THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT,
The report of the Hon. R. D. Ormibr Director of Public Works dealing with the work executed by his deparment during the six montba ending June 30:5 is published la the Goasile and gives a full xcusant of the progress of all works during that time. *...
Ref:relog to the maintenance of roads Mr. Ormsby says:-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1898.
superstructore of the base on the new, and approved design. It farulves the removal of $4000 cfc feet of concrate blocks, and 17,000 cubic feet of rubble heading, and replacing another position-s6,000 cob's feet of blocks and 10,000 cubic feet of dearttag. Up to 30th June, 11,000 cubic feet of blocks fhad bees removed. The earth work on this section was woll advanced doring the hall-year, preedically readering avail- able for public uss the whole area from Ice House Street to Pottinger Street and out to the Ilnu of new harbour front.
Queen's Road Central, from Ice House Street to the Supreme Court, has been macadamized The divern and flowing plant have bron with 3 inches of the hard blue crystalline stone | chiefly employed on this work during the half- (gorlis) of which there is an abundance in the | year. colony. The general use of this stone would
The Pontoon Crane and Block Barges and result in harder, smoother and batter roads, not the Steam Tug Praya were thoroughly over- Llable to become a mass of greasy mud la wet | bauted and put to good order early in the year. weather; but owing to its extreme hardness, | The Dredger is badly ln need of repairs, bai has contractors demand double rates for breaking || been so much and so constantly in use that it It, to for the present it has only been used
has been found imporsible. la,send her to Dock, ex crimentally; other arrangements for utll'zing this one, by obralel gatone-crushing machines, Bre under considerallon. The Introduction of a steam road roller will resoli in street repairs being touch more rapidly and efficiently done.
THE KOWLOON CITY ROAD. With reference 10 this road Mr. Ormsby supplies the following Information:-
The new road from Hang Hom to Hok Un is nearing completion. It bounds the land recently acquired for the establishment of cement works, and opens up a number of excellent bullding afies for which, un docht, thers will be a demand in the early fatore. This road should be extended to Kowloon clly next year,"
STREET LIGHTING.
This wark, according to the report has been satisfactorily done by the Gas and Electric Companies. There are now 666 street ga❘ lamps in the city, 6 Imps on Government wharves, and three high power lamps besides 15 street lamps In the Military grounds In Kowloon there are 164 street-lamps and one whail lamp. Incandescent burnert have bien Suede 397 Ismor in the city,
THE CEMETERY,
The cemelery has been kept in wood order. The available space is now becoming very Imlied, and extension" of the proned wil soon become necessary.
GUR" ROADS.
An lateresting table shows the mileage the different rows of the Colony natside Victoils to be as follows; - Carlage 10 d 35 1/2 miles,
Reads In Victoria ton sleep for wheel traffic 14 miles, Read outside Victoria 40 miles, Peak disc 3 milles, Kwicon reeds zo' mlies, Total
102 m s.
PATH BETWEEN WANCHAT AND WONGNECHONG
GAPS.
A race was made between these gaps, touch- Arg Middle Gap on the way, and a two-toor wide pack has been cul along it for the use of pede- stilaca. If fans are available this will be opesed Into a 12-foot road lu 189).
The Mount Kelli Road has been much im- proved by filing up a deep depression beyond the Gap between "Wagentogen" and Dea Vex Villas The cost this work was borne by Mr Ede, who thereby pot rid of a large quailty of earth from the front of " Mər in Bink?!
VICTORIA JUBILEE MOAD)
The survey for this read was fi ally completed In June. I as delayed (;r sevent weeks by the marloustliness of Mr. Hughes, who coniraced fever while working in the swamp near Aber deen. The length of road traced and surveyed between Shaukiwanani Kenno'y "Town [e_i?} miler The plans, which, compilio some forty abrets of survey and cross sections, are well In hand, and calculatlan for the preparation of the Eediate are in progress. A very axilsfactory trice, with good gridlents, has been abikloed, and juis hoved than s'ainrt with the work may shortly be made.
