who were on board the Namon on the terrible voyage last December. Arrangements were at arce mede for a grand becatomb, and eight other criminals were added to the number, to heighten the effect. There' eight were all || convicted (under Chinese law) of various leat notorious-crimes—prisoning and piracies-and | little is known of their history.
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When first it was tumirmed that there was to be a repetitten of the scend of last month the report met with a good deal of contemptuous | Incredulity, in view of the recent "sell" worked off by the gambling-house keepers of Kowloon City. It was, however, stoutly maintained on the authority of the Mandarin that there was' realy in execution of five mon and a woman last werk, but at the eleventh hour the reue was changed to a place near Canton, However that may be, few of those who were so. recently deceived by the cry of "Wolf" would venture again yeverday, and there were only some thirty Europeans, who had not previously hren led astray, who spent their Sunday in Kowloon Cty. There was positively asserted that the two Namen murderers, whose capture we reparted on the 6th inst,, were to be executed to-day with some others. This, coupled with the authoritative announcement of the arrest of several tmdoubted pirates, pitt everybody on the alert, and when, This morning, two or three private telegrams arrived stating definitely that a gunboat had left Canton at four o'clock this morning with prisoners on board for Kowloon, and that the event was officially fixed for two o'clock, a large number of people at once went over. fact that it was Monday, not Saturday, was against the theory of "more_pok-tra" lles and all doubts were set at reat when a gunboat was signalled passing Hongkong about 9 a.m. Consequently there were some fifty Europeans and a few hundred Chinese in the "City" when, about one o'clock, two other gunboats steamed into the bay. There was more to see on shore to-day than before; the "fort" (they call it a fort over there) was gay with flags and banners, the ancient cast-iron bottles dignified by the name of "cannon" were ready for action, soldiers (or, to
speak correctly, braves) swarmed all over the village, and all the custom house buildings, gunboats, revenue boals and war junks displayed their showlest bunting. The gambling houses seemed to be doing but moderate business, as almost everybody had crossed the water in a hurry and bad less money than sense, for this time anly. Most of the visitors walked about the beach, watching for the gunboats; or inspected the battery-good old battery-or the ruins of what before the fire used to be Kowloon City.
The
About one o'clock the two gunboats arrived, and the commander at once landed and went up to the yamen to report. Pending his return the braves were paraded, affording a spectacle well worth going in see. Some three hundred men, of nil sizes, some in small red hats, some with
large straw house-roofs on their heads, and others bare-headet; with red tunics, trousers of. all colours and patterns, with shoes, sandals, boots, or bare feet, and the most miscellaneous collection of fire atess ever seen away from the Tower of London, Abut every third man had a huge barner, with which be stirred up the comrades. There were one or two trumpets. spectators. Having mustered, the whole army slouched along the beach to the open space where the executions are performed. Here a sort of square, with zigzag sides, was formed,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1891.
dummies. At the fifteenth, the whole of the muskets, rifles, repe ters, carbines, and heterogennus armoury of the braves' were fired off one after another, like a huge bunch of crackers, the fart fired three gons with a sudden jerk, and the "army" scrambled | off. The "mandasin 'invited a few of the Europeans to the yamên for rest and reffeah- ment, in the course of which he expressed himself freely on the comparative systems of administering justice, which, as interpreted by "Trapector Stanton, was somewhat to the following effect :-English: justice keeps rigidly to the law; Chinese gives the administrators a wider diciction, with more success and effet. English Justice treats prisoners like guests, dresses and feeds them, put them in a five prison, and then lets them eff. Chinese justice
can chop off bends, without trint-or any delav. which gives a much stronger impression, Admiral Fong is very energetic under this Viceroy; with the Governor he was not so friendly, and did not do his best.
Aidier of the guard also expressed a rather poor pinion of English ways of dealing with crime. A European, criticising" bis equipage, pointed out that the guns resemed to be long or short according to the stature of the men, hut all alike were thick with rust and dirt. To this the brave replied "The Chinese Govern- ment is not so particular as the English; but (pointing to the headsman and his swords) "it gets there just the same (free translation).
