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INTIMATION

NOW READY.

THE

ERONICLE AND DIRECTORY

· KOR

QUINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &c., de-

700

1892,

With which is incorporated

"THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

This is the

-Intaizto Annual Issue

and will be found, arʼasual, to show an adrese en proceding years.

The CHRONICLE covers the notable prente of the last half coptury in the Far East, together ith the Texts of all the most important Treaties candiaded with the Countries of Pastora Ana to vitions Custom Tarifs Trade Regulations Consoler and Court Fees Postal Guite, C nese Festivalsund Übservances, table of MORTH Weights and Measures, and other. Commercial Infornation, ainengat which are

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← TRUATIES" WITH - ORINAreat Brit

Foaking, 184. Crest. Leitain, "Tientsin. 1855; Ghat Britain, Chefoo, with Additions **Erüble: Great Britain, Opium Convention,

1886, and all'othars not norogated." Pesora,

ANTIMATIONS.

GOZI KAPÁLE

·ATEVER MEDATA

KUHN & CO. FÍINGKONG, A

Established, 1889).

YOKOHAMA

FINEART CHRISTMAS-IROW.

BROWN, JONES & CO.

ON VIEW AT THEIR Wangoo,

HAYK ON

AL BOOK OF

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AT BOWLINGTOR (opparits Chrons Ground). AMERICAN POLISH WHITE MAR BLE CROSSES HEADSTONE at COUGAR ADULTS and CHILD BEN GRAVES.

PRICES MonaRÄTE.

All Work Promptly Dons under skilled Enrapsed Stonemason?

12492 Hongkong. 19th January, 1892,

THE HONGKONG DAILY, THUS, WIDNESDAY, JANUARY Net, 1803.

chargs for the new debt be put down at The Tokado Bailway in Japan;is expected to #100,000 there would still remain aanbetan. Again throughout its entire length

next month, tial balance of revenue over expenditure if L ASTIAAL

Welbare to acknowledge Yoonipt from the Im. the revenue remained at the sams Bgure aspirial Baristine Customs of the fint of the year. Unfortunately, however, as whe Chinese Tighthous Light-vessels, Booys, and anticipated, there will be a decline in the Bonons for 18/

------ yield of the Opium Farm, the monopoly There will be a game of pols at 4:15 pm. having boon let for the next term at $840,000 to day at Cansowy Bay, and to future on Faesdays and day in each wook at the same per and as against $477,800. If the home, weather permitting and until farther Government took the collection of the duty |noties,, FERI, 494KETTEND ZI into its own hands instead of farming it out · Owing to a sovers attack of bemorrhage of violons fuctions of this kind would be the lungs Proformer Baldin was heable to show avoided. The point is one which will no doubt last night and had to dimiss the audionos. He to be well enough to appear again next recairo His Excellency's attention before Monday night

....

The programme for Mr. Walsho's berelt con- quet to-night has burn made additionally attras- tits by the operativa of the String Band of the Shropshire Regiment, who will on this os Cusion make their first appearance in Hongkong. T Bard is, we anderstand, a very excellent ons,

may

The reason why Táča Maitary Governor of | water supplied from the Pokfoolum and Tyčan 26-The experiezos gained dalag this soumns Febel, or Llaipnsat, Gororher, as to alea sorte reservoirs before and after filtration from which points only ton clearly to the fact that if an time is called, boa doan punishert, while some Tablan B. and BI have been anmşiled.

extension of the water works, involving Im fat his colleagues bare boen rewarded, probably Though the analysen speak for themselves say a heavy expondiues of famay.

is that the Board of Civil Ofles, corjatully there is an apparent anously in the total slide avoided in the nose fatura, steenous efforts with the other Baseds, complained to the before, filtration boing, less than those after must be made and stringent rezulations unforced Throne about Tifa a reports being insafiolent tration inring the months of Junaary, February to avoid waste and misuse of water.. to show the oxtant of ravages committed by the and December in the asso-of the Trtam water, 24-Drainage. Works. The atorg water insurgents. The fercury adds that it has res and January, February, Match. May, October drains throughout the City have received con ported already that fè-fu died since to fall into and Decembar in the case of the Faktoalam stant attention and on the whole they have beon disgenoo

water. This enems due to the increased hard-maintained in an efficiant state of repair and as noss of the water alter Titration which is free from deposit as a resonably be expected counted for by the quantity of lime existing in so long as the combined system of sewerage the sand composing the filtering material The exists: As the new sewerage work progressed LEED TO THE,"DAILY PRESS "limate hardness is sa small that this slight in.in the sorsed distrists improved gallips have

LONDON, 23rd Janusty,

preath lang Betrament to the quality of the taboon Azed for the purpose of intorsopting rad fer either for dompetle or dietétle purposás, dateften which formerly found its way into the DIPLOMATIC CHANGES."

