kutimation.
Idition of trade in the countries of the Occident, which caused an augmented demand for Japanese goods, and the gradual development of commercial' morts in China and Korea. Moreover, another facies that must not be lost sight of was the A. S. WATSON & CO., activity of the producing centres. Serl-
LIMITED."
WINE AND SPIRU MERCHAN IS.
́ESTABLISHED A.D. 1541.
The following PORTS and
· S'IERRIES bottled in Europe have been especially selected and pro- eured from the celebrated Firm of C. G. SANDEMAN SONS & CO.
London, Oparto and Xeros.
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cerned, will be very materially reduced.-- Bangkok Tmas,
KOWLOON DOCK, AMENITIES,
PRESENTATIONS TO DEPARTING MEMBERS.
A goodly number of the staff of the long- kong and Whampɔa Dock Co. met last night in the Reading Room to make presentations to Capt. Dodds and Mr. John Kyles on the occasion of their departure for home to-day The presents consisted of a silver ten xet part of silver vases for Capt. Dodds and a silver ad a
tea and coffee service, caddy," and pair of vases for Mr. John Kyles,
4.
TELEGRAM.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE.
SIR ROBERT HAPK
APIE X TO THE IMPECIAL. FAMILY.
DEPARTURE ON FURLOUGIE From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 28th February, 2.40 p.m.
Sir Robert l'art, the Inspector General of the Imperial Customs of
Throne to-day prior to his departure on eighteen months" furlough,, iy
PIRK IN CONNAUGHT KOAD: ::
to pay this further account until the present turn to health in kis native land, He regretted ation shortly before half-past ten o'clock...
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1907.
HARDLY a day passes":"now" without sun revola of money soul acidic,astyear. The first seizure of opium being recorded by the Cus-item consists of $4,000'an account of typhoon oms Departmant which now has to perform and falastorm damages. I foreshadowed the the duties formerly attended to by the Opium necessity for this vote when I läst referred to Farmer as far as the river is concereed. An the subject. It was no use taking it last year
spacting officer who boarded the Pliemaloke
as the repairs could not then be carried out. found in the water cindenser, in the cook's 3 he remainder of the 553,000 is an item of Halloy, twenty taels of upium carefully secreted. $12,000 for insanitary property resumption. culture, it is mentioned, was an [BH-
Then a few hours later 120 lacls of opium were This is in- addition to a revole of part of the qualified success, the quality of the silk and on board a small jusk in the river which
money voted last year. The total of $32,696 being exceptionally good. Similarly ear had come up from Chantaboon way. The Cusrevoles is on account of some of the works nest endeavour was shown in the fields of taus authorities have not as yet been able' to
commenced in 1905 not having been com cotton spinning, habutac weaving, copper
get into full warking order, but when they do pleted that year. It compares favourably with and coal production and sugar refining, and it is hoped that the amount of smuggling which the amount of the revotes in the Inst two yenis. Mr. Stewart, chairman of committee, on pro the resulting large development of the goes on, as far as the part of Bangkok is con- Financial minute No. 7 for $143 Bo Ts on ac-senting the ten service, &c., to Capt. Dodds on volume of production may be regarded as an
count of the destruction of the matsheds in behalf of the staff expressed regret al losing important cause of the growth of exports."
