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No. 4483-NOVEMBER 12, 1877.]

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Legislative Council took place this afternoon (12th). There were

present

His Excellency Mr John Pope Hennessy, C., G., Governor.

The Hon. the Chief Justice, Sir John

Emále

The Acting Colonial Secretary, the Bob C. O. Smith.

The Attorney General, the Hop, G. Phil. Ippo

The Asting Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. 0. May,

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THE CHINA MAI

of tree planting cto, mapped out by the | Sm Surveyor General in his report, which || Colbaini would be printed and circulated among Surveyor General, them in a few days,

Portmaster General, In regard to the hospitals Sir Arthur Registrar General, Kennedy's plan, that the present Lock Judicial, Hospital, which was too large, should be

Educational, turned into a Civil Hospital, and that a

Medical new Look Hospital should be builty, was alice Magistra one he thought worthy of support, and he Police, asked them to support it by voting & mm of $17,000 for the Lock Hospital. When

Five Brigad that work was done, they would be able to Charitable. take the Civil Hospital in hand, probably

Transport, next year, badan,

Werks and Buildings, $16,000, for Polles Station extension and Lighthouses,

Now there was a large vote, as much as Roads, Streete, and improvements and originally when the Miscellaneous Services, estimates under this head ware eest in to the Military Contribution Governor, the sum was much larger. A visit to Marso, however, had atggested to him the advisability of having steam launches for the water police, he thought they ought to have them, and if they did so, a reduction would take place in the num ber of police, and the original outlay con templated for Police Station extermion and Improvements would not be necessary. He would therefore propose a rate of $5000 for the steam launches, etc.

He also asked them, with a great deal of widening of Kenziedy Road,

Total,

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occurred through the inconvenient position as to be quite indescribable, the barometer 1,500.00 of the opfum hulika, another has been added; being 29.12, and stiil falling. The Captain 1,800,00 and, although not attended with any serious and ofloors had to be lashed to the bridge, 20,734.78 results, it is worthy of mention as an addi- as the sea was making a clean brusch over 25.00 | tional straw to the load of reasons for some the vessel At noon the barometer was 200.00 practical notion to be taken upon the corre-steady, but the sea as dangerously high as 6,620,00 Bpondence that has recently passed between before. At I p.m. the centre of the storm 18,220.00 the Municipal Council, the Chamber of passed over the vessel, and the opportunity 390.00 | Commerce, and the Commissioner of Customs, of a lull was seized to head the steamer to 128,885.00 ns to the removal of the opium hulks the northward, which put her on the port 15,820,00 Between ten and twelve o'clock yesterday tack, the cargo thereby being righted. 3,076.20 | morning (Nov. 7th), four steamers were The barometer now commenced to rise, 4,000.00 signalled to arrive the Peking and Haesan the lowest reading having been 29:10. At 4,500.00 from Ningpo and tha Kiangchang and 8 p.m. the forms of the wind had greatly 110,250.00 Shanghus from Hankowall of which had decreased though the sea s ill ran high, but 46,420,00 | to berth in the upper portion of the river, all danger was fortunately passed. This .-1,000,00 -Tho' Peking arrived first, and just at the state of affairs continned until midnight, 30,000.00 time the June and the English and French and at 4 a m. on Friday, the 12th instant, 104,348,00 mail steamers were directly athwart the we shaped a course* again for the Kii ̈ ̈

-— river, swinging to the tide. There appeared Channel. By observations taken at noon $179,420.68 | sourcely room for the Peking to pass between that day, the ship was found to be 210 miles them and the unsightly opium hniks; but from Usima Lighthouse, so that it was not far behind her were the Haasan and the estimated that the centre of the typhoon Kiangching, and had she waited it would, of passed about 250 miles from the land course, have involved delay and perhaps At 4. p.m. on Saturday, the 18th instant, placed her followers in an awkward predica- we arrived in Kobe, having come out mafely ment. However, she continned on her from one of the severest typhoons which paddle-box was stove in by coming in con- declared that during forty years experience course, and the result was that her starboard has ever visited this coast. Captain Cassap that with the hulk Emily Jane and several he had never met worse weather.Japan Fortunately, when the Hassan and the cargo boats narrowly escaped being swamped. Mail.

