swatow yesterday.
During the weak outed 20th inst, thers were 175 non-Chinese and 6) Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library,
de
fa
(6.) Police Station, Sheung Shui *** 198 44 17) Widening Condalt bosd$700.00 (8) New Bled,
Shop and Swin of the Commission -
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4,000,00
to Tuft
Storm Water Vellah, Mong
10,600
8,000.00
10,000.00
11
Hon. G. W. F. FLATFAIR Sir, unfor explained miszilreyture, he contrived to fall anstely I gave too short notice of a question MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE:
overboard. The captain, who was on the bridge I wanted to ask at this masting, so I will read. The following is the programme of music to the moment, noceeded with the help of it now and it can come up for next meeting i be played by the band of the 22nd Bumbay native sailor, in getting Mr. Robson To ask the Hon. the Colonial Secretary Infantry, on the New Parade Ground, to back on board, but although every means whether the port
was tried of restoring animation; life proved on the P W Drommending on morrow, between 5 and 6.30pm.
to be extinct. There was a wound on the its entirety, und if not, by nor (10) Public Bath House The Thunderer" March
11.) Government Offloor E Overtire... Banditen Streiche Suppe side of the head which it is surmised was view of Mr. Chadwick's report, that the Public Home and Altericle Valse Fleurs Du Frintemps Housquet caused by the versel's propeller. In consequence Works stof is much undermand in every
"The Bohemian Girl Kappay
branch, both technical and clerical, and in view from Thal 392607.0 Botection...... Selection "Little Christopher Columbus Caryll Bussard was away from the land, and the absence the Council will vastly increase the work and Director of Public Works on the matter before
"God Save the King."
of facilities for providing a proper coffin, thesponsibilities of the E. W. D. far beyond the theme to S
requirements adriend by the Commission, Boo, 0, SHARP-May Tack, sir, if it is body of the unfortunate man had to be recom- the Government making arrangements for a intended to cover the cost of the Kowloon mitted the deep from which it had been vainly still further increase of the staff F rested. The touching little verepiony was carried out with all possible respect and rever once, after which the Buzzard proceeded sadly to her destination. The deceased gentleman was well-known and thoroughly liked at every part in the Far East, He was formerly of
RUMOURED MISHAP TO THE
"WINGSANG."-
A rumour got abroad in Hongkong yesterday emanating from Chinese sources, that mis fortune had overtaken the s. Wingsang, of the Indo Chint Steam Navigation Co. The vessel
FATURALISATION: BILLS,
The following Bills were read a firet, oond and third time and passed on the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL conded by the Co- OSLAL BROBETART — A Bill entitled an Ordin- anes for the Naturalisation of Choy Isa, alias Choy Man Lan, alias Choy Kwong Bum sin Choy Boks Wah and a Bill entitled DAI- alias Sia Kit, alias Bio Blau Leang, alias Sin Yu Choi.
sobome ant of current revenno
SHARP The total cost is about eight Ukas
The DIRECT TOP PORLEO WORK $885,000. The vote was agreed to fee
THE PAYMENT OF PENSIÓNÉ.
tion she now enjoys in regard to these, Plenipotentiary to the Court of Siam, left sailed from Hongkong for northern coast porte engineer of the Smith and more recently hald snow for the Naturalisation of Tsin Tit Bhang that all pensions paid, in England from the
Mr. Reginald Tower, HBM Minister Bangkok on the 8th Inst by the Sangora, en route for Louden.
