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THE HONGKONG TÉLEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1890.
BISMARCK AND THE KAISER.
LONDON, March 25th.
It is now stated that a violent rupture between the Emperor preceded Prince Bismarck's retire.
ment.
(From the 'Courrier d'Haiphong). THE FRENCH BUDGET.
PARIS, March 12th. Of the 31 members of the Budget Commission 21 were favorable.
THE LABOR CONFERENCE.
The delegates to the Berlin Labour Conference will be MM. Jules Simon and Tolain (S-antors). Burdenu (Deputy), Linder (Inspecter General of Mines), and Delahaye (a workman), THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
March 17th! The new Ministry is compased as follows:- M. Freycinet, Minister of War and President of
THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Us from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hengkon this morning, and is due on the 5th prox.
THE Sikh Jemadar has been home to his native wilds, on recruiting service: He brought back 7 stalwart Injuns for police service here, yester day, by the Japan.
RUSSIAN papers state that a great quantity of material for the new, trans-Siberian railway was to be shipped at Odessa for Vladivostock carly this month by steamers of the Russian Dobrovolnoe (volunteer) feet. A considerable portion of the preliminary work (cutting, leve ling, &c.) has already been accomplished in the Tomsk, Stretinsk and Vladivostock, districts through which the line will run. The Siberian Garrisons have been engaged in these heavy preparatory works for the past three years and all but Russian cngineers have been rigidly excluded from the vicinity. If these reports are true, and there is good reason to believe that the Russian press is within the mark, then we may | find that the "Rooskies" have sprung a mine
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Interior; M. Ribot. Minister for Foreign Affairs'; M. Rouvier,, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; M, Faillieres, Minister of Justice; M. Bourgeois,' Minister of Public Instruction; M. Barbey, Minister of Marine; M: Yves Guyot, Minister of Public Works, Jules Roche, Minister of Commerce; M. Devele, Minister of Agriculture; M. Etienne, Under-Secretary of State.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE will be a game of Polo on the Race course Lo-morrow, the 28th inst., at 5 p.m. MESSRS. Adamson, Bell & Co. inform us that the "Shire" Line steamship Glamorganshire, from London, lett Singapore yesterday for this port. We learn that owing to the inability of the Club to raise a team, the proposed Cricket match H.K. C. C. v. Army and Navy has fallen through. THE President of the United States has appointed Mr. Henry W. Andrews, of Ohio, to be consul at Hankow, and Mr. John Fowler, of Massachu- selts, consul at Ningpo.
AREGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. 218, S.C, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at & for 8.39 o'clock precisely. Visiting companions are cordially
invited.
A HANOI correspondent of the Courrier d'Haiphong says that, on the 12th inst., an Caia-Per Boh-English expert, from Hongkong, left with a military escort, to examine General Schaedeclin's $1.00 coal concession at Dao-san.
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SHOCKING FATALITY ON A STEAMER.
EIGHT PERSONS SUFFOCATED.
