FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
No. 8429-JANUART 15, 1800.]
Tär finai in the A. Class doable Handicap Lawn Tonnis between Mesars J. M. Atkin- don and F. J. Upaun (owe 16) and Messrs G: Stewart and W. H. Wallace (owe 16) was played this afternoon on the CricketGround The match, which was for the best of Kowloon. Forhaps the Surreyer Gouera) only difference between the parties, being my Lord:
threa asta, resulted in an easy victory fure
Uso.
unable to point to any item in the account A meeting of the Financa Committoons one of which the defendant had solissted was held after the meeting of Counsil, the the money and retained it for his own Acting Colonial Secretary presiding
Mt. Webber addressed his Worship at aome length, contending that thero was no case émbezzlement made out, the one of acounting. He quoted two OMICE, Worship to discharge the defendant.
The Chairman-The first vola is a rovota of $2187, being the balance for mads at
will 1 explain.
Mosta Atkinson and Coaon, who won 2 hit over from laatfinancial year as the work support of his contention, and asked his that with regard to tho balance it is opold in the Kara Sea. The enterprise also both metals at a axed ratio,. The man- years, together with u Ans of not less: thari
The Surveyor General-This is a balance" for which it was voted was not complated. Is is desirable to carry it on, as the work is now in progress.
The vote was agreed to.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE defendant's name and have extracted thoro would undertake the enterpriso The offer
LAW AGAINST DUELLING IN COINAGE OF SILVER.
JAPAN, SAMW which refer to billiards, money lent, monts, was promptly socaptod, but very acon
The annual report of the Secretary to
The following is tho text of a law against cigars and olgarettes, and I and the total had to be cancelled owing to the restric comes to $99.66. The balance is for drinks. tione imposed by the Russian Gover the Treasury elaborately discusses the duelling recently passed in Japan
Eis Lordship What do you way, irment. M. Sibiriokof himself, however, silvar question and says the continuad Wabber?
persevered in his object and spent coinage of the silver dollar in the disturb Art. Any person chailonging another Mr Webbur daresay that is correct, ast sums of his own Толеу on ing element in the otherwise excellent to fight a duel, or any person accepting attempts to navigate the Yenisasi by steam, financial condition of the country and a such a challenge, shall be punished with Mr Hastings My Lord, there is no doubt until he met with a crashing discourage positive hindrance to any international major imprisonment for a term of not less
racut in
the loss of his steamer Nordsas agreement, looking to the free coinage of than six months and not more than two to the defendant to raise this defonce, and His Worship eaid he was much assisted he has chosen to do so, but it is a question engaged the attention of certain Bremen datory purchase and coinage of silver have you 10 and not more than you 100.
Art. Any parson who fights à duel the ablo statement for the defence, but for your Lordship to any whether such a merchants, who tried with great persistenoy proved fatile, either in restoring its value! by he thought there were too points in which defence is creditable to an officer in Flor for several years to keep up communication or staying the downward movement in shall be punished with major imprisonment the cases referred to differed from the Majesty's Navy or to a gentleman. Thoro with Sihorin by way of the Kara Sea, but price. The Treasury vainly tries to get for i tarm of not less than two years and Present case.
One was that defend-fore I shall ask your Lordship, if you are they also became finally discouraged and silver dollars into circulation, and the not more than five years, together with a ant, when asked for the ronts of a unable to give me judgment for the balance, abandoned the attempt: The most success Secretary thinks their further coinage and fine of not less than yon 20 and not more certain number of houses, said that to give me judgment for the $29.66, with ful and pertinations of all the adventurers storage & wante of public money and a than yen 20-AY other was that the defondant had admitted ho had not collected thom and immediate execution.
has been Captain Wiggins, of Newestie burden upon the Treasury.
Art. III-Any person who kille or Mr Webber This defenes would never on-Tyes, who has for several seasons sucing the causes of silver depreciation, he wounds another in a dual shall be punished misappropriating the monoy. The cass have been raised, ray Lord, if the torms cessfully navigated the Kara Sea, and who discusses the various solutions proposed, according to the provisions of the Criminal would be adjourned till to-narrow in ordue offered by the defendant had been cocoptol by the asistance of his friends, described saying that the continued coimge of silver Code with respect to killing or wounding
Art. IV-Any person who attends at a that the tenants of the houses in question He was only to anxious to pay this as men ofgront faith but little capital, dellars is unwise. He therefore coincides
in the opinion of all his predecessors since duel, or who promises to attend, whether might be subpoenaed, and if the evidence amount and is still willing to do so, but is natually carried a inercantile cargo in a was satisfactory the case would be commit unable; he offered terms that were 400-ton steamor, the Phonic, from New-187 of both parties, and intends to contine in the capacity of witness. second, or list ted for trial at this month's Oriminal written to the plaintiff solicitors yesterday castle to Yenisseisk in 1887. The town of his silver purchases to the minimum amount not, she be punished, with imprisonment Sessions.
