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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Arailing good fellow" is often ons who shakes dice.
H.M.S. Peacock wiled from Yokobama for Hakodate on the joth ult.
THE chorus girl who is pretty but can't sing most pass at bee face value. PHILOSOPHY fa' Ra-vinter "Phillippa: The food for thought oft starves the body.
Some of these banks, says the Baltimora American, anent the big financial crash, aro carrying the early-closing movement altogether
too far.
IT is reported from Komamoto that blight has appeared in the rice fi:ids in that prefecture and that the farmers are extremely anxious about their crops.
A MOTTO for Harry Wicking: Disapproval is generally rooted in self-approval.
THE WEATHER.
Glass bricks are now wade so cheaply that it of another "blow sweeting over the placid Yesterday morning there was every 'ndication seems only a matter of time when glast hous's waters of this colony, and as early as 4.45 2.1. the ominous report of Dr. Doberck's typhoon may come in fashion.
b'underbuss
Ang throughout the colony. Dating the forenoon several steamers sought shelter in Kowloon Hay and behind Stonecutters Island, and re anised there waill this morning,
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
Hall Museum for the week ended October & are Europeans, 107: Chinese, 1,650; total
1,717.
when they came in to their
shorthand reporter should be appointed. I may state that I consider such an expense quite au- Chesney Duncan, lately Secretary to the Mer necessary, otherwise I would propose Mr.
cantile Marine Officers' Association here.
2.—I would ventura to request you to order five copies of the printed report of the Obava tory Commission to be sent to me for the use of the Committee, and also, if convenient, стру
warded with the Secretary of State's despatch of
most obedient servant,
of the Astronomer Rayal'e letter which was for
THE Canadian Pacifi: Rallway Co.'s royal mail | The wind, at first from a dual anchorages. | Jani nalumu,I have the honour to bo, sir, your
steamer Empress of China airleed at Shanghai at room on Saturday last, and left again at 10 a.. yesterday for Hongkong, where she may be expected to arrive about 3 p., te-morrow, No Notice to Mariners relative to the removal of the danger to navigation caused by the wreck, age left in the Lamma Channel by the ship John Currier on Wednesday last, has yet been Inced by the Government, Bat it doesn't mater, the Telegraph's nolice will do.
writes :—
north-west, shifted
found to the north and then fals the east, from | which latter quarter it blew very hard at times, so hard, in fact, that the Indo-China Co's steamer Chelydra, which was hanging on to Jardine's No. 1 buoy, nearly pulled her baby to | pl-ces, and caused it to sink. After that her anchors were let go and she rade out the gale without further trouble.
In his weather repart to-day Dr. Doberck
7th, 35 p.m. Black dram holated.
At midnight two lanterns bolsted vertically. 8h, THE inquiry lots the circumstances connected 445 m. Gun fired one round. 6.45 .. with the fire that broke out at 139 Bonhamoorth-cast to south-east gala expected in Hang Strand on the 30th ultimo was continued king. 7.55 am. Black south cone holsted. by Mr. Hastings at the Magistracy to-day. 1050 s.m. Typhoon south of Hongkong, mov- The Magistrate ordered the release of the pre- ing west-north-westward. 2.35 p.m. Black The telemises and further adjourned the inquiry till the ball hoisted. 9th, 10 a.m. Blick ball taken
16th Instant.
down. 10.45 mm. Barometer steady. Moder- ́ale east brofse", Westher flag,”
A BATCH of thiny-also clephants arrived at Bangkok the other day. They are evidently preparing for possible contingencies in the Siamese capital.
WHAT the physician said to the lately "left" Gravedigging Sheat-per-abenter: phoste service of the nerves never loses » connection without disaster.
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THERE in a "wit " on board the Phra Chem
W. DOBERCK,
The Hon G. T. M. O'Brien, &c.
INCLOSURE IN DR. DOBERCE'S LETTER OF IITH SEPTEMBER, 1893. bad for convectenco the power to add to par Having understood thatthe present Committe
Lilburn, R.N., and Captain G. C. Anderson numbers we propose that S'aff-Commander
should be added to the Committee for enquirieg into the system of frasing the meteorological reports and weather forecasts.
Deberck is to be considered as Chairman of the Also we would beg to be informed if De Committee.
