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reasons, barring that he is an official, arv Į ADMINIATURING THE GOVERNMENT b bis; a little extraordinary. He says in a Minute way, and other officiale, it will get short that an organisation composed of four co- shrift. They approach it in a spirit of equal beads of departments working under hostility. They have looked for and found Board of six busy members of the Com-weak points, but they have not as diligently munity and four busy oficials, all of whom considered its merits. There is a new
Governor coming out shortly. It is for the
Į
The honso boat Yonn, which has been stranded TELEGRAMS
for a week in a bay beyond Capauimun Pass, related on Thursday night at high water, and brought back to Hongkong.
Baguio, where the Philipine Commission sits, A telegram to the Manila Coblenews from
says that the Commission has passed an not
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PRINCE FUSHIMI'S VISIT.
LONDON, May 2nd.
THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Report for presentation to Shareholders at the Ninth Ordinary Kanaal Meeling to bo held at Messrs. Gibb Lisiugaton & Co.'s Office, St. George's Building, at 12.15 p.m., Wodnos Prince Fushimi to-day visited Vickers-day, May 29th, reade Mazin's yards at Barrow, and inspected the Shareholders their report, with a statement of The Directors have the pleasure to submit to accounts, for the year ending 30th April, 1907.
probibiting the are of intoxicating liquors to non-Christians.”
There is something ridiculous in making a man conform to the Russian cruiser Burik. Shorter Catechism in order to get a drink.
THE UNREST IN INDIA,
ACCOUNTS.
The nott earnings of the boats, after paying all working expenses and providing for a less of 89,506,64 on subsidiary coins, were $48,022.80 as against $42,998.17 Inst year, boing an increas of $5.024.67.
LONDON, May 23ud. Pindidas, the editor and proprietor of the Punjab newspaper India, was arrested yesterday morning and brought to Tabore, where he was charged with exciting .......Berger affection against the Government and in-88,259,49 to sredit of Insurance Faud, is
Godfres
Caryll
Schubert
A. S. WATSON & 00., have their time already fully occupied, and
who meet once a fortnight for the trans- publie to show its concern, and to continue action of business, is one ́thst, judged by showing its concern, until the scheme the standard of common acusa, is fore-evolved for its benefit receives at least fair doomed to failure." WA fear it consideration. We suggested that the will be answered that it is not common. apparent apathy and lack of public spirit sonec hut official prejudice that can thus with which our community is sometimes easily discount the value of work done by titted was das to hopelessness, to despair "busy members of the community." There of ever influencing the bureaucracy that in a plain implication that men with private rules us.
There need be no such hopeless business or profession can complish no 21098. A united front, a unanimous claim really useful public work, a postulate which | for seine reform, is bound to have its effect, is made ridiculous by the history of the But rights, like favoura, are not got from Colony. Why was the Legislative Council | officialdom without saking. We must ask, not foredoomed to failure, judging by Mr. | and ask often. Whem are the lettera to the MAY's standard of commonsense? There newspapers in this matter, the unofficial and Anchory Sauce. Entrées-Stowed Steak may be better arguments against the change; let us seck for them in the Minute by the DIRECTOR OF PEALIC WORKS. Most of it is an official defence of his own Department by Mr. CHATHAM, but on the new scheine be has this to say:
ET APPOINTMENT TO
IS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
WATSON'S
FRAGRANT
TOOTH WASH,
Aj VALUABLE.
ANTISEPTIC
AND
Thoy propose that the Sanitary Board
plebiscite, the petition to the new Governor ? Such things have been ignored sometimes in the past, but not always. Mr. SHELTON H cor's narrative shows that publie agitation has been effective before. The public has usually found a voice in welcoming or farewelling governors. Is
We hope not;
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By kind permission of Liont.-Col. W. Booth Moncrieff and Olcers, the Band of the Third Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Owa" (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following programme of music daring dinner at the
Hougkeng Hotel, this (Saturday) evening Oracture...Rossmunde... Value Lente "Amoureuse," Recollections of Gounod Song The Maid of Malabar. Adams citing the native army to mutiny. Saleuotion......... "Nelly Neil,”. Polka
HOME RULE. DINNER MENU--Hors-d'ouvre-Anchory Canap. Soup-Windsor Soup, Fish-Boiled and Mushrooms, Tongue à la Toulouse, Lobster Patties, Curry-Dry Curry Joints-Roast Australian Lamb and Mint Sane, Roast Chicken and Celery Sauce, Boiled Carned fleef and Carest, Sweets--read and Butter Pudding, Norau Ir Pâte de Foie gras un Jaspas and Beetroot Salad. Cream and Finger Cakes, Apricot Tar. Chees
Find
Bisruits
Hauzab."
