on the 22nd Inst. from Canton.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1891.
THE U. S. gunboat Palos arrived in harbour The Water Fiend writes to say that, after the sight showers of the past few day, a water faming this summer is a most remote contingency, | Thanks i
The British gunboat Pigmy arrived from Japan
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pa the zoth inst, and the Redpals lekt for Amy. At the Magistracy on the 20th fast Mr. Wien bundred yardą, a singlo Achinese boldly attacked
A FOOLISH correspondent wants to know what we think of the Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong, Mr. Mitchell-lones, Judgment reserved. AN American paper says the shad is the summum the Sam-f, and as the delicately flavored product of the Canton river is actually the shad, peace and harmony prevail. .
THE Pinang Gansite states that on the 4th instant, as an armed patrol, consisting of twenty, one Datch soldiers, was marching from the fort at Edle to the Kwals, a distance of only some one of the man, whom he cut down and kiles, The suddenness of the attack seems to hare dismayed the soldiers, but it was for a moment only, for the next second twenty bullets penetrated the body of the bold Achinese, the soldier's death that at present it is not safe to land at Edie, sift less to go up the river, as the place seems to bo full of hostile Achinese.
to designate in writing by number or otherwise the preciso shares or stock In respect of which contracts have been made.
The Bill now before the Honorable Council, intituled “An Ordinance to amend the law in respect of sales of shares in Companies regia- tered under the Companies' Ordinances, 1865 to 1886, and in other joint-stock Companies," will if massed into law in its present form, render for the vale
LAUNCH.
MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY,
Will the Government lay upon the table a THE EXPLOSION ON A STEAM- copy of the Despatch dated and September last of his Excellency the Officer then Administering. the Government to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonles la connection with the proposed Share Sale Regulation Bill and a copy of the Secretary of State's Despatch in reply.
HEW ORDINANCES. On the motion of the Attorney-General agreed to the following:-
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At the Magistracy on the aand fast., Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Coroner, held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the boiler explosion
donum of all fisk, - That is what we say about Buildings, said he had visited the premises), being thus speedily avenged. It is also reported null and vold mil contracts and agreements seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Councwhich occurred on board the steam-launch
-MR. C. J. GALLOWAY takes temporary manage ment of the Singapore branch of the New Oriental Bank, vier Mr. G. W. Playfair, appointed chief manager of the National Bank of China in Hongkong.
A LOT of drain layers were blasting a rocky bit
of road at West Point, on the zoth inst., when a pebble of about 18 lbs. weight shook hands with the ribs of one of the gang. He might have deserved it, but—de morfuls, etc.
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The taking of the census on the 21st lost. was
front," the papers being refused in many cases, In many others not returned, whilst in not a few instances they were wholly unreliable. The "condition as to marriage" column broke up many of our respected residents,
resumed the laquity into the circumstances attending the death of Kwok Chun, a boy who died from the effects of injuries received by the fall of verandah in Station Street, Yau-ma-th on the 30h alto Mr. Sample, inspector of He was of opinion that the verandah had fallen in consequence of the foundations having sunk. The work appeared to be of the usual kind. He suggested that the people who tenanted such premises should not be allowed to store valuable opinion is to the effect of the recent SEVERAL Correspondents having sought our on the verandahs, nor yet use them as dwelling places. Mr. Wise returned a verdict of "Accf-thunderstorms on the electric lighting in Hong dental death."
kong, a Telegraph representative called on Mr.
SAYS the Pisang Gazette:"Rumour has it that a well known lawyer in Singapore has absconded from that place, and taken with him about $40,cou belonging to his clients." This la confirmed by diva'e advices just received,THERE was a sound of revelry at the City Club glving detalls which will be made public in due Instnight (21stinst.), when the festive members of that now popular r resort met there to wrestle with music and refreshments. The entertainment took the form of a smoking concert, and an
course,
On the morning of the 13th inst. Messis. Mac- kenzie & Co.'s compradore's office, at Shanghai, was broken into and 15,000 cask stolen from the compradore's money box. The thief actually took 20,000 cask, but being, unable-to carry-so mach away, he dropped 5,000 cash outside the room. He bad hitten off more than he could chew.
