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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 18§0.

We are requested to stata that there will be grave, after which a novel and touching faaldent no tenia at the Naval Yard next Saturday,

fellowed. One of the buglers of the Marion step- pad forward and sounded the call whichis last given on board skip at the close of the day. The band of

The Count and Cozatos de Bardi: returned ta Hongkong rosterday par Douglas staimerie 91st Rogiment-then-pled "Thy-will-be Hotlan

dons and the ceremony was ought to a cless. The coin was of polished oak, enclosing a baden shell and bearing the Inscription-Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler, U.S.Navy Born 3rf August, 1829, Died 11th February, 1839,"

In consequence of the death of Admiral Chandler the Masonic Ball has been postponed until Monday, 25th insty-

We are requested to stata that there will be ne garden party at Head Quarter House this | aftórnon, ce till further botton.

We hear that the slures of the Electric Light Company applied for are more than ten times in axcess of the number to be allotted.

Dr. Chalmers bas pleasure in acknowledging the following for the North China Famine Re lief FundClub Laitano, 8900,

The value of the shares applied for in the Labuk Planting Company, Limited, was $500,000, | The capital of the Company is $250,000.

The Agoats (Mosers. Siemeson & Co.) inform that the D. D. E. steamer Electra, from ↑ Hamburg, eta, bft Singapore yesterday for this,

port.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

To

Working Aoconwr,-Int JANUART TO Sier DEMBER, 1836. Dr.

obcegos aomount:—— Boat, onlaries, Legal, and Sür-.

reyor's fees, stampa, atation-

Director" and ånditare” fac... 7,300.00 To Are engine working acounts-Hall cont

of maintaining steam Are engines and) Volunteer Brigados j

To couration cunts-Agents' commiR-

To loses beagant 1888 —Claim moaning

to the four paid balan

To amanote written of 1-

Farsitors account

Fize angina samount

The Sanitary Beard met yesterday afternoon. To balanco Thore, were present: Dr. Ayres, President: Hon. W. M. Price, Surveyor-General; Hou, J.

Stewart-Lockhart, Registrar-General'; Hon. Wang Bhing: Mr. W. B. Croz, Secretary,

The minutes of the last meeting ware read and confirmed

The BECERTAEY read 'a letter from Mr. Francis, Q.C., stating that he should be absent from the Board's meatings for the next three or fur weeks as he had gone to North Borneo.

The SUURETARI read & rapers from the Ins. motor of Live Stock on the outbreak on the th inst, of rinderpest amongst the cattle ima ported to the Colery, Five of the animals had been slaughtered and two others had died, and instructions had been given for the disinfection of the sheds used. There had been no further

The Portugues gunboat Tejo, Captain Cauties reported. inha, from Macso, arrived here yesterday morn addrained. "The Editor," and those of business "Thing. It is said that she has orders to proceed Mayor." and not to individuals by name.

Correspondenta are requested to forward their name" to Chinking. and mądram willi communications addressed to the

Editor, not for publication, but as evidence of good 411 lettore for publication should be written on one

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side of the paper only,

be sent before 11 am on the day of publication. After hat hour the kapply in limited.

TEESOME No. 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, February 14th, 1889.

Adamson, Bull & Co.) that the Canadian Pacifio We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. atanmer Abyssinia arrived at Vancouver from Japan on the 8th instant.

The concert in ald of the Soldiers' and Bailors Families Association will be givan on the 27th instead of the 20th instant, owing to the Masonic Ball taking placa on the former Zafe.

A young man, giving the name of Muss, who arrived here from Yokohams on Monday try the P. & U. atom or Ameena, has been arrested on a charge of stealing from a Japanese woman, during the voyage, money and jawellory to the | value of $500. --MA

Eples for the gullab of the Sanitary Sur- The Board then proceeded to consider the

vayor, which are as follows:---

By

332.00

promium account: Natamountofpromis collected $207,381,82 Lose ra-irantances a 4,703.65 By Interest account-Amount at credit, Inolading interest doop intments, do, By melange acocoss-Amount at credit By trafor foo nosonos:-Amount at oredit

aht will be distributed through every lending. Needless to say that the murderose were never | thuringhang of the metropolis.

fasad, and the pawnbroker was fleeund to the This doutral stablishment is to be in self last cout. The guild came forward to hia uwist. winding, of engineering skill. It will contaiz azos, but the affair was not closed until the

gem aolint nd angino power over emcials had made the most of the golden op deligated under and roof or in a single owner.portunity. Not long afterwards a similar trick +khip. To start with thera will be a conple was played on another pawnbroker by two mon 27,98060 of 2,000 horsepower and two 10,000 horse who departed in the same manner. The ashap Power anginos. They will bo capable of work by man, with rain staring bim in the face, ro 5,814.81 600,000 electric lights, and spaos has been posted at onse to the polico, und great was his

reserved for another two 10.000 hora.power relief when the hor was found to contain two ~ 13,375-38 enginos, by which the Betting power will be deed dogs, and be gat off with us further loa Evon that magnificent pro-thon the inevitabla 250. This last cage ván 28,019.80 nearly doubled.

spect has not satisfied the ambition of the Dept merely ouo of pure malica.-Chinese Tirana, " ford projectors, for they expost to require, în aparse of time, a second engine-house qaitę sy 34.3gigantis as the first. In their building plans 209,443,20 provision has been made for suab an extension, and their arrangements generally are so elastin $388,598,19

that they may, at comparatively amall cost, be stretched vat tó a capacity of over two million

SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO"

11th February.

