MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1807.
H.M.S. Centurion left Nagasaki for Amoy --on-the-97th Oct.
THE BRIBERY SCANDAL.
DISMISSAL OF MI OSMUND We miderstand that a telegram has been Lazur. Lionel Halsey is appointed to received from the Secretary of States an H.M.8. Powerful.
thorising the dismissal of Me C. Osmund, chief clerk in the Registrar Gonoral's De-
A Norice regarding the Port Arthur Lightpartment. Mr Osmund was suspended at housa appears in our advertising columna..
the time the bribery scandal was brought
DURING the stay of the Straits and Shang- --hai cricketers a football match will be plays ed, Hongkong Visitors. The Straite will be able to contribute five or six menì,
Da Nightingale has raised an action to recover 810,000 as damages from Mr C. Thorne, proprietor and editor of the Bangkok Times, for libel alleged to have been committed by that journal.
In private practice on the 31st Oct. for the Inter-Fort Rille Match, Guncer- Flanagan," Singapore V.A., (an old 74th inan), got the «fine score of 100 points out of the possible, 105 : 34 at 200 yds., 32 at 500, and 34 at 600.
before the public. He forfeits his pension.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
[SUFFLLED TO THE 'Canva MAIL']
Losbon, 20th October, 1697. THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER OF INDIA General Sir W. Lockhart has captured the Sampugha Pase with but few casuali
tieg,
OBITUARY
The death is announced of Lord Rosmoad.
OBSKQUIES OF THE LATE
DUCHESS OF TECK.
The funeral of the late Duchess of Teck will take place on Wednesday at St.
Ir is notified in the Gazette that Mr E. George's Chapol, Windsor. Wilks, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, has been authorised to be a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tons burden during the absence from the colony of Mr W. Wilson.
SIR MICHAEL HICKS BEACH ON BIMETALLISM,
Lone Rosmead, whoso death is announeed by Reuter, was better known as Sir Hor- cules Robinson. Home Governor of Hongkong in 1859 and held several other Governorships and high Colonial appoint ments. He was more recently associated with the administration of affairs in South Africa,
*
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, speaking at Bristol, said that. Jus entirely concurred with India in rejecting the ro-oponing of the Indian saints, and that the Government was plodged to maintain a gold standard.. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN
WEST AFRICA.
The Toner, in a leading article on the Lagos Hinterland question, warns the French colonial party that England's patience in exhausted, and that tho will refuse to continue' a series of compromises
THE INTERFORT KITLE MATCH.
SINGAPORE SCORE. THE HÀTCH RECORD EQUALLER (Special Telegram front Our Da Currespondent.y
THE CHINA MAIL."
The Colonial Secretary seconded. The bill was read a second time, and was remitted to the Law Committed. went through Committen, after ahich it
VAGRANCY: ORDINANCE,
THE ST. CECILIA SOCIETY.
THE INAUGURAL CONCERT,
The members of the newly-formed St. Cecilia Society gave their inaugural concurt on Saturday afternoon in St. Patrick's Hall. The hall and stage wore tastefully docurated
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Laws relating to the Construction-of-Or- The Legislative Council met this sfter-dinances, to farther shorten the Language
sel in Ordinances, and for other like pur piton. H. E. Sir Wan. Robinson, G.C.G.M.,
poses. presided. There were present-H. E. Major General Black, O. B.; Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart Gonial Secretary Hoi. W. M. Goodman, attorney General, Hon. T, Sercombo Bmith, Colonial Trea suror; Hoa. R. D. Ormsby, Director of
The Attorney Goutal mured the second with flags and plants, and as darkness came Public Works; Hus. F. IL. May, C.M. reading of the Bill entitled on Ordinance to on, the grounds were illuminated with fos Captain Superintendent of Padice; Hon. Ramend the Law relating to Vagrants. toons of fairy lamps suspended from the Murray Ruinsey,
The-Colonial Secretary seconded. Harbour Master Hone C. P. Chate
•Chatery
C.M... Ho Kai, T. H. The Vagrancy Ordinanes (No. 12 of trees. Among those present were the Right Whitehead,
Bell-Irving . 1888) has not worked in a very satisfactory Rev. Bishop L. Piazzoli, Rev. Father P. 100 Bellios, C.M.G., and Wei Yak; and Me manner, and, in any rass, it require do Maria, Mr A. G. Remuiño, etc.
Clerk of Councile.
amendment, and as it
appoured desirable that the subject should be contained in one
In the absence of Mr J. J. Francis, DOCUMENTS.
