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INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG TRADING

COMPANY, LIMITED, (Late Taz Hats & Houzz C. Co., Lenj

HALF-YEARLY. CLEARANCE SALE. MONDAY NEXT AND FOLLOWING DAYS.

· LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S

OUTFITTING DEPARTMENTS GENTLEMEN'S TAILORING and

OUTFITTING DEPARTMENTS,

SEB SPECIAL CIRCULAR.

NOTICE Compabay Clonenes 9's of High Ohs and other furniture, Furnishing Ke quisites, &c., &c., in visw of extensips Alters tions to Premises. This important Salo commences on Tuesday, Jaly lat. For further particular ace fatare,

HONGKONG TRADING

COMPANY, LIMITED (LATS THE HALL & HOLTS O. Co., LTD.) Hongkong, 6th June, 1890.

automumenta.

DY APPOINTMENT.

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A. S. WATSON & COMPANY LIMITED.

Ketablered. A.D. 1841.

WATEES.

MANUFACTURERS OF ARRATED

GUE AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY is roplate with the best Machinery, zabodying

all the latest insprovements in the trade.

The greatest stisation has been paid to appliances for castring parity in the Water supply, to secure which we have added a Con denser capable of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day and aro ina position to compete in quality with the bout English Makers Our Sweet Waters cannot be

surpassed anywhere,

comradas, Money is so scarce a commodity with these ill paid wretches that they are esger to finger, these few coins, and the miserable sufferer is accordingly trotted out of the way as soon as prabia. It is quite possible that some soldiers whose cases are far from hopeless are in this way doomed to death through the cupidity of their comrades and the careless indifferenea of the officers. Of course the gross inhumanity of the soldiers is to be deplored, bot can anything better be expected from men fronted as they are, with

THE DAILY PRESS TUESDAY JUN 10ra, 1690

The Mono Lutegendents has temporarily suspended publication.

2.

There were 1841 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 166 were Europeans.

The Agents (Motary. Butterfluid & Swire) in- form us that the O. 8. S. Co.'s steamer Belleroph on from Liverpool, left Sagapore yesterday morning for this port

The Agents (Musara. Adamson, Ball & Co. informs that the "bira ne smer Deu- bighshire, from Hamburg, Antwerp, and Lon- dos, left Singapore for this port on the 7th inet

About 680 p.m. Inst orening

(no good example from their oficers, and with and tráp, the property of Me, free Right Ron, Sir James Fergussa, Bart, G.C. Performs the duties of atara sargeant is $824, and Council shall xolve it-olf into Committes to!

Fore no opportunities of advancement? The Chi: being dring Along Tower Albert Bead the

left here on the 21st April, arrived home on the The P. & O extes ateamer Brindisi, which 7 in

him.

Abe

THE ESTIMATES.

4-Under the Head of Works and Buildings,

I observe an increases of the vote for Repair

Frams. New York wo tone that a rubulty of sabject of the Polish Fores hero and he made The ATTORNEY-GUNERAL-As regards the Chinese constable Keung Tim. Who had served $75,000 bas bon raised at Tacoma, Washington, yoncalu'sggestions in whichhorogmanded that clansa which stort over for felhor coasiders fourteen years and died in the service, inconelioration of which, the Pacific Mall the post of Adjutant shon be abolished, tlan Inst tiram. It has been chefully considered. Steamable. Company will run a line of steaznom and also the post of Stars Berceat, and I believe I have every desire to give ail effect that can be adjourned.

The vote was agreed to and the Committeo between Frooms, Yakalama, nad Hongkong, ho osztemplated that it would be possiblo tovon to Mr. BlacUwea'sangzustion. In couskir

abolish the post of Chief Inspector, inach ag thisthe two principles to go upanare, on the THE SKRETARY OF STATE UN Caplakr Arthur C. Curtis Flag Captain to as he recommended the oficer whats now hand, to preventunnecessary time being taken sp the Commander-in-Chief at the Noro, complete Chief Inspector being appointed Aslatant in Connell by siding the clarins, on the other are as nervios in that appointment on July Superintendent of Polion if all these resim band to guard against making legislation an 12th, and will then be livid be aplain Lekoon mendations ware carried out and the roduo easy that clanes might be passed through with

The following despatch respecting, scticantes Canatance on the Chin Station, ter C. Kappel, who lab yaman led the orator tigns that might have been contemplated task at bing road and the discovery me ubly of revenue and expenditure, for 1820 was laid on effect there is no doubt that a coasterable when too late that moh diangas, should not be the tale of the Legislative Council yesterday Windsor Castle on the 5th it, and is 31,200 per year, that of the courtable whin When Bill has boat pada sesund time the The Chinnig Minister, Sish Ta Jen, arrived alia,ould be effected. The salary of the ad pissed. The coness I propose for the consider of ernapa

julant, or rather the pay which he now recsires, ating of the Comoil is this Section 40 avls

Downing Street, troduced to Her Majesty's pressuos by thu

18th April, 1890. G Under Serotary of State for Foreiga year. Now, that together amounts to 33.864, it s

the pay of the Chief Laspector in $1440 por consider it also by class and

SI hare bad, under consldiration the 4s, and presented his letters of odense he. Governor did not contemplate that all this Council will obers that he enle 4th George de Vos desach No. 571 of the wwwd Betlinates of the Ravenna and Expenditure of dosad necessary." The Hongkong for 1880 watch assa apaniad Bie korso holind and ran into a voolio and his nese soldier is, in short, no better than a rickets injuring the former slightly, whilst wo