Tix share-brokers and dead-brokers of the colony are "down" on the Hon. J. J. Keswick; their vituperations against the author of the new Share Dealing Ordinance, if he only could hear them, would make the hair of the Autocrat of East Point stand on end.. But we don't quite see it; Mr. Keswick is entitled to a fair show, and we mean to give him it.
CHIEF JUSTICE O'MALLEY of the Stralis Setile ments has been distinguishing himself at the recent Penang Assizes. First of all be discarded his scarlet robes in favor of black; then he formulated a new oath for pagan witnesses, and finally be raked together a jury who found a prisoner guilty before hearing the defence. But then that isn't anything new with juries in this part of the world.
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of stock or shares pot precisely designated in writing, by number or otherwise, and will put an end to a very extensive and very valuable branch of the business done in the local share market,
They therefore most humbly pray. may be postponed for at least a month to enable That the second reading of the said Bill
ther to take steps to memorialise the Govern- ment and this, hôn, Counclỉ against the Bill,
First reading of a Bill to give the same validity |: Wingring, on the 7th instant, resulting in to Ordinances 18 and 19 of 1884 as if they had causing the deaths of Loung Ayee, engineer, and been proclaimed to come into force on September Lam Yin, a fireman, The jurors were Messrs. authorising certain wharf enterprises, but by 23rd, 1884." Theas are privata · Ordinances
A. C. da Silva, E. C. Ray and A. H. Skelton.
Pok Mun, captain of the launch, said that on some oversight no proclamation was made at the 7th fast, about 3:30 am, it was alongside the time when they were understood to come into Gibb's wharf, when he received orders to go force, and it is now sought to cover that error.
over to, Yau-må-ti to tow some boats to this sidë First reading of a Bill called the Forts of the harbour. The launch was a tow-boat, Protection Ordinance, prohibiting the admission and did not carry passengers. She had a crew into the forts in this Colony of any person not of six men; including himself. They were all having an order, nor being a soldier.
blows First reading of a Bill to provide against latrines, necessitating the written sanction of the Sanitary Board.
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ths englueer and, the steker being killed. When witness received his orders to go engines to alatt. The engineer: had been tolli about 5.m. that they were going to Yan-ma-ti First reading of a Dill to amend the PublicThe engines prese started about 5.30 am, when; Health Ordinance, 1887, two sections being the boller burst and witness was thrown into altered,
water. He did not know whether the fires had been harming all night. He was the iteersman.!
did not possess any certificate. He had been a He had passed an examination at the Harbour Ofice for competency about eight years ago, but stearsman all the time, He had given his lcence. to the steersman on board the Wise Kwai for a few days. He formerly steered that faunch, and was only a substitate steers man of the Wisgring. When he was blown Into the water he managed to catch hold of
Your petitioners, as share brekers and dealers, will suffer very considerably by the contraction in the volume of share business that will follow the passing of the Bill in question, and they are Wickham, the manager of the Electric Lighting desirous of being heard at the table of this hon, WRITING on May toth, a correspondent of the Co, on the 23rd last, Mr. Wickham said that the N. C. Daily News says:-On the 6th inst. Mr. meteorological conditions here were so different Bill and in support of their Interests so seriously Council by their counsel, In opposition to the Carles embarked on the Changes on his home from those at home that they bad to experiment ward voyage, and Mr. E. L. B. Allen took charge good deal at first, and learn by practical experi-threatened by the Bill. of the Reitish Consulate. All the_foreign_real, ence how to prevent the lightning from affecting Your petitioners have been taken by surprise the lamps. Their arrangements had been quite by the setting down of the Bill for second dents turned out to wish Mr. Carles a bouccessful except in one or two recent cases, | reading at so short a notles. They and the public abuses connected with the erection of public to Yau-ma-ti he rang the hell as'a signal for the voyage. That serious sutrage was contem. plated at Vangchow some ten days ago ou the when an unusually strong flash from the clouds generally were under the impression that the Jesuit Mission there appears to be no doubt, bat would leap across the lightning resister, and Bill road first time in July last had been the would-be rioters were promptly "sat upon draw the current from the dynamos after it, so abandoned, and they have not had time to by the Chinese authorities, with the help of a putting the lamps out, but only for a few
prepare petitions and memorials against the large contingent of soldiers. The canse, saminates. Even that, he expected, would be
Bill or to instruct counsel to oppose it. usual, is the dissemination of reports of the obriated now. With respect to the occasional and it was aven reported that one of them ha alleged ill-treatment of children at the Orphanage, variation in the brilliance of light from the street lamps Mr. Wickham explained that each been bailed in a bath! What an interesting lamp was Gitted with two carbon pencils, the people these Chinese dre!
