Sitimations. NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 18
type. "We are perfectly well aware that there is not the least danger of any such wooden-headed arrangement as this ever becoming the law of the colony; if the unofficial members, who are financially interested in the local insurance com- A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. | panies, will sit quietly by and acquiesce in the Colonial Treasurer's amusing antics, thereby sacrificing their principles and their.independence and stultifying them-.
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selves before the commercial world-still,. no danger will ensue. Mr. LISTER's pro- pored Ordinance means the introduction SEE Do Protection In its most pronounced form
for immediate sowing.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1888
BIRTH.
I should interest the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce to know that the Sanitary Congress which recently met at Rin Janeiro has decided that disinfection should be adopted in preference
to quarantine.
AN Emergency Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, to-morrow evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited,
DURING the last twenty years the linen industry of Germany has increased 300 per cent; that of England has decreased 18 per cent. Germany, under protection, gives employment to 300 000 persons in the various branches of linen-making; free trade England to 150,000 persons. ANOTHER word of warning to misguided women. Miss Emily Eleanor Woodward, aged twenty years, of Greenwich, died recently from tight facing. She had eaten a hearty supper and hurriedly dressed herself to go out. The pressure around the waist, combined with over-exertion, caused death.
THE P.&O. Company's extra steamer Zambesi. We fearn that His Excellency teneral | derable extent by the first Indents for books, &c. left Bombay for this port yesterday at daylight, Cameron, C.B., has kindly consented to dia Office, rent cost $1,200, which might be con
sidered unusually moderate, MR. GUIMARAES, a Portuguese inventor, is said tribute the prizes to the pupils of the Diocesan tewas, since gives us was $1.000 to have made a new repeating sun called the Yogant Optimage, on Saturday von MMC saving in coolie fire, etc., was mainly due to
Archimedes," which requires neither powder nor compressed air. It is a clever arrangement of extremely powerful springs and is said to carry quite as far as any ordinary army rifle. THE bridge which is to be built over the Straits of Messina, which separate Sicily from Italy, will, works in the line of modern engineering. The when consummated, form one of the most striking
place selected for this great undertaking is where the channel is some two my one-half miles. wide and 361 feet deep. Twe pics will support the viaduct of steel rails at the height of 328
feet above the water,
ai hoon.
DO CARTOS, in a recent interview at Venire, declared that Spain must soon hecome one of the greatest Powers of Europe; that her navy
should immediately be strengthened and military service should be obligatory...
the blangkong Jockey Club have, we learn, her THE Arab horses subscribed for by members of
Purchased at the auction at flanci, and will be ransported to this colony as early as possible. They will probably arrive here within the next len days,
Two old gentlemen were complimenting each other on their habits of temperance. "Did you ever, neighbor, "said one, "see me with more than I could carry?" "No, indeed," was the
Kent of town
the elaborate system of rails and tricks at the six or eight would be accessary if Wharves, two men only being required when; goods werd! hauled up in the usual way.
Mr. Douglas Jones expressed himself gratified) at this explanation. There was another matter he would call the Directors' atention to, and it was that some shareholders had expressed a wish
Could not this hesita shou'd be rendered half-yearly, instead of yearly. that the report and accounts of the Company.
The Chairman said that the Articles of Ásaccia-
tion only provided for an annual meeting ant rendering of the accounts. If shareholders withed
for a half-yearly statement, an alteration would have to be made in the Articles, and a meeting convened for carrying the proposal into effect.
