WEDNESDAY, JULY: 22, 1885).
Last night information was sent to the from the Head of any Government Vepart. Police that Mr J. Stewart, late thief officer mons, they ought to bring the matter directly, to the nodes of the Govenor, azal of the Indo-China B. N. steamer Fulkam perfectly certain he will listen had been found deed in his room, at Staiteir complaista and give them dus our
THE CHINA MAIL.
the approval of the Becretary of State for the Colonies.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
feld's boarding-house, 3 Duddell Street aideration. As an instance of this, bak Hon. A. M. Thomson, Actior Colonial was het inmediately after the Council. -
A
tuder zalher suspicious circumstances. lottio and glass containing what is sup- posed to be poison was found beside him Deceased was about forty-five years of age.
what he did about the Fraya Beclamation sutaidu.there," ",
There is no subject I should hke your opinion upen, as a British merchant, si our representative. We have raised the question and having a purely British Cham mind giving i
[THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
The Legislative Council mot this after. noon. H. E. Sir Wm. Robinson, K.M.G. presided. There were present Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Sucretary Tourer Hon, F. A. Cooper, Director of The Colonial Secretary presided:
our Master, Hon. W. Q. B, Public Works Hon. R. M. Rutney, Har H. Hastings, Acting Police Bingistrate Chater, Ho Kai, T. II. Whitehead, E. R. Hent C. P Belilius, und JJ. Bell-Irving: and Mr.
Acting Clerk of Council. The Director of
Me Whitehead-I withdrew any action. The PresidentYou have changed your mind evidently since then.
Mr Whiteboad-Wa. sre not asking for
papers.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
vominent as a Milikkry Contributibu, ind. I trust that, if it is possible to meet their
which attention has been drawn in their wishes sa rogarde wine of the details to
will be at kast utisfactorily and Egled.I have the honour to he. Sir, BaBy
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
A DESPATCH FROM ME CHAMBERLAIN, The following douatches wore laid out A meeting of the Finanes Copomitten anything unreasonable when we sak for the the table at the meeting of the Legislative Manorendum, this much-vexed question.
Council this afternoon, together with the The President Your change of mind memorandum of the Unolicial Members, will be noted in the minuts. It will be already published.;—— noted that you wish to have the papers. It is not really rolovant, but with Lhu dị. jost of not having it appear that we wish të prevent him from expressing his view ho plenty opportunities of
THE QUEEN'S STATUE. The President marod that $1,0557.50 for: orpenses incurred in the unveiling of the Queen's Statue, hang the difference be- tween the
rocommended for paymont Agreed.
his
He was recently dismissed from his shinber of Commeros in Hingkong ; woaki 30 F. ♬ Bedels Fublic Works-I have pent, bome voted suit the amount was allowed to proceul, although he had i
for intoxication, and for the last few weeks has been drinking heavily. The bottle and kontents have been sent to the Goremment Analyst for analysis. The body was 7B- moved to the mortuary.
ine, your views on that sub- that I and ghvd you have, auired me question. As yone know I have had con siderable experience of trading and com- mercial subjects both hara and at Shanghai, and have had occasion to watch the stang: ing conditions of trade in the Est At VERSEJA ST THE DOCK8At Kuulega-hanghai, I do not as any objection in the Activ, Reina Cristos, I.M.S. Tar Evandale, Zafiro, Strathailan, Picciols,
Cosmopolitan--Wandering Jew, Hannes,
Sabine Rickmser,
Aberdeen--(manu).
MH A. P. MACEWEN ON PUBLIC. AFFAIRS.
AN INTERVIEW,
Ono of the Homeward passengers by the Empress of Jujais ugdy was Jr. P. MacEmeti, of Mesers Jardino, Mathisen, and Co. Prior to his departure, he was waited upon by a representative of the Chino Met, and asked to give his view on certain waters of supreme importance to the community of Hongkong. Asked why i had not entered into public life since his arrival from Shanghai Mr MacEwen
the honour. At Home, he intended to visit his friends at the Colonial Office, and would take the opportunity of saying sonte thing on the constitutional reform agitation in Hongkong.
Commerce In this British Colony the heantine to A cosmopolitan Chamber of I should like you to position is different.
the honour to by upon the table the report of the proceedings of a meating of tho Public Works Committee held on 8th July, and to move its adoption?
The following is the report Tas Commitice considered plans laid be. fore them by the Director of Public Works
tion Grund. Estimated cost $10,000. fur
(e) Extension of Wongneichong Recrea (b) Fior at Kennedy Town for Sheep at Dopatiated doet 210,000.
n
The Commute then adjourned.