ends of which were about one-eighth of an inch past. The electric glow was emitted between these points, which burnt away at the rate of a little over an inch per hour. Sometimes much- room-shaped cap formed on the top of the lower pencil, through the somewhat com exactitude, and the light got choked. The plicated mechanism not working with the usual deposit usually burnt away in a few moments, however, leaving the light as bright as before. The lamps, he added, were "cleased and refitted with carbons daily. Eleven more $200-candle lamps had been ordered by the Government, for the western district, bringing the total number up to 75. Several leading firms had ordered their offices to be fitted up throughout with the light, and a prominent Chiness compradore had also given It a trial in his private house, which example, in all probability, other wealthy natives would follow. Kowloon could not be supplied from this side, owing to the difficulty of permanently insulating the cable across the Harbour, but connection with houses at the Peak was quite feasible. Since the Club bad been lighted all customers could keep their lamps going day and night,
varied and liberal programme was provided a very enjoyable evening was spent. Some very good songs were contributed by Mesus, MacDonald, Boards, Wilion, Willamson and Robinson, and a recitation the "Stage Struck Hero" in character, by Mr. H. C. Manning, was excellently delivered. Mr. A. H. Mancell kept order, and Meism, Robinson, Skeels and Grimble pounded the plane, and added in a great degree to the success of the concert. During the evening Mr. W. D. Sutton presented a pretty silver cup to Mr. W. Hay, the victor in a recent bowling competition.
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WE bare received information from Tientalo, says the Shanghai Mercury of the 16th inst., that a loan of als 1,000,000 has been arranged by His Exe Li Hung-chang, Viceroy of Chihil, through the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, to be used for the purpose of extending and encouraging the cotton mill Industries. It is guaranteed by the Viceroy and the Imperial Government. The Tientsin correspondent of the paper writing on the rith inst, says Mr. Ma Kie-tehong and Mr.
Viceroy's steam launch, to join the Hainaking at Taku, in which they proceed to Shanghal. Mr. Wo Tino-ching is the compradore of the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank. There are various reasons given why these two gentlemen are travelling together, but no doubt you will know better than i do about the matter, so I will not give the different rumours,
2.. That when the Bill comes before this hon, Council for the second reading they may ba heard by their counsel against the B.
And your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
kong.
For the Stock-brokers Association of Hong
J. Y. V. VERNON,
Chairman, WILLIAM LEGOL R. A. GUBBAY.
E. H. JOSEPH.
C. C. COARN.
A. LIND.
L. MINDEL
W. H. YOUNG.
E. JONKA HUGHES.
Sub-committer.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, Mr. Ryrie I beg to hand in a protest on behalf of some of the Unofficial Members; it speaks for itself, it is against the prepayment of the £20,000 of the Military Contribution.
The document which was laid on the table, was to the following effect :-
Whereas at a meeting of this Honorable Council held on the 26th day of March, 1890 past, a vote was taken for the payment out of the Colonial Treasury to the Military Chest of a sum
or its equivalent in dollars, as additional Military Contribution for and in respect of the year 1890;
Second reading of the Bill to provide for the with the grant of letters patent in this Colony making ofa table of fees to be taken in connection The Attorney General said that in England and in all the Colonies with which he was acquainted, where letters patent are granted for protecting patents, it was usual to have a fixed scale of fees, which went into the Treasury. When he came to look into the system here he found that there was no explicit provision for the pay its that that was
of such fees Into
the Treasury. It seemed to right and proper source of revenue, and it must have been by accident that this was omitted. He therefore begged to move the second reading of this BUI, by which the Governor in Council might make a table of fees, which must be published in the Gasstis. Ho presumed there: would be no objection to this bill.
The Council then went into committee to con sider the Bill.
rope and so saved himself. A coal-boat the wharf. He was slightly hurt on the hand was alongside the launch,, which was end-on to and at the back of the right car. The launch was formerly named the Macao. He had been an board the launch about twenty days.
