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is in official quarters belleved to be a son or other a report had got abroad, necessary precaution. We object, how after the publication of the statement com over; to the delusive wording of the gov-piled by the Registrar and several local ernment notification, and regret that the merchants, estimating the expenses incur name of such an honorable and high-prin-red by the salving steamers, and the profits cipled official as Dr. FREDERICK STEWART, lost to the owners, through their lending should be appended to a statement which assistance to the stranded vessel, that Sir is certainly not justified by facts. For GEORGE PHILLIPPO's award to the Douglas this, we desire it to be plainly understood, and Hailong for their assistance to the we do not considor the Acting Colonial | Forkshire would be a mere nominal amount, Secretary in any way responsible. He and the impression created in maritime has no doubt simply acted on official in-circles by this rumour was the reverse of CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS formation received from that depart favorable to our local administration of
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ment which is responsible for our justice. His Lordship's decision has proved water supply. The statement above Dr. a pleasant disappointment to a good many STEWART's signature, which we say is not people who have lost faith in what is served merely delusive, but is positively unwar-out as legal justice in this Colony, and will ranted by existing circumstances is that no doubt, to a considerable extent, restore referring to what is termed, "the present confidence in our present chief law-giver. diminished supply."
Any person with an impartial mind, and We have recently seen statements in our unbiassed by interested motives, who read local contemporaries with regard to what the evidence given by Captain S. ASHTON the writers wished the community to be and the officers and engineers of the lieve an existing scarcity of water in our Douglas at the enquiry in the Vice-Admit- Colony, The Daily Press actually had the alty Court, must heartily and thoroughly audacity to state that at the recent fatal endorse the opinions of the Chief Justice fire in Queen's Road West, a serious that Captain Astros took a grave respon- ATKINSON'S, HENDRIE'S, AND LUBIN'S amount of time was lost by the want of sibility upon himself in endeavoring to as
water, and it was not until the flames sist the Forkshire, gave valuable advice had seized the whole of the interior of and assistance to that vessel, and in so the building that any effective supply doing exposed his own ship to risks that was obtained, The delay in getting water would not have been incurred by any pru- was due to the fact that, owing to the pro-dent man without some adequate object in longed drought, the water at the reservoir. view, such as saving valuable property. being therefore very low it was turned off We presume that the contentions raised by at the time." We really do not care to the Captain of the Forkshire, and supported inquire why the Daily Press should publish by his witnesses, that the services rendered what was a most atrocious perversion of to his vessel by the Douglas and Haloong truth, for which there was not the slightest were ordinary services which only entitled 3 shadow of foundation; but the fact re- the owners of these steamers and the mains that the lie was published, and a masters and crews to a nominal remuner- writer in the China Mail, on the strength ation, were merely of that formal cha of this lic, coolly holds Governor HENNESSY racter which custom sanctions in such morally responsible for the deaths of cases. It can hardly be questioned, in the the four unfortunate persons who lost face of stubborn, facts, that without the their lives in the conflagration. This is assistance of the Douglas, the good ship merely a sample of the dishonest journalism Yorkshire would have been aground in Ho whole term of Governor HENNESSY's ad- unless floated by similar aid would have ministration, and there is too much reason remained there until the Second Deluge. to believe that underhand influences have As Sir GEORGE PHILLIPro very sensibly been at work in this iniquitous policy of laid it down in his judgment, it is important unscrupulous misrepresentation.
to encourage assistance to vessels in dis- Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele-
If what are known to be mis-statements tress such as the Forkshire was in by graph,will always be open for the tair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public appear in the official organ of the govern steamers of the class of the Douglas, and Interests, it must be distinctly understood that ment, it is scarcely to be marvelled at it taking all the circumstances of the case the Editor does not in any way hold himself res-the community become rather sceptical as into consideration, there can be no question ponsible for opinions thus expressed.
to the purity of the boasted patriotism that the Douglas was entitled to liberal re- of certain of our official would-be bene-muneration. His Lordship's opinion that,
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THE following is the list of Officers of the Enther Mark Lodge of Hongkong, No. 264, 1883 W. M.......................
