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We Had that about p.. smoke was seen to iace tv tha hatchway of the aft told. Almost huulistely afterwards douse valinase of smoke and ten cam up and made their way along the teen daks, burning everything with great impidity. The tire was no mapad But 12 horta erald not be got ont, and only ong life-raft was put over the pida. We find that irontly the fire was seen to take such helt of the ship the holm was ported wind the ship's lapad was turned to the shore, where she grounded four se dra minates after words at about lift yurils from Chuen-pos Point in Canton river
reclamations met kean the rame centre line as the present orusstreets, I would be obliged by your in- forming mo, whether it is meant that the entire ez conelos of them qussetræets shall be continuattan in this exac straight line of the pannt strecte, or whether you adhere to the original plan and make these extension at right angles to the line of the pro- posed nexwall. The passage in your later which refer to may bars oither moaning, and. therefore would be bullred by your elucidating this point for the information, of the marine lot-owners-I havs the honour to be, Sr, ybar obedient errunt,
C. P. CRATERE.
In I received a letter which is as follows:
MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THR * HONGKUNG DAILY PUESA," NOVEMBER 18rm, 1887.
abouse of vatilators in the public sowas, have oudsed the whole of the lev da khova and clang the entire lengths of Caine sad Boubam Roads, and
mum of sine hundruð dollare
the reisidelines near the upper or "daad ends" of stan·) was made baiere Higginbotham was clever min in crush the fron af slå vaid 17th day of eliffe intermens datmean the businest quarter'
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The on the 17th day of Anguet, 1987, I want to tion and the proverbial carelessness of the Chi Tako the cass of the Gas Company, we shall
after that slow cristet followed, Grabam being kava to pay just double the Crown rent on the
voutuslly bowled by Dawson, for 16, the score the burk of the said sfondant and renewed the mid no stroker are the most prominent theorina
started, but the real culprit has one lived to giv new lot of what we pay now, and I understand
standing at 34. Benalan followed, and another deposit one thousand dollars for another month.
tou Had 17th day of Aust I had with the mining link. Fortunely two liga there are some mora in the same position.
The CEATEMAN-I shall gaiù appronoh the the publlo sewers, to by prisoned with the concenly taken in the stips by SemombSmith for 17.
of the Chinose and the plum of addent, damage Would ba hang Government and see if we want get them to trated offlaris from these sowers, the noxious and Major Williams filled the vacancy, and shortly August of the long ed plaintiff, who claimed
afterwards Dawson gave way to Gritable, who to have been sachainted with me in New York, it otherwise the pay for the cost of this detailed sarvay. I bra fostil geen being diseminated in all directions.
It has been carefully observed by some of us, clean bowled the Majr in his firat over for 1. coquel ma to visit him at his house No. 33. Qason's still grder than it less brac. 11 is madly
Rond Wrat treasury was empty and that the fovernment and is therefore atter of fact," that, as Boore at 74. Lloyd came and wont away again for
5.That I went in the sit bonse of the ahore tive of Inox little the Chiness have chad that matter before, and I was told the was not in a po-bilog to spend much money to the water-courses in his sighbourhood were 1 Pedler and Sealan now get together, and named plaintiff, and on the might of th th day of really learned en Occidanbul sisiliations, apila beolt as it were the Marice lot-holders. But enclosed and converted into publie sowers, the when both seemed well at the same howler dis-Aug, 1887, the said plate inled me u gable of all that he lutty soon slates as to their pre
gross, that they still reqairn bitter, dearly. Score stand-o go of whink I was ignorant for mall mounts I will apprpaoli it again and see if we cannot get fover extended up the hill in a corresponding preed of the Dr. for a neful 22.
bought experience to teach them the fully nud the Government to grant bust proposition of manner and moved pari peme with the extension ing at 80 for 3 wickets, Eventually 7 wickets tooney. That on the stine night the picha ad Colonial Secretary's Offee,
yours. With regard to the sewerage, as I said, of the sewer. While not attributing the fover were down for 10 when stumps were draw, ministro er gaasul to be administered to mon drug the danger of storing such an intamalle Rid
whareby I bocams quonkalous of what I was doing, 22nd November, 1887
it is distinctly laid down in the Government's in the neighbourhood altogether to these wowote, Savage and Podler being the "not outs"
6.--That on the following morning at a very early dangers abstauco as gunpowder in the midst We find that maus of the passengere Were BaVod, Tha Hon. C. P. Chater,
Play was resumed on Saturday at 11.90. hone and before I tad recovered by sences the plain of a thickly populated neighbourhood.
------ int a large Bamber must have perished in the SIR,In reply to your luitor of this dato on the letter that each section will have to pay its owu we cannot help drawing the conclusion that they
The Amoy Gazette of the 22nd inst., in its no- deposit rengipts and also the said sum of ning hundred after hold and the 'tween denka.
subject of the street artemions de the We are of opinion that the fire originated in the reclamation, I have the honour by posed Prays expensa. With reward to the third point you have boon and are an important element in Sarage wag docs mun out for 4, and the iɛnizgstift, having fraudulently obtained from me ny mid |
of the touched upon-Crown rent-that is a point I the esnas. Although in most ousas the favar closed for 107.
dullars, tuok me to the said defendant's back and toordat of the recent ganpowder magazine expio. The Club Beiding was rather slack, the extra the other banks where I had manar deposited and by sioa, gives the quality of gunpowder stort after-hold of the Pah-yeung from the Chi-res to expres His Excelloney regret that the fought with the Governor sad the Executive la said to have been of a malacial and not.
explanation given in my letter No. 187. of the 18th Coansit, and on no account would the Govern typhoid character, wo rontare to think this amounting to 15. Sercombe-Smith was bowling misrepresentation induced or attempted to induce the in the magazine se the time of the disastor neelicine or the pagers' luggago | usant was not more lucht.
said fofanent to transfer the satse amount into an
not less than 7,000 picals. It also states that it catching fire either from lighted metehas, With the view at clenging op ibe docht which has mont give way. They said it would not be a sewer aspect of the question demands the well, as his analysis will show.
The Club's second innings commenced at Rooount in the Lee of the said plaint
is mported that four years ago when the Chi- king, or the possible breaking of asp.net muniturally arson, as to refer you to the ple right thing to give advantage to some of the strictest fuvestigation. La reforenes to this sub-
wege Admiral selosteď the grazury Gir a powder sixed by the Acting Governor, whereon the red Marine tot-holders who have had a small Crown eat, we beg to soll His Exellency attention 13.50. Grimble and Sparrow retired for 10 and 7-That the end as of one hand dollara in for the was of and lights, and that the rapidity tong of the streets are precisely indicated.I have rest bitberio. By this one aniversal rats the to the evidence given by Dr. Bal, of tishmond, 8 respectively, and Lesch and B. W. Maitland anjat mutzer of this sait.
