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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

cline, noticed in the quantity passed through opium smuggling trade requires us

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VICTORIA.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 28ar, 1820.

THE FINANCES OF THE COLONY AND ITS PUBLIC WORKS...

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not be settled between the Chamber of Com

work is generally stoppel, on board sailing

that these fow may enjoy a day's rest seems,

measure:

THE DANGEROUS GODDS ORDINANUM..

shipmest.

THE CANTON TRADE REPORT. is to be accounted for by smuggling, "for remarks may, however, be recommended to considered together. Last yes an Ordinaner speedy attention of the Government. The the works. If $1,000,000 of this were raised of work, and other trades would also be notwithstanding the extraordinary facili. the attention of energetic young men seek was passed called "The Crown Lands Besame subject is under consideration in Eng. by loan the remainder could readily be made affected. It is true the same classer have to The report of Her Majesty's Consul on the bies given, this Customs in Hongkong foring, an opening. Any one with a little nimption Ordinance, one of the principal Ind and the advocates for reform do not pro- up from the premium on land sales and the some extent to acquiesce in a stoppage of trade of Canton for 1889-always looked the prevention of smuggling, a consider-capital and willing to work a year or two objects of which is, in the words of Sir post to handle it with kid glorca. We note grual crass of revenue over expenditure, work on Sunday at the Treaty ports, but for with interest here--has made its spable quentity was undoubtedly smuggled for nothing might find the expericnd WILLIAM DES Four's despatch to the from a paper received by the last mail that No one would consider the incurring of this there is this difference, that while as tho pearance somewhat late in the year, being in the early part of the year" Mr. Mor sult in an enormous success.

Secretary of State, to facilitate a no-the London County Council is shortly to be moderate liability at all extravagant or in-Treaty Ports it is only work in conacction dated 14 June and having come out cas, in his. Kowloon report for last year. It is unfortunate that the Foreign Office, templated experiment having for its object moved to give full support to Mr. Sruar's prodent. Whether the loan should be raised with foreign shipping that is affected is time only by the last mail. The first acction of held that there had been no great increase in publishing valuable reporta like Mr. a pormanent improvement in the sanitary bill for the better housing of the working in sterling or in silver depende partly upon Colony the native shipping would be sect the report is devoted to exports. The busi in smuggling, and accounted for the falling URALOSED ALABASTER'S, Cauhot devise some condition of the town. The dispatch classes, and especially to the provisions that where the money is to be spent. The amount ed also. If it is decided that legislative ness in daple-exporta was Mr. ADAPTERA off by other cases The unfortunato and turesure by which the stupid printer's refers to the over-wording which exisse where premises to be acquired are overcrowd-raised by the last loan was, we believe, retain, action should be taken the best form it. understands, profitable, and in silk or we cannot help think ng shaurd decision of errous by which they are disfigured could be in "houses which are without yards or ed the rental which forms the basis of valta-ed in London to set the Crown Agents bills which to cast the new law would no douts pecially it was a busy and exciting season the Supreme Court allowing the free move. corrected. There is generally some member windows at the back and which as tion shall be measured accordingly, also that for payments, made there. The military be to require any vessel working on San- with satisfactory results to operators. Aumont of opinn in broken quantities so of the Consular Service at home with whom regards five-sixths of the rooms are in per acconut ise to be taken of want of sanitation contribution stone, at the new rate, would day to take nat pernit, for which there interesting feature anted is the improved long as the total excords the contents of we should think arrangements could be petualand complete darkness, and or repair, and that where a house to be acquir., ababru the £200,000 in five years, and when should he charged a substantial fee. "This quality of the silk, the natives having apone chest must bara had some effect in to made to look over the final proof and bring ways the proposal is in acquire one or ed is unfit for occupation and not reasonably public works are going on there are large would discourage Sunday labour but would at parently beconie alive to the necessity of creasing sunggling, but the vigilance of the his local knowledge to bear on it. In the more portions of land covered with such capable of being made so compensation is to bills to be met for material sent out. If this thesame time afford an opportunity of bad, taking greater cars in reeling than was pre- Customs secus to have been sufficient to pre- Canton report Mr. Alabaster's diristian houses and to. 16-soli skem (1) sith e after be confined to value of bare land and ma- money were mixed locally it would, therefom, ing or discharging in care of real necessity. viously thought requisite. Concerning tra vent t..is increase assuming large proportions. name is changed to "Thos" and we Cre the replacement of the present houses by terials, lesa cost of pulling down. As the lave in the long run to be remitted home, at It is dificult, however, to find any loriral * different tale bas to be told. The year's Mr. ALABASTER, however, in of opinion that told that the Mexican dollar is universally others constructed under better sanipary con- Government of Hongkong in largely Terates which might or might not be favourablo. justification for the proposed law unless we returns showed a considerable falling off, in the futuro whom the system becomes taken at 78. Lid. When the historian of ditions, or (2) with an obligation attached to sponsible by its past neglect for the cxisting The Hon. T. H. WEITERE advocates the assumea rigat to impose our religions user- and the Consul unticipates a still further better organised the import shown in the 2000 comes to deal with the great silver pro the purchase for the building of such houses, state of things it will have to observe a rather raising of the loan locally, and if it can he aucca car the Chiness. In order to afford *** decline in coming years, for it appears that returns will probably ho largely decreted, bleuf the last quarter of the nineteenth If the case, as we should consider probe more liberal policy than this in putting shown there would be any advantage a day's rest to a few hundre) Europeans at it is now more profitable to keep the leaf the opium being lunded before it over century this change of the familiar. 7.1.7 ble, that the greatest over-crowding exists in them to rights, but it is not called upon to or even stress of disadvantage in that the tide some twnty or twenty-five for native consumption than to sell it for reaches Hongkong at all. There is an into u. 1.74. will be a hard nut, for him to the most insanitary houses the report of how any onesa of generosity to the landlord course it