S. W................... J. W... Master Overseer ............. Senior Junior
Treasurer.....
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W. KERFOOT HUGHES, THOS I ROSE ERICH GEORG. PAUL JORDAN, ....L. C. BALFOUR. ..H. N. MODY.
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Secretary ............ Registrar of Marks......B. B. DALTON SAYLE, S. Deacon.......GEO. W. BALLISTON. J. Deacon..........................S. W. WRICHT. Director of Ceremonies..A. S. COHEN. Inner Guard
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At St. John's Cathedral, on the guz instant, by the Rev. W. Jennings, M.A., Colonial Chaplain, FREDERICK H. HEPPER, of Manila and Cebu, to ALICE, M. F., youngest daughter of Captain C, Wharry, R.A., of Old Charlton, Kent.
kong River and were proceeding to lay a calle across when the villagers interfered and objected to the work going on, According to our latest dead-lock, and it is really difficult to say what advices matters have thus been brought to a further action may be found.desirable. It cer- tainly says very little for the power of the con- stituted authorities in the interior of the Kwang tung province, when an important commercial undertaking like this, under the auspices of the Viceroy himself, is abstracted by a few turbulent hanger lightened at repressable chicinstance
of
erected. The workinen had reached the
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Bishop Raimondi then invited the company to inspect the building, which was accordingly done, and general satisfaction expressed with the thor oughnessofthe accommodation, and completeness of the general arrangements. During the evening the college was illuminated with colored lanterns.
ANNIVERSARY BANQUET OF UNITED SERVICE LODGE, NO. 1341.
that occasion His Excellency made the following the and of November, 1881, there was a large tion in Hongkong, which are peculiarly apposite then looking very rough, and was Indeed a bare general observations on the question of educa gathering on this same spot. The place was at the present moment. Requested by Father precipice. That gathering was to lay the first, Burghignoli, the pro-vicar-Apostolic, to lay the stone, and now you are invited here to inaugurate foundation stone His Excellency anid-Ladies the complete building. The Christian Brothers and gentlemen, the especial interest which the have this day, thrown open their house so that Government has in the proceedings of to-day everyone can inspect it, and I am sure you will consists in the fact that this is what is called agree with me, when you have been through the grant-in-nid school, that is, it is a school towards building, that it reflects the highest credit on the the support of which the Governinent gives a gentleman who has conducted the work," Mr. grant: When I came to the Colony in 1877, Danby. (Applause). These schools, as you grant-in-aid schools. Last year the number of there were in the Colony a certain, number of know, a are under the grant-in-aid scheme, and I' such schools was double that which I found perfect monument to the liberality of the English am sure this building will be considered as a here in 1877, and the number of pupils had also Government, which knows how to encourage is really due to the fact that Her Majesty's with individual religious aspirations: (Applause) doubled. How is that to be accounted for ? It education wherever it finds it, without interfering We hear that evidence is likely to be adduced at altered the principles upon which the grant-I have now the pleasure of
Government, since the year 1877, have The building having been finished and completed the proposed Commission of enquiry into sinug-in-aid
asking your Excel- schools in this Colony are sup Iency to declare it open. (Applause), m gling and cognate matters, which will shew that ported. When I arrived here, I found the His Excellency the Administrator then said—- things are much worse than they have been re- school referred to by Father Burghignoli Ladies and gentlemen, I think I may take it presented, and which will prove very instructive in existence, the predecessor of this school, upon myself to say that I am expressing the to the honourable member for Stocum in the but though that school had at that time about 200 feelings of all here present, first, in
welcoming East. Is the Harbour Master in n. position to boys in attendance, the sons of European re- back to Hongkong our worthy friend Bishop and what carrying capacity brings her under the the Colony, nevertheless, the school was receive from this place and his flock for a period now of clearly define what a seagoing vessel actually is, sidents in the Colony the sons of ratepayers of Raimondi (Applause.) He has been away category? We believe things are not very clearing no grant-in-ald. I also found that schools two years, and I am glad, and I am sure you on these points.
