1891-06-20 — Page 3

No, 8808-June 20, 1891.1

The dragon fclivities at Fooshow did not en without necident. We learn that one- of the boats au against the bridge and Banks Biltcon of the crew were drowned. As the natives believe that the souls of the unfortunate victims will be, at ones, takon to heaven by tho dragon, it would be an set of discourtwag in our part to regret the mishap-Foochow Ecl.

BROWNIE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Ir current report is trae, we (Foochow Echo) | That these have given rise to au primord- | correspondent have the andsoity to make no claim to be treated as though he held. No 12 that the Indian Interpreter in Bis drawal of this privilege. I am willing to parations have been made in Shanghai, we fear, our earnest Chanzees will bädgrent Inary coolness (for Junej between the suck on utterly untrue statement, in view the same post as the First Clerk of the Harbour Department should have his salary allow those who will receive lam than twenty think people may rest assured that nothing. "diffoulty to towrting the present exceed- Dlock of the Westhor and mysoil.

of the fact that the Cbnitzen of the Cham Department 1875, who had to perform raised from $420 to 8504.

por vent, intrate on their 1890 latiem to will occur to disturb the peace of the purt. ingly absurd high prices demanded by tes-Taut the riots in on the Yangtsso arowbar spoke against the Bill, the Commitior additional dutive nizon teshafurred to the 14 flotanical and Afforestation Depart retain the privilege but adhere to the If it doen we are fully prepared for it, and mon, so we understand many of the huld becoming alurning to fursigo' integrate ; voted against it, oxsept Mr Ryrie, why re- Land Department. But I think that if the ment.The salary of the Superintendit decision that it should be withdraws in the that is the best canrazed chat, wo dan havn, -ers are backed by very rich nativex in che and if Me Drumugout be correct in his fused to vote one way or the other end pay proper of his post be regarded as raised in 1875 was 91,592, but to file may be case of these Officors, who pro receiving as End the warnings, received from all rides city and scouraged to stand out for ligh statement as to this rivalry, and jealousy almost apologised in Cofindil, for beminding | hom 81,410 to 81,728, he has a claim to added the $600 granted in 1881 for afforest. much as twenty per cent, increase. Those not been listened to in time the danger prices,

of furan and anhul men, the matter the Bill, and that of the four Banks sro | retain ne personal allowance, the $480 ütion work, as 41, 133 may be regarded as who rotaữ thô privilege under this rating would undaabbadly, have been much looks worse than ever."

are strongly against it (Chartered Moron which he hân drawn for some years over what would have been the salary of the will apparently bu SirJ. Russell, Dr. Ayros, greator. Tans wight, however, owing to That the Imperial Degree in a pleasantry tile and the Chartered Bank), while the and above the said $1,440. Thin will give combined paste if the afforestation work had and Mours Alves, McLeod, Bas, Grimble, rumours of a disquieting, batons three was

which will not go down in there daya, New O. B. Q. only is fn favor of it, the | hím áltogather 82,208 instead of 81,920.

existe) it the earlier date. Assuming than Travers, Sangelor, Buil, Ford, Deus, Hom a little excitement aussagst the law Acro <unless accompanied by enorgelio accion, Jocal institution being neutral, With re-, The écosit and Phird Clerka in his De- the valds of Quarters in 1475 to be 8600 pool, Cradock, Mathisen, Conyuran, Swan-peare reading at Pootung, and sign from That the Foreigners at Kiuking took the gard to the merchants, their opinions in partment appear on the other band tohare (as given in Enclosure 11) the incremes of ston and Bremner. A request you to send the U.S, Alliance aud H.B.M. Procol law and the beyoust in their own hands, the matter are already necointed for by been awarded sou suck, for if Mr M. 35 per cent, ja 82,592 would give approxi» - "home as soon as possible, for the guidancs patrolled the shore in boots near the and the account of their success was very the fact of the Committee of the Chamber, Gu urtez ia to be regarded as holding the mately 83,492, from which anbtracting of the Crow Agente, u roviecd Schedule keruano godown all night. No docmich pleasant reading,

comprising the most influential business pont which in 1875 was myled Secund twice the 1876 value of quarters (an in of the Officers accordingly entitled to remit, | nrose their servicce, nor : Ang now, we men in the Colony, being against the Bill Clark, then the (present) Bacond and Third paragraph 19 above) the salary, luft is to be substitcted for the Schedule forward, believe, likely to—for a time.at least, THO

so that it must not be clearly under 0.

O erks are holding the pasta of the Third 83,202, Unt in that ouse Mr Firdek nld of od in your despatch No. 6 of 16th January Dcoree of the Emperor, zbork that tha stood by the community by the Governul Fourth Clerks in 1875, and the salaries course only retain as personal allowance the leat

Note addressed to the Tang-li Yazén bỳ ment and by our friends at hoing that the proper of their offices should in that oso be 8360 specially granted to him in 18-7′′ I have the bonour to be, Sir, Your most the Foreign Miniators has not been without principal opposers to the Bill are the slurraised 20 per cent, stove:: 1,080 and 1900 This would give him altogether $2 652 inobedient, humble Sermeten kont effect. There can be no doubt of the mos brokers etc.-Yours,"

respectively, 6 to $1.296 and $1 080 seed of $3,4400W M

(Sigurd) KNUTSFORD. rity of the desire of the Emperor and bla 15. Ecclesiascal Department-I havo Governor Sir G. W. Des Vinux, K.U.M.G., immediate advisers to avoid trouble and instead of to 81,440 and $1,206.