Speaking generally the water supplied during severe causing considerable momolating in the past year has been of exceptional purity for her

The interception of this dataltre and the pablic water supply and compares most favour-

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ILLNESS OF THE POPE.. His Holiness the Popo irindisposed, TAL

REPORT ON THE FIRE BRIGADE.

od Kingdom.

no mall. importance in the docemical and 10-During the month of May on the AratoBpient rain tenance of the store water denicia, hoavy rains courring, after probably the se- The cost of removing material from the gul- vorit drought experienced in this Colony with, lias is much less than that involved in ita re- la the memory of any one living, the water as moval from the drains.. amined temporarily a milky white apparanes of 25.-The Peak and Kowloon Soters have so notinoable a character that publin attention worly satisfactorily said have been maintained was called to it and a spasial report was made by in a sound and sanitary condition. The extablish. My E. Loans, the Assistant Government ment of a constant system of water supply to tho Peak District has dezbtless had marked Aalyst, a copy of which I attach.

The actin abasmes of scrmonis in the induce for good in facilitating the removal of Bored samples of the Parfonlum water in a no-house refuse by the water-varriage atom and Goable fuel. The analyses of the filtered samples enabling a more constant system of finding the Fire Brigade Department,

in the case of the Tytam water is not so satisfac-sowars to be maintained { taxey in this raspast.

'The total expenditure on the maintenance of Hongkong, 4th Janary, 1992. Sir,I have the honour to submit for the in-

The Bifference is probably due to the fact sewers and sterza water deaten throughout the formation of. Ris Pincelerity the Goverme the that the water after titration is the case of the colors during the past year was $1,110.44

Fokfolzm apply is stored in a parul coservoir; compared with $1.251.82 daring the previone following report on the Government Fire Bri-whilet in the case of Tytam supply it is stored year; this expenditure does not include establish gode for the year 1891-

lo na'been reservoir in class proximity to the went charges. Cily.

12. The almotion of free ammonia and ul

The following report of this Anting Superin. tendent of the Fire Brigade for 1891 was laid before the Legislative Council on Monday:-

Lord Vivian, '0.CMG, his hoon appointed the expiration of the new contract, a ard roasted to state that owing to the Ambassador at Rome, and Sir Edmund 3, Mora proposition for an alteration in the system revut death of the Very Rev. Father Burgbigan, O.M.G., Minister at Brassels. Sir Edwishly with the public water supplies of the Unit-systematis claiming of the gallies is atter of having already been brought forward by the noli, and the community being in mourning for Heary Egerton, C.B. now at Pacie, bas, been

the Duke of Clarence, thi: pris giving at St. appointed Minister as Athen HOR. T. H. WATTHHEAD. But although Joseph's College, will this year, take place in there is a decline in the income from oplum, private. it must not be forgation, as is Bacellency remarked, that considerable additions to the revenue will be derived at no very distant date from the new, Central Market and the Cattle Depot: Other sources of revenue will also expand as the population and trade of the colony continue to increase, and that

able, doubt. In contracting a loan for 2210,000, therefore, it cannot be said that the Colony is incurring obligations beyond what it is well able to meet. It is satie factory to note, bowover, that Sir WILLIAM The Hyogo Nor writes:-Ose ship in its Repson is alive to the importance of top-time sometimes plays many parts. The Korean Government purchased the Shima-mare of the The CREROOTS, made from a Sne żeleetating down the expenditure, which during the Nippon Yasen Kaisht and re-bristening her quality of PENNSILVANIAN: TOBACCO last few years has been increasing perhaps the Ifni inng, und her for carrying rica rosenne LEAF are mild, well atared of excellent somewhat more rapidly than was strictly cargos Now, it is said, she is to be repaired at the Osaka Iron Werks and transformed into an urmed cruiser carrying twɑ.guns, TRAPY BRODLAZION-China, Japan, Siam,vour, and, will be found equal to Havanas, nuceny.

