Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 1906.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
GUA DING AGAINST REBELS
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 24th October. It is reported that the Viceroy here has re-
Titers of the Democratic ticket in the Westerntually the farmer decides to accompany Stater. The elections are at hand and it is his benefactor to Hongkong, and the bar. an admitted fact that the Democrats are gain is clinched with a few cents, which
A meeting of the Legislative Council was woefuly lacking in a platform which will the Peter Simple jingles in his pocket to Governor, Major Sir. Matthew Nathan, held this afternoon. Present His Excellency appeal to the people, and secure the over-in supreme happiness. When he arrives in KCMG, Hi Kxcellency Colonel Day- throw of the Republicans. But it is, bardly Hongkong, he fancier himself in the land off. T. Sercomthe Smith (Colonial Secretary), lig, R.K. (Commanding the Troops), Hon. conceivable that Mr. W. J. Bryan, the chief
Han. Mr. M. Thomson (Colonial Trea A. S. WATSON & CO., exponent of Democratic principles, will
surer), Hon. Capinia F. J. Bateley (Captain cerved an imperial telegraphic despatch from Superintendent of
of Police), Hon. Mr. W. | Peking instructing him to keep a sharp look- countenance such a retrograde step as the
hatham Director of Public Works), Dion, out and to take immediate steps as a precaution exclusion of alien children from the schools,
Mt. A. W. Brewin, (Registrar General), Hop. against revolutionary actions, attempted by which are the boast, and rightly so, of
Hewett, llon. r. Ho Kai, MI, UG., Han people is now rapidly spreading throughout Mr. 13. E. Patlock, K., Heo. tr. E. A certain rebels. It is believed that this class of California. Were it simply question of
Mr. Wei Yok, Han, Mr. W. J. Gresson, and denying entrance to Japanese labourers
Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils), to American soil we could understand the attitude of the West, for the work
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luxury. Meanwhile, the procurer, who is as often a boarding-house keeper as net, is quietly making arrangements to ship his capture off to the Straits Settlements, where the viction can be sold to an agent there for a matter of $200 or more. The police bere do their best to frustrate the scheme and manage frequently to bring the seamp to justice, but for one arrest it is probable half-
a-dozer escape. The farmer is sold into
ARBERT.
General), andilén. Mr. Edward Osborne.
Hon. Si H. Spencer Berkeley, N.C.(Attorney
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed.
RETORE.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the
FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 75 to 83.
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the whole of the Empire, especially in the coastal parts. These men are attempting to induce officials and military students to join them and are endeavouring to send arms and ammuation into the interior. The Viceroy as accordingly given all necessary instructions in the police and mittary officials, requesting. them to pay special attention to the Imperial
order.
ELEGRAMS,
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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE
CHINESE FIELD.
MANEUVRES."
GRAND SPECTACULAR ASSAULT.
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INVADERS REPULSED BY VALIANT NORTHERNERS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 25th October, 9.10 p.m.
The Chinese field manœuvres cul- minuted yesterday in a grand us sault by the opposing forces.
The stage management of the display was excellent.
HAHWAY MATERIALS. The Yuct-han Railway Company proposes to e-tablish a machine shop, so that they them selves may be able to supply their own railway materials, and get their repairs to
Eventually when the operations machinery, etc, done in their own establish ment. A large piece of land, suitable for this had concluded the umpires declared purpose to Wought has been that the Northerners had triumphed selected as a site for the buildings. The Company has appointed a committee to makeover he invading army from the all arrangements and to juspect the proposed site, and of suitable for the purpose, to purchase
Yangtze. the land from its owner.
NAMHOI GAOL.
MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.
His Excellency the Governor said:- Finan cial Minule number 78 for $1.942 is an amount for four beats lost at dustations in the typhoon of 1815 September and also for zz magazines which have been borrowed from the Ordnance Department, and 1792 blank cartridges wirit it were lost at Gap Kuck in the storin ol 28th and 29th September. Financial Minute oum ber 79 for $110, is for tenting accommodation, take the place of a matshed, that had tem Rast Financial minute number 80 explains ply be used as a montuary oo Praya self. Financial Minute number 8t is for $5 so on
On the 21st instant work was commenced account of the hire of a launch for the health under repair. Pinancial Minute No. 82 for estimated at $11,500
upon the construction of the Namhri Gaol, RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE COMMIS. Officer of the Part while, his own launch was
is be a three-storey building and the cost is $140 is for taking down the evidence com.
