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been put by the Governor under the Board, but the whole subject of cattle and livo atook and their lacases, slaughter house and markets is regulated by Ordinance 17 of 1887, and the entir authority is Posted in the Governor in Connet wie

moke by-laws, and the Sanitary unly responsible for the Sanitary main of cattle depots, slaughter-houses *tenance

and Harkote. I this be held by the Sanitary Board, Ordin- apco 17 of 1887 noods amendment

or about half a sait spoonful of slum was all that was required for a gallon of water.

The Presidunt said the water required 24 hours to sutile and there were few re- sidents who could stire a sufficient quan- tity. He doubted if there would be any seated the matter very strongly to the Government as far as regards the Hospital The Surveyor Gooerd mid that steps had nlroady bola takon to improve Pokfulam water with alum.

THE CHINA MAIL.

alone by that, Ordinance heard frolications for aluro. Hobart repre- own mowing, the water, bad as it is ack

SUPREME COURT.

tho Magistrate shall commit (Before Mr Justice Fielding Clarke, Acting

Foaponaibility in and had stated on having tanka provided, months, until finally it become liquid mud, | head 'which, wê ars so anxious to remove this toris Goal to wait

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De Callie's motion-That the promptest possible measures be taken to provide a proper water-supply. He also suggested

tu

tha

of Armenians have been made, and the Turkish authorition and sogrching | the čliarches and convonte åt Van for clues to an insurrection which it in tempel is con-

USVIJLINO THE TABLET AT VERSAILLES- Paris, 5th May.President Carnot, suri rounded by the members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as by the principal officers of the army, to day unrail- of the tablet at Versailer commemorating the opening of the States-General of 1780. The President made su éloquent speech on to ocasion, and said that France had The Criminal Sassions are which she had been threatened, and appe

broken finally the one-man power with

TE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Ching Stunlice Wodnesday, May 22.

more than a day or so after the ocation of the foundation of prosperity of this fair witnesses and dues stford, some valuable attempter had entirely failed, and be confidently asked bis Lazdahip for a verdict the rain. Thure must therefore be some Island. From what I can gather from His assistance in arriving at the trait. cause of recent origin to account for the Excellency the Governor's speech the ab The next objection I have is against Beo- | in behalf of the defendant, present increased and prolonged pollution, jeers are mainly two: (1) To ap ease tion 11, which runs as follows: If at tho Hie Lordship said he would consider the I may also be permitted to point out that and satisfy tho: Chinese Government; (2) hearing before a Magistrate such pridente evidence and give his decision as early as templatod.AKAMA tlio rainy season has not yet comiñenced, To rid the Colony of copie 400 Criminals is produced ne would, subject to the pro- pocsible. so that if nothing can be done, on your who are alloged to have taken refuge with visions of this Ordinance justify the com

mittal of the fugitive criminal for trial-ati ack play Whit nowledged to be now, must necessarily he *(1) * are the complainis and griev- the Suprame Court if the crime of which ecoming ances of the Chinese Government on this he is accused had bour committed in rendered more impure daring the Am hon to understand that ensurore and rodreas and which, if we fail to attend him now being applied from the Pokfulam Rato xt ones, would, to use Flir Excellones's further order of the Governor, but sorvoir are to be given water of the presont expression, give rise to international otherwise shall order him to be discharged." or worse quality daring an indefinite padificulties and ultimately perhaps to war. It is quite beyond my compreheneinn why They are) That they cannot get the words of the Tranty of Tientsin should Awaiting your reply.

Criminal at lees than six or seven then and not ha followed bore. The words On today is hun, and Thang a wreed to his bearors to miaintain concord. The dollara; (b) That they cannot have the proof of Chuilt appear to iné quite clear, charged with having along with others mut Oriminal rendited without some consider whereas the words in this section are quite in castedy pirated. a junk off Capo Calli-other in splendid hore,

GPENING OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION. Ged min on 120th March. Bott, pleaded not- ablo dulay'; (e) That they have often failed the contrary. Magistratu ie

justified in obtaining the rendition of riminals pftor comraitting & case for trial buc.use he has guilty, and the following gentleman were to-day with much poop and Ceremony by the

axpenditure of mach time and trouble, doubts on the subject, and be prefers

Wegener, G. Fenwick, A. A. dos all along the route from the Elgues Palace. Romodios, A. 4. Botelho,

K. A. Chinoy The President, in his speech, welcomed The Acting Attorney

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The

bat to the questione put by Dr Cantlie be euplestion of the Polfalam water. 1 min

Me Francis then moved that the stand-added What is the cause of the present

The

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din

sworn as a

·PIRACY OF A JUNE,"

and

6.The Exhibition was

in wasepened

inet iniustics-hsing done to as innocent and about 10 o'clock when somewhere off of advent of the time when the resourges

question

Joft festival,

works of

of peace

said that labour was hastening

would be solely employed

The spectacle inside the building was a most brilliant one, and was greatly en hanged by

by the splendid weather which pre-

ia as yet complete.

ing ordera as prepared by tho Sanitary contamination sofacit efeces of the ordinary contained in my communication at your suming that tizace in correct, is it the truest care and consideration ite desling Soaisbody from the junk asked what cargo vailed.. The British action is the only one.