W. Daberck, A. W. Miller, A. Tillett, F. D.
Goldard.
COLONIAL BEGRITARY TO DR. DÜBERÇE.
that Dr. Dobrick says is wrong! Even granting that a landsman, albeit a scientist, who probably never was at sea in his life except as a passenger-and notoften in that capacity-could teach Captain TILLETT how to manage a ship in a typhoon (and it must be remembered that on this point practically the whole seafaring community agreed with the President of the B. M. M. O. A.)-even admitting, for the pur pose of argument, that black is white still, what on earth has the manag ing of ship to do with the publication of weather notices? Dr. Douzacz says "I do not know of any precedent for appointing anybody on such a committee except meteorologists" but surely, inthe name of commonsense, the best "experts" to con- sider the publishing of notices would be a committeeofpublishers. The committee is expressly forbidden to go into any other question. Where, therefore, is the sense of Dr. DOBERCK's plaint to the Government that "on this Commission meteorology Is represented by myself only, and there are three nautical gentlemen who are not acquainted with the subject." Even If this remark, were to the point, it is not true, for any man not hopelessly ignorant of matters outside his own profession would know that the subject is included in A S. WATSON & CO., LD. the studles by which ships officers qualify "for their positions. Dr. DOBERCE also, In childish petulance, says that his three colleagues, who refused to work under him any more, "apparently VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. dislike anybody sitting with them who understands the subject and the local SEASON 1893-94
circumstances"; but his own knowledge of the locality that is assuming that he has any cannot date further back than 1985, while their experiences average five or six times ay long and he goes on to suggest consulting scientific All this authorities is after the Colonial Secretary has plainly forbidden any investigation of the method of obtaining observations, or anything else except the simple question Catalogues the seeds are marglaally numbered of issuing notices. Dr. DOBIRCr's puerile A HEITING of members of the General Mer. Interview Mr. Hastings at the Polles Court this Secretary of State for the Colories to Governor |
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Te Harald states that a proposal is before the Tapas Silk and Cotton Spinning Company of Yokohama to double its capital. At present this is filed at a quarter of a million dollars. MR. Ohtori, Japanese Minister to China and Cores, arrived at Nagasaki on the 27th alta in route to Seoul, where he purposes staying some mouths previous to presenting his creden tlala at Peking.
The Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of Fapan arrived at Shanghal at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, and left again at I Em, ou Sunday for Vancˇaver, vis "Nagasaki, " Kobe and Yokohama.
Fox keeping a young woman in her house for nine days for purposes of prostitution, an aid "big" was to-day sent aloft for nine masths by direction of Mr. H. E. Wodehoose, before whom the very reluctantly bowed at the Police Court this morning.
chants' Guild of Yokohama was to have been held in that city on the 1st lost. for the purpose of determining whether they should boycott the firm of Samuel, Samuel & Co., as had already been done in Kobe,
yam 890,000, and if the extra expense involved in connection with the various foreign legations be taken into account, the total loss will be upwards of yen 1,000,000.
But all this is beside the real point at Issue.
The real question is Can the Can Observatory justify its existence? the expenditure on it be defended? Well, perhaps it can; but no such justification is yet in evidence. The Observatory was established after the 1884 typhoon, simply and solely to prevent or diminish the danger of such sudden visitations taking the Colony unawares. Since then no such typhoon has come over. Hongkong- for which credit, may or may not
"Well," said Old Soak to his friend Belle be due to this expensive Observatory; Blet, who was acting as leader of the brass
THE opening match of the football tournament afternoon between teams represcoting A and E was played at the Happy Valley on Saturday Companies of the S.L I. The game was a very one-sided affale, E Company having all the best of the play and winning by 5 goals to love. The second match will be played on Wednesday. between B. and F. Companies' teams. Play commences at 4 30 p,m,
Kao, which arrived today from Bangkok, In the report of the voyage, after putting down two passengere "Mesars. Intog. be describes the weather as" generally wet ; locally, mein, molsł, miserable and draughty; remarkable absence at typhoon Ries and electricity." Our compositor had it "typhoons, llies, and electricity." THE Siam Observer calls it a coincidence that the chief representatives of France in the trouble
with Slam are-
Amen!