SIGNERS At the present time ing before the Pub uildings Commission the old Nanhai Prison. The Namoi Ma- there are over two hundred prisoners in and for providing copies of that evidence fostrate has decided to abolish corporal punish- the consideration of members of the Commis-
ment, and in such cases to exact a fine instead. In cases of long imprisonment, the prisoner 15
put to whatever trade he has been ac customed to follow. An industrial institution has also been established in connection with the Namhoi prison.
is a case where children and students seek slavery pure and simple. Of course, as we ing to advance their studies are concerned. all know, slavery does not exist under the In the case of the Chinese, President British flag, but, nevertheless, that poor Roosevelt explicitly said that the Exclusion Chinese farmer is as much the property of Report by the rxaminers on Queen's College. Act was not aimed at ima-fide meichants, his new master in the Straits as any barbarian travellers or students, but against the riff. was in the days of the Cashr. Once in the taff of China's population, who would enter toils he dare not complain; indeed, he does into competition with the labouring class of
not know how to maké his position known. the Republic, Here, however, we find Cali. The police, he is led to believe, are his mortal forhia going to greater lengths in proposing
enemies, to be avoided as one would avoid to prevent the children of Japanese parents plague. The point is that the head --children presumably born in America-quarters of the gang which operates in human flesh is in the Straits Settlements, that is to obtaining even the rudiments of education.
say, in Singapore. Yet how rarely do we It is a dangerous policy on which Califonia
read of a case where the bonded helot is has embarked. To begin with, the great bulk
rescued froin his servitude. It should be of American exports to the Orient are des
dasier for the police of Singapore to discover patched through Californian ports, and
what is taking place than the police of long should Japan declare a universal boycott of kong, because they have the advantage of American goods the trade of the United ransacking the antiving vessels before the States would be seriously embarassed. The coolies are disembarked. It has to be rented. wise-acres and quidnunes of California Tered that these staves are carefully instruction. The amount is a very large one, but it may point to Chins and argue that the boy in the answers they are to give to cont instituted by the Chinese against articles the police when interrogates, unt af mérican manufacture completely failed parent investigationi would, 'we' fully believe, in its object, submitting the trade reluts in eval mány a case of hardship which to-day support of their contention. The boycott in
passes unheeded. It will be satisfactory, then, China is not dead but dormant. Should
u read that the detective staff of Singapore Japan determine to ostracise ineričan pro-
in the future is more successful than it appears ducts her people will show as defermined to be at present in saving ignorant. Chinese Wine and is supplied to all the Leading and united a front as they displayed against coplies from a lifetime of anisery unrelieved The Russians in Manchuria, and, what by the hope of freedom of the acquisition of is more, her moral influence and stern
a competence. The efforts of the long example will reinvigorate the Chinese boy: kong police, supplemented by the vigorous colters, so that the entire markets, of the action of the Singapore police, would soon Far East will be closed to the exporters not exterminate the procurers and agents who at of California alone but of the United States, present miaky fortunes out of the traffic in "A. S. WATSON & CO. for would be impossible to discriminate the bodies of their compatriots.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The German mail of the zath September was delivered in London as the zith inst
is in accordance with the lowest tender which was submitted to the Guverament for this work. We trust that the cust to the Gover ment in money aid to the members of the Commission in bons will be rend the valuable report of the Commission by when it's provinced Financial Manute m- was which had to be undertaken by the her 82 for 16juo is on account of various Sanitary Department in connection with the typhoon. The ironcipial sunts are $1,448 ( cats; 52, 3co repairs to flake Pies : 598 repaus repairs to the nutsheds; 700 for repairs to dust to cemeteries, and $350 incidental expenses, seconded by the Colonial, Treasurer that the It is propused by the Colonial Secretary and Financial Minutes he relened to the Finance
Commillee.
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Agreed unanimously.
YUET-HAN RAILWAY..
JAPANESH RN INDER ESTIMATES THR
COST OF CONSTRUCTION,
[From a Correspondent.þ.