would naturally be

thonsand untives would be thrown out of the low rates ruling in the foreign market. preventive service in China. Foreign ships track. Mistakes eynally stupid have co Messrs. MITCHELL-Ins andEos will show class.

agreeable to Colonial feeling, but it may the latter it would mean the loss of a day's wark, and to a considerable proportion of The only kind which stems able to hold its at Hongkong and the ports are carefully scurred in other Consular Reperis this year. where a conumencement ought to be made,

be well to remember that the samo own is accutal sex, which is still good and watched by the foreign customs; but over

and no time ought to be unnecessarily lost in

course was strongly urged when the raising Pay: If the Government ways, Sunday bus not so far been successfully imitated by the junks, save at Hongkong, there is prac-OVER-CROWDING IN THE Or desling with the district when the popula

of the last loan was under consideration and must be observed," it will be at once con th Indian and Ceylon plauters. The pre-tically no control whatever; with the as-

tion is at the rate of over 3,000 to the aOTO. -

that a despatch on the subject came out fronted with the question, why should it bo diction of a further falling off in the totalsistance of the Hongkong police, and the

But then arise the question of how the po export of tea from the port is borne out preventive measures in force is the colony.

The minute by the Acting Governar on from Downing Street which, it must be observed in the harbour and not on sbote 7. The report of the Committee on over-pulation is to be disposed of while the in the Estimates for 1891, which was read at frankly admitted, pulverised the arguments. But it is admited that & universal Sunday observance law would not work, and if a by the statics of the present season, there is a difficulty in the way of their get crowding presented to the Sanitary Bouri provement of the over-crowde districts is in the meeting of the Legislative Council on that had been advanced. though the decline is not so great sn in the ting & supply there, but there is nothing at its last meeting is one of the most in progress. If there are not suficient houses Monday, gives a very clear ides of the finan Most of the public works for which the loan universal law would not work is it to bo súp. Fray reviewed by Mr. ALARADTED in the re- to prevent their meeting steamers ten miles toresting and important oficial documents for the population there musi necesarily be cial position of the Colony. At the end of is required bays already been fully dieussed, used that a low applied only to one eighth port now under notice. The next item of off and smugging in as much as they that has seen the light for some time, and over-crowding, notwithstanding the most next year it is estimated that there will be a The worst itaportaat, as regards expenia, of the population would work? The experi. export touched upon. 18. natting, concering want." If the system of smiggling here the Hon. N. 3. MLA-INNES and Mr. stringent rules and regulations, unless the defect of $100,000, so that if the projected are the Praya Reclamation, $110.828: meut, we fear, would prove a somewhat which it is interesting to note that the Chinese suggental by Me. ALABASTER is ever ini-N. J. EDE are to be congratulated on the surplus pepulation can be defort d. From public works are to be proceeded with it is sewerage of Victoris, 3282,500: Central hazardo is one, and it is to be regreted that have been induced to increase the number tiated this parties concerned will pro-able mauner in which they bare conducted the refurin attached to the report it would one too early to begin to talk about rising Market, $270,000; the new water mains