occupied with observations of no particular im- portance to the colony)-a saving of $4,000.
By reductions to the subordinate branches of the Supreme Court- saving of $3,000,
By the abolition of one magistrate, the work of the Court not being too heavy for one ener getic officer-a zaving of about $5,000.
Total saving about $35.000,"
In conclusion the Governor says that the pos- sible saving mounts to -
Clerical Service... $3,000. Ciril Service properesésame · 34,000,
$5,000.
J
Total.............$81,000 The last (published) words of the Governor's despatch sta significent; he says that as these economies can only be effected on the occur rence, of vacancies-and apparently for that reason alone the present state of the colony's finances urgently calls for a loan. He does not touch on the question of verifying the definite state meata of Mr. Fleming, Sir W. Des Voeux, and Lord Koutsford as to the 30 per cent, increase of higher officials' as well as lower clerk salaries in 1890 being purely provisional, and subject to revision from year to year more especially when the colony is in "urgent necessity" of a loan.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1893.
7-The suggested Committee, with the excep tion of its President, was campore wholly of Unofficial Members; and, in its report It was stacimous in cipressing the opinion that there had been a rise not only to house rent, but also is the cost of living generally stuce 1874, and in recommending that the salaries of the higher By the combinatios of the post of Superia-officers should be restored to their sterling value, tendent of the G with that of Assistant taking the dollar at what was its exchange value Superintendent of Volfce--a saring of about in 1875. This recommendation, had it been adapted, would have bad the effect of immediately $3,500,
By the reduction of the Cadets to two-increasing salaries by 35 per cent, ln dollars, saving of about $3,500.
an increase that would by now, owing to the further fall in the sterling value of the dollar. have even exceeded 35 per cent. The dialms of the Civil Service being thus vouched and recom. mended by the Unofficial Members of Connett, who may be regarded is in some degree special guardians of the public purse, and there being, Morcover, a quantity of vidence tending to prove that the views of those on the spot were based on fact. Lord Katisford, could not well have taken any other course than that of accept log in principle what, was being urged uppe him. Bot be declined to go so far as to sanction the somewhat hazardous proposal of fixing the salaries in steziing, and adopted what has proved the mare cautious alternative of a fixed addition a dollars not exceeding 35 per cent. to the salaries as they stood in 1875. His Lordship's views were embodied in great detail in bla despatch No. 100 of the rth June 18go, and, the conditions and exceptions therein leld down were, I would potelt almost entirely in the direction of restricting the operation of what the local Government proposed, and afford strong The Secretary of State in his reply (also con evidence of a desire to protect the public purse. 8.The despatch of the 19th of June, together fidential) dated 24th clober, disapproves of combining the Registrar-General's office with with the revised scheme of salaries which it any other, on the gt und that is specially for authorised, came before the Legislature in the Chinese population. It the Registrar- connection with the Estimates for 189r, at General and the Colonial Secretary have too time when, I may observe, the members were little work (1) they should not be amalgamated, lolly aware of the demand made by the Imperial but should have lewer clerks under them. So Government for a larger Military Contribution; also with the Post Fffice and Treasury, which | but notwithstanding this knowledge the Council were only separated two years ago, after care-rated the increases, and these were in due ful consideration."
course, but subject to certain criticisms and exceptions, s.nctioned by the Secretary of State As to
in his despatch No. 71 of 3rd April, 1891. Shonly after that despatch was posted, he was made aware by a telegram from the Unofficial Members that they had altered their views on the question, but when the reasont on which that change of opinion was based came to be examined by him, they did not appear to him to justify a reversal of a decision which had been arrived at largely in deference to the views put forward by Unofficial Members.
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the over-manned Harbour Office, Captain Hastings has been put on the list" for transier some other colony, where he will not be superfluous.
The Secretary of State does not approve of reducing the Observatory expendliare.
The other suggested economies are also some what dubiously regarded.
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The Guverement forwarded the Unofficial Members protest against the Appropriation Ordinar ce of this year (published at the time) in a despatch to the Sicretary of State, dated 21st December, 1891, and the reply, dated rgth February, 1893. states briefly that the voting of the Official Members in support of their own salaries was in accordance with the practice in the House of Commons.
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1
Dreaming of dreary Umes among The Customs Out-door Staff-how long !—
And of brighter days to be, When promoted as high as man may go; But how to get there he did not know,
This lonely LM.C. ENN
Ha woke with a start, a sleepy soort, Muttering Oh, If there comes to port
"A ship under stress of sea, "I'll take good care that the great !. G.
shall be told of my deeds through the B. of T.
"And H. E: H.RM.C. ("
The very next day avessel came- If not in distress, it was all the same→→
The pennant and square had she || "Now, this is luck! My name I'll make t "My chance of promotion is at stake!"
