To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
ROYAL,
THE QNGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC
HONGKONG CLUB
WILL GIVE
FOUR PERFORMANCES
OF
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD,
OR
THE MERRYMAN AND HIS MAID,
MY
W. S. GALBERT & ARTHUR SULIVAN,
THIS EVENING,
(THURSDAY), 15th February,
SATURDAY, 17d
SATURDAY,
MONDAY,
th 26th
Comniencing each Evening at 9 1,M, puecisely.
Dress Circle and Stalls Pit
Half-price in the Pat for Sabliers, Sailors, and Police in Uniform.
TICKETS can be obtained at the Booking Office of the Theatre, Crry Hara, Daily at to
.
The BOOKING OFFICE will be OPEN Daily from 10 AM to 4 23. evrejt on Race Days, when it will be open from to A. st. to 12 NOON,
Late Trams will run hour after the fall of the curtain.
H. C. NICOLLE,
Acting Manager. [122)
Hongkong, 15th February, 1950.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned his received instructions
to Sell
PUBLIC AUCTION,
at bis Sales Roms, Zelland Street, No. 2.
OT
SATURDAY, the 17th February, 1900,
Commencing at 2,30 PM.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Comprising DRAWING ROOM SUITE, EASY CHAIRS,
DINING TABLES, LEATHER COVERED
CHAIRS, VIENNA CHAIRS, WASHING STANDS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900.
Entimation.
man in the right place. He has made a very good beginning with the MAT SALLEH Bffair, which will serve to show the natives that their new Governor is not a man to be trifled with and we trust that he will continue to act with equal"rapidity and · decision. A. S. WATSON & Co., Civen a free hand he can become the aviour of North Borneo, and we have every confidence that he will prove to be so.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
LIMITED/
WINE AND SPIRIT/MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED AD), 1841.
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A.---THORNE'S BLEND, White
Capsule WATSON's
B.
Per fav
jdet.
$10,80
GLENORCHY
MELLOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name
and Trade Mark
C. -----Watson's
10.80
ADELOUR- Glestayer, Rød Cap- sule, with name and Trade Mark
12.00 D.---Watson's IỈ. K.D.,BLæsø -
OF THE FINEST Scorch MALT WHISKIES, Vio- let Capsule. E-WATSON's Very Ola Li-
14.00
QURUR Scoren WiISKT, Gald Capsule ........ 15,00 THORNE'S BLEND and Warsos's GLENORCAY are high class Soda Whiskies. of greater age than most- brands in the market.
ÅBELOBR-GİLENLver is a very old Peat Whisky, (sunoky) and could not SIDEBOARDS, CENTRE now be replaced in stock at the price TABLES will MARBLE. WHATNOTS, TOILET TABLES, LOOKING GLASSES, D is well known for its fine
PÉRAMBULATOR, GO ICECHESTS,
Bavour.
CART, DOUBLE and SINGLE IRON BED-| STEADS, CARPETS, ELECTROPLATE, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY, CUTLERY,
Sta..
&c..
Nr. ALSO:
COTTAGE PIANO (New).
1 HARMONIUMS. Several BICYCLES New and Slightly used.
On View at the Undersigned's; Catalogues
issued.
TERMS OF SALE : - Ás customary,
(2146
PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer Hongkong, 15th February, 1900.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI
THE Company's Steamship
"FORMOSA,"
Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Parts, on SATURDAY, the 17th instant,
at to A. M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers Hongkong, 15th February, 190n, [212 EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- 'SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
HE Steamship
THE
"GUTERIE," Captain Dabelle, will be despatcher as above on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at Daylight,
This well-known Steamer is Specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Chan- ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, &c, throughout the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.
E is of superb quality, and pro- nounced by leading local connois- sours to be the best brand in the Hongkong market.
THE WAR.
Kimberley.
Tosnos, February, 13th Kimberley was severely, bombarded onthe 8th inst.
