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objecting to share in the sport of that fog. A to the Colony generally, including HONGKONG TRADING CO., LD, both European and Asistic interests, every

*COLONIAL HOUSE,"

BATH TOWELS mid BLANKETS.

BATH GOWNS.

TURKISH TOWELS.

HONEYCOMB TOWELS.

SOAP..

BRICK TOWELS.

GENUINE FLORIDA-WATER-

SPONGE BAOS. SPONGE DASKETS.

.BATHING COSTUMES.

DRAWERS.

colonies are part of the Empire and jointly responsible with all other parts for the gan “oral defence." Whoa the federation of the BATHING Empire becomes an accomplished foot one of the conditions will no doubt be that each por. tion shall contribute pro rata to thả cost of defence as far as its means allow, but under the constitution as it stands at present Co- lonios can only be asked to pay for the troops actually stationed in each, and it is on that batia that the contribution must be arranged.

HONGKONG TRADING COMPANY, LU.

12 GOLD MEDALS

HONGBUNG.

5 SILVER MKJAIN

By-Appointment. KUHN & CO:

TOLOHAMA. Arabshal, 1869). THE ORIENTAL FINE ART DEPOT. Keown as the Oost and most reliablo

Istment in the Bass. Hongkong, th Fahrmary, 1891,

BT. APPOINTMENT

WATSON & COMPANY,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841, MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS

the ammfesture throughout.

· LARGE BOMBAY SODAS" "

Wo gratiauto supply large bottles as beretalare, fren of Fictra Charge, to these of our Customers who prefer to have than to

the ordinary six,

COAST PORT ORDERS, whonarez proticable, are despatbed by Brst shester leaving after receipt of order.

For Coast PORTS, Waters are packed nod ploded on board ship at Hongkong prince and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties who received in good order.

Courterfail Order Books supplied on applioa,

tion.

Our Baristered Tolographie Address is. DISPENSARY, HONGKONG And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following in List of Waters always

kort ready in Stock

PURE ARRATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

*LITHA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

QINGER ALE

GINGERADE

THE DAILY PRE83, TUESDAY, MAY 12TM¤, 1891.

Hi Pelloney the Offer Administering the ILME Soft be here, yesterday for Amoy, Gorernment and Mr. Barker will retinan for and the Porpeite be a cruise. the prompt to reside in Hòad-quarter House,. where the viallers books will be found.

The Agents (Mare Dodwell, Carl & Co.) two hadass in Fan Wang Street, being burnedra for this post resterday afternpos.

A fire occurred at Macao: on Sunday evening, inform us that the steamer Morey left. Singa. The horses wore Nos. 88 and 88 and were joint- ly soapiod as a bamboo ware shop trading under the As of Kiu Looug.

Faid B 4

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital bags to neknowledge with thanke the following donations to thefundsof the llcapital

Ms. Jno. J. Frands, Q.0. Ms. A. J. David

M. S. Bart********** Hoa. N. G. Mitabelais.

Mr. J. Dyer Ball

Mr. Chai W-fa! ...

Mr. Li Hong-mi.................

M. C. F. A. Gangster di

Mr. J. Wong Chin

Mr. P. Mabonnad...

Mr. Mok Man-chaung ......

Mr. Leung Than

$50

25.

20

"guidensíthas—nzid--alvarealihs. The brother of

SHIPPING,

IMPORTS

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forta"

THE TRADE OF PAKHOI IN 1890. [Imperial Trossary pichaps £200,000ybar; and public datias, And whils I nem jelavi to my tan

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the Trossary domenfs this the Colonial doutrint pality: Juni, by the good die one of the c line The following report by L-Cin. Gauthier, the batton in aid of 220000 a year shall be inoroaned Hacoseded, yet at its pack of the contrary E Visa Conant for France at Pushoi, is published poline £150,000 a year, and it is demanded that tempt to exerties so small aut amount of rustesint to B10,000 yoar. In Ceylon the garrison oasts found the fooling ao bister that even in the at- ane knows that the protection it derives from its connection with the Empire is not to

in the Indipendence Terkini oʻz

the Colonial contelbution shall be increased found mygolf impeilling the position of n. Érom 200,000 to £70,000, rising in thuno years to ipernal that "ha b4 a chief pleeg in this part. presented by the pary garrison permanently

During the year 1880 the entries and dapar- £100,000. In the Straits the garcison costs pors of the world for 60 years. maintained there, but that the whole weight

A-Chinaman, who scooped from the obain gangtures at the port of Pakhoi ngomated to 945 hapis €120.000 a year, and it is demanded that Now that the colony has vote the money, fina of our military and naval force would be

In Jans, 1889, was yesterday charged at the

steamers representing 112,500 tabs, hoing so the Colonial contribution shall be noroased from emerged from the possibility of any disloyalty. ured for ité defence if necessary. And Mr.

Police Court and sommittel to the Criminal increase on the previous roar of 6,536 to 450,000 to £100,000, salzg, when the rorcune and is jolitioning the Queen in oil, a frank- Ths. Band of tho let A. and S. Highlanders Sassions

and a doorease of bressola. This allows util it covers the whole cost. These ing to appeal to the people in Parliament, I would Ram concollos, if we read his letter aright, will play the following programms at the Officers"

parent aucily is explained by the fact that are the facts briefly stated, and I should suppose suggest that the opportunity bá taken to get rid certain, sloans which visited the poet in that, on their bald presentiment, the average of the pottifogging discussions about host of that he does not think the amount asked by Moss Wia orming, sommencing at 3 'look

¿Me Wine opened an inquiry Featurday after. 1800 wore of larger topange that the test runder of the Morning Foel will my that it particular garrisons in partikalar place, and to the Imperial Government unreasonable, orture and

zoon into the caun of the firs wilch occurred at which came in 1839. The German nud Daalsa seems a very proper change in a right direction, arouse the patriotien rather than the rollickhe "Dealche He10 Stewuss oven granting that the primary duty of the Election Pringgan Ida

