Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.
HEMISTS AND AERATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1891.
THE AFRICAN CONVENTION.
June 12th The Convention largely extends the British sphere in Manies, including the right bank of the river Shire.
FOUR Indians got mutwallah last night, which was reprehensible, but when they followed it up by trying to heave a Titan Hko P. C. McEwen into the Harbor they were guilty of suicidal folly, because Mac simply knocked them all down and then sat on them, blowing his whistle, until
had to pay, this morning.
A ONE-EYED Individual who had been filling a small order for burglary, murder, and child- stealing, somewhere in the Kwongtung Province, was paraded before Mr. Wise this morning, with a view to extradition, and laid up again for a wack,
letter No. 797 of 13th instant, in reply to ours to your Excellency of 18th idem.
We should be glad if your Excellency would kindly supplement the information therein given, by informing us of the date of the receipt of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State's tele
help came. Not to speak of the $5 each they THE Fuochów Chasers are of the unanimous gram to which your Excellency refers.
oplates that the quantity of all the different kinds of new senson's tea will hardly keep pace with the demand. The Ecdo hopes that the
would be of material benefit to both foreign and native merchants. But what about the absurd prices asked?
We have now the honor to hand you herewith a letter, dated 14th instant, addressed by us to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and to request that you will for.
going mail. forwarded a copy to Lord Kantsford by the out
THE OFFICIAL SALARIES.
THE magistrate who was s appointed to settle the We learn on good authority that the Officer Wahu difficulty has been suspended from bis Administering the Government (Major-General Barker) received a telegram from the Secretary office, says a uative paper, and a special deputy statement is a true one, for such an occurrence ward it at your, earliest convenience. We have of State several days ago, instructing him to pay has been appointed, to negociate and satile the A REFRESHING WHOLESOME DRINK. the Increased official salaries from the tot January for half to as magistrate will have to last. It is understood that this arrangement will report himself tile superiors, and we further Isat one year and will then be open to alteration understand that the Chief of the Police has Instructions to call out the marines in case of or amendment.
emergency.
DAKIN'S
LEMON SQUASH. VERITABLE LEMON SQUASH AERATED, COOLING, THIRST
QUENCHING.
PER DOZEN 50 CENTS.
(Telephone No. 60.)...‚“
It is reported that the unofficial members at least the three members who are recognised as in some sense representing the community, Mr. P. Ryrie, Mr. T. H. Whitehead, and Dr. Ho Kal, are contemplating at once resigning their seats on the Council, and we really cannot see how with self-respect they can longer continue to be the mere playthings of the Government:
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Nos. 21 & 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. | "F, D. B.*
Hongkong, 4th May, 1891.
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· EY APPOINTMENT.
We don't publish anonymous letters, Mr. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Nisam left Singapore for this port on the 13th inst, at 3.30
p.m.
THE Viceroy Li Hung-chang left Chefoo last Monday for Taku, to Inspect the Taku forts; thence to Tientsin LI will travel by_rail.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THR steamship Namehow sailed from Amoy on the 6th Inst, with 863 Chinese passengers, (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841).
mainly coolies of course, bound for the Straits. THE Superintendent of the F. & O. S. N. Co. Winded Brands, all of which are of ex-left Shanghai yesterday at daylight, for this port. Einvite attention to the following old informs us that the Company's steamer Brindisi
HONGKONG.
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 limported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired,
Oplers through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention, PORTS. (For Invalids and generál men.)
A Alto Douro, good quality, Green Capsule...
B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsule
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
THE Chinese Admiral of Amoy recently proceeded to one of the Kwantung seaports to preside at the trial of fourteen pirates who had been captured by the Authorities.
MORE financial crises. It is rumored on the Rialto that two native banks in Amoy suspended payment on Saturday, and that the compradore of either a European bank's branch or of a leading opium firm, (or both), has absconded. THE following telegram from Bolinao was received by the Spanish Consul yesterday morning:Since yesterday another depression $10 $1.00 has been passing over the China Sea. Dr. Doberck reports to-day that a forious thunder- storm, with heavy rain and wind, raged during the night at Bollnac,
For does
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quality, Black Seal Capsule 14
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra.
superior, Violet Capsule
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B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
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C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule..... 10 Superior Old Dry, Fale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule......