The unfortunate cutbreak of Piague, and the angelainty 20 to the expenditure which would be thereby involved, led to some destrable works teleg postponed for a me The exdenditure of the Department on Plague Account for the period under review amounted to $6 265.
Stl'actory progress was made during be half-year under review with these works. Work had been suspended on Section 1 Bart for two years, during which time the gas, water, and rewage main bad bren laid, sed considerable progress made with buildings on the reclaimed land. On the 23rd March, a contract was fet to Mr. A. Cheong for bringing up the roadways to the proper level, surfacing them, and completing the fro wsys This work was sailsfactorily completed on the 301b Jose, except a short length of lostway in front of a building still under constraction, The following is a record of the work done
cable feet Pulling in and raising new Prayz.....32,728 17 Lime Concrete Coverldg over wall... 5,859
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PRAYA RICLAMATION WORKS.
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CANTON NOTES.
(From our own Corrispondent)
CANTON, Sept. 3rd.
HEAVY STORM IN NORTH 'FORMOSA.
OREAT LOSI OF LIFE.
BARQUE "COMET " YOUNDIR EU.
The 5. 5. Hatloong (Capt, A. J. Robson) from Swatow, Amoy, and Tamsul, which arrived bére on Saturday evening reports :—
SUNDAY, Angast 28th.. "Herd Gals. Wind S. W. to N. W. Eight Chianne Jacks when trying to enter Tamsul Harbour were lost on the Bar and over a-hundred lives were lont ; & wero esval.
On the night of the zoth the Japanese sleumer- Blusel Maru dragged her anchors and was driven down the harbour towards the bar. She was ran on shore near the light house to pravent her sinking having apparently damaged herself forward. The forehold appears to be full of water. Several jonks were driven out to sen and suppored to be lost.
September 1st.-On leaving Tamsul lor Amoỳ We saw a prent number of large dismasted Jooks As your renders tra award; the revised ver-
on shore all along the N, W. Coast ; for 30 miles slon of the Inland Waters Navigation Rules
we were passing through large quantities of were put into operation recently, the Com-floating wreckage ; pissed a ship's boat bottom mla loner of Customs lasaing certificates to
up painted white. Cable doors &: When off steamers, frrespective of "dimensions or flig, to "Pak Sa" Paint we reresed 14 Chinese 188- carly cargo and passengers on all or any of the men who were flating on the top part of a ship's Inland waters of the Two Kwangs. As regards deck house. They slated they were part of the stesmers Tooping from Canton to points in the crew of the American burgus Comer which lower part of the Canton Delts, the North
after being partly diamasted was driven on shore River and West River there has as far as I can
on the 30th They stated that the Captain and gather, been no trouble; bat when an attempt
wife, mite and 4 of the crew had been drowned was made to run launches between Canton and when they driited from the wreck. The Capiała the densely populated city of Faishana verlos
and wife were lashed to mhen rigging and the difficulty arose. For many years communic en wire washing over them. Shortly after tion between Canton and Fatshan has been
the wreck disappeared. kept up by a large fleet of stern-wheel passage boats and what are known as slipper bosts The passage boats are large light-draft jonks pippelled by ■ revolving paddle at the step, motive power being suppiled by cooller who work
the
the paddles fo mach the same way as convicts keep in mofon prison treadmills. It can there- lore be well undesstrod that the supercession of the "passage boats by swift lausches would throw out of waik n yay lurge number of coolles as well as hundreds of people employed above by the well-to-do ownes of these useful craft, In addition to this the hundreds of m-g and women who earn an bongst livelihood by TUD- ning their "slipper" boats (10 called on «ccount of thels shape) between, Centon and Fatshew Tow In the advent of the "Aze-ihip" a menice to to their existence and they therefore determined to aid the passage boat propie la any efforts that might be deemed necessary for the protection of their faterers. Following on this decision a asitike was organised. All passage and silpper bints ceased to ply between the two chiles sad launches xriving at Fatshan were stoned and thereby compelled to land their passengers a long way above the clay, causing so much incon- venience to all parties that the launch owners had to stop suaning. As appeal was, In the meantime, mide to the Commissioner of Customs to refrain from issuing cleara ces to launches bound for Faishan and it is sold
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The Comst left Amor on the 26th bound for Newchwang with a cargo ai augar. One of the Captala's daughters is at present staylag lo Amoy with a friends."
