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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE GOVERNOR.-ELECT OF HENGKONG.

common law. With the merita of the parti- fur unac we have no concern; had the rial gone on possibly the defendants might Although we understand we official con- inve accured an acquittal on the morite, firmation of the areenreement by Router of possibly they might have been convicted and the sprintment of Sir Gronas STRAPAN, Bautenced to parisbaeat commensurate with hag tha

gravity of the crime with which they

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 24r, 1887.

laltora liable to saizuro, it is needless to say that it would bo to the interest of the Ohi nese themselves to avail of the facilites of. tored by the established Post Office in this branch of the correspondence.

THE OPIUM TRADE WITH CHINA

REPORT OF THE SUPERIVENDENT)

OF VICTORIA GAOL FOR 1880.

KGM.G., to to Governor of Hongkong charged. But the defect in the THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, AND amounting to 110 taale pr pienl will be fried malise and that he inserted an apiclogy. See varmeat, on the lat inst. :--

Some

matter.

light

and immediate

ainte

THE CULTIVATION OF THE PUPPY Tho December sumber of the Friend

work.

extended by Ordinance 3 of 1854. Brichy toss

case, na aggravatel asanit with a hammer, was - tried in the Supress Coart. The remaining His EXCELLENCY-Ilen. gentlemon of the amotions, refer to procedure. By section 3

cases of assaulting and fighting were not seriona Lsgislative Council. I have received offoil the defendant in an setiaz for defication notice by telegraph from Peking that, on andy give in evidence. is mitigation of dama

The following report was laid on the inble of and were in fact my squabbles over food or after the 1st February, the additional article to go that he offered an apology. Br action the Legislative Council, by comment of His

14-The reduction in the number of offenrad the Chefoo Convention will be put in format the 4 it is comp to the defendant to set up the Tranty Portes and that duty and lekin on opium defence that the libel was pab ishod without red sancy the Uffleor Administering the Go of having tobacco or apima most aurkel feature during the past year This is chily. lue to the great attentimi ani virilaum of the Gaol Superintendent's Offion, been received here, there is good reason to wor

by the Foreign Inspectorate of Chiers Customstion & makes it an offenco is publish or threaton.

Prison Oflcers. The ingoaity of wrisoners. When which has thus been brought to

I am also informed that duty and lokin oa juake publish a libel or to proposa to abstain from believe that the news is correct.

Hongkong, sth January, 1887. pablishing anything with intent to extort money,

id their friends, as exercised in arts to shipped opinn from Honghong will coitize to of great Lime in November last Sir Oxonesia

Colonial Segretary,I beg to forward horo-pass in these narcotics, is very grow, zonă cons be collected by the Chinese Cuialas at present Soetion & naturises the defendant to sat up a BALABAN passed througli Colombo on his importanes. There is a very large trafic China, in publishing the correspondence beat the Stations around Hongkong and Macac till plea of justifiention, that is, to plead the truth with Anzual Statistiot Sturn of Victoria start rigilance is nucersary

15.-In my Report for 1881, F detailed thr way home from Tas unnin, it was understood in women and children in Annam and tween the Society for the Suppression of the the 1st April. I buvo received no information of the libel and that it was published for the Gool for the year 1986, and beg at the same time

but tha

steps adopted with this view The tobacco in- unfortunato creatures are Romo- that the post find on offered to him,

Opium Trade and the Marquis Torno in re

2.-In my previous year's Report I wabmitted tracneed during the year has chiefly been as be in delicate health he was doubtful times brought to the colony or taken ference to the additional article to the hetes yet from the Borotary of State for the Colonies pablie benefit Suction enables the defourdant in offer the following low observations.

in reply to my despatch forwarding the arrange ia a prsumptive cuss of publication by the net of hother his medical advisers would bis acceptance of it. From all that we can or other Chinoza ports. In the Convention, expresses much antisfaction with meat made by this Commissiea which recently say other porson by his authority to prove that that in our Geol administration we ought to be brongat in 'by the chain-irang, and by far the see our hee sannot assist them, His Excellency's reply. The Society's organ sat in Hongkong. I have telegraphed to the auch publication was not made with his authority, gaided, as far as circumstances allows by the greater number of thesi offenses are for segrat has hitherto been supposed that their

Beersary of State the information received from consent, or krewige Sration 10s in resprot of long and very successful experienen of English tag stamps of cigars or cigarettes picked up on considers this to be

bevery encouraging, an

and says Paking

the anats. It annete that in the case of a private Prison adainistration, where a combination of las road or at work.

16. In my Report of 1885. I adverted to the a young saan arrthing but re-importation into this colony was no fully that the most important paragraph of the

prosentor, if judgment shall be given for the dodoterront and reformatory Prison discipllos had e was sunce sale whethert be cliante provided against that of Chinese wrocion Marquis's folter that which suggests that

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY inid on fent, the defendant shall be eatitink to ro resulted in a great decrouse of veins and reform-risk of possible conspiracies, with so muy co... or children under similar circumstances, and the British Government slivsld place restric- the table a miruta ley 11.B. the Astrup Governer cover bis costs from the prostor, and in theation of the crimina classes, und as far as the riots living in association. This year has no cided to inke the app

the appointment it may be con- 1880s

It is

is to be luded that he is improving in houth, and bastion.

bo feared that if it be Indin, in which case be says the Chinese bug for the parpots of caring dealgings, voted the prosecutor shali ha entities to cover his son muy endeavour, aring the past year, to conspiracy was tende to sst fire to the Grash, in been advised to e me fore Sir Gronem comes known that Acuauite

easts from the defondant. These, as I have al carry est ihe system wie in England has bopes of effecting an escape In the outfesion Government would surely lose an time in last year and not expatia council on the ready stutust, aro santions already in foros in the prated so successful. And bought