D Very Superior Old Pale
Dry, choice old White Seal Capul
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E Extra Superior Old Pale- Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
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THE seventh annual report of the Straits Insur ance Company for presentation to the share bolders at the fourteenth ordinary pencial meeting, to be held at Singapore on Friday, the 3rd July, is as follows:-Your Directors beg te place before you the annexed Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1990. The net premla carned, after deducting re-insurances and returns, amounts to $541,814.10 the interest on investments, to $51,123.15. 1889. The disastrous winter of 1889 brought in s heavier number of claims than was anticipated when making up the accounts in March last year The shortfall of $55,000.00 has therefore been written off the Reserve Fund and accounts have heen closed. 1890--Your Directors regret that the Company's operations have not been attended with any better result than most of the other. offices, the settlements to 31st December, shewing a ratio of losses to premium of 48 per cent, and leaving a balance of $746,615.09 Your Directors consider that they are now justified in paving a dividend of 5 per cent. absorbing $10,000, and carrying forward the balance of $116,615.09 for further claims. As far as is sum of $150,000, comprising the major portion of known at present, these have reached a further
the Habilities.
Tax Penang Garaffe learns that in consequence of the exorbitant prices demanded for Chinese Labourers by the coolle brokers there, the Sumatra planters have for some time pait ceased to obtain their supply of labour from Penang. The result, we are told, is that there are at present. hundreds of coolles in the depôts whose pesind of detention, namely the three weeks allowed by the Ordinance, has expired, and who are now entitled to their immediate discharge. It is stated that the Assistant Protector of Chinese, taking into consideration, the serious loss which the release of the sinker would entail on the brokers, has stretched a point in the latter's favor and granted them an extension of two days in which to dispose of the coolies. It is believed that their disposal will be difficult since the majority of the men appear to have been engaged for work on tobacco estaten. "NAUTA" contributed the following letter to the Shanghai Mercury of Tuesday last-There is a general outcry amongst foreigners, that their Governments have no more war-vessels within ball in Chinese waters in case of need, but what is the whole fleet of Chins doing at present, instead of being stationed, where the whole lot of them are urgently wanted, on the Yellow Ses, between Shantung and Linotung; Yangize? They are pariding at the head of the
or to put it plainer, between Ta-lien-wan, Wel- hat-wel, Chefoo and Lu-shun-kan, (Port Arthar), Your Tientsin correspondent reported a short time ago that Li Hong-chang bad been desired from Peking not to proceed, under present circumstances, with his tour of inspection:
of communicating direct with the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) F, H. MAY,
Private Secretary.
The Honourable Phineas Byric,, Dr. Ho Kal
and T. H. Whitebend. Extract from Colonial Office Rules and Regulations.
· Role · 118.
Every individual has, however, the right
proper. But in this case he must transmit such to address the Secretary of State, if he thinks communication, unsealed, and in triplicate, fo
We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient humble the Governor or Administrator, applying to him to forward it la due course to the Secretary of ⚫servants,
State, (Signed) P. RYRIK."
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HO KAI.
T. H. WHITEHTAD.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1891. To The Right Honorable The Secretary of State
for the Colonies, London.
MY LORD,-1. On the 24th April last the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong forwarded to your Lordship a telegrams worded as follows
"Unofficial Members Council dissatisfied with financial position and prospects, request postpona lacrensa salaries ; farther con sideration required; preparing memorial Governor declines forward telegram."
2. We have now to confirm that telegram and to ask leave to explain to your Lordship how it happened that we communicated with you direct and not, as is the usual course, through His Excellency the Governor of the Colony, and why it is that we have ventured to request that the payment of the salaries of the officers of the local government at the increased rates approved of by in the Estimates for the current year should be delayed until we have had an opportunity of
addressing your Lordship on the subject.
3. The second half of the military contribution for the year 1800 not having been paid over to the military chest before the 31st December last, It became necessary to apply to the Council for a vete or resate for the money. During the and in Council on this revote, the whole question of the financial position of the Colony and its course of the debates in Finance Committee
ability to bear the bardea of this expenditure was necessarily brought under consideration and the Unofficial Members came to the conclusion that they had acted unwisely in sanctioning the permanent charge on the revenue involved In the increased salaries voted for the present year, the estimates for the year, the Appropria tion Ordinance, and their recommendations on thesubisctof salaries, were under your Lordship's consideration, they moved in Council, with a subject and asked His Excellency the Governor view to obtain a reconsideration of the whole to telegraph to you to withhold your sancion for the present and antll they could submit to you their views and opinions on the subject.
