To-day's Advertisements.
BANK HOLIDAY,
IN
IN secadance with Ordinance. No. A of 1875, the Undermentioned BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business
as MONDAY, the 7th Instant, WHIT MONDAY,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 1,
To-day's Advertisements.
ZETLAND
LODGE,
No. 535, E.C. REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS Igne, at 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting
OF INDIA, HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 19Í
For the CHARTERED BANK AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
For the
NATIONAL
LIMITED,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. BANK
OF
Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, rst Jane, 1897.
TO LET.
FURNISHED
(849
CHINA, TWO ROOMS tu the KOWLOON HOTEL.
GEORGE MUNRO, fer Chief Manager.'
For the MERCANTILE
រ
BANK OF INDIA,..
LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the BANQUÈ DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Hongkong Agency,
Apply to
NEW VICTORIA HOTEL Hoogkong, 1st June, 1897.
(839 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
. COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
G. G. F. AUGUSTIN,THE Company's Steamship
Manager.
"CHNUSANG,"
For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LIMITED, | Captain Baller, will be despatched as above on
HONGKONG,
TUESDAY, be Sih instant, at 4 P.M. For Freight or Passage'apply to
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager.
For the Voxquama SprcIE BANE, LIMITED,
NAO NABEKRA,
Agent.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1807.
INSURANCE HOLIDAY.
Undermentioned
[8X4
INSURANCE H F
OFFICES CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Basiness on MONDAY, the 7th lustant (WHIT MONDAY) - JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents,
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LD,
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD.
General Managers,
N. J. EDE,.
Secretary,
UNION
INSURANCE · SOCIETY
- W. H. PERCIVAL,
.
CANTON, LD.
Agent,
W. H. RAY,
NORTH-CHINA Insurance Co., LD,
Secretary,
OF
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE Co., Lo.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..
Agents,
YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,LD.
J. B. COUGHTLIF,
Secretary.
CHINA FIVE INSURANCE CO. LD.
THE STRAITS Insurance Co., LD.
W. H. T. DAVIS, I
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 1st June, 1997.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Managers.
1888
Hongkong, 1st June. 1807.
- MÖGUL«WARRACK-MILBURN LINE, FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL
THE Steamship
"SIKH,"
to will about rath Jase 1897.
| 5.5. "' AR' YLL," to salt about 15th June 1897.
5.9." AFRIDI," to sail about yib July 1897.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, Jone. 1807.
Intimations.
BIRTH.
1897.
must always be favourable to the Govern- LOCAL AND GENERAL. AT "Dovecot," Singapore, on the ajid May, are always Government servants and Tas bayleg me for sovereigns is $9.92 per £. ment, because a majority of the Council
Min. M. S. Martin, of « 100.
MARRIAGE.
must vote with the Government, the
MR. WODEHOUSx wil be muc, obliged if ownas of steam launches, or ibels ropreveniatives, taking part in the Jublica procession can and it con- venient to meet him for a few minutes at the
On the 17th of May, at HB.M' Conate Government having already, committed | THE Canadian mall, is expected to anive heta City Hall on Thursday tko grå Jund at 4.30pm.
Itself by its approval of the site and of the about 9 a.m. to-morrow. proposals of the Sanitary Board. If our
General, Shanghal, by Sir Nicholas J. Hannen, Consulate-General, and 'afterwarde at the Fiely Trinity Cathedral, by the Res. H. C. Hedges M.A.. Grozat, fith son of Mr. Hammes Dafis, of Shanghai, to BEATRICE MAUD, ecard
St. John's, London.
daughter of the late W. H. CLIMOES, Esq, of
The Hongkong Telegraph and the adjoining Property owners, no
for the purpose of consid rieg one or two matters
consented to present the pilsta won at the recent HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has kladly
Volunteer competitions at the promenade concart to be held at the Headquarters of the Corps on Saturday night. The hard of the West Yorks will be in attendance. The uniform to be worn
readers will only call to mind the action Loan Duraiian has succeeded Lord Rendlesham connected with the illumination ofthe launches. | of the Government with reference to an Steward of the Jockey Club.