as did also the Shanghai. But, as is well Chambers street yesterday afternoon, follow. Kiangching came up, the mail steamers had DE MARY, WALKER'S BLOOMER.

known, there is always danger of collisioned by a staring crowd of men, women and

A Bloomer walked up Broadway Cat |

at this point, at every turn of the tide; and children. The Bloomer had a round allk we can only repeat what we have so often hat and a natty cane. Her brown curk would not only rid the Band of an eyesore, were of diagonals; her skirts came half but also remove a great part of the danger way down her calves-thers were ends of urged, that the removal of the opium hulks hung down her back; her goat and waistcoat

and diffianity of berthing vessels of any kind trousers below-her boots were buttoned, in the upper reaches of the river.

ribbon from her arm. The word increased and an umbrella awung by a lavender

shouted, Hurrah; yere's business." to a mob, and the fringe of footblacks

Ching. KHANGHALANGE

has arrived from Peking, ordering the rails Wo hear on good authority that a dispatch of the Woosung Railway to be taken up and for the permanent way, stations, and rolling sent to Formosa, and tenders to be accepted

We really

The pontoon known as the Paon-feng wharf, sale by action, under a degree of the Court on the French Band, has been submitted to of the United States Consulate General. The bidding commenced at The, 500, and advanced in small amounts to Tie. 1,000, at which Seabrooke was the purchaser, and, it was sum the pontoon was knocked down. Mr said, was acting on behalf of Mr A. Malcolm, to satisfy whose claim the sale took place.

Another case of abduction occurred in this girl about sixteen years of age, of respect Settlement, on Monday last. It seems that

known as Ching-tu, about 60 distant, was able parentage, and belonging to a place visiting some friends in Shanghai. She became acquainted with a man surnamed a drive with him, saying he would take her Wang, who on Monday induced her to take to see the races. Wang, however, seemed to have laid his plans very carefully, for, instead of taking the girl to the races, he to the Bank of the Soochow Creek at a point drove by the French road to Siedawel, and

ts said, was forced on board, the boat was where a boat lay moored. The poor girl, it cast logne and started up the oreak. All efforts have as yet failed to discover her whereabouts.

they have formed a coalition connoiling the (hot in accordance with the Treasury In manner in which the trade shall be constructions previlled with respect to the dnsbed this year. The Japan Gazette placing of estimates before himself. On the reports as follows --