"not expandid; and $8,550, the

The attempt was frustrated, ample information su be brought hero and

* following the example, and putting

- unst, however, bu romembered that in having been received in time, and I am in is a Meier in the Royal Artitbery, and otherwise dealt with with greater offectual check upon the growth of arian in 19th Noveraber fast for the togstruction of a recolouy, Sections 11, 12, and 13 ore taken from

Im entered in De Aide-do-) asfoty than Chinase womun a market for Chica." From the point of view of thetaining wall along the nariburu face of the oli¥ an older Act, 3 and 4 Vie, a. 9, Sco. 1, They the peculiar position of longkang. Prisog að- kopes of shortly obtaining softei ›nt ovidenca lo

Friend of

the most important portion of built, of which $5,000 is now due, and the balorios Concil. The remainder of the Ordinanca is very smali istuenes in diminishing the criminal full report on this subject was submitted t of newapo per libela Section 14 declares to bolour as imported from the neighbouring Chinos to enter inta detalls bera. The desperadogs can-

d sanction

learn Si: Gxonar STRANAN, though com-

but it

FINANCH

of Hutong would suit bin. If he lins de have been dealt with on that resa tions upon the cultivation of the drag in recommending the re-vote al $19,000 For a steam event of the issua being found for the prosecutor | different conditions of this Gaol dmittel, it em without its expo-iones in this respect

STRAHAN 19

which

الدم

women

Corps Im

to Mr. GLADSTONE, when tairen wes d ligh Commissioner of will he Irian Isla; and the 17th February desirable, therefore, the Ordinance should

1857: Io

then will at once be established and ther

b amended without delay. That the

ary. 1852, he was eminent ba brought in large numbers. It is rotter, and it in certainly the only

1871,

tu

from 1876 in 1880, when he was deputed to administer the Government of Cape Colony

uts «

nominal

GUFATICE

Chius

we

the will be required shortly.

On the mention of the Aarva COLONIAL SE

to

THR AOL REPORT.

THE LAZALEMIO,

A

AAM

now, as far as this Colony is coueurned in respect population which is not so mnoh bred in the Ce-Government at the tire, it sous unter assuṛy

SUBORDINATE, STAFF.

he was apposted in the same captions of the common law do not Ruffici paragraph which contains any suggestion for CENTARY, seconded by the COLONIAL TRASB privileged the report of sný publie weet-Provincas ant the greater or sneller influx of cerowi in su atempts are gencrally member af the late SIT FENET STORES. In 1968-69 Sir

not be available us a defance in any pro While therefore we may expect that both the information from members of this society, al GEORGE then Captain STRAUAN commenced meet the discumstances of the irade in en- But of wint value is the A6-8, the its was referred to tho Finance Coming, provided always that this section shall which he reninfly dependent on extraneous unus the Trind Society. It is very difficult to gust any

of the Marquis Tauna of the intan-mitten,

ceeding, if the plaintiff or prosecutor can show doterrent and reformatory results of judicions though it has been done before now. But Chi- his ca

Career in the Colonial Civil Service, en is shown by the fact of its having been tions of the Chinese Cavernment? That ho The ACTING COLONIAL SKORATATT laid upon that the defendant has refused to insert in Prison administration may have cousklerable new prisoners who are not Trials are often n by arling ag Seemary to the deserts

the Clever found necessary to supplement thom by himself is sincera in desiring to see the the lab Chrono sales part of the Saparintendent the newspaper in which the report cattaining effect in redoing the proportion of rscovic unwilling to give information provided they ar Tent of Biala. From thu he was trans special Ordinances, of which 2 of 1875 is the habit of opium smoking abolished in of Victoria Gaol for 1936.

the matter complained of appeared, a reason- tions, the administration of the Gool cau hare rot called on to give evidence in a Court which ferred to the Bahamas, where he was Coloniat most important.

able letter or statement or explanation do not doubt, and "it be

ereuly slight influence, one way or another on the would expose them to the vengesans of the ilegal Sitiatory for shoejdsund dinin

wind big-nun wage would probably Print to tone following question was contradiction Netion, 15 gives to the At increase ur diuination of the fleating critainal exciotics,

17Prison discipline during the year 1836 tornay Gears the power of stopping ang population confined in the Gaol, II, as recom tered the Government from

Apri

FUR HONGKONG POST OFFICE AND doavour, to do something to check bulu pat by the Hon. A. P. MACEWES

prosecntion before a court of stay juris ended by me last year, criminals discharged bas, in my opinion, inale steady and satisfactory May, 1879. In the latter gear he was ap

the cultivation of the puppy and the con- CHINESE CORRESPONDENCE.

Whether it in the itation of the Government to

diction. Au important change is made by sen- from Gaol were by legislative enactment placed progress. annex retaros as to prisen offenças pointed Administrator of the Government of

sumption of the product in the Central band over the Lazaro on Sentiers Isla

the War Ofico, and, if us, what has been done ta ob- tions 12 and 18. At present tho magistrate under Police supervision, we should be able to similar to those buited last year, adding for ad in July, 1974, wan-made Governor

The Post Office Ordinance, read a third Kingdom, Nor wilt we deny that the tais a site for a new building to receive the sick from bas to enquire whether the matter complained have some rollable statistics as to how far habit- the sake of comparison the statistics of 1982 and of the Gold Cassi Colony. Upon the recall of

of was libellous and whether the publication has uaf cricinals Lnd bem reformed into industrious 885. In the return showing prisoners provions. Si JOHN POPE ward Island NEST trom the Wind. Į time on Friday afternoon, gives to the Post-Murques possesses considerable influence in quarantined vessala?