1--The Sanitary Surveyor to the Sanitary Board The Yollow River is again treated in a leader proposed works to be constructed ander the provisions shall examine all pluta, soutiens, and specifications of in the Kang-pen, and the succus attained by Urdinance No. 4 of 1887, that may bafcrwarded to Wu Te-cheng in stopping the branch and in by the Board and report on Rant to the Board affecting the asconary repairs is admitted eroopt in such cases as be in authorized under the provisions of the said Ordinance to communicate openly by the writer to be attributable to his

ract with the parties ennerned.

NEWS.

Advertisements and Subscription which are not

We are pleased to hear that General Cameron, „indereð (or a fixad period will be continued until who had a rather bad day on Monday, consider.

2.The Sanitary Surveyor shat axerisca gonora good look rather than any other cause tended, Urders for extra popise of the Daily Fraps shouldably improved yesterday, and is again pro-aupervision over all construsive works being asreled git to the Colony so far as noh works azo regulated

A man who had lost his money in a gambling gresing favourably.

by the provisions of Ordinance No. 24 of 1987, and

per il mary any irregularities to the Sanitary house, returns home, and arming himself with Superintendent

The Sanitary Surroger shell Inspect all Noward and revolver he succeeds, by intimidation Bildage ca ompletion and report to the Banitary and throat, In obtaining bismoney back. Biperintendent when duch have been completed in A funle devotee, while paying homage to the acordation with the provisions of Ordinance No. 21gods in the Chong-hun man, is robbed of her

1897 We hear that the Flower Show of the Kow-

The Sanitary Surveyor shall ronder very earrings by a thief, who stealthily succeeded in Loon Horticultural Soleby will probably lakete all matton is power to the Sanitary Superintendent his purpees.

to the and

A thiot having succeeded in penetrating into place in the second week of next month. As on of Buildings, Drains, and other works so far as such the lost casesion, admission will be freo, and re-works come under the provisions of Ordinance No. 24

shop through a hole made in the roof, sxtricted freshments, also free, will be provided,

of 1987.

The only point on which discussion was raised from the ente scum of Taels 800 The shop in No. 2, on the suggestion of the kospors have now threatened to take action Tua disallowance by the Governor of the

ORTAZ, that Sanitary Superintendent" against the tipao and watchman, unless steps he taken for the arrest of the thief and the restitu" should read "Secretary to the Board."

The SURVEYOR-GENERAL did not think it tion of the property. Straits Settlements of Sunday music in the

This necessary to alter it. Singapore Gardens will probably strike most

The. KRISTAR-GENERAL pointed out that Hongkong readers as ridiculously puritanical

present the offles of Secretary and Sapor- FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND I HUNDRED and intolerant. It is not quite clear, how-

[îxtendent were both held by the same person. stranged under one Alphabet in the strictest ever, whether His Excellency's action har Admiral Chandler, the command of the United more at present, but they might at se

Wo understand that by the death of Roar

The PERSIDENT said it so happened they urder, the Initials as well as the surnames boon dietsted, by religious conviction or by States Naval forons in the Bast passos in order futurs time be held by two different persons. being alphabetical.

The APS and PLANS have been mostly disapproval of a seeming neglect of The rules of rank to Captain Frodorick V. MoNair, In fact it was now a question whether they commanding the Omaha, now at Chinking should be held by the same person. There was re-engraved in a superior style and brought up of red taps in the institution of the sincerts. Lient-Commander West will continue to porach an amount of work to be done by the Secra- fary to the Board that he did not see how it was FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. From the Straits Time" we learn that the form the duties of Secretary,

possible for him to attend to any other duties. COBR OF SIGNALS IN VAR AT VICTORIA PEAK. music to which the colony wae favoured on

On the motion of the SURVEYOR-GENERAL MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

the rule allowed to land within axendant: The Board then proceeded to convider the eating of infoated premises and the disinfection and purification of the same

The CHAYAMAN said that the by-laws now bafore the Beard were made in connection with the Government's legal advisers, and were all{ thatcould be passed now. The Ordinance would

the names of over

FOREIGNERS.

to date. They now consist of

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONOFONO,

PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF BRITISH KOWLOON.

PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA, PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAL

PLAN OF YOKOHAMA.

FLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON. PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIBONG OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

Among the other contents of the book are An Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Mean of Barsm

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, đe.

A full Chronology of remarkable events since the advent of foreigners to China and Japan

Quartermaster Soutt's servant was yesterday the first Sunday was proposed by the Colonel bronht before Kou. . . Welshouse, at the of the Regiment and sanctioned by the Di-Polios Court, on the charge of stealing a gold rector of the Gardens, who, under the new watch and obsin and a sum of money, the pro-manded draft of by-laws for the cuzapory va porty of his master, and was sentenced to six armingement, ia abuclate head of his own wonths' imprisonmont with hard labour. The department, subject only to the Governors watch and chain were recovered.

The harshnons of the Poragues authorities is agrarely criticized for having arrested all the beggers in Maaso dud thrawn them into prison Three men live in a home, and two of them collude and do away with the property belong. ing to their friend or, of course, to any person who may be

At Sun-ahai a few days back a grand display Acting Governor, But the whole, master The appearance of the grof guard in the was arranged at the last moment, and the funeral percession yesterday afternoon in stare to be ended oralded a to bring in those of fireworks took place, followed by a theatrical

osaspionone place, at the board of the military, by-laws whisk the Board had previously- angs, Į vtertainment: only persons concerned in it were the Colonel was much commented on, audit must be admittel | gested.