I am disposed think also, that the already is my Despatch No. 88 of 48ed |

pat down disorder with a firm-hand. Fourth Clers, who was only arpointed in February explained why I could not have

We trust his Majesty's Degree, will simu 1680, should not receive the full 20 par sanotioned the increase proposed to the

late the various provincial officials, who cant. inereans, but you may use your dis Coloni Ghapinin oren if Br dennugs bad

| have mudi at staks if the ontreges cathe I ention whether to love this as it stands on nit resigned, and for the same reasons

last few weeks are mapeated. But though tha the Estimates er to assig aller infogret that I cannot sanction the proposed

Emperor, as the Chinesd say stonka very increase to the Clerk and Serlina.

strong there are evidences of mrave suzioly crease,

a. No report appears to have yet boon 16 Medical Department--I am not pre-

to be road between the lines, and the object sent home regarding the organiz tion of pared to sanction the proposal that the

of the present movement is apparently oil the new Water and Drainage Department, Colonial Surgeon should be given an in

understood in Paiting The Central 070 vernment is, of course, most concerned about the recent (roobles and tds the cri

FRAGRANT WATERS! MURMUR That the omnibuses, covored with many coloured placards Vote for Humphreya', played a prominent part in the election

That the serene and indifferst expression of the Chinese inside the bases showed -that-ths; invitation to vote was of no

consequence to them.

That the Voter'e Listas, ne I formerly stated, a most incomplete affair, not fruar any tault of the compiler, but because of the slipsbod wording of the Ordinanca

CORRESPONDENCE. A

THE PANACEA, To the Editor of the Cuina Mat.

20th June, 1891.

Sin,-I have rend very carefully the arguments odduced for and against Mr Keswick's Bill to rugulate the sale of gbares in publio compatives, and although 1 havo opposed the matere as being an unnecessary interference with the freedom of contract and me being unlikely to attain its object, I think that the thanks of the community are due to the framer of the

for what is undoubtedly an evil,

GENTLEMANLY BEARING.!

,,,༠༠ THE VOTE OF THE CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE.

hat we may indulgo the hope, something fonted oppo:tunity for speculation offered is not correct. There are only 10 share. pesed Balaries in this Department,

will be done, befur another slection comes round, to delion what a ratepayer is, and to give votes to all intelligent Europeans and English-speaking Chinese,

This oril I define to be the ractically un-

all members of the community. "I amb Colony Fobis where nearly all the Europeans, whether engaged

brokers who are memtecz of the Chamber.

that the present rates aro sufficient as this

THE FERMENT IN THE NORTH

THE FUNERAL OF THE WURDEN VICTIME, An op tiver cospondent writes to the Shanghai Mercury as follows-

The funeral of the top usfuciucate

was

To the Editor of the Chisa MAIL.”

June 20th, 1891. SIR-Referring to the Correspondence in your leat issue in re Mr Keswick's Share Bill, I shall feel obliged if you will allow me space to point outine is twa in- curating. Mr Sharp says that a round measure for endeavourlog to frid a remedy down" of brokers voted at the Chamber of Pending tha: receipt of apoi report i crease from 8490.10 86,000 in addition to victims of thể Wutiteh” máasaers"

Commerce meetin z against the Bill. This suspend giving fuil sanction to the pro- his house alterungs of $1,00. I consider solemnized at Pankow on the 11th inst Dest wish at least to prevent thom ertanging

7: Post Office.I do not find any ex-permanent emoluments of the office, but the Rev. Bishop Bone & Dot impressive But as it the menus 1 That's the rub. 1

manner, several hundreds of foreigners and of that i voted for this Bill, leasing 9 planation of as large az adoreass, ne 33 per win willing to approve the grant to De Ayres following the remains in their last resting perial Decrees are all very well as long

cent. (instead of 20 per cent.) haing given of a paraimal allowards of $600 in recugat-place. The officers and mes of the U.S.hey can be enforced, and while the provincial against and riot a round dozan,

have the power them Me Bharp further says that there can be to the Compratore at this Office. At as tion of his good service. I may mention as of advised I only sanction the smaller that Dr Ayres is mistaken in supposing that agere all attended in another but when we see suels on to make that law.

Vipere in Inlt niform, a sainte the Principal Civil Medical Oficer at Sibug fired over the graves by a file of five fighter-on paper-an. H.E. Chang of men who do not actually pay rates hot dificult for a man without auf, meats, of the Bil This is a statement winch Me Legislative Council, and a great number / brukers, are friends or acquaintances, it is merchants and professional men is in favor increase.