Bullros: No. 280 Queen's Road Central on the 6th inst. flag "took the largest slars in alpping; the and that he sees no rongan why there should be of the Crown colouis of the East.. It it by the garrison is to guard the coal supplies and Saléction soldating. Several of the perple gozuocted with the shop first named racing for 60,00 tons and the fuss about it. I ok to obsage that opinion, that the constitution of the salonim. pr of * Los Cochen de Cornsville" Planquette, were called," but their evidence failed to latter for $1,000. The French flag tomes only and, as I am mare familiar with Straita, disinils, some of them, privont an open vote of a sun in not to protect the colony generally. But

throw any light on the origin of the fire, in the third rook with 8,000. It is to bo, I will contine myself to the Straits case,

ald of the defense of the Empire, let bluso consti- Calverd's 10 and 3-per cent CARBOLIC he says, let the colonies be asked openly toes, that we buing seat to laurease the con- evidence to proded at present, but the case was dos fosgururis Maritinios abonld hive censed of Bingapara, 100 miles distant the province af 17 to votemones for military purs, not because The Eastern Crown: Calonios are not the only Inepostor Henasey sit ho had no further regretted that the vessels of the Compagiris The Straits Settlements consist of the Island tations be altered. Test the colouies by askid opor- ***vola money for imporial purposes, not be-tribution to defence works and increased garri-e that required further investigation is calling at Pakbo. The sarvídu would sortainly Malada, 200 miles farther of the island of within their boundaries there is a cogiain quanti * canse within their boundaries there is a soas. Colraius possessing men and not monoy Worship roleated the premises and adjourned hare given gnol vonalts from overy print: of Punong and its dependancias. At Malone and tp of ovals, but because the colonies are part of "certain quantity of coals, but because the asked apparently to las troops The toe inquiry for a vente.

view. It would have bean profitable to the Com- Panag there ara no dance, and the very few the Empire, and jointly responsible with all Bermade Colonist mys that the Government

paay tight, for the rates of troight between goldiers stationed at Pessar would be wildmen other parts for the guard cafoare. There is considers it to be high time that Bermuda ahold

The Times of India bayaNews has been mutta har han for tannerie francs be defended. Further, the faland and the tarn Straits, and of Hongking should be especially Hongkong and Pakhọi (a distance of about 400 in time of war. Only Singapore is intended to every reason why the people of Ceylon, of the do something towards her own defence. The rooved from Lisstonant Elliott's exploring nor cost of opium. frances pre unde of cotton af Bingapore are not really defended. The forte lagal kabjects of the Tatone, especially wager to

earpal buffers that the volatser movement party, which has bon travelling in the region of

ggested by the Imperial Goverment fore shore Lhe raising of ti militis forsa with core the Upper Irrawaddy during the past old frases par bale of raw mattor, 18. franos ars so constructed as to protect only the etal-muutain the greatness of the Empire The pur past of keresine, sia. To giva only che, ering wherres and docks, distant two miles from bulk of the Taglish-spaaking people--those who pulsory service, as adopted by Jamaicx.

weather. It app that the party first ascended smple: A Danish royal of 400 tons, the Fror, the town, aud. I am pasurod that they could really direct the solonies affainwar's bera the western fork of the Irrawaddy, known as was ohartered for the year to run between not protect the town from bombardinont nor and educated in England, where they Wilcox's Branch, and came into a distetat with Hongkang and Pakhi for 18,640 au avent ita scampatian nalogs by destroying it. intend to live their viper age: Thay know a large population of Kachian, who did not apment, aval rail port di not, included. The Father, in case of military operations, the that aidatherdas of Asiaties they and their poar to be very friendly disposed. Major Habchatores, Hongkong Chinos, realism a jarofft troops would be withdrawn from the town and wives and hilirou cause if in the day, the surveyor of the party, was, however 70000 Teanes and the vessel earned lodged in the inland forta, where they would date of Engading-Lettrent. able to msp the country early up to the head par cent, fox, her owners. In in China Sea to available to repress Asiatic riot daty that et frankly, prosthod in a spirit of so af the river. The party afterwards returned otters are a hundred small stews, German, monil fall on the award police arsintained and consideration, and they will vote of their the innation, ad faen lolowed the eastera gate Danish, de, whip this eagle onesfnity by the Colony Thas the forts and the own feas will as much money as England of the river its entirely not ground. Here with Buglish vessels. Why de not French carrison, at thom to protect the coaling desires, or as the colony's craque in fford thoy discovered more Lashins and also savetal ouers follow their example. The latter would dation, and the coaling station only mud will freely, gise quite as much as England settlements of India-rabber sealing Chinese hara an ndvantage over their comptines in the incidentally of estrus, they would proact new takes hy man of salaried officera prdered The nwat valuable part of Mr. UsID's let

none of whom we inclland to make the expedi proximity of the French ports of Saigon and the shipping. On these grounds, the Colony to vote against their convictions and their ter, valuable as raising a really important

tion welcome. The explorers are now returning Haiphong, where they could repair thrie vessels syn:The protectius of the draing ata pablished protests. But, in the cometer quoation, is that dealing with the constitu

southward down the east bank of the Irrawaddy and procure at better tarmes than at Hongkong tion of Singapore te really an imparial intorout of the Empire and believing. I believe towards Bhar tions of Crown Colonies, especially with re- Estab-ference in the financial control of the Im

ecal and provisions,

The cosle are the property of English nor in the public spirit, the foresight, and paten The movement of Chinese passangers by plants, for whoni the Straits, merchant in only, a of Lord Salisbury's Government, I wouli, urge As another instance of how merit and prase. The Japan Mail publishes the following any atmery amansted to 4.690. This figure in broker. The ships are the property of Engish that, however graxt, the peasant hood to make 389 perial Government. If it be the case," be rezanca are frequently rewarded and acknowledg. by a Japanese boy who is a school examination eludes the 1,306 coolies win left Pakhof in the shipowners, for when the Straits is only an ag. the colonis hop subatoucially in the Baytro's Lays, "that the constitutions of the Colonies, ed in Japan, the Japan Gazette reprovinces the presented bis idea of happiness in the form of a month of August to go to work for the plantas ent. The Imperial Government only kenns a defence, let there be for the man como

or some of them, prevent an open vote of fellowing story from the Forks of the short life-history. He presents bhallani Deli

rarrison at Singapore, it does at Gibraltar and conesssion frame by which money April & few evenings ago, a gentleman aptering the common school of his unties place at

COMMERCIAL MOVEMENT.