Lau Kum Chal, a doctor at the Fung Wah Hospital, said that about 6 am on the 7th inst. one of the deceased was admitted to hospital.' He' was suffering from severe scalds xil over the On the bill belog read a second time A body. He died the same day at 5.30 pm. He The Attorney-General moved and the Colonial was beyond recovery when admitted. The Treasurer seconded, that the Standing Orders be Injuries, were such as would be caused by a suspended in order that the Council might boller explosion. resolve itself into committee.
Dr. Marques, medical officer in chargo
of gost mortem examinations, said that deceased's face, abdomen, and legs were severely scalded, and the lower jaw, both arms and legu fractured.
Wing Won Lane, said that the launch talonged Leung Kee, master of the Chee Wo shop, 29
the explosion belonged to witness. She was to Chee Way of Macao, but on the morning formerly a cruiser at Macao, owned by the Macao Government. He bought her last Sep- tember at: Masao, by auction. The Chee Wo shop at Macão bought her. He bought her or where she was built.
WHILST the C. P. steamer Batavia was on her Wu Tino-ching left bere this morning in the does from their respective aboulders. Blast of twenty thousand pounds sterling (£20,000,) charge higher fees than at present for $2,800. He did not know how old she was
way down from Shanghai to this port on her last trip she collided with, and capsized, a junk which bad three men on board, one of whom was drowned. It is sold he was the look-out man, and noticing the steamer approaching, he stood up and attempted to push her off with a view to prevent the junk from damage, but unfortunately be was knocked over-board; the other two men however, were rescued.
THE Shanghai Mercury of the sốth lust, says: "We learn upon undoubted authority that our morning contemporary, which has hitherto posed as the champion of Bullish interests in China, is at present partly under German control, that certain financiers of that country have secured a large interest in the N. C. Daily News, and will consequently in the fature have a great deal to say about its management. This fact will explain the line our contemporary has taken on many matters of late,"
We bear, says the Japan Daily Herald, that
And whereas no portion of the monies so voted was disbursed during the year ending the 31st
Tue Caylon Times thinks Hongkong must be getting blast when it makes up parties to see Wholesala executions and bidi for the sword with which the heads of o'neteen Mongolians were half express it we are glutted with gore. By the way, Mr. Griffith, of Ice-house Lane, is busy developing (between thunder-storms) a unique series of photographs of the last execu. tiens, which will be ready in a few days. One picture shews the men kneeling in lineDecember Inst; gazing with a slightly anxious air in the direction of the Lord High Executioners another depicts Lal A. Trat, the pirate chici, before using and after using," and so on. The most. Interesting scenes, though, are a couple, in the first of which the headsman is lifting his ward over an outstretched neck, whilst in the second he has just made the fatal stroke, the head not having yet reached the ground, and blood gushing from the severed trunk. Pas Lun also improved the shining hour, and secured 1. couple of very fair negatives whilst the men were sitting (or kneeling) to have their heads taken." Coples are to be obtained at Biewer's. A gentleman who is in a position to know interest the horror-loving Westerners took in tells us that the Chinese authorities, seeing what
And whereas for the payment out of such monies or any portion thereof after the said grst day of December a vote or revote by this Covene as requisite and His Excellency the Governor had no authority except perhaps in a case of extreme necessity to issue his Warrant for, or in any way authorise, such payment
without such revote;
And whereas It has not been shewn to this sity existed for the payment of the said montes Council that any adequate or any argent neces- on that date without the authorlty of this Council, and no sufficient reason has been assigned or explanation given for not calling together this Council and obtaining a revote of the money.
