Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,
DISPENSING CHEMISTS, C
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1891.
of trus public needs or requirements. A glance at the paper laid on the Legislative | Maritime Customs, Its peculiar scope and character, and importance with our Police according to foreiga tactics, says the Hu-poo. Council table on the toth of April last, as to the cost of official salaries, should convince even the most obtuse of the accuracy of this allegation.
Under salaries and personal allowances,
HEMISTS HEMISTS AND AERATED WATER the cost In-
MANUFACTURERS.
A REFRESHING WHOLESOME DRINK,
A
DAKIN'S
LEMON SQUASH.
VERITABLE LEMON SQUASH AERATED, COOLING, THIRST
QUENCHING.
PER DOZEN 50 CENTS.
(Telephone No. 60.)
No1 32 & 24. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.
{37
BY APPOINTMENT.
1887 was 1888 1889.
}
1890
$$47,650.00 552.875.00 602,183:00 655.233.00
1891 (estimated) 758,139.00 Under Public Works Departmant salaries and personal allowances in-
1587 were $49.403.00 1838
62,336.00 1889
58,139.00 55,998.00 1891 (estimated) 68.460.00 Under Resident Engineer in-
$19,532.00
1
14 1890
1890
WES
1891 (estimated) 22,346,00 The Revenue of the colony during the same period was as follows:-
1887
1888
1889
1890
was $1,427,485.79
1.557,300.03 1,823.549.13 1,995,220.47
1891 (estimated) 2,052,098.00 So that the cost of salaries and personal
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. allowances alone averages as not
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG,
towns,
and
but if we come also to take into considers together with its fleet of excellent cruisers, tion the exceptional position of the Imperial will advantageously compare in scope,
THE Governor-General Li of Canton bas raised | W¤ understand that Mr. T. Watters, late Consul some troops which are being daite drilled at Newchwang, assumes charge of the Cantón
Consulate to-morrow. effect, we are not prepared to argue and Gaol departments, and, as regards IN France, as a result of pensant-proprietorship. that it is excessive. But a very different Education, the Tuan-wen-kuan will hold live in the rural districts In England and Wales
THE Hupao says:-The Chinese gentry out of a population of 37,000,000 over 24,500 000 merchants are proposing to start a steam ferry state of things exists in Hongkong, its own favourably against the Central as a result of the opposite system. 8,000,000 capital is to be Tis. 500,000, raised by sharer. Company between Hongkong and Canton, Tho
is,even under existing regulations,consumed the Judicial and the minor department of where forty percent of the colony's revenue School and its ramifications. So that only live in the county, and 17,000,000 in the
Several ferry-boats suitable for the purpose will be purchased or bulle The China Merchants' in salaries and personal allowances to its Afforestation are the only ones
THE masters of the Wing Fai and Wine Ler bead-office, and there is to be a branch office in office in Canton will be the Campany's temporary out launches were charged at the Palice Court this. servants. And now as to a comparison in the cold in this estimate, but when morning with carrying on the former five, and Hongkong. The name of the company is the as to the respective efficiency of the two
we consider that ten per cent. of its the number allowed by their licences. P.C
on the latter eighteen passengers in excess of Hongkong and Canton Steam Ferry-boat Com-
pany, Limited. Services. Instead of a well-organised,
revenue only is used to pay the lolal cost of Hansen said his attention was called to the orderly, energetic and economically con- the administration of this great and effec-launches by a gentleman who was not ducted body, as in the case of the Imperial tive Chinese Customs Service, whilst no attendance of the same.
atendance. Mr. Wise remanded the case for the Maritime Customs, what do we see in less than forty per cent. of our revenue is Hongkong? Inefficiency, lack of discipline, paid away alone in salaries towards the disunity (except in the action of a pay-administrative staff of this circumscribed grab), and waste rampant, as well as clear colony, the comparison certainly becomes/don: An acre is equal to 6,171,640 square
evidence that the colony is over-burdened by a superflulty of the official element. The Nemca" disaster and the Cargo boatmen's strike referred to in the hasty and ill-conceived minute of Governor DES Vaux to the Chamber of Commerce the other day, will support the Grat portion of our assertion, and'za regards the latter, we opine that the fact that as a rule half the official staff are on leave and the remainder manage to
perform the duties of the whole, without, however, lessening the monetary burden of the colony, is proof enough. Even under
possible forty per cent. of the colony's revenus. We challenge this fiscal record to be beaten by any Government this pleasant dual arrangement, wo more
significant.