STEAMAN FRS aant to master-General an elixative monopoly of the Peking. We trust that he does at all events, tha has mamies said-Sir, shatly after the ben brengat hese to the defendant. At pre- and honest citizens. Ai pre ent we can only by convicted, it will be burved that in 1841, 52 Island il Louane knows that in his opinion of us to the truth of the libel. Section 17 now perentage of re-cervictims. Some insprore. The sear wore old offenders as against 25 per had upon the troubled water at Bar- postal business of the colony. Ha, has and sincerely bopo he will use it to god completion of the now lazaretto on oneontters i soot it is no part of his dnty to revive evilance julge vaguely, by comparing, year by year. the per cent of prisoners conflued on the last day of

LABOUR ON PUBLIC WORK AND INDUS- the pitsain. He held ibas Gererament here was no provision of law ander which leave thint vast thert lump, the Cinco ask permission of this lioforament to annex it option being for the public benefit, of the matter lust day of the year 22 per vest, of the prisoners

and seems to have surveed entirely bitberto lud am tonapoir, but as parpose, Bat is his indence sufficiens the Military experts it would be desirable to authorisse him to receive ovidezen of the publi- ment is shown in this respect in 1886. On the sent in 1885.

of it could be punished it was oficial mind? Can he, charming ever se for the purposes of the sole of defence of this contained in the libel being trus, and of the rain Oaul were re-convicted prisoners, as against

TILAT LABOUTK. e monopoly at all. The road wisely, even with the aid of the Viceroy of colony, and the forts that are being built there. port being fair and scourate and without mulive. 35 per seat. of the previous year.

8.A chain-gang of prisoners hos buon work. ing during the rear under the orders of the question involved in the alteration is the con- Chibi, move the official coast for over se and to ask the Government to select a new sito. It also authorises him, after hearing such wri

short à distance out of the ruts in which it have every reason to believe that General Camerdener, sis of opinion that there is a strong and

A

4-Tlan Guol Staff, besides Wa Warden and Surveyor General on Public Works. It has end to in For Majesty's High Comunissionerol of Chinese corresponden. In kisbee travelled for two thousand years? We on does not cousilor if assœury tetake over this probable, presumption that the jury on the trial Head Turnkeys, consists of first and scoond Claes geaurally ensisted of shant 60 men. During for South Africa pending the arrival there of port for last Sir HERCULES ROBINSON, and proceeded in

year the Pustinaster-General said: The time has perhaps arrived when

phen shall see.

Eren supposing that these en balding, but it would be a grant satisfaction to would acquie the person charged, to dismiss the Turnkeys, all Europeans, and first and second the year 1885 and in previous years the work of The the large shipping interests of this oniony to ase. Section 18 gives him jurisdiction in trivial Class Assistant Turnkeys, now mostly Euro- the chaingan had uut given satisfaction. 1881 to Tasmania to take up his substantive something should be done to bring the Chilightened mandarine can to some extent

bave some official assurance that there is no iu.

cases. In any caso brought before him, if the

peans, but having a proportion of coloured mer men and has allowed este food, nad bad not pointment of Governor of that Colony. The aese correspondence transmitted to and from influence the course of affairs in China, mediate intention of diverting this building from magistrate is of opioion (he charge is of a trivial and nativos among them. These men are all apparently been kupt to and hard work by the zecare the promulgation the purpose for which it was erected, and that in nature, sich magistrate may reduce the charge bees trained in the Guel. None of them had ang offerre in charge. In consequence of the pe vernor-cluct of Hougkeng founded upon the this Colony more under control. There can of an Imperial Decree

]] imposing all case of need it and proper accomandation will be into writing and ask the defendant if he desires pastique training in Gao dicipline. But more commendation of a Committee. Government li- Full record in the Colonial Office List. Ma-bo doubt that the revenue sufferer kinds of pains and penaltion on the opiam provided for the sick from the vessels trading to be fried by a jury or dealt with anmmarily, than half the Turnkeys now on the staff, includ-ractor the issue of extra ford to be discuulituusal

Ba-Loss jor Braaaan was knighted shortly before be from

on the 26th June last. The system hitherto in the smuggling of thousands of Chinese letters,

not to Chinese ports where spoker and confiscation on the cultivator of hero during the approaching sensen; so that the and if he desires to be dealt with summarily the ing nearly all appointed during the past year, rit Barbadoes. We believe he is in erect. ient odour in Downing Steet, and has given there is no national Post Office to receive the poppy it does not follow that they would inconvenistica and her leg which has accurred magistents may thereupon deal with the wise have been traired to discipline in the Aems. fun of chaaging the officer in charge of the

and if he convicts him aliudge aim to pay a tine The pendant of the European Officers during chaib-yung monthly, appeared to me ansuitable. The ACTING COLONIA SECRETARY—lore not eding 1250.

the year has been good, they were generally and tending to caroless supervision. I ther abundant-proofs- of tuet and ability in his them, but to San Francisun, Australia, the be one whit nearer the accomplishment of in the past will be avoided.