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A shocking fatality, by which eight persoas lost their lives, was discovered on the Japanese steamer Fushiki Maru yesterday. The vessel left Nagasaki zan the 21st instant, And arrived here on Tuesday evening, anchoring at the eastern end of the Harbour Yes. terday morning a bad smell was noticed by the engineers when in their mess-room, amidships, which they attributed at first to dead rats, or a deceased Chinaman. The "boys" were made to wash every corner of the place, and, as the stench increased, the place was thoroughly searched, being almost torn up in the 'process, As no clue could be obtained, Mr.. Boucher, the chief engineer, ordered a sort of man-hole which gave access to the water tanks, underneath the room, to be opened, and further search made, This man-hole had to be reached from the engine-room ladder, and was never opened, being almost herroctically sealed A Japanese fireman got to work, and with great difficulty, unscrewed the plate and removed it. As he did so the rush of foul air fairly lifted him off the ladder, and he fell to the bottom half insensible. Mr. Hutchinson, the third engineer, went up to learn what was the matter, and on looking intothe tank-chamber he saw with horror several naked legs. He told Mr. Boucher, who ordered the cover to be replaced. Signals were made for the police and a doctor, and after a time a constable came off He immediately went ashore again for the Medical Officer and Japanese Consul, and on his return the matter was investigated. During Lis absence the coal in the main-hold was being quickly discharged, and the sliding door on the other side of the tank-bunker uncovered. This was opened, and a sickening sight was revealed Lying in all postures, with eyes and tongue pro- entirely naked. The stench and heat were terrific. The officers called out in Japanese, and no reply was received, but on looking inside, with muffled mouths, four women, all stark naked, were seen moving. The Japanese sailors were with difficulty induced to go in and lift them out, atid they were placed on the deck. They were conscious, but one of them seemed dazed, and fell on emerging into the fresh air, cutting her forehead. A tub of hot water was at once oblained, and they all had a bath, which they evidently needed, their skins being saw with prickly heat. Then the engineers lent them some, kimonos, and they were lodged in a bunker alongside the funnel, which, although only like a long, hot, iron well, was palatial compared with the hole they had left. There they gradually freshened up, and lay at ense
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2-If the seamet, arrives after ga.m. Their that while the marements of the Fire Wrigade te reglutient might be proposed and eliscussed' Royal Highnesses will be invited to land one must be really impeded by the crowds in the without the necessity of postponement. There hour after arrival in Harbour.
streets, much can be done by individuals Indore, all that is required now is that sonte mem- 3-The arrival of the steamer in Harbour will house to prevent such fires from occurring, and. ber should propose that the standing orders be be notified, if the Signal Station is unobscured, especially by having ready to hand buckets of suspended and then we can proceed to 'he dis-
cussion, by a gun being fired when the Mail enters Sul-water and appliances for throwing it.
I have the honour to be, Sir, phur Channel,
Your most obedient Servant,
GIQ. HORSPOOL, pro. Superintendent, Fire Brigade.,
4-If the Signal Station is obscured a gun will be fired twice at three minutes interval on the Mail Steamer being sighted from Tsim Sha
Point.
5-Their Royal Highnesses will land at Pedder's Wharf, where they will be received by the Officer Administering the Government, the Civil, Naval and Military Authorities, and such Persons as may be specially invited to attend.
The Roads from Fedder's Wharf to the City Hall, and yfterwards from the City Hall to Government House, will be lined by Troops; no one.will be permitted to come within one pace behind the lines of Troops when Their Rayal Highnesses are approaching,
6-At the presentation of the Address at the City Hall, those who desire to be present are requested to assemble before the arrival of Their Royal Highnesses. Places will be reserved for those who have been invited to attend at Pedder's Wharf.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to direct that Monday, the 31st day of March, 1890, be
3 observed as a Public and, Bank. Holiday
The following Police Notification is published for general information
ON LANDING.
Trafic will be stopped between Pedder's Whart and Government House by way of Pedder's Street, Queen's Road, Murray Road, Albert Road, and Upper Albert Road.
CITY HALL.
At the presentation of an address all empty chairs and vehicles will be arranged by the Police.
III-A chairs and vehicles must set down and take up from the West.
PROCESSIONS.
IV. The persons forming part of any Pro- cession will promptly obey the instructions of the Police with reference to the regulation of traffic.
V-All processions that may be duly authorised must, in the Queen's Road, keep to the left side of the mad, so as to permit ordinary traffic passing on the other side.
V1.-All persons and chairs must give way. when Their Royal Highnesses and Sure are approaching."
ILLUMINATIONS.
VII,- On the night of the Illuminations no jinrickshas will be allowed to pass through Wing Lok Street, Jervois Street. Bonham Strand, Bou ham Stran West and Queen's Road Central.
CHINESE THEATRE, VIII,On-the-occasion of an Entertainment at the Ko Shing Theatre the Queen's Road West, from Hollywood Road to Sutherland Street, will be closed to traffic.
GENERAL
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MEETING
Of the legislATIVE
COUNCIL.
On the motion of the
Acting Colonial Secretary the standing orders were suspended.
Mr. P. Ryrie asked whether His Excellency would like the resolutions to be prop¬sed en bloc er one by one.
