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Chinese.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1897.
THE CỦ LOVIAL SURGTON'S *W TITEK,
The Atterrey-Genarai moved the first rending of a bill entitled "sa Ordinance to give effect to thechange in the name and style of the office here- to-fore known as that of the Colonial Surgeon."
After passing in first reading,
The Attorney Geneal sild, in moving the s-cond read!"g, that the change of Dr. Atkinson'-i At the Magistracy to-day Mr. Wedehuse beldite from " Colasiei Surgeon was in "Priocipa' an enquiry regarding the death of ■ boy who Civil Medical Officer," and to prevent any fell from a plank bridge between two building difficulties about the change of name this in Queen's Road Central, near East St. Inspec Ordinances framed, and it we'd les prevent to Biker deposed to having examined the bridge, any fficulties like thous that vore some years
ago when the Surveyor-Gener»l's title Wa which had hand rails, and de considered it safe. changed to Director of Public Works. The distance was about toft, and the boy died soon after the in. A finding of Haceldental death" was retorned;
TODAY being the Gath anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria all the warships in the bachour were dressed ant a Royal palate was fired at noon The Reya! Standard was firing #1 Governmen' House and at the Naval Yard and the Empress of India New blue ensigns at her thre tracks. The Spratch cruise Felua Christina was also dressed in honour of the occasion.
Ture have been cartrui, suggestions for celebrating the Jahlles, and "A Sullert to a serent levon (fthe Times anggested that at elphr eleinek en 22nd Jane we should all tørst. Her Majesty :-The wave world he harn In Australls, more westward acines the China sest swriling avit osure? I'dia and Afrles, until it cutmicated and broke on the shores of the Unltrð Kl-gdom and Canada to the sound of, 50 000.000 volees Jalain at the a' me instant in the time-honoured toart of." The Queen, God bless her." This very Deaily Mides thefect that spid'unne liquor would at the same mement beflowing down 50,000,000 throats,
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was hell the afternoon, His Fxcellence the Governor, Sir William Robinson G.“ M.G, prevideð, und there were als“ present-Han J. H. Stewart Lockhart (Colonial Secretter) Hen. W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General) M», W. Chatham (Director of Public Works). Han, M. Pumser, RN, (Harbour Master), Han, F. H May, CMG. (Captain. Saprintendent of Peller) Hon T. 5, $m3h {C «Janid Træeurs) official margberej the Han, C. P. Chater, “M G Han, T. I. Teltreing Fan. T. H. Whitehead, Hon F R. Belles, C.M G. Hop. Dr. Ho Kal; Hon. Wel Yuk, unofficial members.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting weṛn read.Į and confirmed. *
ANNIIAL RTFÖRTA,
The Colonial Secreters Weld opan the table the Tepest of the Education Deparment for 1906 and shan the venent of the Superlatendent of 19 Fire Brinade for the evine parlad,
THE NEW SANITARY BY-LAWS.
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The second reading was agreed to,
In committen (he Hon. T. H. Wältehend wild he thought the clupac was rather mixed and that it cou'd be milda more simple and more effective by an alteration of its wording.
The Attorney-General said an alta ed wording It was the Ima would her’ly meet the case. as that spulled regarding the alteration of the Colonial Surveyor's title. If Its wording wers. altered it might have the effect of giving Do Akinron Dr. Arklmann' penalon, (Logb/er)- The Hon. T. H. Whitehead mild he had"no idea of anggeeting anything like that.
The bill wartsken through committee without amendment, read a "hì ở time, and passed.
ADJOURNMENT,
H's Excellency then declare the Council adjourned sine dii,
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
The following coples of telegrams to and from Her Majesty the Queen are subilaked in abe Government Gazette of the 26th June : –
[GCVIRNOR TO HER MAJESTY TUX QUIIN.)
"COUNCIL CHAMBER, "HONGKONG. 33rd June, 1897. We, the Governor, Exeative Council, and Legislativa ouncil of Hongkong, in Council assembled, on this auspicious acc.slen of nation al elcing and thanksgiving, desire, on behalf of ourselves and all your other laving subjects in this Colony, to give expression to our feelings of loyalty and devalos to Your Majesty's We pray that, by the Grace | throne and person.
of God, Your Glorious Re's my bros continued over peaceful and prosperous Emplre."
