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No. 8681-OCTOBER 20, 18907

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Vows notertained by the other members of the executive with whom I confer rod on the subject a few days ago.

CRICKET.

could only be "zeltained from

doing CR'OKET CLUB: €, RACQUET; CLUB PAST AND the exercise of forom. «The several guneda

PRESENT

at that particular gata were not able to The Cricket Club had an easy victory on manage, the sdman and it was not till s Suurday, the Racquet Court collapsing in large sound of men seized hold of him that their secund innings, part of which, how-to was finally bound and taken to the Hileg ever, was played in dim twilight. The . Such incidents show the necesally of

having the

o palace gates well guarded..

the Netherlands Minister,

the recent defalcations in the Monetary expendlituro are the increased erdi for ete. thero would bo'a izikling gain to the following are the noose

Partient.

Postal

The

year to the

Mr Ho Kat-What makes the cost by

Ing been provided for B English

German..

HONGKONG CHICHET-CLUB. J..

, Coxon. b Blair E. W. and, c Kirk, la Lewisham Capt. Drinin, ot, Cuxia, Leach... E.. Young, R.E., ; Bar... 5. Cazon, et, Canon, b Lin W. Fisher, bleach

T. qu, o snd b Blairman:

E. 0.6, Coxon. b Biale.

8.

Borle, LA. Plait, b Hair

A Woodcock, b LonchTHIS

J. Barton, a Bobbton, Leach

*Andersso, Autoate

BACQUET CODET;

7. Haitians, o Berle, b E

is

Ferguson

occupying Marquis

Trong

former

senge me radence of the late

Marchlinnas and hors non and step-són socompanied the remains of the Marquie to, Hunan where they will spend the requisite three youth of mourning The only brother of Marquetry Today Chi-hong, is at prosent Tote to Bhanske

THE KRIPS AFFAIR

Shanghai, Oct, 16th 1000, Connt-General, and Mara, Bock and SCHLICTING, Autore.

its financos, or over-taxation of ita, ponople. other hand no one can bemitted the fraud has been bouvicted havn expence of the Polion Department French and Gorrian.taly, which the M. Blair, b Smith 67 “A end b Dunn Bufors Mir von ILAAS, Austro-Ellingdeal":

hout

without

AT

Excellensy Opportunity of expands

you vions more at length and of

com-

before the Council any suggestion towards dy very carefully it, financial position, faliate against those who are no longer in gol Department with K Tiow of obtain. |

it has

aru landeil at Brindisi.

Ya Yeung, b. Lowson - 4

W. Maitlanā 10 | 4, 8. Comon, b E. W. Mait-

and

11 @Faber, & Dunn.....

ab Duti

Dud

A. J. Lack, and b Smith Linh Dinh alinh.

The first public examination of the bank

a standeren rupt, Sigismund Krips, late of Wuhu, cook place at the Austro-Hungarian Consalate this

C.C. Platt a Boyle, bE. W.

Maitland 10 b Da

DL Leigh, Meltian, b

3 afternoon-

Mr R

Weinowright appeare

Leonie Dan Besars, Gibb: Livingston Colo

L. Hallward, Low 5 b Lowon

In Robins, ran out

B. V. Driadas, not out

the opening of the angulos said up to, he vary, cautious in tersect to the

ogo, nome orelasions having been made in whorens at the rate that prevailed id was j The moss "serious addition, huwesit matter of public debt. The Colonial Boore

the draft estimates an originally prepared, often equal to about 18 dents. Expenditure results from the amount extitary has just informed me, I may add, that

This makes a total expenditure of 89,595,069 || Mr Hyrie-Bah the French like the mated as

neccesary for Extraordinary since the year 81886, when the last loan

THE POST OFFIQH DEFATUATIONS,

Instead there of having a balands of wind out of our salla by charging only & Public Works, Wo Leow how esential £20,000, wanrained, the sum paid of only

Mr Whitehead, pursuant to notice asked $46.00 on hand at the end of 1801 there is cents at Shanghai, Gentleruen, that such public works amounts to something like £17,000-that the following question. Have the Goat estimated deficit of ahent $100,000. The Chairman Given the rate of ex- 10.30, a. are in course of conntraction should is in four yåsen. ⠀

veroment received a report from the be completed without delay and that anch

The Council has al endy bun informed change as 3/6, if a on letter were carried

of additional othere e may be really usedfat should be The Colonial Secretary A little over lionurable E. J. Ackroyd and Mr Nicolle that, the principal causes of a

£17.000.

