No. 8428 JANUARY 14, 1890.]
race ** the introduction of railways and other material improvements.
Foing the frst prize, distribution în Vic- toria College, Mr Wright felt it his duty to pay tribute the memory
Dr Stewart, to whose zoal for education the section of the new building is due. It may not to strictly correct' to way that Dr. Stewart was the founder of education in Hongkong, as it was Dr. Leggo who first started an Anglo-Chinese College hore and who was the first to suggest the formation
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The U. 9. S. Co.'s stammer Hector, from Liverpool, lett Singapore on the 11th Jan., and may be expected hore on or about the 19th Jac The D. D. B. B. 8. Hesperia left. Singapore on the Wili Jani, at 1 par, and may be expected here, on or about the 19th January. of the Government Central School, out of The P. & 0. extra steamer Bombay left Loadou for this port on the 28th Doo. which the present Victoria Collugo drose, On basis of a plan "dryn up by We would draw the attention of cricketers nesitered schoola bt the formor to the advertisements in another column
under the charge of the late Dr. Ste.of the Singapore tests.
him,
wart, and there was thus formed the
ing that the demands of the colony have almost outgrown the new
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SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before My A. G. Wise, Acting Putne Judge.)
Today, January 14,
RAMJAHM AND ANOTHER 7. BRANDT.
fendant.
by the police, we shall certainly punish without nordy, both the sunimanding of. cera and thoir sabordinatus,' In a subie quent decres published on the same day the Emperor staten that he notices that similar lazily and corruption prevail in the provin ces, which is largely explained by the fact that the crimina, ranks are recruited from discharged aoldiers, who are generally in league with yamên rutinore and other official underlings. It does not appear is subject to the disability that is said that the Rumperor of China, at any rate, to handicap sovereigns generally, the difficulty of finding out the truth about
Great crimes are
energies are not being confined to
The P. & O. Co.'s exim steamer Kashgar, 151 well-known General Li Chang-lo, | ATTENTION is drawn by the Jijt impa to sary to think of many things beforehand, from Bombay, left Singapore on the Commander-in-chief of the provincial troops the diminution appareat this New Year in and what the officers who are in charge of 10th Jan, and, may be expected here of Chibli, who had his fond-quarters at the number of frock seats and high hate the Brigade have been chicly concerned ou or about the 19th Jan,"
Luini, diod recently of sudden illacas, much worn by Japaness, these having been discar with bas been making use of the appliances The Ban Line a. a.. Genauers, from Leith regretted by the Viceroy Lá Hung-abang der to s great extent for Japanese attire. we have and adding to them, and using and London, lefs Singapore on 11th and all who had relatione with him. Li Among the Indies, it declares, eight or nine them in such a way as we may get to fires Jan., and may be expected here on owns a fine, open-hearted, old, and soldier-out of every ten ware to be seen in Japanese quickly and deal with them promptly. For about 19th Jan.
like man, a remarkably favourable specimen dress Frocz our own observations this has instance, one great change that the been of his order. There is no doubt that his been particularly noticeable in Yokohomas, made has been the sabstitution of a broad This was a claim for a projection of presence and infusuce at Lutai were mostJapan Gazette.
thraad screw for a parrow one. This enables Crown real and house rent arising out of valuable in smoothing away difficulties in
you to couple hoses quickly and uncouple purchase of property. Mr Hastings (of them and put on the constraction of the railway through the Ox the 7th of this moon, in the Yangtzo on, and there is much leas difficulty peared for the plaintiffs, and the defendant longkla and se Mesers Wotton and Deacon's office) ap district.-Chincas Times,
River, Bear Nanking, at about 10 a.m., altogether with the broad thread scrow appeared in person, when the weather was bright, there was than with the narrow one with which wo
Mr Haslings, in explaining the nature I at delighted with the Perak ten. Three suddenly heard a rushing noise as of the
to be supplied before. I consider of the claim, said the plaintifs, Mesirs their possessions. first consignments of tea grown and propared, and they soon enveloped everything that has been made in the past few years. the property Inland Lot No. 780 from Lau viction of a robbery is punished for report samples were sent me, representing the water, when two large bleek clouds appans that one of the most important changes Razajakun and Tang Kin Yuns, purchased tenuated, he goes on to sky, imi plan the od by the Ferak Government, which the like a thick fog The two black long Another hange that has been made has Ki Saug, and then rescla a portioning it, while the rubber, no doubt, goos
peared to bo fighting; at the sight of which tea, not the Government-in now on ile he waters were much disturbed and the been the introduction of what is known as of it, comprising sections B and D free. The Vicoroys and Governors are to way to London by the steamer dette in river was full of large waves. The two the hydrant supply sart, the object of and the remaining portion, to the do- change all this, and the generals are to 300 have always been very much interested in Educal. Board were united and placed about the preparations for the reception Perak evor sincs Sir Andrew Clarko added called Tit Li-chow, when they burat so that they mag bo takou quickly to the had been pass up to the 33at December, into the criminal ranks. That the Em- Both males were completed on that discharged soldiers are sent safely back huge clouds eventually reached a place which is to have in a bandy form all the
as appliances necessary for putting out from the 6th October last. The Crown rout to their hours, that they MAY not drift that province to the Empire, and nın in- deed glad to think that I have been reward. sender making a very loud report. During ed for the paternal care with which I watch the disturbanes many boats were destroyed apa and sed as wanted. It contains and the plaintiffs had paid Lau Ki Sang peror is determined to reduce expanses wo nucleus of the Central School. But, if Tx completed final in the A Class doned over the fortunes of the young colony and over 100 people were drowned, and everything that may be gat in the large the proportion of the Crown rent from Go also learn incidentally. Several of the high in a limited conse De Legge may be onlled bis Handicap Lawn Tennis between Mosits by this excellence of the tos which it now more than 60 seropicked up in an exhausted engines, only that they can be taken down tober to December on the whole property officials who have been moved lately to other
producer.