The Chineslobe Krestenfahrt Gallechaft at wasld be saved, basute ho proposed that there Council is obliged to remove itself into a Com2th of December last. coolie trained to fight. Habits of discipline of the shafts of the trip was broken and the rather unfavourable ranit for the year 1881. poil of $560, and also that a musketry instructor fore to add to the slasales at this stage the following fansacks, I approvs of the proposed Hamburg (Chinese Coasting Company) reports a should be an increase in the salary of Mr. Hora mittee of the whole Cauboil. I proposa there. 2-Subject to the rotarvations contained in horse slightly burt, fa ho has not. He is not even taught to take

chiefly in coas que o of the very high rates for should be appointed, whose salary you are now of the peaceeding the Bill be referred to a special exporiditare. a pride in his appearance, has no self-respect,nk notes of the value of 35.400 in. Winglok against m.242.420 in 1998, while the net profits, par year. This would opme to $1280 por which will be numbered, 24 and roads. November, 1959, Sir, Georre Des Voe 1x uolosed A Chinose trader accidentally lost a bundte Fool. The gross profit amounts to m. 193,918, asked to provide for, at a salary of $720 for standing Cecinitten" I then sid a new olanes, in regarded with dislike and contempt by the Street on Saturday, and a coolie shortly after-ter deduction of all expenditure and after year. It $1,280 bo subtracted from the amount Who & Bill shall have been referred to and a scheme by the Head Master of the Central Is a Doxpatch No. 326 of the 1st of Populace, and is used by the officials as awards picked up the treasure and made of. The writing off the value of the fleak, pronate to previously referred to, namely 83,61 per year reported on by oas of the standing Committas Sahno! according to which sousi tarah'o ad-litions machine not more valuable than a bezal of load was reported to the polion whe got hold of m,111,14, as against m£33,325 in 1983. The the realt would be $1,984 par year. But I appointed wador rulo 4 and it shall be sortified would be made to the salaries of his staff. Sir bardes. The army is practically without a and who got $200 of it a hash money. They cant, ngulust 10 per out in 1883. The com.there is no particular oflear appointed as store that sach Bill as tout conatoret clause by parod to adapt this schone without sansalting bastman who had soon the notes picked up shareholders are getting a dividend of 7 per have been informed that as a matter of fact, by the Chairman of such standing Committee Goorgs Des Visax stated that he was not pre commissariat, without a medical service, and afterwards got on the track of the finder, but as pany, sow ones five staymats for coating pussergeant. One of the constables of Police adus clauso in the presence of all auch meinbareng, and added that he imitated to put the without, except in one or two corps, even an he had a good start they were unable to arrest posse-viz, Yangtze, Amy, Nappa, and Per-the performance of the duties of store sergeant of the standing Committee, at least, and that safaris. at the figures suggested. In reply I soldiers as these with new arms of precision, arrived at Port Weld Larnt, on Sunday 18-9, repesanted a value of mel, £99,993. ambulance. It is little use supplying such

ing, to whichis shortly to be added the Eyermann, to his services, so to say, and pramming this in the spicion of the on aittés such Bill requested him to make recommendations on the His Majesty the King of Siam and sulte for ile now destination. The feet in December, could not be dispensod with, therefore the con- or as if the Blad han raportad en by a Cuanoil. It now appears that Mr. Wright's which has already left the Hamburg harbour work to be taken away from him, his services may be dealt with by Council in the same man subject after consultation with the Brscutire far is there. any likelihood that they will take the 99th ult. The royal party wars received

templated-saving of 8626 par your wonld not be Committee of the whole Connoit, such it any scheme has bosa pezatically adoptel en bloc. In any pride in them or waste energy in lean on uding by Colonel Walker And. Mr.

carried into effect. I am further inbirmod that dealt with accordingly if no aber ebjut the absanur of any explanation. I on unly con Major Gauer R. M. Eagers. Inte Scottish it would be imposable to do away with the post but if any member abject this Bill shall be dealt olndle that after dua deliberation sal wousuita ing them? Until China feeds, pays, and Nekronez, Sisse Consul, and were sab Rides, has been granted a distinguished service of Chief Inspector and therofory two of the with in the same way as a Bill reposted on by a tion with the Executive Council, Sir George clothes her soldiers properly she cannot ex-entertained at Inncheas at the Bendezey, 1860, nobid'ng the action of Sinho, was passible to abolish, namely Chief Tuspoetor and Standing Committee has dealt with the Slit Weight's seem was removal and That the sequently taken to Taiping, where they were reward. He served in the Chins Campaign in offices that it may have been contemplated as Special Commities." By this clause if he De Year's hesitating as to adopting Mr. pect to teach them discipline, and until she at which Sultan Idris, the Sultan of Kedah, severely wounded at the storming of the Takuatore sargeant appear in all probability neca. has raised up a staff of really competent Bajah Mazar and other chiefs and offloads Forts, being mentioned in despntolas, promoted waxy to maintain in these circumstancos in word by word. They make a report that they then saiat far ouring the porrissa of eath- will not be necessary to go through the Billiarios now propad are not considered more oficere she will not, even with the aid of in the steamer Lady Weld for the Diodings. and madal with sleep, Major-General Begona made sad agreed to by the soretary of Stats, the opinion of the Committee it will be soient proves of those ingray. The alors affected Toro present, His Majesty left in the afternoon captata unattaobed, and receiving Viatorin Cross 'stead of there being a saving by the proposals bate vary carafaly considered the Bill and in potent masters On that understanding I ap European instructors, be able to maintain Before leaving the King cant by Mr. Nembron together with Private John M'Dangal, 44th I fear there will be a slight incrass. It will not for Council to dni with the Bill as thmet it will of course be thus racorel from the opera discipline. There need therefore be little goes the game has done to Lanta Ho. Pooh, and Lieutenant B. E. Lenon, 87th Foot, be much and no doubt, when the Governor male had been considered by a Committes of the tion any general schons of increase, fils may

Sultan Idrias he gave a handsome gold sigarette was awarded FC," for distinguished gallantry then recommendations he dit so with a view whole Council, but apprehension of an effective Chinese, army aigar box with a watch imbedded in the lid in swimming the ditches und entering the to placing the Police Furce of this Colony on a right way to istringód it is provided that if living in the Gelony.