8.-That I now not now air bare 1 ever boen in-store a great number of the inhabitants protist- of the firs along the tarve decks was thin the hopour te be, Sir, four micet obadjasi servant,
Government do not benefit materially-they de In an nation contested with the uninhalatable kept up the wicket till lunch by very slondy | Debted to the said plaiatif in any sun whatevor Bor ed against it, bút he said that the property be sult of the muin-deck being salorated with
FERDERICK STEWART,
get a amall increase but not muck. There are condition of certain hogues at Twickouhan. The oricket. The score then was standing at 50. Steady have ever had way honin transactions of any longed to the Govern makund that bo'was deity kervsino oil. As the lower hold was only used
Culonial Benretary,
others pasing > considerably cox than ve Doctor was vraniad as to the outbrank of a cricket followed after laceb, nd Savage ant kind with the said plaintif
I it for the banoft of the people, to protect them. for the storage of korona cil, the ballast an i
This letter, gentlemen, clears up all doubt are to be called upon to pay, and the Governor fever epidemio at Richmond, and stated that be MeQuirk relievod Graham and Smith: both Mr. Hoatings addressed the court at some from the French. the ceiling would probably also have beu in the point Now what have we gained by one thought it a fair and equitable way of dealing taseed the enam in 30 houses directly to tie the batsmen fell to the change, Mattland 1bw, length on the legal aspects of the ear, arguing pregnate, with the oil and eased the suddy representations? As to the amount of Crown with Marine lat-holders by making one anidrainage, and he found that as soon as the and Lesch run out for 20 and 25 respectively, that it was propor case for an interploader outbreak in that part of the ship.
houses were disconnected or the drains laid down Dawepo and F. Maitland made a long stand and order, and that the defondant should be dis-
CHINA AND BURMAH. The Court after carefully considering the mas. rent sud its appartienmont, referred to in the versal rate for all.
Mr. Cross-I think it would be a great in a proper manner the patients inmediately raised the total to 12e, when the latter was run missed, from the sait and should receira his esta fer's statement in his defence, and while first of the Chinese resolutions, nothing. The
Government on this point ie inflexible. As to antisfaction if at the next mesting we could have began to recover, and that the type of the dis-out for 25 Dawson immediately afterwards out of the fund in court
The following nota by Mr. E. H. Parker is cympathising with him for the unfortunate
Mr. Wilkinson argued that the case was not an estimate of the go to the different lots, and ense was not necessarily of e lyphoid character being well caught by Soanian off Smith for 22.
of one interest to the position he is placed in by being, to some er deposit on about of cost of reclamation we have
gained something. There must be a deposit, also if we had details as to the newerage. At kat took various forms, to the simple wasting The Sercoins-Smith and Lammert took the one for an fotorpleader order, that the defemlaut the Chjan Review Tent, compelled by his owners to commit beneh of the law, craped allow sneb circan-but it will be applied in payment of the cartier present wo have only a general plan and scheme away of the body without any apparent sign of sours up to 180 by hard hitting, the ingehad revived the moneys en deposit from his general public According to the memorial eventually alosing for 183. Sorcombo-Smit, olioat, and that if he could show the transaction published in the Shea-pan of the 19th March. stances to xauernie a ship's master from his expenses of the work instead of being retained before us, and that is hardly enough to decirlo disenss
to no purpose in the Treasury till the reclamaupos, from an engineering point of view at any F-We have drawn attention to some of the not out, including one 6 and three 4. The field butwoon his client and Lara Clá Sang was not a the Viceroy Tan sens pies into Barmah to Szitish proper responsibilities. The Court, however, in consideration of the master's exertions to tion is finished; and I think I may say that rate. One could hardly be expected to accept salient causes aloch appear to as worthy the in-ing was good. Graham secured 4 wickets for 50 proper gambling transnction, but that his elicah report regularly en Brisis proceedings.
With 158 in the minority, the Garrison started was roh, the annet would give judgment in his Burmak is distinguished by the name of Young -ve-life-ster tha fie directs the auspension this point the Governant le prepared to make such a work upon a general suhowe. One would sestigation of IL B, the Governor and the Sa- of Vr Wit's certificate of compotency Nau further conclure although not referred to in want to know something of the estimates of cost-itary Board We do not pretend to have ex-6-4-pau-with-Graham and Higginbothon. The favour.
The CHAIRMAN-Wall, if you would make hansted them. Wo do. however, venture to wickets went down very rapidly and we stand at Mr. Francis admitted that the defondant was 2az ef Hengkang for the period of thres the Colonial Secretary's letter. It will, in fit. months only. We eommend a Cratante'sting ones, spared to accept adequate seana motion proposing that we anthorise thetovern- hope that His Excellency will be plansert to take all was made. Scanian kacold ap 15, and at entitled to an interpleador crier if the court tificate being given to Mr. Witt daring they in placa of a deposit, of the actful money.mout to make a detailed plan at our cast-if I do into his most favourable consideration at his ear-gan-Bre the sonra was 74 for 7 wickets. Sazaga would grant it, but he argued that this could pot This to scene may be an advantage as to the act succeed in gettine the Garerament to pay for liost possible convenience the various questions batted very steadily for his 17, not eat, which be done, on two grounds, first, that an interples. ticas of suspensioa.
bird resolution, His Excellency consents to it the whole sen bed and give us the exnot post brought before him so that no time may be lost practically saved the match for the Garrison.der order could inly be made in respect of some reduction of the width of the Fraya by ton of wh of the lots, I should be glad to submit it to in endeavouring to mitigate the cause of the The Club folding was better in the second in feat, thus giving each of is ten foot grentar opth the Govarumon, and I have no doubt they would severe anffering that has been and is visiting rings. Sercombe Smith was again well on the of available building land. Aste the much-debated begin as esos. I may say His Excellener the the locality, and which the advent of the cool | spot. question of the backyards the Government has overnor is most antions that the work should weather has not checked. yielded somewhat. It was a hotly contested begin at onen and he went the length of saying point, and I was afraid at one time that we should that as soon as we agreed to bear the oust he would fail of success, but common conquer a wire home at once for a staff of mon to come out last, as it is always core to do with our present and make a detailed plan of the whole of the Governor, and we hare a aliding sunda by which forcabore. The cost will not exceed $5,000—it the requirements as to backyards are proper may be less--and if you are agreeable to this I tioned, to the depth of the boose to which they shall be most happy to submit the proposition to are attached. A house with a depth of 90 to 100 the flovernment, feet can afford to bare 15-foot backyard, while a house of only 50 foot in depth cannot.
