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writing yes or no at foot, an to the question at issue, and returning it to the Chairman; but it will hardly be necessary, we imagine, as the Committee may fairly take it for granted, if ny objection be raised in print, that the course they propas mesta with general approval.

as may

TAKING THE TIKK.

P.0.795, gare evidence of arresting the de-accepted and passed. fendant

Defendant devied the charge but admitted three previous vition the defendant to mix

His Worsbly ventsreed racaths hard labour.

A COOL THETS. Wong Krm and Wong Bu, hrinklayers, wore charged with stealing a catty and a half of gin song, valus $18, on the 11th fastent.

Kang Shen stated he was an accounfast is the Wang Ou-Tang ginseng shop, 139, Bonham Strand. The gizssag produced was his pro- perty and worth $18.

Lo Ato stated he was a coolie in the last wit ass shop. On the 11th inst. at 9 am, he saw the defendants on the top of the shop helping themselves to the ging that was put up there to dry. The defendants were putting, it into their pockets Witness and another foki gave the defendants into custody,

Chek Yang, P.O. 19. stated he was on duty on the 11th inst. in Queen's Road West, and took the defendants into enstody.

His Worship sentenced aach defendant to six months' imprisonment.

The motion was carried unsciously.

On the motion of Mr. Youna, Bonded by Mr. UROKIE,-it-ws-agreed. That_a_disid. and of 5 per cent as recommanded by the Directors he paid to shareholders (making in sil 8 per cent. for the year) and that the balance, after writing off Tis. 5,000 for depreciation of fleet, be carried forward to next year,"

Mr. H. B. HEARN, in moving the re-appoint ment of the retiring Directors. Homen "F. H. Bull, C. Vinoant Smith, Carl Jentzen, E. G Directors had put mob rory lisinotory ac Low, J..G.. Pardon and F., Gora) zaid the counts before the shareholders hat they could Mr. Hose seconded the motion and it waŃ not do better than re-elect them carriel.

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SINGAPORE AND THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

would be of use to where when our own taga, comes to meet a similar demand, Fe and demand was set out in a very le closely reasoned despateli by Lord Kors- It has been met by the verinat thinbteful of weak argan dishonourable Tant by n plea- iful inpmation of sordid motivas. Because frankness compelled us to

FORD.

admit that the Straits Settlements

ur

ed to make out their case-our sympathies with the Colony rubber than being naturally with the Imperial Authorities--the Free shutent lo Press has acensed us of being coul stand by and see Hongtong squeezil. We t squeezing rates into the at all. When the demand is inade

cannot admit that

question at

on Hongkong it must be examined, and if lourd just must be

it'

6 complied

with; if found

it must be resisted. But if resistance

unjust, it

is decided on we trust our local legislers and men-of-light and lealing will-not-make-to

their

THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY MA CH 1štu, 1890,

the protection of the As was expected, it has been found impossible af raw opam and twenty-five tale of opium dress the float is in scooptionally good order sad wo Chevaliers d'Industrie, come into trouble they NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

have no reason to naticipate any large expendi-seek alternativoly to get the steamer Soockow off the plane where on the 10th inst.. withent a valid oertiftoate.

G. Mostt, PC. 107, stated that at 7.30 pm Lure for repairs for some time to come. Novar British or French Consulate, with the re- she recently went ashore. It will be remambered

tors have on this emaalou stretched to the ot-protection, as they have generally no pa that the stormer want share about a week ago on the 10th melant ha catered the defondant's theloes I mnat bonestly tell you that the Direosult of late that both Consulates refuse most limit the amovul they propose to divido, para, passports, nor even register in Con

The positions occupied by Hongkong and on Chimaay Point, off Hainan Head. The pas-house in Chah Ing Tane, by virtue of a war songere, twelve in unmbar, more brought of rant, and discovered the opium prodwood.

tag. The cargo consisted shisdy of ground Defendant admitted the possession and bis and you must not fest dissslisfed it darlug the saints. Similar to this was the case of a go- nut cake, and the water getting Into the Worship imposed a fluo of $100 or two months' next year we should not have mik gand sar-loaral gentleman serving in His Siano Singapore are in their most important us ings and propone not quite so largo & dividend. Majesty's Cavalry, bern either in Australia or pects almost identical. Both are great cou paused this to swell, bresking up the ship. The imprisonment.

There is every possibility that we may have New Caledonia, who on being asked at the bar mercial emporiume, both are important coal- close neighbours, rosal was leared."