25th of May, for example, he received several **Trumble bas arisen between some of the requisitions for expenditure to be incurred Italfan prasheure and the Japanese alike during that month. What was the use of worma, egg dealers, through the latter be placing regulations before him in that ing compelled by the ocalition of owners manner? The expenditure had been already and traders in cartons to repudiate on Incurred, and he had no power to check it tract to deliver at a dartain price we He found it was the practice here for heads learn now that, In consequence of reprer of departments to send in their requisitions sautations made by the Italian Consul as towards this end of the month in which the to the existence of such a coalition, and its expenditure was actually being incurred ability to prevent, by pressure brought to It did not involve much difficulty to bear upon native would-be dealers, sales comply with the Treasury requirements, to foreign exporters, a consultation was and now these matters are worked in held yesterday morning between their Exaccordance with the rules of the Treasury. gellencies the Italian Minister and the Mi With reference to the question of revenue plater for Foreign Affairs. Such a combi he had been extremely anxious to ascertain bation as that existing, it seems, is held by bow far the revenue they had been receiving the Italian authorities to be an offence in the Colony was a healthy revenus, and against the freedom of trade, and contrary, how far it might be developed, if necessary, not only to the spirit, but to the very letter without imposing any further taration upon of the treaty in force between Italy and the Colony. Now, they estimated the Japan; and we have reason to believe that land revenue for the year 1878 at $200,000. E. Torahima has been brought to The actual som collected in the first nine reoogiline both its irregularity and ille-months of the present year under that head gally Hence intimation should have was $94,000, and they expected to get been, ere now, received of His Excellency's sum in the three subsequent months that decision by the Governor of Kanagawa. would raise the sum considerably over "We may add that, several complaints | $200,000, but they had preferred to place having been lodged by Italian graineurs it at $200,000. He must attribute this pleasure, to vote a thousand dollars for the stock think that the dark of the swung further round and they passed clear, at the Consulate of their nation, of non-healthy state of the revenue to the public execution by Japanese merabants of conworks that had been carried out in the Colony: His predecessor had put a sum of $25,000 weather has been too severs upon us this tracts entered into for the delivery of cards The next item of rents exclusive of lands in his Estimates for the present year autumn in awarding us such very soft by the latter, who excused themselves, he estimated at a few hundred dollars less for the new Central School, and weather for our Holidays. The roing on alleging that they were hindered by causes than the actual sums that would be received larger sum, amounting to $52,000, was all three days has been under diftouities, beyond their control, the Consul procured under that head. In regard to the license spent upon the alta Ho, himself, also but this third day, after the soaking rain of from the Kanagawa Salbansko, an embar of the Opium Farm he thought they should signed warrants in addition for $7000 under yesterday and the two preceding days, has go upon certain cards in question. This endeavour to ascertain whether the farm that head. Well, he had put down $25,000, bean particularly trying. The lower ground afternoon we learn that the dispute has really brought them in the amount but the Secretary of State desired to see all through and round the settlement has been settled, and the embargo removed, of money it should do. Now in 1875 the further details of the estimates, plans and been under water, and whilst many of the upon promise made by the Japanese tre Opium Farm here brought them in specifications of the work before anything Chinese houses have had to bale the water ders to deliver the cartons, subject to the $187,000 in 1876 $185,000, and this year else was done, and manag original agreement.”--Shanghat Courier. they only received $182,000. It was a Then he had to propose a sum of $25,000 except upon the made streets, has bear

out of their basement floor, outside of them, curious fact that whilst they had been for a breakwater to save the junk popula swamp. The creeks have been swollen, and getting less for the Oplum Farm, the tion in typhoons The plans had been everything moist and uncomfortable. Under number of ahesta of opiam manipulated prepared and submitted to competent naval these circumstances, the holidays are brought here ales had best. Increasing, and so had they would be sent home without further the committee have anted very judiciously in had been increasing. The trade in opium authorities-Admiral Ryder and others, and to an abrupt close, and as regards the races, the Chiense populsion, and yet the price delay for the approval of the Secretary of postponing the Grand National Steeple-chase for the Oplam Farm had been declining, lo State, who will submit them to Sir John and the fourth day's port to Saturday the Strafts the price had been increasing. Coode, Had the Government acted upon the data

afternoon. By that time we may hope such furnished by Mesars Bassoon in the matter,

permit us to speak of the course as in good a change may have taken place as will fectly accurate, he thought they would and which had since been shown to be per

condition. have obtained a better price for the Farm If they depended on Chinese tender, and very likely to be misled if they could not presumed everyone was genulus, they were get a proper price for the Farm they must do what the Singapore Government, Saigon Government, the Netherlande Government and he himself, a Governor of Tabuan, had done threatened to take it into their they were only getting between $400 and own hands. When he went to Labuan $500 per month for the Farm acting upon some advice and data had, he issued his notification that unless they got $1,000 per month they would take it into their own hands. The man first of all offered $600, then $800, and finally he gave them the 81000 they demanded. When he left that little Colony they were getting $1450 dollars per month for the Farm. Now thoroughly competent judges wars of opinion that the Opium Farts in this Colony, Instead of declining in value, was increasing in value, and instead of fetching only $132,000 it ought to bring in nearly a quarter of a million dollars. They would no doubt be told the old story that if they drove up the price the businem of the Farm would go to Maasosimilar threats had been DOWNING STREET,