"Price's Folly" in the Battery Path-H.M. eratser Narcissus and torpedo-bost way they will see to what they are destroyer Hart left bere te-day for Nagasakl exposing themselves any latrine fre- quented by the public, whether Govern- SIR WILLIAM Clarke, Bai, dropped dead in ment property or private property, may Collins Street, Melbourne, on the seth altimo be put up anywhere, and the public A TRANIER of the license for the Western Hole, by members is: Officere, summer mess dress, matter how much they may suffer, are held by F. J. F. Bedford, was granted to-day and non-commissioned officers and mẹn khaki helpless if a resolution, by order," of the to Maurice Evenburg, at a special scesion of | drill, Prize winners only will went side-atm. Legislative Council sets aside their Justices of the Peace. objections. How terribly afraid the Attorney-General is and the Government with him of the Courts and of the laws they administer! Why not refer objectors to the Supreme Court In a summary fashion, with certain definite powers and We note with some astonishment and a precise limitations? Oh no, The Courts considerable amount of disgust that seve might entertain the objections. The Legis- ral officers of the Government have petllative Council cannot. It must obey!
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1897.
THEY WANT A RISE!
tioned the Governor for increased salaries and that His Excellency has ap pointed a Committee to Investigate and report. We thought that the very consi- derable all-round increase granted a very few years ago on the recommendation of the unofficial members of Council and the more recent allowances made by way of exchange compensation had demands of that description for several years to come. We know that there were, at the time of the last adjustment of salaries, some serious Inequalities left unredressed, and one or two of the sufferers may be among the applicants at the present time, but from what we have been able to gather, the Committee has not been appointed for the
freed us from all
We hope that Mr. WHITEHEAD, Mr. CRATER, the Land Investment Company, and others interested in land and house property, in Hongkong will wake up to
THE Dabila foililers departed from Bombay for Natal on the 18th ultimo, in the presence of
large gathering of military and 'civilians. It is understood that there will be a very small master of the Volunteers at the Diamond Jubilee Review anless horses for the gaps are provided. On the 18th altimo orders were issued in the Bombay district that the pligue staff should be reduced by ooo half, owing to the steady sub- sidence of the spidemic.
the fact that a grave injustice is being A Court Martial on board H.M.S. Undaunted done them and a very serious inroad made yesterday no ordinary seaman belonging to on the recognised right of property. The that ship was sentenced to 3 years' imprison Government has in the past grossly neglec- ment and dismissal from his ship for stalking ted. Its duty in not providing proper an R. N, R. officer on board. public accommodation, and it now wants to atone in a hurry for all its past deficl- encies, not only at the public expense but at the expense of the unfortunate property owner, who is absolutely Innocent in the premises.
AT a meeting of the commitee of the recently Cecil Holliday was elected President, Mr. W. formel Shanghai Bicyclists' Association Mr.
Wakeford Cox, Hon. Treasurer, and Mr. H. ḍa F. Hutchison, Hon. Secretary.
*." Oxx of ike best ways to wcquire a sound knowledge of "English as she is wrote and
and of all such works Webster's in universally acknowledged to be the best in every way.
purpose of redressing mistakes made in TELEGRAMS. spoke to study a standard English dictionary,
the past. The people then left out in
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & the cold were too small potatoes" to
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS,
SIMPLE
'IMPLE AERATED WATER,
`ODA WATER. CODA
IGINGFIE
ALE
(887
NOTICE is hereby giver that FRIDAY
the 4th instant (gth BON, th
DAY) being the CHINESE MIDSUMMER
ARSAPARILLA
R
YMONADE.
ASPBERRYADE, &c.
DARIN, CRUICKSHANK & Con Waters are
have a Committee specially nominated to look after their interests.. We belleve that the principal applicant for an increase of salary in the present instance will be found to be the Honorablethe Colonial Secretary and Registrar General, who, after having, with full knowledge both of the work to be done and of the cost of living in the Colony, elected-volunteered, we believe, would be the better word-to take the combined offices for the salary payable to the Colonial Secretary, would now like to be off of his bargain and to get a very considerable increase of salary In consideration of the very heavy and responsible duties attached to the higher office. We sincerely hope that he will be held to the bargain he made with his eyes wide open, and get nothing. We hope too
REUTER'S MESSAGES,
THE IRISH PARTY AND THE JUBILEE.