Ordinanco, the
Sincavore, Oct. 30, 19.20 p.m. The Singapore teams fred off to-day in the Interport Rifle Match with Hongkong the
and Shanghai, The following ure
BOOTUS-
Gunner Phillipa, S.V.A Capt. Warren, I., Lieut. de Bury, R.A. Gunner Flanagan S.V.A... Bergt Morrison, S.V.A., ... Capt. St.
Clair, B.V.A. Lieut. Harvey, R... Curpl. Ridges ell, IL F Col-Sergt. Hopking, R.B.,
Gunner Muw, S., A.,
Total..
J. G. T. Buckle,
07. 9.
04
The Colonial Secretary said with refer-
SUPREME COURT,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour 4. Ô. Wix, Puime Trulys.)
Monday, Novemlior 1.
A RECORD CASE OF HARD SWEARING. The Sz Hop firm sund the Fu Chiu Ho Firm for $216.55 for werk done and matshed at Taimushatsui, with coats of auit. materials supplied in the erection of a Mr K. W. Mousey appeared for the plaintiff Mr M. W. Slade (instructed by Masers Deacon and Hastings) appeared for the defence.
The defendant firm secured a contract at and re-enact it with address was given by Mr J. MacGregor briquette factory at Kowloon. This roc matelíod and esveral small sheds at the coal Forbos.
tion of the large taatshed was socured by. sub-contract by the plaintif firint. Tha matshed. had only been a short time erected
once to a question asked by an Hou, mein. to repeal the adnity has been taken | Chairman of the Committee, the opening the beginning of last your to erect a large.
bor, he begged Us Iny upon the table the some amendments. Section 22 contains o general instructions reganting Government which rolieves the astor of a Balances. He also in apon the table the vessel in cases where the dualitate person Mr Forbes said: My Lord Bishop, India 88 report of Finance Committee (No. 8, and Trought into the Colony is a stowaway and and gentlemen, I regret for two reasons what it was blown down by the typhoon
në
90
R8
934
moored its adoption.
The Colonia) Treasurer secondei. Carriod.
MANITARY BYE LA
is duly prosecuted as such.
Tho hil was read a second and third time that our Chairman should be unable to be and passed.
with as this afternoon. It is always His Excellency then adjourned the Coun-pleasure to listen to Mr Francis on what till Monday noxt.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
aver subject he thay touch, and I certainly locked forward to this meeting with no A meeting of Finaues Committee was small amount of pleasure, knowing that held immediately after the Council, mest ng-Hon. J. H. Stewait Lexchat pre-Mr Fancis was originally down on the pro Ordiun.co Noking.
gromne to give an inaugural address, The Committee proceeded to examine in My second reason for regret is that detail the Estimates for the craving year.
and
A commun
The Singaporò team has been making the approval of Sanitary By-law is, made The Colonial Secrotary begged to move remarkably tino' practice. On the 24th by the Sanitary Board on 10th September, October, with a variable left wind sad an for licensing and regulat.ng common log indifferent light at 000 yards, the teaming houses, intrie under sub-action 12 of of ten men acored 310 points at 200 yards,, sub-section D of section I of
Noction, 13 of Ordinance No, 24 of 1897
325 at 500 yarda (including five 34's), and 20 of 1890 The keeper of 305 at 600 yards-in all, 049 paints, or an
loging housu shall not perrait his promises
પા to be occupied, between the hours of 11 of expenditure:-- avarage of 94.9 perman. The average of p.m. and ba... by a groster puraber of all the practice shoots down to that date persons than that specified on the licones was nourly 92.5. In 1806 when the Sings issued to him by the Registrar General."
Mr Ormsly seconded,” pore team won with the record of 934
Carried. points (03.4 average) the highest score wa 99, but there was also an 87 and an 86.
Last year, Hongkong won, the totals buing--
Hongkong Shanghai
Singapore .....
016 900
870
-
The Colonial Secretary said with regant. some other by-laws, he was not able to bring
them forward at that meeting but he trusted he would be able to do so at next meeting of Council.
The bye-las had been sent back to the Sanitary Board för- Bono light
alteration. TANKARD'S REPCAT.
42,003
The following are the estimated "itoms of I should have been called upon at a rather into date-to niake a few open Charge on account of Public
Debt,
176,123ing remarks in his stead, at this, the Pensions
145,000 inaugural mooting of the Saint Cecilia Governor and Legislature.......
Society. Ladies and gentlemen, the Church Colonial Secretary's Departmetit, 27,267 tas at all times, and in all countries, Audit Depart.....
10,000 Public Treats Works Department,
22,667 thrown the mantle of protection round the Phat Oflito......