and as
4. They were overruled in Council, a motion by Mr. Whitehead and an amended motion by Mr. Keswick being rejected wholly by the official vote, and His Excellency Sir G. Willam des Voeux refused in a letter to us dated 21st April last to which they beg to call your serious
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arg. Every letter, niemorisi, ar other document which may be received by the Secretary of State from a Colony otherwise than through the Governor, wilf, unless a very pressing urgency justifies a departure from the rule, be referved back to the Governor for his report, the
10. This ralorequiring transmission of corres- pondence with the Secretary of State through the Governor, is based on the strongest grounds of public convenience. In order that all cam munications, may be duly verified, as well as reported on, before they reach the Secretary of State. It extends therefore to communications public affairs as well as the concerns' relating of the writer; to those of all Public Fractionarleg of whatever tank, and to those from, public Bodles,
Hongkong, rath May, 1891. His Excellency Major-General George Digby
Barker, C.B., Officer Administering the Government. SIR-We have the boner to acknowledge receipt of a letter from your Private Secretary of yesterday's date in which we are informed that your Excellency has received our letter of the 16th instant with its enclosure dated 14th idem, for the Right Honerable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and in which further we are requested to state for your Excellency's Informa tion if we have any special reason for adopting the Irregular course of communicating direct with the Secretary of State, we having forwarded the letter above referred to, to the Colonial Office. by mail leaving Hongkong to-morrow, a copy
of
In reply we beg to state that we were unaware that in rimultaneously transmitting a copy of our communication direct to the Secretary of State we were committing any breach of the Colonial regulations so long as we forwarded original through your Excellency.
We would call your Excellency's attention to Governor Sie G. Williams des Voeux letter to of the arst April last in which he refuses to forward to the Secretary of State our views and declares his intention at komething nearly representations on the Salaries Question, and proceeding he regarded as something nearly allied to a breach of contract.
His Excellency's refusal to wire to Lord- Knutsford compelled us to do so ourselves direct. We telegraphed therefore on 24th April last, and our letter dated 14th Inst., receipt of which you have been so good as to acknowledge, is a simple
subject. confirmation of that telegram and on the same
If His Excellency the Governor had been in the Colony we could not, of course, have asked
house No. 31 Bulkeley Street, as follows:-Two | which on being searched was found to contain | Not standing on the brink of another Talplug by wire, Informing you of the views of the him to send on this letter of ours, and we would
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A RATHER amusing Incident occurred at a nattee hotel in Amoy the other day which clearly proves that although the Celestials desplae us, they are not above taking advantage of all our arts and sciences that they can acquire, even
did. Did he want to be out of the way, when the down to the brick-liard portmanteau trick. It hat to remain at his post. However, go he appears that a well dressed Chinaman whose natural air of superiority was amply supplemented trouble was to be renewed? With your pro by heavy luggage took up his quarters at the position in last night's leader to shell a few local Grand and engaged rooms for a week.itles, it is difficult to disagree; in the meantime, The attendants were all bustle, and the fat of as a preliminary experiment, the yamêns of the riverine Viceroys were shelled, it might have the land was soon provided for the guest, who was left alonein his glory while the landlord retired a salutary influence. When, about half a dozen to an adjoining room to soathe bis agitated months ago, you prognosticated the present Derves by having a smoke. The opportunity state of affairs, the lea was pooh-poobed; but effering, it did not take the stranger long to bould Li Hung-chang, in all likelihood, not decide that the clock was about the only have been in possession of at least equally as article in the room worth annexing and good laformation, as that at the disposal of your 1.95 Trg Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play this be immediately proceeded to do. Hilding leader of the Wuburiots bragged and boasted of
editorial sanctum? It is significant when the ring the following programme at the Officers' Mess it under the ample folds of his coat he was to-morrow evening, commencing at B p.m.:- quietly making off, but the fates were against his misdeeds, that instead of being made to suffer the supreme penalty, he was sent out of harm's him for he had hardly got it well under cover, Overture."The Village Festiva"......O'Refe.
