HORE QUESTIONS. Mr. Whitehead-I beg to give notice of several'] questions that I propose to sak at the next; feeling of Council t—
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY
Halliary to head mistress of girls' school during voyage nut, $69 35.
Two hundred brass padlocks (Chubb') for Vitria Gaol $90"; ale-vale.
Repairs to Harbour Department s'cam launch Dotty, $1 100; 'repairs to Lily had exhausted the previous vote; both boats had been at ses
Seven Years;
With reference to the explanation given by His Excellency Sir G. William des Voeux at the Council meeting held on 30th April last in con- nection with the payment of the arrears of the Military Contribution for 1890 without the sanć- Readjustment of salary of two inspectors in tion of the Council, will the Government lay Registra-General's department, 805; in accord upon the table a copy of the telegram or telegramsance with directions of Secretary of State, by from the Secretary of State on the authority of which no deduction is to be made for pensions; which the money was paid,
the pension list being accordingly decreased.
Compassionate allowance to widow and daughters of late Mr. Ribeiro, $980,
Will the Government lay upon the table a copy of the Despatches, referred to in the Acting Colonial Secretary's letter of 13th inst, to the Hon. P. Rytle, received from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies con- veying his Lordship's views and instructions on regard to the Increased salaries voted in the 1891 Estimates and state the date on which the same were received, also a copy of Governor Sir G. William des Vaux's telegram dated ayth ulto. to the Secretary of State referred to in the said letter together, with a copy of the telegram received from the Secretary of State in reply.
Will the Government fay upon the table a copy of the Despatch dated 2nd September last of his Excellency the Officer then Administering the Government to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies in connection with the proposed Share Sale Regulation Bill and a copy of the Secretary of State's Despatch in reply.
NEW ORDINANCES.
On the motion of the Attorney-General seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Council agreed to the following:-
First reading of a Bill to give the same validity to Ordinances 18 and 19 of 1884 as if they had been proclaimed to come into force on September 23rd, 184," These are private Ordinances authorizing certain wharf enterprises, but by some oversight no proclamation was made at
This concluded the business of the Finance Committee.
It now remains to be seen what Hit Excellency's successor, Shao-yu-lieu, will do, both to improve matters and amend past disasters Llu Ming-ch'un has throughout exhibited a rancour towanda foreign interests and disregard of Treaty rights almost u precedented.
Since he set the example, however, afpr. fting hy Ministerin torpor at Peking, other high. officials in various parts of the Emoire have begun to faliow bis lead, assuming positions tel. In de Sir John Walsham set up his bed- room to the North, would never have been dre mit of
The last and most fatal emendation, as it is, perhaps, the most audacious monopoly-creation, perpetrated by the retiring Governor, is set forth in the proclamation, a translation of which I app. nd.
THE EXPLOSION ON A STEAM Excellency throws off all disguise and fearlessly By this document it, will be seen that His
champions a monopoly in favour of his own steamers, running under the style of the "Fo musa Trading Co."
LAUNCH.
MAGISTARIAL INQUIRY,
At the Magistracy this afternoon, Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Coroner, held an inquire into the circumstances attending the brifer explosion which occurred on board the steam-launch Wingsing, on the 7th instant, resulting in causing the deaths of Leung Ayee, engineer, and Lam Yin, a fireman. The jurors were Messrs.steamers A. C. da Silv, E. C. Ray and A. H. Skelton.
All cargo shipped by these steamers is to be lekin free. What this amounts to with tea alone can be understood when I remind you that the lekin amounts to half the Customs duty, and therefore if shipped by vessels of the Formosa Trading Co. can be laid down in Amoy just that amount cheaper than If shipped by, other Though, no doubt, one object of this concession is to enable the Government to relax the tax on their own camphor with less show of infringing egulations already insisted on by the Foreign Powers, another great aim is to place the Douglas Company's vessels at a disadvantage, and with the tea season just coming on this heavy handicap is likely to be most severely felt by them. Doubtless the share quotations will very soon emphasise this fact !
Although the proclamation has actually been in force for over two months, we have only now been pescolate more slowly our way, and the enact- ment only applies for the present to the north, the Formosa Trading Company not having commenced trading from, ar with, the south of the island.