Develle.
Da Viters. De Villiers. The Devil
A HAWKER Who hid gambled away all his fonds and had not the wherewithal to fill up his them up with 74 baskets, coolly filled sacking-pigs (without the permission of the owner) and being caught by a policeman shortly
after the act was committed was compelled to
morning. The plea of "have findee" was no use and the culprit was therefore sent to prison for three calendar months.
SAYS the Aydney Belletin:-As New South Wales law at present stands, a man who dis abeys an offer of the court, in matter of £5,
he has spent 12 months there. If, however, when the order is issued he steals 5 from any body and pays it in he will, if convicted of the offence, be sent to gaol for only three months or thereabouts. As life is short, the nett halsnce of liberty figured out from a comparison of the two transactions is considerable.
DOOM.
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Nowlihatanding the fact that Dr. Doberck says the weather is fine and the barometer steady, indicating there is no typhoon anywhere near Hongkong, yet we fancy there is one approaching, as indicated by the Marila telegram udly forwarded by the Spanish Consul and published in another column.
The steamship Girnavinty, which amived here to-day from London vid Singapore, experienced yesterday's gale and reports follows: Left Penang on the sgth; arrived at Singapore on the gold; left on the and instant. Had light variable winds with ane clear weather to Bombay Reef; thence fresh northerly wlod and south- east quadrant of typhoon (wind of force to) on the 8th; centre passing north of steamer about 8.30 am.; barometer 2018, On the 7th instant passed the barque Assyria of St. John's, bound south, in lat. 18.20 north and long, 113.20 east,"
SIR "JUDAS" RUSSELL. The subjolaed amusing_despatch' from the Robinson, regarding the official career, alleged services, etc., of the late Chief Justice, is published In Saturday's Gazelle Itishardly necessary to stare that the Marquess of Ripon personally knew nothing whatever about the character and record of Sir James Russell, and that his ridiculous panegyric is merely the ordinary fulsome gush
Telegraph, whilst he was still alive, exhibited the Chloese Castoms, the most unfair and the man who sold the liberties of Hongkong to bitterly prejudiced judge who ever sat on the Hongkong Beach, in his true colours, and see no necessity for giving additional publicly to defects of character that bave been matters of common knowledge and public notoriety It was at St. John's Cathedral vesterday fore- la Hongkong for years past. Bob notwith- A typhoon wat brewing and the standing Lord Ripon's opinion-based on Temple had already given the strongest ladicabat, wo, wonder?-we have no hesitation tions that it was not built upon the Rock of
In affirming that, however wise Sir James Ager. Father Cobbald (seemingly overpowered
Russell may have been, he was neither by the vitite of Christian resignation); ""Ther will be re sermon this, afternoon. Hyman, Oki just nor single-minded, and further that, outside What the joy etc............A nigger, benedic-
a very limited circle of personal friends, he was never regarded by this community - an upon the eternal fitness of things by a leading caused the slightest tinge of regret among those light.in.the chair-brought the service to a close. who knew him best." The Secretary of Stato's The conventional "Amen!” was even dispensed eulogy rens as follows : with,
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Hongkong, 13th September, 1893. Six,-In reply to your letter No. 8s of the sith Instant, I am directed to inform you that it was implied in my letter No. 1,253 of the 29th shime that you shou'd preside over the Committee referred to therein, and I am now to inform you that the Governor desires that you will do so.
With regard to the other petals raised in your letter, I am to state (1) that the Committee is empowered to add whomever it pleases to its numbers (2) that it is not considered necessary to lecur the expense of employing a shorthand writer; and (3) that it is to be clearly understood that the scope of the enquiry by the Committee is strictly Umited to a consideration of the system of issuing meteorological reports and weather forecasts, and of the improvements that may be made in that system, and that it does not extend to an investigation lato the method adopted at the Observatory for obtaining mole orological_results or observations.-I have the . honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant,
Dr. Doberck, &c,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN.