Ferat Senchong is quite as condition by the Chinese Life Preserving quickly and can be used at once. On the and were therefore entitled to a refund poste, izare asked to be alloired, to take the founder of education, the real work of. M. Atkinson and E. J. Coxon (ore 15) good as anything that Chine can send ns, Association. Those who lost their livesse principle is the despatch box which from the defendant of the proportion of the their bodyguards with them, on various
Crown rent for acotions Daud D and the pleas, expecting, no doubt, to receive building the superstructure fell on Dr and G. Stewart and W. F. Wallues (oys and a member of our staff to whom I entrat were buried by the suchorities. Along strip you now have, and which I think in couTEB
streets fully supplied with water, therenta oft sat part of this property from 30th the permission has beau, paremptorily re- Stewart, who may in truth be denominated 15), will he played off to-morrow, on the ed the dary of sampling another brand of the rires bank has also caved in--- get the metro out to be useful, when we remaining portion. The next item was for furmal peras estan at once; in every onsa
deolates that it is altogether too rich and nese Native Paper.
It is only within the past few months that September to 8th October, which the defused, the father of education in Bongbong, The Cricket Ground, at 4.p.m.,--Deal of three good for human nature's daily food. The
we have been able to rely on getting water foudont had received and ought to pay to The Decrees which we have now com- Victoria Collège, sa ardently Inaked for.
third packet was submitted to a third mem- Is Bali, the burning of widows still goes on, ber of our staff, whose verdict is equally notwithstanding treaties with the Nether from hydrate on a certainty in some tus plaintifs, the total amount of the claim mented on are all published within won ward to, was comploted just a few months
days, and they are interspersed with Government. They are barned parts acha town. In past years we never being $42.36. before he died, and it took so long in build-Queen Fire Insurance Co., have sent us &
Mesa Norton and Co., agents for the favourable-Pull Mall Gusefte.
Ahmet Ramjahn, broker, oue of the the fullest provisions as the imperor's along with the corpses of their husbands. Anow whether we should be able to find The latter's slaves also share the fate of the water or not, ren now our certainty is plaintiffs, gave evidenco as to the transac part for the relief of the sufferers by very serviceable and pretty calendar. Wo 4 CORRERFONDANT writing from Caddalero deceased in case of his holding high rank. very limited, and we only know it here and tien in question. He said he had paid the floods in rious parts of the empire: structure. have also received contributims of a simi~ Recrniting for the French colonial | Widows both there and in Lombos are ower levels and to a certain extout in a comprised Kos, 213, 215 and 217 Queen's pee mention as showing that the in-
there, that to may it is only in some of the Crow rent on the property (which which
When the site was chosen fourteen years ar kind from the Straite Fire Insurance Every feally residing in French territory' easca, the stab is given, by a rear kinsman wcoterly direction we can be sure of it at Road East, and 10 houses in an ad- the promulgation of administrative reforms.