TELEGRAMS. SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND AND:
FRANCE.
. LONDON, May 19th Snow hall-storms prevail in Great Britain
and France, and are greatly injuring the fult
trees.
"SKIRMISHING IN SOUTH AFRICA.
May.25th.
Massikest on the eleventh instant, found it Two hundred and fifty Portuguese arrived at evacuated, and proceeded to Fort Salisbury, where they met the Police of the South African
Portuguese loss was seven, our loss not yet acertained. The Pungwe River route has been
Two Celestials were arraigned before Mr. Wise this morning for earring snatching on the Praya yesterday at noon. After committing the offence the defendants managed to escape, but were arrested last night, in a house in High Street.
involved in the expression, "An inch of rain. They admitted stealing them, and sald the FEW people can form a definite idea of what is it rasy ald such to follow this curious calcula ng lok. Strect
had been sold to a goldsmith in The prisoners were each inches; an inch deep of water on this area will sentenced to six months hard labour and to be as many cubic inches of water, which, at 227
receive two whippings, of a dozen strokes each, to the gallon, is 27,000 gallons. This immense dading their term. A shopman of the Heung Cheung gold-shopwasthen charged with receiving quantity of water wil weigh 220,000 pounds, er foo tons. One-hundreth of an inch (01) atqne the earrings, knowing them to have been is equal to one ton of water to the here stolen. Mr. Caldwell defended and pleaded that the defendant had bought them in ignorance of BECHER an Punjoms :-"You will be pleased their being stolen, and purchasing them at their to know that everything is progressings fall valve from the sellers. Mr. Wise was satisfied anilsfactorily but (sic) for the lack of water which as to this, and discharged the defendant. prevents milling; otherwise the cottura of göld
FROM a San Francisco contemporary-A and quartz from both Jalis mine and your prospecting workings ai Gaban, is going n Christian child has been killed in the Jewish considerable way towards affording the material quarter of Corfu, one of the Ionian Islands, and for returns against working expenses." It is very great excitement exists. The people believa kind of Becher to tell us all this, but if that no that the child was killed as a Passover sacrlice.
purpose. There has already been too much Christian children by the Jews is a reile of doubt excellent person would mind his The incident. illustrates the vitality of ancient business it would be very much more to the prejudice. The absurd idea of the sacrifice of humbug and gas-bag twaddle in the history of medieval superstition and persecution, which the Punjom Company,
Wlauded Brands, all-of which are of ex- throughout the world, not even excepting / than doubt if the officials of this colony are Chartered Company. A fight ensued, the DISPATCHES from Paris report that an altempl.necessary to deposit a dead Christian child-in-
【JE invite attention to the following old
cellent quality and good value for the money:
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices,
In ordering it is only necessary to stałe the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and fultial letter for quality desired."
the mosquito republics of Central America.
Does the ratio of increase of revenue
bear any fair proportion to the increase of cost of the administrative staff and the proposed further pay-grab Increase 10 strenuously advocated by our
oficial class? We venture decidedly to say
closed,
whit more hard-worked than their comrades in the Civil or Military services of the country. The Secretariat, Police, Harbour, Magistracy, and Gaol rub along
LOCAL AND GENERAL. fairly enough with their chiefs away on pleasure, bent; and wondrous to relate ADMIRAL RICHARDS is paying Peking a visit, the Registrar-General's Department and leaving Shanghai for Taku in the Alacrity. Treasury did the Same during the yesterday week.
