+
the deterrent and reformatory results of Pikon puntebed, committing 18,003 offences or less discipline less officasions than they are at home than two per annum per prisoner confined, we Soma ars inlorent in the situation and conan hardly fail to draw the conclusion that the tions of the Colony; but some are removeable. convicts of Hongkong ara a peculiarly turbulent The wealth and prosperity of Hongkong indooos and insubordianto class. But this coneinaion a large influx of Chinese and other foroigh would be erroneons. population amongst whom must be expooted a fair proportion of the ariminal classes. Thene latter, probably acmistomed to the severity of the Canton and other Eastern prisons, must be 1. The enforced association and crowding to agreeably surprised, and can hardly be deterred gather of the prisoners at night, for want of so- by the humnae and gentle treatment, which, asparate sleeping calls for each prisoner. a civilized and Christian nation, we extend to our prisoners.
5-Ta this Gaol, as far as my obearration -goey, Chinese convicts are bettar fed, better flotted, and better lodged than free coolie labourers, and the labour exacted from them is Iosa. The detorreat effenta of imprisonmont ace therefore almost limited, to less of liberty and its accompanying plesapros-a loas far moro sentely felt by Western races than those we have to deal with here. Roformatory elements are greatly wanting here, Echolastic and religious in atruction there is none for the Chinese prisoners (if wo except a voluntary Christian service in the Chinese languago on Sundays). Instruction ia tratos can, owing to limitoil accommodatiãn, be extouded to only a limited number, and the compulsory living in association is only likely to result in the moral norruption of many of the prisoners.
SUBORDINATE STAFF,
PRISON BUILDINGS.
The large number of prison ofone in Vio taria Gaol appear to be das to special conditions, the chief of which are
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1sr, 1885.
were reported; an average of 20 per month; or, if a naw Gaol, on the recognised principle of se wn take the last months, 70 cases or a rate aleeping socommodation forevery prissuer average of 19 cases per month.. A progressivoly and nuple space for workshops and industrial satisfactory result, which will appear still more labour. No deterrent or reformatory efforts can so when it is added that in the earlier part of most with appreciable scosas, in the absence of the your and sommer, the tobacco found in pos-these necakeary conditions. But, these colitions session of prisoners often consisted of large ones granted, there would be every prospect of stioka or plugs, and the opium of net and well diminishing, crime in, and consequoat capones filled boxes, whila during the last 3 or 4 months to, the Colony, the quantities fannd were infinitesimal,
19-Prison dissipline, during the year, has therefore be so far satisfactory, that, The ontured arowding together of prison with the exception of the offences of talk ors by day, when at work and at meals, for wanting and abort oakum picking, there has of space in the workshops and yards.
gradual but stondy dimication of reported prisce affioness; sud, of the numbers reported, it seoma probable that at least three fourths ars owing to the living in nasociation, necessitated by the limited prisou com modation.
ly half the prison offences of the year 1885 and for more than double the increass over previous
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TRIAL LABOVE,
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complete tiroir original antenes.
HIGH JUMP, (above 13)
Gomes, R. Powers, S. Ahmet.
Entrios V. Dodd, N.8, Arab, R. Hopkins, F.
and the latter got a rather heavy fall at his first Ahmet and Arab were the best of the entrants, failure, which probably did not improve his jumping powers.
KS. Arab (feet 4 inches)............. 8. Almot (4 foot 3 imbes)........
2
220 TARDS, (open). Handicap. Entrica T. Orlay, H. Waggott, H. Hayward, J. Machado, J. Alves, E. Alven, H. W. Faber. E. Ray, W. Stopani, W. Bay, G. Williams, E. Lammert, S. Ahmet, R. Piquer, andJ. B. Powers. Piquer with ten yards start ran to the freat, and won by shout two yards from Powers, with T. Orly close up and Abotnly an inch or two behind the latter. Tims, 10 secs.
R. Piquer
J. R. Powera. T. Orley..............
...
3
In the second heat Dodd and Mehta won in capital style, with Hayward and Pewors and Stopani and Lammert a dood host in second place.
The final boat praduand rathor & surprise, Aitken and Alves being ont of it. Dodd and Mahts won well with Powers and Hayward a good soond, and Stopani and Lucamsit well up third.
Dodd and Mehta.............. Powers and Hayward
*
Lammert and Stopani......... The buys did not ran together as outered, but were drawn indiscriminately.
HALF-MILE, Crer 13).
N. 8. Arah, B. F. Lammert, R. Powers,
Ahmol
....3
F.
his house it was given in evidence against him no attempt to put out the limo, but a lekang was that two previous and abortive attempts to get fire there beating it with a bamboo. Ho pisked the to tho samo premises had bem made although lot upand ran out into the street with it. As soon attempts with the prisoner. As they had heard, and ho notion that it smelt strongly of kerosine. there was no oridores to connect either of those he got it into the street it herat înto a tians, Immediately after the fire Mostra, Puston & Co.'s The aw nothing in flas room whick could have compradore sent to the plaintiffs for the books occasioned the fre
the hearing was farther adjonrasd to this morn- Mr. Francis Anmraad up for the defours, aul
POLICE COURT.
31st March.
BEFORE ME. . MACKEAN
EXPOSING DISEASED MEAT FOR BALE.
TSE YA LOTTERY.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENDE.
WEDNESDAY, 31st March.
Urius.
Quotations are --
of the Company they represented, but of the public also, in requiring a strict investigation in to the circamstances connected with this fire Tury applied at the Police Court-for-wartsger against the three persons whom they believed to be the mastors of this shop, and on the 13th March warranta were issued. Chung Kan was arrested under one of thúso warrants, and as the jury had beard, he had hun noquitted upon his This year's New-Malwa $50 per pical ailes of trial, put Li’King and Ng Fuk left the colony,
[99 to 23 nattios. and were not to be found when the polina toaked Last year's Now Malwa 850 to 560 per picul. for thora. They remained away from the colony
jalles, of cathy.
3550 to 670 por pical.
EXCHANGE.
[alino, of catly. per chest.
