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9498 - Jorr 19, 1898.)

The Peruvian barque Japan was placedaries and the commonest of books. These under arrest to-day, under an order from the Colonial Court of Admiralty, on the faitance of Kwong Bang, compradors, Q's Road Central. The amount of Kong Sung'a bill is $900,

by

the

THE CHINA MAIL.

there were adding to the receipts.

PUBLIC WORKS.

The following more important Pablis Werke were completed during the year

Total Lokat. committes, and 2800 will not be too much gemorally as follows

The Military Coatsbution shows de qua Work certain lovel in the manufacture of art pro- Mr. Ewen seconded. He said they the Chiness they will go in crowds, cape amounted to $2,348,837,26, a decrease of

Cap Book Lighthouse,

$189,095 De Castle made a few remarks upon to expost from European gate money,

resident and afloat, notwithstanding the crous ut $151,008.74 although the rate of

88,059 wore the books that were meatly read and ducts, bet itwould be far more interesting to must to their best to make the Hongkong silly it influenced by a strong Chinese $106,249 on that for 1801, which is chased ned, it was very seldom they wished to have in their mussoms mots of tools used in Mosaur correspond with the idleol.

exchange was less favourable than in 1891. Sith for West Mork

Bat in 1881, besides the uscel annual Staff Quartors Geverament Civil refer to a rare book. In the mme way, in the manufacture of these articles. These,

Mr Bather, in acknowledging the vote. of hard times..

A liberal estiumts of expenses is put Tarming then to the, generel

Hospital museum, any person taking an interest however, wero soldem to be seen in mu- the objects of the Odd Volamee

Colonial museum, be thanke, said he could understand why in. in the subject did not wish to see rare and scums. carious things but the common things in collections of

The cost of the Fame $45,000 ls Included ues in the district. He saw a thing in the pointed out how the advantages it por- the past so little interent liad been taken in down at $4500 including $1000 for prizes, contribution, the payment of £20,000 had

in the smonnt opposite Gap Book Light- street and did not adoratand it, but on seseed se an Imperial establishment, public museums since people, came to and it will be a poor affair if the receipts to be made to the Military Anthorities in Telegraph Cable to Gap Rock 87,458

as compared with £40,000 fast year, "

The decrease of $120,050 on Publioboare. Efforts were mado last year by ito The Oxford Local Examinations were not going to the museum he found it explained could beat ba utilized, instansing how stay in Hongkong for only short time. cannot cover this, as they will not depend respect of arrears for leat, thus the total

The of erecting the and menced in Hongkong on Monday and will be there in its relation to other things. The the skeleton of the oztinet New Zealand Now, however, the colony had improved so ontiraly on gate money, sundry side shows payment in the former year was 860,000,

musaum was also one very valuable means bird, the moa, might be placed alongside greatly a place of residuase that more being charged for extra.

knowledge was advanced. By the African Catrish or the South Ama people might be found to make it their partnds in bean cuinabod by three practi Werken Extraordinary chiofy, Grimas from verament to dispces of this vessel but with- which

other large birds of manant home. Unly by such residents

Besides these works considerable progresa concluded to-morrow. Originally there were 51 entries, but owing to so many of the can-getting several specimans--he was thinking rioan thes and

so paid in 1899. On the subject of the was made with the Central Market, New didates oblatning employment the number especially of natural history objects, shells, the ostrich type. In a mining country, could a museum be satisfactorily carried on, cal engineers at 21800, and as part of the the fact that while $100,000 was paid as out result. It is now laid up pending an who abitally sat for examination is reduced birds, butterflies, and so on-seemingly all they did not want to sae mioraly the ores, for any temporary lapse of propar ecratorial buildings will be taken up by Industrial the Government contribution to the Ezaya opportunity for sale.

House and Pig and Sheep Depots and the Of coures a guarantes fuad mart bo se expenditure on this work, Your Lordship Streets in Kennedy Towa, the Slaughter samo, they were able to trace the the 1

ace the mining appliances of the country, tropical climates where to 46, of whom 3 are girls. Thirteen out of minute differences in form, and to show, in metals; the minerals, they wanted to work was fatal to a museum, expecially in / Exhibits, a small too will be charged;, again | Reolumefon during 1891 only $10,000 was

bean aubrcribed by members of the Victo. despatol. some instances, that two things they former and it would be of practical advantage to 15 many diffealties to ventand with.

The total decrease under these heads The Water Mains aro at present complete bolonged to the same species. Results were appliances in use in the Mother Country, pleasure of addressing the Odd Volumes,

8164,023 out of an estimate of $200,000, Bosides this, there was book of Australis that tbe Victorian Govern-hould visit Hongkong he sincerely hoped ach difficulty in securing the balance. large collections,

The payments to the Crown Agents for another reason why specimens should not be ment had introduced into their fachnological they would rotura to England with the If the euargetic young men of the Colony other hand there were incranaca in the ex. but some extension will be necessary in the

very large established in Hongkong on a permanent affair, there should be a very slight risk of the following reasons.

guarantors being called upon; in fact, the refused, bacanas they were common-thermusenon models of thefishing appliances used sown that a satisfactory museum bad bear will only, toko a litle interest in the penditure of simont every department for futura. The aam expended on this work is

probability is that, giren this support, the the dobt, penelons, materials and stores, were useful for exchange with musamma in in Great Britain. There was

This concluded the proceedings,

od 'other charges, eto, wore monde al'a meeting will be a great success.

of exchange.