made in the other cases to which he 91st September, 1877. had referred, but did not lefluence theft BlI have to ackowledge the receipt action. In March 1876 the Farm was sold of Sir A. Kennedy's Despatches of the 21st for three years, so that it would be some and 28th November last, Nos. 300 and 204, time before they would have an opportunity forwarding the Estimates for the year 1877, of affecting any improvement in the matter. together with the usual Appropriation In regard to the spirit leans and pawn

brokers' lisenses, he was giving:bis atten- 2. I have also received his further Destion to these matters;, but before leaving patch No. 18 of the 29th January, forward. this subject he would refer to the question ing a list of supplemental votes which have of billiard table and bowling alley licenses. been passed by the Finance Uommittee of the A deputation of respectable hotel keepers. Legislative Council for services in excess of had waited upon him and represented that those provided for in the Estimates of into years many billiard tables and bow 3. I regret that there should have been ling alleys had been established in this such a delay in dealing with these des Colony-In Clubs and other places--and, patches, and I have now to convey my as games of this kind were charged for sanation of the Estimates and to the Sup- they thought either that their own Hoenses. should be taken off, or those in Clubs ets. plementary votes.

4 La regards the voto, however, of should be licensed. Be thought that was $30,000 for a new Civil Hospital, it in a fair subject for consideration. When he not probable that any part of this sum arrived in the Colony they had some will be required in the course of the thing like $60,000, in the Bank at 5 current year, and I await an answer to my Despatch of the 80th January, No. 8, on Bir A. Kennedy's proposal to convert the Lock Hospital into a Civil Hospital

B. I have to convey to you Her Majesty's confrmation of the Ordinance No. 7 of 1878 to provide a sum of $808,200.88 for the service of the Colony for 1877,

I have da

CARNARVON. Governor Hennessy, O.M.G.

do&o,

The Ben. Hi Lowoook. The Hon. J. M. Price. The Hon. Wm. Keswick,

J. d'Almada e Castro, Esq., Clerk of

Council.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

THE ESTIMATES. His Excellency, in proposing the Estimates for 1878, spoke for nearly an hour and a half. Want of time necessitates our confining our selves to a mere outline of his speech, Since the last meeting he had spoeired two des patches from Earl Carnarvon, which he would Low lay on the table. The first conveyed Her Majesty's confirmation of Ordinance 6 of 1876, to authorias the appropriation of a mupplementary sam not exceeding $65,000 to defray the charges of 1875, and the soord we in reply to Bir Arthur Kennedy's despatches of the 21st and 28th Nov. last, forwarding the estimates for the year 1877 Tas second despatch read as follows :— *

Ordinance.

$0.

diture for the esma, year had amounted

per

cent per annum. He thought it well to sanction, from time to time additions, and the consequence was that they had now in one bank at 5 per cent per anons quar er of a million dollars, and in another bank at 5 per cent $20,000. There was also at current account $89,000 at 2 per cent. They were thus able to place the probable balance on 81st December in this year, exclusive of the Special Fund,

We learn from Chefoo that the British barque durora, which was driven ashore on the night of the 10th: Oct, last, was foated in her original cargo (samboo) and left for without any damage being done. She took Tientsin, Vessels in port on the 1st Nov, Capella, Norms, Blankenese, Angele, Noveau Mondelli, Morro Castley Wealthy, Pendlaton, Alcestis, Ada Wishell, and Heronimus.

WANKING.

29th October, 1877. The crops during the past year have

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a polideman and pointed to the mob. As Franklin-street, the Bloomer stopped The guardian of the peace shook his to him, were peacefully walking up Broad head, for all those people too, it seemed way as well as the human curiosity. Final ¡y, near White-street, a picture store swal- lowed up the Bloomer.

of a lack of civilisation. I've worn this

"It'a a shame," said she.. " It's evidence.

these ladies hers looking at the plotures. costume twenty-two years. Do you see Look at their padding. Gare st their bustles. See how their clothes are tied would be comfortable in such attire down about their limb. Do you think you

don't think I should.

"No" said a reporter of the World, "I

Well, sald Dr Walker, "the omnibus am never followed by a mob in London. In men always stop when I cross Broadway. E

should not I?! Turkey the women wear pents. Why

"But Mr. Walker-

Why, indeed 1 said the reporter.