Troi Ka was charget with stealing a clock, even better results, but bho are two wars of Mr. Fuso's Palos Hotel cash before delivery

being

links in the great chain of We hear it is in contemplation, when the

The Maglierial inquiry into the cause of the valus 34 the property t. Chan Assi on the 11th not altogether exempt from exceptional acci-presented to the burkeopera long cavalry ing stations, and they ar

Idents and wo must be prepared for a smellar re- 1 revoiyor. Neither the British nor French Con- Bille Hession-What-affects tha-one, The complainant stated that she lived in Larg if it should be forced poo. 1 will sulate would have anything to do with our harer

especially at regards its pol before Mr. Robinzonat the Polios Court yesterday.

with Great Britan SMALLER EDITION "Royal 8en, pp. 860...$200.now water supply system is complete, to fix at 39. EvoStreet, on the 2nd inst. we resumed it.

motres in the houses and charge for the. Withinson appeared for Me Luon, the pro- Gilman's Brasar. On the 10th inet, before going conclude by moving the first resolution and and he was abandoned entity consumed instead of as at present printor of the store. Further evidense was to bed, as oksed the trapdoor and saw avorything if xay shambuldor has any camarks to make the result that we saw him a passenger on relaciona or its connection

whore he asked a gentleman from Deli if there This by a rate on the mascssed value of the tone. Fivea by ricksháo:6 He and Inspector Swanton, we sats. Shortly after mideight she missed or questions that I can answer I shall be very board the stemor Singapure for Singapore, cannot be without interest to the other

after which bis Worship closed the inquiry at the ticking of the clock, which burg on the glad to hear him.

No questions being saked, the CHAIRMAN would be an opening for his at Dell He is being on we have watshed with keen in menta. At first sight the change appear to follow "It appearing to me that the fire in partition of ker room. Witness got up and r

port and accounts as pat before the meeting be countries wader Dartoh rale-Mercantile Gasells by the demand of the home Clovernment for an increased military contribution frem one have much to recommend it on the ground this cass is the result of orime and that there the defendant ranking sway but he was caught mered and Mr. Low second that the Toroesired the friendly advice to keep clear ofterest the progress of the discussion raised

is reasonable cause to suspect, and I suspecting shortly afterwards.

sister colony, feeling that dy argumont of fairness. It does not seem quita equit James Borsh Lay of having not lite to the

that could be advanced against the demand, world be of able that the occupant of an office in Queen's premises sider, under the powers conferred or me-by-westion 5, Ordinance 25, 1888 that the. Road asierend at a high figure, sad where said James Sorsk Lugas be prosecuted on the water is need only in such small quantities charge of waon." The scoured was taken bo required for the office lavatory, fern the Magistrato and formally remanded to should have to pay several times as much the 19th instant, at 10 am bail being allowed

in two sureties of $1,000 each. for it as the occupant of a cheap house away

The Deli Courant ways that the shipment of from the centre of the town and where

last year's tobacco crop bas taken place unusually water is Red for baths and other bousehold early, and most of the product will, in all like parposes; nor does it seem fair that a personhool, arrive at Amsterdam before May next. using ater ateadily for industrial purposes Railways and steamers have been hard pat to it in masking the demands of shippers: Up to the bould not have to pay more than a person middle of this month, about 93,000 bales had who only requires sufficient for domestic bean forwarded. Estate work on this year's crap goin on less setirely. The Chinese new year so Nevertheless think the change re-

began amid dry weather, but this favourable ported to be in contemplation (we have torn of events did not inst long. From within heard it only as a report)-would be a two days after the beginning of the year, beavy rains have checked field labour. Baraing opera. serious mistake, bearing in mind the charaesons have naturally steppod, and if a change ter of the population to be expplied. Tho for the better does not get in sana, this monui also will close a disappointingly, aro-mut (a23 Chee ought to be encouraged to make a

turn out due to admit of a satisfactory crop this plentiful use of water, not only for the com- year. lu Dei itself, tobacco cultivation on the fort and health of the individual, but also of mountains bsa pet turned out a success, owing to lessened best and greater moisture c the public, for wherever there is a want of

the air. Sosroily of labour prevents atilio-

expread by our Correspondents.7 cleanliness there is a potential focus of dising the mountain region for other produse Cleanliness is not a characteristic more milable te's colder climate. Tobacro ense.

A new scheme for the Tokyo Water Works QUEEN'S JUBILEE MEMORIAL still remains the only resource sad standby of virtuo of the Chinese and it is important the pianting community, who, under the cle **** TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY TREES has been made, at the desire_of_the_Committee. that whatever inclination there may be to samstances, cannot help putting their eggo sli

St-Sas prisunderstanding having arisen of Improvement of the City of Tokyo, by Mr. in one basket.

regarding the status of Her Majesty the Queen, Adolf Claus, engineer of the Compagzio Générale I practice it should meet with no unnecessary 14 one

and as it is desirable that the public should be dos Conduites d'Eau at Liège (Belgium), who chock. Hitherto in Hongkong they have

ande fally aware of the position, the Committee arrived in Japan seme months ago. The com- REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

request me to approach them through the medi-plete design and drawings are now gnder the had perforce to practice economy in the se

erumisation of the above mentioned Committee. um of the Pres of water on eccoast of the stall supply and

LSUPPLIED TO THE “DAILI TRN95."]

Sinos writing a day or two ago that negotia Signor Raggi tendered for the completion of AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY

LONDON, 8th March.

A statue of Hor Majesty the Qnoen in beenze Lion with the Foreign powers regarding Trasty is replete with the best Machinery, embodying the difficulty of obtizing it, although they

THE GERMAN ELECTIONS. or in marble for the sum of £5,500. It was Revision had been suspended for the time being. have had to pay a water rate all the time. altas latest improvements in the trads.