The averago The profits are to be devoted to chari-tower rate of" other districts. He proceeded to speak of number of fish in the seas around Australia,basis (opplausoja,

ties, and also to the Victoris Recreation rates for the two years 1801 and 1892 were the boneft the museum was to the scientific but vary little proper fishing was done man, but pointed out that it also served there, and it was in order to instruct the

Club new Building Fund, as the Club 8/2) and 2/0.97 respectively. the purpose, if properly managed, of educat people and to aid in the development of ing, he would not say the whole mansa of this industry that the museums were sup. great many did piled with models showing what was done

promines any day. Yours, the community, because not haya that devotion to science they by some of the ablest and best fisherman in

may be called upon to quit: their pressak

exhibited the various methods of preparing ought to have, tat a very considerablo por- the world. In Hongkong, there might be

the 46 take seaior papers.

ly thought distinct wore nearly related and the people of the Colony to-use the mining He feared he would never again have the loured, say 84000, and as 81500 has already wil. háárossed shortly in a separate New Water and Sewer Mains in Tictoria... ABoor three o'clock this morning fire bror | worked out by the soientist by now it mentioned recently in the your but I be good fortune any of his colleagues ria Regreation Club, ibers should not amoenka to about $270,000, but on tho in accordatige with present) requirements,

cut la dwelling house at 230 Queen's Road West. Tas Fire Brigade, turned.ent, but the house was destroyed and damage done to the extent of $1000. No insurance vas eflected on the house or furniture. It in supposed the fits was caused by a cat up- solling a kerosing lamp.

Time is a curious custom in consaction with mariage in vogue in parts of the Kangra District. After the ceremony of betrothal,

tion of the community. af

of

sjeung utan has to serve in the family *TRA MUSLUM MUST NOT BE A BARER SHOW, silk and tes, and no doubt excellent! hie fut ire father-in-law for a space of sever years, at the end of which time he is allowed but an educater. It should appeal to the examples of adulteration could be oh- coientific student, in the practical man, and tained from the authorities at home.

SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL BESSIONS;

Chief Justice) Wednesday, July 19. (Before His Bour Mr Fidding Clarke,

FORTUNE TELLING

CESTUS.

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Besides these numerous other midor worke total expeditare during the Ware either completed or advanced, the whole involving, year of 8400,302,

AFFORRITATION

rossing favourably, This work is progressing $63,583 trees having been placed in perma

hompared uent positions during the year as with 115,081 in the previous year.

Chan Pak Chin pää, vitarged with fran-Ponships could be decided—and a "zent | monia in 1892, and an apparent additional faters: none of the dra were very much ind to marry and take off his bride, lo samo to the mass of the community. Feeling/In scientific matters the British Museum, dolently obtaining money by falon pre-Industrial Exhibits, do, sec.

ho as willing to give to people writing from distance, to

ter, the conditiune are even stricter, for Lot only has the youth to prove his worth by

The payment in December of Salaries and other charges properly payable from veles for the year, but hitherio paid out of P.8-The meeting if organised this year the votes for the following year, involved might become an annual one, when chama disbursement of thirteen monthly pay given to Natural History collections, expenditure amounting to $78,160.

The excess of Revenue over Ordinary Expenditure amounted to 8351,459, bnt if we deduct the sum of $154,800 which is and non-recurrent character, the excosa la reduced to $218,668. If farther the am of $67,500, derived from an exceptional land aale at the close of the year, be as ducted, the excess becomes reduced to $161, 168.

Only 2,000 trees were destroyed by bre and extra precautions have been adapted for the purpose of preventing these fire in fured by the abhormal frost, but a quantity of indigenous plants, cepacially those aboVE

hethe 800 feet, were killed.

The amount realized by Balo at Sellad young, and it is hoped that, in the couras of few years, the revenue from this source may be slightly increased,

The

Boren ybare' foil, hat he has also, when mar showed how much more satisfactory it weed he thought help of a more technical i witabcraft, on the 28th Jane last, Prisoner | THE GOVERNOR'S DESPATCH ON THE shown above to bera been of aŭ exceptional ress whe only 5492, but the types are still

ried, to take up his abode as a permanent mamber of his wife's family.:

by

but

carried

ind might be obtained from the Celonial Institute or the new Imperial Instituts was thin very thing: whose function

- PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISIÓN

· IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mt E. J. Ackroyd, Puiine L'udge),

MILE INSURANCE.