BERLIN, MAY 1st. Complete returns of the Gestemunde election now-to hand show that Prince Bismarck bas been elected by a large majority
London, May Isti The One Thousand Gulness Stakes. Mi. Noel Fenwick's b. Mimi, by Barcaldine,
ders by Lyon-Sadia Mr. Daniel Coopers b. f. Melody, by Tynedale.
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Mr. Douglas Baird's b. 1. Siphonia, by St.
Simon-Palmflower
Up to noon to-day everything has remained quiet in Paris and Berlin, and it is expected the day will pass over without any disturbances arising in any of the different capitals on the continent.
The death is announced of General Sir Alexander Macdoncil.
NEW YORK, May 1st, The fall in price of cation at New York is attributed to a belief that the crop this season will exceed eight and a-half million bales.
WASHINGTON, May 1st. The Treasary to-day purchased 175,000 auncer of silver at prices ranging from 97 60 to 98.40. LONDON, May.and. tiens, by demonstrations and fetes of all kinds Yesterday was celebrated by labour organiza throughout the Continent. Everything passed off quietly in Austria, Germany, and Holland, and in most of the other continental countries no distorbance arose, but serious rioting occurred at Lyons, Marecilles, and Rome, where conflicts took place between the people and the troops, and shots were exchanged, many being injured. At Lyons the mob only dispersed when troops advanced with fixed bayonets and loaded cannon. delegates at Paris presented a memorial to the Chamber of Deputies in favour of the eight hours movement. After presentation of the memorial a large crowd assembled at the Place de La
cavalry.
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Intimations.
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Sir John Gorst, replying to a questior in the House of Commons last night, said the paders tions given to the late Commissioner Quinton on the Manipur question comprising the frus and all communications which had sed between Lord Cross and the Government of
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ship of the Cirque Ports, will seek re-eléction to Mr. W. H. Smith having accepted the Warden- the House of Commons Speaker-read a letter from the Judge before whom Captain Verney was tried, announcing In the House of Commons last night the
discussion will take place on Tuesday, when it ie considered probable that Captain Verner's expulsion from the House will be decided upon.
the time when they were understood to come into about 5 a.m, that they were going to Yau-ma-ti, able to get hold of it, as, of course, things Concorde, the mob being finally diapersed by india regarding the exordition to Manipur, would the conviction of the member for Buckles, A
force, and it is now sought to cover that error.
First reading of a Bill entitled the Forts Protection Ordinance, prohibiting the admission into the forts in this Colony of any person not having an order, nor, being a soldier.
First reading of a Bill to provide agatnet abuses connected with the erection of pubile latrines, necessitating the written sanction of the Sanitary Board,
Pok Mus, captain of the launch, said that on the 7th inst, about 5.30 a.m., it was alongside Gibb's wharf, when he received orders to go over to Yau-ma-ti to tow some bears to this side of the harbour. The launch was a tow-boat, and did not carry passengers. She had a crew of six men, including himself. They were all blown up, the engineer and the stoker being kiled. When witness received his orders to go to Yau-ma ti he sang the bell as a signal for the engines to start. The engineer had been told The engines were started about 5,30 a.m., when the boiler burst and witness was thrown into the water, He did not know whether the fires had been burning all night. He was the steersman. He had passed an exam'na ion at the Harbour Office for competency about eight years ago, but It is not to be assumed, however, that the did not possess any certificate. He had been a British Consul at Tamsui can have allowed so stcersman all the time. He had given hisery important an assault on his nationals to Heence to the steersman on board the Wing have escaped notice and interference; and we Xwaf for a few days. He formerly steered must, until otherwise advised, take it therefore that launch, and was only a substitute steer- that though, as far as we know, he has been man of the Wingring. When he was blown working silently and secretly, his efforts have Second reading of the Bill to provide for the Into the water he managed to catch hold of been none the less vigorous, and, we devoutly making of a table of fees to be taken
a rope and so saved himself. A coal-boat hope, effective. Certain it is that if this or connection with the grant of letters patent in this Colony. was alongside the launch, which was end-on to similar attempts be allowed to pass unchecked, The Attorney General said that in England the wharf He was slikt hurt on the hand die ruin to one of England's greatest interests in and in all the Colonies with which he and at the back of the light car. The launch China will be accomplished." was acquainted, where letters patent are
was formerly named the Macao. He had been granted for protecting patents, it was usual to
on board the launch about twenty days, bave a fixed scale of fees, which went into the Lau Kum Chal, a doctor at the Fung Wah Treasury,
When he came to look into the Hospital, said that about 6 am. on the 7th Inst. system here he found that there was no explicit 600 of the deceased was admitted to hospital. He provision for the payment of such. fees into the was suffering from severe scalds all over the Treasury. It seemed to him that that was a body. He died the same day at 5.30 nm. He right and proper source of revenue, and it must was beyond recovery when admitted, have been by accident that this was omitted.fr juries were such as would be caused by a He therefore begged to move the second reading boiler explosion. of this Bill, by which the Governor in Counci might make a table of fees, which must be pablished in the Garitle. He presumed there would be no objection to this bill.