Tutain: 1958, Convention, 1990: France, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.|ther will incre there can be so razton

Tientsin, 1885, Treaty of Commerce; France, Conditions 1836 and 1897: United States ''Tientsin, 1832, 'Additional, 1869; Uvítáä Sistos, Peking, 1830. ermany, Tuntain. 1861. Germany. Poking. 1880, Portugal, 1998 Buss, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and

TREATIES WITH JAPAN--Grust Britain, 1858 United States Extradition Treaty, 1863. Mexico, 1899.0

TREATIES WIFE COREL

PRIAMOS WITH BIAN

Outs Timia

Castons Sinars, China, LEGAL DOCUMENTS--Orders in Council for Javernment of H. J... Sabissta in China and Japan, 1863, 1877, 1878, 1981. 1884 1884, 1886, 1983 Lules of B.B.M. Suprame And offer Cancis in China, Japan, do New Table of Fee: Table of Consular Fees: Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong ; Table of Hongkong Court Fass; Admiral- ty Butoxy' Fornigh Jurisdiction Act; Re- gulations for the Cotisular Courts of United States in Chins; Buls of Court of Console at Shanghai, Chines Passenger Aot.

...

The informatiu zfforded in u these Description alcoscaldanties to fill sa ordinary volume, consisting of over Eigner highly interesting, Particles, packed with facts sonoisely sat cot, and containing statistion of the Tao of a Cond try and Port

Briefly this work in the Directory for

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· COREA AND. ITS OPEN PORTS,

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THE BORNEO STATES AND LABUAN.

THE COLÓNY OF COCHIN-UHINA.

ANNAM AND TONKIN.

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THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

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They tre meeting with much favour in the Coleny as an egresable piange from the umal Maaike Cigar, and we confidently recommend them to the potion of Smokers.

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FERTILIZE E.

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Baga

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The best and cheaport Machines in the kot, for, salę at mangfactureré, prigos,

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A fresh supply of the shore just revived."

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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Woodyear's irons will give an afternoon performance for children at 4 p.in, to-day.

A Chinamas has been arrested at Kobe who has been passing farge quantities of spacious silver yen..

Tenders for 5661) topa of rails and 317 tons of fastenings are invited, for the Imperial Railways" of North China,

A Marine Court will be held at the Harbour Only opamnications relating to chasma solace this morning at half past too. to engnice inhould be hddressed to "The Ed for.”

into the loss of the British steamer Numchos..

Comerpandiota arg rounsited to forward their samo and address with communications Addressed to the

(with

Editor, not fr public tios, batas ridines of good side of the paper ealy.

All Letters for publication should be written on ons

The Hupas mys that the price of gold has has rises to a very high figure in Socolo Bilvar laaleo source in the market. Some failures xre arpented.

be given Kropp & large order for mountain The Daily Nos ay's that; El Hung-chang guns of a new pefter. They are light snough to be carried on the looks of mutes or ponies, the want of ight guns which made itself fait dering the recent robellion in Mongolia and

It is believed that this order is this unteoire of

Chihli

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A Lockey match, the Club e. E.E, will be played at a quarter past four this afternoon. the following team will rep-stent the Club (blue and white)

E. A GE B. Deraietan W. Walnoo

--D. Landale

J. Keddie. H. J. Seatt Q. W. Diskso 6. Blade

G.C.C. H. C. Philips

J. Barton

FIRES, O. 1-During the year there were 81 fras and

2-The following table shaw, the number of Bros at which the servicos of the Brigade ware required, each year, near the last ten years:

191 8 Brea. 1896 1890' ......

1-8 36.

11 1599 1898

NEW WORKS. 28-New Water Maine and Distributary Sys. alarms of Bre; and the ralue of the property desbarcanid ammonia by filtration is satisfactory ten of the City of Victoria Water Works Con troys is estimated at $33,320.

ovidiance of the eficiency of the filters.

siderable progress has boon made with the main lay- The covering over of the Tyfa Service Ro.ingas wilbesson from the itachel Taðla. C. 9.45 servoir has received my attoution, and detail | miles of new maine in various parts of the City Lave boon laid and 6.97 miles of bluïda have plans and estimates have been prepared.

13-Consumption of Waters will be seshoot inspected, Shted with vatres and hydrauls on reference to tabios A.. A.1, A.2. the approx. so as to fit them for the corvices requïzså under mats total consumption of water during the past the new'syelim. year has been 870,041,470 gallons (as,, ngainsÍ ·Four handrod and four fire hydrants have 823019.012 gallons in 1890, and 778,146,993 been fixed. Fallans in less.

21 $5

188 L 1883 1352

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1887.35 3-In my report for the year 1998 £ attribut. of the cuormous ingroase in the unmber of Aires

dipanes (No. 29 € (B2),¦-

THE BRIGADE.