TIRÉ MONAIM
make it clear, in the fit in, that ImSwine great adroirer of the many excollent quali tios of the German firms trading out here, and count some of my oldest and best friends aring the Germans, and it is thre fors not because of any animus towards | them that I would advocate any change in the constitution of the Hongkong Chuniber of Commerce. But here the British ale anent largely predominates. The reliziona between the troveraient and the Chamber, with advantage to both, might be caer, but that cannot be Jong as it in or opolitan Chamber. 1 consider it is dia tinctly against the interests of the Colony and of
of British crude that there should be Foreign members of any nationality in the Chamber of kong Chamber addressing the Dogen of the
of Conmeres. As for the Hong Diplomatic Corps at Paking on the Wast River question, I was absolutely eurised that such a course had been adopted, and I have reason to know that Sir Nicholas
"LANDING STAGE FOR SHKEP AND SWINE.
The President moved that the Legid tive Council bo- recommended to vote sim of $10,000 for a landing-stage ot Bonnedy-town in connection with the abier and awine depot.
Agreed.
STREET LIGHTINO.
opinion at the last meeting of
The item was then agreed to. The President--The items having now bean recommended by the Finance Con- mittes they will be brought up at next meeting of Council. There is no other business before the mooting.
THE GOVERNUR ON THE PLAGUE. The President moved that voto of There we laid before the Legislative 910,000 be recommended for street lighting. Council this sitemoon a despatch from He explained that the reporte on this sub. .
Mr Cooper-There will be an expenditure $3,000 this year, and the balance will entered in the estimates for next year The President said that was practically the same thing.
Agroed
scellaneous Service Public Works Annual Recur
rent Expenditure:
Ordinary Expenditure
106.55
THE GOVERNOR TO THE BROBETARY OF STATE.
Government Houes,
Hongkong, 21st April 1896. Sin, have the honour to forward the enclosed manorundum from the Unoficial Members of the Tegislative Council on the subject of the Military Contribution, and to submit the following observations on the several paints raised by them,
is beve
16
WILLIAM ROBINSON." The Right Honourable Mr Joseph Clini«,
berlain, M.P., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State of the Colonies, &c., &c., ., Downing Streal, London. BATCH FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
TO THE GOVERNOR,
Downing Stret, 8th June, 180. 9, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 107 of 21st Amil last, forwarding Muradranian from the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, in which they suggest that certain itema sfould be amitter from the Statement of Revenue, on which the Military Contri Lukion is based.
de
THE SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE. The following are the items of the Sep Momentary Vote sent down for considera. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN HONGKONG. Mr Whitehead ashred-With reference to tion by the Committee the papers on the subject of a Petition ad Pensions......... dressed to the House of Commons praying Governer said Legishture..... foron amendment of the constitution laid Colonial Secretary's Depart replied that owing to the illness of his wife, O'Conor felt it very keenly, This is a hofore the Council on Wednesd forula-Treasury.
3th July,
-ment..... which was his reason for going at the pro-question which Hongkong as British will the Goverment state for sent timo; he had been prevented from Colony has a supreme interest, more tion of the Council it these in any corre
•Office ...... especially when we see what the French-
ondence in
from the Colonial Basbour Master's Department esking that interest in public affairs ho are doing on the southwest frontier, and itcials to the Home authorities and cice Lighthouses.
existence would have liked to take. He had been in heat to agitated by a British Chamber, r
vere between dio.
23n1 August, 1804, the Observatory... But I would go even further than you have date of Lord Ripon's despatch, and the Legal Departments asked to become Chairman of the Chamber gone, skied Mr Maowen,. There are 20th May, 1806, the tinto of the Right Medical Departments of Commerce and several other public certain commercial interests in this Colony Hon. Mr Chamberlain's Despatch on the Sanitary Departach...... bodies, bot had been compelled to decline which there afoud be no Foreign subject; and if so will the Government, la Transport
Directors;
of any inte, in the case of the it
it upon
the table-if not, why not Hongkong and Whangus Duck Comjany, The Colonial SecretaryIn reply to the to take an extreme instiace, the Chairman question of the Hon. member I have the should always be a Britisher. The share honour to state that the Government has Folders of the Dock Company should insist no further correspondence to lay upon the upon this. It is well known that the Dock table, all publia correspondence having al- Company is, ondoavuring to get the Adroly beca laid upon the table. rumity to lay down the new lock in the property of the Comtray at Kowloos, in- building a Faval Dockyard in Hongkong. Now consider the surdity, Well, I an of opinion that the Govern. to call it nothing else, of having as Chur
men of that Company a Foreigner-ho
en be tr
Foreigt derermoente-and- the Britisis Admiral community that the public should haveing of his flagship with any of the representatives in the Legisla A former Admiral on this. Station spore to tive Council sitting at the same time in a very warmly on the subject, and con: the Executive Council You yourselves during the past two or three years, the sidering the enormous changes politically bare denounced the sert meetings of the anomaly should he all the more appercut piblie reprovontaties with the members of thon in Hengkang purely British the Government and the attempts to settle their joint line of action in regard to public Chamber of Commerce and a British Chair affaire before the community land a chance of man for the Dock Commny." considering any new proposal. By
2. The position assumed by the memo. riliste in paragraph 1 of their memoran dum is, in my opinion, untenable and calla, I think, for no special remark.