First rending of a Bill to amend the Public Health Ordinance, 1887, two sections being altered.
On the bill being read a second time The Attorney-General moved and the Colonial Treasurer seconded, that the Standing Orders be suspended in order that the Council might resolve itself into committee.
The Council then went into committed to con- sider the Bill.
The Aftorrey-General explained that with regard to the last part of the first clause, dealing with fees for the extension of grant of letters patent, it sometimes happened" that after the patent had been granted the persons holding it applied for an extension of time, and it was visual to charge a fee for such extension of grant, Mr. Whitehead asked if it was intended to charge higher fees than at present.
The Attorney-General replied that apparently there was not at present any fee authorised. He wished merely to put the matter on si mare satis- factory basis than at present. He believed it originated in this way the granting of letters patent was of course optional for the Government, and the Government could make such grants conditional on the payment of certain fees. In that way a charge of $45 had grisen, but it seemed to him more satisfactory in every way that some specific sanction be given, and a table of fees be drawn up. A great deal of work was involved in the granting of patents, and it was only fair that the applicants should pay in proportion certainly more than $15.
The Colonial Secretary said that is his time and his predecessor's the Attorney-General was not allowed any fees, pu ho had no privato practice, and therefore this extra Bag fee was saved to the patentees. He thought the Gavern- ment justified in re-imposing that as well as the original $45 charge.
Mr. Whitehead said that his only object in asking the question was for information, and be thought the information given was quite satis factory.
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Dr. Marques, medical officer in charge ofgast. mortem examinations, said that deceased's face, abdomen, and legs were severely scalded, and the lower jaw, both arms and legs fractured.
Leung Kee, master of the Chee Wo shop, 29 Wing Woo Lane, said that the launch belonged to Chee Wo, of Macao,at on the morning of the explosion belonged to witness. She was formeriv a cruiser at Macao, owned by the Macao Government. He bought her last Sep tember at M: cao, by auction. The Chee Wo shop at Macao bought her. He bought her for £2,8co. He did not know how old the was tr where she was built.
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Inspector Mathieson said she was built by the Deck C mpany, about twelve years ago.
Witness, con inuing, said the Chee Wo shop at Macao bought her and sent her down to him. He was not the swoor; only the agent. He had no other interest in her. He produced a paper received from the owner at Macao, forwarded to him at the time the launch was sent to Hongkong The paper was a receipt of the sale. As far as he knew there was no description given of the launch at the time of the sale by auction. He had never had her surveyed. Whilst here the had been used as a towing boat. He saw the body of the engineer picked up after the exclosion, The deceased came from Macao with the launch on the 10th April. He knew the first witness, who was steersman of the Wingwal launch. He was put on board the Wingsing, because the steersman on her wished to go back to Macao, He had no authority to show why he changed the steersman from one launch to the other. He saw the fireman, at the Tang Wah Hospital,
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A Jutor asked if these launches were not bound to have a certificate of survey 7
His Worship said he believed not.. Inspector Mathieson said that two reamen and a cook who were slightly scalded, had left the calony and he was not able to produce them. George Peebles, Government Marine Surveyor sald be bad made an examination of the boiler of the launch. He found the top of the furnace very Mr. Ryrie asked whether it was proposed to much corroded and opened up by the force of make a large increase in the fees.
the explosion. He had-made calculations, and The Attorney-General said that formerly there from them he found it would take about 200lbs. was a fee of $25 to the Attorney-General and's charge of $25 for the patent, but an looking into The rupture was in the solid plate. As far as per square inch to cause the boiler to explode. the matter he could see no specific authority for he could say the safety valves ware workable, that. At that time the Attorney-General kad | and as far as his examination went he could find
private
It will be remembered that one or two years ago the China Merchants Company competed sharply with the Douglas Company for the carrying trade in North Formosa, but were worsted in the fight and eventually withdrew their boats. It is now said that the Governor is determined to avent a similar fate from his own steamers. Hinc ille lacryma.
