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No. 8530.—May 17, 1890.)

TELEGRAMS.

hama

THE CHINA MAIL.

B. M. & Leander left to-day for Yoko- Wira reference to certain paragraphs that

lave appeared regarding a Singapore syndi cate for gold-mining in Siberia, we (Straits Massas Jardine, Matheson & Co inform of 9th inst) learn that Captain Redof. of the Ramsian Impe certain who has been engaged in obtaining arrive in Singapore on Monday or Tuesday licenses on behalf of the syndicato, will

Test Captain Radloff is in command of the Melua, and the Governor of Vladivo stock is on board en route to Vladivostock.

(From Singapore papers, GERMANY'S PEACE POLIOY. Berlin, 7th May. The Kroperor speks that the n. n. Ginahul, from London for ing in the Raichstag said that any displacing this port, left Singapore on Friday atto of the present balance of power would noon, the 18th inst endanger the equilibrium which forms the basis

is of the peace policy of Germany.

MR. H. M. STANLEY London, 7th May. Mr Stanley bas visited Her Majesty at Windsor. He was received by the Mayor and drove in the Queen's carringe to the Castle, where he dined and slept

FRANCE AND EGYPT. Lomton, Bth May.The Egyptian Gov emment has accepted the Franch modifica tians of the scheme for the souversion of

Tus Stamp Office will be closed on how day, the 19ts inst. The Post Office will bo open from 10a.m. to 4. p.m. only. There will be no evening delivery.

We learn that the Spanish Consul at Hong The Boyal theographical Society has kong received a telegram this afternoon presad a special Gold Medal to Mir

stating that Zalindo Maria Barradas, the ab- sconding Superintendent of the Money Or- der Department, had been arrested at Mauils and was detained pooding an application from the Hongkong Gaperament for the extradition of the prisoner. Barradas, it would appear from the telegram recaived, daims to be a Portuguese subject. His condition may therefore give some trouble

the Baira and Douiain InanaA

TOCAL AND CENTRAL

Soms steps are being taken in Singapore to romove the stigma attached to, the bakeries of the Colony, The other day, two Chinese bakers ware Boramoned by Dr Ellis to show cause why they should not be restrained from con'inuing to pay their first was a drain in a filthy state covered takeries in their present condition. In the with retien planke, and the tables, mixing tubs, cloths, and flots wore very bad. An order was made rosttaining bin until the case the drain, focus, tables, olethe, were into same filthy state. Beneath the broad tables were heaps s of refuse. A similar oder was made. In the case of the order made some days previously centraining a baker in South Bridge-road, the Health Officer has reported that the place bas boen put in a satisfactory condition."

cloths,

are:-

That if the eloquenos exponded to prove that the Assistant Harbour-Mentor wan like unto the fifth wheel of a coach, was not long way witle of the mark, the transference of the Water Police to that officer's charge would certainly be a bi stride in the right direction. That whether or not the ofloial bugbear

CORRESPONDENCE.

HOW FINANCIAL VOTES ARE PASSED,

To the Editor of the CHINA MALL.

May 17th

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO..

LIMITED.

Moped

The

8-May I, through your adlumine, call Hotel at noon on Saturday 24th Mayvisional arrangement with als ComDARY

fie at prosent deciding the positions where these Lamps may be placed to the greatest." advantage, as soon as this is done, the The following is the fires Report of the work of erecting the Poles and Lines will be Board of Directors to the Ordinary meeting proceeded with, without delay, and it is of abaroholders to be held at the Hongkong tion to supply the Light by October

that the Company will be in a posi Government had is entered into a of departmental friction would throathe attention of His Excellency the Officer GENTLEMEN,Your Directors have now ten to nullify all the good of such a Administering the Government to what to lay before you a Statement of Accounts for the supply of water to the Peak District, change, resinius to be proved, cafe seema to me, oven in a Crown Colony, for the period ending 20th April, 1890, Daring last Autumn, however, they ile That, speaking of the Harbour, it is satin very improper method of doing business together with a Report from Me Wick and to carry it out thermselves, compensat cided to adopt another scheme for Pumping factory to use a wholesome checkt being His Excellency in not responsible for the the Company's Manager, an

ructors of the fairways, cod error, ifitivan put upon obstructors

errer

and his remarks to the word might be passed on to the tor- Council yesterday on the enbject of finance Wickham, who had a good deal to doing the Company for any loss they might in pedabout navigators, who rush through and duancial measures slew to chorough an Company for, and testing the Electric car from the withdrawal of the work. Plant purchseed in England, It has since been decided that the compen the inner fairways at lightning speed, nypreciation of the position and duties of arrived here en 17th March last, and fat sation is to take the form of sa incrassed That

at positions of trast, and those who fill the Government vis-a-vis the Canncil and ance took over charge of the Works. The number of Lamps for Street Lighting, 14 them

has long been a tough subject in the pubile, that I feel sure it in only need. Buildings are now in fair way towards Lamps being the extra number agreed Hongkong, ever since a barom-scarum fot to mention the mattor, to here it out completion, and the first instalment of upon, English civil servant appeared in his ofleerected, so far as it le in, he power to put it Machinery, including the Engines and The Electrical Machinery that has been with his face coloured like a cofee-hean right.