Mr. Douglas Jones said he had only ventured shareholders and the Directors to do as. they to express a wish; he left it entirely with the thought fit
Mr. H. J. Holmes said he had another ques reply, not 1. But I have seen you when 1tion to put to the Directors. On referring to the Company's Capital account he found that a very. thought you had better have gone twice after it." large, sum had been advanced by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, namely, Siz Wo TUR, 37 years old and discribing him $233,024,66. In the ileu of Interest in the with stealing, on the 5'h inst., a silver plate and did this sum cover the bank's interest for the self as a priest, was charged this morning, Working account there appeared only $711.827
money advanced?
into Free Trade Hongkong, and, even Lord SALISBURY's hybrid Government, vilo and unscrupulous as it has shown itself to be, will not swallow that bait. In fact. the Colonial Treasurer has insulted the intelligence not merely of the Governor and the Councillors, but also of the colony at large, by making the Legislative Assembly [the scene of a screaming barlequinado, in which he has played the jester and buffoon with such distinguished success. The Stamp Duties Amendment Ordinance of 1888 will probably be passed without opposition, and then it will be sent home and there carefully shelved; so that not only will the labors of the Council he Museless-which may not mean very much, but the midnight oil and valuable hours, which LISTER might have, in the Players are requested to be punctual. There the Chairman (the Hon. J. Bell-Irving) said property had been taken from a hat-stand the West Point property with interest on 1.125,00"," colony's interests, devoted to unravelling the knot of postal mismanagement will be hopelessly wasted. The folly of forcing on a bill of this character in. face of the fact that the Secretary of State had already
On the 8th March, 1888. at Spring Gardens, Wanchai, the wife of Mr. E. M. HYNDMAN, of a daughter.
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DEATH.
At 8, Southesk Terrace, Brechin, on the 14th January, after a long and painful illness, ACKIE, aged 6 years and 9 months, eldest son of A. Wilson-deeply regretted."
The Hongkong Telegraph elegraph
· Hongkong, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1888.
Protection, must be apparent to every
three unbrellas from the house of Mr. Thomas jackson, the value of the whole being $15. The house coglie said the property was taken from Mr. Jackson's private residence. One of the umbrellas belonged to Capt. Thomsalt and The plate was the property of the Hongkong the other to a visitor-in-complainant's-house and Shanghai Banking Corportion and the
which was kept within the hall door. A con stable said he saw the prisoner walking near the public gardens with something wrapped up in his coat, that presently an umbrella dropped out of the bundle, and an searching the prisone he found the other gamps and the plate. The
in the street, but evidence being sames hat too
The Chairman replied that the amount at debit with the Bank had only been incurred since July, when payment was made for the P. & O. properties. Previous to that date there, had been a considerable credit balance with the Bank. He might also mention that, the sum after debiting West l'oigi. Pad or property of $711 was the balance of interest account with interest on the sun paid for it and crediting, nmount paid in calls by the urchases. The P.&O. property being for salt, it was considered advisable that it should stand at its exact cost in the books, and that the West Point properly should be credited with its interest as against the rental paid to the purchasers,
There being no further questions, the hair man proposed; and Mc. Midy second. d-- That year ended gist December, 1887. he takes as
unaminously.
JEDOING by what took place in the strongly disapproved of the principle of all probability take place on Tuesdays and to believe that it is almost unanimously desired. prisoner told the Bench he picked the things up the report and accounts of the Company for the Legislative Council on Monday, it would appear that Mr. ALFRED LISTER, in addition to his, already multifarious person excepting the Postmaster and his other than members of the Corps may attend, all such public industries should present hair. strong in the direction of actual theft Mr. Wode. adapted and passed The motion was carried
duties as Colonial Treasurer, Postmaster General Collector of Stamp Revenue, clc., etc., has not only superseded the Colonial Secretary and Attorney General, but has become Governor of the colony by special commission. The airy audacity of this official farceur has no limits; his impudence is simply unparalleled. It is only n few weeks since the Postmaster General's -annual-report-was-laid-before the Council- and in that report special stress was laid on the absoluté necessity for an increase
fatuous supporters.