THE "HOMHAO" BAPE, be C. M. S. N. Irane (Capt, Crawford) from Shanghal reports (—
"Experienced tieng N. E. winds and wail- able weather first three days. anchoring for helter on the sights of the 28 b, 29th and 30th, heavy swell from exxtward.
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While parsing Tong Yoog Island on lebted emer fixing stensis, clore to worth side of the Island, tollfeg in the trough of i heavy cross sen, Steamer proved to be the SS. Hothas (inte Sin Foblem) from Newchwang for Amor. Her funnel was gone and she was totally disabled. Wished to be taken in Foachow. As darkness was coming on sad such heavy ser ronning at the time decided to stand by lil day- light. Next morning she was much coser and in dangerous pollon, Took her to tow at 8 a.m. anchoring her at Matsen 6 p.m. same day, Earned her over In Co s 5. S. Haeshin to tow ip Foochow and we proceeded.-light S. W. winds and fine clear weather with occasional showers and smooth sex-to port,
NOTES FROM JAPANESE PAPERS.
The signals flying on the Hothas were" J.V.H," that, as the situation presented several grave-Want Food, Hethao was lying with bath aspects and the strike was causing great loss | cables out bot ore anchor apparently gone. and inconvenience to throqzads of tradespeople | While towing her to Matsen we could distinctly aud merchants, the Commissioner consented to ses the European Officers working like males stop the lasue of clearances to launches pending to get up spare anchor and cable, Chinese a reference to Peklag mod the receipt of insirac- crew doing Hinle or nothing There wi tions from Six Robert Harl. As soon as the fathoms of water where she was Ruchored. All launches stopped running the stṣike was at hands on barrd were apparently worn oul, end and the boats are now running a regularly Furnished them with what we had to spate." As usual. That 'ola cartem' has oncè more telamphed and the thin and of the wedge of native epposition has been effectively drives In- to the new Rolex watch Sir Clanda MacDonald and Sir Robret Hait bave so estefolly drawn -up. It là to be hoped that the Foreign ministers fa Peking wil frshit that there shall be to in- fringement of the Rules and that the Commis sioners of Customs at the Treaty Ports will reccivo very clear, lustractious to refrain from assuming powers in the premises with which they are not sad never will be invested. It is for the benefit of the Chinesa Gövaroment and the whole Chinese nation, as well as foreigners, that the Belilah Government is striving in insisting on the Island waters being thrown open to the navigation and trade of all nations y and it is the native officials, and more parti cularly the Lekin coʻmarants, who are to blame |pany and the Steams ip Company have amal- for difficulties that arise They should have | gamanled with the Kyushu Rallway Company. warned the people long ago that ricamers would As reault of the onion, freight and pamage
A scheme for the reorganization of the pre- sent ednesttoes! system has been drawn up by a special committee of the Educational Department and will be submitted for the approval of the High Educational Assembly at. is next meetlag. Same portions of the scheme will, It is expected, be put late operation this month. The new scheme involves an increased expenditure of yen 3.200,000.
Maigals Tokadijt, Minister of the Imperial Household, on the ryth ulo, paid a visit to Coast Okuma, the Premier, at his official resid. enco and bad a long conference with him.
It to reported that the Sanyo Railway Com-
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
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SEPTEMBER.
Meteorological wasanz based on ten years' observations to 1895,- Barometer........................................................29.818 Thermometer8041- Humidity......................77
Rulertall,.
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT: Date
10 Am
On data at
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29.84
Barometer Thermometer.............................. 34 Humidity..... Kalafati
20.91
86
73
55
sition
TODAY.