LONDON, May 30th.
The Irish party has decided not to participate in the Jables celebration,
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THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION. Renter's News Agency is informed that all Angle-Egyptian officers on furlough in England have been ordered to be x1 their posts by the end of June, in readiness for a farther advance in the Sandau,
THE KHALIFA ON THE WAR-PATH.
The Khallin lá effecting a great concentration
the death,
*
THE Allahabad Pioneer humorously suggeste that the best way to commemorate the Jabllae would be by the general pabite foregoing news-
papers for a week or two and thus allow mem-
pers of the fourth estate a holiday.—Hear, bearl THE "Hospital Saturday" collections were taken in Sydney on tie sst alt, some 1200 ladles taking charge of all the main thoroughfares. The result was that by 6 pm, no less than £19 75. 8d. had been collected and other amounts were then to come la.
|
In connection with the case of illegally romazine Explosiver, which was before the Magistrato yesterday, we are desired to state by the gedown keeper of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. that it yesterday, hut a customer who bad banght tha was not him who was prosecuted and fined dynamite from th: firm. The fine, therefore, an well as the confication of the dynamite, falls on the boy a's shoulders, not on the "Ewa" firm,
uz China Gazette hears that when the special Ruslan Ambassadors were in Tiantain the other
day on their way to Feking they lesp:cted the Pelyang Asenal, the Naval School, and also the school where Russian le taught to Chiante scholars. To these they gave's sums of money, They also give ten thousand tacls for the estab- Nihment of a Mining School which had been contemplated by the Tientsin officials. While In Tientsin the relations between the Amhazsi- ders and the local mandarins were most cordial,
•
a paragraph headed aplly enough “Walking' into the Lion's Den," the China Gazette of the 27th uit ways:-Yesterday afternoon a foreigser
named Vincent, who had sppiled to Captain Mackable for enrolment In the Municipal Palice, was arrested on The spot under Instructions from the Caplats-Superlatendent of the Hongkong Police who wired thus:- "Arrest P. Viacent, (description) larceny, sailed ty Rio, warrant issued." It appears the prisoner had on his arrival in Shangbal applied to jola the Customs service, but he was considered too old-being over 30 years. He then visited Capt. Mackensie with the object of joining the Police and the moment he opened his mouth and mentioned bls name. Capt. Mack:ozla arrested him in his office. He was brought up THE Simla Pole Tournament, which began on remanded. Vincent is a slenderly built mas, at the British Consulate this morning and the 13th May, has attracted eleven teams, com-standing about 6 feet in height, and with a light prising the Commander-in-Chief'■ Staff, the red moustache. From laqulsies we learn that Viceregal Staff, the 17th Bengal Cavalry, the the man now in custody to Percy Vincent, an Black Watch, the sih Dragoon Guards, the Englishman, employed a store-keeper in the
Laces (two (dams), and the Bengal Cavalry, THE French wirahlo Duguay Trouin, the flag- ship on the Pacific station, snifred in Port || Jackson an Aril 16h from New Caledonis,
Imade under the constant inpervision of a duly that the Commission when appointed will ❘ of his forces, and it is believed that he will fight / Paticle, the 18 h Hussars, Rife Brigado, the 16th Hongkong branch of the Canadian Pacific
FESTIVAL, Will he observed as a HOLIDAY | qualified English Chemist and will bear compa.
at the Kowloon Customs Office, Oslam Exami nation Office and Siku.
All Examination of Cargo' and Clearances of Janks will be suspended on thai dato, --
H. M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon and District.
Custom House.
Kowloon, 1st Jan, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
"ARRATOON APCAR "
[BST
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining en board after 4 P.M. of the 3rd Instant, will be landed at Consigneer' risk and expense
luto the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown C, Limited, at Wanchal,
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside Bach Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel I be landed and stored at Consigners' risk and Expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
Ronybane 1st Jane, day
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
THE
LIMITED.