Boilers, have arrived # theso latter have provided, both for the Arc Lighting and that

bing, ho said,

Measures are constantly being elaborated be taken to the Works and are randy to Incandescent Lighting, is of the best and road to promotan, was

the only royal road for the improvement it cis Colony in one be placed in position as the foundations and latest pattoru, maots of it having been That in the early days it was difficult to get way or other, or for the alteration ut on sattinge are completed. The work of eroc-spesially designed with a view to withstand-

men of British parentage to come to this inrgement or improvement of Government

will be commenced immediately and every have been constantly kept in wind olimate. Ad these climatic conditions Colony to fill subordinate offices and it Departments, all involving large additional Polus and Lines for the Are Lempa lug the trying conditions of the Hongkong

These matters are never must be admitted fully and freely that oxpenditure.

will be hurried on, consistently with thing The Portuguess who took these positions brought before the Council for considera-efficiency, so that

your

Directors hope to daring the manufacture of have, on the whole, done their work than till so far decided on, only so far have the Light in full working order in the plaut it is confidently expected that

carried into effect that when they do conia Antum

all the troubles that have been That the Cadet aratom has given us a before the Council, the money must bo Directors Me A P. Stokos having left perienced in other places, have been guard-

number of most efficient public servants, voted whatever the members or the public the Colony, Me H. P. Tonuant has -con- ed against. but it has killed promotion,

may think t

In order to ensure a stasdy and relis sented to accept the vacant Seat on the

reliable brought The other day is Excellanty That to give a fair share of official work to

the reing generation of youths born of before the Finanos Camusiitos & vote for Board and his appointment requires con service of the Electric Liglit (both Are and

firmation.

Incandescent) it is intended to always keep British parents and educated in, the some thousands of dollars, three or four, In accordance with the Articles of an Engine and Dynamo in constant readi traditions of our race, would boo Inud- for the additional pay of the Attorney Go-Association, Messrs H. L. Dalrymple and nees for use should one of those working

Mondha

the Governor. (Dea

The safety of the barred by the steady supply of Cadets Vorax) from Home.

Officer of the

the Crown debarred from private offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors Mesas G. Stewart nad G. S. specially considered, and lo that end sil ap prac ico and entirely at the service citizens among the Portuguese soetion of uf

Lo got the Sélection by the Shareholders.

bosses and is likely any way to prove a it weddled with, has been our community, and it would be in-cretary of State's approval, and on Mr

A. L. DALRYMPLE, Chairman. the prescut Attorney

provided with cast iron air-tight cases. General waa

The share of the good thin:s, but let the

Hongkong, 14th May, 1890,-

Company have obtained a supply of the levers that work the engine of him. Those necessarily involved additional EE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMO

-loft-in-on -50

of the Meters of new fooling were entered into with

same class as those which are Britist hands.

being

Gud which have so far given satisfaction: In order to insure that their indications continue to Le accurate, the Company have purchased a set of the Ixtant pattern Standard Measuring Instra ments, by means of which all Metera will be checked periodically.

Kell.

able thing to do, were proaktion not moralid defer to have the L. Puegnecker retire, but being eligible fail front any car has almon Pekin, Slentor, 29; 8fox, Medya, may and fined $70, with the alternative of two : Leng 18 foot; depth moulded, 33 feet; That there are many good and worthy the Govorament. Ho got the SA, Coxon rotire, and off themselves for reparatus, which it is necessary to place in

OUTWARD BOUND-Balcare Brol, April 11: Feinmrokeshire 15 Highfield, 181 Electra, Hankow 22 Mencan 20 Telamon May 11 Frigja, 6; Prome- RUMEWARD BOUND-Titus, March 25

Fumar 28 Merionethshire, April 18; Lydia, 22; Carmarthenshire. Glenean,

2. Preussen, 0 | Sarpedon, 9.

The B.M.Co.'s steamer Caledonier, with ke French mail of April 18 left Singapore on Wednesday, May 14th, at 8 am, and inay bo-esprated lers on or about Tuesday, the 20th May. This packet brifigs replies to stars despatched The P. M. 5.-6. Co.'s s. s. City of Root from Hongkong on March Rio de Janeiro, with the AMERICAN MATL April 28th, left Yokohama, on Satur

at daylight, and day, the 17th May, at may be expected hers on or about Friday

23rd May The Canadians Proilio da Butrois left Vancouver for Japan, &c., on the 18th on

May.