Inspector Mathieson said she was built by the Dock Company, about twelve year ago. "
The Attorney-General explained that with with fees for the extension of grant of letters regard to the last part of the first clause, dealing”
patent had been granted the persons holding it patent, it sometimes happened that after the applied for an extension of time, mod it was usual to charge a fee for such extension of grant, Mr. Whitehead asked if it was intended to
The Attorney-General replied that apparently there was not at present any fee authorised. He wished merely to put the matter on a more satise factory basis than at present! He believed it originated in this way the granting of letters Witness, continuing, said the Chee Wo shop patent was of course optional for the Government, at Macao bought her and sent her down to him, -- and the Government could make such grants He was not the owners only the agent. He had conditional on the payment of certain fees. In no other interest in her. He produced a
paper that way a charge of $25 had arisen, but it received from the owner at Macao, forwarded to seemed to him more satisfactory in every way hits at the time the launch was sent to Hongkong. that some specific sanction be given, and a table The paper was receipt of the sale. As far of fees be drawn up.. A great deal of work was ay he knew there was no description ziren st involved in the granting of patents, and it was the lunch at the time of the zale by auction. He only fair that the applicants should pay in had never had her surveyed. Whilst here shis proportion-certainly more than $45, þad, been used has a towing boat:;. He saw the The Colonial Secretary maid that is his time, body of the engineer picked up after the explosion. and his predecessor's the Attorney-General was. The depensed came from Macao with the launch not allowed any fees, as he had no private, on the 10th April. He knew the first witness, practice, and therefore thla extra $25 feo was
who was
wal steeraman of the Wingkwaf Ikuncha saved to the patenters. He thought the Govern. He was put on board the Wingsing, because ment justified in re-imposing that as well as the the seraman on her wished to go back briginal $25 charge.
pia to Macao. «He had no authority to show why.../
thought the information given was quite satis- factory.
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THX Petition that the Sharebrokers' Association circular has been issued to the several offices of have addresscă to the Legislative Council in the Nippon Yuran Kateko, intimating that the opposition to the Hon, J., Keswick's Bill for agents of the Company are to be Japanese in making, share-gambling illegal is printed instead of foreigners, the present Agents being another column. It is about the finest example lowered to the second position, as a preliminary,
And whereas at the meeting of Council held of special pleading for a vested interest that it has it te to be presumed, to their services being ult.
on the 30th day of April fast His Excellency the been our fortune to come across for a long time, mately dispensed with altogether, as soon as it
Governor, Sir George William des Vœux, in kis As we propose to shew in a rather more lengthy may be deco.ed safe to do so. Also, that the
place in Council stated in reply to a question distorical review of the Rialto than we have signatures to bills of lading will be those of
that he had on the 21st February last on his .time or space for to-day (and)
Japanese officers. With respect to the last
own responsibility and without the authority of proposed alteration, it is open we believe to question, as to whether under Japanese law
this Council, by his Warrant directed payment out of the Colonial Treasury of this said sum of Japanese signatures will suffice, since to make these little fatalities, had the last batch rigged Military Contribution in respect of the year 1800; | asking the question was for information, and be to the other, ..He saw the fireman - at thần
twenty thousand pounds sterling, additional Mr. Whitehead aid that his only object in ho changed the steersman, from one launch Japanese documents binding, seals rather than
out in new clothes for the occasion. There was signatures are essential. It is possible that
no objection made to the scene. being foreign banks may entertain objections to the acceptance of bills of lading with Japanese had the men arranged with a view to the photographed--indeed the mandarin in charge signatures only, for apart from anything else,
cameras being in the best position. The it will be next to impossible to challenge and amiable executioner followed the official lead, detect forgeries, should such be attempted.
and, gave all the assistance he could. For insisuce he poluted out Eat A Taat as the A MEETING of the Sanitary Board was held on
"Number One" offender, which caused that the roth inst., when seven members were present Letters were laid on the table-from the party to put on airs, and begin to brag about the Government approving the site selected for the would get, and so on, until his loquacity was hundred heads he had had for the one they Vaccine Institute; and from the local branch of Interrupted at the neck. He is a central figure the British Medical Association calling attention to the difficult and serious question of exhuming in almost all the photographs, the parties who were on the spot with their cameras paying the remains of Chinese dead, which should be allowed to lie burled at least 15 or 20 years, and par
particular attention to him. Que enthusiast in cases of cholera, small pox, etc., should not
planted his apparatus only eight feet from the culprits as they knelt, and got bespattered with be disturbed at all, bich course would soon preacut such a serious aspect as to get Information, got five cents a head-or body, that blood. The undertaker, adds the Mins of the consideration of some other method of is to say, and the corpses clothes and letters. disposal in place of burying on this island. A Committee was appointed to consider the The execution-ground graveyard being full, the question, consisting of the Vice-President, the latest victims had to be interred elsewhere, mortality returns up to May 16th, Mr. Francis price. As for the Golgotha itself, the Customs Colonial Surgeon, and Dr. Ho Kat. On the which made the speculation failure at the brates now refuse to keep watch there, and there are ghosts. Kühn & Co. have secured in reply to 15 petitions for has the petfoner as the word which raised the " sombre, spectral
A NAVAL Court Martial was held on the 22nd inst, on board H.M.S. Victor Emanuel oa Lleut. P. J. Hodges of H.M.S, Hyacinth, who was charged with having been drunk at sea on the 8th inst. The Court was composed of the following officers: Captain Poy, Fresidents Commr. Fels, Commr. Onslow, Commr, Goodrich, Lieut, and Commr. Esker, and Mr. G. W. Whilller, Secretary to the Commodore, Judge Advocate. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The sentence of the Court was that of dismissal
from the Service.