3/35
Telegraphio Transfar Bank Bille, on demend Bank Bills, at 30 days' siju.... Bank Bills at ronthe sight 3/32 Credits, at 4 months' sight....... 344 Documentary Bills, at 4 month
about six months, leaving no address by which Okt Mates. they would be communiested with, and only re tarol in 1885. It was not until November, 1885, Palang. (New) $42 that the present proceedings were commenced for Bences (New) ........... 537) to 5423 – „ the purpose of enforcing this claim, and the available to the defendants at the time of the ON LONDON.- result was that some of the witnesses who were
-fire were not now-available, and Lung Kwan, tha informer upon whoss information Monsre. Pus tam & Co, sul famed the warrants, had during the last few days vanished entirely. He was GIRLS RACE, 103 YARDS (Handicap Prize he was not to be found. The result of this would here this day before this so came on, but now presented by Mr., E. L. Woodin.
be that thore, would not be sufficient evidence be There was a very large entry, and the young for the jury to justify thom in finding tast ladies being all sizes It was a very doli there was any felonious settin fire to the prem. cate taak for the handicappers. Miss Marianises on the part of the plaintifs. As he under- Hobson soon obtained a good lead, but at the stood the law no matter how strong might be in finish was hard pressed by Missa Coughtrie the suspicion they outertained, they would have and D'Almala
M. ffobson J. Coughtrie
Z. D'Almada doad heat
1
2
colony, Mr. Bateman, however, seeing there had been so mapprehension, decided to hand over a portion of the amount sabscibed for tho other schools to use, and we hear it is intended in a short time to hold sports for the other yesterday was not so largene has commonly bee schools. The atendance on the Cricket Ground
CONSOLATION RADS, 100 YARDS. Entries--Lobb, Wishor, White Williams, bees at the Auzaul Boys' Sports, probably Lacert, Alres, Hopkins, Stanani, and Kannett partly owing to the doufal appearance of the After a good race Lobb won by about a yard and and the aporta were hard of sa intaresting a for second place. weather, and partly to the reasons stated above, helt, Fisher boating Lammert by about a yard character as the general school sports have asally bou. I almost all the events there were the same two batch of boys to be neon, the representatives of oves 13 and under that age, and in most of the area's in these two classes
Lobb Kishor
Bank Bils, on demand
Bank Bills, on demand...
sight
..3/4
ON
PART
416
"Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.22
81
BOMBAY Crodíva, 60 doys' sight
90?
921
2301
ON
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand
CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfor Bank, ondoren
Hank, at night Private. 30 days' sight
BRAKES,
to be antisfied that the fire was deliberately caused by some of the mastery of the shop for the pur, ON poas of defrauding the insurance company-it did Botmatter whether anyone also had been concerned in doing it. He (fr. Francis) might therefore say at ones that it would be impossible for hit ander the circumstances to ask for the verdict of the jary upon these grounds. As to whether the claim furnished by the plaintiffs was fraudulent there was some evidence, but unfortunistaly not orong as it would have has had he been able to produce Lung Kwan; still there were many very suspicious circumstances which might jus tify the jury in finding that a fraudulent claim had been made. If, however, on his Lordship's direction they found that the evidenca on this point was not sufficiently strong, there was, another consideration. It was whether undo: all the circumstangos of the ease, considering the two previous alarms of Bra, and the camın of the information supplied to Mesars Pasta & Co., and looking at the statamants of Lung Kwan, which were already in evidence, and what other evidenon there was to support bisstatements, the muspicious circumstances connected with the parshase of many of the gnoris, and the state on Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Th. 145?
of their shop, and on looking at thom he found
Lang Iwan was called, but did not appear, that at the end of one of the booke there were and Chud Kam Chune, a chark to Misars. Wot 27--I have visited the neighbouring prisons
four or five very considerable entries of goods ton and Doseon deposed to having sought for of Chinton and Macdo. In the former the pri
received. The book contained ontrics of par-him in vain in all the haunts where he was usual- Kozera ara tranted with 3 barshness and severity
skason made, not in Hongkong, but on tho manin- ly to be found. which we could not imitate, but who proves
land. These entries bore the appearance of deterrent. In Macao I band the prison far
having been very recently made, the ink appear-No. 35, Wellington street, deponed to the plain- Laro Fu, asistent at the Fan On pawaskep, less overcrowd a than this Gaol. A portion of
ing hite treab, and he called the attention of his tit Ng Pale haring, a short time before tas fire 3. The want of training and gemoral ineficion
the convicts there wers umployed on public
master to it. Of canrse the report vory noon at the Mi King altop, pawued at his establish- oy of a number of the turnireys, whose Igno.
worka but received no erro rations. The diet
reached their cars of the two previos accidents ment a number of picons of silkt, grape, do. H rance, misconduct and out of judgment have
and clothing, at, supplied to prisoners there,
which had occurred on those promises, and all produced matrius of the transactions. boon the cause of naush avoidablo prizou crime.
appeared less liberal than in Victoris Guol,
things considered they ekemed it advfezblo to call 12.-An explanation will naturally boerpooted
Witnessed mano called from four other pawn- though I think more in correspondence with the
an the plaintiffs to provetheir case. Then in a few shops who also gave aridones as to goods of of the large increase of prison office in 1885 20-In concluding my observations en Gael ordinary living of Chinete csalim. But vo con-
duya one of the persons employed in the plaintiffs similar charaator being paraad at their shops a compared with 1884 from 4,784 to 6.473 ne discipline, I desire to call attention to the large not, as a civilized and Christian poople, treat
shop, Lung Kwan, came forward sad garuinforu from the Mi King shop a girart time before that over 30 por cent. The number of prison offences number of prisoners who are old offenders. I aur convite otherwise than with bamang atten
tion to Messrs. Pustan & Co. that the Are had here was destroyed by fra. reported during the past your have actually deanor a return showing the number of con- tion to their health and comfort in food and
TREZE-LEGGED RAUM.