The P. & D. Co.'s extra stammer Thief

left Singapore on the 18th May, at Noon, and may be expected here on

A CABRYING coolie who was seen by Mr Ca- meron, of the Public Works Department, Tas Norddeutscher Lloyd Company are emptying two baakels of building rubbish sending out a new steamer to Singapore. into the larbour, was brought before Mr Tho veszel in the Stuttgart, built by

the Fairfield Shipbuilding Robinson in the Police Court this morning Co. Her principal dimensions

End Engineering.

430 feet 10 inches; breadth months' imprisonment. The persistoney and of 5,200 tons,

mrulded,

Her engines are of the with which the highly objectionable prace triple expansion type, with three cylinders steam 13 knots easily. The tice is forted on amply justifies severe, and she cit

whole machinery was constructed to pass punisherent.

the Board of Trade and Germanischer coming. Lloyd's survey. The Stuttgart is out frem Cardif

a cargo of coa

of coal and with Bremen and Hamburg, her principal cargo after discharging will load for Amsterdam, being tobacco. She has splendid necommo dation, however, for about eighty first-class parongers and is said to be fitted up in the most luxurious styl. She left Swer yo day (7th) for Singapore, is due on the 20th of this month and will probably mil for Enrops on the 8th June.

ANCYHEL Example of the grand continuity

to our satice. There was established some of ou of our government has just been brought years ago, mainly through the instrumas fality of Mr Lister, a Shelter at Vioteria Cal, where seamen discharged froin ships might find a temporary resting place. Books of Shelter forms were prepared, which were sold to ship agents and others, who for one of the slips might obtain 24 hours board and lodging for a geaman. However, thero

Tag New York World mentions a rather curious practics resorted to, it appears, by football players and others who requira

or about the 10th May has arisen a king who knowa not Joseph more than the normal amount of oxygen to The 0. 8. 8. Co.'s z. a. Dardanus, trou

the 20th May.j

·

ob-

English to deny their children a fair Malls and arrangements

source of

1TED CAPITAL $300,000, DIVIDED INTO ! London Comed by the large

30,90; 8BARES or $10. EACH.-STAZE- MERY OF 2000: NIS FOR THE FARIO ENTING APRIL 30TH, 1890,

Irabilities.

That the question what to do with the Pornolary. All these things were discussed tuguese youth hero is fast becoming one and arranged without the knowledge of the pressing for battioment, and all the more Council without their being consulted in

the [put so as white shirts and penmanship are any way, and when Mr Fleming

vote before them, dikension was useless, their peculiar aspirations, That most Portuguese have a boly horror

of or unfitness for causal labour. That perhaps the inexorable Issons of experience will modify the custom of unlimited confidence in Laitan placing fan clerka, or oven British employée. That E. E. the Acting Governor has fallen upon a period of soarching invostiga. tions, and he is seemingly made of the stuf which pill see 10

their

being properly carried out.

the thing was done, and could not be un-Capital done. It it is, as H. E. put it in his

28,664 Shares each

26 paid up $163,384.00 4,381 Shares each

$2 paid ap

8,762.00 bb Shares un-

allotted

Testka to the Council yesterday, nereago able to ask members to vots moneys with out notice or time to consider the beatings of the question submitted to thero hor much more unreasonable, how, supremely ridiculous it must be to submit to them and ask their opinion upon and 1rofess to 50,000 discuss with them what has been put beyond Billa Payable discussion by this conduct of the Govern-

on the 14th May, and is dus here on having, cold forms that are now useless, Kot

long ago, propious to an im- That the eausible suggestion made by the dians of the public puree, think about,)

→

and

datu

****

Awels.

Liverpool, lest Singapore on the 12th rather Mr Lister-and the 'Shelter' forms be received in their kinge. A close That the puofficial members of Council ment.