8. Registrar General's iuto the Treasury direct, but du ser oven henvily invulsed, to iodyce & share are could never have conscientionaly to anfficient reason for portment.—I Beo spora now drawa ony feos in addition to his rines from the Porpoise, The N.-Q. | Shih-Tung shut up in his' yameo, and bia

departing from the salary of $6,000,

Daily News of tho 13th iust, is in orror in eighbour the Viceroy at Nanking burnt in 17. he regards the Beach Our stating that the Viceroy Chang Chil-tung agy, by his prooinas braves' wo begin to indirectly, ought to have secured at in ignorance of his £nancial poţition, to madu if he had takes the trouble io aralyao decision given in paragraph 4 of my dee amendment of the Ordinance long ago. That it was exceedingly satisfactory to find ist him in gambling to an almost unli- the voting, and which he ought not to have patch No. 203 of 20th September last, that not admit that the alleged diminution of

mide unless he had done so. I took the Registrar Geuera is entitled to have private practice, owing to the substitution as present at this ceremony. Nothing of the stability and strength of the mited extent, by signing one or more time careful note of overy to, for and aginas, his salary increased 35 por. cant. abrys of stear for nailing vessels which must have the kind; this deep-thinking gontieman ja Chinese systems in the face of serious all the river light beacons are come readiness to adjust the differences 9. I consider that, a ruggested in eo, viz. in 18.8, in itself forms any ground

that have occurred in other places with the limited extent because the enterprising and have since taken the trouble 10-0-0-85,040, is, to 80,804 instead of 80,000), taken place before Dr Jordan wie appoint safely locked up in his ganeu à report is opposition. The Emperor displayn a wel-

Hr my observations. I big to submit an

to be pulled down by the rascally mob, analysis, taking Me Sharp's classification of paragraph 11-(u). of the despatch ander for the proposed increase of this Oficer's who-ero traveling about doing so much Frouch Misionaries word diders the dificulty bankers, merchants sud professional men, acknowledgment, the First Clerk in this salary to $2,700, but I am willing to manc

destruction, and if this be true it is high to be settled. But this is a smail matter. aut adding brukera and cultivators) of Departament should be treated as favour- tion a smaller increase, viz.: to $2,400,

The real test of his power and of the ability the soil.

or a second Namo affair will here to be re- domo when the question of Indemnity and For Bill. Against Bill of the First Clerk may therefore be raised in the case of the (so-called) Resident Sue-

satisfaction to 39,592 (25 per cent, above the 1875 rate), geon who ought apparently more appropri-corded before long.

for the series of mission burn- but Mir Jamund should in that do only stoly to be styled Surgeon to the duo,avory foreigner at the prezent time is

The question that is in the moat of

ings along the Yangtre and the murders at retain $130 of his personal allowance, that presume that Mr Fleming was right in say

What are the Foreign Powers going to

so large a gathoring at the nomination and so many votes at the poll. That the appearance of 236 voting papers That the appears as of 200, was peeps owing to the persistence of the new CAD- didate.

That the ready respones made by the electors spoiled any chane Mr Hooper ever had.

broker, who may be his friend and yet be

contracte for

say to almost an in-

speculator does out as a role cimply unly ON broker, he may employ fifty!

If he were to give hindistinguiabad patron.

age only to one man therp would not be so, much barm done, because then his broker

and

Bankers Merchants

Brokers

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of the soil

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current that

ably as the Second Gierla. "The pay proper 18. I also approve an increase to $2,400s that the river boats were all armed of the Viceroys to rule their people will

Thai the QC. pöllöd a larger number of very simple character, but it will; if adopt There is an apparent inaccuracy in the Mat of Deputy Registrar of Marriages Mastant Superintendent of the Hospital. it outrage committed at Wosueh on the night Fronch Admiral is hourly expected to ar-

evil

tina

given 10. Kine

it in

Long

could easily check any excessive speculation

Wusuch come to be settled. Then we will That there was only me top to the poll now conducted it is impossible to know Professional men

minimize his risk; but as business is and Mr. Humphreys, the man of thewhat commitments forward your soi-disant people, was there.

seo how much the Imporini Dearen is upout having boon gives to him personal- ing this icer is a lowed private practice; The time has surely arrived for prompt. "friend" has. That Mr Humphreys has been and will be

The remedy I venture to suggest is of a

ly in 1839 for length of service; and the if so, the fact should be stated in future action, and it will take mers than silver to worth. The German and the Fretich Min- Cultivators (1)} of great service on the Board.

pay of the other office held by him, namely, Bine Books.

19. As to the Superintendent and Assips out the stain of the unprecedented latets have, we understand, issued vigins instructions to their naval officers, and the votes that was expected, but his efforts, be efficacious. Let a small ordinazce number of untern ngairat, the report of the also be raised, azy 20 per cent, from

rive here in the Triomphante. We also hear for the reform of the Board have been be passed to the effect that say time con-

tract signed by the broker for the con-hamber mentioning only 17, but as I have $240 to $288, which would bring up his appears that the corresponding Medical of the bith instant. thus reougnised.

tia now unlikely that the British Admiral the names of the 21 who acknowledge to total emolumente. to 33,000 instead of Officers in the Straits Sottiemour, though THE DEFENCE. OF SHANGHAT:

not allowed ordin.zy private practice, That grost men difor not only in words but cerned" be null and void.