FOR KOBE (DIRECT). Company's Steamship
"WOOSUNG,"
1886
Captala Cicer, will be despatched as above TO- MORROW, the and Initasi, et TO AN
For Freight or Paisage, apoly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, ret June, 1897.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN, VIA SWATOW.
HE Company's Steamshly
THE
"KWEIYANG,*
1875
Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as abors TO-MORROW, the and instani, at a Plat.
|
rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to Hotels, Clubs, Memes and other Large Coniumers.
Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Svedbomp, 1st March, 1897-
!!
3294
TO SUBSCRIBERS. BUBSCRIBERS TO "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IS ADVANCE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. #4.
MANUFACTURERS
or.
AERATED WATERS.
OUR AERATAD WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.
The Parent Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Card and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufactors throughout,
sit with open doors and let the public, through the press, hear from day to day the evidence put before It. Much of st
the comments of the dally papers and might be supplemented or corrected by
much additional light might thus be thrown on the whole subject of the civil adminis tration of the Colony. The Return moved for by Mr. WHITEHEAD will, we trust, ba published promptly. We are curious to see by how much our worthy Governor has diminished the expenses during ble period In office, as per his. repeated promises.
A GROSS INJUSTICE.
How uncommonly stupid our members of Council are, and how easily they allow themselves to be bamboozled by that old parliamentary hand, the Attorney-Gene- ral The Aitorney-General moved yes- terday the second reading of a Bill, got it Into Committee and out again, and read It a third time and passed it as an Ordin- ance, although it seriously affects the rights of property and of owners of property in Hongkong, without a dissentient voice and without any of the members of Council realizing the pretty trick that was being played upon them. This Ordinance, if allowed to come into force, enables the Government to erect anywhere In the Colony a public latrine and to overrule all objections, on any grounds, no matter how grave the injury done to the adjoining properties, by a simple resolution of the Legislative Council -a resolution, as we all know, that, as a free expression of honest opinion, la value-
an order of the Government, and to deprive every person. Injuriously affected of every possible claim to relief or com- Such latrines are to be "protected from pensation in any Court of Law or Equity.
the possibility of being made the subject of expensive litigation at the cost of the public." No, but the Government, la to be protected from all claims for compensation | by private owners who pay heavy premla Conniertell Order Books supplied on applica and Crown rents, and who find their property irretrievably damaged by the erection in their immediate neighbourhood of the most offensive public building that can be put up. In two or three cases that have been before the Court it has been held that it is hardly possible so to construct a latrine, drawing thousands of people to it each day, without creating an
The Waler sied is proved by repeated less, and is simply an enforced assent to Analytes to be Absolutely Pure,
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when received in good order, 7
lion.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
·BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Our Registered Telegraphic Address in
Agenta
“DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.” (864) | And all signed messages addressed thus will
receive prompt attention.
Hongbere, 1st June 7
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN. QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. ❤HE Company's Steamship'
THE
"WHAMPOA."
Captain Moore, will be despatched on THURS-
DAY, the ard instant, xi 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply 10
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Aprake.
Hoogkong, 11 June, 180g, (2)
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR MARSEILLES.
THE Company's Steamship
#TURBO,"
1864
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to
'CHINESE LOANS.
Reliway Co's Royal Mall Steamship line, and he was supposed to be on his way to' Japsu on sick leave." [We understand that an officer ft here on Saturday last to bring back Vincent,
A Peking edict sanctions the Belgian loan for having come to be docket for an overhaul. The who acted as stalls usher for Hudson's Surprise
the Paklog-Hankow railway,
!
Duguay Trouts has been recommlisfened with a || Party daring the Hongkong season.] new diew, and sow files the flag of Commandant Fort, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific station.
THE GRECO-TURKISH TROUBLE. The prospects for mediation are not promis- log and difficulties are being ralied both at THE Band of the West York Regiment will Constaatioople and Athens.
TURKEY AND THE POWERS. The Ambassadors have replied to the Porte's Note that they do not object to the conclusion, of an Armalico and will take steps at Athens with that object. In the meantime they am of opinion that the discussion of the conditions of peace should commence at once.
THE FLAGUE IN INDIA.