There is a vast scheme on foot now for have never mado a thoroughgoing protest May, and may be expected here on aro no tengot recoguised. The change of server, says the New York peper, may patice in the nostrils of some of the ath-

against-the The O. 5. B. Co. 6 steamer Athalles, from policy may be in the right direction, but letes of the present day a cutions wirs

or about the 19th May,

College build cost of the Victoria the redrainage of the Colour involving the Though perhaps they expenditure of large aims-of-muner-off- Liverpool, left Singapore for this port one would think that the Government, frame, the effect of which is to expand

those important

Have an occasional but almost inandible cars are being engaged, material purchased, parts of the breathing ag that ch Iban the usual

growl, and the inquiry now instituted has plans prepared and the Legislative Council Property- of oxygen finds its way into the

been criginated by the Government. have never been asked what they, the guar-Cost of Land and Buildings lo охудел The C. N. Co.'s new . a. Nenchang, from would take back the unused ones and re-

Glasgow left Singapore on the 13th coup the purobnour. But Mr Lister, 5 portant bort race, a report was circulated Acting Governor, to place a notice of all. wliether it is in their opinion needed, Plant and Machinery Miny, and is due bore on or about the Colonial Treasurer, does not see the matter that several of the men who were to tak

proposed votes in the hands of members whether it might or might not be improved Cost of Flant and blachiuery 20th May,

before the part in it had gone to special

three practitioners

Council meeting, or altered. If $100 is wanted for a poor

to date The D. D. Ht. new s. s. Electra left Bingain that light.

in order to have additional breathing will give unofficial embere further widow they are most deferentially treated. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, pore on the 18th May, and may be ANGELO Antonio, à Portuguese engineer holes hored through the cartilages of their

facilities for checking

When it is the expenditure of millions expendituro.

Deposit Account... expected here on or about the 21st

The truth was that they came to That here again the Government invite on the future of the Colony that is possibly in-Houg'scug and Shanghai Banic, May

out of employment, was brought before Mrposes. The

Audit of

Uurrent Asccunt their expenditure, and the valred they are ignored and treated with The Glotz Line s.a. Glenshiel, from London, Robinson in the Pelice Court to-day cua World, to secure a great wind supply: wire 'spreads inserted, says the

Balance carried to check innot suggested by hun, members, Left Singapore on the 15th May, and

Accuant may be expected here on or about the charge of obtaining money by false pretenfor, more oxygen means, of course, more That if I remember rightly, the church timo-gan is fired from Greenwich, and 22nd Misy,

ces. It appears that Angels, who some strength and endurance. The wire frames

ni they are called, wo

road,

has only to be loaded and set. spreads, time ago got himself into trouble by imbottitor at inch in diameter, shop That all that should be needed for the Hongkong Time-bail is to host it up five personating an excise officer, went to the ed like a parallelogram with a rounded

minutes before the tide, and let the house of Chinaman in the Yaumati dishead, and about an inch long. According

to all accounta, those who make use of the automatic gear in connection with the triet the other day and stated that he was

clock drop i it. are surprised at the beneficial rosulte of so an interpreter in the Police Court and if his doing. ORDER OF CHORAL HERVIOIA AZ ST. JOHN'S | hoart wai zot softened terrible consequenze „CATHEDRALSUNDAY AFTER - ASCENSION. Mating Venite, Tucker Fealms, Barn would follow. The Chinaman tremblingly

The P. & O. Co.'s steamship Teheran left Bombay for this port on the 35th Maya M

The P. & 0,2 8. Shanghat left London for Fombay and this port on the 6th May at 5 pm. Y

Cantate, Hopkina Deus Miserostar, Littleton Hymns, 304, 150 and 266.

by Felton & Bentinck Te Deum, asked for a rough estimate of the cost of the Tours in F: Jubilate Ouseloy Ansoftening process, and Angelo said it could them, Lord, for thy tender mercies not possibly be done for less than five sake Kyrie, Freemantle Hymn, 220 (2nd tune); Olfortory, 316. dollars. He accepted a dollar and an un- Evening-PARI, Ouseley & Tronlbeck

brolis and a night's board and lodging on account. Next morning his host went out to borrow the balancy of the five dollars, and the first man he called on was Inspectar Mathieson, at Yaumati Polico Station, who at once pounced on the pretender. Ao gelo was sentenced to six months' hand labour.

TULEB will be a game of Fule on Tuesday, the 20th inst, at 5.30 p.m., on the Race

course.