theaters affects fore zu shipping could of patterns from thire a hundrel or more hably have good reason to regret it. It the long and kborious inquiry they com- appear there really are not clough houses, a loan, for by no other mesne can the seas and distributary system of Vistagan wataw valued at £129,957. Io cassiu a falling large sale, for it would not pay a steam-supplied in the schedulce attached to the re-that has of late been going on. Out of think of extra taxation. The house tax is el.Peninsula, $180,000; Gap Rock Lighthouse, Association without inveking the aid of the The quantity exported was 228,920 rolis could only be conducted profitably on menged nearly two years ago. The Sgures notwithstanding the large amount of buildingsary funds be obtained. It is useless to works, $200,000; water supply of Kowloon merce and the Mercantile Marine OveriTM

tity passed through the Foreign Customs at dezvous to transfer one or two chests to a extent the census which will occur next been unoccupied at the date of the return, If the Gambling Farm wore revived large and new Law Courts, $760,000; and-Gaol Chairman of the Chambri may be gathered- at Cantou is conecriet, but Mr. ALABASTER junk, and if the junks, took on board large year. The city was divided into 275 blocks or 5.6 per cent. For the different districts ronnue might ba derived from that once extensions, $140,000; No vote is asked for that there would be my difficulty in arriving bulk of only a diversion of the trade, the yuzatities the rak beth from pirates and the and an enumeration taken of the people in jenentagica work out as follows while the prevalent vice of combling which next year for the Government Offices Ex- at a autin actory settlemrut so far as the bulk of the enasis being taken from the preventive service uld be greater than the living in tach, with the exception of those Western district, 161 om ty houses out of & experience has proved that it is impossible tension and New Law Courts, and of regular sasting steamers are concerned, and producing districts direct to Hongkong citers would care to incur. Besides this occupied by European dwellings, godowns, a total of 290654 per cent.; Central to suppress, might be brought under whole $180,000 which the Kowloon water supply On referring to the returns of the Kowloon the steamer would be an object of as a Roughly speaking, therefore, this uum- district, 184 out of a total of 3872-4.0 or some control, but there is the estimated to cost only $8.000 is nt present vess Is on Simzy under existing conditions, Customis, however, we find that in 1889 there picion in Chinese ports and would find the ber of persons counted mider the direction cent. and Eastern district, 99 out of is total chance that the home Government would asked for. The other works mentioned are 90 that there are ouly left to be considered in the sau durvas instead of an increase facilities usually afforded by the Customs ent of the Committee may be taken as corres of 1.076-8.2 per ocuit. The emittee star sanation-any proposed of that kind It at present in progress, with the exception of the crews of the few hous steamers that may in the amount imported into this Colony by down to the least possible; for it is not likely ponding to the catry Chinese residing in that must of the houses returned us empty would not be safe to count on any great in the Gaol extension, and for this $100,000 haq to be in port on Sunday. To make junts in 1888, and the latter year also showed such a busincas could be carried on without Victoria" in the census retorns. The num- in the Central district were at the time increase in the revenue from the Opium Farm out of the estimated total of $140,000 is ask. twenty-five thousand men stop work in order