of other denominations were similarly situated. are all glad, to see that he has come back in It was represented to me by Pastor Klitzke and such good health. Applause.) I congratulate the Rev. Mr. Louis, ofthe Berlin Mission, that their the Bishop and the Christian Brothers on this schools were receiving no Goverment aid. The fine building, the opening of which we are cela- late Colonial Chaplain, Mr. Kidd, also repre- brating today. It is, as the Bishop said just sented to me that he could not conscientiously now, very little more than fourteen months accept the Government grant-in-aid, and the since the foundation stone was laid by Governor same reason which influenced Bishop Hennessy, and now the building is finished and Raimondi in declining, to receive that grant, already occupied, by the staff and scholars. I also influenced the other gentlemen whom I have think the expedition with which this work has named.
The consequence was that in all been completed reflects the highest credit on the. Government grant-in-aid schools in this architect and all concerned, and I have no doubt Colony there were but eighty pupils, children
our worthy friend Father Burghignoli must feel of the foreign residents of Hongkong, enjoying great satisfaction in having been entrusted with the benefit of Government aid. Well, in this the carrying out of the Bishop's projects during school alone, we have now over 200, and the his absence from the Colony (Applause) change was effected by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, understand this is the third building which has Her Majesty's Secretary of State, by simply either been built or occupied by the Christian striking out of the grant-in-aid scheme as it then Brothers. The others places had to be abandoned the word "secular," and the word "cle because they became too small for the increasing ncntary. In 1877 it was a rule that no school wants of the community, but this building is could get a Government grant in which the much larger, and will be, 1 should think, occupied, which a certain portion of the day's instruction, that the Government takes great interest in school-books-were-net-secular-books, and in for many years to come-need-hardly say a considerable portion, was not devoted to secular prosperity of this establishment, as it is our duty Raimondi, of the Lutheran clergymen who had I must say this institution has my hearty sym- sidered carefully the representations of Bishop education amongst all classes and all creeds, and addressed me, and also of the Chaplain of the pathy (Applause) will conclude by formally Church of England, and he resolved to strike out declaring this building open, and thanking the the word "secular" from the grant-in-aid scheme. Bishop for having invited me to attend. (Ap- That decision of Her Majesty's Government was plause) not given hastily, nor without fully considering the question. It so happened that at the time when I forwarded the various papers for the consideration of the Goverment, I was able to- inform the Secretary of State that Dr. Stewart, who had been for years a most tealous and able advocate of the secular system, would himself factors. As the water supply of Hong- considering the risks to which all vessels at talists and merchants in Hongkong, should be proceed to London, and could explain on behalf sea are exposed. it is to the interests of all baulked by ignorant superstition, and the P of Government aid, his views and the views of of those who wished for a purely secular system kong has been made one of the burn- ing questions of the hour, and as one shipowners, including the owners of the parent utter helplessness of the representatives of the most gigantic schemes yet associated Douglas, that salvage remuneration should of government authority. Perhaps His Excel- those whom he represented. Those views were with the history of the Colony is now in not be excessive will be heartily endorsed lency the Viceroy having in vain tried the carefully considered. Dr. Stewart, in a long
letter addressed to the Under Secretary at the The usual anniversary banquet to celebrate progress in connection with it, it is surely by all shipowners. It is clearly advisable suaviter in modo system may ace his way to
Colonial Office, pointed out that in his opinion, the installation of the Worshipful Master of not asking too much in fairness to the that substantial inducements should be well timed application of the fortiter in rel
if the word "secular" were struck out of the United Service Lodge, No. 1341, was held in absent Governor, and to the rate-payers held out to encourage shipmasters to assist Ir is with extreme regret that we have to chroni- grant-in-aid scheme, it would be the abandon-Freemasons Hall, Zeland Street, on Monday whose money is being expended on the distressed vessels, and on the other hand cie the death of Captain E. Lec, late of Messrs.ment of the whole principle of education which evening the 8th inst The members of the Lodge, Tytam Tuk Water Works, when we de- it is just as desirable that the line, as Siemsson & Co.'s steamer Yangisse, which oc- was then in vogue in Hongkong. Nevertheless, together with a large number of visiting brethem mand that the plain, unvarnished truth regards the amount of remuneration for curred on board the steamer at the Cosmopolitan having considered the question carefully, Her met at 7 o'clock when the ordinary business was should be laid before the public. With such assistance, should be drawn at a
Dock in this colony on the moming of the 31st Majesty's Government resolved to strike out the proceeded with. About 8 o'clock V. W. Bro. W ulto. Captain Lee had been in very delicate word secular," and to-day. I am about to lay Stanley Adams, Deputy District Grand Master all due respect to the Acting Colonial reasonable figure.
