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THI DAILY PRERK THURSDAY, MAY 10rk, 1969.

The heavy storm yesterday, seemed to havə, even cooled the ardour of the criminal classes, there being weeptionally faw cases for hearing at the Police Court and there being mostly of a very trivial kind.

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While the P. & O steamer Chuson was lying at Garden Reach, Calontta, on the 3nd inst. one of the engineers died of exhaustion from the extreme heat. The temperature in the engine room is said to have reached 140 dag. Fahr.,

The Chinese Times says:—Astie Y'a-chong, formerly Secretary to the Viceroy, then Tastai at Ningpo, a very progressive man, a high literary graduate (Hao-lia), stunt fifty years old, has been appointed Minister to England.

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Considering the extent of the damage, al though the stora has unfortunately passed without destroying He, it

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to the questions pat by Dr. Canile. not very fall he would proseed to reply in orde Brat question

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alter beds at Fokfulam ready 3h flte bets would be put in hand as soon as the pre and specifications, were finished and the oor liminary preparations, the drawing up of plant

he scaid any as to the time they would talo

was that when the work was once commenced, i far as lay in his power, it should be pushed for ward to corn lation at the earliest possible dati compatible with the work being well done

likely to he pushed through in one section. The Times of India says that news from Gnapearance of the twisted rails and sleepers it is the concreto and earth domo Quenfried. I tend to understand, how, by mère inspection, be of a dangeroon character, and how, before preclaim. Moreover, as we hewa pointed out on former tong shows that the barracks for the 32nd apparent that they must have been made of A portion of the stress turned downer and felt justified in prenananing this partier otras cock Blous, it would rend to be continned Both oneers are being steadily proceeded with. The splendid metal. Everything a, nithe limo of the flowed into Mesar. Heuermann and Herbet's in tas auch he could absolva himself f am the duty

Thibetans étill make no sign: The Government

amiento joal emmination" and "aralysin,!" to Canton, and to make it pay well would, as of India las board nothing of their giving way, disaator. in thorough worlding order, and bat for store until a barricado was pat op across the and contented himself with the first, and let asfe, sho Chinese Times suggests, require foeders to and our Bombay contemporary is of opinion that the landslip the tramway would have been none aftagach to keep it cut, and Messrs. Kelly and of the three proceres, hich, (an be forms chrionn rescu informime) are the recognised methods of Hankow from Nanking or Chuukiang, and they will not gave way to anything but brooob- the worse for the storm. In this conmoction it a Walsh's store on the opposite side of Queen's Costing was to obligation to take this prsass-

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interesting to record that the, Tramway as Road also suffered from an indow of water. tion before making pables decided an opinion from those plages to Ningpo or Shanghai,

would appear to have been the groster, inanmych The Japan Gasello ya From ancient opened. year ago to-day, and during that Offer stores in the neighbourhood had to place as, mcording to all poounts, the water of Pakfalau The first iden of the Chinese mandarios time the statement that there was silver in period bus curried about 150,000 pngs planka across the doorways as a protection. has always been moddy with the first rain following ad dronghit; and thoro a,, as set, be no idence About's quarter to eleven the verandah of the whatavor that the attachant iu na-pansion, differs al is, we maintain, to establish a line of Tsushima Island has been handed down, ap without accident or mishap. The accident has

Anparently not without foundation. Mr. Kamenecossitated a sitaporision of the traffic for the new house being built for Messrs. Siemsson and all in earacter from that of former years. It is possi, rapid communication along which

kama Taujamon made an investigation lost

bla that the abnormal amount of hiding perations at army, can be moved whoc or 'il necessary, antanu and wet whit resulte corroborating the present, and it is impossible to say precisely the and Co. on the Praya, next door to the Hong the brink of the watershed farm which the rear vair This is to be made as a natural supplement aid fines story Messrs. Fujita & Co, of Osaka; amount of damage involved, but an outlay of kong and Shanghai Bank, fell outward. There is applied may have introduce dangerous plant

into the water which did not exix: before: but that tonde was lightning at the time and it we could only have bean asarinised by our ar toth of to the ironclad squadron, the aracnals, intend to shortly commence wining. The vein several thorsand dollars will have to

of ore in said to extend from Ehlins-murs to to restore the permanent way. and the Natal stronghold at Lu Shun-kou Kashine-tors, Shimigata-gun. The district is

reported the house had been struck, but the two processes which Dr. Hatigas altogether If at the same time it can be made to serve not inconveniently, altusted on the south-west

