No. 9568.-OCTOBER 9, 1893.7
TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE 'CUINA MAIL.']
(Via Southern Line.)
REBELLION IN BRAZIL.
LONDON, October 7, 1993.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE O. P. R... Empress of Japan arrived ArOTHER idiot was, at last adrioss from kept in prison for some time, was die at Shanghai at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, and Deffalo, New York, preparing for the charged,
Niagara Falle trip: There is considerable Mr Crow stated the bottles found in the lef: again at 11 am. on Sunday for Van-interest here in the proposed attempt by defondant's house contained wheaten four, couver, win Nagasaki, Kobe and Yakobäma. Stanley Moredith of Cincinnati to go over a dirty solution of carbonic acid, oil, water, the brick of Niagam Falla in a barrel of solution of carbolic acid, liquid carbolio peculiar construction. It is believed that asid, turpentine, and oil of noiseed. Thero
Tho was no morphine. THE 00... 5. Belgic, with mailo, the attempt wili ho made next week, from San Francisco to the 21st ultimo, has barrel is conical in shape, and is made of witness went into-the-box; and swore
hard wood four taobos thick. This is he had boon injected by the defendant Over all the barrel is a sheath of pure this port on the morning of the 10th in-
rabber six inches in thickness. This is ar stant (to-morrov).
element af safety which has not been used in the falls trips horotofora. Meredith will
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A gonoral exodus has taken place from Rio de Janeiro; the City was bombarded arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for hound with iron hoops not close together. ;
the whole day. President Peixote's troopa are robbing and murdering unrestrained.
A CLAIMANT FOR THE THRONE
Prince Augustus of Saxe-Coburg, who is
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at Shanghai at noon on Saturday last, and left again at 10 am yesterday for long-
W. DODERCE,
Director.
MADAME STERLING AND TUE Ohservatory Commission to be seat to me for mander Miler, R.N., Captain Tillett and the was of the Committee, and also, if 008- Caplain G, C. Anderson, tendoring boir re- CRITIO ON MUSIQAL ART. yoniaat, a copy of the Astronomor Royal's signation from the Committee on the issua
Mme. Antoinnatto Sterling, says 'the letter, which was forwarded with the of matamslaginal raporta and weather musical critic of the Sydney Morning Herald, made but us speech during her stay la Secretary of State's despatch of last autura, forecasts. --I have the honour to be, sic, your moat 2.Their resignation is apparently based Austrails, having reference to the art with on a dislike to having anybody sitting with which she is floctified. This war at her obedient servant,
them who understands the subject and all farewell concert, when she advocated a the local circumstances. It was nearly im-doctrice which, I generally adopted, would me to make contine open the door to an intolerable abuse-the possible for their remarks to the subjects of the inquiry, haphazard and unlicensed alteration of and that I did to como extent do ao appeare original composition. Mme. Starling put to have been a reason with them for resign-her case in these words: She feared the ing
3-That the mombers know nothing of poople of Sydney looked too much at the A concert, so that Eings at the subject is proved by the fact that they when she res singing: The Lost Chord,
智业用 diaposition to wait for that & report is une sitting, as a unites single high consisting of meteorologists would have of the song. For this reason she had made beat able to do,
I was obliged to enter into radi- row never to sing the noto again, and she was quite sure Sir Arthur Sullivan hig- mentary explanations to enable them to self would approve of the omission under understand the uret principles of issuing such circumstances.
High note wosthor forecasts.
might be good enough for an instrument,
The Honourable &, T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Mo., &c., &o.
Enclosure. Having understood that the present Com- mittes bed for ouaysbiance the power to add to our numbers we propose that Stall-Core- wander Liburn, t. N., and Captain G. O.
matorial sido of
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Twolre members of the above turned up on Saturday last to compete for the long be safe from actual physical danger during range cup and spoons. Liont. Howell, shock of that 169-foot fall killing him.
eup and handicap spoon with the splendid for eaquiring into the system of ioning the score of 90, and Inspector Mann (scratch) meterological reports and weather forenasta, a likely claimant for the Brazilian thrones kong, whore she may he expected to arrive Tax conferences between the Franch and won the not ecore apɔon with the excellant Also we would beg to be informed if Er. total of 89 out of possible 100 points. Doberak is to he considered as Chairman of
the Committee. The following are the scores:-
W. DOBERCE. Lieut. Howell, G.L.I. at Laun, HH.P.
tha trip, hat thero is a possibility of thos.LL, who received 18 points, won the Anderson should be added to the Committes did not finish the Committes and agree to there nothing" mots near the closo
has sailed for Brazil.
day.