"I'm not Mr. Walker.";

Mins Walker-I beg your pardon," said the reporter, blushing

year a sum of $10,000 for altering the Gaol He had also to ask them to vote this

clearly all over the world that this system to the separate system. It was established was the best. They had smaller number of prisoners in the Gaal at the present time they ought to provide for the maximum than at the same time last year; still number. However, they would, he thought, agree with him that it was desirable to remove the female prisoners to a separate prison, where they would be treated dif- ferently from male criminals, and that The B.B. Appin, belonging to the 0,0.SN industrial school or some place of that kind day (Nov. 6th), states in her report that at oblidren should be drafted away to some Co. which arrived here (Bhanghal) yester Although there was only one dentor in pri-3.16 p.m. on the 3rd instant, she met the son as the present time, yet he occupied s 0.M.S.N. Co. steamer Foochow about 180 whole ward, and he thunght they would miles from Shawenban, having broken her perhaps think with him it light be de shaft. Sho took her in tow to within 3 mirable to abolish imprisonment for debt in miles E. of Shawshan, where in conse the Colony. As the matter stood he had quence of the very heavy gule of wind that provided for 500 separate cells, and with was blowing from N.N.B., and the high sea, the women and juveniles went, elsewhere both ships dropped their anchors on the 4th that would probably meet the require at midnight. At 6m on the 6th, the been fair. The remarkably heavy rains menta, The debtors ward would give room weather was so bad, that it was laposable during the summer checked the ravages for 24 separate cells. But as to take the Foochow in tow again, but she of the grasshoppers, but they are spread one lunatic fastened with a chain to an sent. On arrival here yesterday the 8. S. spring to resume operations on

On his firat vlaft to the prison he found signalled, asking that assistance might be over the country and will be ready by neth inner gate, and another upstairs and he Chefor was despatched to render aid, leav-scale. I have recently heard through native would ask them to vote the small sum of ing about 11 p.m. last night; and she arrived sources from the Yellow river region, and $5,000 to provide a Lunatic Asylum, having about five o'clock this afternoon with the find that grasshoppers, have ravaged certain provision for 8 lumates

Fboshow in tow. It is said the latter has sections; but the most of the people in the broken her sarew shaft.

"BERKELEY, Sept. 1869.-Gentlemen, 1, districts through which my informant has accurate in his particulars about the Loan. pelste distress. He had not be as ar gratitude for the great benefit I have de Our morning contemporary is alightly in- passed are not in any danger of any im feel it a duty I owe to you to express my Bonds have not been given for payment of northwest as Shansi, but has heard of rived by taking "Norton's Camomile Filly." the sata of Tls. 7,000,000, but for the equi- gloomy prospects there was I applied to your agent, Mr Bell, Berkeley,

heard of valent of the capital £1,804,000 and interest, in sterling, according to a schedule; this sum

A large number of disreputable honses for the above named Pills, for wind in the might be Th. 8,000,000, if exchange went gamblers have since received some attenting pain for a length of tice, having tried

were suppressed a few weeks ago and the stomach, from which I suffered excrucia low enough, or The 6,000,000 if it went high tion. One who was brought in from the nearly every remedy prescribed, but with the Imperial Government fully guarantees but foreign assistance being promptly called taking two bottles of your valuable Pills, I enough. Nor is he quite corrept in saying that country last week took opium in a yamen, out deriving any benefit at all. After the Loan. The Loan is contrasted with the in, he recovered. Opium poisoning seems health. Please give this publicity for the was quite restored to my usual state of Insperial Government of China, and secured to be on the increase, whatever the cause by these duty chops.

a

The Finance Committee had had before them, and the Council would shortly receive in print, an interesting and valuable report of the Surveyor General, with a letter upon it from Admiral Ryder, relating to the establishment of a time ball la Victoria Harbour. Thanks to the prinesly house of Jardine, Matheson & Co., they had a gun at twelve o'clock, and no doubt it was Scation in an important harbour like this: great boon, but they wanted a time not of the greatest accuracy, and to obtain that accuracy they must have an Observatory on a small scale. It would enable them to take observations relating to the westher as well as time, and for this object he proposed next year for a commission to er- pend $5,000.

