No. 9394---Manent, 15, 1898.)-
refuge in tying and ornfelon of Inality to do anythingMANA
Meanwhile the murdered women lies unburied and the two wounded one-aré kept in custody to prevent their entering ples for justice in the regular way!!
Bisce nothing can be done locally am ap peal will be made to the Viceroy, for ach appenvoked lawlessness tuust not be passed
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SCARCITY OF WATER, To the Editor of the Oxiosa MAIL.”
March 15..
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THE CHINA MAIL.
REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF
"Did he point out any distinction between thing to the shape of slips of memoranda or the cases where people sens their Crown books signed by the shroff, as in a bank, an rent or when they came to pay it in per that when maney was missed the shroff could be confronted with his own writing to provs. on 1-Not that I can recollent day,
Did it strike yon in sindying the mathin responsibility! The only thing of this ter at that time there must be a corl was his own bost, kept China, Afforestation Department on the effects of difference between a man sanding a "com. pradore's order is a letter and a man con- tog to pay in a cheque --No.
cies. He said he ould not understand it. and world enquire from Mr Ede on the subject that he faded that he had caraleanly entered the amount shown as due for osob half your in the rent roll instand of that posted in the counterfoils, and saked it could have the book to make notes of the discrepancies. He took away the book, but did not leave the room.
He told you simply was his daty to found there were other discrepantion with regard to fots of the Hongkong Land In- prepare the receipts, pass them to the eatment Conflict Chiness oftast who entered thots in the
When did you last ses the counterfoilbook kept in Chinese-Year Between three and four o'clock on Mon day, 20th January, in the Crown Rent The counterfoil book was on the table First missed it about 10 minutes;
room.
and Mr Alves and
ANNEXATION BY FRANCE,
Paris, February 27-A Fronal mas-of- war. has annexed the Kerguelen gramp at islands."
The finds are in the South Indisa
· THE EXCHANGE QUESTION 'AND TUV SER Ocean, and are sterile, but contain coal.]
VIÕES IN INDIA.
London, February 28.-In the House of Comana last night, the Hon. Mr Kassell, Under-Secretary for ludis, replying to a question, stated that the position of the Services in India, was being considered in
And you sakcod⋅ him to explain to you Icing out new receipts, Bat bevur things with which the department is con- other toader plants. The should be connection with the Currency Question.
gorned were afficted by the severely low temperature which was experienced, thore fora I have the honour to submit brief
DISCONTENT AMONG THH CÓNÉERVATİVİS,
London, February 28.There is, mush the Conservatives discontent in the rank
apa of the Government; They complain and Unionists at the Parliamentary succes that want of energy in their leaders is de- moralising the party.
THE LOCAL OFHON BILL.
London, February 28 In the Hass
introduced a Bill dealing with the question of Commons last night, Sir W. V. Earocurt of focal eption and Sunday closing. The Bill provides for leml option by a two-thirds bourhood, and for compulsory alosing of majority of ratepayers in any given neigh-
bare majority of rato-payers.
à
THE MINERALISM QUESTION IN THE HOUSE
this reason that the authorities had all the kim the gaunterfoile...asin yant roll. He could satisfy himself that the money. Wat simply because ous, person told the other instant. In the Gardous, at 300 lost above planta began to be affected, the tofaries Commons Sir HoaryMersey-Thorpeen -
Trees of the rose-apple at about 800 test altitude have been entirely killed.
21-46 810 feet aikode indigenous increasing with higher altituda until at about 500 feet, when the extreme limit of low temperaturo which some plants evald boor was reached, and death abanod. Most of these are tropical plaats of wich Hong kong, Fermos, the Lachu Inloads in
received from Calcutta several yours ago, of Dendrobium aggregatum, is apparently THE LATE FRUSTS ON VEGETATION.
killed, while platris of the same specios The following report has been made by growing by ito, site, and so others on the Superintendent of the Botanical and tress where they bad no shelter, which I mecntains, about 60 miles from Canton, collected 10 years ago on the Lo-fad
Botanic Gardena, Did you at the end of any red check the the late frost on vegetation
have easped onharmed. This seems to total amcante Mutually ressived with the
Hongkong, 4th February, 1893.abow the capability of the plant in adapt total in the rent roll that ought to hare beet roosired No. I have man him Sir-The unprecedented cold weather ing itself to solder regions than it is
which the region about Hongkong was zo generally found in. with old redpis in his hand, which were
In ordinary winters the temperature is cently subjected to calls for coma noties to apparently for current rent while he was be taken of it by this department to far as too low for many kinds of orchids and amined thee, how it as he knew what was put in the Have you never noticed yourself that
provided with glass-houtes in which a little Alves did receive or handle cheques and
artificial heat cunld be maintsified."
18.-Toader pot plents gonerally wogo receipt?--Yen.
Then he said that a certain memo, sine monog 1-Nover once. I never law money
to pat on record. Bocorus of experiences with mats. 818-Picass Insert the following few after. It was looked for std would not satisfying himself he passed the brought in by the shroff and counted to report which it may be considered sssful record to sheltered places and covered
receipt? Did yon ascertain ne did he tell him in his presence.