DIVINE SERVICS FOR SKAMEN-On Sunday sacrning, between 9 and 10.30 o'clock, the stunun launch carrying the Bethel ing will The Colonial Congress recently held in cah alongside any vessel hoisting code Faris had a hot debate on the subject of introducing Chinese labour in West Africs. pennant O., to convey men ashore to 11A reaolution was introduced advising the a.m. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Government to open Renegal to Chinese immigration. It was agreed by the friends Chareb, returning about 12.30

of the treasure that experiments already tried showed that the Chinese could live in health and that their Tax completion of the new Central Market Senegal in very good

the

country; is apparently a matter which is still in the labour was an advantage to sweet by-and-bye. Mr Chan King, the During the debate one speaker made the the deers of Senegal werd statement that if well-known contractor, who ban under thrown open to the Chineso they would takan the work of laying the foundations, rould be found necesary to stop the flood. probably warm over the country until it estimates that his contract cannot be had been done in the United States. It Brished within a shorter time than twelve, was also said that the Government had tried

the experiment of introducing Anname convicis inte Gaboon, and that it bad failed because they did not take kindly to the climate. The Gangrem defeated the reas lution.

A LABOB these maated junk, from Tintein, while entering the harbour on Thursday, ran ashore on the rocks known as the seven sisters at Quarry Bay. The rocks are covered at high water, and the junk people apparently were not aware of their existence. Ad altempt was made yesterday

7,200 hossa" power;

to get the ressel of, by menos of s'alearrow cruiser, 2nd launch, but it was not stioconful Tur body of a man camed Feng Sing o was dismissed from the police Kwong, who waG force shout six years ago, and who was

Cordelia which has

recently employed at ths. Commipolitan fretta Lub Meady gone hora..

have

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the commercial events of the week ows their origin to Mr J. D. Humphreys, whose able and shrewd management of the 4. S. Watson Company and the Richmond Estate. Company has produced a bit of silver lining in the dark financial, cloud now hanging over this Colony, That the one-man management may be a rather risky, syelem, savo and except when the mari is well known and thoroughly trusted, but the results of that system certainly cannot be objected to in these caBAJ..

phar no separato aystem was introduced at the Park and at Kurloong and no money was rez asked for or voted for this work. The

Elctric pureping of water to the Peak, the present scheme for getting the water op there and distributing it, the contracts and concessions entered into with the Electric Lighe Company are all pat through in se That if this is not so, then either sible hear nothing about them till it is too and silence and the Council and Dr Boberok has been going backwards. That the evidence given by Dr Doberok on fate to speak with feet or to

to object. the Time-ball question, ns published-- It may be that we must remain a Crown

and without this six yeare'

officers of Euginsors, of self-government in certain matters that Assistant Masters of the Central School, our neighbours at Shanghai and Singapore *several hour to take obarvations, if havo, but there is no use in adding insuit anything went wrong he would probably to injury, speading our money in ways wa be killed, is nothing more than a string do not approve of, and then when our ap once asking us to assent to what cannot be disscnted from, begging us to authoring the spending of money already spent or pledged beyond recall.-Yours,

-Commor Itantenuats, Colony, a wine rights or powers

of unitontific and rhetorical fireworks proval or disapproval can make no dis

know.

to dezalo these who do not

That abipamsters tell me that they will undertake to give the time to another versel within half a second by Шелна of a wighted Bag and a back watch, und that they do not ask anything nearer ex- actilade from the Observatory (where local or Greenwich time should be always available to a decimal) until Dr Doberek's bran-Dew European staff turn up.

bo That there are frequently young men to

picked

up pocnoss a auflcient knowledge of nautical natronomy and of ordinary infiliigenes to develop them into asistatits fit to ani- pulate the Time-ball, remember

That Mr Humphreys, while he is most

frank with the shareholders in meeting, does not approve of putting much in the the annual (or official) report and accounts; although I on when he twitted the Dock. Board rather severely for giving a little information to their shareholders. That this successful Bismarck of business tells his shareholders that he has the

power to do pretty much as he likes, but immerliately follows up this remark by asking the advice of shareholders upon certain points.

That if he always does as he likes and produces results like those, now shown, there in very little chance that his powers will be modiñed.

That the hard times have evidently boun the death of the proposed Stock Ex- change.

That it seems to be a favourite pastime in aoue circles to settle all existing diffi- culties by a general abuse of the poor

in the Sailor's Home who

JNO, J. FRANCIS.

Working

WORKING ACCOUNT.

+

་་་་

$162,146.00

62,938.92

I am, gentlemon, your obedient servant,

W. H. WICKRAM, Munay r.

The woman who declares that she would not marry the best men on earth often picks out one of the wores ones-Terre Haute Express.