Cape Colony,
The Boers have driven in the British out
posts on the Western flank of the Rensberg
position.
Some casualties occurred.
The Now Army Schemes. Lord Wemyss nived a motion in favone of a modified form of compulsory service for home lefence.
LATER.
TAINAN.:
CAPTAIN De Rougemont of the South African Horse, who was killed in a skirinish near The following report from Mr. W. J. Kenny, Chievely on the 23rd January, was a brother of. B. M. Consulat Tainan, was also circulated Mr. De Rougemont of the Straits Civil Service, ation, a return of Bubonic Plague cases in I have the honour to append for your inform, who will receive much sympathy in this sal Formosa during the year 1899DEMAN loss.
There have been no reported tases in this district since November 25th Jasta
THE question has arisen in Colombo whether a võlunteer för service in South Africa who has been accepted by Govemment, can be arrested on a warrant issued by a court of requests in respect of a debl'alleged to be owed by the recruit.
Ting Dircumns of the Bubbay Burma Trading Companyhave resolved to recommend the pay -ment-of-a-dividend_ip-ile-past-year-at-the-rate- of 30 per cent. The Burma Forests and Indian State Railway sleepers have contributed to this extraordinary return.
IT nay interest our readers to know, says the Singapore Free. Press of gih instant, that on
board the homeward bound French mail
steamer Calédonizu last night there was a
group of Dutch officers from the Netherlands Indian Amy who have volunteered themselves for service in the Boer Army in the Transvaal.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
Mr. Wyndham in the House of Commons said that Government had been urged to adopt a muxlified form of conscription bukong Legislative Council was held in the This alternoon, a meeting of the Hong that this was not intended as it was unacces Council Chamber at the Government Offices, sary in view of the volume of Volunteer there being present His Excellency the Gov ernor (Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G., His Ex efforts in every part of the Empire.
cellency Major General Gascoigne, C.M.G., the Hon. F. 1. May, 0.M.G. (Acting Colonial Secretary); the Hon. W. Meigh Goodman (Attorney General) the lon. W. E. Brewin the Hou. R. Murray Rumsey (Harbour Master), the Hon. A. M. Thunson (Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. C, P. Chater, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, the Hon. E R. Belilios, C.M.G., the Hon. I Keswick the Hon, Wei A Yuk, und Mr. K. F. Johnston (Acting Clerk of Councils.)
The Clerk of Councils read the minutes of the last meeting.
The following papeis were faid on the table. 1. Financial Minines, (Nos, 1 to 6.) 2. Report of the Public Works Committee.
(No. 4.)
Cape Colony. The Eastern flank at Rensberg is being threatened and the British force at Slingers fontein has been obliged to retire on Rensberg.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:
On the 15th at 11.55 m. the barometer bas risen in the North, except in E. Japan. Pres- depression has passed to the E of Japan. Gita- sure is high over N. China, and the shallow
dients moderate to rather steep with strong monsoon on the coast, and increasing monsoon in the N. part of the China Sea FORECAST Fresh to strong N.E. winds ; cloudy, misty-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ma. Winterscale of the Perak P.W.D. Finance branch, who is on leave, is said to have gone to do a little soldiering and in South Africa A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED strike a blow on behalf of the empire.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
KERTH
On the 6th January, at Brooklyn, Jevington gardens. Eastbourne, the wife of THRO. A. WOOLDRINGE, of Penang, Shaits Settlements, of a daughter. ¡Ethne Mand).
DEATHS.
on the 5th January, at 1, Christchurch-road, Folkestone, CLEMENTINA STRACHAN MAR SHALL, wife of the late William Marshall, of Yokohama, Japan.
On the 6th January, at “Cluny," Anerley; in
ORDERS are being issued for the coining at the Indian mints of about 40 lakhs of rupees to replace the old and worn coins of 1835 and other years, withdrawn from circulation. The Seulement of Singapore, founded in 1819 on the 6th of February by Sit Stamford Raffles, is but three months older thas Her Majesty the Queen, who was born on the 24th May in that year.