The immense mass of earth and boulders from a mora probable explanation of the sonident is neglected; and the atmost which he could have Farned from inapention was the presence at more, az the interests of trade and increase the reochat distant from I'dangs bars bont 48o the landdip whigh wrecked the tramway was that the wall was as yet had hardly set and the leek than formerly of matter whick however dis

agreablo is presumably intoonens, or it would bare for, the yield from 100 kame of ore has boon swept down the bill aide into the stream running building was unable to stand the weight

Jong ago compelled the provision of a rousdy. Had venus so much the better; but what both "Lr 50 kwamme of load and 200 mominA OF RİÏTAT.

into the Albany Nullah and carried to the Tytam the large collection of rain water which had pro Dr. Hartigan written merely sa a misgays for the AuNG CHANG Bed CHANG CHIH-TUNG, BI

The Buddhist temples in Burmah are very Sarvige reservoir. This reservoir in 35 feet deep hably collected on the dat roof of the verandah, purpose of chemoterising as a diedit the supply of muddy, water, he would kare hakez a conesu open well as their masters, primsmarily aim at is different from the homely and frequently sordid in the contre, and the stream is carried under which was enclosed by a parapet, so that in the tone axeaptios. and in fact would have given useful the attainment of another weapon of defence structures raised by the Buddhists in Chius, it by a large culvert protected at the intake by event of the downpipes becoming choked it expression to an opinion which is ural and indie- putable. He has, however, gone much logond this, against the entrouching and aggressive The core of a page about a test by 13 feet an iron gribing. Branches of trees and boulders would have no means of exspe. At one corner and, signjar lennolf in bis modioal onpadly, has ken

desoribed;--" The vane is 3 fost foreigner.

broad, and thickly arusted with precious steps being carried against this grading spoodily a portion of the wall of the house has some down the worg hair rasponsibility of creating oblic aler by an antivittative statement, which, whother and lovely fans of the red Burmese gold. One choked it and the debris was pilod up to the with the rarandala..

it should happen to turn out agerent or not, `ww. The Free Press hears that the steamer Macruby, alaze is worth E. 6,000, and there are height of the reservoir wall. The stream thue There have of coures been numerous land made upon repuds which apport, to say the lesat. beity which has been running between Sings several hundred rubies alone on this beautiful discharged itself direct into the reservoir, slips, in addition

very insuBlomst to the disastrous оде

(Signed) G. War. Die Veux, Governor. pore and Saigon, has been sold to a Japanese firm thing. On the tip of the iron rod on which instead of being carried underneath it. There which wrecked part of the tramway and worked 26.4.89

works the vaze, is a richly carved and perforated

The CHAIRman said he might inform the solid gold ornament called the Sombos. It is servoir was filled in a very short time and the such haroo at the Sarvion Reservoir. On It is reported that on the 18th May the Osaka somewhat egg-shaped and about a foot in height, water poured over the dam in an immoanse tor- Plantation Road there was an extensive slip, and Board that the Government Analyst war en Marohnut Steamship Company's steamer Heian

gaged in making an analysis of the Pokfuis mara collided with the Chinese steamer Tai On tipped by an enormons diamond encircled by rent, sweeping away the bank of earth piled humorous smaller ones in the same neighbour water and the results would be forwarded in

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The SUBYEYOR-GENERAL said at the laş China. After remaining in Bombay about tentska charge of the precious stones.

away of the earth bank, which was merely throwa valley on the south. In the town itself thore meeting ho had asked for a few days time before days she was to return to New York, za Aden

The Jopen Mait says :--Ramour saya that the and the Suez Canal.

post of Japanese Representative in Chim, "p against it for ornamental purposes, to make a was an extending landslip in Battery Fathway, he replied to the question pat to him by Dr cant by tao lamented death of Mr. Shinds, will continuous turbed slope. The supply of water which has rendered the road fupassable. There Cantile. He asked for this time in order that cent arrival in the colony, he had not the neces be alled by Mr. Inouye Ki, Chief of the Legisls from the reservoir into the maine was out off as are bise some small slips in Bobinson Road he might be prepared, as, owing to his very re fire Bureau in the Privy Council, and that Mr. soon as the accident became known, and the direct Albert Road, and other parts of the colony. Isary information to speak with authority He Incure's successor in the latter ofice will be Mr. supply from the filtering bede tarned on in. is a fact worthy of note that there has been had since goes into the matter very carefully : Suscartat. Chief of the Local Government Bnstead, the supply being so arranged that the little or no damage to retaining walls, so far as and although the information ie not had wa reau inka Bome Office. Meantime Mr. Imadate, Beuretary of Legation in Peking, will discharge pipes can be fed either from the filtering beds we have been able to ascertain, a gratifying It may be interesting, in view of the enormous the duties of Chargé d'afaires, Mr. Inonys ki or the reservoir. Flowing or the reservoir fact which speaks wall for the character of rainfall of yesterday, which is perhaps hardly fler one of the most distinguished members in the the torrent rushed down the nallah on the other the work, for they must all have beat ever been surpassed in Hongkong in one day to Government's junior ranks, Ha accozipabled side with tremendons force carrying away a subjected to a severe stu. A new wall at Mr It is nevertheless perfectly harmless, and may mention that the rainfall for this month up Count To to Peking in 1886, and took a sharo large alice of Garten Road and a number of trees. Edo's lot at Victoria Gap, which was ousidured

the 29th instant was 16.58 inches.