and they declined them. He was prepared Yentsselsk is a good 1,600 miles from the required by law, opposing all forms of free for a term of not less than one mouth and.
coinage. to give security for the payment of this mouth of the Yonissoi, about the distance
The Secretary suggests, ca a
not more than one year, gogether with a debt, but instead of accepting that they
the measure to remedy the difficulties, the issue ins of not less then you 6 and act more bring this acting simply to rush the mathungking from the mouth of
Yargize,
sad it is within a day's march of Treasury notes against deposits of silver than yon 50.
great Siberian
Persons who willingly lend or pies a Pat road bullion at the market price of silver at the The defendant is only too auxious to the The region is rich in minerals, and time when deposited, payable en demand in place for fighting a duel shall be punished defence because his offer was not accepted, among other things snu miway provide equal in volatu at the date of presentation Art. V.--Any person who speaks ill of the whole amount, and we simply raiso this
unlimited supply of such quantition of ailece bullion as will acc rding to the terms of this Artiols. If time had boon given the whole amount the finest graphite exhausted by investment in the Stater, and I stranged then for an index to be comdiation) to day, bofore Mr à. G. Wise, I would be paid before the end of March, unprofitable expert cargues, while the de- the number of dollars expressed on the face another for not accepting a challenge to a.
sets to love. Tho sets were-6-1; 6-3.
The P. & C. Company decided to close their Madras cffice at the end of the year,
The Chairman-The next vote requires a after which the business of the Company little explanation. It is a vote of $250 for there was the terid C. The surfers. Mr Bruce Shepherd, for compiling and Messrs Arbathnot and steaners printing an index of streets, numbers of song favorites of Madras will this hero-houses, and description of leased lands in afe conspicuous in that harbour by the city of Victoria. This has long been
absence
a grent want felt by all persons having Wrhear, says the Singapore Free Press, that to do with lunded property. Given
cortain lot of land to know what houses there is a rowing feeling amongst inttuare upon it, and giren a certain house ential natives of various races in one or two to know what lot or lots atands upon. of the Native States that there is fair fell say seem a simple question but in for a local Bank of their own. To this they reality it is not. It necessitates a person would look to share the profits of good leaving his office and going times, and by its means also they would Oflice and spending perhaps half an hour
dim- get help to tide them over temporary cultion.
an anarer. Four or Evo years ago Men of property and substance maging plans and so forth before getting complain that they cannot get tho-muonay Treasury I found out how completely THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE 'CUIT SYSTEM they need.
Local resources have been crippled we ware for this information, and In the Supreme Court (Seomary Juris, additional expplies are not forthcoming. menced. I had very little inten the Line Thus the whole OF enterprise at clogged, and they cannot be expected to run esity until the financial oil they lack is supplied. The propout state of affairs is said to be most serious, and the Chinese New Your in the States is expected to be rather a bad
one.
MEETING OF
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL A meeting of the Legislative Council was
to the Lazd
in
tho
A. NAVAL OFFICER AND HIS DRINK BILL
quite sure it could not be m batter hands.
elit al his own expesso, and the actual ex- penso was about $260. If my original idea been carried out and the work had been compiled by the Tresancy clerk I should pro- bably have submitted the manuscript to the
the of
After deserib.
present, was represented by Mr J. F. as to mako auch anggestion, because the Russian deg. The restriction against country. He propus Rill embodying all draught of simple human pity that will not-
Webber.
Mr O. M. Roberts, manager of the Hong.