Now therefore we the undersigned Unofficial Members of Council in our places in Council, as the lawfully constituted guardians of the public the representatives of the public interest and as parse and for the preservation of the rights of this Honourable Council,solemnly protest against the action of His Excellency the Governor in issuing his warrant, without the authority of this Council, for the payment of the said sum of Military Contribution, and agalost the payment twenty thousand pounds sterling, additional of the said monies.
Tung Wah Hospital. Ha | A Juror asked if these launches were not
make a large increase in the fees.
Mr. Ryrie asked whether it was proposed to bound to have a certificate of survey 7
Mage His Worship said he believed not,
Inspector, Mathieson said that two seamen and a cook who were slightly scalded, had left the colony and he was not able to produce them,
said he had made an examination of the boiler of George Peables, Government Marine Surveyor
the launch. He found the top of the furnace very the explosion. Fie had made calculations, and minch corroded, and opened up by the force of from them ho found it would take scout 200 1 per square inch to cause the boller to explode.. The rupture was in the solid plate. As far as ho could, "say the safety valves were workable, And as far as kis examination went he could find nothing to indicate abortness of, water, "Exces=" elve pressure, bo belleved, was the cause of the explosion, ma
This closed the evidence.
The Attorney-General mid that formerly there. was a fee of $35 to the Attorney-General and a | charge of gas for the patent, hat on looking into the matter he could see no specific authority for that. At that time the Attorney-General bad private practice. Now, of course, it did not but that was zo reason why the Government make any difference to the Attorney-General, should not get their $15. As to the exacte amount of thefes he could not make any proposal,
but thought, it should be more than 8a5 This was considerably less than in England.
The Bill was then considered in Committee... On the Council resuming.
As we mentioned on Tuesday, among the business (22nd fast.) will be the first reading of a Bill to be transacted at the Council meeting to-morrow entitled "The Forts Protection Ordinance." This and Dr. Catlle drew attention to the admission three huts have been deserted, because they sayuestion had been put on the subject, the fact i gader the Companies" Acta, 1856, to 1886, and sider-That hil launches plying in Hongkongif
should fill a long-felt want. It has been a scandal for years, the way our forts are left out at night, with valuable guns in them-some of them,
is to say-open to the depredations of Russia,
of small pox cases to the Tung We Hospital.
tion was decided inform,
before, that the applications would be noted;
shapes.
Dahomey, and, other inimical Powers. This there were only ten laundries. It was alas and and are now negotiating for a goblin Imp Minuto recommentary Contribution for 1800, Fading be postponed. I am aware that 2.2
Bill for the establishment of a policeman at the front entrance should do much to cool down this ridiculous indignation about the trifling alteration in the Military Contribullon.
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decided to recommend to the Government that latrine be erected near the tramway station at the Peak. A number of houses in Queen's Road and Praya East were reported to be very badly drained and the Committee's report on the site for a new western market, recommending that the market be as near as possible to the present one, was adopted,
THE Tientsin correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes on May 5th:-On Monday we had a most interesting phenomenon, for there high tide. The lowest remembered in 5 feet & Inches. The Chinese I am told have no record Mercury,
correspondent of the Shanghof
a fine low-comedy bogey,
of this additional
COUNT POPOFF" AS A POET.