Superintendent be approved of aud passed,

Agrood.

TRE POKFULAM WATER

MUDDLE

contamination from rain fall. Something evidently had gone wrong and the fealing was that the greater part of the water was ran out and some measures taken for clean-

adequate supply of water in the Colony. The Surveyor General said he did not think h

he

De Cantic said he was very glad to sing out the reservoir before there was any a printed copy of the correspondence tween Dr. Hartigan and Mr Cooper, the Acting Surveyor General, on the subject of

that

Francis said the Board was not

the Pokfulam water supply, as that ourrasquatio was called upon to auswer

I am do

"WILLIAM HARTIGIAN.

(The Acting Surveyor General, to Dr.

• Hartigars) PERLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,

**- 20th May, 1889.

yours of the 10th and 20th instant, to

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of

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The crew of the

which is

THE FISUAL SYSTEM IN INDIA

SIR-1 the hoone, in reply tv | deepest dye nill sometinies have a dilemma Ace we to romain as we are and juuk were hure put into a small boat regarding the name would, he said, follow he had giveu notice for to-day concerning entitled to put, it, but he thought the state that all that can be date will be due set on his head, and another of a lighter allow the Colony, to be ada a refugo for a junk and curgi Bond afterwards.

pondence fully justifled the motion of which

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IMPRISONED TRISH MEMBERS TO GIVE

·EVIDENCE. MRFORD FARNELL

COMMISSION

The

following minute by the President was also rond- The Inspector of Live Dr Cantlie-What process has been Stock is

most undoubtedly in officer adopted 1

The Surveyor General-That is a "quen- working under the Board-Pas notifi- cation in Government Gazette of 16th tion I would profor univering next week.

WILLIAM HARTIGAN. Fab. 1889-dealing with cattle diseases, The matter has not bou Inst sight of either slaughter-houses and food murkota, Thear before my arrival or since; and irm the

(Dr. Hartigail to the Acting Surveyor are very important parts of public conversations I lave had with Mr Cooper,

General) sanitation and must containly be under I am sure that everything has born dono

I think I have fairly stated, the grounds to have a jury to decide the doubt Oscar-Measra A, J. do Rozario, President Carnot, who was warmly cheśrod the control of the sanitary administrative, that on be done under the circumstances.

Hongkong, May 20th, 1889. body. If the present state of the law does In the future everysining that lies in my The Acting Surveyor General.

of the allegod. complaints. Let each of ful points, going upon the principle that and . L. Collingwooth Auneral (Hou-A.ples of all-nationalities to the great not give effect to this, Mr Francis' proper power will be donu.

Sabant a letter to your office before them he examined into carefully and two heads are better than one. Mr Francis said he would like to add to 10... on May 10th to which po answer let na bee at whose dvor the fault motion exercized by the Governor in urs of I. Lunchy said tho sunk in course would be to lay a proposil before

get condition is to a cortain extent a mytegaard in on the evening of 29th March, the Chiasso Gvernment cannot get the Board for its attendinout.

(a.) In the

has been received: meantime the standing orders can with

The matter is uno of argoncy, in the a

Pandited from the Hongkong against

without the expenditur of person, but it is not always sufficient, great practical. advantage be passed by the

present Board

5.000 7.00 dolabs It may be so in I think we may all trust in our pressut Cape Cullinan the Captain, who was the May I roquest a reply to the question very few ouses, but not an an average, a Governor, who has hitherto ahotn the complainant in the case, saw a junk and two Sunil Boats rowing towards bim, earliest convenience.

fault of the Government bara that they with Chinese subjects, but we cannot al- have to spund that i Certainly not. They waye have His Excellency with us, and

the complainant was kurusonu. he replied that it elsewhere even if the another Govern may, by just, all close to the complainant's vessel and about

three boate then have to pay the same Criminal be captured in their own territories. carelessnoes and indiscretion, de incalcu!.

London, 7th May-In the House of me uxplain. Is in the invariable enlè able harm to the innocent Obies in the ton men cane on board. They put the Commone last night Sir J. Gorst, in reply with the Chilong Government to cap. Colony, and

holp

to establish the influence of the junk below and battaned

to a question, said that Ble Samuti Smith's down the hatchus ture their criminals

by a syst

Chinese officials over Her Majesty's-sub complainant found they were of the India bad beon forwarded to Lord Lana.

Next morning the

તી કૉમ rusolution condemning the fiscal system in -money rewards. A oriniinal of the facts in Hongkong

Now comeS the other form of the island of Ko Chait.