I gave the direction what a task I was Acting Figue Judge, the Hongkong Hotel the defendant has every intention of doing and for European goods at the choup rate of the notes at the market price of silver, duel, shall be punished scarding is the ovan of your Lordship does not give at which men carriage sould enable them to or in gold. Government option, or in provisions of the Criminal Code with refe In Me Malech began the work, but ons Co, sued Lacntenant L. Sagwell, R.N., for denone against him. It is absurd for he sold offers the strangest commercial siver dollars at the holder's option. He renee to defauration of character, imposing on the gentlouien who undertook
Art. VI.If for any of the offences cited told off to other duties. He had been work $71.80, for drinks and other things sup. Mr Hastings to say this defence has been inducement to prosecute the trade. The also proposes to repeal the compulsory ing together with Me Bruce Shepherd, and plied. Ms Bastings (of Messrs Wotton raised for the purp: se of getting out of the only obstacle to its success is the protective feature of the present Joinage Act. The in the precoding articles a heavier ponalby debt. The defendant is only too anxious policy which the Ruedan shares with most Secretary thinks this proposition, which he is prescribed by the Criminal Code that by that gentleman took the trek ovor. I was
Wax and Deacon's Office) appeared for the to} , and will pay it. As to
the provisions of this Law, then that kea- to pay it, He has worked at it, completed and print- Į plaintife, and the defendani, who was not inga said about publicity what Mr Has other governments, bat there acons to be explains at longth, will provide the ante vier penalty shall be enforced,
and people not giv- some prospect of overcoming or avoiding sureat, and most satisfactory solution of the ing the defendant credit, it only shows ignor that. Fluvial navigation is reserved for silver problem as now presented to this
fit is regarded as MORE helpful than all wisdom is one any person can recover against the defon- foreigners was suspended in favour of desirable, to submit dant except for a particular kind of articles
Captain
Wiggins, for one year only, when details for the action of Congress. Under forsake us. George Eliot. such as liquor, and I say again it is simply he was permitted to bring the Phone up this plan the United States mints would be
to Yenissoisk. So desirous, however, were opened For the free deposit of silver, its rush past us, and we see nothing but and
THE golden momenta in thes stream of life
the matter, I need only mention that new dovolopment of commerce that al-Those notes would be redesraabis in the know them when they are gone,Genrys
Mr. Hastings-With regard to Te these chits dale from February last year. though the government would act renew quantity of silver which could be purchased Eliot. Rapented demands have been made for the license to navigate the river, a plan by the number of dollars expressed on the Payment and no respenso made wastevar. was organised wheroby the flavial portion face of the notes or in gold. These notes I am only surprised that the defendant of the route was to be traversed under the to be receiveble for customs, tares, and all could find any solicitor in this colony to Russian fing, the river craft boing sent public debts, and when received to ba
down at an appointed season to meet the reissued; such notes to be counted as law raise ench a defence for him.
of the National Bank's reserves. with immediate äzeention.
river.
The called port at the river Tho month is Golchikha, which was the rendez You given to Captain Wiggins for his venture this present year in his old wooden steamer Labrador, a vessel quite unsuited to the work, but his means did not admit
hold this afternoon. Thero wore pressul: Government with a strong recommendation The Hotel Co. supplied the defendant with rushing this matter to bring this aching all the parties, concerned to promote the market valao being paid in Treasury notes the angela como to risis us and we only
about that sum-probably a litile more than Mir Bruce Shepherd was out of pocket, 2230. The sale is extremely limited. I do not think there is a demaud for mure than 10 or 12 copier. So I recommended that the Government pay the exponse, as is entirely for the benefit of Government offices, beyond a few copies for insurance offices,
Мг Ryrie-Than he gets nothing for his trouble.
His Excellency the Governer, Sir G. to print, and the printing would have cut William Dos Vieux; Hon. A. Later, Acting Colonial Secretary; Hon. H. E. Wodehouse, Acting Colonial Treasurer; Hon. A. J. Leach, Acting Attorney General; Hon. S. Brown, Surveyor Gene- ral; Hon. W. M. Deare, Captain
Hon. Superintendent of Pulics; Bycie, Hon. Wong Shing, Hon. C. P. Chater, Hon. A. P. MacEwon, and Kon. J. J. Keswick, and Mr A. Seth, Clerk of Councils. Absent-on. N. G. Mitchell Innes, Acting Registrar General.
FINANCIAL MINUTES,
P.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table two fuencial minutes, recommending (1) a vote of $2,187 for roads in Kowloon, being a re-vote; and (4) a vote of $250 ja a gratuity to Mr Bruce Shepherd for com- piling cortain indiose.
Referred to Finance Committee.
THE WORKING OF ZUR ØDSERVATORY,
Mr MacEwen I beg to ask, Sir, when it is the intention of the Covernment te sp. point a Commission to inquire into the working of the Observatory,
His Exuellency-The bun, member has only just given mo
The Chaizmau-He simply gets refunded. Mr Chater-Ho has a share in the male of the books.
Walsh,
The Chairman-The books are 85 each, and are on sale at Mers Kolly but the demand is very amail
Mr Chator-They are very deful, I can testify,
The Chairman-The work of compiling must have been iremosdoue. Very often houses stand on as many 28 three different
ǝte.
The Chairman The Government under- takes to pay the cost, and it understands that when you want copies you have only
to sak for them.
מניב
but I bave thought fit to waive the notice
ns I have no objection to answer the ques
the Government for the last three months to
we might recommend an increase.
The Chairman-I
recommendation. At the samo anime, it is not desirable to encourage the
being kas
NE CHADWICK'S APPOINTMENT ON THE
BANITARY BOARD.
The Acling Attorney General--I havs to more the Grat reading of a bill entitled an ordinance to appoint in additional roember on the Sanitary Board. The object of the bill is to empower the Government to appoint Me Daberi Chadwick to be an additional member of the Sanitary Board a constituted by the Pablic Health Or
dinance.
emneration. At the samo timo & Go !ernmost sorvant must hold himself in midiness to put his time at the disposal of the forernment. I need not say that the beads of departments gat very little loigure time at all.
kong Hotel, said in reply to Mr Hastings certain drinks and other things in the course of last year, and the amonnt das in respect of these goods in $71.80. chits produced are defendant's.