Thought the gallant LM.C.
But to gain the glory of the brave, In "rinking life" () on the stormy wave, Three others were asked with him to go-
(Though there wasn't half a brezan 1) But they, of course, were not to rom
Those gallant L'1.C.'s
They launched the boat, and with a crew Of Chinamen to the ship they flew,
Nor waited to be told. Bat, ob! What rapture filled each breast, When help was decilned by the ship distressed
From the I.M.C. so bold!
of this great deed, as all now know, The Consul made a splendid show
To the Barnacles at Home, With this resolt, as I am told, They cach received a medal of gold
For battling with the foam) / His dream caine true; as right as inin, A quick despatch from Peking came
To the local C, of C., With orders (so, at least, they say) To promote at once, without delay
This gallant L.M.C.
PHILANDERING: ÓR,
TAI-YAT,
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
A STA-SIDE IDYL.
(Written for the " Hongkong Telegraph.") :
CHAP. II.
A BLESSING in DISGUISE, 9.-This decision may be taken to bave been for a time at least accepted, but the Unofficial
'As every other love-smitten swala would Members seek to re-open the question on
probably have done under similar circumstancer grounds with which I shall briefly deal. I can- Dash, in his heart, blessed the accident,which not admit the accuracy of the view that my emibed his foot, because it gave him the chance predecessor agreed to the increase of salaries of being sympathiased with by the fair Regina simply on the ground of the increase in house who bad carefully assisted him falo her carriage rent. In his despatch of 19th June, 1890, he and ordered the cotchman to drive back to his The Governor, in forwarding the Unofficials' intimated that his decision was bried on the hotel. She made him promise to be more care memorial (following the proter), fill iwelve lncreased cost of living generally and the 12thful of himself In future, and talked about lots of solid pages of Gasette size with staff like paragraph of his later despatch, dated 3rd April other nice things while Dash was so much occu, 4 Brownie's in the China Mall, Chaiters 1891, so far from bearing the construction put pied in enjoying the happiness he felt at being box's drivel in the other lending local upon it by the Unofficial Members rather near his love that he made a very afily Dash paper, the Daily Press" (Great Jumping shews that his lordship thought the Increase Indeed, in as much as he barely answered any Jehosaphat 1) and huge slaba of Mr. O'Brien's permissible, notwithstanding a certain amount of her questions-except with his craving eyes. great gas-eccape is the Council-chamber on the of doubt on his part as to the alleged
A few days after this accident-when Dash 30th November last. There does not seem to be grievance about house, rent. There is not had had enough time to reflect on his present any reference to the Hongkong Telegraph's sufficient information before me to enable me to position he began to admit that his suit with views, nor extracts from the stude of the 31st form a final and cohesitating oplaton as to with Regins was a hopeless one. Perhaps bla December, which made Mr. O'Brien sick of Lift met in comparison with 1889, but however this their worst light, but anyhow Fethen and ther time rents have fallen or fadisposition helped to make him see things lo This "covering letter of the Governor's is all not O'Brien-his colossal Intellect is visible may be, I would point out that is not the resolved that as there was nothing else to do ka to the naked eye from beginning to end, and crucial question. What the Unofficial Members would spend the whole period of his confinement bulges out a foot between the lines. All that ought to bave shown in order to establish their in finishing the Ing conceived novel, and what ever Sir William Robinson did at it was to sign point, is that the tents of 1893 are as low as he could not express to his lady love direct, be his name truly your obedient servant I
thote of 1875, which was notoriously a period of would pour, forth into his work with all the (V 11.)
depression in the resi-property market.
passion that was lecerating his heart. He wosk The Secretary of State finally rejected the zo-Certain observations made by Sir W. put his whole scai foto the work, and if his Uneficials' claim to bave the Officials' votes for Des Voeux shortly before quitting the Colony in efforts afterwards fell flat there would be an their own salaries declared void; he decllaed 1897, as to the power of the Legislative Council and of everything, whilst if on the other hand, dallowing the Appropriation Ordinance for to year, appear to be relied on in the memorial. position to hope for the realisation of his 1893; and he granted the r. quest for a retrench-Their application appears not free from ambi
amorous hopes. ment commission only with the express Imitation gulty, but, whatever may have been their scope that "the reference to the Committee does not and intention, they were not adopted by my extend to the question of reducing the series of predecessor, and are not binding on her Majesty
Government. To act on them-er rather on the extsting officers."
interpretations assigned to them, would be to treat the remuneration of civil servants on a principle which appears to me objectionable. It would be saying "in effect that salarier may be made to rise and fall with the rise and fall in the prosperity of the Colony or even the local money market.
