Today's Advertisements.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO.,
LIMITED EDI
NOTICE is hordby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Hongkong. Electric Company, Limited,' will be held at the COMPANY'S OLFICES,
Queen's Buildings Victoria, in the Cplony of Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 26th day of August, 1599, at 12 o'clock NOON, when the SUBJOINED RESOLUTION will be proposca
Should the "Rasolation be passed by the required majority, it will be submitted for con firmation as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION to SECOND EXTRA-ORDINARY MEET. ING which will be subsequently convened.
1.That the Capital of the Company be increased to the Sum of $600,000 by the issue of 10,000 New Shares of $to each which still lie considered part of the Original Capital and be subject to the provisions in the Articles of Association contained with reference to CALLS; trans- fer, transmission, licu, surrender, cooling power and otherwise and that the Directors be authorized to issue such New Shares at pår.
2-That the said New Shares be offered
to the persons who on the 16th day of September, 1899, shall be the Registered Members of the Existing Shares in the proportion of a New Share for each Exis- ting Share held by them. By Order of the Board,
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A GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 9lt August, 1899, [1018 Weducated Young Lady.
ANTED, GOVERNESS, a well Apply, with full Particulars, to
R.M.,
Cure of this Office. Hongkong, 9th August, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, -LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST o. 1899.
The Honghong Celegeng
The steamòr Masrisking was, despatched |- The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the
from Sydney for Marila the other day, with a cargo of frozen meat (8728 plecem, 8401 quarters of beef, and 87a8 carcases of, muito American troops. She wu to calli abNew
the
motion was carried.
consider the bill clause-by clause
The Council ülhen when into committen
The Han E. R. Belilion May I ask if the Bill refers to sailing Vessels
CONGKO
Wo Riv orders published to the membera carpa batede
VOLUNTEER:
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1899. castle to coal and then proceed direct to the of Commerce were expressly asked if this Biff Promotions and Appointments—The Acting
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS;
MORE REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE
CAPE
LONDON, August_7th. The Royal Munster Fusiliers have been ordered to the Cape.
SUGAR BOUNTIES, France has decided to grant the maximum bounty on sugar for the coming year. M Brodrick in the House of Commons said he thought it possible that in view of the exten sion of the system of countervailing duties i France'might modify her views.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL.
Mr. Chamberlain's despatch intimates his willingness to confer upon other matters in cluding arbitration, after the settlement of the Franchise question.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR, The Dreyfus trial has opened. The public is tranquil. The leading witnesses on both sides acclaimed ex-Captain Dreyfus. The Government Commissioner announced that the examination of the secret dossier would be
capital of the Philippines.
A SHORT time ago two Chinamen who did not appear to have any visible means of support and when arrested had some small paper packets of cayenne paper, were subsequently brought up at the Magistracy and charged with being suspected persons frequenting a public street or highway with intent to commit a
felony, and were sentenced to three months'
hard labour.
-LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
INFORMATION CONCERING THE NEW TERRITORY.
The Acting Attomey-General-The chamber should include sailing vessels, but they though It would be sufficient if it included steamships only
it should not include sailing ships.
The Colonial Treasurer-I do not know why The Hon. . H. Whitehead-The chances are remote as regards sailing ships, but there is no reason why they should not be included His Excellency the Coyemor-The object of this Bill is to prevent the enreriment of opium on board steamships going to Saigon and then ling the authorities by telegraph where the opium could he found for the purpose of obtaining the large rewan as informer. I think the Bill is all that is necessary without any addition.
The Bill passed through the committee stage.
THE LIQUOR LICENCES ORDINANCE. The Council went into committee on the Bill entilled an Ordinance the amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 189
We wers only abia în our last night's issue to give very briefly the important statements
The Acting Attorney-General-1 beg to move made by His Excellency the Governor, as that in place of clause 3 a new clause be sub- regards the future development of the Kowloon stituted which runs as follows Subsection 4 Hinterland, and as this subject and others, that of section 31 of Ordinance 24 of 1898 is hereby were discussed at the meeting, are of great amended by substituting a comma for a full step interest to the Colony, we now, give the gist of after a word licence, and by adding to such sub- the comments made by the different members. section the following words, namely, and no The following was one of the votes submitted liquor shall be sold or drunk on the premises to the Financial Committee that had to stand by other persons than those of Chinese race over for reasons given in our report of the last between the hours of midnight and 6. am Legislative Council meeting
The object of introducing this new clause is prevent European and Anierican soldiers and sailors from drinking at Chinese restaurants during the hours when public houses are shut.