Military Colony, At& cents there would be a look. તું commereid while the water drainage

His Excellency-Affer the observations Order Office and on the causes which led to Contribution from £20.00 to 249,000 He favoured the 6 ats, rato, which would ha sgaten, which the Colany has undertaken that were mundo by me in the ad. thom, if so, will they lay it on the table, year, the additions to salários amanunting to in harmony with the proposed 24d charge

be allowed to stand still. But I

on of the Bleo-in England. think that it is a question for serious dress that has been alluded to hon, men together with a statement of the measures twin Tight and the traced in the

asures about $47,000 the introduction of consideration

whether it is Inst towards the in this ubject in the matter af prin defalcations in future?

ewards thebers can pretty well gather what my opinion which have boon talon to

to prevent such trio

the changes Andit

Mrre pay £6,000 - prosent tax-payers that the entire of such works as arg "destined for the good off pla" L cartainly do consider that is bave reovived a report from Mr Ackroyd and

when

made The

for a a Chief As Colonial

sial Secretary-The Government

t in the aslaulutione. public works of

nature- és Buch

and sistant to future generations should entirely fall up nccessary to construct in the colony, azo Mr Nicolle

to the Observatory at MEMPERCEPA airman-That has been taken juto $1,800 in 2

incordance with the recommenda It was prepared by thend on us. It seems to me that the comparisons quoted the entire cost should act fall gentlemen at the req est of His Excelletoy.

tion of

of the tively sma

small debt of £200,000, which is gra con

h mail greater than by the A TUM $2,000 dually becoming less arorg year, might fair-ben a anglo generatioti, but that it should A, however, the officers who held at the

of the Epidemio italk now in upkeep so arranged that future gonerations, who infe or have held the posts of Auditor Ge the upl

The Chairman-We have to pay the

· be added to so as to enable the Dolony

construction. to construel such works as are absolutely ourselves, should contributo towards their alive, and as the

to benefit from them vell

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neral and Poslinaster Genersi as do longer course of

expense fur Tho pornou who actually.

have not. The wails Decessary

been, somewhat increased in cases.... and more desirous than myself that raising

of the recent changes which have is

Me Whitehead propose that the views now undergoing imprisonment, questo y coment in those statements, ami Jaan elolt ha had recourse to with every the "Government does not consider any. been made in connection with it, while of the Chamber of Comansion be makes on the object of my resolation is to

procation and overy care. Before a can- good end would be served by pabate additional cost has been proposed for the subject.

pothe try hes reccitas to raising a loan, it should

report which more or less lishing

may

men from Bogland to đu daty bconase in the first place

whether thors is reasonable Hon. nieber d'esires son the cart is caused by that estimated as necessary for a position to offer explanations. If the Turnkeys,

But the greatest increase ou expendituru colonics may lead to. It is obviously Profita being able to pay klugry will be no objection on the part Public Works. As a proof of the continued

that

allowing it borrows, Government to

him of any unfair and unjust towards the present and in the second p

газобет place the mte of intereat of the Council to me it The Government increase of expanditure under this head it taxpayers that they should be charged at which that money is obtained necasarily have but yet decided the oxect nature of is worthy of remark that in the year. 1875 with the entire cont of extraordinary

the financial condition of the the stops to be taken to guard against the amount expended en

Surveys On the large; productive

on Public Works these very works when completed posterity recourse. to. So far as thie Colony is con-auditor his lately made a report on the sud Buildings, Rods, Streets and

neral's Deperiment, on and

Bridges

Surveyor General's its subject and a deapatel was received only a attuated to 8165,642 whereas for that its

for 1891 the

Department that future generations abould beat their

condition on the whole may be fo daya.

the

had whole matter Lair share of the cost The expenditure renue is, I believe, and has been for Bome id

Drainage

and Sanitary * Central "Mage") - Birodal This despatch

Deparinierte amounte contains various

to no less than ket The Estimate on extraordinary public works has now

opt our ordi- aufficient to meet our quations which will be duly cubsidesed. 3920,279, while the total amount, estimated · ddex = not: inchide proportions in fact gigantic

Bat wo cams to In

when

In the meantime

has: a new officor bran for the

construction of such Public Build- Bguren

think; startling. Important enditure the matter is very pointed to take charge of the Money. Ordering as have).

monies expended been commented, or actually public works when sinctioned and under

to 31st Decera- taken should be carried out bromptly and

either Ufico ou dvorything has been done, that will have to be further increased shoulder, 1880 differont; and

expect,

in contemplation 82,540,237, which any can be done in the meantime to guard will as from any

a | alitise of land and Gov. 8 The Officer Administering the

temporary

Market, amounting to. erament is fully sensible of effecting como- my in so ler og a possible. It is at all times

Rock frst difficult to lay down any hard-and-inst lino.

ane, Lighthou apa to bow th is to be done, but there are

be pre- amount to little ways in which those who are of many

are rided for the Gap entrusted with the expenditure of

public

Rock Lighthouse is money can guard against needless expendi-imated nt

The financial condition of the

$180,000; Es- maytimated value of the revenue

being quite sufficient to meet ang ordinary expenditure; but while this is

the realisation of your ideas, which sour knowledge and your experience in other

the

of the

A from depends up the borrowing is had similar detaleations in future. The last General's

will dorire more bench then wo

THTO

erned. I do not hesitate

to

The proposition was agreed to, and the Committes adjourned.