been caused by the wiliul not of some of the por greased all round with the exception of two vietines recorded against prisoners in Gaol on clothing, ete. But at the same time it seems due Entries-J. Alves and C, Aitken, J. Caralho agne who were themselves mastersof the shop. He kinds, talking, and task of oakum short 31st December, 1835 It will be seen that out of to the community and to the prisoners thom and W. Ray, G. Fisher and T. Orley, Frank also informed Messrs. Pustau & Co. that the plokod." The explanation of the inarcase in
total of 573 prisonore 198 or 35 per cent, have selvas that, bound as we feel spreelvea to treat Lambert and B. Pishor, G. C. Hayward and F. goods in the shop wers of nothing like the value theks two offouces is as follows. On taking been previously apnvicted: This is probably to convicts with a consideration and humanity Gomes, J. Machado and R. Hopkins, W. sileged, and that he sad others employed in the charge of the prison I found the Boguiation some extent attributable to light sentences which to the natives of the parts sppears Stopani and H. Hayward, N. 5. Arab and Bishop had pawned goods from the stocks, for the saking silens to be maintained was not strictly passed on habitual criminals. Many of thosera-luxurious ease, we should also adopt Those Lammert, G. Lobb and H. Waggott. R. T. plaintiffs, and got money for them at the pews enforced, only very noisy talkers at work being barn to Claol, aver and over again, a few weeks means which the experience of England has Lammert audi V. Dodd, R. Powers and S. Hur shops a short time before the firs. These state- reported. In fact after the prisoners ware after dischargo. It soos likely that if such shewn to suffoo, for haming and reforming the ward. J. Fisher and G. Williams, G. II. Arab menta, or some of them, are confirmed a non Coerod up for the night, the bus of conversation criminals were sent to pensi servitude for their worst of our criminal population; and imprison and E. Bag,
as inquired into. By investigation of the pawa The Onel stal, besitles the Warden zou from the associated wards was perfectly audible Recond offence, sack panishment would probably ment on the separate system is the first and
Tn the first heat Aitken and Alveg won woll shops it was found that persoas counted with Head Turnkeys, consist of let and 2nd class in the neighbouring streets. I enforced the not as a deterront (which short contences do not), mightiest of there agenolds,
with Lobb and Waggott sword.
the Mi King shop had been pawning silk piace Turnkeys (all Europeans) and 1st and 2nd class Regulation, detailing for some time extra turn it would bust the Colony no mere, and would save 28.-I have recently had an opportunity of
goods, oropes, and the class of articles sold) Assistant Turnkeys (Europeans coloured keys ou might duty to euforce silence. This the community from many thefts and mach visiting the Prison at Singapore, and could
by the plaintiffs & short time before the fre Kan Acht; for exposing diseased beat for sale and patives. None of these bars had previous taised the number of reports for "talking" from vazâtion.
not fail to observe how far Singapore is in ad
Vouchers were called for with reference to the at a stall in the Western Market, was fined $40, training in prison discipline. They have all 518 in 1984 to 2,182 in 1885, a number whith 21-That short sentences passed in associat- Tanco of Hongkong in its treatment of orim
four or five suspicions items at the end of this book and in default of payment was sent to gaol for boa trained in this Gaol, The European more than accounts for the total increase of re- od wards are not very deterrent, I have fair evi-inals. In that Prissa there is soparato accom.
of purchases, which had at once attracted the at three months. Offisors aro zealous, painstaking, and conscion parts in the year. I append s tabulated state- dance. There are generally in Goal from 2 to modation for 800 oriminals (in Hongkong 49),
tention of the compradore. The items in question
ORSTRUCTING THE FAIRWAT tiona The maintenance of prisos, discipline at showing the monthly offences ander 30 prisoners of the criminal class, coutined for The greater part of the Gaol staff consists of
were supposed to afer le goods obtained from It is short periods for wist of finding seaority (gon-warders trained in English prisons, and liberally
Fatshon and Sun Ti, and these placas were at least Chun Tai Hi, Cheang Chal, and Li Kan, bos... has altogether dapanded upon them, and, at this head during the last two years. though it would be baiter to have a proportion curious to note that silence appears more di-erally only a for dollars) for good behaviour: paid. The results, (understand, have equalled
three days' journey distant from Bongkor, wem Ebed $10 each, in defunit on math's af officers trained to the careful discipline of an enlt to the prisoners in the tutamer months, These persons are placed in associated wards, the expectations of that Government in building
Nevertheless what were supposed to be origina tmprisonment, for making fast to the F. & O. Earlish prison, the prices of the European Daring 1385 there were reported 945 offences comfortably lodged and fed, and have no work to their new prison. From the Singapore Prison
vouchers, duly and properly stamped, for the stranger Zambest while she was underweigh
The finos were paid. staff doserve in my opinion the acknowledgment for short oscura plaked and petty oakum du. As a rule they declare themselves unable to report of 18 it appears that for the last thres
parchase of these goods, ware sat in withín s of Government.
thefle: the prisoners, crowded togather in the sad the required security, and remain in Goal years there has been a steady decrease in the 7-I regret I cannot, with one or two
very few days after they were asked for. Or working yard, frequently stealing each other's the appointed time. But having some idea that number of convictions for graver offence and it
inquiring into the matter, however, Lha witness Kang Asik admitted a charge of keeping a notabia orosptions, any the same for the coloured picked cukurs. No offences were recorded un many of those "Security Prisoners" could find is specials nated that during the year four
were told that the vaultors were only copies, al- taz-fa lottery agency, and in default of paying a and native staff. At one time friendly
der this head in 1984 The practice had sceneity if they wished, indead knowing that msn only have been reconvicted, who had ever
though they wero properly stamped asif they were fius of $100, was sant to gael for three months. familiar with prisonera, at etbor times barah boots for the offles charged with weighing some of them had more money in their posser undergone a sentence of these yearstic upward Gomes, V. Dodd, R. Piquor. R. Hopkine, griginal documente. Inquiries were inade by em-
Chun Sa, for a similar offence, was want to gusË and zuoting. most always wanting in jale the oakam to report deficiencies on a separate sion than the amount of security demanded. I
28-In the event of the boilding of a new
ployés of Mesare, Pasta & Co. at Kutsbau and for two months in default of paying a fine of 250. meat and discretion, they are in my opinion paper and these offences and their punishments tried the experiment of sending several of them Gaul being further deared, I would request
Ahmet went off with the lead, with Arab and
Sun Ti, as the places given as thess where the Lau Kam Ting wza aleo mint ko gaol for three responsible for much prison crima. Many of are not recorded in the offence book. As there to separate cells, the result being that very for Government to take into consideration the
four or five hongs were from which these goods months, in default of paying a fine of $100, for them also have proved to be dishonest in ao for papers were not proserved, I am unable to make stood more than 3 or 4 days of enparate coaline advisability of reserving the Victoria Gaol for Lammers second the latter son dropping into
were obtained, and though the most diligent in a similar office. as they have trafiched willa prisoners in tobaccoties appeared to me to be regular. I dirented the Gaol. Had these meu been allowed to re-ing the short sentence risogeza te mine other ahead, and Pigar took third placo, Almet found. They had the sofreu matenees before them comparisons with the previous year. The prac-mant but found the security required and left convicte and long contented prisoners only, remor. third place. After & lop and balf Arab weavestigation was made those honge ram not to be opinga, etc. uni bore beenpen to bribery in
CROWN EVICTIONS.. › contenus commutations between prisons Eff these altanost to is entered in the fence main together li bi usochter want it one building. The Vinitaris Good could be made to gave up and Arat kept the lead to the finish possibly many of them were capable of explanation. Asung and achten der darged with and outside friends. In fast at the time I took book. thus insing the ofgues by 945. The probable they would have preferred a reat of a navdate the former class in seration at winning by about eight yards. Lammert plackhat with those facts before them' Me Francis onereaching on Crusa iand at Yaumati, were to over the Gaol, any prisoner, whose friends would offences under these two heads account for near-few months in Geol at the cost of the Colony,
na very great expense for alterations.