Straits Settlements, and other places trere their design, Se long as the interests

wifere

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Sevendal, zoalous ad painstaking, they were just and fore directed the Flea Tarnsey in charge art alministration. He appears to hate beeu

cient Post Offices exist. Tho subject is of the immune majority of the officials ply to the hou. member I have to state that it

is not the intention of the Government to hand and the Bill was read a second time.

judicious in their intereances with prisoners and his first assistant, toko kupt on this daty for very popular in Tasmania, and a highly up-

contributed ranch to the increased discipline six months at a time and male then responsible erintive address was presented him on surrounded with difficulties, and the sweep-are canned in perpetuating aar price over the lazuretto, as the application for it by

which is very observable among the prisoners, for a proper amount of working dove Thai' feating Huhart. Sir GrORGE STRAHAN is ang measures so often advocated, besides tice or habit, so surely will Imperial the Military Authorities was withdrawn

-I had occasion, in my Report for 1865, to result has been salinfactory. Tas Surveyor- - wid war. He will probably arive here about being ruinously expensive, would make the Decrees quickly became, as they have time ago.

Postal

done time and again in the past, mere Department. here & nuisance and

speak nufavourably regarding the coloured and General has assured me that during the past June next, if it prete correct that he has des-

dead lettera. bindrance

Hare not several Atringeot

live staff. I cu now report a considerable your the worst done by the chain-gang has been ided to accept the post. We en only hope tolerated for

trade which would not be Decrees been issued agains the enttiva

improvement in that elus. The most antrustsatisfactory and valuable. werk. The function of A

-Th other industrial work carried on in not to binder tion of the poppy, and baze ther not been,

worthy among then we weeded out. Those that air are deidely improved. I believe the Grand is, ca the whole, been as satisfactory they have bencfited from the example of the us the limited space for work-shops would allow Enxpezas.Thenadre-feurilincity-with-pri-Considering the great advantage of teaching ano, se observablent first, las now disappeared, trades to the criminal class, it is very dostrablo 20 and I believe that illicit dealings between Turn-that facilities should be afforded for the extension

of industrial labour. 20 keys and prisoners have altogether ceased.

20-I append an abstract slowing the actual

above is a hriel sketch of the esteer of the Go-

businese Proposals

that

they

not

BANITATION AND THE SANITARY BOARD.

MARINA SURVEY FEES.

The Connoil resumeed consideration in com- wittee of a Bill entitled an Ordivance to amend - Ordinanca No. 8 of 179. It was proposed by The Hoa A. D. MacEWEN pursunat e notice, the Bill to add the following fees to those charge also put the following question

ablo under the MerchantShipping Ordinance

For an-veys of Khirs' bottom only. Half the fees For faspection of vessels veider 50 tons during

d for each

When disco Orticnice, for amending the Larg will quane before the Council?

aled by will prove sucoresful and popular Office is to fit practical nature often, successfully deff Hay we not routing to Public Herith is the colony of ilongkong for warweys of steamshipe for pa-rouger certificates. Brusion of the appointment of Sir Grome bave, as yon ure. aware, been submitted to hoan töld by travellers taChina viosa veracity Phy hon ember said-Sir; you are aware that construction simal 56: tons....

Since the above was written ficial con

STEARAN has been received. Mr. Mansu will be relieved is Machy SMITH, nud presumably the de will not murive til: late in the year.]

fact

and ther

Doex

the Government this matter,

13 unimpeachable that they hare son fields Sir Cecare at present under consideration." That covered with the flaunting marlet flower Governor the revenue suffers serions Inos from the flourishing right in view of the Taos gates not everyone know that hoats of off fact of the bulk of the Chinese: correspond

being conducted through private cislu find an ace or usement in the pins ence

the pipe and is it not matter of notoriety that agencies and

not passing through that many mandarine-derivs large revenues from Post Office

levied an ani

growers? To make ment a eight to The wonacement made by His Excellencypostal business? If so, then undoubtedly tion that the Opium Agreement-Additional the ACTING GOVERNOR in his sparch at the letters ought to be made to contribute to Article to the Cheron Convention signed in Central School on Wednesday with regard that rescue. But we think it will be ger-July, 1885 will prove the first important to the opening of the new building for that orally admitted that the Government has no step towarda chesting the use and abuse of institution will have been rend with general euch right. The charge made for postage opium." Heleney does not enlighten

1HE NEW HABIPATION FOR THE HONGKONG CENTRAL SCHOOL.

apar

nd air..

MARSH

expressed the

Lop

For inspectier of engines and boilere neder

and for each additional 5 II P.. 50 1. P. during castruction

Surveys of unlicensed launches under 50 feet in length

feet and ler 100 feet... The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-From in-

then comes the questi, has the Govern the sque Trza expresses the conric- which bristles with points of vital imperlanco to is comupo.sory.

the

a revenue out of

The

if called

I

at these wenkty

struck out.

10 15

Ji028 32L

-Oskan-bas, like in the presiono par.

The dee

the time and attention of the Sanitary Board for months past have been taken up in preparing a Bill entitled the Public Health Ordinano

PRISON BUILDINGS, and I think it is thestrable that this Bil should be brought before the Council nuder the amper. vision of yourself, sir, rather than that it should

6--The Prison buildings remain in the stata profils or savings to Government in fencerent. in which they were at the date of my last Report. industries carried on in the Gasi. The letal pra- be deferred until the arrival of a new Governor

The diffinities we have te conted arrainst from it during the year amounts to $3.84208 who madurably will require some time to master formation I Davo tiesived from the Harbour

I have also ently contornicet a DỰN evarcrowding in associated wards, and from want the various detuin of it. It is a Bill I en stro, Master it appears the survey of ships' bottons of proper work-shog, Lequia us before. They industry: Instead of purchasing the in plates

With respect in the others, the

and mugs for the prisoners food and tea. members of this community, whether they are inspre i vrassle under 50 tons during can bave already begu pointed out by me at some

tan plates and expayers or landowners. There is ous matter struction, the inspection of engines and bilera lent, and need not be repentel I need only I cared elt kerasing of time and com wish especially to mention this evening in en luring construction, and the survey of unlicensed in record may opinion that a really satisfac-manood nak action with it. The position of the inofleial launches, they are all upla wal. He has received tory deterrent and reformatory Prison discipline Gaol. In neza Amal Report this will be members of the Sanitary Board is a somewhat latis, ther the amper at applications for estnot be established without the introduction shown us a profitab lustry

22--I will only offer few short remarks on unsatisfactory our innemuch as we fool we are these surres and jusprutions, and therefore be of the separate systems and suitable work-shops.