Mr Webbet-Do you know the defend. ant?
Witno-No, I can't say I do. Mr Webber Cau you swear you have ovor seen him?
Witness - No, I can't.
Mr Webbor--Have you ever supplied bina with a single drink?
Witness-Not personally.
·
Mr Webber-To your own knowledge da you know if he has over been supplied with any of these things?
Witness-Well, he signed those chits. Mr Webber Did you see him sigu them?
Witness-No.
Mr Duane-When the work is entirely outside his ordinary business, an ufficial generally poto paid, but when it is within his ordinary duties he does not.
The Chairman Each case has to be do- cided on its own merite
Mr Byria--He has been at an immense to the full sum of five dollars, nor shall any amount of debt whatsoever incurred by any araonnt of trouble. I think we should re The Acting Culonal Secretary seconded. present to His Excellency that M: Bruce seaman or soldier in Her Majesty's service His Excellency Mr Chadwick has been Shepherd get some addition to the actual for liquors be allowed; provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend sent bero ut my request by the Secretary of emount he was out of pocket. State to assist the Colony generally ou
The Chairman Will you undertako to to prevent innkeepers from keeping on questions of drainage, to which has been mention any sun
account with lodgers or travellers in which added by the Secretary of State the ques. Mr Byrie-I think wo might leave that any charge for
and recovering the amount thereof in a tion of the distribution of the water supply, in the hunds of the Government. He will for some time to come soperintend
The Chairican would much rather Court of Justice."
would indicate a auta. these works personally on the spot, and will that you to the mured that the committee fendant can be called a seaman.
His Lordship--I don't suppose the de- after his retirement be the consulting engi Mr Byrio neer for our works in England, coming out recommand that Mr Bruce Shepherd re- again only occasionally as required. I am coive another $250 as personal remunera- inclined to think, however, that the work lion for his labour.
His Lordship gave judgment for $39.65, foreign steamer at the month of the fuse should have the power
do so.
0_BU.
East
CORRESPONDENCE.
THOSE ROADS!
wotne now than it was before the repairs--- Yours faithfully,
DAILY: TRAVELLER.
SIBERIAN RIVERS.
af
There being no available means
Quotations. Hongkong, January 15. CPIUM-Now Patna, cash,." 517}
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to
Old 19
22 cash, 50%
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suspend silver deposits when necessary to protect the Government against comibina- lions formed to make an arbitrary or ficti tivus price for silver. The Sacratary con aiders that the continued was of silver in this country an money in some forma is
Realising that
no insasure can be
money, with full confidence that it will secure all the advantages hoped for from any of the other plans proposed without increasing real or apprehended dangers.
tribes,
the lighters down, the venture methode of towing
meat
that
government they
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New Benatos, cash, 516 014
cash,
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Exchange
HONGKONG, 'January 15.
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Bank, Wire,
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nd On New York-
the Baimakh
upon them. In the Khyber the afriðis they should meet. For reasons not yet over to one side; the Trakzais, farther to fully explained the two expeditions failed to the south, have been fairly amenable meet, and Captain Wiggins had to abandon since the Jowaki Expedition; →of course with disastrous commercial the punishment administered by On Shanghai results to what promised to be a highly friendly tribesment; and the Mahond Wa
remunerative venture.
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neither the
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the Kurram Valley is held
On demand, On Calentta-
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On demand,
On demand, i Ou demand, ser Credits, 60 days' night,
Wiro,
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220
30 dage sight, private, old Leaf, 100 fine.
vereigns,
$33.30
$6.26
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To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL,”
of any alternative. He arrived there safely Hongkong, 16th January, 1890. the 3rd September, while the river
on Doar Sir, I test the remarks made in expedition reached Karaon). 200 miles to which objections cannot be
abrvo Golchikko, your last night's issue, about the disgraceful 300 miles are just the difficult part of the promoting the joint use of silver and gold on the 10th. But these made, ko suggests this one with a view to condition of the level roads of the Colony, Mr Wabber-In any of those thits above will be taken to heart by the overseers who voyage, as the river below Karwo widens the value of forty shillings?
aro supposed to see that the contractors infa an arm of the sea with innumerable perform their work honestly.
islands and shoula to confuse the navigator Witness-Nu, I believe not.
The pressnt mode of repairing the roads and break up the channel. Moreover it is Mr Hastings Do you know the defon-
is either a mistake or the contractors do perfectly deaort region where no'
help The Surveyor General-Will the Go-dent's handwriting?
to danger Witness-No, I can't swear to his band-not put the material down properly. It can be
be found, and is exposed vernment Offices; be applied with copies.