is being made to revive the Panama canal scheme. Meanwhile, says the S. F. Commercial News, economical but steady work is progressing at Nicaragua; the administration, backed by popular feeling, favors that route, and if the American nation is at all in accord with the sen coast sentiment in favor of progress, the canal will be a fact in
few years. The advantages to both the Atlantic ard Pacific coasts will be enormous, and the whole Mississippi basin will participate in them, so that more than three Handicap must be completed by Saturday, the from its construction, and the other fourth will purposes of the Tourism are reserved for the expression benefited. Panama, to use a slang THE charge of reckless shooting brought by n A RICULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 535,coolie against W. Schmidt, gun-smith, was again on Monday, the rat proximo, at 8.30 for 9 p.m.
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evidently still survives in such out-of-the-world places as Corfu. At one time it was only the Jewish quarter of a European town to start an outbreak of persecution and plander. In the present instance a child has, probably been the victims of some accident and old prejudice revives. In Chiun it is the Christians who are charged with these monstrous crimes. They are supposed to cat
at the brains of the innocents, PARKES, the Premier of N.S.W., tells the following story anent the doings of a deputation from the Sydney Social Gimist Brigade that waited
fa
hand all the giddy pictures in the cigar shop windows over to Nosey Bob, the hangman, to
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram | there is no justification for this official job; | absence of Mr. STEWART-Lockhart, even THE second tie in the Lawn Tennis Double quarters of this nation will obtafa direct benefits upon him with the mild request that he would
receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalldı and general utt.) ·
Case For Bot.
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule mnou 10 B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsule................... 12 C Fine Old Vintage, superior DJ Black Seal Capsule 14
· Fine Old Vintage, èxtra superior, Violet' Capsule (Old Bottled)
SHERRIES.
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A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule......................
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
·
18
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C Mantanilla, Pale Naturala
Sherry, White Capsule.... to Superior Old Dry,
Pale
Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule....
D Very Superior Old Pale Diy, choice old wine,
White Seal Capsule
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old
10
F
Tournament.
"isn't in it"
1.10 position and circumstances of the colony titular chief, that recent events have will be held in Freemasons' Hali, Zetland Street, before Mr. A. G. Wise at the Police Court this observe," he said, "the extreme hindelicacy 1.25 as we can judge, search in whatever that it can be safely abolished without precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.. morning. Detective Hadden stated that about of the production, Sir Enry, when I hexplain that
for not only are we confident that the present census will show there has been with Mr. MITCHELL-INNEs at the helm. no abnormal influx of population since In fact, this last named Department got $1.00 the last census, if the geographical along so well during the absence of its are taken into consideration, but so far forced upon us the distinct conclusion detriment to the colony, and the work distributed over other departments with manifold advantages. The functions of the Registrar General's department are principally confined to registering births,
'direction we may, there appears to be no
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SHARE MARKET settlements, notwithstanding spasmodic spurts to make ends meet, have only been partially and temporarily adjusted. As Mr. Samuel Weller, senr, gely observed, we will "investigate."
be burat. One member who was a particularly. mild and Innocent looking brother (possibly to que particularly offensive specimen. "You'll knowing Sir Eury's aversion) drew his attention.
at first sight it's perfectly chaste, and that in order to see the thing in all its vileness you've got to trim it tipside down, and then (holding It at arm's, lengib) to look at it steadily with one heye shat" it's surprising what aptitude some realous Christians have for turning divine sonbeams round nasty corners. Bishop Barry ho was one of, the deputation, asked the Ingenuity, and the obedient papers did.
1.5p urgent public requirement which warrants this proposed enormous increase of official salaries. Before reviewing the position of the official departments in substantiation 0.75 of our position, let us compare the cost of deaths, etc. The Protectorship of Chinese. THE other day the Shanghat Mercury stated defendant took out the pellet and did not fire reporters to omit all mention of the good man's
0,00
1.00 administration of one of the most extensive and important fiscal organizations in the world with that of this colony-we allude to the Imperial Maritime Customs of China, administered by Sir ROBERT HALT, G.C.M.G., at Peking.