in the negotiations that led to the conclusion of the Tientsin Convention. Since that time he The wooden bridge which crosses the stream somewhat doubtful, was taken down gaite retracts could be entered into for the work. A has devoted himself entirely to the compilation at Mr. Kennedy's Horse Repository was in con.cently, fortunately as it has turned out, for the of the Constitution and to other important legis siderable danger and the stone wall on either storm of yesterday would, it is believed, sartain lative reforms racently langurated. He speaks site was partially carried away. From this ly have brought it down with arao. French, and enjoys the reputation of being ex-

point the stream rushed on to Barrack bridge, ceptionally versed in Chinese affairs.

the arch of which was not large enough to con A correspondent of an Incisa ovutemporary. describing the route home via Athens and Cong-tain it, and at the height of the storm the water stantinople, thus refors to Re of the fellow from time to time struck the parapot with water for some thankfulness that the dis truction has not been more wide-spread. passengers he mot:-One of our passengers great fores and burlet itself in the air. Madame D-attracted attention by her ap Next to this landslip the most serious damage The one ease of loan of life so far pearanes, and deserved it. She had become in-

was caused by the bursting of the drain which gorlad, is that which occurred at noon ye torday The Mosagerien Maritimas steamer Ava, dependeni late in life, and determined to see the

A number of workmen, so with the ner outward French mail, was to leave world! on Ear four years she lived upon 12 sous a carries away the surplus water from the Glenes at the Peak Singapore at 10 am, yesterday for this port, eid day, and then, being sixty-three years old; start ly Rarine A large volume of water rushed twenty or thirty, were in a matahed near Saigon. This packet brings replies to letters ed off alose, having spent most of her savings down the uncevored part of the drain with great where some houses are in the course of con- despatched from Hongkong on the 27th March in hoying Cook's tickets, which with a satchel force and entered the tunnel which carries it struction, when the matshed was struck by

-on-her-arms, a-chawl pistol; and a dagger com- * Wo (Chinens Times) are very glad to be able plated her outfit. She had no haggage, she andor Glonealy, Wyndham-street, and Pedder lightning and eight of the men, including the to report, on adequate authority, that Professor know ao lungauge but French; her energy street into the Harbour. The quantity of Bab-contractor, were killed. Another man who Pip. The third quest on was-Failing eithe of those romedies, can the Surveyor Genarai augi Church has come upon a lode of galens (silver and pinok, however, brought her through water entering the drain augmenting so sud, was in the shed had a lucky escape. He ex get any other remedy? He stated at the los lead) at Jehn of extraordinary richness, as it everything. She had travelledin America, Japan, denly, and doubtless also the sudden displace-perienced a shock at the time the matched was mesting that the water in the Pekiolam reser. gives 500 ounces of silver to each ton of ore. China, and Indis, and now was going home by ment of the air in the drain, proved. o struck, which stunned him, but be shortly after soir was being trassel with alem and his wat This is a most magnificent discovery.

Egypt, Turkey, and Russia. What her satchel might contain was a mystery to the ladies, and ranch for it, and the drain burst at the entrance wards recovered. On his arm were found two glad to be able to say that he heard sa all sides that the water had already considerably improv W.BEG.Aquested to state that in consequence her head dress was a marvel; but abs explained to the Fublio Gardens on the Caine Boad. Un-large blisters, about the sine of a dollar, as ed. If any other femedy could be found for of the interruption of the communiontion caused that while most chapanar were "desolated" fortanately this selfmade manhola was unable though from a hug. A remarkable fas- desling with the water it will receive bi by the destruction of part of the perun by a shower, bet's was refreshed." Her origin to relieve the surcharged drain and another ture in the cecurrenes is that the lightning A varied assortment of favourite kinds: the one Peak delivery daily. Lotters and parsakaty was displayed oven in the material selected large outbreak occtirred rather, more than steps to bave struck the matshed with the less carry out any temporary work of a remedis

nent way of the Tramway, there will be only may be posted in the General Post Offine up to office red tape in her bonast, and on ber shoes, half way down Glenealy, where a large hole wasible dage, the erection remaining unhurt,

to give a flash of colour to her costume. It was 12 o'oleok.