decrease as compared with 1887. The de- its becoming known. The fact is that the bar is given se 125,901 as against 96,856 in the hands of the builders either as now when the next letting comes round, thoughed for next year. The total number of ex-

the Foreign Customs at Canton seems there of operationa a place to which the article cau The total population in 1881 was. 180,402, There must always be a certain number of other direction to which the Colony could eight, and the cost ranges from $8,000 up to

basis 1861, showizig an increase of 30 per cent. bonses or old houses undergoing repairs we hope there will be no decrease. The only to dinary public works set down is thirty- it must be confessed, a somewhat extremo for to be a dead loss. The taste for ginnasión be brought in bulk and smuggled away in and assuming that the increase has been houses empty for this reason. If the pro-look for au addition to its revenu would be the large figures given above. The pro- is in fact passing away and a similar de small-quantities Hongkong and Macao be, general throughout, this would give us a portion be taken at 4 per cent, which is by instituting a Spirit Fata, but that prober of years to complete, so that for the pre-

gramme is a long one and will take a num crease in the export has taken place in ing no longer available for this purpose and present population of 208,522. It may be somewhat under that in the Central district, pal when it was made on a previous oc-sent at all events & loan of $1,000,000 will The Bill for the accidens of the Da Ceylon, *

Turging to the smaller items of export smuggling rada way be looked upon storia than elsewhere, in which can to add houses necessarily vacant, leaving only 110 There is, however, to the gores show, should be devoted to certain specific works the Governor in respect of the making of by. there being no other suitable place the that the increase has been greater in Vicit will give a total for the whole town of 274casion met with a very unfavourable resep amply sufice. The suggestion that the loungerous Goods Cromanes bas bawa introduerd

for the purpes of enlarging the power of prived in the report, we find that the almost extinct. Some little smuggling there on an equal percentage for the whole po standing empty for want of tenants. The ao escenity for increased tatation. The Mrt of canos is given at 5,000,000 pieces will always be, just as there still is in Hug pulation would give a fallacious result. But reason that these are empty is their remote estimated revenue for 1891, exclusive of met with some applause when made by the laws. The present Ordinance gives the the magnes says it is gratifying to notice land, but, its proportions as compared with on comparing the last census with the nese from, the industrial centro, but if the premium on Jand sales, is $1,952,093, Acting Governor in Council on Monday, but Governor power to males by-laws regulating the increasing demand, but that home man what they were in the past, will tend to census taken five yeare previously wg and they wore, octopied by the 4,827 person and the estimated ordinary expenditure is we cannot see that any particular ad. the landing of dangerous goods, but it has ufacturers bave nut developed 1 per cent of become more and more insignificant. the purposes to which canes might be useful

that while the increase in the number of over-crowded in the centre of the town we 81,674,780, which leaves a balance of vantage would be secured by this. The been deemed nocessary at by-laws should ly applied, Another article of export which ALABASTER has remarks, to maky which the increase in the total population was 15 to each house, and in estimating the annual charge on out of the publio debt general revenue; hat if it were held available goods is a proper subject for regulation, but Ou host of the other articles of import Chinese-living in Victoris was 14 per ceol would get in average of over forty persons $277,98 of revenue over expenditura The amount ought certainly not to be merged in 10 exist regulating their shipment and tran

The movement of dangerous-

has of late years come into prominence is might be profitably perused by home mauu. per cent. Taking into consideration tho de number of persons over crowded regard which is included in the expenditure given stead of for particular works, it would pro-

forextraordinary public works in general, in- in drawing up the new by-bows it is to be hoped that every possible facility will be glave hangles, which are chiefly exported facturers, and he points out directions in vel pment of the Kowloon district, and the were had to the space occupied by staircases, abore, is estimated for next year at $36,527; hably be to unctul. No advantage is ever gives for the speedy despatch of businvas

Bombay,Buttons also, which Mr which he one yes there era openings for the growth of the foaling population which ete, the number of vacant houses would in 1889 the amount was 395,247, the dif gained by tying one's hands unnecessarily.

and that no more red tape will be insisted on ALAB are speaks of anthe jewellery of introdution of articles of foreign make must have attended the increase in the be soon to be a mere drop in the bucket as ference being due to the fluctuatioraio

than is absolutely essential for.