which the and Office records were kept at the captain, and said that those who had known With regard to the burden of foreign loans FRED DOCK, an unemployed seaman, resid. Taipo. Th's i valved the occupation of a prihin, knew him as n jolly good fellow, and incurred in consequence of the war, the Going at the Sailors' Home, West Point, imbibed vate house at Taino and the amount included hoped that when he got into the bosom.of his vernor remarked that so far as the dis.of certain beverages last evening which was in this vote is for the ront of that house. Finnn. family that he may have many a pleasant cup
heither tea nor coffee, and with great headway ↑ ciął m-nute-No 8, for $3,263, is for an increased of tea from the tempo", and that he, inlg-3-have | China, had a forewell audience of the charge of this debt is concerned no cause fur
un reeled along Queen's Road West, home contribution to the perial Institute for tlie piensaat recollections of his soj urs in Hong uneasiness exists. But," he added, "an inevitable result is that an addition has bad
wind bound. Undoubtedly the road was too two years 1956-47 and 1907-08. The subscijp kung. narrow for luck, whi rücked from side to side. tion is now £100. Before making this sub- The Captain briz fly replied. to be made to our countrymen's load of sometimes anchoring to a handy pillar when ascription I consulted the Secretary of Council, Messys Logan, Baxter, Davison, and Rutter taxation, and in order to carry the inad easily, capsize looked imminent. This went on for who considered the Colony would reap advan also expressed regret at the Captain's departure as well as to promote, the further develop.anme time without anything serious happening, tage from it. Financial minute No. to for from the Colony.. ment of the country's fortunes, it is essential but when the musteady Bock pitched to a $1,050 is for paying some compensation for and that the nation's producing capacity should ricksha coolie with his boots, because he taken up for the military ran es at Kowloon. be increased and its stock of capital supple thought the ricksha man was steering for There was a vote of $10,000 for this purprise id the pillar lie had an eye on, that was his un
1994. Of that, $to,973 was spent in that year, mented. The way to increase production is to doing. Inspector Collett saw the boot sise and at the end of the year the account was encourage the growth of profitable under-
and fall, he saw the: coolie suddenly jump, and csed. Owing to some dispute as to who was takings." The Governor did not view with Bock was arrested on a charge of disorderly euled to compensation it has been impossible much graciousness, the policy of contracting behaviour, the ricksha Coulis, it was alleged; foreign loans, regarding the development of refusing to press a charge of assault. Back such a prevalent disposition as "an evil." was arraigned before Mr. C. A. 1), Melbourne, However, certain improvements which had this morning, at the l'olice ourt, and fined $1. been made in the equalisation of the rates
By all accounts infani martality must be on of interest between the head and branch the increase to an alarming extent in Bangkok. offices, and other reforms were, in his Scarcely a day passes that we do not hear of opinion, calculated to induce companies 10
the bodies of children sean Anating on the increase their capital and extent their Menam, and of new-born babes found cast inte undertakings - by means of loans raised lungs, ideas and other places more or less remote, which show mast clearly to what a in Japan. On the whole, then, the terrible extent infant no tality prevails in our financial position of the country may be asidst It is generally believed that this grew regarded as perfectly sound from the ing destruction of fafant life is wing in rest bankers' point of view, while the commer
measure to wilful intent than' 19 accident or cial outlook is satisfactory. The great dan natural couser, and consequently the law get into which the country may drift, innoght to be able to deal with parents or these days of the rapid development of in- persons found responsible for the loss of dustrial concerns, is that of initiating bubble such lives. Still we never hear of any investure of the Sanitary Department. Financial companies for the exploitation of inpossiblegations being made in localities where the projects. As a race the Japanese are
berlies of babes are discovered. Even should à ́child die through natural causes, the very act of Accounted shrewd and cautious, but other, throwing the body into the river, klong; creek. peoples; believed to be equally as astute,
or garden is, criminal in itself and these res- have, in times of unwonted prosperity, been ponsible for the unnatural.net ought to be induced to embark in amazing schemes, punished accordingly. As it is, the bodies of simply because the craze to acquire wealth. children discovered in such places are simply A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, quickly was in the air. Such a danger may removed or buried in a hole as the brute, and nothing more is thought of the fact "until ane quher is found, and so infant mortality is grow. ing unchecked. Surely, something can be done to remedy this great evil. When cases of the kind are discovered, could at the matheld immediately after the meeting of Council,
the Colonial Secretary presiding. votes be recommested for adoption by the
It was unanimously agreed that the following Council
PORTS.