Mr. Keswick said :-Your Excellency, We have farther most earnestly to protest had been my intention to-day to move. against the action of His Excellency the Gov- the second reading of the Bill entitled meeting on the 30th April 1889, and until #sespect to the sale of shares registered Accidental death and added the following ernor In concealing from this Council until Its An Ordinance to amend the law with The jury unanimously returned a verdict of
on the 21st of February last; in laying on the Council Table, on the 23th February last,
it this money had been paid, on his authority; quence of representations made to me yesterday survey of engines and bollers similar to that
of other jafnt stock companies. But in conse-should be compelled to undergo a periodical.. and, this morning, I have decided to ask that required for passenger launches. the revote by the Council with the consent of the Council the second the Ministe being allent as to the payment number of gentlemen in this Colony who aro MEETing of the legISLATIVE of the money in permitting this Council to interested this mafter are exceedingly:
ia Finance Committee on the 25th
anxious to be heard on this subject! February, and in full Council on the 5th and A memorial has been drawn up expressing the 19th March in his own presence, the question views of these gentlemen, and therefore I ask A meeting of the Legislative Council was whether this menoy should or should not revoted, the Council to postpone the second sending ustil, held on the 2and inst. There were present the Council being deliberately left in ignorance such date as may be afterwards appointed. H.. E. Major-General Digby Barker, Admini- of the fact that the money had already, on the The second reading was accordingly post stering the Government, Mr. W. M. Deane, 21st February, been paid out of the Colonia! | poned.. Acting Colonial Secretary; Mr. W. Goodman
This concluded the business of the Council Colonial Treasurer); Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart on, the Minutes of this Council and may be for
We pray that this our Protest may be recorded Registrar-General); Mr. S. Brown (Surveyorwarded to the Right Honorable the Secretary of General); Messrs. P. Ryzle, T. H. Whitehead, State for the Colonies. Ho Kal, and J. J. Keswick, (anofficial member), Legislative Council Chamber. and Mr. A. M. Thomson, Clerk of Councils,
COUNCIL,
discuss,
was only two feet of water on the Taku Bar at Ghindes data 14th. May, writes:-The (Attorney-General); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Inn Treasury and that it was beyond recall.
The crash with which old Noah's junk struck the highest pinnacle of Mount Ararat was but a trifle compared to that which brought friend Bellyfoss and his illustrious party to an anchor on Saturday night (16th Inst. when sailing on the famous City of Rams, but anyhow, placid besom, of the Pearl river es route to the
In al
MINUTEL
The minutes of the last meeting were 'read
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1891.
(Signed) P. RYKIE.
H
HO KAI.
T. H. WHITEHAD, MORE QUESTIONS,
Governor were referred
A number of votes recolumended by H.E. the. Mr. Whitehead--I beg to givanotice of severa! to the Finance questions that I propose to ask at the next.
meeting of Council THE BROKERS' ADOLITION ORDINAYCK. With referance to the explanation given by His Excellency Sir G. William des Voeux at the Council meeting held on 30th April last in con- on with the payment of the arrears of the tlob of the Council, will the Government lay Military Contribution for 1890 without the sanc
on the table a copy of the telegram or telegrama from the secretary of State on the authority of which the money was paid.
of the tide ever being so low before, and it was bodies of two nuns, lately inmates of a monastery supposed here that an extraordinary gale was situated in one of the suburbs of the city, were blowing in the Gulf, but as far as I can find out cremated this morning in so open space, near a the gale that was blowing on Sunday and Mon-village called Tu Tien Miau, about three miles day was nothing out of the common. Yesterday from Chinklang. A large concourse of Buddhist there were twenty-one vessels on both sides of priests, in their official robes, and nuns, the bar, either waiting to come in or go out. I had assembled at a very early hour to am fully persuaded that it is not the river that commence the ceremony under a tent which wants deepening, but the Bar itself, and this had been erected for their accommodation, and confirmed. could easily be done,
The bodies were placed in two separato feet in circumference, each corpse being tightly, wooden casks, about seven feet high and five packed inside with charcoal, and placed filling posture upon several layers of charcoal, Committee, with a small open space left underneath. The casks containing the bedies were placed over two Mr. Whitehead:-1 iso to lay on the table a trenches, which contained charcoal and fandal-petition addressed to your Excellency and this wood chips, which would ignite the charcoalon, Council, from the Stock and Share Brokers placed at the lower part of the cask containing Association, asking for the postponement of the the bodies, The ceremony commenced, by a second reading of the Bill to amend, the law in But as old "Sol asserted himself on the follow-gicat cisabing of gorge and cymbals. The priests respect to the sale of shares, I can vouch for it ing morning it was ascertained that the barge kept up an incessant chanting, the refrain being that the petition is respectfully worded, and I was hard and fast on the bay, so mayers were at taken up by the nuns assembled,. At a given would ask that it may be read. once offered. up for the safe deliverance of the signal made by one of the officiating priests, valuable cargo, and "Old Nick" having many was applied to the trenches, which at once com other irons in the firm was more easily propitiated munfeated it to the charcoal in the canics. The than would have been the case under ordinary whole ceremony was completed to less then three circumstances, and was induced to forbear hours, when the badles were thoroughly calcined. casting
pet. Rumour hath it, however, that The ashes will be gathered up and placed to a mosi anxious time: was passed, and when at uns, and be deposited to the monastery to Inst the Kingfisher was once more got under which the deceased nuns were attached. I am weigh, sacrifices were offered up, and the party informed that earthenware (ars with moveabla eventually reached Canton none the worse for its unwonted exertions in the praying line. Sky pilots now are like the majority of local stocks At a considerable discount.