-- the With Murch lat, I made a press prison industry. all Vietona College, is now progressing for agrvices rendered, pot as a 16%, and, as which he expects this result wonhich, we are toki, egunot, be acted weder until it has been thonght batter nei to lagalise crowded state of the Gaol, and the suoject was been the most profitable industry. 1-pt. it hasle tif. The stuetitre, which is to beght Laybe locked upon simply as a charge the Anti-002 Society as to the way in working at a certain disadvantage. In connection thought it better to have an Orditumoslagaliciping representation to Government or the over-

be altaised, with this Bill there are certain standing orders the charging of these fors, but on consideration that the setiela, might after their next year's hi fion. s. Larak says in the passage of and would probably be puzzles, for bis that Bill, as a whole, or at all events a portion them. They are not necessary, and the time of fally enquired inte by a Commission of which drawback, that in doing this work the jaisonets

by the fourtion of a

to do so, to show any special reason for of it, becomes law. report quoted above, the

One of the orlaix states the Governort Surveyne is fally faken tp, and the resonable E. J. Ackroyd was Chairman, osunet be said to be fearning trad holidays ressemble in it. Of course, as the post office is to facililiste, not to binder buni belief. The wish was doubtless fatter to the that the cufirmed winates of the weukły fro. !therefore it is not thenght proper muy ad Their Report, dated at June, 180, submitted; want is alse limited and storie of pickun ACTING GOVERNCA reminded bis hearers; ness. If the Chinese en conduct their cor- thought. It seems to us that the chief feet owlings shall be published in the Governmental work shote te rien, 1 by in overal recommendations which have in part is dangerous. The surplus how band f there we always many things, such as fit respondence. more satisfactorily and econo- of the Opium Agreement will be to put Gazette. There are frequently cases of the therefore use that all the words in this action been carried out, unit are, I understand, in part therefore shortly be sold by nuction.

still under the consideration of Governmen, but-Coir Yarn Anthero has been start- toically to themarlees without the aid of the money into the coffers of the Chinese Co-greatest interest cropping tings and interior arrangementa that are Post Office, the matter must be look.vernment. It has also tended to diminish meetings, and raatters of importance that I from the words For inspections of veagels," be ya material relief to the anngasted state of the daring the year, and the work has gona an sometimes found incomplete after build- legal

Hon. F. ERIE said there was no necessity Sol has as per bean experienced, and the dan wall; the outgut has been more than doabled and ing is supposed to be finished, and this ad at in alla bearings before the Govern- the profits of the Indian pium merchants, the pahle should certainly be made acquainted

A

miantion, and the provocation and temptation to! 25 Rattan Work.This work has boenL especially the case in a large public ment attempts to rigorously enforce the by compelling & reduction in prices in order with, And, sir I venture to hone that befors for the Rill. There were Lloyds and eller ger to discipline. the danger of oral conta the pratit nearly doubled.

A moto give the Bengal and Malwa drug some you hand over the reins of Government to sarreres to do the work, institution which is still in

H EXCELLENCY-Thero is Captain Prison offences which I pointed out as due to steadily progressing, but the sale has as yet hoen

• prosesy of de- Postmaster General's monopoly chance of holding their own' in competition your successor ao endeavour will be made to

the ovarerowding in associated wards, now ex litoited. velopment. But in any case I be very nopoly was first given to the English Post

26.-Net-making. This work is only carcistog gratifying to the bardworking Head Master, Office in the reign of CHARLES I., and the with the native grows opina. The Agree. bolish this secret system of testing the Burnie, and a Mr. Anderson, 1 understand.

Hen P. RYKI-And Mr. Andrew Johnaton. ists in a fall force as ever.

8. Notwithstanding the limited and inou when orders are received The amint of work HIS EXCELLENCY—The surveys am not coma- Waldt, and all his assistants if they revenue to be derived therefrom probably dient bas done nothing to curtail the pro- mental to the interests of the colony and Also ta

venient space, an extra boon for grass-mat rak dona has been less than in the previous year. are able to remora into the new College influenced its establishment more than a deduction of opium in Chin; on the contrary, many of the official purected with it. I think

pulsory.

27. Gas-mat masking-Another bow las ir 1838.

sira

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the ing and an extra long for roir-mat making have mases the public converiance. But it is being more largely prova in the Man- the system is a pernicious one, and I trust that must be confessed that the institution has in the present day the Post Ofice is a pertainly heard of no diminution in the pro-mte to the proceedings of the Sanitary Board.

provinces

ever, and we bare in future some publicity will be given at any Government was withdrawing all the fees in the been put up for working the year. This been added and the work done during the you not oni morguses the amber of prisoners in. was more than triple that of the provious year, Bill except the first.