3. As regnts the contention in paragragh that no rules are paid away in respect of 2 the Unoficial Merabers seem to forget the Postal Service except for services actu- 1. I regret that I am unable to meet the It was unanimously agreed that the project had just been laid upon the table at H. E. the Governor to Mr Chamberlain ally rendered. It seems to me enougous viors of the Unoticial Members in this to maintain that the revenue collected on mutter, and I would observe that if any of the meeting of the Legislative Council.garding the incipience and progress of the behalf of the Imperial Government or of their proposals werd adopted, it would be posed projects he approveds
He raight mention that it was not likely bubonic plague in Hongkong, in 1895, with the Postal Union rings no proft to the newry to reconsider the proportion of the whole sum of $30,000 would be spuit Mr Bellos shod-Referring to the fire this year. It was thought advisable to detailed information of the steps taken to Colony. Without the services of the Im-Revenue which has been Exed is the
perial Government and the Postal Union, amount of the Contribution. that took place recantly, or board the Briate now fint if the money you was to exunteract the disease. The despatch is which are paid, the by this outer U, e 3. Tist tash tarde Glen Caladh, a there, as if I expanded this year there would be a re-
dited 6th May.
Postal Service would oftheir cous to a
proportion, seventeen and a hut por cent,, takin on the total grews revenue mistake nor was the case on the old Police te next year. halk; a look-out for signals, fur nið afloat
The following extrzets are made from direct arrangements for the performance of ing all those stons which have hitherto standstill or the Colony would have to make of the Colony, less Land Sales and bulud maintained at Trimuntahui Tolle Station ?
His Excellency'a despatel; :--
those service, which might be a less ccone-bog neoanted for us not, why has the system been abans
Early in March it was deemed advisable, mical method than that which at present be by no me e mireasonable sum to Revous, appear ta iu view of the possibility of the disease dened
The Colonial Secretary The answer to
sunting an epidemic farm, to procure oxirg
exists. This part of the expenditure is, in ask the Colony to contribute; and I have modical assistance, and by the courtesy of the salaries of the Pust
fact. just necessary to the surice as the farmer part of the Hon. members ques.
as already exphined in y despatch No. 258 tion is, yes It is therefore not necessary
Admiral Hofmann
Office staff of 26th October Bust why I omsider that I was fortunate enough At the to answer the second part,
to be able to secure the services of that there are
time it appears to me there is no unfairness in charging the sung Dr Wilm of the Imperial German Ney, the entire portion of the revenue which is that of the Straits Settlements, although in strong reason why percentage in the cise of Hongkong as in whose eminent attainments 25 bacteriolo
on the Postal Service should be the latter Colony unicipal revenues are gist and intimate acquaintance with
this expended 18,77697 particular dismac, ulush he had previously exempted from the Military Contibution, not taken into account.
2,714.56 studied here as well as andor Professor undertakings which are now controlled and which wors in the latitutes for 1805, (for Thust service is one of the few commercial 4 Turning to thood item of Revenue. Koch in Borin, rendor his awost valus-der 100.59
the the first and last time), treated as Apuro. ble acquisition to the Gavemment medialnged by Government on behalf 3,505.04 stall.