PRINCE BISMARCK,
about 3 p.m. to-morrow,
The Prince starts for Friedricheru to- It is notified in the Guziite that the Ordin-marked by personal cordiality on both sides.
ance for the Incorporation of the Trustees of the Hongkong and South Chiva Masonic Renovalence and has not been disepproved by Her Majesty.
SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, October 7, 1895. A party of Matabeles have crossed the bordor and fired upon the Bachuanaland polios near Maclontsie. Sir Henry Loch has ordered the police to cumpy Taui. War is expected.
WEATHER TELEGRAMS. We are indebted to the Spanish Consul for the following telegrams:--
MANILA, Oct. 7 and 8, 11.35 a.m., and 1.10 p.m.
There is a typhoon in the Pasifia which appears to travel to the N. of Luznj.
Typhoon E. of Luzon with tendency to cross the N. of Manila
OBSERVATORY NOTICE. The following notice is issued from the Obarvalory :--
Ir may be of interest to the mambers of the Hongkong Football Club, which mat this afternoon, to know that in England last season, according to football statistics, twenty-six men were very successfully killed, and thirty-vine logs, twelve arms, and twenty-five collar bones were broken.
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Siamese Plenipotentiaries hare bean ra- newed The frat, on the date of our last isaus, was, wo have crory reason to believs, The points still requiring settlement, it is
Chadr. Ash, IL.N.,... auderstood, were amicably discussed, and Me, E.K... at a farther conferenca hold yesterday eve Loat Col. Jerard
hoped Capt. Falmer.......... ing at the Foreign Office it is so that the remainius differences may havet. Major Liddle... disappeared. In view of this we ubatain Major stat to-day (Sept. 20) from discussing the barla MC. Varl .... rous views which our French contemporary advances in his last issue with regard to the rights and position of fowign cfficers is the service of Siam. We will only any that in history, as in Constitutional and laterna- tional Law, our French contemporary dis. play & monumental and deplorable ignor-tary of State for the Colonies is published over the Committee referred to therein; and do sixty youre ago, and not to act on the As for that fine cong, The Lost Chord,'
a now to inform you that the Governor rules founded on our present knowledge of desires that you will do so.
The appointment of Captain Tillett on this Ocrumittee was unfortunate as his but not for a human voice that could 6x- a mesting of the British Press the poetry and sentimentet language, enggestion at
Probably Hongkong Observatory, 11th Septembar, Mercantile Officers' Asseslation as to the rate artists and intelligent amateurs of music there is no point upon which firat- lesso of isobaric weather obarts for the are more cordially agreed than the absolute
Cape Saint aren between Shanghai
int necessity of adhering to the printed text, Jamos proves at once that he has no with those rare exceptions, as in Handel's acquaiosence with the subject, otherwias recitatives, in which a tradition of he must have been well aware
Ana-Bangkok Times.
THE RECENT TYPHOONS. We learn that considerable damage was
Sergt. Gillies, H.5.1.
Sergt. Durusu, N.V.1.
THE LATE SIR JAMES RUSSELL, The following despatch from the Secre-
in the Guzelis:--
Downing Streat, 8th September, 1895. Sir.-In my telegram of the 2nd instant, informed you of the unexpected and lamented south of Sir Jomen Russell from on altack of the beart.
2-You will share the great rogrot with of the Island. The wharf of the Brick Com-which I learnt the intelligence, and the
done by last week's typhoon on the south side
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lowing Buding in Sho Hargens poisoning case: Found dead, death, according to the medical evidence, having remited from Buae irritant poison, the presencs of which Pany has been almost entirely demolished; Hoogkong community in general will, I of the enquiry by the Committee is strictis minutes of the three moelings held and his eyes any alteration he chooses to
the drying sheds in the brick Works have
bear unable to detect,
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and weather
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
Dr Daberek, &c., éve., Ko.
