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pointment to the European community and this brings us to a consideration of a mat- ter of some importance in these elections, | namely: Who are the electors †.... According
The Bev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, Colonial Chaplain of Singapore, has been appointed Archdeacon of Singapore.
The Ito use of Commons is not always all; it has, at times, its little jokes. When Mr. Joseph Walton put down bis amendment to the Address respecting China and Persia, Mr. D. A. Thomas put down an amendment on the paper to make the words read, "from China to Fern," bat this jest caught the Speaker's eye, and was expnoged.
In French Indo-China, the Government has
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE,
EXOTING IN TRINIDAD.
THE ADMIRALTY DOCK QUESTION
DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR.
the Commission esmorant is would point out the advantages of theen aites over the present one. bo, he thought, could be very easily arranged. They could give the Admiralty: bigger sites and better sites in every respect and still with all that was wanted with regard to the water H. E. the Governor Sir Henry A. Blake, troutage. Then probably His Breellency might G.C.M.G., yesterday received a deputation from ask, and a good many people might naturally THE MOB FILED ON BY THE POLICE.
the community with reference to the proposed ask: What about the expanse that the Navy LONDON, 24th March.
removal of the Admiralty Dock from its present have gone into P. They had thought of that. If Barious riots have taken place in Trinidad in position. The interrisw took place in the he was rightly informed, he believed that the Council Chamber, His Excellency being secom Nary so for bad expended £250,000 to £300,000, connection with an obnoxions Water BiU.
panied by Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G. Uolonis; The land which the Navy now desupy The crowd stoned and Ignited the Govern-ecretary. The deputation was as follows:- and which they would like to no aire from mont buildings, which were gatted, and the Bir G. F. Chater (Chairman), Hou. CW. the War Office was worth a lot of money. Dickson, Messrs. W. Poste, J. R. M. Smith, He thought that some two yours ago he Governor and Council had to be exerted T. P. Cochrane, H. E. Pollock, E. A. Howett gave the Governor an estimate of that loud through the mob from the burning buildings W. Danby, A. G. Wood, Hon. G. Stewart, and he had no reason now to alter that estimate, Mosses. D. E. Brown, E. W. Mitchell, Hon. If anything, he thought it was worth even after the police had fired to clear a way. Shewan, Mosare. H. E. Tomkins, A. Forbes more. If two of the sites that they proposed to Several were killed and wounded.
G. Balioch, and J. I. Lowla. Akan
offer to the Aavy were accepted then the Colony would have to give these site--they belonged mostly to the Government with perhaps one or two small resumptions and they would get in turn what the Navy now occupy plus what is wanted from the Military. If they got that they could then afford to compensste the Navy perhaps for the expense they had incurred, but this amount, some of £250,000 or e003, although expendad was not lost, because suppose they took say one of these other rites and went on with the Dook sebeme all the blocks and the tituber for the cofferdam could be again need. The reclamation which had been done would come la useful for thou for the continuation of the Praya and the road having been widened to 75 feet, that would also make the land there more valuable. There-
there was no doubt in his mind that some arrangement oculd be arrived at; nud what would be
The l'allas and Rocket landed bluejackets to reators ord-r.
The United Stator Conanl-General at Bang- to the Ordinance they are (1) those rate-kok-in a recent report to his Government payers whose names appear on the Special forwards and endorses the views of a business and Common Jurors' Lists; and (2) those maa well acquainted with trade throughout the ratepayers who are qualified to be placed Far East, in the effect that there is a good thereon but who are excused on account of opportunity for the establishment of a properly
conduted American firm in Bangkok. · their avocations. Now the question we desire to ask is, Who are ratepayers in Hong- kong? We are told that a ratepayer is not necessarily an occupier who pays directly WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS the rates of the premises be occupies; his landlord may pay them, but this would not relieve the occupier of his obligation in the event of default on the part of the landlord; therefore, the occupier remains virtually WHISKY, the ratepayer. No objection can, of course, be taken to this, but do the authorities in Hongkong regard the lodger as a rate payer"? We believe the lodger was determining factor in the election which took place on Wednesday. If the lodger is regarded in Hongkong as a ratepayer-we ure not prepared to say that ipso facto he is not a ratepayer-then, at any rate, that
At one of Christie, Manson & Wood'ssel-ain ought to be plainly stated when aty popular London last month a fluted melon-shaped teapot rute is taken in the future. At hoing the and cover, carved in old Chinese palo-groes jąde lodger is not regarded as a ratepayer, and mounted with metal-gilt handia, sold for 52 doubtless many who would otherwise have guineas, an allar set of old Chinese cloitooné voted on Wednesday had they been aware enamel. decorated with formal flower orna- that a lodger hero was regarded as a rate mente and omblems-25 guideas; a pair of out of his tour in South Africa. payer, would have helped to swell the figures of ladies of old Chinesa procelain, each poll. On any futare occasion of a similar holding a pink lotos flower, to form candlesticks nature, these points ought to be mado clear, 11 is. high-18 gaineas. The articles formed and moreover we would suggest the desire-part of the cetate of the late Mr. James ubility of having an interval between the Macandrow of Belmout. date of nomination and the date of election in the event of a poll. Had there been
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planned a set of naval bases, but want of money stands in the way of carrying out the idea. "The elected points are these:--Capek t. James (Saigon) in the soath ; Port Courhat, nad, later, Kwangchanwan in the north. St. James and Saigon com, indeed, to full sufficiently well
the conditions of linked baser.