The slentious to the German Parliament have decided at the Public Meeting held in flange are informed that two or these days ago the The greatest attention has been paid to Now that water is expected soon to be

Her Majesty approved of the work in that form. Treaty powers regqosting a delay in the ratifies appliances for eceeing parity in the Water lail or to every house, to charge for it resulted in the ratars of 3 Sosiallate and 104 kong tast the stains should be in marble and Government communicated with the Tations Through some unfortunate misunderstanding, tion of the new Tresties. In making this ru angly, to secure which we have added Gonby gntity would be to continue the check Clericals.

the municipal laws and the approaching opening denser capable of supplying us with 3,000 gallons

Raggi ve loft under the impression that bis LABOURING CLASSES. of distilled water day, and are in a iu another form, for the natural penurious-THE EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE nas comprehensible at the moment, Signor quest it is pointed out that the introduction of position to emple in prality with the bout Dess of the Chinese would then lead them

The Emperor William in his speech expiross-offer for a bronze statue was accepted and of Parliament have kept the hands of the Go vernment fall, and hence the desira that the English Makers One Sweet Waters sannot be to uss the smallest quantity possible. It is

he proceeded with the poossary proparations surpassed anywhere.

Hongkong Electric.. The purest ingradients only are used, and undesirable in every rospect that there shoulded a determination to orust all those who op for casting it, insuring an expenditure of ratification of the Treaties should be postponed

pows efforts towards improving the condition time and trouble which he estimates at for a while. Political jealousy would be a more Hongkong & Č. Uns

£1,500. The mistake was only divered rate explanation of the Islay. tha utmost care and clean nees are exercised in be any check on the individual consumption of the lever clues.

Invitations for the coming National Ex-H. H. L. Trawy... within the last few months, and the question to the manufaolu throngtout.

of water, and to make the consumption THE CZAR THREATENED WITH

be determined by the Coauitten and the public hibition at Ueno have been issted to a numbar Hongkong Teb DEATH.

is whether be shall be allowed to proceed with of distinguished personages in Barope and. & K. Wort & G. directly touch a man's pocket would un- doubtedly love that effect, especially with a

and complete the statue in bronze, or he paid America and also to many of the foreira re.Steam Laundry.... H. &W. Dook......... for his loss of time and labour and requested to sidants in Hongkong, Shanghai, and Vladiva. Henkou Rope......

stock, in all to some 1,500 persus The Jota

Austin Acius...... The majority of the Committee think that it is Shincpo says the Government have arranged excouts the pork in marble!

Hongkong Hotel.. veither necessary or desirable to incur this out- with various steamship companies to carry the

Do. Debentzea. lay, and many persons indeed would be of opinion invited guests at redbom rates, aims to allow

Park Hotel that in this country bronze is preferable, as less those of the grants who shall land at Kobs or likely to be disfigured by the influences of a Nsgusk! to travel inled fres aud kare giren Lusurances payment dependent on the quantity used

It is now stated that only the Japanese dack mate, but the Committee do not fool that they instructions that they shall by supplied with they shall land without troubling their own sabscribers know how matters stand.

The President of the Exhibition would not be attended with the same obssengers rushed the boats of the Quetta, sad should we to pay decision without letting passports by the Governor of the place at which

I hare berefore to ask your good offices In Ministers. jections. The consumption of water in this that the Lancars beloved aduivably. way is, however, not so great as to make it This would anem to be a mistake. The dock par bringing the subject before the pablic, and has, rather ambitiously perhaps, included Lord Kengers.br the Quetta were probably Ja-ahould there be any general desire to have it Salishary and Frince Biscarak in the biss of worth while to introduce any special re-

vanor coolies returning from Qasonsland.disermed I will calls meeting forthwith,,invitations. It is alorstood of comes that the

Sir, Your obedient servant, ED. D.P.] gulations applying to it. The sugar re fineries, of course, have acquired special water RESIGNATION OF THE HUNGARIAN.

PREMIER rights and do not draw their supply from the mains.

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overy cash they have to part with. In cases where water is used for industrial or man. facturing operations the considerations are

ORDERS, P.ORT whenever practicable, are despatched by Brst steamer leaving after receipt of ardor.

Fox Cois PORTS, Waters are piched and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices. different and the principle of making the and the full amount allowed for Package and Empties when received in good ord v.

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica

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Entries for the Lawn Tennis championship close on the 17th instant..

There will be a game of Polo the Race- course this afternoon, commencing at 4.45 p.m.

HM's orziser Severa, Captain W. H. Hall, arrival bere on Monday evening from Naga

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty, or greasy, p that appoax to have been usei We hear that the idus of building the new for any other purpose than that of oanbaising residence for the Gurornor at Magazine Aerated Water, as snob Bottles are never used Gan. has been abandoned, at all arents for the again by us.

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BIRTH.

On the 7th March, at Hillside, Peak, the wife WALTER JUDD, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

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present,

The Band of the 8. Highlanders will, by the courtesy of Colonel Chater and the Officers, play at the Ladies Recreation club this afternoon.

The Agents (Mayers. D. Samoon, Sons & Co.1. inform ns that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's stoamer Medusa, from Trieste, left Singapore for this port on Monday.

We learn that a telegram was roosired yester day by the Panjom Mining Company here an nouncing the issue in Londen of the prospectus of the new Panjom Mining Co.