His Excellency-That is as best suits your argument. I think there can be no objection to their being proposed in bloc, m
Mr..P. Ryrie-The first resolution is "That this Council, while recognising the justice A meeting of the Legislative Council was held, and fairness of the demand made upon the colony yesterday afternoon. There were present for an addition to the Military Contribution, His Excellency the Officer Administering the desires to place upon record the fact that the Government (Mr FZ Fleming) the Acting voto authorising the additional payment, has Colonial Secretary. (Mr. W. M. Deane), Mr. S been passed by the unanimous voice of the Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. A. Lister (Acting Members, Offical and Un-Official, in the belief Colonial Treasurer); Mr. W. M. Goodman, that the proposed increase in the strength of the Attorney-General; Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, troops stationed here is essentially necessary for Acting Registrar-General Messrs. P..Ryrie, C. the safety of the colony and with the full assur- F. Chater, A. P. MacEwen, Ho Kai, (unofficialance that the force mentioned in the appendix members) and Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Acting Cleik to the Secretary of State's despatch of the 20th January, 1890 3.018 men of all ranks, of whom of Councils,
3,525 are to be Europeans, will be present in ATVIA «MINUTES, .. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the colony within the year and will be retained confirmed.
here era with regard to this resolution the Of course, with, THE SURVETOR-GENERAL'S APPOINTMENT. The Queen's warrant appointing the Hon: S: unofficial members feel pretty strongly, that if Brown a member of Council during the time he they are asked to pay the money the garrison holds the appointment of Surveyor-General promised, should, be forthcoming as, son as it
can possibly be arranged by the military autho having been received, Mr. Brown took the usualritics. The second resolution is:
oath.
"FINANCE.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table the minutes of the meeting of the Finance Com- mittee held on the 19th March and "moved that
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. The votes were passed.
the vates recommended therein be approved.
POOR LISTER.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved:-"That a Special Committee of this Council be appointed for the purpose of framing new Standing Rules and Orders for the regulation of the Council's Proceedings in pursuance of Article XIX. of the Royal lustructions of the 19th of January, 1*88."
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Carried.
The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the Attorney-General, the Colonial Treasurer, Hon, A. P. MacEwen, and Hon. Ha Kai be app isted a special committee for the purphse stated in the foregoing resolution.
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"It is the unanimous hope of this 'Council. that as the additional moneys voted have been asked for and granted as the Colony's contribu tion to an increase garrison and principally, if not entirely, because of the proposed increase, no, demand will be made by the Imperial Government for the payment therefor until the strength of the garrison has actually been raised to the full extent of the figures in the Secretary 'of State's, despatch, and that, if any additional payment is demanded before that point has keen reached it should be proportional to such increase as shall from time to time be made in the force stationed in the Colony
This second resolution, appears to me nearly to follow the first-it is simply expressing further that until the troops are forthcoming, we should not be called upon, for the money. The third resolution -
BROTHER sinners, there are sad times in store for us. The cause of Temperánce gains apace, and where the cheery query of "What brew was once heard, it is now "Liebeg, hot or cold?" | truding, lay the swollen bodies of eight Japanese, streets, will keep to the left-hand side of the road. do take, and l'also know what a great deal of referred to in parak, 20, 21, and 22 of the
Alas! the good old British spirit will soon be 1:50 out of date. ·
COMMANDER HASTINGS, R:N., the new Assistant 0.60 Harbor Master, kindly forwards some particulars of the Jamaica Exhibition to be held next year. 0.75 He is Commissioner here for the affair, and will receive communications on the subject, but the 1.00 land of sun and missionaries is too far off for
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1.00 WE, in common with all the youth and beauty of this sunny little isice, waltzed along to the City Hall last night. to see villainy vanquished, virtue triumphant, and carking care crucified by the Hudsons. That the performance was a thoroughly enjoyable one was amply demon- strated by the applause, which was loud and long after every item. Only standing, room to-night, so be early,
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CAPTAIN RUMSEY'S leve at the Central this 1.00 morning was attended by a large and fashionable a40 we noticed Baron Mabomed Bea, a noble whose
IX. All passentes proceeding along the
X-Chairs will not be allowed to be carried abreast of each other during the illuminations." X1. Al perions are quired to move en when requested by the Police to do so.