MR. OWEN SYMONS, of Halwatura estate,
Pursuant to notice the following questions were put by the Hon. T. II. Whitehead-
(1.) W the Ilonourable the Colonial Sécro- tary lay upon the table a copy of the gene instructions received from the Secretary of State under which Crown Leases were granted to the Lee Hing Company for the dredging and -collection-of-shells-in-and- around-Ping Chau Island in the New Territory as stated by him in Council on 14th December last, and a copy of the said Leases?
AnswerThe papers have been laid on the table.
(2) Will the Honourable the Director of Rublic Works inform the Council of the cause of the prolonged delay in construction the shelter for the Chinese Chair Coolies at Victoria Gap-the upper terminus of the Peak Tramway, and whether this urgently needed work canno be proceeded with without further delay?
Answer-A vote for the estimated cost of this work will be submitted to-day for the considera tion of the Finance Committee. If this vote is
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District.
Tainan Ken
Námbér
07411708 $33. Taihoku Ken .. 347. 117 Taichiu Keng 50.. 38 Pescadores...... I
"Under
·Treas
76.31 53 68.57
76%
100
Total....1,633 1974 606 53:
~BOMBAY, From Bombay from January 4th to January 45th, both days inclusive, there were 836 cases and 664 deaths.
FOOTBINDING IN CHINA»
ADDRESS BY MRS, ARCHIBALD LITTLE.
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of cruelty to Children (Applause), 1 here wem people there who were qualified to say what the precise law in the Colony was. Hif there in Hongkong she hoped one wou be speedily was no law for the protection of children
introduced, but she fancied there, as one." In conclusion Mre Little said she was partic."" „ularly anxious to have a branch of the society in Hongkong, as they had no honorary secre tary either here, or in Macao.
I Francis, QC, said he had very great pleasure indeed in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Litle for her extreme kind- ness in addressing them that day and for the very valuable information which she had given them as to the society of which she was the founder and in connection with which she had worked so vigorously and so effectively. But be must ask them, in addition to thanking her for her presence there that evening, congratulate her most heartily in the name of the ladies of England, in the name of the British population „of China; for having taken up a work which | had been so long neglected and for having carried out that work so effectively. (Har hear). If he might be permitted to say so, be thought they would agree with, bim that the system adapted by Mrs. Little was the best Mrs. Archibald Little gave ah address in the possible for carrying out the objects she had in City Hall, on Wednesday afternoon, under the view. Laws would not effect any such change. auspices of the Hongkong Odd Volumes Society, a she was seeking to effect. It could only on the subject of Footbinding" Mrs. Little is bo, affected by influencing the minds of the founder of the Tica Tsu Hui (Natural Feet the Chinese of the Chinese inen-and so Society) of China and she is visiting the far as his acquaintance with Chinese went southern ports on behalf of the society with the there were no means ingre suitable for appeal- object of strengthening the movement for doinging to the nien of China than by appealing to away with the cruel custom with which China them in that particular direction in connection is peculiarly identified. From Hongkong Mrs. with which they took so much pride, and that Little purposes going to Macao and Canton,was their literature, their knowledge of learning, and thence to Swatow, Ainoy; and Foochow The best method of dealing with their was There was a most encouraging attendance, that adopted by that association by the the hall being at least three parts filled. Lady publication of books and simphlets, and by Blake occupied the chair. E the Governor inducing Chinese of high Iterary character to (Sir Heny Hake, G.C.M.G., and the Bishop of take up the subject, to write books or essays on Victoria (Dr. Home) were also present.