(N.-C. Daily News, 15th Jane.)

will proceed "after all with hin yourney to This will strike at the very root of the have given an advers vote I think I am $2,904.

As to the Second Clerk I am not prepared are alloweft consulting practice. Iam

for the also in actions.220

And the British to Japan On Saturday due terraan restuinta re- justified in presuming that the number way

prysect, Representativa hore hag alio last showed make 'rulea

lea for the licensing of share-

von Loehr, inviting snob of them as had brokera, make it peal to act without a li olusion I would point out significant his personal allowance, which was given Dr Lowson being

fact that the only member of the Coin-(according to enclosure in despatch ander privilege if you think that it can be

congratulation, even though, it was subject to the rules of the Stockbrokers'

the afternoon at the eman Generals, have sent telegraphie communica public dusice; or if this privilege is not outing

of considering ions to the Governor of Soechon which of forming an extra $100 to the former and 8300 to the the question latter, which will make the pur of these forty-two had served in the army, re-

teer company. Forty-eight,. of wh

whom 19.Harbour Master's Department. Officers, when they reach their maxime,nded to the invitation, and the proposal there they were promptly laid by the heels

respectively $3,6) and $3000

20. I caunot sanction so large an increase to form the company was unanimously

apprehension hold now concerning the is proposed in the case of the Apothecary adopted. Mosers Schroers, Lehtosan, Ge- and bambooed, and there seems to be no I would not, however, object to his being recke, Wasserfall and Nönchen were various Missionary establishment there, ostaloud from Home, who draw largo One bover hears of exchange brokering the increase of salaries of public officers sanction auy increasingapore, er to given an increase of 8240. if the position of elected as a committee to arrange delats, Nourly all the ladies of the Missions hase,

being instructed to approach the bowerer, left and only the mon remain they the Medios! Our above him, the Assistant Council on the subject of the supply of their posts. In the event of any farther That the celebrated muddle about the now ng for the concerted and taking all kin inid before the Legislative Couuoil, yuster that account. I have to point out that the in the manner") hava suggested in the pre-which it is intended shall be attached to than the hands of the mandarins, for they

| Suy stintendent of the Hospital, is improved

arms and ammunition to the new company outbreaks the Decred will greatly strong- coding Market gots worse and worse, risk of a gamble in exchange by his consti- day

Madditional 40 sesumed to be drawn hy the Master Attendant Singapore in

91, graph. Harbour excess of the pay of the Hongkong

That this was noticeable at the Sanitary The Governmort should at the same wrongly counted at the meeting. In conta aaBetion the retention of the whole of propared: to. sabotion Dr Atkinson and ¿eived a notice from Acting Connal-General signs of moving, a fact that is a matter fur That the Q0. 'jumped up' to address the conso, and every broker to be a member sad | mittee of the Chamber of Commerce (which acknowledgment) in part so componante för granted without interference with their served in the army or navy to atienda dolayad. The French and British Consul That a merciless cutting down of the powers/ Association (stol rulas, however, to be re-ha voted in favor of the. Bill was the proof servico, This allowance should therefore given to them, I would approve the grant of Cureulata, for the purge arman rolun seemed to hara stirrad that gentleman up

Board election

coting, while his fellow-labourer rose

to the occasion.

of the Poblis. Works Department should

led and made mush mora stringent as to

In my humble opinion this signing

be effected simultaneously with the grant jobbing, &c.)

of greater powers to the Sanitary Board. for the concerued in the crux of the That the feeling grows in intendity every

day that the P. W. D. is the least satu-hole question-abolish it and you will factory Department in the Service.

That in order to overtake a moderata

amount of work huge staff has been

alaries and got into each other's way.

and way end as the building being occapied somewhere about 1900 A.D, That the Uninficial Mambers will not be doing their duts if they do not look closely into this matter.

shameful slackness observable in the Survey Department, spite of the big staff, in connection with the plans and surveys for new leased. That the Government charges a substantial fee for this work, but lessees have to whistle for their surveys for months and

sometimes ycare That the Surveyor General is credited with

Office, which is absurd: he his more

theo he can manage already.

question.

|

at one stroke sweep away the auliealthy

desire for gamblin. at other people's

expense now isdulged in by men af straw-and others (not excluding brokers).

a

TOTUBE SIDE.

we may take to be a representative body) foes in exchange and not mately for length moter hingelf. Your faithfully,

he cai down at any rate by one half from 8210 to $120.

am unable to admit the accuracy of the comparison that has been made between the salaries of the Harbour Master and Assistant Harbour Master and the salaries of the similar posts at

their salaries co

THE INCREASE OF OFFICIAL SALARIES The following are the despatches respect-

afternoon, at the request of

durut so, where-would-nust of them be 86- tuents on his own aboulders,

If they had Whitehead -- day? Why therefore should sharebrekers m unprincipled clients who spesu- suffer fr late On their broker's credit and to his de. triment? As a matter of fact it is the

TELEGRAM—GOVERNOR-70-8BGRETARY- OF STATE,

Legislative Council inform me they have general indignation at Military Defonos Contribution; this is outcome of it; have y sent despatch an increase of pay?

BEUBETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR TO SEURSTARY OF STATE/

to

than

$400

of

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nomewhat; for when mine ratctls the other day attempted to fire the French church

Own

his hutton and is, we are glad to saTE to keep it and to

inten-

H.E.

if he can, any

istracy. The salary of the First the Shanghai Volunteer. Oorpa-whether can exequte all disturbars upon the spot. |_ Master is made up (1) of a borga allowance Clerk, if ho is treated as regarde quar!eza jir pertamany as to leas get dosidod. Our Toisi too has got to look after-

of 8240 which is but a personal emolumentha xar kid down in paragraph 18ating of foreign residente of the April Uneoist Members of at it any more than the conveyance Labove, should lie fised at 81,992 instead of French Ouncession was held on Saturday ing unmistakable Jadications of how

Master at Hongkong in his capacity allowance (8144) drawn by the Harbour

the Sitend hinese Interpreter, Mr Hung oder the presidency Consul General outbreak kuran That my attention, has been called to the bruker who should be protected by legiale seat telegraui which I doclined to transmit; Superintendent of Exports and rails the post of Fifth Clerk in the Harbour Wagner explained that though he had no°) Kaw Ning, appears to have been transferred Wager, about eighty being prescat. Mr tion, and in protecting him you will at the

Na Daily News of 15th fast. an allowance paid not by the a time save many en onterprising sonth whose speelations could not be carried not

Government but by the Board of Trade for Department without receiving any ties of "Probension of any disturbance here, it

rise was as well to be prepared and he ang wilde-According to the native papers edllection of Basses Light Dues, (which I pay, and as the latter post now gets a rise

Chang Chiliigag has advised the understand are not collected to any appre from $720 to $864, I consider that Mr Kested that if the alarta were given, to missionaries to give up.collecting bephans were it not for the uas he stakes of his broker's credit.

similas rise, foreignors living in the concession should miss indicated world debtless Fratric fie- 25th April, Salary sad Allowances in my this allowance is not a Sach a measure as the one I have rough- 2nd Biop-Reforting to your telegram of einble amount, if of all, in Hongkong), and Btw, Mink may be giventa serpily this resoumble at the old Consulate of the Mant for the present, but there songs from our

$600 per

chi dros. The men could then either de- and ability to put down any hostile move- a desire to obtain control of the Land in share business, but it would do an Des; a'ch due to arrive at destination on annurn, (ns appears to be summed), but is present, post has been raised previously ipal Hall, together, with their wives and own adviosa to be little doubt of his will

artbust of good, it would remover about 6th May; but surpend action until yriable amount, being the maximum, sirce 1876.

sight the Han and the Yangtzo, and Mr Bideo, 22: Police Department. The pay of the fond those buildings or saing of them might most in the three cities at the junction of temptation from both weak eperators and further orders goin by next mail.

as ocasion might demand the last Wusnob resident, li come asfely year. Similarly the 8:00 drawn by the Captain Buperintendent, on the principle Mr Wahsertations were, unani-into Hankow, The residents at› Habkow having averaged in 1887 9 less complaisant brokers, and the latter would

Deputy Master Attendant at Singapore for laid downs in paragraph 13 above, should mously o

approved, and subsequently

hold a defence meeting an Wednesday last, do, if a smaller, yet a more healthy, less

6th May.Departing on 8th May Japau Shipwright Surveying is for work not in: {***, the First Clerk in this Department to formu register for Home Guard for the perfectly able to defend themadlves, and to at which thoy concluded that they were the Share Bill,' would be tiresome were risky and i d'enner busincas.-Yours truly arriving at home about Juig; referring to eluded in Capizio Basting's duties, al i

and the Basses Lights Dues drew in 1875 $1.440 and quarters, and

send assistance parties to the neighbouring. your telograms of 2nd May, froin my point, (averaging in 1887-9 about nbsequently 81 920 without quarters, I dancersION, RE of view Salary and Allowances voted by

consider that the extra $180 maybe-ro- Legislative Council and sanctioned by $450 a year) in

as stated above. paid by the carded as in lieu of quarters: merely daily meetings of an informaal nature for correspondent" Sposa Aradson The Consuls at Shanghai are holding stations, if noorary It will be soon that Becretary of State should be paid this Bard of Trade. your jupon For reconsideration next year's 1. I am, however, willing to ap rove not as increase of pay. He

the interchange of news, etc, in connection Taylor are at one in recommending the that the Assistant Harbour 10w receive the increase of 20 per with the present disturbed state of the oil for there is, no doubt; that to missionaries to stick their poata as long- nunual Estimates, officers warned og inst the proposal