Monday, sih September, 1898 Chinese- 20th of Tik moon of Qilk year of
·Kwang=sû. San-R
Skr. 45mbi 6kr. 10 min.
High water—Afternoon ...... Ohr. Sâmin. and 11kr. 50min. Low water-Morning Chr. $bnim. Afternoon ... Ekr. Timin. ANNIVERSARIKA. 1834-H.M.S.'s Imogene and Andromacke
farced the passage of the Boguz. 1864-The Shimonoseki forts allacked by the
allied Aratz under Admiral Kuper. 1866-First Hongkong Stamp Act passed. 1884-H.M.S. Zephyr fired on by the Chinese
In Kimsal Pais. 1885-Death of Two Tsung-ting at Forchow,
TO-MORROW.
Tuesday, 6th September, 1898. Chlocic-fiul of Tik moon of tịth year of
Kwong-ri.
SR............ 5kr. 35 min. Stl ..................... Okr. İlmin. High water-Morning mommKONA,
Afternoon 1hr, 38min. Low water-Morning
......................... Chr. 40min, Afternoon
Uhr, Mimin.
ANNIVERSARIES.
Intimations.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO`SHAREHOLDERS.
ONTRIBUTING SHAREHOLDERS are requested to send in STATEMENT of Business contributed during the Half Year ended
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Consignees,
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FROM MIDDLEBORO, LONDON AND STRAITS.
TH
HK Steamship
"GLENSHIEL,"
30th Jane, 1898, on or before the 15th September, | having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees
on which date the Accounts will be CLOSED.
By Order of the Boud of Dhectore
THS, I ROSE, Secretary.
Hongkong, 25th August, 1898.
То
WANTED.
(1024
O rent FURNISHED ROOM, for single gentleman. Terms moderate from Ist September,
Apply by letter to,
M.S.
c/o Hongkong Télégraph Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1399.
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WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.
REECHAM'S
PILLS
FOR ALL BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS SUCH AS
SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION,
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of Cargo by her are hereby informed that thale Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless noties to the contrary be given before a P.M. TO-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 7th September will be subject to rent,
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages not later than the 14th September, otherwise they will not be recognised
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
{- 1043
Hongkong, 31st August, 1898.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE P. & O, S. N. Con Steamship
THE
"FORMOSA,"
FROM LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel aja hereby informed that their Goods aro being landed and placed at thefe rish_in_the AND FEMALE AILMENTS, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
DISORDERED LIVER,
ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES.
50 Cents per Box.
Prepared only by the Propetator 2-- THOMAS BEECHAM, St Helens, England,
SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIRE of CHINA 1---
WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central,
.HONGKONG.“.“
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1869-HR.H. Prince Allred received by the SWEETS !
Mikado of Japan.
1891-The American ship Kitsap wrecked neur
the L'ochoose
1895-Amoy and vicinity reported free from
pingto..
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE: American (Artec) to-morrow American (Deric) toin fast. Australian (Manminje) rith (ast. Canadian (Empress of Japan) rath lost. Txcom-(Victoria) 16th Incí.
American (Glenfare) aznd last,
We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co's steamer Gitats left Kobe via Mejil for this port this morning the 5th last,
We are informed by the Agent of the Messagerie!
Maritimes Co. that the steamer Natal with the next French mall, left Singapore for this port 1 5 a.m. yesterday, the 4th lust, vts Saigon.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer 'Empress of India arrived at Nagasaki at 7 mm3, today, the 5th, and left agala at 5 pm. for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 5 pm, to- mtew, the Bib lost.
We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.) that the "Shire" line steamer Monmouthshies from Middlesbro and London, left Singapore for this post as the grð, and is due here on or about the fath lost.
THE Canadian Paclic Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan sirived at Yokohama at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, the 4th, and leaver at noon to-day, the 5th, for Kobe, where she is expected to arrive at a m. to-morrow, the 6th inst.
SWEETS!
SWEETS!