In the action of the Tuk On tooth-pow

BLUE BOOK FOR 1892. To the Editor of the Cursi MAIL.".

GENERAL BEWARES. extract from the Sin, The followingkong, July 19.

general condition of the Colony above-mentioned despatch is significant and well accounts for the diffaulty which

It should be observed in this connection seems at least fairly prosperouss and there. has long been experianved in obtaining Hongkong rubsidiary coins but in the that the Revenue from Land Sales will is no reason to doubt that the revenis will if it is administered with a strict regard to Resets $800,000 is included as value of have to be largely discounted in future continue to meet the azdinary expenditure take a considerable time to disposa

subsidiary colas in transit, which it may years for the reason that as the Colony

of. bacomes more sattied there is loss demand economy and no new and unforeseen charges

I trust,

these

TIENTSIN NOTES.

(N-U. Daily News Correspondent.)

to by benefited through museum, he exchange and very oftes to give speciesus, power to tell fortunes and bring riches by The following jury was empanelled T. to the student of Science to go direct to

denied having taken any money, Curren, A. Ewing, R. R. Thompson, A the object in the assum, whore it was

W. A Becker, F. H. A. Fuchs, J. Wheel- properly labelled and classified, than to have attractive.

sy, and J. M. G. Pereira. The prisoner to rely upon books, for, however Turns was an enormons attendance at the ly written, a text book on science was usual-

In a museum, bs, reminded them, as found not guilty and discharged. Parts Reces and the gate money exceeded £16,000. More than £397,000 was takenly very hand reading. It was also adena-

when a man went to settle down rangement was everything. Careful selos- tagaans, by the metals, no less than 280,000 being in a colony, that the colonist should have tion of specimens required to be exercised, invested in the Grand Prix, which was, of a seam to visit where he could learn ad in addition to exhibits it was well to

The epurna, the attraction of the testing, at a glance what woods and stones were bave reserve collections arranged in a

If His Excelleney had taken the trouble for Crowe Land and a diminished apply occur, while the cost of Extraordinacy weather was of the most favourable charter. capable of une for building and other pur-seioulitic manner, both for pindy nod

to make some inquiry on this matter befors of land available for sate; and that the Public Works be will provided for by the poses; and in the case of textile industries for exchange with other museums, and this Ravensbury represented English stables, fortune was against him, and he was des much good might be done by giving manu- could best be done by a properly qualified

The balance of assste over liabilities, ou prived of winning honours. by a short hond Facturers so opportunity of comparing the surator. They wanted t curator who not for shop against the Roonomic Fire Office, writing such nonscase it would have been revenus derived from profits on the sale of new Inan of 2200,000 which has bean iraund

Ragolsky, which a fortnight

in the Legislative Council will, of the Prix da Jockey Clab, or French various methods inue in different coan-only know what apceimang to collect, bat of which Mr J. D. Hulshisari is agont, for far better for the publia convetingos / sabsidiary coins is of a most precarions during the current year is makkajo Darby. Mr Rove's colt had iluak in the tries for the production of the same mate- who knew how to rəfuse specimens. Hero 8756 on a policy for stock alleged to have (and also for the revenue. Recent remarks unture.

in the rial. With regard to the large mass of the Mr Bathor digressed to compliment Mr Mor been lost in a fire at Sze Mai Laue in Jane

subsidiary coins in transit which it may We have every reason to believe that rage, for he was disappointed in an effort to coromanity whe went into the museum in a tenourator of the Hobart masoum, upon the lest, judgment was given for defendants, bays opened His Excellency's eyes to the 31st December, was $33,105.87, but in

President of the United States, to the get through at a critical point, despite the casual way, an said that in England many excellent work he had accomplished in that with costs, on the ground that the police the serious inconvenienes which the pub- the assote $300,000 is included as raise of

FUBLIC DEBT. i The debt incurred under Ordinance. 11 of effect that for the present no retaliatory masterly handling of H: Causes. Freach u hores fave now won the rios for seven suo. Peopls went into the masennus to get warm; town. Hobart had a population of 50.000 evidence proved there could not have been te are put to by the great dilhotky take a considerable time to dispose of the Viceroy has soot a message to the the premium. When such lamentablo igno- Dessive years, the last English roprezenta. {in Hongkong ho supposed they wont in to and spent only £600 a year on its museum the quantity of goods said to be in tho which is experienced in obtaining

Mr LJ, Gledge was for plaintife and coins, as they can only be had at get cool. But once they got the people The daily number of visitors, however, was shop.

rance on this subject is shown by Hie. Ex. 1886 still stands at £200,000, while the measures will be initiated as regards live to win being dieting, which was for there, it was an imperative duty to interent 150, with 700 or 500 on Sundays, a larger

vellency, one can hardly wander that the sinking fand to be applied for its redom citizens of the U. S resident in China, and Mr Vyber in 1886. The stakes amounted to the It was undesirable that they number than visited far more handsome. Mr O. Ewens for defendants.

revoane rafters. Nor an ure wonder attion has increased from 884,053 to £42,758 further that every effort will be made to protect them and their interests in peace expenditure was four should occupy all the seats reading French housed magicums in the large cities of

CORRESPONDENCE. £10,677,

the assembling of Congres finding in the despatch such a remark as the during the year..

and safety A curatur, to

to create navelser Chinese novels. They wanted Australia where the

by following: The revenue derived from

evidently hopes that ATHLETIC FESTIVAL T.