BÓNDAY, May 13th: Yesterday there were 8 cases and 8 deaths, the mortality from all uses being 86. This rate to lower than either at Calcutta or Madras.
THE ENGLISH TURF.
THE GREAT JUBILEE STAKES. KIMPTON PARK GREAT JUBILEE STAKES (tch year); a handicap of 3,000sors, by sub. scription of 1010rs each II declared, If left in * further subscription of zo1ovs, and an addi- tional subscription of zosove for starters; the second to receive scojove and the third 100ses, out of the stakes; for three year olds and upwards ; winners (seiling races excepted) after Jan. 30, at noon, to carry tib, of zay Face valoa 400sovs to carry yib, twice of
400BOVE OF Anca of 1,000savs, 14îb exten ; the winner of the Two Thoorand Golanas 1896 to carry, il a colt yat axĺb, II Ally yst 7 b, winner of the One Thousand, 1897, 7st gib; Jubilee Course, one mile.
Choyd (yet glb)..................................................... I Kilcock (6st talb).......................................e 2. Victor Wild (9xt 715)...............mum J Para and saveral other cracks were entered Earwig, Kirsonnel, The Lombard, Sancho for this event,
PLAGUE,
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The following was circulated in Amoyas an
The following is a List of Waters always kapi offensive nuisance and seriously reduc-gress on the 25th ultimo -
ready in Stoch po
PURE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
POTASH WATER,
SELTZER WATER,
LITHIA WATER,
SARSAPARILLA WATER,
TONIC WATER,
GINGER ÅLE.
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Battles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other perpose thin that of contatalog Aerated Waters, as auch Boulos ar sever used sala
Captain J. Moses, will be despatched as above | 97 "s.
DE THURSDAY, the coib Iostání..
For Freight, apply to
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Agents Monghong, ist June, 1897.
play the following programme at the Officers Mens, Murray Barracks to-morrow --
Overture.Le Fidele Forger....Adeos -Piccolo Solo Danse Pantomimique...Grosa
Relected.
Goodallers ..................Salia · 4-Dance.
Veastian...
Salomo J-Valses The Shop Girl Beclos
-Salvction...
Fiotow
THE Imperial Bank of China was formally opened at Shanghal on the apth ultime, but the only business done was the reception of numer. our friends by the foreign Manager, Mr."A. W. Maitland, No fonocial operations on the part of the Bank will take place until after the rath of June.-N. C. Datly News.
By to-day's Australian mall news comes to hand
of a brutally cold-blooded murder at Coolgardle (WA) on the and all. The victim, Mey Waine, a middle-aged widow, kept a summer drinks shop on the Menzies-road, about six miles fram Coolgardle. A miner named Hugh Campbell, who was the only witness of the tragedy, said on Sunday afternoon two men drove up to the shop, and shortly afterwards he heard reports of revolver sbois, and the woman screamed "111 report you." The victim then ran towards him, bat droped deed a short distance from him, The men in the buggy made off in a northerly direction. The man came into town and reported to the police, who went searching the country, asulated by monated troopers. The woman's body when brought in to the morgue prevented a horri«. ble sight, being covered with blood, and having three bullet wounds in the breast,, Later wɛcounta say that the women was sitting in front of ber shop, when two men drove up. After a few wards had been spoken, one of the men raised a Winchester rifle and deliberately Gred three shots. An Afghan was driving a camel team, A PRIVATE of the HK. Regiment was going and when be mat the man one of them deliber. Aboard the Kowloon ferry Baunch when therestely shot his camel. The police tracked the was a big rush down the atopa and he felt a hand men to the 24-mile condenser, and found a man in his pockets.” He lained round and caught who gave bio namo as Reid, in bed in's hat, a Chioaman wie 'bad in bis hand eight sliver A broken sulky was also fou:d. There were dollars and a bunch of keys which belonged horse tracks, and the police, following them up, to the soldier. Mr. Wodehouse said that as a found another man, who was in the back. He' different account of the theft was given yester. atiempted to draw a revolver, but was uriented. day he could not deal with prisoner criminally Filly sounds of ammuntilon and two revolvers and bound the man everia the sum of $45 to be were found as him. He gave the name of James Conley, In the but, where Read waJ of god behaviour for six weeks.
found was a now Winchester rifle and 300 rounds of amesualtion. The men were hand- cuffed and taken to Coolgardie.
