C
Tunay, APRIL 12, 1894;
THE SANITARY BOARD and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1800, The anal fortnightly meeting of the hall continue in force until further notion.
Dr Ho Kai ́meanudad. Sanitary Board was held on the 29th ult.,--
Mr Whitehead naked whether It was Hon. J H. Stewart Lockhart (President)ate regnise to pass this resolution with- in the chair. There were also presont :- Dr. R. B. 0. Ayres, Colonial Snegaon; out specifying a certain time during which Mr W, Chatham, Acting Director of the portion of the ordinance referred to Public Works Me N. J. Ede, Me J. D. would contiane to be in operation. Humphreys, Mr Lau Wai Chuen; Mark A. further notice meant, he submitted, an indefinite period, and although he was Ram, Acting Sorulary; and Mr. V-quite in favour of extending the time for Ladds, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,
the operation of the nection referred to be thought they were bound by the ordinanou itself to specify a certain period of time.,
'Until
THE CHINA MAIL
presumed motion that the Opium Farmer be heard by Counsel would be in order, and he would offer no opposition to it,
Hr Obater saked whether the Attorney General was prepared to tell the Council whether they were doing right now.
The Attorney Caner said he thought they were undoubtedly within their legal rights,
Me Chater said his contention was that if the hill were passed it stood they should leave themaires open to an action for damage
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE WATCHMAN, Mr. V. Ladde, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, wrote complaining of three The Attorney General wished to point Dr. Ho Kai said that notwithstanding Slaughter-house, watchmen as being worse out that the words until further notics that His Excellenes had informed the Coun- than naalem, and suggested that they should did not preclude any member of the Council that he had good reasons for passing be dismissed. Until it was decided to re-ail from moving at any time that the ordi- this bill and that he would be acting under instractions from the Secretary of State in place them with Europeans, be strongly muce be amended. recommended that no new appointment be
doing so, still he thought as one of the who represented nde.
unofficial members, the public, that it would be hard
the Opium Farmer if the ship to bill were to be passed as it stood. There fore he felt inclined to oppose it.
His Excellency-You will be perfectly within your rights in doing so on the second reading.
It was agreed, after some conversation, to dismiss the men, giving them a month's
notice.
MORTALITY STAKLENIOR.
. For the week ended Biss March last, the death-rate, as reported by the Acting Secrs- tary, was 16.3 per 1,000 living as compared with 18 in the proviona week, and 16.6 In the corresponding week last year. For the wook ending April 7 the dooth rate was 213 as compared with 19.2 in the corres pending week last year.
GATTLE DISTAGE AT POKFULAM
A large tumber of documents were sub- mitted with referencs to the outbreak of
His Excellency said he would be much obliged if the Attorney General weald ex press an opinion as to whether it was legal to extend the portion of the ordinance in questions until further notice."
The Attorney General said that instead of using the phrase antil further nation' it would be, butter to specify a definito period, say, of two or three goATS, that the words for five years be substitut ed for until further notice.'
Mr Whitehead moved as an amendment
The Attorney General seconded. The resolution as amended was prod unanimously.
THE EREPARED OYIUM ORDINANCE.
6. In Europeen construsted rossel the general Import Leade, as represented by the amennt of shipping entering, amounted to 1,651,290 sons from places other than China and adjacent sountries, while the imports, judged by the astme standart, but fun pisses in and adjacent to China, amounted 3,616,059 tous, making a total import tenaage in European constructed vessels of
5,260,349 tons,
7. Again, the general export trade, still judgod su before, amounted to 1,298,495 tons to places ether than China and adjacent countries, while to those places it amounted 5 3,971,075 tone, making a total of export tenaage in European constructed vessels of 5,288,510 tona.
Analysing the above and comparing with 1892, we got as follows.
JUNKO,
B. Compared with the average of the past
Per They Fang April 18th to June 29th: petent Eight Master's certificates were Packages Hongkong, 2,858; Packages, suspended during the year for various In Transit, 17.698; Prior to 15th April na periode from months to 16 days, and turns 18 Entries 21,482 tour, pyetur, one Hakterad reprimanded sed cuddled 14. During the year 8,758 Barepasa oop- structed venia aggregating 10,530,800 tons carried 1,595,675 passengora, and 6,216,582 ions, the latter mado up as followe
Import dargo, Export **
*****,613,649 Transit
*****-1,336,964 Banker oral shipped, ... 106,800
O
2,359,675.top.
in
Total 6,215,582 IMPORTS (KKCLUDING RIVER TRADE).