The general persion list was reduced by: Ho

that time Br way of illustration of the proverbial them to look around, and in order to induce or five times graster.

Coins profits on the enle of subsidiary the deaths of H. G. Thomsett, Ho Chak Congress will have come to its sees; fhat oraftiness of the Norman praenutry, the tham to do this they wanted the exhibite the interest Mar Morton had orasted, most

To the Editor of the China Man.'

is of a most precarious nature. Hongkong, July 10 Parls correspondent of the Daily Telegraph proparly arranged, and he explained how be a man of varied soquirements. He

most precarious nature it undoubtedly Shan and Hadrian Raptis, who drew the bettor sentiment of the sus of the will boys gained the ascendensy, people tella au sausing story, whlot, he re-it some of the Australian and New Zealand must not be a specialist. Specialists were marks, if not in strict accordance

3-As you have kindly referred to the will be if the administrative ability $2,729, 169 and $168 respectively; but is

of the 5.8. with that, has at least the merit of Masoums, the exhibit of animals were arall very well in thote way--he wes one ranged to show their natural sorround himself but they were not to spend all originality. A cortain baker, in business in ings. Such things were attmotive and their time and attention on their proponed Athletic Festival, Flower, o, of the past is continued, but it is simply was ingressed by the sidition of Sir J. and where just and friendly legislation

like

In addition to the particular hobby.

Dr Macgowan bas just raturped from the a small town, obtained his supply of batter

increase in the Police Pension list amount himself, and by thit arrangement he got a curator, the menm must have a taridar Show meremal times in your valuable co-azasperating that official Igavrance and Raseell with a pension of $5,000, will then prevail. The contrast between from a farmer in the neighbourhood. One interesting to the ordinary globetrotter

ed to about $800 per sunum. The whole Great Wall, bringing several items of is day be discovered that the pats, which were far more vivid ides of the Colony, ita na raist and general preparer; olerk," for lame; I thould be glad if you would perais apathy should cause so meoh low ir ró-Rozers, 3196, Mre Himmons, 154, J. this course sad, the action

Perhaps at first sight the scheme looks

Amount of the pensions paid exceeded that terasting information, as the cristance of combine his duties with that of of what is intended to be pinduced. supposed to weigh three panada saaks, were tural resources and its fauns, that by writing or peiusing the labels, who might mis to give your readers some definite idea venue and so much public inconvenience. White, $250, and Gag. Bas. $444 The Congress needs na comment,

of the previous year by $14,655 which in not up to the standard, and farther ex-ing the specimens laid out on a shelf be able

They draughtsman, because there was nothing rather ambitious, but a little study of the

cludes increase of loss by exchange, the amination revealed a steady diminution. A and isbolled with Latin names.

THE ASSESSOR'S REPORT. visitors to better in museum than diagrams ar

figures for 1891 and 1898 being 162,541 last the baker lodged a formal complaint wanted the ordinary

To the Editor of the CHINA MATL

Hongkong, July 19. and $67,086 respectively. against the farmer, and the affair at muteam, who looked in sud yawned and illustrations; an intelligent servant to dust tante given below will, I think, soca con an Anault-at-Arms, and a Flower, Dog,

SIR. The above document, which has brought before the court. Have you any gaped, to think, to become less like things, and a janitor. The curator must vince the public that the idea is quite fea and Poultry, &o., Show combined, with a ssales inquired the magistrate. Yes, mashities and more like men. That wes bo scientific man, but the others sibie, as it is merely an Athletic meeting,

looted was the reply. And tave you any

few amusements in the shape of Chinese evidently been compiled with a vast deal of weights continued the judge. An answer one of the highest functions anyone could would not require high pay,

Mr Bather did not think be ought to Theatricals, Magie Eastern, Go, thrown in care and ability, as certainly be this time in the negative was given. Bat perform, and it was a duty that could he how did you manage to weigh your butter most admirably managed in a museum→→ managed, perhaps, batter where it was poraiblo for the curator to go round and say much about Hongkong, because he to make the affait grote stictive and pro- upon as a thoroughly trustworthy index of talk with the people or to give them know little about it. It was obvious that table. Each of these exhibitions has been the Colony's progress or otherwise, and it is strolling into museums at home and

asked the magistrate, ten the farmer

related that ever since the baker had taken bil butter he had returned the compliment

bim with three-pound loves, and he used them as weights for his butter.

of friends.

LECTURE ON MUSEUMS HỲ MR

BATHER...

DI

HOFÉRONG MUSEOM.