Aden, because these are necessary points for Eng- is taken on race that are known to be "a sum in aid of the defence of the Em-parently about 40 years of age, dressed stylishly the age of six where he speat six years pre- The Tales of the imports and exports for fish commeras and for the English Navy, Never also, by volse that are known to be foread: - "pire, lot "these constitutions be altered." in foreign alethes, visited the Sanjo Temple in paring for entrance into the Higher Co 1880 au 1890 were as followe

thelos, as Singapors coaling wharvas are in the such ouso, with leisure for tangit, there will Letto be treated frankly "he contine und lers in a whifty of the talking about

that t Kyoto, and calling together a number of baggars wercial 8shool of Tokyo. But sa filled

*1814, Straite Battlements, the Colony most cheerfully he found some schome of compromiss that will Femmallars, he pay half thin gast of the Imperial garzi end a painful strain. But, as it is, nurepresent **approached în & spirit of reason and con- bisalt in a prominent position, and addressed be never darul communicate it to his father,

2132DIN 22,116,191

sin, besides providing the barmoks and theal in (be polition, state which makes of mitoskes Expar......... 6,096,92%

4,041,878 sideration, and they will vote of their own kain na foliowy was baggar liks some The latter, bogers, had guessed, bis són a wish.

the English Ministers whose votera'rule them, of you about Afteen or sixtson years ago. Kind sad calling him one day, informed him that he tree will as much money as England friends, however, came forward and took me into wes to go ap to the entrance examination

Total: $74,

The Imperial Government replies – We the people of the Crown Colonies find thimalves 24961/19 "Josiron, or as the colony's revenue can their service. I studied nad educated myself, and rest of the story sunil bo told in the narrator's peption of a sum of 30,000 francs divided between India 25 years ago wa told you, yon must pay the tie tealy plasse many of us in a most unhoppy TheAll the trule was with Hongkong, with the ex-think thon good. When we disjoined yon from by loyal and brons subjegle. Seaha sitan- fave considered your.arguments, and we do not reluctant tribalaries where they would ask to OUR NEW FACTOR" has been recently refitted "afford will freely, give quite as much as where I eventually obtained a position in the school to sea fill or pass, with an axis that in the commercial movement of 190 they not aznot that, that was partly because you had raised amidst the cheras of Colonial tayalty it

after some years left them and weat to Tokyo, own words Tree days after, I went to the Tenkia and Annan with sic Steam Machinery of the England now lakes by means of salaried Hour Department. I gradually silvavood higher how I can ore my relation and friends if was a dimmution of 400,000 teabes us compared not the money and partly for departmental rea- may be sebi

The above table, alios bois cost of your garrison, and although, we did and oral dilemas, and of enhavaray hafeet wat voel approvat kind, and wo" officers, ordered to vote against their and higher, and am at prassct meiving a salary I had fall bat Deloid there is that with the praeiding year is difference is se sons which enabled us to station at Singapore a are well-able-teampolo in quality with convictions and their published protests." Government business, and seeing you here, I to my boarding-lease on the foot whick trembled happy to state that nearly all the tin from right to say what number of troops 18aad Meisat of 40 yen a month, I am now visiting Kyoto on at the first how delight and happy it is I Recounted for by the large destine in exports. I past of the Hongkong rariis. We daim the

This the little rift within the late, the best English Makers.

Thabby and by will make the music muko. The purest tedion is only are used, and We have one instance to the contrary i have felt constrained to tell you my history, as with joy, and inurned to the relation by tele Tnpoan this year took the Red River route, only varrison for Singapors, and to charge you theYours, &o,

And oror widening slowly silence áll." the utmost care and cisailles are exercised in Mauritius, where the financial control has I can air forget that I was once a beggar."raph that had passed this oazatuation farotr. 550quintale were exported from Pakher, and this is ost. Pastat onder That labor doubt a

ARNCT REID. Head handel over; unwisely we four, to sharing said this the stranger gara a sen oslo fably.. Tho mouy out by father, so I had bought is the principal can of the dealing-in-the-valno bald.commary of dijistehog which fill lá news-

Singapore, Straits Settlements, March 10. to each of his bonrers and walked quickly away, luthes, his, shoe, and many other things of the exports. French creole population. But without

which it agy to me Sines the five The falling off in exports was, however, hots with sufleist pisinuare. The se

paper columns in small typa-but it gives the dwelling too much or the case of Mauritius, The Vorsische Zeitung writer-A Siamese I repeat my vessons by the day and by 000 by an alcat equal increase jalued on the question, "In the garrison intend years after, there me a graduate-examinaticoi ;

HALL & BOLTZ CO-OPERATIVE can any reasonable man contend that Co-Prince, Chayleek Noplavomas, nephew of the the right. This industly wae rccompanied by a

800,000 franos, ia importa

COMPANY, LIMITED. id partly for Imperial or notgir for Colonial par- lonies like Ceylon, the Straits, and Hong-ning of this year at the wish of his father my xatire homa; the family walnemed with great Bombay Farn of a value of 12,800,0.0 francs, salely to Singapore, Fonane, or Masces, or any was held at the attenute Masses Jobu

of Siam, has returned to his hems at the happiness, called graduation. I had returned to

rosas. Or, otherwise, is the defence of the enal- koug, where we have a handful of Europeans after having spent seroral years in Europe in

In 180 Pakkoi imperie 64,000 qu'ils of ing station of Singapore matter to be charged

Au adjourned general mesting of thin Gom- pleasure.-Three month after, I marriagod-te a living amidst a hoût of Asiatics, are ripe for order to get acquainted with the different beautiful daughter, and I had earned gront an increase of newly a milim on thộ quantity partly to the British Empire.