Colonial Soerotary.

WATER AND DRAINAGE REPORT

The following report of the Water and Drain.

|

That the cnusumption should has increase

27-A Motor beans has bebu opasterected over the Motor in Garden Iad and accommodation

31-A sum of $71,00) was voted in the year's Estimates for thess works and thợ taihi capon-

20-The firing of an Hydraulic Motor pene Since the month of June the whole City has Practically without interraption been provided Arbathoot Head is in progress. When this is with a sonriant supply and water is now readily completed the pumping at the Bouban Road accessible not calate the residents in the City Station will bo considerably relieved and is the a high pressure following on an intermittant by the Motor in the Garden Road?

event of necessity arising this Moter will bo The introduction of a constant supply at able to do temporarily the daty now.performed

supply naturally lod in the feat instança to con- sidersblo waste; persons who led bean socas towed to leave their taps open a night so as to iters has bo $60,539,26 wcies, during the few hours the water was obs With the exception of 1.3 miles of piping tainable under i intermittent eveton of supply, still required in the Clinsale Resine, soient water for their daily wants scarcely Kennedytown, Bonham Strand, Hillier aud realised the fact that such a precaution was no Jervois Strasts, where owing to the extannive lugar ucessary and doubtless much waste was nature of the drainage works now being carried constioned in this manner.

bat, it has been found advisable to postpone the 15The additional pressure obtained with laying of the man watar pips for the press, the new system of pipes increased the waste of the whole of the scheme as far as its complotion water through defective fittings and leaky pipes, at present is conssary bris en pompleted and 15-The Fourons of wasts have received, my filtered water distributed to all parts.of the city. 92. The old mains where hat required for this oareful attention and in May last Mr. Draper

houses for sakt, rome 400, gedowns and baras, of the Legislative Conusit ca Monday- 267, bonidas 1-5 hours halt burat, and & wangs Department for 1991 was laid on the tabisks within private promises have boon detected and 2 telegraph poler. The 48th National Bank,

the Strik Bank. Telegraph Ofisi, and the Nada Shuka Kogyo Co were burnt. Mr.

EXISTING WORKS.

3-House ServicThe demands made ou this apartment to lago wetur ta private taperiants and in any instances to re-model old services or construct name cans within private procoives have been very large.

35 MotorSeventy moters varying from of an fuck to throw inches are lu use for na woring water supplied to Goparament Buildings and for trade purpúss.

Tun twolva pillar letter boxes it is proposed to place about the town will prove a great

to the effects of Cheap Fire Insurance” and I public convenience, for which the community

think the great depresse daring the list thresh e taas to be wondered at wher it is in this building has been provided for pre of the will no doubt be duly grateful to His Ex-

yess is dus, in great ensure, if not entirely, to barns in mind that previous to the commence-rorsers in charge of the water works.

28-Fanntals have been throd in, yožeus mont of this your water was only very imperfent- cellency the Governor, from whom the sug

the action of the Fire Insurance Companies and distributed and the greater part of the eastern parts of the City rendering water nasily scous. gestion is said to have emanated. Sir

to the proceedings under the Fire Enquiry Or and western portions of the City now applied able to the tenants of property we have not WILLIAM ROBINSON on his arrival, the The Shingo says that an imperial decree was Of the Bras that took place during the with filtered water ware previously, supplied get water inid de inte their lisuses,

with unfiltered, water from variona sources 20-During the baller part of the year water Acting Colonial Secretary told the Finish 19th instant, as follows:-Pledgear three only were the subject of oil the yield of which there was no means of naoer has bean regularly pariped up to the reservoir Fa-ti memoristeed that he has served the goiry under the Ordinance, and a prosecution taintag) and what distribation worka existed south of Inland at Na 715 and to that sauth PORTS, SHERRIES, CLARETS. BRAN- and Committee, was struck by the abscute regalar tar of of and beg that he be per- was instituted. DY, SCOTCH WHISKY, IRISH WHISKY, of pillag boxes in the streets, and directed witled su suntence. List Pion Pao-time to I am glad to be able to report that no had been far out ranched by the rapidly increas. of Pokfociam Filter Beds, thus tendering a con- lag population and extension of the built aren staat service of Altered water at high pressuro The DIRECTORY cover the whole of the BOURBON WHISKY, GIN end EUM. Or that a minate should be presented raking and be granted an audience. Hai Yuan, ensualty whatever oscarrod at any of the fires.