to
The Harbour Master understand that the Chinese may drink all night but that Europeans
'made'with closed doors and would occupy four would not be present when this vote caine up for and Americus may not do so. is that so?
days. Major Esterhazy refused, to appear iot92 The interrogation of ex-Capt. Dreyfus lasted the whole sitting. Ex-Capt. Dreyfus steadily denied all the charges brought against hit.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND-FOOCHOW,
“HE Company's Steamship
['*HAITAN," Captain Roach, will be despatched for the bove Ports, on FRIDAY, the th instant, Et.IO A.AL
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 9th August, 1899. [1016a INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA
THE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG," N, Captain P. H. Rolfe, R.N.R., will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 14th instant, at *Noon....
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., "
General Managers.
Hongkong, th August, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
WEATHER REPORT.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ATTENTION is called to the hours of closing of the French and American mails on Saturday,
out
A
The Acting Attoney-General-That is so The Bill passed the commitee stage,
THE CATTLE DISEASES ORDINANCE. The Bill entitled an Ordinance to further amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-houses, and Markets Ordinances was read a third time and passed.
APPROPRIATION,
The Council went into committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to authorise the Appro priation of a Supplementary Sum of Three hundred and Eight thousand Six hundred and Seventy-two Dollars and Eighty-seven cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1898.
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead-May I ask if the item "miscelaneous services $117,705.09" or the item "other miscellaneous 821,539.64" covers the cost of the litigation Involved in connection with Beaconsfield?
The Colonial Treasurer-No, sir, it does not. The Bill passed the committee stage.
ADJOURNMENT.
شاور
"
The Council then adjourned until Thursday fortnight. --
The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of $170,000 in aid of the following votes:-New territory, $100,000; Plague, 330,000; Miscellaneous Services (Other) $40,000; Printing, $100007 Total, 179000"
His Excellency the Governor, said that as bo consideration he would like to let the members know what had been done in the new territory. It had been decided to divide the territory into districts and sub-districts for the better Gov. ernment of the villages. The Colonial Secre- tary had been busily engaged on this duty and had
completed it a fortnight ago, and at the same time had made arrangements for land other matters of that registration and kind. These arrangements had been carried The Observatory report says:--
with
increase very slight
of On the 9th at 11.55 am. The barometer.has the permanent staff of the Colony. The Co. risen on the S. coast of China, fallen on the & lonial Secretary had been acting as District coast. Pressure is near the normal on the Magistrate, in addition to his other duties, pend- ing the appointment of agentleman to the post. China coast and over the Philippines, with The road to Taipahu and probably to the tron- slight gradients for S.E. winds on the Chimtier, Had progressed very favourably and will coast. A depression was lying to the E. of the be opened to Shatin by Christmas and to Taipohu sometime next year, Pelice stations Loochoos yesterday. FORECAST:-Moderate
official residencies are being built at Tai- S.E. winds; showery.
pohu, Pingsan, Un-loong, and Foutiyan, others will also be erected at Shatin, Saikun, Tallo and Tsinchum. Up to the 31st of July $35,300 had been spent and $15,100, mere will be required to complete the work already in hand. Besides this sum of g100,000, one of $91,000 will be required for the purchase of three launches, to patrol the waters of the In October a trained corps of territory. surveyors is expected from India, to make a detailed survey, their work will take about is months and will cost $40,000. It is not in tended to starve this part of the Colony for the n the taxation would be necessary, and His sake of the Hinterland, a very small increase Excellency hoped that they would be able to do all the public works required out of the revenue received in the next twa o three years. If it was necessary, how- ever, to raise more money, than that derived from the general revenue, he was authorized to raise a loan from the Hongkong and Shang Song... hai Bank,
...Song.. PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS: As we have already given the text of this Bill, it is not necessary to give the remarks, made by the Acting Attorney General in proposing the second reading, in full. In referrence to clause 3 of the bill he said it was most important and right that the onus of keeping the brothel free from contagious sang... disease should fall upon the keeper. It had {," been very difficult to get landlords to come forward and assist the Government in the latter of curtailing the liberties enjoyed by keepers of brothels, Clause 4 had been inserted for that purpose. He had been told that a good many are now found in places where respectable Chinamen and their families are living, and that is a most undesimble state of affairs.