ily challenge Fiquer coming down the thought the jury would feel that Hesters Pastan day discharged, their houses having been paliet provide the money, could procurs tobacco, opiam,
50.—It would also. I think, tend to the repros-sight and just beat him on the tape by an & Co. were justitiel, aot merely it the interests down LABOUR ON PUBLIC WORES AND INDUS-
Lammert was considerably youn- letters or anything he wanted through the
sion of eritse in Hongkong if prisoners who have inch or two. instrumentality of coloured teraksya Of these
A chain-gang of prisoners has been
earned a remission of sentence ware, as in Eng. ger than the other two boys. не 13-The remaining prison offences consist of turnkeys during the year fi wens invalided, 5
land, pincel by legislative enactment under the
...1 resigned, and 10 were dismissed tast of the assaults and acts of insabeetlination, idleness and working during the year, ander the order of the supervision of the Police, so that, it tend re
Lammert.............. Comienza latter for illicit dealings with prianners, one at refusing to work, having tobacco or opium, Surveyor Gerers, on Public Works and has
turning to a criminal career, they might at oas Piquor
...3 them having been tried and convicted in the quarrelling and fighting, stealing food, disorder Senerally consisted of about 90 mon, though
be sont back by the Magistrates to prison, to
JACE RAUR, (open). " Magistrates Court Thy careias ao osused conduct and other misallascous offences In this number has lately boca mnoh reduced. The work of this gang has not given catisfaction.
Entries R. Foron E. Lauart: Y. Dodd, were mostly replaced by soldiers, His Excelleroy all these there has, as compared with the pre-
A. GORDON,
W. Ray, B-Orley; W--Stopani, Hopkins, the Major General Commanding the Troops rious year, baen al dimisation in 1985. The The officers in easrge of the gangs receive an
Superintendent, Victoria Gaol,
Gomes, J. Machado, N.S. Arsh, J. Afros having kindly permitted soldiers from the number, however, in a very large as compared extra allowance for this duty. The prisoners
E. Lammert, E. Alcon, J. Fisher, S. Hayward, Garrian to join the prison staff on probation. with English prisons, owing chisely to the great on chain-gang receive extra, allowances of rice,
G.C. Hayward, C. Aitken, G. White, H. Stop These men, if found suitable, purchased their opportunities and temptations of imprisonment hipsed beef for congee and to, besides being
HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL- herd, H. B. Fisher, R.F. Lammert, S. Ahmet credited and on discharge paid ono cent a day as discharge and permanently joined the prison ia mocistion.
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
First heat-Dodd first, Fisher second... staff. They proved most valuable. Their habits 14-During the year 11 cases of insubordinarnings. The cost of these extras is charged The
Sooond best-G. White arst, G. 8. Hayward of disciplins raised the tone of the subordinata stieg towards and amanits on officers of the to the Surveyor Sonercle Dapartment.
Fǝcond. Surveyor-General considers the work done by Yesterday afternoon the boys of the Hoag- staff. Instead of quarrolling and arguing with Gaol, were tried by the Superintendent and a
White was leading well in the final when he prisanera, tiko 93 many of the coloured staff. Visiting Justice. Of shoes cases HoTendars were these prisoners to be barnly, if at all, worth the kong Public School, late St. Paul's College, had fell, and Hayward and Fisher passed his. The they gave their orders quietly and raported awarded corporal punishment, and 3 solitary extra food given to the alain-gang to be ex-Until this year it had bom the castou for all the Foll again. Fisher got up and once more passed extra cost to his Department. I considor the series of athlete sporta on theCricket Ground. tatter also fell, aut White wont past him but breaches of dicipline without nose or alters confinement. tion. al gradually improved the subordination 15. The cases of prisonere assaulting andre, but as this subject is now being cocotools in the tony to subine for general him close to the tape. and discipline of the convinte. The soldier fighting with each other were much more sidered by a special Committee ordered by athletic sports meeting. This year, homerer, we
G. Hayward..... tornkeys moreover are absolutely free from numerous. In 1884, 270 such offences were re-Gorerament, it appears unnecessary to enter believe is deference to the wishes of the boys of
J. Fisher the slightest suspicion of trafficking with pria-pried, in 1885, 24 were reported. Finding into any details. Thara every confidenes that his school, Mr. Bateman desided to have sports
G. White in re-organising chain-gang labour means for his school separately. With their sal oners. Their presance in Gaol I consider a great these offences very rous, I caused it to
Works energy the boys want round with subscription gain to Government.