92,782 Arts, but especially as regards the Art of 311,785 Registrar General'a Department,
Masic. It was Pope Gregory the Great 13,341
who, in the sixth century, perfected the Harbour Master's Department,... 62,813 Gregorian Chant; his style of music being Lighthouses,...
16.779 redwood to a systom by St. Ambrose in the 12.876 fourth century. Se. Ansbrose was also the
3,617
author of the Ambrosian Melodies and Paaltaodies which, said St. Augustine, maie 18.509 hi woep with emotion. To come to later
hservatory,...
Stamp Office,... Botanical and Afforestation Da
partment,
Feclesiastical...... Legal Departments, Education,
Mr Whitehead read the following ques On the last ocasion, however, the Station, of which he gave notion at last gapore men fired in a bad light and rain inouting-If the Honourable the Colonial fell continuously. Presumably the condiCoinmitos of this Council held on 13th utto. Secrotary, after last moeting of the Financo T cup presented for competition to the from which Franco reape all tho' advant-tions were favourable this year." Machine Gun Company was won on Sator.ge
requested or directed the Heporter the Day Press and for the oficial Hansard Medical Departments,.. day by Corporal A. H. Skelton with a score
ort of the proceedings of this Council, of 87 plus 7=-94. As this in the third tiine Corporal Skalton has won the Cup, pro- sentod a year ago, it now becomes his own property.
The Raub report, published in Singapore contemporaries, notes the finding of highly promising leaders in a prospecting cross-out at Bukit Koman. Should these leaders justify expectations, the ore reserves and the value of the mine will be considerably increased. The electrio installation werks aze well in bond, and a site for the pewor etation has been fixed upon.
A DowLeso match took place on the 20th Oct, at the Nagasaki Bowling Club bo tween two leamus, composed of six members of the Club and officers from the Immortalite. Four gamica in all were played, the match ending in victory for the Club by 143, Captain Chichester and Mr Wallace captain ed the respective teama.
Ar the Shanghai Hegatta, the Merchants! Plate (International Eights) was won by the English crow (H. C. Pearce, stroke) who defeated the Scotch crew (D). McNeill. stroke) by 1 we
WEATHER REPORT. The following notices are issued from the Observatory -
SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACE MEETING,
First Day.Monday, Nov. 1 Taz Jockey Cur-10 starters.
Pride (Bell)
Pührach (4) Inspirationg (Chisholm) Time 8 mins. Al secs.
On the 31st at 11.25 a. The barometer ias rison generally with a high pressure Arca lying in the extreme North. Gradionta, for N.E. winds, increasing on the China const. Forecast-moderate to fresh N.E.TE
winds fine.
03 the 1st at IL25 a. The barometer has fallen much in the extreins North, and slightly in other areas. The high pressure lios now over N.E. Japan. probably Gradients mostly alight, for N.E. winds, on the China const. Forecast:-fresh to inoderato N.E. winds: Ane.
were
The argumente in the Melpomenc-Patrodus collision CAJO
concluded in the Admiralty Court at Yokohama on the 23d flct, and his Honour reserveŭ judgment antil after hearing the decision of the Assessors.
Taz Straits Times of the 25th Oct, says In Saturday's Government Gazette, it was announced that Mr K, Kijima is.recognia- at Singapore, ponding the arrival of the ed as in charge of the Japanese Consulate
new Consul for Japan. On Sunday or ning, Mr Kijima was arrested in Malay Street for being drink and disorderly! The case disposed of this morning by Mr Walferstan, who said that a man in the position of the accused ought to be ashamn- ed of himself, and fined hin ten dollara.
The International TRE Politique Coloniate states that there Fours Challenge Cup was won by the Fag-Colonies has expressed to the General are rumours that the Minister for the
liah crow (H. C. Pearce, stroke), beating Governor of Indo-China the wish to see him the Germans (M. F. Land, stroke) by
in Paris to confer with him upon urgent quarter of a length the Irish were third,
and the Scote inak.
by Mr Donors recent measures. If these raatters, both political and financial, caused Tumeurs are confirmed, Mr Dourner's de parture would very likely take place in tobet, in indo that to may meet the
A STRAITS contemporary says:-Mrs Care Minister on the latter's return from Senegal.
is a passenger by the P. U. steamship Sumatra, which arrived horo yesterday from Hongkong en roule for Laxudou. Mes Carew in a second-olase passenger. She is
CRITERION STARÉS-8 starters-
Langkut (Dallas)
Inler (Meyerink)
Blackberry 10. R. Burkill) Time-2 mina. 6 secs. MAIDEN STAKES. — 22 startaru..