The proclamation, apart from the high local interest it must possess for you, ls.so important from a wider and more general point of view, that I think you will not grudge the extra space required for its publication.
Here it is:-
A proclamation by Acting Prefect Tsai, Directer General of the Formosa Trading Company :-
On the 26th February of this year I received the following instructions from the Tastal and Provincial Judge, charged with the management of the Lekin Bureaut for the whole of Formosa →→ "The official acting as Director of the Com pany in question has requested that the Lekin export goods intended for shipment by the office should be directed to pass, free of lakin, steamers of the Formosa Trading Company.
"This request, with my views thereon, was sent directed that the Company should have the in to the Governor, who acceded thereto and necessary forms printed and seat in to him. approval, I have instructed the Sub-Customs "Such blank forms having been submitted for and Lekin offices at Banka and Ho-bé, in accor dance with the aforesaid fastructions from the Governor, to di ect the officers at the Lekia Barriers to pass free of tax goods intended for shipment in the steamers of the Formons Trad- ing Company, provided that such goods are accurately described in the declarations,
handed into the Lekin Bureau every month, and Exact returns of all such freed goods must be the names of the shippers, the quantity and quality of the goods referred to, with dates of clearance, must be therein stated.
the Imperial Martime Customs at Ho-to to fill I have also instruc'ed the Superintendent of up and band in similar returns every month..
"Further, the Company in question is instructed ta (minediately publiab, by official pioclamation, the above concessions and regulations for the information of merchants, in order that the latter may act in accord with such.
are laden with goods for export, whether these If then, in future, steamers of the F. T. Co. are in bulk or in small quantities, the names of the shippers concerned, together with fall entered in the registers to be kept by the particulars of such goods, are to be reported, and Superintendent of the Maritime Customs.
roust be careful to avoid making false declarations With regard to these reports, all persons and deceptive manipulations.
"Whilst directing that a copy of the wald
gendarmes and
A further discussion on the causes icading to the recent disaster at Manipur took place in the House of Lords last night, Lord Cross replying to Lord Ripon sald be did not believe that the Indian Government ever intended that the Senaputy was to be summoned to a durbar for the purpose of being arrested, and he would be greatly surprised if that was what had been dans, His lordship added that the papers relating to the Manipur question would be pre- sented to the House when complete.
BERLIN, May 2nd. Prince Bismarck has formally announced his acceptance of the seat in the Reichstag as deputy for Gestemunde..
BRUSSELS, MAY 3rd, Serious conflicts between the gendarmes and miners who are on strike occurred yesterday at Liege and Seraing. The gendarmes fired upon the strikers, wounding several. The troops are now being hurriedly despatched to the scene of disorder,
LONDON, May 3rd
The Naval Exhibition in London was opened yesterday by the Frince and Princess of Wales. It is expected that the Exhibition will prova a great and popular success.
After protracted negociations a treaty of commerce between Austria and Germany has been concluded.
to the Curragh was recently announced, bas Major-General Baker Russell, whose transfer expressed a desire to remain at Aldershot, and it is probable that Major-General Ewait will now go the Curragh,
under four days, and the time for malls from The Pacific Mail Express has crossed Canada Japan-teaching England has thus been redaced to three weeks, a que
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place yesterday morning at Fourmies, a village in
PARIS, 3rd May, Serioun rioting by numbers of strikers look
disorderly of the strikers being arrested. Later the department of Nord, several of the most In the day, comrades of the prisoners made attempts to effect their rescue. The officers of the guard were seized, but the troops fired on the rescuers, Reven of whom were killed and ten wounded. The affair has created intenso bitter- neis amongst the population:
Two French socialistir who were arrested for
creating disorder at St. Quentin and Charleville during the labour demonstrations on Mayday, were sentenced yesterday to two years' imprison
ment.
yesterday evening by the explosion of five
BARCELONA, 3rd May. Considerable excitement was caused here petards in the public thoroughfares.
BRUSSELS, 4th May.' law has been proclaimed in the district, through the strike of miners at Liége, martial Owing to the serious disturbances arising
LONDON, MAY 4th. in procession yesterday to Hyde Park with Upwards of sixty thousand workmen marched banners Bying and bands playing, as a demon- stration in favour of the eight hours! movement. Only a few police were present. John Burns was the chief speaker, and the proceedings were conducted throughout in an orderly manner. numbers of the men wearing red shirts, and The Socialists also held a meeting yesterday, carrying flags surmounted with Phrygian caps on which devices of a threatening character were inscribed. No disorder, however, arose, the crowd separating quietly at the termination of the meeting.