CAPTAIN MILLER, CAPTAIN TILLETT, AND CAPTAIN ANDERSON, TO COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Hongkong, 28th September, 1893 Sir,-Adverting to recent directions from bis
of Committer, over which Dr. Doberck has Excellency the Governor appointing us members been authorised to preside, io Inquire into the
watery at Kewloon, and to suggest any improve. ments appearing desirable, we, the undersigned, have the honour to state that three meetings of with deep regret that we feel obliged, at this this Committee have now been held, and it is stage of the proceedings, to request that is Ex- cellency will be pleased to allow us to “althdraw from this Commitee, feeling assured, from the Chairman's expressed opinions, bruh verbally and in his letter to you (H.KO. No. 81) read at last meeting, that, regarding out acquaintance. with the subject in hand, there a fatis mird a want of that confidence in lociates which is so essential to the hammer sous and efficient wo king out of the problem fore us.
but most of the typhoons which have bard, "there is one thing for you to be thankful lion and an impressive', dissertation (sosto voce) honoured and valord friend, nor has his death | Toosday last, Dr. Dober ek's letter to you
Vat is dore 77 inquired Berlin Blet.. "You can always blow your own hord.” "Nela, my friendt; dis cornet is porrowed.
Mela vas up der shpout."
And then they adjourned for 'a smile,' AN inquiry was held at the Magistricy this
morning by Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Coroner, foto the circumstances connected with the death of a coolie who fell from a lift-stage projecting from the third storey of the China Sagar Refirery, East Point, on Saturday last. As exhaustive investigation resulted to a finding of "accidental death" it being shown that the man overbalanced himself owing to a haul-rope breaking and fell over 60 feet.
THERE was a crowd of seedy speculators at the Central Police Station this morning on the seculon of the sale by auction of the wines, bear and spirits, seized by Sergeant Green at the Eastera Club recently, in respect of which Charles Boreham, the Manager, was fined $300 the 30th time for selling ligars wlihosts licerce. The whole of the "gtog" went off quickly at nominal prices, in lots suited to small purchasers. The police canteen officials were not conspicuous amongst the bidders.
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As we hinted yesterday, says the Stam Olurnar of September 29th, the Captain of the fallan steamer Ulan is not unlikely to get loto trouble with the Customs authorities. First of all be went to Chantaboon and disembarked a large quantity of war ammunitions for the French without having first obtained a permit from the Siacaese authorities here, and then, when he came to Bangkok, be immediately began discharging powder, and dynaralte, and other war stores, into Government vessels, also with out a permit. The Chief Outdoor Inspector of Customs (Khoon Sewok) dropped on bim on ill the abip was entered, and a permit obtained. Wednesday morning, and ordered the batches on
A SPECIAL telegram from Kyote to the Japan Gasette on the 30th. ultimo states that the
abdicated
famous palace of Awata was totally destroyed by fire on the previous night. An editorial note explains that the palace was first built, for the Emperor Selwa in A.D. 879 when the throne, and there he died in the year. The building which was burnt last night is of a more mođeni date. There were silding- doors in the palace, by Mitsunebu, Motcnobu,
following
Downing Street, 8 h September, 1893. Sir-In my telegram of the and lastant, I informed you of the anexpected and lamented death of Sir James Russell from an attack of the beath
At a meeting held in Ue Observatory on (HR.O. No. 81), which bu berto had not been examined, was read at the request of the Committee, and clause 3 was taken exception to Dr. Doberck admitted that the expression therein
and ag the scquaintance of the other members of the Committee with rast sorological research was an unfortunate one, andi it was decided that a letter should be walitem to you withdrawing it. 2.-You will share the great-regret with which I learnt the intelligence, and the Hongkong com-
Yesterday a draft of this letter which Dr. munlty in general will, I doubt not, mourn the for concurence, the wor ling of which only Doberck proposes to send was forwarded to us loss of an honoured and valued friend.
confirms us la the opinie n already expressed, 3-In my opinion, Sir James Russell's serviz, that there is a wint of confidence vices to the Goverment were of a very high bearty co-operallop octw en the chicco and order, and in him successive Governors and those associated with hile, without which the Secretaries of State found a wise, just, and single labours of the Committee: must icevilably prove minded adviser, who, not on the jed'cial bench abortive, lasting work for the Colony in which bis public only, but in many other ways, did good and life was spent. I have the honods to be, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, Governor Sir W., Robinson, EC.M.G., &
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HONGKONO, Monday, October 9, 1893-
we
Vader these elecomstances we feel the only Excency the Governor, with the most profound coures of procedure left us is to lender to hig
pect, our resignation as members of the You obedient servants. Committee. We have the honour to be, air,~-~
A. W. MILLER, Master Attendant, Hongkong Dockyard.
A. TILLETT, Marine Superintendent," C.P.R. Co.'s
Vessels.
