HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was bold on the 28th instant in the Council Chamber,
GOVERNOK SIA
PRESENT: HIS EXCELLENCE THE MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. F. H. HAY, C.M.G., (Colonial Secretary).
regard to that visit the Council will be in- forested to learn that I have received from His Royal Highness from Singapore, a telegram to the effect that the whole party much regretted that they were not able to spend a longer time than they did with us.
The motion was agreed to. JURY LIST.
Council then adjourned.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 1st, 1907.
KOWLOON WORTHIES DEPARTING.
PRATERNAL FAREWELLA.
UNDERWRITERS.
The 105th annual report of the committes of the Liverpool Underwriters" Arsonistion deals with many subjects of interent, to marine spder. writers during 1906. It observes that the Marine Insurance Act, 1906, a
a codifying
The
this important paanza will be
be of great
Capt. Dodds and Mr. John Kyles, who left by the P & O. steamer Nyanza, fer Eugland,nustment which has been before Parlament both received testimony of the esteem in which sinn 1894 and in the promotion of which the The Council afterwards sat in private for they were held by the employess of the Dock mommittee have taken an active and sustained
Company, Tevision of the jury list.
A goodly proportion of the ate it interest, has at last reached the Statute.
book, T
commilles are confident that of the Hongkong au Wkampen Dok Co, met on Feb, 27th in the Reading Room to present Capt. Dodile and Mr. John Kyles with A meeting of the Finance Committee was testimonials, which took the shape of a silver then held--the COLOZIAL SECRETARY presis-tea sot and a pair of silver vares for Cap, Dodds, and a silver ten and coffee service, caddy, Hon. Mr. A.W. Bagnia (Registrar-Gaural)ing. The following votes were passed: Hon. Mr. F. J. BADBLOT (Caprio-Superin-
and a pair of vases for Mr. John Kyles. tendant of Police).
Hou. Mr. H. II. J. Gourenta, (Attorney- Genera
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Pablis Werka).
Hon, Dr. Ho KAY, M ̈B ̧ ̄ ( ̈M, M.G.
Hon. Mr. Wei YUK. Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE, Hou, Mr. E. A. HEWETT.
Mr A. G. M. FIRTONE, (Clerk of Councils)
MINUTES.
The ininutes of the prosions meeting were rand and vonfirmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES. The CULONIAL SKORKTARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, lid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 1 to 13, and moved that they bo referred to to Finance Committee.
The ATTORNEY. ÚENERAL. seconded. HI EXCALLEN CT-Financial Minute No. 1 will be for $2,515 instead of $2,200 as printed. This is necessitated you outbreak of murrain. which took place at the Dairy Form at tho commencement of the year. Under noction 54 of tho Publio Health Ordinance
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
COMPEN.ATION FOR CATTLE SLAUGHTERED.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand five baudred and #fteen Dollars ($2,513) in vid of the vote, Sanitary Department-tier charges, eet- penention for infected cattle slaughtered,
RESUMPTION OF TAX1021) BUT5.
advantage to the aerosatile community. In conjuction with other commercial and i maritime bodive, the remittee have again memorializad the duty on marine insurance Being assimilate tho Chancellor of the Exchequer in favone of ie that on fire insurance. The compition trust that the Chancellor, in his forthcoming Bulget will redress this Mr Stawa Chairman of Committer op
this long-standing g grievance 'The presenting the articles to Capt. Dodds on behalf are burn asked to co-operate in an
r to vensolidate the wumerous forms of! of the staff expressed regret at losing the and warranties at present in Captain,' said that those who had known him marine asurance policies. It would be a great krew bim as a jolly good fellow; and hopet practical convenience if uniformity in this mut. ter could strained, and the mammillas will be that when be got into the bosom of bis family.
to further
hor
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in
The Governor recsinigended the Coupe to that he might have many o pleasant cup of ten The committe forts in that direction.
vote a sum of One thousand four hundred and eighty-four Dollars ($1,484) in aid of the rate, aizcellaneous Services, resumption of tanlord
lots in the New Territories.