Weuro of opinion that some restrictions, if not teluk prohibition, should be placed on ships haring as than twelve passengers from currying kerosine oil and other danger goods. Given under our hands, this 22nd day of No
rembar. 1887. (Signed)
1. G. THOMSETT,
JOHN A. G. BUCKNER. JOHN MRTCALFE.
WALTER HARVET WATTON FREDERICK PRESTON,
THE PRATA FORESHORT RECLA- MITION SCHEME.
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Mr. WOODIN-Would that include the salary of the special men coming out P
The CHAIRMAN then said he thought this ro become parties to any groanient that any besolation ought to be put befor the general reso necessary between the Government and the futies of Mr. Li Shing with regard to postpon- selves for the carrying ont of the Pays leing the meeting.
clamation scheme on the terras se modified and Mr. CROAN-I presume the cost would be di- explained" I shall be very glad if any gortle-vided according to the aros P man will second that proposal.
Hoa J. BLL-ERVING-I hare very much | pleasure in sending Mr Chater's proposition. The CHAIRMAN shall now be very glad to hear if way other gentleman has anything to say on this proposition.
The CHAIRMANNo, according to the frontage. Mr. OOBS Some would have a greater area than others proportionally.
The CHAIRMAN-Ws simply deal with the frontage.
raply to oar representationses to the distribution The CEAIRMAN-It would include everything of the cost of the reclamation work, is Ex-a detailed plan, specification, and possibly also ell-nny admits that they are deserving of contenders, so that you would know exactly what A areling of Marine Lot-holders was held sideration and that there are good reasons for each section is going to cost and thereby each af the City Hell, Hongkong, on Santay varying the charge per eqnase font of land Marine lot. The sections will probably embrace afternoon, he 26th instant, to consider cerclaimed according to position and depth of water 4 or 5 or 6 Marine lots according to the depth tain proposely anade by the Government in He therefore courente to the division of the work of water. If any of you would move such, & ra- swer to conuunicatioussut to them. The Hou. into suitable sentions and to the assessment of the solution I should be glad, as it would save two. C. P. Clater presided, and there were procontest to individuals in proportion to the oxpense months' time.
Mr. WooDIN-I propose "that the Marine Hou J. Bring, Messrs. H. Hoppius, G. of reclalu ing in their particnlar section. Sherp. J. A. ipeoly. Tanac Hughes, J. S. Max. But this entails very oncefal au vera and Lot-holders interested in the Praya Reclamation F. George, EL. Woodin, F. W. Cross, Destimates, and to make these certain preliminary Sakeme forthwith raise by contribution among Meduliceh A MeConachie, 8. E. Shollim, costs mest be incurred, which we must provide themselves in proportion to the frontage on the M. Macha, and a cousidarable number of for. If, therefore, you determine to-day that Praya of their respective holdings such sums not this reclamation aches shall be carried out exceeding $5,000 as the Government may require Chinese.
The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, we met will have to ask you to paan a further resolution | fer prolitainary survey of the ses frontage of the last on the 9th October, and on that day a resolu-binding yourself to provide funds, and at once, city within the limits fixed for the reclamation tion was carried, with only three dientient for this indispousable survey and to arrange and of the bed of the sea in front thereof.""
Mr. Lt SHING said the Chinese lot-baldare voiers, to the effect that while the Marine Lot- the maps of collecting it. On all other points holders there present di riot, so far, accept the the Government remain fez sud refuse to would sead for a man, themselves at their own Government terms for the reclamation of the assent to any further alterations or amendmente expense.
The CHAIRMAN-But the Govetement mast Praxe, they were of opinion from a general in their pians: and wil things considered, gen-
int of view and in their own individual inter-emea, I think we have done well, and I now make a survey to form an slimate of what the exts that the extension of the Prayasosward was beg to propose That the Maring Lot-holdere, sheme will cost. The Chines may make as very desiretla. Since the date of last misting hero present accept the terms offered by the many surveys for themselves as they like.
· Mr. WOODIN—We are badly off for a enrvar and of that resolution considerable programs haa Government for the reclamation of the Praya' heep muds; the Oovernment has given its most as modified and explained by the Colonial Secreof the anest just now, and it would come in handy. Mr. Li SHING seconded Mr. Woodia's pro- serions Fonsideration to the various objections to tary's letters of the 18th Nov., 1937, and of the; the roheme bat have been put forward and say-2ud Nov, 1897, and pledge themsotros to
position. geat as that have haga made for its improvement cooperate with the Government therein and to Is the Chizes community by the European Jandlords interested, and by the publie pass, and ve ouralves have had farther time and more abundant rpportunities of studying the question and becoming better acquainted with its marits and lumerits. The Gorerament has, as appesre Ty the correspondence which has been publishad and which I will read to you just now, comentat to modify the conditions originally laid down by it, and bas met as alcanst balf way, and wa. I be lieve, are more firmly convinced ttan arer that
Mr Li Fture moved the following resolation the reclamation of the Praya in the contral par tion of the rity is the best possible means of pro-hat inasmuch as the scheme is of great moting the benthand prosperity of the place, and importance and that it is at easy to faily ex- of providing for our large and rapidly-increasing plain to all the Chinese owners without s our population und will be, at the same time, of an-rected plen skewing the division of the ground antage to individually as landowners. Yon recording to the amended. Govorament propo- on possibly think that the Goremment Lassals, it is desirable that farther fire should be isken to consider the question, and that this been a littlu dilatory and has taken too lang a time in taking upits mind and in communicating meeting ba postponed until a corrooted plan
can be made and considered." its anal datoritation on the subject, but allow
Mr CHOY CHAN seconded lo assure you that the time has not beez warted. When valant met I pointed out that The CHAIRMAN--I think the proposition is a the arrival of our new Corrar 1st necessarily ceatable one. It is a very big enterprisa we ental datag. He was quite new to the placa nudaro extering er. and probably all the Chinese to the queer on and was bare time to reuke him are not quite ready yet with their views on the self boronghly conversant with it in all its bar natter. There is one or two points to which ing He how done so, and I can assure you they demar, and perhaps it would not be wrong gentlemon, that bu is strongly in favour of the to give them the preponement asked for in Mr. obare, nudestande it thoroughly, and bas clear Li Shing's proposition. If my seconder would and definita opinions apat all points conuected de agrable I would withdraw my original pross He did mo the hopear to discas the position and vite with the Chinese that this with it. matter with me personally as your ropresentative, meeting should be adjourned till such time as mid together with Mr. Pride, r. Lister, and they would be more prepared with their soleme Dr. Lwart, we spent some bours over those or with their views and wishes. plans and in the considvention of the unmerous Hon. J. BELLIEVING 1 har no objection plans and an estimate of what the whole cast objections that have horn raised to them and to to withdraw as the seconder of the original pro-will be. the proposals put forward by the Government position, but I think a tízze should be specified. originally, and the modifications now made are Appians). We ought to know how long the the result in the main of that conféreves. I delay is likely to be and not leave it induliaila huru hope of our staining any farther Amendments er alterations, unless in the pro- grew of the work new conditions should arise demanding consideration; sud we are mot to-day to accept the terrament proposals as amende
the Colonial Sarotary's letter of the 18th instant, or to rejset them. I feal atre, gentle men, that you will secept them. I will now read you the lette
Mr. CLOBS-I have worked this matter out and find that $100,000 in the total cost of the reclamation would make a difference of 7 cents
a foot on the wasls of the area. That was why
brought forward the question of cost.