THE DEFENCE OF INDIA. the latter in the case, then the overacers writing. I don't kuom the man.
que storcas in the Autumn months. The
The Pioneer says:-We have long held gratis f
Me Hastings
My Lord, I think I must are equally to blame for allowing them to tier craft had bour pronounced incap that it is of the utmost importance, in con- ask for an adjournment if this matter is
able of performing that part of the voy: going to re I don't think that is at all making bad roads worse.
to be seriously contested.
It is simply throwing money away, and age, but through some misunderstanding nection with the scheme of defence along this had not been previously communi-out North-West Frontier, to extend British Take, for example, tha rubbish lately pat ated to Captain Wiggins, or he would influence as much as possible over the inde-On
pendent
hold the border land. Mr Ryrie-I think that he should get necessary. Unless the defendant comes
little remuneration for his trouble. here and denies these chite are in bis hand. down on Fraya. Central between Victoxis not have taken the Labrador, which draw they do not, as a rule, toknowledge the given mo notice of the question, We have no power to increase the vote, but writing I am propared to hold that they are Hotel and Pedder Wharf, and on the too much water to bs fely navigated to authority of the Amir of Kabul, who On Berlin-
Karaoul,* his. The only oiber point is that which Praya in front of the Hongkong Bank and Halil and especially, o Praya ties at once, It has been the intention of transmit the quite willing to Mr Webber has raised as to the value of the from Bowlington Canal to Jardine's was threatened with a deadlock. An agree they are numerically strong enough to j
chits.
Mg, Webber-I hold that there is no Sugar Roster district was blocked up for over, for a o impromiss, the steamer ascend
вррект have been come to, how resist any attack which he might make appoint a difleuitics in the way of getting the bio will get extra pay. If everybody who
t a Commission, but there have been ides that serybody that takes extra trou- proof of the goode having been supplied. several weeks when the road was supposed ding and the river craft descending until and their neighbours have been quietly won. On Boisbay.....
His Lordship-I shall hold these ehita as best possible Commission. These have now
ta bo undergoing a thorough repair, and I been overcome, and the Commission will works a few hours over and above his re-proof unless the defendant denies them.
Mr Webber-Even if your Lordship asdely the overacer in charge as that time to ist of the Hon. W. M. Deane, Captain galation time sent in to application for
dieprove the statement that I make, viz., extra pay, that would be a slate of thingai sumes that, I don't think they are of any that the road ja queškipa zo a great do the royoge about the end of September last clans north of Thull have not forgalton erintendent of Police, as Chairman that cunld not be allowed for a moment. good, there being no chit above the sum of doro you yourself arc also appointed,
MacEwen,-Capt.
Mr Ryrie-Extra remuneration is con- forty shillings. Grenfell, R.N.;
His Lordship-Well, what is the section stantly balug given. Major Barker. R.E.; the Harbour Master
The Chairman-Where extra trouble of the ordinance you rely on?
ziris are on their best behaviour, Between (Commander Runacy, R.N.), and Mr Edo
when leisure time very serious,
Mr Webber-It is common law, my
It appears from this recital that with the Waziri country and our entposts to the the object of the Comission
Russia, it is somewhat as with China, the north of Beluchistan lies a large tract of generally to inquire as to how the Ob- as heen taken up for eighteen months Lord.
His Lordship Is there not something in
bruut of innovations which require capital country drained by the Zhob and Gomal arvalory aiglet be made better to server so, the Government will always rive
A glance at the map would almont, with- and perseverance has to be borne by for rivers, and this is now claiming attention, tho practical purposes for which it was
our local ordinares about it?
Mr Webber-I don't think so, my Lord. instituted by the Colony
out other data, suggest to our minds what signers who have not only the natural phy-Sir Robert Sandeman has been deputed to (Taken of Mısıra Falconer & Co.'s Fremvisez Ordinance 31 of 1886 was afterwards re- must be the determining factors of Asistio cicnl difficulties to coulead with, but also the upen it out from the south and to arcango ferred to, section 22 of which is na follows: politice. From the inhospitable roof of artificial obstacles imposed by the govern for the safeguarding of the Gomer Paas on
No licenced publican shail maintain suy the world, if we may extend that appella mental system. The desire to exclude lines somewhat similar to those adopted so BABEER-
from all conroes of gain successfally in the Khyber action for, or recover any debt or demand tion to the whole area of the great contral
The Zhob foreigners on account of liquors, unless auch debt water shed of the Asiatic cautinent, the which can be properly exploited by river tises in the hills to the north of the shall bona fide have been contracted at one made as they multiplied would stream Datives country is perfectly P. shin platend and cans die cast for about Tasa NosTaR......