owing to the fact of her being a silver country. He goes on to point out that her teas and other exports can be laid down cheaper than ever in consequence of the We beg to acknowledge rossipt of Mr. J. drop in exchange vis-à-vis Indian tens and Cannan's letter with reference to the water boat other Eastern goods, while her home-made Tubig The acpouut of the vessel's voyage to yarna enjoy a practical bounty as compared the Philippines was taken from the Manila with Japan and Bombay yarns, and these mes arguments apply equally to all other in-
The water return which appears in another dustries China may choose to develop for onlama shows that the three reserves are fall, the supply of goods which come from gold two of them overflowing. There is more than countries: Of course there is something to be double the amount of water now that there was said from this point of view, but we strongly at the same time last year. doubt whether the advantages of a silver currency will in the end, even in Chius, out- weigh the disadvantages. Most of Chin's imports are from gold using countries and have to be paid for in gold, and the Indemn. njɩy she has made herself liable for will have to be paid ingold. Her exports might readily have been increased long ago had the
Mr. Geo. P. Lammert put up for public auction yesterday, the British iron barge Grosvenor, registered 516 tons, as she new las in the harbour, with all her masts, sails, etc
The bidding went up to 316,360, Captain P. Metless being the highest bidder, but the vessel was withdrawn, the reserve price baring bean fixed at $17,000,
LATEST ETEAMER MOVEMENTS.
on Wednesday last. The rumours concerning borth in one of the Indo-Chine steamers. her took various forms, one being that she had foaudered in the typhoon, but that one most Persistently repeated was that she had been in collision with the Chinese-owned stṣamar
The Imperial German mail steamer Sutkeen Chiyuen which raus out of Hongkong left Shanghal on the 19th inst st 11 am and to Shanghai As, the caule communication is oxpected here to-day st daylight and with Swatow was interrupted, no news The Imperial German mail steamer Bayern, could be got from that quarter. The Carrying the German mile with dates from local agents, Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co Berlin of the 24th alt. left Singapore on the
18th inst
at 6 pm, and is expected, hero to inform us that they have received absolutely morrow at 6 am.
The M.M. steamer Polimenes, with the next no news of the rumoured disaster from their agents and they incling to the view that the whole story is a myth, Certainly the account that the Wingsang collided with the Chiysen near Shanghel on Saturday night is discounted by the news received in the Colony yesterday regarding the latter rousel's movanients. The Wingvang is an iron sleamer of 2,830 registered tonnage and 1,577 not, the was built in joks by Messrs. Hall. Hymell & Co. Aberdua; and her dimensions are dangth 200 feet breadth 40 feet, depth 24 fost
ZA FINANCE, The COLONIAL TEZASVEER Morad that the Council go into emomittee on the Bill putitled an Ordinance to sathorise the appropriation of a supplementary sum of five hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollsre and seven cente, to defray the charges of the year 1801 1801
motion was carried. The COLONIAL STORERARY seconded,
the
seonded, and
the Bill was I a third time and passed, cn the motion of the COLONIAL TELABUEER, Beconded by
Wwe Council resuming
WARE, SUPPLY OF THE COLONY, Council we into corsifle on the Bill satilled The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved, thatƐ the
French mait left Singapore yesterday, at 5 pm, the COLONIAL SECRETA for this port via Saigon
The Barber Lige stemer Hillglen, from New York and Straite, left Manila va the 19th inst, and is expecled to arrive here to-day. Бал Line) left Menila for this port on the Dth supply of water in the Colony of longi
The NYK steamer Kouga Maris (Austraan Ordinance to provide for and regulate the and for the maintenance and repair of the works inst, and is expected to arrive how to morrow
The F&O steamer Canton, left
lett Singapore in connection therwi for this port on the 10th instant aired remotion was agreed fo
The CF.B. steamer Empress of Japon szzived at Nagasaki at 9.00 am at the Alt ins and left again so & pub, same day for Kobeere she is due to arrive at 10 pm, folk
The COLONIAL SECRETARY SBConded, Lod
The Bill was then considered clause by blauso. and smdryhm
YVÄIN MOVEA an súdi
The COLONIAL TREASURER moved the following resolution —' It is hereby resolved
Widaws and Orphans Pennon Fund ba paid at the rate of three shillings the dollar,
Terence between that raid and the rate of the
of the
of the Straits and of Ceylon have adopted a regard to the payment of their and the question is whether bia Committee will agree to
Flube, to ticular. respected
died