Arizon (Jones)
30
Lilac uillaumeir
Sarcasm (Master) -
!
report
Magistrney,...
Miscellaneous Services, Contribution towards Barrack
Services, Colonial Defenses-Expenses of
the Volunteers, Contribution towards Defence Pablie Works, Recurrent,:..
Works, ......
to suppress any portion of the dis.. cutesjon the subject of the Mili. Police, ... tary Contribution which took place at Charitablo Allowances, Sanitary Department, maid meeting, and if it was at his suggestion that a question put to me at that meeting Transport, with reference to the Military Contribu- tion, the Huable Members reply and the Honourable Colonial
the
onial correction of Au error into which the Honourable the Colonial Secro- tary had fallen in hier
is.reply, did not appear in the report of the meeting of the Finance Commute in any one of the three local newspapers and is not contained in the official Bansal report as sent read by the Daily Press to Honourdle Members for revision.
Won by a short head. Time-1 mins that in Finance Committee. the Colonial The Colonial Secretary-1 beg te state
secs. Tun MaLoo PLATE-10 starters.......
Black Chief (C. E. Burkill) Black Rock (Walleuroir) Silverbell (İnster) Time-5 mine. $1 secs.. THE CIE CUR.Starters--
Spartan (Midwood) Sinhazi (dones).
Black Stipper (Renny) Time4 mins. 28. THE LOTTERY STAKE.
Oriceil (Waitlenmeir) Vaguers (Read Pineapple (Master) Tine mine. 18 secs.
THE WHAMPON STAKES. starters-
Musket (C. A. Burkill) Toledo (Moyeriak) Nenmoon (Crawford). Time-3 mins. 21 4-5 secs. THE AUTUMN Quz.-10 starters--
fast.
THE FANWAR Cer.-15 starters-
IVhite Lilac (Wuilleumeir).
Bürkleigh (Midwind)
Cuyamaca (Chisholm) Time-2 mins. 8 secs.
↓
3.
Pablic Works Extraordinary
(Chargeable to Revenue). Public Works Extraordinary
(Chargeable to Lost)
.
Tural
THE COST OF LOANS,
73,930 timon, it was
SL.
2,200 the Juciety of Ortin Neri, founder of
of last year, and the defendants alleged bear the loss of any damage done to the that in the contract the Szu Hop was to shed Ubfore a certain date.
In conso- quence of that condition in the denied the existence of that specific con- ̈ they refused to pay the money. Defendant tract
contract
said he did not know thus he had ever had His Lordship, in delivering judgme
hard swasting and so much contradictory a mase in which there had been so much documentary evidence, He discarded the this by the demeanour of the defendant guarastevaltogether, and he wassupported in in the box. Ia novor know a man look more: lika lying. the plaintiffs with costs.
Ho evo judgment for Mr Mounsey asked that the costs be cer tified on the higher scale; it was a seme- what difficult case.
Hi Lordship said it was a very dificult case; he never had such a difficult caso be fore him, with so much contradictory evi dence. He granted costs on the higher scale.
SHANGHAI YACHT CLUB.
A YATAL ACCIDENT.
Shanghai, October 25. The yacht race on Saturday, which was who established over the usual up-river coures to the foot of 76,403 those grand Oratorios of which the Church the Seven Mile Reach and back, was a very 108,133 is se justly proud. Sacred Music is the unfortunate one, the Spandrift being cap 19.662 best of all music: it was the glorious sized and sunk, and a Chinos drowned. 300,252 sacred Wurks of Palestrina, of Mezart The 24 raters and the handicap, class hosts 105,918 and Rossini, and all car beet composers, started at half-past twoles, the wind blow- 5,260 which in oat measure made ing from the N. W. with a force about 5. 3.000 these men famous. Hati it not been for With the exception of the Loris Bild
The
.137,830 others, Chaucer, Bryden, Pope; and Lerma took in two ruufs the Violet "wont.