Resident in Manipur, appears in the Times this Another letter from Mr. Johnstone, Into
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be presented to the House when the despatch, now on its way, was received said the projected Company for constructing the Replying to a further question Sir John Gorst Chittagong-Assam railway was the only one to which a Government guarantee was effreed.
The Special Commission appointed to consider the question of promotion in the British Army held its first sitting 10-day.
BERLIN, May 5th. Emperor William speaking at a banquet at Dusseldorf yesterday, said he would leave molbing untried in his cadeavours, to prese;ve the peace of Europe.
BRUSSELS, May 5th. Altogether sixty-two thousand miners in various parts of Belgium are now on strike, and conflicts between gendarmes and the strikers are constantly occurring. Dynamite bombs have capitalist at Liege, and at the houses of workmen. been exploded on the doorsteps of the house of a residing in Mons and Roax who had refused to join in the strike. In three cases the fronts of the houses were shattered by the explosions.
to the decision of the Committes of the French The advance in price of wheat is attributed Chamber of Deputies to reduce the duties temporarily.
To-day's Advertisements:
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL. TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), May 22nd. FAREWELL TO
POTTER
MRS.
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MR. BELLEW.
WASHINGTON, May 5'h. Secretary Blaine replying to the accusation of the Marquis de Rudial who said that he had been guilty of disregarding diplomatic usages, denies that the telegram referred to by the Italian-Overture Premier was of a confidential nature.
SIMLA, April 5th.
The Tammu column left Manipur in delach ments on the 30th April, and rat and and instants.
posed to have been killed in the fight at Palle! Moung Bah Hlaing, a Burman Magistrate, Assistant to Mr. Soppitt, Political Officer, received information that Mya-Mintarrow, sup on the 25th, was hiding in a village 15 miles from *Thobal. Moung Bab Hlaing immediately
into Thobal Mya-Minzarrow is stated by all proceeded with only bis own Burman followers and arrested Mya-Minrarrow and brought him
cut down and murdered Mr. Quinton; he is villagers in route, to be the man who actually very badly wounded by bullets in three places, and it is marvelous that he still lives; he was sent on the 3rd May late Manipay for disposal.
CALCUTTA, April 6th,
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PROGRAMME..
PART I.
2.-Song, "The Bedouin Love Song, "SULLIVAN, 3-Recitation................
Dr. EAMES, R.N.
Mrs. POTTER.
Recitation........... 4-Song, “Mona".
Mr. E. W. MAITLAND.
Mr. BELLEW.
7-Song...... 6-Song," Charity"..
8.--Recitation.
Mrs. A. G. GORDON,
Mr. R. H. SMYTHE, A.M.S.
Mrs. POTTER.
PART II. f.-Selection inanı
3-Recitation.......... 2-Song, "Let me Love Thee "..
Mr. C. J. HOLLIDAY.
Mr. BELLEW. 4.-Song, "Looking Back".......
Mr. A. G. GORDON,
Mr. D. MACDONALD,
ADAMS.
PINSUTI.
BAND, ..ARDIT,
A report from the pursuing party has been
his youngest brother have separated from the received to the effect that the fugitives have tcatteredinto small bodies. The Maharajah and Senapuli and will probably surrender. There is no trace yet of the Senaputi's movements.
Ing satisfactorily. An extra three days supplies under an escort bave been sent to Captain Dun.
The disarmament of the population is,proceed-,-Song, "The Village Blacksmith"...WEISS. Cholera la decreasing.
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LONDON, May 6th. A parcel of tea from Haviland estate, Ceylon, was sold yesterday in Mincing Lane, realising £17 per pound:
The following is the result of the Chester Cup run to-day :- Mr. J. T. Whipp's Tommy Thilemouse, aged. 2 Baroa de Hirsch's Vasistas, 5 yrs,... I Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's Burnaby, 4 yrs,... 3
(Winner trained by Porter.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 61b.
which, in pursuance of the recent edig, was being The Russian Government has sudenly suspended the expulsion of the Jews from Moscow rigorously and cruelly enforced.
6.-Recitation.......