9-The information is not exact; but, such as it is, it is sufficient for intelligent
would venture to suggest that these, toge make must be an improvement; and the ther with the corrospondence, including rides that the composer had carefully this lotter, he printed in the Governmend thought the matter out, and had allowed Genette
his music to remain in print without B.The issue of reports and warnings at change for a dozen years past, till it had present is conducted as well as it can pos- besome familiar in every concert room. in sibly be done on the basis of the date the British Empire, would not strike him without delay, all the information is issued as remarkable. In fact, such a man, cape-
cially if the high note were matter of diff culty, would improve Mozart and Men- delssohn, Beethoven and Handel, quite as readily as he would tamper with Sullivan 10.Sesusen have great confidence in my er Tosti. Confusion would reign supreme, warnings and obey thom always implicitly and the consort rooms would be emptied. while in and when leaving the harbone. Turning to the
particular case under re 1. The weather forecaste and storm view, Mme. Sterling's allusion to the high warnings cannot be improved without note in The Lost Chord was poculiarly cables to South Cupo, Auping, Fisher injudicious. It challenges criticism on Island, and North Bornes, without mete-point which, in the case of a famous artista orological telegrams from Hoihow and approaching the end of a long and success. places between Haiphong and Caps Saintful carner, might otherwise have been psr- James, and without the observations being sed over in silence. The real fant of the tande score accurately in Chinn.
masters of vessels.
Colonial Secretary to Dr. Deberes.
Colonial Secretary's Olive, Hongkong, 13th September, 1893. Sir.In reply to your lotter No 81 of the taste of such chatin was ages that he handed down from the composer
has been generally and consistently adopt- 11th inetent, I am directed to informs you the prosat limited number of stations. ed. Without some such rois the sanda to implied in my lottor 1.1, On the same occasion he practically advised song would never be sungtwies in the same of the 29th sitimo that you should presidemarinors to maneuvre their vassale during way; garbled versions would run riot, and the approach of a typhoon as they had to all original melody would be vulgarised. every amateur who fancied he had a taste for composition, or whose voice was begin- With regard to the other points raised in the law of storms.
6-Seme zaember or members of the ning to go in the upper register, would your lettor, I am to state (1) that the Co- mittes is empowered to add whomever it Committed sated improperly in giving address Sir Arthur Sullivan with the object
of teaching hint how to write his own mu pleases to its dumber; (2) that it is not cou-information after each sitting, directly or
MÍC, We all know how araazing in the sidered neccesary to ixeur the expense of indirectly, to the now papere, abusing the
'cock surquess of the average aumteur- employing a shorthand writer; and (3) that Gorernacul and mysli.
7. I bays the honour to quolose ths as a Saturday Reviewer lately expressed it, is to be clearly understood that the scupe doubt not, earn the loss of an honoured limited to a consideration of the spetem of
issuing moteurological reporta and relaod friend, in the remains of the stomach analysis has also been damaged, and one of the largest 3-In my opinion, Sir James Rosent's forecuate, and of the improvements that At services to the Government were of a very may be made in that system, and that it chimney stalks has been badly twisted.
high order, and in Lia successive Govora doos not extend to an investigation into the Aplichau two honens were blown down, butors and Secretaries of State found a wine, method adapted at the Observatory for as- Tas intimation made in the Bowment there is no record of logs of life. The road just, na single minded adviser, who, not tairing meteorological results or cbserva.
the judicial Ginzette with reference to the Gap Rock as stood the storm badly, and wit require on tus died good and lasting in a way that obedient transportu ba, sir, your
work for most On the 7th 2.5 p.m., Black drum hoisted. Light is another instance of how not to expensive repaire. Yesterday's gale was the Colouy in which his pahlia life was At midnight two lanterns hoisted vertically. do things. As soon as it was learned that accompanied by an unusually high tide, spent.I have the honour to be, sir, your
inst obedient, bumble sorvant, On the 8th, at 4,40 a.m., 'Guo fired one the light was not working properly the sud in consequence the lower floors of the round. At 6.45. a., North-east to South.onst fullest offcial publicity should have beet houses in Boubam Strand were flooded Governor Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G, &c,
c., &c. There has bean, we during the day. The now Praya Wall gole expected in Hongkong. At 7.66 a.m., given to the fact. Black South cono boisted. At 10.50 a.mcoderstand, some more official bungling in on the eastum side of Tsitaatoi has with. Typhoon South of Hongkong, moving the matter, and, we hear it was not the Har-stood poorly the overwashing of the West-north-westward. At 2.30 p.m., Blackbour Master's fault that information rushesy mesa, owing to the work of filling in ball hoisted. On the 9th at 10a.m., Blackros at once published in the now papers being retarded by the recent ruins. ball taken down
At 10.45 a.to.,
where it would have come under the notice oral places the heavy coping stones heve of shipmastora
Near the slid down upon the beach tar steady. Moderate E. breezER. fine.