I for aafety Under China," attract attention. The manu Bat suitable middlemer, are wanted on tonnago entering the port it is not unreason compared with the pumber of persona for exchange. The annual surplus...it will

the present regulations ships conveying dan- facture of brass buttons was introduced by the spot. The Consul says he continually able to assume that the percentage of it. whom acomodation is required. A be seen, would be sufficient to defray SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE HARBOUR, gerous goods have sometimes had to incur a

day's demurrage, and as the new foreigners, but now some to have passed gets lotters from home asking him to mention crease shown by the next cansus will be as It was at one time proposed to encourage the charges of thres more loans of the

by-laws The conference on the question of Sunday ure to cover a wider fuld the risk of deten entirely into untive bande, and in 1899 the names of firms who could push this or great for the whole Colony as for the Chi- building at Chaseway Bay and to render une amoyut, but it would, we pre- labour held on Friday last between repro- tion will be proportionately greater unless curo 560,000 lbs. were exported. Mr. ALABASTER the other article, and is in a great difficulty nese living in Victoria. The Committee in that district a convenient rosidence for the sume, not be proposed to raise more than aentatives of the Mercantilo Marine Officers' e

be taken in drawing them up. So stringent is of opinion the trade might be recovered if to mower, for in the majority of cases it is form as also that from certain data given in working population by laying tramway. $1,000,000, or £200,000, at once. The sam Association and the Chamber of Commerce are the present regulations, indeed, that the storage of explosives bas in great part been home manufacturers would introduce ima shopkeeper and not a merchant that the in their report it may fairly be interrod that which would give them easy conveyance to put down as the annual charge on account resulted in a very useful and interesting removed out of the Colony, a number of the proved models, as could easily be done, quivers uced, and there are no shopkapers to the housebolders hare generally somewhat and from their work. The Brat part, of of the existing debt, it may be mentioned, discussion. Captain Asaron on behalf of Brms interested having secured a depôt on Most of the human hair exported, we are whem to recommend them. I cannot but understated the number of persons living this scheme seems to have been dropped includes the sinking fund, and the charge, the Association urged the cause of Sunday thei

the island of Tai-yn-shan, Informed, comes from the beads of beggars, think" Mr. ALABASTAD Bays, "that there isan in their houses, and the returns do not seems since the removal of the military to in sterling, will continue the same, €15,072, rest with considerable force and in the suhe or discharge cargo without regard to criminis, and dead persons, and Mr. ALA-"opening for tradesmen, men ready to retail to include the persons living in blocks of that part was suggested, but the tram until the extinction of the debt, which will sequent discussion fairly faced the difficulThe facilities they thus enjoy bave enabled the regulations in force in this harbour. BASTER. Considers that it is not pleasant to all articles of foreign production, to intro- cupied by godowns, though there must be way will to doubt lie made as soon as be completed in twenty years from the time tier suggested on the other side. He admits the-fire--in question to secure almost a... "think of its being worn by the ladies at duce new arides to the murkot, and to caretakers and others in moss, of them to the now Praya is completed. The Reclam. it was incurred The question of how much that if the observance of a weekly day of monopoly of the trade. As it in ande

brarch "home, even although it goes through long "send in return to their agencies at home may fairly be calculated, therefore, that the ation when faished will afford considerable of the loan has been paid off does not there rest is made compulsory all clauace of ship-sintble that any

of business "processes of purification before it is made "petty articles for which there may be a population at the present time reaches at relief from the prevailing congestion, but fore seem to have much bearing on the ques-ping must be subjected to the sume law. be retained, the matter is well worthy the at- should be taken out of the Colony if it can "up into the wigs, chignons, waterfalls, etc.,demand. It no use sending to a mer. laist 220,000,