the Porter General, villast se Governor-General 6. The res on the 5th and 6th May lost ceslating the collection of water from available in all parts of the clétrint situated be -ports and cities of the Far East, from Pentox to favourite and well-known Brands of the above commending the Council to vote $500 of Tukien and Cheking and also as the Iauptrial both occurred one to the isotric light fines stresing on the hili-skle

tween the Pokfoolum Conduit and Caino Read. Vlndirostook, in which are gathered sojournertars bought direct from the most noted shippers to provide for their establishment, The Commissioner of the Arasal. Respect this. and sbored olearly the disadvantagea of the pre- from the Weat.

imported in wood and bottled by mucaelven, thus Hou. G. P. CHATER" exhibited a rather

sont system of overhead slectric light wires The death is need, on the 11th January. In the first case, the ling was damaged by the Site Not only is ike Directory meet fall and com cabling us to apply the best growth xt amusing auricity to know something of Nagasaki, of Mr Bloidart, azperiutamling, and this frement, in ruang petige, can vidstone plate in each case, but it is prefaced by DF doenta pricek. Waskall be placed to farnish about the scheme, what the programie was in Japan. The Bisay San are that on the accidents. the purrant wait off, herthy plan

mläing enginear to the Miten Bishi Company risk to life and limb, and is the scapad, to avoš/ but also to those in the bill district. SCEITTONS of heel Colony, Pret, Settle all partionlara unik prise tiasta sa application. to be and how it was to be carried out, 3rd Junnary ke wat to Shanghai on business, ing part of the City into almost tal darknes zeout, orofally revised each year, some of which,

and to have a little information as to the where he contracted influenza, and on his return sachse, floss of Hongkong and Shanghai Will

to Nagasaki, at 3 am, on the 11th, he work! in- working of the boxes. The programme sist on going horse through the cold night air,

7-No change was made in the numerical served pastept and separate GUIDES for the -Tonell, giving `n shop Moonry deal to com A high om fatiliser for pot plants and for and working, it is to be presumed, will as in spite of medical care he gradually sank strength of the Brigade during the year. The nection with the places, theft Hitaly and Tape in the garlas generally: it supplies natural be the same as in other places, that and diod in the orening. Mr. Stoddart went et metullahmeat consists of Europeana

49; Chinese, 5. denishment to the soll, an assists the process is to say, the boxes, will be placed in the zolliery in 1978.

ast to Japan to take charge of the Takasima

8-am pleared to be able to report that the of assimilation, thereby siding the plants to streets at the points deemed most suitable

coadnet, of the man has been good. The enginesi attain to their full size, rigour gùd beauty.

The Shanghai Mercury of the 2nd instings, sad gearganerally, have been onrefully at and will be cleared at stated hours during | mys:--At as onlost this afternoon an import. tonded to by Mr. Campbell; the Assistant En the day. Thus a person living at Fast aut arrot was made by Inspector Koeling in vinmar

coupeotion with the robbery of £50,000 from s The laying ofthenew water mains through Point and acting to send a note to bank in Sydney. The cented, who has several ont the City has early ben cumpleted, and I au West Poist will not have to send 'a' coolie | altoses, refuses to give no acounni of himself and of opinion that during the current year the c either a mile and a half to the Post will be brought up at H.B.Ma Palics Court ber of manus! enginna may safely be reduca

was engaged for the purpose of making » new system or where found defective bavs Office or three miles to the address of the to-morrow. The specific charge against him is and a saving to the Government thus affected.

honse-to-house inspection. Such an oporation been removed. The sound pipes are boed of stealing £150, and it in stated that the nocused, 10.I enclose a repart by Mr. Kinghorn, the though absolutely necessary in the first tastaune cleant, tarred and placed into store and the letter, but will be able to drop it in the with an accomplice, has been oraising about the Exgiser, on the present state of the angices; is, se is well known to those who bays had work servicable ons sold. The bust of this work box a few yards from his own door and he Freife fra saboner which they purchased with and also a return of Bros und alarms of fire durof this naturs to perform, a very tedious one, and is hoon $4,6,50.88, and the monot realized

the stolun money. marsare of its reaching its destination within a

ing the year. I have the bonour to be, Sir, your compliance with the necessary rules and regals.inlading the value of those placed in tora most obedient servant.