XII. No night passes will be required to be, piced by persons conducting themselves quietly.
X-Whenever any Route is lined by Troops and Route cleared all trafic, must pass outside the Soldiers, as may be directed by the. Police, and no one will be permitted to come within one pace behind the line of Troops when His Royal Highness is approaching.
HARBOR REGULATIONS.
The Steamer conveying Their Royal Highness will proceed through the Central Fairway direct to the Troop-ship Buoy In the Men-of-war Anchorage.
When the steamer, is passing Green Island the Colonial Ensign (Blue) will be displayed from the Harbour Office Flag-sta
This will be repeated by a red Ensign at Pedder's Whart, Murray Pier, and by permission, at the Canton and Macao Steam-boat Whar and the Hankow Wharf.
In the meantime the bodies were being hauled out. One followed another until eight had been placed on the deck-swollen, distorted, and Seven were those of girls, unrecognisable. there only being one man. They had all been huddled on the port side, where the air seemed to get in a little on account of the coal in the hold not being piled against it. To relise the terrible character of their
The display of these flags will be the signal prison-grave one must imagine an iron chamber, far closing the Central Fairway, and during the running across the ship alongside the engine-time that they are flying no ship, junk, launch or vessel of any description may pass in or room, below the deck. The highest part was about a yard high, the roof sloping down to
across the Central Fairway. some eighteen inches. The width was only about a couple of feet, so that it was impossible to do more than sit up, and one could scarcely stretch, when lying down. When it is realised that this cramped bole has no ventilation what- ever, being intended to be airtight, and that twelve people had been in it, dead or alive, for a week, the wonder is that one survived.
The bodies were sluiced with carbolic acid, and some chloride of fime sent for, and then they were covered with a tarpaulin. Notwithstanding that, the smell was so bad that even the Japanese sailors covered their noses up with cloths, or stuffed paper,
orange-peel,. etc, into their nostrils.
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By this time the matter had been reported to the authorities, who, it would have been ex pected, would at once have taken measures for the burial of the bodies. Not a
When the steamer is fast to the Buoy, these flags will be hauled down and the Fairway will be re-opened to traffic.
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FIRE BRIGADE Department,
Hongkong, 25th March, 1890, Sir, I bave the honour to report that the following special precautions have been taken for the prevention of Fires during the night of Illuminations.
charging him $64 for his maintenance.-We
1.-Notices will be posted, and a house to see, too, that a French merchant has been seized
house distribution of them made, calling upon by the Moors at Bogador, and is held for 15,000
all occupiers of houses and others to be careful francs.
to have in immediate readiness buckets of water. ACCORDING to the Army and Navy Gastite the
on the different floare of their houses.
7.The Steam Fire Launch will be on duty British Government has placed orders with
in Victoria Harbour throughout the night, and 75 private fiths for the construction of men-of-war
for the purpose of ready recognition will be to the value of about £11,000,000 sterling. The orders are distributed as follows:-The Clyde bit. This morning, Mr. Jeffries, the Come illuminated with red lanterns.
3-On share the general Fire Brigade arrange Thames £3,186,000; 1,00 | 1
£3,200,000! Mersey $1,000,000; Hull and pany's agent, sent some coffins of Andments will remain unchanged. That is to say farrow 2660,000, Birmingham and Sheffield at two o'clock to-day Captain Rumsey as Acting the Engines will be stationed in their usual place will also pront considerably, for large orders, for Magistrate, visited the ship and gave the eye in the Fire Brigade Station the Fire bell will armaments and heavy castings, have been placed ary bider. By that time the corpses must have sound as usua: tel. 9. Fire, and the 0.75 with private firms in these great cities. These been almost a festering heap.