health for some considerable time from, we the foundation stone of a school receiving of Hongkong and South China, accompanied by Secretary, we say that up to the present Considering that the value of the Fork-believe, an affection of the lungs, but death, it Government aid now to the amount of about his officers entered the Lodge, and duly per- time there has been no "diminished shire, including freight and cargo, amount appears, resulted from heart disease. A few days 81,400, but which did not receive a single far formed the ceremony of installing Brother S. supply" of water in Hongkong. Weed to the large sum of £102,494, it may ago we heard that he was seriously ill, and that thing of Government aid when I arrived in the Comben, in the chair for the ensuing year in have gone from house to house in various perhaps be doubted whether Sir GEORGE grave fears were entertained as to his recovery, Colony, and that school will also receive under ancient form. The newly installed Master then parts of the city, and satisfied ourselves PHILLIPro's awards of £3.950 to the Douglas yet the news that he passed quietly away to his the regulations framed by the Secretary of State invested the following officers Sam-that the water supply has been ample and £1,200 to the Hailong-roughly rest during sleep was a great surprise and shock a considerable sum towards the building of the throughout the dry season, abundant for speaking five per cent, on the total value to us, as it must have been to his many friends. school. (Applause.) I must say, gentlemen, I all domestic, culinary, and other ordinary of ship and cargo--can be considered the Captain Lee had been connected with Hong think the decision of Her Majesty's Government
S.D.35 kong, and was well known on the Chinese coast was in every sense a wise decision; it was purposes. It is but right, in the face of liberal remuneration which his lordship for a number of years. It is now set phrase of strongly in favour of freedom of religion, because J.D. ............................. „Į, J. GLEESON,"
Treasurer... 971". this stupendous waste of public money ruled the case warranted. However, into speech to say that wherever he went he made thus we allow, in every school in the colony, the
GOULBOURN. sanctioned by the Secretary of State for a that part of the question it is scarcely re- friends; in fact, we never met a man who was teachers to bring up the boys as they think fit,
Secretary H. L.STRINGER. water system that would meet the require-quisite to enter,
LG, MAMMA, B. CURRIE, M The judgment of the more generally and more deservedly liked. A to give them whatever amount of religious know-
D.C. JF, BLANCHARD. ments of cities like London or Paris, that Chief Justice, taken as a whole, is worthy better sailor or manlier fellow never walked than ledge they may choose to teach in connection our present situation should be widely of his reputation as a sound lawyer.
Steward E. ROSE.NE poor Lee, and all who had the pleasure of knowing with other subjects. The final examination is him will endorse our assertion that he was a conducted by independent examiners under
Tyler ................................... JR. GRIMBLE known. The present season has been al
thorough gentleman in every sense of the word. Government inspection, and that examina to the Banquetting Hall where a sumptuous After closing the Lodge the brethren adjourned The funeral took place this forenoon, January tion is made in subjects which are selected I by and, and was attended by a large number of the the Government, and upon the results of that repast had been laid out in excellent style.. friends and acquaintances of the
deceased,
test examination the grant depends. I have About 70 brethren at down to dinner and a very
harging about in Hongkong than the greatly Hicks-Bleach have worked admirably. There is I would appear that there are worse characters that the important changes made by Sir Michael
much satisfaction, therefore, in informing you all pleasant evening was passed.