8225,024.02 I LUXT see how a man can bring blmanlt to open a pawn office," said Gilson. Why $225,034,92 not? asked Bilson. Because it sneh, a foamsoma business?--Corimercial Advertiser,

there

WIFE (at the front door)-Who's t Volco—I am→→John--your husband, Wife -I don't believe you. It don't sound like. 16,705.87 John's voice Bbw your breath through

the keyhole Epoch

61,621,50

Waos (to Bower, who has his finger dono up in a rag)-Hello, how did you do that? 100,000.00 Bower-Trying to hammer a nail. Wagg You succeeded, didn't you !--- New York Srin. 40,955.33

BILK-C.me up and hear one now min. 5,802,22|ister to-day... Nubbs-No, thanks; I heard

him ones and have always regretted in $225,034.92 Bilks- Why, I guess you are mistaken. Nobbs-Not a bit of it, he is the ministèr who married os,Kearney Enterprise:

CANVASER-I have here a work---- Master of the House I can't read.-- Can- ...$ 1,178.10

vasser-But your children-- Master of 966,10 the Housa-I have no children (triumphant- ly). Nothing butın çat. Canvasser—Well, -813.07

You want something, to throw at the cat,

To Preliminary Expenses To Chaves (Crown-Reit, Ad- To Stationery

rortisements, &c.)

To Fassage Money of SiaTfrom

London to Hongkong To Office Expenses To-Telegrams To Salaries

By Interest.

By Serip and Transfer Fres By Balance carried to a Now

Account

1,065.00

· Young Lady—A pair of. No. 20, if you 1,700.10

860.32 please, Shoe Salesman (glancing at her 998.64 foot)-You probably have not heard that Za are out of fashion. Mrs. Langtry weats No. 5, Mrs. Poltera by Mrs. Cleveland 5, and Biary Anderson a No. G. Indeed Well, give me a pair of 50 then. --New Yort Weekly.

8: 7,610 03

1,701.31

106.50

Wasers Widɔw (to marble-cutter)-E want a amitable epitaph placed on my hus 5,803,22 band's gravestone Poor man, he was killed by having a asfe fall on him. Can $7,610.03 you suggest one Marbis-Cutter Perhapo

40, inadimo..

What was your husband's-

We have compared the Accounts with, business? : Widow—He was an editor. the Books and Voucliers at the OCompany's' And the marble cutter chiseled on the office and found them correo",

tonbabone: Gons to "Press”—–—– Lawrence American

G. STEWART,&uit.rs, G. S. COXON,

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

OUR MAIL SERVICE. To the Editor of the Cursa MAIL.”

Hongkong, May 17th. Sin,- vanture to write to yun on the subject of our Alail Service from Europe the state of which, I am confident it will të admitted by both business people and the public in general, is highly unsatisfactory.

course refer to the delivery of the That a shipowning friend bas shown als carried by the steamers of the Mes-

Hand Book to me:* work called

which, made up in sagerica Maritimes Co., ̈ the Board of Trade Examinations for London a weak Masters and Mates, and I fancy a man

boats, are delivered here, who ins

acquired the knowledge contains a rule, two days and occasionally thres London, to enter into negociations for the

me

ed in that book might be turned into a fair assistant in no Observatory, il enee the roving tendency were overcome.

I of

Hongkong, 10th May, 1801, To the Directors of The Hongkong Electric

Company Limited. Gentlemen, soon after the Company was

ic by the P. & to the Maila car-] stexted in February, 18-0, instructions were

dage su

shout of the P. & O. Maîl,: This undesirable state of

sent home to Mesars. T. A Gibb & Co.,

necessary machinery and plant for supply-

{ost practical intents and alters, to ing the Electric Light, and J, W. Hert Eag.i That candidates for these exaguinations are cent to a forinightly Mail from homo asin Consulting Engineer in London. After and purposes, recu-M.IO.E. was appointed the Company's

when there was a correspond.negociations with Messrs. Johnson & Pisil ing fortnightly Ma home, and in real fact lips, their tender was sccupted on the 25th does educe us to a fortnightly Mail bone May, 1889, and the Contract was signed on

the 11th July, 1887.

by which to answer Belters,

expected to be able to take on and ro the old 1 dage duca most of the elements to be found in that fearful and wonderfully-made work known as the Nautical Almanac, publish- ed by order of the Lards Commissioners, which would

ould alone give them a consider able start of the nativo who requires six years training Doctor would have That the diplomatie Doctor

The sunny and serious inconveniences to When I arrived home.

during the first business and other interests which arise werk in July,onsiderable progress had al- frau this arrangement are too evident and ready been made in the desigus of the need rat be discussed in this letter.

machinery much of which was specially The establishment of a regular weekly designed for the Company. During the Mail service is much wanted here, and sure. Autumn of 1889 considerable delay was ex- Ip such Important and prosperous Co. paricaced in obtaining raw materials for lony as Hongkong ia should be able to manufacture, both owing to the aumerous arrange this in conjunction with Shanghai strikes which then took place, and also ob and other places.