...A few weeks since, in an Editorial on this ibject, we expressed the opinion that it would be a good thing if the fire insurance offices and agencies doing business in the colony could be reasonably taxed in order to provide for a more efficient fire brigade. but we strongly opposed the idea of discriminating between the local and home companies. All taxation must be equitably administered to have any justification whatever in a colony which boasts of Its Free Trade principles; there is no half way house between Free Trade and Protection, and wo must be contented to abide either by the one AfT. LISTER-has-not-fully-recognised-the- force of this, and although he says that he has no wish to handicap or annoy home agencies because they are outsiders, yet that is the exact scope of his proposed taxation. If he does not say so in as many words, the Colonial Treasurer further plainly enough indicates that incendiarism is encouraged by German firms recklessly accepting risks of the most suspicious description, without inquiry or investigation
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or the other.
We hear that the members of the Garrison Shooting Club intend holding their annual Quadrille Party on Friday the 23rd inst, in the Commissariat Buildings; the use of which have been kindly granted by His Excellency Major General Cameron. A large gathering is expected, and we douot not that an equally A CRICKET match, the Club v. the Garrison, Eve will be spent by the guests of the courteous enjoyable night to that of last St. Patrick's will be commenced at a p.m., to-morrow and and hospitable Sergeants of the Garrison. continued at 11 a.m., on Saturday. By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the Officers, We observe from the report of the proceedings the Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment at the meeting of the shareholders of the Kowloon will play on Saturday afternoon. The following Wharf & Godown Co. held this afternoon, that Mr. will represent the Club A. J. Leach (Capt Douglas Jones, in the course of some felicitous E. W. Mailand, F. Maitland, T. S. Smith, having the Company's accounts presented every S. Barff, E. J. Coxon, T. E. Davies, J. C. Johnson, remarks, made reference to-the-desirability of A. K. Travers, F. H. O. Wilson, A. N. Other, six months instead of annually. In reply will be tifin on the ground on Saturday. if the shareholders would bring this matter before the Board in a regular way that is We are informed that Doctor Cantlie, Surgeon would receive due attention. We assume that attached to the Hongkong Volunteers Corps, has this step in the right direction will promptly be kindly promised to give a series of twelve bal taken. It is certainly a matter of considerable ince drills at head-quarters. These drills will in interest to shareholders, and we have every reason Fridays, commencing at 8.30 p.m. Persons Personally we hold a very strong opinion that but a fee of $, payable in advance, will be yearly statements of account. charged such, non-members; to go towards the funds of the Corps. Effectives, honorary THOMAS George Deam, 53, a seaman, said by members, or their friends, who may be desirous the Police to be a rogue and a vagabond without of attending these drills, will please send in any visible means of subsistence, canie up this instant, at 4 p.m., when definite arrangements bunk in the Sailors' Home without authority, on their names to Lieut. Woolley before the rathmorning to answer the charge of sleeping in a will be made and forthwith communicated to the night of the 7th inst. The Police suit that those interested.
Thomas had come out of the Shire line of steamers, and had been sent out of the hospital, ill. His expenses had been paid, and on coming out of hospital, he was sent on board,a ship which but the temptations of the land being too much some considerate,individual had found for him,
for the prisoner. he had jumped his passage and permitted the vessel to go away without him, although she still bore his name on the pages of her books. It was then thought to be a good idea to wait for a Shire Line steager to come in and put the "rogue" on board of her, but somehow, one did not come when required, and
about the model colony drunk and incapable. the offender was in the meantime knocking Mr. Wodehouse referred the offender and his whole case for the consideration of the Harbour Master.
AN American contemporary gives some par- ticulars of the area of the leading cities in the United States. The statutory area of New Orleans is 50 square miles that of Philadelphia 129 square miles. New Orleans occupies about forty square miles, Philadelphia over one hundred. Se probably justice will be done by holding that Philadelphiaisthelargest city in theUnitedStates, in point of area. As to the five chief cities of the United States Philadelphia leads again; New York comes next with 41 square miles; New Orleans Brooklyn fifth with 25 square miles. The five third, with 40: Chicago fourth with 36, and cities of the world covering the greatest area would seem to be Philadelphia, 129; London, 18; New York, 41; New Orleans, 40, and Chicago 36 square miles. Paris covers only about thirty square miles. The statutory area. of San Francizes in 28 square miles. We should imagine that Tokio would run either
of staff, in consequence of the work having got quite beyond the present strength of the department. We were even told that. Lowing to the vast amount of extra work, the superior officers had to descend to manual labour, which was done. In other places by persons receiving wages at the rate. of twenty-five shillings per week. And yet in the face of all this, on Monday night the hard-worked Postmaster came smilingly before the Council as the author and in charge of one of the most extra- ordinary mansures that has ever been presented to a British legislative assembly Before commencing to criticise' Mr. LISTER's latest attempts as a manufacturer worthy of the name. And that this has regards the area it covers.