it. He asked them to acciri Mrs. Litile, a Lady Blake said she had been asked to most hearty vote of thanks for her very interest- preside there that day in order to introduce to fog lecture and also for her exertions on behalf, Them Mrs. Little, though there was little need of Chinese ladies in endeavouring to put an for her to do so. Mrs. Little had already made end to a cruel custom. (Applause) her name known by her writings and her work The Hon. H. E. Pollock-1 beg to propose not only in Chias but in countries far away. very hearty vote of thanks to Lady Blake for It was about a portion of that work that she showing her sympathy in this matter by com was good enough to come to address them thating to preside here today (Applause.) evening, a wark in which they could all take an interest, inasmuch as its object was to abolish unnecessary sußering. The Chinese had a proverb, Every pair of golden lilies, co913 2 jar of tears." They all knew how difficult it was to change old customs, not only in China but elsewhere, but the Chinese were to logical and so rational that there were those who hoped. that when they got convinced that nature was a better judge of what a woman's foot should he than man the great mass of people in China would follow the example of some of its most distinguished: men and go in for anti-foot- binding. (Applause.)
his 68th year, Edward JORN LEVESON, second Horana, Ceylon, who enjoys the distinction of between the Colonial Office and the Hongkong sometimes on the part of the missionarics
son of the late Edward Henry, and Sara Ash-being the nephew to the late General Pean worth Leveson.
On the 7th January, al “Cluny," Anerley, MARY, widow of Edward John Leveson.
On the oth January, a 8, Lewisham-park, Lewishamn, Piftlik GRAHAM, youngest son of Henry and Annie Walker, in his 20th year.
Symons, has left for South Africa to join same mounted corps engaged in the war.
WE have received from His Excellency Count Matsukata, Iis Japanese Majesty's Minister of Finance, through. Mr. Takutomi, the well- known Ellitor of the Kokumin Shimlan, a copy of the English translation of His Excel
the adoption of the gold standard in Japan, in the course of which he has, reviewed with great clearness and felicity the entire history of Japanese currency since 1600 A. D. and has set
The Hongkong Telegraph fency's very complete and valuable report on
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1900.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
BRITISH NORTH PORNHĐÁ
out in the fullest detail and in proper sequence
passed by the Council, the work will be taken in band without delay. The work has been delayed owing to the number of other urgent works which had to take precedence of it.
(3-) Will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary lay on the table a copy of the comic- spondence which has passed since May, 1899 Government, also a copy of the letter, dated 15th September last, from the Jubilee Committee here to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and a copy of the laiter's reply thereto, in con nection with the road proposed in 1897, to be constructed round the Island to comemorate the 60th year's reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria? Answer The papers have been laid un de table.
The Hon. P. II. May Acting Colonial Secretary) then proposed that that the Council should vote the sum of $50,000 towards the South African fund, leaving it for the Lord Mayor to devote this sum to whatever branch of the fund he should consider the most ad visable,
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer'srconitecl. The Hon. C. P. Chater, an unofficial
A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Surgeone congratulated upon the vigorous attion commencement of the present era, to 1848. We by sustaining the wives and families of the
are carried,
M.B.-Return Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from MANHA, are available for return by the Sicaners of the CHINA NAVIGA. TION COMPANY and vice versů.
For Passage, apply to
FOR SHANGHAL
THE Steamship
Gaplain
"GLENTURRET,”
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soldiers sent to the war.
The llon, Hokai, as representing the Chinese, said he also had great pleasure in supporting Wis notice in a recent number of the English- | the_proposition as showing sympathy to the man published at Bombay a jeview of a curious soldier's family left behind.
In response' to a call from Mr. Francis, three cheers were given for Mrs. Little.
~ A SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS
TRUST CORPORATION.
The following letter and enclosure was cir culated at to-day's meeting of the Sanitary -Board
Sanitary Rúard Offices,
7th February, 1900, Sir,We have the honour to submit the.. enclosed draft scheme for the formation of a Trust Corporation to be charged with the duty sanitary improvencats, in the City of Victoria and invested with the power of carrying out
the Board at a meeting held on the 7th of in accordance with the resolutions adopted by
Deceinber, 1899, at which we were appointed- Committee to consider recommendations for Siving effect to the resolution,
The schemo fully explains itself and does not appear to require comment at this slage
from us
EDWARD OSBORNE. FRANCIS W. Clark.