JUST LANDED. CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE SWEETS:
CHOCOLATE ALMONDS.
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CREAMS. MACAROONS VANILLA.
To be had loose by lbs. Alto-
Collard and Bowners' célebrated Almond Rock, Bailer Scotch, Rahat Lukahm, Assorted Toffees, &c.
H. KUTTONJEE,
13 & 15, D'Agullar Street, Hongkong, and
21 & 11, Elgin Road, Kowloon, Telephone No. 190.
[1041 Hongkong, 30th August, 1898.
ANTI CORROSIVES
M
ANTY FOULINGS
MANUFACTORY
all sorts of OIL PAINTS and COLOUR-WASH PREPARED IN ALL COLOURS TO BUTT PURCHASERS.
GENERAL AGENCY.
BAILEY'S ENGINEERING, AGENCY, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL, Hongkong, 14th May, 1898.
LEVY HERMANOS.
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Al Sapporo, Hokkaido, on the 13th alleso,"| Inidero Pontida at Ebarski Juro and three other men threw soma | Ningchow · ...... stones and offal into a Christian church while Martha .. an American missionary was preaching. They were arrested on the 16th alto, and sentenced. Bemiralda aningre to three days' imprisonment.
Boston (U.S.9.)
DESBANKAN
Kowloon Dock
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WATCHMAKERS,
Sale Agents in the East for the "amalgamated CLEMENT, HUMBER and GLADIATOR CO., Lây, DUNLOP TIRES' BICYCLES-PRICE...$185.
Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cach consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
TAL vessel brings on Cargo :-----
# S.S. Thames,
Froms, er 5.5. Lalpoora.
From
Optional Goods will be landed here unless lastiuctions are given to the contrary before a PM, TO-MORROW.
Goods not cleared by the 6th September, at 4 rat. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in Any case whatever.
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All' damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recoguised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hangkang, 31st August, 1868
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
"BALLAARAT,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are belog landed and placed at their rich in the Hoogkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo :----
From Landes, Ke, ex S.S. Himalaya. From Persian Gull, er 5.S. Stwula and Pachumba.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are glyen to the contrary before a P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 7th instant, ut 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Lorrance will be effected by me in any case whatever,
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godawas and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godowa Company within täm days aßer the vessel's arrival here, after which no Cla!me will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 1st September, 1898.
Hotels:
WINDSOR HOTEL,
HONGKONG.
A special rellable Watch made for this Climate.legant Building known
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Cosmopolitan p
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SWATOW
from
Agents.
sbould have advised the people-the owners of parango boatu in particular-to "club together " and either balld light-drzfc steamers or seek olher mesos of Evelthood by the time the new Rules came lato force. They have done nothing of the kind and now plead atter Inmblilty to cope with the strikers. If the boat people of Nan- Lime concrele margins of roadwATE 104.23 1' nlog-lar lie Cain when hunches hailing from Macadamizing roideryson 1,080.34 Wechow pul in an appearance at that busy port Portland cement rulacing rods... 577.80
are the launches to be dibarred by the Customs Portland cement surfacing footp.hs 122,18 1, authorities from ruaning there; and in this sort Section No. 3-Werk on this secilon was of thing to be tolerated at all the ports on the considerably advanced under contract No. 13 by vast faland waters of the Two Kwaigu at which Mr. Taxco Kerg. The telegraph, and gas opposition is manifested by an Ignorant por The Misul Bank has decided to read three maine have been laid, and the laying of water palace stirred up to revolt by the emis- members of its staff abroad to lávestigate the and sewige malos is in progress. Building|saries of Lekin potenster ? If great concessions basiners 'methods and management of foreign operations have been commenced by some of are mada at nas polai they will undoubted- baskı. the lot-owners, and nothing semains to be donely be demanded at others and months and The Government te said to bavo ordered the beyond the surfacing of some of the roads and of even years, my pass away before proper | Nippon Gisko, to purchase 30,000,000 yrs of the footpaths,
advantage can be taken of the wise provisións | Loan Bonds on the Tokyo and Ösika miskets.