Canton, 24th October." Information has been received to the effect that Wong Chui Ping, the vice-president of the Yout-ban Radway Company, asked a japanese engineer, cioplayed under the Swatow Railway Association, to visit Caeton with a view to furnishing an estimate of the cost of construct ing the line to tankow. The Japanese was offered $700, with all expenses for his trouble. He accepted and in order to get the work done, as quickly as possible he engaged as assistant, the Railway Compatry allowing him an add..
been fished and the Japanese engineer has returned to Swatow in order to be present at the opening of the Swatow line. Mr. Wong
- NEW SAINTARY RYK-LAW, The Colonial Secretary mowed the adoption of a new bye-law with reference in the measure. ment of graves, which had been passed by the Sanitary Board
the Colonial Treasurer seconded and the $30. It is stated the work has now motion was adopted.
WORKMEN CARS.
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between the products of any individual State of the Republic. At the present time, when commercial houses and trade journals in the United States are congratulating themselves on the rapid advancement of Americap in terests in the Orient it would be the height of folly to throw to the winds all that has been The . . Sondon with the 3rd Muhdlesex achieved, at the whịm of a few ignorant debaRegiment deft Singapore on 23rd October, and meeting as Council. The resolution was as gogues. It is difficult to believe that the finan./ay be expected here at daylight on the 30thgarding the running of Workmen's Cars by
cial potentates of Western America will sup- pon the movement to exclude Japanese child. ren from the Californian schools. As they say in the States: "Money talks," and if the
instant.
early next week into the cause of the outbreak A MARINE Chart of Inquiry is, to be held
of the fire which caused so much loss of life and property on the s.5. Ifantasy, at her wharf,
The Editor with unt podezdiske ta. bo sospenville 6. 7 Contributors to the party funds bold aloof on the morning of Sunday, the 14th inst
any rejected M8., ont la retog) any Contribution.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DALLY--$30 per annum. WEEKLY-13 per annum. The talen
per quarter Cand for mensen, proportionat, The daily intan in delivered teno whan tanddrosu is
noormibis to memanger. ita coples set by addfilons! $1,81 per quarter in chargest for postAKE The postage on the weekly isse toy put of the Bingis Coples Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty.
world 50 cents per garter
five centa,
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1906,
JAPAN'S REBUFF IN CALIFORNIA,
will be present.
the proposition will die a natural death, for a. political campaign cannot be pursued To-NiGHT, at the Union Church Literary Club. without an overflowing exchequer, and that
Dr. Amos Wilder, ConsulTeneral for America, will Veliver a lec ure on David is only possible when the business magnates lenty Thoreau," which will commence at are hand in glove with the proletariat. It' pan; prom. It is hoped a large number will be a bad day for commercial Anierica if the behests of the so-called protectionists LRAVE of absence to the neighbouring whe would prohibit the education of Japan countines on private alaus, has been granted ese children are followed to the letter, for it to the undermentioned officers-2nd Raya is certain that Japan will not take the rébut West Kent Regiment: Lieut. C. W. Case- lying down. Let us hope that wiser counsels Morris, fram 3rd November to 20th November, will prevail, and that those who seem to lear
2nd Lieut. N. J. Whitty, from 3d November a yellow invasion may be led to see the error of their ways.
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THE CHINESE SLAVE TRADE.
Whether the detective department of the Straits Settlements is quite as active as it
to 20th November,
THE police at Aberdeen boarded a fishing junk in Aberdeen bay shortly after she had dropped Bermud hooks yesterday evening, on return from a fishing trip, and arrested two men, including the skipper, after they had searched the junk, They were taken ashore and charged with
The Lofonial Secretary-By Your Excel lency's directions I beg to postpone the con sideration of the vesniution which stands in the some of the Hou, Attorney General till next
tolows: "Resolved that the resolutions in-
the Hongkong Tramway Electric Company,
hom to-day," Limited, passed by the Legislative Council on the 21st day of June, 1936, be rescinded as
The Colonial Treasurer seconded and the motion was passed.
WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND. FUND.