Coffo-Dessert-muit
Kuhner
The amount at credit of Profit and Lese dis-avconut, after paying for repairs and placing
LONDON, May 22nd. The Dublin newspapers rejoice at tho vote of the Irish Convention. The Unionista say that the English people have absolutely the real nature of the Nationalists' claim; no excuse for protending not to understand
while the Home Rulers declare that no other decision could have been arrived at cou-
The keeping of cata is suggested by Dr. Asistent with the unimpaired self government, Buchauar, of Amraoti, as a proventive of
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...$ 1,100.00
$27,237 91 which, with the approval of Share- holders itia proposed to appropriate as follows:- Directors' and Andliter's fees Dividend of 19 per cent. Write off boats... Carry forward to now aconnat
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DURINERS
16,000,00 11,000.00 137.91
827,287.91
showed a falling off compared with the previous Passenger traffic, mors especially firet olace, yoar, dus in large measure to thers having been fewer steamers at the Wharves since the typhoon of September last,
TYPHOON OF 18TH SEPTEMBER, 190+, All fire boats escaped but were more or lese
should be constituted the; Building Authority that rucrely a mobbish fancy for pageants plague. Dr. Buchanan observed that although and they hope that the Government will. The guide piles at Too House street with on Executive Engineer as the chief exe-
we
trust not; and wa export to hear that voice raised now. Most of us are
men accustomed to the privileges of citizenship; it is a pity if life in Hongkong is going to make us forget them altogelber.
cative officer for performing the duties ooming and ceremonics? within the Roope of the Building Authority. To carry out the important duties devolving upon him, the executive offloor must be given higher rauk thau that of an. Executive” Bo- gineer and must be approximately on an equal footing with the Director of Public Works, The Board cannot possibly exercise say con- trol in technical matters and their oblef oxe cative offloer must have such a status as will enable him to do so."
What is
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It loans the teeth, sweetous the breath and strengthens the guais.
Dalatily put up, it forms a pleasing addition
to the toilet
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this talk of higher rack'
and equal fooling '? What ex ic matter, eiropt to Mr. Chatban? Why
the Sanitary Board
have an expert officer as great as he? We presume that would be the ambition of the new Department, to get a man as good. Mr. CHATHAM goes on to argue that as most | building operations interfere with roads and sewers, there would still be clashing; they would still have to call him in. Then again, when sabemos involving resumption were aflost, the Sanitary Board would learn valuable secrets at present locked in his own bosom. These things are regular incidents of administration everywhere; municipal authorities puss buildings that touch County, roads, and private buildings that connect with public sovers. That of Hoogkong, however, would lead to very little clashing, and certainly it would involve less entanglements and delays than exist at present, which reduction is just what the Commissioners aim at. Mr. CHATHAM has his own proposal, which, as we
have
Trooper W. J. Grosson of the H.E.V.C. has been granted leave of absence out of the Colony For twelve months.
At nine o'clock on Monday morning the 8 3. Tai Luk will be launched at the Kerko Docks. A launch lestra Queen's Statue Pier at 8.45 am,
At. Volunteer Headquarters at 5,30 p.m.. on Wodneaday, 29th instant, there will be re- Cruits parade for lecture on the 15 pr. B, L. breech mechanism.
The total receipts into the Troamry between January 1st and March 31st amount to $3,068,717.18, while the payments out were $2,817,755.53, the balance of receipts over pay-
meats being 3270,961.05.
The Colonial Treasurer's statement of the Colony's assets and liabilities on March 31st $1,167,56,31, the total assets being $1,457,621.84, shows & balance on the credit side of
and the liabilities $290,106.53.
notified in the orders of the Volunteer Corpa For the information of those concerned it is
that the examination of thasmbalance plaas will be carried out by an officer of the R. A.M.C. at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. on Monday.