Roseth **Albertha Valse Carman up to date. Let
when the clock began to strike in mellow but way! The Kalping row has showna strong Ill feel Selection Cornet Sale.... Parting... penetrating tones the hour of twelve. The ing existing amongst large section of Natives
Саляканов. 'Selection ......"Falka "zonakerangussigamint
consternation of Belshazzar when the invisible against Foreigners; the several attacks against hand traced his doom on the banquet hall was, Foreigners in and outside Shanghai, including EVERY little helps, now that it is definitely known
not greater than that which fell upon this worthy members of the Police (even the Chief-Inspector) that the official salaries are to be increased. Wo therefore move vote of thanks to Inspector who was quickly caught and searched, and upon are all straws showing how the wind blows; Hansen and Mr. Wise, for successfully soliciting being made the recipient of a sound thrashing and it useless to hide the head, like an ostrich, subscriptions from the keepers of the gambling cleared out, acedless to say without his box, in the face of danger. It is to be hoped we are rebellion. But certainly some of the squadrons friends, 950-each-A couple of Wellowishers, a fine collection of bricks and stoves.
now airing themselves in the Northern_gulfs $15 each; Conscience-stricken (six of 'em) $5) Txus the Shinpas-More than twenty large should be stationed where their services are the Kitty 26.17.
firms have taken over contracts for finishing the likely to be called fata requisition, provided the KIANOS: province, in the flourishing Fangsbon Heba Palace gardens, which have been built by Celestial Nelsons on board the Pelyang and district, in the middle part of last moon was the the Emperor as place of recreation for the Nanyang ships can be trusted. scene of a great devastation by a terrific tornado. Empress Dowager after her retirement. from 1.50 The wind blew a hurricane, so that persons who managing the arduous affairs of state. Her were out were blown down, and all the houses Majesty prefers to visit and stay in them during trees were sprooted and all the bosts smashed. gardens in a complete state for her reception is The most curious thing of all was a house blown very near. More than 10,000 workmen have been engaged to hasten the work. Of these clear away from the valley up to a hill, and there
3,000 or more are carvers, who have caused left standing hardly damaged.
much trouble while working in other portions Knowing of the Imperial Palace .ere this.
the date for completing the gardens that
close, at hand, they struck for higher was wages, and in this demand all the car pentersjoined. They were receiving individually three meals and 2,009 Peking cash per diem. They demanded 7,500 Peking cash a day. On their employers refusing to comply with this exorbitant request, a signal gun, preylously agreed upon, was fred, and thousands of work- olen, carrers, carpenters and masons began to make threatening demonstrations. The officials on guard, finding the police unable to cope with the multitude, especially as the carpenters were armed with axes, quickly sounded the alarm, calling on the rifle migade, Yuen-mlog-yuen guards, and cavalry for assistance. These came with all speed and surrounded the strikers. The officials and the head firma now began to negotiate, and all parties were satisfied by an increase of 2,000 Peking cask a day for each
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A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ... 450
C St, Julfen.....
D La Rose ..
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A Hennessey's Old Fale, Red
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Red Capsule
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D Hennessey's Finest Very Ol
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C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet,
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A John Jameson's Old, Green
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attention, to communicate with your Lordship
Unofficial Members, of their intention to
the subject, and of have been compelled to have written to Lord memorialize you on their request for delay. Hence their telegram Knutsford direct, and in addressing your direct to your Lordship, and they thank you Excellency on the subject we have not felt quite sure that you may not consider yourself bound for your prompt instruction to the Government here, of the 25 April, to suspend payment of by the decision of your predecessor in affies, the increased salaries till they hear further from and may not refuse to send it on. As any refusal would involve delay and further corres pondence we deemed it advisable to send your Lordship.
of our letter direct as well as to forward the
in the track of this tornado were levelled, the summer, and the time appointed to have the Jockey Club to learn that the Stewards have been was only yesterday, and, by the Officer Adminis-original through the Government.
MRESRS. TONO KING SING and Chu Yan having retired from the directorate of the Tam Chau and Pe Bo Tai Yu-shan mines, Mr. Ho Amel has resumed the management. The ores at Tam Chau will la fature be treated there, instead of being taken to $1.10 Lan Tao, Mr. Swan, of California, la in charge of the lixiviation process adopted, the experiments 1.25 made by blat during the last few months having proved very satisfactory, and the 40-ton crusher 1.50 has now been set up at the mines, ready for
business.