which relieved this otherwise uniform black. So made cearly twenty fost in diameter; a tras of with the Preaption of a small hole in the corner This is from the San Francisco Dulletin of far her pistol had been only a "mennou," but of considerabin size being torn up and drawn Daring the earlier part of the day the storm to all the questions pat by Dr. Castlin. the 17th ultimo:" It is said a Japanese line of her dagger

M. HUMPHRETS id if he might be allowa › told as with "some pride she had

to say a word he thought there wore oba or terð steamers will shortly rna to the Pacific Coast in actually sad upon a Chinaman in Shanghai, into the hole. At the foot of G'arealy, close to was accompanied by a rather severs gain. Short- opposition to the Pacific Mail. Agents have and she was evidently quite prepared to use it St. Paul's College, the sewer again buret with ly after six o'clock amyll fishing bent, with ouses which accounted for the muddy state been appointed to make arrangements with the again. I do admire that old lady," was the tremendous force, the granite blocks and concrete thres men on board, capsized near Podder's of the Pokfolum water supply. One was th the bill various Repablice, and are already in possession of an American, and the santimout, above it being thrown up as though by an earth-wharf, but the companie of the boat war vad cutting away of the earth

translated into English, was shared by us all.

quake, while a colamiz of water was forced up by some men on board the Morning Star.side, which was being carried en by a ver talu member of that Board, who was abeaut of several concessions."

wards to the height of nearly a dozen feet. Several other email boats also came to grief dur

Another was the digging of holes for the plant REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

The water from this oilst then rushed down ing the day, but la no case is any loss of life ing of trees along the water sled of the reservois Wyndham Street, bo street for some time reported. The wind also blaw violently at the The CHAIRMAN-The tree planting wa [SUFF LIND" TO THE " DAILY PRESS."]

presenting the appearance of a cataract, Peak, but being from the south was not felt in santioned by the Board. Lexoox, 7-Mny, and footed-the-road at the bottom. The the town

Kowloon, so far as can be learned, soms to PRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY. whole of the Queen's Road from the bottom.

An official notification on our front page an

The proposed visit of the King of Italy and of the street, along the front of the Club to have escaped the effects of the storm pretty nouness that the 3rd proxime (5th moon 5th day Emperor of Germany to Strasburg has caused and for some distance beyond, became a lake, the well. Some of the Godowes of the Hongkong in the Chinese calendar), being the Chinese Dra intenso excitement and bitterness in Paris. The water being more than knea deep. To make mat and Kowloon Godowa Company were flooded 319gon Festival, will be observed as & holiday at visit has therefors been abandoned, and the King tera worse, shoot the same time as the accident with water to the height of about sightsen in

the Kowloon Cratoins Head Ofoa, Hulk, and Stations, and all examination of cargo and clear of Italy has started horas incognito avoiding just mentioned occurred, the sewer again burst inches, and one or two small boots were dashed no loss than three places between the Clock Tower against the ses wall and broken up, hat beyond ance of juuks will be suspended on that date Strasburg,

and the Post Office. The whole of Fedder's this nothing of note appears to have ononized. The Athenanmi announces that Mr. Hall Caine

Stroot was quickly flooded, the water entering the No such stem has ever been experienced in qulity of decaying vegetable matter from the is about to give to the world an Ioslandia ronunca..

basement of the Post offco sit the exalio quarths bistory of the colony. From 7 am to trees washed down into the reservoir. He m We may add that the story said to be one of ME: LABOUCHERE AND THE PEERS. ters at the back of the Treasury building, 10.20 am the rainfall, as registered at the Obtainly thought that such a serious danger shoul intense interest and great dramatic power-vill bo pablished in the Hongkong Daily Press on. In the House of Commons, Mt. Labouchero's bath of which the water ranchan the height of servatory, was 5.2 inches, and from 10.29 a.to be stopped. It might seem a waste but he woul the conclusion of Mr. Baring Gould's novel motion to abolish hereditary legislators has been two ne tiene font. Some pronstone WAY to 13.30 p. 6.4 inobes, or in all-11-6 inches for. Adria that these trees be taken up, tad i woul “de,íer osziór to root up these young trees than i Hall Caine's story is "The Bondman."