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We now respectfully age that, pending a thorough investigation into the cause of the abovo anthroat of sickness, His Excellency would be pleased to erdar :-
1.The removal of all the levels a on Inland Lot No. 795, for which the Gererament has power inder Ordinances.
The scores will be found hereunder -
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2.The stoppage of drying sugar bags on the hillside above the city. The land to hadrained and thinkly planted with treas
3. The inletion of Leavy penalties on native gardeners continged of using offensive liquid mauure within the limits of the city.
4-Ibat all garbags and stemat swoopings shall be removed to a distant locality and horned in a properly constructed scientific "Destructor." We understand one was ordered by Government several years a
5-That all public sewers, especially those in steep streets, shall be properly ventilated by hav ing ventilators constructed about one hundred yards apart, according to the local Government Board's recommendation, so as to relieve the pressure of the wover us as the upper levels,
6-That nil mershy, soft or boggy places repr the respective water courses on the bill-sides be drained by sarface drainage or otherwise.
We intend sucing a copy of this letter to fla several newspapers in the Colcay.
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Tion, and the doigns of Britain on Bhime will recasitate great watchfulness. Busno is almo knows by the same of Pat Mc. The best Generat the Viceroy sa find. by name Ting Wai, has been sont with 2,000 picked me to co-operate with the Brigadier of Teng-ruch. specific article or a sam of masy which was ear The joint frontiers of Yunnan and Barman ex- marked in some way, and not in respect of money tend or 2,000 l Teng-puch is the obrief received by a banker which became sorbed thoroughfare, and there are six ronds, the neare in the general funds of the bank; and, being by Msawyne. From Mankyns to Burmah secondly, that the Summary Court-hat-under the it is 180 or 200 all three rosts running enda no pawor to make au futerpleader oriler oa through the cages' country avages who will neither submit 5 the rule of China or Burmah the application of a pirate party, but only in respect of money or goods seisad in exeention by Even the British have failed to catch their ...the bailif. Whether the money was obtained hearts with the berous baits they have held from Yeong Ming by Lam Chi Sang by frand or unt. The Vicery thinks it would be well locreate not he urged that Young Ming by assenting to the station of military officialsafter the models of the brat.trander of the deposit had absolutely parted with You and Meu tribes on the Kwoichow frontier, so the nocy to Lai Chi Bang and that the proper asto bring the Barnege frontiertribes under Chi- asse civilising influence before the foreigner course for Young Ming to pursue was to Rue Lan Chi Sang for the fall amount of $3,400. succeeds in attering them up to mischief. Mr. Hastings replied on the legal points There is an officer named Lau Fei-shuu wha raisal, by Mr. Francia. He sited a case to show is very popular with the gauges, and ke that money deposited in a bank might property be has been confidentially sont in company 165 mude the subject of au interpleader order. As to with one Major To Wai-yeung The Viceroy, the power of the Court in Summary Jurisdiction | however, has at the last moment mœeived a tale ho urged that the code did not preclude gram from Canton to the effect that the British it from granting an interpleader in such have already geimpiel Barmah, st that it will case as the present, although the power was be estary to modify the instructions given not specially mentioned, the matter being to the officers. It ie to be noted, in this, and covered by the provision in the Summary in all other state papers on Barmah, that Jurisdiction Ordinance that the provisions nothing whatever is aid of any supposed ancient of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be rights of suzerainty. applied mutatis mutarudie to ruita instituted under the Ordinance so far as the same can be mada applicable thereto, the subsequent enu- meration of the utters to which the code shall Apply particularly being only intended to onli
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From memorials recently presented to the Mr. Wilkinson also rose to reply, but his Emperor one can gain a very good idea of the Lordship hold that he was not entitled to do so.neral direction taken by the disastrous Hood
Julgment was reserved.
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TO CHAIRXAN-T an delighted with the resolution, because virtually it will be going on with the work. Otherwise we should have bad to wait fully two months, whereas by this means," whether we accept the Government's terms or not, we shall know axactly what the east will be, and can arrive at a conclusion.
Mr. CROSS-Then I have much pleasure in sapporting the resolution.
The resolution was then put and carried uu.inroatigated. animously.
The CEAIRMAN then put Mr. Li Sarso's motion for adjournment.
Mr. China-The survey and estimate of cost will be completed before the next meeting !
There
The CHATEMAN-Ya, everything. will be an estimato of the whole cast.
The motion was carried opazimously. The CHAIRMAN-This meeting is now ad journed until the Government give as detailed
INSANITARY STATE OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT.
PETITION TO The GovernmENT.
The following communication addressed to the Govornor has been banded to as ferpublication
E: MACKINTONG,
E. B. BELIL158.
WILLIAM WOTION. -
WM. DAMBY, M. Inst. of Co
JNO. D. HUMPHREYS.
D. GILTIZA.
H. N. MUDY.
A. 1. VAUCHER
J. T. VERNON ALEKED, G. WISE, HY. LIGHTWOOL.
F. DODWELL JOHN ANDREWS.
F. H. O. WIZNON.
Corby C. C. MASTRE.