Lions for the prevention of waste is by no means $3,956.57. showing a credit balance of $1.305,69, few hours. The Colony has had already to The Hyogo News saya that a big fire broke forth

GK HORAFOOL at Mr. Komi's sake, brewery at Nishinobo,

Acting Sapt, Fire Brigady to obtain. However, good work has which has been carried to the water aodhant thank Bir WILLIAM ROBINSON for the Mikage, at 10.30 pm or the 12th inst. A The Honourable W. Meigh Goodman, Acting have been inspected of which 1,998 were found in the oity is 29 16 miles, the number of Firs been down Upwards of 1,900 Hours Services 33.-The total length of water molar existing tablishment of a local postal delivery, and strong north wind blowing hard at the time, the

defective, 741 kave duos been altered no as to Hydrants 404, the amb of Valves 231, atďž the placing of letter boxes in the streets is its spread rapidly, destroying maar houses and

comply with the regulations. The remainder the nurubar of Publio Fountains 102, another valuable addition to our postal the wind sharged to north-west, the fire sprod ake warehouses. Before the carn of the 19th

hare buem notified and if the services are not pat facilities.

in order on theexpiration of the notion they will towards the court, and it was hardly ex ingnisk- ed at 9.30a.m. The number of hausen barnt was

be disconnected from the maina Some serious

by the temporary fizing of a 'raokor,

Onthe whole I consider the resultsencouraging. Dalog the past vaar 1,978 bonus huve- Bami Pidout Bugiper's Office, Thagh hers still donhtless exist many de connasted with the water mains and of three tho Hongkong, 13th January, 1893 feetley old marviace, partionlarly in the centre of tire sarvion throughout the premiers has been Beami gure 8.000 yen nad kokm of rise to following rapert on the maintenance and oop these will be detected and remodled or disconnect the west of the applicat

Sir--I have the bosour la forward you the tha City, as house-to-house fasection progresses | csccnted by this dapprimant in $50 instances, at the sufferats. Mikage is altuated close to Sumi-struction of Water and Drainage Works doring ed from the wains

The total length of piping that has been laid vachi Railway Station.

the jaar 1891.

17The present population of the City and during the past year is 14 miles varying from 3" Peak is 143,402 axolusive of the Naval and to 1. The M. O. Daily News of the 2nd inst, writes 1-During the year 1890 as: stated in my re Military, the consumption of filtered, water for The expenditure ander this heading has been editorinily:-The four unfortunate Chiuess whe port of that your an addition was made to the the last quarter of the year has been 255,814,200 | $10,645 36. were implicated by Mr. Meson have now been Water Works of the city of Victoria by the gallous aslading 4,211,000 gallons need for

The total number of houser now connected forced by protractal forkurs to confess that they completion of the Pasfoolum Filter Beda and trade purpossa and 1,015.000 gallons supplied to with the new maine in 2,575. conspired with bia, and will probably lose their Service Reservoir, three small covered Service the Neral Yard anal 5,017,000. gullum sepplied heads, That Mr. Musos aver contemplated sucb Heservoirs and about 102 miles of muns, the to the Military, giving so average of 19 gallons a result we do not believe, każ bo has done it. In erse ion of forty-Line public tantalus and orly per head per dieta supplied to the Civil,

impossible for our authorities to interade for twenty-four meters and to the Sewerage Works Population for domestic purposes. these poor mou? One of them, the head road of the colony by the completion of aluat, thèng 18-Lattack diagrams Nos. 5, and show. 36-Post Water Supply-Tho works for the oli, is poor giant constrymau, who was miles of new main sewers.

Line the hourly consumption of water from the apply of water to the Hill Distrist, which con- | hired to pull the weads out of the extra-aca- These works have all been maintained at Tytam and Pakfoolam Servios Reservoira due sist of, a. pamping station on the Bosham Road The Agenta (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlil & Co.) camion roads at biaking, and to alment trifling cast and have proved themselves during ing parlods e 24 hours.

at a level of 160 feet above Ordnance Datum in inform us that the steamer Rainorshire leti certainly dose sot even know what the wards the past year to atoply meet the requirements A comparison of thess diagrams shows that the which is installed a triplo expansion condensing Singapore on the 26th ingt, and is due bere Ko-tad 2 mean. There is little doubt that all for which they were cocstructed.

shaormal regularity of fraught during the 24 Eugium (High Pressure Cylinder 5 inches or shout the 3rd February.