Bleman, 2,800 3,673,106 tons. Sailing Ships,... 98 88,871,
Steamers,
Selling Ships, ... 88
Total... 8,010
REQISTAT or altetiza. 21. During the year & vessels of 2,089 tons ware registered under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, and 2 Certificates of Registry with a total of 1,532 tons ware cancelled. Return No. XVII shows the remainder of the work done in this branch,“ sagde
|
THE EXPLOSION ON A GERMAN
KAM WARSHIT. Fairly complete details of the terrible disaster on board the Brandenbur) are now to hand, Assording to the official account
the faulty constanotion of the broken” taas-
EMIGRATIQUI
Po 20. A substantial evival in Emigration given by the fperial aid the rease took place during the year, the number was making a trial of speed under matural amounting to 83,338, boing an increase of and not, as at Ant, beiloved, under forced 10,193 over, 1892. During the rear 513 draught Her segins were only developing ships repo el having brought to Hongkong 7,000 horas power, whilst at former trian 108,644 hinesepassingers from various under high pressure they had developed more places to which they had emigested. in
than 10,000 home-power. The accident was due to the sudden breaking of the mechanism securing the steam expansion valve of the starboard enginej which allowed the steam to esaspa from all the bailers into the crowded angine-room. Thenes it made its way through the open doors into the Total 3,992 3,652,077 imported.
port engine-room, destroying every one le Import tonnaga-From places other than 9,717.910 tas rade up as follows:--Beaux,
its path leath toust hava ham initan. taneous for the victime; as the about had a“? China, de, increase 128,788. From China 7,070; Bones, 870: Bricks, 103; Coal, KARING MAOTHTRATH'S-COVER.
22. 24 onses were heard in this Court Lemperature of 350 deg. Rahibes and adjacent places, decrease 29,328; Net 107,993; Ootton, 2,300; Flour, 6.320 Frolk
Forty-two persons were killed and tera increase 29,411.
Report tonnage.---To: places other than 60; Hemp, 600; Iron, 860; Keresine, with 79 Defendante, Refusal of duty (13)verely injured," whilst aft exped with. ·
$6,989; Lead, 700 Oil, 240; Rise, 762,874; and assult (5) were the principal odences Chius, &, increase 127,165. To China Salt, 200 Saudal Wood, 790; Sugar, in the case of ships. Piging for hite with- alight fajuries. It is not yet known whethe and adfecent places, increase 15,141; Net incresse 142,296, or in Europas strustedral, 1.155,962. Total, 1717,910, Tranzit, 25AMINATIONS TUR THE POSTS OF MASTERS, shading' but the Imperial Admiralty ar incresse 142,298, or in European constructed 168,318: Ten, 999; Timber 26,958; Gear-out a Idoenca (2) in the case of boats, the accident was due to exrelesman of to
1,335,294. Total, 2,053,174 by arrivals,
„MATES AND ENGINEERS.
despatched an engineer to investigate the During the year 63 deck offcors sad 65 matter. The Attorney General said that the 99,411 tons and a not increase of Export
tous exported. engineers have been examined for certifi- reading bt the bit for the first time did tounage of 142,206 tone, making a.net is (KXOLUDING RIVER TRADE).
The Imperial Gazette adds to its sabunt not bind any of the members of Council crease of trade, as represented by tonnage
2,922 memeuring 8,635,072 cates of competency; 95 panend and 31 elections on the impossibility of milking of European constructed vessela, od 211,707. to support it on the second reading
78,604 failed.
absolutely sure against (meh calamities Mr Chater asked whether before the tone.
Sines 1st January, 1884, when the which pecht in every Davyd
The Working second reading, time would be given to the
3,663,679 | Order in Connsil of St December, 1893, qualities of the engines must be trazeci Opium Farmer to instruct Counsel and
Cortificaton, of Competency jared at Hong- though there is no denying tâm thư she The Long were made equal value tu thoga ie-gineers and firemen are thus exposed to s The Attorney General moved the first prepare his case, or whether it was proposed three years, the Foreign Jak trade shows 1,485,165 tons of general cargo.
Bzüker Cool.
ficates of all grada have baan issued, but the accident was apparently not to be Fokfulam. The documents included sorszal Opiuta Ordinance, 1801. The reasons for In the latter event he would certainly vote vessels, whilst the local trade for the same
15. Jacks in Foreign Trade imported letters, one of which was as follows from bringing forward the bill were stated as against the bill He thought in justice to period has decreased 162,288 to with 8,290 the Secretary of the Dairy Farm Co. (Mit follows:
the Oplum Farmer at locata fortnight vessels.