17th insi.
[1017aH.M.S. Torch and Tauranga, and the German warship Fake were expected to arrive at Sydney, N.S.W., from Samóa about rath prox.
A FURTIER remond was granted this morning in the case of the stowaways on board the Captain Dodd, will be despatched as shove | Changska to allow of the vessel's arrival in pot
SUNGKIANG
on WEDNESDAY, the 16th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, - Agents.
1
Hongkong, 9th August, 1899. [roza SHEWAN TOMES & CO'S "NEW YORK"
LINE
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE New Steamship
"PING SUEY,” Captain C. de La Perrelle, will be despached for the above Port, onor about the 5th October.
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong, 9th August, 1899. [10200
Intimation.
THE White Star" line is starting 2 new monthly service between Liverpool and Avs, tralian ports. The Medic is to be the pioneer of the line, and the Afric will follow her about three weeks later, Lloyd's Register says he Medic is'a four-masted steamer, built of stel, and fitted with twin screws. Her registered tonnage is 11,850 tons. She is 550ft. in length, with a breadth of 63st, and a depth of 44ft Her engines are on the quadruple expansion principle, with cight cylinders. The high pressure cylinder has á diameter of 22in. The first intermediate cylinder is 31in. in diamet, and the second intermediate is 46in., while de low pressure is tryin, with a stroke of stin The engines develop 641 horse power nominal, which is equal in about 3500 indicated.
A MESSAGE from the sea, cast overboard from the American barque Belmont, with the object of testing the ocean currents, has just been A. S. WATSON & CO., picked up on the West Australian coast, about
LIMITED.
40 miles north of Fremantle. The bottle was thrown overboard by Captain T. A. Haddon October 10, 806, in lat. 42.35deg, south and long. 41deg. oinin, 6sec. west, and was WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. found on June 24, 1899, in lat. 3 leg. 20min. south and long, 115deg. somin, east. The point at which it was consigned to the waves and currents was about 220 miles south-east of Rio de Janeiro, South America, so that it must have been carried due east-south-east to the Caps of Good Hope, and then almost due east to the West Australian coast, a distance in a bee-line: of about 8,400 miles. The clicament, which was originally issued from the American Ilyde: graphic Division, will, in all probability, be sent
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
BRANDIES.
B.-Superior Very Old Cognac
$21 $24
дем гава
I dos.
Hennessy's Old Pale, Rød
Capsule-
$18
Red Capsule
C-Very Old Liqueur Cognac VO-D-Hennessy's Finest
Very Old Liqueur Cog- nao, 1872 Vintage, Rod Capsule-
70.-E.-Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1862 Vintage
$88
$48
All these Brandies are guaranteed PURE COGNAC, the differences in price being morely a question of age and vintage.
Sample bottles and smaller quanti
will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
A8 WATSON & Co Limited.
to America.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill passed its second reading. The Council then went into Coinmittee to consider the bill, clause proposed as by clause. The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai
an amendment that the words “provided always that the owner shall be unable to prove to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that every reason: able precaution has been taken by him to prevent such premises from being used as brothels, should be inserted after the words "five hundred dollars" in clause 4. In the course of his remarks he said, that the Government required the assistance willing landlords, which assistance they were willing to give, but the preseat reading of the bill put a special bardship on the landlord, who through absence from the Colony or other navoidable circumstance could not be responsible for the tenants who occupied his house,
The Hon. C. F. Clinter spoke in favour of Dr. Ho Kai's amendment and pointed out that a new that might protinut conviction.
His Excellency the Governor said that the bill intended wat the landlords should know something about their tenants and take proper safeguards against the houses being turned into brothels
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS INSTITUTE.
A most successful concert was given last- night at the above institute at Kowloon, by Mr. A. J. M. Fam. The room, in which these packed with a most enthusiastic audience, the Tuesday concerts are held, was densely different turns receiving a full share of applause. We append the programme Piano Sol...Overture to The phenian Girl..... Balice
Sopf.
Mr. A. J. M. Parr.. "Comrades,),
Mr. A. Ritchie. „**The Children's Home,"
Alisa Logan,
"The White Squall," "... Mr. I.