The Ponnycomsquicka." The title of Mr. rejected by a majority of 41.

felt as to the affect of the pressure of this are hours and twenty minutes, while for the wait until they were forty or fifty feet in Leigh LONDON, 31st May:"

Immeuse quantity of water against the newest two hours for which the figures are given with rectaspre ding in all directions. He though THE BUDGET ADOPTED.

portion of the Hongkong Hotel. Luckily there it was orer Sinches per hour. These figures it would be far better to have nothing no The Budget and the Naval Defence Hills have apprehensions were not fulfilled, hat, to make all will give an idea of the vast quantity of water watershed, as far as possible, but grass, and the grass should be periodically barut in the dr pasted the House of Commons,

securo, a breakwater of boulders and sand was the traits had to carry off, and ander the circum-

season, every year. He did not think there wa thrown up the whole length of the frontange stances it in perhaps surprising that the damage any necessity for the water being so maddy afte of the Hotel. Peddar Street remained caused by the bursting of drains was not grea heavy rains. In some respects of course atte throughout the day impassabla. The water ter than it was At one time the muddy heavy rains muddy water could not be avoided but it would be advisable to take every stop fo from the break in the drain locaticul water pouring into the barbour from this side rating it to as thinn sonsistency as possible to find its way through in sufficient quantities, extended soroas until it met the same character of There was only one other point he wished t even after the strem had subsided somewhat, to water though less muddy of hue on the opposite mention, and thatwasif, as the Survepor-ener keep the street ankle deep in water, while the side, the whole width of the harbour thus being said, the Tytan supply could not be laid des rond was strewn, is some parta waist-high, with discoloured by starm water.

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LONDON, 20th May.

TUR SUGAR BOUNTIES BILL.. The announcement of the abandonment of the Sugar Benation Bill is premature. It will be brought ex for second reading on the 20th June THE HOUSE OF PEERS AND THE

COUNTY COUNCILS. ⠀

The Straits Times sayı :—The King of Siem

In the House of Lords, the Earl of Meath's has sent the Emperor of Austria two engros Bill for admitting women to the County Councils tigers, which bave been lodged in the meongerie.

of Schönbenen. They are most ferocious beasts, has been rejected.

and pure infinite trouble on their transport from

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Works of this natury had to be carried out with regard to stability, because if complated with ndus haste the results would be washers. Thera (fore be thought that he could say nothing more than that when this work was put in hand, s re-far as he was concerned, it should be carried on

as quickly as possible. The next question was Is it possible to turn the Tyłam water into th Polfalum mains temporarily? So far 28 pou Bible the Tytam supply bad beon turned int the Pokfalum piper and nothing more could b dene until new pipes were received from Eng land, that wax for way, they was now waiting fo

Biam to Singapore, and thancs to Trieste. The GREAT STORM IN HONGKONG 800onnied for by the fact that it was bigh tide fpanied by trequent flashes of lightning, was

keepers at Schönbraun say, they have nevor SOSE such savage animals, and they complain of the demoralising effect which the roaring and snarl-

at the time and the outlet of the drain was below fulling heavily,

the level of the water in the harbour, and as the

best attention, or if any member could surges any method by which it was found possible t nature he should not hesitata ne momanti following it. He thought he had now replie

Mr. HUMPHREys said it was sanctioned, H understood, by the previous Sanitary Board, H might go on to include other cases which coul not be Lelpet, but he would refer only to the on which could be helped. the cutting at boles fo the planting of trans. If he had been a mer ber of the old Sunitary Boer bo ahould strong ly have opposed the planting of trees on th watershed not only on neconst of loosening th earth-annodomsarily and carrying down was int the water, but also on the ground the when these trees had grown they would bare

tree planting on the watershed.

Taz suction recently given by the Torore to the scheme of railway construction in China is, in the opinion of the Chinese Times, ing of these new-comers have on the other brutas LOSS OF LIFE AND DESTRUCTION | drain is acventilated for a considerable distance THE HONGKONG SANITARY DOARD. He thought the Surveyor-General had to

BA wer

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through the Sanitary Board that everythin was being done that could be done. After t THE POKFULUM WATER SUPPLY. The BECRITARY read the following letters -- Board meeting last week the Banitary Szrvey rather sat on him for not knowing where the T COLONIAL SECRETARY'S ÖIFICE, the Secretary of the Sanitary Board

tem water was distributed and thought that : 25th May, 1889.

should not have taken up the question at all tu SIEI am directed by His Excellency, the Governor lags he knew where the Tyram water had gon to. He had no means of knowing. It had n copies of certain correspondence between the Acting thing to do with the question today, but

acknowledge the receipt of your letter containing Surveyor General and Dr. Hartigan with referees would satisfy the public rory mech if the to the Fokfulam water supply and at the same time only knew where to find the Tytam wale to forward you serläin further, corespondenes which

HONGKONG... Mesera. Lane, Crawford & ca for completing their scheme of defence against for the growth of the plant, the canes promise of the concrete of which the reads are zunde; and that part of the Queen's Road impassable to whatever to justify the abwm which has been created stood no r.mark had been made on it by a

HONGKONG,... Mesars, A. S. Watson & Co.