CANCER, RESEARCH.
The Governor Presmmended the Council to vote a sum of Ninety Pounds (£90) iu nid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, cancer resuarels fnoil,
VARBOUR EXPENDITURE
VOLONTRER XPENDITURE.
Canal-
that the
given close attention to the Bard of Trade inquiries which have been held from time to time to investigate the in circumstanc* attending shipping
And they regret to chief object of the inquiry, arcortsir mont
of the tribunal or the method of procedure, it is the cause of loss is very rarely attained. Whether the fault arises from the couutitation
these inquiries are seldom produc
from the teapot, and that he might have
of Lie jours pleasant recollectivas Hongkong.
Capt. Dodds briefly and feelingly replied.
Ralter also expressed regret at the Captain's Messrs. Logan, Baxter, Davison, Purves and
departure from the Colosy.
clear that
Mr. Neave, on presating Mr. Kyles, tbscugh tion and thPortant mattars escape investiga- tive of any a seful resalt. The combitfae
The
Many
earnestly recommend this matter to the attention Board of Trade. Couniderable progress of has been made in the utilization of the effective mefhcil of
submarine signallings, by which well versely equipped with the apparatus are able suecerinin their position with referencn to the point from which the bell warlagt atted with vessels and light ships are at present the e apparatus, and a wider
of this aid security of life and property at ann. Full increase the particulars of this useful invention, which se compliakas oder wither very an noch what vi frem
Mr. Stowart, with a silver ten and offer service,
the The Gloverner recommended the Council to silver tea caddy, and a pair of silver vases, said ravote a sam of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) they bad met there to offer these silver pisses and Buildings in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Depare as a memento of the respect they bold for Mr. Government WAB called
mont, Harbour Office - special expenditure, Kyles who had been a member of the staff for
good many years. They wished him bon royage compensation for twenty-purchase of 3 fairway lights and buoys, non to pay one diseased and one healthy cows that bad 10
and a speedy return to health in his native land be slaughtered to stop the spread of tho disuone.
He regretted that fir. Kyles was not able to acospt the pramente in person but hoped that Financial Minnte No. 2 for $3,135 is required
r. Stewart world onvey to him the good to resume sexe land a joves, quarters of
winhes of the meeting and their regret st his Station, Land Office and Officers' at Taipo, to prevent the use of this lard for Chinese shops and dwellings which it is sou sidered would have been insanitary to the surrounding buildings. Financial Minuto
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sums of One thonsand Dollars ($1,000) aid of the vote, Military Expenditure,
Volunteers-other charger, parcha of 24 barrels and 13 rifles.
PUBLIC WORKS,
inability to attend.
to
A
avigation would consoption
dos in air, can be obtaiDod
No. 3 for £90 is necessitated by the fact i vole s sam of Fifty-three thousand Dollars receive, but to receive this present for their old the North-West lightship, and that the ques-
берд
The Governor recommended the Council to
sam of Thirty two ($53,000), and to revota a thousand six hundred and nicely Dollars (8369) in aid of the votes-Public Works Recurrent and Public Works Extraordinary for the following items
Public Works Recurrent. Typhonu and minstorm damages, $4,000 Public Works Extraordinary. Insanitary Property Resumption... 12,000.
$53,000 25,150
Mortuary at Kowinan,.. New Roads in Victoria-Extension East and West of Conduit Road, ...
... 5,290 Insanitary Property Resumption,... 12,060 Water Supply, Tai Po,...... 3,410
Mr. Stewart in accepting the gifts on behalf of Mr. Kyles said in the words of the old proverb that it was better to give than to
friend Mr. Kyles gave him great pleasure, although he regretted exceedingly Mr. Kyler, inability to be present. He senld look back to along acquaintanceship with Mr. Kyles, who was a most energetic member and sapporter of the Reading Room.