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Ar Nanking, almost every one is wishing and praying for rain. His Excellency Liu Kwan-th is a very superstitious man, for according to the Chinese way of thinking "south" denotes "dre, .75 and bis Excellency has ordered the south city gate to be shut, and the Arsenal, which is also in the southern direction, to be suspended for time, as that also denoted fire, which influence is driving away the rain. So now the long-looked for rain is to came from the north, which direc a75tion denotes “water,"
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BETTER late than never. The Straits Times FOR A man of "no occupation" it would seem that Wong Hol Chau, who displayed his good 100 of the 3rd June, published in the passenger-list, points before Mr. Wise, at the Police Court this as leaving by the Peshawar for Hongkong, the morning, la far from a failure. The charge 1,10 names of the cricket team which went down from sgainst the "accused was that of obtaining
bere last Christmas! It is interesting, whilst on
$200 by means of a trick-and a very hoary,
A the subject, to notice that the same paper con moss-grown tricks at that. Sul, the defrauded, taine an intimation that a return of 34 is to be house-coolie to Mr. E. D. Sassoon to November 1889, and had to do the family market
One morning, when returning, he saw a
0.75 mide to the rubscribers to the ball organised on that occasion, on application, falling which, the notice continues "the Committee will conclude
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No doubt it will be news, and of a somewhat mixed quality too, for members of the Hongkong pleased to appoint Mr. T. F. Hough, the latest addition to the ranks of local sharebrokers from Shanghai, Clerk of the Course in the place of the popular Mr. E. H. Gore Booth, who has recently left the colony. Reasons to justify this honor belog conferred on Mr. Hough are clear to us any more than they are to a number of members of the Club, by whom we have been consulted on the subject and who speak of the "job" in no measured terms. However, the Stewards have the power to appoint whom they please, and doubtless they will deign to give some explanation of the matter at the next Annual Meeting of the Jockey Club. So far as we can ascertain the only apparent claim that Mr. Hough can possibly have to the post, which in any other Racing Club in exist. ence is considered to be of the highest importance, is that he is a nominee of the Jardine faction although this, to us and many other independent people means just as much-and no more--- than if he were a protige of his late Majesty of Siam, of blessed memory, and "Scott's Emol- sion" renown, Against Mr. Hough's personal qualifications for the position we have nothing to say, and doubt not, that with such an effete And incompetent body as the present Stewards-with very few exceptions-bave on several occasions proved themselves, he will be as a light in Cimmerian darkness. What we do object to, though, is the principle of appointing a practically unknown man to a most important posities (for any old woman
5. It may be as well to mention here that it tering the Government, that they have been informed of your action in the matter.
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We trust your Excellency, will not think after the above explanation that there was anything 6. The undersigned beg most respectfully to intentionally irregular or discourteous in our Enform your Lordship that they are preparing decid of our letter in question, and we hope to forward direct by to-morrow's mail a for submission to you an exhaustive memorandum
copy-of on the financial position of the Colony, which fanber that your Excellancy will disregard the they regard as unsatisfactory, and they think it unconstitutional precedent set by Sir G may become worse before fmprovement sets in. William des Voeux, and will aid or in our They assure you that in their opinion the Colony communications on this subject with the is not in a position to bear the heavy qutgoings Secretary of State. If your Excellency thinks for public works, the increased and increasing fit to do so there will exist in future no special military contribution, the large addi-lous to the reasons for our adopting any other than the permanent official staff, and the heavy addi- regular course, and we shall have much pleasure tional charge for increased salaries. All interests in keeping strictly within the lines laid down by in the Colony are in a very depressed condition, the Colonial Office regulation. and there seems little promise of improvement in the near future. Trade is unprofitable and the violent movements in the silver markets hare adversely affected and still unfavorably Influence It.
7. If the military contribution is to be paid, and especially if, in a few years." ! to be Increased, the Colony cannot afford the permanent Increase to Its expenditure, entalled by the increased salaries and the Unofficial Members of Counell think It, not obrensonable that as these increases have not yet been sanctioned and are still under considera: tion no possible injustice can be done in suspending their operation for another year to allow of a fresh study of the financial position They ace at the moment no other direction in which the retrenchment they deem so necessary can be pot in force,
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8. The undersigned therefore most earnestly entreat your Lordship to disallow for the current year the payment of the enhanced rates of salary
We enclose duplicate and triplicate copy of our letter of 15th instant and may we beg of you to send on copy of this correspondence with our letter of 14th fustant to Lord Koutsford.