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MACHINE GUN CO
Commandant has been pleased to approve of the following promotions, and appointments in the "A Machine Gun Company
No. 85, Sergeant F Smyth, to be Com Sergeant-Major, dated 25th May, 1899 pleie establishment
No. 171, Corporal. A Jupp, sto, be Sergeant, dated Lastly May 1899 vice Crombie
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feave.
make
ho'll run
World's
them Aturn
pger, aller two hundred. coly, an empty
of the commissary
the rough roads
in the golden chiosa
good.Heit Tin
1,20 in golden dollars, hộugh he can turn things jilhost-reckoning whether? cco bature the nextio: ire like the rest of tha gamble a little, and drink a rife mora, poisily than some, No. 236 Acting Corporal M. S Northcote,
still consider how INICIOUS WE STUovartberej to be Corporal and Acting Sergeant, dated 25th May, 1899, vice Shepherd on leaves I don't think wore se all fred mens in our ways. Gunner E. G. Barrett, to bo Bom Once in a while there is a fatal accident in a order and Acting orporal, dated asth May, scrimmage when "Schlitz has the upper hand, How long the Insurrection will last is hard to 1800, vice Jupp, to Acting Sergeant but we she sorry and the world goes found.
No. 298, Gunner R. T. Hend to be Bombar
Most of the soldiers coming over now and dier and Acting Corporal, dated asth May, 1899, Judge but next dry season ought to see a finish. vice Northcote, Acting Sergeant,
No. 246, Gunner A. Brooke Smith, to be those who will stay there for the next year or so are nearly all young healthy fellows who Bombardier, dated 25th May, 1899.
No. 169, Gunner R. H. Potts, to be Bambar ought to be able to stand the climate in good shapo.-There are also three new regiments dier, dated 25th May, 1899
being formed out of those war soldiers who are entkled to their discharge, since the close of the Spanish American War. They know what is expected of them and though a few re-enlisted for the sake of the
No. 170, Gunner J. A. 1. Plummer, to be Acting-Bombardier, dated 25th May, 1800, vice Barrett, to Acting Corporal aga
No. 327, Gunner. W. King, to be Acting Bombardier, dated 35th May, 1899, vice Head to Acting Corporal, de
SUB-DIVISIONS
"The following are the selected Sub-Divisions
for the ensuing drill season PA" Machine Gun Company.
Captain E..D.. Sanders, A.D.C,,,
Commanding
LIEUTENANT F. MAITLAND,
SECTION, NO
No. 1. SUS-DIVINION
Sergt. Lanimete, G. P." Acting Corp. Barrett, EC Bomber, Smith, A. D. - Gurmer Wodehouse, Py, Кеслен,
Alderton, P Ellis, A Hulmen, H. S.
Gerrard
No. Sun-Drvisi
Serpt: Skelton,
Corp Bowley,
Bomb Pott, 54, H.
· Gunnar Mayson, WeJ.
Libesudy E
·Stevens, GARS Humihouse, HA "Sharrington, 6, 37,
Emmett
Drew W.C Brown, WYS.
Holmes, H. K.
Duff, 1.3. May.
Edmondson, L Smith, 16 O
Surgeon Captain A. Lawson. TON
LIEUTENANT.
SECTION. N
Na 3 Sum Divisco
Sergt. Crumble, 1- Actpy Sergt. Jupp,3; Aggr Carple Nicholson, W. "Al-Bombe,Plummer,JAT.
Gunner
Tarrant, 1 Themson, O. D
Reeves, H Mancantelli, R.
Allen,
Arthur, H
Satge. Sepherd, E Atgüßer
Actg Ginger
Hooper Brace
Coy. Sergt Major F: Smyth
"FIELD_BATTERY.
Resigned-No 250, Gunner J. R. Lee, has. 599 been permitted to resign, dated 28th July,
Transfer. No. 166, Gunner H. S. Bevan bag been permitted to transfer to G Machine. Gun Company, dated 3rd August, 1899
•Gennaro • BMACHINE GUN. COM
travel, pay which is offered as an inducement, “and amounts – to about four or five hundred. dollars still the most of them are men who can take care of themselves under any circum stances are
I think, judged from the officers and men Together, that those three organistions, will give a good account of themselves?*
Well Jake says. Given a breeze #guess lil quite
{Wo'de
CORFES ONDE TOEN
PETE
essarily undorse the oplafons expressed b
pondents in this columna.]