The executioner who presided to-daw 10 19 assistant at the previous function, and his tw assistants must have been quite new to the bus ness. One, who is said to be fiheen years old, took the inst three victims, and performed the happy despatch quite as neatly, and with as much cheerfulness and erį wment, as his chief.
THE QUEEN'S ROAD 'FIRE. "
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At the Magistracy this afternoon, Mr. Wise bell an enquiry into the circumstances which caused the fire at No 180 Queen's Road Central, on Thursday morning last. Inspector Hennessy was in charge of the case.
I am of opinion that there are many questions should be considered in actiling a matter of this nature, and the public should have the assurance that in using the Tramway, the whole of the | machinery is being carefully looked after from moning till night, and that it is kept in the best of trim.
I venture to thinlethat it' is beyond the pawer of Mr. Anderson to run the otel and the Tram way combined without anistones, and give satisfaction to the shareholders of both concerns, Let him try his hand in the first instance in running the Hotel, and if he does that succe fully and makes fi a naving chater, then make neneineer of him and let him run the Tramway; but it grime to me that if the shareholders dis | pense with the services of an engineer, they will
to regrets pennywise and pound Tonlish poley, for it would be just like tying to run a newspaper without a comptest editor.
Yours faithfnity.,
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Hongkong, 11th May, 1891- [There is arly orgiemark in ne correspondent's letter, to which we need refer—that "about a. Government subsidy. The Trimway Company fa business care that was established' to make money for its promoters, and unless remut lieu some of its promoters have made tans of the seductive metal, which they have most relictourly stuck th; but we have yet to learn the grounds on which this ordinary frading company has any claim to special Government support in the way of a subsidy. That the exeemive taxation complained of might very fairly benbrorated we are willing to admit --In fact, we have trendy advocated that nublic interesis of est bitshing a dangerous such a concession could he made without injuring precedent but that the tax-payers money
should be set aside in assist semi-private aneculation that has not proved the gold mine
anticipated, is making far top malch. If any subsidy is required to keen the Tramway Company afloat... let the Peak residents, who
mainly henefit by the car, come to the rescue. The general community of Hongkong are already Iaxed far too heavily to provide luxuries for the privileged clars. The taposed change of management in the High Level Tramway Co. is entirely a matter for the consideration of the shareholders, and the decision is of course their hands-Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.]
To The Editor or tun "Mónaków TalagaazH."
not protect the town' from bombardment nor prevent its accupation unless by destroying it. Further, in case of military operations, the trapps would be withdrawn from the town and toʻged in the Inland foris, where they would not be available to repress Asiatic rot --a duty that would fall on the armed pollee maintained by the Colony. Thus the forts and, the garrison are there to protect the coaling station, and the coaling station only; · and incidentally, of course, they would protect the shipping. On these grounds the Colony says: "The protection of the coaling station of Singapore is really an Imperial Interest, The coals are the property of English merchants, for whom the "Straits' merchant is only a broker. The ships are the property of English shipowners, for whom the Straits merchant is only an agent. The Imperial Governmenfor lyk eps a garrison
Singapore, as it does af Gibraltar and Aden, because these are necessary points for the English Navy, Nevertheless, as Singapore coaling shaives are in the Straits Settlements, the of the Imperial garrison, besides providing the Colony most cheerfully offers to pay half the cost
bitrack and the forts.".