,
who is also on the directorate of the Swatow
way, tends to proceed hither as soon a possible, when the $1,003 will be handed over in the Japanese engineer. The mancy will be drawn from the three princes-Kwangtung, Flanan and Hupeh-which are interested in the Canton Hankow railway,
THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY,
For some time the people of Kwangs have been contemplating the construction of a rail- way from the Kwai prefecture to Pakhoi, small seaport in Kwangtung, They proposed to build the railway themselves and have no Connection with other railway schemes. But The Colpal Secretary, in the absence of
the Yuehan kaway Company have stepped the torney-Cantal moved the first readith and memorialised the Viceroy on the sub- of a 'sill entitled An Ordance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund Ordict. The Company declare that under a con- ance, 1950.
cession from the Board of Commerce they were
TRADE MARKS BILL WITHDRAWN, Attorney General begged leave to withdraw The Colquial Secretary in the absence of the the motion for the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to consolidate and
TO MEET AT CHANGCHUN NEXT MONTH, From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 25th October,
3.10 p.m.
The Russian and Japanese Cotos. missioners, who have been appointed by their respective Governments to discover a molus vivendi with regard · to the Manchurian Railway, will meet at Changelium on 7th Novem- bor.
CORRESPONDENCE.
1YPHOON RELIEF FUND ENTER- TAINMENT.
To Taя EITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELEGRAM" Dear Sir, The result of the entertainment given on 10th. October for the benefit of the Gross receipts by sale of Tickets......... ¡$1,394 Typhoon Relief Fund, is as follows:-
Less Expenses, Wages, Coolie hire and
cumshawa
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$1,355
and a cheque for this amount has been for- warded to Mr. 1, R. Hunter, Treasurer of the T phoan Relief Fund-I am, ir, Yours faithfully,
E.. A. ORMISTON, Treasurer of Entertainment Committee. Hongkong, 25th October.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ALLEGED - BAJBERY.
Colony, so as not to be able to give evidence of endeavouring to induce him to leave the
before the Commision now sitting, was resumed at the Criminal Sessions, to day, his Honour the Chief Justice presiding..
The Culontal Treasurer seconded and the Kranted the sole rights of constructing railways
The case in which Francis Ward, Sanitary Bill was read a first time.
the province of Kwangtung, with certain excep ions, and therefore the proposed railwaying bribes from one Chan Tsun, and on ose Inspector, was charged on five counts of accept- to l'akhoi would be an infringement of their way Company were granted the privilege rights, Under bye-law a the Yuet-han Rail claimed, tise exceptions being the Kowloon Canton, Cantou-Whampoa, Chichow-Swatox, Sunnin, and Cantin-Macao railways, which were granted charters before the Yuet-han Company was started. The Viceroy is there- fure asked to direct the Governor of Kwanga to see that the rights of the Company are no interfered with by the promoters of the Kwai prefecture-Pakhoi line.
tend the Law relating to Trade Marks,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded, His Excellency the Governor said: This it has not met with the approval of the legal
profession it we think it well to withdraw it tor further consideratio.
Agreed unanimously..
MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL
HOW EMPLOVES ARE ENGAGED.
A new phase of parochial prejudice in America is revealed by a Reuter's despatch, stating that Japan is indignant at the should be in rescuing defuded Chinamen being in possesama of eight pounds of dyna but as there were one or two alterations that to the directors of the Railway Company that
attitude of California, which is resolved to exclude Japanese children from the schools of that State. In last evening's issue we quoted a vernacular journal which said that,
and
mite luse without a pulice permit. The fisher- men admited the charge at the Police Cour this morning, and Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz fined then $15 each.
and are wouh saiving, while tae Harb sur author.
next at 2.30 pm.
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
It was unanimously agreed that the following
In what college were you educated?" "How long were you there?"
What do you know of railway engineering?" "Have you been engaged in railway survey
Any one failing to answer each of these questions promptly and without the slightest hesuation is "plucked." .
fence had been heard his Honour summed Aker Counsel for the prosecution and de-
up, and the jury by a majority of six to one re turned a verdict of not guilty and the accused was discharged,,
A FLIGHTY MILLIONAIRE.
PARTNERS WANT A SHARE.
[From a Correspondent.]