account of the unprecedented demand for

none of these things, because he had set his heart upon obtaining a full Euro- pean stall, so as to allow for holidays. That the Senior Unofficial Member of Council wishes to know when our next Jabilee celebration is due.. That Mr. Tigrie refers to the foundation

of the Colony, and in solcoting that word

of the world, wo are left behind. However, of the manufacturers was made to it is a little uncertain whether he is an I trust that this question will be thorough the Contract at an early a date as possible, to complete adreoste of the 1891 or the 1893 celely agitated and the necessary reform and to attain this end, mung of the men and protest against unfounded imputareste of the 1891 or the

bration, That this British Gag was hoisted and salut.ought about in the near future. Yours were working overtime until 1 p.m. Tho

ed here on the 31st of January 1811, and,

While Mail services have been improved electrical machinery and materials used in and accelerated to all other important parts its copstraction: Every effort on the part

broker.

That the honest broker will be compelled follow the example of the srubitects

tions.

many residents think that dale saw the

... real foundation of this Colony,

That sewing the question is raised by the MORE ABOUT THE PORTUGUESE

CLERK bon, member at this early dule, it may

be assumed that he purposes jubilating. in January next.

To the Editor of the "Chura Man.'

17th May, 1800,

Boilers and Engines which were causleuch od.in

Ganchester, were also delayed by the

The

at ibat place, and by the dif calty of obtaining materials for manufacture. Boilers were finished and tested in the presence of M J. W. Hart and myself

1880 and two of

on the 24th Dected and :)

I want a girl of flesh, not alone;

Chorus-Bo do I!

Whose heart will best for me alone ;

Chorus-Ob, what joy t

A tender, puro, unselfish maid ; Oborns-Hard to find!

A comforter when sorrow comes

Chorus-Brave and kind

Lovlon Music Hall Song,

Quotations

Doxoroso, May 17.

Old

P10M-Now Pads, crab. 480/439)

rosh,

New Benares, cash, 480/482)

Yow Malwa, cab, 620/530 Allowance, fiele 40/48

Old dîalwa, enal,...., 540, Allowance. Taola ... 32/48/ Persian, Olly, cusli 520/530. Allowance, Taels, 32/18 Persian, Pipar tie) £90/540 Allowance, Troia 24 37/48-

Exobange HONGKONG, May 17.

On

London—

Bauk, Wire,

IJ

90 days sight,

of the On

550

the

On demand,

4 months sight,

Orodila,4

Documentary,

On demand,

redits, & monthe sight, Credits, Berlin

On demaud, „M

THE des cruiser on her way to the Chica station is a somewhat, unsatisfactory 'veasol if we are to believe the Ceylon Observer. Noticia ber arrived in Culombo, our con temporary esys. M. S. Mercury, which indescribed in. the Navy List se a twin 3,720 tona and at Colombo yesterday afternoon (37th April) and will reaisin here till Toesday. She is on her way to the Chins station to relieve the Though built shout 12% ogo this ja -the

has been far away That there are, of course, brokers and brokers, and principals have the right, to from the frein English coast, a fact which leads Dook, was found floating in the harbour to one to think that there must have been

choose their own intermediaries. day near the oval coal sheds. There were something radically wrong about her some. That middlemen vanally come in for more no marks of violence on the body and the ready dors two commisions and may

where Her sistor ship, the

the Iris, has al- kicks than ha pezes when the market

but *goes wrong." E man is supposed to have committed aniide the Mercery has never yet had what may Another body found in flis harbour to be called a proper commission. So far ahe day was that of a boat girl, fifteen years of has only been a show ship, having been brought out merely for naval reviews and ago, who fell

rhoard from a sampan on nazares ur purposes of this kind she That most of the so-called 'fraternity' have. the 15th inst

The gul as rowing in the was commissioned for furt months in 1886, had to pay heavily enough for their

and she also had rationis short commisiona principals freaks.

in the Sanitary Superintendent's Report point on official favoritism or personal feel: 12th Biase then all the heavier parts of

ing bow of the boat in the rupe holding her for mangerten in 1887-89-89. In 1888 her That anything the Government may be

towards either race. A Britisher youth the machinery, including 3.