of statutes, we desire to put it before the public as plainly as possible that law making is no part of this official's duties. He sits in Council by virtue of his
Philadelphia or London a very close race as
Two Chinamen were summoned this morning by Mr. A. S. Hooper, valuer of house property, for presenting false returns of the rents of their houses. The first defendant, Cheung Akai, the owner of tenements 23 and 24, Upper Lascar Row, and 161, Hollyword Road, had given. $140, $228 and $168, instead of $112, 8234
An important case regarding the rights of alleged American seamen has lately been decided. Thir teen residents, of New Orleans took service on the British steamship Guinare, of Kingstar, Jamaica, at New Orleans. The ship, while ou
to New Orleans, sprang a leak and went down. her way from the port of French Harbor, Ruatan, The crew were all saved and got ashore on the island of Ruaian, where they applied to the American Consul for relief as American seamen, under the provisions of section 4,577 of the Revised Statutes. The Consul, having doubts as to whether they were entitled to relief,
house_committed the "pries" to six months”- hard labour.
THE HONGKONG AND, KOWLOON
WHARF AND GODOWN COM-.
PANY LIMITED,
The Best ordinary annual meeting of the above Company, for the purpose of adopting the jepon and a statement of accounts for the year ende 31st December, 1887, was held to day after noon, at the offices of the Company, Pedder's Street.
Ma Mlosely-thon-inval-thai-Messrs. WH Forbes and F. Dodwell, the retiring Directors, be re-elected for the enguing year. Mr. Coxon
seconded, and the resolution was carried.
Mr. Morris proposed-That Messrs. G. S. Coxou and T. I. Rose be re-elected· Auditors of the Company. Mr. Jordan seconded and the motion was carried uem, con,
The Chairman thon said this concluded the business of the meeting. The dividend warrants would be ready to-night.
Mr. Douglas Jones proposed that a vote of linnks be passed to the Directors for the vary the Company's business during the past year. He and all the shareholders hoped that the Company would go on iniproving from year to year, and that any of the usual fue utions which
efficient manner in which they had e anfucted
(Chairman), Hon. C. P. Chater, Hon. A. P. There were present: The Hon. J. Bell-living McEwen, Messrs. W. H. Forbes, H. Happius, generally occurred in a newly established Com I. S. Moses, F. Dadwell, L. Poesneeker, J. C.pany would cause no apprehension to those Michaelsen, B. Layton' and' E, A. Solomon directly concerned in it. (Appluse).
Directors), Mr, Isaac Hughes (Secretary) and the The meeting then dispersed. following shareholders:-Messrs. H. N. Mody, T. I. Rose, J. A. Mosely, F. Jordan, E. J. Coxon, J. F. Campos da Reza, A. G. Morris, J. funt, Holmes, Douglas Jones, S. Bachrachy, and
others.
vening the meeting, the Chairman - The Secretary having read the notice con- Gentlemen, the report and accounts having
been in your hands for some days, I will, with -your permission, take them as read. I think you will agree with me that, taking everything into consideration, the result of our first year's working cannot be looked upon as unsatisfactory. A-now undertaking of this sort requirca time to develop Old prejudices and customs have to be overcome, the goodwill of steamer agents and merchants has to be secured, and the have to be clearly demonstrated. Well, gentle advantages of our Wharf and Godown system then, I am pleased to be able to inform you thai we ate receiving very general support: most of and German mails, now make use of our the large steamer lines, including the English wharves, and our storage account is steadily increasing. It must be borne in mind that during the past year we were not in such
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
The following is the annual report for 1887, for presentation at the yearly meeting to be held at
the Hongkong Hotel on Friday, the 9th March, 1888, at 6 p.m. All members are specially invited to attend.