Slaughter House, where the road was da- Jyser von Ulrich was brought before Cap-naged by last week's typhoon, the road tain Hastinga at the Magistracy this morn was almost impassable during the beight ing charged with attempting, on the 19th of yesterday's gale. Complaints are rife DEARD ROUND -Thishe, Sept. ;,:, to obtain 320 from Mr Schmid, of amongst Kowloon residents at the launch Ja the opinion of 15; Radnorshire, Gerdu, 19; Ajar, the Rotisserio, by mesus of false represent service on Sunday, Beutuli, 22, Caledonien, Colony, 2 atiens. After hearing one for evid. many of the regular passengers the pro- Ulysses, Vindobana, Buyers, Ta
ence, he was committed for trial. Ulrich prioter erred on the side of over-caution ronto, Ocena, Oct. 3.
now stande committed on three separate in withdrawing the launches for HOMEWARD BOUND: Bombsey, Gisela, Bept-
counts-of fraudulently obtaining $5 from greater part of the day and night. Mr Thomas, Bay View Hotel of obtaining tasteur observer at Kowloon-not ika D. chroe Waterbary watches from the agents rector of the Observatory-sends us the of the Waterbury Watch Company; and following roadings of the barometer takon attempting to obtain $20 from Mr Schmid, during the last gale --
Baroms Weather
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CANAL.
Keeman. Pyrrhus, 20: Cyrliga, Argyle, Benalder, 20; Yarra, Oct. 4,
Thu C. P. R. . . Borpress of Chine, from
Vancouver, left Shanghai on Sunday Ont. 8, at 10a.m., for longkong, aúd By be expected hors at 3 p., to-
morrow.
Is a reference to the Treasury frauds the
The N. P. e. a, Mogust loft Yokohama for Japan Herald says:- Lord Ripou's deci
Hongkong vis ports on Sept. 30.
sivo dispatch couched in unusually strong
The ... e. Delge, with the Ameri
can Mail of Blet Sept., leaver Yoko-language, is 'n aution' to lazy sad indif- bara oo Tussiny, the 10th inst., at ferued officials who are by no means daylight, and may be expected here on
disposed to earn thoir bread by the ewent or about Sunday, the 15th inst. 3he F. M. a. Fer, with mails, &e., left of their hrow, but who prefer locoging San Francisco for this port, ia Yako- their time away in their offices intent only hama, on Sept. 30,
on getting promotion and mere anlory, and happy in doing the merest minimum of work for their pay. Tho despatch is lite
The N. f. s. Victoria lof: Victoria for Japan and Hongkong on Wednesday,
Oct. 4.
The China Mutuala.2. Nungchae, from Glas- gow and Liverpool, left Singapore on Oct. 4, and may be expected here on or abou: Oct. IU.
The Austrian Lloyd'a n. s. Maris Falerie, from Trieste ind Bumbay, left Siage pore for this pert on Oct. 6, and may be exposted here on or about Cor. 13. The P. & O. a. n. Teheran left Bombay for
this port un Ost. 6.
| the incursion of a good healthy breeze into a staguent atmosphere, and we think will wake up the public oficers of Hongkong to a livelier sense of their duties and raspon Bibilities than some have hitherto been in the habit of displaying.
YBN the most rabid opponents of strong drick cau have no objection to the mercury The P. & . 8.8. Aden left Ladon for disking erup now and then in such
weather as this. port on Sept. 24.
DURING the week ending October 8, 1893, 107 Europeans and 1,000 Chiarae visited the City Hall Museum.
Tal appointment of Mr A. J. Leach as coe of Her Majesty's Counsel for the Colony of Hongkong is gozotied. The boueur is well deserved.
Tax U. S. Angeli Lanouster, saye the Jijs, will shortly discharge all the Chinese employed on bourd, as the Geary Act will prevent its taking them to Amarica.
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THE ANTI-MORPHINE GRUSADE.
A man was charged before Capt. Las inge this morning with injen.ing morphins to
customers at 91 Queen's Road West on 201 aud 27th September last. The case was
previously before the Court, and was ad joureed to allow the Government Analyst an opportunity of zualysing the actices seized by the police.
THE STORY OF THE LETTER.
In the Temple of the Elements, Har the Dantor stern und and;
For things, he awit, ryserely Going hanya tha houd i To tilak emmca skippen, Made up of commɔr Bay, Shawald dere tos mali in question My right to have the mis
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Phining Ligkat.