The Foreign Junk Trade for 1893 $19,326 tons and exported from the Colony SUNDAY AEGG-WORKING ORDINANCE 1891, avoided. The official organ canalindes Br 25. During the year 55 Permits were stating that the conduct of the new pape The working of ssctions 38 and 39 of ought to slapas between the art and sounds vee the previous year of 846,177 tons, Earopean constructed vessels issued, of these 9 were not armiad of ow. cially the engineers and fromed, ha W. H. Potis) to the Acting Secretary of the Board, in answer to a formal communi- Ordinance No. 21 of 1891 having proved readings. cation, suggesting certain prezentions uneatisfactory, it is deemed expedient to His Excellency: arbed whether four 293,931 tons, largely due to a brick rise imported 1,246,234 Som in excess of ox
he received the sad tidings, Immediately Hongkong, Bar April, 1894. substitute two amended sections. The days would not be sufficient Ths trade, also probably to the increased size of ports, junks exported 465,851 tous in excessing to it being found unecesary for the time of the dienster was beyond all praiselicz
af what they imported, reducing the total ship to work cargo on the Sunday, the fep Bir special menting of the Board was substituted sections will, it is balieved, Attorney General would lears the Colony Ocean Steamers employing more distributing excess of importa to 780,383 tons; from this paid for the permit was refunded in each the German Emperor sent a message of con called to consider your letter from the afford reasonable additional protection to an Wednesday next and between the prestongress of 341365 tons in the past be deducted 446,800 tona of bunker case. 4. Permits were granted fro adolence to the commander of the Brandens Sanitary Board of 30th ult to the several ships bound for or about to proceed to ant date and his departure there were only paragraphs of which I am instructed to Canton or Macao without involving Any four working days left. It was very local funk trade for 1893, from that of 1892, coal, leaving a balance of 373,583 tons con- charge in accordance with the justruationsburg, which rous as follows Hours & having Hongkong as a Iterminal port, from the bottom of my heart that pos reply seriatim
bardship upon the Opium Farmer. Where desirable that the Council
the Attomey General on the Fraya Raolamation. -
should be exempt from payment of the to you and to the entire The buildings occupied by the herd be can show that he was no party to the valuable susistance of should have the is abielly the retult of the sossation of work comed, usaufactured, and in stook in the received that certain Mail Steamers, not stricken at this frightful satasel
fee. The amount of fees received was sincere and warmest sympathy, tha shartli
death of those who fell fa thë aro-operated and distinct from that derot improper shipment of opium he can apply in discussing the bill.
11 4979 steamers, 88 calling vanels,
$7,900.
their duty secures them for "My kinds ed to a hospital which is at a considerable to have the forfeited opiuta delivered to On a dividon being taken, Mesere White-
head, Chater and Ho Kai voted against the and 28,612 junke arrived during the Fest distance from the others. The attendent him.' at the Hospital has nothing to do with nor
daily in the waters of the Colony against our of it is he allowed to come near to the farm
The Colonial Secretary explained that 19 the your belera; for European congirnat.
Junks in local trade discharged in various buildings
the amendments in the hill had beened vessels alone the averago da entre parts of the Cislony 104,300 tons, of which saggested to the Gevornmont some would be respectively 1892, 12.3 vessels and No person shall bring, or havo in his time ago and it was the intention of the 1895, 11.97 vowels of the schmers 70.64777 were earth and stones, stearing from were earth and stones; they would seem pomasson on board any ship bound for Government to introduce anaeading per cent were British and 31.1 wors river Victoria with 13,790 tons, of which 1,757 or about to proceed to Canton or ordinance embodying these amendments, craft all of which latter were British therefore to have transported 11,973 tena of
12. From the foregoing it will be seen Macao any opium which is not entered and it was deered right and
proper that. on the manifest of the ship.
the ordinance should be introduced while that Hongkong once again shows an increase The Master of such ship may seize any the presont less of the Opium Farm was of a quarter of a million of tone of shipping opiam found on board his ship which running to their laying themselves (European constructed) frequenting the is not entered the manifest and open to an action for damages by so doing port.
en
TRADE. may retain the same in his possamon he was not in a position at present to say:
anything about that mak until he can deliver it to the Palico. Notwithstanding anything in the pris. cipal Ordinance contained, all opium found on board any such ship which is not entered on the manifest shall be Provided forfeited to the Umwn. that, if the Opium Farmer shall, with- in one week after anch forfeiture, HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT prove to the satisfaction of the Go
FOR 1893. vernor in Council that any opiam No
The report of the Harbour Master for forfeited was net covered by a Certifi- 1998 was laid before the Legislative Council cate under section 12 of the principal this afternoon. The fa Ordinance and that he was not privy of the report to its being brought on board the ship, the Governor in Council may, it he thinks fit, order such opium so tarloit- ed or any part of it to be delivered to the Opiuni Farmer.
picuro-pasomonis at the Dairy Farm at reading of a bill to amend the Prepárod to take the second roading Immediately, an increase of 145,583 tons; and 1,4535 |2,922 stemmnu sleo shipped 386,808 tons of sued by the Board of Trade, 937 Cert Dertain risk. All precautions were tak
2. Biriet orders have been issued to the resident manager at Pakfolam in accord- woo with this paragraph.
5. All sales of stock have been pre- hibited, and burials of the dead are made at, a distance of a mils further from Hong- Long than the farm.