The working committee beg to lay before members, the second annual report and accom panying statement of accounts for the year entling 31st December, 1987, shewing a credit balance of $82 in favour of the Association.
Two prize meetings were held during the year, on the 20-30th April, and the 1st December days on the 23rd July and 26th November. respectively, and there were in artition twnf
All these meetings were fairly well attended; but it is a matter of regret to the committee that various competitions. more civilian members do not enter for the
been true in the past admits of very little doubt. But is it a sufficient reason to cramp the operations of lea ing London or Glasgow insurapce companies by a prohibitive stamp tax, because foreigners position as Colonial Treasurer, although conduct their business by loose methods his so doing is altogether an anomaly, And why should purely local companies as the Treasurer is a purely departmental be practically exempted from any stamp and $281. The accused was defended by Mr. although Americans, gave them a conditional position to do full justice to the business possible 100, at the last meeting of the year. officer, and has nothing whatever to do with legislative functions. The officer who
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compile an ordinance to grapple with this | 3600.
of somebody whose brains have not alto-
gether been worn away admiring his own stupidity.
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Association was won by Color-Sergeant Lowrie,
The silver medal of the National Rifle
of the 58th Regiment, with 84 points out of a
Mr. Shelion Hooper has kindly undertaken the duties of Hon. Secretary and Treasurer from the date of the annual meeting
ALF. WOOLLEY,
Hon. Sec. & Treasurer. Hongkong, 5th March, 1888..
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST
**December, 1887.
RECEIPTS. Balance from last account 58.00 Subscriptions:--
100 Yearlymembers@$5.00-$500.00.
8 Lady members,,, 1.00 8.00
Fourth
Third prize meeting..... -$100 83 170,60 Off day 23rd July 10 Do. 26th November...... 21.50
Profit on sales of ammunition .... Cheque, from Major Ellis for amount : collected from Officers of the Gar- rison for prizes given by them, 3rd meeting
EXPENDITURE;
the port as we are now. As you will see fepm This is where Mr. LISTER'S Incon Caldwell (of Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson) certificate of transportation on the British the report, our two wharves at Kowloon have is paid to prepare and draft new ordinances sistency becomes apparent, and the sug.who said defendant was not the owner of the ship Harrold to New Orleans, to be paid been lengthened to accommodate the largest steamers afloat, and a third wharf will shortly in the Attorney General, and when such gestion not unnaturally arises that the houses, he was only an agent, and as to No, subject to the approval of the Treasury Depart-
be ready. Our extensive godowns there are ordinances are not brought forward by him, honorable law-maker. has bean got 101, in Hollywood Road, the rent for the basement. A bill for the passage of these seamen,
now about completed and these afford ample Vet the Colonial Secretary is the proper official at by persons interested in the affairs ment had been left out by mistake; in fact it amounting to $371, was duly presented. The room for the storage and sorting of cargo.