19. The highest point of the Gardana lines in your valuable paper about the scar- be found.
Me Francis-Was anyone else in the you how he satiied himself that the Did it dover strike you that the state of meteorological phenomena auch se wo
bove just had, besides being of passing is 620 fest sbove sea level, the lowest part ment that two persons knew of the receipt sity of our water supply.
Don't you think now that in connection The scarcity of the water supply this Treasury when it was missed 1-Year Chipsmati had received the moats No.
Mr Remedios No.
tate sal dealings with various objects that for which were damaged at the upper partions morning is somewhat clarcalug, sesing, that
Did it never strike you that his state the Pokfulam Reservoir was few years ago Who was it-The Colonial Treasurer with the audit that that was the meat of money was incorrect -Noterest, are so frequently of use in practi- 175 feet. Some plaats of the sate part Important point of the whole transaction1ment that is never or handled the this reason opportunities to record dusual were uninjured at the lower parts of the the only water apply and is now but sup-
Examination continued in regard to That before a Treasury, officer; gavo meaty and that two pornone with cognisant phenomena should not be neglented It Gardens.
20Of volia trece planted on the hills plemental to that of the great Tai Tam Wale works. Are they both infolent other disotopanolet; witness said I spoke receipt to one of the public for so much of the receipt of the money the shroff and does not, however, some within the pro- The Public was given to understand that to defendant about them. I was at the money received ho should have satisded bingeif were inconsistent with each vince of this department to go much Alina Lebhek Aleurites triloba (canale the subject ihan is demanded is connection apple-tree) had all their leaves killed at there would always be plentiful and oon- Treasury on Monday, 30th January, to himself the Chinese throff had the money other It never struck me that the two further into the meteorological aspoots of nat-tres) and Eugenia Jambes (the rose-
in his custody 1 Was not that the most stant supply of water from those two reser continue my examination. Defendant was
-After a period of ordinary Hongkong voirs, and that there would be no fear in the thera. I spoke to him. I pointed him out important"mat:er 3-I should say so, béloro / mutements are inconsistent annot see į with its injurious effects.om vegetation, and upstards of 600, Tank sbqvo que loyal. public-houses on Sunday on the decision of
the issue of the receipt.
dry, cool weather, rain fall on the 18th future of a water famine anything like that the discrepancies with reference to the
January and continued daily up to the 16th experienced some years ago. It was for Hongkong Land Investment Co. Isbored understand the
sen lavel, the following quantities of rain we Aled up 1 To-day, however, the want and he could pater is more keenly felt than during the discrepanates, It was about 11 The
word registered with Glisher's rain water: famine At that time, water receipts were pruduced by Bit hellon
gauge
January 14 MILIOANE LE would he bought from water sarriers, but Hoopers lic brought them to the Treaty
15 ----......- 45 aines the completion of the Tai Tam water The defendant was not there: Home
16. 40. works the majority of the water carrista them in the afternoon; there were present
17 The have givali ap their profesalia, and conse- tho, Colonial Traavarur, MrWhitton Hoops, sgfondant
5.-On the 15th instant the temperature quently although one is willing to pay a high the defendant and myself.
Did you think it was an absurdity that prise for a load of water it is dat ony to again said he could not understand it, and tlist he could not imve received to mousy
the cashier should not gir the receipt for fall in the afternoon to Be Fahrenheit, thermometer at 380 foot above sea level, obtain.
and, if there was anything wrong it must he
the money and not the enduntant No. When prisoner made
Has the Treasurer no record in the Scene 16th, asm., it stood at 35 with the shroff. that remark I am not certain if Me Hopper
and how much in silver-Te the best of 9 am, which was the lowest temper This was in the Crown zant
tare observed at the Gardene. During was prosent,
bar Alven had left the roun, before handled the minney-that he did not give my recailestion thers are documents in the this period the sky was overcast except for The Colonial Treasurer was left there the receipt until he had satisfied himself ulice showing thist
You have heard it statud publicly that short tiren about, noon on the 37th, but me.
that the Chinoman had received the alene.
Where did you go I went across money? How was he to satisfy himsell the total amagat of the defalcations is on the morning of the 18th it was clear and the sun shone brightly throughout the nothing like $59,000 cashier's office, I do not know,
day, the temperatura having risen to 43 passage
And you never inquired No. the defondant ques-
Witrises-I believo nesek $61,000, Could be have satisfied himself before
4-Unfortunately hors are no official receipt. 'Ths Colonial
except by seeing and handling the money
1,818 feet above sea level, but, by such in Treasurer came into the room.
formation ns could be obtained from private Then what happonad 1-The Volopiale might..
In what way The Shroff's choc in the
cheervers in the bill. distriot and obserVK-
TVR Treasurer asked the defendant to go and
I went back to the the money. in another coem. Orown rent rooms about seven minutes afterwards. The defendant had returned when I went there. He was away about half-a-minute. When I returned to the Orowa rent room I found that the counter- foil book had disappeared. It had been there two minutes before I left the room.