The Japanese Consul went off last night, and Firemen not on Police duty will rendezvous as 4-During the night of the Illuminations, the facts will doubtlers cause the cost of ship made inquiries among the survivors. Three of heretofore at the Fire Brigade Station. 1.00 building to go up a good deal during this and them were girls, and one an old bag. They lay Acting Captain Superintendent of Pelice, with
the ensuing year.
in their extemporised bed-room, crawling about the view of facilitating the movements of the like puppies in a basket, but taking no notice Fire Brigade, will make arrangements whereby The girls refused to tell the those of the European Policernen on duty in the of anyong. Consul anything, probably at the Instigation of court crowd. Amongst the distinguished guests the old woman. They told a Japanese engineer Central,District who are Firemen shall leave their duties in the event of Fire. All off Police however, that they had been taken by the deceased man who is believed to be the old woman's husband to Nagasaki. On arrival there, on the 19th, they were taken on board the Fushiki Maru and put into the tank chamber, with a supply of food, and somé saké-kega full of water. That they got on board through the they could never have secreted themselves where connivance of some of the firemen is certain, as
were understood to also say that come the party died on the first day after the steamer's engines began to work, and the rest on succes alve days. Of their own sufferings from the Intense heat and foul, aitworse, by far than anything experienced in the "Black Hole" of Calcutta-they said nothing: They are now. tharge of the Registrar-General, unless their Consul takes them in hand, which will mean their belagscht back to Japan, and, pro- bably, sentenced to some years imprisonment..
The inquest will be held to-morrow.
daty will be in Fire Brigade uniform,
Victoria,
During the day of the illuminations the water supply will be on throughout the City of 6-Advantage has been taken of this ar rangement to select a certain number of central and in Fire Brigade uniform each with four: hundred feet of hose and a branch pipe ready, if posts at which men will be stationed on duty
His Excellency-I can quite understand the hon. gentleman's objection. I have had 4 gical deal of committee, work in my past carcer and 1 know what a large amount of time committees
work the Postmaster-General has to get through. Under those circumstances perhaps the Acting Registrar-General would be a good member to
put on,
The resolution was amended by the substitu- tion of the Acting Registrar-General's name for that of the Colonial Treasurer und was then adopted.
THE INCREASED MILITARY CONTRIBUTION. The Acting Colonial Secretary-I have to
move:
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That in the opinion of this Council the at- tention of the Secretary of State should be directed to the fact, to which no reference, is made in The Colonial Treasurer-With your Excel-Lord Knutsford's despatch of the 20th January, lency's permission I would ask to be excused. A 1899, that the Military, Departments are in the concurrence of circumstances has thrown such occupation of rather more than 337 acres of land an' amount of work upon me, as your Excellency tip this Colony, of which,84 acres are in the City knows, that I do not see how I can make time of Victoria / that these 84 acres are situate'in the for anything else and these committees do take very centre of the town and are at the very up a great deal of time-in fact, I find it difficult lowest, of the value of three millions of dollars, to get through the work I have.
representing a revenue in the shape of Crown Reats and Taxes: of $50,000 a year lost to the Colony, and that this being, so it is earnestly y hoped that no further demand will be made on the Colony in respect of Barrack Expenditure,
despatch, above-mentioned, at all events unless the land in the centre of the town be given up by the Military Authorities, as has been sug Battery change for other sites nearer the
This I would call your Excellency's special⠀⠀ attention to as a very important resolution. It shows very clearly that although evidently there is a wish on the part of the Imperial Government to saddle the Colony with a portion of the, cost of barracks, 'thère if a set-off against it in the statement which this resolution contains, There is no doubt that the removal of the troops from the centre of the town would be a very great, gain to the Colony, and it also would be a pain to the troops themselves if they could be mora readily transferred to batteries to defend the Ly-ce-moon, Then again we bave Kowloon, Hon, members of Council are aware that this where the military departments have a very large vote is made in consequence of instructions from tract of land which may in time, if the predictions. the Right Hou, the Secretary of State contained that we hear from time to time are realised, in his despatch of the 20th January this year, become even more valuable than the Jand Since 1865 the Colony bas paid yearly the sun they hold in the centre of the town, on account of £20,000 towards the military expenditure in of its size, because they have a much larger this Colony. The Right Hon, the Secretary of proportion of Kowloon, and therefore I thick State now proposes that this sums should be this third resolution the most important of these increased by an additional sum of £20,coo. In which we have your Excellency's sanction to estimating the amount of dollars to which these put to the Council to-day. The fourth resolution sums are equivalent the rate of exchange has s
That His Excellency the Officer Administér been calculated at 35, rd, as was done in framing the Estimates for the present year. I may adding the Government be requested to forward a that when the £20,000 was first voted the copy of these, Resolutions to the Secretary of strength of the garrison was 1,000 men, State with a view to their being laid before Her According to a return that came in last week Majesty's Government.", the strength is now 1,586. There has been, therefore, a substantial increase of 586 men in the garrison, and it is proposed eventually to raise this number to 30.8. The present vote independent of what the Colony has paid or os towards the cost of the garrison and is quite may pay towards fortifications,
That the Revenue of the Colony shall be charged in respect of the year 1890, with the equivalent of 640.com or $266,666, including the sum of £20,000 or $133,333 voted in the Appro- priation Ordinance, No. 34 of 1889, in order to meet the claims of Her Majesty's Government for Military Contribution."