GG. C. ANDERSON, Marian Surveyor and Superintendent, Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Limited. To the Hon. G. T. M. O'Brien. COLONIAL SECRETARY TO MASTER ATTENDANT,
HONGKONG DOCKYARD,
Hongkong, September şolk. of your letter of 28th Isistant, and to acquaint 8(x,--I um directed to nicknowledge the receipt You that the Governor has no alternative but to sell and your co-signator a-I have the honour accept the resignations therein tendered by your to be, sir, you most obedient servant,
| G. T. M. O'BRIEN, The Master Attendant, Hongkong Dockyard,
crossed the China Sea have been for." notified three or four days in advance -by the Manila Observatory, and by the Hongkong Observatory also. Necessarily, Luzan is the best place to get warnings; in fact, Dr. Dontack himself says that typhoon warnings are practically dependent on Luzon. It is not at all easy to see wherein lies the use of a separate Observatory in Hongkong, to duplicate imperfectly and tardily the observations made on the spot by the Manila scientists, or to get hopelessly and dangerously wrong without them. Here 15 a typical instance within the past few hours the usual warnings courteously published by the Spanish Consul did not come, and so Dr. Donazer was left to himself; he placed the typhoon first in North Formosa, then about south of that island (which would indicate an absolute impossibility), and finally approaching the south-east coast of China," which was vague enough to ensure that he could not be very far wrong, And now, after visiting Keelung and
DR. DOBEPCK AND METEOROLOGY. going "full speed astern" to Anping, here A CORRESPONDENT, at present travelling through and other famous artists of the Kano School,
Last Saturday's Government Gausite contains is the typhoon all but in the Colony itself; Northern Japan, writes from Fokushima-ken
a large quantly of interesting correspondence and ships that went to sea' directly after informing the Gasstie that there have been very Many of the who en doors had coloured
on the Observatory Commisilon, of which representations of the procession-cars of the Glon his first warning would be terribly misled. | heavy rains of late in that part of the country, festival. The garden was designed by Soami
the following condensed though still volu Another Instance the only one we canIn consequence, the roads are in some parts
minous extracts are well worth reading. On the remember just now-of a storm originat unusually bad. The rice-fields, however, are in We are indebted to Mr. H. Hyndman for a copy 10th August letter signed by most of the ing beyond the ken of Manila, and splendid condition and in all probability the
of a rudimentary treatise on Book-keeping, shipping firms in the colony was addressed to which he has recently had published by Mears, the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, not being notified by anybody, harvest will turn out very satisfactory. 1he
is of magnificent rice-selds near Noronha & Co. This little work is in the form bringing to the notice of that body the sugges before the arrival of Governor Rostsson. Northerns Japan, which has had the benefit of seo, in imitation of Cobbett's well-known system, on Dr. Doberce's lecture at the Britian Mercantile Whether It was a typhoon or not, it did a more rains than some other parts of the country. a clamsy melbed, the advantages of which we Marine Officers' Association, for an improve great deal of damage, and that is exactly PROFASCE MAX, of managerie renown, who
Mr. Hyndman's ment in the present meteorological reports, and entirely fall to appreciate. what Dr. Dozzxcx's costly department so long desed the savage onslaughts of he
twenty-five explanatory letters and the examples weather forecasta fasued by the Observatory, he gives of practical work will be found useful and suggesting that the Government phanta
as moved to appoints competest nastical com therefore is has the Observatory, apart as succumbed to are of Cupid's darts could reasonably be expected. Book-keeping: Tux Government Gazette of last Saturday from the Spanish Consul's efforts, saved and will shortly be bound to matrimonialan art, or a science, which can only be séquired discuss the details of the proposed improvement. contains a mass of correspondence (pub-its cost, or is such a thing possible? Does meses. His captress (even Kagilsst give by practical experience; from books some know. The ammittee of the Chamber forwarded this
issue), subject the the value of the Information supplied way on cecasions such as these () is a charming
ledge the may and letter to the Ushed in this laste), on the subles foffure, justify its existence at such a heavy cost young lady who for tome time past has been a The teaching of book-keeping in schools the, recommendation, and spa stop the of 3rd 'altime, I am directed to acquaiek jau, which we
guiding the youthful side of the colony thong may tend to inculcate methodical hablis in bose importance of storm warnings. In accordance for the information of the Chamber of Commerce, can only characterise as
to the ratepayers?