(Enclosure)
In the powers of the Trust should also be included provisions for regulating the appoint ment and election of members, the appoint ment of Committees and other executive details. necessary for the full working of the Trust.","
4 The duties and powers of the Trusi may
summarised as follows
be
Mrs. Little said the Tien Tsu Hui started about five years ago in a very small way. She rad just bad the pleasure of greeting an Italian lady who represented Italy on the original com initiee, for they tried in the first instance, garding Shanghai as a cosmopolitan centre, to have every nationality represented. The Italian Consul at that time in Shanghai not being married, Madame Valpicelli was kind enough to represent Italy on their small committee. Madame Volpicelli had just been remarking to her what great things they had achieved con
We would, however, remark that the form sidering their society started, only five years ago. It was commenced in great fear, and lion of some such body as the proposed Trust. with the idea of being able to accomplish seems to us to be becoming daily a greater very little and of helping the mission: necessity owing to the mpid, growth of the aries in their crusade against. foot-binding Colony and, the consequent increasing duties rather than working on independent lines. of the Public Works Department which appears She always wished it to be distinctly understood to have more than enough to occupy its that their society was formed originally to attention without undertaking the task of the assist the missionaries, because there was We have the honour to be, Sir,
sanitary improvement of the City
supporters--though not on the part of the mis
Your obedient servants, sinaries themselves little jealousy. Their
(Signed) F. H. MAYAL society was sometimes accused of not being quiet-working society that they advertised CW. Duggan, Esq., Secretary Sanitary Board. themselves, got their meetings reported in the papers, and tried in every way they could to get people to take up the work of the
1. The Trust to consist of the Attorney Gen- society. That impeachment was quite true." They did try in every way they could cral, the Director of Public Works, the Principal to get the Chinese nation to hear of Civil Medical Officer, the Officer Commanding their society and of its objects, and as far as Royal Engineers, two members elected by the that went they were a self-advertising society.
Chamber of Commerce from their body, and The missionaries hind been working for a long, two by the Justices of the Peace from their long time with the object of inducing the body, with three members, nominated by the Chinese to give up this cruel practice of foot Governor, who shall also appoint the President. binding, and it occurred to several women who The Trust to be a corporate body and to were not missionaries that this was a good have full power to contact, to borrow money ber seine bad fich fissare in stipunting jerk in which they has a were hardly any tract, sell, and dispose of its property, a
work people might on stock or debenture, to acquire 1
on the subject of foot-binding, and to begin with each of the ten incubers of the committee promised $10, to tenedy this defect. She was sorry to say that last year they only spent $800 in literature. Considering the time they had been at work, she thought they ought to spend more than that sum in this direction. The first great difficulty was to organise work in China, be cause it was such a large country, "They, Ind now 21 branches and honorary secretaries, but they had never yet had an honorary secretary thought these three places ought to have in Hongkong, or Macao, or Weiheiwei; and she. brancher. Besides these branches They had 19 correspondents. Their method of work was to distribute literature among the Chinese. They knew quite well that what people paid for they valued more, and they sent colporteurs about to sell this literarue. After referring to the memorial for arded to the Emperor by the society, Mrs. Little proceeded to touch upon the society's different publications and to speak about the progress of the movement in differ ent parts of China. In Hunan, for instance, ng the result of their efforts foot-binding was at one time forbidden, and they find a member- ship of 300,000. In her own town of Chunking a branch of the society had been established, and about 250 of the best Chinese families in. the place had agreed not to bind their daugh ters' feet or to allow their sons to marry girls whose feet had been bound. It was not so very,
had not been bound went to a place not far from Ningpo and she was persecuted by every one but they had since then had the satisfaction of girl whose feet had not been bound learning that at this very place another had been asked in marriage by several of the best families in the place, simply because all the leading families there were now wanting: brides whose feet were unbound." (Henr, hear. Airs. Litile explained the method of binding with which she had become acquainted and mentioned some of the said results of the cruci practice, some of the "girls "evan losing their feet. The society was now offering prizes for the best essays witten by young Chiomnen on the origin of footbinding its uses and abuses, and the best methods of getting rid of it. The late Governor of Shantung was before he died getting up a memorial to the Throne suggesti that after a period of ten years every woman with bound feet should be disqualified from assuming, the official rank of her husband. ing fatally. These cases as yet are entirely This had always seemed to fier 10 bo confined to the very lowest class of Chinese and happy suggestion, but it might be too natives, &c, the disease has not yet assumed 10-nsk Another suggestion was thất álta an epidemic form.