Tour, men er énlikely innocent of soy evil ip 3-Tglim and Pokfoolum reacreeirs and, the hours obtained in the one of Artata on the 21st ismeter. Interosediste, Pressure Cylinder 9 On the 14th implant, at Nanila, BONERY WEJORT,

tention, and' it is a roprosch te all foreigner! | works in immediate connection therewith have Jane, 1890, (nt which tium the dístrich mapptivul - inches diameter, Low Pressure Cylinder 14 Broker, Brod 43 Homse paper please dopy) [274

On Wednesday night the 20th January, at Rol they should suffer as they have done, and bess maintained in a satisfactory state of repair was noder adqustant serico) indicating a confhches diameter) of the Worthington Duplor At the Hongkong Day Prus Ofee, on the 22nd about 10 b'olcok, there was a large fire at Ngan bave you to do All foreigners must be she ked without any works of au exceptional nature siderable amonet of waste has to a very begs type actuating double as pumps 28 inches Jazesty. JAKES LANGFORD Cock.

salt close to the pagoda. The troops turned out at this rasalt of Musu's original folly, and we beling reqsired.

extent beau remedied as shown by the more diameter stroke 9 inobas and so bydraulic sad were employed in extinguishing the flames, are sure that all would be only too glad to hear

The nation of the bypass at the Pok pral diagram of the 14th December, 1891. dupler motor, diameter of cylinders 14 inches maður „Vien-Admirsi The German soundren, t

that our authorities had found some way of sp foolum reservoir reported as being complete in which clearly records & marked improvement in notating differential rams 34 and 5 9/16. Tusbes Valais, has left Chili for the Brazils. Thanda prisbing the provincial government, and got my last anual report is done gool service the vara bestand in shuting taps and replacing diameter stroke foot. The engine is supplier

during the past year and materially lessened defentice Sttings.

with steam by a vertical boiler of Beaty's Field (says the Daily Netos) it will proceed to Gornianing the lives of these poor ristius spared. East Africa and then return to China and Japan,

the work and expenditure that would bare best The reduction in the consumption of watar tabs type. The Japan Gazette says -Qe the morning of involved at the illtar bods had this work net between 6 pm, and 6' am, is particularly unliq- 37-In the osan of the hydraulic motor the The Hyogo Nara mystbat there is little doubt the 14th January the dead and mutilated body been accomplied,

frolery.

power in obtsinad from the Pokfoolum Service that the Era of Colgate. Baker & Co., of Kabo, of a coloured beachcomber safold, offen er 3-The Wonguet-cheong Daw Blue Pool. The same remarks apply de minis extant to Reservoir situated on a loval of 437 Frot above sre in difficulties, the liabilities being stated at named James Adolphus Daris was found alese This reservoir lus beau cleaned ootand the pipes the diagrams sewing the hourly consumption Ordnanes Datum. The water sfter passing stantly orrected sad brought up to date. They Bis Wiliam Porrson has evidently made $100,000 Mr. Colgate Baker loft Kobe for by the Central Falire Station, about 20 yards to leading therefrom trengs Borrington to East of the Pakfoolum water on 24th Angast and through, the power sylinder exhuasts into the

good use of his time since his arrival in the Vancouver in the last Barras

the rear of the building. Deceased, who was Point oliued. The water from this source to jath of December. The comparatively heavy water maine supplying the City., a averaga Colony. At the meeting of the Legislativn

pawerfully built pan, appears to have heup in not filtered and is only fait en at present to the draught between the hours of midnight and back pressure in the exhaust of 25 lbs. on the At the regul

meeting of the United Mark company with another coloured man the prerings Bowrington and East Point Sagar Befverke pm, is partly attribuisble to the system of quare inch is caintained by means of a by-pass Council on Monday he made a very lucid Lodge, Na: 418, E.U. hold on the Bath instarring and; while in an intoxiosted condition. Previous to July #pertion of the easters part mavengering prevahut, in the city, which is not atted with a reducing valve regulated to blogo elatement on the facial position med Boother Jobs Bryant was shoted Worshipfel embroiled himself in trouble with, a number of of the City was applied from this source, but water choosted pity, fer during these hours on the back pression, eveling 25. The, ou the showed that he had thoroughly mastered air, Bro. 1. & Grimble Treasurer, sad Bp. Japanese who seem to have shaga bit through the houses, coruscted with the main from the night-soil contractor's men are at work and square inch.