the lairicacies of the varying tenses (to say and no doubt acts as an Iscentive to improve with this recommendation commities was that the gentlemen who were, on the recommend Iamentably ridiculous." Dr. Doptree may
nought of the mends) of French verbs. Notice their handwriting, but it gives a very faint, if appointed to be associated with Dr. Doberek, atlon of the Chamber, associated with Dr. be a very clever man, and as well-meaning TELEGRAMS. of the chiming will be given, -
not a generally misleading notion of actual work consisting of an officer to be nominated by the Deberck in the Commitee referred to therein, as any in the world; but this correspond-
In a business office. However, Mr. Hradmans Sealer Naval Oficer, Captain Tillett, and have resigned their seats on the Committed, lessons are very simple, very plainly pul, and Captain F. D. Goddard, with power to add to ence conveys first and foremost the con- THE REBELLION IN BRAZIL.
The Goremor has accepted their realgestions, viction that he "never can open his mouth
LONDON, October 7th.
no doubt will fully answer the purpose for which their number, Staff Commander A. W. Miller, and the Committee is therefore at an end, A general exodus has taken place from Klo de
R N., Master Attendant at the Navel Yard, was without putting his foot Into It." A perusal
the Naval officer appointed. Captain Andersen will show examples in profusion. For Janeirs, Yesterday the city was bombarded the instance, he objected to having the records whole day. President Peixoto's traps are rob
and Captain Burnie were added to their number bing and murdering unrestrained." Another | of the Commission taken by a shorthand element of trouble is that clamant to the
by the Committee. The remainder of the corres clerk, on the ground of expense; that was throne has arisen in the person of Prince
pondence and minutes we give in full →→ obviated by the leading firme offering to Augustas of Saxe-Coburg, The prices ascertain possible contingencies, may not be able diran at 91, Queen's Road West. In "dation pay, but then the worthy Doctor said sailed for Brasil, in re-establish the monarchy,, he objected because, if he kept the records himself, he would feel more-at-Ilberty Prines Bismarck starts for Friedrichmab to- than If they were taken by a shorthand day, writer! He did not relish being exhibited fo an absolutely verbatim report In another case, the Director of the Obser- and fired upon the Bechuanalard, pelice, near A party of Matabelen has crossed the border vatory commits himself to a sweeping Hecioutale. Sir Henry Lach has ordered the denunciation of Captain TILLETT, who is | pollen to occupy Tatk Warts expected, alleged to be unfit to sit on a Committee whose scope, according to the Colonial Secretary's letter of September 13th, Is "strictly limited to a consideration of the system of Issuing_meteorological reports and weather forecasts and why is Captain TILLETT unfit? Because his Ideas of manœuvring a ship in a typhoon differ from Dr. Dostack's! Because he is a certificated shipmaster of many years experience, and he would handle a ship under
THE OBSERVATORY COMMISSION. was established to prevent. The question his newly captured denizens of the fugle for school-boys, and that is about as much mittes to be associated with Di. DOPEISK to 'colaNIAL SECRETARY TO EXCRETARY, CHAMBER
BISMARCK BETTER,
SOUTH AFRICA.
DR. DORENCE TO COLONIAL HECRETARY. -
Hongkong, September 11th, 1893 SirI have the honour to acquaint you, for that the Committee appolated in your letter No. 1.253 of the 20th slimo met this afternoon the Observatory,
1. would venture to call his Excellency's precedent for appointing anybody of mach á attention to the fact that I do not know of any Committee except masteorologists
OF COMMERCE.