[HER MAJESTY THE QUERN, TO GOVERNOR.}
"BUCKINGHAM PLACE,
"LONDON, 230d June, 1897.
BOVARYOR,
Hongkong. "From my heart My God bless th
(GOVERNOR TO
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VICTORIA, R. and I,"
HIR MAJKSTY THỊ QUEEN "HER MAJESTY. THE QUEEN,
Buckingham Palace.. *MAY IT FLEase Your MajASTY,
"I have had the honour to receive Your Majesty's most grectors message and shall ot orce publish it for the information of this loyal community of Hongkong. I can assure Your Majesty that the g calest texpect and veneration. for Your M Jesty to entertained by the people of this Colony, and that the commemoration of the completion of the Sixtieth Year of Your THE TOCHI VALLEF DISASTER. | M-jesty's Glorious Relen is bela celebrated
Leve most wartbily and with enthuilaim.
At a meeting of the Finance Committee held afterwards, the Colonial Secretary in the chair, It was agreed to increase the wite for repairs to the Post OffiTM launch from Kagı to $346.
This concluded the businesg
The following particulars of the Tochi Valley disaster are taken from Ceylon papers-
CALCUTTA, June 12th.
Hongkong, aan Jane, 1897 "
AT AMOY.
univerzal
ROBINSON,
Governor."
On Sunday. Inne zoth, Benediction and a anteme Te Deum werê sung la, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, and a special thanksgiving zeroleh way Kiso held at the Uälen Church.
TOTAL LOSS OF THE STEAMER "SULTAN."
MANY LİVES LOST,
reciated, since the franchise was lowered, and with it the opportualites of gulling the electorate bava multipled. Wa cannot narrow the exisi- ing franchise; the chances are taxt, as time In our fasce of Friday last (25th Instant) we must, be prepared for that contingency. But goes on, it will be further broadened ; and wa
published a bonslation of a Havan Mesange as we can and should do something to arouse and keep alivo a hesitby public spirit among those ublished in the Gazsits d'Halphong. It was
who choose the men who are to represent them dited Paris 16th Juse and xhad an follow in Parliament, Measures, not men," a forgat- "A telegram from Colombo states that the Sulfam ten saage of the past, should be the role of the of Fedda, on the voyage to Calcutta, capsized fatare, so sitered in the true sense as to imply near Secotra. Ten Indians were drowned; the that the men chosen shall be capable champions alber passengers were rascaed.* The French When that rule is acted upon, but not till then. of measures-essential to the nation's progress, journal distinctly construed the message lo mean
we may hops for sober legislation on serviceable that a steamer named Sultan of Fedia had lines. Then, and not illi then, the deft or inest feandered off Socotrs; that ten Indians were torners-out of words las their own g'orificsildo drowned, and that the rest of her passengers ware rescued.
Shortly alter the arrival of the Engilsh mall liner Stiropors yesterday we were courteously farnished by the local Sapeilstendent of the P. & Coy, with a copy of a statement on the subject embodring Information which appears to have been derived from the Captain of the P. & O. Iner Valitta, whose men rescued the crew, and many of the assengers, of a steamer named Sultan. From this statement we gather that instead of the ill-fated weasel being named Sullin of Fadd it was a steamer owned in Bom ay named Sultan that came to grief while on a voyage from Jeddah to Calcotts with 110 Hajees and a cargo of rice. The in formation reada na fallaws p
8.S."MIRZAPORE.”
Hongkong, 27th June, 1897. "Dear Sir,-The following is an account of the incident on the outward voyage of the Valelis, as pestly as I can recollect It, ahtained verbally from Mr. Ziegaa (of the P. & Co.) In Colombo. Of course, as we were to strict gaurentina there was no direct communication with the Valitta. As the Proir will probably atk for an account of the maiter I place all my information at your disposal.