Don't be led sway by vagrant faucies. There
must be no more whims about making a change, But to move forward there must be love of your work, accompanied by enthusiasm and earnestness. Jogging along" will never do anything. Your business must appeal to you with as much cast as the sight of billiards.
CRICKET.
TONDON, May 22nd.
did the hat-trick twice in one innings taking Middlesex bent Somerset by 166. Trott
they might contrast plague, there is no evidenco recast their plans for grappling with the keeping rats under danger point" made him that cats spread the disease, and their utility in problem.
study the question in various districts. He had a cat census taken in his district, and in more than one village where dirt was abundant he traced its immanity from plague to the cat He explains the theory briefly thus: buffaloes, milk, cats, few rais, no plagos He cites statistios in various villages to show that where cats were numerous thers were few or no cases of plague, and vice versa. He calls attention-to-r the fact that the cat is the only animal sacred to Mshowedan and Iinde alike as well as to the ancient Egyptian, and enquires if its unique position is due to its having beam recognised in early times as a proventor of plague.
ROWING.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, The scratch tours for which four crews are entered stroked respectively by F. A. Biden E. W. Carponter, H. W. B. Kennett and H. L. Garrett will be-rowed this afternoon, the first heat taking place at 5, the second hest at 5.30 and the final at 6.33 p.m. Mr. F. W. Warre will act as starter and umpire. The club lanoch to follow the races, will leave Statue for members and friends. Water polo practice Wharf at -1.45 p.m. There will also be a launch
will commence ou Monday, the 27th instant, the new: bathing raft being now ready for use.
UINTONIA JAIL.
the 3rd, 4th, 5th and ith wickets in succes- sion, and the last three wickets also; a world's record.
.:
INDIAN ITEMS,
H. M. the Amir has sent a present of four splendid Kandaburi bornes to HE the Viceroy.
The gross Indian Railway earnings for the first thirteen days of April are eight lakbs mora than those of the corresponding period of last
year.
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The Commander-in-Chief and the Army Department are at present busy with the not likely that orders on the subject will be reorganisation of the Indian Commands. It is issued before June 1st.
Calcutta police have started a crusade against post cards contaluing representations of an
on each, bare been raided and Gnes of Rs. 200 inficted drapped female figures. Several shop-keepers
Mesara. Simpson and Radunise Brown, the Pearl Fishery exporta, who will shortly proceed to England after inspecting!the pearl fisheries at Mappi Rem will probably break the in Cuylon to company journey on the Ceylon paul banks with these preval..
In Feuter's telegram of the 30th April of the Amir's visit to India was £205,000 Mr. Morley is said to have stated that the cost
sterling. Taking this as practically thirty-ons Isihs of rapees the cost may be apportioned as follows-Cost of the concentration of treeps and the military man convres at Agra, tiva and a half lakhs; cost of the Chapter and of State visit to Agra, six and a half lakhs entertainment of the Amir elsewhere, aineteen
akhs. Total thirty-one lakhs.
A rosolation of the Government of India is
The report of the Superintendent of the prisou, for the year 1906, shows that the totalling at Morgri number of prisoners received into prison during. previously hinted, threatens the further
the year and the corresponding numbers for belittling of the Sanitary Bond. He anys:
for 1955. There was thus a decrease of 498 the game 1995 ware 5,799 for 1906 and 6,227 The proposal I would submit instead of it is
on the total number of admissions se compared that the administration of practically the whole
with the previous year. In counequence of the of Part 111 of the Ordinance should be vested
opening of tho Military Prison at the in the Director of Public Works, the present
beginning of the year no European Courts reference of plans to the Medical Officer of
Martial prizorers have been received into Health, the issue of certificates by that offer
Yesterday, being Empire day, was observed The number of prisonare admitted to the prison this prison during the year under review. and the supervision of certain items, such as conoreting ground surfsous, že, by the officers of locally as a public holiday, and most vessels in in 1906 for offences not of a oriminal nature the Board, being abolished. All powers of port dressed ship. Many picrie parties left was 3,224, and 62 per cent of the total admissions modification, except those of a technical nature,
to prison were for non-criminal offences. The should be vested in a small Committee, consist. Hongkong early in the morning to spend the following table shows the number of prisoners ting,
of 5 members, including the Director day on other shores, while sportemen who omitted to prison without the option of fines LONDON Oertos: 131, FLEST STRENT, E.C.of Public Works who should be Chairmat. stayed hehind found afficient amusement and in defsult of payment of fines,
Refersace to the Governor-in-Connoit should on the bowling green or the tennis court. Rain be limited to appeals from the decisions of this Committee, members of the Committee interrupted the afternoon enjoyment in west Without En default of paymented of fine. having the right of appeal in ese places. There A decision is the result of a majority vote. Such an arrangement would greatly simplify the present prosedure. All plans in conformity with the Ordinance would be by the Director of Public Works and those in repect of which any modification was required would be considered by the Committee which would meet regularly, say, on a weak. It would be the duty of the Director of Public Works to notify the Medical Officer of Health of all modifications granted by the Committee, All matters affecting oubicks and ecklofts should be placed under the control of the Banitary Board and should not a before the
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 25г, 1907.