and
The Imnericl Government replies:-"We have considered your arguments, and we do not think them good. When we disjoined you from India 25 years ago we told you you must pay the whole cost of your garrison, and although we did not exact that, that was partly because you had not the money and panly fer depart- mental reasons which enabled us to station at We claims, the right to say what number of Singapore a part of the Hongkong garrison. troops is a sufficient garrison for Singapore. That is no doubt a bald summary of despatches to charge you the whole cost. Pav it at once." which fill 14 newspaper columns in small type -but it gives the facts with sufficient plainnets. The issue is joined on the question, "Is the purison intended partly for Imperial or solely defence of the coaling station of Singapore a far Colonial purposes. Or otherwise, is the Penang, or Malacca, or partly to the British matter to be charged solely to Singapore Emphe "
Now, to recite one cause of Colonial exaspera-
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the "Danse du Ventre," which wasintroduced at since become pranlar with a certain class, will the Moorish café during the Fahihition and has no longer be inferat.
it has been used to moderate the anger of the and to turn into the paths of constitutional C2y, to restrain the tendency to disloyalty, gitation the feeling that otherwise might have found exercise in a sulky refusal to accept nubile A Commission anpointed by the Russian office and perform public duties. And while I Government to investigate the matter recam am glad to say that that policy has, by the good mende that there be no more evil se to Siberia, sense of the Colony, succeeded, yet at one cuoch Instead, there will ha mare penitentiaries while__ amount of restraint I found myself taperilling of the controversy i found the feeling so bitter-Siberia is to be thrown open to free colanization, that even in the attempt to exercise so small an the position of a journal that has held a chief place in this part of the world for 60 years.
adopted the economic policy of taking off lace and superfluous battoon from uniforms, but they are beginning to decorate again, on account of far a service in which there is sa little to attract the evidently greater difficulty of raising recalls the eye.
Some time ago the English War Department
Sin. In the various decounts of the meeting minutes protesting against the sum demanded. of the East. If it be the case that the Constitutions crowd. An hour extra time before closing was
Lan Sing, a boyer at the Yee Tam shop. No. 280, Queen's Road Central, said the master's name was Ll Me. He was at Canton when the fire broke out, having gone awny two days previously. About 3 a.m. on the 6th inst. witness was sleeping. In the cock-loft with two others when he was awakened by a noise. He saw flames rising from the second floor. On the first floor a man named Lal Yue was sleeping, and on the ground for two others. Wlinesa ran' up to the roof
of the Hongkong High-Level Tramway Coni- with four others, and succeed.al in getting to the.derson's name is made nienten of as being Limited, held on, the 7th inst., I see Mr. next house. The shop sold foreign goods, and
an engineer and as being qualified to succeed had kerosine stored on the front for He went to bel the night previous about ten o'clock,
Mr. Wylie 19 managing engineer of the the others having preceded him. He had a
Tramway light burning in his room all night, hat there apprenticeship nl qualified as an engines? May one ask when Mr. Anderson served his were no signs of fire in his room when he left it. The stock was insured with. Messrs. Sander &
If my memory does not fall me, Mfr. Anderson, Co. for $10,033. He lost his clothes in the fire,
as far back as 1870, was a ship's carpenter and and all the stack was burnt. There were five or
as such has served in several decking concerns six partners in the shop. The master returned in the
Far East, eventually becoming to the Colony the day after the fire. The books of superintendent of Faster's Dock at Pagoda the shop were made up at the China New
Anchorage, Fanchow. Why a man should
Linn. By the Constitution of the Straits Settle ments, nil moneys to be expended must be voter by the Legislative Council consisting of nine salaried official members and seven csalaried unofficial members. When the vote was taken- one official member was absent Ofthe remain ing eight official members, six, including the Governor, had written spirited despatches, and
Sill, by order of the Secretary of Sinte for the These despatches and minutes were published, Colonics, the official members had in vote, and did vote, the increased contribution, carrying the vote, by a majity of one did not disguise that he disapproved it-indeed, against the unofficial. No one snake a word in your of the vote. The officer who proposed it his minute against it was lying printed on the Council table. Thus the money was taken out of the Colony's Treasury on the sole order of the Secretary for the Colnales. But the grievance es further back. The Colonists think they Colonies is entirely with the Colonies in their
was buried at night, in accordance with a family A late Member of Parliament' named. Droit custom dating from the Commonwealth. The procession, attended hy twenty torch-bearers, passed through Lichfield before a tremendous
poisoning her husband was an granted to the public houses.