8 Engines to justify the complaints made.

or MRC-deems it derogatory to begin le Boiler, here born car broke, causing her to lose her balanos.

armament was altered front en

able to do to raise the status of brokers, That it is perhaps not quite corroot to say career in the hamble spacre which Porings at stomatal Up to the Build.. ough to react favourably to thirteen Einbreech-loid Pounders

upon the re

proud selona

#icers and cheerfully and

Two Assistants also arrived in the spectable members of the profession there was nothing in the Report to justify tagal's Mhat the replacing of the Adjulens of the complaints made, but the pablicity stick the Furthermore Benlarig std are at present engaged in au- 7 On Shanghai,

given to the subject will certsioly meat our business men find it pays to employ a perintending the cleaning and

fitting to. Lusitanian at 830 instead of al

Britinhor &

gother of this various parts of the machinery; harb raid, We all get hard hits cena subserviency which shows up well in a fow

weeks Hone siunally and get abused in the town compared with the tyle of our When I arrived in Hongkong on the 17th

budding tipans Bath sidan embeɛsle,

1800, I found that the Anscha papera, but we take it quietly '****

we kaks racept disclosurer. The examins. I had

by the unfavouran soutiment with the report of the Bani rot in our schools at least but the roal then, however, the weather has been more tary Superintendent is not quite ap question oats with Tanier uppishness faventable, and good progress has been parent

240

"rent"

of her scrament consists of four

Tax Bongkong Electric Co Tamilan quick-fitige cash peonder

now bestiming thom

of street lumination -

ght” in the prinali

they got their machinery

which, flowyer, villtek

That the monetary misfortunes of last year wore marked rather by lax or wild dosl- in on the part of principals than by any default of the brokers

Police Force by a Drill-instructor, whose

spare time is to be filled up by looking after elores, and so

so forth looks

Engines were middle of

January, 1893 That the Sanitary Board have snapped SIR,— Britisher' and 'Lusitanian are The first shipment of

their fingers at the complaints made to alike wide of the merk The question et den on the 21st February; in the steamer the Acting Governor bp the architects, British versus Portagnese depends in no Benlarg and strived in Hongkong on April and have recorded that there was nothing.

till

ล

On New York

On demad...

Credits,

60 days sight,

and

On Caloutian

..

On demand,

Wire Da Comated,

On demand, Seday #glit, private,

Tovarelane,

Adjuntag, 053 torpedo tube Her.engiace are of the old what like a stroke of Parabé soms That Major General Gordon is reported to : 3100 The work in dong" and that with a \ —an angine ustor za aşpected to arrive here wild Leaf, 100 Busi

Major Dempoter did Jeomau service

economy,

im

ey will be two 45 in Gardner, able to show hat they can do in the way 7 pounder of Boldenriage. She also ca

Ties Iwairs mich 1 torpedoes and four streets when | fachtoned horizontal dumble-expansion type, That

funnels, atid

of the Police the efftolancy of the Foute coming out me There are made as sverage speed of about 10 la. That I hear s

knola › Dotuber

though she can do 18 knots, we ste told

has been put for When commasjone

¿ commissioned on the 18thof Feb, just,

ward in certain quarters, to place the Water Polion under the orders of thứ some she was square rigged at her foreconst and

hed a bowsprit, which made her pick and Harbour Master, with the new Assistant

Marbour-Master as

kjug order.

meak

when

makers held des bin CARAVAN That the exact connection of Ibu charitable tone are not roade fully known perhaps westbeka February, Simsi

EO

Jarge I toss fearfully, but befora leaving the Bay Books Deputy Superintend. That I have been bith and taipan wulkinterest, Yours,

took

which the Car that our and saw the formed at kigge

But we bellore she is still fer from a per. PB | fact beat and it certainly is not a reassure playing wirelinstance to know that in the Bay

demons

ot find her rallig was regist-red at al Angle of 41 degrees. This, it la oxid, might be remedied by pelting. Jarger rolling BROSKE OR ZIL kod.

That I have persistently advocated an in erman in the power of the Harbour. Master in the harbour, and only last wack the suggestion was put forward that charges againn, the dumpers of rabbish. into the bachour should be dealt with by the Marine Magistrate,

under, the im. praion that officials were not called upon to do other than perform their anties without creating friction, while newspapers existed for the very purpose of criticising pahile meno abusing them, as he expressed it but there may be an analoge which I cannot set,

BROWNIE

AN EX - WRITEER.

The tator ornnot be secuted Of being very proud - However much ha in abusad

He tries to suit the crowdi

Cukuran Kwaider..

made it is hoped that every part will be | roofed in before the heavÝ REESE DOTSULENCE,

The work of building, the foundations for

for the Bullers will be cominshoes Imme- diately

With reference to the direct Lighting with Are Lamps, the Government have phomised the Company a Contrant for 10 Lump, and the hon, the Buringon Shanesi

418

4.26

231

89%.20 p. taet

3503

{faden af Mosure salconer d Go,'» Frumusi,

Do

Ford