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A correspondent writes to the Japan Harald letter dealing with (ho remuneration of company uror the nom de plume of "Shareholder"
directors. As the question is one of more than local interest, we reproduce it, as follows
THE
ROBINSON PIANO
CO.. LTD.
MACHINES
AND
"Through your columna I would like to Staging on top of the Yokokams limited air grievance shared in by many in this city,
Liability C mpanies, I think, call for seme pephlet issued by the Subrastine Signal Lettings of roma of the Yokohams, I imited Company of
protest, and far more attention than bas so far TALKING Boston Vaited States. The com mitter are glad to be able to state that the been given to sbers. I refer mere particularly Merrey Dooks and Harbour Board have decided to the growing esil of bonuses to Die atora,
install the wireless system of
of communication and to the fact that the Directors, by what be considered unfair means, control the tion of similarly equipping some of the board's whole situation shore stations is being considered. The North-
"The paucity of attendance of shareholders West lightship is already provided with the at these General Meetings, as a rule, is very submarine signalling apparatus, which is, so far marked. The reason of this general non-attend. aplicatiile are aware, the first partosnentance, I believe, is due to the experiences apiliration of that system of signalling to say gained by them when they hate attended one in home waters. A Royal Commission of these Meetings, that one attendance baing has been appointed to inquire into the constitu- enough them that practically everything tics and management of the three lighthouse is eat and devided upon by the Dirootcare, bofers- anthorities of the United Kingdom, After speeches from a number of thoan committee rear the conclusion, which he hand, they, combined, having the power to rule |
the long ago arrived at, that the interests of thy and ran the whole show by their own votes and the proxies they hold of absentee shareholdere, nation will be better served by the lighthouse It is therefore useless for outside shareholders administration being placed under the control to waste their time in attending
thong!
Meetings of the Marine Department of the Board of I bare no doubt, in my own mind, that in LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT Trade, assisted by an advisory committes re- many instances these absentoo shareholders, it Presentative of the wezventile and shipping they knew the questions xi freue, would very of community and acquainted with all aspects of fan cast their votes on the opposite side to which the problem of lighting the puasta.
they are given by those holding their prozies.
He thanked them on behalf of Mr. Kyles for their mark of entrem.
present, an hear of plasmat barmony was spent, Messrs. Taylor, Logan, Purses, Crispin and Henderson contributing.
ibst in the years 1904, 1905 and 1906, through an oversight, the smonnis voted by the Colony in aid of the Cancer Research Fund wore not paid to that fund. To obrinte auch revole in future, the Crown Agents have
Bent as anunt list of the Colony's contributions to various faude, with instructions to pay them without farther reference to the Colony. Financial Miants No. 4 for $2,00 is for repairs to the new fairway buoys that were laid last year. Thess repaire were severitated by the beavy typhoors at the end of September. With regard to that, the advice of the Eldor Brethren of Trinity House was taken. Financial Minute No. 5 for 21,000 is for repairs to existing rifles and the provision of come additional rifles for the se of the Volunteer Reserve Association. The considerable use of the riflos made in the past han necessitated repairs, and theopening of the
The Governor recommended the Council to new eak range, which will be used at the
voto a sam of one hundred and fifty-three dollars same time as the Kowloon range, necessitates and eighty cents ($153.80) in aid of the vote, the provision for additional rides for the future. Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Financial Minute No. f consists of two main items one of 853,000 for new work, and the Office, New Territories--cther charges, typhoon a step you editorially, deplored at the time, and in a violent sad unconstitutional
Time Ball Tower on Blackhead's Kill,
Kowloon,...
опрове
OKE TYFROON EXPENSES.
ÖRANTS-IN-AID.
6,730
$32,000
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of threo thousand two hundred and sixty-three doBars (83,263 at 2/£126,6,0. in aid of the vais, mizasilaneous service?, grants in-nid of other institutions:-Imperial Lustituto.
RESUMPTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.
CANTON
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,)
Fabrasry 27th.