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC WORKS, DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE,

Uimated Expen Editareto

Deo, 31, 1890,

likely to d nurseve it is only right cientisfactory. " Our ordinary re- before whom the Secretary of State estimated anm for the Surveyor General's, i

nre,

Govern

B

Fimo pase, axtraordina

as Elongkong, that its ganimal revenue occurrence, urbe equal is the extraordinary exp

expenses

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a loau

Jua

* APPROPRIATION -BILL 1880,

beon

APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1891.

the Water

are in

be regarded ou the whole factory, Steam Tender

front this Colony or, I may say,`

; and we can scarcely usly so as to obriate the risk of all other Colony which advances with auch rapid: sgainst the ropetition of this unfortunato new gaol bo constructed.

changes Isod departures from plans, alrondy agreed upon. Economy in

cirquinatances would be more likely to that are necessarily incurred in the erection tneh be attained. The small public debt of this

public works. Tie Hot

works. The Hon. mumber lis The Colonial Secretary moved the colony is being steadily reduced every

year,

referred

to a that was raised some faw reading of a Bill to authories the and could fairly be added ic. The

rears ago. There has been a sinking fundpropriation of a supplementary sim silver loan o ment could roadily, raiso

off that loan, and the amount of that 9349,720.70 to defray the charges of the to pay cally on easy terms and without paying any fund at the end of 1880 was £17.00 Thore year 1880. Commissi

n whatever for the issue of their emanather

The Acting Oolonial Treasurer seconded, turo. ance of the £200,000 Témainetherefore the balance boods or debentures. A lann in dollars i instill to be paid. Upon looking into the and the ordinance was read a first time.

dealing in gold, as docu every way proferable to

the Government would be fund that it was principally raised for the documents in concection with that loan I safeguarded against possible kes by ang sake of military defence. The amo antesquic-roading of a Bill, to apply a nnds not ex-an, and while not begrudging what is nece

The Colonial Secretary mered the frat adverse movement.

in the value ofed for this purpose was £110,000, leaving cooding EL 674,789 to the public survice for sary for its development and general good, gold as measured by silver. That sa halance of £84,003 tegards expenses con- the year 1891 should be raised is,

a. I think, the punimuus wish of the taxpayers and ratepayors, and it was quite esident at the time the loan the coat, of Extraordinary public works old

The Colonial Secretary-I have to lay on the surplus should be expended colony that which are destined for the future, so as to on certain public works which were then in the table a minute by His Excellency with obviate any possible increase in taxation. The public works, to which I refer are the course of consideration. I find it stated in reference to the estimates for 1891.

The Officer Administering the Gover-Bull, worka, water and drainage

market the advertisement of the loan which was the new market sued by the Crown Agents that the prament has the honour to submit for the and the new publie Laundries. I think we seeds of the lost will be expanded in the consideration of the Legislative Council the ehall pay sufficie

suficient, even if the estimated |

the

Estimated Revenne and Expenditure of furt.Gestiona maintained for the next ompletion of revenys for 1891

inquired for the defence of Hongkong, the Colony for the year 1891. four or five years, as there are the increases as nieo or the Water Works and other

2. The Estimates have been carefully in uflicials salaries and the r new system of audit, which aggregato $54,003anaually and public works apon the construction of prepared by the Acting

turing the last four years who acen-

tected with

necca

¡the Officer Adıníuútering the Government

be exercised in dealing with public moneye.

completion of

pris, 330,000.

works, two-thirds

of 813,000, out

&

that the money should be applied towards was quite, works in this cut The Colonial Treasurer seconded and the entirely concure that every pruitenes should aya

18

was raised that it was the intention of the

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which

;

re-

Bill was read a first time.

Colonis!

Secretary. The work connected with them has beat

AMENDMENT OF THE DANGĒRŠUS „GOODS

ORDINANCE.

The Council went into Committos on

this

Mr Keswick pointed out that there was no schedule attached to the Ondinance to show what dangerous goods were referred to, standing.. and that might give rise to some misunder.

of

ence

there are the unreasonable domanda of the tated anrplue, balances of provins years, reluiered are merous then us this ringing de', was given in the end. Preparatory

War Other in

of

was ao amendment.

olonial purposes. Any increase in taxa.or carried out mud that instead of the made to carry out the principles en-whie tranhle, na by some regulation in the go over howTinu-

tion is

of eron ons

ay be bearlile cont, in the taxes ranta in their advertisemont it seems to Council. In Amator of this kind wiara.

have been

paid into t

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No certain exception

been mad to the be rendered of little increase proposed, it is imposible that orory on concerned should be perfectly satished. If, however, in soms crxer the intentions of the Seertiary of State hate

or no valuo

Estimated

Expenditure

TEST

270,000 14,000 180,000

150,000 107,000 60,000

at Lawan

.....

Tong, Low

1

Grant at. Außer

son, b Barton

Anderson, – k Danntuntea

Extr

SUPREME COURT.

....--% IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Sir James Rundt, Chief Justica) Blonday, Oct. 20.

whom the petition was Cled, and who

B sought to establish a claim on the estate ar the bankrupt. The reporters were not afforded the anal facilities of examining

The monthly Criminal Sessions opened Lo-day. The

(Hon. E. J. Acting Attorney

General

referring to a case of

kidnapping which was among those in tho Calendar, said the Chinese Government had

the petition and auswer in order 10

tain the amount claimed.

ser

Mr Kuiflor represented the trustees of the estate.