The Ancona and Kangpai collision see fu fixed for hearing in the Supreme Court on the 27th init. Mr. W. V. Drummond of Shanghai, will appear for the owners of the Kungpai.

The Agents (Mora. D. Soon, Sona & Co.)) inform us that bis Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamer Medea, from Triento. left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon.

On the 1st instant, at Koolsagaon, Amor, by the

A men connected with a gambling house in Bev. W. Jearings, Colozial Chaplain, of Hongkong, JOHN REGINAUD, son of the Rev. J. T. Harding, Taipingahan Street met bis death on Monday Vicar of Rockfeld, Monmouthshire, to ELIZABETH night by falling down a smokebole while making Matzaret, daughter of Captain Saunders, of Foo-is way over the roofs of the neighbouring show

[570 houses to escape the polios, who had broken into

another gambling house next door.

The Daily Press.

НОХОЕСНО, МАвен 12тн, 1890.

The Bangkok Tramway Company are able to declare a dividend of 6 per cent. for the balf-year anded 1st December last, making dividend for the year of 11 per cent, and to write off 4,494 tioals for depreciation. This is very different Teult to that which has been achieved by the Singapore Tramways.

Is another coldton we publish a letter from the Hon. J. J. Keswick, Chairman of the Facehote, Capt. De Costs, has been wrecked vz The Siam Gazette anya that the Dutch brig. Queen's Jubilee Meinorial Comittee, in the west coast of the Gulf of Siam near Dang- which he incites suggestions relative to a tapsa. The steamer Hydra of the bine funnel little misunderstanding which has arisen inline on her present trip to Singapers vid Bang- apan, took the wreak in tow. The Foorka se the wind of Signor Rago as to the material left Bangkok on the 30th Jeanary. in which he is to execute the commission

Welaveto acknowledgabba receipt of a copy of entrusted to him of providing a statue of map of Ne-th Formos by Mr. J. M. Patore Her Majesty for Hongkong. Mr. KRWICK, of the iness Imperial Maritime Customs rightly say that it was decided here that Servia TR map is an improvement on the

the statue was to be of marble, but Signor Rager has somehow imbibed the impression that it was to be of bronze, possibly because the statue of Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY-bis firet werk for the Colony-was in that material. However that may be-whether thuo to his own misinterpretation of in- structions, or their want of clearnessit appears the talented scalptor-bas proceeded

A menacing biter has been addressed to tho Car of Russia threstaning blor with deadh an- erathonotionary pdioy of the Government is poodified. The Guards have been doubled. LONDON. 9th Marot, THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER "QUETTA."

M. Tian, the Hungarion Prazier, kan re- signed.

{FROM THE "COURRIER D'HAIPHONG.”,

Paris, 3rd March. RESIGNATION OF M. CONSTANS. The resignation of M. C'Costans, Mialeterias Luterior, in equence of a disagreeinent with the Fraidont of the Council, gave rise to su interpellation in the Chamber. A vote of cox fidence in the Government was carried by a majority of forty-ning.

SUPREME COURT.

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11th March,

IN BUMMARY JURADICTION.

HBUHI - TRAULSEN. This was a daim for $477.8 for breach of a aharo contract.

Mr. Haulinge was for the plaintiff the de. Fendant diri noi appar.

Mr. Hastings and this was solaim for $177.82 for breach of contret for the purchase of 50 bares in Messrs. George Fennick & Co. at $26, with interest,

Mr. Wilkinson said he appeared for defen daut sed asked for an adjournment, Mr. Hast- ings had told him the case was not likely to come a and be found now it was impossible for the defendant to attend.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold curselven respoble for the opinions

J. J. KESWICK, Chairman Queen's Jubilee Memorial Committee Hongkong, 1th Murch, 1990.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS-INSTI TUTE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FEARS. S-Many of your readers have taken a were interest in the above Institution and I thersfgre venture to ask you to publish for their information the abstract of seconats which was prasated and pased at our business meeting yesterday.

Is accordance with the sopstitution of the Tostitute, the Rev. D. Hamilton wes aleated Chairman and Tresurer for the onsuing siz

norths.

Our hearty thanks are das to many kind dopore of papers, booka, pictures, &a. - Yours, do

GH BONDFIELD. Bengkong, March 11, 1890.

1290

WORKING ACCOUNT.

Finpoipto. Expenditure.

(Including rent, taros, and wagon.) 130.30 117.36

1888.

Augoss

134.05

September October.

116.35

12147

125/78

Hoverler.....

TOA.76

126.43

December

21.00

$17.99

Janny...

255.5

211.18

Februsleta

302.84

976.69

Total $1.811.0k Natt profit...

CAPITAL AccUUNT.

$1,191 $115.03

$

Dr. To'gant from Committee of old Tempor

Fall

To donaties .........

Mr. Hastings objected to any aljournmant. To proceda of ten and conesti He had no rooilection of talling Mr. Wilkin. son the oase would not some on that day.

His Lordship said the one had been on the Hat for such a length of time that the case mat. go on naloa Mr. Wilkinson paid corta of ad- Journment.

The case ihen proceeded.

Adolf Brukl, the plaintiff, tail-Ox 18th July last I made 's contract with the defendant to all 50 abaret cum all of George Fenwick & Co. for delivory 30th September. I received $62 na divitand for which I bara given him credit. On the 30th Septembar he did not take delivery.