∙space of ten year no official with I have, etc,
wife should receive promotion, (Sd.) L. H. HARFOUD, third suggestion to make now, opild
H.B. MConsul | quite see why when any of them happened" A letter from Consul General: Wildman 10 | hear offeny criel case of foot: General Otis was attached asking detailed I should ma prosecute, information:
the child onderthe
In patting the proposition His Excellency said that there was no doubt that this proposí tion would receive the hearty support of the Com munity. The Lord Mayor had written and said that there were other funds besides the "Widows and Orphans," which had received most ample support, ip be assisted, so he had great pleasure in proposing the resolution, that the sum of $50,000, which he characterised as a most munificent sun, be voted towards the South African Fund, its distribution being left to the iscretion of the officials in charge of the Fund
Carried unanimously. The following bills were then read a first time a Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Post Office Ordinance, 1887.j
the history of the movement that led to the
this motion, He was pleased to see that assist substitution of an exclusive gold standard forance in men was not required but at the same The British North Borneo Company is to the bi-metallic standard that prevailed from the time the Colony ought to show sympathy
taken with regard to the rebellious--Mar | hope to be able at an early date to také further
He most condially as an unofficial member, supported the proposi SALLE which has, as will be seen from a
notice of this volume and to give a careful tion. report appearing in another column, culmin summary of the events it records. ated in the utter defeat of his followers and the death of Mar himself. The only regret GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
is that this line of policy was not taken at Agents
first; for it would, as we pointed out at the and interesting pamphlet on the Secret Historyfelt words in support of the motion, saying that The lon. E. R. Belilios spoke a few heart Hongkong, 13th February, 1900. (2016
time, have saved endless trouble and the of the Transvaal Conspiracy. This pamphlet the Council of the Straits Settlements had Company would not have been put to the purports to given brief history of the conspiracy already voted towards this fund "GLEN" LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.
trouble and expense of the present expedition. from its conception to the present time, its It is strange, that Mr. Cown, who patched abjects, its agents, the disposal of its funds, and up the peace with the rebel leader, should not have been aware that the only result of the result as seen to-day-war against Great his action would be to raise à suspicion in
Britain. The author, Mr. A. E. Hayter, states will be despatched as above the native mind that the Company feared
himself to have been for some, years in the on TUESDAY, the zoth instant, at Noon.
MAT SALEH. Had he been first defeated, employ of the Baff at Pretoria called "De For Freight, apply to
MCGREGOR BROS. & COW, and captored and then pardoned the impres. Nationale Bank Van de Ziua Afrikaanche
Agents.