173, 103 the Fatronage of the Catholic Church, many Henrietta all carried full, but later the
of the famous users of those composts Lorna Look in a couple of resfe. 40,000 would probably never have been given to Spoon
hoing sailed by Mr the world, and the world would have into Spondsift was
Gourge Sutherland, in the absence of her owner, Mr 12,000 poorer without them. The Patness of A. E. Jonos, and on board were three
sacred music is, as we all know, St. Cecilia, Chinese, one of them 30,000 Virgin and. Martyr, who lived in the third
being
the nodar of the Mutual Comp 109,000 ces.tury. She is regarded as the inventer Spadrij lod until striving at the Pagoda Company's steata launch. Tho of the organ. Her remains were buried in when, the Lornu passed her, 3,314 the Cachembe of Callistus. There is a
is around the atake-beat, the Violet being third. Bud He first church dedicated to her at Rome, where The homeward journey, it was soon sees, 292,686 hur bones are new deposited. Our best would be a boisterous one, and whilst the
English
have sung her praises, and the away with the load. Entering the small greatest painters the world bas ever seen reach below the Seven Mile Beach the $2,343,730 have tied with each other in depicting her whole surface of the water was one mass of
beautiful form,
and
usually represent hur foam, Lut with no high sea, whilet there as playing upon the lyre or urgan. We was a strong wind right ahead and the tide have therefore named our Society the St. Cecilia Society. Our airs are three-fold shackle on the jib sheet of the Spoondrift Bt. was beginning to pub. In going about the FirstThe mooting tog
purposes.
being Su Second-The assisting in Church Choirs The occupants word, of course, thrown
strong
her over. generally,
into the water, and the crow got hold Third. The giving of concerts and other of the cork cushions, whist Mr. Suther musical entertainments at ruch timos, and ad struck out for the shore. The for auch charitable or other objects as may Idaho, which was being sailed by Me We trust. W. Graham, put about, picked up one
Mr Whitehead remarked, ia conhoation with the first item, that in August last he asked for a detailed statern nt on account of the lens raised in 1887 and also that
en fr of that month. He had unde
Socretary with reference to the Military Contribution, used the words:The ques tion o
1 of Exchange conies in. Therefore the Treasurer reminded the Committen fluit sa the Contribution was a
fixvG percentago of Revenu
enzo, the exchange qucution did not
Colonial Secretary was immediately cut cual. At che close of the Meeting, the Colonial Secretary tuntioned the mistake to the Reporter for Hansard and said, juk ingly, he trusted it would not be handed down to the
wer to the 2uation of the
arise and thus the self-orblent aliu of the mised in 1894, and it was upon the from time to titne for music embers caught in the weather rigging sad the
pumable
Is the netive. It may be well to add that while Hansard is in. tended to give an accurate and intelligent account of what occurs in Council it is not neuni ta record every unintentional slip r lupsis lingue which is corrected at the time.
CHINESE EXTRADITION URDINANCE.
a careful examination of the figures, but he was wasble to courtain the cost to the ratepayer of the low.
The Chairman said if Mr Whitehead
would let the Government know exactly he approved of by the buy of St, Cogitia Chinean and throw a life-buoy tu M Spher
glad to furnish the information desired.
BIR 5. MALLEY'S PENNIN.. Mr Whitehead said he noticed that Sir . O'Malley still drew pension from the Colony although still in the Colonial Ser vice.
and the patronage of our Bishop, combined laid, who, how
however, passed it on to one of with a
hand-wurking
Committce, the crew. The Lorna, which was being sailed strong, ha the Society
ety may attain these objects.
by Capt. J. P. Robarts, had also observed The Concert opened with a carulle, the accident, and at once sailing to 'Belts Napoli, by Professor Cattanee's
the Orchestra of any
where the
had disappeared
is
up
The Attomer-General moved the second } He read a letter writton to Sir E. O'Malley reing specialty noticeable in the Batnrollo. bis arina, and audi ory, dleap
quired to
of mandolines and guitars. It picked The Chairman said that was the case, and
Sutherland and one of the bo regrested that there were not more crew. The inch of the Mutual launch was he came prepared to answer that cuation. performers, the lack of first mandulinas unable to swim, and
throwing up Blackberry (C. B. Burkill)
roading of a Bal entitled an Ordinance to under the direction of the Marquis of Toujours dans ma Gondole.' in the second peared before he could be rescued. When
giving Keneth (Cruickshank).
amerd the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, Lioa informing him, that the salary he part of the programme. The playing was all hops of recovering his body bed Ariel (A. W. Burki),
1863. He explained that hitherto the was drawing from the Straits Settlements however, very good, and tito general effec: abandoned the return to p Time- min. 31-2.5 sec.
practice, in
in this Colony has exaludxi de-arvice at the date of his retirerent, viz., was most playing. The worther was fins and the course positions taken in China from being re- $12,000 might be regarded as equivalent to casioas, great attention was given to ox: sudiveness, the
As on previous oc. The whole affair
with appalling unived in evidence, and there oould ha. 52, 2009, being converted into sterling at 3-84 preston. The tremolo was wonderfully sitesity não little doubt that, in some casse, Chi- per dollar, the rate of exchange he Mr Doumer has been invited to postpone
drow
site capsized. The Fact FAW no- executod, and the gradual crescendo thing of the acciderit, and keeping on be One thing
$40 is certain at present, that is, that
nese criminals who have fed to this
to this pension from that Colony, and as hie and diminuendo introduced was almost came the winner of the race. the modibeations
Colony have escaped axtradition he intouded in tho ad-
to the expense and lifteulty of preening Hongkong and Straits Settlements pensions perfect.