There they lay all that night
Dad Chronically filed in a pitiahla plight.
હા માં હું જા
The Clerk read the petition, which was as follows:-
HONKONG, Máy and. Your petitioners are those brokers doing business in Hongkong,
A very extensive business, is and for many years past has been carried on in Heng kong in the stock and shares of local covers are used for cremating Buddhist priests, and other Companies, both fog cash and and wooden casks as above described for nuns, on time, and in the whole or the greater part
Wil 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 the Secretary of State for the Colonies con- Hon. P. Ryrie, received from the Right Hon. woying bis Lordship's views and instructions on regard to the increased salaries voted in the 1891 Estimates and stain the date on which the same were received, also a copy of Governor Sir G. William des Voeux's telegram-dated asth ulter in the Secretary of State referred to in the wald and the amount of charcoal sufficient to cremate of the dealings and transactions in these shares letter together, with a copy of the telegram I one body is about dive picula, student on time, k his not boen possible or convenienti received from the Secretary at Slate in reply
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was thed! Held, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding, and the following votes were paised for !
„Peak Water Supply, $19,950, the materials did not arrive gati this year, so that last year's vote was not used, and was now re-voted/
Police Launch repairs, $1,219; owing to the Collision a few months ago with the Dock Co's launch, which the arbitrators decided was the:
fault of the police bost the launch was in charge of a qualified man, but he was discharged
Chiness teachers for two Student Interpretars Rad a nurse at the Civil Hospital, $260, during voyage out, $60.35 Hawioned in Half salary to head mistress of girls school Two hundred braas, padlocks (Chubb's) for Victoria Gaol, gon; re-rote a video
Repairs to Harbour, Department team launch Daly, $1,100 1, repairs to Lily had exhausted the previous vote; both boats had been at ses
seven years.
¦ We append the Count's poetical effusion-lost dight of amongst other gapers for over six monthewerdaron at literatim and without
| VINAY TEMIMI OZMERIS,
through many a land and clima a zanger, With tollsome stops I've held my WAY, A lonely unprotected stranger,
To all the stranger's lils'a prey.
While steering thus my course precarious,
been to find.
My fortune stal has Men's hearts and dispositions various But gentle woman ever kind."
Alive to every tender feeling..
To deeds of mercy, ever proRE.. The wounds of pain and sorrow headlog With soft
Sweetest tone.
No prönd delay, no dark suspicion Stists the free bounty of her hours, She turns not from my sad petition But cheerful aid at once imparts, Formed in Benevolence of Nature :: Obliging, modmít, gentle, milä,75lze Woman's the sano endearing creat are In courtly town of savaga wild, meh When parched with thirst, by hunger wasted Her friendly hand refreshment gave, velik How sweet the coursest food has tasted, What cordial in the simple wave. Şi AndBreak down,
Summa summarim-Grand Total. Woman's the Stranger's greatest blessing. From sultry, China to the pole.
Registrar-General's department, $805 in sicord
Readjustment of salary of two ‘inspectors In ance with direction of Secretary of State, by which no deduction is to be made for pensions/ the pension list being accordingly decreased. - Compassionate allowance. takwidowandi daughters of late Mr. Ribeiro, #950 st.-My poetical talents are limited, and
This concluded the, business of the Finanes form generally only; short yet swest subjects, na;