What time did you leave the Tresstry that day --About. Iad bean work
*Dom
For instances I am residing with a family of 21 persons including 3 servants in the 2nd floor of a house, in the Central. District All the supply of water that came through the pipe this morning was about a gallon.
This can hardly queugh our thirst during the day, much less be of any use for domes tio purposes. It is true that there are soms fountaine is the public street where water the bab be got, but how can family people forca and there with
the to
why they should bo..
I suppose you would not consider that Can you point out any way in which he two persone knew of the poeipt of money there without seeing and handling it 1-1 that he had received it ?--I would suppose cannot tell you. 22.
Didn't you bolieva et the menout that
Was there anything in the system which the money was brought to him. Yo..
en bled that to be dona 100 nothing And how could he havo atinged himself 60ut the system except plec was expinin- that the money wat received I cannoted to me. So far as I have noon the ahrel was always in tus mihiar's room-a And yet you call
an auditor T tell you,
YourBot
diferent room from Alve do. The receipts of Mr Aires and the Chinese official worn compared daily, or were supposed to be compared daily to see if they agreed, and monthly, the auditor went down and chocked the books,
11
London, February 28-Is the House of moves to-night a resolution urging (the p vernment to use its infance with a view to premure the reassembly of the Brussels Con feranse, and to impress upon the British delegates the immediate becessity for sug
Mr Alves told yaż he never touched of how much money, was paid in in chave the 17th the, thermometer stood at 31 | ananala, Spreng., end, Gareinin oblɔngito- | Commons last night Bir Hearr Movat.
..their way in get water, through the crowded | tinned the shroff about the Land Tasejasaing the receipt of it in any way your examination of the accusanta that records of temperature at Victoria Fonk, elsewhere they will be found southward of motion were married would place the
zaaghs in the public streets? And after 9ment Co.'s o'clock .. all water in the Colony is cut off, leaving the poor nasupplied orestures to do the beat they can. This is the present rates in advance. And what ie to happen In the erant of Sie F-Yoars, &c.
you
Me Francis-Did it never strike you. In. falcations were going on No. The first thing Inver noticed was Mr. Ede's cane
Did
at the time make pay a
Far East and Sikkim and Himalaye inyo remedy against the evils resulting from the growing divergence between gold- India are the northern limits of the geo- and silver. Sir John Lubbock moves the graphical area from which they have previous question. A special. Dinstalle boon recorded. Of the plants killed or in-
London, March 1.-Ia the House of Jared, Fiews Harlandi, Banth, tradenia whip has been issued.. B4, Champ,, are known only from, Hong Thompson, in moving his resolution, anid Long. Although many of our indigenons that it was in no wiss a party question, and plants have not been, yut discovered also that he did not urge the adoption of Bio- where, it is to be expected that when Chins talllom. All he asked for was a remedy.
In the debate which followed, Mr Glad is better known they will be found.over & larger area than the restricted one of this stone stated that he was unable to take the island The fact of the above named initiative from Americs, and that no glau plants baring succumbed to the late frost hath been developed enabling Great
Britain fudicates that when they are dissovered to change hor standard of value. If the Hoogkong.
Government in ridiculous position, as the 22.-Considerable damage to vegetation latter had no plan to enhait; but that, seems to have bona caused about Canton nevertheless, Government was ready to sift The Roverend Dr E. O. Henry, in a to any that wages had greatly increased in Supposing the shroff had put his chop on
saw no necessity for doing. After myatara must have fallen at the summit to
or 24 dug. I
letter dated 26th January, informs me that the past forty pears under bogometallism,
Bimetallism would involve: 6-Do the river at Canton, and en route The destruction of vegetation about Can that. the counterfoil don't you think that would examination that day I believed there had about 25 ANGLO-CHINESE
have been a useful arrangement-It been a fraud in the Treasury, and I had between this port and that place, low on has been very great. The balans serious loss of capital invested abroad. He the idea that it lay between the abruf and temperatures were redorded in the reports plantations are rained, and the bamboos therefore asked the Houes to give the mat- might have been.
Don't you think it would have been an ( the de'andans.
And yet no steps were taken to detain of the steamehips Powan and Honam; have suffered. The Aleurites triloba look to its careful consideration before forsaking · ·
They gave
ail sadivelled up, while Begonias, Buphor the foundation whereon the cammoral acknowledgement that the money was in bis bands 7-It might have been
simply destroyed." What Dr Henry bias, Crotons, and scores of others are greatness of the Empice had been raised.