Are Guedes sang Ancia, composed by a Burrojne capsizing, but ea sho lid ant
In the Flappere class there was also ministrative organisation in Cochin-China.
attendatice in Hongkong of procuring the ero osch less th00 a year thurs
witnesses from would be no necessity under the Hongkong M. Vel, the conductor of the Shanghai E.
the itadean, belonging to Mr. G. China to
to preve every technical point ro and Straits Settlements Pension Rules for Band. Her cleat enunciation and pure carry ballast her socupants were able to An Amor despatch states that a large q in the custody of a female waiter, who is tity of coal from the newly-opened mines are countly received a wintifall in the subject of earraspondenes with the British British Guiana at the rate of £2,000 a which hier efirts wore rewarded. A volin
be proved
by the English Law of any abatement to be made from either bell-like notes charted the audience, and cling to her until they were reacted by It is reported that the China Inland Mission Evidenes. The matter had formed the pension while he was drawing a salary in the singer well merited the applauso with native bunt. under the supervision of an Inspector of of the Chinyunghe Mining Code property Police going to England on leave. A pas. in the South Talen range of hills, not far shape of a chequs for £10,000. As their Consul, and had been car's
funds were at low water such a splendid not only in, the Colony con-1 year.
The Mes J. P. Brago and Mesterday afternoon and reblood biok was successfully dosted dered
Spemdrift was from Amay had lately arrive at that
by but by the WATER RATE AND MILITARY CONTRIBUON. Lopes was most enjoyable. gift came at a very opportune time. The Authorities in England, and was clear Mr Whitehead draw attention to the formers showed a perfect command of all the middle of the river, and with Both per to hex moorings. She sank about item for water to Government House in provid ed the depositions are taken
the resources. of the instrument, and their ropes was lifted thence into 8 feet of wakati deputy, and his certificate must accompany sectant to another and it helped to in-
execution but artistic fooling. It worse for theaccident, with the exception that them. To
the due Chinese residents in Hongkong, depositions was no money received, Ou this Ectitious
are not heard more frequently in public. after desk on the starboard side is ripped The BONG, The Night Finds Bigb, was up, sad a quantity of mud found its way aided mora thou six months in the Colony.
contribution.
and und Mr A. G. Gordon, whose rich, mellow Her gear
under the flooring; The Colonial Secretary seconded.
The Chairman Aid ho would have the voice is too well known to call for further condition. The body of the No. 2 bosiah The bill
Committee singe
it swelled the revenue it should certainly don has rarely SUTIMATE
greater advant The Colonial Secretary moved the second water item under other headings.
bo struck out The same applied to the age, to higher praise can be giver eat yet been recovered.-N. C. Daily News.
a pianoforte solo from the Boca Wara reforence to the marriage of Si reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum of not exceeding Two
Girl by Mr A. J. Farr, Me J. Kral
tport
fizet
Benger by the Sumatra etstes that, at soo, and had bead tried by several coasting Baptist Missionary Society in America have į depositions should be rece! the Governor and Legislature, and waid this performance displayed not only facile when bo wa misel, She Becars Dons the Mrs Carew is given: full liberty, and has stcanicra and Chinese gun bonts, whose dined in the saloon with the other pas officers
alny dodaten that the now cost med received from Mr Rockefuller, the great Oil
Bongen.
health.
She is, apparently, Comparatifea magnifcoat donation of fifty thou, presence of the British Consul or his was simply making a book entry from one
of these sand guineas.N.-C. Daily News favourable reports the Foochow Atsonal authorities have recently placest large orders A TELEGRAM has been received from our delivered within three months from date Audden death on Friday last of Taotai
Teal Shyang. Tani Tuotai was a Di of contract. N.-0. Daily News,
of the Mint, Director of the Board rector
Mines, and Co-Director of the
the Viceroy Chang
protection of crease the total revenue, aterans thore e regretted that these two artistes the main boura is broken; a little of the
THE Hon Treasurer of the Alico Memoria with the Chinyanghe Mining Co., to be correspondent at Wachang, announcing the would not he admitted? where accused has reries they had to pay the ingressed military sung with rare feeling bad expression hinta pests to be in good lodge with thanks the following donations Temps considers the resent Anglo-Works, and was indeed the Vines on left in the read a second time and was point inquired into, and if it was found that i gemment, and after saying that Mrs Gor- belonging to the Mutsal launch has not a
and Nethersole Hospitals boge to acknow
to the funds of the Hospitale
Yeung Yik Ting ..................