33-Washing.-A. striat, account of this in- enough for emancipation from longer looked upon ns ar instrument of Hong

Szeeburn,

Hoz. 3. P. MACHWEN said he thought the tested in industrial work, but adds to this dustry has been kept this year, for the first time. in tasution. habitation in

Tuonan, or As a master of fact it Fields duction in either

aud it appears that arging for washing af the confined and unhealtby have been revenue, but, that revenue is probably Kweichow. If he British Government wera (swer to the question of the hon. member, I beg surveys ought to be sampuisory for all vessels Ats of the Gaol.

arrying passengers, much handicapped in their work of tuition not more this would be charged by private to accept the advice of the Marquis TSENG, state that this Ordinansa is certainly one. #

A-Ia the prations Fear's Report I expressed only, half the usual rate in ougkeng you restrict the enltivation and prohibit the

of the cult that has hoop brought before this Conne the want of proper class rooms and the individuals or copaows for doing

ducted as those of most ather-zones. The ex- 29-Carpentering-is almost entirely confin crowding of the boys, to say nothing of work, while the convenience to the public of drag in India, the failure of the foreign sup- for a very long times, and it is receiving a great compulsory for vessels to pass a survey in order an opinion that Chinees couvicts were as aman-cat per piros) a very profitable saving has been

a single administration and systomy

production, and chat in spile of Im- have a special werting of the Exeuntire Council only to russols under constraction.

The CHIEF JUSTICE said there were a nam-parienes of another year has confirmed me in to work done for the Gaol.

50-Taifors' Shop-The work in this shop sance caused by the bubbub going on lated by law is much greater than any tho bo surely be made up by increase in deal of attention from the Government. We shult to obtain a liocago, but this Bilf had reforenes able to discipline and disposed to be as well non-realised.

densely crowded

this opinion. The auinier of Prisou offétices re- neighbourhood. When the new College is advantages which could be assured by hand. perial Decrsonnel the efforts of wall intention. It vidare. go on with it as fast as posible, her of Isunekes which were not required to be ported during the year as fedeed been great, has been considerably, extended. This sumant

For occupation these troubles and im- ing over the work to private enterprise. In el Chinese philanthropiste like the Marquis ment wishes to on it licenseit

TER, Wo bare no faith in the ability of With respect to the Standing Orders, it was How P. TRIE Aid he thought the surrows ompared with those of English Prisons, but this, clothing of the Gad Offcers was, this year, made pediments will

appear, the work of tuition: European countries a Government monopoly Chinese Government to carry out only a short time ago, before a weeting of Council, ought to be made by the people appointed by the sa formerly reported, is in a great were due up in the Gaol, but under considerable difficul. will go on

it that my hon. friend bright to my rolice the Societies, will of and the institution will

postai business is undoubtedly to the the smoothly,

plodges if they run counter to the wishes question of these Standing Orders: 1 ana not be able to admit a great number of additional public advantage, and, being for the

His EXCELLENCY said the inspections refer pupils. For years past.

compelled to restrict the number of ad- ( right to suppress any competition which brdorina, and wo Past bogy of the man-able, at present, to say whether they will be] red so in the BiD were mads solely for the satia, and also, though in a less degree than formerly, do not think this should be tried again, unless

management have advantage,

the Government has a togual and interests of the les confidence in the brought into force before this Ordince, but fretion of the person building the lanach; therto want of training and experience in Prison the officer in charge understood the basis of

Ocers. Tot the present year shows a slow but tailoring, missions, touch to the regret of the past and infringing the monopoly might detract frota perseperance of the Peking Authorities in I am authorised by His Excellency to stata that | were not compulsory, but if the poreon building corked and steady impressmort, as to the num

va Tears the efficiency of the service.

tha case ja overcoming opposition unless it is in some there is no objection whatever to publishing the the launch wanted to have como assurance that present Hood Master. It is now twelve yourse since the late Sir AETHUL KENNEDY, when pra- somewhat different where the proposal is geention which affects their own aupramany confirmed minutes of the proceedings of the Sathe builders very putting is good work and mat ber and nature of Prison offences. In 1585, successfully enlarged. All the boots and shows

nitary Board

terial he might have au inspection. We British Pust Office bald assame or the maintenanes of the dusty siding at the annual distribution of prisos as that

The are not at all curé—the Marque correspondence.

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The ACTING ATTESTY GENCIAL- -

NEW JULS.

of

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GEUKA 1 said it was

PERSONELS AND THEIR DISCIPLINK.

to the safores association of prisoners, by das ties and a orlais aunt of free inter from and night, at meals, at labour and in sleeping, outside bud to be hired to complete the work. I

the Central School, expressed his regChiness have lung, possessed a very efficienthal, the Imperial Gover- ACTING AUTORN ZY GENERAL, seconded by the is, the whole was struck out with the sxouption of Y ar for each prisoner. En 886 with a daily

withstanding that

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BUSINESS POSTPONED.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

it would be commenced in the following in their caso, might be worse service, in orach lees do we believe that they would! Ordinance to regulate the carrying and posses.in the Ordera of the Day mention was wind of loving to any slackness in reporting Prison to offer is one which I rapeuti y mucia, viz.:

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CURIOUS DEFECT IN THE LAW.

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of the tion of urtas.

THE STATUTE LAW REVISION HILL

THE T'OST OFFICE BILL.

81-Shoe-moking-This trade Las been very with az average number of 530 prisoners, 179 for Prison Officers are been made and very well The Bill was reported with the amendment Frison offences were reported, giving an average made in this shop at a saring of stant a that control of Chinese cors

The following Bills were on the motion of the proposed by the Acting Attorney-General, that uuriber of something our 12 Frisur offences adodaranach pair.