when it takes a sharp turn north- time to the amount of five dollars or np. down towards the sea and the fertile plains defensible on every ground; vor where 100 miles, wards, nor shall any item in any account for almost as naturally as the water courses urinmost need this uxtural jeslousy of late the Gomal river. The southern and are admitted to aid in a country's ward and some 80 miles further on falla liquors be allowed where the liquors bona therage vea, following the ample law of the lives to entidy suppressed by any cautraf parts of the valley are already under fide delivered at one time shall not amongt gravitation. The cast line of Asic from the
Suez to Singapore and frem Siain to Corch, reuse of gratitude for the progress effected, the control of the Beluchistan Agency, and presents to the eye a accies of pockets into This feeling was strikingly illnstrated the during the present cold weather our influ which the human overflow has settled, be other day by a graat speech of the Arch- ones will be extended right up to the Go- cause it could get no further. Every peniu bishop of Odess-it that be his proper sl. The Mando Khel and other clans sula along that vast littoral is congested with title. Celebrating the Centenary of along the route bave already promised to population, some of them, notably Sou. Odossa, the patriotie ecclesiastic, instead give every unsistance, and the plan of ope than India, preserving the living remains of joining in a pet of glorification, task ration or ethnie pardations from the North the opportunity to deliver a boinily to small borly of man who will girsitum cortais Frations is-to "mise among the tribesraon a as cl arly as the stratified rocks do the bis lock, pointing out to them that posts and to responsible for the Bafeguard- evidences of successive changes lo the Be
conquest nor the developing of any roads which may be maile. La earth's surface. In one direction only the ment of Odessa was due to them, but traversing the country Sir Robert Bande- human tide did.
follow the courses of entirely to foreigners, and that all that man will take with him a strong escort,
was praiseworthy in connection the rivers. Coloss driven by superior (orca
with
more with the purpose of impressing the or spurred by imperious ambition men ro. the port to the present day was the people than of overcoming ang oppositiun, fures absolutely to migrata towards the work of Germane, Jews and others, for it does not seem likely that the least frozen nos. Henca the most magnificent of while all that was discreditablo was puro hostility will be shown, The movement all the river systers of Asis rus almost nativo, llis
were powerfully bo carried out in connection with the entirely to waske. The great watershed and aloquently drawn, and it is to be annual reliefs, and casi thus scarcely be which has the Riminin for its southern ruped the Russians of Oulussa vera stimn said to partake of the nature of an
expodi. and the Altai for its nortern rampart, with lated thereby into honourable emulation in À mountain battery, à regiment of Mr Webber-Yes, my Lord; I bare made the Thina Shan and Blade Kusha ranges of their fullow residents. But when all is citary and one of infantry under orders to certain offers to them which they have de towards the with theirs off four separate said, there remains the fact of Odesas return to India will march by way of the clined.
Bets of rivers which How towards the four Bourishing as one of the first commercial Zhob Valley and the Gomal Pass to Dera Is Will Mr Hastings-If Mr Webber will consent cardinal points. Of these those that for posts, ounforring immenso benefits on the mail Khan, and the force relieving them
judgment it will not be pressed.
south, or the Indian pretem, and those that Russian people, who are supplied by these in their tara cater the Gomal and proceed Mr Webber-I can't consent to judy Bow east, or the Chinese system, fully some Germans, Jews, and heretics of all southwards up the Zhob river. The tribes- ment.
serve the palposes of the territories kinda with a golden batlet for their produce, men will thus be familiarised with the V'ustock. 30:30 Mr Blastings My Lord, the defendant which they stripers, from their sources a wall as an example of thrift, industry, pasigs of troops through their country. Tokio, 30, 3 is au oficer in Her Majesty's Navy, and I to their chileta sin werm and open and boilthy enterprise which has been and they will realise that our communica Mr Webber appeared for the defendant, am informed that he holds the rank and
sees. Hence the people who porsass there consecrated by Prince of the Orthodox tion with Qatta and Pushin is not confined
ined Nagasaki.. 50.18 pace to pass the Eill through the various and stated that as he understood the position of a gunstleman. It has bock stated favoured territories onglit on the whole to Chorob With arch experiences before then to the southern routes through Imraal, the Shanghai.. 50.18 40 stages to day, but I shall at once give way complainant had been secured against any to your Lardship that he has had these be cutestled and they are. The west it might bu supposed the commercial budies Harual and the Bolan. The districte ius Aug. 30.07 65 if anybody has the amallest feeling on the loss and as no further evidenco would goods and that these receipts are signed by ward flowing rivera Full the like purporta
would the
press Government mediately to the west of the Suleiman subject.