army has been intrudecod in French Indie. sometimes stabbed to death instead. In auch
ef two day and night. In other joining lane) up to 31st December, It is too much to hope that these decrees nil times The ago it was just to rank allows Co. (Mir It. Baird, ngent), and the Scottish and from the Let proximo be required to natives, from nothing of it. The treaties the harbor, and if a fire uocure up the recived the tents of
of voting, will un bat never by her father or her son. and enjoying the right
places we have still to rely on water from and the defendant had not refunded will attain their aim at once; but they a
Faliow extravagant puimber make allowance
Defendant had the officials, trom the vicerose down, thatthe for. Now, in the first year of its exist. Imperial Life Insurance Co. (Mesas Meyersend a meiabor for enlistment in the Cite sings, think nothing of it.
to. go through the
received the rents of the bosses for the imperial uial army: Buch recruits will be taken tours evaded by tá ing the unhappy women eeas of primping water from one engine to period halween 30th September and 8th knows and marks when they are neglect
ou them and that Peking, Imperia! oye uomo other colony, say, Saigon, and to to the funeral pilo, where they are stabbed another till we get it to the scene of the October which he had not refunded.
After three to death beforehand. Corpoes my fire. That, in course of
be
ing
and in the capital at any duies: gears' service they will be sent home, and burned, and the Covernment has nos for be 'I changed, when the fru engines will planititi said he paid the proportion of the mera brutum fieben, fur wo are told that all Cross-examined by the defendant, the rate it is recognised that they are not a will, I hope. furra the reserve who will be called out in bidden stabbing widowa to death. A short cap a vary subordinate position and our Crown rent to Latt Ki Sang, the seller of the gambling and opium dens wero closed caso of war. Thus, in the coures of some time age, three wives of's chief at Bangil
The defendant-Would it not have been day after the condemnation of the years, Pondicherry will be the hours of were thus offered up. The . I. Govern- whole relinoco will be placed ou the water the property, on the 8th October,
The British Go-ment lacks power to preront thoao mis- we can go, or ivo ne jets produced by the simpler way to ask me
streets. several thousand soldiers.
To-day
police was published. It is a great you have seen four
for the country that it should 3. First reading of the following Bills:-vernment cannot look at this movement deeds.
be the supply from Ty-tam Water works, all | Saug (.) A Bill entitled An Ordinanes to with indifference. It is A real source of
coming from the sine source, so that wo
Plaintiff.I did so, but you refused. generally known that the Emperor is son- additional member on danger to the British Empire. Till now we A Australian gentleman who has just may know that any time a fire takes place on
cerning himself with the removal of abuses, The defondant said his contention was and it is well that no attempt is made tu appoint the Sanitary Board,
had no cause to be afraid of our neighbours returned from a short visit to Rant gives that level where this supply can be obtained that he purchased the property from the conceal the abuses ho denounces.
There is (b) A Bill entitled An Ordinanca for at Pondicherry. But the Colonial army us a few particulars of what is being done we can get an equal number of powerful jets defendant Ramjahm alone. The purchase much to be done before these abuses are
the Incorporation of the Procureur system will convert Fundi berry into a Général, in Hongkong, of the Society strong French military station. Though out the vid wator filed workings has had In the course of the past year I and sorry to was distinctly understood that he was to get peror's activity will be an encouragement there. Naturally the labour of pumping without having recourse to the engines was made under peculiar conditions and it removed, but the knowledge of the Em- of the Missions Etrangère,
the Colonial atmy does not contraveno the to stand over until the machinery can be say we have sustained a great less in the the property as it stood, with all angage to the conscientious officials throughout the (e.) A. Bill entitled An Ordinance to letter, it affects the spirit of the treaty be brought up to Kaub and erected. As to disbandurent of the Volunteer Brigade, ments, and was to be free of brokerage, smpire, and a warning to those who are mend The Protection of Women tween England and France respecting this we hear that the engineering difful. They always afforded excellent assistance, commission or conveyance, sud before the neglecting their duties.-C. Daily News. and Girls Ordinance, 1880.
tion have been rather over-rated. By this were moet zealous in their work, never assignment was made a written contract time one pump and boiler is now on the failing to turn up, and it is very sorious was drawn up and signed by Ranifahm, in ground and the gangs of Chinese coolles loss that the fire extinguishing powers of which, es his Lordship would ase, the Crown are busy getting the remainder along the the place have sustained in their disband- rent was to be a certain sum from 1st now road Eetween the river and the mine. mont. In order to make up to some extent January 1890, From the substantial landing-stage on the for that Ives certain changes were made in
His Lordship said that, although the for develop.