A correspondent at Paotingfe states that many inquiries are made there by natives as 10 whether more Chinese workmen are to be wanted in the Transvaal winee this year. The point about this item of news is the testimony which it boars to the proper treatment of the ocolies in the wines, because no Chinaman now offers without "talking it over" with someone who has been there.
The Chinese in Sism have petitioned for a
option of fire.
1,431
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published in the Department of Commerce and Industry communicating particulars of the France British Exhibition which is to be held in London on May of next year. The objects of the exhibition aro stated to be to incrsABO commercial intercourse between Grant Britain and France and to materialise their friendly relations, and all British colonies and dependen vies are invited to participate and to demonstrate that within the boundaries of the British Empire can be obtained all the necessaries de- mended by modera civilization.
and the erections on the wharf wore swept away. The cost of making good damage aocasioned by the typhoon was 811,105.58 of which 8 771.53 (being the amount spent on the buats) has been debited to Insurance fund.
DIRECTORE
In accordance with the Articles of Association Mr. A. G. Wood retires but offers himself for re-election.
his place was taken by Hou. Mr. W. J. Gresson Hon. Mr. C.-W. Diokson having resigned, whose appointmout requires confirmation.
AUDITOR.
Mr. F. Maitland in the absence of Mr. W. H. Polin has audited the seconats now presented. Mr. W. H. Potts offers himself for re-eleation.
C. P. CRATER,
Chairman. BALANCE SHEET, 30 April, 2007.) LIABILITIES,
19,070 suaren at $10 each fully
ji up
To capita
To reserve fund To insurance fund
To nelaime dividonda To accounts payable
To diretoran anditor's few.......... To dividend... To balance of profit and less neconst
10,000 shires at $10 mach $5
psit ap
$ 100,490,00
50,000,0
--- 130.0GD,BU
£5,000.00
39.436.37
858,75
18,548.55
1,100,00
18,000.00
137.DI
8590,081,58
$6. 165,000.00 1.700.00
206,700.00 11,000,00
155,700.00
ASSETH
By value of boate as per lant
account.. Since expanded..
Less written off...
By courte regeivable By Hougkong and Shanghai Bank
By Hongkong and Shanghai Book No. 2
aeront By Hongkong Hotel debenturos.... By Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Godown Company. Limited, lear
I 1.
$0.
2,523.30
26,807.41
858.75 30,000,00
100.00 $200,081.38
PROFIT AND LOS ACCOUNT. To ordinary repairs and altemtions. 10,112,54
cost of making good damage to wharf
&a, caused by typhoon of 16th Sept. 9,334.05 Insurance fund
Eulance agriated as follows :--
Director and alitor's
Eas
---....8 1,100.00 Dividend of 10 per cent.... 15,000.00 Written of bonte 1000 Carrist to new necam...... 137.91
By balance from last account.
Nett carnings of boats.. Interest Scrip fees
Cnelaimed lividends forfeited..........
To hainnee
RESERVE FUND
By balance from last coconní............ INSURANCE FUND.
To cost of tuking good damage of boats caused by typhoon of 1811 Sept...... Balance
By balance from last account
Profit and loss acconut..
21
B,254.00
27,237.91
$ 34,95-4.50
$ c
218.01.
48,082.80
6,501.76
26.00
16.N
§ 54,961.50
$ c.