SULLIVAN.
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Mrs, POTTER. 7.-Song, "From Rock to Rock"
Mr. H. H. LIGHTWOOD, &-Recitation.........
.Mr. BELLEW.
Accompanist :-Mr. G. P. LAMMERT.
T. V. TWINNING,
Business Manager. Hongkong, and May, 1891.
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FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI.
make any difference to the Attorney-General, sive pressure, he believed, was the cause of the above instructions will be carried out with the Manipur by Government. He advocates the majority of 214 votes over Mr. Grean, Canter above Ports TO-MORROW, the 23rd May,
but that was no reason why the Government should not get their $15. As to the exact amount of the fee he could not make any proposal yet, but thought it should be more than a This was considerably less than in England,
The Bill was thad considered in Committee. On the Council resuming
with
Mr. Keswick said: -Your Excellency, had been my intention today to move the second scading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the law. respect to the sale of shares registered under the Companies Acts, 1856 to 1885, and of other joint stock compaules." But in conse quence of representations made to me yesterday and this morning, I have decided to ask thất with
the consent of the Council the second reading be postponed. I am aware that a number of gentlemen in this Colony who interested in ible matter are exceedingly anxious to be heard on A memorial has been draws up expressing the wiews of these gentlemen, and therefore I ask the Council to postpone the second reading until such data as may be afterwards appointed.
The second reading was accordingly post poned.
This concluded the business of the Council.
this object.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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A meeting of the Finance Committee was then. held, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding, and the following votes were passed
Peak Water Supply, Siggies the materials did not arrive until this year, so that last year's vote was not used, and was now ro voted.
explosion.
This closed the evidence.
The Jury unanimously returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and added the following sider That all launches plying to Hongkong should be compelled to undergo a periodical survey of engines and hollers similar to that required for passenger launches.
·CORRESPONDENCE.
(Wa'do not necessarily endorse the opłatíona expressed by Correspondents in chia column.)
THE SHARE BILL Torro of wwe "Hosɑrong Trimorare." Stx, in condecilon with the enclosed copy of the Petition of this Association regarding the B1 entitled "An Ordinance to smead the Law in respect of sales of shares in Companies regis- teed under the Companies Ordinances 1865 10 1886 and in other Joint Stock Companies," the second reading of the Bill having appeared am desired by the Committee to point out that
for the meeting of Council held this afternoon, 19 suddenly in the standing orders of the day
the petition was very hurriedly drown up and consequently is not of such an exhaustive natura as a Memorial which will be ultimately, sub. mitted to the Government.
J.Y. V. VERNON, Chairman, Stockbrokers Association of
Hongkong. Hongkong, and May, 1897.
TAIWANFOO.
Police Launch repairs, $1,329; owing to the colision a few months ago with the Docks Co's
(FROSE OUR CORRESPONDENT.) Jaunch, which the arbitrators decided was: the
16th May, 1891. fan of the police boat be launch was in At last we hons that Governor Llu-Ming-ch'uen charge of a qualified man, but he was discharged. | is to vacats his post, in accordance with the Chinese teachers fox iwe Student Interpreters extremely cart and most gusympathetic, sescript, 255 D'max15 mi the Ciril Hospital, $160,
fwned from the 'Throne I′′
utmost speed."
In falfilment of the foregoing instructions from the Chief of the Lekin. Bureau, 1 (the Director of the Formosa Trading Company), bring the following to the knowledge of all those who are likely to ship goods, either in bulk or small quantities
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replacing of Soor Chaidra: Singh or his infant on, with a strong political agent, keeping the some time. nominal ruler of the State under
tulalage for
May-day labour demonstrations were celebrated
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May 4th, in Germany to-day with processions which were occurred during the day. accompanied by bands of musia No disturbance
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Noon,
Rour, May 6th. the motion by the Radical party in favor of the In the Italian Chamber of Deputies to-day, Cracuation of Africa was rejected by a large THE Company's Steamship majority.
Baton Stein, Gladstonian Liberal candidate, Captain Hall, will be despatched for the
"FORMOSA," has been elected for North-West Suffolk y á vative candidate. This is a seat gained by the Gladstonians.
CALCUTTA, May 7th. The bodies of Messrs. Melville and O'Brica Phlacy, Superintendent of Telegraphs. They were found yesterday at Myankhong by Mr.-
which they were killed, Mr. Phincy reading the were buried in the compound of the house in service.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1891-
GOVERNMENT NOTICE,
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The Shelkkhan tribesmen have returned the wail to-day for England per steamer Chuson.