aligned epium smugglers. From "information not now in this Colony a single denomination, received the police authorities have for some or any body whatever, that has a single complaint of men, the crew of three well-armedjunks, whose lic instruction. I agree with Father Burghig: time past had their attention directed to a gang to urge against the Government in respect of pub- intentions were, to say the least, suspicious. It noll that the credit of what we are doing here seems that a number of Chinese returned from to-day is really due to my absent friend Bisher the Far West recently with goodly sums of Raimondi. He it is who has laboured so many
their temporary residence in honey and took up
years to bring about the result we see, namely, the colony, prior to returning to their native grouping here of the children of the foreign resi.
claimed by the steamers Donglor and Hailong Gaseffe, still occupies a prominent place in during the past two or three years onthes-tunately the officers of the vessel resented and there can be no doubt that they stayed Christian Brothers, who are especially trained as for going to the sasistance of the steamship that official organ. As it has been made called inadequacy of our present water sup the indignity thus offered to the body of in Hongkong for some time watching thair in educationists, whose fame as teachers is known Pkmirs in Holm Bay, where she find the subject of a good deal of desultory on that Mr. J. M, PRICE's water schenies their late commander, and procured a Chi- tended victims, having arranged to wait for their all over the globe and I may say in the United grounded, and assisting her to get off, re
ply-Sir-Joux-Porn-Hannesay was of-opi- comment in various circles throughout the Colony, to prevent any anxiety in the
were too extravagant for Hongkong, and
nese coffin in which they laid the body, and departure, waylay the passage boat as soon as it Kingdom itself i remember a Failiamentary The Douglas is a steamer of 981 tons, and is of our water supply being cut off, and best, including the Hon. F, BULSELEY Over to the police. Is our Government, with murder all on board. As above mentioned the competent authorities that the best ser of teachers The Haileeng is a steamer of 277 12/100 tons, minds of residents as to the probability in that opinion those qualified to know covered it with flags, before handing. It got outside British waters, and rob and probably report in which Parliament was informed by of the value of £40.000
Its millions of dollars to spare for gigantic police got wind of this projected piratical raid,
with any scheme of education in the and also waited and watched. However, it was United Kingdom were the Christian Brothers. – know we have no hesitation whatever in the mortal remains of Christians and British vanished and left no trace. A few days ago it object, and the results that we find at the annual follies, too poor to provide means to prevent found one morning that the three funks had (Loud applause.) They devote their lives to this characterising this monstrous white ele subjects from being subjected to scanda was discovered they had gone to Chung-chow phant as the most gigantic instance of of lous Indecencies such as the above? If so, and, we understand, the authorities here reported tian Brothers in Hongkong have earned here the cial self glorification ever identified with. our colonial history. The Tytam Water the public should take action in preventing the matter to the Mandarin in charge of that same reputation that they have throughout the
Whether the Chinese Mandarin had rest of the world (Renewed applause.)
The were hoard separately but, by agre "The continued absence of rain and the Works will be for all time a monument of further scandals, It was only the other place.