downe. A despatch from Lord Gröss dollars 5,000 (or more)

rowed ashore, the pirates. going lino will bive les, and so on...The reward criminals of all classes from the onl ́ud of tho samotsubject. Be was not going to Surveyor General had agreed to give all

is paid to the person who delivers up the China, and thereby allow our criminal reactia there were an Bard the junk dinformation and it was a question that startle the Board attacks

by on anybody

criminal to the authoritice, be he an diffl. classes to be augumented by the recruits from 10 betties of r

robine, a kind dys. The eminently concerned the public. For by the proposal at any gigantic

boat hired a cial

a fishing

and came in the employ of the Governant or abroad, at the same time running the risk sumplan. Eight or scheme. The supply of water from Pok-

or ning days otherwiss. This reward does not allcons out of serious complications with the Chineswards the complainant, in couupally with a days after- Fulam, had been very muddy (lot them call it, not to say had) for some time past

of the pocket of the Govermont-indeed, Government By no moans. There is the Executivo contributes s only a moderato

very simple means in the haurs of our Chinese Constable arrested the first prisoner, and residenta in the colony were pointing out that it was the duty of some member of

amount towards it. As soon, therefore, e Executive which is at unce efficacious and and in a box in the boat in which he was they bor or

a equinal is captured, whether in Chinese expeditious. It involves no great expense discovered two bottles of tubine which

the the Sakery Boxed- bring the

Faruell

Mr. Harrington the complainant qubation

territory or in a foreign land, whether the to either the Chiace or local Governmont, What was to be done with the ques

lind been on

insisted on wearing his prison clothes, board bis junk. The com-

KE FARNELL EXPLAINS - A. Ma. Callom, Esq., Bucratury.. Sanitary capture ba offected with or without danger, and above all it does not affont plainant Mentified the prisoner na ɑns of taken up, he did not know. For tion if takon

di Felty and expass, the captor receives slightest degree the innocent and tenoid- the last two years he had been residing in

London, Et May-Sir Richard Web- The second prisoner was ar the pirates. Yo he knew that every year the Colony, and be knew.

SIE,I have the honor to request that the reward when he delivers over the caping,

is a terror to the evil-dverosted shortly afterwards and was also identi. ster's cruse-examination of Mr Parnell has This moane Mr Francis-The sooner the Board is you will lay the accompanying corres tira to justice.

booz long and repast-

was concluded yesterday. Mr Parnell people

the Pokfulam espected to get

The usual manner in which the Chiedly advanter by a citizen of this fiad by the complaint as one of the pirates. explained that his allusion in the House pondance before the unibers of the

After hearing the oritetico the jury of Common to secret societies having supply considerably damaged after the put an end to the better, then,

The President-You had better propose Sauitary Board, at thoir meeting this day. /neas authorities seek the rendition of Colony, but it has never been adopted. found the prisoners not guilty, and the two heavy rains;

The cubject of

censed to exist, referred solely to ribbonian. It was agreed, to adjourn the discussiou acknowletter-supply is one of such criminals from the Hongkong Goreen-I shuil havo much pleasure in comuni

have ment is deserving of netics. importance that I have

An effi- cating this scheme to the Authorities if not wero coordingly acquitted."

and I will Board cer, rank, requr man of its utility.

tu convince undertake tu iu asking the to next work, in order oallow the Surveyor no hesitation in henn washed into the reservoir and the moral time to reply to Dr. Cantlis's ques- to give it their best attention, and to unge receives

(London & China Express, 19th--April.) informers every water there at present ho must say did notions.

shion,

The Nordd. Lloyd at Bromen, which has tnost strongly ou the Government the can easily be arrested or is arrested al- yon, for the

Sir, I must apologise to is in Hongkong In

hitherto had its fast going steamers built in look like water" sven from a distance, nor

spaco I have occupied no your absolute necessity .of. and after it

taking immediate is, one came closer to

British yards, has decided to place all future Pulice he at once valuable columns and must-e by the Hongkong ready A long dissuasion then took place on the steps to remedy so crying an evil is petitions the Viceroy for authority to get all those-Englisit, foreign and native alike sided at the twenty-fifth ordinary general communicated to Emperor Wilhelm at Wil carnelly urge Admiral Sir J. C. D. Hay Bart., pre-urders in Gumsuz This has been officially through the pipes and diatri= buted in the houses it was derutalf not question of the disposal of refuse: correspondence disclose. No

com- public who were Byard at a former meeting recommended pany would be permitted by the Govern the rendition of the criminal. The Viceroy who have the welfare of this Colony atmesting of the shareholders of this com,helmshaven, who is visiting the naval estab improved. Ho thought people aupplied with that water had a very just the Government to purchase & destructor,raent to distribute water to 'tha inhabitants may or may not grant the required commis-heart, to combine in resisting the passage pany on the 11th April. In moving the lishment there. Orders for two nab fact: Cause of complaint. He thought with The Government, withou comediting the of the United Kingdom such as is now been but if he is the one reiving of menstre which in my tras opinion wild adoption of the report, the Chairman re- going steamers of 2,000-lous and 11,000. De Hartigan that the responsibility Sanitary Bart asked Mr. McCallum, ing supplied by authority from the Re-thio Commission will have to

the rendition for this state of things rosted with the the Secretary of the Board, to report on the servoir at Pokfulam, A ramedy can be pedes in connection with all the ex- do incalculable hard to this Colony andferred with regret to the retirement, home power have been placed at the ship injure beyond redemptiou its commercial through advancing age, of Colonel Folland, building company, Vulcan, near Stettin. Mr MeCallum gave an opinion found; meant to be standing obstacles to the health against the destructor and in favour of troubli Pplication may entail somsuding all fees, and in return, if and social prosperity, remain, Sir, its predecessor in the chair. It would nut The company has increased its share ospital-

reu. Your's faithfully, of the people, they wore rather exposted as depositing the rubbish in a small bay at far as they could to provide for the health Kowloon. This proposzi was referred. Yegor General, to which I have got no motion, he coward and a pro

up

Thin

The President said he did not think the public cared Tow it took place. A they clean water. wanted to know was when they were to get

Mr Francis said that was an extremely pleasant way of slurring over blanders.