JON. J. FRANCIS.
A. TURNER
GILMAN & Co,
Agents for Greenmont. Сидв. С. СОНБУ.
Jas. B. Coveutrin.
A. O'D. GOURDIN.
S. E. SHELLIM
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
R. LEWE. Dy. Burg, Goal.
P. M. Ó. China & 9. 8. The type of fewer, which I am sorry to say has eansed much sickness among my servants and which has lately attacked wra Lewer, is not of a purely malarial type, but a bastard fever, due, I think, to soms local cause which ought to be The smalls aro abominable from the sewers on the higher loyals.
R. L.
F. W. CROSS
0. RACHBACK.
P. VARDA.
R. K. LEE.
W. H. LOBE.
Hon. C. P. CHATER-The reasons for the postienement are as follows The now plan will show the diminished width of the Frays. The original width was 75 feet; and the Government have now made as a concession and reduced it to 65 Fant. That is one reason, and the second is that it will also show the increased depth of the new Iols because by lessoning the width of the Praya it makes tho lots deeper, and by the now plan every one will see what he is going to hare.rapectfully to direct the urgent attention of his come from such a s
Thirdly, it will show the frantage of each new lof according to the amended proposals, in which the space between two streets is propor- divually divided. You will see the les pare
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S (IPFICE,
Hongkong. November, 1897. SIR, Adverting to your letter of the 6th alt, an the abject at the propand Praga reelumating s directed by the Tornor to request you to slavny to the Marine Lot-owners in Excellency's regrets abruph of the Government's letter reads his inability to mout the whole of their views and follows: But whatever may be the position of wiehon, an expressed in the revelations which you for the proposed new sou-wall I so to mentio that The Governor world, however, bo prepoved to wake the extension of the cross streets must be on
the same sentre lue as the present cross street- concandon on the followint pointe-
warded.
Hongkong, 23rd November, 1887. Sin-Wo the undersigned, rosidonts at the westorn end of the city, and others, bog most
Excellency, the Governor and the Sanitary Board, to the Bariona insanitary condition of the above district.
During the past summer months fever has or bean absint from the majority of. if not sli, the foreign residences in the neighbourhood, native and foreign inmatas having been at tacked indiscriminately: some households have bad us away an forty changes of servants within a few weeks, and the mortality amongst the Chinese has been very great.
this insalubrious-condition out, we think, be That some special causes ezist which produce admitted; but it is not in our power to indioste the actual factors at work. Wo desire, bowever, to draw the attention of His Excellency to zom
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SUPREME COURT.
23rd November.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MA. J. LEAỢU, AÇTING PUISNZ JUDGE.
LAM Our SANG TANG CH NGONG, $1,000 YRUNG MING v. game, $1,000.
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al the plain Informed me that the wail Tang
THE TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT
AMOY.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
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Amoy, 19th November, 4.30 p.m. A tremendous explosion startled the whole of Amoy at 2p.a. to-day. From what I emuld gather at the scene of disaster. It appears that
THE YELLOW RIVER.
which has issued from the Cire of China;" though it is impossible to mark the exact ares if foundated country, because of the fact that the boundaries of the Haion or Districts are not delimitated on Chinese caps, and thus when one roads that the inundation has overflowed portions of such a Haich, one canot tell within perhaps twenty or thirty miles to what pointit has reached. Thirty-five tailes dog wost of Honan's capital, K'ai-fung Fa, stands the town of Ching Chow, marked on Williams m
Ching." On
the sime mup just south of the tows at the powder magasine at Araang Kau, near is placed the commencement of a river. This the fort at the entrance of the harbour, by some river is iunorrectly drawn. In reality it risos accident unknown for the present, som gun- good many mils more to the west and flows to powder casks ignited, with the raselt that the the north of Cheng Chow, between the town and whole building was literally blown to pics and the Yellow River its coarse being parallel with several persons were killed on the spot. So that of its giant heightour. Ite oume is the great was the shook of the explosion that almost Chin-Ju River. all the glass in the windows of the foreign and Chinese houses at Amoy and of thoes of Beroral houses on the opposite side at Koolangana was smashed to atoms. The shock, also brought
-On the 30th of September last, ander the pros- sare of an extraordinary freshot the south bank of the Yellow River gave way in the vicinity of Cheng Chaw. According to the official reports
town has been overwhelmed. Then the food turnod southwards, still fallowing the line of the
down at the same time with a run several the breach a first was only a hundred yards in houses in the close vicinity of the magazine. A arterit and the main body of the stream conti fiores fire is a raging and it is fearod that nuel to follow its own channel. But the adjacent Dearly the whole block of that part at Amung bukmen's rapidly collapsed and the gap Kun will be reduced to ashus, as its great dis- widened to a breadth of twelve hundred yarda, tapes from the forsign quarter and the prover through which poural the whole contenis of the high narrowness of the Chinese stronts render it riser. Clug Chon itself, which mast stand entirely impossible to send the fire engines to us on high ground, goeras to have oscop In this case Mr. Hastings, from the office of sist in the work of extinguishing it. Hundreds of uninjured. The flood entering the Chisla Messrs. Wotten and Doscar, appoured for the of poople have bean rendered houselons, and the River, mentioned aboca, and prevented by kille defendant to apply for an interplaner onfer and finishing touch will be added by the fire that is from extending southward, rashed viclently to that the defendant might be dismissed from the now raging sud which it is to be feared will barn wards the east. Half way between K'ai-fuar Mr. Wilkinson, of Messrs Caldwell and antil stopped by want of material to feed upon. ad Chag Chow is Change Haien. In this Wilkinson, appeared for the plaintiff Yeu The exact number of the killed escaut be our District 110 villages word absolutely submerged, Ming, and Mr. Francis, Q., instructed by tained for the present, owing to the great con- sad the lands of 500 were partially inandated Hesars. Dennye and Mossop, for the plaintiff sternation and confusion that prevails, but I The city itself is reported as being reonndai Lan Chi Sanh
muy montion that, the Chineno plass it at one on all sides by water, but is nos stated to bava The facts of the caso are set out in the affidavits thousand. This is mare A work, and suffered damage; rameurs, however, from other given below, and are briefly these. In August I should not like to accept the reapoaribility quarters are current to the affect that the unier. The bowse Swingside "Las had some of its in- Last the plaintiff Young Ming gambled with the of roaching for its accuracy. I hope it may be tunate town is buried with its inhabitante beneath mates attacked by forer since my entering plaintiff Lax: Chi Bang and, as is alleged by the found to be sa exaggeration, but there is no doubt a lake several yards in dopth. It is quite pewsible into residance there in April last. Not a weak latter, lost to him a anm 63.400, to pay which he that the mortality has been terribly great that when the motorinis ware written the sneir has passed without some number of my family gave $900 in cash and transferred deposits:u banks When the first exciton.ont his eabsided I hopealing waters were only kept out by the walls and
barricaded gates, and that since then these Je or some of my papils being laid by. A month for $2,500, but aescrding to Yenng Ving's state-to be able to gather some particulars of this ap- forces bave yielded to the torrent, and the whole since, my wife und daughter were attacked by out the onah and she transfer of the deposila palling disaster, and whall then forward, if pos what Dr. Cantle called drain poisoning," ant were obtained from bine by fraud The d findible, the sorrect number of houses destroyed ten days since my wife was at the point of death ant is the proprietor of a bank in which $1000 and River lost. The Thales leaves here at 5 from bilimas remittent favar, caused. I have no of the 32.500 was deposited. This eum is now o'clock and I have no tius to do more than river, which bands there in that direction_hat doubt, from the filthy condition of the Chinese claimed by both Yeung Mitg and Lam Chi write these few huzzied liase.