Courts His Excellency said it was disgrace With respect to interpretation in the fully bad, and added that the matter had been referred to Lord Carnarvon, who would confer on the matter with Dr Legge. His Excellency than referred to the fact that their best Chinese assistants in the Government service were leaving them, and thought the only remedy would be to give them greater inducements to remain

some length on the desirability of inducing In conclusion His Excellency touched at Chinese to establish family houses in the Colony, as they did in Macao, and said he would give the matter his attention.

The Cornell was then adjioned till this

or any loan connected with it, at $377,000; day week, the 19th innt In other words, the balance as compared with that of last year ($184,000) was nearly doubled. In regard to the Stamp Revenue fabla

(News)

By a deeree of the Court of the United States Consulate-General, the stern-wheel for sale at public auction, by the Marshal steamer Fockeng was yesterday submitted Mr 1. Phoenix. The highest bid was by Mr Galles, of Mesars Farnham and Co., for Tis. 20,000.

caired of a serious defeat of the Chinese We learn that intelligence has been re- forces under the command of H.B. Te Teung-tang, in an attempt made in August or September last to penetrate into Kash by the decease of Yakub Koan ensouraged geria. The confusion necessarily entailed the Imperial generals to advance beyond their late acquisitions at Teksan, on the confines of Yakub Khan's territory, but the attempt appears to have resulted in disaster.

large

"I am not Miss Walker, I am Dr Walker

see the late assistant-secretary, and sent in Dr Mary Walker. You want to know about that treasury business. I called to a note to him private and confidential. This note was not returned, but officer Baker, by order of Conant, put his left arm- halls down two pairs of steps to the rotunds. around my waist and lifted me through the That was what was done."

Quotations. Honagens, November 12, 1877.

OPIUM,New Patna, caah....$720

credity-

};

may be. The great topic of interest inst benefit of those who may thus be afflicted. now is the opizm question. Within theam, Sir, yours truly, Hewer ALLFARE. last three or four days, opium smokers To the Proprietors of NORTON'S CAMO have discovered that there has been a sud-

MILA PILLA,”...-1f6sop78. - den advance in the price of the drug. I much as 40 per cent, but do not know, have heard that the increase in price is as There are many conjectures as to the cause, and wherever a foreigner appears he is promptly questioned about the matter. disturbance in Manchuria. The story is that the Russians are secretly encouraging the revolt and that a special messenger has come from Peking with the tidings. from Nanking. We give the story for It is even said that soldiers are to be sent what it is worth-Shanghai Courier.

Rumours have been in circulation of the

THE STRATHAIRLY" IN A TYPHOON.

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Old Patna, oathy. Nous

oredit,...

New Benster, cah, 640

credit,

Old Benares, cash, None

Cake, credit,

Now Halwa, essh,

credit, 745

Allowance Taels, Nons Old Malwa, cash, —

Sredit 745 Allowance Trais, Nons

Exchange.

8/10 3/101 aut

30 days' night,

100 8.08.

After the rather varied statements which: have been made, regarding the new Chinese

The storm of the 11th October zoems to Elis Excellency continuing, sald he had

The following is the Ordinance laid on the Loan, it may interest our readers to know have been the most severe and extensive Bank, on demand, first to draw attention to the financial state

w how the frets standine The loan is for in its course that has visited the China and | n ment which was placed in his hands imme. His Excellency referred to the difficulties An Ordinance exanted by the Governor of £1,604,378, on which the Hongkong and Japan Seas for some years. According to 6 months sight, ***

experienced and the establishment of, a diately on his arrival in the Colony in native agency. The Collector had assured Hongkong, with the advice of the Shanghai Hanle gets Interest at the rate of the following account, which has been redits, April last, I was return of the revenuem that the steps taken would add Legislative Council thereof, to apply 10 per cent, per annum, and is soured upon kindly furnished to me by a passenger who Documentary, Smonths sight. 3/11 and expenditure of the Colony for the year $25,000 a year to the revenue, The junk

sum not exceeding Beven hundred and the revenues of the Shanghai Hankow was on board the steamer Strathairy when Bombay, demand Rupess, 1876, which was audited on the 4th April ons also showed a most satisfactory