The directions giren herein for the cleansing and disinfecting of sheds, &c.] have been and are repeatedly astried out, both before sud since the rcsipt of your latter.
5. Arrangements were made on the 31st ult with the Government Veterinary Surgeon for the immediate inoculation of the whole hord which will be proceeded with forthwith,
In conclusion, I am directed to under. take, on bohalt of my Directors, that all the instructions of the Banitary Board with the necessary preventative and curative measpres enumerated in your letter shall be strictly and loyally adhered to.
Our manager on the spot, in oonjunction with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, will, together, do everything in their power to stop the spread of the discuss, and in this my Directors also take the liveliest concern.
Appended to the documents were the following monter
Mr J. D. Humphreys-Yes; I have no doubt as to that opinion having been ex. pressed, with the reasons therefor.
To The
GENERAL.
Colony or unaccounted for.
KİYEL SENCERE
16. 2758 River steamers measuring 3,215,106 tons-imported 141,988 tons 65 cargo, exporting 128,487 tons, shipped
1,177,631 passengers,
The following are the alterations pro-hill, all the other memists voting in fav. giving an afstage of 90 vessels arriving 0.199 tors of bunker com! and conveyed 15.216 discharged at the Shipping Office of the navy. We all are, in God arbasodaɑ
posed —
In lieu of Beation 98 of the principal Ordinance the following words shall be nabatilated :-
Any contravention of this section shall be deemed sa offence against the prlu.
pal Ordinance
It was afterwarde agread that Counsel should be heard on behalf of the Opium: Farmer, but His Excellousy declined to grant a longor adjournment than till Mon- day Bext,
In the gist
HARBOUR DEPARTEENT, Hongkong, 19th Feb., 1504. SIE-I have the honour to forward the August Rattirne for this Departmans for the year ending 31st December, 1898
SHIPPING
The increase in tonnage in European con- structed vessels is 241,707 tons, the numeri a decrease is 216; paradoxical as this appears it is in socordance with the growth
13. An attempt has been made to gange the trade of the Colony by Import and R. port Retorns. In the abssues of a Custom House it has not been possible to tabulata such returas with absolute correctness, but by the sourtesy of the ship Agents and Masters, returas of the bulk of sergy Im Exported' and 'in transit' have ported,' been rendered pessible, the general correct- noes of which there is no reason to doubt. though a tendency to under-estimate pro- bably obtaine
ON
the surplus imports to various parts of the Colony.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC,
17. The passenger traffe of Hongkong during 1893 deserves notice. British vessels arTİV-
ing carried
British resele dopart-
ing (excluding Chi- mene passenger ships) carried o British
base passenger ships earried...
Foreign vesela usriv.
ing carried Foreign vessels depart
184,665
28 14,27 seamen were shipped and of boneur in my memory and in the SAMA?
With und
soutienos la Him unquestioning sad on board ships during the year, the discrepancy. In owing to the number of see how ourselves to his fcrutable walk and
future. I intend to ersol à memorial tablet: on skipped at the Consulates of which look forward comforted and hopeful to the 27. 267 distressed seamen were received to the riotime in the garzian churna at we have no record. during the your of these 67 were sant to Kiel. As for the rest," full stiam Lanka. ** Melbourne, i I to Bombay and Ito Calcatta, the United Kingdom, 1 to Sydney, 1 to
3 died and 192 obtained employment. On Poon silver will soon, saya the Futteral the Stat December, 1893, were in Gov- Nowe, have no friends left are Me Bland ernment Civil Hospital, 1 in Lanatic and the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce Asylum. $5.474.16 were expended by the Persia has closed her ports to the white Board of Trade in the relief of theas mon metal, which is thus more of a bloat and 81,077.30 by the Colony.
than ever. Meanwhile, the Hongkong Chamber has cabled home an embrratia
against the latest step by protist 28. Return No. XXIII shows the work Government has endeavoured to throw the 92,118 parformed in this branch of the Harbour entire trade of the East permoedtly put or
MAKING SURVETON 8 DEPARTMENT.
tha
Department, and in forwarding this I de
hat the re sire to record my appreciation of the gear. We note, by the way, 59,132 manner in which the work of this Sab-coming of a British dollar, the full text of port of the same Chamber in favour of the Department is carried out.