A busland takes 810 helonging to his wife of the Regiment and the Director of the that in sack a ceremony they certainly looked

and gambles it all away. The wife was a dis font of place. While on this polot, we may Gardens. Subsequently the matter was re-also add that the Volanteses, as is usual ou ferred to His Excellency; and on the fellow such public occasions, were entirely overlooked

seed that abe out her throat, A will-of-the-wisp war sesa in Lienoliow about a month back:

A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts, &oing Sunday there was to be no music. by the authoritie

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &c. Scale of Hongkong Stamp Datias. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888, Beaten of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Ilongkong, Shanghai, Amoy and Newohwang. flongkong Chair.” Jinrieksha, and Boat Hire, The APPENDIX consists of

FOOD HUNDRED PAGES

THE FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL CHANDLER.

|

The by-laws, which were passed without

amendment, are as follows:-

THE FOOTUNG WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY.

is

BUILDING SOCIETIES IN THE FAR EAST.

a Tory

are

The N. C. Daily Notes after summarizing an Lights If their programme te renlind-and article which appeared in our columns a short there is no reason why it should not bealestri time ago suggesting the formation of a co- city niay, in a few years, divide the lighting of operative Building Society in this colong, says: 207,216,87 the metropolis equally

with gas 16 is not as Shanghai on a free mettlement differs- 29.48 ranghly autimated that London requires sa fram a arown colony like Hongkong, thero has 9,743, 15 average of one light per head of population been, we are convinced, a similar opening for a 29159 say, fiva million lights. The Earl of Crawford's co-operative land and building society. Al- have a large sivil service, no company has putitasbenider to tho herculcantank | though $290.585.19 of supplying at least one half of tho five millions. have a large middle class, living on moderate The prossio reader may shake his head at this salarion, seeing itself compelled to make ila as a brillant bat Utopian dream. All we have bons hero for vary many more years than. to reply is that there is going to be nothing it anticipated when it first loft its nativa land, dreamy about the 10,000 Lore-porrer engines, and bearing te lot contentedly. There a about the dynamos 40ft. high, which are nearly as much difleulty here for the mem- to be coupled with them, or about the sloo-bors of this class to got decent houses at a trio cables which are to ran into London rant that is not a very much larger pry portion over all three of the southern railways, and of their incomes than it is considered pradost to to radiate from every railway terminus from pay at home, se in Hongkang. The nawritton Cannon-street to Kensington. The osptare of cuis in England is that a man should not pay the railways was one of the smartest things in mere than nus-seventh of his total income in rent, the Deptford programme. It required a grant but this rule cas idly be observed in the ma deal of diploney and took years to nogatista, jority of cases in Shanghai. The class of people but the whole Three companies-the Brighton, whose salaries are about two hundred dollars a South-eastern and London, Chatbem and Dover month, a large sul increasing one, eurot find →were scoured at last. How the Watkin-For- houses hore at thirty dollars a month, including bes-Sarlo triumvirate could be got to agres about rates and taxes, as they should be able to do. anything will pozzle the publin Hare, Lowever, As things are here tow they have to make is the fast. They have individually and colles- their bomen here to get married and bring tively placed tasir marricant the disgusal of this up families, and heace rests aro

Still, with care and enterprising company as electric distributors. nations consideration. Not only that, but the district railway is also in economy, many of them sneceed in saving, and the combination. It will serve as the connecting it is as much an object to them, as it ia to their channel between the four southern termini-Can-fallows in Hongkong, to find safe invertunte non-street, Luigate-hill, Charing-cross and Vis-which will give them a little more return than torin-bandes giving socoss to the important re the Savings Bank, or the mather institution. sidential distrot Kensington.

Fer them a co-operative building novely wond distributors tersedingly well into ask other. be the same bero as in Hongkong. Ons afront- The engine works at Deptford and the railway be exactly what is required, ita advantages would They afford a taximum of facility at a mioiman ag we have here is that the area available to of cost. If we follow the process of electrin such a society is practically unlimited: lighting from the landing of the coal at not confined to one Lillside as they are in Hong- Deptford to the turning on of the lamps, koug, and with our good roade and cheap modus at Charing-cross or in the city. it of locomotion, and a climate in which ocs can will be mean how expenditure has been economis walk nearly every day in the yaar, it is not go very dat every point by the exercise of foresight material whether the Society's site is at a mile A thief was about to steal a lamp which was and scientifo skill. Tho works bavu a broad or a mile from the Bund We do not know suspended in front of a shop, by manus of a long frontage on the river, with a wharf of their owa; the precise latentions of the directors of the Laod pole, but the lamp dropped, and as it struck his already in position, and is bay night and day we think they would do well to favour some such whore barges can be closs in.' & 50-ton crane Investinont Amolation lately founded here; but

burnt him in several place. head, it broke, and the kerosine catching fire landing all manner of building materials for the sakene as far as thoir urticles of association al- contractor-gigantic castings, heavy girders Low. They havo strendy fixed their shares at a Amar and woman comis on a visit to Cantou.and piles of timber. From the water edge apria which allows any one who has saved any During their stay in the city the man dies, and tramway is being ent ap to the angina-honse, money at all to become a shareholder: .soon 9. the woman, having no money to meet the burial where au ingenious hydraulic apparatus is going they begin to build houses for their shareholders, expenses, sacrifices herself by selling hereof to hold to the furnace mouth. In the first of the and it would be easy for them to consult the in- to draw the coal skips right out of the ship's they become to that extent a co-operative society,

the highest bidder.