was a mistake altogether. Mr. Wise, notwith First Comptroller decided that they were not are, no doubt, aware of the purchase and sale of to lay them before the Council. If the of the local companies. If the British standing such alleged errors, imposed a fine on entitled to the relief provided for American property made by the Company, details of which Government would allow it-which they the defendant of $50 for No. 22, Lascar Row, stamen; that having shipped on a British ship P. &0. Wharf and Godown property in Hong- present Colonial Secretary and Attorney
appear under the head of Capital account. The General are incapable of performing their certainly will not, we think very few The other case had reference to a large number at a port of the United States, and being employed kong was purchased in connection with the legiative duties, as would appear to be people here would object If. British fire of houses in Queen's Road; in You Lane, and on such ship when it went down, they did not goodwill of that Company's steamer business; the case, the sooner they are pepsioned insurance corporations and other Industries in Wing Fung Street, no fewer than twenty-four come within the description of the person named but not being necessary for our requirements, off as useless incumbrances, the better were protected" by law from German in all, for which the owner, who was in Court, and described as an American seaman in the negotiations are in progress for its re-sale at a satisfactory price. The property at Kowlcon will it be for- Hongkong. At all events competition, but no good reason can be. had returned such figures 21, $450 for $456; consular regulations of 1881 ; that to be entitled bought from the same Company, and which we have already had enough, more than shown why the proprietors of two or three $130 for $1391 8180 for $212, and $102 for $107, to relief under section 4.577 the seaman must, adjoins our other lots on that side, will prove of Entrance Fees
Defendant admitted all such returns, as well as at the time of being wrecked, have been in the considerable value as our business develops, and enough of Mr. ALFRED LISTER posing as a
purely local companies should have exclu the signatures, and explained matters by saying employ of an American vessel, or at least the at the moment it is being utilized for the storage framer of new laws, making himself and sive protection from their own countrymen, that he had instructed his collector to give shipment from the United States must have of coal. The reclamation at West Point is pro- gressing under Government supervision and the the colony ridiculous by his long-winded The Colonial Treasurer will have to try correct returns. Mr. Wise fined the defendant been in an American vessel.
cost of this, with new godowns complete, is estimated not to exceed $200,000. The site on orations and fantastic nonsense, while the again, and when he next attempts to $25 for each house, the aggregate sum being THE following particulars connected with the which our present West Point godowns stand- work for which he is paid, the management difficulty he had better obtain the assistance TUBERCULOSIS, if it be not too far advanced, 13th inst,, may be found interesting, The Com- property from the purchasers will continue until 1st Kowloon Flower Show, to be held on the has been sold for $500,000, and our lease of this
is curable by this method." Such is the verymittee of the Kowloon Horticultural Exhibition that the area of reclaimed land wil be considers.
our new godowns are erected. I may mention satisfactory conclusion of Dr. Herard, the Society is composed of the following gentlemens ably in excess of that of the latid, sold, and will Chairman of the committee which, fifteen months The Hon. C. P. Chater, Henry J. Holmes, I be ample for our requirements on this side of ago, was requested by the French Academy of Esq., Colonel Hughes, J. D Humphreys, Esq., the harbour. I think I have touched upon Medicine to experiment with and report upon H. N. Mody, Esq., Dorabjee Nowrojee, Esq., F. glad to answer any questions that may be put everything requiring remark, but I shall be Dr. Garcin's theory that consumption may be Rapp, Esq., E. L. Woodin, Esq., and Henry J. to me, and any further explanation about the completely arrested by the inhalation of the | Holmes, Esq., Hon. Sceretary. The Show wili | details of Capital account, which are somewhat vapour of hydrofluoric acid. In the last fifteen be open from 3 to 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the lengthy, will be afforded the affice of the months Dr. Herard and his colleagues have 13th March. All exhibits must be grown at information.