priations in Al, I would remark that they He arived here from Japan on the public, and I believe that it is generally re- 14,461,27
cognized us 14th March, since which tione he has been so far as is possible, unly so much profit was expenditur, must or all of which ex- fundamental principle that are in the nature of rounbursements to- 5,935.24 actively engaged in treating patients at the should be drived from a postal service aspenditure would have to be incurred, even
17584 Konnedy Town prig of the players may
With regard to the
to moct such extensions and if were rewiered by way of ram 9,872.83 there aconis no doubt that it may be classed time to time in the service itself. Any in my opinion, properly treated as Revenie,
be required from
These receipts are therefore, 8,29762 as a filth disease. It is confined chief to profit derived from the service, except and as indicated in my telegram of this 9,408.16 5
the. poorer dieses of the Chinese, where 2,743.65
when so applied, constitutes a special tax days date I can sed no suficient reason for dirty and
inanitary habites fester its pro 81,535,49
KCHA
The ordinary Chinaman of the upon that sostion of the public which suakes deducting them from the total on which poorer class in this Colony seldom thinkent 110 of the service, from which the renin- the Contribution is to be baaod. -17.733.37ROT
cleaning his house, and the lease of dirt while a deficit is equivalent to a tax upon ducting any portion of the Postal Receipts,
ing portion of the community is üzempt, 5. Similarly I can see the reason for 176,40722 rubbish, which the house-crossing the whole community for the benet of ons as proposed in your despatch aler
and parties removo from one small floor of à
4 portion of it via the house causes the spectator to wonder wherceive correspondence through the Post. adanced by you on this point
those who send and re knowlodgment. Most of
of the argumente 625,81785 the occupant can find room for himself. This is so manifestly unfair that tartis are equally to several other Leads of Revenite,
would
apply Many of the houses are, moreover, invariabip so armaged as to tuated and constructed as to
as to afford
Raccipe such a possibility, with the result that that and hour Recepta, Court Receipts, which might in profit may be and frequently is insider. onc sense be regarded as reimbursements ably in excess of the amount required for in aid of expenditure, balance going to swall the general revonus. improvements in the Postal Service, the I request you to lay this despatch onl
my despatch of 26th October Just before y The President is difficult to form housing of the working clastes in Elong-
A deduction of 1 per cont. frou such the Legislative Concil.--I have the hocour quite an accurate estimate, because you kong is an important question the conside cannot conceive where to retire, and the ration of which should be no longer delay would constitute a tax or general revenue Servant,
might be used to
to mucts deficit to be Sir Your most obedient, humble erchange varies during the year.
ed. I accordingly propose shortly and therefore from the present point of sum between the amount expanded and the report on this matter.
Mr Whitehead-It seems a very large appoint a Comunidon to enquire interview would be unobjectionable, but this Governor Sir W. Robinson, KCMG, The President--As the Hon. Member in break of the present year, to in 1894, was also seems to be open to no grave objec-refronce is made in the abere correspon
It is also a noteworthy fact that the out- cast is not likely to occur in practice. rare exchange fluctuates, new pensioners preceded by prolonged sucity of water. tich, provided that such part of the profit dente, viz., Governor's despatch No. 957 A deduction of a percentage on profita NOTE-The provious despatches to which come, and uld pensioners dit. Every steally late, and act watil the supply of water is excinpted as may be devote
be devoted to necessary of the 28th August, 1895, and Mr Cham tempt is made to make the
berlin's despatch No. 258 of the 20th as accurate as possible; and consider in the resorteirs was nearly exhausted, improvements in
On the other hand the levying of the Oculer, 1805, have already been printed This formal. El repealing Sestin & of fig te fuciumtions of exchange and the while in 1836 the amount of rain which full contribution upon the gross revenus derived and laid, o cubers of the Legislativo. Counc
That will be all right in time. Many Ordinance No. 28 of 1895 agread a second, I do not think $18.000 is very instead of the usual 80 inches) that it was eat to the exaction from a merchant of 17
uncertainty
to who are to take pen was so abnormally small (15.84 inches from the Post Office appears to be equival sitting in the Executive Council, the Go. Hongkong firms have already sostred and third time and passed.
much out of the way in a total of nearly a necessary, in order to hushand the supply per cent. of his capitel and income; and remment will be able to conduct thoir sites for future establishments at Wachow,
THE SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE. -
lakh of dollars. policy so as to practically shut the months and as the opening of this river will proru TEE Colonial Treasurery in moving the
until the rains of 1390, to place the Colony venture to Mr Whitehead-The finetration of ixon a limita supply throughout the dy
Babit that of those two member when the Ingin of great bopcht to this Dolny, the Cham bing-Camell. Le reached, I hate bar, of Clanimarys and the anashate of the suffercntury, fe Bling for a drange hi hewa init in for a long season of 1895-1895. On the other hand from the Fast Office (or at least that part
state of $1,102,275.07, said time tation for constitution for thoru have port gouerally ought to keep pegging away The total expenditure for 1895 notext.
it must not be forgotten that the rainfall the Postal Service) ahould
of it which is required for exp
expenditure on been serious mistakes. I entirely disagree until they put the Hue Government to 3,159,343, while the estimate was only This applies to the year 1895. f course, ocupanied by a sudden and very great in community held in trust for it and adminis The President During the year 1895 of 180s, when it did at last come, was at the capital of the Post-using portion of the
bo roganded with that section of the community which take decided action in the matter of kin $2,350, 201, leaving ou excess of $3,142; demanded a cajority of Unofficials in the squeezes, from which the tide of Norths but owing to the fact that votes for Publie Hon. Member in much better acquaint crease in the number of cases of plagistered on its behalf by the Governmdat. I Legislative Council. Considering the josi. Uhina suffers quite as much it does down Works are kept distinct tho total excess to self, but I was under the impression this the Chinese within doors and increased the consider at the Government should be in yeaterday. Apparently the central aces of
Public of with the subject of exchange than my doubtless because the wet weather drove re is Colony
Bri- here. Mr. Carzon takes a great personal be sanctioned is $1,002, 275. This sun is 1895 was not a steady year in regard to or overcrowding is the and there is no no the letter-writing public on ne elisa; terms and Japan. Foreau-light or moderato in relation to the
sition to provide a Postal Service for the depression still ta between Forment tich Kapite and its relation to China, and interest in the question has a futur made up chiefly by the following unforence. the positiur it is likely attam in the
as seen items:---
this of Taipingshan, --Resumption
s year benn early
now in inasmuck as it is not its Vols passed. centre ! political fature of the far Fest, it is aba manufacturing e
Public Works Recurrent (extan
scarcity of water in the Burd to expect the Imperil Government to
I hold strongers on that suid
With
be offered inake a profit) as could by W. winds mostly fair bit loss settled at a $17,000 Plague Expenses
01.