1.00
1.50 For Cam.
PC
Lydos,
Quarts
Flats.
CLARETS.
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
"Red Capsule ......
$4.50
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule
... 4:50.
5,00
C St. Julien
7.50
D La Rosc 1 II 12.00
BRANDY,
We conclude it will be admitted that few better organized or more efficiently administered services exist; we further claim that the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
cannot rank second either
which it arrogates to itself, is a fiction which is most recent act renders more ridiculous if it were not that the unfortunate tax-payers hava to pay for the costly vagaries of the so-called Protector in his abortivo attempts at harassing the Chinese. The Treasury answered well enough tacked on to the Colonial Secretaryship, and humbly we submit that it has neither gained in dignity nor public estimation since, after poor old LISTER's death, it was
that German capitalists had purchased large controlling powers in the N. C. Daily News. The latter journal denies it, and the Mercury promises to give details.
THE two unemployed seamen who assaulted and robbed Lieut. P. I. Hodges on the Friday night last, were each sentenced, by Mr. Wise, at the Magistracy this morning, to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. An old party named Mary McCarthy, who had lived for five score and odd years, recently passed in her checks at the Adelaide District Asylum. Although born 30 years before Waterloo, she was the only known centenarian who didn't
Balaklava.
a month ago he went to the defendant's shop in there he saw the defendant take a similar gun get some ammunition. During the time he was to that produced in Coast, lead it, and then say "Do you see that Chinaman there? I am going to have a pop at him." Witness said, 'Don't do that you might hurt him.' He said 'Oh, there is no harm, but after some persuasion the In answer to his Worship the defendant said he had nothing further to say, Mr. Wise considered the charge fully proved, and imposed a fine of $40, and $3 compensation to the complainant, and $a to another witness who was also wounded. THEKE is an Archimedean lever in Bangkok by the name of the Stom Herald-The editor has got greatly excited over our recent article on the
manufacture of criminal," and ends up n
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. Before Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Acting Pulinė Fudgi. May 27th.
HANCOCK V. SHAMEEN HOTEL. This was an action to recover fees and charges as architect to the Shameen Hotel Co., Limited, and there was a cross suit for money advanced appcared for the Company, and Mr. Reece for Mr. W. St. J. Hancock
in importance or administrative weight unyoked by Sir WILLIAM DES Vœux to find claim to have fought there, and likewise at kept a whip in hand for recreant public servants Mr. Robinson, Instructed by Mr. B. Rody,
to Hongkong, when its scope and ramifications, including Lighthouse and Statistical Departments, are taken into PB consideration, and its annual increase and extension of interest, as well as the fact that $1.10 it controls and directs a fleet in efficiency and strength equal to any second class European power. Moreover, Sir Robzir
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a soft seat for a toadying and incapable profegt. Not only was the exposure, In the Post Office defalcations, of the system under which the work of this department was carried out, simply scandalous,, but recent circumstances point to the evidence that at all events accountancy was not a branch in that expensive curriculum which
AN Indian constable, named Nawab Singh, was charged before Mr. Wise this morning with having misconducted himself as a P.C. by assaulting a watchman last night. As the com plainant was too seriously injured to appear, his Wesleymanded the case, allowing ball in
surety of $100.
shapsody on the effeteness of joumalism here with the following stab-Had the newspapers given a less prominent place to police news and official utterances generally, and gone to a little more trouble and cultivated the public taste for more useful Information, at the same time, -they would not now have the giant to deal with that has got them in his grip and almost masscled them to the earth, in Hongkong." The rest of the Herald consists of two columns and a bit on "Phosphate as an economic product," two more on."The downfall of the Mormons," and an "American Letter" six weeks old. There seems to be a taste for very useful information
Mr. Reece said that it would be for bint to because the plaintiffs (defendants in the second commence, though defending in the first suit.
case) gave credit for $170 claimed, and in the second they gave credit for $380. Mr. Hancock's suit was for $341.15; balance due from defesdants
1.50 HAXT employs a far more numerous staff | according to Mr. MITCHYLL-INNES, he Maritime Customs Service, at the early age of or will not take care of colonial interests the certain work for them. This was in three
Cass.