Mr Gossaec expressed his agreement reports indicates severe weather at Can- with the orthodox, arguments advanced by ton than here, os is proved by the reporte Mr Gladatone; bat regretted that the "Gor- of the steamers above referred to, Aleurites ernment was unwilling to the go- Carton, while they are here at 300 feet held it to ho the duty of Great Britain to. triloba leaves being shrivelled up at assembling of the Brussels Conferenc altitude painjured, but at 600 foot here exhaust every effort to extend the use of they are affected, and completely destroyed silver throughout the world,
little higher up the
Mr Dadabhai Naorofi said that the fact 23-Accompanying this report are six of there being separate surrencies was of no
romedy for India's photographio views which were taken on account, and that the only rom
state of the Fatepayers who have prád their | make inquiry from Me da Silva, who was receipt was guarantee that he had regelved |plication to the shrof or to Ein book tione made here, it seems that the temper-where the alluvial lande are highly cultivat | the question;» Hr Gladstone then went o‹
THE TREASURY DEFAL- CATIONS ALVES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE. Upon Captain Hastings taking his seat on the bench at the Magistraes this morning at some books before I lef. Before
You know what is done in a Banka ship is given to the cashier signed by the person actually handitug the money tea
ing, to continue the hearing of evidence in ring 1 asked the Treasurer that the And there is nothing of that sort hero 7
books I had boon working at should be Not that I know of. During the time I Focked up. I went to the Treasury on 31st have been in the Colony is has got suggest January, the following day, for the pured itself to me that that would have pose of contioning my audit, and to useful. chook some of the counterfails fur back You months in detail with the rent rolk I
the charge Brought against AF. Alves, late Treasury clerk, by the Colonial Trea. surer, Mr Nicolle, the Auditor, who ficat detected the discrepancies in the books, was put into the witness box.
Mz. B. Johnson (Grown Soliciter) "again represented the Croen, sad Mr J.
see what had heen paid in 1-No.
I
the defendant or the shrofi-It had nothing to do with me. I suggested to the Trea. sorer-Those fellows will bolt. That was between G.30 and 7 alcices. That was oat of the office.
come to that conclusion before I left.
balow Canton.
Jan 6th at 1 a. m 25", about 28 miles Jan. 16th at 10 a.m. 26", about 25 miles
from H'kong.
Before goa leit the Treasury that day Jan. 16th at 3 p.m. 25', at Canton.
from 'korg. you left at 5 o'clock-had you come to the Jan. 18th at 10a.m. 28°, about 25 milas I am indebted to the office of the Hong. conclusion or did it grow upon you I had
How was it thom you only requested kong Causen and Macao Steamboat Con- that que or two books thould be licked pay for these returns.
6- the peninsula of Kowloon the cold appeace to have been greater than ki found many of the unterfoil books in tenera atated by Carvalho or Alves.up instead of the whois of the bonks for
have not told us anything whatever
of
ad
J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr H. J. addíti n to the one which had been missed! How did Carvalho know in the erdhing st Decembar I did rak. that the whole | Hongkong; ice was seen on pools of waterho 16jh January, showing the ios at rari- misery lay in affording her relief. from r Holmes, appeared on behalf of the pri. the day before were also missing. Two three welook when the phroff, brought him) the counterfoil Looks for December should in the roads within 50 feet of sea level, and cas pleces in the Teak districk It is some penis incidental to foraiga dominion. Ho rent rolla could not be found-for 1888 { the money that, that was all the money the Lu looked up, and they were except the one the Kowloon Docks ieo we oheerrent graph, so bright light has much the same inte consideration, as he said certain peopln
CONAT.
tram.
H. Nicolle stated--I am Local Auditor and 1899. I took what books there were of Hongkong, I began my duties na such 1891 and 1892 sad prouaded to go through I found further discrepancies. in April, 1890. My first step on taking op duty was to visit the different collecting de- Wirts went over these findetail they
were mentioned in evidence yesterday. partments. I visited the Treasury; I saw
Cross-examined-Icommenced my duties Bir Lister. He took me round the office. I saw there Mr Carvalho and Mr Alver.
Ias local auditne ou lách April, 1890.
which disappeared.
shroff had received daring the day it it was
Bad you ever previous to this or mined not counted before? Phat I do not know,
Witness had himself ofoaked the shroff's the rent rolla for 1888 or 1889 - That was own book (Chinese) sometimes, with a trans before my time. I did not know if they intor. Witness had never tried to ascertain were in existence. I believe there are whether any check was stituted in the some strong rooms below the Government
or any proof that the mes paid to the With very few exceptions are banks sent to
at
at what difuzuls to represent ite in photo-appealed to the Bouss to take this peint ettget as ice which atres its white appear in England were disposed to do justice to 2000 merely to refluctul light, but it will Tacia.
understood that the white in these views is produced by ico.
be
Sir W. Harcourt stated that if Americs again convened the mocatary conference No. I is a view of Cryptomeria japonica and submitted definite proposals, Har Mh-
attend.
The motion was fually rejected by 200 votes against 148.
Mr Dallour and Mr Chaplin supported the notion.
the bottom, 30 feet below sea level, of xu empty dock.
7.In the harbour the rigging of ships
tour 8.Since the Observatory recorda bogan 1884 the temperatura has mot fallen. degree F I remember.on one uponation, I Lodge, with Mount Kellet in the distent Violeris Peak, but there is no record with
No. 2 is the look-out house at the signal my experience, which extends back near- station, Victoria Peak. It shows icicles 12 years, when ice was observed below on the house, and at the base of the house 1,700 feet altade,
grazs vegetation covered with ice. It was The continued low temperature cam-here where the measurements were taken
warmer stratum of sie above resulted in the sirenonference of ice. formation of-jes varying in
gauntity from
the method. There was a book not under the Comptroller Auditor General in visiting inspector,' that was not a proper taken any step touscertain whether the hided with fall of ruin from an apparently of grass banta covered with 56 inches in Sir H, Meyzey-Thompson's resolation is
London.