signiflod to the prisoners that aggravated will be found to carry out Public assaults on each other would be tried. 13 saca prison labour, in a manner more satisfac-lists for prizes and zoo had a large Sam oof- cases treze accordingly brought to trial before tory to the Surveyor General and myself lected, but many subscribera asem to bave put S.-The Oficist Return shows that this Gas the Superintendent and a Virittur Justice. Tu and more condusiva to the interests of the down their names under the impression that it been the case. was for the usual general school sports. A feel. contains 150 calls or wards, of which 49 only are cases corporal punishment was indicted; in Public than has tharto separate cells. Last year there were only 45 cases nolitary imprisonsent; one case broke out should neglect my duty it I failed to bringing of considerable distisfaction was thus separata cells, but 3 have bok sulded during the town for want of ordenen. The result was to the nuties of Government that in my opinion used to the pupils at other schools in the year. The prison is grossly overcrowded. Dar satisfactory in diminishing this class of offence the Prison Authorities hare in past times abuse ing the year the Government sanctioned an append a table showing the number of the powers given them of larying costs from tho removal of the femalo prisoners to a houss out these offences during each month for the last Surveyor-Geral's Department. It bears the side Vintaria Gaol. This was carried into effect two years. It will be observed that the monthly Appearance as if it was wished to coax or bribe in October last, and placed at my disposal the average during the fest nine months of 1834 the prisoners to go on Public Works without late fumsle ward with 8 larga cells and area 21 offenges, Thich was ratused in the last food passed to them, which in the opinion of the grasabling; for net caly was an amount of extra sepirito yardwhich_rolered to Rome extent quarter to a monthly average of 11. the ovwarowding. Yet this is but a very 15. The most savings offonne during the year prosent Medical Offivor of the prison is much in small liat Long orporisase at home has
was an assalt made on the Baperintendent on excuse of the equicocents of naturs, but this proved that, to make prison paaishments deter the 7th Juus, with s blagoon by pricate them, aut only yu wat days, who they did not extra food has from the beginning toen given to rontal coformatory, is essential that pri undar sentence of 18 months imprisonment. H
go out to work, bat also on Sundays, in diroot sonors should be kept in separate confusment was tried and received oorporal punishment. A The established principle is that prisoners on osrafal and lengthened entiry into the causes contradiation to the orders of Government 500 coppiation should for a fixed period be kept in of this assualt olisited the fact that it was the Note to Diet Sale) The cent por diam saze saparato continemut both day and night. This result of a conspiracy, in which upwards of 50tioned as earnings was also pass to those pri- panal stage Jaste in Fogland for nine months of the worst convicts in Gsol (nearly alt mom-soners on wet age and on Sundays. I did not In the second stage convicts are employed at bora of the Triad Society) were concerned. A interfere with the diet, as I and referred that there were the same wings. The oldest bor N. 8. Arab, (Capt.) Inhou in association, as sleep and have their considerable sum of many had been collected or question to Government, but I st ones stepped on the ground, a sturdy fellow and Arab, H. Shephard meals in a separate cell. It is quite impossibls promised to reward the mva who committed the editing prisoners with earnings paid by the curried off first honours inevezy event he some E. Powers to carry out sache system in Victoria Gaol with us sealt. The cause was stated to be the general Surveyor Geaaral for days on which they did petod except one handicap, and this was doubtless G. Lubl
Juo to his extra years in great monauro. The eports A. Wallace the vary limited and unsuitable accommodation discontent of the prisoners at the somewhat in not work for his Department.
23-The other fadastrial work carried out ware postponed from Saturday on account of bad E. Lemmert of the buildings, and I baliave it has never been ocessed sorority with which the prison regula
von approximately attempted confinement in tions were enforced by the par Superintendent. in the Guring the year has been more weather, and yesterday it looked like rain F. Gomes separate vells having in Vast fis bon cbinly special grisranco being his enforcing the presetaal profits or rings to Government in Lins fortunately came to nothing, and the after- W. Stopani
satisfactory. I saxer an Abstract showing the sgain, and actually commenced twice which W. Ray ased for pauishmat I have, however, onde soribed punishment dist of lb. of ricas day; youred, as far as the limited Accommodation alth practise having preciously bean to allow different industries carried out in the Gaol, show moca turned out ins. Mrs. Lobb was to have G. Fisher lowed, to follow the established principles, which prisoners sentenced to punishment diet to the year. Such abstracts bave now base propze that lady was unable to attend, and in her absence
ing altogether a prott of $1.00.74 cents during given away the prizes, bet owing to indisposition F. Lammort
of the books, the circumstances were not such as per share. I have meried out is the following insupervive the * Pensl diet" of 11b, 8oz. of rios, a
to lead to gravo auspicion as to how the fire was Prisoners sentenced to leas than six months, punishment bat little falt: 13b. Soz. of rica ed for the first time, they do not quite accurately Mrs. Batesian performed that ofice. The Band
Arab's site bad the hearier lot of hogs, though caused, and that there was a fraudulent claim have, drept in rate and special cases, entirely when boiled giving a Prisoner somewhat over 3 show the transactinus of the year because of the 55th Regiroat, under Mr. Marsa, machana short, sand after an obstinats pull of lmia, made.
industrial stock having boon taken at the end of enhanced the pleasure of those present by pisses, they won the contest
Though the snapicions might not aquapted from separate confinement, placing 16. of food.
ameant to enough to find for the defendants on them at soos in associated wards. Every pri
17.The great risk of possible conspiracies 19 1884-I am deperdont for the account of stock forming a capital selection of music during the
There was another event-bowling at the either of these grunds, they would justify the soner sentenced to six months or mora I canes vary obvious in a prison like this, where most of on hand on 1st Janaury, 1885, on the statements afternoon. Appended is the programme of ricket-on the programme, but this was omitted. in requiring from the plaintifa very atriot and to undergo a limited period of raparate confine the prisoners live in asmosistion, and where silencs of officers, who 'd only rafar to their private
The boys wish to take this opportunity of er stringent proofs as to the vahey of the goods HUNDRED YARD, (under 18) snt. Sach prisoners cama in almost daily. has been very imperfectly enforces ores at work, Whenever the separate alls therefore are full, under the immediate eye of the turnkeys could tell me what, stock of oakum or junk if
pressing their thanks to those gentlemon wheatained in their store at: this time it was des c89es, such as that ofcakam, no person in the Geol
Entries- Orley, E. Ray, H. Waggott, kindly acted as Starters and Judges in their troyed. If the plaintiffs established their clain I examine the records of this occupying them. It was necessary therefore to be well in- and transfer the boat can lasted amongst them formad of everything going on in the Gaol, sny, was on hand on 1st January, 1985. Someonett, H. Hayward, Machado, J. Alvas, sports and also to all who gratribrated to their they were only entitled to an indemnity of their Loss, they were only-ontitled to recover that to associated wants to make room for ast oomers. After some trouble and through the vale of the profita shown in 1885 may therefore be Alves, W. Ray, W. Stopani, G. Williams, E. Prize Fand
amount which they had proved to theentisfaction This has to be done about once a weak. Sinable assistance of Mr. Machado, the late partly due to 1884. The practice in past years Lammert, A. Wallaco, and G. White.