that no member's bo adopted on account of a rise in the cost of taking the field against a foreign foe, for to Del. Walker and M. Marp'es a few Siamese North Taka Fort (China, August 11th. 1660) by uro satisfactory footing than it seemed to him any member, ofisl de unofficia, objets to Lust in almost all essentials to success the Chinese Queen, a small but pretty brosch of diamond the flest of the English established on the walls Consell to be ones on any octaion to let Committee of the whole Concil. danas by oiacs from $91,000 $25,000. This grosam, is in coine as curios; to Mrs. Bohults, from the an subrasure during the assaule. They were it then was. I do not wish when I ask course ka is entital to have the Bill read before a are little botter organised or drilled than in sparka.

of the fort, which they entered in the order in there be any misunderstanding or to lead man- 1858-60.

wkioh their amra are horo recorded, anoh one bors to believe that such a vote will lead to a bili is referred to a Special Committee what rain-storm. But whatwar the use may bit The Actre REGISTRAL GENSDAG-If a consequenas of the age done by the prost The South Formosan correspondent of the haing saristed by the others to mount the omaaving when such ia uct likely to be the case. bappens after it gone to the Council? Is it shenld have besa atated in the notes, the in- Hongkong Observatory-The sugar season is the residents in that island haro against the N. C. Duty News thus ronilabas a grievaúce, brasure"

I have not goto deeply into the question read clause by clans? On the 7th inst. then sailed from Lofth, for has & Chief Tuspector.. Ef the post of Chiof es to whether it is necessary or not bu

eroasa being a couiderablo one. The increases The ArroÉNEY-GENERAL—Yes,

fer "maintenance of water works and for fust drawing to a close, and we must expect our Henglong the new three-decked salon steel Inspector could he done away with a savingsgreed to I may stato to the Council that I have progurtidu to the total mount and deserve some His EXCELLENT-Before this amandant is Misuuson Works" aro eran groater in A Chinese girl af 19 years of age was drown-sual three months of dubious, if not bad, twin-screw seater Moung Star, built by would be made, but from what I have boot able given this matter very carofal const lortion in in the Bowrington Canal on Sunday morning the Hongkong published records, duly forward kong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co-opay to be continued when the present helder of it pressed by the saffial members of Council and the insmass of the item for Louil Polies raathor. Although the Custoors, we notice from Mosars. Ramate and Ferguss for the Hear to seertain I rather think that ofis will have order to miset, as far as possible, the wishes ox-

words of explanation,

5. The preceding remark applies eqtilly to the Government astronomer, their daily me one of the oldest and most successful trading assames his new position, teorological returns, to our inUnits rege that companies in China As this steamer fulds

at the same time to carry out with sufficient re The vote was referred to the Finance Com-gularity the precedings of Cousoil. I conferred lansoar" and to that for Printing Forms and

Thegmph services" ular the head isol gentleman does not seem able to get telographie many interesting and equating conditions moru mittes

with the Attorney General on this question and Doctory for all Departments." moungements of approaching typhoons sent to than ordinary interest has been manifested in The Agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) prove invaluable to rosidonta of a port, the feature about the Heung Shan is her great beam the table a minute recommending a vole of 8500 tu between us. 16 is. perhaps, as well. to say that early ond half), is under the Surveyor-General's

cs. Were he to do a soph information weald bar construction and trials. The most aptingable AINAGE OF THE TRALLAN CONVENT. it was in consultatio with him that the amend

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARI laid on manta now proposed were substantially agreed proposed increase of ordinary expenditure (indeed 6. A very large proportion of the total inform us that the Indo-China ateamer Wing-geographical peonliarities of which coss- of 56 feet over the guards, the total length for the improvement of the drainage of the to a certain extent a bare adopted the system of Department. Sir Georgs Doe Vo iz appears to sang, from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 3hitate their making more or Ease СОДЕТ PORT ORDERS, inst

of being 300 fost, and depth to main deck about talist Convent. whenever practicable are despatched by first

the intervening seo dividing the two portions 12 font Above the main deck a structors of

the House of Commons, that is to say we have have practically embodied in the Estimates the of the only "perd." steamer leaving after receipt of order.

The Daily News hears that Mr. Ma Kthe papers that Dr. Doborek complains of of accommodating over 2,000 masive Chinese par the anthocities of the Italise Convent and the cil to a consideration by a standing Committee. something liks B05 or 317,000 out of th

His EXCELLENCY-Certain correspondence of limited the predare requiring the conside a staff proposal in his Daspatch No. 231 of the We have good from two tiers of pastgue vases: la raised, capable a lengthy nature has taken place bitwess tion of hills by Committee of the whole Coun- 27th of July last. This would account for FOR COAF POSTS, Waters are

tobong, director of the Chins Merchants' 5, N. and placed on board anip at Hongkong packed Co. has been sustained to Peking on basiness ho nesas alto to na tina shorthanda, bat esame, besson, and to of Bury Goverment with regard to the drainage of It was propused that ifa hii was considered by tots! increase of $21-492 and the full amount allowed for Packages and

of importance.

be sewas able find time to advise other places paus, Parsees, and cat-class Chizz. Above the convent. Mr. Chadwick, who has now the a Special Committee it should not be nossary Empties whereoniral in goed onter,

as to typhoon advent, it would be as great a boon this is a prempuada desk, extending only drainuge question in hand, bas takut for a Committee of the whole Concil to exs to subordinate offices, such as ove with ot The remainder consistappparently of lacrossed The Agents (Mosers, Ramal & Co.) inform to us, and to the shipping native and foreigny if the while length of the steamer, with ho trouble in ascertaining what really could he dome mine it elanse by olduo, bat I cannot help clerks, and the cration of new offiss of like Counterfoni Order Books pupplied on applies that the E. & A. Co.'s steamer Dafferthone would stretch his charity so far as to include for captain, chart-roos, and stearing om in order to do away with what fa presumed to thinking that would have au going rather to nature. In regard to these latter offers. I have left Port Darwin for this port on the 8th and hut one port more in the list of those to be on it, as well as six large alesi lifeboats be an existing evil. I baliers in the surse far. I would have to a. in faut going further no siternative to avonpting the Surveyor-Gener may be expected to serive sa or about the 17th honoured by his attention, and that was ours. If of a special daign. This dook has awr- instant.