The mob is still excited and dangerous.
PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF MR.
CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON, 24th March Mr Chamberlain has refused the offer of a
great demonstration in his hounn r, not being desirous that political capital shonid ke mado
Sir PAUL CHATEE, addressing His Excel lency, said he proposed to lay before him what had happened with regard to the removal of the Dook from where it is now to some other place, The public were beginning now to rentice what a vital obstacle the Dock would be to the growth of the Colony if it was allowed to rolain where it is now, and they had spontaneously arranged that a meeting should be elled to discuss the question; and although only two days' notice was given, at this mesting no leis than-In fact rather more than 100 gentle men assembled, representing almost the whole of the commercial and shipping interests of the Colony, and decided unanimously that a petition should be drawn up and forwarded to the Et Hon. the Socrutary of State through His
RECALL OF GENERAL SIR HECTOR Excelleney's kind offices, and, it was hoped by fors as it as compensation was concerned
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LONDON, 24th March General Sir Hector Stacdonald has been
such an interval on the present occasion it Rong Daily Press was three years in advance of ordered from (?) Colombo to answer some var aukstones of the petition to the Secretary of the additional scope of going into this question
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dresses by the candidates poinination would probably have served a useful purpose, but as only two hours were allowed for nominations and allotting, time obviously could not be spared for speechifying. One consequence of this was that Mr. SHELTOS HOOFER probably suffered somewhat, as in sonne quarters the feeling existed that he, if elected, would from the nature of his occupation be the repre- sentative of a class interest rather than of the general interests of the community. It was a mistake for anyone to have supposed
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It would hardly be supposed that the Hong- leading Londoa daily, but such is the fact. The Globe of 18th ult, mys:- To-day, for the first time, the Globe is entirely printed by electricity. Even ́1 short time age saoh de psidence would have been quite unsafe; and the fact that we are able to make the change now in compista confidence, shows the immense advance minds by electricity as a prastical motive power." This paper has been printed entirely by electricity for nearly three years.
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In addition to the
grave charges made against him. The Gover- nor has been authorised to convene a Court- martial, oficers being outside the scope of the criminal law of the Colony.
[Evidently the telegram should read “return as Sir Hector Macdonald left to Colombo"
| Colombo a few weeks ago by special peralision of the Governor on "urgent private basi- ness."-ED. D.P.]