Eighty thousand Dollars to the Publio Ningpo and Canton Custom Bonds on on her passage from this port to Kobe, Oxloutta 1877, and issued from the Colonial Beare-

Sarrios of the Year 1816.00 the bustoms seventies of masse puta, to that vessel was in serious larger, and at Shanghal, demand, ..... ... increase 43,50 this year, and probably sary's office on the 13th April in the same $4,000 next, when he estimated they would service of this Colony for the year 1876 has deposited with the Bank sonrity; and all on board

Whereas the expenditure required for the the amount of 7,000,000, have been one time was actually given up for lost by Bar Silver, 17, dri, B., your. As they were aware this return con

amount to $20,000, lained the last, complate - statement of a

Ou the whole he been estimated at the sum of seven hundred the Imperial Government has further fully We left Yokohama October 10th at 11 Sycee, *** year's financial transactions in the Colony. thought it was perfectly safe to ask them and seventy-nine thousand four hundred and guaranteed the late The list of the necessa.m. for Kobe When off Varles Inland Mezloans He found, on examination, this statement to estimate the revenue of the Colony at one twenty dollars and ifty-eight, penta Be it sary documents having been received on passed the Ginearn and at 7 pm, the Gold Lean on that the revenue for the year 1876, had million four thousand two hundred and enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with Thursday, the Team Hup through whom Thabor, both toward bound, the weather English Sovereigns,

forty dollars. This was the first time, he smounted to $885, 500, whereas the expen-belleved, they had been able to patiate the advice of the Legislative Connell thereof, the negodations have been carried or was then being perfectly ine. At daylight Australian Sovereign, ***** 5.06

duly notified that the money was his next day passed the barque Awashima Discount, is.. to 1803,603 While the revenue of 1878 the revenue of the Colony st one million. A sum not exceeding seven hundred disposal, fie began removing the Syoss Maru. Af 8 pm, on Wednesday, rounded CAMERA Bhares. was lows, chan the expenditure for that year, that so large a balance was in the hands of the same is hereby charged upon the revenus already taken about The 3,000,000 10 is run from Yokohama to Kobe in about Union Tas, Bociety of Canton, $1,100

of dillera, and this also was the first time and eighty thousand dollars shall be, and accordingly, on the following day, and has Osims Light, and expected to make the Hongkong Bank, 84% premi i was alio les than the revenue for the the Colonial Tresatiger. The revance of over of this Colony for the service of the year maid, however that only about 80 lakhs are hours. At 6 pm we were well at the Ohler Traders In Co., 12,800 preceding year, and whilst the expenditure for 1976 win in excess of the" zevenua million was Independent of the balance 1878; and the said sum so charged shall be ely to be shipped, sway from changhai channel, a fresh breeze blowing at the time Chinese Insurance Co., 1266 it was plio, in excess of the expenditure of $377,000 dollars.

google expended as hereinafter specified; that is to and the process as likely to extend over and the weather setting in thick. At 6.30 Tanglare Ins. Ar100,, 711 640 of the preceding year. In other words With respect to expenditure, some time say the authentiq.Bgures placed in his towards the end of September be asked the

ESTABLISHES

month; so that the certainly no imm. there was much rain and fog, and ft North Chies Ins, Oala 869 mediate fear of tigation in the money was blowing hard, the barometer iso fall. Fire Ins. Co., 5665 bande showed that the revonne, of the Finance Committee to consider the Eat Governor,

2708.00 market:

ming fans. The ship's head was put to the Chins Fire Ins. Co. 73 Colmy was dircilities, and the expenditure mates for 1878. It was not usual for a Colonial Secretary,

8,850.00 2 3o much)ne roganda thà Hongkong and southward, the engines going dead slow. H.K. w. Dock Gór 18 % dia, was increasing, the latter being in 1876 Governor to do so, but he felt that, being Colonial Treasurer, i

3,079.00 Shringhat Bank and the Impicin) Gorozu. | everything having been made anong in anti EK, O., M. S. Dont Co., 30 about 17,000 in excess of the arenas, fresh to the Colony, he would prefer to Auditor General,.......