Lam Kam Ting
Compradore, D. Sassoon Sobe & Co....
Young Hing
Wai Wo...
See Wo
S. J. David & Co, Mayer & Co......
Chiu Loong Tai
"Tal: Cheong a-wer
Ng Chung Kai...
Suns under $5.....
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mittee.
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10 which British diplomacy may congestalate Chih-tung's right hand mast. He was a 10 itself. It says:-Apart
of graduate from the materiat
Edinburgh University and a 10 advantages which it offere,
man of broad liberal views, and was alfords an It excellent deforstration of what well Mr Kraal's rendering of this rather in London a Tokyo paper ways that although that he was a general favourite with all thound Seven bundred and Thirty Dollars partent désistant Engineer, from 32,400 difficoltation and call, for an of the lady referred to is not known, if t equipped men are able to obtain when to foreigners with whom he came in contact. to the Public Service of the Year 1898. knowledge and perseverance they add at He was a valuable adviser to the Viceroy,
to 83000, and asked that the report of the the highest the right moment firmness and circum-
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Committee appointed to inquire into Sa- and his loss will be keenly folt by both Botion Out of a diplomatic engagement
The Bill was remitted to the Fieancelaries be submitted to the Finance Com The Concert concluded with a quartette
core, which was, however, not acorded. probablo to lady nau
named Miss Toms, wild which, if it was worth a little more than batives and foreigners.-N.-U. Daily News, Committee,
Wes in a certain seminary in Tokyo aud nothing, had-net in ronlity great importance,
WATERWORKS ORDINANCE.
and chorus, May Dreams, by Franz Abt. afterwards necompanied Sir Edwin our t 5 our neighbours have contrived to socurean Morcom Company, on the occasion of the reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to neg
Sta Cocil Clementi Smith, Master of the The Attorney General moved the second Mr Whitehead's wishes to H.E. the Gover-orchestra, the score having been arranged years ago, has become his brida. The lady
The Chairman said he would mention The accompaniment was provided by the cocusion of his departure from Japan souse sgresment which, apparently, has a high election of the new Lord Mayor of London, further atend The Waterworks Ordin- international significance.
by Professor Cattaneo, Whilst in this who is now about 31 or 32 years old, has mared the sincerest thanks to the Right anco, 1800,-
INCREASE OF HOSPITAL FEKS.
case again the instrumentaliste
acquitted VESSELS AT THE DOUA Kowloon The S6TH Stem, who have so gallantly Lord Mayor of the City of London, for his
been living with the pret at his residence at Hou, Sir George Fsudet Phillips, Bart..
In reply to reveral questions by Mr themselves most creditably Mr Ormaby-seconded,
Whitehead, the Chairman said the Govern was not of the highest order. The voices mother is at prosent living in the vicinity of THE
the
Kensington since his return home. Har Sia Kal, Hoitou, Kaiser-Hind, received their baptism of fire on the Saur-eminent and conspicuously successful ser-
The e objects of the Dill are H.LO.M.S. Irene, Monmouthshire, Kago- sua Range, word, naye & contomporary vicea during the present year. Sir Cuik water supply available it Revlon and Hospital, in view of the fact that they con- this aingie exception, the opening Concert In view of the limited extent of the raising the fous at the Government Civil they paid little attention to time. With
cant had been considering the queation of of the vocalists did not blend well, and Chiasgawa.
shima Maru. N
raised ten years ago by Colonel Jim' said
entailing immens fatter the biggest man of his time in the ties, and no one could have fulfilled them lay on services to houses indiscriminately, it was the intention to mise them again
immense duties and responsibili-be pumped, it is considered injudicions to were raised about eighteen tenths ago and cass, and it is to ho hoped that the Society Army
Boem The story
that with more distinction than the Lord Mayor and this amendment confers on the Water
will flourish exceedingly Captain
MILITARY CONTRITION. To-When the history of the City of London of Authority the power to refuse to connece In the Loodians District, to that period come to be written, it would such services in the cast of Chess house
I understand that it intended to give eruiting in the
"When the 'Contribution towards Bar-ho very distant date of i challenge all the young men of be recorded that in Sir George Fandel where any
Cattaneo's Moosa and New Music Ontalogie now ready, gratis. village to wrestle with him, on condition Philips they had had one of the most adorar a que te supply can be obtained Mr Whitobead asked a question with re: that other works of a similar solenne, a Pease son in for it. W. Robinson & Cosult being that with a nuclage of man from in all the long annals of the Corporation. that all competitors should enlist, the re-capable, and hospitable chief magistrates
the public fountains. The bill passed through all its stages.
ference to the Military Contribution of 17 be produced from time time during the per cent. NATURALIZATION.
coming sasson. The Society is to be con the 40th at 14th Sirba, the new regiment (Cheers.)