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP,
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LONDON, 24th March." The result of the Lincolnshire Handicap is
must important tilug to do would be, he thought, to push on the appointment of this Commission and not only that but to give them
of the removal of the Deck to some other site. He had been reminded that probably His Excellency would recollect that actions had been taken by residents in Morrison Hill Road. close by there, against people for working iron
East, and he believed the Government had also workshops on the Prays and Queen's "Road,
given notice to these people that that nuisance must be stopped. Well, if that was a nuisance, distant as it was from Queen's Road to Merri- son Hill, surely a Dock right in front of the Harbour and working at night would be a terrible nuisance all the way up to the Peak almost In fact he believed that where 'Chief Justics Goodman wee living now what this times was going on the noise was card
the Committee, with His Excellencey's support The meeting not only decided that a petition should be drawn up and forwarded but that as cou as it was ready and handed to His Excellency, he should be asked to wire the State. The reason for that was that there had Leen rumours for some time of differences exist. ing betweeen the naval and military authorities with regard to certain land connected with the Dock scheme. He understood also that it was likely that a Royal Commission might be appointed to investigate these matters and their object in asking His Excellency to telegraph the substance of the petition home was that in sase the Commission was about to be appointed its scope miglit be extended so na. to not only arrange matters between the Colonisi Office, the War Offes and the Navy but also to go into the question of the removal of the Dock from its present po ition to some where else. The Committee before proceeding to do anything on the subject decided to report to His Excellency easily what had happened and see if he would help them in say way with regard to the drawing up of the peti. tion. That was as far as they had gone. With rogard to the obstacle that the Dock would be One more observation may be mate in
to the growth of the Colony, that was es well reference to the Sanitary Board. Owing to
known to His Excellency as to the public hare, The growth of the Colony eastwards had been the impending departure of Mr. OSBORNE
stopped for many years, and would continue to from the Colony, the duty falls upon His
bo in that position; even although the tram Excellency the Governor of appointing a
lines were going to be started, still he Fortunately the election on An amusing liftin comedy was witnessed
felt certain that the growth would not Wednesday proves that there is no lack of recently at a Court ball in Rome. While
be anything like what it ought to be. He interest felt by the community in the workKing Viator and Queen Helena vore going
The arcual athletic sports of the Hongkong might point out that from Messra. Butterfield Queen found herself near the new Chinese School, Diocesan Girls' School, Ellie Kadooris and a half westwards where the land varied in (Applause)
18 EXCELLENCr asked if any other memberg expressed in French, stood silent with a bland College, B. C. Cathedral School,. St. Joseph's From Batterfield & Bwire's offices this grist of the deputation desired to make ang remarks? amile upon his countenance, The situation, College, Union College, Wanchai Government Dock ran along to Arsenal Stroot, the very says the Bome correspondent of the Neracastis Chronicle, was becoming ambarrassing, whes an side-de-camp explained that the diplomatic Chinaman spoke nothing but Chinese. "But is not that his interpreter ?" queried Her Majesty. Yes, and he can only speak English." was the reply. Then the Queen smiled, the Chinaman had done nothing else all the time, and the incident ended.
for speeches at the time of nomination Mr. HOOPER would probably have dissipated the notion.
successor.
articles in the Colonial Eupplement on " How Faris Commercial Union of the Empire Feasible!" by Ernest E. Williams; The Australian Fedoral: · Tarif"; "Australian Shipping and Immigration Laws," by the Hon. W. P. Reeves; three special South Africaa articles; and the manal articles on the import
trade of the colonies.
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right up there. That was the great point. And not only that. The military wore now-- building huge barracks, married quarters, hospital and so on, all along Kennedy Road. There it would be found to be a terrible nuisance if the Dock was working" at night. It would be almost unbearable. These were the facts they had before them the facts that the Committee would no doubt embody in their petition. They had thought it right to intera His Excellency of what was being done and to place these facts before him now. Perkaps His Excellency might help them in getting up tho petition, might give them some information
Orders for extra espies of DAILY PRESS should be of the Sanitary Board, and no lack of well. separately to salute their principal gaarts, the Schools (Bellion Publie Sabool, Dincesan Boys&Swire's offices there was a mile or a mila enabling them to embody it in their position. Telegraphic Address: Puzse, Codes: A.D.C.45th W. requisite time and attention to the duties.. Minister, who, in reply to a Royal compliment, School, Kowloon British School, Queen's value from $25 up to 845 per aquero fool
sent before 11 am, un duy of publication. After that qualified residents willing to give the
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His Excellency therefore will experience wo difficulty in filling up the vicasey.
H.M.8. Amphitrite left yesterday for Japan.
Wo regret that pressure upon our space to- day compels us to held over until to-morrow a lengthy letter on the currency question.
:
In October, 1598, the S.P.C.K. voted £50. towards a church at Kowloon, to cast £250 und to sext 100 people, but this graut could not be claimed. Archdeacon Banuieter, of Hongkong,
School), took place yesterday at Happy Valloy and were a great access. Merers. B. James and H. Sykes acted as starters, Mears. B. Tanner, A. O. Brawn, G. J. W. King and Roy. Bro. Stephen us judges, Messrs. Sykes and Tanner as handicappers, and Mr. A. H. Crook and Rev. Bro. Sylvester as time-keepers. The results were as follows
LONG JUMP. For boys up to 16 years of age.
first block after that had been bought by the Navy, with huge buildings on the land, at about per foot. That in itself would show how this tremendous break this great line of demarcation, so to speak, between the East and the West-was affecting the East. Then it had been well known to most people that felt once before, and would be felt again as there was one great objection which had been
Hon. R. SHEWAN, remarked on the diffenities which were said to have arisen in the construc-
tion of the Naval Dosk on its prosent site, and assured His Excellency that all they were doing was to strengthen the hands of the Government, that they were not attempting to not against the Government in any way, and that they wore at heartily in accord with the object they had
rien. (Applause.)