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Yours,

REVENUE.

bat

The officer responsible for the carrying out

PANSIONE.

meteorite in the Court of the Confucian College at Yangping the remains of a densydra of the early Hsu period, an object of veneration to Corsou pilgrima, eta.Bat the most remarkable nuwa he has brought refers to a race, of Manuliurian monkeys Crest Wall, that forms the northern boun- Ta 1893 the total number of Tesaris dary of Yongning. They are represented inhabiting the mountain region of the

JHIPPING

There are no general statistics available thom zelsting to shipping- CE for showing the trade of the Colony beyond

large body of

to

per cent, over the Bigare for 1891, showing is in their flight a aimbot of earthen

against its riveli

muzeum as he had sketched would be of he always been a costo wit, the greas in spite of all the Colony has suffered, with a tonnage of 7,104,688 tons, of which arts of wine-making and pottery. A recent

states that lately stating that there is nothing by buying his bread, "The baker supplied lectures. He had often seen working-menthe establishment in Hongkong of such an singly in Hongkong time after time and gratifying to find that there has been pro- | arrived at ports in the Colony was 36,170|43 having made astonishing progress in the

Ansulte-at-Arms s an amalgamated endy in

The total tonnage entered and clearad Immigrating monkeys possedertam

another. It is hin mera curiosity, and if left alone they went great value to travellers; merchants, prac-Bolanid Gardens foto four or five years ago and all the interested land-jobbars? persist- 4:336 were steamers, 103 salling vessels edition of the ethicial history of Xungping Tho boys of the village clapped Amerims who strolled round the British was the natural place of all others for each

Of the steamers which arrived last year and the monkeys, being frightened, ed. added farmer, who was speedily asynitted Museum and whoas only remark was, when a museum, it was the centro of Eastern faho117, and as the entrance fees will be very pisted. How in the face of this document, i amounted to 14,152,849 as compared with villaga in oröseing from one mountain fault, not mine, If the weight is not corrent on strolling about aimlesals, like the tiosi men, and residents. Hongkong, too, ion merely and a little more rain to face, if the Praya Extenilor in car and 81.971 Chinese Jenks, and left the court in triumph with u's ecoprl | ho ́came to the Egyptisa Scarabeus or trade, and in connection by means of shine moderate and Within reach of all, greater can the Government even ontertain the idea 14,003,698; un' [zoreass of 147,151 tons. their hands and shouted at the spectacle,

with all other parts of the world, and visit. receipts may he sxpected. A number of of abandoning the Prays scheme?

• What an almighty bu Bazred bootle, the highly intelligont fed as it wea by marchantmen and survey. Į small departmental comniitteen would of the nesessment has certainly dealt with 7 per cent wore British, an incréass of in their young in their arms, but drap.

staix. elected, composed of gentlemen who take Now, it of the

over the British Museum ing ships it had ample facilities for obtain. Yankees con'd and say only this, they could imagine what ing specimens, and it was the natural rea- } su interest in special branches of aport, Asc., his subiecta in an exhaustive and clear † that British Shipping is still holding its or ele, aome of which would hold a quart."

I would suggest that a copy of Table But when they had someone to go round not one bet all mankind's epitome in a port Imeas' committee; together with an ener" should be sent to all Marine Lot-holders, the ordinary East End working-man did, derous for globetrotters who came to see who would be controlled by a ways and It was also the natural entrance gatio paid cecretary, which would make the

it discloses,-Yours,"

READER. Last night a lecture was delivered in the and explain the exhibits to these men the like this. Hongkong Hotel by Mr F.A. Bather, M.A. thing was changed; and he had seen these to the south of China, and from ita schome quite practicable. Should the ox Farhaps some will take heart from what this

nities for collecting the ordinary articles will make a very plasent rendezvous and (Oxon), F.G.S., of the British Museum same men listening to a description of very connection with the interior had opportu hibition be approved of and art going, it dry fossils, things with horrible names illustrative of the life of the Chinese. An promonade at a most srjoyable season of

น Bo central. (Natural History Department) and Member which they would never be likely to other thing that might easily be managed, the year, more particularly as the proposed

in the SAMS

me way se he had obsacred ia Hoaita

Upsilou in a rather reckl a paragraph of the Magnums Association. The lecture again, and following the description with ex-

a marios aquarium. Here there treme interest. There was nothing in this made the text of an interesting discourse if they had the proper person to explain it.

PROFESSIONAL ADVICE TO HONGKONG,

THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1892.

In H. E. the Governor's despatch to the

Emigration lightly improved during the Oa opening there, the villagers found they being an increase of 6,981 over the previous green, that had been made from mountain year. The numbers of returned emigrants berries. It is said that the monirays store this liquor for use in the winter when the during 1892 was 97,901.

On the let of April, the Gap Book Lightwater is all frozen.