Et inst. Thore were present responsible government? The Secretary of branches of industry. Among others the Prince many that I could not sounted it, by trade, imported the previous rase. The increase would Now, to recite oue great cause of Colonial Morris (Chairman), W. H: Short W. W. State has recently declared both with re-r in a gold and silverware tunafactory at two sons one is mister and the other is re- ---who in 27 your old-speat some time as volun- | Now I am a dity "youre old and I have

have bems Indes siderale if the Imposition exasperation. By the constitution of the Clifford (Directors), W. V. Dean nond, R. E. of a sactas had not arrested the importation of Straits Settlements, ail money to be axed Walewright, 0. Dallas, R. Francis, IL. J. Lain- gard to Honduras and the Straits Settle. Berlia. Friso Naphavenge has not out on his resentative... Oh, what a happiialt life it is the nehidle at the end of Outokar,

must be voted by the Legislative Council, con- | hy, ken ko. ments that Her Majesty's Government is return roynga accompanied by several German

It is on account of this additional tax that sisting of nine salaried offoil membses and The CHAIRMAN All the quastion before the cattens and walloon-faro, fora sother smaller were tried maofficial member When tho meeting was the anasalen vatnaval at host and Inancial control, and who can doubt dues German industries in his country and hastean in the export list which dazarress brief nat prepared to surrender the logislative the King of Siam is striving carreetly to intre of Wonchow for hat year. says:-There is one franes respectively

Vice-Consul Hois, in tin roport on the trade Egure then in 1889, 399.00) Trays and 20,000 soto was takes one offlotal moraber was absortening by Mr. Gallag and a cinded by Me. J. Of the remaining eight official, membora, six, D. Clark-That no dividend be paid and that Thare is one article which worila special menindialing the Governor, had writion spielted the wade bales at oredit of profit and loss no- that their decision is a wise one ?... For the Garman artisans who havo arrived the Rotics. I refer to vegetablò tallow, which co- tion whoes impart is incnssing overy year, despatches and minuteaprotestingngainst thosumament de carried forward.

expressed the wish to invita to Bangkok, bemides community so happily circumstanced as the already, several mors goldemithe, inpunters, and casionally appears on import, but more frontmely, woollen heard, ned by the Chinoen for detannded. These despatokes and miusies were On this motion being put to the rata it wen foreign community of Shanghai, where the engravers at a monthly salary of 381 ks, and bifara, Boxb. is argals on tivated caar Wen-aquars from Germany and Austria, solle at 3 for the Colonins, the official members had to voda,

quently as an oxport. The tallow tree (Stillinge their shoss, clothing, ato This article, which published. Still, byardaraf the Secretary of State carried by a large majority.

The CHAIRMAN said the next resolution, pro- nativis can he left to the control of their us to this wish and Las vend promote fucher, and still more widely, within the Ch'n Tones per box of 14 yards. The import in 1880 and did sobe, the incisal contribution, carrying posed by himself and seconded by Mr. Nölting

lodging, The Siameso Governmsat has acted own authorities, self-government for the about six or eight young Berlin artisans for six chra prefecture tp the west. It is not, I was 45.000 boxes of a value of 189,000 fennos. the vote by a majority of one against the was-That the report sed arcunts of the. Hall Europenis is the right and proper thing years. If the German artisans should not like think, gonorally known that the fruit of this The import of soiled Satish matokea disin. No one spoke a word in favour of the and Holta Co-operative Co., Ltd, as amended SELTZER WATER and has proved entirely successfal. In the staying in Binus they are of any time entitled produces off as well as tallow. The berries, reached s salue of 257,000 francs. The greater robe. The offset we proposed it did not dis

ba accepted sud passati. to give up the ongagement Esab person is to which resemble coffee beans in appearance part-new domes from Japan. The price of guise that he disapproved it-indeed, his minute The motion was carried. Crown Colonies, where the interests of the reoirs 1000 mks, for the soyage going and re-and sa are first tested, and then poguded in these untokes is extrauritianty for 15 santimes against it was lying printed on the Council iabte, The CHAIRMAN said the retiring Dirvėtors native popalatis have to be considered, the turning."

sa ordinary rice rough By pounding, the soft per package of horos nad their quality is has the money was taken at of the Colony's were the only pergans eligible for clotion as mealy mezooarp partially separated from the irreproachable (Dollar broad.) circumstances are materially different. It

Treasury on the sole order of the Secretary for the Directors Thy abaraholder who had handed koene. The whole is then placed in a bamboo Karesine of from Amerio is more and more Colonies. But the grievance goes farther back. in die nams had withdrawn. would not be a wise thing to rest the poli- Fow residents in Japan who are the least bit si to allow the mealy matter to be norabbed through, Franes, or double that of 1839. This article that the Secretary for the colonies is entirely-That Musare Morris. Nülsing. Walker and

The Japan Mail has the following note sevn, the uses of which are just large enough in demand. It was imported to a radio of The oulauists think they hava cansa to believe. Mr. CORNER proposed and Mr. SzZELS oud- tical control in a handful of Europeans who sarvot on fail to develop as time goes on, aand-amal enough to keep hack the kernels, which also is extremely chup, 19 nuntimas per litre. happen to be resident there, uens of whom grosing respot for the hore-entend bird who are back, blank, and about the size of pers. From look upon the place as their permanent home,ho algust, warios bird flat over was known, tive wooden prazas into the details of which I franes, a falling off of 1,000,000.

is for ever en evidence. The Japazees karass is the mealy matter the tallow is expressed in priki-

The exporta in 1990 ached only 5,000,000 for War and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. CLIFFORD said that before allowing, his and it would ba dietrous to allow.native His ruses are innumerable, and, we commend used not enter in this place. The oil is derived

Let me pat it plainly. The colonists baliere name to be put to the seting ho would like to [2-19influence to swamp the government.