Mrs. Grimwood is sufficiently recovered to
fourteen tits captered from the 29th Punjab CENSUS FORMS, Any person who ought to Sit is possible there may have been Infantry at the beginning of the Mirantai cut-have been served with a form but who has not AOMISSIONS in the distribution of passes must be shown at any barrim the disorders which arose on May-day during the break. Operations are now ended and out! { received one, fa requested to apply at the
When goods are shipped in cargo boats for Ho-bf and Intended for shipment by the steamers of the Formosa, Trading Co., the names of the merchants concerned, together with a detailed' description of goods, must be reported to the Ghief Lekin office, when passes, certifying that the goods in question are free of lekin and only liable to Customs export duty, will be issued,
Theie the goods go through, when the former will be carclully checked with, the goods they purport to cover, and if found accurate the goods so covered will be allowed to go free, but the passes are to be retained at the barrier as vouchers for the transaction,
severely punished on detection. -Smuggling or other fraudulent practices will be
Attend to this proclamation carefully f
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adopted a resolution by an immense majority The Italian Chamber of Deputies to-day approving of the conduct of the Government and the troops in connection with the suppression of labour demonstrations.
*** PARIS, May 4th. { ́ from custody, which it was feared would lead to The funeral of the men who were shot at Four- mies when attempting to rescue their comrades a disturbance, took place to-day and was over in readiness to suppress any disturbance. a mile and Kaif in lengths. The troops were held
M. Ribot, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced in the Chamber this evening that Chill had asked for the mediation of Brazil, France, and the United States, and that they had proffered their good offices to restore peace in that country.
LONDON, May 5th."
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An ansuccessful attempt has been made to kill Station, when the Omission will be rectified.
NEW YORK, May 7th.
Registrar General's Office or Central Police the leading members of the Chilian Ministry, a
W. M. DEANE,- Valparaiso where the Ministers were assembled Colonial Secretary's Office,
Acting Colonial Secretary. "WASHINGTON, May 7th. Hongkong, 22nd May, 18gr.. The Treasury yesterday purchased, 468,000 ounces of silver at prices ranging from 98 ro to 98.65,
LONDON, May 7th. Deedes, Assistant, Under Secretary to the War The death is announced of Colonel Herbert Office
CALCUTTA, May 8th.
The War Office has notified that the warrant The permanent garnison of Manipur is to be
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. HARBOUR DEPARTMENT. XJANTED THIRD LIGHTHOUSE. KEEPER.
Walary, Forty dollars a month.
Candidates should send in their names to the
LATE TELEGRAMS.
CAPETOW, April 30th. News from Manicaland states that the Portuguese have ecoupled Mass!. Kesse; the of sand February 1890 has been cancelled and a for sometime fifty British officers, eighteen British South Africa Company's agents having revised warrant has been granted regulating pay, hundred native troops and four hundred Colonial Secretary, before the 27th instant, retired to Matassa. -————-
promotion and pensions in the Army, followers, Supplies for six months will be sent SIKLA, May Fat, Sir William Lockhart occupied Dian today. bishop of York, from pueumonia, arising from an the 23rd, 43rd, and 44th Gurkhas, the Rifles and together with testimonials. A knowledge of The death is announced of Dr. Magee, Arch-in. The force is to consist of 1-2nd Gurkhas, giving particulars of age and previous services The advance guard was fired on near the village attack of influenss of Laghardara, but the enemy was cleared out Lord Knutsford's bil for enforcing the obserhospital, etc.
the 8th Bengal Mountain Battery with deld Chinese colloquial is desirable. by the tut Punjab Infantry with a loss of one vance of treaty rights by Newfoundland has Mya Missarrow, the supposed actual murderer application to the Acting Harbour Master,
Further particulam can be obtained upon Dran-were-blows up. General, Lockhart certain Government amendments belag agreed sepoy wounded. The towers of Lagbardara and passed the Committee of the House of Lords of Mr. Quinton, has bean brought into Manipur, By Command, advances to-morrow to Kharal, from there he to malding the operation of bill temporary A five pound parcel of Ceylon fea from the destroys the towers of the Mamicals in Daradas ading the result of the negociationé Bow pre Garimate Estate Bold yesterday at Minding Lape
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