Mrs. Maybrick, whose trial in London for sensation, has now had eighteen months' im- International prisonment. She is engaged in the kitchen of Roque, who lately saw her, thinks she will lose the prison. Her mother, the Baroness VOR her reason unicas released.
have had a new occupation suggested by one of Young and Impecunious English gentlemen them, who writes to say that hit colleagues. number many first-class all-round sportsmen, who have broken their own dogs and are familiar glad to be game-keepers.
lobstructing populace, or playfully tripped up bis Year, but he did not know whether the 'shop had ch nor the lesignation of his profession or trade lave close to believe that the Secretary for greatness of the Empire. The bulk of the with all the technicalities of sport, and would be made or lost money. The capital of the shop and endeavour in depèse a legitimate and hard protest, and that he was over-ruled-incon-educated in England, where also they intend to is the cause of catarrb azid haldness, and another but thres were not.used except to amuse-the-}-was-Tnels-18,000-The claim-had-bean-sent-ja-j-Koding_engineer like the present-managingference by the Secretary for War and the Chan-
to the Insurance Company. He had been con uected with the shop for two years,
the shop, said he left the shop at the commence. Lal Kwong Sang, formerly the accountant of
An eminent physician declares that-a-stiff-hat- eminent physician says that a at bat is the cause of baldness and catarrh. These two expert opinions might puzzle us, were it not that another authority on health declares that men will never
has emerged from the possibility of sulky Now that the Colony has voted the money, disloyalty, and is petitioning the Queen in Council, and seeking to appeal to the people in Parliament; I would suggest that the opportunity be taken to get rid of these pettifogging discos alons about the cost of particular garrisons in particular places, and to arouse the patriotism rather than the selfishness of the Crown Colonies
open vate of a sum in aid of the defence of the of the Colonies, or of some of them, prevent an Empire, let these Constitutions be altered. Let the Colonies be asked openly to vole money for
and jointly responsible with all other parts for the boundaries there is a certain quantity of coals, military purposes, not because within their but because the Colonies are part of the Empire, general defence. There is every reason why the people of Ceylon, of the Straits, and of Hong kong should be especially loyal subjects of the Throne, especially eager to maintain the English-speaking people-those who really direct the Colonies affairs--were born and live their riper age. They know that amidst bordes of Asiatics they and their wives and children can live safely only in the shelter of England's flag. Let them be treated frankly,
much money as England desires, or as the tinn, and they will vote of their own free will as
Colony's revenne can afford will freely give quiet as much as England now takes by me ins of salaried officers ordered to vote against their. the common. interests of the Empire, and convictions and their published protests. But, in belleving, as I believe, in the public spirit, the HE Steamship foresight, and the patriotism of Lord Salisbury's
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sabitantially in the Empire's defence, let there the above Fort TO-MORROW, the 4th dust Government, I would urge that, however great the present need to make the Calonies help Captain Th. Lehmann, will be despatched for be for the moment some concession from the at 4 PM, instead of as previously notified." are known to be fals. by votes that are known course by which money is taken on reasons that For Freight or Passage, apply to to be forced. In such case, with leisure far
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1891. thought, there will he found some scheme of as it is, unrepresented in the political strife compromise that will end a painful strain. But, THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP 1693
which makes or unmakes the English Ministers
COMPANY, LIMITED. whose volces rule them, the people of the Crown Colonies find themselves reluctant tributaries THE Company's Steamship
FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT), where they would seek to be loyal and generous subjects. Such a situation truly places many of us in a most unhappy and cruel dilemm, and of such a controversy raised amidst the chorus of Colonial loyalty it may be said
and the bannern fixed; In the sand to mark the ment of this year. He kert the books up to the [We publish the above letter as a fair and them in order that the Army Estimates may show approached in a spirit of reason and considera-be bralty until they stop wearing any hat.