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND
∙and' one
GIRLS
Sun! Hongkong Teleoradzt
Some folks are never satisfied, correspondent Civitas appears to be” them. Ihm sure that all thinking men- will disagree with his internetation of the new law with regard to brothels, ‹ He-scens to imagine that, once it is in force any, cmok," as he expresses it will be able inlay an information and accomplish the closure of a brothel with? no further trouble to himself Surely his com- mon sense should have told him that such in not the case. We certainly ought to be grate- ful for the new bill, which is a step in the right direction and will enable those who object to brothels being situated in business stredís to obtain their removal without a long and tedious procedure Il-Ciritas 15 10 anxious for the protection of this disgusting trade, why does he not lay his ideas on the subject before the Authorities and convince them that the Justices. of the feace are the proper persons to deal with the matter. -Justices would
Hongkong,
DEA
The
Mr. Baid
utto
• Struck off. —No: 351, Gunner G. H. Moane, Cowan, has been-struck off tite strengtți, dated 1st | "fin
August, 1890. EN ELS
Joined Gunner FG. Reek, joined 31sttract July, 1899, assigneel Corps' No. 431, and posted to No. 1 Sub Division.
Barker..
Longworth. Tipperary Chrütening, "....Flannigas.
..Eplett.
Song Comic......"Tipperary
Mir, W. Borrowa, Violin Sois......" Home, Sweet Hotit.".....A, II. Farmes,
Mr. J.
J. Sibbett Our Stores," Sung Comic mas
Mr. M. C. Edwards. "The Carnival " The Carrival"
Miss Chun Yut. The Gallant Six Hun
Six Huuxired.". Mr. T. Longworth. MUSICAL, MELODY. By the Kowloonaticks,
Recitation
•Holloy,
"..New Version.
Old Time."
"Shine, Shine Moon."
Dreaknow....da Plantation Chorus, Weiss Tricit.........
...." Violet." Finalee..." & Hot Tima in the Old Room.”
arjo, Mr. H. Shoofured; Bones, Mr. W. Horrows?
Guitar, Mr. A. J. M. Farr.
God Save the Queen.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
much doubt if the
on, the job.
THANKEUL
UT MAKERLINOFF.
sudden death of
ay last, the 22nd
the community,
since ir Toolipoff us, but in this short space. become very generally liked and by all with whom he came“ He was by nature genial "and kind; hearted, and invariably cheerful.” He will not: only be missed socially but in the office of the Gunner C. Ormsby, joined 31st July, 1899 Imperial Maritime Customs where he was most assigned. Corps, No. 432, and posted to No. 4 | popular with his colleagues of the Foreign Sub-Division.
sveidai istaff, as well as with the native employees. Mr.
Toounoff was only in his 24th year. The cause. of death was cerebral apoplexye
MANITA:
When Jake and I came to this English out post of the East, it was not our intention te write for the paper, or to air our views of the But 60 many position in the Philippines -- people have asked us for our idea of the situs tion and most every one we meet salutes us, with; "How is Mánila ?”)
The funeral took place on the same day at 7:
The coffin, which was covered with the Russian and Chinese National flags and pretty wreaths and crosses of flowers, was cared to the gule of the cemetery by the boatmen of the Customs in their marine, uniforms. Here the pall-beaters, friends and colleagues of tlie de- ceased, bore it to the chapel. "The service was conducted by the Rev. Liz Lloyd-Notwith We must be hall-marked, even the sampan standing that, the day being, Saturday, several man says.; “Amelican wasted sampan dan residents were away from the port, there was
Of course it is tolerable nice to occupy so much of the public eye, but it is very embarras ing tofellows of our naturally (national) retiring disposition. When we left the Philippines, things were kind o quiet, that is to say we
It will be remembered that some few weeks were never surprised when we heard of or had
a little skirmish brush with a few hundred of the Filipinos, and we did not expect nudeb of an engagment until after the end of the rainy season: That rainy season is a soaking time to our fellows in the line.
-stilla
friends
ad
arge attendance of sympathizing the remains of Basil TooliĘ off. resting placeFoachow Echuc
PHILIPPINE NEWS.