Mr

At the opening of the proceedings, Wainwright applied on behalf of bi clients and in the interests of justice, this the Consul General would make the pine ceediars private and excinde the reporters. Connect went on to state that it would pers tainly curtail his powers of ex minitig Krīpa

eostain

questions and answers were to be

made Picb

Mr

in qbecond caser

ting sail that in German

applied for the rendition of the two men Courts reporters were lot ozoladed except charged,

to the other pri- with respect and

Mr. Books suggested that the reporters be Boner, woman, he (the Attorney General) requested to leave out whatever questions did not intend to prooved against her.

omit

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Mr-Phillippo, instructed by Messe Daldamine might be thought dericalle well and Wilkinsov, appeared for the pri sonere, and asked whether the Attorney his purpose, and he had frequently heard in Mr. Wainewright said that would snow OT General intended to enter a nolle prosegu British, Gourin the Judge ask the reporters as regards the two men.

to leave out certain walters.

His Lordship anid that as there was no information filed, the Court could take no cognisance of the case,

The woman was discharged by proclains tion.

AHAULT AND ZOBBERY.

would be to exclade the reporters altoge Buck asid that after all the beat way

ther

Que of the

the reportars asked if he was to understand

oxeluded that the reporters were satirely Chan Kum was charged with multing ab ck when he thought fr

Mr. Haan replied that he would call them woman with a knife and robbing her of a

Th reporters then left the Court, parso containing $45.

ed and heard part of the oxamination of the After an interval they were again admitt

The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the

Krips who examined by M

following gentlemen were sworn as a jury Wainewright, admitted that the petition:

and answer were correct.

was tunavoted

Measts H. U. Jeffrica, M. Beart, D. Casca, C. B. Laminert, F. P dos Santos, J.,M. 01,000 80,000 95,000 03. de Sa, and E. H. Gore Booth,

The examination The Attorney General said the com. was as folina: The Best business it Plainant a widow, who is employed which I was hot with Messru Gibỡi 38,000 8,000 30,000 Fattan splitter, was in the habit of

Livingston wirs

was when I noted as t

as agents for carrying about with lux a sum of money which stars of theire, «And afterwarde represented the savings of several years, Alaris, at my request, and the ploe

∙acted as

not my rout for tho

Ahin she having us to place in which to keep business 15,000 2,000 10,0 On the 15th alt, while on her way to

Ind thea was alan at my r her house, in

tend in the Western district, the 91st Ted in the Detai who was armed with life are correct. I first got into arrests and prison

failed to keep up to lng agreement this attacked hoc, rabbed pepper fu her 7,000 4,040 3,000 tiraw her down and style her purse on piece goods, writing me a letter to that eyes, Plaintifs allowed me 100,00 Tanis eredit Chinese constable, who saw what happened,

effect

me time in the second half of 19 pursued the prisoner, who was afterwarda arrested. He had thrown away the knife would send me piess goods to

The lotter was to the effect that thay 10,000 8,000 32,000 in his flight, and the complainant's purso of $100,001 and when that amount wa the ansonst was found in his possesion 140,000 100,000

reached they would stop shipments, and that unanimously found the prisoner

soner they thought one lakh a very Eberal alon 10,000 2,000 8,000

bad base,

The

clamation din- la 16 DE

1889) Government Con- tribuiinn,

******** 419,323 31,000 50,000 4. Praya Re- site for

Western Market,

5.

Training Al- any Nullab

and

6. The Attorney General said a definition

Roads

to the Military coutri-had be expertod. I think it is a matter year by reason of the re-adjustments bution ta bomot, although the Imperini army had been expended.

ordinace, Bof 1873, of which this Work, Kennedy

Read

Sites, cretary of is here for imperial purposes mors than for for regest that principle lae not been altu-salaries in accordance with the

State's

& Secretary

7. Mr Keswick said that an or innoce of

Reconstru instructions. Every endeavour has

deavour has this kind was likely to give rise to consider tion-Praya Brid- woney which was then borzowork being exciated in the Despatch on the subject Gazette as to the place of ba doprecated. is earnestly to b

Apended on reduction, if it were possible to make one, pures were referred to by the Crown which has already be laid before this devoted to the storage of such goods might

on certain definite works or induch

faturage property on Canal, ........

8. improve ments-Recreation into the public revenue. separate account neems to have been kept,

sanding ordinance only altered the law

The Attorney General explained that the Ground, Happy and the result is that it is impossible to za

by providing list bylans might be made

Valley

9: Gaol Exten- a what public work thit aarplus of £84,000 hae or has not been expanded. Now, if

with regard to the transhipment of danger sons, this colony is desirous of raising another not boan earriet ont, or if there are others

In Cattle! ona goods.