By furniture, indinding billiard table, fix.

turn, and bøde and bedding By alterations and ropains By inanma

Balanco in hand

$176.28

A huge bat, said to be more than three feat from tip to tip, has been forwarded to the Tokyo of Bonia Island. It will shortly be exhibited in City Government authorities by the Gloveront the Uene Zorloginal Cards.

uumber of those who cannot accept will be large, and it is stand that more invitations will be for- wardod to officers of the variona Asiatic Squikl rons.

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same sorry exhibition of themselves

The neighbours in Singapore, only thing in the shape of argument, advanced against the demand har beet that the

garrison is maintained mainly for Imperial and only to very minor extent for local purposes. How are Imparing and local interests to be separ sted? The local intareste, we take it, are pero and parcel of limperial interests. We might almost as well speak of English inter- $125 189.00 pm, vests au distings from Imperial interesto, as to

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Pat vr. J Hongkong & S'kai, New Oriental senten Brown & Co., II. .. China Bomen....... China Super Chinese Loun '64 D.. Chinese Lonn '86 B.

Chincre Lona "84 C..

Cruickshank & Co

Dairy Farm Co....... Darvol Bay Trading, Fenwick & Co., Glen-i Gordon & Co., A. G.... Green Island Ceurant L&C. Bakery

Brick & Coment

Crator

China Fire Chian Traders'.. Chinese Insurance, Rengkong Kir... North Chiu.. Singaporoman Straite Fireventati Straits Marive........... Uniga,

Yanptsac...............

Land & Building--

F. Land Investm Kowloon Land Inv. Peak Building... Richmond Terrace. Shanghai Land West Point Buildg. Luzon Sugar

Mining

Balmoral Guld...! Charbouages-

Jelebu Pabjorn ... Selain

Atasks. Palace, the residence of Crown Prince Yoshihito, came veay amar being burned on the th alt. About 1.50 am. fire broke out in a store room at No. 3, Minamai Igasho, Yotange, belonging to a carpenter named Yams- Abita Grinosuke sad was carried by the strang wind blowing at the time to surrounding homeas

khu, Ha cost- in Niohome, Sunshome, Nakasbo, destroying 159 Murinburk Faruíture bouces and damaging 9 others. most reached the Felice of the young Crow Prince, and in fact the plans at one time we covered with sparks The Imperial Palace police, two companies and about 209 otiors of the Imperial Bodyguard came on the scene and mads desperate efforts to prevent the Palace taking fire, their efforts being furtunately crown- fed with success. Aoras Palane, the residence of the Empress Dowager, which is also in the vicinity of the scene of the fire, was also protect- ed by two companies of the Imperial Bodyguard. The members of the Hense of Senate, who were In conclara at the time, dispersed to witness the Ars and altogether there was quite an exciting Scene. When danger had been removed the young Crown Prince received complimentary visita from several of the Ministers and bigh oficiala

Still another disastrous fire! The scene was Amkuss and the tins of commencement was adleight of the 26th ult Over 1,400 houses were destroyed. The sondsgration originated in the premises of a firewood and charcoal dealer at Särgen.cho. At the time a rather stif north-western wind was blowing and this, coupl

Perak Sugar Planting

$50 $50

-$60 $40

$100 $210, ex div.

1500 3p.et.pren., 10. 1500 Bt. prem., nom. Tls.250 12 pct. prom, ncts.

250 $42, nom. $10 $12, nom.

§5 рас

3:5 $30, no. $95 $85, ORL $60 340 $17.50 $15

$60 176, Balca €10 $128 .40 18

$100 $220 [$25 $106; ex div.

$60 $95

$50 nom $60 $105, no.

$1253p.ct.pm.

$25 51. ut dia, sellors

$100 $200 $500 $501

$24 $25

$50 $126. nom. $20 385, ex div. $25 $72 $200 $80, n013.

350 | $360, ex div. 26) Th, 350 $20 | RIG $20 $16 $25 $25 $109 $100.92

$60 | 102 $20 $70 ----$13+ $15-

-$100-$200 T. 30 Tin 83+ $40 $44 $100971

566, novi.

$10 $19

$131.58 $425

$6

$10

$2 $84

Tle. 50 Th.

840 867 $20 $20, nom. $25 $80 340 360

Fast Bornes Labak Thuting .... Lang Planting... Shogei Koyak... S'has & H. Wharf... Fis, 100 Tl. 220 Shanghai Water.... Steamabip Cogn.

China & Manila China Shippers.... Dough .. Co... H., Canton, & M... Indo-China. N.... Steam Launch.

Trust & Loon Co.... Watson & Co., A. S..

£35

250 $116 £13 £24.106.

$50: $66

$30 | #93, buyera

try and set up ex antithesis between Imperial and local interests in the Colonies, which are as the Greater The term "Tusperial." convenient Binfraquently spoken of as it is in ordinary use, is apt dead to of “thought. usin

argument.

the term

played in

to represent; and is opravity used lo ought t

of the United represent, is not the unit Kingdom but the realm of eight million square miles in extent of which England

.រក the centre. The question of the inilitary contribution logs wat hie betwe in the ral and Singapore, but Lekazu England and If the waits composing the Singapore. real are to Logia.

distinctions be

Lween

drawing local and Imperial

perial interests England

way make out as good

a case

the real

Imperial obligations are to be miversally

repudiated, then good-bye to the great Em- pire of which me are so proad.