near Hongkong on the 12th inat., whils on The enlistment of three battalions of troops ing physical education, of which the
for servico andas the Prefect of Ch'aochou about four miles, and our informant de others the number of the European firemon be a certain amount from 1st January, it Chinese bare
her at present ля
way to this part from Hoffung with fu, and we and now in receipt of the Buard's scribed the road as a first-clas jungle road was increased and some soldiers added to did not follow that none was to be paid little idon as they have of intellectual educargo of pige. They state that they offered reply, from which it appears that the troops and atates that there is no difficulty in get the Brigade, while the number of Chinose before that. As to the other conditione
nery brought
up to Baub fren
firemen was, To the ordinary Chinaman aesistance to the pirates (who were in two undor the General at Ch'apeliou, together ting the machinerich it is unloaded from With, on the other hand, diminished, there was nothing to show that the resign-
from the point at
to the soldiers, having now with those doing earrison duty in the town,
There meat was not an ordinary one. rogurd boats. number 1,960 regulers and 1,500 braves- the b
June forgo which is by no means inconsiderable,
haro performed their duties, I con- the amount of the clain that had been they and should, il proporly trained, be sufficient the men of the Australian party were insider they are a very great assistance to the proved, namely, 836,61, with coats. for the dution it is required to perform, ex bonlth and were busily engaged Brigade. They
excellent
appear to bo well-behaved, Instructions have frequently been issued for in helping on the transport of the machin- always do the best they can at fires, and
A REFORMING EMPEROR. making reductions and economies in the cry. Mr. W. Bibby, however, had not seem to be zealous and altogether deserving We mentioned not long since that the
I look upon them as a greut There are many points in Mr Wright in his hands, and be dial in capital to-Provincial armies, and Chang Chib-tung's bounr at all well, but if he can limit himself men, the Brigado. With regard Joung Emperor of Chios was displaying the
and direction and not under.
lar acquisition thoughtless proposal
raining additional to such exertion he may coutisse tu to the 1
I think the mea quality proverbially attributed to new Brigads generally, troops at
at Ch'ocheu is quite untenable and take too we decline to sauction it. His statement, gya the Raab mine the benefit of his have shown very commendable zeal in the brooms, and had thrown himself energeti however,
regarding the inveterate abuses valuable experienco for a long lime yat
ministration of his empire. Tu ascribing their best to extinguish them. There
this action to the young Emperor personal-
in Chica, has to bear
or calamities under
1. Financial Minutes.
& Co agents). oneo, thore aro 1 scholars on the roll; and with the utmost curtail The Legislative Conneti meets to-morrow ment of space it is only possible to actor-afternoon, The following are the Ordera modate 960 boys, there is not much
of the Day: 10um for expansion in the near future. It would almost scam that, aftor having spent an enormous sum of money and wasted more than a decade, the Public Works De- partment had succeeded in finishing the school just when the needs of the colony had outgrown it. However, the now sebook is an immense improvombat on the old, and let us hope that it will be home Fours before the teachers and pupils are ob- structed in their work to such an extent as they worn in the old building. We are glad South of the crew of a Hongkong jaok re- ported to the police here yesterday that
drilled there in the art of war.
Indie,'
Chare CEI TUNO NURUELA Decreo. Wo referred to the consideration of the ing
Board a memorial which we received some
from the
time,
·
pay Lu-Ki
to observe also that in the new building their vessel had been attacked by pirates time ago from Chang Chih-teng advocating Sungei Bilut to the mine is a distanco of the Goverumont Brigade, and araongst contract stated that the Crown rent would .
mesha will be found
a
cation. exertion, except what is compulsory, is to beats) and that the captain of the junk he avoided; and in the children of the was kuccked overboard by the pirates and upper class there is a manifest dearth of that drowned. Auother of the junk's crew was exuberant energy so characteristic of Eng-fatally injured by a invasket, with which he lish boys.
was trying to fire on the pirates, bursting
valuable report worthy of careful study. Everyono, who has, observed, with any
The young Ubinaman seems to unito in his person all the elements of a good scholar. Bentelligent, docile and painstaking. But he lacks something which rearly eun.
destituto of what might in z eorlain gönse
day.
that the disagreeable softness of the main
arrived in Shanghai in 1889 as follows —
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degree of closeness, Chinese character will THE large jinricksha trailic over most of the at prevail both among the regular and without taking leave. The work at this way they have turned out at fires and dongly into the work of reforming the ad- acknowledge the truth of his observations level roads of the Colony has existed now irregular troops désirves attention trial shaft which had been sunk a few one point that I wish strongly to impressly, we only follow custom, and as tho about the characteristics of Chiaus bork for several years, and got our local road-contand Li Hung-chang to investigate tho hundred yards south of the old working upon all of you, and that is the great soveroigu, espECARY!
mattor and use every effort to parify the was stopped for the present as the water portance of getting at the fire.
a Paris. raksts have failed to meet the demands army and render it an effinient instrument could not be kept under in the absence of sometimnos noticed that when a fire is going the blame of wrongful acts committed in upon our readway's made by this convenient for the represion of disturbance.-Peking pumping facilities. Mr. Bibby reports the on in the top floor of a house the pipes are his rule, it is only fair that he should have
On demand.