in
Bisher said he was very glad to
11, B. Wong; 2, Y. Gonsavlea; 3, A. G. Bimse the Dock went on, Frobably His Excellerer receive that important deputation from the
100 YARDS FLAT RACE (Handicap) For boya from 10 to 13 years of age. 1, J. M. Bar radas; 2. C. Banjo; 3, Sero Poi.
100 YARDS FLAT Race (Handicap) For
Fools; 2, Wing Shin Ukenug; 3, L. Rodrigues. 190 YARDS FLAT RACE (Handicap). For 2, J. Castro; 2, H. M. Castro,
Government of Barma has declared Hongkongwe learn from a home paper, has now writtanboys from 13 to 16 years of age. 1. J. Da
to be an infected port.
"It was not possible for us at that time to falfil your two conditions, namely, that the church
church should remain on that site for over, inasmuch as the Church in Hongkong was not
would remember a case brought forward in the Police Court by a resident in Macdonnell Road in respect of a nuisance. What was the nuisance? The naisance was the noise made by a storm hammor used for driving piles at the Naval Yard Extonries. If that was a nuisance, how much more would it be when the Dook was
would be almost unbearable,
community on the Dock. He might tell them at once that he was in absolute and entire sympathy with them la the views which they expressed (applause), he had always been 80, as the published letters would show he had already more than once addressed the Imperial Govern- ment on the question. But now when they came to the question of the Dock, of course, as fures the
The Hon. Secretary of the H.K.F.C. informs should be vested in a corporation, and that the boys from 7 to 10 years of ago. 1, C, Loureiro: werking there fully? On a summer's night Navy are concerned, no mallar what the question
Field firing will take place to-morrow worn THERE is more than ve aspect of the elec-ing from a point one mile south of Kowloon
Point, firing on the southern shpe of the bill, tion on Wednesday of two members of the Sanitary Board which calls for comment.
A notification in * Government Gazette Never before in the history of Hongkong | Extraordinary issard yesterdag statee that tele have three hundred persons in the Colony graphic information has bees received that the been induced to take sufficient interest in the administrative affairs of the Colony as to attend the City Hall to record their votes in the election of representatives to the
us that his committes has awarded three badges Sanitary Board, It had indeed come. to be
to these members whose play has been specially understood that such a thing as a popular useful in the Association game, and four caps election was unheard of in, Hongkong to members in the Rugby code. These will though as a matter of fact the right of the be presented at the ninth annual dinner ratepayers to elect two representatives on to-morrow, tho Sanitary Board had always existed. No popularly elected representative had sut for some time on the old Board simply because the ratepayers appeared utterly unconcerned about the matter, After the result of Wednesday's election we may surely say now nous avons changé tout cela,
"The
By permission of Major Radcliff and Officers, the band of the 33rd Barina Infantry will play the following programme to-day, at the King Edward Hotel, daring dianer: March........ Espada," Ivan Caryil. Lancers....."The Army and Navy," Ernest Alian Dáneo... "Hungarian, .......... Mullen
"Valso Brillante,” ... Chopin
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all ages. 1, B. F. Bunje; 2, Wang Shiu Cheong, 1 MILE BICYCLE RACE (Handicap). Open to
then organised, and also becanes of the fact that the land was only held on an annual lease, ter- minable at the will of the Government. Those HIGH JUMP For boys 10 to 15 years of age, two difficulties have been removed. The Chinese 1, Law Fook; 2. F. Mootees volta cal Church has now been organised into a self- At the conclusion the prizes were presented supporting and self-governing branch of the by Mrs. G. H. Bateson Wright Anglican Communion, and His Majesty's Go-
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not to be a cuisance,
HIS EXCELLENCE-I think that was found
Sir PAUL CHATER--No, air; it was not found not to be a nuisance. But the case was withdrawn because, I think, the gentleman who brought
it forward was a forvigner.