the consequent starcity of water in the Pck Mr. J. M. Paice's Indomitable energy, and day that we called attention to the body of requested the junke to leave Chung-chow, or the The building of the college was proceeded ment, the evidence given in the case fdlam Reservoir, render it of urgent ime will only cost the Colony a trifle over a Captain KANTWELL being consigned to to got had of danger, we are not in a post with in such an energetic fashion that in about Douglas of the Yorrhea was admitted so far
"Mother Earth" in a fashion that would place on Saturday, and whilst en route to Hong- tion stone, it was ready for occupation, and the Yorkshir
tion to say however, I
it is certain they left that one year from the formal Laying of the founda as applicable to the case of the Hailong or the portance, that great economy should be million dollars, Fortunes will no doubt have disgraced a heathen nation, and now | kong fell into the hands of our police launches,
be made and lost in this great work; we
Christian Brothers and their pupils moved from The Yorkshire is a steamer of 1.425 tons, and outrage on publja decency. The autho- resistance, and sonte twenty four men ar- decided, however, not to formally inaugurate value of the cargo and freight which the Donglat we have to record an even more scandalous The junks were captured without offering any their old quarters into the new bulding. It was it is admitted that her value, together with the rities appear to be asleep. Surely some rested on the charge of being suspicious char St. Joseph's until the arrival of the Right Rev Assisted in solving, amounted to 2475.937, and attern. As there seems to be nothing against the Bishop of Acantho, to whom the credit of that her value together with the value of the blunders 1
less escape any punishment, and for this we only reached Hongkong by the American Mali in salving amounted to 103,454 This amount think the hasty action of the police authorities a week ago, very little time was lost in com- of io2.494 includes t in arresting them without better grounds must pleting the necessary arrangements for the public mitted the Danglar be held responsible. de Mad
inauguration of the now seminary, His Excellency for the "Administrátor, kindly'
It was not dispute In othe Requiescing
was given by the the entillea INAUGURATION OF ST JOSEPH'S desire of the Vicar Apostolle to perform
COLLEGE
ceremony number of residents, including many and the only
large ladies, responded to Bishop Raimondi's invitation The school erected under Roman Catholic to be prescur at the inauguration, and amongst auspices for the Christian Brothers, and known others were His Excellency the Administrator On as St. Joseph's College, was formally inaugurated who was accompanied by Mrs. Marsh, and It was. on the afternoon of Saturday last by His Excel-attended by his aide-de-camp, Major Hamilton of meri
*The Bufis,” General Sargent, C.B., Admiral | Jat lency the Administrator. The new buikling, a very handsome and imposing structure, is situated Meyer of the French Navy, Sir George Philippo can doubt that it is of urgent importance to HOWEVER much we may differ from Sir
on the Glenealy estate, just below Robinson Mr.Justice Snowden, Mr. A. G. Romano, Consul husband our existing water supply as much GEORGE PHILLIPPO's definition of the mean: The following letter received by Mr. H. 2. harbour and surrounding, country. It has been and Mas Russell, Colonial Texture
Rozd, and commands a splendid view of the for Brazil, Mr. E-L O'Malley Attorney Generals as possible, consequently the Surveyoring of the Law of Libel, we readily ac- Wodehotise from Mr. Framjee H. Arjance, co constructed from plans and drawings prepared band of the French flagship La Victoria N General, through the medium of the knowledge the soundness of his lordship's trustee and honorary secretary of the Zorastrian by Mr. William Danby, C.E. and besides being in attendance, and enlivened the proceed EDDY Colonial Secretary and the Government views on the important questions of salvage, Charity Fund of Hongkong peaks for itself an ornament to the colony as an excellent spec. playing a selection of attractive music in artistic: mas Gazelle, is perfectly justified in preaching and rendering assistance to vessels in dis" On behalf of the Parece Community of this men of modern architecture, is admirably adapted style, a reanable economy is only a tress, More practical and common-sense Colony, the Trustees of the Charity Fund under to the purposes for which it was designed, The The proceedings were formally necossary precaution to ramind house judgments than those delivered by the their charge have great pleasure to forward you frontage of the new college, measures 153 feet, Bishop of Acantha (Right Rev. holders against permitting their servants Chief Justice in the Vice-Admiralty Court herewith a Bank note, (No. 4000) for $100, as a with a breadth of as feet, and the verandahs on who said Your Excellency, to waste the water either for household on Thursday last in the Douglas and Hat donation to the Poor Box at the Magistracy, and each side are eight feet wide. T founda-men, as manager purposes, ornfor the irrigation of yar lounge Fortatire cases have never pro- and apply the same only for the relief of the poor formally laid by Sir John Pope Hennessy
Chaye to request you to be good enough to use | tlon alone of ustaz Joseph's College was.comes.my. dens. So far, therefore, we agree with viously been recorded in the annals Chinese as you or the other presiding magistrates on Thursday, the 3rd November, 1881, in the What we are qu prepared to believe of our Suproine Court, For some rea- may doem best
of large number of spectators. On
DEATHS.