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Lord Ripan's letter is as follows —
The self-ltivating Dash Derrington of yore was now swallowed up in the determined, passion amitten, and suffering lover. And this suffering which he and his friends regarded as Acurse which he drew upon himself with his own hands, could, if anything could, turn his curse into blessing. Suffering teaches men to do wonders, and it taught Dash, lo gird up his loins for a supreme effort. The thought that en success mainly depended his fatare relationship towards Regina Woodford, Inspired him with a supernatural energy to write his best. It even pained him to have any rest at all, and at length the book was finished, and the Muses favored his work.
D:WNING STREET,
21st Apill, 1893. SIR,-I have the bonour to acknowledge te receipt of your despatch No. 12 of the 17th January last, forwarding a memorial from the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council in
11.—Even if it could be shown that the civil support of their protest of the 13th of December, servants have been more fortunate than the facts and praying that her Majesty should be advisedto as to house rent and other items in the cost of refore her assent to the Appropriation Ordinance Eving would have failified, it must be remem (No. 12 of 1802), and that a Commission should bered that owing to my predecessor's refusal to be appointed to investigate and report upon this the salaries on a sterling bars the civil cost of the local administration.
--I have already, in my despatch No. 15 of servants are, through the fall in exchange, now his fabers secret from his friend Read, sgil February, dealt with the protest itself, and in my despatch No. 24 of the 14th February, 1 informed you that her Maitaly would not be advised to disallow the Ordinance, and that I was satisfied that no sufficient season had been shown for reducing the salaries of any of the exiting officers of the service,
the
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With an acutely felt self-denial he kept
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at the time and on the spot, that the settle. Dash given then for that supreme moment ment would give them. I am prepared indeed to admit that they were treated with liberality, and when be held in his hands the farmable and highly complimentary reviews of his work, and the settlement of 1890-1, should (unless in the case of some change at present totally by the critics of well-known journals, and be unforeseen) be deemed to exclude the considera- knew that thenos forward he was a made man
Dash, who had gone up to town to attend to tion of any further claims which may be the publication and ether, necessary business, advanced on the ground of increased cost of returned next spring to the same secluded
ring, fall of exchange, or other similar causes.
watering place where he had written bis book, 12-But whilst I am thus unable to meet the and there on the same beach where he was views of the Unofficial Members as to existing struck for the first time with
Cupid's holders of office, I may observe that my attention arrow, he discussed the great effort of his has for some time been directed to less question life with the Regins who bad stolen his Telegraphle Addreas Sobrinos, Hongkong able methods of retrenchment. In my despatch heart. Then they began to re-read the
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3-i have now again carefully considered the position as presented by the Unofficial Members their "memorial," and will proceed to explain the reasons which confirm me in the view that my decision was the right ont. I fally admit that the seduction of priest Civil Servantes a measure which may be taken under stress of financial necessity, but I do notree that the con dition of the finances of Hongkong Jaties and an exceptional step. The revenue has steadily Improved every year for the last ning yes, rising from $1,191.000 in 1884 to a sam (emitting exceptional windfalls) of about $3,100,000 i 1891, a rise of 76 per cent la frue that the that notwithstanding what has already been spiration and bis heroice and that without her Under Mesra, Douglas Lauralk & Co.'s Offices. Furnished Houso si Magazine Gupi ka expenditure has largely increased in the same decided in the direction of economy, additional his book would never have bess written. peiled, a result, I may observe, dus more to advantage would be derived from lestituting confident of succes and his heart palpitated with And Dash was now in fact growing a fire addition to Services Exclusive of Establish comprehensive enquiry affecting all departments ments" then to the growth al Establishments, in the service, so that the facts and the post/vehement delight: Hopeful lorcis ära is a role class of Goods or Propesty... Prompt Settlements ham Road, near Breezy Point, which have only increased by 37 per cent billies of reduction in the future may be placed she looked at him, with a sort of iml. against a zise of 76 per cent, la rörarne, Blat I see nothing in the exissing financial posiiton on record, and thus to apportaally, of effecting sympathetic, and semi-tantalidog gase, and then
retrenchment allowed to slip by
broke out luto's merry peal of laughter, which cannot be remedied by ordinary mea
14-I desire therefore that you will appalota bending towards him with a most incisasling sures of prudence and retrenchment not is
committee for this purpose over, which the look she calmly asked “Then why did you not wolving hardship to exlating holders of office.