AN ADSCONDING OFFICIAL. The Kwok Sze Lo states that Colonel Li Sal-kwai has sgṣiu skoended from Cantos, Some time ago one of. Li's friends begged Viearoy Choy Fu to permit him to return to Kwangtung. The Viceroy granted permission,
"REVOLUTIONARIES."
The officiale are very alert to catch and destroy all the revolutionaries whom they can, writes the Wuchang correspondent of the N. Daily News -For the most part thos who would upset the existing order of things seem to be foolish, half informed students,
to show
Tako two recant instances where the Directors practically voted themselves handeme bonuses out of the fuode of their Companies; jo the latest case, the Sve Directors take 120,000,
of the
thave which is nearly three per cent of the paid-ap capital of Company.
It is outrageous On what grounds are the entitled to these benses? They would nefor get them unless they practically gave Directors feas for their services and have them to themselves. Are they not paid without the not sufficient anch
as it is over tha as they know
that o
thin
RECORDS.
NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.
MUSIC:
LATEST COMIC OPERA SCORES
AND
DANCE MUSIC
JUST ARRIVED.
Hongkong, 29th November, 1906.
INDO CEYLON RAILWAY.
BLAKE.
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KARY
Li returned to Cantos in December. As it is baving any well thought-out soheme досега erdinary shareholders, the usus! cicist custom to have a formalment or reform. Lacking experience they, beforehand how things are going with the investigation before permanently relostating are easily found out anthorities.
of course, soon expose their revolutionary ideas business, and what dividends are likely to be orbition ofsial, His Excellency gars instrue. For exemplo, the meetings held by them here resion,aut se proft considerably by their know- THE PROJECT DISCUSED WITH ME
and thus can sell shares to suit the tions to the Sin Han Kak to re-investigate.
were to some extent open to the rublio,, and | fedga na Directors? And we know they do A few days ago the Sin Hau Kok sont a report mest light-heartedly photographers wore Is there no law restraining
the power of HE. Sir Houry Blake granted an interviOW in such matters ? It to the Vicoroy stating that Viceroy Shom had gaged to photograph them as they met and directors of companies in
in various groups and sub-committees. Comes
to Sir Henry Kimber and Mr. Priestly in con- bitier than to toe little
highway robbery, imposed a fios of $500,000 on Colonel Li for quently as soon as suspicion was aroused and the Board of Directors should be alienection with the proposed Indo-Ceylon Railway bribing candidatos in the trionnisi examination, one or two caught, the authorities by purchas through
Connection, gl the proxies they hold of absentees sho
Mr. Priestly afterwards remarked that all Li ran away and all his property which was
tag the whole stock of the photographer's are in ignorance of how their rots are being that they considered is expedient to divulge to confiscated, amonated
picturas had most damning evidence against used to vote themselves large suma of money, the press at the present moment was that their to soly 3200,000. all those concerned.
which should by right go to the shareholdere interview with the Governor of Ceylon was Therefore there is a balance of 8300,000 due by Ous method adopted by these revolutionaries
generally the colonel which has not been paid up. will be condemned by most cutsiders. In order
the money were spontaneously Toled by with the result.
bigbly satisfactory and that they were plaased On these grounds the Viceroy gare instructions
to obtain protection in case of trouble, some the shareholders for special considerations it of the students obtained positions in mission would be different, but in the cases mentioned I
Bir Henry Kimber lores for India and it is The Governor recommended the Council toto look for the colonel, who, sa receipt of a
echools as
as students and tried to hide themselves doubt if one independent shareholder voted or to be hoped his visit to Ceylon will ultimately vote a sam of fifty-Eve dollars-(855) in aid of friendly warning, abscended for the second time. anecz the protection of net danger of Board, and one or two other interrated one, Henry Kimber has pointed cat that the idea is of the Church. 4 year or would vote for it. The few members of the eventuale in Ceylon doing her share to bring
1 on the
desired and деловеку сиnnection. Sir two ago Inmauits- were the Viceroy Chen Fu received the following unwittingly were led to interfere in creen which representing a large number of shares, have the to construct a viaduct over the Straits of Faum-
The Governor recommended the ( cazvil to vote a sum of one thousand and fifty dollars (1050) iz aid of the vote, public perks extra ordinary, resumption of private property for Rifle Range, Kowloos.
TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.
TYPHOON DAMAGES.
CHINEƉE ̃MILITARY CHANGES.- -
Christian
alose.
hand.
vole a sum of nine thousand threa hundred and tang General stationed at Kit Shok, is hereby Christianity in order to be received into the them pt reported in the papors that the up to the famous Hinda temple which was
thirty-four deliers (19,331) io aid of the vote, Folies and Prison Departments, Fire Brigade, other charges, typhoon damages,
THE COMMISSION CHARGES,
fold of the Church,
be
of
other $32,690 resotes of mounts unexpended last year. The first item consists of 843,000 an mocount of typhovu and rain storm damage. I foreshadowed the necessity for this vote when I last addressed the Council on the subject of the typhoon. It was no use taking it last year, as the repairs could not he carried out. The remainder of the 853 000 is an item of $12,000 for insanitary property resumption. This is in addition to the revote of part of the money voted last year. The total of 832,500 ratoles in on recount of some public works commented in 1905 not having bana completed that year. It compares favourably with the amount of ravotes in the last twe your In 1906 it was $65,201, in-1905 it was $71,236; this year, as I have said, it is $32,600. Financial Minate the vote, medical departments, B.-Hospitals No. 7 for 8133.8 is on account of the destruc. and Asylums, ather charges, new territories, tion of the matabed in which Laud Coffee records rent of temporary hospital. were kept at Taipo. This involves theoccupatica. of a private house st Taipe, and the amount included in this financial minuto is for the rent of that private house. Financiel Minuts No. 8 for $1,263 is for an increased contribution to the Imperial Institute for the two years 1906-7 and 1977-8 The subscription is now £200. Before
The Governor roommanded the Council to making this subscription I consulted the Execu five Council war sonidered that the Colony votes.com of Firehousnail-Dellers, $1,480-15 would reap advantage from it, Financial Minate boing revets, ($5,000) in aid of the vote, No. 9 for $1,50 is for payment in compensation Miscellaneous Service, Public Healthzad Build for land taken up for the military ride range atings Ordinance Commission. Kowloon. There was a YOLA of $20,000 for this purpose in the estimates for 1904, bat against that vota 810,973 was sport in that year as the end of which the seccant was closed Owing to zarse dispute as to who were entitled to the compensation it has not been possible to pass the farther amount of 81,050 -until the present time. Financial Minate No. 10 for the small snm of §55 ix in enable us to start a small nottagó hospital of six beds at Taipo. This w5 recommended by the Principal (el Mediol Officer affor bis last inspection in the New Territories. Finnboiel Minute No. 11 for
THE SMUGGLING OF FIREARMS. $9,334 in for raising the fire float which was
to the representative of the syndicate who is argument that a political crisis which may The "Shawmut" was pat about, and returned sunk in the typhoon of September 18th, and for
About the beginning of the second, work of providing a new ball and Bttings for it.
Majesty's ships may give a little warning a did the earthquake."
ed the faint yesterday afternoon, and civil and military authorities of Pinghu (Col. Cape Times: buard the " While the Financial Minato No. 12 for $5,000 is mainly a revote of a sum already provided for the Public Mr. I. Ferguson's plan will be proceeded with It is said that some time ago the Viceroy and Mr Maclean were thus lamenting our loss obtained some particulars of the fire from loquini-Bingoo) Choking, on the barte
dignity, Mr. Root,
aid load cheers, was
was Captain E. V.