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or the rouning af mischievous hobbies, will be at a discount, and Parliament will be able to do efficiently the work that ought to be done,~~Roftris,
THE BURMA CONVENTION. The text of the Agreement, signed at Peking oa the 4th February, modifying the Barma China freniler and trade Convention of st March, 1894, is published in the Government Gazette of Saturday inst
The reasons for the new arrangements are stated as follows: In consideration of the Go- rerament of Great Britale consenting to waive its objections to the alienation by Chica. by the Convention with France of June 30. 1895, of territory forming a portion of Klang Hug, derogation of the provisions of the Convention between Great Britato and Chlas of March 1, 1894, it has been agreed between the Govern ments of Great Bellale and China that the following additions and alterations shall bo made in the last named Convention, heresaatter referred to as the Otiglas Convention,
Articles I to IV have reference to the new frontier between the two Empires from luiltade 25 deg. 35 min. N. I commences under this After passing Socotra the bolts Expert Agreement from the high peak situated approxi- enced strong S.W, monsoon and big sea.mately in the latitude named and in longitade When about 500 miles from that island the 98 deg. 14 min. R. of Greenwich and 18 dog, steamer Sulián, of Hombay, was alghted, 16 mla. W. of Peking.. From the junction of -Our Alady correspondent sends us the follow-showing the signat "I am sinking. The the Taping and the Nampanag stresme the Valetta was then sto ped and two boats left the frontime shall follow the Taping to the neigh- fng xccornt of the Tabliss celebration et Amoy Sufan with, crew and pilgrims, but the boats bourhood of the Lwalking ridge; thence line were smashed alongside the Valitta and iveral running approximately along the Lwalking sldga of the occupants d'owned, As the Sultan had and the Iwataing stream to the Namwan; thence no more tous avalabla Capt. Gadd called for
the Namwas to its janction with the Shwall. volunteers and ■ Ilfeboat was manned with Great Baltain engages to recogelse as belonging Furopeans, who succeeded in transferring the to China the tract to the south of the Namwan mader of the passengers and crew of the River, near Namkhal, which is enclosed to the Sultan salcly on board the Valette. At, how west by a branch of the Nammak River and had to be abandoned. This caused a delay of and thence by the range running in a north- ever, the son was running very high the boat the Mawsla range of hills up to Lot Chow Peak,
was bound fram Jeddab to Calcults with a cargo whole of this area Chinx shall not exercise about five hours to the Vatilia. The Sulian easterly direction to the Shwell River. In the of ice and a low Hajees (about 130) She had any jurisdiction or authority whatever. The encountered hid weither which had smashed administration and control will be entirely con- her bets and broken though her hatches; she acted by the British Government, who will hold was also making water fast, and it is presumed, it on a perpetual lease from Culaa, paying a rent she foundered shortly alter the departure of the for It, the amount of wäsch shili be fixed here- Valetta. The ship which, I belleve, was
alter. It embraces and intiles questions connected
A serious cu'age has cogereed in the Tochi Valley. Mr. Geg "the nålkles! affert, was DOT
vt to Sheran and Wa'za, escorted by twelve | anwars and three hundred Infantry, como sed of the 1st Sikki and the rat Parj oh Taliptre, with lan guns and, • mapatata boitery " On Thuriddy the camp at Małża www sarp-lsed and rushed, and the party was compelled to retire to - wards Dattske. Colonel Bunny, of the Sikhs,
On Tuesday, the 22nd, athlerle sports were held on the Celckert Gmund and Tennis LawI, with Captain Browne, and Lieutenant Crak ben several thousands of Chinese were pre- shink, of the battery, were killed. Lieutenant
sent in gala costume, and the day wis Higglerson of the Siche Lieutenant Seton abierved as a bolt'ay by all classes. The Browne, of the Parj.nhle, and Surgean-Captain
prises is the various events were all won Cassidy, were severely woandel. Twenty four by local men. A 8 p.m. the loreign hangs, of the rank and file were killed, and twenty-fivH.B.M, Coneplate, and a number of lovelen severely wriented. There was also a large foss elmales and horns. The foren wat harasınd for severe miles by overwhelming numbers All the officers were wounded severely. The Sheraris have hitherto mai elven traeble.
The attacking force was composed mainly of fracti esl wullahs, believed to be led by the celebrated
Mallih Powlodab.
June 13th.