A Hennessey's Old Pale, Red
Capsule...
$13
B Supertor Very Old Cognac
Red Capsule
14
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,
Red Capsule
18
D. Hennessey's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1873 Vin
tage, Red Capsule
24
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
养
8
0.75
0.75
8
SCOTCH WHISKY.
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8 C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Marki.................................... D Watson's HKD Blend of
the Finest Scotch Malt Whlakles, Violet Capsule... 10
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsula 12
IRISH WHISKY.
0.75
1,10
In his service than does the Hongkong underwent to fit him for his post as well as for an augmentation of salary.
and leave allowances. Now, how does
ON Monday, at the Peak Hospital, there died Capt, W. S. Brarier, of the Chinese Imperial the well-known 30. The deceased was a son Professor Brazier, of Aberdeen University, and had brilliant
career before him.
A CORRESPONDENT writes of the N. C. Daily News from Chefco, under date the 15th inst., that telegraphic news had been received there of the safety of the Chinese gun-vessel Taian, but ne details were to hand concerning her where abouts during the last ten days or the nature of the mishap—if any—that had befallen her,
Ar the Police Court this morning Inspector Hennessy summoned a coffee housekeeper Street, with running a public billard, table named Teiffenberg, halling from Wellington without having obtained the necessary licence. The defendant admitted the charge, but said he applied for a licence. Mr. Wise imposed a fine of five Mexicans.
had
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la the editorial mouth in Bangkok, THUS the San Francisco Bulletin:--A Capetown newspaper suggests that if Great Britain cannot Imperial flag should be hauled down. This is on account of Portuguese action in South Africa. The time was, when Great Britain monopolized
to defend theth. the trade of her colonies, that they added to her commercial strength, even if it cast something Under the policy rendered necessary by the advance of public sentiment, British colonies now trade where they like and put duties on British goods, while as mach ever they require defense from the Home Govern ment, it is hard to see what England makes out of her independent colooter. With India the case may be different, but as regards such coun- tries as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. England and the colonies alike would be better weak point in a war with the United States; and off for separation. Canada would be England's every colony would be menaced by the involve. ment of England in war with a maritime Power, in which the colony would have no interest. A good many of the colonists are beginning to appreciate these considerations."
the
for rent of offices and other matters stated in the particulars, showing how the various amounts were calculated. Mr. Hancock was "engaged architect to the Company in 1889, and distinct sets first, preparing plans for a hotel building on lot 24 (Ice House Lot) Shameen, and making reports and estimates for the Bulldog which was to cost $15,000, but the proposal fell through. Then the second set of work WAE to prepare plans for altering the Cop cordia Hall, which did ultimately become the Shameen Hotel. Thirdly, it was proposed that an annexs be built to the Concordia Hall, and he prepared plans for that... On the first item he charged only $150, or one per cent, of the pro posed cost. The item was first put at $110, but Mr. Hancock bimatif reduced it by $roo plan fell through and he was to do other work for reduced it by 260, thus making it $150 only, or the Company then at their request he further $400 for the whoo. That amount was practically adm admitted by the defendants, On the day before. the account was last sent in he had an interview with Mr. Fraser-Smithi, who told him that the directors would pass the accounts subject to that seduction, which he accordingly made. No following, according to home papers, is the objection was taken to this, and 400 had been programme for the Crarovitch after fearing paid on account, according to Mr. Barretto, leare lapan, but whether it will be adhered to now or log too ducis Tint established the principle on not remains to seen --From St. Petersburg it is | which the claim was made, for Mr. Barretts made stated that the Crarevitch is expected to arrive certain dink notes showing that he under again in Russian territory towards the middle of stood $403 to have been paid, though actually May He will land at Vladivostock, whither the only 8200 had then been pild. But now objection so-called Pacific Squadron will repair for the was taken to some of the items. A charge of all the military and civil authorities will also frst account and also in the other two, so that reception of the Prince. An official reception by $50 for each visit to Shameen occurred in the take place, at which Baron von Korff, the If this first bill of $490 was proved, the so charge Governor-General of the Amer territory, will be would stand in the other bills: Another point will inspect the vessels of the squadron, the set of accounts. Mr. Barretto said he was under present. After two days' stay, during which he raised was as to rest for offices in the second
2.00 Government, and treats them with excop Officers of the Civil Service of Great was a popular and highly promising officer, who!