The President The question is when it is to he remedied. If anybody wants to take any attack oua public department, do not think this is the pluca.""

year, owing it was said to building operations at the this, Peak,

quantity of extra mud bad a large

when

Government.

Governments

were

not matter.

THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.

I

The

to improve the Pokfulam water supply.

I have the honour to Sir, your be dient servant,

FRANCIS A. COOFER,

pro Surveyor General

Dr. Hartigan.

(Dr. Hurtigan to de-Secretary of the Sanitary Bourd). Hongkong, May 22nd, 1889..

Boart

tho

certainly

fit

Information from

a notorious criminal is

*Lo

perhe-succeeds in getting presents to imper-

priemer 29. 1ay be seen frum able dificulty. My question to the Sur. diter, he

સ of the poopts. It seemed that we were by the Government to the Colonial attrandefinite period with filthy easy we may make the rendition, the ex

Are we wer, in:

to be sup- the explanation given above that, however now is a sort of transition stage batweon & Surgeon, the Harbour Master and Mr Water? If the Pokfulang supply sundist pense and the trouble to the Chiness Go firab class supply from Tein and an in- McCallum to report, and the Government

vernment are nearly always the same, and ferior supply from Pokfulam, and the theu sont a letter to the Sanitary Beard be improved quickly (and six months

18, I believe, the time

distri-small value,

in

Tên

identified as these which

This concluded the sosions..

REUTER'S TELEGRAM' GUMPANY

(LIMITED)

it

€18

Lorton, 7th May Mr W, O'Brian and

Mr Harrington, who are at present under- going terms of isoprisoumout for offences. under the Crimes Lot, have been brought from jail to London to give agidence bafore

Commission

dissatisfaction with the Pokfulam supply arating that if the Board had co objection Tutam water can be %*), the the plea of saving expense in 'therofure of A. G Wise, Acting Paisne Judge, the hoar. 50 ranka Bxceptional arrangements for get-corrosi. Was increased by the fact that ao abundant Mr. McCallum's proposal would be carried hated by junction with the existing me I fault of our Geverament, All facilities are Wobber, anpoured for the plati, and Mr grainą froin the Stanley Expedition had which is the second of four cargo steamery -

adt

supply of good water was coming from Tytam that was only available over limited area. It also seemed that a great deal of alteration would have to be made at Pokfulam in regard to fiter beds and so on before things could be inproved much Part of the dissatisfaction with the Pok fulam water at the present moment had arisen..

cross-examino Mrs McBreen on the point, he believed, from the fact that

Mr Francis, in the course of a long speech, inveighed against the insult paid to the Board in making its servant to report on a matter the Board bad already reported on, saying the course to be taken was to ask the Board to consult with Mr Me Cullum on the subject and consider if it had ang further suggestion to make then dongunced the proposal of burying rubbish in Kowlook.

Dr Cantlio nap, orted, and after some dis cussion the question was adjourned.

ment, onecurage

the

Back with

two blades of her propellor legt. It is fears. od she will have to discharge.

line

wond CORRESPONDENCE ON THE WATER | strengthen the position of their repro.fairly laid at our own door. What can place waiting to get the eierk was at his taking too little from the newspapers for the instead. This would be in connection with

large quantity of mud bad been disturbed in connection with se oporations at the reservoir. He noticed that for some time the reservoir was nourly empty, he did not why, but portapathe late Acting Sur- know veyor General would be able to tell them what was going oo as that time a good..

the best many people were at work in tom of the resarvcic and then audden- ly work was stopped and the reservoir filled up again. However, having the wator in its present unsatisfactory stala the first thing to consider was bow to F. A. Couper, Esq., Acting Surveyor Ge remody it. One

SUPPLY.

(Dr. Hartigan to the Acting Surgeyor

·General)

HERMITAGE WEST,

May 15th, 1889.

dead

Fast

be discreet to dualyas the figures of the ac by m.110,000.001. ba HONGKONG....

counts of the past year, and though the ver

A paragraph that recently appeared in result was not favourable, by pa any oropean journals to the effect that A MATRIMONIAL. CASE IN THE

means discouraging. The falling off was Princo Rismarck, Herr Krupp, and others, SUPREME COURT. -

chiefly in the

in the early months of 1888, but bad been decorated with orders by the Chi- In the Suprama Court today, before Mr throughout the whole of last year they had use Government, is, wa are

in are told, quite ding nowa froga. distaut

world parts of the ing of the case of J. B. Ost and another v.

Mesara Chird and Co., shipbuilders, of The East Coast of Africa Samos, and the Greenock, have launched the Hong Kong, maine (b). As to the delay, this is certainly no J. J. McBreen was resumed, Me J. F. The East

t-opensiva. f ng to the ordered to be built by the 1 and 0 Com or in other such manner as engineers can

successes of the company the year. anggest. For those.un levels higher than uecorded to the Chiness Government as are Wilson (of Mears. Wotrop and Deacon's

for the Eastern trade. She is a fine pany for the Chairman said the company's teleg vessel of 5,000 tone burden Tytan can supply, provisional mesue for dsually given to Her Majesty's subjects' in office) for the definou.