5-Printing has been done for Pablic the repairs to public worka necessitated the great typhoon of September, 1874, pre postal system of their own, founded on met would care to see the import of Indian ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARS, Teat & first the part relating to the survey of ship's bottoms average of 674 prisoners, 7.19 offences wire ro. Offices and some money las beso relied for

in dwindle to

ported giving an average unmber of a little over book-binding. to to nothing unless they could timen Urdinance for the Suppresion of the If epiaur

10 offenes a year for each prisoner. Thi vented the immediate construction of the the operations of private enterprise.

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that modest though satisfactory improvement is not they are to be caripelled to faceant what be sure that the beme product could be ne Trind Society and other Secret Societies and for

33. The most important suggestion 1 hara new building for the institution, but hoped the

the Punishment of the Members thereof; An made to yield an equal revenue, readily ment may draw a revenue

the first reading of a Hill entitled an Ordinanes offences. For increasing strictaess in this res that immediate steps should be taken to inter- year,

The speaker little imagined then der that the Government

undertake to

for the more effective Prevention of Crimes, and pect has been the steady rule during the year. done the separate system it hast as regards the cultivation of suppress that one of his successors in office would from their correspondence, they

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the Bill entitled an Ordiums for the further Bat it is unt only satisfactory to aliserre a ra long sentanza prisoners, and to fucrease the non-well founded cause of complaint. That the drug in Chian, a task that would involve the non- Azure place, have to regret, in the erection of the new building

a decade later. service would be worse in any directions then in an endless struggle with a law-second reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance ecrity of the Residents of the Colony from duction in the storage number of Prison of epacs for work-shops and indust; id labour.

defying population and greedy mandarinate. For promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by persound violence sud other Crims. He moved The delay in providing the Central School there can be no doubt. There is as

the general experience of the results of a judi rect and reformatorg Gaol discipline can be cions Prisen discipline have been verified in this established on a ârm basis. As the building of a with a suitable bome baa indeed been pro- Imperial Chinese Pust Office to which letters Tae supporters of the Society for the Supropssling certain enactments which have era-ed that these orde 3 be adjourned until the next but still re satisfactory to observe that Unless this is done, no really effcipit dater- Gal, in so far as a mob larger proportion of new Gaol seme nalikely to be undertaken for tracted. However, the period of expectation could be handed for delivery is the interior pression of the Opism Trade will have to wait to be in force or have become unecamry, fie peeting of Council.

The CoLoriar. TREASURER moved the third the offences during the past year have been enco-socio time. I cu paly repeat my suggestion af is drawing to a close, and those concernedoow of Chius, and under these circumstances then indefinite period if they build their hopes said-Thus Ordinance deals with a geod any Ordinances, a list of which appears in the ache-

mitted by a smaller number of bahitus! offenders last year that, short sentence prisoners, dat know within a month or two the titao when Hongkong Post Office would have to resort of seeing the traffic destroyed upon the dule. They are all Ordinances which sppeur is reading of the Peet Office sill.

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY Soouded. On the fast day of 1835 there were only 78 Chinese in, mori auteed to 6 months and under, should the Central School will be transformed into to the Cuinese private, pos;al agencies to time may come wit is posily ent. The the proscut printed lists of the Ordinances, bat

Hon. P. RYELE-Bufore this Bill is pood I prisoners in Gaol whe had been free of punish barmored to some other building, or perbapa Correspond for come...it eres now when the Law Revision Committee can to ex- Victoria Oollege, and balugated in a fabric execute auch deuve Sireits Settlements within measurable distance-when it will no amine them they found they had all cither be should like to say I think the, pezul olanses out for Caves months, while on the last day of to a hulk; this would leave spaeu among in

America, Asstralia, 198

in como obsolete, er the special object for are rather beary. We propose le troprisou an 1856 there were 111 prisoners who had been Victorin Gant to accommodată long sentezee and other foreign countries where Chinese longer pay cultivators to produce optum which they were pasand bad craged to exist; nor who refoans to CATTY Als; whereas we free of Prison panishment for three months and, prisoners on the separate system, and also give are to be found could be conveyed better, India, but it will not bo in consequence of probably, by the established Post Office than the efforts of the Mancha Government.cooms of them had been repealed by implication, see that in England it takes the course of a suit among these, 44 had been fres of punishment more space for industrial work.

34.I would also repent my suggestion that by the Chinese postal

10-While there is a proportionata roduction. habitnal orirainals and others who have erael of them are theanaust Appropriation Ordinances, this penalty hers any more than in England. At the Hongkong Criminal Sessions on the Post Office is incies, but unless uproot the habit of opium amoling from and some wAFE ERBSCUSSory. A great number in 'chuneery, I don't Roe way we should have fer a whole year.

in a position to do the morget their subjects, but because the ecm Whea cace the sums voted by these Ord annCOS The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-The compared with last year, of every kind of resiasion of contense should be placed by legisla the 20s inst. Mr. BRAEFTOR's legal aumon whole of the work and to sweep the agencies petition of the lightly tazed drug preduced have been spent the Ordinances bare i com un clausolas been amended with regard to imprison. Prison offence, this reduction is most apprai tavs ensetmord as to England) under Police supervision, so that, if found returning to a Trought to light & corious defect is a very completely out of existence, is it worth in the Western provinces of China may ut necessary. Ordinance 2 of 1854 relates to the ment. The imprisonment is only for non-payable in the graver Prison offences.