Depôt 10. Me Whitehead asked if any provision Extension, a, 1 certainly do think that before at which would seem to deserve more indul-

this has be a granted to them it will carrying, dangerous goods, à pains raised and Pig Dapots, 40,000 2,000 3,000

to be made the loan, or before doubtless. by faise t

11. Was tu be

ss to the class of ships

Blaughter. to actually

Boury and Sheep State, as of

effeo rectifica be competent to effe course will be

the

by tionis

Me Ryrie at Ins be necessary in

bercaftor.

meeting Mr Byrie said he had conferred with the money should be raised, that this Colony should definitely state the objects for which clusive of any balance on hand at the end that money is to be raised and that when of this

| Sales, is $1,062,+98%, regard taken to see that it is expended for The Emated Revenue for this year was

those

I think рагроса alone.

myself $1,584,04 The amount estimated for it would be very good thing if the no- 1891 therefore axcords this by 267,155, should be provided by (fovernment, or scoiary ordinance for such a loan contained But it should be borne in mind is sometne else, to carry powder. He had schedule of the works-some of which estimated amount to be realized from Landern it carried, in a rapat dangerous mann- r. were mentioned by the Hon. member Falos next year has been Mr Whitehead)--on which the money 3:00,060 whereas that for this year was

down as

as only

KILLS PARSED. hat is raised should be expended, and

The Bills to send the Rating Ordinance mentioned as

48 $300,000. commercial and the Peace Preservation Ordinance were ! that is done it would then be impossible depression which has existed for some time read a third time,

pay neay into the general revenue or past has necessarily affered the sale of

ZBB AMENDING POLICE BILL. S to expand money for any other purposes i dovernment property, and it would havə than for those mentioned in the ordinance. been undesirable to have

This Bill was considered in committee.

ont"

laat

grown to sdeb app Sureter

weicos. od. Mr Ryrie-I have much pleasure in seconding the motion of my hop. friend,

Some

years ago I certainly was rather

opposed to raising monog loan for the use of the colony but I am

o not ashamel to say now thas have changed my mind oa that subject, Our

public works have -eporniour extent that I think luan is most advisable. We can get one, I think, en very

tanderate terms and, one that will be sul scribed by the Colony. We have

militars contribation, in to which it

appours, Secretary State

anys, that was promised to 13 15

notkolog

12.

a The Estimated. Revenue for 1831 ex-Aitorney Gutzbral and he was infred Haughter-

how got heavy bardens upon us, especially the money ja; raised overy era should be Land Year, and exclusive of premiata on i

the

from

what

this

what

to be fulfilled. They gave a statement of additional troops amounting

are only

to 3,000 men, and now, when we apply to thero to fulfil their promise they shirk the question by 43ying Why, you paying $40,000 out of £280,000, a thing high we all knew beforeand which was there

if

"Tho

gold

el a time

ordinones.in

to be introduced aume weeks hence Pablle

there was

WAS W

ta regard to gun. powder to which would deal with that question. He was always of opinion that proper beats,

14. Public La fringe,....... 14. Civil Hue-

6,500

25,000

Th

T,

His Lordship said it was a Bvory and the prisoner had been guilty of roty

the savings of a whole life

credit was extansted about I began to lose money from the bas

were probes sanied to hare found out my pieca gouds Susiness was done at for cowardly act rabbing a wenda of white The CommFrom the beginning-1 tiau, white ho 6,500 ako carried Abour with her, having

huil anods under

cat prica. From the first

300 10,000 was goutenood to two years impr I apcount for thought the Anahin Mary

with hard labour, and ona whipping of 25 strokes during the Grat six months of his imprisonment.

money

no place of safety in which to keep the but I never gave Gibb, Lvizsgatons as Ca 12,000 money.

way to punish offence any idea of that. I loped to be able to The only of this kind was by whipping. The

recoup myself. I

ney I lost by diffe in prizes, and what I lust on the Ansis I was Tia. 50,000, lost about 81,000 thing with the payments I made the loss month. When I made up my mind away I det embed to sell the Anahin, and could have old her to Chrusso fur 43,000. I owed 800 003 on the steamer along with Tia 4,300 to Mesara Faralism &

60,000 89,377 28,028

17,000

pitul--Staff Qaar. 16. Cil Reaper. tal-Coelis Quar» fers,

17, Civil Hos pitał —- Alterations and Additions, .... 18. Lunatic Ang

7,000 3,800 3,200

7,151

HOUSE-BREAKER NEATLY CAUGHT.' Wong Tuk was sturged with breaking into a hores at Gilman's Bazasy on the 930 all ord

7,131 clothing to etoul a quantity of who, however, gave the a year, to

The Attorney General said the prisoner in.

I tried to raise money on a act mortgaze or the steamer from the H. sud

not put up with it, We should ask them reference has been made to the question | when, as a tastter of certainty, but poor clause was added empowering the Go for Chinese, 20,000 12,800 7,400 | £ok advantage of the excitement casseq uy», Bank, but wh. I got a letter 11 800-

fore no news to us. They try toimpan upon

9

in that way and Į

saw the

A

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so far."