Mr. Gra"the Pall·lcal Offices, was the only British officer who was unwounded in this efftir. Detalls point to the has trsebery on the of the MiFks, who fareliked the sunplies, for, aflær doing softher Änicked white the ex
in war in comp at the midday esl The refrest was orderly, and all the wounded were carried of. Only nice r'f were lost. Several regiments and mountsin batteries have been The Colonial Secretary tabled the new warned for service; bat nothing his been def- Sanitary healowe, and exld he understand that ultely arranged as to a pu. I've exp-dliton, konsa weeken apn certain_byalows from Ibe,Board
LONDON, Jan 17th were told before the Connell and referred in the The Tes, commenting on the Tochi Valley Intanliare Properties Cerimlesion. The Cera- | Munster, says we may thigh the discirline and mission had considered them and had amandad | saidierly qu«ilites of the troops engaged that the them and refereed them in the Guzzi"ment The results were not moie grave. Saritory Board Það decided to adopt the amend- meals and at the rex' meeting he proposed to
- maya thele adep'lon by 'he Connell.
FINANCE REPORTS.
The Colonial Secretory faldinn the tib'e the report of Finance Commliten,- No. 14, which contained an amendment altering the ram at #251 In $145 41 · The report of the Flairce Committee Ne, 3 was adopted
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE,
GOVERNMENT SALAFITE &C.
In reply in questo? given notice af by the Han, TH Wijcherd,
The Chinchal Secretary held on the table a return giving the infirmation naked for.
OTHER QUESTIONS,
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YOKO BAMA.
houses, and the club an the land of Kaolangroo were all profusely laminated and there were fine dieplays of Chinese fireworks and Exopean rockers The Amar'Club, at|| Koslangado, at open to members' friends till
might, and the Invitation of the Club committee were accepted largely by the foreign residents, to whom every hospitality was shown. As to the Kluminations, never before had such a grand dinlay, been made at the port since it was opened to trade. The buildings that were partlaminated were there of the Hongkong and Shanghal B.nk, Mesars Butterfield & Swire, Tudios, Mathrenn & Co. Pasedar & Co. Moule &a, G. N. Telegraph Co. offices, the Imperial Marlilme Cestama,, Messrs Talt & Co, Lapralk, Cass & Co., Brown & Co. and Danver & Co. The best displays were those of Mesers Tall & Co. and Lapralk Casa & Co, and I doubt wheider the Illumina- lons xt sov of the &ther Treaty Porte can come pare with curs. It was indeed a grand holiday for bath Kernpeans and Chinese and the bands and Godowni wore crowded with spectatore, The decorations were strictly in Chinese style and evidently an extense was spared by the merchants. Elaborate word carvlogs and paper work adorned the fronts of the bongs and the priating was to the gutles of Chinese style. Nearly all the clares showed the foures "1837" and " 1897 ** and *lva “ V.R," "Vivat Regini ” &c. No less than arven Chinese thestrical Hooper were performing along the Band, and Mars Laprsi Cass & Co. entertained some 70 of the leading Chinese merchants and office em. plorés st a samp'uoss dinger, and other houses d'd Ikelse. T-king into, consideration the ex igencies of the part and the turk of providi for a celebration of his description and the bighly successful result schloved, it reflecta grent credit on all concerned.
(From an occasional Correspondent)·
JUNE 19h; 107, The Empress of Japan, which stled in fr Vinosaver, sońk away quite a number of the best known.peopic in the East, and, granteð On the merian of My, Chatham the report of favourable, weather conditions, the trip ought to the Pubile Works Committee was adopted. be an exconully pleasant one for the Prominen amongst them were Essengers Jardine, Matheson & Co., Vr. Norman P Dr. Grattan Gul-news. Mr. Alford, of Messrs
Brown, fonder and proprietor of The Erlifik Realm, 1 Lo' den monthly that is rapidly, galolog In favour all the world over, and a great many others. Mr. Allard. In «ommon with the oiber members of the 1ste Mundol Council of || Shingust, esme fn for a considerable amount of unfavourable criticism In connection with the Courell's enlapseln the recent wheelbarrow riots, and his policy as Chairman of the Shinghet Chamber of Commerce, especially bis recom- mendation that machinery for fretories in China should be admitted duty free from abrond, win nnt very generally approved of; but withas Mir Alford has been one of the soundest public men who ever worked for the good of the Model Settlement, and at no far distant, dale li maý be apparent that. Shinähat has sustained com siderable loss in his withdrawl from the public
of the place,
The Han T. 1, Walchend gavo nailer that he will ask at the nex? meeting the following questions
BETRENCHMENT.