3 97 existence of a good water supply, within used from the level of the street main, with the credit of the good work which the On
Credits, 4 months' sight, 4.05 Mode of Transit. From what we have Gazette.
say reach, with a head of 200 feet. This out much effect, when all the time a jet of official journal tells us the contral govern-
Berlin- observed of the quality of contractors' work
will prove eventually of the utmost servics water from the same level as the are would
On demand,... is undertaking. It ment
evident that On New York- terbalances all those advantages. Ho soema in the matter ul roads, it is not unlikely. THż, English, French and Germani mails both in pumping sati crashing, and there extinguish it in a few minutes. The main H.M. Kuang Hall is overhauling every de-
is bont 1,000 horse-power available Han thing is to get at the fits and to gut at it in partment, and if he is
Un demand, 5 English mails on Thursday, or 34 dars Mr. Bibby been on the ground at Itaub ibe readieat possible way. Sometimes you anègertions as to improvements sa ho seems On Bemba
is as willing to accept Credits, 60 days' sight, before, fio would probably have not re- may get a ladder, sometimes you may to be to condemn shortcomings in his ad- be called 'soal.' Bo sits quietly and assi. thoroughfarea is due to carelessness. Rolten 10
engines and builers whose trans- get inside the house; in all cases ministrators of the gaired juilates as a sponge sucks in water, but the concreto, and patches of soft earth do not
port up the Snagis Bilat se caused so should say the best plan is to got inside actable one in the annals of China, and On Calenttam
of all ranks, his reign
On demand, make satisfactory rands; and the stuff on knowledge does not seem to fill his being Praya Central, and avea on some parts of
much labour and delay. Quinformant the house. I can qulio undorand that anticipates that in six wecke or two months when a house has been burning for some there will be little fear of the
of the sinister
pro- Wire, or make any transformation there. He
On ismand,*** turns to the teacher always the same's Read, has only to be examined to 26 English mails, with an averago of 30 days, the old workings will be frend of the furty time the timbers become weakened and gnostications that we have semecinios hoard the dynasty, feet or au f water that at present pro- there is a danger of the house coming dow lately, as to the insecurity of the
On Shanghai expressionlem face from which very little bring about its condemnation. It has long
hibits all examination of the mice. It is but there is no such fear when the fire is being realised. It is satisfactory to know only then that we shall be enabled to learn dealt with in this way at the outset. In that there is no truth wastover in the moanwhile, na we do on excellent authority, been the practice to sprinkle loose earth on encouragement can be obtained. There
the true value of the Raab mine, and one this connection I may refer apecially to the anonymous stories that have been circulated SovDesigns, aro, of course exceptions to the rule, but top of the monda, as a safeguard or buffer
Fre which be in a fair way of solution. —Singapore!ich occlitred a few weeks ago as to dissensions between the highest 00 although smart Chinesa boya utay be met against the ravages of the fiendish wheels,
Kwong Yone Lane. There the top of the cupants of the palaon houso caught.
catight. It every day, it is not easy to find a bright of the cuntless jiurickslas. But un
dred yards of the Fire Brigade. Station and published by ue this week, we find a nam-
In the extracts from the Feking Gurette (Taken at Aesmi Falconer & Co.'s Premises boy. Perhaps in process of time, by infortunately this covering serves no pur
the Brigade turned out promptly as usual, ber of tostances of the Emperor's
Queen's Road,) creased contact with Europeans and by the Posave that of making a fac compound of
but instead of going upstairs ut once they for reform. On the 7th engerness played on it from the airest with four Imperial Decree was published ordering the of December an development of physical education, the dirty, pasty muud, which makes the roads
overy
ons of which young Chinaman may become less stolid almost impassablo; and really it cannot be
sweeping away of the numerous unnecessary the was wasted, and more responsive, but improvement in claimed that the roads on the lower levels
by the Committee of the Hongkong Cricket being shut and the water unable to got in-vincial governments throughout the E- this direction must be very slow.
are worth preserving, as they are at present 2
Club to zopsecent Hongkong in the match Bide. Altor some time ladders were got pire. They were originally conatitated
taken inside the house and Waa nad a hose conatrpated. We feel sure that roads tho 1
during the Taiping Itebellion to assist v. Straits Settlements. Mr L. 3. Cox has the fire quickly put out. I should like to crushi
in similar cases as Boon':
that dangerous nuvement, and roughly and carefully macadamised or pro-13 German maila, with an average of 31 taun chosen as captain by the team. perly concreted would withstand the wear | days.—N.-G. Daily News.