Company to any shareholder dealring auch treated one hundred consumptive patients on Kowloon. No articles included in any entry
Mr. Douglas Jones said he had to apologise Dr. Garcia's principles. They have entirely can be removed from the tents before the close for having score a few minutes too late to cured thirty-five; they have improved the of the Show. The decision of the judges shall hear the whole of the Chairman's speech ; | condition of forty-one; the state of fourteen be final. Any further tuformation required by he thought the shareholders in this Company has not altered either for better or for intending exhibitors can be obtained by apply. had good reason to congratulate themsniyco worse, and ten have died. And some of the ing to the Honorary Secretary. The Show will and the Directors for the efficient and pros- perous condition the Company was in," He cases, be li noted, were very bad to begin with. consist of plants in pots, cut flowers, fruits and had no comments to make on the statement This is exceedingly good news. Dr. Garcin was vegetables. By kind permission of Dorabjee of accounts which was before the shareholders, led to suspect that the vapour of hydrofluoric acid Nowrojee, Esq, the Show will be held in his new except on one or two points. With regard to the might be a specific for consumption by his obser- gardens, Robinson Road, Kowloon, Steamers Working Account under the beading of Charges item of $7.353-03 which stood to the debit of vations jo glass manufactories. Glass-grinders will run between Pedder's Wharf, Hongkong, for office rent, stationery and printing: he would are particularly prone to tuberculosis. Not so and the Kowloon Point Pier on the afternoon of wish for some explanation of the separate hems which went to form this total sain of charges. Wages of permanent foreign and native staff, and coolie hire, he was pleased to note that our expenditure was less than what was expended under the same heading by the Shanghai and Hongkew and Jardine's Associated Wharves, Audited and found correct. detailed account of charges before him the The Chairman in reply said that he had a principal Items were ameuote paid for printing and stationery $1,500, necessitated to a cons
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TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter:)
THE CROWN PRINCE. ·
of the local, Post Office, is allowed to become a public scandal,
The object of Mr. LISTER's. Stamp Duties Amendment Ordinance of 1888 is simply to place a prohibitive, tax on the British and foreign insurance companies carrying on business in Hongkong. This tax is to take the form of a stamp, which will
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE." be required for every policy, and for
LONDON, March 6th. each copy or renewal; a very proper Count Herbert Bismarck has had an interview mode of taxation so long as it is fairly with Lord Salisbury to-day with a view to induce and equitably applied, but fairness and him to favorably consider the Russian proposals. equity are altogether foreign to the notions of our legal minded Postmaster. A. fire insurance policy, if issued by one of the companies registered in the colony, will require a ten-cents stamp; if issued by any other company or person, þ the cost of the stamp on the amount of premium paid will be 50 cents on every WE would call attention to the clearance sale $10, or part thereof up to $100, and $5 op advertised by Messrs. Kuhn & Co. in another every succeeding $100 or part thereof part of this issue. i This section presents the whole thing In a nutshell, and wilk plainly show any person who has not been entirely bereft of his sanses what sort of a curiosity The deceased came to his desiti by coming etching-room-and-it-is-found that the new Hongkong legislation' may become when | kome drunk and mistaking himself for ble atmosphere always Benefits and often wholly entrusted to puling dreamers of the LISTER pants."
cures them. E
The latest bulletin states that the Crown Princa sleeps fairly well, but nevertheless his condition causes great anxiety..
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
THE verdict returned, by a western Coroner's jury, in the case of a man who hanged Bimself by his suspenders to the bed-post, was as follows:
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with glass etchers, who work with acid and the Show-free of charge. Refreshments will be As regarded the item of $45,962.86, standing ns whose rooms are always full of its vapour. It is provided for visitors. The entrance to the Show the custom, too, in many French glass manufac will be Free. By kind permission of Col Anderson tories, for workmen who have injured their lungs and officers of the 18th Regiment, the Band will by looping over the grinding machinery, to be in attendance. The Committee have decided phiain permission to work for a time in the to keep the Show open on subsequent days during the same hours all on Tuesday. The attendance of ladies is kindly solicited and all visitors will be welcomed,
Fry
508,00
541.30 4.00
5,00
$1,199 80
Wages of markers... SigLeo Remuneration to extra markers...... 69.86 Coolia hirap
4-35 Sintionery and printing šume. 74-47 Balance of a/c
for making Range... Advertising Postage
P. and O. shroff for collecting sub,
scriptions, &c
dfoney prises – Third meeting Off day 23rd July..
Fourth
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Cups:
70.00
$1.80 6.62
$263.26
110,50
47.00
26th November...
30.10
Third meeting Fourth
$75.00
55.00
130.00
Refunded for tickets now used Miscellaneous expenses Balance in hand
100
$1,199 FO
ALF, WOOLLEY, How Secretary &* Treasureri
SHELTON HOOPEN OSBORNE
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ang, sth March, 1888