Fet Cove
DOURO.
OLD TAWNY...
INVALID...
ESTRELLA
$15.00
18.00-
18.00
24.00
FIVE DIAMOND
27.00 VERY OLD TAWNY.... 4200
OLDEST & FINEST...
50.00
SHERRIES.
PET CAM
LIGHT DRY
SOLERA
VERY PALE DRY
FULL GOLDEN,
PALE DRY NUTTY...
FINE OLD BROWN...
$13.00
18.00
18.00
21.00
24.00
AGENTS.
30.00
'ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907.
BIRTH.
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On February 21, 1307, at Shanghai, to Afr and Mrs. W. A. EST s, a daughter.
The Houghong Celegraph
be visionary but is certainly not to be deemed wholly imaginary."
LOCAL AND GENERAL THE Eastern Times states that the Pekinger be put in the hands of some rustworthy and Government has telegraphed to H.E. Ting energetic detectives, who would never rest until Chéo-to, Viceroy of the Yuan Kuei provinces, before the tribunal of Justice to be made ex the responsible persons are traced and brought to throw open Yunnan.co foreign trade without drlay,
amples, so that others bearing of it may fear?-Sium Free Prest.
The Chinese Engineering & Mining Co.'s total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending February 9, 1947, amounted to | 7,75),17 tàns and the sales during the same
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1997. period to 8,656 22 tom.
JAPAN'S FINANCIAL POSITION.
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The Korea Daily News states that a woman in Sung-chun is said to be the proud mother of three boys "simulaneous, The Prefect is getting up a purse for her, If it had been, ine bay more the Prefect, according to custom, would have had to send her pig's food. That is the difference between three and four; a mere matter of subtraction.
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An illuminating address on the financial position and Trade prospects was given by the Governor of the Bank of Japan at a meeting held recently. There was a highly optimistic note in the Governor's speech, and from the statistics quoted and Tuk N. C. D). New learns from a private lett _tha..general-trend-of-affairs-in-Japan there from Limoyang dated February is that refugees seems to be every reason for the optimism, from the Kangurh min district were begin. But Japan has not yet recovered from the ping to arrive there. N mention is made as effects of the recent war, and it is quite is in any way an indication that the Chinese to their numbers, or sliether their arrival there clear that at the end of last years the Government is seeking to put into a tion the business houses were greatly indebted plan invoted some time ago of sending the to the banks for temporary assistance famine-stricken people to settle in the vasi in meeting their liabilities. The Gover- plains of Manchuria.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Ameeting of the Legislative Council was held this alternoon. Present:-His Excellency the Governor, Lieut. Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan KC.M.G., Hon. Mr. F. H. May (Colonial Secre- tary), Hon. Mr. H. H. J. Gamperiz (Attorney General), Hon. Captain F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. ME W. Chatham Director of Public Works), Don. Vr. A W. Brewin (Registrar-General) Hon. Mr E. A. Hewett, flon. Dr. Hu Kai, M., ce, Hon, Mr. Wei Yuk, Ron, Mr. W, J.
Gesson, Hon. Mr. Charme, and. Mr. A. M. Percher (Clerk of Councils).
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ABSENT,
His Excellency Major General R. G. Broad
Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer). wood, R.E. (Commanding the Troops), Hon.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
FINANCIAL, MINUTES. Financial Minutes
The Colonial Secretary laid on, the table
agreed that they be referred to the Finance to 13, and it was
Committer.