good fortune had so brought it about that like itgs spread over ita entire length at a height the Ceuvent used by some

of last your there were considerable foods at than the House of Camas does at the pre-al's recommendations as endorsed by the Gor- ron, we too would have some within the hare from the water line of about 35 feat. All had been made to the drainage some abort detailed in the standments which have been which formed the subject of Sir George Des change that sont time, With the safe-guneds, which are eruor in Council. But with respect to the officer The Stanley Opors Company open thoir sus toont sphere of Bicawel, we feel are our needs this superstrectare la carcted on a draught time previously. Mr. Chadwick at long sincs moved by the Attorney-General, I su only hope Vaux's Deapitoh No. of 27th July, 1989, and son this evening, when" La Mascosto" will be would have been carefully looked aftet, and this of water not exceeding 8 fost sad on this went to the eavat and made a thorough exa- that any bill that may be referred to one of the my reply No. 943 of 29th December, I reserve prodaond. The performance will be under the tough the good Fathers at your Observatory draught the stommer attaluse speed of between mination and it has been suggested that some standi sg Commitees natione, in clease approval of the prosant Efiustes poading the patronage of His Excellency the Acting Goannot be exul to lack work,

15 and 18. knots an hour with passengers and alterations shall be made in the present agatow. will be considered with every care, g that what cous-leration of the farther Report on the sub coals on board. To attain this result the stea The cost of these alterations will be about 3560.ch a Bill is reported to this Council, the oun-joot from Mr. Beown, which is the last mention- Chandra Das gives an interesting account of the greatest possible strength with the minimotion which has for such a long lae been co the bill is in a suficiontly poifact state to be up-to procuro

An Indian contemporary mys:-Baba Barat mer has been built in a manner so as to combine I think it for this very aederate sum; this ques-vil can take it on trust, to a certain extent, that Despatch I requested Sir George Des Voeux Thibetan inscription describing the origin of of weight, and this has been attained so satisupying attention, ann bo satisfactoris solvet,proved of and god by Council. It will be ne the world, which begins thus: In the begia frotorily that on the trial trip, when the engines the money will ha spent to good effect. sing, what existed from eternity, in nothing were exerting their grantaat, power, there was

With regard to Me. Brown's own salary, sessary for me to sabzil these amended ralox I noting that Sie Goerza Da Vans considors now, wis called the tortoise. The Buddhas of no noticeable vibration of any kind. Two sets

Vote referred to Finance Committee.

and regalations for the approval of the Secretarytist in the prissent circumstanom of the Depart the past, trasent, sad future sprang out of him of triple expansion engines propel the vessel,

INCREASE OF FAY TO. THE CHIEF WAZD." The tire worlds and all the animal beings she fearh phood with its Luiler in a sopacate, com-

of State and of con:ao I cannot take upou may at a salary of £1,000, by which I presume is MASTER AT THE HOSPITA).

elf to say bow for the Scoretary of State will meint $6,8), is suffgions for the Surveyor riginated from that eternal tortoise. A plate part, and overy modern improvement has the table a minuto recommending $60 for on previous roles, but I will sadesyour in trans. $7.99 in consideration of Ir. Brows having The ACTING COLONIAL SECREEAur leid og pprove of this innovation which has been made Ges ral, and be only recommends a. exlary of gives a copy of Thibatat ornament of soapstone barodaged to ersure a bigk standard of additional pay to the chief wardmaster at the mitting the sounded rales and orders to him to es la to azpect a salary of £190) before be bearing a carved representation of the signs of gulissey, and evapasy in working. Steam Ina Government Civil Hospital: the Zodise and of the tortoise, on whose breast bees applied all over the regel, and works the

explain what has taken place in this Conneit. left Cyprus. With raspens to this consideration News was ressived by telegram yesterday that physical science. The heavens are the arched beddas cooking the rice for the native Chinese ago a wardmaster came out from England at a in dealing with matters of this description.

ete #gares of the elements of physical and meta windlass, steering goar, pump, after capstan, &o, vote I may inform the Council that some time believe the wishes of the unofficial members are the Indo-Calus steamer Taisang, which trackbacks of the tortoise, and the earth is its breast in large steam boilare. All the accommodation salary of $50 to $60 per monty. He performed

Bie EXCELLENCY-In connection with this and lay botors his, as far as I am ablé, what I │I have only to ruler to the last paragraph of my Despatch No. 170 of the 30th of Angast laet, on Bogar Test Jaland. near Sextow, dosted From the anion of these two sprang three suus, is fitted up in a bright and legant manner, his duties at the Hospital to the entire satis then pastel,

and looking to the fact that 96,660 will, even if with yesterday mornings tile and was beashed mountain, iron, water, and three daughters, suitable for the tropical climate which is ex-faction or the authorities there and it was sug

Class 40 as amended, and Clans 41 wire the rate of axosange dose not rias, be an in- 12-19 or the purpose of effecting temporary repairs.

fears of more than £200 on the rate of salary wind, ara, tree. Those eight great elemente perienced during the summer weaths in Hourgested that his salary should be raised in order the course suggested takes plaes, only it ne his appointment there being changed from a EXCELLENT-I may perhaps, add that paid to Mr. Brown in Cypėna, sabsequently to The Chinees Timize says it is reported that of the world are believed by the Thihatans kong sad the Portagne zattlement of Macao, that his services might be retained, inasmuch member objects. It is apon for any member reparary to a pensiouble one, I am not pre H. E. Las appointed Taofai Chu Chi Chua toto ba the nest patect factors of ban hatween which plages Lis stone is intended us he had an offer of a moro lagrative appost: to shject to this ars and it is only right par to sanction a larger salary than this 006d-H. E. Yuen in Cores as the Chinese destiny-and-the-Thibetan systems of divine to you a daily barrica. A row of Tscarseat ekewhere. In the presence of what was that any member who may like to have a full amount. Resident Che Taotsi is the late Dirastocation founded as them, and on elements sail the steamer out to the East, via the Suez told me by the Colonial Surgeon I cartainly dissation before the whole Conocil should have the Jeko bilver Mines, and is not oredited with subordinate to them. In the figures dos Canal, English officers and engineers in charge, fait disposed to accede to the application made. the opportunity.