There was a very slows race, young Orisy only
of the jury they had actually lost by the fire. I have bad the female ward at my dispassi Gael clerk, an able aud intellyout ofheial, was somewhat unbtainesslike. All the money
It soned to him that the most important have used it as a sort of intermediate place of thoroughly conversant with the Chinese langa realised by sale of prison labour was shown Gebeating Lammart by by a very short distance,
question for the jury to sider * semi-separate confinement, four or five, long age, several informers were found to give in-prisan ournings, while the coat of musterial, etc., and the latter being equally closely pressed by
whether the plaintiffs and profed to then sentence prisoners being confined in sack call formation of what was going on among the remained concealed in the obscurity of incidental the third man. Tima, 14 200
expensas. In future these accounts will be better
T. Orley
satisfactorily that they had lost the smoot there, and kopt at work in separation from all prisonerz. Slight remissions of sentences wer
IN OKIOIA. JURISDICTION.
they claimed--whether they were antisfied that kept. other prisonera, having their own saparate yard granted by Government as my recommendation
there ware $8,000 worth of goods in the plaintiffs' Fagkong Hotel Company's Shares---$1874 par 24.-The abinf adrentags of industrial labnur for exercise. Long stance prisoners, one for such survives. The advantage of this is that no opportunity is afford of fastrusting
BEFORE THE MON. SIE GEORGE PHILLIPPO, shop at the time it was destroyed. Although moval from separate cells, are now 1-snsferred rangozout became speedily apparent. A pletoriminals in trades; the prosta realised are in-
CHIRT JUSTICS, AND MERS. H. M. Mc. Denklan, of Messes, Pasta & Co., was at China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$100 to the late female ward, but these in their turn was revealed for the escape of a number of soL-
Moura, J. H. Cox, J. A. MOSELEY, W. now here, there was evidence that there warê oidontal and of socondary in portatice. Rotor must in a short time bo armared to the ordinary vists, chiefly pirates from the chain-g ng.
H. PERCIVAL, W. I Lexier, H. R. H.about $6,000 worth of goods in the shop at the China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-
per share, esilers. associated ward to maka room for others, By These man had procured (by means unter 25-
ing criminals to habits of industry is the main this systam I am able to give every prisoner, certained a duplicata of the key which opened be espable of great organsion worn space for
MARTIN, AND A. P. MACE WEN AB SPECIAL time the policy was issand. There was no reason object. Industrial laborar in Victoria Gaol would
1 per cent premium, nominal. JUET.
to danht the statement of the plaintiff's that dur Lason Sagar Refining Company, Limited- sentoused to six-months or mars, from two to the padlocks at their chains. A letter was in-
ing the time their shop was open they had sold
per abare. BURANCE COMPANY OF Hamawra of 1877, ginning of his antenes. A very poor result, vataide to hers a junk in readisons for them at a
kavs about $1.500 or $2,000 worth of stock ve 59,704.47,
shura, sellers. but it is all that can be done, unless separate nemad spot; the key was carefully concealed,
maining on the promises at the time of the firs fongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited continerent wore entirely reserved for corriots and the convicts were only waiting for a wet day,
Mr. beach, isutructed by Mr Ewens, for the The question was what Ead the plaintiff's per sentenced to pona! servitude,
$120 per share. plaintiffs Mr. Francis, QC. fostructed by cbased in the santime, and what stook was Perak Tin Mining and Smelling Company whsu, huddled up in a shed for shelter, they 9-The limitext spans of the Gaol tadia aquaily could pass the key along and facsan their oliue
Messra. Wolton sad Dracon, for the defence.
thera in the shop at the time of the fire. Under
-815 per share, norainal hardly on industrial labour. Mat making, chair observed by the warders. After a careful
The case for the plaintiffs having been out-the suspicious ofreacastavces connected with the and bakst taking, carpentering and eroa must sesrob the. key was found sown into one of the ative, has paid well this year, as instead of, as Alves, H. W. Fisher, 19. Stopani, W. Ray, pletod on Saturday, Mr. Francis now opened the case it was for the jury to čumnider whether the Panjore and Sunghis Du Samantan Afining of the oakam picking hare de br onrried out is chain-gang men's hats and the parsons intending
defence:
Company, Limited-$1 por share, sellers. purchases alleged to have been made at Sun Ui 3elangor Fin Mining Company-85 par shura, parrow and limited, verandahs. There is only to escape were removed from the chain-gung.
Mr. Francis said the grounds upon which theo had been provad to their satisfaction. Thero was!
nominal. spans for a singla joom of coir mat-making and For this service the prisoner who guru the
defence was listed were threefold. The first no avidence produced whatever of the parohase Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Fis. 18 per single loom of grass matinsking: tailoring is information was allowed by Government a remis
ground was that the fire was due to the fraudu, at these goods, and of contsa it was un "sway carried out in a dark hall, shoe making is carrion of 18 months of his sentence.
I
lent action of the plaintifs for the purpose of matter to make up the books in this way. It ried out in an ordinary vell. In fact there is no 18.The offence of haring tobacco or opium
obtaining the insurance monoy. If the jury worki have been an easy thing for the plaintiffs 2 suitable workshop in the Gaol, nor space for in prison has dean a very common one.
were not saliciently, satisfied upon that point to to have called poople from the shops they afloged Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co., one, except for the single indaster of washing there were 719 sen reported in 1883 there were and are anxious te va taught. It sooms koly
return a verdict in favour of the defendanta they they made these purchases from cu the mainland slothes Were tas prison provided with amitable 709 cases reported. This in its effects, is a very to be remunerativa, and could be greatly ex-
Limited.-Par, nominal had the next contention to deal with that the to prove that the good singed hart been sold and Chinese Imperial Loan of 1384 A-2 per ceal workshops, it would be easy to discharge serious matter. With the moderate work and tended ware space available. erry long sentence prisoner trained and liberat diot of this Cool as compared to that fatire cao, can only be worked with ons leon for J. Alvoa, H. Alvos, & Wallsec, J. Machado, J. also, there was the question for them to considera daim for goods soft and delivered. In se
Coir Yara a old industry and a rammer.
claim which the plaintiffs bad made was a fraudu delivered. Thard ought at least to be the same Entries. B. Fisher, W. Ray,W. Stopani, lent one. If the jury were not suited as to this proof of those sales and deliveries as if it were Chinose Imperial Losa of 1884 B-5 por cat. skilled workman at a remunerative trade, and ordinary lies and with the ocufort of living want of spaca. there would be every hope that a large parocotage in association, it only requires assy opportunities
Carvalho, J. Fisher, Lammert, T. Orlay. whether the plaintiffs had eatisfactorily proved of that kind every item claimed of which they Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent. of convicts would by these means be reclaimed for indulgence in narcotics, to render the Gaol Not making, for the same reason, cannot, be
There were also twopostentries J. Fisher cut that they were entitled to recover anything like failed to satisfactorily prove the agle and delivery As it in, we can barely quite a pleasant place of residenca for oriminals.