Keswick Fossibility:

this view adopting

leave a station empty invites the mob to Sharp, is inaccurate ia ating that a roundapparated from remainder of Unofficialster should be made Superintendent 1 granted to other officers

pillage Mr Hadson Taylorisms are in- That Mr Whitehead thinks the old proposal 4 dozori of sharebrokers voted at the Cham Members of Legislative Council. Hour Water Polios with an aggrogate asiary of Kion, viz : from $1,920 to $2,304 I do not country.

formed, telegraphed to him people at Takutang hut to evacuate she mision and this course was only adopted in defecanoa to the urgent representatious of the British Consul at Kiukiang. There would be no wisdom in relaxing our

our precautions but there seem to be everywhers lera dia position to ride than there want findits

That

the cation, What do you think of

it not no important.

That certainly disenssion has been secured,

and sides have been revealed.

That every one admits there is saying

evil to be remedied.

Thet Mr Mackintosh is desirous of stamp

ing it out for the direct benent of the revenue

of awora brokers good enough. That Mr. Francis, the advocate for the Brokers has tried to prove that the Bill would be inoperative, and then got up a hoan that the share market would be

ilt anticely. That the slaver Q. U. mada a very feoble

witampt to discredit the Bill

may not be so That the operatore justify the Bill by the

strength of their opposition to it,

W. H. YOUNG,

To the Bihter of the 'CHINA MAIL.'

Saturday, June 20, 1891. 513,-Your correspondent, Mr Granvilla

ber of Commpres,"

Bays

to

to ear was seen to meander over the feces

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'BECRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR,

BONGKONG,

DOWNING STREET, A

Sed April, 1891. Bir,In reply to Mr Fleming's Do-patch No. 638 of 18th December last, i bave the honour to inform you that

"ppiove the increased salaries as voted in the 1881

2

Mr Fleming's

hite

this

TRA

that

to

tant

100

I am

The.

be raised to $8,576.

Aa.

and.

By therefore

in a simile

poat

that it should

in this revised mulary.

ber of foreigners' names were taken down,

B.M.S. Partick was on have lofe for

our

63.

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Božje Quotations 0 3 p Hosur so, June 20, 1801) | GPIUM-Now Fatra, dabil. 20/03

Old

cash!! New Bonarea, sanh, 387/300 New Malwa cadh, 400 Allowance, Taela

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That, if I mintako not, there are now over f cultivator of the soil Mr Sbarg has An- Country, the present holders were not yet. I may remark that the value of the al Belary of the Warden of the Gaol will tow..

together with free quarters gather think he is of the class of officers for whom

The Bayern, which is dus in Shanghai He probably fell into that further instructions will 1.ot affect from font despatch No. 125 of 28th April tanded, as though appointed in England ho today, brings drafts of men for the guu

(30 per cent.) increase was in the error owing to the fact that while a

last, ·consideredų kat kë sould per- Arm has only one rate, yet two and in one position taken up by me.

form the duties in addition to his present was originally member of the Palios bosta Iitis and Wolf, so that for some days instancs three, members of the same firm

duties. If this strangenrent be made, I Fures, and they are on the present ocen at any rate there will be extra force of of brokers were present at the meeting,

request you to report whether it will in- sion being treated in a special manner, not fighting men in the settlements. thas

their tumbara without bow. welling

volvo auy saving on the Police Establish getting as much as 90 per est. The ever adding to their voting power.

The German menol-war on this station second, third and fourth Clarks may also re- It is intaresting

ment. barn from Mr Sharp

12. Several of the officers in the Harbour ceive as increase of 20 per cent., antwich-received orders from Peking va Saturday That is it needs proof that short-selling that, if broker be actful he may be

stid Lighthouse Departments have free standing the increase granted in 1881, that they were to suppress any flot with

This exięso then 1.2 Commission to throw light distinguished by his gentlemanly bearing,

wero avowedly gives to bring their the free use of their guns. upon, auch darkness may well be ap. Mr Bharp himself is a very striking proof

quarters and their cases as trdingly come

foreign Ministers have copeluded that the pointed

| of the truth of this statement, Ho is an Estimates, subject only to the following within the principles in down, in nly Balaties māte on a line mbi the salaries of inclines one to the supposition that the That Mr Keswick may fairly congratulate or broker, and as we all know is, in the mutifications in particular ose 10 whichi eser, consider that the Sohedules of

despatch No. 23 of 20th September last, simile posts in other Departments

The proposed, pay of the Chief Insp etor, native authorities cannot be relied on to himself upon this fact, that rot one elegance of his dictino, bie singic sound argument hea yet been ad-ner, the exzentricity of his bois, Logenia: I will cofer generally in the order in which Values of Quarters in 1876 and 1890, $1,500, *ppears to uns teller too small in protect farolgu life and property, Basious

his geniul they appear on the Estimates. vanced against his bill, and no adequate boating to his inferiore and diplomatic atti

Posed Cutlets I upprors the reconcouro 11 of despatch under sokoviledge comparison with the pay of the other as they may be to do so,

Inspectors, and I am willing meni) must be revised so as make the alternative remedy has yet been brought tude to his superiora (if there be any) a

be raised to $1.689-the present personal forward..