Mr Webtor said ho had further evidence of the safety of Mr. Stanley in December water required might be coma tu conduct a caso in a căronic àlate of to produce with refer-nos to the cohabita“ į lasi was in advance of all other sources, and filtering the comparatively small quantity this Colony. But if Chinese officials will

A wire from Aden, dated April 19, saya of Pokfulam

Denbighshire, Japan Line, put back unpreparedness, and without their principal tion of the husband and wife. adopted:

they were also the first to arounce the Mr Wilson obtained permission first to calamity which had befallen the squadrons wille sou The Government are responsible for its

the espot before and at the time

of Germany and the United States, at present disgraceful condition. They should of trial, they must expect considerable

Mrs McBreen, recalled, said, in reply to Samos

It is reported that the Imporial Germani strong resolution to this diffect, emanating charged with crimes committed long years Mr Wilson-It was on the 18th of July the Hf Graal criticised the report, und said Brindisi, vid the Suez Canal, to the East, bo called upon to provide a remedy. A delay. Besides criminals are generally

of mail steaners now. running from from the only. Sonitary authority in the ago, and the task of investigation is thus day before, the document was signed that that the falling off in the income arose either is shortly a tease onlling at Brindisi, and Colony, will, oven Ifigured by the Govern rendered more difficult and tedious.

·Zushungano to pop in the after, from their paying their staff too much or is to run from Salonies to Port Said (5.) The unsuccessful results which at it was

o'clock about one or two op long-suffering consumers

He said the chief to persevero "in their eff rts for redress, and tend some of the raudition cases cannot ba noon. He

& now Oriental Express, which it signed. I nuera anpplied. do with the number of unreliable witnesses went with hun to his place in Spring Gataif bad generously and voluntarily agreed Oderborg, to Poath, thera to join the existing The Chairman, in reply, stated that thed to a fra Hambury, by Berlin: aud sentatirea whon advocating their claims in

dena. There was that are produced? Must we accept evi.

was nobody there. I Council-I am &c.,

etaged WICHAN HAMIIGAN, M.D., douse which in contradictory and impro-to the uptonte Court--The shist clerk salaries in the company which she muuta, tot tuly for the North Gorman, but

there. half -hour and

with Ling to a 1spension of 10 per cent, on their mail train. The change, it is anticipated, Bont bable? The Tristy of Tisutain providing

better fimes came This was on would affect a saring of at least eighteen- -Dimt, State Medicine.

Bhat we should deliver criminals on proof said as it was luta wa mustane bak te shareholders should appreciate. The motion also for the English mails to the

and not on more assortion only, morrow. On leaving the L'ourt I saw my of guilt, and CORRESPONDENCE.

was agreed to, and Sir J. Hay was, on the

From the figures furnished by the Board. Now whaLevor meaning may be at anal, who had come out to look for me

motion of Baron de Router, re-olected a of Trade it will be sech that the very largely tached to the worde, on prout of theilt,

director.

fucreased oxporte

xports of cotton goode and yarns their significance to a plain and unlearsed

A rate of thanks to the chairtos sad to Hong Kong, China, and Japan, which mind seeds to be quite clear; the evidence

formed su conspicuous a feature in the early directors concluded the proceedings. against the prisoner must be of such

ar to convince any reasonable man ature at to

part of last year, have not been upheld dus of his guilt. If that wore not so. in her house. I have seen her husband

HONGKONG AND CHINA· GAS

ring the first quarter of the current year. would be safe in this Britisa going to her house several times. I saw Obiang

COMPANY.

This year's figures still show an inerente but of months. He believed had been

him call there in July or August 1884. On

over those of 1887. Taking the trade in The annaal naveling of the above 0307- of Hongkong settled that filter beds should be made, but aptly described as a strong decoction of madinals is about to be resumed, and the the question was how soon

As it could It is unce such a supply is totally unfit no import int alterations Before, however, tign is said to be advisable. I will now that occasion and I earn eastwards to look purt is as follows:-Your directors have 40,000,000 yards compared with the same

to point out a Sanitary Bill is likely to pass into law with little or

which the passing of the Ogiinance in ques. ricksha. I had chargo of her child on report and accounts were passed. The re- Fear, we find that there is decrease in not be done possibly for a few months, Engine purposes, HD for ordinary such an event should happen I think

case of China and Hong Kong of over WAN feasible utilise the Tytam water for

objections asipat for her as the child was trying. When I pleasure in aubmitting the accounts for the through the Pokfulam mains and how household use is most unsuitable, and right with your perzission to, nifer o brefly notice the principal a

some of the provisions of that Rx trailor got to the Soprono Cat I saw Mr and year 1888. They consider them satisfac period last year, while we have soon could this be done! He would like to cleansing agent practically useless.