CIS, I
1
ONE HOUSE GUTTEU
Several thousand dollars worth of damage was done this morning by a fire which broke out at No. 68, Connaught Road Central, The fire alarm was rung at the Central Police there was a rush made by those who were attending the police court to get to the scene without any delay. The fire brigado, which was io charge of Chief Inspecter Baker and Assist ant Engineer Lane, arrived at the fire in rood Mr. Mewart in accepting the gifts on behalf time and work to "extinguish the blare, which of Mr. Kyles said in the words of the old pro- by that time had a good grip on the building verb that it was better to'give than receive, but was started. Fire engines Nos, 4 and 5, worked to receive this present for their old friend Mr. by Fngine Driver Macdonald, wers, driven Kyles, gave him great pleasure, although he close to the edge of the praya wall, a 1 tile to agrested exceedingly Mr. Kyfes' inability to be the east of the burning Lúi bling, and water was present. On looking back to the long acquain drawn from the harb ur to commence opera- tanceship with Mr. Kyles with regard to the tions. The mains along Connaught Toad, Reading Room he could say that Mr. Kyles. Gilman Street and Des Voeux Rnd were was a most energetic member,
called into service. On each of these mairs After spreches fom a number of those pr-lengths of hose were attached and in a round- sent, a pleasant hour was spent in harmony, about way reached the scene of activity, leav Messrs, Taylor, Logan, Purves, Crispin and ing Connaught itoad, where all the hoses met, Henderson contributing.
littered with the "canvas pipes"
Mr. Neave, on presenting Vr. Kyles, through Mr. Stewart, with a silver tea and coffee service, etc. and they had met there to offer there beautiful silver pieces as a memento, of the respect they held for Mr. Kyles, who had been a member of the staff for a good many years They wished him bors voy ge and a speedy re time. Financial minute No, 10 for the small that Mr. Kyles was not able to accept the pre- sum of $55 is to enable us to set apart a small sents in person but noped that Mr. Stewart collage hospital of six heds at Taipo. I would convey to him the good wishes of the wLs recommended by the Principal Civilnecting and theis, regret at his inability to Medical Officer after his inspection of the at end.. New Territories. Financial' minute No."st, $9.331, is far raising the fire float which was sunk in the typhoon of September 18, and for providing new power and fittings for it. Fin ancial minnte No. 12, $5,000, is mainly a revole if a sum already provided for the Public Health and Buildings Ormance. I have been assured by the chairman of that Commaissian that very little further expenditure will be involved, and in,my turn I have assured him that this Council will be much disappointed if the labours of the Commission do not result in a considerable reduction in the annual expendi
minute No 13 $6,209,' is on account of the expenditure incurred in connection with the von of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and nection, the Council will be interested to Duchess of Connaught, and in this
lean that received finn His nyal Highness a telegram when he landed at Singapore saying how delighted they were with the re were unable to spend a longer lime with us ception and that they much regretted they than they d d.
Con.
The nation was adopted, and the Council sat in private..
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was
JAPANKSE BIRE INSURANCE. COMPANIES.
HEAVY RATE CUTTING CAUSED BY
COMPETITION, "..
Policies issued.
Company Nippon...men 191,235. Meiji........... Tokyo 148,394.
50,052
4
Yokohama vi
69,511
Teikoku..... 2014
143,717
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37,145 39,989:
THE KINDERPEST QUTBREAK. A sum of two thous ad five hundred and fif teen dollars in aid of the vote, 5.nitary Depart ment-Other charges, compensation for infect ed cattle slaughtered.
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RESUMPTION OF TAXED LOTS. ̈* A sum of one thousand four hundred and eighty-four dollars in aid of the vote, Mis- cellaneous Services, Resumption of taxed lots in the New Territories.
CANCER RESEARCH FUND.
cellaneous Services, Cancer Research Fund.
A sum of £go in aid of the vote, Mis
HARBOUR NEEDS.
A sum of two thousand dollars in aid of the vate, larbour Master's Department, Harbour Office-Special expenditure, purchase of thiec fairway lights and buoys.
A sum of one-thousand dollars in aid of the vote. Military expenditure, D. Volunteers Other charges, purchase of 24 barrels and rifles.
VOLUNTEER EXPENSES.
PUBLIC WORKS.