spreading meanwidle to the east and invading Squatters Plot mentioned in par. A. Daring Sang Tho defendant acknowledges that he
pars of the District of K'ai-fung Fu itwell In the south-west monsoon the windows facing his owes the money to one or other of the parties,
Axor, 21st November. ite dirent course lay Chu-hsien Chen, one of the plot could not be kept open on account of the and has deposited the amount in sourt, and the SiLoe reporting you through wire and by great business centres of China, ranking in im stoneh. As no drains from this horse are coz. purport of the present application was that. le letter on the 19th instant the disastrous exportation with Hankow, batshan and the pottery Chen. Hortunately Chu- nected with outside drains the poison cannot night be diamid from the suit and that Yourg plesier on that date of the gunpowder magazine metropolis King-té
Ming and Iam Chi Sang should be left to near the Haihong Thio's court at Among hien Chon caped with the loss of only some of have the issue as to which is entitled to the Kan, further particulars hayo come to hand. ita anhtros. Not far south is Wei-shih Hsino, money tried as between themselves. The title The explosion took place at about 3.10 p.m. which is now standing in the midst of a wide to the other cams of $1,000 and $500 deposited From wint I have levent from a most trust-see. The main stream, thirty miles wide, in other banks will depend on the decision in worthy source, it appears that about two thou poured on past Fu-kor Heien til it rauched the this cuss. The alldavits filed were as follow:-aand plouls of gunpowder ass stored in the pot about seventy miles das south of Kal-fing L Taur Chi Ngong of 167 Queen's-rond Coatral, magazine at the time of its explosion, other where tas Chiadu joins the river called on Wi
Victoria, Hongkong, banker, the above named de- quantity of three thousand pigule having been Hams map the Ja. Below this point the country is fondant, da solemnly and sincerely declare sa foi-remored anly three days prarionly to a place a very ferlite and densely populatod. Laerod lowa 1-0 or about the 12th August at Yung Ming. Sitta bayond the Amor fort at the entrance in volade by the addition of the waters from the the person named in the aurons imod in my behalf of the harbour. What would have been the Ju River and its affluents, and unable to escape soawards with sufficient rapidity, the floor rose in this sotion, deposited with me the sum of $1,000 consequences if this additional powder had re- Brd I gave him a deposit reveipt for the sauce. mained in its original depository will be better to an extraordinary height. No less than fifteen
On or about the 16th day of Angust the asid conceived from what follows.
handred villages were drowned bonenth its wa Yang Ming came to my bank with the said plaintif A guard of fifty soldiere under the command and the loss of human life was incalonlabia. Ming wished tho said sum of $1,000 transferred out of soure petty officers were on duty at the mage-Theace it hurried on into the valley of the Huai of his name into the name of the said plaintiff and at zine at this fatal hour, and it is surmised that Riser in Auhai. Though the Chia-la River theme time be handed me the deposit receipt for they won all blown to atoms by the force of the marks the sin live of the innocation, still the the same sadarand by the said Yung Ming. The scid xpli-as-no-vestige of the unfortunate country being for the most part level, offshoots Yung Ming assented to the transfer. |
..I accordingly
viotics now remains except some pieces of "pig. 9803ped into the neighbouring rivers. To the de out and hsdəd to the said plaintiff a new da
bast of Cho-sion Chen some scores of villages HONGKONG CEicker Czus v. GAZRISON,
posit receipt in his own name and 1 tracaferred the tails" scattered over the confused mass of debris.
rid sum of 31,000 into the use of the said plaintiff From four to five hundred bonses- rers in Tang-hi Ileirn wore oovered with ton font village of squatters has been permitted to sp-ing on Friday sad continued on Saturday, the option was commenced on the 19th instant one furlan-axeously with a crash, burying inundated Tai.kang and stratang-alang of water from a branch which afterwards fini+ hillside to the south of the Gas Worką, a native The above popular match was commenced my hooks. The wail end of $1,000 ja still in my rieketty-that were situated in dose pro-
ximity to the scene of explosion, were brought towel the channel of the Ch'ing kang River and up with its val etter ataames of sanitation of 35th and 26th instapf. After a most ex- by a weit of summons which was endorsed au followi; any kind whatever; the numerous hovala compris citing struggle the Club, socording to our ing the village are buckled together in a unit real sloss in fored ita fost refer at the the mas pittore being more, cepered with the de sonsomitant of this a fierce fire broke out in its and Shenchin on the extreme right of the "The plaintiff deine pageant by the defendant of under their rains all the inmates. As a natural manner another arm ran past Hsiang-alang irregular and elose manuar, they are densely hands of the Garrison. Unfortunately, in the fendant ass bankern the 16th day of August, 1887. vicinity, and, spranding rapidly, destroyed about inundated conuers. But, tibe the Chis-lu. all
4.- On the 14th instant another action being selt thres hundred more houses, with probably maný erowded every night with men, women, and shil frst innings Lesch was wnable to be present, and No. 927 of 1867 was commonone by the said Tang, livs als
the strearos thas invaded are included in the drea of the lowest class; dowe and pigs are alas. his services were a serious loss to the Club. Fat Ming as plaintiff against me this depenent de dofen wonrded cannot be ascertained, bas it la es
The exmot number of the killed and country which drains into the Hwai.