Mr. Crow to some poble investigator ak a from the kernals in the following manner. They than in 1989. Thora is ceason to hope that this unjustly excoted from them in order that the any system of reform.

Staralised was aportal io, burgar quantity perimps somewhat unfairly) that money is belig ask the Chairminif he was prepared to divocate magnificent subject for monograph. The rodrigand passed between two millstones held product, which comes from Kwang will take my ostimates may alas a decrease convenient The CHAIRMAN said he was not prepared to Tho, friction which has arisen over the story of the two crows. The rubbed by a jplat at ene a distance apart by unens of a bamboo the Lagen rouhan the railway is finished. for Badget purposes. They hold that they are answer that question at prosent. If he were military contribution question will no doubt stratagem a simple dog was told in the pivot na to arab the hard shells of the It is destined like Yunan ffs to disspnear som being sacrificed to make a popular Buigot. elected he would be willing to hear suggestions. attract more attention to the govertinent of palmas some years ago, One oro gulled the kernels without injuring the white interiors. pletely from the Custom statistics of Falingi. the Crown Colonius than the sabject Las chicon-homo! We believe thie ruse is nie,un-which separate the broken shelle from the the crop of caq not having ban co good as a decaying plads, Singapore and Poung are dog's tail, while his urade anatched away the The whole is tarpassed through a winkower; } The export of anger fell of by 450 quintels, received for many years, and it is earnestly common oua with crows. The other day, as a solid matter. The latter. is thereafte placed was on accent of the natuan drought in the only mercantile toras. The only consider. day. to be hoped that some genuine improvement party of friends were seated at pncheon in a deep on pan, and roasted till it strict of Kao-slow.

aila agrow of revenus is the tax on opium

The CHATEMAN wid that if Mr. Clifford and will result. That there is room for improve- táncos cabeide. Boop after a betto ama.to the boing accompanied by comtional stirring to port of buffalo and cow hides.

they obasevad s opaw "hovering about, on-thỏ begins to assume a brownish golear, the process

There was also a marked falling off in the awed by the Chinees, and because of a recent the twenty shareholders still required is no doubt. went there can be no dispute. It decras to backdoor in some exostament, and announced, prevert burning The or shed shells make

phook to the Colonial prosperity the optam. the Board would be willing to have it. Grand mats and Equid oligo were exported farmers have come to grief, and for the first Mr. Deumorn said that the proceedings at us there ought to be coin promises on both eggs. It was then discovered that three frash laid ground by a huge stone roller in a ciruelar that he had observed å, som making off with an excellent feel for the purpões. It is then

in rather lugar qanutity then îù 1891

timo in the modora history of the Colony we seob a mosting must almost necessarily be public. sides. Or the one hand, the Colonies ought eggs were missing from a plate in the servingstone wall, staxmad, made into oiralar cakes bad for its pringipal cause, is already romarked, cit. The originally-estimated revenue of 1896 way of inquiring into the conduct of the busi

Fo sqm op the falling off in the exports has lave to face a falling rstenve and an actual da sad if it were necessary to do anything in the frankly to recognize their imperial obligations. Mr. Crow had Bown in at the door, with bashoo zad straw casings, and passed the large decline in the transit of tin. from A4 84.401,000; the estimated, revenus of 1891 uess it would be much better is the interests of

wanted the table, sad, or the sessice visits through the wonds press. A guod lightingYuan and as integral parties of the Empire con possssted steel of an egg. These he had oil, called "ohing yu at a brownish-yellow

(us revised after opium losses) is only $3,975,050 the sanroholders not to have the meeting but to tribute their fair share towards its defence buried in his bosk to a nagubouring boa-Bald,olour is thus obtained. The tallow is called

CUSTOMY REVENUE,

The estimated expenditura i3-$4,378,000. Leaving appoint a committee of shareholders to conanit The Customs and tonurga dues volk-efed dura dəfleit of $403,600.. And that is the time chosen privately with the Board. so far is their revenue allows. On the other where happily his doings bad been observed by p'i ya" that in, shiu, or uxternal oil

ing the year arousted ba 167,000 fines, belog 15double the military chargot. It is tree theresra The CHAIRMAN suggested that, when the hand, the Imperial Government ought to santry. Two out of the threeeggs were finally the sharp-eyed and omnipresent lecto of the

| 8,000 francs, less than in 1889. port duties. Colonial oush balanses from former prosperons business of the meating was concluded they recognise the right of the Colonies to manage recovered, in a dirty poulition, from a holo

increased by 53,000 franos and export duties de pours amounting to about 81.705.000, partly lont might invite the shareholders present to remain In another coluom we reproduce a letter their own purely marinipal affairs and give which the grow and used na a hiding place,

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

oreased by 61 million trenes.

to local municipalities and partly invested in and discuss the situation informally, London and India, bet these investments wạ addressed to the Morning Post by Mr. them something like the same freedom in

Me. WAINWRIGHT said there was no obliga Axo Bus, the editor of the Straits Times, the ratter of their roads, of their sanitary at Kowloon oisy yesterday. The number of mer.

have now to begin se realise in order to meat tion to have a report of the proposed mesting Another areontion on a large scale took place

[FROM KONIN PAPEES]

cor ordinary expenditure. Farther, it has been published. in which the writer endeavours to place bearrangements, and of their public works dispatched was fifteen, of arkom four were Namio

PAZIA, 2nd May:

the Colonial poliny to open up the Native States of the Malay Peninsula by loans to the Glovera fore the English public a dispassionate vier generally as is enjoyed by a municipality in plates. The others had been convicted off

THE FIRST OF MAY AND THE

note of the status, and but a four weeks ago of the military contribution. Mr. Reis Kagland. In the Straits they bare the ad- The Naessa pirates, ware Ini Atent, whe Fariona orites and wete’unknown in. Hongkong.