that is'n work that will occupy a good many tion of whether another loan should be raised Chene an well as furign. This, be thinke, vention of the Government. Incidental to this which supply its raison d'être "In the "chaut-used-to business on a large scale – The proper housing of this large popul. years and weanwhile the population will go for not, the important print its be swisfied, would not be regarded as a hariship by the sableas it is interacting to note that facilities, world of fashion, however, not much is" and asking him to push the sale of feeding tion is a problem which deionde the atten

on increasing. The Government cannot assuming a loan to be desirable, that the native community, but that on the contrary have been afforded on a Chinem island in for foreign trade, even though on a small seals thought of the origin of articles so long as "bottles but there is need of fooding bottles, tion of the Government and the Sanitary therefore content itself with a simple policy Colony will to in a position to test the the Sunday rest would soon come to be op bar been added 90 4 Perhaps thor they are beautiful or useful in themselves, and, properly pushed, a considerable bust- Authorities. The investigation just con of waiting. Something must be done, and annual charge for interest and sinking fund, preciated by them as much as it is by for precedent may be followed in other directions. and as a criminal or a beggar, may have as "ness to be done in them. Matches, needles, chuted shows that there is an amount of that quickly. The Over-crowding Committee and on this point we think there can be no eigners. The Chamber of Commerce bad In framing the laws under the Dan- good hair as a millionaire we fail to see that condensed milk, sculine Apes and heads overcrowding which cannot fail to be do say that if cheap means of communication possible misgiving. Notwithstanding the already on two separate occasions expressed serous Goods Ordinance the object aimed at there is any greater objection to it than to "have won their way late the rank of staples, leterious to the health of the persons occupy such for instance as by stean-launch-be- depression of which we have heard er much it sympathy with the principle of Sunday ought

be the minimum of inconvenience the use of hair derived from other sources, that at their introduction the merchants ing the over-crowded tenements, and danger teen the outskirts and the central portions of late it is noteworthy that the income from rest, but had also expressed the opinion that with the maximum of safety. The Hon, P. RTKIE, when the second reading of t Bill A romanist might be able to make an in- "generally looked, askance at them; and ous to the public health generally. The re- of the town were afforded, and it more police assessed tape, which was $374,857 in 1889, the peculiar conditions under which trade was under discussion, drew attention to the teresting plot by attaching to the hair sold "there are numberless other articles for marks of Mr. A. B. Forwoon, the Chairmnu protection were given to the suburbs, they is now estimated for the prosent your at conducted here render the suppression of unsale clava of boats pe

Deed in the tranship in shops an occult induence in conveying to which e demand, and in time on cuormons of the Sanitary Committee of the Liverpool bellero that much would thereby be done to 8397.896, and is put down for next year, labour on that day almost impossible. The meat of

possible His fortune wearer the turister of the paryne-domed log castro, wiltons, dofurdon uger site burned at

with barrels of gunpowder on whose head it grow, but the matter of men to push them. Aq it is some of the effect sbst One thousand, persona may live to the less gongested parts of the city. $445,000. Making the liberal, allowance of main the same, and if in compliance with on deck and the crew smoking, prasing

through the shi fact lady will be indifferent to such ideas largess fortune, made in China have been in the best of health upon an acre of land, it These remerke are worthy of the serious ut per cent, for void houses, thus net income the request of the Association they address are not pleasing to reflect

shippin long as she can make herself look nics."made by tradesmen, and there is still an houred according to approved sanitary rotation of the Government, and some attempt from this source would be $418,800. This the Government again on the subject it will passing it may be remark that the tota So also with respect to the inabated de- "opening for them with good prospects gulations, whilst 500 persons may live upon ought cartainly to he made to bring increase in the namessed taxes shows that the no doubt he to the effect that so far as the tion power of the particular beerrel mand for what are called old embroideries."of success, although at the commence-an acre without these precautions, and to the ferry traffe under control. This Colony is progressing and while that is the shipping represented by the Chumbor is co-dinary if she could

by Mr. RYBIE must have been very extruór- Mr. ALABASTER says that as a matter of fact "ment they may have uplift "work" them it will mean disease and excessive is conducted at present solely with the view care au serious falling off in this cereu cernet, there is no objection to a law by