The scheme for the State purchase of private | Cillit Bard unionistet (96 railwaya is again belug discussed, and this time it would appear as If definite results are expected, The idea is for the Government to purchase ali
Arrivals.
the sailways in Japan and then to hypothecate Aug. 31 Kongbang .........Amoy..............]. M. & Co. part of their earrings as security for a foreign
31 Werang....Shangbal...). M. & Co. lean of 200,000,000 yɛm.
1 Look Hongkong... B. & S. ↑ WA ...... Cheloo B. & S. a Muto...... .Chefot. C.HỜN, CA 2 Pakkam .....Amoy......B. & Co.
ten.
Some members of the Constitutional party, in- cluding Milters of State, Vice, Ministers, and high officials, mot on the 17th ult, and held a social meeting in the Kamereiro,Chugat Shagyo
Section No. 4The subiidence of about 314 | of the new Rules. If the Chinese Government | The Bonis now stand at 96 and display lineal feet of the rubble mound on this reciton | and Commis leaers of Cquems are incapable of dency to fall further. wis described in a former report; dailog the protecting the rights of those who take out half-year under review, the earth and slit which permits to run steamers as all or any of the had collected over the bilded portion was Inland waters of the Two Kwings then it will be removed by the dredger, and the mound brought necessary for the foreign Powers, of any one of up to the proper level, the necessary material, them, to adopt drastic measure to insure to their sbool Goro cabic yards of rubble, befüg suppledaionals the fall measure of benefit which it is under contract by Targ Kong. 385 lineal feer Intended the new Roles should provide for them.
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of the foundations were loided with concrete If the Chinese are loo, obtuse to take a proper blocks wolghting 12 tons per local foot of well. and sensɑnable view of maiters they must put up Over 30,000 cubic yards of earth were deposited with the consequences of shalt perversity, Too on this secifor, chiefly surplan essth from Taf mich deference has been shown to Chingie plog-than resumed arra.
Idiosyncracies in the past. Thlogs are moving Section No 6-On this section, the pasuxger | rapidly now-a-days and there is no time to left in the rabble mound to permit boats to pair | waste in useless discussion of the peculiar views | through were filled up to level ; a length of 349-√ of junk-owners, coolles, and hare-brained oficinis Irat of the top course of concrete blocks in the who cancel comprehend the necessity for den wall was set, and agő feet of foundations | reformy, for endeavourleg to keep pace with tha were weighted with blacks, 21 tens per llacat times. The majority of Chinese should not be foot of wall. 16,000 cable yards of earth were made to suffer because of the Igoorance and filled in. The" Morrison ́ Surns! storm-water folly of a short-sighted minoilly, diala was intercepted and extended for a dia. lance of 285 feet along the Prays, and connected with the storm-water drain from Cleverly Simo), it belog lound that one owlet was sufficient for, bob. The Harbour Master's wharf was dir- posed of by tender and has been removed, femporary Jelly belog provided. In hea thereof outside the sex wall.
On the 17th alio, et Kaya-cho, Tokyo, a tram car ran over a woman named Toyama Ko (0) and tealously injured her left shoulder and hand. The driver of the car was arrested, but” Ima- mediately released bavlng promised to pay compensation to the woman..
Liam.-Colonel, Nakamura who has been ordered to bilag home the new waiship Azama from Glasgow, will leave with his men on the soth ulto, by the stermer Josa Maru.
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2 Taksang ......Hongkong...J. M. & Co.
a Formosa...Hongkonṛ...J. M. & Co.
3 Hallsong AmbуJ. M. & Co.
3 Holtam .......Hongkong...J. M. & Co.
Departures.
3 Namyong...Hong..LV.S. & Co.
Agents for Ang 31 Worang.........Hoogkong...1. M. & Co. Sep.. 1 Kongding......Hoogkong...), M. & Co.