two buge sheds xoxt the river are the boilers, tanding tenant's wishes in building, and oorge arranged in groups, so that they can be used such a rent as will make the house the property singly or in-two, broos, or fours, according to of the tenant at the end of a certain torin The obstacle to this is tatt is the power needed. The steam gói to the "on-of years. giuss in large pipes, common to each group, con- the Company was net startal originally on co- saquently no angine is dependent on a siugle | operative licen, blocks of its shares may get into boiler. Boilers can be detaobed at will for clean the hands of speculalers who are only towarding. ing or repairs, and it is not intended over to have larga dividends menawhile, and a large unturned · get rid of the tons of soot which will be always to the company to foster separate and smaller whole group working at one time. How to increment hereafter; should this be so, it is opou gathering in the flues has been a problem. The building societion, losting theu on the propor solution hit on is to swoop the fees by steam, pud tics it has already acquired or may herefter no for that parpose a small engine has been devised ghire. The want of one or more societies of the which will travel on the rails along the face of kind is undoubted; it romains for this or some the furnroos, stopping wherever it is wanted. ather company to appreciate and provide for the Under the roof of the boiler-shod is another want. In the old days when won came here for promises" mean and include saz promised in which 1-10 the following by-laws the words "infected

interesting mechanism tesvalling crane of us or seven years, expecting at the end of way person suffering from any unfectious discuss is or

great power, which can be travel about at easily that time to have made their pileand booff hemo has been recently loosted.

sea wheelbarrow, and will lift 20-ton casting as or to some other fresh wools and pasturas new, Our contemporary naturally supports the

The word infectious disenso mean and inclado

lightly as a feather. similar oran will per exorbitant rents paid to abszuten landlords were anali-pox and 900h other dinonses as may from time

smbulate over the engine-eber, and with its help not felt to be galling. Rat men have to come Sunday concerts. While not laying very

* time bu defned by the Board by reactation for the

engines or dyosmos may be taken to pisoes st now to stay, and every five montlily dollara of moh stress on the point that at home the

9--On receipt of a certificate from a duly qualified

the shortest motion. The designers of the build-rat is a consideration, and they ramble at provision of Sunday music has becoms, an

Medical Practitioner that any person auftoring from

ing seem to have revelled in engineering devices enriching with their labour a landlord when eay tafectious disease la feproperly lodged, thọ The anaval general-testing of the share and labour-saring ingenuities. Vuloan would they have mover soon, and who is lazuriating at. |accepted thing alike in London and the great

Admiral Chandler was buried yesterday after. Biritars Separin andent aball is as the aid person holders in the Peatung Wharf and Gaderne & baby braids there, and Harles a country home in a rained retirement. They would pay provincial towns-because each community noon at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, aprilis to be zeroved fourth sply to Company was held at Massrs. Russell & Co's suithy in comparison wish theirs. With their away so much a moath willingly if they talt that.

The unwilling forthwith a must decide its own caso on its own respon- By command of H.E, the Governor the core-ender the provisions of Section 59 of the Ordinance. offices, Shanghai, on the 7th inst., Mг, O; Vin- 10,000 horas-power engines and 40 foot dynames the money was coming back into their own ability-it overtheless points out that from mony was a public aus and was probably the disease willing to be removed to a venit l or

-Wown my parson sattering from any infootione osnt Smith presiding.

they will braw the electric fluid like beur and posketa in dividends, or was accumulating to The CIAIRMAN said Gentlemen, with your distribute it like gas-moro oasily and obenply to make them in time the owners of their bou. that point of view the case of Sunday music in most impressive and imposing that has ever other anliable placatae Sanitary Superintendent shall consent and following the ordinary course, we than gus, in fact. A copper pipo, less than half- Singapore teema all the stronger, the bulk of bean witnessed here. All the Government with the coat of the patient faks and measures as will take the Report a read. I can add little an inch in diameter, which can he run along a ha maz deem nossary for the sato and convenient to the full explanation of the business of the wall, will carry as much lighting power as the the inhabitants belouping to religione which offices closed at one o'clock and the whole of the moral of the paid patient

Wher any person entering from any infections Company as given in the Beport. But this largost gazomotor in Londcu. It need not to THA SIAMESE RAILWAY. SURVEYS. do not incufente Babbath observanes Themen-of-war in the Harbour and most of the mer-

Please has been removed from any premises or has year has been characterized by kben competition, put underground unless convenient At Dapt Sunday afternoon concerts in the Gardens obat ships had their dags at half-mast thenghent covered or has died the Sanitary duperintendent shall osposially in souring the storage of kerosene ford only about half a mile of underground pipe All who take any interest in the development the day, as also had the Consulates, the Ranks and with the decent of the ecouplare at the infected pre-oil. But we hope to be always able to control a will be needed to connect the works with the of Siem and in its future prosperity will be glad hore wore highly appreciated, and it was the chief business houses. This whole of the Naval disintendon and wantsation of the acid promise, fair share of this class of Business, and it is sa-South-Eastern station. After that it has sim to learn that the surveys for the proposed rail.

rtises take such he may reldom that a word of objection to them was and military turous of blas Colany; thy members of 5-In case of emergency or if for sig resson thu tisfactory to hate there has been an increase in ply to be carried along the railwaya into Lon. ways are now proceeding rapidly under the raised even on religious grounds. In the Council; GoraramentoBoerzand anerosptionally dition specified in the foregoing by-laws any officer downs sod also in the number of steamers cour