be tendered, he presumed the case himself, and he has net como here to deny but imperfectly, the communication with grant every possible encouragement tu for Lange will thus be dominated, and it may Haiphong. 30.01 2 would be dismissed. The Bill was then read a first time,
As no loss bad. Now, my Lord, even if this action was the ocean
their sign commercial adventurers, and surely if berpaftor be possible to open a Hence
altorulina 29.83 85 68 good The Acting Attorney General moved the
we sustained and no evidence offered, quite antenable and if it was liable to be possessors light is discontented and these latter are willing to bear the perils fastiverate to Pcabin. The handling of Maila 29.80 6 63 BR
dismissed with custs, milll I nia instructed as matter of fact they ar As for tas of the ice in penetrating the rivers of the tribes along the Gomal will be suspension of the Standing Ordars, which the case, ho submitted, could not prooved.
dull Asping 29.94 72 was agreed to. In moving tao second
which so liberally Siberis it would be a small thing to permit cate business, un so far our attempus at 6x- His Worship said some evidence hd by my clients to say that they consider it great northern
January 15-A 10 .. their reading of the Bill, he said it was already been given by the complainant,
duty to bring this case before
is superfluous to remark that only an own skips. The fiscal laws of Karsia are- mut with success, but Sir Robert Sande in his true it is His Excellency had said, They all knew videos to found an indictment on colours in order that the people of Hong
Long absence of manly spirit could reconcile any not these of the Medes and Persians, which man's is a time to conjure with all along Nagaksti, 30.11 who Mr Chadwick was and, if it had not been officially reported, they had stated ths the defendant embezz'ed the ong may be warned-those who are likely people to contentment with such a posses are unalterable. A dispensation was gren- | 13e border, and he is not likely tu fail in Shanghai.. 80.27 89.
His Worship Baid the complainant had kon
to give him credit for woods or for anything fion, if by any means they could improveted for one year, and consent With the whole of the Zhob Valley under longkong 80.17 65
er ended to any required length.
any negattatiane which he
may
enter upon. Amos 80,24 81 at least from the newspapers that the some of $2,100.
else supplied to him that they may be upon it. One great riyer Sanitary Board thinks that his presene is
Ale Webber, contended that the specific warned what kind of a man they have to plibings at the Northern- och in need of foreign enterprise to wake tribal levies another great stride will have Bolinao... 29.03 F4
difficult to The Amur is another river that stands our control and the Gussal Pass held by their body would be very useful and a'so items should be eat out.
deal with. There
Therefore, I any that, even classify as belonging to ae Worship replied that the com although this action as Habla to halia Siberian or Eastern-Chiness
system.
it as productive of wealth to the country as boon made towards establishing the com- Manila... plainant perhaps would be prepared nor to missed with ecats, we should still have occupias in intermediate position, having it might be and here it is not the Western plate safety of the North-West Frontier Anping.... state what the spedito items were. He brought it to give publicity to the one enough of the qualitles of the Chipers nations of whom Russia may be reasonably The Tychi route from Bannu to Ghazai will then asked Mr Ho Tim to go into the writ-But
But if you
your Lardalap will look through rivers to gratily its posessors, and yet jealous but the Chinese, who alone would then alone remain to be dealt with, and this The Attorney General moved the first nesa-box.
these chits you will see they are not all enough of the nrosie character to roading of Bill entitled
Mr Ho Tim said the complainant's sure for drinks supplied. I am
We do not, however, pripose une le in- certain amount of trade is nu donbt car course, eureur, Gduétale, in Hongkong, of the already refunded $500, and they hind ouder- money lent, biliardy include chits for dulge in or positions prognosis on his ried on at prosuing the bulk being in thi 3ty of the Missions Etrangères. Hataken to pay a further sum of 8500 in a year cigarettes supplied. If your Lordship will simple, but fundamental fact in their could probably be much sitten, ed were the Eden Mica i grunt de point at Hongkong Observatory; January 15, 1890.
Tat figure of Sullivan the object of the Bill was to enable or two,
ask your clerk to go through them you will commercial bearings which meat interest inducementa held out to Chinese owners to when it camales persistently As Missions Etran sick in Hongkong to His Worship--I must trouble you for the san that the sinout on which we sie od. us at present, sûd these have been brought ply their
steamers • CEN the rivar, hold and doul with their property with evidence on which, you charge this man. titled to judgment in any pase is haut $30. promitisstly forward of late by the untiring arrangement, was in fact, come to for the Boerer Fork Herald. mandy Belk, and to the laval o khu nas in inster, sent a grentes facility.