FIGHTING
Heavy firing
cloc
force
ago, we gave a detailed account of a highway robbery that was committed on a young lady, while riding along the Bowen Road. It will also be remembered that the Chinaman, who was arrested for, snatching a puse from Miss Chun
In some of the camps at the front the boys net had been identified as the assailant on the have discarded their lower garments altogether Heavy Boren Read and also of a German lady. Last except when marching. It saves, clothing, is week we gave the evidence of the latter Miss more comfortable and convenient, also, they Carrol, this afternoon at the Magistracy, gave don't have any drill or dress parade when the her evidence concerning the assault on the water is over the knees: At one place he Bowen Road, particulars of which have been in particular on a little khol a short dis herning already given, and identified, the prisoner, tance off the road, they have undress pade as the man had looked straight in her face at whenever the rations come out from reported. the time of the assault is litle island some and all dry soon's
It will be remembered that a Chinese shoe have to be carried there-in boats, on ralts, ore
Prep on the head. had been found by the police which was sus pected of having belonged to the person who committed the assault Miss Carrol during her evidence spoke of the man casting away the shoes
Master Carrol, brother to complainant, gave corroborative evidence.
Miss Carrol, recalled, was certain of the man and was able to pick out the man's photo in the criminal photo album.
wou
Every regiment has about sixty, China: men attached to it, thirty of whom are detailed with the Hospital corps as litter bearers in the field. They get the same as aA STRAN private of the line, viz $15.00 per month in gold. The rest act as cooks, police, water Mariki carriers and bull, whackers and get paid about half as much as the others You see that leaves enough fatigue work around camp and trenches so as the fellows will not
exercisers
The question of who were responsible as landlords was then discussed at sehe, length, The Hon. C. F. Chater saying that the question of responsibility night well be left to the Magistrate. This clause was left over for future consideration at the suggestion of the Hon. T. H'Whitehead. The remaining clauses the shoes on the hillside. Dectective. were then gone through and some some slight found Collest testified to having filled the shoes alterations made.
NATURALIZATION.
The Bill entitled an Ordinance for the Nai turalization of Yeung Cheuk Hin alias Young Shun Kong was read's second time, and after it had been considered in committee it was read a third time and passed
Inspector Hanson gave evidence of having or sick for want arge percen
ness bur most of the
ANTA ROSA/T
zustande.
the sout line in
Just right about appeared in division, and
rts before going to
bout last night and this
at has not yet bee
type of those.u vessel arrived off the com Ilocos North, having a crEN azy stated
IN the Melboume. police court · recently a case was tried in which a woman was accused of awful cruelty to her children. It was proved that her little son had been seven months in bed in a dark room with acute inflammation of the eyeballs. When he cried because of the
light pain, his mother beat him with a stick;
on to defendant and of their appearing to have I believe the worst is chronic diarrho and he must have. become totally, blind if
been in his possession in wear. The dysentery is bad but the average neighbours had not providentially rescued him
Inspector Hanna gave evidence of the comand the illness is not severe, it is a Jess ted from his fiendish parent. She, when formal-
plainant having come to the Central Police cure. Abig share of the fellows have fever, ly charged, waded into a sludge dam and defed
Station at the time of the assault, having a typhoid and malaria, the former being bruised eyes a scratch on her hand and appear fatal but less plentiful than the fatter P the potentially arresting policeman to come
oing to be in a very excited condition. there and arrest, her. However, she was
THE CONCEALING OF OPIUM ON STEAMERS. The Inspector gave evidence concerning the eventually rested, and the magistrate who
The Acting Attorney General, in proposing tried her said that the case was the most the second reading of the Bill entitled an extraordinary ene he had ever heard of. Then Ordinance for the Prevention of the Conceal be proceeded to pass, upon her the inadequate ment of Opium on board Steamships, sald
As honourable members will see from the sentence of six months' imprisonment in objects and reasons of the Bill the object of the Women's Hospital 1 Six years in darkest this Blil is to impose a penalty ujion any per gaol would have been much more appropriate son found concealing opium on board of any Fancy a seven-year-old boy in bed and gongward in consequence of représentations frade ship. This Ordinance has been brought for blind denied medical treatment, perhaps e by the Chamber of Commerce to the effectibat ordinary attention, and beaten, whenever he persons have sometimes concealed" optuin on complained of the pain of his awful ailment, by board of ships bound for Saigon, and that such his mother! Possibly the law did not proride concealment has led lovery heavy fines being inflicted upon the chip on her arrival in Saigon, for a more suitable punishment of the roun
upon auch: opium being pointed out by in Death eponed to But for such a crime against Nati
there who most probably have been in humanity as the there ought to be prov
cation with the actual concealers for a scarifying penality,
statement made by prisoner when in the charge room. Previous convictions for felony, being in unlawful possession and altempted robbery and also that his 5 years term of banishment had expired early in March of this year baving been proved, the case was remanded till Priday next.
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 8th instant
during past-24
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