end of last year. He did not know how many part. ners there were in the business. He was asleep on the premises at the outbreak of the fire. He went to bed at nine o'clock the night before, and was awakened by the fire early the following. He had no light burning when he went to bed. He did not save anything. The banks were, kept on the ground floor, In the accountant's
position to be accupied by the chief performers, the crowd being cleared
away After about a quarter of an hour the Mandarin came down to the jetty in state, with a dua pony. six flag-bearers, and a long retinue of braves and officials. He presented to the commander a despatch authorising the execution to preceed, and at once all three gunboats proceeded to bang away, firing three guns each with most perfect incgularity. The prisoners were then put into two of the ship's boats and pulled sald he was not the manager of the shop; simply THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION
straight for the execution ground. The square formed by the soldiers was opened to admit them, but the hoala got aground before covering ball the distance. The ears were unshipped, and everybody pusherl on one side, nearly upsetting the boats; but after some further maneuvring they get away and pulled for the jetty. As each of the prisoners landed he was identified by the label fixed on a stick to which the man was trossad by the waist and shoulders. Chains and fran manacles were on their feet, and the hands were tied behind their backs. First came Li A That, the most prominent of the whole gang. He it was who led the attack on the passengers in the saloon of the Namon As early as 1884 he was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for catering a
a bonse by fraud. drugging the food, and attemping to plunder the lomates. He was the first to be sentenced under the Police Supervision Ordinance, and is thut very well known. When arrested by a lieutenant of the Chinese Navy In Fook Sang he remarked "You will get the red button for this, 1 suppose," which proved a true forecast, He seemed to-day ranicularly cheerful and facetious, talking and jaking all the way from the time of landing until— l'
room,
Cross-examined by Inspector Hennessy, he nccountant.
Lai Yue, an assistant of the shop, said he alone slept on the first for. He went to bed shou' g p.m. on this particular night. He had an oil lamo burningatthetime. He was awakened about a am, the following morning by hearing a noise, and then he sw fire on the staircase leading from the first to the second Apors. He did not know how the 'fire occurred.
Yu Chung, the accountant, was called, but his evblence was similar to other wines.
D McDonald, A. S. 93. id he was present at the fire. The fire seemed to have originated in the staircase leading from the first to the second flor. There was no fire on the ground floor t the ontbreak. There were two houses burnt out, Inspector Hennersy said he had no further evidence to produce at present, but it was a suspicious case,
His Worship said that as the premises were dangerous to the pub'le he would relears them, and adjourn the enquiry for a week.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Carespondents to this column.}
THE PEAK TRAMWAY.
The following letter from Mt. Arnot Reid, Feitor of the Straits Times, appears in the Morning Past of Friday, April 10th, under the heading "Polonist Defence " ;---
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It is the t'e rift within the jute, That by and by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all." Singapore, Straits Settlements, March roth,
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
be worth while to import a few here.
London has twenty-five free baths. It might
Vienna has a collection of 125,oro coles.
The Empress of Austria employs a female doctor.
5,000.
London will have an open-air theatre to hold
tion of books.
Copenhagen will hold an international exhibi-
To-day's Advertise nents.
FOR SHANGHAI.
"AMOY,"
Captain J. B. Jackson, will be despatched for "KONG BENG," the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 13th Inst., at A.K.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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For Freight or Pamage, apply to
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engineer of the Tramway Ch is a "mystery" to collor of the Exchequer. Let me put it plainly.