ld, carry

a caren of gun- powder piled up to half the height of her the majority of these embroidered Karments Perhaps thou: remarks may attract the mortality," It will be observed that 7,000 of scoring profit for the owners of the from other sources need be anticipated, which Bunday rest shall be seared provide fast, or, as the hon. gentlemand said in the are not old, but simply soiled, and the attention of some, enterprising young persons per nor is here stated as being a lunches, and with little regard to the pub While, however, we have on the one hand sa ed it is made applicable to all craft alike, first instance, almost up to her maat-head. Chinese must look on the purchasers much traderman and induce him to estab large number to house on an acre of land allie convenience or, indeed, public safety, for increase in the assessed taxes, on the other It will then reisin for the Government to But it must be admitted that the boats gen- w we should regard collectors of discarded lieh buteelf at Canton. If he did so there though such can be done without pre-although there are regulations against carry. hand the primium on land sales, which in 1989 acertain what view the Chinese take of the rally used, whether of the extraordinary.

description of the one seen by Mr. RZRIE or admits that much of the embroidery is very first he would find it uphill work, and we sous. From the report before us, however, by the police of attempting to enforce them, present your amounted only to 88,718 and crews as well as the owners of the junke we are all familar, are very unsafe vensela that much out, tennis suits. He is no doubt, 28 Mr. ALABASTER saye, that at juddently affecting the health of such per ing an excess of passengers no pretener is made amounted to $154,725, in the first half of the waster, and in order to strive at this the of the more ordinary description with which beautiful, but says "th association of ideas cannot but think the prospect of his alti- it appears that in a number of the Rocks That the launches are at certain times of the probable total is given in the Estimates should be consulted. As most of the us for the courayance of explosives to and fro is not pleasant." This seems carry mate success at least problematical A retail in Hongkong more than 1,500 persons per the day over-crowded shows the desire of as only $18,718, although the Acting Gov. are paid by the month they would be in the harbour. It appears that when the fastidiousness toextrema, but it is all meter establishment would not do very much in more live and in one small block the rate is the population to avail themselves of the erner in bis minute speaks of $50,000. In distinct gainers by the proposed law, for abject was mentioned on a previous occa of taste; some prople might object to use the way of branging foreign gooch under a high as 3,205 per sure. The total amount mutation of the sibhs; but appar. either case the figures show a great falling it is not likely their wages would to reduced son, inne nderstanding was prived at that special class of should be constructed, cushion ornamented with embroidery which the notice of the native population of the city of over-crowding, taking the gross cubical ently the launch owners do not think it off, but the explanation is a simple one. It to make up for the loss of the four days This intention; if it was ever formed, has not bad one adorned & mandarin's robe, but of Canton, especially as it could not be set air space of the hotees, amounts to 4,837 would pay them to put on extra bosta for is not thist there has not been & deurend for work. The ownere au the other hand would yet been carried its effets. The subject sunny othere would think no more of its up to the heart of the city. It is commis persons, but if the space occupied by stair, one or two trips in the morning and the increased house sovorimodation, for the most probably take no unfavourable view has now again bean brought forward and origin than the wearer of a skunk fur would non agnota, rather than shopkeepers, that cases, furniture, fittings, etc, were deduct name in the evening. The idea of leaving report of the Sanitary Board's committee of the proposal, but it is at all ercats desir-

the Government would do well to direct think of the stipk of the animat

a complete. loquiry before framing the ste wanted, but men willing to deal in smalled to arrive at the clear air space demanded the working of the ferry trafic to private on over-crowding shows that the accomme able that this point should be definitely new by-laws. There is now a very ac Passing over the remarks ou various other lines. The went is pretty well filled in by the Health Ordinance the over-crowding enterprise is no doubt a correct one in the dation is furtolow the requirements of the determined. If all parties can be brought tivo demand for explosives in China and the minor articles of export we come to the Hongkong, and it is open to question when would be found to be very much greater than main, but there is at least as ich population. The fact is that the Colony has into has the Government may see its way to trade an important. and growing one, the... section of the report dealing with imports, then the work cannot be better done here than these figures indicato the first few paragraphs of which are devoted it could be at Canten. The foreign stores