With reference in the Report of the Refrench- men! Commlesion will the Gov-y-mentia. Upon the table copy of the deanaiches and Instruc. tons received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in relation there'o, wnd in co nection with applications in reraret al «glumlee vimilar to there recently referred by his Excellency the Governor to a Committes ?
GOLD PAYMENTS.
Tie
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On the night of the arst we had heavy thunder and rain, but on the and the wasther held fine, but was clowdy and only cool, A fuel filumination is to be held on thé zyd fact,
[We have to thank our correspondent for a refine phots of the post of Amov, the various ustness konses and shipping offices on the Band being very clearly ikawa -7d. WAT)
THE EARTHQUAKES IN INDIA.
LATEST NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.
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originally a Dutch mell steamer, was damaged by's collision in Adea barbour, and afterwards sold to Bombay native owners.
Yours faithfully,
(id) T. WICKENDEN,
Commander, To H. A. Ritchie, Esq. Superintendent P & O. 5. N. Co. Hongkong.
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with the Doper Mekong regions and the Upper Mekong Valley generally and it follows the boundary between Klang Tong and Klang Hang, which is generally formed by the Nam lam River, with the exception of a small strip of territory belonging to Kiang Hung, which lies to the west of that river. On reaching the boundary of Western Kyting Chaing, in about lat, av deg, 27 min, and long, too dag, ta min. E. of Greenwich (16 deg, 16 min. W. of Peking) the frontier shail follow the bounduy between that district and Klang Kung until it reaches the Mekong River.
V-It is agreed that China will not cede to any other nailon, elther Manglem, or any pert of Klang Hang on the right bank of the Mekong, or any part of Klang Hang now in her possession on the left bank of that river, without previously coming to an arrangement with Great Britain.
VI-Attica VI 61.ths Original Convention shall be modified as follows
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR, *
JUNK.
Mateorological means based on fin years' •
terations to 1893. Barometer ... Thermometer.....strert Humidity ་་་་་་8ན་མ་་་་་་བ་་་་ཅན Rainfall
TO-DAY.
80.5
16.97
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer Thermometer
Humidity....
Ondast Jamat
162,7
29.60
2956
25
74
95
95
Ralala!! 4.25
TO-DAY.
Monday, 28th Jasa, 1897. Chinese-29th of 5th-moon of 23rd var ef
Kwamp-312.
Jewish-291k Sivan, 8687. Mohammedin-27th Muharram, 1815.
Sen-Rites............... Bår. 19min. Salto menos Chr. ¿7 min. High water-Morning ammos 7kr. 17min. Afternoon i:10Ar. 38mbe, Low water-Morning ............. Okr. 46min.
Afternion ... Shr. · 5min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1838-Coronation of Queen Victoria. 1840-Blockade of the Canton River commenced. 1874-Loss of the s.s. Lap Teh 1893-Douglas Ca3 us. Haffkong lost near
Yokohama.
TO-MORROW." Tuesday, 29th June, 1897. Chinese-301k of Sik moon of 23rd year of
Kwong-sil. Jewisb.—99th Stuam, 5057. Mohammedan.-2313. Muharram, 1916.
Sats
VOTARY CONTINENCm Går. 47 min. Moon-Maximum Declination N. Skr. am. High water-Morning ................. 7kr. 15min. Afternoon ......11år. Smin. Low water-Morning ............. Ihr. 97min. Afternoon visa Shrefining ANNIVERSARIES,
1688--Acquittal of the soren Bishopt. 1873--Severe typhoon at Talwanfod. 1878-The Foreign Ministers admitted to an audience of the Emperor of China at Peking 1893-Indian Mists closed to silver.
SHARK MARKET,
LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, 186 per cent. prem.; Canton Insurance, $130; Steamboat Company, $35: Indo-Chinat, $50; China Sugars, $143; Porj sms, $6} ; Balmorale (Prel) $0.30; Rauds, $10; Investment Company,
$77 West Point Balldings, 813; Hongkong
Hotel, $483.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUX: Germann (Sachsen) ist prox. Indian (Lightnine) 3rd prox French (Ermers Simmons) xth prox. Amèrican (Peru) 7th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 14th prax. American (Copia) 14th prox. Australian (Omi Maru) 16th prax.. Tacoma (Patham) 17th prox.