As my lesky And for love of self and scien Vene bore can wife may est ; Jones a first-class Eloak. Bob the public don't, gun won; That's where the time equation, Ceacon to yatro pat for me
For I'm good ui Minchevritjaz. And Caujourd Inversion too; to Pilosopical They There's cought I cannot da: A Loge, too, I'm very doo, And no prove beyond a doubi That the differential milealus in a certain cure for gout
*Now, ene widk inut my Temple, And note what you can me: "Tis for pick of a!) the senzgeric To be friend in Eastern Rean
All Etted up with instruments
Ond Borrus to get rozed, And bluff the silly pubife With foreste o profound.
Five pour deluded sippers
Came here to tackle mej
I gave them, broken English
Mixed with Thevity; Laubric
Cyclonic rale
And showed them, quilo waenciy Put all was QE,
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*sand “deludel skippers"
I wish it had been so
found them not deinded
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THE OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE. The correspondence in connection with the Observatory Committes and the minutes of the three meetings that were held before the sectical members withdrew from the Mr W. E. Crow, Government Analy Committer are published in the Gazette. ulated--The exhibits A., B. and C. we.. August 10 a letter signed by most of the skipping Brme in the Colony was addressed to the Committer of the Chamber of Com handed to me by the Chief Clerk of th Magtatracy. A and C contain water; B merce, bringing to the notice of that body contains about half an ounce of solution of the discussion on a lecture by Dr Doberek ut the suggestions made by Caplain Tillett, in morphine. I did not estimate the strength the British Mercantile Marine Oficers Asso- A carrying coalie sated-I know the clacion, fer un improvement in the present defendant. He is a medicino injector. Ime:sorelogical reports and weather forecasts issued by the Observatory, unt suggesting that the Government should be moved to
the British Chargé d'Affaires was rooived The Duke of Newcastle, accompanied by lest and bud injections in my arm (armpit a cuperent nautical committee to in undience by the Emperor of Japan on September 28. The Duke le on a tour
round the world.
a in his place on the 20th and 27th Sept.
shown covered with bad acara). I had the injections to take away my cravings for opium. 1 was charged a cout a time. took it partly for the sake of anonomy and partly to take away my craving for opium.
the datails of the proposed improvement be associated with Dr Doberek, to discuse
The Committes of the thunbor forwarded this letter to the Government, warmly oup. porting the recommendation sad emphasis. Eu ing she importance of starin-warnings, accordance with this recommendations com-
Captain Miller, Captains Fillets, and Captain Anderen, to Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 28th September, 1895. Bir,-Adverting to recent directisas from His Excellency the Geversor appointing us members of a Committee, over which Dr Deberes has been authorised to preside, inquire into the method adopted for the
matter is that the high note in question iss of meteorological reports and weather
12.If the Government is prepared to is not, as might be supposed from the Forecast from the Observatory at Kowloon, spand large sums of money on cables, singer's argument, an ornataental addition and to suggest any improvements appearing instruments and observers great improve to the ballad, but an intrinsic portion of desirable, we, the undersigned, bave the mente will then follow; but possibly it will the melody. Above all it just dass e hosoor to state that three meetings of this prater to leave improvements in telegraph the poetry and sentiment of language." sexpress Committee have now been held, and it is lives in China to the Government of Itrany be that only in Heaven, wrote the with deep regret that we feel obliged, at China. The Chins const is warned from pust; and on the last word, by a happy in- this stage of the proceedings, to request this hearvatory in case of typhoons.spiration, the composer ruises aloft the voice, His Excellency will be pleased to allow us to These warnings are based cu too low and end with it lifts on high towards Heaven the withdraw from this committee, feeling uncertain observations to be exact. If the hears of every hearer. The phrase is not the assured from the Chairman's expressed inhabitants of the Coast Ports rant bettor climax of the song, for that must always be opinions, both verbally and in his letter to warnings, and if the Government of Hong on the closing sentence, I shall bear thast 301 (H. K. G. No. 81) read at last meeting, kong does not choose to go to additional gresi Aren; but it is a very impurtant point, that, regarding our negaaintance with expense, then they ought to address the subject in hand, there is is bis mine a went aspector-General of Customs, Peking, who of laat rondence : his associates which is might as his way to apportion the coat so essential to the harmonious and efficient between the Chinese Governant sad tho working out of the problem before us.
various ports. The Colonial Government,
At a meeting held in the Observatory on i would, as doubt, pay a reasonable shure.