proposed to play the match on Wednesday you get tu the spot. It is the foremen's they were allowed to continue to exist whou and tear of the ubiquitous jinricksha, and
provided places for the numerous hangry and Thursday, 22nd and 23rd inet, and the day to see to that in the absence of the the rebellius was over, mainly becauas they Superintendent or Lis assistant. I notice aspirante whom the competitive examine that the Rob. S. Brown will see tant weA WARNING TO THE POLICE AUTHORITIES return match on the two following daga :-sometimes that you are fond of playing tions threw upon the world. These boards
TELEGRAMS,
[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MALL.].
(Via Southern Line.)
get good serviceable roads in due court Meantinio, he might give us a crossing here and there, until the good time comes.
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Free Priss
THE SINGAPORE-HONGKONG
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The following Eleven bas been selected 1. e jeta of tows of the top flucrficial boards which öxist under thi
AT PERINGA Desree. The original ob- E. J. Cazon, Capt. ject of the establishment of a police force E. ML. Blair, B.E in the capital was to keep a watch over, A. J. Campbell (A. and effect the arrest of bad chameters, and & S. High.)
· ENGLAND AND FORTUGAL.
LONDON, 12th January, 1890.- Lord Salisbury states that Portugai's re- ply gives proof of a conciliatory spirit, as
Tae Shinomme Shimbun says the largest affording a basis for an amicable settle-woman in Japan is a native of the Province long ago have disappeared. Recently,
ment.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-PARMED SURE CANAL.
OUTWARD BOUND-Humber, Dze. 6; Shake•
Telemachus, 10,
district. Tha
it the Ge darmerio. Office had properly er. G. S. Cuzon. formed its duties. all tezce of crime would J. J. Ball-Irring.
Reserve, however, cases of robbers have occurred
Do.
Gendarmerie
police measures have fallen into
It is! soe
that
A. J. Zerab. Dr. Lowson. Major Miles, EA,
E. A. Tam,
E. W. Maitland.
T. S. Swith.
Maitland.
отп в a fire from the roofs or from the inside of other houses, and there seems are sa costly to the country is they are an- necessary, und they destroy the rraponsibl to be a kind of reluctanes to get at lity of the high officials, who are only too the flames theu
themselves. Of course you ready to threw upon them the work which understand that if you one get into it is their duty to undertale personally.
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL:
REGISTER.
January 13.AT 4 PM,
Wind
rometer Tag.
to sea level
Temper
Humidity,
Direction,
where a fire is you have a much The Emperor directs that they shall now. greater command over it in that way than be abolished or combined, and fixed soms, you can have in any other. I am glad to in the latter case, allocated for their main Capt. Davidson (A. &S., Bigh.) say that there is a marked improvement tensscs, and each provincial government is
perceptible, in the way in which the imen
within Umpire,Corporal Clarke...
to report deal with fires now compared with what it finds it absolutely necessary to retain, three months what boarde dead to take place in old days. I refer and what is to be the monthly expaues Tokio. 30, 16- particularly to the destinotion of timb
of each, which the Board of Revenus work, and I am glad to say that at all tires Peking is to sed is not exceeded: That Sagami. 30,37 now there is very little destruction of this flaw in this degree is, that no provision
Shanghai.. 30.42.38
Scorers-Measts Barton and Atkinson,
THE HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE
AND ITS WORK.
TEX FIXES OF 1890;.
mber
mere sake of destroying something. No of work and pay if it is honestly
to be absolutely
doing A
at
'ostock. 30.39 3
carried
the destraeturns his attention
On
Hongkong 30.08 89 Haiphong. 30.00 70 Boliaso.20,86,82.
to Peking itself,
UoW
It is no wonder then that the
Weather
of Lao. Her measurements are height, with increasing frequency and the cause is over 8 ft. breadth of palm of hand, 1 ft. 1 in.; breadth of aule of foot, 1 ft. 6 in. She to be attributed to the innfficiency of the weigle 38,000 momme (1 momme equale 68 police surveillance. The gambling and gra. Troy)-which would be about 3894 opium dens of the metropolis form the chief.
uz. She is 16 years of age.