MACAO.Mr. F.A. da Cruz.

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AMOT.........Mr. J. G. Göts.

other member, and he thought ilm pity it thon pass without some remark. He thought reading the commu icnticis everyone would s what Dhe. Hartigan was at and wh

Dr. CANTLIE' said he, was wire the member had all listored to the Surveyor-General wit great interest and would think, his most sin verely for the information ho bat given then OF PROPERTY, shaking among the dry bones. Our Tien- the show, who give tongue frantically in

After ten days of more or less continuous awards, there was freo escape for neither water

There was a special meeting of the Sanitary altering beds would be made as soon be possibl them all they could possibly expect, that th tain contemporary has latterly amaumed a

rain, commencing with the thunderstorm of the

Board yesterday afternoon. There were pre- rather optimist view of progress in China,

In his book just pablished, "From Poking to 12th innt, a gleam of sunshine flashed, un ie above Robinson Road opposita “ka boad of Peel-Gordon, Vice-President, Hop N G. Mitchell.g the Tytam supply into the Pokfolum pipe As usual in heavy storms, the catchwater sant-Dr. Ayros, President; Major General that all that could be done in regard to tam and is inclined to attach more significance Calais," by H. de Windt, that gentleman saya colony on Tues ay marung, the thermometer Street overflowed in a powerfal stream, which Innes, Asting Registrar-General; Hon. Wong parifying the water were being taken. All the

that Peking gossip about the young Em-

bad boon done, and that all possitis alapa, as-i to the Imperial adoption of railwaye as a peror gives him a west unfavourable cascaster ring rapidly with old fol's reappearance. ↓ rushed down Feel Street, carrying with it larga Shing, Dr. Cantia, Mr. J. D. Humphreys, Mr. bocessity for the empire than wo feel able to His Jmperial Majesty Kwang Su is described as ) sudden and heavy shower about one o'clock p.m., boulders. These have left traces of their pies. B. Brown, Surreyor-General and Mr. H. Mc.conid do now, he thought, was to sanre the publ do. We are ready to admit that, as the ill-tampered, moros, and subject to uncontroll- however, ponttered the hopes of due days in which age on the steps below Union Church, the

Callum, Becretary, Tientsin journalsage, a railway to Hankow is and amasbes up everything within reach. He some sanguine son's had been indulging, and edges of the steps being extensively chipped. In an immense undertaking, probably involving was compelled to study for sine hours a day; brought a renewal of wet wasther. About one Seymour Road and Castle Read also the water the laying down of 800 miles of rails, but it but be need to circumvent his tators by break- o'clock yesterday morning heavy rain contro rushed down in great relame, tearing up the ing their watches an expensive amusement fill accompanied intermittently with thunder and |'will not be built in a day, and ought not to they provided themselves, with " Waterburys lighting. The downpour, was continuous until granite slabs at the in-takes of the storm water

be an enterprise to daant the people who con-

In his report on the trade of Swatow for 1888, about nine o'clock from which time until about channels and carrying them considerable dia- to structed the Grand Canal and the Great Mr. Consul Frator has the following remarks on poen it gathered in intensity until at length Wall. The motives governing the Imperial the prospects of the sugar crep for 1889: The some of the upper rodds had been converted integers, the one already mentioned, several others has alres place with Dr. Hardgan on the same sub and he believed means were bolag, take

Bendes the most important damage to the decision may possibly be mixed, but the dered good. The stronges plaxital is estimated raging torrents, which rushed along the steep murred which though by no means se serious jost: Bamples of the Pokfulam water myply are for shortly distributing it freely by tur

prospects for the new crop, 1889, may be coni mainspring of them will, we are confident, at 14 per cent, to lo par cent, short of last year, inclines, barsting drains, carrying down toss this caused considerable inconvenience: The eng suamined by the Publio Auslyst, sad when the porary arrangements. He was sorry he was n be found to be the desirability of perfecting but, as the weather has been most favourable of sand, bricks, stones, tearing up huge slabs barsting of one none No. 5 Sistica rendered you. Meanwhile His Excellency has seen no evidence of the Governor to Dr. Hartigen. He unde reenile are recited they will be communicated to present in time to make a remark on the rap

well and the yield is expected to be 24 per vent.")

| by Dr. Harifgan in respect to the alleged dangerous porrible invasion. This is not, it is true, to 25 per cent, beiter than luat season'e. The feeding the lower levels with water in some pedestrians for some hours, while 'riskthas and properties of the watar.-I am, Sir, &, allowed to appear clearly in the Imperial Retotal oat-turn of the new crop may, therefors, places two or three fest deep; while, high up on chairs only managed to pass along with the

PREDAJOK STEWART,

Colonial Secretary. script to the memorial of the Viceroy CHARO be tintad at 11 per cent, to 15 per cent, in taphill side, a tremendouslandsip destroyeda long greatest dificulty cu the part of the coolies and

COLONIAL BECENTAET'S OFFICE, excess of the production during 1894”. strip of the Tramway and nearly filled the Tytam not without considerable danger to their Karos.