Are not your duties entirely confined in
the Colony to auditing the reeipts and colleations? No. They were not confined to that in 1830.
a
encouted with ica
No, 9 represents a tree of Pinus sinensis
No. 4 exhibits an ornamental structure in : Belilios garden at The Eyrie,' in which were varions tender plants caensed
matter of fact, se the Crown rent roll arrived revenue receipts, se far as I have time and It. was no part of his duties as auditor to Landeompared them with the netnal receipts the bindos and boule of grass at the sana with think im*****
su late at the Treasury, he was obliged to take as a basis for any given year ths
that what do you audit 1-1 audit the staat my disposal; store accounts, refunds of revenue, which is written under taxes, General may direct me to audit. In 1800 of revenue.
Treasury roll of the previous year. When and any other items the Comptroller Auditor | so much as would enable him to thoroughly whom you sent Alves, eat in the Treasury which the ice accumulatod, were not 1.000 feet above sea lovol.-I have the
correct.
any differences between that and the I had store accounts and did not do r funds time during the two years on some right opposite the Stamp Office,
aome
more
thin casting on the upper leaves of plue trees growing at 600 feet above sea level to a thick evcasement of perfectly transparent solid ing of by inebar in sircumioronice on
No. 6 ahoy ice-covered bambors and mit of Victoria Peak. The grass bents. themselves, which were the foundation on wire netting near Mount Austin Hotel,
No. 8 i BCode of Pine trees at about then an tighth of an inch in diameter, yet the formation of ice was se gradual that with honour to be, sir, your most obedient the enorizons accamolation of ies, which servant, their natural upright, or but slightly pead- bine its own support, the beats retained
of ico were on the windward side of the bill eut position. These large accumulations
where rain drifted, but oven on the lee site the average costing of ice, was about s inches in riransference.
London, March. Tha papers agres in declaring that the result of the division on
BATETB blow for the Bimetallists, and generally endorse Mr Gladstone's view of the subject.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION,
Washington, March 1 The United States Senate has sheived for the remain. der of the term the petition. fur autoration prosented by the provisional Government of Hawaii.
IWhat dɔ you morn by local auditor Treasury, in the ordinary course of the work, i Ofices where there are acceonta portil now, at the Observainry, halow 40 | kress and Cycas revoluta near Moaulain jesty's Government would be happy to hat conversation with the defendatit. faked him what Alt daties were as regarde by local auditor and not merely auditor Treasurer was really the amount received by my own office laseromise Cké col think about 17 years ago, ice was found at background, gu
lector's areounts and rent receipts are Crown Janik
He told me he was in chargeThat ie the name gives me when I was the throff. As auditer, witness was not
eslied upon to do any each thing; bis duty only things that are sent to me there from of the English books in which the Crown appoitited.
Has it any meaning -Isappose it means was to see that the accounts were sorrect, the Treasury. rents were recorded and was responsible for
During your three seats in pflce having thetr keeping. I asked him what the books that I am the local auditor is the Colony not to criticise the system. If Mr Mitchell-
I am Innes described witness as auditor and these accounts sont up to you, have gon ever were for the purpose of
acquainting myself that I represent the Colonial Office.
amonnia stated to liave been received wore desoription. It was not quits correct that kept by him, but prepared in the Land
witness, as Mr Mitobell-poes snid, visited the aminte that ought to have been re- Office and called the Crown rent roll, which
wit formed the basis of the mums due for col-
the Treasury at irregular periode, several ceived as Crown rent 1-In so far as making month, independently of the usual tests with the Trosary rent roll.. lection. The entries on this rent roll
times in suditing: witness did go at irregular times,
You have nerer takevat from the rant should be copied into a book kept by him
simply owing to exigenoles of ordinary work. roll a day's Réciple as they appeared there self called the Treasury rent roll; but an
ascertain whether the system of Treasury Ns. It never occurred to me to do so.
Do you know where Mr da Silva, to work was good or bad, but only to ascertain
He sat in a room at the other end of the the Crown rent roll was received he made
handle the acounts and see that they were
"Witness might have reported at unica overlooking Padder Street, I think Treasury sent roll, and at the end of the
Away from the Trogirer'a room and the points in the syslem as being defcotive or rest when the accounts were closed he pre- pared a schedule showing deficiencies. -The store accounts kept by the various not as complete in the matter of checks as accountant's 1-You; just at the top of the After giving other details of the varions deparimonte-police, public works, they might be, but he could not say just stair.