What aroyin going to de your promise? You have dens

sue nothing very much by this

Juuso

know that the in. I at present to express any decided opinion.is to be hopeil, however, that inste

a fire at Jantine's Biz ar to break into .

home and attempt to steal a box of cloth-after all, I made up my

to the ellers that I could not

ing Inspector Quincey happened tobe in thư

the money

go

in Obe

19. Polios Sia of raising this loan locally, and I have no prices would have been obtained. The vernor to remit the fine impased for lear debt it could be so raised, but whether amount realised by the sale of lands tisa ing the Force before expiry of engagement lociades

tion, Aberdeen such a

a course would be desirable in a year iostead of [oxcording $300,000 will, in and serdral verb: alterations wors made.

$1,615 expended point upon which I am not prepared all probabili p, not amount to $50,000. It The Bilt paased through commitler,

ded for pre-

hobee at the time and saw the prisner altagelige. That was when I pering Site.,... 33,114 8,915 2,000 break the wooden fare guarding & skylight fait aver parted with good without TER TENSION FUND BILL

20. Police Sta

and enter the mou beneath.

The bir Ryrie gald this was a very important tion-Basrry Bez,

without gating them at all, orent gut 7,000 d

the money

orders spector waited for developmentints and when by the Chineas banks. 21. Police Sta

the prisoner had wrenched Town..

Lee appreciated but their maintenance is essentally an int I know that the Home authorities have ob condition of affaire will coable the perial expenditure darcusy your Ejection to

local thank

under this lead to be reached during on to`ruising

stero may 1

iTE!

coptribution of £20,000 was

in the

7,000

cla

Larbox and beguo

the lock arrested him..

10-1

14 and wintered banks, a sout my booke

to Japan by my girl

a short time pointed to consider it, The Bill would re. ion-Kennedy 41,543 39,543 2,990 e con 'oita, y 40 to help himsoil to its was cause I did not know whatter f

Jarget!

cellency has read what took place when the bo arguments pro and con, but it is not a The Officer Administering the Govern, asure and a Committee ogght to be ap A report

of the process was bust pugnt on which I would like to express aument informed the o form of a pamphlet, and thoro y Secretary of B

pinjon lefore gulpitting the matter to the since that the probable balance on hand it quire a good deal of a unideration. Ha

of State.

ip Hero- however, it i the end of this

adjourn will so the arguments pro and

of this year would be $461,629, but, preposed that the Council and pop as to after necessary to address the Secretary of since this announcement was made the

Air Keswick seconded. whether we should pay military contri-State on the

I shall not fail to Culong his boon called upon to pay a queating,

The Attorney Gener.I said he diff not bution or not. Now they have doubled the furnish him with the oberrations made bere amount that was anticipated as rep event. Propose to go into. Committee today, as sum and they say we ought to be thank to day in connection with this very print. Ting the sum of £116,00 voted of Defence one or two amendments lind leon sent is. ful that wa are not paying more, will now, refer to think, however, the misiug

Hist the reason which prompt Works Abant 800 will the rulers have ed me to make the suggestion I did in to be deduct-d found agreed to livre that if we were indebted to

The amount that is to be expended nimount estimated for Extraordinary Ex the extent of a year's revenue it

Are penditure haing spont will rary much out of the way. Our revenne public works in this

more than likely is over $1,800 007 a year, and suppose vein contemplation and less than wake up for this deficiency.

|$3,5 0,030, `aud is oortéinly impossible.

be

of a loan will

reful and he had goob

or a select committed

District

1,529. Buton said the Bill would bave 24.4dditions tà · very easy It used to be always the address I made a short time age the other hand the ime of ull the heirs aparcial.

put us in a warse position than we used to think of some years ago.

which

the from

we murtqies Burce of income,

At the t sane time it was

The Council adjourned to this day week.

FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE

A meeting of the Finance Committee was held after the Council meeting, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding.

MANIK GUFH.

His Lordship expeased one dogbt me to could return to Shanghai, The books and

packed whether the prisuper could be said to have

not know whether I would

ohes

were

10,000 2,000 8,000 broken intu the banse seeing that the place because I did not Pla Wabu: [blo

**8,1100

was open, and he directed ibs jury to find return to Wabu, All my

order books, 8,000 if they thought the evidence against them, books, and ledger are there. I baro

prisoner suficient, that he was in the house he property of any kind. I think the for the

ference in committing a felony. purpose

in the quotations between the 40,000 20,000 15,000 |

The jury returned as verdies to Tls 80,0 in accordance with bis Lordship's suggs a› tion.