27th May, 1887. CHI-TUNG, but this was the main ground

SB,-) am directed by the Governor to forward to

was meant by His Excelleuer, Dr. Har The 15nce of India of the 10th Inst. has the Ferries Respoir with débrik, Meantime, dur. A similar diffonlly was experienced owing to the you the sabjoined copy of a minute with His Finel-En caso was that muddy water was 2 on which the late TINO JIH-CBANO-Advocated following editorial note:- Bir John Popeing the height of the storm, torrific peale of bursting of a sawer at the foot of Foal-stroot, angy has placed open your letter to is of the Zord as good to drink as clear water. What the 6 the construction of railways, and bis views Hannery has made his reappearance in Mauritius thunder and blinding flashes of lighting wore The depth of water which gathered quickly inervant,

inst.---I have the hoopar to be, Sir, pour most obediant ; vernor wanted to know was whether there w received very wide endorsement then in after an enforced absence of two years, and seeme incoerant for nearly two hours, creating go sider. this part of the read was augmented by the rush

Buy organic Impurity contained in the mate Peking. The following is the Rescript

As there was to have had a lively welcome from the. French

evidence of any organis nettlers and the natives of the Island. The able alarm among the residenta, by their vivid- of water down the surface of Peel-street, the Dr, Wm. Hardgan, $o., de,, ke

parity being contained in the water His Excellen We have roofvod the replies of the hovernors English realdents, of con, stood aloot. Two ness and intensity.

said the cause was easily removable nod w whole rond being for some time converted into a Genes) and Goremore of the various cost provincos

The Peak Tramway did not eses po damage, but flood of water as the volums occasioned by the dated the 23rd instant, to your letter of that date. apon the question of railways, in which the subjectar ago they seseoded, chiefly through

I have received this evening Dr. Hartigan's reply, being removed. When Dr. Hartigan made ti was exhaustively discussed both faroniably and the intervention of the Zimes, in procuring his the fault rested in no way with the construction, overflow at the top of the street rushed down absorve that he fails to make any saswer to the prin he thought every one would see that med wiatement the water was dangerona to usá—wre nivemely, and all farther segometation apon the suspension, sad to realise the return of Sir matter is unnecessary. We fud that the memorial of John to the Mauritius we should have to the track standing the severe test of the storm to join the water in the Queen's Road: The opal one of the two questions put to him vin. what

are the substanno present in the Pókfulum water water was not so good se pare watɑr for bes!! Chang Chih-tung sortains proposals apsestly da imagine the return of Lord Ripon to India, perfectly. The last of the morning carsranat ball bursting of another main at the foot of Graham which constitute danger. He states, however, that but Dr. Harrigan nowhere made the stateme ors to the Board of Admiralty for their fair and The experiment will be watched with interest. past ten o'clock, and about 11.40 m., the earth ho trest cocaaloned another food for a short time, he was stinted of its danger by Inspection only, that that there was any organis imparity,

*" moddy water for pooking and drinking parposow in what had been said the Board and the pub impartial deliberation. The memorials of Homag We have been favoured with a report of the PENANG... Mesars. Maynard & Co.

Panglion and Lin Mirg-chosn also set forth useful opening of the Connail on the 26th ultimo ing loosssed by the rain, agreat landslip took place but the outbreak, here was not so considerable rasguised case of diarrhoes, and says that some would be perfectly instified in coming to

of the recognised characteristics of good drinking. COLOMBO........Messrs. A. M. & J. Ferguson,

roscimmendations. We hand copies of them is the In éles course of his address Sir John on the hill gide above the tram ay, between as in the other ensen. In the Eastern district a water to at là be colourice-tratapscent, and ninalon that the water from Pakfolum wa CALCUTTA ......... Mosers. Newman & Co.