American (City of Rio de Janstro) agih prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 19th prox. Gezuan (Bayern) 29th_prox, Australian (Airlis) 30th proz
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THE Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s steame Empress of Japan Yelt Vancouver for Yako- hams on the 26th inst,
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Tex N, P. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Victoria aniveð at Tacoma on the agth inst. having made the voyage from Yokohama to Port Townsend in
It is agreed that in order to avoid any local contention the alignments of the frontier de scribed in the present Agreements shall be verified and demarcated, and, in the event of their being found defective at any point, rectified by a Joint Commission appolated by and that the seld Commission shall meet at a the Governments of Great Britain and China; 13 days 3 hours.
Governments ant later than twelve months frem place hereafter to be determined by the two THE "Rickmers Llan chartered steamship Carafus left Singapore for this port on the 2613 the date of the signature of the present Agree-Inst., and may be considered dus bera on or meat, and shall terminate fis labours la zot more about the 3rd prox. than three years from the date of its firet meeting.
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THE Agents (Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) If a strict adherence to the line described inform us that the "Ben" line steamer • would intersect any districts, tribal territories, | Bentawers, from Antwerp and London, left 5in- towns, or villages, the Boundary Commistion|gapore for this port on the zőik fest, shall be empowered to modify the llue on the basis of mutual concessions. If the members of We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries the Commission are unable to agree on any Maritimes Co. that the steamer Bratst Simona, point, the matter of disagreement shall at once
with the next _French mail, lest Singapore for be referred to their respective Governments.
this post, fa Saigon, at 5 p.m. to-day. VII. addition to Origlasi Convention, VIII-No addition to Original Convention. IX-Add as follows:-In addition to the Manwync and Sanal routes sanctioned by the Convention of 1894, the Governments of Great Briain and China agred that any other routes the opening of which the Boundary Commis slonors may find to be in the interests al trade shall be sanctioned on the same terms as those mentioned above.
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Tax Chins Mutual Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Chingwo, from Swansen, Glasgow and Liverpool, faft Stagapore for this post to-day, and may be expected here on or about the 4th prox.
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SHIPPING RETURNS. From B p.m. Saturday to 5 fem. today. ARRIVALĄ, Shanging steamer, from lialla Namyong ........................
CÚT THE CACKLE I
the hou debate in the House of Common over There was more jecularity than serlögsners in
what Major Reich, who started ft, called "the rxnberant verbosity of certain sustors." Bat the debate was timely, and, in a majorit of nearly four to ons endorsed Major Rasch' motion, some good should result. The motion was, "That the duration of speeches in this House has increased, is increasing, and should | be abator." The practies suggestion of its author and his backers was that na front bench man ought to be allowed to speak for more than an, bour at a stretch, and that" private members' speeches should be limited to fifteen minutes. Here we have the erade suggestion of a much-1 candil, and one 1 at carries with It grave Injury needed reform. There is at present a manifest
pored to manage to the best of its ability. Every to the nation, whose affelrs Parliament la sup legislative project of the Gevernment of the day, whether Conservative or Liberal, is furiously appered by those who object to it, and the seal of the malcontents is generally to Inverse pro- portion to their numerical strengib, They ty by ganailly to make up far the smallnces of their voting power. Even if they have no real objection to the project under immediate consideration, moreover, thay binder it as much as they can in order to stave off the discussion fother projec's that are to follow it. Of the eich gersion furalebes numberless instances, Recently, for example, three whole nights were ecoupled with nineteen speeches on a foregons conclusion-for this session, at any rate-an to the fidencial relations between Great Britalo and Ireland; an average of more than an her anlece, the first being a written treatise which led more than two hours in the reading. Nor is sich moustrous wasting of time the only "o the rath instant, in the evening, the worst
grievanco. A few would-be orators, abxİOUS earthquake ever known in Calcutta occurred, to amuse themselves and their constituents, lasting five minutes. Few houses entirely not to enlighten the House, Impore ellence excaped from damage. About a dozen natives on scorca of more modest men, who, if they had the chance, might say logs wrth were klited, and many injured; but no Euro-hearing. In the debate just referred to the peans have lost their lives,
Government deliberately agreed to three nights Fifteen feet of the Cathedral splra bare being devoted to it, saying In effect, Cackle as failes, kad other Church spires have been you please throughout the time allotted to your baken badly. The Town Hall, the High Court, When your time is up we shall take the vote that and other public hatidings were badly damaged; might just me well have been taken without any and. If another oscillation had taken place, palaver at all; xil you will do it to waste your Calcutia must have been utterly demolished. own time and the nation's." The nineteen The weather is senormally cool for this time The earthquake occoring fast before the orators thereupon talked themselves tomse and of the yrar. Thick twerds by day and double
debarred all others from propounding either evening drive, crowds of people rushed from
ROTIC OF, Bonsense on the question before the blankets by sight are still necessary to foreigners, | their boutes, some very readily attired, and desplie the fact that the coolies and boat people | a large number of ladies faicted. At any other
House, Surely this sort of farce·ls intolerable. appear to find it qulte jolly, going about In a time the loss of life would havi been most Let s agitate, then, for thorough reform of Will the Government lay upon the table =
state of semi-nedity.