Do you know from what he said thas now; be had records of such things in his That comprises the receipts and issues from books kept by the defendant, and the
office. He had stated generally that certain he had done what you requested him to system as explained to bim by the dofeu-store and remains,
In the absence of social directions forms of the books of account might be im-del-Mr da Silva came back with bim. dant a to bow Crown rents were collected,
How many Hons are enrrect in the the witness proceeded-He told me the you do not audit anything in connection proved, from the auditor's point of view.
three reat rolls you bare examined ?-Prac- will the revenue of the Colony-Except Each monthly andit was usually late in the
15.-Evergreen sales mad trees married Chinese official actually received the money and that a portion. whatever of the money refundis of money. With the exceptin next month, extending over three or four tically those gnoted la Court and nothing
au Dich to Winkness. The great weight of passed through his (the defendant's) hands of refunds and taxes I andit sothing-in days or more; thetimevaried a good deal. He tuere. There in one in the rent ruil for on the leaves solid coverings of ice of
kept at it day after day until it was 1892 I am doubtful about
Loudon, February 25, -Me Johnstone, that his duties were merely in prepare the cpunection with pagments or cxp nditure.
Had you noted as auditor anywhere befinished, as a rale, without breaking of. If there are no other deficiencios actual bis ice caused the branches of trace to reculpts, and past them to the Chineas off- cial, he entered them in a book; that he fore I bad; in Cyprus. I was assistant Thers are so ground for describing ang of ly found what is the basis of your state be a pendent foras, the strain in mang the Comeervative candidate, has been elected
auditor
that
te for about three year, and his wisite sa frregular or surprist visite, mont that $61,000 deficient?-By the case causing the limbs to snap off with a for Honeham, having defeated Mr Wilber- (the defendant), having prepared the receipt
though he could underetand the Treasurer rent rulla for 1888 and 1889 not being here crash. All vegetation throughout the hill fure the Liberal candidate, by a majority
regions of the colony is thus covered of 1484 veter. and it csinterfuil, from the counterfoil anditor for six or seven yea
upon with ice, as were also most other objects Had you any speolal training instructbisking they were, since the nature of the and the only basis one has to
London, February 26-Mr Allan, Liberal movement in favour of building a new posted the amount into his daily col
planation of has Telegraph and telephone wires from Vie- pandidats, has been elected for Gateskend. ture in his proposal, which he bellores lection book, and also, from time to tion as auditor before going to Cyprus work world often look that way to an the rent rolls applied
toria Grap upwards were covered with ice defeating Mr Pandeli Ralli, Unionist, by a
& from the Nu;Exopt my previous experienes of being outsider. For instance, when witness had Winess added a long tare, posted the amounts
will not be diflcult to carry out, that a a day to spare, he would came down and the smount was counterteils into the
The whole question as to whether the of an inch in thickness, and, in addition, majority of eight hundred and sixty-eight Chamber might to conveniently construct Treasury rent roll in London bark.
ed which, without being of unwieldy pre- How many years -Between six and give an extra day's attention to a particular
branos, sey tax receipts, or go over some- total reut revenue roesited has gone carried icicles as much as 3 inches in voles,
the Bank length as close as they could be packed
portions, would allot to each member west he did not know what had been paid to the serca.
side by side. This caused any of the Chinese disini. He said as a rula when You say that you went round to vidt thing in detall when leisure allowed; but into the proper account in
that should portain to him through the
I asked him how he prepared the recip: it
What do you mean by store accounts
arrived at
the indiurds.
CHARLES FORD, Buporialondent, Boiscical and a forestation Department, Honourable G. T. ML O'Brien, C.M. G.,
Colonial Secretary, &a., ka, klin
TELEGRAMS BY THE GERMAN MAIL.
RY-X?METIONS,
LORD DUNMORE AREIVED AT CONSTANTINOPLE, London, February 25.--Lord Dunmoro
- the money' was sent to the Chinese official all, the principal collecting departments these were not surprise visits, nor inamentals dependent upon the accuracy of the telephone wires to break, and the iron post arrived et Constantinople from India via
on under a proper system Certainly the look-out kanse at the Peak tore Iron
Beyond these daily resipts signed, by
11-The windward sides of the waile of sapped off a few inchen above the ground.
to bottom covered with transparent ice of an inch in thickeretly
12. All the hills on the mainland and
What
Fear's rent; that the memorandum was gistrar General's, the Harbour Master's, in the early portion of the two years Mr
are theyWell, without the work, but only a part of the ordinary andit. shroff's books --And the defendunt's too. memorandum as went to to the Treasur
contiguous one,
It is no part of your duties as andilor to at Victoria Gap which supported them wa 辉。 but as often as not that memorandam Treasury there is the Post Office, including. As it was a Was marely the receipt of the last half ing the Money Order Office, the Re-naturally variable. Witness bad as alert so that the work of the Treasury is carried
it was
the Bank for the monies they have recely
top
by
means of a Bank pass book between the
bo a pass book, but I bave never aven it.
initialed by him there was no reason why
passed to bim, and on satisfying himself the Police, the Gael, and all minor Taverner, and lately Mr Bewring, recently that the Chipene official had received the collecting departments which I cannot call out from England. When witness compared the Treasury rept-roll, counterfolia, and money he would paas the receipt io him to to recollection at present..
And all there departments you mention daily collection book the areal method
be unjored in his book and shopped with
ad, is there un other account opened
the Pamirs and Kashgar, having travelled
the whole dietanes on horashack.”