Yours truly,
The Colonists believe (perhaps somewhat un AN ENGINEER.
fairly) that money is being unjustly taken from Hongkong, erth May, 1891,
legitimate expression of opinion, but we doubt held that they are being sacrificed to maky a a decrease convenient for Budget purposea. They very much the allegation that Mr. Jas. po ular Budget. Anderson ever attempted either to assume the
Now, it should be observed that the Straits is caracter of an e-gineer or to depase the pre-not a great producing Colony. Malacca is a sont capable engineer who has done so decting place, Singapore and Penang'are Daly: much to make the Tramway safe and thercantile towns. The only considerable source popafar public convenience-Ed., Hongkong of revenue is the tax on oplum used by the Telegraph]
Chinese, and because of a recent check to the modern history of the Colony we have to face a Colonial prosperity, the opium-farmers have come to grief, and for the first time in the falling revenue and an actual deficit. originally estimated revenue of 1990
The $4.401 000; the estimated revenue of 1fq) (as was revised after op'um losses), is only $3.975,000. The estimated expenditure is $4,378,00, lewing Stinite, and Hongkong are in a condition of to double the military charges. It is true there The three frown colonies of Ceylon, the a deficit of $403,000. And that is the time chosen exasperation over certain rums of money that are Colonial cash balances from former prosperous are demanded from them by her Majesty's yeave amounting to about $1.70s ano, partly Government as a "military contribution." The lent to local municipalities and partly invested strength of that feeling may be judged from the fo London and India; but these investments fact that in the Seals the members of the we have now to begin to realise in order Legislative Council of the Colony other than to meet our ordinary expenditure. Further, salaried Civil Servants (sitting er oficio) sought it has been the Colonial plicy to open up the to engage with Honkong and Ceylon in an Native States of the Malay Peninsula by loans arrangement having for its aim the resignation to the Government of the States, and but a few the members of Council. In each Colony, weeks ago there was lent the last som the Colony to be followed probably by a general resigna- could spare-$200,000 to the State of Pahang. tion by all municipal commissioners, Justices That policy must now stop, although It has intention being to throw upon the salaried has led to the creation of prosperous States of the peres, and unpaid magistrites, the hitherto been fruitful of the greatest good, and servants of the Crown the onus of administra- which are appanages of the Empire, not of the tion, and thereby to create a state of matters Colony. Further, by advice or command of the that would attract attention in England. The Secretary for the Colonies, we have bad to stop scheme did not emerge beyond the stage of the most needed public works, such as water proposals, partly because Ceylon society is not works for the poor people of Malicca, who are Next came Wan Afat, and O Fat, master of
so homogeneous as that of Singapore, partly suffering for lack of that one great need of tropical because the Governors and Governments of alt life. Of course if the demands of the Imperial the junk that went alongside the Nemea to take the booty, Chung Sui Sang, another Named
the three Coloriles are as much opposed to the Government were considered to be just, the fact man, not identified by the Europeans on board,
présent "milltary contribution" demand as the that they are made at a most unhappy, time To van Zorón y tus "Honakong Telegrafit,” and Fung Song Yow and Chan Ayu, both recog
people are, and it is difficult to make a quarrel would not be much an answer; but when the SIR,-As a member of the public and a casual where there is no due at hand, with whom to Colony is Armly convinced that the demands are alsed, came on, looking very despondent, and traveller upon the Peak Tramway, I should like quavel. As it is, the Governors, the past unjust and harshly made, the additional fact of the eight unfortunates who had not distinguished to say 'n few words in reference to the report of governors, and most of the Crown servants. the Colony's prescat financial troubles, makes themselves came last, Fung Sang Yow was the the recent extraordinary meeting of the share-whose nosition allows them to offer advice on public feeling the more exasperated. man who organised the whole affair of the holders of the High Level Tramway Co., Ld. Namoa, and procured men to do the work. He.