I believe my hon. friend" oppalité" "Mr. MacEwen) will second these resolutions,
Mf. A. P. MacEwen Sir, when this important matter of the increase to the military contribu after careful perusal of the Secretary of State's fion of the colony was brought to the front, and Hespatch came to the conclusion that thà*) The Surveyor-General seconded.
proper course for the unofficial members would Mr. P. Ryrie Your Excellency, with reference be to vote the amount de'soon as the promises to this proposition 'I, as an unofficial member, contained in that despatch were fulfilled, namely,! have at preacht very little to say. I and my when the garrison was, increased to 3,018 manj consultations colleagues admit that the amount is moderate but after consideration and many and just, though at the same time, looking at the withya Bolleagues, it was thought, by the tremendous liabilities we have before us in net majority at any rate, that the better course public works for the Colony, we should ayold would be to vote the amount firet and then by paying anything that can be avoided. We see the series of resolutions now before the 'Council clearly that this cannot be avoided. We hope it was Hoped to obtain a unanimous vote from however, that the amount will not be increased the oficial and unofficial members, and that by much in the future, at any fate tatil the con- agreement we should be more likely to gain otr templated large public works which will be going HAZ 'order to avoid any split in the camp I on during the next few years are fiolshed and agreed, and I hope that by taking this course we paid for. The revenue of the Colony of course may be successful. The resolutions explain so yearly increasing and we must live in hopes clearly what the views of the unofficial members it will go on increasing. We have every reason are that they will require, but few words from to, believe so that the amount received from me this evening. I shall endeavour to show Crown rents and other sources will increase from that in all fairness this colony, should. year to year. The vote that is now proposed by called upon to pi for the Increased garrison the Acting Colonial Secretary and seconded by until the additional troopa sic here. Now, sir," the Surveyor-General I think will receive, the I have beard It rumoured that it is not, the in support of the unofficial 'rembers.
tention of the Imperial authorities to send us His Excellency After the observations that European troops as is stated in the dispatch, have just been made it is unnecessary for me to I may say at once I scout the idea that the add anything myself. It is possible that before Colonial Ofice has any desire to deceive a this meeting breaks up the hon. member who I feel certain that Lord Knutsford would never has just spoken may have something morq, have placed his signature to a dispatch conlaiding say on the subject, and if so I shall of courie statements that he wasnot willing to carry out and be able to make such remarks as I think neces-I am willing to admit that it in the year 1865 sarv. The question now before ds. is that the. 20,000 was considered a fair contribution for tale resolution that has been moved by the Acting Colony to pay for military defences in the year
shady appearance clearly indis teda kindred 0.40 origin to poor Edgar Allan's crow. If the Baron 0.50 didn't bail from the Night's Platonian Shore then we lose faith in ancient fable. Whilst listening we marvelled in what dark.corners 1.00 genlus may lie bidden, for Bea was charged with painting a crushed strawberry sort of nose on one stances have been the envy of Millais, Chee Chee Hei-fong which would under happier circus Herring's Cherry Cordial was a medico, and the most forcible evidence he they did, and closed the aliding-door, without required, to attach the hose to the street, fre. Colonial Secretary and seconded by the Sur-18go, twenty-five years later, double that amount
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon. LIQUEURS.