ice nesrly 10,000,000 yards less to regard to the incressed price get some information on these points from Hitherts I have made no complaint, and the local Authorities, with the view of

of cual, itd, the extra

quarter The the late Acting Surveyor General, as the understanding that certain improvements assisting in the further discussion of the ed against Section 16 where it is provided:

directors and shareholders of the This concluded the evidence. oatil or aregents on oath

according to scale of consumption of measure on its passing through the Legis Surveyor General himself had only nowly were being carried out at the Pokfulam re

Me Wilson, in samming up, ambaoitted The rate of exchange-still. rules fory lows Compray may be

gas. Uhina Shippers' Matual Stean Navigation servoir, but the matter is now becoining rive Council, and of warning all Konorable affirmations taken in China and copies that ho had clearly proved that Mre the loss during the year under review.being colony.

pardoned if they met in arrived in

The Sutroyer. Guberal said that these serious, and is not a facreepersonal neon. Members of that August Asteunbly, official thereof all it duly autosticated beer McBreen when the agreement was entered $4,200 138, 15.

zelf-congratulatory mood at viewed in

in proceedings

stand futually amount available for their meeting on the 15th inst. Year by were things that could not be answered offvenience, but a public danger. I veuture and unofficial

alike, of the

in evidence grase | sagars | pl

into concealed from her husband what had dividend, £9,685 148, 11d., Depositions or hand, and be suggested that the questions therefore to hope that you will give it your attending the introduction of such an Or-

this Ordinance, & do.

your directors thei

made they

progress in osri- statements taken ca oath or affirmations! he known it would have prevented him prepuss to appropriate sa follows:-£6,379 ing money. an 8 per cent. dividend

Telf in payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 which is paid this year must be take agreement. This of ithelf such entering into the will readily be admitted that the prosperity mee Department, when they should be answered your obedient servant,

taken as proceedings are

are very nousual in Chinese

per somn (£3,827. 8a, of which

They gratifying

flant of of this Colony is vastly due to the large Courtoi Law? Do they not know that the ao Went further and said he had proved as well has number of Chinono (200,000 and more) who user, the accused, and their witnesses ara as it could be proved that. Mrs McBreen £1,801 156. as a bonus at the rate of 24 per though Mr Deacon did not point it out,

cuser,

in a chaste pirposes of

each and all liable

aste and cont, pur annum (both free of income-tax), riously,

ously, deliberately and conscier proper manner.

A

way

Would

be of yourse to bave altor beds, but that soakd not be dono-in day was impossible to say that the late Acting Surveyor General or the present Harveyur General was to blame for the non-existence of Elter beds, because

neral, Fongkong.

SrI beg to call your attention to the fact that during the greater portion of the last three months the sole water-supply to the houses along the Cains. Rond and vici; nity, including my reidar.co, has beat called

THE NEW EXTRADITION ORDINANCE.

To the Editor of the “Guna MALA

Honghong, May 22nd, 1820. Sin-The-second reading of a Bill en which 1 niny by courtesy be titled An Ordinsoce to amend the low

no

I

Lan Kwai, married woman--I was hool-mate of Mrs McBrean I have. known Mir McBreen- for several years. lived opposite to Mrs McBreen when she was in Julyingpun and used to be frequently

that was not a matter of two or three days brown bat might certainly be more relating to the Extradition of Chinese Cri- Colony has disposed of all the objects for one occasion I saw them go off together in paoy was held on the 17th April, when the piece goods for the first three mouths in the

LOVER

a

it

I have

the

leave exported

remarks for the consideration of the Pablo Bill The chief objection must be din Mr MeBreen coming from the direction of tury, baving tra discount allowed the first et af 1888 M

Depositions or

or Statements

under

that such

Wanchai

Le have

and

have besides

A

than

should be formulatod and sent in to the early and earnest consideration~I amy Sir, diuance in a Colony like Hooxkong. Are the Authorities not award he thought was a suflicient defunce, but it paid as an interiin dividand), atuamers eminently suited to the trade, and

DA

as con sa possible.

WILLIAM HARTICAM, M.D., -

Dipline, State Medicine.

De Centle said he did not expect to get an answer

of opinion that

Mr Francia was strongly Mr Cooper in the aspacity of Sanitary

have resorted hither for tho

mooniderable support.

rade, and that the reasons of their prey they able to be pat to the torturg ? wao But firing dated that she leaving £1.711 19%, 118, to be carried for the satisfactory manner in which the cargoas "(The Acting Serveyor tieneral to De Hartigan)

ing this port to any other are freedom tionaly believe that they can ealiniy aggupt had misconducted herself and, kept a honso ward: During the current year one or two have been carried has gattied for then very Burveyor ought to be interrogated on these

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, from duties, likins, sqzeczes, official and

49 nade to your system of points and that he should give what in-

15th May, 18891 otherwise, and perfect protection of life any statemerita or depositions of witnesses of ill-fame. The attempt to fix the paternity additions will be made

Considerable desatisfaction existe am formation he could there and then. The SI-I have the honour to acknowledge and property. Were it not for these whose testimony might have been for all of her last child on the defendant had, he maisa, from which your manager anticipates

angat they know extorted at the stroke of a ban-contended, utterly failed. That allegation an increased consumption of gas. His re-

several of the subscribers to the public

Wanted

know by whose misman the receipt of your letter of this dato rei advantages than might have carried boo or some instrument of a moro horrible from the date of birth could not be mala-ports, recently received, hare been quite China Famine Fund at the grant made by agement, this water supply had boon dee water supply. I very much regret that the their bauiuices in Chinese Kowloon and

nature Cau they as Englishmen permit tained, except in view of special circum satisfactory, and he continues to give the the Shanghai Committee of The 50,000 to troyed, and if there was any proparation recent heary rain, occurring after a prolong other ports along the Coast of China and

such testimony given under such conditions stances which had not been proved.

board entire satisfaction This being made for a simply of good watered drought, bas caused the water to become under the Chinese fag

said he had Me Webber said be being the

A to be used against any man, be he good or

Mr O. It. Moad was re-cleated a director, to the colony. The excuses in the corres | unusually muddy.