Suritars Superintendent is unable to carry out the the amount of general cargo entering our go- den. Haudreds of thousands of pounds which saperintendance of Mr. Galway, fie.chiel resident Barmah & Thibet Convention Victorests of our neighbours at Singapore is larga amber af private ravideats were present: the Band zathorized by tha Prezident for that in to car wharves

the gas companies had to spend in ripo-laying engineer. It will be remembered that the Mr. G. H. Whealer is will be thus invad.

agreement between the Siamese Government of purpose may aut ip biu plavo.. Shortly before two o'clock, the hour at which it

In its manufactura electric light is doubtless tas one part, and Lelut. General Bir Andrew absent, but returne shortly to Shanghai, and is The EEGISTEAD GENERAL remarked that willing to serve on the board, and Mr. U, Jantzen dearer than gas but in distribution it should be Clarko, R., and Messrs. Punchard sal others. was arranged the funeral should Isavo the Naval thors had been no cases of small-por se yet this and Mr. F. E. Haskell offer themselves fer camach cheaper, and in maintenance there ought tas Contractors for the Surveys, the other Hospital, a dense crowd of persons had gathered ss00.

olection. All this require your confirmation. to be no comparison between them. A time port was signed at Bangkok 16th March laat, Before making you to pass the Beport and do will no doubt come when the new light will and that in June following the first detachment in the neighbourhood. The band of the 91st Regiment was drawn ap in double line facing

counts, I have not pleasure in answering the have the advantages of the old in cost sain of the ngingers arrived to begin the The failure of the 'Literary Society to the Hospital gabs, the bad of H.M.S. Zimperieure

questions of any shareholder present,

brilliance and in healthfulness. Already the work. Owing, however, in the comtry through secure the wee

There being no questions,

margiu between them is gradually narrowing, which the lines are to run boing in a great of the valuable collec. being stationed inside the gatos. The coffin was

and it is now not more than 20 or 25 per cent measure under water, little could be done exempt tion of books in the City Hall as a cir- carried by a body of sailors of the U.S. Angelip

ia actual price to the consumer, The London making preliminary braverse surveys until the calating library is much to be regretted. Marion, preceded by the Navel Band, playing

Electrio Supply Association now supplying end of November. 1 he chief part of the work its customers at the equivalent of 4a. d. por has therefore been done within the last two svatka Under present conditions the library is at the "Dead March," to the gates, where it was

1,000ft. of gas, and when it gets its 10,000 hore and the cagineers deserve great credit for the mont uneless to the community, being open shelled in order. At this moment the first placed on a gan carriage, and the procession

power engines turned on it should be able to do energetic manner in which the surveys havs boon only during business hours and the books minuto gun was fired from the flast and the fr

shareholders. The latter may rely on being about inspection of the works has just beer still better, both for its customers and for its pushed on during that time. As the first not being allowed to be removed from the ing continued throughout the ceremony-

well taken care of. The electric light is deafrahed by Mr. Badley, the managing engineer room. The Committee of the City Hall are, The cries then

fined yet to realise the bright hepas of its birth, in London of the contractors, this is verlaps a left for the COMS.

and ore an unbelieving public are awars it may good opportunity for placing before the public however, powerless in the matter-o far as tery, the road on either side being lined by CHINA PIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, A. Tayler bu re-elected auditor, to serve anti be rivaling its sister invention, the dephone, statement of the actual progress tunt has ber allowing the siroulation of the books is con- a body of Police unler command of Chivť

in dividends and premiums, cerned-in view of the various interests Inspector Eemspool. At the head of the pro-

According to the agreement the contractors involved. But although they are not at cession rode four mounted troopers, immediately

were authorised to make survey for a main live liberty to allow the existing library to be behind them being the band of H.M.S. Im Insurance Company, for presentation to the

of railway extending from Bangkok to Chieng- insi, passing through Bang Pa ̊In. Ayuthin, mzd used as a circulating one, we bare no doubt perises and the band of the 91st Regiment, shareholders at the twentieth ordinary meeting,

aleng the left bank of the Namask to Phra they would be glad to afford accommodation playing. Next these same the coffin, drawn to be held at the Company's fees, on the 19th THE RESURRECTION OF ELECTRIC origin in the prisons. Impesunions prianners Faye, Lakon, and Lampoon; and for thres Pawnshops in China xre said to have had their Bat, Lepburns, Nakon Sawan, Ontarudit, Mnaug |by a number of waren. The con was February in the City Hall for a circulating Jibrary if

oovered, with flags and wreathy,, the whole |

pledged their fou belongings to seal of their branch lines, viz., one from Sarabara, a little. Regulations for the Consular Courts of United one were established by the Literary Society being surmounted by a huge sacher worked catute of the company for the rear surfing Slab De Your director hare the pleasure to submit the ne-

fallow captives as had money to sparo, and, with beyond Ayuthis, to Khorat; sauthor from In view of the formaation of an Electric Light the conniranos of the warders, this praction wes Cotaradit to Thadua, near Luang Phrabang or any other body. From the minutes of in dowers. Following the coffin was a firing 1897-The balance at oredit of working Company in Hongkong, the following article, gradually extended outside the prison walls, and and's third from Chiengwai to Ching Ita the annual meeting of the members of the party of Marines, with arms reversed, head-bunt, e per last report, was

which appeared in the Economist à month or two people in want of money used to come sul and Chiong: Sen. The main line was divided Tientsin Public Library and Reading Room by the American flag, draped with grape

pledge their property to the incamerated pawn-in to five sections, and it was stipulate that Chinu

paid in 1838.......§.60,409.00-

sgo, will be road with interort

brokers. The convenience of this clace of "trun the survey of each soetion as well as that of Japan