Echo-si vingpon

23. District School Kowloon, Government House,

26. It struc thn of Governor's Peak It aidenee,... 40,000

20. Quurtere for Superin Lead. k1,

Affores un

Dev

for

40,000

of

THE CONSPIRACY CASE,

io

the

Taald amounts

By hir Railer--I locked u

ze up my roomie before I left. I let Wuhu

window in the sitting-room open. “

Mr MeLoud of Mcgars Gibb, Livingston's

Onco DF twice us

ander cost prices, explained how that

Mr SeblichtingIt may be possible that

was acting with the Chinese in Wahi Witness

ess by the Conaal-Ibare no money

George W. Ward and 1 Fraser Smith were charged with conspiring together to bring a false charge of rape against were being sold at Whole that goods 18,500 4,000 10,000 Jahr Minhinnett Mr Francis, 0., in 27, Magazinei

atructed by Mir Mossoy, appeared for the And

prosecution. The defendaiste pleaded not

Krips s Fier-

→→Stons Cut-

guilty and asked that the case should be ters Jalsad,..... 17,025 5,000 12,625 allowed to stand over till next Sessionis dollars a month. To the beginning I had

My house Market

28. Shaukisa

Hia Lordship agroed, 3,000

Joma expert but lost on its

The Court here rotired, and on re-aman- bling, the Consul said the

that the

the Jodgment would be pastpózed until the books of the bankrupt should strive from Japabi

desirable t

to get through with it, as it was

of the estirantes; part and pare

the Secre reised $1,000,900 by a 'lean that would not that our current revenus will be able to 5. The Council is aware that one of cuetary of St to having in Geftain cases inade it & condition of the advance of salary that principal itoms of Revenue arises from the I meet these during the coming year or oven, Opium Monopoly which according to present the official juin the Fund,

Mr Rycie aaid he preferred to propose may say, duting the year after that, strangements is to produce 8477,000 a year. Mr Keswick-On the whole, I think I can or even the subsequent year; and therefore But an item of this nature being rudly the Committep at next meeting. give my very cordial support to the resolution if we are desirous of proceeding with then realized most merasarily depend upon which the hon. gentlemau has just pat for public works that have been began, us certain contingencies and it is therefore cur rard, but at the same tare I should like to mat have recourse to ford a note of warning ageing prosceding atlier of two things-either to taun 1gige guy not to rely too implicitly upon auct to borrow monry on any grounds except the money or have recourse to addi 6. The ostimited intresset and

co those of

the most urgent uned. I am awar tional taxation, Now, na regards addicreases on the different items of revenus

Excellency in your opening tional taxation I for one should derfor next year are principally the fellow What your address made the suggration which has tainly be reluctant to have recourge to now, been brought Forward the form that if it conte possibly be avoided. There is an escianted increase in assessed Me Ho Kai kod if the additional cúc) and

in of a a resolution zad, as I stated, I am and I think that bearing in mind the cir taxes of $50,00 dae to the increast is had been paid or was going to be paid on 100

The Chairman aid the Cu'ury was pracQueen's Hau first place to be fully

hanging being estimated for 1801 without dedugtiqu aware that the Jean vor it,

West, which was raised turro, cine yers gn-would not be

be any difficulty in ahtaining has to be nade good from expenditur.“ believe it

the monop at a reasouble rate of interest

There is also an estimated increase measure been exti

There will presently he laid before the $1,00 on carriage and chair licens an my hon. friend the esconder of

of this resola-Ocuncil a minute which I have on to any list it was not considered to heto prepare with great care in

amount of over $10,000 having been recole. By mente at fejudicious or impolitic with the estimates. From this most and on this account during the first half of

"of

disposed on the whole to give it my cumstances of the colony ough there rateable tenements and to the gross retically committed to the payment, as the cordial support; but I would like in the is an the loan was asked for there for uncochķied kouses, but this deduction Secretary of State had written to the Oran

by

wan

under

мер

at this year

of

thing to be in debt to the extent of ong from the estimates it will be seen, I There is an increase of

crease of $5,000 estimated year's Fergpue. but it would be a a matter of

[of || regro) | to say, that at the end of for spirit liceness. The sum estimated

the principle of

that

of having

Ca

4

An

of the

Agents approving

additional expens being

incurrel. Mr Ho Kai-I see exchange is given

3/4. How do you arrive at that rate ? The Chairman-We pay the Crown

Agent on the average for the year.

The vote was agreed to 199

should pay their fai

fair share of

of the of the public works for which this on faszolero obtain the money by is wanted, biak at the erano line it in de meant for loan. It desain diffonit to 200 / 3,4994 Bering been 810.000 stand over for a couple of

COSE

愿

3,000

Offices Extension

New Law

30.

31. Stores Ad

PEKING. The Peking correspondent of the N... Lary News writes:→→

180 EXPERS & AMOUNžed to 300 or 403

Great preparations are making for the

Me Walnewright naked would it be u annnal races which take place in October, cosmary to go into any further evidence #BA - སྦཝཱ ཎྷན འདནཱ། དྷན༤་མཎྷཱཝ 12,000 6,000 - 6,000 Already a pare of several hundred dollars regard to the establishment of his claime

been subscribe 1 and it is proposed to further discussion, the delivery of the judg

The Consol said not and after mothe count,

25,000

90,000 largely increase that amountinges to have ment was fixed for Tuesday next at p Water and Dreich age Department.

Shanghai Merenzy.

62. Now Water Maina and Dietri- batory System Fot

Sewerage

Yagmáli.