On board the steamship Yangisze at shui-po, Hongkong, on the 31st December, 1887, EDWARD LEE, Master Mariner, aged
At the Asylum for the insatic, Hollywood Road, Hongkong, on the 1st instant, at 8.15 p.m. DAVID STEWART, aged 51. The funeral will leave the Asylum as 7.15, to-morrow morning, Friends of the deceased are respectfully invited
to attend.
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most unprecedented for its long continued Tus attention of the proper authorities drought. There has actually been no rain in the Colony for about four months. ought to be directed to the manner in which,
the bodies of unfortunate persons who may ISSUED GRATIS TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS. what is the present state of our water sup- the vessel to the Government Civil Hospital And in the face of this exceptional season happen to die afloat are, conveyed from ply? Why, the Pokfulam Reservoir contams for fost mortem examinations. We need HONGKONG, TUEsday, January 9, 1883. lo-day enough water to meet all the demands of the only call attention to the case of the late
Hongkong community for the next six months, Captain E. LEE of the steamship Yangis Tuz much talked-of notice on the water even should not a single drop of rain fall in the On Sunday afternoon about half past three supply of Hongkong, signed by Dr. meantime. This simple statement can be STEWART, the Acting Colonial Secretary, easily verified, and we submit that, under o'clock a police boat came alongside the sent out from the Colonial Secretary's these circumstances, the community is en.without conley the body to the Hospital; without a shell or covering of any descrip Ofice on December 16th, and published titled to some satisfactory explanation of the tion. In fact, a dead dog could not have lace. The crews of the junks, on the look out dents in this colony, who are receiving a first class
extraordinary assertions made on authority
also to throw some light on 'the ac- JOHNSON, coincidad. Knowing what we tual state of affairs, we think it ad- visa.le in the public interest to devote a portion of our space to this matter. The Acting Colonial Secretary's notification reads as follows:-
examination of this school shows that the Cliris-
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YORKSHIRE" SALVAGE CASE. In re Samuel Ashton v. steamer, Korkihire,
The following Judgements in the above cases. were delivered to-day by His Lordship, Chief Justice Sir George Phillippo d
These cases were cases in which salvage was
and of the value of £12.000
passenger, and cargo, steamers and, to the same Both these steamers belong to a regular line of
spectively, when they went to the assistance of proprietore, and were on their regular trips re- the Yor
exercised regarding the present diminished shall obtain the most elaborate water supply...
Householders are earnestly requested System on the face of the globe to adopt all possible precautions against a and years hence-say ten thousand years, lavish use of water obtained through the when Victoria has éclipsed the Modern one is responsible for these disgraceful these men excepting suspicion, they will doubt the work is mainly due As Father, Remondi cargo and freight which the Hailang Hasisted!
Babylon--our descendants will begin to enjoy the fruits of our hoarded treasures, and the results of our Surveyor General's, patriotism, and unselfish enterprise. For
Mains from the Reservoir, and they are desired to prohibit their servants from pro- curing water from that source for the irri gation of gardens.”
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We believe we are justified in assuming the present, however, the community need A REGULATION made by the Governor in Coun that this notice was published as the result be under no apprehension as to our water eil under the provisions of section 6 of Ordinance 10 of 1858 providing that any prisoner undergo. supply falling us. The reserve in Pok-fu-ing-a-sentence-of-penal-servitude-may-be-em of-information-supplied-to-the-Colonial- Secretary by the Surveyor General. The lam Reservoir will adequately meet all ployed outside the prison, walls on any public water supply of the Colony is within the demands for many months to come, and works in Victoria, is published in the last que province of the last named officer's duties, when that falls there is sufficient pure of the Garsi. This probably may be taken to and no doubt the caution to the community water available in Wong-nef-chong Valley mean that the old chain-gang system is to be emanated either directly or indirectly from for a city twice the size of Victoria, revived in this Colony, If so, we may find it the fertile brain of Mr. J. M. Price. No one
necessary to say a few disagreeable words anent what would assuredly be a policy of injudicious retrogression.
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