Dr Margonau Adde that the chronicler year, the numbers amounting to 62,113, contained two kinds of wine, is pick and.

house was completed and the light exhibited. A esble was also laid between the Lighthouse ciles an author who afliers that in Szechuan

-Wan giron under the auspices of the Hong-world so out of the way that it could not be barf, wie of marine life, and even in the Daily Pre Occasional Notes of Secretary of State for the Colonies on the and fongkong which is being uned to con- thero ses monkays who manufacture wine,

kong Odd Volemen, and the subject was Colonial Muyoums: Real and Ideal There was a good attendance of ladies and gentlemen. Dr Cantlie, President of the Odd Volumes, ocuplet the chait, and wish suitable bravity introdwood the lecturer

COLONIAL MUSEUMS,

People at home, he said, and people in Colenies knew very little of their neigh. bours mascare Now, the epithet Co

was abundanc

oceny:-

dence. A party of ringers who desired to of vessels to the port. the appresch

The creation of a Lighthouse on Wagian try the quality of the monkey wine, pizzed eldorable extant for the purpose of signalling and he gives the following antedate in oil-

REVENCE.

island was undertaken by the leperial unres, and then and the mail vore On ula The revenue amounted to $3,236,933 87, Chinese Customs, and has just been completesres, and then hid themselves.

advantage to vemele arriving from the death caves and brought out their liquor, without 1891.

The increase may be explained as follows and North respectively, and complete the which the fast could not be enjoyed. At on increase of $211,650.86 on that for ad. These lighte will prove of the greatest covering the food the monkeys went to their effective lighting of the approaches to that moment the villagern roshed out of their hiding place, and the monkeys forth. Assad Taces, including the Water Hongkong.

The revenue collected by the Harbour with scampated off, leaving the wine, with which their human relations made them-

Mr. Rather paid the subject of museums lonial' seemed to raply two characteristics ( lecsures upon scientiüc subjects if possible, which would naturally make the ander various heada, viz. J

than

Colonies--and he was beginning

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Quotations, deri HONGKONG, July 19, 1893

Oldjesab,... 6579 Now Benares, cab, 562 Olá csal, BY New Malwa credite 580 Allowance, Osttide Old Malwa, onedit. 600/020 Allowance, Catties, Persian, Dily, cash 500 Allowance, Cattics, 2 Persian, Paper Led 500- Allowance. Oatties,

HONGKONG REGISTER.

amell aquarium would prove attractive the 17th inst., says it has bours anggested Blue Bock for 1892 the following remarke without coating mach. A museum on the that the Coast Paris shoud frat be asked what support they are likely to give to the lines he had ketoked out would be the centre of the intellectual life of the Colony, exhibition before going further with the There should certainly be in connection scheme. This, I think; is hardly practic although interport dontests will be arranged with it a lecture hall, so that any able for obvious reasons, and furthermore,

with

might museums

without Affair more attractive, the anness of the was one which we usually considered, like which distinguished euch a moren from nected

an ordinary general museum. In the first given there and illustrated" muscuma themselves, very dry. But now place, the Colony had, as a cule a somewhat trouble by specimens from the museum. meeting would not depend on outside docunt Increase $76,771. Of this some

event has met in bis Chinese reading an soouunt a-days museums were beginning to be a

Carriage Licences-Locreano 818,100. little less dry than they Face say fifty years limited district, and it was the first duty of Then there was a point to which too little assistance beyond this extrs attraction. It $50,000 may be ast down to the energy of Master's Department was 8181,157.85,

Although no statisties taken in the Cs of nonkeys in Choking whe pound fruit ago, and he hoped as they had been kind the Colonial museum to Ulusirate its own attention was paid, but to which more stienis hardly fair to local athletes too; who the Treasury in the middle of the year increase of 610,485.93 over that collected in selves worry. Dr Muogowan adds that he enough to come to Gilea to bi locture particular district, and to attend to the tion would be paid in the future when the come forward at our meetings every year in the collection of arrears,

arg wants of the inhabitants of that district. educational value of the museum was con- and afford us a little relaxation from dollar he would be able to make it less dry To the second place, a oslony was an insidered, and that was that it should be in grinding, to say now they are quite usin: In 1891, by an Order of the Governor in lony are available to show the trade of the in stone mortara to take into wine, and he

Upation does not ligones

a total incresse of Imperial Maritime Customs, it might be. They were

of the 500 vehicles per atcertained that the approximate value of Tatting more educated in mosogme, more tegral part of the British empire, and the connection with the other educational interesting and incapable of providing enter i Council, the monthly, fee for a incioksia | port, yet it may not be out of place to men manta are pura invontlona 1G GEARS

museum should be one means of keeping stitutions In the Colony. If placed on a tainment. I am sate

the trade of Hongkong with China alone, was being said of mussüon in the public the colonists in touch with the old country, secure basis, a mpeopm of this sort would intend to put a damper on athletics, but 50, the". Victoria was raised from 43 to tion that from the returns of the Obless