*** Hongkong, September 30th. Sir, With reference letter
The gentlemen, however, who are interested ta the subject that the Committee was faiended to enquire into, viz., “the system adopted at the Observatory of lesulog meteorological reports and furnishing weather forecasts," will probably have no difficolty la formulating the improvement that they desire to be introduced foto that spate and I am to state that if they will do so his Excellaroy will have mack pleasure in con- proposed can be affected. I have the honour to befir, your most obedient servant,
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary, The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
DR. DOBERCK TO COLONIAL SECRETARY,
A RECENT telegram from Tokyo to the Osaka Ask, in connection with the abolition of Portuguese Consolar Courts, says that Senor Borj, Portuguese Envoy, has again advanced they were penned. a cislta for jurisdiction to the Department for Foreign Affairs, and the Government has not AT the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. Hastings, siren any definite and resolate reply. The Au Kwan was charged on temand by Iuspecies telegram adds that the Government, In view of lacey with keeping morphine Lojection to West Portugal's claim with indifference, and to the evidence taked on the 18th ultime, which that it may comply with the request advanced was fully reported in these columns at the to the extent of 'consentfog to a partial revisioni time, Mr. W. E. Crow, Government Analyst, the information of his Excellency the Governor, aldering whether such alterations as may be
tested that certato bottles produced contained of the Treaty.
morphine murials pares others contained a VON ULRICH (samiliarly known in the German weald solution of morphine. The defendant, Clobas The Count" and already an famate of ¦ who said he had come to the house to be relleved Hanjoga at the Magistracy this morning, with since been obliged to go back to smoklog oplum, Lethbridge Lodge), was charged before Ms. of his cravleg for smoking oplum dress, but bed having attempted to fraudulently obtain from owing to the prohibition of the "cure was fined Mr. C. Schmid, manager of the Hongkong Bro. In the other cases one of the defendants, Retis arle. The fates and falles were stainst the manager of divan s: 303. Queen's Road the Comet, for one of the latter, in the poison West, was fined $15, while his morphins was of Miss Oma Howard, tecided that the confiscated, and the other, the proprietor of gallant Josephs had come as a stranger and divan at 312 Queen's Road West, was damlased, that she had seen him sign a note in the Rotis. the evidence of the Analyst showing that al- sols although she did not know what it though the man had been keeping = morphing was for. She (Mias Howard) understand the injection divan, yet he had not been proved to Come as a Captain Wilson, gommander of a have done to slapethe presing ofthe Ordinance, Yankee burjus, “Shork ↑ "was ng term for west for his splailan poocisted of wheaten four, oll, There is a typhoon today in the Pacific, her serves and been subjected to the war water, a solation of carbolle asid, terpentine, upset and angry. This was amply substantiated and all of unisced. In fact, anything but more Pply moving towards the north of Lesson.
es es hier October 8th, 10 Based Ulich vita dal compitia for ur lapathe Charged Che praising money from 'as pas Depression east of Lazsa, tavallag, to the next stalna. Ba far phere are four sayitats with obtaining from hapless suoli - afroumstances -in' a way | soráwardel MadLL
commis'ngámot Joseph,
coelies under false pretensen:
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
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We are fadebted to the courtesy of Sedor Don Oriis de Zugasti, Spanish Consul at this port, for the following telegrams
MANILA, October 7th,
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........: Hongkong, September 30th, 1893, 3-On the present Committee meteorology is Sir,-~-Ï hava the konów to enclose a copy of u represented by myusif only, and there are three letter which I have received from Commandce nautical gentlemen who are not acquainted with Milicz, R.N., Contain Tier, and Captain G. C. the subject. It will be seen from the enclosed Anderson, tendering thele resignatles from the mingie, that they wish to add two mere sautical Committee on the laste of meteorological reports gentleman to their animber.
and weather forecasts. 4-It was suggested that four should form a
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signation is apparently based on a pagnia dislike to have anybody sitting with them who “When I opened the proctedings by read- understands the wubject, and all the local circum ing your letter No. 1,553, it appeared that it was | stances. It was mostly inspossible for me to not sufficiently clearly stated in the documeci | make them mudbe their iemarks to the subjecta that I was to be Chairman, and 1 would facies of the inquiry, and that I did to some exiert do fore ingest that he accellency should formally on appears to have been a reason with them kar appoint me nich, konnte denn
d-One of the memberg piggarted that konyhat the, member knew nothing of the