the subject have from all the three (olonies I see that it is proposed to transfer the bombarded the Secretary of State with remon argued to the Colony, I would now go beyond So far I have stated the Colony's case, as it is was also a leader in the Greyhound piracy, and general management from Messrs. MacEwen, strances; the unsalaried members of Council have that. It does not follow from anything I have was among the gang arrested some five years Frickel & Co. to Mr. Jav, Anderson, and it is signed, or are signing, protests; petitions are said that I hold £100,0:0 a year out of a revenue a vessel coming from Australia ufà anticipated that this arrangement will effect a being framed and public indignation meetings of less than £700,000 to be an unduly high con. per month, by dispensing are being held-and let me say that where the tribution from the Straits Settlements to the a piracy but were discovered. He with the services of to effect was not convicted, however, when tried to I think, Sir. this affects the public as much as Hongkong, and there was not sufficient excité-
to an indignailon meeting unless he is very seventh of our whole revenge is not too much to any shareholders of the Company, and if the Indignant indeed. ment about the case to move the Chinese shareholders are wise, they will consider this
give for that purpose; If it be honestly naked and authorities.
Having so far stated what indignation there fairly taken at a suitable time. But the military matter very carefully before coming to any is, let me now say what it is about. In Hong. contribution is not honestly asked. It is asked The procession at once made for the beach final decision. where the soldiers and spectators were im
kong there is maintained a garrison costing the on the plea that the defence of a certain area of Imperial Treasury perhaps 100,000 a year and Singapore harbour is a purely Colonial matter, patiently waiting, and the photographers tired of
the Treasury demands that the Colonial contribu- whereas the Colonists know, and the Colonial pushing the crowd out of range. The mandarin entered the square first, where the executioner, a
tion in aid of £20,000 a year shall be increased Office, the War Office, and the Treasury know, to £40,000 a year. Io Ceylon the garrison costs that these foris aud soldiers are there chiefly to Treasury for the relief of the distressed, and Ireland to have $170,000 from the British 'young man not over years old, with two assist
perhaps £150,000 a year, and it is demanded that guard the coals on which the Empire's Navy $680,000 for light railways. ants still more youthful, was looking to his thres
the Colonial contribution shall be increased from would depend in case of war. Further, the swords, and striking attitudes suggestive of what
The Cenarders have contracted for two was coming. Then the prisoners were marched How the dividend, would be affected 1-do zot 10000 to 10,000 rising in three years to money is not fairly taken, because the Letters steamers of 14,000 tons cack to russ twenty-one io, all dressed in white jackets and blue slacks,
at present propose to discuss, but will contine 100,000. In the Straits the garrison costs Patent of the Colony provide that the Colonfa! knots an hour-that is twenty-three railroad and planted in line, kneeling towards the sun. myself to a few remarks on the proposal to that the clouial contribution shall be increased it is with the knowledge this is not for a (purely)
perhaps £120,000 a year, and it is demanded revenue shall be used for Colonial purposes, and miles, Twat, lively to the last, cured the foreign dirgense with the services of the engineer. from £50,000 to £100,000, rising, when the Colonial purpose that her Majesty's Government devils in English and Portuguese, and joked with Granted that there will be a monthly saving in revenue allows, until it covers the whole cost. has taken the Colony's money against the the executioner, Pointing out that nobody salaries, is Mr. Anderson a certified mechanical These are the facts briefly stated, and I should Colony's will, despite the protest of the members and was cheerful, and he was the coplest engineer, and can be with his multifarious duties suppose that on their bald presentment, the of Council, despite the protest of the Governor and boldest, Mr. Marwood replied "Well, give necessary attention to the running of average reader of the Morning Post will say of the Colony and of almost all of his Executive we shall begin with you At this the tramway that it undoubtedly requires ? he called out to one of the other victims that
that it secins a very proper change in a right Council-themselves Colonial Office servants be should not be afraid, they would all rite down in the winding machinery?