HIS EXCELLANCY-I do n
o not think that can be entered into at all anyway. I remember. the case perfectly.
of nuisance may be, no matter what the incon- veniszas to the public may be, if it were vectory that that Dock should be built in that position he had no doubt that not only the members of the Commitive but every member of the community in Hongkong would be prepare to bear any inconvenience if it was ry for the well-being, safety absolutely necessary for veramont have made a grant in perpetuity of a
sad the comfort of His Majesty's Navy. site for the erection of a church, on which it is
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-If he had (Applause). As regarded the question of the now proposed to build a larger church. The
chosen to push his case I have no doubt be differences at present between the Admiralty burch will cost from £60 to £70); and will
would have got a conviction, but be withdrew and the Military Buthorities, he did not know of accommodate 400 people." The Bishop of Mr. T. 8. Cochrane, the manager of the local it
Any auch differences There had, of course, While the community received with the Selection..... "Cavalleria Rusticam," Mascagni Victoria supported the application, and the branch of the Chartered Bank, courteously
Sir PAUL CHATER, continuing, said that at been consultations between them as to the utmost satisfaction the announcement that Selection... "Merrie Englaud..... Ed. German committee recommended that the former grant informs as of the recipt yesterday of the any rate the case was withdrawn and that was possible division of land now held respectively of £50 should be written off, and that a grant following telogram from the head office in how the thing was closed. However, be might by the Navy and Military authorities, and be Mr. H. E. Porrock, K.C., had been returned Gavotte...... "The First Primrose," ... Eilenberg of £100 should be voted towards the proposed Loudon
tell His Excellency that if this Dock was to thought he might say that, on broad lines, the with such a handsome lead, the European
church at Kowloon, which was voted, residents of the Colony are certainly A coolie at the Police Court yesterday told
"At the approaching meeting of shareholders, be built where it is, the hansen on Kennedy Miktary and Naval authorities bad either arrived. the directors will recommend a dividend for the Road, Macdonnel! Road and Bowen Road at working agreerden, or were very nearly grievously disappointed that either Mr. an ingenious story in giving his version of HOOPER or Mr. HEWETT has not been an incident that led to his appearance in the CASE OF PLAGUE AT GOVERNMENT past half-year at 10 per sent. per annam, free of fould be absolutely uninhabitable. It would approaching to that point. The first point for income tax, that £75,000 be placed to reserve, be impossible for people to live in these houses them to consider, and the point to put before returned as Mr. POLLOCK's colleague. It dock on charge of stealing two jackets which
which will then stand at £725,000, that £17,500 Why, he thought Government House and His Majesty's Covertiment was the question wore drying on the roof of a house in Bonham has been commonly understood that these Strand. He was carrying a bird in his hand,
The usual day return of the number of be carried forward agundivided profit, and that Headquarter: House would be worse still whether that. Dock shall be removed from that two seats were intended for Europeans, he said, and the bird flow away. It lighted on
plague mases in the Colony, issued on Wednes a bonus of 15 per cent, be paid to the staff of These were the points, so far se regards the position in toto. He had personally no doubt since the Ordinance makes special provision the bamboo pole carrying the two jackets, and day, recorded a case at Government Houяs. A the bank."
inconvenience to the Colony. He was sure that if it was possible to remove the Dock from Chinese coolie was found to be suffering from for the appointment of two Chinese seeing this, the erstwhile owner of the feathered
the Committee who were to draw up the titia its present position, it would he not alone of the discase, and was promptly removed to the representatives on the Board; but, as pat climbed the scaffolding surrounding the
would go into these points and they would only great importance to this Colony, but it would hospital. we have previously pointed out, there house to recapture it. Just se he was on the
The total number of cases reported for the
like to get His Excellency's support in the be equally important for the welfare of His matter. Bis Excelloney might probably say Majesty's Navy in the future, because he is nothing in the Ordinance expressly point of Inying his hand on the bird, it flow preventing the
left If this Dock is to be stopped and removed, was quite clear that the present extension away again, and be was clutching the jackets Jear, down to noon yesterday, was 118. being occupied
where will it be removed to Well, there were projected at the Doolyard was not, by men of any race if only they can doing, when the owner of the clothing appeared
three sites they had in view, and it was the ide requirements of the Navy in the future find suficient supporters to vote for them, and arrested him. The Magistrate did not
of the Committee that they should draw p the dou remained as to the expansion of trade The election of Mr. RUMJAHN, it is very believe the story, and sent the defendant to
achemes to place before this Commisson should it be existed and if the fact remained, as he manifest is no less a surprise than a diɛap. gost for ous month, with hard labour.
be appointed or before His Excellency, When
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The G.P.B. steamer Empress of India Vonnonver for Hongkong, via nenal ports of Miss Prettio Mr. Rider is so entertain-call, on the 24th inst., 2.11. ag! He seems to have come in contact with The Indo-Chins, steamer Namsang left Cal so many people.
Mr.Wheeler (visionsly) Yes, indeed. catta for this port, ma the Straits, on the 25th You should watch him on his bicycle.
insk, and may be expected here on the 11th prox
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and would not be scent for the
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