been
therein
notable dramatic situation 'in music, and taunot possibly be omitted without serious loss to an inspiring acia. This fact appears so evident to all who love Arthur Sullivan's fine song, that when on Saturday orening last Mme. Starling,
for the rat tine in more than 10 years ago, mutilated the me
Tuesday last, Dr Duberck's letter to you! 19.Iu case there be any point on which her life since the song was dedicated to her, |(H,R,O. No. 81), which hitherto had but the Governor is not convinced that no
exachined, was read at the request of further inquiry is necessary, then I would lady, wo attributed the chango to the air- the Committee, and clause 3 was taken most resprot tully suggest that His Exo-pstance that the voice brad been showing Dr Daberok admitted that leacy ouuuult scientide authorities in Eng signs of fatigue,' and crueded exertions to. the expression
regarding the land. There is no objection to another meantime, as Mme. Sterling begins a star- rea In the acquaintance of the other members of the Committee to consider the subjecta as long ring tour in the English provincos with Committee with meteorological research was as I act as chairman; but I submit that it Me Santiey, serca weeks bonce, it will be eu unfortunate one, and it was devided that
is cot now required. I have the bosour to interesting to note the attitude of English aatler should be written to you withdrew-
bo, sir, your most obedient servant,
concert-goers towards the lamons contralto's ing git..
asweet departure in musical set. Yesterday
druft u the letter which D: Deberck proposce to send was forward- ed to ua for concurrence, the wording of which only confirms us in the opinion already expressed, viz. that there is a what of confidence and hearty co-operation ha- tween the Chairman and those associated with him, without which tho labours of the Committee uut inevitably prove
aburtive.
W. DOSEKOR, Director.
The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brien, C.M C., Colonial Secretary, &c., &o.,
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Coptata Miller, Ceptain Tilkit and Captain Anderani to De Haberdi.
H. M. Dockyard, Hongkong, 28th September, 1893.
Under these circumatunees we feel tire Dest Sir Ia view of the sentiments only course of procedure left us is to tender expressed in the draft of your proposed to His Excellency the Governor, with the latter to the Colonial Secretary which, wo most profound respect, our resignation as presume, or presses your own opinione, wo members of the Committee. We have the feel it will be impossible for us to act with honour to be, air, your obedient servants. you in the discussion of a sabject our
A. W. MILLER,
knowledge of which apparently is bold by Master Attendant, Hongkong Dockyard. you in each light estimation.
A. TILLERY, Marine Superintendent, 0.P.. Co.'s
Vesiclo.
G. C. ANDERSON, Marine Surveyor, and Superinteadent, Indo-Chine Stram Navigation Co.,
Limited.
The Honourable G. T. M. O'Brices, C., M. G.,
Colonial Scoretary, Hongkong.
Untenint Secretary to Muster Allandant, Hongkong Dockyerd.
JULGE John F. Pbilips, of the United If I smoke it costs me 15 conts a day. mittes was appointed to be queciated with receipt of your ietlor of 28th instant, and to
Fox stouting Bizteen live pigs from a pig. States Court, iu Kausas City, bears the dealer's establishment at Xeumati on the odd middle name of Finis. He was born an the last minute of the last hour of the 30th ult., a hawker was sentenced by Mr last day of the last week of the last month Wodehouse today to three months impri- of the year He was the last born of
large family, too.
Booment.
Ar the Magistracy this coming a widow was charged before Mr H. E. Wodehouse with harbouring a woman who had been brought from the country to be sold inte prostitution. The evidence was clearly
Staff
Colonial Secretary's Offer, Hongkong, 30th September, 1893. Sir,I am directed to noknowledge the
acquaint you that the Governor has no alternative but to accept the resignations therein teadered by yourself and your co- signatories.I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant.
G. T. M. O'URIEN,
Celonial Scuretary.
whereas if I get injections it costs me only Ur Daberck, consisting of an officer to be & cente. I had eight injections a day. 1 hare discontinued the injections and gone namidated by the Senior Naval Officer, back to opium dress smoking. I can't get Captaia Tilist, and Captain F. L. Goddard, anyone to inject medicine. "On the 27th with power to add to their number. September I had six injections at the delen Conrader A. W. Miller, R.N., Master Attendant ut the Naval Yard, was the dant'e place
Naval oflicer appointed. Captains Anderson The Master Attendant, Hongkong Dockyard, and Burnie were added to their number by the Committas. The remainder of the cor- respondence and minutes we give in full : — Dr Doberch to Colonial Srpretary.
Hongkong Observatory, 11th September, 1698.