THE 'HOWE' DIBASTER-CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER TO BLAME.
RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY, London, March 2.From the Army estimates it appears that recruiting for the army and militia during the year is been axost satisfactory. An additional, girly thousand pounds sterling is required so provide for the larger number enlisting. THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE BXAMINATIONE,
London, March 2.—Mr Dadabhai Naoroji Introduced in the House of Commons-lagt night a Bill providing for the simultaneous examination in India and Great Britain of dandidates for the Indian Civil Servion."
ME LAEODOREEE intends to revive the old
Elouse of Cominona. It is a leading foà. ·
Bession.
his chop. That is all that passed on that have actual recoip's and handle movey 1— | there was cothing on the rent-roll to show Govarrmont and the Bank?-Thore meat/Lontoo island were likewise white with ics, Howe Court-martial regarding the Captain | fair haired ladies and children; bottles $4.
Decasion,
veritiod
books.
or snow.
15.-The
Bd. boxer. Ask any dealer in perfúmory for Rowlands articles, of 20, katton Gar- ̈den, London."
Temperature.
HONGKONG, March 15, 1893, Taken at Mesura Fulconer & Co.'•• Premises, Queen's Koad, y
30.01. 1 F.M....
29.97 42.0....
DAROMETER New Fork, Feb. 20.-The American De,
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78
ROWLANDS' MADasgar Om preserves and strengthens the balr, prevents it falling off London, February 25-The Admiralty for overbody's ass, being not too grey OF or turning grey, and is the best briliantine minute dissents from the finding to the too drying; also sold in a golden colour for one of the bills (3 347 fost) of Lantso bay and the fommander of the vessel, and atd., 78, 108:6d. BOLAADS EURONTA is I andfled & portion of the Yes. I did the same in these offices as I that he and seen it; it was not tisked, vor
Then your chock, bulibes on the g what amicared to be snow for sotuo few tributes the disaster to their unskildel pure and fragrant toilet powder, in thras evenue received from Grown rente. My did in the Treasury,
Can you tell what description Mr Car- it abonld be, as it was not a book that rannies in Bank is merely a monthly orie 1; Bondreds of fvet down from its summit management, and neglect to take the neces-as-White, rose and cream 18, cúd 2.
What do you mean by that? I check As early as the evening of the isthb January sary bearings. method in making the audit of the Crown
the summit of Tainoshan (about 3,300 | THE DAILY NEWS' AFE-TRIAL BY JURY IN rent was to take the Tressary rent roll, valho gave of his duties on that occasion? teeded to be verified. The others he markt-
ISDIA. Do you ming the whole of these daily feet) on the mainland had sexmed counterfoll receipt books, and the daily Mr Carvalho of the Treasury Ho ised after examination. Tha rent roll was the daily receipts.
anly for reference, and it would be useles
whitlab appearance, prestmahly from jea London, February 25,--The Daily News collection book, and then to see that engaged entirely
Excuse me, I want you to tell me wha? be to mark it; but it was not warleys to refer receipts coming into the Treasury ---Every every counterfoil in the month under rouHe told me of that occasion to li, as was now shown. To mark or tick one.
says that the Curetament is guilty of grave 18-The Feal of the extremely low error in not insisting on the instant with etamination agreed with the daily ro
And what do you examine thum with? ceipt book, and that the totals shown that he received the money from the each item in the control could only have
astrans In appendix 4 the tames of jury in ludix, and trusts that the commis- In that roosips book were duly passed Chinese officials who collected it, made out been of very remote utility, as would easily With the totals shown in the Treasury temperature on vegetation has been dis drawal of the decree relating to a trial by
the bookbooks. through the cash book kept by Mr Carval paying-in slip ant sent the money to the be seen by lucking st
You merely soo the total of these sus plants, chiefy exotic, in the Balanto sien will repect speedily on the matter, itself, Witness had not discovered any
29ER NATIONAL LEAGUN AND THE HOME ho, sad an to the Bank. I have also taken Bank
KULE BILL. Was that his entire description of his discrepansy before now. He had exemto-is the same as the total in the Bank 7-Yes. Gardone which havo suffered more or less -certain number of counterfoils at random
How do you check the daily receipts by are given. The amount paid into the asak by the monthly statement -The daily re- 14-Appendix Bennusrates indigenon branch of the National League ondemna) and compared them with the antries in the duties I did not ask him any more abcated the books of 1890, 1991 and 1892, Treasury rent roll. Shown books-Thee it. He produced books to explain.
Did you ask Oarvalho as you did Alves to the shrof were four are anunterfoil receipt books used in
Treasury. There
Do you know if the Tresaurez Bimmelf Bist chin, dargares ta' the Gardens con- Mr Gladstone's Home Role Bill as being a THERMOMETER-SM..
in she lofury or destruction of incomplete tasasure which will prove a curan the Treasury. This other back is the daily give you a general Ides of his duties 1-1 scortante Toontred in the monthly by the colpts are checked from various aabridiary plants which were injured.