Cain, 23rd October. patch from Mr. Li Kwok Hi, an ex-Tastal, of The Nambai Magistrate ha received a des
and the Liwai Magistrate, pamed Cheung King Yunnan, stating that in 1924 a Tartar man,
Ling, each put $10,000 together and establishe ed a commission merchants' business at Yung Dan, called the Kwong Nam Cheoog whichdida, big trade with Hongkong, chiefly in zinc. All the employees of the firm are relatives of. Cheung. Not long ago he gave up the zine business and Canton and Fatshan. Lately he has given up went in for towing launches, to ply between
this business also, and refuses to show any accounts to his partners. It is understood that he holds several mortgages on property of Chow Tung Shang, late of Canton and Hong A Chinaman appeared at Wuchow the other kong, with whom he still has dealings, and day and represented that he was the agent for Chow now hold a very large sum of money French firm which had commissioned him supposed to be the partnership property, to purchase buffaloes. tie managed to get a obtained from Cheung on the mortgage. number together but was "help up" by the There is also a Chinese banking business as nat ve Custome officers who inquired for whom well as several dwelling houses believed to be he was purchasing the animals. The China-Chow Tung Shang's. The Magistrule is there- man said they were for a French firm, where. fore requested to investigate the matter as Court where he was told that no foreigners are allowed to purchase buffaloes-only bullocks and cows. The buffaloes were thereupon con- fiscated. It is believed that the Chinaman got the buflators under false pretences, because no French firm has yet come forward to claim the
THE CHINAMAN AND THE DUFFALOES
the Attorney General moved that the Counkow, Mr. Kong, has been on a surveying tour
The Colonial Secretary in the absence of The chief engineer of the railway to Han-, af go into committee on the Bill-entitled. An over the route proposed to be taken by the Ordinance further to amend the Merchant railway. He made an extensive examination Shipping rumitre, 899, an for other parul the district, and was accompanied by a large poses. The Bill was already in Committee number of assi-tants It has become evident from the bonds of slavery seems to be a very
that the Bill be recommitted. seemed to be desirable to make be moved additional assistants are required. There is ou lack of applicants, the offices of the com. doubtful point. Day after day the Hong
The bill passed through Committee with any being literally bombarded by men either kong police prosecute Chinese procurers who
some slight ansendments.
applying themselves or recommcoding others by some specious statements of worldly A SALVAGE pany of divers from the Naval De-seenided by the Colonial Treasurer the Bill in the selection of the men. No recommenda Un the etion of the Colonial Secretary for a situation. The utmost care is being taken in view of the proposal to exclude Japanese wealth have managed to induce unsophisti partment is at present engaged in inspecting was read a third time and passed,
tians or references are desired by Mr. Kong, students from attending Californian colleges,cated farmers to leave the land and come the sniken jons and other wrecks about the
The Courcil then adjourned til Thursday forms his own opinion of the merits of the ap He simply, interrogates each candidate and the people of Japan were seriously consider to Hongkong, their ultimate object being boar, with a view to discover whic can be
plicants. The questions are generally to the ing the advisability of following China's 19 sell the simpletons as slaves to certainties have contracted with a Chinese syndicate
following effect: example of retaliation, by boycotting goods gangs in Singapore. The story fold in the
to do the work of raising such as are worth the of American manufacture. It is surprising Hongkong Courts is so common that it time and labour. The others which may be that America; or any section of the en. might almost he stereotyped. The country consistere not warth satving will be blown up. votes be recommended for adoption by the ing or construction work before?" lightened United States, should favour Chinaman who has never been beyond to clear the harbour channels, unless previously Counci any suggestion to withhold from chil the limits of his own, cabbage patchy, taken up and removed by their owners." -dren
students.