The Chairman and Attorney General ex-gratulated upon the excellent start it has Bill entitled an Ordinance for the plained the item was not in the Bill It made, and Naturalization of U Hoi Chau alias U Chiu was passed by a bill last year, and it was, inssis will join in welcoming most heary am sure that all lovers of Meerut
Tein passed through all the stages. therefore, irregular to put it in the present this new addition to our musical assasin
INSANITARY DVELLINGA QELINANCE. bill. The Chairman drew Mr Whitehead's sons. The Attorney General moved the second attention to the Secretary of State's de
MUSICUS.
Aberdem.-Sui Sang, Cromarty. Demopolitan. -- West York, Siam, Mario Jebsen
Cooke and Captain H. R. Holmes, the it was indeed an annus mirabilis, the fact that all the water requires te sidered the present rates too low. They of the St. Cecilia Society was a great suo.
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A SONORA man having recently bought was fitto appear before the some property in Sanlindong, Pootong, mander-in-Chief
Camp Wees the Manchurian section of the frad occasion the other day to erect some of Exercise within for months of trans-Siberian railway was surveyed by inthousas upon it. While the workosen the orders for raising it being issued. Its Russian military engineers the course south
the foundations they came first
was Lieutenant (wow Brevet was laid down so that the lure did not Major C. R. surface, the povera of which being brevet in command of a body of Sikhs in but ne lê wat afterwards deemed advisable dwellings Ordinance, 1894.
ta afmend The closed houses and insanitary The items were all approved subject to AMONG the many proposals made by open revealed over 500 old Spanish the Shire Highlande in Africe, and is now to ran near that city if possible, a special
the items with reference to water supply Prince Uchtomacy, the Russian Special Darolus dollare in the isthas normann was sant from Dahil eommission of angizers was appointed t
angrusta on the Headquarters Staff
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being deleted. of sou outaide the rem
The bladefuition as it originally not. to Jolu determine how the line, as originally survey followe
of the bit are as reasons
The Committes adjourned till Monday Envoy to the Court of Paking last spring On Calcutta had been buried for very many year
tho Matipon: Field Faves In 1981, out of bould be diverted to as to take in Kural stood has le contained nothing to me the
was one saking the Tsung Yamin to con the grand parents, of the beyond Golaghat in Assam, being on the route. There are several natural
to the extension of the Tientsin Tela1 never go bago to watch, the Nega Hus, dificulties in the way of sarrying out this height of any structure in which the main Douan, dr Longford, Ints the use of in that vicinity. From a despatch received on Marsd Fondore,
who are now naturally
te that the The preliminary examination by H. M. graph system to Kuran and Hak'et' in Oa te lay a claim to the treasure Gore. It left Delhi 777 strong, every dan
being phange
Mongolia nomad over in height, with a 38-inch south would run close to the pouren of the eaven. It has therefore been considered ir stabbed on the 19th Cet, on board the government has given ite consent to the On Shanghai
walls did not effect a junction with the the death of Jamm Gerard, who was fatal from Paking and besides the line from Klein
connect with the Russing lines The ander, however, denies their fight 60 | 617. Bin
of the money, and fotod having chest. Major Des Voeus ho commanded ho river, by which the products of the necessary to alter the definition so that it British thip Port-Caledontz at Nagasaki, scheine, in viewed which H.E. Bheng ha any portion
appears that the Chinsa bein used
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the Gülistan Garrison, 44, for mady 745, ngantry are onvayed, and it is y single yo bill was used a segund and third gimber being commited for trial on the Chic Changed to take charge of the on Yokoham possession on Thursday the the Pesult
prices on an A Adjutant af Volantesus in Australis, rather an advantage that a railway should Miser side ware Retously injured the and became second-in-command on there run is sous proximity to obventant and passed.
has resulted in the accused, William Cath- sppointed an expectant subprefect named
On durand, Shanghal magimeste hi therstone bena, kriment, ha 1898, of Captain Holme
sapital charge, the trial will take place at work which it is sadanted will secur adj khere are, wanikur say divergence
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