Castome Seizure, China

we gather that on an income of a little over. By the side of the gofln walked the pall bearers: Ceduct claims under 1867 poi-

London is beginning to make up for eat time santion once established, it rapidly develop each of the branca lines should he began Shanghai Donded Warehouse Regulation $1,000 a year an excellent library and rend--Mr. G. Butterworth, Chief Engineer of the reines return pramis Ac., ña,

cles, paid in 1865. ....... 64,955.85

in electric lighting. It has, in a quiet way, ed into the form in which we now find sad completed at certain fixed periods, the time Customs and Harbour Hegulations for the d-ing room can be supported, the institution Marion; Col. R. E. Withers U.S. Consul; Col.

paid in 1889.ANAKAN MAN IS ANTENN 7,710.5 132,639.6 been progressing much faster than is generally it: a relic of its origin still existing in for completion varying from two to four years ferent ports of China, Philippines, Siam, ke.

nopposed. With our ustional habit of self- the wooden railing, representing the prison (accordiag Forbes Bobortsen, 91st Regiment, Capt F. H,

the lougth of the section and Pilotage Regulations

being accommodated rent free is the

Balance of Proft $71.877.21 disparagement we often de ourselves injustice, bare, which in be found at the entrance the difficulty of the ground. The following are Municipal Buildinga, The songs! sub. Boys, H. H. 8. Cwdelia; and Capt, M. G.

This amount the Jiroutors propos to divide a fol- and we are once more doing it is this matter, of most pawnshops. Pawnbrokers, more the different sections with a vote of the work †scription is 812, and the Imperisl Marition Dunlop, H. M. B.-Leader. Behind there were | lewa:-340,000 as Goal dividunt to ebarebolders, The British tourist, when he rambles about at 'over, are not supposed to leave their shop in the done on each

equni to Sá por share, and making 35 for the your and the chief mourners, consisting of the officers of the balanss of $91,371.81 as a Boana te Contributing night in the glare of the are lights of a Parisian day time, but only surreptitiously at night. It Section. A, from Bangkok to Ayuthia, The Customs give a grant of $150. The num- the Marien, Vibe. Admiral Six Newell Falmon, Shareholders our Directors regret that owing to boulevard or a Homburg promenade, mutters to would see that a per-broker's life in Poking section has been finished under the skarge of ber of subscriber is about seventy-fire, and V.C. BeriAdmiral Marwell, and a

the unprecedented pember of fires that ocourced fuc. himmelf that they do these things better abroad. is not a particularly comfortable,oue. Ha trade Mr. Lantion, assisted by Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Dum-fre 1557 and 1838 the Company's loan ander 1887 What they are doing at has he never takes necessarily bringe upon him the odiam of all bis Noi Bai. The line begins a little below Bang- It is published, or to the following Agents --

in spite of large purchases of books the cre-ber of the leading American residenta palsies were proportionately great, and the profit of the trouble to inquire, and it might rather sur clients, and he appears to be safe from molesta kor and the whole length of the section is 47

holders thereby rednet. HONGKONG... Mezera. F. Blackhead & Co. dit balance was increased during the last Next came the seamen of the U.8.8. Marion, 1888The rent of this year's working it is hoped prize him to be told that Loudon already tion only behind his couter, which it much mes. The plans will be taken homo by Mr. HONGKONG... Mr. W. Brewer.

year. The reading room apprase to be well bud bahiad these it was the Euro ay be deemed satisfactory. The lossas so far have poss the largest electric lighting install bigber than are those found in other shops If day in order to get the specifications, outi

cof lusu excordive, but rates of prenis on the best tion of its kind in the world. The London he ventures out in daylight he invariably rites | møtes, and working plaas prepared. supplied with periodicals and newspapers, pean and Sikh guard from Victoria Goolake are low, and competition remains strong. It is Electric Supply Corporation, which began in in a cart, with the blind let down in front; and Section B, from Ayuthin to. Tæphores. This and new books are added from time to Then followed in order the Dist Regiment, proposed to pay a First Dividend of $3 per shers out a very humble way as u offshoot of the Gros-when he goes out at night the lantern he carries short portion of the line has also been entrusted

jol saticipated profits, as hitherto, time. If a small place like Tontain the Royal Artillery, a Company of the 58th

vaner Gallery, is now operating more than does not bear the name szkle establishment. In to Mr. Landon and hip assistants, who arb. At Mr. Hopping roalgued his sent at the Board on bis 30.000 Imps. It has reached the limit of its the event of an altercation taking place over a present working on it vigorously, can support such an institution Kurgkong of bluejackets. Aflar those came the officers scted to fill the vacancy, which Shareholders' will einl ciroulars, it has for some time part been as such a proceeding would put him at once in near Nakon Sawan, Mr. Roberts is in charge Regiment, a detachment of Marines and a body departure from the Colony and bfx. 8. A. Siebs was motive power, and in the language of sommer business transaction he dare not cross his counter, Bootion C, from Lopbures in Paknam Poh certainly ought to be able to do so. There Foodnow........Myara. Hodge & Co??~ are libraries and reading room in constation Somervills, ADO. representing Lieut. Gooral ke balion and offer themselves fox hein from Parliaments or Fabrics, without aven. Magistrata either as plaintiff or defendant he and Mr. Angior. He has got ten miles of the SHANGHAI......Hall & Holts Co-operative Co.

with the different Cluba bere, but the pro-Cameron. These were followed by H.E. the

the shadow of legai status, it has taken posses- must first pay down 660 tine, say 360, which he survey foished expopt sowo, spaces, about two SHANGHAI Mesar. Kelly & Walsh. portion of the population to whom these Governor, the Chief Justice, the members of and are shigible for re-election.