The defendant said his master in the Tax Blue-Founel and other Singapore business had left for Canton, za upon in- steamers are at present reported to be timation fronts Inspector Stanton of the doing a considerable business on account of passing of the Morphine Ordinance business large purchases of rice and cattle which was entirely suspended. The solution of are being made in the Straits Setilemente, morphine produced in Court he had for the Freight to the Straite is at prosent 28 purpose of satisfying his own cravings for cente, whlie to Hongkong the rate per opium. He was a salt seller, and was only
Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you,
Wa beg to returo berewith the draft you so kindly forwarded, on which wo had already inserted some notes and remarks before car final decision was arrived at.
The Japan Gazelte understands that the steamer Nestor has been sold to a Japanese firm at Osaka for $57,000.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
October 8th.AY 4 P.K,
Barometer.
aynudity.
We bave, therefore, no contas left but to forward to the Colonial Secretary a letter W'ostock. 30.28 50 sendering formally our resignation Ba Tokio...... 30.3 members of the Committes on aisteorologi-Nagasaki. 30.09 aal reports and weather forecasts,
Shanghai 304 Foculos.. Amoy...... 20.90 83 Anping...28.82 84 Swutow.... 29,81 80 Canton..... Hongkon, 33.72 77 80 Vict. Pouk Gap Rock 29.08 Macao.29.69 77 01 Hoil
We remain, your obedient servents.
A. W. MILLER, Mastar Attendant. :M. Dockyard.
A. TILLETT, Marins Saporintendent, C. P. R
Co.'s Venuels.
G. C. ANDERSON, Mariae Surveyor, and Superinten dent, Indo-China Steam Naviga tion Co., Limited.
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Haiphong. 9.80 81 66 oliono....39.73 835 Manile..... C, Jame
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October Jib,-AT LÚ AM.
The following paragraph appears in The WTostock. 80,28, 55948 Engineer-Ton Chicago Exhibition has Tokio...... -- cost 23,887,752 dols. to August 7th for Nagasaki..
unstruction and administration. The gate Shanghai.. 30.05 70 90 x receipts to the same date were 3,447,087 Focohbw.. dols, and from congestions 1,178,546 dela. Amoy...... The daily receipta from all sources are Anping about 30,000 dola, and the average daly Swatow... expensus 15,000 dola, leaving a ust daily Osnton... zevenue of 65,000 dale, Auditor Acker. Hongkong 29.94 82 81 Sir,With referenos to my letter No.man, in his condensed balance-sheet of Vict. Peak 1,933 of 23rd ultime, I am directed to
July Siet, charges to construction account Gap Rock 29.93
Colonial Secretory to Secretary. Chamber of Commerce.
Colonial Saretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th September, 1808.
against the accusod, who was sent to prison Scottish Oriental is 30 cents. Using toĮ a customer of the house. He was asked to for the information of His Excelleney the acquaint you, for the information of the a total of 18,819,198 du; to geuoral and atacao.129.92 82|89f
For nine mcatba,
TO-DAY at the Magistracy Sergt. Macdonald |
the famine in several districts of Northern China, however, a larger rice export to Dougkong might have been expected.- Bangko Times.
brought a fisherman from Tekwawan bo AMONG the wider probleme of natural
mind the place while the master was away. He was almost cured of opium smoking.
Fined 810, with the alternative of a month in prison.
In a second case a ricksha coolie statsd Foro Capt. Hastings on a charge of picking science toward the solution of which con-he bed been in cho habit of having two day. On September 27 up eleven fathoms of Manila rope which tributions have been made recently, the injections a
Ar the Magistracy this morning Me H. E.
Wodehouse held an inquiry into the cir-
cumstances under which a coolie sustained
Governor, that the Committes appointed in Caumber of Commerce, that the gentlemen operating expenses 4,057,979 dols, and to Hethow your letter No. 1,223 of the 29th ultimo mat who ware, on the recommendation of the preliminary organisation 60,074 dok. A Haiphook. 20 80 74 78 this afternoon at the Observatory.
Chamber, Basociated with Dr Dobrich in the Buming that the Exhibition will remain Bolinao... 29.86 81 79 2--I would vecture to call His Excellen-Committee referred to therein huy reaigusd open for sixty days from the 7th August, Manil
on the Commitee, oy'a ottantion to the foot that I do not know their seata
The the leaves a proût of about 4,0:0,0:0 C.S.James 28.05)
adding 4,8 10,000 dols, previously received, auch & Committee except meteorologists.
* 3.- the present Committoa meteorology
оп
of any precedent for appointing anybody ou Governor has accepted their resignations, we have a total net profit of 8,500,030
and the Committee is therefore at an end.