11-The inveterate temptation of prisoners, orininal career, they might at orcs be sent book important Ordinance. Ordinance 2 of 1876 while to interfere with the existing state of timately render successful competition by Mint. The int has ruasad to exist, therefore it ment of fine

foreign grown opium impossible.

is no us reprinting this Ordinance, No: 11 of i His EXCELLENCY--Does that meet the hun.in senstant association, to talk is difficult to over by the Magistratus to prison. question of reventa ought woa possed for the better protection

Comb. The offenres wader this bead in 1895 30-While the Gaol is as now so greatly 1871astablishes the Hongkong Pier and Godown game's riewe? womeo and female rbildreu,

Conparry, Limited. That Company has disap- Hoa. PRYRIE-Well, to a certain extent, were 2.132; to a daily average of 536 prisoners ovezerowded, I think the overament, might be no reasonable doubt the intention of The real question is whether the established HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL peared and therefore the Ordinance can go with but in England they get a dog in Chanory moaned to a swall fraction shows & offenes take into consideration the case of the larges

It. There are other Ordinances, passed for thief I don't think it matters very much. the legislature was to protect all women Post Office can do the work more effectively

In 1886 theme offeneas misber of prisoners mostly belonging to the per man per aruumi. and female children irrespective of as than the existing private agencies. If it on, A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative maintenance of neutralitning the strife in The CHIEF JUSTICE They can apply for were 2,659 to daily average of 674 prisoners ori inal classes who are confined for want of and amounted to a small fraction under 4 offon fuding security for good behaviour. I am not Liorality, Ant both in the title and the pre- by all means let it take the business into its Council was held on the 21st inst. There were China, and for asint-nance of aeutrality during injunction in Chancery here.

allowed to make these men work. Hea. P. RYRIE They might sue for the pun- cez per man per anonsı, the American civil war. All these objecte bare be owo baode, but if not, it will be better to present 18811fed lo

1-The other gracor offenegg, such as as well fed and live comfortably in associated for the protection of Chinese Women and leave it alone altogether. The matter is one

His EXCELLENTY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, Dow disappeared, and it is necessary, in contem.alty. 1 don't think imprisonment should bo

smulte, at of violines or insubordination, ob idleness. I brought this subjert to notjes in plation of the prblioutier of a new edition of the pot in an Ordinance of this kind. footle children. The spacial Breutian of one for inquiry. Possibly an arrangement might Hon. W. H. MASH, C.M.G.

The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-If they thining Cobacco or opium, show a marked dimi paragraph 21 of ray Report for 15. 1 nationality caturally excludes from the ope ha cous to which would at once serve the Hen. Sir Grozer PHILLIPSO, Chief Justice, Ordinanbes, that the statute book should be

did suo for the penalty and recovered judgment ution.

sorry to say, I believe many of these men ratkor tion of the law all other nationalities. Ac public convenience and urcare to the public Hon. F. BrewART, Asting Colonial Becretary Juloared of all these useless laws.

As the profit of the Chinese posts! ser-

The ACTING COLONIAL SECEFTAny seconded the defendant would still be liable to be impria-

· Hos. E.J‚ACKROYD, Acting Attorney-General,

oned if he did not pay, and the Bill was road a second time, mo cordingly Mr. BaxBETON, being retained for

Hon. A. LISTER, Colonial Treasurer. vice by outoring into

THE LIBEL LAW, Hon. P. RyZIE. improperly dealing

11 Annamme |

sure the principal agencies to take charge of all

Hon. WONG SUING woman, at once took this point, which correspondence to and from all places in

HOL. A. F. MAC EWEN. was upheld by the Court. So far as Chios other than Treaty Ports, while the

Hon. J. BRLL-IRVING. Hon. C. P. ATER particular la is concerned the Post Office itself took charge of the corres- cburgu felste the ground, but the wo-pondence with foreign countries. Seožag men's bail was not released, and they may that the aruggling of letters into the latter, still be placed upon their trial if the Acting to which Mr. Lisa refers, is against tho Attorney-Generala frate a charge under the laws of those countries and renders the land confirmed.

amble the Ordinance

of things?

bings? The

There car to exercise little influence on the decision.

the deferee of two women charged with revenue the profit of the contract with one of

Misin

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They are

13. During the year 7 cases of insubordinake their sentence and will not find security tivu toate and esults on Offerrs of the Gaol oven when able to do so. nd it seéras an in- The COLONIAL TRASCUR-Ferhaps my wore tid as against 11 cases in 1985. Of those congruity that while honest destilat.s who hon. frond would like us to insert the words, ezres 6 offenders were awarded corporal punish are provided with food and lodging in Gaol urg If the defendant does not object to pay the meat and one was awarded additional imprison compelled to don daily task of work, the criminal tine”. (A burgh }

The Active ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the spoord reading of a Bill entitial az Ordinager to saund the Law respecting Defamatory Words and Libel, Hu zuid-Ostinange 3 of 1854 ex- tended to this colony an Act passed in the 6th and 7th year of the reign of Her present Majesty, cbag 96 That Act, therefore has been in forco The minutes of the last mosting were read in this colony sicos that date, and Socious 3,4,The Consil adjourned until Friday next at

107.8, 9, and 10 kerely cuast at length what was four o'clock.

Mr. A. BETH, Work of Councils.

MINUTES.

The ill was read a third time and passed. THE PROMISSORY OATES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed.

ADJOURNMENT.

Tent by the Pelico Magistrate. The cases of security ruen art fred from the ùbligation of prisoners assaulting and fighting with each other performing any labour whatever beyond oleanin show a fair actual and considerable proportional their own soll 479 mon were imprisoned during rh-otion. Nino of these cases were tried by the the year for want of finding sreurity, Superintendent and a Visiting Justion; sight of 86-The evercrowding of the Gaol might do the offenders are awarded corporal pauish be to some extent reduced, if other purichacut. ment, and one editary confinement, Another than imprisonment could be found for the per-