18,479.00 mente regarde planing the loan, the cipation of a treats gals: As wildnight the Shanghai Beam Navigation. The. Now how was that $17,000 palā 1 14 came | profit by their greater Incal experiance and | Clerk of Counglia,.

100.00 rate of Ima will probably be 295 per gule was still inarassing, with mountain. Hongkong Gia Con $76 out of the chalanon in the Colonial chest, knowledge. În regard to the maintenance | Surveyor Ganaray

97,318.00 hundred round bond, which will bong oun the running, the barometer being 20.40 Hongkong Hotel Co., 9000 Things when ins Estimates mans framed as of the Publie Gardens and plantations, he Government Car

$428.60. Interes at the hate of 63 per cent per annum) and still falling. At dam. I was blowing Chinese Imperial Luan, 2103 ths and pl. Lan: paas. Jājē, amonated to thought the Hon was come when the Postmaster Gezurai,

81,009.00 and the bar will probably be exered to perfect harriande, the ship labouring v Bemerature. $134, 267, #Entre ras no doubt that that - Colony should deal in a more comprehen- | Begistrar Generali

11,828.00 the publie is about a mouth or six works kaavily, and evan rolling her rails under wakker si respectable balanss to have nive manner with the question of tres | Harbons Mastery,

27,170.00 from Che present data, MUSEONG PHIL AV3 cm, the thin was on her (Taken at Muara Zalomar á On.'s Frontale la the list, and when his predecar planting: Among the documents submitted | Lighthouses, an

7,424.00 **We hear this to modlilon occurred between beam anda, the barometer sliti falling, and

Queer Roads) & por: Printed fans Resimava, the expendi. to the Finance Committee by himself wana | Collector of Stamp Revi

4,512.00 the French mini slammer Anadyr and the there being every Indication that the ship Homerone. November 13, 1877TOT fure, ballat in excess of the revenus, very important and interesting repors from dublejal,

21,654.00 | Britch ship Coriolante, shent, savan o'glook was working into this senten af s typhoon. | BasONSTRIM § A Man nega 80.000 yone must fual that his estimates were the Surveyor Ganaraf yn tree planting. Beginerar

102.00 on Wednesday The Coriolante Those on the bridge could not see the Do $17,000. However that He estimates that the number of deser Bealestanti

1,158.00 left here that morale for Bustow, and was forepart of the vészel for spray. The wind duty, having to face à required to do the work thoroughly Educational,

17,430.00 for udred yards pas são Bandon! When was hauling to the southward, and the aes TasaoSETERING & Movie

Do „condinou such so that, to andet. | wuld be 17 millions, and that at one alor Medion)

14,659.00 | the collision occurredios Ent damaga wa making a blest sweep over the ship. At the one hand, bo stimulate there: rate of progression, say 17.000 a year #Police legi

0,304,00 doh i fliste the vened itől párt vastaclay this time the cargo broke loose, and tkara Do on the other to carefully watch would take about 1100 years to complete Felice

148,769.80 (Nov) 8th) esternoma (o i was nos komun at saamed little chattes of saving the vessel, farin.Dolozy like Nils the job (Langhark Last year the Tote | Gaij

10,718.00 the Mossoreries Kumar, laas ovaning: an the barometer contened falling, being. ibility in such mattoman i nuder this head was $5000, and this year. Fire Brigade,

8,688.00 | What damage tha: kad mälaited, but that 20.38. The boat sovers were blown the Gorasnog. Its the proposed an addition of $2000, which

to rieses sad one host smashed. All this [uirendy | time a fourful don was running, so much so

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