V. Roberts. The captain stat
stated Kinogen, that firearms to the number of 500 Health and Buildings Ordiraves Commission ou extended liuns. We meau that last year; ordered an inquiry to be made into the rehe Governor of Kingston thanbing bim pesterday morning, and in addition to the cargo smuggled into the market town
the "Shawmat" left Kobe about six o'clock rifles and accompanying ammunition to practicability and but as Enancial conduct of all the civil and military officials Commission that very little further exponditaro cos, fis questian theo naked and the problems and the restll to that orer tar vilcists have and his sill. It is hemp
were Est infactory answered and him that this Cancil will be much disappointed solved, it is belinred. Wast WHS
CONNAUGHT RECEPTION.
NEW BAILWAY SUPERINTEN DÉNT..
מן
FIRE ON BOARD THE "SHAWMUT.""
missionaries, many of whom Imperial Ediet from Paking: Received Chou for the good of the Church bad for better bare power to deprive the other, and more in, of ben, and they will rau their trains right into number of sharabolders, against their will, of the Island of Rameswaram where the contrac Fu's memorial praying that General Lau Wing been left alone. To-day the douger that
money which really belongs to them. The Governor fremmended the Council totion of his position.
Fuk who is seriously ill may be granted resigns threatens is that men with revolutionary und "We criticise Japanese mathods in this kind tion of the railway has already been taken in
Laa Wing Fuk Kwang even anarchist views may wake a pretence of of thing, but it seems to me we are running
Eight miles of line had first of all been laid The permitted to resign his position. -Commodore Peon Chouk Man is appointed General of the
motion proposed by the solicator of the Japan visited-by-thousands of devotees from India
while another atteen miles of railway, to Brewery Company could not Bad & secondor and of the Island, was now under construction. Kwangtung Army stationed at Kit Shek. " I OBSEQUIOUS POLITICIANS AND A mezget the general chareholders, and that one There will then
the 21 miles of
of waterway might mention that Geaoral Lau was the
SOAPY PRESS.
of the Directors bad to dɔ the needful, is signingar Black Chie!" who refused to leave Formosa
and and banks which formed shallow, the would be extended, Binarit."
over the Adam's bras, "
to 1
Margar -The "Globs ways: To all thom who have
to where when that island was ceded to the Japanese,
railway Ceylon taken it upon themselves to congratulate
The 21 miles "of
waterway will be crossed by Hablame and the rest
their proper
boats which would take over the coolies and the obsequiousness to the United States, we would
goods, but ultimately the place of the bosta CARGO SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, speech delivered
would be taken by large vessels to carry the commend extracts from
The Japan Chronicle of February 17th has railway trains on their decks. yesterday in the Dominion House of Commers. "I laka this
opportunity announced Mr. the following :--
a regards the expenditure in Ceylon the Maclens, to
"to sav for myself, and perhaps for The Boston Sloanship and Towboat Oom-cost of the work would, Sir Henry believes, be many of my fellow Canindians, that I regard pany's steamer "Shawmut, Captain Roberts, about 47 lakhs, that 35 lakhs for the branch certain incidents connected with Jamaica earth- which arived at Kobe frem Hongkong late on line from Madawachchi to Mannar with a aka quake as a distiset loss to imperial prestige Thursday afternoon, left warly yesterday terminus: 2 lakbe for bogies for carriages of од this f'outinef, a thing all Canadians took morning for Yakebaws. About 8.20 am.. metre gauge to correspond with the South pride in Mr. Maslean went on to deliver when the steamer was in the Ki Channel, it Indiac Railway stock, and 7 lakhs for
be It is reported that Viceroy Chon Fa has noti- sentimenta that did not come altogolbor well was discovered 10** immediately raised, and Mannar. With regard to the transfer of rolling No. 2 hold was on fire. protective works on otok side of the land of from the
An alarm was #ed the Cactou gentry that the concession for
member of a Colony which refuses all
to the Imperial Navy.