Mowers, Cox and Lyall have audited the accounts; sion of a large district and carried out success- | lowes whether the case gour in his favour or faxiles ta sil, which are still dovered with water. NORTHERN &'Hell & "Holta Co-operative Co.

fully a very important experiment. Undisney- against him. If a pawnshop estelisa, fire no nei and which cannot be levelled until the dry messon HIVER Ports and Kelly & Walas, Shanghai, ar inaccessible is constantly increasing the Legislative Council, the Console, the

P. Bra, Chairman.

od by the evil experiones of Father Brush and | sistance is rendered by the fes brigado, and tho¦ is farther advanced, NAGARALI... Mosers. The C. & J. Trading Co. Some consideration · might

be Palans Judge, and chief Government offciale. }'. KOBE-ONAKA... Messrs. F. Walsh & Co.

Balance Shahr, 8152 Drummers, 1689.-- given to visitors, many of whom must while a larga number of private rezidents brought

LIABILITITE. TOKOHAMA.....Mosars. Kelly &Walsh, MANILA Mears. Diaz Puertas & Co... ́... ́

be struck with surprins on

Capital nocount. At the Mornment the pro-! arriving up the r

Beserve fund HANOI... Mr. F. Mainfroy.

in the third largest port of the Em cassion was inpressed by a number of per 40sonats payable pire to find no public reading room, The head of the procession having arrived at

Final dividend for 187 |sons who had waited there to meet ik The

Bones for 1887 and sundries... 4,503.43. City Hall Committed may fairly he ex- the gate of the osastory, the military and Working norint 1889-alenne at medit. 23,4651.50 pics. At the head of it the Earl of Cranford accual wearked unit in Indemnity for ten miles is fuished and the plans will abo bo

of closely printed matter, to which reference is constantly required by residents and those having commercial or political relations with the Countries embraced within the scope of the

CORONTOLE and Dinsorony,

The Contents are too numerous to partion. karizo in an Advertisment, büć iaoladó--

TREATIES WITA CHINA****

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

15

Tientsin, 1858

..

Chefoo, with Addition Article. Opion Convention, 1886.

and all others not abrogated. France, Tientsin, 1858, Convention. 1860,

Tientain, 1885, Tronty of Commerce, Conventions, 1886 and 1837. United States, Tientsin, 1968, Additional, 1889,

Peking. 1880

M

ferman, Tatein, 1861 and Peking, 1880, Tortugal, 1888

Busala, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Forn. TREATIES WITH JAPAN-

Great Britain

United States

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREATIES WITH STAM

TREATIES WITH ANNÀM

Nathenands Coroa

TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFS

Chinese

Siamese Corean

Japanese LADAL

Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. Subjects in Chins and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1881, 1894, 1884, 1984, 1886, 1886. Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts

in China, Japan &o. with New Table of Fees

New Tables of Consalar Fees

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Table of Hongkong Court Fove

Admiralty Rutas

Foreign Jurisdiction Act

States in China Eales of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chiness Faasengor Act.

TRADE REGULAMION:

Siam

BONGBONG

Charter of the Colony

Bules of Legistative Council.

Port Regulations, &o, &o., &o.

Ortors may bo sentto Daily Press Offion, where

HONGKONG.....ses. The Rull & Holtz Co

HONGKONG,..., Messrs. Kelly & Walsh.

HONGKONG.Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.

HONGKONG......Messrs. A. &. Watson & Co.

Mr. F. A. da Crns.

MACAO..... SWATOW

A MOT FORJOJA

Mesirs: Quelch & Co.

Mr. J. G. Göta.

„Mr. J. G. Gōta.

HAIPHONG...... Mr. G. Gavelle,

BANGKOK ...... More. Ramsay & Co.

BINGAPORE...Meers. Kelly & Walk. PENANG.......Messrs. Mayora & Co.

COLOMBO Messrs A. M. & J. Fergusea. CALCOTTA... Messrs. Newman & Co.

SYDNET......... Mears. Gurdon & Gotoh,

is to be hoped that Bir Czon Ex will take a more liberal view of the utter and withdraw his interdiction.

The PEESIDENT said that was not quite rack. There was a small family of four children at present in the Hospital with it. Ho did not think the case was a serious on the bid only a few spots and seemed to be amusing themenfved very well at the Hospital came from.

The REGISTRAR GENERAL asked where they The PRIDENT--Graha-street. aired no antification of the matter

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL said he had re- The Board then adjourned till Wednesday, the 27th instant.

UNLIMITED.

The following la the report of the China Fire

camber list.

Lednot divident of peralsro,

i-election.

pected to lond eresy assistance in their po naval forces formed a guard two deep on either

wer to any movement which may be started side of the mad, through which the coffe and the

for the establishment of a public circulating more paid. Here they were met by the cash at bankers

DIENONDES.

AUDITORS.

ANKITA.

$40,000.00

204,003.90

$

13,902.

and

The CHALENAN proposed" That the Report

Accounts as presented be pred MY. JANTZEN Komar the motion, which was carried unanimously.

It was proposed by Mr. Youya, seconded. by Mr. THOBURN-That Messrs. C. Vincent Haskell be re-elected to serve as Directors till the Smith, G. II. Whooler, C. Jaaizen, and F. £. next simaal general meeting carried nem: com. Mr. JANTZEN proposed, Mr. HASKELL second ed, and it was quanimously adopted that Mr. J. the uert annual general meeting.