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Benedictine Maraschino Curagsa
Chartreuse
Bitters, &c. used to decorate him, Merit was awarded, and the Baron left the court without a stain upon his character would that we could say the same of
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1890.
TELEGRAMS
·his countenance.
THE remarks made at the meeting of the Legislative yesterday, reported in another part of this issue, by Mr. Lister, Colonial Treasurer, in comparing the rate per head of taxation in England with the rate here, won't bear a moment's inspection. His figures, liko his deductions, are wholly unreliable; bis references. to what he termed lower class working people" are offensive, and ignorant; and the Gnal con clusion he arrives at namely, that the rate of,. taxation in England is virtually from 15 to 20/-, instead of 8/9 as claimed by Lord Kaufort, is simply idiotic, Mr. Lister says that the Secretary of State included in his estimate the inmates of work-houses, gaols, reformatories and all the pauper population, but the honorable gentleman omitted to give bis authority for such a statement. It is not too late to do so for the Lord Salisbury has gone m the Riviers for Alsatisfaction of the public, who have arrived at bealth.
GERMANY.
LONDON, March 24th. Prince Bismarck has been offered and declined a Dukedom.
Count Herbert Bismarck in the interim has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs,
LORD'SALISBURY..
quite a different opinion,
“ARRANGING FOR THE DUKE -
A Government Gazette extraordinary Issued. today, contains the following notificallous;
The following arrangements connected with the arrival in the Colony of Their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught are published for general information;
RECEPTION.
1.Should the iteamer arrive before 9 a.m. Their Royal Highnesses will be invited to land
at id am.
fed lantern with the word " Fire Hosen each of the spots where the hose is kept. fish and Chincue on it will be suspended over 7. The following are the stations that have been selected :-
1. Queen's Road between City Hall, and
Hangkong and Shanghai Bank,... a. Clock Tower,
Junction of Wyndham Street in the Glenealy Ravine, M. ET HAS HE 4. Junction of Wellington Street and Pot,
tinger Street... Junction af Hollywood Road and Ladder Street Man Mo Temple),
4. Junction of Queen's Road and Cleverley
Streets aged albide
who has just spoken states the unofficial members have no objection so far as the amount of contribution is concerned, be now passed.
The resolution was passed nom, com Mr. Ryrie-Your Excellency, there is series of resolutions which the unofficial mich Bers would like to have your sanction, to place before the Council. Notice has been given, but the notice was not a formal one. I understand Your Excellency is in favour of the 'resolutions being brought forward to-day..
guides and the immense progres, the Colas bal mader, during, that time. But as flated th the bird resolution, it must be borne in mind that a very latge tract of valuable ground is in the occupation of the military, Authorities, and in addition to the officers ofthe garrison occupy many of our houses, for which they pay no taxe whatever, and with an increased garrison, wo will have roots more officers here, who it is certain, will require house, accommodation, da that this
means 'Eyobiderable
Geal revenue, and I think it is a His Excellency may state the hon. member lessening of gave me private notice that he intended to move polat that ought to be taken into consideration. today the resolutions of which he holds a copy Another matter, which is not alluded to in the in his hand. I informed him that in sinctness resolutions and which I think ought, fafily, to be notico, of such resolutions should have been
this. The Colony has expended
• 7: Junction of Queen's Road and Lower-given so as to appear in the orders of the day, i zaam ad Ano ocolo pay for forts, and we had.
Lascar Road (Man On Insurance Com pany) to palum anda un 8.. Junction of Bonham, Strand and Queen's
Road.
Miculum was so than dute Bandita 8-These being ihearrangements I have only further to add that the the main protection against fire lles with the community itself, and
but I think it very desirable the vote which has had to borrow money to assist in the payment, been already passed and, the different questions I do not mean to say that the whole of the loan connected with that vote, should be thoroughly contracted for the purpose of paying for discussed and decided to-day, and therefore these forts, but at any rate, some proportion was informed the hon. member that so far as I was and it is only fair to take into consideration the concerned I should have no objection to the interest and sinking fund that this Colony pays standing orders being suspended in order that annually on that amount, which I presume will