1 Singan...Shangha...B. & S.
* CAA............ Shanghal... B. & S.. 1 Taktong.Tientsin..., M. & Co. 3 Klangpak,C'king & H'kow,Tang Kee 3 Paksa.......Singapore...B. & Co. 3 Formosa ...Amoy..............]. M. & Co. Hatloong Hongkong...), M. & Co. Halton...Hoogkong...), M. & Co. 3 Namyong »Amoy ....LY.S. & Co, PORT-Locsol, Wuhu, Muafon.
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PASSED THE CANAL QUXWARD-Monmouthshier, Kwangit Ang. gibs Girin gik | Natal, Flütikire, Undaunted- 12th Johny Sanderson, Wittenburg sốth 1 Canton 19th 3 Ulysses, Nurnberg, Ningbo sadj Quran Olga, Otterspoolabih ; Kiniuck, Laurel, Branch, Andrineta 30th,
HOMEWARD-Hector, Océaniin August 2618 ; Darmstadi goth.
* French (Natal) to-morrow;
Some distressing fatellites are reported lo Tokyo papera. On the 17th ulto, at 7 p.m., a | TM Shinjika train ran over a young girl, about 16 ar 17 years of age, at Tronohasa villegé, Toyotama gozi. Kobori Tokassboro (21) an employé ní an kerated wafor manufacturer, in Kands, was drowned the same day bile bathing in a canal. A woman named Kawasaki Mira (59), Uring st Miyimola-cho, Shibs, hanged herself with a | Shonly after closing my report yesterday on small rope. She is said to have been tempore the rebellion in the Two Kwangs I lourced that arily larane. The dead body of a woman pamed particulars of an Imperial Decree were wired | Chika (41); ilving at Mogoro, was foued on the. here on the goth aliima, In It the Emperor | 16th in the Magura River. It to reported that censures the high afficials of the Two Kwings she had been insane for some "months,— for their failure to supp ess the rebellion; says Pomturi Shimbun. he regards the memorial to the Thrine reporting the subjugation of the insurgents and brilliant Secilon No. 6 and 7W. Work on these ctories as tissue of frischoods and regards secitons has been in progress alece May, 1897, Wang, the Governor of Kwangol, as expecially under contract No. 11 of 1Ɛgy with Messrs. to fault. He therefore causes Wang to lone kis A Constraction Bureau, which will undertake Chan Ying CheuŊg and Chẩn Teng. This button and commands him to put forth-aterezovs the suppriatendance of the building of a new contract locluded the commuction of the New efforts to stop the disordera.which are causing || palace for the Crown Prince, was organized on Pedder's Fler and Pottinger Street Pier, on the much apzloty sad disturbance of trade. The the 12th alto, la the Imperizi Honachold De- original designs, but werk had been stopped for Viceroy of the Two Kwangs is, also severely partment. It is said that the Hana-no-golen. thren monthe last year by order of Government censured, and the latter is of course going for | Akataka, will be pulled down and a new palace owing to the decision to subsiliate open steel or all his subordinates. There is, in fact, a great constructed there. Iron plors. Eventually, Pottinger Street Pier muddle and as the rebola are harassing the The Yathima, Haskidste, Chinyin, Handu- was completed as designed, and opened to the authorities la every direction and ais getting | shima and Suma left Hakodata on the 18th for public, while the work of lifting the blocks of more troubiamo every day (I'looks as though Ebisumiasto. On the 17th uile, the Yamato ike Pedder's Streat Pier which had been set in the Central Gorainment will have to despatch s left Sascho and arrived at Kura; the Banjo luft the foundations has proceeded departmentally, few thousand of the northers troops to quell the|| Fatami and arrived at Kamos' and the Tafints This work has proved very difficult and ex-|losurection and at the same time refisya thu | arrived at Olaru thu sume day.” The Atogo laft pensive and is not yet sufficiently advanced to Black Flag Chief of the grave responsibility of | Hanhow on the 18th ullo, for Shanghai-Araki, sámit of the contractor proceeding with the | kolding Canton, He is absolutely ussolené, Atmun
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