Is Mr. Anderson capable of repaiting a break direction, and that be sees no reason why there Finally, the time to take this money has been agala after death. (Heknows the foreign joss
that opinion, and, as I am more familiar with disasters that have recently marked the trade of South Africa and Bechuana Land nine months. should be a fuss about it, I seek to change chosen with a disregard of the commercial Lord Randolph Churchill will stay away in pidgin through long intercourse with For
Straits detalls, I will confine myself to the the Straits, checking the revenue and sweeping Great gold deposits are said to have been found tuguese). All was now ready, and without a
Surpits care, moment's besitation the executioner raired the
The Straits Settlemente conslet of the Island Asiatics and of very many of the Europeained to build two cruisers, each to have a dis- will be held on the Fremises, No. 5-B Band,
away the private fortunes of almost all the in the country to which he is going. bigsword-dropped it, and one was finished. As
in the Spanish Government has Grmally deter T MEETING of the CLUB HOT GENERAL In the case of sickness of both engine of Singapore, too miles distant the province of traders. the head fell, the assistant pushed the body drivers (as occurred only the other day) would Malacca, 200 miles further off the island of By the mall, which follows this letter you placement of 9,000 tons, altain a speed of at 4 pm, on MONDAY, the 25th May, 1891, over it, and stopped the rush of blood from the Mr. Anderson, as engineer, take their place and Penang and its dependencies. At Malacon and will receive the account of a great public meetwenty-two knots and possess an indicated for the purpose of receiving and adopting the neck with a bunch of paper wadding on a run the cars up and down for two or three days Peaaug there are no defences, and the very few Ing at which Englishmen and Asiatics will horse-power of 20,000 stick. Then, stepping to the left, the next was at a stretch) dealt with neatly and expeditiously, fleen in
soldiers stationed at Penang would be withdrawn gather to protest against what they ailege to The Russian Press Censorship has authorized tore And
Directors Report and Accounts, electing Direc three minutes. One mas, Chung Sul Sang, entertain the question of any subsidy unless a duly be defended. Further, the island and the town Crown will be petitioned. In a word/Colonial of the Koran, without excising the passages pany,
Is it to be expected that the Government will in time of war. Only Singapore is intended to bar sinjustice and following that the the publication of the new Russian translation transacing the ordinary bangs derideed and winced at the critical moment, and apalit the qualified engineer is in charge of the concern of Singapore are not really defended. The forts feeling has been deeply elirred; and, save the which were previously supposed to disparage the blow, so that it required a second to completely saver the head from the body,The rest never refusing to license the Tramway unless a dotying wharves and docks, distapt two miles from engaged in any pabila controversy which has M. Loze, the Prefect of Police, baw notified the
Would not the Government be justified in are so constructed as to protect only the coal unhappy affairs of Ireland, I have never back Russian anthodox religions gored, and ware sulpped off like pv temny' qualland englases was in charges.
thứ toway and 1 km assured that they could jwose pained mig? By fat ny này lufiuenen goes - proprietors of places of amusemem In Faris that
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The Brussels Cooperative Bakery will supply the city firemen.
In Germany an accommodation train goes twelve mlica an hour,
employment of Austrians.
The Russian Government prohibits the
A distinctive church dress for women to wear on Sunday is proposed in England.
France spends nearly 1,000,coof. a your in children.
Singapore, where they went on board intending | saving of about $350 Wylle, the engineer. temperature is godeg, in the shade no one goes defence of the Empite. It may be thatone--proykling warm meals for the poor school
Mr. Anderson is st present secretary and manager of the Peak Hotel, and it is now pro- posed to make him general manager, secretary, and engineer of the Tramway Company, and this combination being effected, it is anticipated that both the Hotel Company and the Tramway Company will flourish and prosper
In the case of nightwork, auch na late trams, changing ropes, elc., will Mr. Anderson be in the position of the engineer on duty by personal superintendence?
Great Northern in England-seventy miles in The best time made by any train is on the fifty-six alnutes,
Bavaria, by a recent census, numbers 5,589,382 inhabitants, the female exceeding the male po- pulation by 131,395.
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Emperor Wilhelm's medical advisers have urged him with great emphasis to restrict him- self in the use of tobacco, but be disregards their counsel.
with in France, and thus far it has been found to Visas taken from hares is being experimented work equally well for the purposes of vaccination as virus taken from calves.
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