Adminlity Board

Pope Hennesy said that the number of Plantation Road and the deep cuttg. An im-similar and more serious coldent courred in sustain no sediment visible to the naked eros. It is fectly sound and only suffering from a fonit të BYDNEY.Messrs. Gordon & Gotoh. Probably now that so much larger a scheme slected members had been incressed from mense mass of soil and boulders descended on to Ship Street, som distance up the street. The matter for sorprise, that Dr. Harbigan should regard was easily removable and was being, remov inspection sa furnishing • sufficiently, trustworthy Looking at the corresponderos în a broad. Eg MELBOURNE... MOSSTs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. has been anctioned, the China Railway Coma | eight to

w to be the permanent way, tearing about 100 yards of Itwater here rubed down the street with trementat to warrant him in relying on it alone for the pur introduced for the roaiting «Isilian im. BRISBANE.Megara. Gordon & Gotoh. LONDON.........Mr. P. Algar, Clement's Lane,

pany will soon receive permission to extend migrants; and the Counsil wors to be asked clean away, carrying portions of the tram rails dous foros, carrying everything before it, in-hose of inherit, proky pro mia as sy be other side that it was very good. Both sta

water which is in, general use. He can sexrealy ba LONDON. Mesars, John Haddon & Co. their line to Tangcbow, and they will also to consider the question, rejected last year, as to and girders right into the Reservoir below. It cluding a coolie, who, however had time to unaware that, according to the medical reports on meats, it seemed to him, coutsized trathe, tha 3 & 4 Bonvérie Ht., Flest St. no doubt be entrusted with the task of ex-subsidy for a British Postal Service. Inoi alas broke the stoel cable, and smashed up one gas to his feet, before he suffered say more the last great cholers epidemic in London, water cor- that the condition of the water arose from » laining the germs of the disease in the greatest abur. | morable cause, and the other that thơm, wás LONDON... Messrs: Street & Co., 30 Cornhill. tending their line from Keiping to Blan-hai-sial poluets expect the total value of the bolo. of the bridges. The case of earth carried the serious damage than a fright and a rather severe danes, and Servicire not only dangerous but deadly, organie poison. At a Board they had to look LONDON... Mourre. Bates, Hendy & Co.

nial products exported in 1888 roached the ankle along with the rails, drawing the car which shaking. We hear, also, that considerable-dam-braided her hand the statement that water it in that light, and hope the corresponder of Rs. 8,03,36,545, showing a yearly increase of LONDON...Mr. W.KVilla, 161 Cannon Bt. Ewan. Upless, however, they are alded verover E. 60,00,000; and that the tonnage, of war at the bottom of the Nos, about two han- Ege was cocasioved, nithaugh to what extant is { is dangerous for Liza raamon given, simply because it would lead to g od. They were assured the PARIM LH Richy fit Rae Lafayette largely by the Government shey will not be steamers in 1868 was the largest over registered dred fast up. The cable new one-yield not yet known, by the bursting of a sewer at smuddy scarely consistent with the fact dist-morable cause referred to was being Hom

able to undertake the line to Hankow, for in the colony. In reply the Council his sag to the tremendous strain upon it, then broke, Kennedy Town, which fooded the greater part which possibly special loan will be nego. Excelloney a respectful welcome after hire frond both cars began to descend; the breaks of of the neighbourhood. tiated with some foreign bank or syndicate. learn what the European.residental my about his course, howars?, being in gear, bought them to e

The rush of water down Zetland:Street ca This great trunk lias will pot, however, be Ezeglianoy's reapposcanon at all?” a

standstill in about twelve feat. From the up-zied sway a grest part of the roadway and swept

FORMORA........Mr. J. G. Gāts. -FOOCHOW_Mera Hedge-& Cn.____

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·SHANGWAI Mesará: Kelly, & Walsh.

NORTHEEN&? Hall & Holta Co-operative Co. Hrves Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Bhanghai, NAGASAKI..More. The C. & J. Trading Co. KOBE OBAKA...Mounts. F. Walah & Co. YOKOHAMA....Mossie Kelly & Walsh. MANILA. Mers. Diez Puertas & Co. HANUL.Mr.F. Mainfrey,

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Daily Press Ofßen, January, 1888.

manded by the wants of the times, and. Wa hand it

years absence from ofion ♣, But wo have aiili to

FREDERICK STIWART,

Colonial Secretary.

HE BIEBLANCY'S MINUTE.

for; while on the

one side mid the water was very bad, and it

habitually use muddy water, and that large proper knew whether he would be out of places her millions of people inhabiting many different muntele | and that, was all they could sak. He did n tion of them (... the Egyptiana) can rely, if asking the Surveyor General strut the accide obtain any other. I must suppose, therefores that had takes place in connection with t | Dz. Hartigau in; siivikating danger to tudi kwetu

meant some muddy water. in that case it is" Tyłam supply,