of this class of booundrels, who are resort lur.ely recruited from tramps coming from speare, 20: Carmarthenshire, Glenfintas,
a distance. They are generally in fengne Zitan, New Gunca, Craigmars, 24 A COUPLE OF CENTENARIANS-Outside with the police and soldiers, whose support
surt that could be said to be done for the is made for officials who will be thrown out amoy 20; 56 Laertes, Nestor, 31; Braunschweig, of the Chin Ma in Peking, there renders them perfectly reckless in their
The first parads for the present year of body ventures to destroy anything now out the 13th of December the Emperor Manila..... 29.86 1087) When Krismkilde, Jan. 3; Cyclops, Glenavon, has long existed a semi-official ostab disregard of the law. a esse 13 repor Oxus, 7 Galley of Linne, Palinurus, lishment, the object of which is to find out ted, the authorities consider that they have the Government Fire Brigade was bold, this unless he first gets an order from a Tartar, 10.
faithfal Ministers, and datiful sous, hou. Rous enough if they make a low perfinotory afternoon on the Frays, behind the City superior offices, or HOMEWARD BOUND - Clevers, Dec. 27; outally husbands and virtuous wives, nud ingnifics; and it is very rare that either the Hall, u perlatendeas Wodehouse, A saiat. pojut I vieta you to bear in mind is not to and sharply calls the heads of depart-Appogry 14-
cause their naves to be brought to the
the criminals ur the plunder are discovered. -Copach, Ulysses; Jan. 3; Polyhymnia, hrane for the beatuval of a suitable It may well be asked what duties the ant Superintendent Horspool and Mr Way. flood the houses around with water, thereby is there to their duties. Bome, January 14 ·
diligent and oun Wrostook, 30.37 0 reward. From this establishment, wo
A mush daruage with water as would he hears, fro The M. M. Co.'s steamer Natal, with the gloan some intorcating information about a with whan fice considore ileclt obarged ner, Aeling Superintendent Engineer, were be done if the flames reached them. Ifcientious, but others of them anly Tokio.350.43--
French mail of Dec. 13th, left Galgon couple of centovarians residing in the L-¦ ditek #aints of utter rozlect under the very present, and there was a large muster of water in properly apple very little will come to their offices unre in several months. Nagasaki.. 30, 20 be expected here on or about Thurs- i buband. & Mr. Yu. was born in the 197/dow of the Quart itali: Sonas time uga thé Brigade. At the close of the prantle tion to play four or five streams where one actrex ibas la future the presidents and Hongkong 3413 60:39 ENE oo Monday, Jan. 13, at 6 a,., and may an villege, in the Yner. Ping c
suffice, and it is only unnecessary distruc-arish in the capital itself, great abuses Shanghai.. 30.20 42 92
rasjesty
Amoy 30.20) 6887 we issued instructions under which than bole
Bir Wodehouse, addressing the men, said would be sufficient. That is a matter how day, 16th Jan. This packo; brings re- year of Kien Lung's reign, and is, con- system was to be re-organised on a basis of plies to letters despatched from Long sequently 100 years old. His wife, whose rewarda and penalties, but the rules which Members of the Fire Brigade, as this is over in regard to which I can give no order. Yigi presidents of departments will attend Haiphong. 10.0 GG, 81|ÈNE]
ren order regularly at their offices; and has to wao Bolinao. 23,91 +3 7 sa kong on Nov. 6.
You raiden suzimme was Xuan, was born in the were then drawn up, though very explici: the first masting we have had this year Iou have officers put over you-forenc it is addressed will have little chance of Manila 20.02 81 B W
foremen who The P. M. 3. S. Co.'s steamship Chine, 53rd year of tile aame zeign, and is now in and designed to be perfectly satisfactory, think it a good opportunity to call you because they have larger, experience and trading this dures, under the very eye of Asping...
From the of de- with the AMERICAN MAIL of Dec. 26th, her 101st year. They have five children, require to be faithfully executed. We
Emperor
The bromoter has fallen and gradienta makes a d acant Jefe Yokohama on Saturday, the 11th thres grand-children, and three great grand therefore command the Commissioner of together for the purpose of passing in are supposed to be able.10 mannge fires
their duty capital, for, January, at Loob, and may be expected children. They are still hearty, and in the Metropolitan Pelioa,to strictly enfoin (ruriow what has taken place in the past more intelligently then those who are partments maining borever in the for N.E. winds have des caxed, Overcant
health, retaining much of the energy apua t
days hero on or about Thursday, 16th Jan,
a his officers and aon the necessity of year, considering the position we ato in simply fremen, and it
after sound health, rat
the last, The Canadian Pacific Co.'s a. s. Abyssini, of their younger days. The sighbours al solishments and opium, dans with a view done in the future. During the past year destruction in every way, whether by fames and the decres confron all that foreigners Hongkong Observatory, January 14, 1890.