You have okarged him with embezzling His Lordship Why can't Me Huberts exertions of certain Watarn adventures i
Crocas are different from manufacturing and handesdibu, money belonging to you, and I now ask you tell us that?
turn the Siberian rivera to Eccount for joint navigation of the Amor by Chitor
3. Taurasascar, in the shade. în dagress 10 substantiate the allegation you buvo Me Heatings-I bays been through the poses of furoigu trade for disouniented Rasians, by the Treaty of Algun in concen. The hands of ark waver
1965, but at that tupe it was hardly within atriko-it's the works-Latorence Ameris Fahrenheit. made.
date apathy to seeking to in the political Roriz in that Chien wem to ear chits myself, my Lord, and I am prepared to need not indice apa
· Me Ho Tim
and for The Acting Attorney General moved the ed by the defendent himself, and said the
prova and take the Męžt of actual posses- hedsmo great stimmer Guchas re-um--I was the mansger of a British syndi a produced an account rauder• | 205. Gatip-Hare you taken down the cons. The
The riglasior
ong St. Pator Who are you Now Spiritu. of the
the project for reason or another the first reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinace prisoner had admitted having collected the exact details S
navigating these noble streams is a patriotie mained a dent letter, Bo far in the Chinese at St. Peter-Well, gua akip This
udalthy Basslin, A. Sibirinkoff who His Lordship Well, yon had better go early 30 years go propis.d to Sirocco Red. Many advantages to the phos is not for salg New York Wek
of both quantries, and indirectly
Asb 17 Jenule, and Julia, you're tubelengdeuring, falá," "azi e giou Roderick Marahison, a zouluna frhood of to that of foreignos algo, mild curly bad you in erory way. Tian, Allda rendered proper and accurate Bir llatings thes went into the altars
will necessitate his being here at all evesta Mr Maelwen seconded and the motion
in the first instone AR carried,
for a considerable time i
I
think his +perienca will be exceedingly valuable to us on the Sanitary Board in Various matters in which hie expericnco has been great. For that reason
pus
I pro
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A SHROFF.
to add him to the Sanitary Board during the period of his stay, and this The case in which Ng Heung Lao, shroff ordinance has been introduced for this to Mr Ho Tim, is charged with the em
purpose. I do not know if there is any bezzlement of $2,100, the property of bis thing further to say. I cannot conceive any harm being done by, and possibly my employer, came before Mr Robinson in the expectation may turn out to be current that it Police Court to-day on remand. will do a great deal of good. Unless there
is any objection, as the time is short, I proj
unnecessary to add anything toj what
NECESSITY..
The Bill passed through all its stagea
1RE MISSIONS ETRANGERES.
Mr Hastings-No, my Lord, I think not, His Lordship-On the other hand, he could hardly be called a traveller.
Mr Webber-No, my Lord, ha is fixed here for a time,
Mr Hastings-Is this defence being raised then t
His Lordab'p-I presume it is,
למוד
of
contrasta
Weather Rain-fall
Hongkong Observatory, Jan. 18. 1890.
CHINA COAST METEUROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
January 14, -7 4 CM.
Zkrometer red
Muddat
Wa.
Westber
Rain durine.
Mr Webber said there was not safligiont Court to show up this defendant in the drains the fate of Biberia them to complete the river, voyage in their ploration of that importaut Pasa have not Wl'ostook. 20,001-91 68) 14; bị
of an -
It
Tokio
The barometer has risen and gradienta
ance for the incorporation of the Pro-ties (wlio Renred him for $1,100) nd inform you that they prepared to them with ahronic diacetatospira | be able to supply the steam that is lacking, will doubtless bo teken in hand in due are rather step for N.B. winds. Clear, cool
Ordin-
The Bill was read a frit timo..
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN, AND GIBLA
ECW ORDINANCE."
to amend the protection of Women and sum of 88,100 and used it for his own par
Bül was to define more clearly the powers
Girla Ordinanco 1689. The object of the poser, OWNE
Cross-Pramined by
Mr Webary
Ilia
Mr Hastings-Yes, my Lord
This line of com neau merchandizz
tongres
CUBICE
and rather dry weather prevails,
MW..Dosenor,
Director of the Observatory.
1. Banomiran, zadnoud to #8 Angrene Fahras,
3. Edatorer, in par antage afastaralían, the humidity of als eslors at with mutatore budg 100%
4. Draagrion or Fran, to two points,
3. Pouch OF Vino, moorling sa banale 1
B
6. BEKTE OF WAoenen-h Stan dky, dám
of the Registrar General in connection with plainant stated that defendant, the int's the witness-box. I shall certainly her to organise a commercial missions follow a liberal devlopment of such a dánt guine to marry a real ilis princs ↑ „Dar amo; í 1, hali, štigliani, daṣatleiki þ pätside shower..
to the haut of Sbarla, his promising to natural artery of tale.Chinese Times.
a class of bad houses that had been declared always of all payments and distreueats box and gave the following evidenco have ablata, spediu privileges from the
second time unlicensed or unregistered.
The Bill was read a fimt time,
accounts
when called ppou. Ele (complainant) was looked through the chite which bear the
govern -
ment to comperiate any company which
* Et Liskradar dzen lift. | Phanie df.
is that uide F Jante (sadly)—No, Jalis, y sganly, ra rito, · 1974, e cháu lor, ■ ♥ albiini- I am not Pans bada't enough to pay hin) w daw (wa) samme he debtą. —ZY Knelphia Luquiren
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