Chesterfield of the first water-wagen of mendation in paragraph That sworn brokers, double stamp dute. purest ray sured as an unsuccessful' the absence of any availabla free que general rise of salaries it was alleged tank I am awaiting your recommendations) depuned, by requent. It is reported that the undimmed by his con- Car: that Passed Cadets as wall an estimate in the later year at least tiFICO allowance of Mr Cradock (supposing he is Chinking this morcing to relieve tho should have a house allowance in that in the former, for you and its confirmed in this appointment, as to which Swift: but her departure has been port

in the papers on which I notiuned the shortening of the term for contracts, tact with the and the abolition of for the monoerned Bank clerk-a successful broker, land job- but I would enggest that justead of giving house rent for Europeans had increased from ng mga in the case of the Super rigged composite ship of 1,480 tons and

merged

Japanese gun-rossel Yamato Kan, a bargus- them an allowance of 8000 (which appears 100 to 150 por esat and for Chinese are possible checks, and might be utilis- her and philanthropist. ed in conjunction with the Bill itself. Mr Sharp in his letter that when he excessive) it

would

be better to That the decision of the Chamber of stated that the cultivation of land was the Quarters in which the Ossets and Passed per cent, ssid it seems clear that those of intendent of Police, explained at the guta, ia on her way to Shanghai.: <--|

The Shanghai Mercury of 15th inst. says: *Commerce was in a great merauro an only congenial employment for a gentle- Cadeta should live together, as is, I un cure who have free quarters must be treated ? beginning of the last paragraph, the salary as though the valus of the quarters to them of the Superintendent of the Gaol should operators and brokers' division, even wan, his remark was received with merri- derstand, done at the Straits Settlementa had inc eased 100 per cent, since they only be raised to 84,146 instead of 31.666;The thew German Volauteurs mean ho althecylene or two of the majority | mont. -

3. The Reference Clerk in the Comiat bata all along beari, saved the heavy item and I regret that I see no sufficient reason,ness. They commence to drill at 7 o'clock never touch a zbare That the Brokers are, I fanny, acmawhat very, very tummy & broad smile from a Cashier inte Treasury-I bave felt some specified in the said Schedules in duelesure allowance granted to him on the ground of bost Aspic left yesterday for the river and

"This is not surprising it was indood Secretary's ifice and the First Clerk and ef rent. The salaries of all the officers now that the salary is raised, for continuing to sorrow morning in the compound of the On

to Major-General Gordon the personal Central Polos Station. The French gon shortsighted in opposing the Bill over in

hesitation in sanctioning the proposal that 11 must by couerquently revised. their own interests; though the operators of the intelligent members of the Chamber an increase of to par. cont. should be unable to say whether this values Kivet Gags, especially se his family appear to be the Puptung side. The Spanish cruiser fr the insuffieisnag of the quarters in the H. B M & Precock took op her buoy at when they thought of the way in which the assigned to the pay of those two Clerkabipa, 1-75 are overestimated, or those for 1980 speaker had interpreted the old adage.

Is a property jobber in middle lots a pointing their

since wastover thay be decided as to underestimated, or both; and on this pint residing in Bogland and ant in the Colony, Felesca is expected here today or to-mor

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require rovision, in connexion with fifty members of the Chamber of Com-swered the question by his own successful appointed. On the whole, however, I ato

quarters to be considered is cot the actual quarters, but in this case the value of the merce, i while not store than thirty voted operations. The old-fashioned tiller of the prepared to approve the

proposal lotting value but the amount of rent which quarters in 1875 is not given in enclosure on the question

soil, earning his bread from the land by that euch $0 increase should Tast there can be no doubt the preponde the areal of his hraw, sowing but he might granted, but the increase of 35 per cent.tera,

bo the officer is saved by being allotted quar-1 to the despatch under acknowledgment.

24. I request you to inform the other aaye All Tangtes ports are Dow free from actual rioting, but of course grave eppras, ance of publis Fenwick * til * ta favour of Me] roup, in riot in it with our friend Me Sheep, must be based on 1,820, which has besoi

15. In the meantime assuming the Memorialists, whose memorials store en- the modern agriculturist; he dous not som

closed in the despatches. Hotel in the mar.hensions are still felt slong the valley of That Whatever may be the tonult "of the bat, by the fruits of Ceres ses hors fixed permation pay of there oncare Estimate, na given for 1875 to be correct in, and whose tea are not dealt with the disturbed river, and the presence of reaps truly, my friend, a golden harveas!! bring the future fixed salary to 82,692, in-receiving exgregate sudlarnetite ensounting their claims, but regret that I sós au saffi- the residents at the different towns. Great Bros 10 mul not only the First Boarding fics was in that rear above, that I have car fully considered mon-of-war is still eagerly demanded by This is

is indeed an occupation

tion fit

onstead of to 92.916, as voted on the Esto (81,500 × 8936—) $1,836, and 25 per tloman! He toile not neither does, he spin, simsies. The two present holders of the confine as this wild amount to 82, 479 cient renson to grant them more favourable gang of Kutang di the thea

community of at boolish and itale posts may continue to draw their personal from which deducting the present vulce testent than they have received, moored asion of Me Hopkins, the but just picks up & was bit in the

a of lanes of 8720 and as respectively the quarters (twice and und anoth obedient, húubís Serrant,