all keeping the closest watch upon gambling now and diacuening what may have to be to attend to those things as circumstances
may require. What wo
we want is to diminish the short-comings of the Faking police force, from Vancouver, left Japan for bear testimony to their fengal habita, their Koba, Nagasaki and Hongkong on the sind treateuk of others, and most da to the repression of crime. Let him tako? wo have had twenty-che brea; during these or water. I think I have now mentioned have ever willen as to the infipiency and
oided inclination for deeds of benevolence. action with the Governor of the metropolis firan there have been seventeen houses the The Glen Lino ateamship Glelyon, from conjointly petitioned the district Magia city for the careful enforcement of the troyed, and the value of the property that tention to, and together as well as it the poros did its duty | if is just the op- and hundredthr.
of their villans have and the Censors of the five divisions of the wholly destroyed and even partly den/ the chief points I wanted to draw FULL POR Gorruption of the Chiae Tha #model sity | velt, sad to the level of the son la inches, fant! u Tho gebirg and elders
police Fokluge 1. Bacuzarza, reduced in 82 degrens Fahrer London, left singapore en Jan Bih, trate, requesting in to take the necessary tithing stem, and not merely consider has been either burnt or destroyed by we shall all work
have done in the past, and that sabb of may be expected here on of about steps for gringing the satires of this worthy the distribution and affixing of tithing water is $93,500. The nembak ofertes mill do his best to dam aist the las causal posite. The police is actually fo league with 2. Kampanizona, in the sheds in degrena The 24th Jan,
with couplo 10. the notice of the Throne. The tickets as all that he is expected to perform shows a large diminution compared fore, by fre in The Bou: Life steamer Beige luft Singe Magistrate, having substantiated by in in this rospe Should there benar recur- those which took place in the year before,
Headquarters and. grudge no labour, and what para on the: 6th Jan,, and may be ex. I vestigation the facts as above narrated, wud/ renco, after kiya Paring, of the lax habits or in the year before that, and think that promptle way, that we shall turn out se aiudrele who make the gambling endi Fahrenheit, The Breconshire, from London de., left by whom the matter was transmitted to the practised by policy, we shall certainly on the ranoner in which these itachi ever we are called pyìon tỷ đó, đu it hear of tumb¿ry liaenquiries areonly perfunctor 100
may be expected here on or Throne. His Majesty na been pleased tu | ing officers and their subordinates. That destroyed by the 21 fee I think is not so 30 day before His Excellency the Governor, at fungoo which would be efficient Arale, Bataan, à bas shy, o des
Hi Jan
the
pooted
bero
Jan., „Ari about the 15th Jap.
fairly congratsiste on or about the 14th Jan, submited them to the Shun Tien Prefect, of duty and connivancs with crime hitherto the Brigade nicy Singerpore for this put on the 7th
.were
The E, & A. S. 8. Co. steamer Tunnadies
left Port Darwin for this port on the 7th Jan, and may be expected here on or about the 17th Jan).
Jower' step,
forcible decrep
two
is published, dealing with
in the present your says the Emperor, would
In cance
(criminala ne the
cold and rather wet weather pr.vaila
W. DOBERON, Director of the Ube vvatory.
5. Heuthity, in parcentage of saturation, sha bundity of air minested with molatory being
4. DIABORION OF Wix, to le points."
opium dons thele.
Irately discovers fully and without besitation I hope that fuplundarn
Lostrnctions were
drawn up
5. Fanss or Wrap, becording to Factot proper authorities memorializing the punish without meroy both this maand put out. That only 17 buildings should be my annual report, whias it will be my duty
If they were obeyed, but this they have T it shows
may dobadientiously slate thas cam. Bel grant a present of money and silke to this will not be able to say that they were not very large an average, and I hope
never been, The Experor has now taken Brats up the matter up imself, and, he eays, deserving couple, buides the beessary duly warned in time. (Note. The opium that we are getting to do our work more In are doing their work properly and are
thanld there be any recurrente, after this permission for the erection of an honorary divane and gambling shops in Poking were promptly in the way of aliandante at those satisfied with their position and circom
warning, of the x habits of duty, and portal, commemorative of their great old all closed the dey after this Desses uppsat fires. As you know, of courag in making arcos, Dge... Shik Fav.
94.–Prking Garetis.
rangements for putting inst free it is inter- The men were then dismissed.
gqniropes with crime; bitherto pang-ised
tached clouds, & drizaling, ralp, è fog, g ginom", hlas, lighting Cove, pa wazi. quaily, 192, know; + thun før, e ankete we dew (unti
Bax, in joches, fepth; si hendidih.
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