tional liberality both as regards salary Britain and of her Army and Navy accept the cost of the administration of this their positions and perform their duties, efficient service, on the one side, compare as we maintain, as efficiently as the with that of the vaunted Crown colony of civil servants of Hongkong, without Hongkong on the other? Let us see! In any such double-barrelled extraneous alde to. perquisites AS exist in the first place Sir Roṇezt Hazrvery wisely stipulated from the first with the Imperial the colony, and contentedly draw their 1.00 Chinese Government that the annual mengre pittances, (compared with what our Customs estimates and expenditure should colonial officials receive), but it remains for be kept secret between the Tsung-1 Yamen this Colony to set an example of pay delegate and himself. The annual accounts grabbing which even Senator McKINLEY of the Imperial Maritime Customs, in across the pond would stand aghast at. 1,00 form and precision the very models of It will be quite time for the colony to statistical perfection, are submitted, verified reward its servants when they prove and passed by Sir ROBERT HART and his themselves efficient and trustworthy,
Lent there be any cavillars at the 1.00 high Chinese official colleague. Hitherto
it has therefore been somewhat difficult to appositeness of our parallel between the obtain reliable information on the point, cost of the administrative staff of this but such information in China is generally Crown colony and that of the Imperial not dificult to secure, and the Foreign Maritime Customs of China, let us Legations have long been in possession of say that our contention refers to Crown 1.00 correct data upon this subject, which by a colonies generally, but Hongkong in Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon, curious coincidence received conclusive particular. It must be obvious, therefore,
testimony in 1887, after the Oplum Conven, that we could not seek for an example in Chief Inspector, and will be succeeded in the Czarevitch will leave for Irkutsk accompanied the impression that no rent was to be charged,.
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C John Jameson's Very Fine
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income to provide for the augmentation of the revenue cruisers and their maintenance had to be petitioned for to the Throne At No. 7. Saunders' Compound, Shanghal, on by the Inspector General. The following
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THE other day the Hongkong Rifle Club challenged the Shanghai Volunteer Corps to a match, which was to take place this week, the shooting going on simultaneously at the two perts, the terms being i teams of ten men, at 200,500, and 600 yards, 7.shots at each range. At the last moment, however, the match was postponed at the request of the Hongkong team CONSEQUENT upon the retirement of Actlog Chief Inspector Cradock, there is another emprators in the Hongkong Police Forte Water Police, will now take the post of Acting Inspector Mathieson, at present in charge of the
another Crown colony, for they are all in the Water Pulle by fospector Corcoran, from Saue
kiwan, Inspector Bulla being removed to the by about 400 Kirghis, representatives of the Mt. Robinson, In reply to his Lordship, denied same swim, and a squeeze on the pubila latter district.