The gentlemen, however, who are inter-dola.; deduoting this from the crat, te z
that a balance of about 16,000,000 of dui.
mer
The Chicago Exhibition reprezent incurred by
Weather.
EQIA.
F. G. FIGO, Firal Assistant Hongkong Observatory, Col. 0, 1893,
HONGKONG REGISTER
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had been washed sabore during the gala most striking is that of the age of the ho had an injaatino at the place of is represbated by myself only, and there are exted in the subject that the Committee lara, or nearly £3,000,0LQ, remaius, to be
earth. Mr Clarence King, the well-known the defendant at 302 Qusan's Hond Want, thres nautical goullemes who are not intended to enquire into, viz., 'the eyalcin me! yesterday. The accused was found guilty, America geologist and explorer, thaiws to He was charged two conts as tujection. aoquainted with the subject. It will be adopted at the Observatory of issuing the largest honey luss that bas ever baon and sentenced to pay a Eue of $25 or go to have advanced Lord Kelvin's method of de had no money to buy opium
his wont seen from the enclosed minute, then they meteorologist reports only have no dificu
wish to add, two more nautical gentlemen to ther forecasts," determining the earth's age to a further to get injections of morphine in his arm.
probably
by na exhibition. The greater prison for six weeks.
order of importance.
It was cheaper that opium He diseases the
their number.
velty in formulating the improvements that umber of the Chicago hotels have gone A notice was produced by the defendant- experimental investigations of Dr Carl
4. It was suggested thus four members they desire to be introduced into the liquidation or been clusad. The in in accordance with the should for quorum. Burus on zo effect of heat and pressure on your
system; and I am to state that if they will companies have withdrawn their Barometer 6-When opened the proceedings by dean His Excellener will have much plea- policies ois saved of the exravs series, Temperature berain rocks, and particularly selects the Morphine Ordinance 'the injection needle case of diabess, which he w spocific gravity had stopped work, and clients in seara rending your letter No. 1,263, it appeared sura in considering whether sach alteration specially constructed to accommodate a approximately equal to the average specific ware request fara un other notice that it was not sufficiently clearly stated in as may be proposed can be effected. I have costless orond of visitors who have never duty of
arrived. The insurance companies assurt of the new fucts be thea reconsiders the business was still conducted. Money fret, and weald therefore suggest that His injection afterwards was the leonic in-cellency should formally and misch Garry on the 2nd inst. The unfortunate probable rudo of cooling of the earth,
G. One of the members anggested that a rendering more precise the conclusions of man was hauling on a rope when it broke ord Kairia. As the result of the detailed
His Worship hound over the defendant shorthand reportes should be at pointed. The Secretary to the Chamber of Commeres. he fell through a patchway on the third discussion, Mr King conclados that the iu a sum of $16 to keep the peace for three may stats that I consider such an expence door and fell to the ground floor. He was earth's age probably does not exceed months; in default, three mocha' imprison- quite unnecessary, otherwise I would propose Sir Chesney Duncan, lately Secretary to the taken to the Tung Wah. Hospital, but died twenty-four millions of years-is fact, that ment.
Mercantile Marine Officers Assosiation here. the estimate of the physicists is approxi-
A third defendant, arrested
- would vesturs to request you to at 12 Quoen's toad Wast, and who has been order live copies of the printed report of tls
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fatal injuries at the East Point Sogar Ra. Avity of the earth's crust. In the light was produced which tended to show that the document that I was to be. Chairman; the enour to be, air, your most obedient that in the interests of morality it is. wrong tu
a few hours after admission. His Worship mately correct, while that of the goologista gave a verdict of accidental death,
is vaguely rust.'
timation.
decvant,
G. T. 1. O'Baw, Colonial Secretary.
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to tempt the hotel kapors to emit arsen,
Wealtor
the average of visiting to these hotels being Rai from 7 to 1 oz cut, only of that expected
and provided for. The visitors aro, judeed. mostly country folk, coming from a radius fof about 300 la 500 taites. Probably wa otlar scheme introduced to the world with such a blowing of tryggets bar ever falfeu
Dr Duberch to Colonial Swielory.
Hongkong Observatory,
80th September, 1893. Sir, I have the boatour do enclose a copy of a letter which I have received from Coia- ' to it,
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Kirkestoran air temperature on the th Lovestory air comprature of the ETO
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F. G. FIGO, First Assistant,
Elongkong Observatory, Ou, 9, 1833.
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