occasion, proportionately apealing, for do gambled away its spare capital in wild draft such a law as is asked. far, though the preservation of which to the Colony is mat to ophum. There was a falling off in the here, beides their retail trade, do a large far in excess of the 1000 per acre mentioned launches as there is for insisting on work, building and other useful investments. The by penal provisions in somewhal autagonis-and transhipment purposes would, so far And unfortunately this over-crowding, so vernmental interference to secure workmen's speenlation and has had little left for hous idea of enforcing the observance of Sunday of considerable moment. To insist on a special clase of boats for landing, kading, import last year, which has bean atributed business in supplying native shopkeepers, by Mr. Fonwoor, exists in houses of an ex- men's and parliamentary trains in England. present depression will not last long, how he to the spirit of the times. When an old from being found irksome, be a convenience to "the high price of the drug leading to and gentlemen who were formally assistants in tremely insanitary type. We do not over-At the same time adequate polies protection ever, and as soon se capital begins to be woman is brought before the Magistrates into the trade if Ee

increased me of adulteranta and an ad- the stores have from time to time catablish lock the point, urged at the tinio the Fublic ought to be given to the suburbs and villages, a little lean sources we may expect to see the England charged with selling apples on it suggested also that tuixture of native opium, and increaseded themselves as commission agents and Health Bill was under discussion, that the The new police station at Kennedytown demand for Crown land for building pur. Sunday, as still sometimes happens, there would facilitate matter if the aninggling during a portion of the year have bhile up very valuable connections, population lives to a great extent in the open is still unoreni d, though greater police possa revive

# is generally a certain amount of ledignation bour Office were connected with the pun- with a partial transfer of the tada to if Canton offered as good a field as long-air, and the circumstance that thecity extends protection would no doubt lead to the occu- The extraordinary public works on as-expressed, and the injustice would be still powder depit at Stansentters Island Hongkong, the importers sending a portion hong no doubt some of these gentlemen in a long line of small breadth no doubt pation of the capty bouses in that rount of which a loan is required are groster in the case of a coolle trying to le

telephone, one of the things complained of the drug direct thence to the interior in would have found their way there, but it renders over-crowding less inforions than it docality and to the building of others, timated to cost $32,196,297, of which it is earn an houest living and who has never be wasted when it is desired to ship

of being the great amount of

time "stead of as heretofore importing it via stems to suit them better to stay ju Hong would otherwise be, but after making a The roommandation as to the removal of expected that 3537,135 will have been tanght to entertain any special regard for powder. Having to send over to Brons- to ship gun- "Canton." To the first reason Mr, ALARAS-kong, where they visit the native shops and posible allowances it must be confessed that the brothels from the centre of the town is expended at the end of the present the day.

cutters Island hy beat causes considerable. Ta does not attach much importance, for as long after the manner of commercial tra- there exists a great evli which calls urgently also worthy of consideration, but is not quite yaar, leaving in roand figures a sum of The stop age of work in the harbour on delay and when the coches arrive there pos-- far as he has been able to End very little vellers at home, introducing to the new for amendment. The Over-crowding Com such a simple matter as it looks.

$2,000,000. To meet this we bare the esti. Sunday would contai! to a considerable extentsibly some other order is being attended to native opium finds its way to Calon so far goods, which are in turn introduced by the mittra do it touch upon the sanitary con We hope that the whole subject of overted surplus at the am of the present year, cessation of labour on shore. The godowned; whereas, if the Government had control sad they have to wait until that is complot- and the Cantone, parfluglas about the Chinese ha tatu Canten and the other dition of the houses, but the two questions crowding and the improvement of the dwel, amounting for about 2440,000,- This loaves and cargo coalies, who are paid by the day of the special boats to be used in conveying fergur of their drve. The decrease ka thinkel towns of the prozhee. Mr. Aristar ita alama estontovanien andkerch to be line at dische RAM MT KANA

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