R-Tarsing to the Estim ties of Expenditure exceptional ability.

on extraordiaury works, is somewhat at a loss, owing to the abgenes of information and the existence of some apparent discrepancies between the slatemont faraished by the Acting Auditor Gearn, and the corraponding state- ment by the Anditor General in connection with the Estimats for last year. The works which appeared in the last named statement are now mittad, viz. the Slaughtor House, Salphar curding to the Burveyor General's statement Channel, estimated to cost $50,000 of which ac 3500 has probably been spent, and the Police Buildings oxtansion, estimated to oust $135.000 of which $42.18 Lad been apeut ap to 31st Dan bar, 1887.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout

LARGE BOMBAY + SODÁS" 16 We continue to supply large bottles a borotofors, fres of Extra Charge, to those of. one Customers who profer to have them to the ordinary_xiKD.

tion

Our Registered Telegraphie Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed mexaniges sliressed tång will receive prompt attention.

The following ise List of Waters always kept ready in Stock- PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LITHIA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER SARSAPARILLA WATER TONIC WATER

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The steamer hon left Shanghai on the 3rd inst, with a large boiler, fire-bricks, and plant for a tes firing factory at Kinkiang

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The Daily Newe learns that the steamer Feima is about in be transferred to the Shanghai Mutual Steam Navigation Company Tha. Company and Pachua will then own this Feina, Feilung, Friching, Elle,

The son of H. E. Li, Viceroy of the Two Kaug has we learn from the Chinese Times. gained the degree of Chin Hai, and the chance his poumenship is very fine. of his obtaining the Hanlin degres is good, a

cribed ca the breast of the tortoise, after the pattern of the ustural scales, there are sighty.

Since the terrible accident to the-Paoching "mansions" devoted to the principal factors gays our Shanghai, morning contemporary, we belleve me of the river staamara are being examined to see what furtbar means, then orist of essent, can be employed to prevent simular oalacities in the future.

LATEST TELEGRAMS. of Inok, and to various spiritual beings, animals,

res, and symbols, of auspicions or in- FROM LE COCHINCHINGIS"] acspicious significance. A men starting on a Journey avoids the direction of the insuspicion

PARIS 21st May. mansiona But if he have to propitiuts an eri

ACCIDENT TO THE EMPEROR OF spirit, he should throw the efforings intended

GERMANY.. opatrary, if be have to worship a friendly spirit,peror of Germany has met with an soitont. for it in the inamspicions directions. On the

Telegrams from Berlin state that the Em he should place kis offerings towards a mansion which contains one of the auspicious objects. While he was out driving, one of the horses of his earrings balted. Contusions, fortunately not Says the Times of India From the recent of grave character, bare confined him to his bed. report on the external laad tunde of the Panjab Salliran.168-89, it appears that a large decrease in the

takon place. These imports, which in 1885-86

Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon His Excellency the Acting Governor read a telegram from Sir play the following programme at the Officers The Band of the lat A. & 8. Highlanders will JOHN WALSHAN to the effect that represen-ess this evening, commencing at 8p.. tations respecting the proposed increase of Overture"The axilas

"Cróma de In Criwe" "Bay Blas Selection Tha Gondeliers "

Fals

Godfrey. kayak... Late

the lekin on opium at Canton had been deSelection BOB. Dobrorotski

and should bare asked this Council o

The ACTING COLONIAL STORETANY seconded, Bilt read a first time.

BILL TO AMEND ORIONAKŻE 4 OF 1965. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Uved the first

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The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY sounded, Bill read a first time.

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TAK KAGISTRATES'S BILL The Ocunil further considered this Bill in Committes.

The Police have not yet sucorded in seestport of raw silk from foreign countries has HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COU NOIL be a saring of money if we could End someons Magistrates as to tail,

trar General

Hon O. PUTACI Hon. N. . MITCHSIL-INNES, Acting Regis Hon. P. HYRIE

Hon. J. J. KESWICK Hon. Ho KAL

MINUTES.

In

tan Cattle Market Extension and new sleep and

nig market is $30,000 and a vote for the whol of this is taken, although $1,500 1 said to have

· 10-----Į· novica a large increase in some of the

The Council having reswmont, the roport of rote an increase of salary to one who so the Committee as amended was adopted: efficiently performed his duties but the

THE WATERWORKS BILL. temptation to Bocept work elsewhere was too The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the Trst groat and Mr. Chapman has given notine toading of this Bill. loare. In these cirautistances it became nec08- Bary to find one who could, to some extent, fill the place in a short time to be vacated Mr. Stephe

could find in the Colony for the performance of relating to offenes against the person. son was strongly recommanded by the Colonial Surgeon as being the most efficient person herosding of a Bill to amend. Ordinace & of 1815 these duties. I took the occasion some time sincr on this matter and and his permission to incrons to communicata with the the Secretary of State to the Chinese Government, by Sir ROBBET Gavetta......"I

the salary of Mr. Chapman, hut before I could HART as well as by the Minister binwelf, and

9-It is not sater whather this one new Dis- receive any answer Mr. Chapman sent it. his that the project had been abandoned It

triot School and the two Public Latrines now resignation. There was no doubt that it would On clause 55 which deals with the powers of ostiuated for, ars, to take the place of the 5 was a foregone condusion that when the of the Chinaman found at Kowloon on Saturday dropped to 184 maande only, or a value of Rs. ing say person in connection with the murder amount to Ra. 846,030 in value, dave now

here who could perform these duties in place of

Selvole and 13 Latrines put down in last Estim matter was brought to the notice of the Pe-morning. One of the papery found in the purse 51,200. In last year's report. it was conjectared yesterday afternoon. There were present

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held ending home for one, as in that case be gire power to the first clerk of the Maglatrate the larger nowher, they should have appeared The ATTORNEY-ENTRAL said harroposed to atos If the Colony is admitted to building king Government the scheme to establish a

of the deceased proves to be a pawn-ticket of that. the Amoer's fiscal policy and the distarb

aides the increase in salary we should have in to giro bail. The first clerk resided at the in the Blatemont although only the cost of those squeese farm would be reversed, and it is ago. As it does not give any name, the identi resalt, but the importe from Cathmore which

some clothing pledged at. Temsal bout ten days seen in Afghanistan had brought about this Hon. F. FLEMING, CM.G.