Immense damage must also have been done in Mr. WoCars-I think it is manifestly unfair we understand, housed in the village, and the the two innings bean coupisted the chances are, dant, by a writ of rummon which was endorsed as to the murine lot-holders that they should be owing to the sheence of drains, is that the Club would have repasted its last year's follows The plaintiff claime the sem of $1,000 de timated that from about two to thrae hundred the province of Anhui, but no menorial recount Relation 8Wilboat at all eating to the reallet upon to pay for the cost of roads and completely saturated with swags and impregnat vistory. The large concourse of people on the pantoul by his in the defendant's tauk,
perecas perished either by the explosion ar ining it bas yet appeared. There is merely a very ciple that Marine Letoxness, bars and priors right of that but the right and children, and za many more were wounded with apparently very little forchading of ap- 5.I do not claim any interest on the said wam of the tire isolading grant proportion of fomiales brief report from the Governor, ananasing make it obviously fair that och skvald contribute to Colony. As I understand, the Government will hot-bed of disease. Norious tredet, such as "soy taken in what is commonly known as "the beat thereto je plaimed by thu aid Yang Ming the whole reclamation only that part of the cost have a large area of roclaimed grodd at its disking" are carried on there, and the smells matols of the season,
8.--I do not in any warmer collude with the sald more or less seriously, Besides, hundreds of perproaching disaster that on the 12th October the which bed teen Lacarra in corpoet of the portion al-posal; a portion of it should be sold and the pro-manating from this colony are at times painfully. By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and Yung Ming ar-the-aboro-named plaintif, and Lassana tave horn rendered homeless by the den. waters of the Hwai were rising sa inch or tara lotted to him, the Governor is nevertheless disposed reeds dorated it the sunstruction of such public apparent, and spread to a considerable distance the Officers, the Hand of the 19th Regiment ready to bring into court er to pay or dispers of the traction of their houses.
i-daily; and that on the 15th and 16th-thegiu to think that there are considerations, partly in om works. The rarlauation scheme if carried out to the castward, especially during the south-west played an excellent programme during Saturday
The Taotai (Governer) of Amor issued a pro-cruised & foot.
On the borders of Anhui and Kiangen tae. pectives with the not to be incurred, which appear to will no doubt benefit some Marine lot-holdors, monsoon.
afternoon. His Excellency the Governor wAS Honourable Chart or any Judge thereof may direct. clamation yesterday sympathizing with the hip- Putin others, and for that reason is willing to bat it will certainly not de se in our case (the Pallowed to esllest in such sloge propinquity to the game. We were also glad to sos such a
to the justice of long-payment per arca income capito che propoart contaised in this Itesolution and. O. o.), been thrstrip of land apportioned European residences. we consider a crying ovil large gathering of ladies.
allowed to hot or Natives should be present and appeared to tako s keen interest in 1, Henry Lardner Donays, of Victoris, in the island of tega victims and promising them bis assistance wat River enters the Hung.tso Hu, a Jaka Hongkon, solicitor, da boroby make oath and say in the shape of food and lodging. Many of the ranking in size with the Tang-ting, the Po-rang and it too lot owners sta willing to defray the cost to us is totally inadequate for our requirement which demands instant removal.
homeless are at present accommodated in the and the Tai H Here the Nanking Viceroy His FreeUeney will use a detailed survey of them if we disposed of it we should be partiug
The details of the match are as follow at B62 of 1887, and I wan soljefter for sad thee Ou Tong, the female saylan, and the Suk.aud other authoritics are taking steps to mo
1.I am religitor for Lam Chi Eang, the plantie in as had to be prepared. In conclusion. I am to state with our water frontage, which is indispensable is, at times, an exhalation of foul odours that and sent in F. Maitland and Grimble to face Gra- at the Police Court by the above named Fang Ying debilitate of th
B. On the billside above Bonham. Road there Dawson, who was zoting for Leach, won the toss a defend him a szoną taken out against him/ ko Sorg, or the asyists for the distressed, pud the pressing danger. They represent the peril as great, for even in ordinary years the Bood that it will not be ponible to noquitwer in the do that too questions relating to the division of the lanismy ompany, we do not want the reclamation. bags. The effect of heavy rains on these sugar almost immediately, by Graham, for 1. Then and to the shape of the torming at West Point, raised We are quite satisfied with our present master bags is to cause the sell to become sata sted Sparrow appeared, and S4 was on the board bo-
zade contained in the most of the resolutions, and to our business, therefore, se far as it concerts should be ebolad, esused hy ocolis drying sugar hem and Smith. The latter batsman was bowled otherwise known as Taung demons the opposite side was averely felt, though no honsos city of the ufrent streams. The current from the said Tung. King etaplained that the said Lon Chi were thrown down nor any casualty reported. Huog-te Ha fors into the Grund Canal and by your Sarpean correspondente in the qualosuras { and to redsin the Ised in front would be only with refuse from the bags to such so extant as fore he was well taken by Savage in the silps off from him, the said Yan Wing, and had dragged him Almost all the window.panies were smashed to then swallwards, and when the sapply is excoa-
Sang had fraudulently obtained certain sums of money which you forward, way with more advantage be sidered attor the ecmpletion of the detailed surveys.panding money for no purpose whatever. We
to become not only's malsauce bat duabiless a Smith for 18. Platt and E. Maitland next sp- the mid Yang Ning and had by foros and freed and atoma, mscy of the window frames unhinged! sive it is lot out be alnicos and obsngels comtan. peared and were promptly sent back to the by news of auch drugs obtained és arcent of him, and thrown down, and the lamps hanging from nicating with the ses not far away to the east. C.-The tenants of several of the native flo: Pavilion, the score remaining still st &t. the said Yang Mins, to the transfer of the rum of the calling had their globes and chimneys In view of the present diffealty it is intended to given at a future meting Between now and manuring their planta and vegetables with ofat paint. The former, got baith away for
be in order in asking that some details may bewer gardens in this neighbourhood persiet in Dawson came in, and Maitland had an caay life $1.000 thum of deposit in the hands of the Hong ahaken down or themcelres fall to the grouad. I open two short oats which will euzbis the water mast be on the same sentra ŝino ne the present eroea-