At the recent meeting of the Colonial in- stitute MF.

Keswick, in the discussion of his paper on reading

W.

which followed the

Hongkong, zoplying to the remarks, which had heen made on the fortifications, said

The only point to which I can take

I can specially exception is that a Colony of such ex-

trome importanca Colony which in point of shipping statistics stands about the third Lhe warld should be described rather

as a couling station that as lost the most important, commercially, in the Bri- empire." Now Singapore runs us close the inatter of shipping; and Lin

extent of irate,

by imports and ex- réprosented ports, the Straits Settlements asa vhole one not be far behind this Colony and may en be a little ahead. The absence of statis

of statistics

in Hongkong renders any

any exact comparison impossible. Singapore, However, wishes to be considered mainly es

real

coaling st

lion, and represents its focal interests as small compare with the Imperial intereste involved in the maintenance of the garrison. and fortifcations. The representation i

·

vanced in support of a particular case and is, we fear, made not quite ingenuously Нат ing figures at hand, it might have been ex- pacter that some of the speakers would have been able to advance faces in support of the position they took

bok up. On turning to the figures of imports, and exports, however, wn do not and their silence as to these surprising, however astonishing their representation of tac qiercscopie autore of their local inter, pa

valget supplied from the source. The total value of the

oris and exports of the Straits Settlements in the year 1898 was $270,238,585. Grat Britain's in

share

this grand total is only $54,023,656, or less than Unc fifth. And a

this

13. ct. dis, buyers are

nom.

$10 $22

OPLUM.

Per Pical. Allow on

New $50 to attics od with the parrowness of the streets, aided the Test year's New Malse ...8539 2 to 31 500.00 rapid spread of the Ismes towards Kumagain Old Malwa....

40.27 obo, Kotohaki-cho, and Shinsarays-eko, and ya ; Older Maiwa........ 369.00 the other side, that is towards Asakusa temple,

$18.27

0.

Patna (New)....... in the direction of Nishiwaka-pão. On the west Babaras (New) side, part of Ichome, Taware pho was destroyed.

8403 to 34

$420 to 81925 per obesi, 3190 to 24911...*

}}

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

twenty-five millions worth of trade, if Brilain Asines the sole charge of pro

it t

at the other end, may not the Straits Settlemente be expected to defray the

ceting

bulk of the cust of protecting it at this end ? Bnt, they are not asked to contribute say- bing to the cost of the Navy. What they are asked for is a contribution of £190,000 In all 1,424 houses were completely destroyed.

on acount of the garrison, a sum which 78 damaged, and 29 store-hot-as sakered before

amounts to ahouta quarter of one per cent, vii 404.39 the fire was extinguished at 545 am. There was 60.00 one fatality and tiftes firemen received injuries.

MESSER FALCONER & CO.BEEGISTER, MARCH 11TH. the annust trade of the Colouy, to say nothing 2.69 1hose parseng whose residences were destroyed Racanter 29.93 Thorm. 94. (Wot bulb) 64 of the vast amount of immovable property This cannot be Baromster 1.29.37 Tharm. 1. Wet bal which has to be protected. are at prevent housed in the Bunra za Theatre 8531.90 A firm alas csurred on the sit snoon of the Barometer 2936 Thorm Jr.. (Watu) considered a very excessive premium to pay

Therm. MariaDET

20 #7th alt in Nilionmats, destroying 36 houses Thera 9.6

Ir. England for the insurance afforded. Therm Minimum (over Thermom: IM One man was killed:-Japan Gazelle.

Thermott 4 M

night)

.....65 the

the proportion the cost of the Army and Navy bears to the trade is about four and a half per cent. But then, Kay our Straits friends, there is the shipping which mainly owned in England, and which calls at Singapore for its coal amp-

Well, the local shipping is not alte gether insignificant, we believe, and as to the home shipping, Singapore is, wo presume,. very glad to welcome it, because shipping means trade and trade moans wealth. As to the coal supplies for the Navy, urterosts our neigh- bours would be sorry in their own

The price was 26. I tendered him the shares or SHANGHAI CARGO BOAT COMPANY.

the 10th September, but he refused to take them. Erra Solomon, sharebroker, eaid that on the

The eighth annual general meeting of the,

BANGKOK.

The flourishing and rapid growth of Bang

30th September last the shares in George Fan-Shanghai Cargo Boat Company was held kok is zo palpable, that we are really ani prined wisk & Co. were about $25. There was suns at the onloor of the agents, Messrs. Whee when we still come serous ou ignorant gicke diflenlty in getting that rate for thom He did lock & Co. Shanghai, on the 5th instant trotter who speaks of "alagnation" and "re- not do any business in them himself.

There was present Mesara. F. H. Bell (Chair-trogressiu." Such men only write to befool. Judgment for the plaintiff for $400 and costs. man), C. Jantzen, E. G., Lov, J. G. Purdon, their readers, for we oontead that Bangkok's

POLICE COURT.