LABOUR DEMONSTRATIONS.

then was lent the last sam thof colony soaldepare not quite correct in all his statements. It vantage of us in Hongkong in so far as they was referred to be the witnesses at the inquiry incident at Paris. **

The first of May passed without any serious

LOCAL INDUSTRY."

-$200,000--to the State of Pabing. That poliay Thero,in real mine at Chia-too-pas, about 40 201st now.stor, afthough it has hitherto been is not correct, for instance, to say that Hong-already enjoy z measure of municipal go as the leader. Le having been in charge of

kilometres east Pakhoi. Last year a Chinese the creation of prosperons" States which are an informal meeting at the end of the present aitfal of tho greatest good, and he led to kong is in a condition of exasperation over verniment, but it is of a somewhat attenuated Tow, who is said to have bear the real chiaf. troops and the strikere. Several victims.

At Fournies a collision occurred between the Company with a capital of 600,000 frands whe saloon; Fang San the the deband made by-the home Govern-description, and there as here they are under and who is also said to have her the leader

Formed at Cantos to work this mine. Having pages of the Empire, mat of the colony. nne was that it would be inapossible to disonas The agitation was emily suppressed in Bound the motion of the authorities and being for the Colonies. we have had to stop the most any useful purpose, and it would be touch better

Farther, by adviso-or-command of the Secretary the affices of the company at such a meeting to. text, nor do we think the exasperation in the domination of the Crown Agents in the in the Greyhound Tirusy and to have beer. gium and at Home.

assared of the support of the gentry of the Ceylon uud the Straite is anything very matter of supplies. The time has come tempt on the Normanby: Chan Ayu,,a Hakks one of the men concerned in the abortive at-

neighbourhood the Company in December sout neaded public works, anot as water works for the to appoint a committee of three or four or five serious. In Bangkong we are somewhat when a radical alteration should be made, from Shaukiwan; and another no recognised

a staff of workanen uber the conquot of a, Chi- pear people of Malacca who are suffering for look to nonfar with the Direstora.

oo foreman winer for Formesh, but as soon as of that one great cod of tropical life. Of cours angry that an additi mtl and very necessary when the limits of Imperial and of local as the ufoster of one of the junks that took off the

the worker arrived the uabres assembled and, if the demands of the Imperial Government were regiment that was promised has not been interests should be clearly demarcated, kept up his bravado to the last, making ribald booty. Tai Atant, who was the first man executed,

notwithstanding the intervention of the Incal considered to be fast, the fact that they are made sent, but describe our condition as one and the relative responsibilities duly de jokes with the executioner, the last of which hait

mandarin, rented thers from working. It is almost anhappy time would not be muck an of surperation is, way the least of it, an fined. It is to this object that the un-appeared to have board in his intareogrse

thought, however, that this opposition will prora answer; but when the Colony is drmly convinced some reforecies to the rewarrection, of which be

only temporary and that work may be shortly that the demands are anjast and harshly made exaggeration. We have no desire to pcso official members of the various Crown with foreigners. Fang San Yow proved bim

sommensol. The coal from Coe-to-poo has been the additional fact of the Colony's present daan tried by a Chinese gemulost. The realt 'was

Dial troubles makes pallio feeling the more ex as the apologists of the War Oleo or the Co-colonies should apply themselves. To kick if a man of less nerve and Buched se the BEFORE HIS HONDA SIS JA BUSSRL, mediocre, the coat haing very friable and bara asperated.

After some farther dissuasion, in which Mr.. Jental Office, but it does seem to us that in the shroff when the home Government renda blow was required before the head wa Kevared blow foll, the result being that a second

ing badly.

So far I have stated the colony's se aait Wainewright and Mr. Dillas pointed val that Se argued in the colony. I would now go be the appointment of a committes" of shareholders this matter of the military nutribution in its little bit may secure for these The others were all despatebed with one blow BRUOEF AND OTHERS THE CHINA IMPORT,

Food that, it does not felter from anything was not intendol in any way to be considered sa there has been a great deal of frothy nonsonde gentlemen some ephemeral applause, as in cash. The chief arecationer was the maz

I have said that I hold $100.000 a year out of a sote of want of confidenes in the directors. -talked both at Singapore and in Corion. the recent publie miceting at Singapore, but last ereption. He had two assistants, one cansa why the temporary injanation rated

that one-seventh of our whole revenus is like to call upon Mr. Skeals, the manager at who acted as amistant on the occasion of the

s ravenue of loss than £700,000 to bo an un- Mr. CLVORD and that with reference to In this suit the defendanta appeared to show

Jaly high oontribution from the Straits Stottle something which had been said at the last Mr. ARNOT REID seems to have got caught when time has allowed the irritation to cool of hom quite a youth was said to should not be made a perpetual injunction ro

ments to the defuhou of the Empire in the froth and to be somewhat doubtful as down people generally begin to feel rather of the hende ef the last thres men in the row thread so pat pay to be a colourable imitatio

It may mosting as to the Hongkong business, he would be bis son and was allowed to take straining Blue from manafancing notton to whether he is on dry land or in the mid-askamod if proceedings of that hand. It is Thaasnews abetantially repetition of the one of that of the plaintiffs.