Grass mat-making, shoe-making, carpentering mart was going well within his powers, and he vetting of the history of the Mi King shop from
oat the running son after starting, but Lam.the amount they claimed. He went on to give an would be disallowed.“ employ at nud train to trades about one hundred to this class and should be strictly enforced, and tailoring are almost entirely confined to work pasted hine easily in the last round, and won ita commencement. He pointed ont the fact kong of Messrs. Pustru & Co., stated that Mr.
The deprivation of narcotica acts as a deterrent
Mr. E. C. Reater, resident partner in Hong. 10.--In short the Victoria Gaol in unsuited to There have been many diffenities to contend for Gool purpose, making up Daol clothing, shoes with a long lead. Fisher beat Wallace by several that a policy of insurance was effected for an Denklas was now about from the soluby. The the demands of modern sili-stian, or even rith in Victoria Gaol on this score The enr. and bed mats, and exouting repairs, etc. Printing humanity for it asenis ha-ity hamans to fail in ruption of coloured Gaol officials, who dealt with it done for most of the Public offices. Near-Fade for second place, Thetime, Imin. 4.1/5oor, amount considerably in excess of the property firm were not aware of the two slame of Frp co then in the shop at the time it was opened, and the plaintiffs' promises before they were destroy- adopting those mossaros which experiance as prisoners tolaoup, kse been referred to. Priponse is onnestad with it; the aftes sending
that two months after that policy of insurance ed, and they had disolanged the Chinaman whose shown to operate as deterrsula to criminals and soners were allowed to set as cooks and servants the stationery need for their printing
Labour on public works has not been put down
was effected the shop was burned down; while in daty it was to look after such matters for not aserovar gambats to reform of life; it seems to turnkeya residing in the Gaol and thean, com
A. Wallsco.
the interval there had been no less than two reporting it. They did a large insurance, busi hardly bainane to continue a peleon system in ing more or less in contact with the outside remunerative for reasons already explained.
alarms of fire in the same chop. The first alarmness in the colony, and ithad increased since this which the enforced association of criminals is public had many opportunities of ruggling Angles daring the year for washing done in the $360 were paid by the Civil Hospital and
Loxo Jume, (above 13)
of fire occurred on the 30th September, and hore which showed that the feeling of the pablis wall known as to beg to make the better class in tobaco do. The prison wells in part fiol. This has now been discontinued; the. Gomes, R. Powers, 8. Ahmet.
Entries:-Y. Dodd, N.S. Anb, R. Hopkins, should call as a witness P.C. Phelps, who would was in their favour upon the mater. In answer ate that ho ran into the house when the alarm to his Lordship he said Chinese houses were work in the yards, tobasos was frequently Hospital washing being done elsewhere. afar
Arab distanced the other competiters at has given, and carried out the barsing bodding charged 'cne par dan more than Europesu PRISONERS AND THEIR DISCIPLINE. thrown over the walls from the adjoining Street, as can be ascertained no profit has been reali first attempt, and after aalase vantart Dedd won into the street, and he was satisfied at the time houses, as they wars not so well built nor so 11-After a short experience of eight months and falling among the prisoners was secret f
med by this industry, the cost of fuel, soap, etc., second place.
that there was kercsine oil in it. The second safe.. I charge of this last, I vantars to hazard any them before it oonld he observed by the turn having, it is believed, eaten up the money ro
N. 8. Arab (15Et. lia) LÁNY HI 1 alarm of fire was in the middle of the day on tho Mok Yu Tong, compradore to Hosers. Pastac opinton that the Chinese convicts under my keys in targe, even if the latter did not wilfully.ceived, but no acenrate account appears ever to
V. Dodd (13it. Sin.)
10th October, and the jury had heard whst & Co., gave similar evidence, and he also deposed charge are aa amenable to discipline, and diepas turn their eyes away. It was introduced in pro have been kept. The prison washing was mic
were the ofraumstances of that alarm. On the to examining the plaintiffs books on their HIGH JUMP, (autor 13). od to be as well conducted as Use of any race vision baskots and in dry earth buckets. In foot od up with that for Hospital and. Asylum. No
18th October the place was entirely destroyed by delivery immediately after the firs. The entries Entries. Machado, J. Alvor, E. Alvea, T. fre, Mr. Francis quoted the case of the Queen of purchases from Fatshan and San Vi par I am acquainted with This riew, I must admit, every ingensity is exercised by prisoners and permanent record was kept of the member in in appearance not enpported by the statistics their friends outside to have this curated article prison clothes washed. The washing for pti: Orley, W. Stopani, H. W. Fisher, W. Bay, E. against Bully, & Car's case, 311, to show where ported to refer to gudde delivered a month before,
two or three fires occurred in one house before but he observed that the ink was then quite Temperature given in the Annual Ratum. It will be observ-secretly introduced into the Geol. The followson offers was likewiss mixed up with the Lammert, and E. Ray. ed that in the rear 1934, with a daily average ing steps have been adopted Every effier for kitakon and washhouse was not accounted for and Lammert, and the latter, after clearing Sft. reasonable way, it was tolerably strong evidence been written straight off.
other washing, and, to add to all, the fuel used There was a capital contest between E. Ray ita testruction, "Which were not explained in a frock, and that the parolases appeared to hare famidity. number of 552 prisoners, 4,794 prison afteneer proved to have been engaged in traffic with pri wero reported. In 1895 with an average of 550 ouers has boca dismissed; sororal porsous found separately. The sicer in charge of the wash-6tin., failed at the next jamp, which the latter to show that the subosqueal fire could not have
Inspecter Quincey gave evidence to the war Foroy of wind...... prisons 6,473 prison offences were reported; attempting to pass tobacco into Gaoi have been house on my arrival could barely read and write cleared at his second attempt.
been accidental. In the vase referred to the evi rants for the arrest of the suppsed masters of piving an average of 12 prison offenece a year pronson tad. Nats have been suspended over and kept his notas in pencil hieroglyphics. I had
E. Ray 3ft, Zin.)
donee was tonderod of two previous fires having the Mi King shop being given him to execute, for each prisoner: nor was the great baik of parts where tobacco had been thrown over the therefore to give up as hopeless the attempt to
B. Laswert (St., Jin)
cocarred-attempts made in the house to set fire and to Ng Fuk and Li King boing abseąt from thes offres or muilted by a small number of walls. The employment of prisoners as cooks make on an Resount of the washing industry for
to the shop sud warobouse, although there was the colour at the time. He did not know why THROWING babitual offenders, as is the case in Bagland, and servants to turnkeys has bosa stopped by the past year.