aspect of them, but at the game time without ex-whoa, perhaps a shudderstorm, to the fine Mr MaEvon. There is no accede to the extreme wishes of the peti
Mr Whitehead wald-I am in favour of and Exchange Compensation paid
situation
address a further con ponse to the non-letter-writing portion of tioners. In the near future, Hongkong batter centre for cotton factories than votes amounting in all to $900,001 were to see how the rent of Craigieburn could with remarking that although the mch quite imposable. In cases where the Go chor and Shanghai.
why Hongkong should not be
date. In likely to become more and more a military Shanghai At the fast blush it may sanctioned by the Council from time to time not have been known at the time the whink I have described accenami Post Olio chak
on account of 1804, 840,000. Supplementary this cura being recommended. But I'lunication to you at a later
-Os the ud, at 47 Typhoon North di the meantime I will content nyele
community. The import of 173 per station. That incans we shall have al
a Mili
ders this position Forces approaching open batwens Foo en gre receipts renders this
compares to some extent in than carrying of the latter must enjoy en imaones
Would you mind giving ine your views on that question, Mr. MacEwen 7' asked our representative.
ment have scored from Mr Chamberlin's decision. It is not in the interests of the
of this
tion of
tary Govano
than
Then, if Hongkong is to become, more
crat a
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pon in
About the West aver
you
think.
in Hongkong of
of
INCREASED WATER_SUPPLY.
the Director of Puble Works, of the th Mr Chator-With regard to the report of May on the water-supply of the Colony, is it the intention of the Government to in- crease the present supply, and, if so how soon would the necessary operations.be the dock commenced
The Colonial Secretary-in reply to the Foreigner
Hon. Mombor 1 may state that, subject to the intantion of the Government to take the approval of the Secretary of State, it is
secretary of fine has been required to the.
send his approval by telegram, and it is anticipated that the works will be com-
reason.
State
menced early in September.
munity, try station, the com: 800 the humbug the invernment and the
Bhite of its two representatives.
hai between the Chinese
the Executive Council, will have the cotton mill promoters, in
in regard to the smaller share than var in
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WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSIONS,
Extraordinary.
Works
Pubho
Total ........... 31,002,275.07 Mr Whitehead-With regard to the itera for Pausions, was it not possible to form a more accurate estimate as to what the pen sions would really ancunt to
to?
amount estiranted.
THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE,
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
ven-
utterly inadequate supply of light and ven talaticon and in posision is
je aggravated the high rents which prevail in this Colcay and which encourage overcrowling. The
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revenus as
position
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cent. on
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о
.
the revenue derived
not appear so, but I am
Bover 2n cotton mille in Hong Us
estimates were framed.
The Colonial Treasurer explained that
exempt fure in Hongkong, andids with the
are going to pay in Shang
that cotton)
aruuated to 22,535,000,
,, as compared with exoss of excess of expenditure, excluding loan works, Council. I know some Officials entertain a
hai, I am the don that thers would be a difficulty in turn to investorer The water lilly Taipingshan be deducted from the former
over revenue in 18
1893 was about 8480,000, in in Hongkong would pay a substantial rebut if the extmordinary expenditure on getting members of the community to
take irt a the Colony I
with that as cheap in Hongkong as in Shanghai, Bud In spite, however, the large expon be laid upon the
Affairs of this Colony ?recting the duties. That is a thing the mills would be lected came to nearly $2,500,000, and I wae simply & transfer.
If we have s Military Governor, and a smile although the percentage of profits appropriation in aid be added it
should be transferred from another account.