not too much to give for that purpose, if it be Hongkong, who was present, to make a state- „TO THE EDITOR OF THE MOSHING_POST_ Tonestly naked and fairly taken as a suits, mens with regard to the Hongkong company. als of the ocean. Suuting off with the ex- much better that the matter should be con- described in these colonus on the version of

S-Threo Crown Colonies of Ceylon,able time But the military aontribution in Me. SKEEL aid-Gentlemen, considering Str. Franois, instructed by Kaars Johnson, the Straits, and Hongkong are in p condition not honestly asked. It is naked on the plen the widespread depression in Hongkong during Stokes and Master, was forthe plaintiffe, and Mc. of exasperation over certain sechs of money that the defenson of a certain ara of Singapore the past two years and the erons diflelties Rubinov, instructed by Mesars Dennys and that are demanded from them by Ler Majesty's harbour is a purely Colonial matter, whereas tho we have had to contend with since our forzan- Mears, Selimme & Co,of Leipzig and New Mussop, for the defendants.

Gorernident) as a "military contribution.” The Colonists, know, and the Oclonial Oflce, the tion, I think that all business man (especially York, in their comi-atus report, have the Mr. Bobinson uid an afiderit had been filed strength of that foeling may be judged from War Ofton and the Treasury know, that those Hongkong residents) will look upon the Hong- fallowing in regard to star-amine oil. In by Herman Wite in which he stated that the the foot that in the Straits the members of forte and soldiers, are there obicily to guard the keng Trading Company's report for the past nganca of a fall in the rains of silver, rade mark and by defendants had been as the Legislative Council of the Colony (other seals on which the Erapira's Navy would depend rear as fairly satisfactory for a new business. prione in Hongkong have recently been some by them for the past twenty years. He would than salaried - vil servants siting co-ufflets) in case of war. Farther the money is not fairly It is hardly usoshary for me to revert to the what easier, which was the worstarprising, not go into that matter farther now, however, sought to sugage with Borgkong and Ceylon oben, because the Latton Patent of the colony period of Requiring this popcorn, as it is woll of the joint business in snieg vil, from the other side by which it was agreed that the signation of the members of Counoll in each for Colonial purposes, and it is with the knowing into Hongkong was to forward the in- as asconding in French reports, a transference as an errangement had been come to with in an arrangement, having for its aim the re provide that the Colouis revente shall be nad known that the main object of getting a foot- a year out of a rescue of £700,000, or one Masum last wook, of whom 255 were Europeans. Hongkong to Hanof "Toxkin) was to be injuction should be extended until the trial Colony, to be followed probably by a general ledge this is not for a (purely) Colonial par- terasts of the Empire Browery, and I think serenth of the whole, is not an unduly high contribution to the defence of the Empire. at Macau. A similar rainfall here. wyd have monopaliets would at once proceed to advance

completed from the beginning of the year took place, the other side undertaking on their eigantion by all municipal commissoners, jus pose that Her Majesty's Government has your managers are prepared to admit that the On Sunday evening rain fall for three hours and the sosumption was judet that the part to bring on the trial se quickly as possible.ices of the peace, nud, supaid magistrates, the taken the colony's money against the colony's vales thus far have exceeded their antici- Seeing that the United Kingdom has to pay boss walcome.

His Lordship wid he was perfectly willing to intention being to throw upon the started ser will, despite the protest of the mombors of patións; in fact we only require a part of the me-third of its revenue for the same purpose,

the price. A sertain prive had indeed been convert this arrangement if the parties themselves vote of the Crown the onus of administration, Council, despite the protest of the Governor of contracts for the troops to make tins the most fidentially named, with which it was intended had no objections, and he made the order for and Chereby to create a state of sitors that the colony and of almost all of his Excentive valuable portion of your property. I venture we think it must be admitted that one of Mr. J. F. Biggtas, caief engineer of the quirice we are informed from Paris that the

The Nagasaki Reproge sunounces the death to bagin the new era. In answer to our la. the extension of the injunction accordingly. would attract attention in England. The home Conseil-themselves. Colonial Office, sorrania, to say that when you are prepared to water for resventh is not too much for a Colony like the 0. 9. S. Alliance, which courted at the U.S.manipoly is really in the bands of Mr. Bourgoin.

did not emurgo beyond the stage of proposals. Finally, the time to take this money, lan batan | theso contracts you will eventually secure them Strata Bettlements to pay. Huving thus Consulate on the 4th inst. from the effects of an More in Hanoi bat that he has sɔld several

partly because Ceylan socialy le jurit, so honos elosen with a disregard of the commercial dis as there are no pale ale or stoot imported to conceded the name as regards the amount of attack of perioninho Alliance was bound hundred cases to some Hengkeng merchant.

HONGKONG BIFLE ASSOCIATION. cops ar that of Singapore, partly because the astors that have recently marked the wads of compare with the present brows you here placed the contribution, Mr. RED takes ception Nagasaki on the 3rd in consequence of the doulted as we alone bought 200 cases in ong the Short Bangs Handloop Cap and Range is difficult to make a quarrel where there is no traders mail which follows this letter you will fituated, and having now gained the contidonee

icom Chemulpo to Tokokains, and she put into These statements must however, be very muokk"

Governors and Governments of all the three on the Straits, obeaking the revenus sad weeping on the market. Tu olhar beaculiow of aur huel- A competition was held on Saturday last for contribution deraand us the people are, and it Asiaties and of very many of the European down the so-called monopoly supposed to exist louierare as much opposed to the present military sway the private, fortanes of almost all the mess we are doing a steady trade, having broken to the manner of its exaction.