Docomo win rate is about to bad, temporarily placed under their protoc-defendant had treated his wife in anything and the retiring auditor, Mr J. C. Bolton, The construction of Alter bede is contempo passed which threatens to pondence vera stouply evasions. The pro

shake

owb was re-appointed. plated, which will no doult very much im confidence of our Chinese citizens and to

tion! I appeal to members of all civilized but the way he ought, and that

onduct had been the cause of the separa communities prove the water, but until thers are con increase the influence of Chinese Mandarins

tion at first. This conduct Let me

on te he Mrs MoBreen, British Colony. I need not remind

sent condition of the Pokfulam water was

rain

connected with the entirely

fall.

It was not only

in

CARA

me givè cùe or two instances A. &

describe in strong LETING

shown

that the

inted on drinkatructed, I

am afraid nothing can be done over these untives, who are residing in this are abused of robbery wred coveted the knot to begye A res 29

ing but unfit for

The to clear the water, unleas private consumiera

in.

by some filter it on their own premises.

one in authority to a certain

I may add that a weak solution of alom

Government here how intense that if they are asked whether 'D. & D. (two i

make a

a living for herself and her children, has been and what it would be when en. nomens persons residing in Hongkong) and hav

accustomed to

to keep m having been are or are not their accomplices. At

the bamboo is used freshment cooms here she naturally tried relatives in the mainland the power of and A. and B. a few Section:

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

to aid the sufferers in Anhui and considerable reason to doubt that the famine is severe in these provinces, and the grain shipments by last advices from China were going on as cqual. from the mistake made of part; therefore, habiding any pok- tion of the fonds to Chinese officials for dis

which T tribution,

i în

in direct violation of promises made that Europeans only would

The Viceroy of Na. There has boon

whose blendering this thing had had precipitater a large proportion of the matter ormously increased. Through friends and first A. stid B. deny that snd D. are that unde of gaining a livelihood there We take the following telegrams from Cefore justice giren to the sufferers in the

and some promise that some definite steps in suspension in a very short time.

would be taken inmediately to see what was dept are the honor to be, Sir, your obo

the exact state of affairs and to find some dient servant,

remedy. Mr Cooper's suggestion that peo-

ple should filter the water was ridiculous,,

beesuse people could not filter all the water Dr Hartigas. necessary for household proposes.

FRANCIS A, COOPER,

Acting Surveyor General,

General Gordon suggested that the Board (Dr Hartigas, to the deting Surveyor

Geuenil.) make a request to the Surveyor General for information on the subject 'and bold's special meeting of an early date, p

cent

have the handling of the money, there is reason to believe it should have been with

north. Granting, however, that the dis- trees was extreme in Anhui and Kiangau, which it by no means appears to be, the Shanghai Committee have acted more than

citizens must be directly placed at the citizen of Hongsider and abetted, and women fot quite sa pura sai | hsen: made by Mr Dillon and Mr O'Brandting of so large a num. It would be

pro-

also have

THE PARIS. SKUTRITION;

inatractive were it possible if the amount Paris, 4th May.Paris is thronged with generously but foolishly given could be

The first witness was a takes place on the 6th instant.

It will be remembered by our rekders

The M. M. steamer Melbourne arcived today with the French Mail of 20th April, fals by 20s à fra, of our hatir konty really accomplices. Their evidenco, securd. Boipe C moobid to bondsetzt, were of

eandorted were of lon oxchanges :- be received. A is a place should he munity, and as if that were not enough, charged with murder. E. testifies against and no doubt she did evade the law by sell of the Parnell Commission Mr Parnell von- course different from those of a European, London, May 6.—At yesterday's sitting him. against is evidence ing liquor mercy of Ching's Mandarins His Ex-B. accuser C, of being A colluucy the Govenor,

or in his speech the tor in the murder. A is asked whether herself way have goue to that hoppe sa well slay the advocacy of all physical force. other day,

tried to infuse some somfurt that is so, at the stroke of the bamboo as men of the character of the witness Rongkong, May 18th.

duced into the troubled, mind of the natives by acknowledges that this in so, under compul- jussa og the defendant igidence visitors who hays arrived for the grand | traced through all the host of officials to the" | V. A. Couper, Esq., Acting survəjor General,

the following

I words-I konw the feeling alon. I can multiply watances, but I think visited the house.