diranicous.
Parliament as a talking machine. To achieve Batalled statement or recount of the Lean of Trade seems to be booming in every branch, 'The incidents of wreckags and escape are tog that end, however, something much more drastic £200.000. 19lted in 1887, showing separately in and doubtless the bosilje U.S. Tariffe may ac
ts. report individually and it is than Major Rasch's vague resolution is approval, of which they officially communicated Changsha steamer, for Yokohama count for the tremendous," jusb,' as marchante improbable that the fail extent of the damage necessary. We shall gala liitle by shortenleg a capy. are of course snxious to get into the Sistes all will ever be fully realised. The Indios Daffy the length of the speeches delivered in the
Fr has now been agreed that the following Looschwommun they can before its "squeers pidgin "com Naws building was wrecked; but the pro- Hause of Commons unless we also improve their places, namely, Wachow Fa is Kwangel and Names
prietors with commendable enterprise are issuing quality, and that can only be done by improving Samshal city and Konghan Market in Kwang Hermit s
00- As........... Gassits, Herald, Mall and Advertiser supply
Jestnallur seems to be floudsh here. The leafist from a local press The Statesman the quality of the speakers. Your short speecher tung shall be opened a Treaty Ports and Con-
offices were demolished, bat the new bul dinge an hour, if all are bad, will be no more profit-ular Stations with freedom of navigation for Activ........................... whb a good deliv, meal of news, whlie' to accommodate five new storm prender escaped,
steamers between Samahal and Wachow and Mirsaparegue than
one long speech, and the gravest Ja Tokio there is the Tokio Times, a new paper so that the paper is issuing an ion). The defect of the present House of Commons is thatit Hongkong and Canton by a route from each bi Bestartginimum
Aggregating 9,295 tons register. that is making considerable headway under the Englishman edifice was slightly cracked. The Eas ad few really scal speakers. In saying that obese latter places to be selected and notified to (MTL) capable editorial management of Mr.T. Cowan Saint Mark's House Charity was demolished, we do not refer to their elocutionary powers, advance by the Maritime Customs, and that the
HONGKONG AND WEAMPOA Dock Returns. following four places shall be extubilæbed as (Times specia) who was, if I #
some time from the beaving building constinted an taller is worth listening is unless he knows
to the sloff of which their discoursat sig mede. porta of call for goods and pariengers under the Reina Christia............. In Kowloon Dock,
-monies have been expended, und' what are 18 there is the Box of Curios, múdivėly is morts from the Mofaxali (up-country) {.0%1 contribute to the proper solution of the before the Chiusapan wax broke: est Then incident of herelam Alieens scosode-later, the
same regulations as the porté of call on the | Tatchsong cummins (31 available assets in respect of faid disbursements weekly owned and edlied by Me Thorn
what He is talking about, and by sound argamest Yangite River, namely, Kongmoon, Kamchuk, San Joaquin
Sulching and Takhing. The statements t show in what securitos she thoughly live Americas. zewspaper man. He show that the caritquake was very widespread problem under discussion. At present
three It is agreed that the present Agreement to Rotéticun sinking fund has been invested, the cost there. of in steriing and in dollars, the annual revezne
baju lased a coloured Diamon! Jubilee Kind very severe. Along the Haghila lagenum forias-sy, nine-tenths of our members of gether with the Special Article shall come into | Australian mu destved therefrom, wed the present market valus per which is a credit to all concer, sed in lister of fahabitants have been rendered homeless. Parliament are elected, not for their intelligence force within four months of the date of alga
securities.