sericusness of Mr. Bingham's illus. Beccesed, korg in Jananry and February below the The old argument fe advanced that the Tho was about fifty years of age, was interred menopoly. price, which a Law wks before Sprous. Fiftoon members pois. Hand Master Goreracre, the past Governors, aid most of the receive the account of a grant public meeting at of the public ou aos (in my opinion in the in Hongkong,· Out tow premises are admirably one at hand with whom to quarrel. As ifla, the By the }în the new cemetery at Urakams on the 6th. defences exist, not for the protection of the

when we bought at bs. 104. L. Hamburg M. Hill, who shot sa a member of the Associs Crown Bertante plunge position allows ilan to which Englishman and Asiaties, will gather to future is sasured. I may also add that the ro Colony but for the protection of the coaling The Czarswitch landed ofleially at Nagasaki 500 cases has pemulated at the seats in Paris tion toe the first time but who has apparently offer ivica on the anbjout have from all the protest against what they allege to be an injusteras to the end of March of this year compare station and that to ask for the contribution the ste inst. Unfortunately the weather was and the further development of autaire as regards shot a good deal bstore, won the oup and 300-three colonies bombarded the Searstary of State ties; and, following that, the Crown will be most favourably with last year's guros, to the is the ground of colonial defenes is to use who had intended to keep holiday in honour of since the incident of the sons cal lurestigatiost

wet, to the great disappointment of the Japanese, the monopoly may he eagerly awaited. Although feeds range spoon. Cal. Bergh, T. Boyd won with remonstranous: the unsularied mogibers of petitioned. In a word, Colonial faoling has been a date.

The motion was then pat and carried, false proterces. At the same tire Mr. Brm the visit, and the programme of kite flying, we bare kept a sharp watch over the gate the 200 yards rauge spon with a soare of al Consell base signs, or are signing protests; deeply stirred, and, save the unhappy affairs of

petitions are being framed; and publio indigna Ireland, I hate mover been augaged in any Mr. DALLAS moved, Mr. Crawroxo sanomded admits that the European residents illuminations, eta, kad for the most part to be the star anise sal directly imported, we have not points. The four best soxes are as follows ver

tion meetings are being held—and let me say | pablic controversy which has more pained me, and it was carried:-That Gav. R. Corner be that amidst hordes of Asiatics they and with the Governor on the day of his arrival, and would be at once found out if przetized, bait Hi Imperial Highness lunched yet observed any adulteration of this article. It

500 800. Bp Total that winre the temperatara is 90dag. in the Bo far as my influenes goes it has bown and to re-olsoted as auditor." their wives and children can live safely the following day landed unofficially, laying in could only be effected at the expense of the con- and Master M. Hic 23.

yin. yıda, preinta meuré. Thale no one goes to an indignation meeting du-moderate the anger of the colony, to restrain ~The ÚHAIRMAN, Baked Mr. Drammond if he

allowed.

leeg ko is very indigdent judeod. only in the shelter of England's flag the evening for Kagoshima, where the Princos gosling property of the From the revent C. D. Comm

ths, tendency to disloyalty, and to turn into was prepared to nomate any abarebolders ma Having so far stated what indignation there the paths of constitutional agitation the fueling members of the committee. These therefore have no good ground for several-dagat

Iwers to be the guente of Prinos Shimadzu for“ Tauklu papses to hand it appears that the pepe, P... Wilson

ds, let me now any what it la about "In Hougthat otherwise might have found azarolse is a MC DRUMMOND mid be wan tot. He wa

· pussd Mezöpoly kas proved A'indaan

Bergt, W. Robertas,EKT * keng there is insintained garrisse dolog the leg roldal banesept pabila olos and perform marely the representative of an absent share

No Credis given for Bottles that look dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any velur purpose than that of containing Aarated Water, es snob Bottles are sever used again by ns.

A. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.

Heugkong, Chian, and Mania.

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Telographic Addran Prasa. Telophone No: 12

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, May 12TH, 1891.

the attack

on

pressed intention of changing the opinionsidered is calca spirit of justice and arrzuge- the last execution The uses will probably be held by the neute made for the avoidance of friction in average reader of the towing Post that the the future.

mareas of the contributious is a very pro-

per change in a right direction," he arrives, There will be a game-of Pole st Canceway ́as the inclusion, expressed with a may Bar at a quartor past five this aftoregon.

be," that, in the case of the Straits £100,000

There were 1,971 visitors to the City Hall

abandoned.

wirs. 17. We hear that a stock of over

SUPREME COURT,

11th May.

IN ORIGAL JURISDICTION,

-

Carey JUSTICE!

EXFONT, AND BANKING COMPANY.

**

EXPORTY

EXCHANGE

The average sight exolange of the Haikon thol was 6.67 trades. Values hare, however, been converted at 6.95 fraaos, the 1889 rates, in order to establish an autoparison between the commcrub movement of 1990 mud that of the preseding year.

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

Poet of Friday. Amil 10th, under the healing The felicwing latter appsser in the Meriting

Colonial Dofenos" :—

with the colonies in their protest, and that he | Clifford bo raulesťed Directors for the ensuing was over caled in conference by the Secretary year.

*Now, it should be observed that the Straits and say what the Directora were willing to do.- is not a great prolnning Colony. Mnlagen is Mr. DRUMMOND asked if it was intended to go da vitli the spectul moating réfácrad to the othor

Mr. DRUMMOND said it might be considered rather significant to dapart from the usual.

aston by not haring the rating raportoi.

KY WAINEWRIGHT did not think any infor save would be drawn, as it was so obviously un- desirable to have the misting reported.

Mr. DRUMMOND said the objection to helling

The CHAINAN suggested that the other managers, Messrs. Short and Dyer, should be allowed to place their sebeme before the share-

oldere before-appointing a committee.

Me. DrummoŊə said it would not be asces- sary for them to pat any schoms before the shareholders bat before the committes sppointed to consult with the directors.