HI BZOELLENOY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, age money. I am therefore glad Magistrany and as after certain hours the Ma which could be built within the year would ba that the authorities at the Hospital has hoogstrates were not there, it had been pointed included in the Votes Again the Estimate for satisfactory to find that the action of the fication of the deceased is still a magatery. Minister and the Inspector-General of Cus

Heu. W. M. DHANE, Acting Colonial Secre.ble to secure the services of Mr. Stephenson, but that it would be very curoaient if this in 1886-86 amounted to 14 lakhs of rupes tary

but it has been represented to that. Me power were given to the first clerk. The Daily Graphic of the 9th alt contains a

imvaldė, kaya sinon been reduced to same. 23

Stevenson will not perform these duties nulous he Hon. W. M. GooDMAN, Attorney-General. tous was so prompt. The affair, however, saris of sketobos ilustrative of the sisit of the ads of value of £. 9,550 only. Berersİ

Clause e urenind passed, raises such a wulucy as has boon proposed. Hon. S.. Brows, Surveyor-Genera). Daka and Durbes of Connought to this Colony the decline in trade. First it is said that bas shown what sort of an EI HAN-in April last. By some mistake, probably in the rate of raw silk af Bokhars has be

reasons are brought forward as a

On clause 114, which provides that in the beez speut before the 31st December, 18. souse for

these circumstances, cartaiu comination CHẲNG is, and how necessary it is to keep a condensing the latter press, it is made to appear come high oring to the heavy duty upon it

have taken place between the Colonial Surgeon illness of one of the Judges, the powers of that Pekfoolum, sia, $15,000 is inserted althongk ize of appeals from Magistrates, in the absence Similarly the entire estimate for the Filter bed close watch on his policy with respect to alers-Hind for Colombo, the fast being of Agais, it is urged that a large quantity of ran that their Royal Highness left-bern-in the thers, while Indian silk is becoming cheaper.

and myself, and have soode to the tastease Full Court may be exercised by aus Judge, if he $4,000 were spent in 1989. af pay, so far as Tem concerned, bolag given to in his discretion ikaks to exerelve them. foreign trade. Although his audacious st-come just the roveres, as theyarrived from there. silk is now importad, direct from Chins Into In-

Mr. Stephenson. As the same time I did not like The ATTORNEY GENERAL, moved to strike Estimates of the total cost of works-that for tempt to establish a squeese on opium has

to enter into any contract or definite arrango out the words if bo in his discretion think fit the nsw Central Market was raised and more ment withon making Council to agree to the into exercisethama!" happily come to ought, it is to be feared that His Majesty the King of Siam, whale in tor market in Russia since the opening of the

We are informed (says the Penang Gasette) dis, and that Bokhara silk probably finds a betcils.

Mr. F.A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councrease of salary. I may meation to Cocneil the Fall Court not being able to sit one Juige bat i kus revised and increased those for llog He thought that in case of than Roubled before Mr. Brown's appointment, that other articles of commerce will not en Kedah lately, caused the sum of $1,500 to be dis- Trans-Caspian Railway. In Kalu the Yarkan

that of our Mr. Chapman has rot fulfilled. should boar appeas. This ho thought wouli pital quarters from $43,000 to $75,000, Lanud. cape so easily. For the protection of trade tributed among the rots who had taken part in die prefer the Russian market, where a better confirmed.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and agreement and he will have to ropay the prevent delay which might arise in sys

amount of isis pasange manay.

Tà fìon.2.0.030 to 825,000, Police Station -- generally it is desirable that a determined making all the necessary arrangements for bis proe Is obtainable, although it is hard to say why E ALLEGED INCREASE IN THE OPIUM DUTY.

HIS EXCEL said whore, there were bardeou frous 82,000 to $35,000, The Epida. Vote referred to the Finanon Committee. affort should at once he made to secure the to give their services free to the Bajau when of supply in Cabuse, but as the stata industry the arder of the day I think it only right to meeting held on the 13th Kay was laid on the strate. On a question of law, of course, it mightly impressed upon the Hongkong Government.

appeals on questions of fact he did not sos how mic Hospital Hulk from $90,000 to $50,000. reception. Seeing that these people are bound such is the case. In Bawal Pindi the chief soare His EXELLENO Before we proceed with

VOTRE PASSED

a Judge sitting abae would be in a botter. On the other hand them is no rate for a new recognition of the transit pasa ayatam.

ever called upon to do so, the gift of His Majesty has been for some years las languishing cadistale to the Council that during the course of table and the votes therein agreed to were passed to be provamed that a judge of the Supremus

Tha report of the Finance Committes of a position to deal with the matter than a Marino, the neoossity of which has been repeated- to them is at ones liberal and considerate. The tion owing to large mortality among the insote last week I received letter from some of the King also gave away $100 at Palan Lenawi for duced her sonsequently been less. Haferring to to the fact that the Ticeroy of Canton contem- of the Sprcial Committes, appointed to frame to leave the olange se it stood...