bank from the name of him, the mid Tang Ming, to There is scarcely house in Kulangsoo that bas to reach the sea at no great distance, in the then there will be some time in which detalls caufessive liquid manure; several of them have been and after adding two was less bowled by him. street, of which they will be only a continuation, and that the sea frontage between two srose-strecte
3.The said compleissat was fully investigated by its ceilings uninjured and intact. In some in- neighbourhood of twin F. be got rearly. The cost of this survey is sup will to every quitably divided hotwem lat posed to be borre by the Marine lob-holders, but summoned, but is result did net suoourage the Gray followed, and without any addition Mait. Henry Ernest Wedohonso, one of the Magistrates of utances that I know of, esperally those of a caloross the trand Canal, it will be damed above Land was caught at square leg off Gralian, with this colony, and the complaint was dismissed. and yarn gartown respectively, the doors, that and below to prevent the water from passing owners in proportion to their present frontage would it not be far for the Government to bear residents to take further stops in the matter, have the hongar to be, Nir, your most abadient servert, that cest, seeing the advantage thay gat from of Bonham Road, there exlate a depot for the started with a 6 by the road. "E.O. Smith bowled believe that the claim of the said Yung Ming to the by the vibration sensed by the explosion. In-
Do the satire town just under this part the score at 60. Be-combr-Smith appeared sodum of $1,000 borelubuforo referral to, and I verily twisting the leaks and bars to a usclos condition Correspondant
-The manera alaimed in these enite are the aware securely barred and Icoked up, flow open, down it either north or south.-N. G. Daily News FUNDERION STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
ing what the recletantion is to cost. Then again, storago of garbage and refpes material, which kim nezt over, and the wickot fell for 82, Leachsame in suit No. 7 of 1887 is bend upon the deed so prodirions was the report of the explosion The Honourable C. P. Chatar,
the cheme of sewerage: what is it going to be ther west, in the same neighbourhood (Lap-flap-extras will show, was very good. The extras Henry Ernest Wodehouse
lie rotting and exposed to all weather. Furbing absent. The Garrison Belding, as the fets and no other dat we investigated by the sati me that letter. gertleman, not feeling quite are for the diferentsections? In the contrat por jons Wan the destruction by burning of refons were all leg brea Beth Graham and Saith fow lines with reference to the direction of the
of the insanitary aspects of the district, which
solution 3-His Expallet cy will adopt your ang-of which they will only be a continuation, and font un account of work excouted to be met from the will in every case be equitably divided between gestion, mar? allow the onntractors rations for pay that the sea frontage between two cross streets piminary deposit fund, until the latter le exhaunted. Int-opers in proportion to their present fron- or the anderstrading in respect of suhasquent pay- maate that aas, Lot-owner failing to meat the calls of tag. As it now stands the increase in the the Garurulent for tar balance of the moors das by width of the cross streets falls apan the two hin-shall forfeit bis rights to the reclamation. borilerine lets, whereas by the wading of this
Resolution 3.--Tin Governst consents to the pro-letter, that lost is divides equally between pored new Praya roudway being reduced to it's the lots. Kaon santion-holder or lot-holder will of 65 fest. iola Till be artificially reprised from the ant great widening of the streat. Consequently I think
Eesolution-In consideration of the fact that i have to hear his proportion of the less for the hond to a perfect bospital. cos. 11's emply to lots aituated on dee land, and sonable; and as to the fixing of a time, I think Excellerry did to relax the rates the postponement asked for by Mr. Li Shing ron- will therefore consoat to book,vards somewhat legm
that will greatly depend upon the as plan be- the 15 foot in idth. In this conexion the follow ing scale is pre-ribed, and I am ould that no pro. ing get ready by the Government, The new Desi Tards will be entertaiaud
The Marine Ict-owgers, and as soon as that is Houses of a depth of 5 feat or less to have 10ft, ydu.
from 5 to fi..
fost, to still farther reduce the widths of back-plan will then beve to be circulated amozgat done we shall have to meet here again. I an glad that my seconder is agreeable to my with drawing the original proposition.
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of the Fekfoolam and Hill Roads, and as the AOn Inland Lot No. 795, near the junction
Mr. URO88-Before the resolution is pat would standing source of danger.
the Boheme, and let us know at the fatare meet.
CRICKET
subject matter of this mit in each manner as this
follows
--In the proceedings under the
the name of the sak Lam Chi Sang.
The effect of this explosion at Kulangsco on the waters from the lake tax to the almost the capa
Where the a
that several Chizese who are to-day arrived The Hu-po Bayn:----The bed of the old southern from the interior, report that it was heard ao ocurse of the Yellow River being too high, the about the interprétation to be put upon the last the cost will be greater than in the Western mattar, strast sweepings, garbage, ko, is oar-were very much on the spot, and could I Young Ming, lato of Now York, in the United States far as Tanghwan, Chistig Chew, and Kay Vang. current cannot possidly be taken into it even if of Amories, but now of Victoria in the colour of Other places might have heard it, hat of this I the present breach be successfully stopped; and
new cross streets. I sent the following reply:
flougkong, 22nd November, 1897.
The Hon. F. Stewart, LL-D., Colaial Secretary.
Sir,-With refernor the last paremph of your letter to me of the 29th instant, where you wists that
the axlesion of the ereantrests is the proposed now
portion. Will the sort of the sewerage of each section fall on that sotion only
rind an iu s vers pritsitive fashion, the burning well all througe, the former getting 3 for 41, Hongkong, solemnly and sincerely declare and asy
therefore it has been determined to re-conduot follow-
have no information. ng at times only partly accomplished, tas the latter 8 for 85. The CHARMAN-Certainly, that will be the maisons oflavia caused by the operation per- The Garrison commorneed to but about 2.45 1-That on the 17th day of July, 1897, I deported Though variona theories hare been launched the river north, through Shantung. The author,
montee the restaru aróm
for awo month in the above stad defendant' baak as to the sanse of this acodent, the real one reritis of Chihli and Shantung Lave accordingly with Grubu and Higginboth. The burling the ous thousand dollars and I doppelbed in E-The mode in which the native town bolew was satrasted to Dawson and Sercombo-Smith, ether banketenteramos de one thousand dolls mains shrouded in mystery.ber is it likely now been instructed to excavate with all speed, in preached aga on the Crown reat questice? the above district is drained, and the absolute' Grahams promptly wont Smith to log or 4, and upon the spus ter
that it will be revealed. Spostaneous pombas zoliness for next year's spring frosbots."
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Mr. Cross-Could not the Goviroment be ap
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