LIGHTMOVIES.
which has now arrived in this country, makes the recommendation solely beurs
29. The amount of dues collected was seof the excessive scarcity of Mexican dollar. and the consequent dilioulty of barrying on Total fees business. Previous attempts to coin trade Tonnage collected. dollars,
, by France and
and the United Sta
Btates
ean Versols
to compete with the Mexican cold have boon hollow failures but of course, thuê
24 con is 3,650,790 91,320.51 | cams in altered if Mexican dollars are be
| coming too searos to audios for the require-
ments of the Far East.
306,915
51,375
follows:
Class of
VESTOL.
Rato per ton.
ing (excluding Chi nese passenger ships) carried Foreign venenis 68-Chi- nese passenger ships carried..
Ocean
34,690
paying full
dues,
Launches pay
23,204
ing full
duas, 2 centa
8,466
212.62
River Ska
112,29
Lannobes ply.
803,975
ing exalu.
sively.to
573,666
Maçao,............
cout
1,177,681
River Stea-
112,478
109,695
Ar-
From the Mail lines monthly returns are rendered on printed Forms supplied by this department, the River meamers alas sup- ply a monthly retura, based presumably Go froight receipts. The coasters end formation on arrival to the Boxing Difcera rampe have supplied the required in Rod when clearing at the Harbour Offics. 2. The total of arrivals and sailings The Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1881 Mr N. J. Ele-At the mesking of the In hou of nation 38 of the principal Or-stoanted to 114,949,122 Lou, or a fuv Bathorizes the Barbara Mas Board on Friday, 30th March, I under-dinance the following words shall boaub case on 1899 9 196,278 tons. Ibers sary to require the depest if a copy were 82,083 arrivals with a tonnage of of the manifest which document the stood that the Gol Veterinary Surgeon was stituted :— of opinion, that it was not necessary to Any opiam forfeited to the Crown may 7,177,025 tons and 32,868 departures of cargo is acanrately entered, but generally River steamers
ribed in parcele, baedles, &,, the ship River steamers depart
riving carried declare the Dairy Farm an infested dia.
be sold, destroyed or otherwise diapos- 7,172,097 tons.
master or Agent on the other hand is aware ed of as the Governor in Conueil inay trict.'
ing carried. of the bulk measurement carried each voy. direct, and no Felice Officer or other person having any opium sized under
age, and thus the more useful information the proceding section in his possession
can be obtained from their reports; but the for the purpose of retaining the same natil forfeiture of anti The upchar la prestha sinni chips. determined apon by the Governor in the aid of labour-saving appliances to det be inzocurate; as an instance I wok Council or afterwards for the purpose crease the oras, improved machinery ales of giving effect to such order of dis- coonomising fuel)
There is an increase in the Foreign Junk and no person purchasing, ex. position,
Trade of 2,007 Junks representing 295,931 porting, using or baving in his posses sion any opium ordered to be dispostos, against which must he set a decrease ed of by the Governor in Council and in the Local Jask Trade of 8,690 vessels obtained by such person in accordance "ggregating 341,365 tons.
3. The fellowing statement shows how with or in pursuance of auch order of
this amount of shipping is apportioued :—- disposition, shall be liable to
any pensily under the principal Ordinance by reason of such oplem not being a companied by Dertificate under nec tion 12 of such Ordinance or other- wise.
Mr J. J. Francie, Q. 0.-I think the declaration ought to be made. It wall satisfy the public and the owners of cats, and will not in any way injurioosly affect the Dairy Farm.
In accordance with a resolution passed at the last Board meeting, the Colonial Veterinary Burgaon reported as follows, under date 9th April :—I have the honour to report for the information of the Board- that the Dairy Farm Company, Pokfulam, have slaughtered and buried the last three remaining cam of plecro-prenmonia con. tagion, and I am pleased to add that up to the present time no fresh cases hare oc curred.'
The Colonial Surgeon added the following minute-That is, no fresh cases sitios the 24th of March.
No remarks were made by any of the
membera.
The Governor in Council may, in bis día- oration, authorize the award to the in former of such portion as he may think fit of the proceeds of the sale of any opium forfeited to the Crows and die- posed of by sale.
The Registrar General seconded the mo tica.
of shipping all the world over, the tendency information from these wurces is somewhat
British,
regn, Vorga Tanke in Forel
Trade...