We have the honor to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient humble Servants,
(Signed) P. RYRIE,
HO KAL
T. H. WHITEHEAD, COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, arst May, 1891, GENTLEMEN,--1 am directed by the Offer Administering the Government to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th Inat, and to Inform you that His Excellency has forwarded by yesterday's mail to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the enclosure in your letter of the 16th instant
noted
His Excellency has
explanations
your in regard to your action in posting a copy of your letter to Lord Knutsford before you bad given His Excellency an opportunity of stating
1.10 you are willing that your share of the surplus fortune-teller in the street distributing good auga ponads of sugar or a few yards of pyjama to the Government officers in the Colony, and to whether be bad any objection to transmiting li
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can shuffle round with a rosette and a badge on her breast) after that of the Jadge, in a Jockey Club, because he appens to have been an employé in, and rider for, a trading firm from which one can buy, "on terms to suit customers" six material. The "Divias right" theory is an wire instructions to that effect, to permit thembimself in the usual manner, and I am to remark shall be added to the fand called "The Inter
put a trifle on one of 36 beasts in the Weising exploded commodity, and it is little too thin to lay before you the memodel they are prepar, that in the absence of refusal to do so on the Colonial Match Fund" formed for the purpose Lottery, Li decided to consult the wizard as to when vendors of the common, albeit useful, ing on the position of the Colony and its financial past of His Excellency it would have been of assisting the periodical visits of Straits Crick which was the favorite. There must have been articles to which we bare alluded, take upon prospects, and to order a reconsideration on the satisfactory if you had withdrawn the copy from eters to the neighbouring Colonies."
something about Ll that indicated verdancy, for themselves to run a whole Colony and all that spot of the entire subject. bene w the post, e FOREIGNERE, it would seem, are enjoying life the fortune-teller invited him to drop lo on the in it is, and the #princely house" will find
9. We venture to sak your Lordship to view and to add that the delay which is being tty well throughout thedominions of the Son of resident dilo next morning, and he did, "Alier the order somewhat extensive, and one also with some degree of caution the memorandum caused in the settlement of the question of We are about or statement on the subject laid on the Legislative salaries is fraught with grave Inconvenience, as 0.50 Heaven, for we read in the Amey Times that on doing some worshipping," he told Mr. Wisc, rather difficult to execute.
fed up with the loathsome and despicable Council table on the 30th ritime, by Governor regards the framing of Estimates for next year, the fortune-teller dollar to make an image, system of underground enginesting which Is Sir G. Willam de Veux, and of course and if the Secretary of State should decid recent Sunday, an efficer from one of the I put toy car to a jar. I heard a sound. I steamers in port who had attended the evening which I was to take home and worships for seven almost universally adopted here when any end forwarded to you. It was prepared, wo subralt, to act upon, the prayer of your telegram that 1.00 service at the Union Chapel, was assaulted and days"-(Lots of people chin-chla the same is to be gained, and we will neither cease to
knocked down by some six or seven Chinese divinity all their lives, by the way-but to ridicule nor tire of pointing out these interesting disadvantages of falling health. Several of its further delay which is taking place on your in somewhat great haste and under all the inconvenience will be greatly increased by the armed with bamboos in the Lin-tow road, The entleman in question says that the rowdies resume)" About a fortnight Ister the fortune exhibitions as regularly as they become known. statements have already been successfully con- part in the matter of your promised exhaustive Dr. Siegert's Angostura „deprive him of his watch and chala. However, ho said, was a cleverer magician, and could help members of the local Jockey Club who would Commerce and we are sorry we cannot accept Herring's Cherry Cordial | were gigmen, and that their object was to feller took me to the house of the defendant, who, There are many old and thoroughly competent tested by the Committee of the Chamber of Memorandum, Sakitna
Bitters, &c. he managed to beat them of, and in the strugglć | me better. Defendant said it would take a lot no doubt hava gladly accepted the position it as a correct statement of the : financial S
his wriat was somewhat injured. It is high time of money. I gave him 350, as he said he had had it been offered to themy, and indeed we
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1891.
TELEGRAMS.
ZRYO
that something should be done to put down the to buy twelve safas to hold all the gold.”—This. belleve that one with all the necessary
of
forsooth, he was not a persona grafe at the ΣΤΟ head-quarters. A we said before, we have F. Hough no great objection to Mr. T. personally; it is the rank and rotten system favoritiam prevailing here that we condemn, and especially those who by crawling on their Bellies sustain it, and who are really responsible for its existence,
THE OFFICIAL SALARIES QUESTION.