The CHAIRMAN—That is all the basinose be Lore the inveting.

The masting then adjourned.-M. C. Daily

News.

LIGHTING.

PAWNSHOPS IN CHINA.

mada.

MELBOURNE...Moara. Norton, Hargrave & Co. library, eren if they cannot, under the terms Naval Chaplain (Rev.: H. JB, Harper) the Rev. Fixed depoalta at hárks Imperial 880,000 oing out of his ideas he has been slated by large rad box containing, so they said, artioles This, the last section of the main line, is under

......Messrs. Gordon & Gotch.

BIMBANE LONDON....... LONDON.....

LONDON..

LONDON.

Chinose

his premature brood, it has gone steadily to establishment is allowed to bara out. This rule Beation D. from Paknam Poh, vis Ootaradit, work and demonstrated that domestic lighting has arisen from the litigation and disturbance to Muang Praye. This section has been divided 400,000.00 by electricity in not only practicable, but may that iavariably took place when only part of the by the contractors into two subsections, vit, 650,000.00 be done at reasonable cost.

stook was burnt, and all the clients come for one from Paknum Pol to Pechai and the other The axperiment owen ita atos to a combiward to claim their property. The present sys-from Poohai to Muang Praye. Of the first sab- nation of scientific, commercial and funacial tem is that, in case of a fire, anch: person section which is under charge of Mr. Smiles an 3.0.45 | Ability not often enjoyed by joint stock com- who parente pawn.ticket racedvse thekited by Mr. Gittins, a portion extanding tó lans. been a best in himself. An accomplished | kis lom, it being sasumed that the goods were taken hans by Mr. Ridley." The second sub- $1,857,006.79 electrician (as well as a dear bonded, mau of pledged for half their value, The expense is section, which is under the charge of Mr. Browne

business, he bar for several yours devoted his borne by the guild:

nisisted by Mr. Foord is about to be commenced. varied talente to this special task. In the corry- One day two men entered a pairühhop witlan Bestia E, from Muang Praye to Chiengmai.

practical men of exceptional ability in their re-which they desired to place in pawn. Upon the charge of Mr. Skipton assisted by Mr. Hurst 206,471,81 spective departments. He and his friends have their proceeding to open it they found they had and Mr. Hutchinena. These gentlemen hars and courage as well as brains to earry thom | forgotten the key, and one of them left for the been prevented from making any finished surveys through. Without troubling either the Legia parpose of fetching it. After waiting for some owing to the country being under water, but, lature or the public, they put up their own time the other man said he would go and look ❘ they have made preliminary travers surveys for 648,760.91

209.06 moboy and faced the consequences. When they for his friend, and he źlno departed. Neither of a distance of 13 miles, which will save a great deal 400.00 had proved on a moderate saile the protinability the man re-appeared; and the box retained in the of time and trouble afterwards in completing the

of their scheme they resolved to develop it into shop. Bevoral days olapsed, and a very bad odone | work. 2,808,00 something much larger. This larger project la sommenced to arise from the ber, from which a The Branch line from Sumabures to Khorat is: now approaching maturity, and in a few months | swall stream of blood began to issue. The pewn, referred to in the agreement as Section F. Tho. the whole of contral London, from Kensington broker's suspicions being aroused, be reported the survey of this branch has been commenced by 44,142.98

| 19 the Monument, will have the electric light | matter to the police, paying down, of course, his ! Méz, Camine assisted by Mr. Waller who have #1,167,000,75 - placed within its reach; from a hugs menu. 360. The box was formed open and was found, begun working, from Sapakurse. Another sub facturing pantry at. Deptford the sleotris pure to coptain, two corpses out into seven pinces, giziner is to prossed to Kborns in two or three:

.Mr. F. Alger, Clement's-Lane, of their trust, allow the books in the present H. K. Moore (H.M.B. Imperiaxse), and the lavasted in boada

vernment lausa B, C.;& El „Mosers. John Haddon & Co...brary to be bend for that purpose. The Bay. C. H. Conten (ILM.S. Gerdella), whe 'led Inaan on mortgage came

3 & 4, Honvorie St., Fleck St.tables of the City Hall reading room ought the way to the opper part of the cemetery, where

On properties in Hongkong... $511,976.00 Mesurs-Street & Co.,30 Cornhill.

On proporties in Shanghai 106,765.21 LONDON.........Mears. Batas, Hondy & Co. also to be covered with the periodical literature the grave was prepared. On arriving at the

Mr. W. M. Wills 151,Cannon St. of the day, which might be doua in con.grave the fit part of the burial service was Eongkong Fire Insurance Co.'s shares... PARIS MY LII.Richy 56, Hue Lafayette. nection with the circulating library if one lags having been removed, the coin was than Shanghal, le

road by the Naval Chaplain. The wreaths and are account--Office furniture, do...

Fire unglue Boscunt-Steam fire angine at BIELIN.........Q. Hildebrandt,111, Alexsodrinen

Street.

were established. The reading room would lowered by the bearong into the grave, after conducevable; Premis due fram San Fran'co..Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchant of course be open to the public geperally, which the rice was completed by Rer. C. H. Yeatmana, do.

agenoles, Interest dus on deposits and in- Exchange. New Youx ....Mr. A. Wind, 31, Park Boy,

Daily Prose Office, January, 1889.

as at present, but books would only be taken Coates. At the popstapa of the final prayer. Inway by subscribers,

the marinen dred the nasal thyse'salutes over the