And to bad management, the quantity of silk pro merebants in this Colony drawing my attention

11I do not wish to imply any doubt that THE NEW STANDING RULER AND ORDERS. How vory Car the Chinese get are from a similar purpose.

ourt would be a better authority than angis- the colony, provided the Beyoune continges to Thy Council resumed Committee on the report trate. Re thought it would be perhaps hotter remain expansive, can afford to construct in a possessing the first notions of military dis

resent attempts which have been made to revive plated raking the duties on optam, contrary to new standing zales and orders. The Chinese Ties says-Li Kia-fong, the industry in there, it is interesting to what wors oldered the terms of the Chefoo ciplins or of knowledge how to establishown in England as Lord Li, son of H.E. the learn that a consignment of silk wortes eggs sent Convention I immediately communicated with port by the Special Comieites be passed, sub- thought it would fasilitate the work. However to indicate tendoany to initiate numerous sabetantial way many public works of which The ATTORNEY-GENEAL aid he had only there is pressing recasts, tut the way in which it, the letter of the correspondent of the Viceroy, who came rantly from England for a tot from this stored of hot at the Consel as Canton on the matter and I may jost certain modifications which he would it the Council did not think it was well to make works on a perhaps nearly liberal sale. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mosed that the re brought forward that suggestion because he the 19timates liave been framed of fate years ing Er Chin Ei, in which he failed last year, arrival. A coastgument of egge from Italy have, in manention with the abject. I also the sub-sections at the end, might be omitted as the purpose of passing the examination in Pek-white hatched out bofore their way Mr. Alabaster did everything in his powermontba. He would suggest that in clause 28, the amendment he would withdraw it.

not semitted to the examination for the res however, it is believed, lees received in safety maricated with Her Majesty's Minister at Pak- unnecessary.

without deo regard to the aspabilities of the family connection. He has been appointed as probably a second attempt will be made to su of Council, and indeed the pablic generally, that hore where a member wished to make an end- son that one of the eighteen mb-examiners was as well as a further supply from Bokhars, and ing by telegram, and it may interest, the members stopping of andus discussion. A case might arise Couzeil adjourned till the 16th inst..

The original clanie was than passed.

ublic Works Departurent, i relative import- The clauses were adapted for the expectant Tartai, and will probably soon go to earthly introduce the French and Chinese I should read the reply that I have received from ment is the early part of a clause, although a

Progress was reported of class 127 and the ace of the works, and the possibility of defray- ing the total expenditure to which the colony Kingen. It is expected that the mat term of species.

will then be niliintoly counsailed. the Minister at Peking during the course of later part had been passed, and the Council would

II shall be glad to reos at an early úste yesterday. Bir John Walsham says, "Previous but weh to find themselves prevented from tak to resipt of your telegram, for which I am much ing this step by some arbitrary fired role.

anamarata statement showing all the public works which are in contemplation with the eti- Chinese Government or subject of contemplat the Amendmak obligad, I had adibressed representations to the The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY 0nded

which it may reasonably be expected that the to the Sist of December last, and the amount nated cast of each, the stunt spent on each ap ed imposition of opum duties higher than provided for by the Convention. Inspecter General took stepe of similar character and I torney-General mentioned this proposal to m native scourge to the brigands or rebels is theft of Leung Chan and others

His BISELLANCY--I may stats that the Af

Public Works Department will be able to spend ob each during the year. I need sparesly polat against whom they a marched. The scenes Li Tie Pan sud others. on the grounds that the

The CHAIRMAT Boved the veta of S460.67 for to the futility of placing on the Estimates, munis abandoned. Of course I cannot infurm mem- gestion, Lthink myself it is a very good thing for the Folice, Members had award the re- third defendant was not a partuer in the firm described at Anping by the correspondent and that service of the wris was improperly Straits Settlements, remains in London for what Her Majesty's Klister he communicated it become necemary that we should have some haps that when His Erostlenoy said the ap. 85000 to which about rustion bran Bir. Cecil Clurenti Smith, Hovernor of the than there is stated in this talegraus, but I think Council There is no doubt from time to time there was nothing farther to add soept perforSanitary Works," which was criginally bers of Council what has actually been done indeed to have standing rates and orders in the arts of His Esoloney on this subject and

ment to make use of. The statement requested above named are sickening and scandalous effected. His lordship granted a rule niet,

should include details and explanations of the ite The instance in which two men, ou the

few days, and then proceeds to Yorkshire, where to this Colony is satisfesory The Swedish Rational Drem Society held a

his family are at present residing. job," came with how to bury still living largely attended sandal meeting at Blockholm

thing to guide us in regard to certain matters,pointment was decided upon in the early part of spent), and as to which no information has ever vistings to want of care on the part of the taly, Er Scholander gave vary interesting pointed to the command of the French naval is customary to lay before Jonncil the despatches tion as the House of Commons, where there are the Antumn of last year.

Captain Turquet de Beauregard has been ap

but it seems to me nunecessary that we should be the year, he was nader an erroneous impression reached me. The public works to which the H EXUELLENCY-I am not sure whether it

bound down by the samo strict rules and regula The appointment was decided on primarily in Colony is setually committed should be distin. officials, and calmly squatted down to stanced Japan as a country where the rational Jalibert to the oummand of the Tonkin sad timates. I, myself, and think there fe any descessary to have stringant regulations in deder Isotuts. Fra Boholander (days the Queen) indiston of Coobin-China, and Captain Rovira from the Secretary of Hate concerning tus es about W members and where it is absolutely

gurished, and a statement rands as to the com-. watch for the last flicker of breaths in dress movement was likely to use with a good Annam marins, and to the vessel Adour.?