$65,000.00
$65,000.00
1,777.33 39,435.37
$ $1,207.50
C
32,157.80 8,250.00
$ 41,207.20
LORD KELVIN ON ATOMS,
Served Paid full Paid part Total. imprison- fiue. Ane.
mant. 2,150 783 706 5,075 There were 81 juvenile admitted into the prison, 33 whom were sentenced to be of whipped in addition to various terms imprisonment varying from twenty-four hours' detention to one month's imprisonment with Some time ago it was sunetnood that the hard labour. The percentage of convicted Govorrmort of India dosired to ascertain to prisonera admitted to prison with prosions what extent gold coins, that is to say, sover- convictions recorded against them was 13.00 eigns and half-sovereigns, were in sotnal use as compared with 8.50 for the year 1905; of these in India. The object of the enquiry was I sad that four man represent 20 convictions. naderateed to be a decision of the question scientific societies at the aniversary dinner of Lord Kolvin, responding to the toast of the Territorios was 152 against 169 for the previous special gold colo, The number of convictions from the Now to whether it was desirable to provide a year. There were 627 punishments awarded for circulation. Various trading bodies were re-they had allowed too large a subject to be or caine, for Indian the Chemical Society, last month, said that breaches of prison discipline being an average
He believed he must consider quested to co-operate in the enquiries, and allotted to him. of 1.21 per prisoner, against 1,029 in the the various Indian railways were of course that physics was the subject for which he was preceding year, and two prisoners were sentenced included. It has now been found possible to principally responsible, but how could they
one occurred. In the month of May a long than 2,400,000 sovereigns and half-sovereigns Ray Laskoster would not be shocked if to be whipped with the birch by the Assistant report that on Indian railways, taking a quarter separate chemistry from physics? He could Superintendent. No escapes or attempt to of a year as the basis of calculation, no fewer only cut the Gordiat knot. Ho hoped Prof. Bautenced prisoner employed in the shoemakers are received from the travelling pablis in a year. shop fatally stabbed a fellow prisoner for which This number will, probably, be very largely
increased when other reports are furnishod.
ho was subsequently tried and hanged. Thore were 18 deaths Eroin natural causes, ons murder, Tour executions and two birthe. Eloran pri- Boxers were released on medical grounds. Hard
There were
WEATHER REPORT.
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that
the whole affair of chemistry and
physics was force. Chemical force was force,
Now that our readers have had the full text of the Report of the Commission appointed to investigate Sanitary Law Administration in Hongkong, and can study in this issue the admirable historient
The Earl of Meath whose name Empire; vignotte propared by one of the Commis-Building Authority in any way. 'le Sanitary Day brings prominently before the public, is stoners, they are in a better position to Inspectors should continue to intel one of those pears who have, by descent, come buildings and should report to the Medical consider the merits or demerits of the Officer of Health all infractions of tas to his title through a tragedy. In the duelling recommendations resulting from that in-prisions of the Ordinance, which may come to days at the closs of the eighteenth century the their notice. All snob reports, relating to vestigation. It is to be admitted to begin matters other than cubiclesand cock lefts, should affair of bonour" with a brother Irishman, then Earl of Moath, a young bachelor, bad "an with that the Commission has discovered be passed by the Medical Office of Health to
the Building Authority for the necessary action. Lord Mouth foll in the duel, with the conse- "an entire absence of systern" [par 324) Such is my proposal in uutine, and I believe it quenes that the title devolved on the grand and that this official chaos, as we pointed would be more likely to secure the objects of father of the present Bari,
physical fores was force, and his friend Prof. the Commission than the salinme pot forward
Ray Lankester world, perhaps, tell them some- cut in our preliminary observations, is
thing about moral force (laughter) which cul- by them. really responsible for all the evile enumner-
minated in physical force. What was force P The scheme of the Commissioners, as un-fully accredited plenipotentiary to the court of Izbour, let class, we enforced by means of crank,
He was not going to tell them. There was uted. This establishes the argument that a folded in the Report, is equally simple. We Siam. The particular mis grievances that are shot, and stone-carrying. Satisfactory Ipro. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday itsmed which expelled clips from an atom and sent gravitational force, there was chemical force, change is neccssary, and there remains only need not quote it again. It provides for a mortioned in the petition are four. The gross las been made in the various industries in the following report
them cff at velocities one tentli part of the ⚫hiness are expected to pay a poll tax to the 3,197,620 forms printed and issued and 15,672
the prison during the year.