Wass monthly account rendered at the
rather then a blessing. collection book for Crown Bouts for Sep- did; I did not ask about expenditure as I
theao boing ustives of much warmer
NEWS FROM THE CONGO, tember, 1892, to some time in 1893. Wit was writing & report only on the revenue Audit Office, by the bank, which was easily exercised any supervision of the work af kaves, but some plants are quite killed, to Ireland:
Witness was here nekod several questions verifiable without the Treasury books. The Aires, the shroff, and the gashier, or check-
regions than Hongkong. Many of the Londen, February 27-According to neas explained the composition of the book.
What did you report to the Comptroller decorative plants which were not killed the latest reports to haud from the Congo, Resinghe kid is in defendant's as to the duties of Mr Botelho at the Har-cash amount always bad the Treasurer's ed it in any way I do not know. handwriting For October, November and bour Office, and ia ausgering explained to signature. The entry of total land revenue
the Congo State, has severely defeated the December, I have checked the entries in Mr Fraucis that since this esso had this book with the counterfoils; for Decem. he had refreshed his memory of the received every mouth was taken from la England as to the management of this will be months before they own regain their Major Dhanís, the officer in the empiry of
details the ledger. The total in the ledger off a the different items of revenue ornamental appearance,
16 Every possible pracaution was adop. eleve-raiding Araba nader the command of ber, with the sasistanos of my clerk. I of work in the offices from his former re was taken from the journal The journal collected and the way they were collected
The plant houses, which are provided hundred prisoners. The long mining ex- say the amounts in the counterfoils. He was then examined as to his was a book of daily totals, made up and the possible checks one might have on fed to malmia the effect of the cold Sefa, a son of Tippoo Tib, and taken fire-
monthly, from the cash book, fo Carvalho's them. talled with the amounts in the daily former inquiries at the Treasury,
Dida't you indicate any deficiency in the with screens merely to produce thade, were peditions led by Deloommans and Jacques At that time did you look at any of the writing. It did not show the detailed collection book. I remember 28th Jan
amounts received during the day, nor the system 1 Were you satisfied that the all matted in and the roots covered with are safe. MAY 1889. It was a Saturday, I was Land Office rent rolls -Eas
In spite of these precautions, however, Zandon, Feb. 27.-The Queensland What do they contain the smount of the names of the papers; it was only put under system supplied audient obecke I was; straw.
If Alren schored to the strict line of duty many plants aufered very severely. Of Government officially notiles that the lust foils for December with the rent roll, in a rent dus in respect of each lot T-The xam- the different heads of revenue- much for land, so much taxes, no muca opium, etc. toom is the Treasury office. I found a her of the lot the of the party, and the Carvalho got it from the shroff Witness and never handled the money and there ferus in the house Polysodium heracleum floods have been as bad as the first. The counterfell which did not agres with an amount due for the whole gear
was in effective check upon this shroff 7-If and Adiantum tetradactylon sallared most, loss amount to a million pounds sterling. did not know whether the shroff kept a
other kinda being bat Hitle affected.
Great distresa bus besa caused. The Govern entry in the Treasury rent a IL I think it Were ycummary at that time when you saw book for Carvallo to examine and compare, he balanced his books.
17.In the orchid-house, which was meat makes an appeal to the public for funds, was counterfoil 1678. It shows that on Mr Aires in.1890 for the first time that he Witness had not as anditor made himself Witness was re-examined briefly by Mir
covered with male and straw, all our best Johnson. Dorther 182, shore waa.recoivad
did not get these rent rolla for some time? -frons Mx 2. J. Ede a set of $190.36.94-Blo told me that at that time. He ex. quaitted with what the shroff did, and so
he did not know whether there was of WAS It was intimated that the shroff's archids have suffered vary greatly, many entirely killed, while others were so fone Inland Lots for the year ending 25th pained to me the system of collection. I get a suff lost shook between Carvalho and amination, which would be taken it, buck injured that, even if they survive, to ding farewell to the English, pilgrima, ex- December, 1895, Witness gave details of did not interview the Chinese officials. tko ebrof. Witness did not know of any would occupy some time and it was aged much
Did you ascertain whether they know or thing in existence fizing on the shruff the to adjourn fill to-morrow morning at 11 may be some years before they rogain the pressed the hope that England would 6000
previous luxuriant estate. A healthy plant, become Foman Catholic agala. sharga of money's
reotived by him, 5- Into the room I pointed out these discrepan could read or write English-No.
abla
to
at the Treasurying examined the couter-
23rd
the entry, and continued It showed a
Leakage of $500. On defendant coming
W49
carried out.
THE FLODDS IN QUEENSLAND,
́TAR POPE HOPES TRAT ENGLAND WILL BECOME ROMAN CATHOLIO.
Do. Minimum over night -66
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Previous JÕu dute at Un date xi
10 Any mám
4 P
Barometer Temperature
20:07
30.05
29.08
67
73
70
Humidity
里
72
79
Direction ofà
Wind.... Foru Westher
*
Roz, February 27-The Pope, in bid Rain.....
b
Highat open air temperature on the 18th....0
Lowest open air temperature on the 34th...........52
Hongkong Observatory, March 15, 1895.
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