sion would have been different and Mr.Cowry's | Republick," and says that in 1889, a former Hongkong, 15th February, 1900. [213b long residence in Borneo shoud have made German Consul General was appointed Ge him aware of this fact. It requires a man of neral Manager of this Bank at Pretoria, by an strong will to deal with the natives of Borneo express understanding between Bismark and and he must also possess a large amount of Dr. W. J. Leyd's, who laid the foundation of assurance and pluck together with a clear the secret service system. The writer states insight into native character in order to that the Bank Directors held frequent midnightization cf. Wan Kain Tsung, alias Wan Tsing govern them successfully, There must be meetings at which the General Manager, no hesitation in anything; the Governor Leyds, and others attended, and on one occa must say what he intends to do and do itsion Kruger is reported to have said "England and it is only by so doing that he can carn the confidence and respect of his native must not be the supreme power in South Africa subjects. Mr. CLIFFORD, the newly and I feet sure, provided we have Germany appointed Governor, fulfills all the above with us and the Orange Free State and the conditions and we. trust that under Colony we shall win the day." The writer also bis able administration North Horneo will states that at this time the Bond-in the Cape advance with rapid strides. The only fear was pressed for money and gives details of the is that his hands may be tied by the Court manner in which prominent Cape politicians of Directors in London. It is impossible to were furnished with money from the Secret govern a large state Bike North Borneo from Service Fund, the annual expenditure of which home. The Court of Directors have not amounted to about £80,000. The writer goes
The following rupons concerning Bubonic them to grasp situations and act for the best into operation to undermine Great Britain in the necessary local knowledge to enable on to show how the Secret Service was put plague have been circulated among the member
of the Sanitary Board :--- with rapidity and decision. All that they South Africa and the support furnished by the
British Consulate, can hope to do is to obtain a thoroughly German Government and the methods adopted
Manila, 25th January, 1900. BREAD BREAD!! BREAD!|!
competent representavive, and allow him
"Your Excellency, have the honour to MKA KIITON LEE begs tui inform his as free hand as possible-to-act-ns-biso stir up the natives against the British, and port that cases of Bubonic plague have appear Minerous Pate date is now prejudgment directs capable mani mostoven-states-that-the-fre at Mr Rhodes housed lately in Manila the majority of them end
Mr. Tubby-"I eat Buttonjeo's Bread !" Mr. Spindleshanks.-"I don't! "'
pared to deliver BREAD in WANCHA and the difficult to find, it is true, but such an one and the attempt to wreck the tmin he travelled EASTEND of the City between the hours of has been obtained in the person of Mr. in on the 7th January, 1897, was the work of 6 and 7 A.M.
CLIFFORD and the best that they can do is he Secret Service. The writer further states CUSTOMERS requiring BREAD to be
that the large financial houses of Germany still to trust implicitly to him. If, after a fair delivered are requested to kindly notify the trial, he proves to be unsulted to the posi and that the laur sex are employed to worn contribuie largely to the Secret Service Fund tion then some other man can be put in his secrets out of young British officers and ends place, but we do not for a moment suppose by severely criticizing Mr. Schrieners attitude that he will fail, he is undoubtedly the right on the war.
same to
HARUTTONJEE,
13 & 15, D'Aguilar Street. Hongkong, 20th January, 1900.
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A Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Natura-
Kai, alias Wan Ming Kap:
amend The Public Health Ordinance, 1887;
A Bill entitled An, Ordinance to further
imposition of fees for the issue by the Goven A Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the
ment of Hongkong for certain certificates to certain Chinese
And a Bill entitled An Ordinance for the establishment of a Hospital for infectious dis cases in connection with the Tung Wa Hospital.
The Council then adjourned.
PLAGUE
long ago that a poor young bride whose feet.
(i.) On resolution of the Sanitary. Board in Ordinary Public Meeting, on a repres sentation from the Medical Officer of Health, or from twelve ratepayers, that any district for the want of air, light, Aventilation, or conveniences or any other sanitary defects, is in a state dangerous - to the public health, de Trust Corpora-: tion shall consiiler the case, and if satisy fed with the truth of the representations made may pass a resolution that the arta is unheallly; and then proceed to prepare n scheme for its improvement, and, fhe the formation of such streets, squares and open spaces, and the construction of suitable buildings, and all other things
s may be necessary for
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tion of notices to the the works, the heating -assessment of compensatio
sory, purchase, and the Legislative Council pro tion of the improvement upon the provisions- Housing of the Working Classes the Land Clauses Consolidatio relating to this procedure. (iii) The Trait may with them
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