On the 94th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer velocity of light, and electrons sent of with to consider what sort of dauge. The Comproper aystem and organization of business, Government ere they can enter the country books bound during the your under revier hus fallen over N.E. Japan owing to the '95 per cent of the velocity of light. Thera missioners recommend that there be two allocating responsibility, and keeping a firm Then they have to serve in the Siamese army. The rules and regulations for the government the S. of Hokkaido.
depression, which has passed to the Pacific to were direct consequences from Henry Becque- *ontirely separate departments. In theory central grip that is at prescut locking. It whether they will or not. Chinese are selected of t
the prisons
sons have been
been duly carried out, The Pressure has increased moderately to slightly we heard of something from which something rel's "plendid discovery of radioactivity. When the Public Works Department and the would destroy the anomaly of permitting to do rough and unpleasant work in the country
complete separation of new from old offenders
over China, W. Japan and the Loochoes, and has been observed and the low number of ptl.creased slightly in Formosa. It is Bighest had been shipped off be thought they had Sanitary Board have been separate, but the Board's servant to dietate to the The rules and regulations under which they live soners in onstody has rendered possible striet over Castrul China, and relatively low over the many atoms there were all of different kinds su atom (cheers). How there has been a clashing of their business Board, and it would save the broth from the are very repressive and sovers.
compliance with the rules relating to juveniles, S coast and Formoss. debtors and remand, prisoners, The eszitary
was a matter for investigation, but he would in practice. The P. W. D. under the new spoiling bands of too many cooks. [
Freah variable to N.E. winds, may be expected condition of the prisons is good. The appliances in the Formosa Channel, and moderato S.Wouly just suggest that it was better not to call scheme of the Commissioners would confine arranges for "a proper systematizing of the
for use in case of fire aro sufficient and in good and variable winds over the N. Part of the thing an atom when it was broken (laughter working order. The conduct of the Staff China Sea.
and obvers). When was an atom not BO its attention to water supply, public duties of the various members of the staf",
throughout the year has been good.
be chipped off of it. He had great sympathy atom? It was not atom when something could rouds, sewers, etc., while a "Sanitary and and work shirking is as dishonest as aquenzo
with chemistry, Lord Rayleigh bad burned his Building Department" would have entire pidia. From paragraph 357 onwards, crat for the position. How signally suck
fingers with phosphorus when bewas 13 years old, control of all Sanitary affairs, nuisances, there are many practical and sensible misgivings were disproved is known to all,
He (Lord Kelvin) and burned his fingers with etc.; and the construction or alteration details enggested, to which we can do no Invoking the assistance of Bir Colin Scott
phosphorus when he was 82 years old laughter and cheers). In his old laboratory he had barned of buildings. Even a layman would define more here than re-direct the attention of Moncrieff and Sir Edgar Vineant, Lord
his Lugers with phosphorus on the luat day of the business indicated by the italicised words our readers. The great question is whether Cromer immediately reformed the system of
April in 1906. For so old a person the first day of April would have been more appropriate, day as being a Sanitary or Municipal Board's the Hongkong public is going to let the
on which to do that (laughter and chours). He concern, rather than as Public Works; but work of this costly Commission be laid on
was associated with many scientific societies, all of which were doing good work, and in their the Hon. Mr. F.H. May disagrees in toto. His the shelf. It is clear that if the OPPIONE
name be returned them his thanks (chess).
J
When Lord Cromer was originally appointed British Agent in Egypt opinion was by no means animons D5 to the tness of the nomination. It was thought by some that he would prove too much of the auto
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The str. Tremont sailed from Monile on 24th May, and may be expected to arrive here about noon on Sunday, the 26th May.
The C.P.R. str. Tartar, arrived Nagumki at Fablis works and finanors, next the judicial 6am on Friday the 24th May and left again system, then the Army, then education, and so at 5 p.m. some day for Shanghai where she is on throughout the whole administrative system, due to arrive at 10 am, on Sunday the 26th
May.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-doy, L06 inches
***
Sameas No. 1,
Sameas Ne. 1.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day le as follows:-- Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*) Formosa Channel Bouth coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooka South coast of China between
Hongkong and Hainan () Variable to N.E. winds, moderate or fresh squally, thunder showers.
Same as No. 1,
bettor not call it