· 1899.
this
and be Launtortuste and it would appear at times Junke in Foreign trade point to one article, Flour; 0,320 tone is the Janks in Foreign trade
depseling carried total amount returned as the import of article of food supply for 1893. "There an ba little doubt I think that this is a very much ander-estimated return, for it appears from the Return of the Imperial Chicess Macao Laudober ar- Maritime Customs of former youre that the Haco Lanches do.
export of flour from Hongkong oan fairly estimated at at least 6,000 tons an- rually, and thus there would have been little or nothing left last year for local con- eumption. In the case I coal I am of opinion
1803.
Ships. Tonnage, Jhirs. Tonnage
4787.578,328 6128 1,782,195 2,500; 2,717,829 3,000) 3,008,6 5,190 9,192,047,197,435,007
thet
riving
parting,
the returns are more accurate than of Launches other places--- any other article named (except perhaps
arriving kerosine) and yet they would appear to be Launches other places
departing sometimes below the mark.
1899 inaugurated a new trade-Kerasine vil in balk-for which there appears to be great possibilities judging by the feet that before the arrival of each oil steamer the Depot is usually empty, but that as yet the bulk oli is largely used is the Colony is not apparent. This trade is returned with cou- siderable accuracy. I
remark that Day Grand Total... 72,680) 14,159,340 86,141 14,348,172 | these returns regarding trade compare vary favourably-registered tonnage to orgo
Total,..... 54,154 $3,40265, 14.23,00 Junks in Local 19,516 686,4212586
ass Trads, 5
Total arrivals, 1,152,810 Total departure, 1,048,408
Kmigrants,
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Legislative Council met this after soon. H. E the Ofoer Adarinistering the
Me Chater said that before he voted on Government presided. There were also the first reading of the bill he should like present: Hon. W. M. freedaan, Attorney to know whether the Opium Farmer had General; Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, been consulted on the matter and whether Registrar General Hou. N. G. Mitchell be had given his consent to the Innen. Oolonial Treasurer Hon. R. Bowd lee, Public Works Dapartment: Hos. R alteration in the ordinance. He (Me Cha-Live Steamers, that entered the part in I have socess to the following isbular Junke in loont trade sy.. ter) had looked over the amendments 1898, carried 11,876 British Offer and statement is explanatory. Ramsey, Harbour Master; Hon. C. P. very carefully and particularly the rea
**** || 147 Foreigners as follows:- Chater, Bon. 3. J. Howick, Hen. Dr Hosons given for them, and it appeared to Kai, Hon. T. H. Whitehead, and Hon. E. him very clear that in the opinion of
proposed
R. Bellion, and Mr.J. G. T. Buckle, Act the Attorney General the Opinm Farmer ing Clerk of Councila,
THE HARBOUR MISTER'S EXPORT FOR 1893, The Harbour Master's report for 1889 (which will be found in another column) was laid on the table.
THE WOMEN AND DIRIS' PROTECNOK DANKENAAN ORDINANCE.
was not to be consulted in the matter
at all. No doubt be as the legal authority of the Corerament had informed the Go- vernment that the amendments were per«: fectly legal, but taking a
a common-senso
view, or he might saya merosotila rier of the matter, he (Mr Chster) thought that if
4. The 1,682 British Ships, exclusive of earrind--with the latest or any other returns
Britiet, Americans, Danes Germans, Swedes, Portuguese,. Norwegians-
11,876
70
15
20
12,028
The Regiewer General reminded the they passed these amenduous they should 126 of the British Oloers belonged to the
Connell that he had brought forward about be doing wrong. At all events, in all mer.Royal Naval Riserre, 23 of them being
MON
tored
Engineers,
The 1,310 Foreign Ships, ezolusive of
a year ago a resolution identical in sub-cantile transactions where two parties en
into a esatract that contract River Steamers that entered in 1893, carried with that which ha mas atanos
∙allared except 1,200 British Oor- about to propose, with reference to the could not legally be
parties. Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance with the consent of both of 1888 On that occasion he stated the In this case the Government had an contract with the Opium ressons for bringing forward the resolution and he would not detain the Council by Farmer and the Government now wanted to alter the tarma of the contreat
fered into
repeating them. He would only say that before it expired. To this, so far as he the ordinaces had continued to work could make out from the reasons given and satisfactorily during the past year, and
It was therefore necessary, in order that from the few words which the honourable
In American Ships,
Chinese
15 Japatitos
לו
1,116
76
1,200
the good work should be continted that and learned Attorney General had attard, 5. The tumbir of European constructed
the resolution which he was to submit the consent of the Opium Farmer had not Teasels, exclusive of Kiver Steamers, that
should be gained by the Council. He more been obtained. That being the case he entered the port during the year is shown
was certainly of opinion that the Goyera.in the following table, auto
2,258,064
FLAG,
Ships.