MR. GOOHLAN, Government Starlatician, in his view of the trade of Australa-fa for the year 1896, calls special attention to the position occupied by Queensland, which, with a large export trade, amounts to minetren pounds :Kirteen shilllogs per head. Her population is, he says, the most satisfactory of all the Australian colonies.
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DIAMOND JUBILEE SUBSCRIP- TIONS.
In the Volunteer Corps Orders for this week there appeared the following:-The Comman- dant has the gratification of Informing the officers, non-commissioned officers, and non of the Corps that he has received a letter from
the troops at the parade held on the 24th lost. | Colonel H. Elsdale, CRE,, who commanded
In celebration of Her Majesty's Binhday, in The Hon. Treasurer begs to acknowledge which there is the following paragraph :—"I { with thanks the receipt of the following căn- have much pleasure In recording that I consider †-tribullona, via :—–— the Volunteers made a most creditable show. Should you care to publish a complimentary order to that effect, and to thank the Corps for their exertions on the occasion, I shall be very pleased that you should do so,”
ing the value of neighbouring property,
"It having been reported to H. B. M's Consul and not only is the erection of the latrine, that Bubonic Plague has broken out at Amey be on the 27/b'ultimo a well-attended and very which may be either Government will be unable to issue clean Bilis of Health or representative public meeting was held at the private property-see definition of Pabile Latrine wholly unrestrained, but its con- dnued use or abuse is also by the Ordinance freed from all interference by the Courts.
vessels visiting this Pont unill further notice.
CHR. T. GARDNER,
| Bellisk Consulate, Shanghal, to hear from the | Rer, Gülbert Reid an explanation of his scheme ~~~~~H. B. MIT Consul? for an International Institute in Peking. The Shanghai Shampoo states that the bubo Sir Nicholas Hannen prasided, and after The Attorney-General well knew that nic plagae in Foochow this year is much worse Mr. Reid bad made a statement resolutions to attempt to authorize by law the erec than what was experienced in that city last year, were adopted kourilly approving of the project tion of latrines without making some pro when between twenty and thirty thousand and commending it to the people of Emape and vision for the hearing of objections would be impossible, so he plausibly and cun
persens died from it. The same paper concludes Americs, whilst a committee, consisting of Dr. ningly introduced into his Bill clauses from the accounts it has been receiving from Strebel (German Consul-General), Mr. Jemigas providing for the publication of notices me to time since last March that the victims of (U.S. Consul-Ganeral), Mr, Mansfield (British and the lodging of objections, but the ob- the plague in Frockow this year will not fall far | Condul), Mr. Dudgeon, Mr. J. L. Bcott, Mr.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. | Jections are not to be dealt with by a Court shen of 40,000. The natives of Feockow call Rocker, Mr. R. W. Little, Mr. J. 8. Fruzon, and
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Sanghang 13th Aprli, 180y,
Already acknowledged ........................$43,168.92
500
Chun Tong
500
China Export-Impost-do Bank Com-
pagale
5,00
Employees Chins Sugar Refinery... Talioo Sugar Refalog Co., Ld Scollab Olental $.S. Co. La.,
259
250
ajo
Employers Talkoo Sugar Refinery Hongkong Electele Co. Ld.
Staff, Mess Batterfield & Swire audio
mp
200
168.50
.100
25.
Office
P. E. Khamballa...sammanumi 5. B. Bhabha........ C. H. Thompson..
M.
Grote
F. C. Keeka.......SÍÐ A. H. Ch'noy
E. Blackoff.........
C. H. Lammert.......
Ernst A. Hirow
C. Trichu
20
845,081.43
Mr. Thomse Jackson, the Hon, "Trasnures, will di
for by arbitrators but by the Legislative | the plague "ike rat epidemic," probably' owing | the Rev. J. R. Hyker, was elected, for the furtköy, 's Council by resolution ; a resolution wisich i sa ikasa redanie bolag Beni situated by it, sonožderation and protiation of the resolutione,, -§ be pleased to samarra ferskar paheniptions