The sho
shock
Darieling was tersides Mikay or patrietism, but for their social standing, turs, and that the ratifications thereof shall be Great preparations are being made, here for houses were destroyed, and all were more or less their wealth, their skill, in humeurizer exchanged at Peklag as soon as possible. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION DILIM V the Celebration of the Jublics. The Eteworks seriously damaged The Railway communica humbugging their constituents, or some other
witness whereof the undersigned doly
Ing of a Bili. antifled "An Ordinance to su function promises to bar Vrecard ons, all classes Assam-Bengal Line, a train war overturned, greas on one side of the House as on the went base nged the Priplicate (hree cop
The Colonial Treasurer moved the first raid» | display will be on a grand scale, mad this whole- tion has been "partially Interrupted, "Os, the inadequaine:kéison. The fault Is neatly avantbosised thereto by their respective Gorem | Juso 25 Hallan münüHongkong.....J. M. & Co. thorite the Appropriation of a lenher Supples and all nationalities Joining hearily in the and another derailed.. As mine places there other. If the Radicals elect an insir septosenia--
Done at Peking in coples in mentary Sen of Nine kundred Dollars to definy elaborate schemes drawn up by the i miding | war sierrific rumblogs and Goes Manipur to tives more wind-bage, the Torlon hard: a) English and three in Chinese) the fourth day Juan ike Charges of the Year 1895" ·
Baliish residentes Pans S
Bombay, Simik, and, Daifeeling, to far down redondavey of money-bage, and there are plenty of February la the Year of Our Lord one Tokio kas changed wonderfully in the past the Central Provinces, the shock, was fait-10.5 - pi bath in both groups. There has been a thousand right hundred and niasty-seven, decade and promises soon, to be one of the greater or longer deg es ) buithe worst WAS AT
marked and lamantable falling-off in the tone (94), CLAUDH MACDONALD (8) Fairest Bitlar Kart of the East Grani
| Calenta, Mar[seling and Tipperal,
Vand tempor of the 150ms of Commons, kovovar ↑ (Alaroglyphic) ki HVNO-CHANU; (1500)]
Will the Government lay upon the table■ sheming all s'eling payments made in England for any purpose or in the colony on a Gold heats with the equivalent Delive amante dishared by the Treasury in respect thereof, auch return. In commence with 1800 and ta
forlade the estimated payments for 18gy and 1898 1
TAIPING HAN,
What steps do the Government now proprate to take with view to the speedy disposal of the Crown Land svällahin' at Talpinushen, sod wast were the causes of the failure of the Gov ernment to obtəbin bid for any lot at the recent sale by public auction }
GOLD ISAYS.
merling and in dollars all receipts and all pays ments in rentration with or la respect of the Frincipe, interest, and sinking fand, with the dater and the rates of exchange at which such Item was converted from sterling fato dolls or wice-warra ; in short, dergiled account shewing how
much interest per cent, per snuum the
bave ratepayers
paid for the loan in questen, and a
a similar. account 10 dale In respect
of the last loan of 200,go flogied in 1894, show
Yokohama is full of visitors, who are wriving In such numbers that they tax the hotel accom modation, gend as it is, to the a most. What a pl-ndid thing it is for the pane of the Far Exit that foreigners should have anch a love of traveling and nezotra Ing into all kinds of out of the way places, for the amount of money annually expanded by tourluru-hara among the very people who need it most, must amount to a very bandrome total.
Wences
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ea how and f¬ what way the Blaff of the Hongkong phu, on the: and the rettua of the children and bedridden though these, too, are questionable enough, but
Log, in addition, what amount thereof in will 27 Babis,
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The Colonial Secrétazy súčonded the motion, and the bill was taken through its submgumi, Stages nad passed,
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X-No addition to Original Convention. XI-No addition to Original Convention. XII. Add as follows-The Chinese Gaver ment agize hereafter to consider whether the conditions of trade Jasilly the construction of railways in Yunnan, and in the event of their construction, agrees to connect them with the Taliane Farmers llae9;
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