TOTALE
No. of Steam Hints and Sail: enter-Total
Bdi Tonnage
288 1,088
28 44
5
72364,014: 1209-02227,180
.106 48,011
4
18
23 110 152,677
665,894
B
19,387
37 80,147
65 71854.
thatWhereas by Bection 20 of Ordinancement laid itaall open to pn action for damn- 11 of 1893 1 is enacted that Part II of
ages if they passed these amendments. The Women and Girls Protection Ordin-bar Whitehead said that as he entered ance, 1880, should only continue in ope- the Council Chamber he had been asked by "ration for a period of two years from the Opium Farmer to more that he should
the coming into operation of that Ordinance or suck further period for periods as might be heard by control on the second road. lation of the Legulative Council, and semi preobjections to the proposed British from time to die be determined by reso-ing of this bill. The Opion Farmer whereas the sail Ordinance came into ope- amendments, and with his Excellency's por American.
he Mr Whitehead) would move Austrian missico, ration as the 6th day of April 1801, by the suspansion of the standing orders in Obinses Virtue of a Prostanation duly issued unorder that the Opium Farmer should have Danish der Section 84 of the said Ordinance by opportunity of being heard by Counsel Dutch the Offer than Administering the
French Government, which Proclamation with reference to the bill E published in The Gazette of the 4 His Excellency said he had just received Germana April, 1891, and wherean it was resolved latter from the Opium Farmer, or from Italiazı by the Legislative Council of Hongkong of somebody on his behalf, mentioning that JapaNEDE the 22nd. Savoli, 1897; that the aid of Pary, it was as intention to take one atops as Norweglas I of the said Ordinance ehali coatings in work enable him to be heard by Counsel Rumina operating for period of one year from the before the Council with reference to the Spanish 6th April, 1898, and whereas it is desirable bill. If the question came properly before Siames to further extend the period during which the Council is would have to be decided by Hawaian the pak Part II of the said Ordinance the Council. At present he gould not gay Poravias shall be in operation In this day anything about it. However, he would con resolved by the Legialasite Council of salt the Attorney General on the point. If Hongkong that Part II of Lee Womer the bill ausobod private rights, then he
89 652
9000
8,140
8
1886
2,506
898
ZRADE OF THE PORT OF HONGKONG FOR 1893,
(British)
191,900
→006,
tons.
1.669.780
852.151
tons. 861;27:
4,517,080
Forciza.
2.002 1,048,160
473.991 130.977 2,306,122
2,803,884
River Stoamar
290,662,215,106
5 Total,......
Junks in Fareiga 47,197
Total...... Trado.
Janks in Losal
Trade.
2,750741,988 379,326
633,00 13,780
845,177
128,487 55,066 3,230,202 2,458,815 1,335,264 406,800 7,440,085 14,029,8AS 8,758 2,859,878 -1,813,642 1,335,204 406,809, 6,215,587 10,835,869 118,130
104,400
Grand Total,... 65,841 5,343,502
2,472,549* 1,335,284 408,800 7,858,815·14,349,122
325,266
No, of Discharged. Shipped. in Transit. Coal
Tornego.
riving carried...... Janks in local trade departing carried
Launbbes in Waters of
Colony arriving Launches in Waters of
Colony departing
Total local arrivals
"The rules of the tipionati servisa
Boats).......dent 040,424 4,200.49 France must be very much less DOTATO
mers (Day
Boats),... Free.
than thoso of Germany; otherwźbę (maya a contemporary, we should not have heard
of the angagament of the French Ambas- 9,220, 21.47ador at Washington, M. Patendire, ta Miza Eleanor Elverson of Philadelphia Last year, when the German Minister in China, Herr von Brandt, became sidarly betrothed to an American lady, the
the Bu
969,648
LE BRIMIZ DA DR4 ani nerer altensthar, rafongd" tốt tination, the.
match, as - being contrary to the rules of Bisarvine, which Hew Brandt accordingly 30. The Stations were maintained sected to quit rather than lows the lady of usual during the year and rothing of ape-
224,173 cial note occurred with the arception of the his choice. The German idea is that, if
12,403
as well BS
匪
damage to the Cap Rock Light by the Ty diplomatist weds foreigner, he might be phoon of the 6th October, when four of the tempted to sacrifice the interests of his 11,349 large panen of the glaring of the lantern own nation to those of his wife's Count were amasbud by the man the debris there Herbert Bismarck was not in saliva see.