12
tin
you during the your The ordinary expen
diture exceeded the estimated by only
involve a considerable
mble outlay oll 800,000, which is made up inrgely by com advantage atally rabe if the parcels post is
privet frita Treat was known, but the Secretary of possible exonçay is boing exercised, last three items before-mention- On the other hand the revenue col
plete
and comprehensive action in up to pressing at all hazards this fell disease, the
to be conducted on strict business princi annust
suurimog of which cannot fail to us. Again in oases where the General
without swalatause from general
reve affoot Mr Whitehead. With regard to the St Colony. That those measures are
prejudicially the prosperity of
this nuo
Post Office exercises a monopoly, owing to fruit may, I
think, be fairly deduced the impost bl 174 par vant, there wil resolution which I mored at the last meet from
34 e unnecessary hardship either to the general ing of Council saking for certain papers in which canast be considered alarmingly connection with the proposed re-toustrie-
nigt. when of the Santory Board. The
sures
with
bear-
(3
and the hardship will increase as the batsi-
town
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Water
&c., &c., &o,
:.'
all of
J. CHANDERLIJN.
WEATHER NOTICE, The Hongkong boervatory published. the following
Luzon and along the Cuius Coast slags decrease of proseum has taken place in On the 22nd at 11.30 am. A farther
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED THE CHIKA SAID.")
Lokes, July 30, 1830.
LI HUNG CHANG IN PARIS. Alan interview in Peris, Li Hung Chang
ven as a stand at pragant,,' replied 31; might not amount to the 21 to 2 per uint. $2,078,000 during the previous year. The pilary Department, 1 would refer to the the figures of the return of a public or to the Peat using section of obred thas China desired to hold the MacEwen we ought to have a Municipal wey perfectly certain
to
been magnified, coal could be obtained there would be a surplus of over $380,000. Government then and the papers wonk Canty With great virulence in the City of Bose of the Post Office is extended, Iven balasce equil betroca Great Britain and 3** think there will no no diff, the yarns could be sold at our very door,iture, the balance of Rabilities over asseta decision of the Seaviary State borthood of the ony 25 not beeption that portion of the revenue which vi
tu
forward and afkira opinion only on that score in establishing & Murd. As it wanted is a little pluck and on- on 31st Describer was only $175,000 which niel Council.
Ins been too long the
is Luped will bs Mr MacEwen believes that much good December next. With these remarks
willed off by practics matters to drift og to allow all puolio
come of H. E. Li Hung Chang's vist to bez to move the sound rauding of the of will come drift into the hands of a far of the older residents. That is not wise. Out England, and is of spakur that the vist to bill any further explanations. I shall be in these phases o
however unwilling we are Newcastle will result ir large order for gled to give to admit it we are spt to get fossilised ships, guns and railway material
The Colonial Secretary secunded. wance loss onergetic There are plents of
The bill was remitted to the Finance capable young men who would be willing Police Court yesterday and fel highly Committee.
BacEwen spent some time in
ought to be cricouriged to come forward: 108 cise where some of his vorrants were.
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FUE TALE OF FOOD AND DRUGE,
The Attorney General explained that
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it is borne in mind that the disease
ture to hops that in eis of these consider Franco, and that them was a share for both and on the mainland in the neigh table after the
ations it may be decided and that the the drtuesina for the Military Contriby in the trade of Soult, Fert Uhim.
exempt from population of the diminished by any such extensive exodus devoted to the necessary expenses of the ment said they did not proposa
The President-Exeo me, the Govan of the Chinose as took place is 1894,
JAMESON'S TRIAL, paper on the table until the division of the Members of the Sanitary
lay any
Postal Servic. 1 In conclusion, desire to Saaretary of State had been received. deserve great credit for the officight tanner 1895 on account of transit charges and ex-
state
I should wild that if the that the Buard and its
contention of
of the memorialists in upheld, its staff!
tho
to bu deductal u respect of Bir Whitehead night mention now in which they are supervising and dis that it would be well if the Governnten charging duties of an arduous and disagree. 146,711.09. The total revenue of the would change their policy of vanconimicutable nature, but extra and anxious work Post Office in 1895 was 8244,440.71 while penses of the Postal Convention would be in regard to papers bearing on public and has alse fallen on other departments I do
have stated, I considered this to b. the the impost of fit per cent. should be
sound, as the water aceaunts with departments pe
gre simply a matter of book-
Dr Jameson's trial has commended.
FURTHER DISTURBANCES IN
CRETE Renewed murders of Christianu bars
(L'Avenir di Tonkin.):
to enter a Municipal Council, and they indignant at the decision of the Biagistrate | Hitsee te garden, VARA important qucation such as thest, wld not propose, on the present oeonion be he expenditure was $104,240,27, learing a taken place at Candia, It is pas rocssary that woʻshould stick to punished for an allegat, biếnde at the Peak antendments had been made on this Bill by han Papers now. I think the Cour mention the names of individuals dervi batetico of 250, 200.44. For the res
gets a the taipan olson. The times are phang of the Justice of the Ponce will probably the Banitory Board, and that as he had not that..