11th March,

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

STATION.

and F. Grove, Directors; Drammoud Hay, C. present progress proves sdrance. During the wladivostok Cromie, J. Welch, J. F. Seaman, A. Stewart, fast five years there has been no standing still, Tokyo... F. B. Anbert, J. D. Therburn, T. Pomberton, no going back, and to prove this we can point to Nagasaki Shanghai E. Halion, H. R. Kinnear, H. R. Hearn, J. M. the many new rice milla which have been creat Amoy Young and E. Hor, representing in all 237 rotesed, any within the last two years. The city Hongkong On the motion of the Chairman, Mr. R. P.st present containe twenty-three of thess local siphong. Winkham was appelated more lacy of the meeting, industries—and still others are in project.

10 MARCE, AT 4 M.

Balingoakti

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of. Bicycle riding, which has its attendant Menila....... the report and accounts said: The amounts of advantages, is aleu accompanied with dangers Aaping the Company and the report of the Directors and especially is this the one when the exercise have now been in your hands for some time and is indulged in after dark. This fact was demonstrated in an unfortunate manner on Fri. day evening, the 21st alt when H. R. H. Prince Adin and five friende, all mounted on bingoles, met with a mishap on the New Road, near the

BEFORE MR. H. E. WodaиOUSE.

THE FATAL ASSAULT BY A PORTUGUESE.. Daniel de Jason, 22, olerk, nemployed, was excellent ove lasnad z fow youre ago by Mr. Pacharged with wilfully causing the death of Hu tersson being brought more up to date besides. Sui a tailor, 72 years of age, on the 20th January. 1 shink we may take them as read. I have being more clearly printed and coloured.

Tang Hang stated he was a tailor in the Ling every confident that they will be considered Hing Shop, Francis Stroot, Wanchai. About 4 satisfactory. The accounts set forth everything pa on the 20th January, as witness was stand so amyly and the report deals sa plainly with ing near the shop door f the street, he saw the all points of interest that there is little or decessed rolling, down the stairs of the defen- nothing left for me to remark open, unless any dant's house. The deceased had out on his shareholder should require any farther explans forehead and was blooding very much. Witness tion, what I shall be very happy to give to the

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held this afternoon. The following are the orders of the day-

A

1.-Fianncial Minuten.

3.-Report of the Finance Cornilles, (No. 3-3- 1.-Second reading of the following Hills 1~

Loung Bing, okbagwiss Lan Yuk Pan.

16)-A Bill se amend the Fable Heal Ordi Ano, 1887.

laue turning down to the Portuguese Consalate.

3003

17

29.72 29.0%

Kamidity.

Wind.

1T MARCH, AT 10 AM.

STATION.

It appears that H. B. H., who was leading, came divestock 30.11 into collision with a syne leading a pony. The Tokyo animal becoming frightened kicked the machine, Nagki

Amoy

+

to see the importance of their colony as a naval station reduced. That the demand for an increased military contribution should but be found unpleasant is not surprising, we must confess to very considerable aur- prise at the rature of the arguments, if they can be so-called, that have been used. Our contemporary the Free Press used to be an ardent Imperial Federationial. Its idea of federation would appear to be that the British taxpayer should support to some considerable extent

John Bull has

never been found very

colonial caliu

an

to

9,ip his band into his pocket for the purpose

of founding now

is The barometer has fallen slightly in the R. Gradients asks them to.do so. This, however,

Temperaturo

whist

new colonies, but when thes have arrived at that condition in which they

it is

is less than can support thesolves courteous to call him rogue because he has been done at Singapore. The demand of the home Government has been repre. sented is an art of simple dishonesty, the by force. The wrongful taking of money by free. Previous On date Or data Straits Times, we notice, has not joined day sya at 10 am at 4 pm this absurd cry, and latterly there has b

some little retreat by the Free Prese feom the position it originally took up moderate language has been hisel, unfair. ness being substituted for harsher terns. Wo must confess, however, that we have failed to detect even the sufairness. But per hape we have aut taker a sufficiently pareebial view of the question

*29.98

0.90

65

24

91

E.

$0.88

and more

(4)-An Orfinance for the usturalization of lawut for swastable. Witness could not say how best of my ability. On looking at the cam with the consequeues that the rider was hurt on Shanghai the deceased came to roll down the stairs. parativa figures of last year, during high the the kuce. It is to be hoped that the injury is but Hongkong Pena Birgh P.. 639, said that at 4.30p.m. on two companies were running in competition. slight and that the patient will soon recover Haiphong.

Bolinao the 20th January he was on duty in Queen's the Dirwotors still feel well satisfied-in fact from the accident.