Opium Monopoly. press especially in England and then the head museum and the other parts be supported by all residents in the Colony this is what people may infer, Healthy $18,000 in

to be vafraid his hearers had already beard all he of the empire. Therefore, the Colonial and they would send their collections to it recreations and competitions of this eart/mitted in the wom-Increase $18,000 for 1891 and 1892- was 126,346,738 could say expressed in better language than museum, in no far as it fulfilled these with the kuowledge that they would do are always to be encouraged, as they in the previous opitins farm, let for tree Haikwan Zavis (about £31,000,000 stórling) | OPTUM--New Paina, cabbyn, 5674

yielded a monthly rental of 895,800 after 232,600,000 sterling) respestivaly, showing he could command. In Hongkong he, Anties, should be distinctly under the pa-propadly taken care of, but the agnsent of prova, both the morals and constitution, understood there was some little talk and tronage of forernment, and he should like persons sending contributious should be and particularly in the case of soldiers as years up to the end of February, 1892, and 129,973,919 Haikan Laois (about

The Garrison have kindly

whereas the prezent farm, let from 1st Heikwan tasks (about £600,000 sterling). the affair A BUG-

GAOLS, EILAN some interest taken in the study of this to see it in constant communication with obtained that they might be sent in ex-can easily be understood,

I am glad to be able to state that the sure to speak to thơm ngôn i although it this with a certain amount of self- qoioprehensive' musem might be estaball in their power loomised to do reduction by conespt of the Government, I an inurease in the latter year of 1,627,083) subject, and it gave him very grest ples. the British Museum Of course, he said change to other matusuma. He thought a

at home lithed without infringing upon existing ceas, and it goes without saying that this March, 1892, yielde interesebles was to onltivate good lazhita.ions. There was a long 10th, its great deal, the that so that tot reemps from this poured during might not be so intereating as the descent interest, because they felt .DE ir pable solve from monkeys or what lations with the British Colonies and intance, a very beautiful and not merely drawn upon to very large extent for the the months of January and Fəbruary w returns from the Gaol show the continuato The total number of committals in 1392 they found in material life. The subject of muscum did not girs so much scope for especially with scientifly people to the Colo- beautiful but very instructive botanical necessery fonde of bioment and sap greator by $14, then what will be abielued of the deersare, in recent years, of elencos the Imagination. They had to be content xier, and with Colonial museums, and he i garden with a herbarium attached to it, and port to Athletion. The Indiana ára always in the two corresponding months in specially of the more serious ordere

But by agreement with the Govern

1802 1891. with facts--facts of museums as they exist thought the reciprocal value to colonists it would be a pity if the museum wore to powerful allies on such ocessione as they your under the present contract

It was much better S. I L have a Rao Athistle Gleb smong ment the last opiam farmer was permitted 6,046 as compared with 6,231 in 1891, 145 60 and what could be done in raske them to Colonial museums of keeping up this establish a rival berbarium and begin tant are so interesting and picturesque. The

communication with the Home museums ing for aperimasus batter commistently with the means in their be enormous. Considering the Colo- that all the specimown should be togelker la- i themselves, not to speak of the Engineers to hold ovai till 1892 a payment of $50,000 which figures were made up as under

would

statement of the revenues for these two For safe onstody or want of

308 912

Barometer power. It might be absolutely necessary amusanm under these aspects, he first stead of being distributed between two or Ganners, &c. Further, it is confidently which was duo In 1891, thereby making to consider, before going further, what they of all thought it should exemplify the dis three establishments. The museum would exported the Navy will co-operate in the differenes of $100,000 in a comparative For debt,

Upsilon is mistaken in saying the years from this source,

Temperature Other Miscellaneous Receipts. -Increase, For peal imprisonment....... 4,000 4950 trict corapriand by the Colony. The tra- be under a Board of Trustees including morement.

Humidity velter, who went round the museum wished the prominent members of educational

Of the total number committed for potal Direction of In old days; and in the present day by a

to see the local products. He did not go to establishments, but the ucator ahould Garrison had refused to subscribe to the

ISE allowed, as

ZM pomible guarantee fand. It was intended to an $16,810,30, is due to the sale of the thus showing a descense under each head.

imprisonment there are 4,390 w, 146 wo- Wind Large number of people, a museum was CON-

221 dealing with them, but easing how much depends on Lazaretto on Stanecutter's Island to the Taure was their assistants it was thought inadvisable Military Authorities for $30,000. sidered to be nothing more or less than & New Zealand to see a mammy of Bamoses be

Land SalesInoreass, $70,067-57, 18 men end 163 juveniles, and these commit- FOTO

Woather...... ators-hotale in which rare specinious, ob- the Great or the skull of Oliver Cromwell a free hand

There is no espacial difficulty to arrang, due to a larger tale of land than in 1691, tals may further be classified as follows:

sale that occurr

3,724 Rafn For a first offeroC, TEAMMAN focis, curicalities and so on might be kept These could be seen at home; he went to see specimens in the musen.