Seventh

intervals of apa

den

relapses. The mysterious character of apparent recovery, and as and his long illness, to the Chinese, has given

is

to many surmisem. to its origin. It aid that the Emperor in

conatrosting

Exchange HONGKONG, October 20

Bank, Wire,

new residence for his father made to On London— I provi

for the numerons demons and

epil evil.

which

Abeir abode on the 27,000 20,000 7,000 premises As these ar spirits canno

had

the

STEIN HAIR

On demazed,

380ர

· 4 month

Domwanbary, a mutha

Os demand

Oribe, 2005 klis sight

On

MADY 0,000 ful

but ring him danta and preventing them of his atten

from misting him. Many apparitions are seen and On Berlin-

If over the Prince lives to vacsie doubtless, his present residence, it will forever after On New York

demand. be condemned a haunto). It is well known

10,000

12,000

190,000

year's greet importance, if wo were to give this next year,

inated

TEB PISH AT STOWEOUTEERS" ISLAND Victoria Water. any dorthie handing last year was 841,000 zaptation effect, that it alry'd be known

surglos thiro will bp deficit. whereas that obtained was $48 704.

With reference to the vote of 86.328 for Works 200,000 87,000 71,000 That the provions Ingo Las bien con colder how we are to proceed with these $4,000 of fees froin scholars at the Views of opinion that the pier at Tamati

being the

There is also an estimated theresse

the reconstruction of the landing pier, the 33. Peak Water Riderably

of Chairman said that the Surveyor General Supply, UNA couch inta

пресевного

stora work, whigh it is undoubtedly nooosssry to toria College the amount estimated last

Bnd entrance to palace to call the been already begun and year under this

yesra Vloteris, ***................. 282,500*10,000 67,000 Imperial Rulers attention to this litte if we do not

from Bet3,000

longer.

The jerat Stoncentters' Island was 30. Sewerage of

oversight of his, they distach the peace of to 875,00

11 for the Ponder Magrsine. They were in Hungbom, (Kow-

bla father, not only contemplated for reute derived from communication with the military authorities. Loon), airable that we should not by any means how those works san be proceeded with market stall

* Pain stals and shops, give them a heritage Cef trouble

by borrow. I do not mea myself that there will be

The estimated decreases as chiefly in as to wheth

yba pronised to refer to the War Office Sewange of when there is no abeofute neces any objection to the Council Ing money Bity for it, I am therefre

ng to give that ban beers bro to the following items Boat licenose From Gay they should not refund to the

for $6,701 10 83,

Governmete certain portion of 83 CDU Cargo host licences

of the

x-(won) ming13,000 currence and adhoruba t

hot the reward

37. Water Sup It does not, after all, hind from 87,500 to 87,250, Fines from 816.000 penditure, as they made gas of the

pler. solation but I shonid like to sound that the Council to raise the lan, What the to $14,500 Hawk

The Suryayor General weld the military pr licences (com 85,30)

of Kowloon

trying tha

that the raveme of this colony in ment should lay before the

their 9, the former was on the shel 36. creams owing to the gowillings of certared aide of the island. irenely olastic. We have

of tain countries to receive Chinese, from

Bus Minor Works, large revenue froin land antes drawn a la proposal

but the loan

desirable

The vote was egrend to $18,000 to $15,000;

Lands other expenditure those foged, but including Stone Carries,

The other votes were also agreed to, b Tots! Pabllo in the value of land in the

THA FAOPOSED REDUCT OF POSTAGE.Works, Extraordi paat, and in the Imostats faturn I am corped, I shall be moet happy to prepare. The revised estimated ordinary expent On this sanjeet beleg brought forward,351 82,635,937 437,188.920,810 oftes to his father in srest hand if there Latisfied the revenge from this source such a scheme re soon as possible, in order dilure for 1891 is 81,676,760, The ustiat, the Chairman pointed out that the Co.. sunnot be so large, should think also that I may lay before the Council noted extraordinary exp uditure in 8920,279 Iony had been receiving a boon for many Drainage and Sanitary, which

Spent under anthority of Vete for Main | the atreeja elan a that the revennt from her sources insy only the views that I personally entertain instead of 8304,279 % stated by the Dufour years, bating basa anly charged 10 cent, other minor works have been third final preparations. possibly diminish, and therefore it bahares, this matter, but, I may also say, the Administering the Government a ghurs time which we the equivalent of öd at 4/3, | 1890,

my

note of warning here I am: correct in solution anggests is that the Governing Ding, which is on the dead more she of the Culona) pier than of Pentaanta

hol

itere

the son we may be a to meet ont éxitariNETEG

for the

da un very great antion and Fean only say, in so far es so con Iron $30,000 tɔ 828,00

than

3,000 smong foreigners, however, that the Prince

6,000

is making a hotest effort to break loots On Bamy

from the opinm habit, and in his enfeebled condition be dannot resist the attacks of dinense, The Bumperor is most exemplary On Cale

in the performusent bis tial duties, going

are adverso symptom stopping to hars

nada renured of any

Da domsud, is zero

Oradiis, 60 dara sight,

Da der Bad

201

maridy

dh ngh Ou esan

dya private paper, 22

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