It is a old truism that as a town grows older Manis Road East. He saw a crowd of men at a door I am sure they were previously more than with the necessary preparations for wasting The provision of dowries for daughters and in Fransis Street. On going near witness saw solisfied with the result of the joint working it beanmer newer. Bangkok looks devidedly p the statue in bronze, and has incurred ex-endowments for song in now made wary by that the deceased lying on the ground, with a eut or The improved return that we are enabled to re- younger to-day than it did a few years ago. pense which he estimates at £1,500. This vigorous institution the New York Life Insur-two on the head and also hurt in the legsommend to the shareholders arises from great Narrow lanes have given way to spacious streets a moderate with Light rain in Ara pison being the e, wo think the subscribers area Co, which has added to its business a do-Witoses took the deceased to the nation.

totering in the running of the combinal feels and ugly tenements had shops have been replaced water prevails with light rain in win places. partment for this purpose. By the payment of

John Swanston, Inspector of Police, stated not from any increase in the gross receipts of by ornate houses and imposing business ez-

HONGKONG REGISTER. will concur with Mr. Keewres and the yearly premium or a lurep sam sa endowment at about 430 p.m. on the 20th January the the two companies Aga matter of fact the grom tahlilments, and the wet former garden majority of the Committen in the co-ex dowry payable when the child reaches erlast witness brought the decussed to No. 2 receipts during the past year were not quite no and pusightly waste groundagian been entirely clusion that Signor RAGOI should be si lain age may be sacred and in the event of the Station in company with several Chinens large as they wore in the previous year when covered with rows upon rows of bricks and mor

child's death the promines are returned.

Shortly afterwards the priscare came to the the two companies were working separately. It tar which would appear to an erst while re towed to complete the work in bronze. A

The Shih-pas has the following: In view station. The deceased said "That is the man will be in, yur recollection that eat year Ieidant revisiting the scenes of his earlier life, Banataeter carble statue would no doubt look nicer, of the smuggling irregularities oRrrently raport that pushed me down stairs. The prisoner strongly urged upon you the unsersity of laying to bare beer coujoured up from the ground but it would not wear so well in this climate, in connection with the cativo postal services said" No, I did not, you fell down stairs" The by a chatantisi rum as a reserve fund, not only Among the many and marvellous changes which Humidity and the additional expense, would involve

Commissioner of Customs at the latter port has down stairs and sending the hat round anew-which at the just promulgated a proclamation, informing the asked the deceased what be went to the from time to time but also to pay off the the anmerous street improvements in the con- present moment is certainly to be deprecated public concerned that on account of the doings house for and he said "Te vollect some goodwill of the company which we bought, tre of Bangkok proper: The New Road, from of certain disreputable native postal agents, the money dus to me." Witness then charged the glad to say that within the past few a tortuous, tumble down thoroughfare, is being for several reasons. Nevertheless it is, a collection of Customs daty is arrionsly deranged, prisoner with assault. Witness could sea the years a fair smoant has been set aside transformed into a street of decent proportions. the Chairman of the Memorial Committee the Imperial revenus greatly entering thereby deseod was suffering great pain and had him for this purpes. It has not, however, cessed The New Road of to-day and the miss artery of

PENS FOR PLEASANT WRITING.The Pens suggests desirable that the subscribers Ae a preventive against the recurrence of there removed to the hospital. The deced died in command Haolf very strongly to the traffic of ten to twenty years ago are no diffor

Directors that we have still a great deal to de est as It is possible to imagine.-1'imica.

of Mariven & Cameron are recommended by His Worship remanded the case to the 13th

in this direction; and it has been a matter of Bisu bas for the last twenty youre bean a

BAZE OF THE WEATHER B. hin sky, G. detached2,347. Newspapere:- should be given au opportunity of expressing reprehensible practices, the postal agencies are there on the 10th int

enjoined that henceforth all dutiable goods

They come a boot and a blessing to en. their wishes on the subject. This could be trammitted by or through them must be report inst. at 10 am for the purpose hearing the saziou consideration and not free from doubt profitable hunting Said for doubtful characters lords: 1. Crizing valu; 2. fog; 0. gloomy: B. had

whetaer we were justified to recommending to sod the Siamese Government instead of keeping ghting; O. everest; B ning aruwers; 4. eqbally, t

The Pialwisk, the Owl, and the Waverley Peu ascertained by sending a circular round toed at the proper station and the lawful Enty medical evidence.

W. DOBERCK, ya to sppropelste 5 per cent, for this half year, ofour of this gentry, has reveived them with open in ; B. more) 2. thunder i Vizibility: W. dew (wet).

Bold by all storekeeper. Beware of Jallations fully paid. Any infringement of this order, it these on the subscription list in which, they detected, will be dealt with with greab sorority Wong Aping was charged with being is pas asking & per ceas for the year. At the same arras, given them smploy, gaudy uniforis, ârd

Hongkot Observatory, 11th March, 1800, MACHITEN & CAmusan, Edinburgh, Scotland. could be asked to record their opinion by and the guilty will not receive the least marer, see of four gate prepared oplam Afty tools time I'm very glad to be able to sure you that no questions were naked. Sometimes when those

between Macao, Hengkeng, and Canton, the deemed said No. 1 did not you pushed me to cost depreciation for steam Ikunobes and bare bech affected within recent years, bone

ahat: the floor." Witness sargo bents will require replacing and renewing affect such a visitor to a greater degree than Feros of wind........

BREACH OF OPIUM ORDINANCE

Pireation of wind...

Weather ........ and gl Bain

L

Tilghtet pr als bemperature on the 10th

Twest open air temperature on the 20th.&i 1-BARCEITAS Tudnood to degree Falır, ut con lawał, TOMFERITVEC in the sazdo in degrees Pakstaust 3-HUMILITY .prontage of saturation, the huvidity of

with moisture being 100.

Wino to two point FONOR THEM WAD

TARAF Brding to Beaufort Beale