Colonial Secretary or the Chief Justice might make my husband the hero of the book? It would Before discussing the question of retrench preside, with one or two other government have been all ionice Don't you think so ment it may be well to make clear what has been officers and certain Ungficial Members of the
your husband whispered Dank Inand. the attitude taken up on the plary question by Copacii as colleagues; it being clearly underlyinnot having enough strength left to com- Kuccessive Secretiles of State, and by the Upstood that the reference to the Committee does mand his voice, official Members of the Legislative Council not extend to the question of reducing the salaries Yes replied Mrs. Woodford,~~~#He la respectively.
of existing officers. In 1883 a memorial was received from a
expected here from New Zealand by to-morrow's 15You will be good enough to communicate will with our two children and I am sure you will amber of Civil Servants, applying for a general this despatch to the Unofficial Members by like them ever, so much and this with an Luca case of pay; the answer of the Earl of Desby sending a copy to the Senior among them and angelic smile l windecisive refusal to accede to the application by laying it on, the table of the Council together (as will be seen by reference to the correspon with my two despatches referred to in a previous dence noted in the margio), for the next paragraph (No, tà), augs years the question appears to have, remained in abeyance,
6-The question, however, was raised afresh in connection with the Estimates for 1889, and
the proposals theo put forward were supported
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When Dash Darrington returned home the next day his old chums no longer dared to chaf him. His face wore a homicidal look-and he swore at everything and everybody the satire day. His friends of course sympa
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wowy as the result of his recent siisinment to fame, | CLOCKS, FENDERS and FIRE IRONS, THE GALLANT IM.C. [con?" they tuled to console aim with the fact that had | BRASS.: and IRON. BEDSTEADS, WIRE, 11 not been for Regina Woodford he should WOVEN MATTRESSES, DRESSING never have Bad such – carcer cut out for him; TABLES, WASHSTANDS TOILET SETS and that therefore taking everything together COMMODES; SOOCHOW BATHS he should always cherish her nome in his heart for having proved to him such a * Blessing in NA Disguise,
the question, my predecessor: poliained from (AFTER "THE MINUTE OUM ÁT EXA-YEARS "committing blæself to any appresja) of such general increase, confining himself in the first
(AFTER) ŞUAN PARK Instance to suggestion Lasts Committee.com Out on the stormy Shantung Cost
NA posed of Officisi and Unoffids) Members shand | ahe night-watch sleeps at his weary post
be appointed to investigate and to report upon. From thoughts of danger
the general cost of living under speclina Bézés | Dreamin' t of Starmers' dusky forms, of expenditure, to the years 1874, 1879, 3884, 370: | Which must be cared, by spite of storms, J889 respectively.
Daal is a great man now, but ho la silil an old bachelor. He has wrlien a gibi many. gopedar books, but the bast of 6)}+ww that
On view on Thurada MA. Mikoda
SAK SKEELS & Co. agusikiliArislingers & Valgators. Auction Mast,' xy, Praya Central
Hongkong, ged June, 119)
Guaranteed to be Pare and Unadulterated. PS BLACKBERRY: BRANDY and fresh Consignments of BARTLETT SPRING MINERAL WATER by cach lam
enced hands.
Wines, Spirits, Malt Liqrom, etc., of the best quality only,
A WELL APPOINTED BILLIARD ROOM,
JOHN C. FOSTER, Manager, Hongkong, 1st September, 1892.
Fav
PEAK HOTEL.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND, HIS commodious and well appointed Hom, sitasted at a height of 2,250 feet above sea-level, having been Leased by the Proprietors of the "VICTORIA HOTEL," is Now OP and will be run in conjunction with their HOTEL-in-Queen's Road, thus enabling them to offer special inducements to Visitors and Residents,
-+
4,00
SUMMER RATES. One person, per day............................................................ One person, one mouth. $7 to 80.00 One peram, per week
manai 25.00 Married couple (occupying one room) pes
Married couple (occupying one room), per Married couple (ocespylog one room) per
motth.....
7.00
For full particulars apply to
VICTORIA HOTEL Hongkong, 11th April, 1893. – THE WESTERN HOTEL
QUEEN'S ROAD WEST. OLD "BEN" PRESIDES, QUIET AND COMFORTABLE HOME
FUN FOR MEN OF THE 20 MERCANTILE MARINE.
The very best LIQUORS and ACCOMMODA. TION.
They come as Strangers but leave as Friends,
BEN FRANKLIN TAYLOR,
Proprietor Hongkong, 28th March, 1893.
THE STAG HOTEL, QUBEN'S ROAD CENTRALE THE HOTEL OF THE EAST FOR.
WEST-ENDERS, ---
good ACCOMMODATION and CIVI- DEST LIQUORS procurable. In the Market,
LITTS, Còmé and see how we have translamed the old #STAG* TANAMOND-andi bend
Leon ng
WILLIAM WATERS House Propelotos, Tag : Hoegkong, 12th)
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Prices forwarded an application to FANA ACONDRAY BROTHERS & LOCKARD ethod «Commissions Merchants,
AYSEL TAPA No, so, Wala Bucet
Yokohama," Yokohama, taib August, 1E91,