Fight to these gmpers in order of special cóitandation, I consider that largest num charged, we may be able to offer opinions which the staff at prosent employed in plague we may have formed, and if any matters work, aided as it is hy duperimente of have not been fully
represented
4. Tha fvermont is, sufficient to cops with the we might have on opportunity of reexisting conditions, but so long as the dis / Fention in paragraph 3 - marking on the necessity of putting t
•The Attorney General moved the second right. They will be of very litte in epidemic in Canton this Colony alkooping; the amounts aro merely book We feel are the community of Hong I reading of a B entitled "An. Gedinence fact 1:0 servica---to us after the ever be free frop gee sexicty, it the antries: no money actually passes and resilent. Fairo is aed Frvois. He
he "inade, a suggestion with which for we should change with the zimes. The older men are prootically finished with the agree, that one Unuficial J. F. said, sit bad time be consider the amendments he Colony
it the yuufiger men who are the Bench at the Magistracy and must proposed to postpone the second reading.
Agroed likely to remain hero a good many years, the Police: Magistrata in administaring who ore likely to take an interest in public justies. Let them do synthrag for tapir
to sald
tairs
Colony
THE MARRIAGE LAWS
because his
service
THE ATTACK ON PRESIDENT
TAURE
My Paris, July 1
The author of the murderous attack vi
the decision plague continues to age in that City, of the Secretary of Neter has been inside may be necceiary to endeavour to prohibit from one account to sodrony is per indunt, whe wanted to daily si
it did it would simply bet tra onler's will issued,
Chinese tunnigration into this Colony from 5. I agree with the memorialists also political chinelor The President has been
I doubt whether it will be him whereas if possible
in the future welfare of the
tive in Hongkong you must admit will be a fun
from public affairs, and mora particularly 1875"! The object of the Bill is to sub. difiquis matter to adjust: How, for in-tho rosson that has compelled him to stand stitute a new section for Section 30 of the ofrouds, the sanitation of the outlying when he returns to the Colony in a law that "This Deisance shall ply to all unity. I think the Council has a right to care
we have them now we
Any For
tention to hitself. This attempt huud no
But the municipalisation of the Execu-Kony will rogeot Mr Maclyn'e abstention to smend The Marriage Oriliunce,will have no opportunity of consider thence, thorise stops for that purpos/ that the items olnased last year as appro- cheend where he has gone, did toleynims ̈ stance, would you deal with the maintenoses aside, at we have, hi werd for it that Marriage Ordinance, 1875, which enacts ag the papers se have that opper which will prore really effectivos. In "any pradoris in sol should fairly be exempted. | of corynitulation on hy extabe sie pouring Juges as distinct from the city of Victona, nonths' finie he will row: hidolf Bibi marzinges where one or both of the parties have the opportunity of considering the nothing will be left undone which can of example, the Oorevine might hurd in from all parts of the workt Beruniy riderition 300 danselves on came and a speedy return. The Colony sent Bill enables these parties, who desirettore hou if need be through the muttering on this Colony and which may of upkeep and the amount of the few col-Rheinis to mareil the statue of Jessè a ́ÂN; the lighting, and watching and other de- the work comt antore. We wish him ben profess the Christian religion. The pre-payers now, a chance of referring which has alwdy inflicted great toes auch Body the differencs hotween sideration hire need of such public-spirited mea
taile that will
place, plied Mr. Bao
wo should have a Municipal Con
mi consisting oxclusively of Unoffcide. Catar Copyright Macin, i for $1.—W/ Bos Dne Counil should have e A stuff, directly
binson & La uider its own control and entirely didnot
It
from any Government Department might have an Chairman, although I do to think this or her a clear for Henybody, tu diy lús
I that geurenty)-- */
·would work h
Watchin
SE CTYLES OF PRISON OFFICERS,"
by
liare sent their
in any way help to eradicate a disease Civil Public Body, paying totulations,
College or the Government reigning Sovereigns ha?
oposit
permanently allact its welfare unlous it can lested, bear! be prevented from
om recurring.
of
Prident Faure left this morning for
President Faure has been be Paris...
the President was fired it by Frangods.
FHLE ITALIAN ORISIS.
to do so, to enter inte a valid civil marriage Governor. There can be nothing which before the Registar General, even though has been said or written that will not neither of such parties professes the Chris- the light of day, and I can scarcely realise
The ravenue would be thereby Linz religion.
diminished by the amount of the fees,
Paris, July 16. while it would scarcely be contended that in Rheims. He has rammed to The Bill was considered in Committee,y reason which can justify the Govern
mat in withholding the papers
cheered and read a third time and passed.
any longer.