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A sum › fifty-three thousand dollars and, to revote a sum of thirty-two thousand six hundred and ninety dollars in aid of the soles-Public works recurrent and public works extraordinary for the following items:-
Public works recurrent-
Typhoon and rainstorm
damages
Public works extraordinary-
Insanitary property resump -
tion....................... p. 12,000
·$53,000 Mortuary at Kowloon .....$ 5,150 rew roads in Victoria-
extension cast and west, of Conduit Road..... Insanitary property resump.
tion 12,063 Water supply, Tai-Po 3,410 Time-ball tower as B1 ck-
head's Hill, Kowloon...... 6,280
5,290
13,079
.
"House No. 68 is a' three-storeyed building, situated very near to the Churls Harduniv's what. The ground- flaar was used as a go down, where a large amount of inflammable goods, chiefly consisting of gratches, was stored The first floor, we are informed, was died, as the dwelling place for the foble, the second floor was the residence, of Mr. Ng la, head Chinese master of Queen's College, while tha third story was occupied by a clerk in the em ploy of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master,
According to investigations at the end of December, 1906, the business conditions of the leading Jap ese fire insurance companies were as follows:
When the fire fighters got to the scene the Amount
fire was burning as rapidly as possible, and insured.
a number of loakers on were board toʻremarele - 315.126,264 that they had seen many fires before,, buji for 278,935,50 ferocity there was nothing to comparo this one 161 852,087 with the others. The fire was ones the worst 159,273,075 from a smoke standpoint the local firemen have 106,180,525 had to tackle for a long time, Thuirfam- Kyodo
53.152,245 mable material stored on the ground floor, Osaka
36,183,776 coupled with the dryness of the woodwork; du Ryokan
21,83,381 the upper floors mide the place burn: like n Naigai...
29,128 14,125,441 tinder box. Flames poured. Innh from every Yamato......
I',047
9,143,093 verandah and twirled its way, "kywards, 1.cking Commenting on the above the flachi, as we the ranf in its ascension, while ite smoke which learn from a translation in the Japan Matt issued in huge pff from every part of the says that competition among the companies at building could be seen for a considerable the present tinte has grown serious. Some of d-stance around. them have. reduced rates to of or 0.15 pe The water service which was rummed onʼat cent, and as the result, their financial condi- this blaze 'was nothing to be proud of. tion; is for from spisfactory. According to a prominent officia" of the Department of Agri- will call it that) was ʼn a strong, ennigh-to At the commence sent he prensa è (we culture and Commerce, adds the journal, the reach the first storey of the building, Jacos.
tion aloft got his hose to work. He was fllowed Japanese companies are competing for risks on sequence of that Fireman „Davar, 'car ying a small houses situated in dangerous places, in-hose, mounted the fire escape and frum his posi».
spite of the recent development in insurance business, while mass of the large and valuable buildings and costly goods are insured by for. eign companies,
THE WRATHEN.
The following report is from Mr. F. G Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory: . On the 28th at 10.40 a.—The barometer has fallen considerably over Japan and the Loor chous, and risen very rapidly over Central and Northern China.