CHICKST BALL, (abore 12)- A proper amount is now kept.
no evidence against the prisoner to show that he those warrants had not been put in execution where only about half the ramber of priaquers Government, and constant vigilant inspections
Entrissit. Powers, R. Hopkins, R. . Lam was concerned in those attempts
Lagainst thoas two since their rotaứn to the mert, T. Singh, V. Dodd, F. Gomes, N. 8. Arab,
His Lordship-Was there any alarm given in Colony, Ahmet. J. Fisher, and R. Figuar
that case P-bocanso in this case the people seem PC. Phelps gave evilouse to an alarm of fice at The routest lay between Araband Singh, and to have rashod into the street and talled fire. the 31 King shop on the 20th Onther, 1884; be after a good contest Arab put the ball 65 Lett. Mr. Francis said he believed the circumstances rashed in and found in a small room at the back and Singh failed to get within two yards of that of the two cases were not quite the same, but he of the shop a great deal of steke but no flame.
N. 8. Arab (65 yants
cited the case in question to show that where the There was bad and some bedding which wore. master had been charged with getting fire to smoaldering. The Chinese thero wars making
note books, or to tasir memory. But in most
events:-
E. Lammert.
H. Waggot....
3
HUNDRED YArni, (above 13). Entries. Pavers R. Hopkins, N.S. Arab, F. Lammert, V. Dodi, F. Gomes, and 8. Ahmet.
The race was won estly by Arab, the biggest
TUG OF WAR. SIDIA
R. Fiquor, (Capt) E. Ray
R. Hopkins
J. Machado
T. Orlay
C. Aitken V. Dodd
J. Fisher G. C. Hayward N. Muhta S. Ahmet T. Singh
SUPREME COUNT.
Sat March
Quotations are:- Hoarkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-197 Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited |
per cent. premium, buyers.
$480 per share.
Chins Tradors' Insurance Company's Staro→→
$72 per share.
North Chias Insurance-The. 350 per share. Yangtaze Insuranos Association-Tis. 125 por
share. Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$1,90 par
share.
Cuatan Insurance Offca, binitel—197)
7 per
shinzo, altern
Hongkong Fire Insuranos Company's Shares-
$380 per share, bagers. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
per share, buyNEA,
Hongkong and haupos Dook Company'a
Sharoe-82 per coat, premi.. bayers. Hongkong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Cola Sharex-$78 ger skara premium, sollera. Indo-Chins Stain Navigation Co's Shares→→
5 per cent. diecɔant... China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-Spar boat. diasanet, nominal. Douglas Stoamship Company, Limited-$25
per share.
Rongkong Gas Company's Shares-$120 per
share.
share, buyers.
three weeks' separate coufiisurect at the be- tersepted jard sent to the Folica) saking friends suitable workshops available. Baob, convist boy of the lot, by several yards. Time, 11 LEE TINO AND OTHERS . THE FIRE IS tebout 31,500 worth of goods, and that won Hongkong Ios Company's Share4-8155 pr
from of erime
prisoners
bad and the bad wores.
N. S. Arab 8. Ahmet
might be taught a trade before discharge and the BCA, profits might be increased so as greatly to redaso the cost of the prison.
25-4. very few remarks will suffice as to the prison industries of the past year.
Oakum picking, hitherto not very routier
previously paying $10 a too for the raw material or paper staff, it has since June last been pro. enred for $45, while oakum has been sold for the same price as before
Rattan chuir and basket making is a now in- dustry, started in October last, The work is
In 1894 vasily taught, convicts take much interest in it,
mae_low, and when couvlets were scowled at
extended.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS,
F. Gomes
LONG JUMP, (under 19).
Entries:-T. Orley. J. Machado, J. Alves,
G. Williams, E. Lammert, A. Wallace, and II. Wagott.
Orley was again a winner in this cant an excellent content, clearing lift. lia.
T. Orloy.......
H. Wagyott.
E. Lammert
600 VARDA, (ar 13 Prize presented by Mre. Marah.
was very good.
E. Laumert.
J. Fisher.
are annually punished for prison offorces. On and searches are continually inade all over the [- the last day of the year it was found that there | Gaol premises. These measures have not with 26-Having now reportal on those points of. were caly 79 prisoners in Gaol who had been some sucess. It will be soon from the Reprison discipline and administration which ap- free of punishment for three months if we turn of these offences suured herolo, that pear of more prominent interest, all the further compare this with the statistios of English pri- in the first six months of the year 684 cases of observations or suggestions I would desire to sous, where in 188031 with an average number basing tobacco were reported; an average of 88 offer centre round the one theme, the urgent of 16:97 prisoners, only 5,281 prisoners were per month. In the last six months 175 cases necessity of no longer delaying the building of
T. Singh (63 yards)
after
1
2
9.
2
1
#
1
share. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-861 per share.
premium.
premiam.
premium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURK.
Po Ma Fazzowa & Co's«Rustựtem).
Emo Sle
Thermometer i nya ata kama una?
Thermo Nutôt voữa K. (WH) buki), Thromonaster...in (Wet bulb).... Thermometer,. (Wet baik)......... Thermometer- Thermometer--Minimum (over night? ...
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTEL.
Barometer
day.
Previous On data
On date
at 10 smnt 4 p.m.
st 4 pzn.
29,65
97
E.S.E
2
Weather .............
Direction of wind
18.
1.—Bakwatan reduced to 33 degrees Fahrenheit andts the leral of the mesin inober, teache and hundroth
Ace in the shade in degrees Fahrenheit.
-Howner is peronatije eluturvakíun, the hamidity a air enfumturo with moisture being 160.
-DELETION OF THE WIND BUS polart Beale G-FORCE OF, THE_Wtun according to
BYAN OF Txu Whayman, B. Lise sir, C. Astachod anda D.drating min; Pg: G.loor. II. Zails forlight alag; oversat P. passing showers; agusly; &, rain; 8. snow; T. Ibander; V. visibility, M. daw <wat),
7.- in inches, torths and Dundredthe
W, DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 31st March, 1885,
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