is visited by a plausible scamp, who has We hear that Mr. Geo, A. Caldwell is shortly the advantages of a sound, modern education. In the the gift of imagination and the tongue of proceeding home on six months' sick leave. Eastern States it is stated that the news of the serpent. He is told what, a fool he While the numerous friends of Mr. Caldwell California's intention was received with
is to remain in the interior toiling and moi). will regret the cause of Mr. Caldwell's absence amazement, which indicates that the massing, for a bare pittance when comfort and from the Colony, we feel certain all will join us in the wish that he will have a pleasant voyage of the people are totally at variance with the
riches are to be found within a day's journey of his matshed. The idea is allowed to per-
to the home country where we hope he will proposal, but it is melancholy' to think that
ful of bigots and paid agitators who are provisions of life in the great cities of Hongkong leaves by the 5.5. Awa Maru na the 31st inst
wily stranger stimulating his mind within presence in the social circles this winter is surely to be missed. We understand that he bably themselves deficient in the very qualand Singapore. Finally, the country bump- ities which the Japanese possess and de-kin asks the vital question and the fish is TH THEN coolies were arrested in a gam- mand as a right. There is none who caught. He is to be a cook, mayhap, at bling raid, executed by the police of No. 2 denounces education so fiercely as the un- $25 a month, although he has never cooked
Station, Wanchai, yesterday afternoon. The educated, and none so opposed to the edu.anything but rice in his life; or he may be a
premises raided was at No. 11, U. Hing Lace. cational advancement of the young as he compradore although he has never a penny to entered the house. They were taken before A small game was in process when the police who has won 4 spurious reputation by his name-but, the Europeans who are 10 Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this virtue of bullying and sharp practice. Cengage his services, who are, indeed, franti- morning, the first two defendants being charged course the attempt-for we do suppose it is an accomplished fact-to debar upon. The imposter will relate tales of how remainder with gambling on the premises, the vote Miscellancour Services, Public Health quantities. The Chinese Minister, on the other
not cally calling for him, are easily imposed with keeping a public gaming house and the Japanese children from the Californian coolies have landed in Hongkong with the twn leaders $15 each, and the remainder Evidence was called, and his Worship fined schools is a semi-political move, which may nothing but what they stand in and are now Sz each. Eight paid their fines; the others! gain a measure of support from the suppor the supreme rulers of the Colony. Even want to gaol for a few days.
GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE. forty-two dollars in aid of the vote, Harbour A sum of one thousand nine hundred and
Master's Department, or the following items: Harbour Office Oiler charges-New boats, $720; Lighthouses-Cap Rock lighthouse-a Other churges-Gunpowder charges and tubes for log signalling guns, $1,222-Total $1,942.
A sum of one hundred and ten dollars in aid charges, typhoon expenses.
TYPHOON EXPENSES.
the Pacific slope should be ruled by a handplate through the brain of the yokel, the speedily be restored to health. Mr. Caldwell's of the vote. Sanitary Department-Othes upon the Customs me took him to the native speedily as possible.
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MAGISTRACY EXI NSES.
A sum of one hundred and thirty dollars in aid of the vote, judicial and Legal Departments, Magistracy-Other charges, for the following itenis:-Advertising meetings of Justices of penies $63-Total $113. the Peace $50; New Territory-Incidental ex- buffaloes.
LAUNCH EXPENSES.
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THE OPIUM TRADE.
aid of the vote, Medical Departments, typhoon ward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign It is reported that the Chinese Minister in A sum of four hundred and fifty dollars in Londen has been in negotiation with Sir Ed- expenses-Hire of launch for Health Officer Affairs, on the subject of the opium trade. An arrangement has been entered into that in ten years no opium will be exported to Chinn from India, except the extracts required for purposes, and those in very limited
of Port.
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION. A sum of fourteen thousand dollars in aid of i and Buildings Ordinance Commission.
FURTHER TYPHOON EXPENSES.
hand, has ag eed, on behalf of his Government, that the cultivation of the poppy plant will be
will be extinct in China,
ACCORDING to the Malay Mail Mr. Loke Yew, he may proceed to Hongkong. He is accom the millionaire, bas good to Singapore, whence panied by M. Petit. We understand Mr. Loke Yew is interesting himself in the introduction of motor-boats and. vegetable oil crusting machinery at Canton.
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE. Indian (Kumrung) 27th inst.: American (China) 28th init, Fresch (Tonkin) 29th inst. Australian (Eastern) and prox Canadien (Athenian) 15th proxi
The M. M. Co's. Toxkin will leave Saigon
A sum of six thousand dollars in aid of the discouraged, so that in ten years the poppy for this port on sóth inst, al § 4102 vote, Sanitary Department, typhoon expanias.
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