What was the StIn your reply to muy lester of yes, which lately exists among the The Supreyor General suggested this day turday's daters water supply, you state that. I wish them to feel with regard to this the two will suffice and show what I meat, produced to prove that Mrs McBreen was Exhibition, the opening festival of which actual recipients, and how much of the

Here I must notice the remarks of,) courtozan who obviously could not make streets already present a most animat will cough the latter 7 A

faithful? weak for the spacial meeting...

The the recent heavy main has caused the water Bilt that any law-abiding inhabitant of De Cantlic said he had only dealt with to become ususally muddy, that the con. Hongkong will be just as secure then the His Excelency on the usefulness of use of Mrs. McBreen's house, and the appearance, and general preparationa, sro that it was predicted, by the opponentA, Of the subject preliminarily. If they met this struction of filter beds is contemplatsil and Bill is passed as he is now. This sounds cross-examination in a different language, second, a man, stated that

perecnally be being muta for fotes tu

to be held tomorrow the system existing amongst the China in day week it' would give the Surreyor y ha cone to clear the water unless oris affect if supported by reason and fadta, the decided opinion tas trans-examination, trath were known the hans visited by this all sets that would be calegiated to out-compalition there would be no bonus given" Go that until these are constructed nothing uncouraging enough and would have With all deferenso to His Excellency and knew nothing whatever against Mrs Mc and on Monday. The League of Patriotesurance companies of giving a bomu to neral or Air Cooper time to answer the Can

all those whom ha has consulted, I am of Breen's character. but all

He believed if the have announced that they will abstain froma | contributors, that is consequence of the

that information it would be excellent work rises, and you finally suggest the use of appears little better than a feable recou or a different language, will elicit the trata; next door by the frat witness which questions he had put. If they could gat vate consumers filter it on their own pre in the present true state of things

conducted, whether i if property

in the same

man was not Mra McBreen's, but that kept promiss the success of the Exhibition.

The North Uhion Insurance when it is possible the filter beds of alum na pese

precipitant Filtration on the mer

mendation to patience and resignation.

B CHARLES DILKE'S RETURN TO FUBLIC Company Las, however, declared 16 per and was supported by the fact that tha

witne

cont

Insurance Company is the Canton water can be put into the cally impossible, except in quantities natti- hortation to patience and resignation, 50:00 one present to check the i the Tytam

said the house in quetion was a.

a. two-rooms.

Loudon, 6th May,Sir Charles Dilks now paying 20 per cent, and it is rumour- present Pokfulam piper Mesatine doua cient only for table use.

may also

especially du the present instance; they tion. My personal experiences are all in thing must be done, The only danger wah

dangar was remark that ordinary filters were never in- muit aubmit. They cannot even tales favour of cross-examination under any cir- Breen was one of sixteen rooms. These of Dean. It is believed that this promages Sousty of Cauton zill be at the cato of: 20

for their voice against the measure, cumstances. Again, by doing away with were the kind of witnesses who won put his return to public life.

jer man In noting this, too, Ju from the mud. He had extinted birovalt tended for muddy water and, it ated by so doing, they may be charged with oral testitaony, a this cation, and into the box to tako gway the character

it •it the there was no orgaule mattor found its such, very soon become choked and useless.

mong the very eut from thegathering ground into the Reservoir. Alura certainly improres the appearance, the want of patriotism and exposed to con- substituting documentary evidepos in its of this Infared and unjustly treated

rates that the mud.

but not the quality of the waters It has sequences worse than those which may tend the Legislature will deprive the women. The defendant never enquired Low C ndon, 5th May,Bir Roper Lethbridge cÓTTAUL business whereas the dividends Is the possible to filter tap the been used in this house for some time, and 1 result from the enforcement, of the Bill Megistrata or Judge before whom the many children she had; the oulotion be will bring forward in the usa jonly been provided by the interest earned Alum, however, was a good precipitate. He proposed, therefore, that a tablo skupld | found bytzo, means satisfactory: 16 is now under díscussion, Permit ine to inquire as is tried of the chance ti obseres? When he was put into porner of Commons on the grievancas of the Uni the large reserves accumulated in

no doubt was how many dollars do be made out stating the quantity of alqu about a fortnight since we have Bad any what are the objects which induced on the demeanour and conduct witnesses

of requins, and that alam should be sap hasty rains; during my residence in the Government to introduce this Bill, at the under examination and creas-examination, and found he had to do something to sap plied gratis to all who appiled His Colony I have never previously soon the expense of striking terror into the hearts of which, according to every wathesity, Joen port his wife he tried a series of manoeuvres otra experience was that three grains Pokfulam water in a dirty condition for many Chinese and indirectly destroying give a certain insight into the mind of the as to how he could evade that. The defence

the Pokfulam Reservoir tasy be finished, premises is, as you must be aware, practi: The Chinese require se's rule no ex- / but it only requires akill and a house, whereas that occupied by Mrs Mc- has gone on a political tour in the. Fureated that the rear of the Union Insurance

and if

if the

I

THE ENCOVENANTED CIVIL SERVICE OF

more

La recit in paki out of the

has secured priority on the 81st instant for paid by several of the home companies have

ovenanted Civil Service of India vious years when rates were good, and doNTEMPLATED INSVERICIION IN rossar, marine insurance far more profitable thari "Conrufingule, 4th May.-Many arreste it in at the present day,