The wote wanggreed to f

parative urgency of all. It seems that even if the unfortunate before commencing their reception. It will be remembered that Euro

patch he writes which is of greater intereet to the that business may be carried on with rapidify.

funds are forthcoming it will take many years to community at larga and to this Connoil in parti- The paragraphs to which the Attorney-General pean dress began to come into vogas in Japan S Iliustration of the triple expansion engines of onlar than the despatobucerning the estimates alluded are certainly not noted up to lan this for the improvement of th drainage af the its oth ra of pressing necessity must be delayed. task, la grim, enough; but indignation tow yr ago, but a resotion had thready begun the new Glen Lise steamer Olmurtney appear of this Colony. I have therefore, considered Council. Since I have had the honour of being fan Convent This matter arose from a very 13-Pending the receipt of the informatiu carry out the programme now contemplated, and The "CHAIRMAN Bid the next vote was uze anless sous works are altogether postponed deepens into horror when we read af to set in. The Japanese ladies were, however, in the current number of Engineering The that instead of making my soul explanation in the Council I have noticed over and over unfortmate lease or agreement which was given above asked for, 1 limit my approval to those woldiers forcing the lid of his coffin o inquirise had been made in Europe with a view ichardson and Sour, Hartlepool,

loth to return to their old national dress, and engines were constructed by Mesara Thom myself on such an important subject, it would again that when a clase has not been amended to the occupier immediately behind the Italian works to which the Colony is already committed. feebly struggling occupaut, who has yet of adopting rational dress Frd Echolander

be more satisfactory to lay before members at the beginning and after it has been zonded Couvent permitting him to osry his drain and to those which are deemed to be of argint strength to wail out a prayer for some tealated an analog anecdate about a Japaneen lady The Safe lits, 8, third-class cruiser; 1,420 tons, State come to in regard to this important member that ad amendment be made at the The present scupier of the land insisted on his most obedient humbë berzait,

the opinions and constulons the Secretary of towards the end, it has been suggested by some age through the groinde of the Italian onvool. necessity I bare, the songar to be, Sir, your It apceka little for the humanity of the friends of the French Legation af Tokyo to pre-ham, which recently returned to England from The despatch, the contents of which we give rules it would not be possible to offer any into and with the stance of Mr. Chadwick P.5.- have to add that if it should be decided

of the best moaiety, who had asked one of her 1,400-horse pover, Captain Thomas P. W. Nes: { matter, Chinese bystanders that they actually looked are for her complete act of Parisian clothing, the Cirins Station, has been paid out of commin. (in another column, was lid on the table amandons at the beginning of a clause they hoped they www about to terminate the begionlog. If we acted strictly up to these fall rights. The guntion had bera gone fully

"KNOTSTURD." on sontentedly while de coffin lid was nailed both dream, linea do. The much-logged for ion in the stasis basin at theernem Deckard, THE NEW AFPOINTMENT IN THE FOLICE FORCE, after amendment at the end had best grievance, by carrying the drains into the pub- down upon the expiring but still conscious the top and the rent in the reveres crder to that leam Reserve. The Ailically in the Navy the table minute recompending a yote of $420 eficiently carry on the work of Council and not thought ut objection noull be taken to the vote garments arrived in a large box, the dress on and placed in the third division of the Medway The AOTING COLONIA BECENYABY laid on agreed to What we want to do is to a street. This involved a most of $300. He victim. This practice, it appears, according in which they should be put on. In the sim. Estimates for the current Bnancial year, provid.for salary of instructor and store-keeper to the be too much bound by rate which I may say when it was remembered what a number of to the correspondent, has arisen out of a plaity of her heart the Japanese lady put the ad A sum of £13,090 for the rest of the Satellite, Pollo custom, which demands that when a soldier har acquaintance at the French Legssion to It has since been decided to bring the Setslide terred to his Finsnos Committee, it would be sa better not to have regulations which we feel The rate of 360 Lt additional pay of $10 per

on as the took them out, and drove ance to or Her in, for another term of foreign servic

Mars imposable for us to keep, and which it is 'shildren there were ring at the Commst. His EXCELERXer-Before this matter is re awewhat undesirable we should have. It is far dios the floor of his company should draw thank him for his troubles all which was, forward, and the Dockyard authorities at Shwall to state to members Council the dream- ourselves unable to follow and therals if the month for the Ward Master at the Gavernment

The vote was agreed boYE five taels for the burial expense, of which Franco It's quite a cass of sess dessus condition of the saly and the most of petting as sly period of this you the Clovernor com we can frody diapose with the requirements of The CHAIRmate mid the last vote, walk one of

probably, rather trying one for the gallantness have received orders to make a reported this stances under which this te is anked for. At first part of these rules remains as it is. Izbink Ulve Hospital was agreed to shree or four dollars are handed over to his desapagkat an

har into a thorough stafa of repair,

manicated with the Betelgy 95 State on the these motion.

$63, companionate allow use to the widow of Hongkong.

B. C. Daily News in South Formosa, else

where published,, ficiently exemplifies.

Raw material for soldiers abounds in the Central Kingdom, but the manner in which

it is handlod is enough to couvert any class of

en into utter barbarians. Il fed, uncared the Shanghai Totalship will fall to him.

for, and seldom paic, no wonder that these "braves" are discontented, small marvel that they prey on the civil population and and Body, moved to set aside an order made in

fore His Honour the Acting Chief Justion, Mr. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning, be- G.J. Phillippo, instructed by Massee House Chambers on the 19th April by the Acting

The following items are from the London and China Express of the 9th May

A company has been formed to develop the re- gently discovered petroleum folds in Sumatra.

The death is sanonneed of Major General T. receiving the medal awarded..

Anusément carried.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

mittee, at the consjction of the Council meeting. There wasting of the Finance Com The Acting Colonial Soo-etary presided.

THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE POLICE FORCE.

are accordingly regarded as only an, alter- Chief Justice for the payment of $4,078 20 2nd | Chambers, who served in China is 1858-59, hare been informed by him that the project is yesterday and I sutirely agreed with the Bug the pay of a muskety Instructor and sforakooper / largely in orass of the powers of that Depart-

THE ESTIMATES FOR 1890.

THE DRAINAGE OF THE ITALIAN CONVENT

that any general increase of salarien shimla be giren in finngkong and the ante of exchange

inen nd salary, (as has been proposed in for drawing salarien on leave and pensions in this country be lowered sa a condition of tho

mimilar dreamtandes at the Straits Settle ments, the same condition will be applied to the inerosos of miary to the Boboolmasters and the Harveyor Gloûten) manctioned in the prosent. Despatch. The Mor Administering the Government