The depression still lies over N.Ė Japar; and a second area of low pressure is moving N.E..to the E. of the foochaos. -
A high pressure aren of considerable intensity has appeared over China to the Neath of the Yangizs
Gradients are steep and hard 18. and N.E. gales may be expected over the Eastern Bea, $33,59 the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the
NEW TERRITORIES REGISTRY OFFICE. and eighty cents in aid of the vote, Judicial and A sum of coe hundred and fifty-three dollars Legal Deparments, Land Registry Office, New Territories-fer charges, typhoon expenses
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
minute
fis Excellency the Governor said--Financial o, which is for $2,515 is neces- Dry Farm.at the commencentent of the year. ited by the outbreak which took place at the Under section 34 of the Public Health and called upon to pay compensation for 21 diseased Buildings (rdinance, the Government was rows and ane knally one that had to be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. Financial minute No. 2 for $1,484 is required to resume some land-adjoining the police station, and office, and, officers' quarters at Taipo to prevent this land being used for Chinese shops have been insanitary to the surrounding build- and dwellings which, it is considered, would
ings. Financial minute No. 3, for Lun, is necessitated by the fact that in the years 1904, 1995 and 19 6, through an oversight, of the Cancer Research Fand the amounts voted by the Colony in aid
To obviate such a re- paid to that Fund. vote in the future, the Crown Agents have. Kowloon. been sent on annual list of the Colony's contri butions to various funds, with instructions to A sum of fifty-five dollars in aid of the vote, pay them, without further reference to the Medical Departments, B.-Hospitals and asy Colony, Financial minute No. 4 for $1.co is luns, other charges, New Territories, rent of for repairs to the new firw y buoys, hese
temporary hospital. repairs were necessitated by the e-vy
A sum of three thousand two hundred and sixty-three dollars ($3,263 @ 2/=£326.6.0) in in aid of other institutions:-imperial institute aid of the ve, Miscellaneous services, grants-
bor stated that at the end of December A NEW Government notification, decla last, owing to the temporary concurrence
ing Hongkong an infected poit, has been of demands from the banks for accommoda-issued at Bangkok: Vessels from Hongkong tion to settle the year's accounts, it resulted have now to stop at the quarantine Anchorage that on the last day of the year the Bank of at Koh Phra, and before receiving pratique Japan's loans aggregated 115 millions, its must stay there until a period of ten fill days note issue passed 34 millions and its excess shall ha e elapsed from le time of leaving above the legal limit reached 74 millions. port, or until released by the Health Officer. The main feature of the year was the great Koh Phra and undergo medical inspection, Vessels from any port in China have to call at development in the working of private en- terprises. No mention is made of the im
The cew notification is due to cases of plague 'portant step taken by the sugar refineries in
having been imported into Ban,kok · from Hongkong, amalgamating with the object of reducing expenses and forming a close combine to To fu, a tailor, residing at No. 14, Cochrane, deprive the foreign product of its in Street, was charged on remand before Mr. P fluence on the local markets.
But -pro-
A. Hazeland, yesterday afternoon, at the Police bably that combination, together with at No. 215, Wang Lek treet and obtaining Court, with ultering a forget order on a firm others which have been arranged with three boxes of mushrooms, valued at $450, under less publicity, accounts for the fact that there false pretences; forging the said order; utte: was a diminution of $69,750,000 yen in the ing another forged order and obtaining two imports in 1906 as compared with the bales of fungus, valued at $n, hy fraud, and preceding year, while the exports showed an forging the order. Ac used was alleged in increase of 102,220,000 yen over those of have secured the goods on two different days 1905, or an increase of 33,400,000 yen Over 22nd and 25th test. After evidence was heard the whole trade of the year. A comparative
the defendant was committed to take his il at the next Criminal Sessions, ly large part of this sum may be attributed to the fact that last year a large pro- TWO painters, employed in a carpenter's shop portion of the army in the North had at No. 19. Gitman Baziar, got into a quarrel returned to industrial life, whereas in the yesterday and a fish knife was brought into
... PIRE BRIGADE, previous year the country was suffering from Po uwed. ung ilang demanded the money
une. The quarrel was over a debt which Pun typhoons at the end of September last. Finan thirty-four dollars in aid of the v te, Police and A sum of nine thousand three, hundred and the denudation of the country of the work yesterday evening and he was struck, & fight the provision of rome additional rifles for the charger, tyhoon damages.
cial minute * a. 5 for $1,000, if repairs and Prison Department, B.-Fire brigade, other Ing class population. It is also explained naturally followed, during which Pun Po pick- use of the Valunteer Reserve Association. The that the imports: during the period of the ed up a knife and slashed his compatriot on considerable use of the rifles made in the past war consisted in large nieasure of naval and the arm. The wound was not serious. He military material.. With reference to the export trade several reasons are given for its
was, said the Governor, the prosperous con-
KOWLOON RIFLE RANGE.