Con ul there, in rejecting the Those who and the privilega of

in addition in the abor salary of. 82,692.

friendly offers of cor

of co-operation on the this gentleman's eloquent peroration were

por sality to be awarded would amethi 4. Fit Clark in the Tressury

my only to $1,808, and, pending the receipt of That the ingenuity of man has not yet maand et noting that it wax only after he Daspatea No. 348 of 10th Cotother loaf, your further report, I can only sanction this Governor Sir C, W, Dee Yaux, KOM.Otonalities Loan British at that

then port, when bis Arat little I approved the reduction in pay of Me That their presende sould be a twofold that the gnworthiness of the bustreer en esta to radio 1038 and Mir fate. Similarly the rond Board

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30 days sight, private Boden, the husband of one of the English Gold Leaf, 100 fre Monding improving the quality of the dashed upon him. Before then he had an transference from the Audit Ofise to the The First Impactor of Junks should get 8918, Extract from a Despotch from Secretary of Ladies who had such an astul experience of Sveriges (Hank's buying rate))) grass, and also of the mattor

objection so parambulating Queen's Road'

Treasury batadded that he might nevers bat he might retain his para pul allowance Stute to Governor, Hongkong

Chineas barbarity at Winch, has been That the latter comideration would in his well-known well worn slippers, theless receive the 20 per cent increese to of 860 in addition to this male; the 48-

MOWNING STERankow, whers bis wife and the other two, communjasted with and le hastening to Lareat many who dare nothing about the In reply to the merits made by the be given to other clerks. This would bring utans Inspector of Junks (referred to li

4th April, 1891.7 Auaniss signing himselt Old Hesident his salary from 81,080 81,306 and pand your inspatch Nur 34 of 14th Pers) 30-71 of the 3rd that, I have the hontur rise father, who came down to day f interior of the Rate Course

A FRONTED grassertions but have to say that bis letter is a tus of tug ferties explanation. I am only prepared should get 8030; be 81 oths to add the fahoving observations in regard Hanke, my grave fears are felt by the Banoxer Photodate salező

$12,-In contionation of my Despatos poor women are slaying & Spanish Laza charge of

From not so effective na sheep, and perhape misslakemonta.

to sanction 2,306 instead of 81,440, the Gunpowder Depa sizauld be the certain points raised by Me Fleming's members of the Lazarist Mission there for not an easily obtained W

1st.The aberg-brokers are not the prin amount placed on the Estiuistes

First Lighthouse Keeper 81769 and That it might be invidious to suggest the cipal opponents to the Bill, All the Gina 6. Sursejor General's Department. Asecond Lighthouse Kerr 31,101; but the despatch No. 438 of 15th December last the safety of their premises. No further pw. n. shouldy supply the feathered mittee of the Chamber, bar olie and the regards the Memorial of Me (), Malsch, Signalman at the Paik hind Light-Fleming's despatch, I have to explain that probably none will kirive for some, dinya

the Gunner at 2. In reply to the 4th paragraph of Mr news is to hand from Peyang Lake, and Tusmore-ax...............1) 150 framer of the measure, votad against it. I have to refer you to my deasatch No. 279. Dhe Gunpoder Dept and the

2ad. is an unirne and falas statement of 25th November, which I have nothing house Keeper are united to no increase it was not my intention that the privilege yet, till a letter arrives at the headquarters that, he ie not been for the sharabrorete, to add

since the traproyed egalos of their quarter, of making Family Remittance above the of 185 order in Shanghai, the Chamber would certainly liave ap-As regards the (corallel) First Clerk in estimated as bora, covers or more than Market rate of Exchange should be with The Changhai. Mercury of 16th lart, That the strictures paused on the weather proved of this Hill, just as it is how approv- this Department, Mr M. Cationes I covers a 20 per cent ring on their grow drawn except in oases where the increas of says Things wear a more peaceful aspent

sarly in the month dimand an apology-ed at by the majority of merchants and colour in the view expressed in your dem emolumenta in 1975, 30

salary

now granted will more than cover today, and we have no news of any fresh which is frosty sgporded.

bankers in this Culony. How can your' patch No. 5 of 14th January, that he has I approve the proposals in your despatch - the las which would be caused by the with" " trouble anywhers. Now thịt xmpls pré-

ects in Council, good will come out of

the discussion,

Thin Grena Cutter complaide with justice of the state of the interior of the Raos- Course

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