Coveniment should not entrust the manage The President-Well, the Hon. Member CHEAP Copyright Mado, 8 for W. Bax 3 of such institutions to a hd full opportunity of Council. Why
publicbody this state
blason & Co. of making
simply because to da so
LIHUNG CHANG IN would docross the
FRANCE The Attorney General moved the secondment at the last meeting
amount of the Military Contribution. Items
Paris, July 15, Council would Would sope phentially minded by reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance toho did not avail himself of this opportun The following smocdote is from the New nature-are piastically, Refunds of the military review at longchamps at which
this na
HB Li Hung Chang very much admired absolutely bedesshya / Makion-tyred LADYS BIOYCLE For in wake the titles correspond as saty noticial colleagues, who. Island, where a young lady `was asked the of the memorial should alap, I think be.
of Chuco Walk GIVE Curate's Wife in this Colony. The object of the Bill
alter the sitios of prison officers employed y I cannot quite understand, and my York Booking
Expenditure. A list of the amounts of the and Sanitation
impression is that he was not supported and carry on its ubject to the details apply Grolt, 38, 40,
The scene aid in Providers, Rhode "Pro riations in sid for 185 is enclosed.
6. The item referred to in paragraph & supervision of, the Gevention, who work W
Stable with these in use in English prio pait until the divisions of the other day by her uncle to unke schi yur exempted. ¥ call understand were willing
The sun mentioned, stand fir the sante velation to the Councias
The aboye advertisement the Lost Coverminent Board dose at Elone the Mercury & Bremen, que The Bill was rou a second and third retary of Status arised at. U chuses for him, of which he gave her a $15,000, has bou provided in do 19 Vie
Doge my ba
wrong in wint I state, and hulsion, and after glancing at it the funds of revenue. She taken the portfalls of trials for wate
written list,Tio fint item was Scott's to set the expenditure de related to hows and County Courts up a vast hald for apesuktion. The len into hud possed
NISTRATION OF BIRTHE ADT Tan wrong the Hon, member's colleagues inteligent young woman made straight for
As a paragraph 6, I have n starts at de tu quyraud to ↑ đồn Daily Ekrymiele santɛ to, know, whit is: The Council read for the third tune and will contradict nie, after a pause)--ND) a certain large book shop, where she was thing to add to the fumarks contained in
awarded loves of Church passed Bill entitled An Ordinance contradiction.
to at Iyanend and consoldate the law relating to
Br Whitehead Before rasany
scceived by i Land v ene bun the registration of Burtle and Destheting of this I would really urge de neces I wraps dow of cost's Traulsion of my despatch No, 207 of 20th
by un equally intelligent sales espaction would be unde, because con rexinlashin nat malator: dupied state Howar
sity and dusirability of cutting it sho maurity.
August, 1835, except that the mommiliste The Duke d'Orlena je engaged to the said are in error in supposing that the revenue Arciphona Maria Dorothea of Austalan that is a matter for disqusalem, nant
SUBWOWİ—– AIRURALTY PROUINUBE OF THE SUPESNE the extout of giving us ho jespere taalagd out what?" and the dark,
during From Water Retes and the Catal on the sustijos: 7 tank it is only ason Scott's Estery replied the maidan
Murkot will, bi course of time, and The Council, pa tue motion of the Atable we should have the Menolicah, you was the answer, holly astormine, althaugh they might be dogmas: In is and thất dẫr R H Medo, its Pe cominured in Committee, a Bill entitled NOT be with me i noes the day't tel Scott's works except in 8 I shall be glad to be farcted with an Orce, will retue from the serria in the -
I then complete ante.
At
sendor any more ablo
In the course of convenation regarding Igvere of Chessh rock, Mistné bukan tre methods of certaia Gluwamuntonces exclusively to the Estab nent,
Sam Räblien, I think he has done adire semidon, re not
Meil farasun Dr Parson in te
most expoliant was in Houkung, and that acterise the brynle
le quchi ta pof audi for phat he has done
"Buding a tachal Goratoo. Which, kas m-
bous.
DESTIA
torney General, read a sebond tile, and colleagues voted
to the
Unifiastics 20 Terulate the Admiralty acid for these papers, and I was under compos
of the Supreme Court
veids read The the impression that several of them at all
evets you have supported me when General, in explanting a few of ackin for the p
Pasio, July 10 The Italian Criste is at an end. M. Keziour. The mist of the other ministars remain in office incogit the Duku of Sermonet.
OF THE DEKH
bad brez draft Cornell, Papa the last mosting o
or
mand Under Secretary at the Colonial early decision on the several points course of next year, and that Sir A. Hak by the memerliste, ̈ ̈ * 1 form the lady that la onder to set a good. It is satisiceory to subs that the Un-mash wyond anedio truly mo
burich will not renum at the War Offer photograr i he must forget where he was plicial kemben have mind, no abren Tair bassing was half an ho
trave sooth Well she did it so thoroughly that the to the prope of apparating as head the gundemned. Men Clarke, the former The President Mews, you wil Went away withoi making the required onlays of the fà per cent, of the Colaist
half an hour befol
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