A sum of one thousand and fifty dollars in aid of the vote, public works extraordinary, resumption of private property for rifle range,
A TEMPORARY HOSPITAL.
China Sea.
FORECAST.
-Hen, korg and neighbourhood, N.E. winds, strong to a moderate gale; probably some 'rain, colder.
2.- Formosa Channel, N.E, strong gales. and Lamocks, N.E. winds, strong to a gale,
3.--South coast of China between Hongkong
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, some as No. 2.
SHIPPING AND MAILS,
MAILS DIK.
German (Prins Ludwig) ist prox,, noon, French (Ernest Simons) 4th prox. American (Korea) 8tḥ prox. / Australian (Changsha) izik prox.
·Canadian (Empress of China) joth prox.
The P. M. 3, S. Co.'s a Mongolia arrived.
has necessitated the repairs, and the opening Service, Public Health and Fuildings Ordinad 18th inst, n.m., and may be expected here
A sum of five thousand doll rs, 53,439.15 at San Francisco on 25th inst." being a revole, in aid of the rate, Miscellaneous The H. A. Less. Lideria left Slogapore
PUBLIC HEAltii commisSION.
was arrested. 'Accused way siraigned before of the new Peak lange which will be used at ance Commission. Mr. C.A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning, on a charge of assault, and on
the same time at the Kowloon range neces
states additional rifles in the future. Fionncial
THE CONNAUGHT RECEPTION
ad 6:h prex.
The M. M. Co's .a, farnest Simons, with the
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up by Fireman Cooper. A second es ape was run up the side of the building and Fireman Sullivan made his asco 1 with a 1'ns of hose; but they could not remain there long, Tho heat was appalling, for by this time the upper flors were a roaring furnace, and the best was unbearable to the spectators standing foo fest away from the house. Graiully the water pies 5 ire became stronger, hot al boogh it rea hed the second door, it did Lut appear to have had say effect on the flames, and a ars were entertain. ed of the fire spreading to the adjoining houses The firemen worked as they never did before every man did his utmost; Foreman Grant- yelled biz orders lus is, ha engines pun ped harder than ever, until a hose busst and her pressure had to be reduced several points Sin order to save the remaining hoses. Mrs. Coughtsle, secretary to the Union Stram:Water Boat Company, was as busy a porson preveni an anyone else. ceing the condition of things lis ordered the coxswain of the steam waterbost Tat 8ss, which was at the time modred along. side tile Charles Hardouin, to coma alongside the praya wal', facing the burning house, and get busy. At 10 55 Tai Ses got alongside 'and' her suction loses were run atbore. Some minutes later the fire showed signs of absting, To heat grew Jess and the crowd, which was forced to keep at 4, distance before, closed in and the special policemen experienced some trouble in trying to keep them outside the fire line. When the fire showed signs of dying: | out a rumbling sound was heard and the firm. 'men- rought a place of safety," The doors and
part of the roof had collapsed, ha
· Lukong "No. 258 was hurt on the "right foot by a piece of falling timber":
and he vis "ordered to' häsɔikát for treatment: "All träffic/ along Des Voeux Rond was stopped, includ ing the tramcars, owing to the pissenca ol iba hoses along the track.
By 11.30 the fire was totallyveitingul
but it is believed the premis leaving the antiré * bi kling amount of damage done is not
Where the fire started, and how questions which will require clear
expansion. The principal of them doubtless pleading guilty was fined $ro and bound over minute No. 6 consists of two main items ins of dollars in ald of the vole, Miscellaneous Scr. next French mail, will leave Saigon 00 15kptów, police have taken charge of ha
to keep the peace for three months,
A sum of six thousand two hundred and nine $53,000 for works and the other of $32,6poʻin a | vices, Connaught recaptio
4. P.my for this part, j
an jayqetigation will follow.