first Kirghis families, who have begged to that the first set of accounts was admitted. perpetrated by one is carefully watched and finds a speedy Imitation in another. Punjom. Ten tons of stuff milled the other week will be met by Governer General Geremyizini, dont and the arrangements made with We have been favored with good news from the frontier of acting to this capacity. On William St.John Hancock was then called
frontier of Eastern Siberia the Crarewitch and detailed at great length the work ks had Moreover, the Imperial Maritime Customs vielded 443 ounces of vasorted bullen. And by whom his, will be accompanied, further on defendants, showing how the various combines to all intents and purposes Mr. Blamey writes that "over seven pounds of his journey. Only 14th he is expected to the accounts were made out
items identical departments, although of a much worlding at Gabau. When it is authoritatively Steppes will men to celebrate several na
gold were got in a few hours by four men only, arrive at Omak,, here, the tribes
of cle
In cross-examination witness adayitted that more extensive and important character, announced that the Panjom Co. has about 250 tional festivities, when hawking competi-flings which he was to order from home, but he had received $380 as payment for certain than does this colony in its Secretariat, ounces of gold in stock and under order for ship tions,
gaines on borse-back, and races by the the money was received too late bedid not send the long-suffering shareholders may Audit, Harbour, Postal, Medical, and reasonably hope for the liver lining of the load Steppe horsemen will take place. Froms, Omake the order, and kept the money in hand. He did
the Prince will g
go on to Orak. Near the frondlers of not return the money to the Company, nor Treasury Departments. Its Lighthouse that has been hanging over them for so long. the Government of Turkestan he will be received inform them until some months Inter of the The total cost of the Customs adminls- | Department, covering a coast line 1,200
by the Governor-General, Baron Vrewski, and fillings not having, beer, ordered. When! he tration before 1887 was under taels mites in length, and its extensive system threatened revival at "home" of knee-breeches the
Ir is quite a mistake to imagine that the the representative of the Emir of Hokhara and send in his account was put down at 8400, and of Khiva, who will bring valuable ho did not deduct the $380. He never definitely 1,250,000.00, but the additions to the of buoys and beacons, etc, etc., bealdes will be opped by thin-legged men. No man's presents and greet the Carewitch in the name off the $380 against bis claim until rath fleet and extensions of the service to newly no less than eight rivers, aggregating this in his own estimation, and the Sin of their sovereigns. The Prince will then come Match Est. The last account sent in beforey Tappertit of "Barnaby Rudge was merely tinus his Journey vid Orenburg to Umisk, where that date was 16th November 1889. At that THE Crown colony of Hongkong, of all opened Treaty ports were assumed to a length of 1,200 miles in addition, may human to believing that bis "distorted broom. his reception promises to be not less brilliant, time he knew the fulags were not to be ordered, Crown colonies, If unique in no other bring it up to about tuels 2,000,000, or safely be set against our Fublic Works sticks were twin Invaders of domestic peace." as the Umi Cossacks at the time of bis arrival but had not made up his mind to set off the respect; is certainly unequalled lo the rock under ten per cent. (10) of the Department. Its Statistical and Meteoro-since the times when the whole male population anniversary of the foundation of their tribe, and to send in accounts up to goth September.
For a proof that British character hasn't changed will be celebrating the three hundredth 3380 against the $450. He only wished them Dess and audacity with which the public' revenue collected. · The ratio incom-| logical""Departments we may fairly place delighted to wear knee-breeches, one has only representatives of the Ural Cossack Army will would have simplified matters to put in the $380, revenue is squandered by its Executive, in parison with the collection of revenue in, against our Magisterial and Observatory to his eye along a lion of cyclers, local or rather to great and to /// their Hetman After otherwise. Dogs bark as many of the members a low days Bt. Uralek the Czarovitch will return defiance of public opinion and in disregard | European countries; bear in mind, is high; } departments. ... Ita Preventive service, i under the impression that they are bones: home by way of Stamura,
the 21st May, the wife of Thoiás ME; WILSON, of a son.
The Hongkong Selegynyk
HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, MAY 27, 189).
OUR OFFICIALS.
was the position of the Customs :—
1887...... Tis. 20,541,399.00
1888......
77
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23,167,892.00
1889...... 21,823,765.00 1890...... 21,996,226.00
1891 (estd.)not less than 1890
ment,
His Lordship You ought in have returned
it at ones, or you ought to have deducted it from the coovati. Inhoud of shat you did movieture
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