But hands furned out to extinguish the ontbreak stock of the Indian Barrow gauge to Ceylon subscription to A Consular Notification appears ic
the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Rail in this sentence he spoke what every Colony So succesful were the efforts of the crew that provention of breakage of bulk in goods traße, Tientsia contemporarian respreting an amend
way has been granted to a British syndicate feels. In Caps Colony utter
inexpensive. ment, in the form of a King's Regulation, of the
sight was done to the cargo to the hold. It is stated and common in other parts of the world." Regulations. It appears to mark the final capital in Londeo, Any person desiring to days old zo vessel of the British Nasy has yet by the Kobe-Water Police that the No-2 bold. klop
prior to proceeding to work with cbtsia share from that company can apply appeared in Kingston and "thesin of the British was loaded with hemp, which had been taken on and Shanghai for Yokohama. Admiralty" is poluted by the very sound beard at Manila the Tshu Bar improvement selem, which was rendered practical and possible by the grant of financial assistance by the British Municipality.
morning. It will not be log, says tho China Tive application of shares is ten wonths. before the river will open, and in alli
!probability
CLEANING TUE STAPLE.
It is reported that the gentry here have received telegrams from Peking stating that The Governor recommended the Council to Excellency Tang Shao-Yee to be Chief Super- the Central Government has appointed His
intendent of the Canton-Hankow Railway nine Dollars ($6,200) in aid of the vote, Mir-Company and that he is expected to leave vellaneous Services; Connaught Reception.
rote a sum of six thousand two hundred and
TJENTSIN..
our
Foking for Canton very soon.
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAT SHARES.
Tientsin British Concaralen Local Land which is now being floated with £1,500,000 | expressed that although the stonishment in the Are was put out before any were damage it is well-known is now simple and
op:rations were experimental not only in regard
I have been assured by the Chairman of that
faced
will be luvolved, and in my turu I have assured
then
then an
if the Lbours of the Commission do not resoltkowa quantity has been radneed to fixed
in a considerable reduction of the usual expenditure of the Sanitary Department. Financial Mirala No. 13 for $6,99 is on account of expenditure incurred in connection with the visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Duie and Duchess of Connaught. With
dimensions, and are reassoxble beyoud, expecta tion. The Huilo Cousersaney Board have s defaile plan and ample funds at their deponat for a work which is to enhance the prosperity of Tientsin, and there is now no obstacle whatever to the prompt undertaking of this beneficent task. On this all clauses of the community are to be congratulated,
the
earthquaka
and
of
now in China. The time limited for the dent the immediate attention of His to Kobe about ten o'clock Chronale went on this month information was received by the
been cashiered..
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M. str. Ernest Simons with the meri French Mail, will leave Saigon on Friday, the 1st March, at 4 p.m. for this part.
The Bler Liberia left Singapore on 28th February, a.u., and may be expected here on
6th March,
the pick of Chitaws
sense of
the
Bogtep
8 Boriety a message
aid.
appear
States.
of the
and matting there were 32 Japanese a dependency of Pingha.
of this military commandant of When the ship was about to peer legaial-Kashing) acompanied by the Chibaien papera in which these tuleges through the Ki Channel it was discovered that of Pinghu paid a costat vísit to Chinalion wor
cur sapnaceous compliments to Binisterial apologists, unaccompanied 1y say No. 2 h
Buy No. 2 hold was on fire. The crow at once stood with the object of
Briting
the contraboad and suspicion that British prestige has suffered, or by the pumps, and within twenty montes the
Larresting smugglers. Unfortunately the is likely to
to ruller, through the incident. be fire a completely got under The damage anthorities were too slow in their movements one consolation is a convinced belief, founded done to the cargo by Ere was not serious, stated and made no arrests. Several residents of Chin
every place Captain Roberts, but considerable damage was shanwei and vicinity are suspected and a OU conversations beard in aud from every
of olaar Brciety, that the done by water. This damaged cargo was boing is now kept on their movements. There is public has a fluer and more authentic patriotism discharged yesterday afternoon, after which the reason to believe that certain foreigners who do than most of its supposed mouthpieces in Eat Shawmut was to resume her voyage to a hage basicers with the Chinas Government or West London.
Yokohama.
are implicated.N.-C. Daily New",
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