2 from completely destroying of the lenses rice when he married the Countess Hoyos, 23,765 there rely injuring 4 others, and an Austrian subject, but it would have The damage was done at boen interesting to see how the Emperor about 1 p.m., but the light was displayed would otherwise have received the news of as usual that night, two table lamps being his engagement. Bovers members of our 216,008 focused as a substitute for the damaged own diplomatic service solablysis Au- buctor. Temporary repairs were executed gustus Pagat and the late Sir William 228,243
and by the 3rd November the light was White-married German ladies without showing ila full range though, on account incurring any riak.
441,931
2,201,918 82,336
2,293,554
0,940
9,890
the damage to the lenses, the intervals |-
#ere irregular. New lanes are shortly Dor Fabrizio Massinio, Duke of Anticoli, pected to arrive from England. Communi-
cation with the Gap Rock has been kept up and grandson on his mother's nầy of the by means of the tug Pilot Fish and the late Duchesse de Berry, is about to samass
reliefs have been mada regularly, though
Frincess Eugenis Bosovarie,
(sometimas-with diffcally and on more than Prines, Charles,
one occasion not without soddant.
under Bagside t
Emprais Eugenia. Only by
31. Telegraphic and Telephonis - Fabrisio played a conspicuous part, la, mauication has also been kept up with the
Gap Rock and Capo d'Aguilar during the
highly romantic, adventure which mi
year. Feota the former Station 613 have interfered with his matrimo sele have been reported as passing, wad in pects. He fell in love with the 3,900 xddition 261 messages were received and daughter of a Roman diliser, and
1,882 sent, including the daily weather re- with her, His intentions appose to port for the Obergatory, From Cape been honoarable, for lie los estims: his inamorata to a priesku. d'Agullar 337 vessels were reported, and in presenting his labore
conciliate P addition 70 messages were sent and 123 r. undertook
essages were seny and 129.8 Princess, Massimo raised no opposti t 2,249,021 esived.
her son's wishes, but only stipulated that GOVERNMENT
ANF GUNPOWDER DEGI, .2,262,876
the young person should go three k 32. During the year 1893 there have been
of probation in a convent Man Period 4,501,898 stored in the Government Magazine: Stone Cutters Inland, 18,408 cas, d, with an approximate weight of 427,128 lbs, 201
IMPORTS AND EXPORIS (OFIUM) GYRICA,
9,254,961 departures... 2,256,826
Grand Total arrivals.
Grand Total departures
including Emigrants.
Difference...
4,411,788
Decrease.
while the affair got talknit about andis ainuations at to the girl's motives were spraad broadcast. She was freely charged. with haring entrapped the son of one of
33. The Return shown that during the the noblest families of Italy into a mORAL, year the amount of Opinm reported was aliance. Sourcely two months since the follows --
young people, with the full consent of 3,407,771
1992 1899
their respective families, prosentok themw- cheste. chests..
selven at tha, Capitol to go through they
The Prince 2,387,469 Imported. 56,8644 39,098) 17,768 ceremony of a civil marriago. -
Exported 62,625) 49,640 0,070) on being asked the sal question,
thoo have this woman to be bay wedded 6,795,340 Through cargo |
20,202 reported but 21,1444 16,60840 4,506 ||| wifa 2% replied," - Yandinaway Roaided
not landed...
fashion; but when the wame formula wa The goueral decrease is, I am informed, addressed to the balde, har mawer urna an 18. The total revenue collected by the greatly owing to short crops both in the squally rigorous No! She was dete Harbour Department during the year was Hengal and Ferulan Opium ; with regard to mined to vindicate her honesty evini $195,881.03, an increase of $14,763.17 over Mains the adverse exchangs between cost of her barisad kothing, count the previous year, and compared with the India and Chius, unused by the closing of duce her to alter her resclée- average of the last five years it okowe an in- † the Indian Mints, has affected it consider, i as we see; i hus been speedily coIZBO trease of 855,870,84,
sbly, the subanced price, rendering it now it would be interesting to learn 1.fight Dues.44# 96,064.09
Lionices and Intere
nal Revenue 20,347,85 3. Fees of Court and
Odbory do 70,409,63
Dura:8195;821,02
KAFANA STIAM LAUNCÉES.
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in the North. 31,738 permits were issued ly, ungeon la
park
from this Office, being a decremen of 1,025 |
an compared with 1802 - A dalle Memo cl
Exports to Chinese Forte was during the MOLLY Dots your year supplied to the Commissioner of Im« praalise saugomy: as he did. perisi Maritime Customs at Kowloon. Bur-Lingle ?- Witeria on prise visits were paid to
to 97 Godowns during | himself with proaching? the your honour to be, Bir, Your mout
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Harbour Master, do owned 11 were the property of the Co-The Honourable G.T. M. O'Biz, O.H.G.,
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