16 frece, sad people who knew nothing shout. dhich, otherwise, might very she skeletons of their large birds, specimens nothing more irritating than to have to do so.

Higbeet epan air temperat safely, likely be thrown away. At the outset thor of Maori work, the fallid, rocks, rete, and exhibite, coming, and putting in their ing the affair, it is only that the originatore and chiefly to a very large s

Lewat open air temperature qA ME Colony

The new items and increases under the For a second offeños, must distinguish betroen a muserm and a the plants of the

laid atrees op preserving collections of the car. So long as these people locked after do not care to rual things they desire to of at the end of the year. dust-bin. The da-ble alsa contained

charge of Crows and Seamen, Bent of For a fourth (or more) offence and various objecte, but common objecte in daily neo amongst the the financial mattor it was all right. He have the sahome well considered before

The tanded to convene shortly mdroom should be.

what bhor

is Private Moorings and Buoys, etc., aru das The following item museum differed is this that St. must be satire races, in countries coming under had laid before them shortly his ides submitting it to the meating which it is in hesda of Steam Launch Licences, Die For a third offence,............

The cost of the Chart for the year was the influence of British colonization and of what s

Colonist Museas real and Ideal intended to be introduced at the exhibition: to the provisions of the Merchant Shipping had to be arranged in some sort of order western civilization, and remarked how im title of the lecture was, he believed,

months of Dermaber, 1801) while the prost taplemente ilustrative of the life sod cas. He feared be bed taken up all the time in Foot races, Mounted combats, Gymnar Consolidation Ordinance, No.:t of 1891, upon the shelves and not chacked in pell. portant were collections of clothing and

The decrease of $21,219.84 nuder the sened by the industrial labour of this pri- mell; it must not be dark and clams, and toms of Red Indians, Maoris, Tasmaniaus, describing the ideal museum. He would tise, Boxing, Wrestling, Old Roman gases, which came into force on the 1st of $58,771,49 (including payments for the The daily average number of prisoners the whole of Lito specimena must naways Hattentots, Polynesians, and other races merely ask them to consider for themselves | Booteh gantos, Indian gamer, Chines/January, 1992.

pegging, Jugglers, Japanese wrestling, head "Stampa le due mainly to reduced sondre auetufed to #3, 139.64. Titibla anil sesible to studente who pos. wblets were fast dying out before the approach how far the reality of Hongkong came up games, Pole jumping, Bleycle racing. Tont semad the proper qualifications to be per of the white man, pointing out the interest to that ideal (applause).

From the foregoing considerations confined during the your was 510 and it place

De Tumball proposed a vote of thanke Greasy pole climbing, Sword feats, Ani spesalation is stocks and shares. perimees. miled to handle ind examine

The essence of Mr mal races, Aunt Sally, Shooting Gallery, Another point in which assum difcred that centred round the remains of a from the generally septed notion like Pompeli, preserved to the people of to the Icturer. that it was not merely for rere sad curious the present day in such a terribly impres Bather's lecture seomad to be organisa Magic Lantern, Flower show Dog show would follow that it allowance be made for therefore appears that fafter deducting the tricals, Industrial exhibitions. Fireworks, revues of 1891, the apparent increase of for the thirteen monthly payments during objects. Besides rarition and cariosities are anner. Amongst the articles that tion, and he fancied what bir Bathor had Poultry Show, Cattle show, Chinese Thes the exceptional circumstances affecting the Talms of their labour and making to ance Among serious crime nammisted in the they more have ofher things to explain might be preserved here he mentioned the said, hen published, would strongtho these, do, and where the difficulty cotton $211,630 will be reduced to a real increase the year) the average cost of each priceer

discount owing to land sales having pro-

of five-osh tobacco pipe and Chiness visiting then me some artente muuright cards, and reminded his audience that Solentiba Ceismittes in pointing out to the in of promoting any one of these of the of $41,60; which again is subject to to the Colony w nearly 28 sonte per diem. murder in one of whion the secured way It is intended to give a three days outer duced more than they can be normally Colony in 1893, there were three otses things they community what a splendid opportunity whole fail to see he cumpared to library. A library was

sogaitted and in the others as arreste ware very often a rare que, containing very rare unsay common and primitive

The expanditure of the year, including mede, owing to the murderers, haring mangacripts and very rare first editions saw in the streets would disappear as the there war for establishing a well-organized and brandbully bound books, but inak a Chitawan adopted the mere improved me- educational museoio in Hongkong for the tainment of two performances a day, to expected to realigo. libear work be of very little use to the thods of western manufaaters The mag-benefit not only of Hongkong bat of China coneinde each day with right stok by ing. If the show are made attractive to contsiq. Whitaker's Altasuse, and diction showed that the Chinese and attained a this port (applauso).

meant by a museum.

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EXPENDITURE.

Total

guneral rosder. All useful library shouldnißcent piece of embroidery pa pokory and of all globetrotters who passed through the troops, which would be very interest that on Public Works Extraordinary, I escaped into Cutes.

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