4
reads like a real Hongkong prospectus.—“ He kind of thing, as
t is not the first attempt of the. told me to put six tuels of gold, and some itfications did apply, but was refused because Idind that has taken place on Kulanges within precious stones, in each of the sales when I got the past few weeks.
them, and then the fairies would bring the gold. It seems that the Thugs of the local Rialto will A second Becher. I said I had no more money not succeed in strangling the National Bank of and he suggested that I should sell a few of my China in iu infancy after all! There would children and get some. About a month later appear to have been serious doubts amongst the servant in our hong gave me $160 to London directors as to whether the disastrous change, and, thinking I should get it all back failure of Mestra. Russell & Co, would not pre- next day, I took it to the defendant. He put it and (From the Straits Times.)
judicially affect the Bank's operations, but lato a tin, and put some rice in another tin, investigation has shown that the Bank has in gave them to me, with a letter, and I went back GREAT BRITAIN AND ITALY.
no way suffered, and the Chinead support to the house. He told me to lock the tins up LONDON, June 6th,
so hearty and unanimous that the success of and when I opened them the twelve sales woolá The report has been revived that Great the enterprise is considered 'assured. We are be full of money. Next morning I opened one Britain promised to protect Italian Cosats against loformed that Mr. W. J. Mackenn, formerly sub tin, but it only contained rice. I also read the the French, Sir James Fergusson in the House manager in London of the Oriental Banking letier, which said that I was not to be afraid brother to Mr. E. Macken, We are prospecting fresh ground, and hope of Commons stated that Government had entered barrister-at-law, once a popular resident of this etc., etc.-Mining Manager) but to say I had Into ng engagement plodging the employment of -has been appointed Acting Manager in lost the money ai gambling; I should see him the Army and Navy, but agrees with Italy in Hongkong of the National Bank of China. He in Court, I went to the house again, but the draising that the situation in the Mediterranean her arranged to leave London this week and defendant had gone. With the aid of Inspector His
will bring with his several experienced Quincey, however, the proratsed véunion in should remain unchanged.
assistants. The Bank's new offices in Queen's Court was brought about, wasted aliizhily from Rester in Hongkong left at the "hut" of Row Central are poleg puaked along towards the programme, and the matter now stands
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DEFLAT OF PUBLIC OPINION. The following correspondence has been for warded to us for publication by the Hon. P. Rytle, T. H. Whitehead and Ho Kal
Hongkong, May 16th, 1891.
Barker, C.B., Officer Administering the Excellency Major-General George Digby Governmpak. B-We have the honor to acknowledge als ef the Honorable the Colexiad Bearetary's)
position.
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
You most obedient.servant,
(Signed) W. M. DRANE,
The Honourable P. Ryrie,. Dr, Ho Kai, T. H.
det tver en 4 Acting Colonia! Becretary, Whitehead.
We have the honor to be, Sir, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants;
(Signed) PRYAIE,
Pat Hoogkong, May 23rd, 1891. HO KALA The Honorable The Colonial Secretary. *T. H. WHITEHEAD,"
SIR,We have the honor to acknowledge spceipt of your letter No. 847 of 31st instant, and GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
we have to ask you to kindly convey to His Hongkong, 18th May, 1891 Excellency the Officer Administering the GENTLEMEN,—I am directed by the Officer Government our hearty thanks and acknowledg Administering the Government to acknowledgement for his courtesy in forwarding by mail of the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, and 20th instant our letter of 14th Idem to its Right to inform you, in reply to the second paragraph Honorable the Secretary of Blate" for the that the telegram to which you refer was received Colonice. AN on the grd Instant.song
QSH May we again express our regret that wa With regard to your request that the Officer should, without having ascertained His Exe Administering the Goverment will forward to cellency's views on the subject, have forwarded Lord Kantsford the letter which you enclose the copy of our sald letter direct through the and a copy of which you mention you have Post Office already forwarded by post, I am desired by Fils We very much regret that any inconvenience Excellency to draw your nitention to rules Nos should be caused to the Government by any Lions, coples of which are attacked, and to ask to Lord Knutsford cur Memorial on the 218, a1g, and gap, of the Colonial Ofice regula its deley of our part in framing and forwarding you to be good enough to state, for His "Salaries question. We may point out that Excellency's information, whether you have any the greater portion of the delay is attributable to' apsons radbene for adopting the foragidan coured the pots of 1416 Recellency Governor Bls Gi We