J. Maxwell Tyler for the ensuing your. the town, Davis making for the Central Polide Blas Pool were on she pipes and ittings being doubtless a considerable quantity of water is used The normand piston speed is 65 feet per minuts. the subject Hip Bellency's pression of

The Tokyo Nippon rates that while a wall Station, where the cred came upon him sad pat in order nonprofed with the new pain and by theth, for the washing of utensils, Sc., and Tho engine and boiler were supplied by Masers. regret that it should have fallen to his lot, was being dag at Arans Kuttonya Boot hast him to death When found he was grije sre now supplied with altered water.

partly to the existence of certaia water-consum-Janies Simpson & Co. of Pimlico, and the in bis first address to the Council, to suggest o: on the Bib inst

dend, tire Wounds having boon inflated upon All water supplied to the refineries is measuring trades which the Chinese carry on night Hydraullo Motor by Messrs. Hathon Davey & black umoke and him, eather by biust weapons or huge stones, ned by meter.

Ca., of London and Ledai and day. fiation anddenly shot out of the hole driving pils of the latter being in close proximity to the 4--The Mint Dum-This reservoir has also 191 aunot conclude this portion of may re- Provision has also been made in this station publicdebt was perhaps unnecessary, because et rising from the well. the question of another load has been before

examination of the body was made by Drs. measure the gapabilities of the works in conce, rainfall experisused in this Colony from the pup to the reservoir south of the Pakfoolum At last advices the following was the dip. Wheeler. Eldridge, and Rokkara, and in the lion with it. The water supplied, from this 16th of August, 1990, u the 13th of May, 1891. Filter Beda the Colony for some year, and it has been tribnition of foreign man-of-war, in the Tanghorne aquiry was resumed on the supplying Bust Point Sugar Befinery sad the amounts to 18.28 inches or approximately 19.35 nallah adjoining the station for applying water as inquest was opened in the British soaren is not altered and is now mainly used for Dating this period of 270 days the total rainfall A small reservoir has been constructed in the A COTOVERS PLATS OF THE CORK FLATS OF Fully recognised that the great public works taas: The Brillah gaubost Swift and the Ger and the Coreal having summat up the tables at Cansoway Bay, Previous to last July inches lors than the average rainfall during the to the steam engine condenser

FOREIGN MERCANTILE HUN¶.. TI-CHRONICLE and. DIRECTORY, now in progress and in contemplation can only a ghost Wolf are at Hunków;.ut Wahaidezise the Jury retired to consider their vera portion of the Eastern part of the City was same period for the last 20 year

are the British gun-rosal Penseek, and the

38. From this station the wafer is pumped to be completed by borrowed money. The Fresh orniser Inconstant, while the British list and un retardug into Court Mr. Eustusalas,sepplied from this soures.

20. The average duration of the dey consuma reservoir at the Peak at a level of,1,78) (ont principle of the loan has already in effect gun.vanel Redpole is an Chinking?

said: We, the Jury appointed to enquire into The Pytam and Pokfoalurs Filter Beds may be considered to lust from October to April above Ordcases Datum through a 3-inch rising The death of James Adelphus, Davis, are of baya benn în constant nos turinghout the year inclusive or 213 days, the average rainfall due: main 4,800 fast in length aid with hydraulic been assented to, and it merely fall to His

The report presented to the shareholders la opinion that desisted came to his death by vin- The maxican rate of fitration has been 500 ing this period for the last 20 years is 13.95 in-piping fitted together with scramed socket joints. Excelleney's lot to carry the operation the Grand Hotel Tosclams, at this so soul roce at the heads of Watausbe Aijire and others, galina que grape yard pas 24 botira in the osse chat or 60/1till of an inch more than that ex- This main is for the greater part of its length througia. Tha idea did not originate with Resting held on the 22nd fast showed a net and we return a verdict of murder. The Consul of Tytam and at the rate of 1,000 gallons per peritaged during the 270 days of comparative on this surface and owing to the steep declivity

profit of $15,940.85 for the bulk-yer, out of entirely egyes with your verdict." Numerous square yard per 24 hours in the case of the Pok Jizzinght of last dry sERSON.

of the bill side secured at intervals with Eolding ith or is he in-any way responsible for the which a divid, at the rate of 6 per cent for surests have been mado, by the Japanese Police, Reelup Filter Beds, The Tytam beds required 21-Owing to the exceptionally small rainfall down bolte aircumstance, which render a loan nece. the six months was declared, the balance of

cleaning ousa in 14 days and the "Pokfoolujo į experienced in September and October. 1690,

Provision is made for expansion and cantene. sary. Nor ara thomo ereumetanea ex-

$220.35 being married forward.

Yesterday morning at ten o'clook the treep Beds ones in 12 days.

mony of the springs along the Pokfolum and tin by the irregularity of the line adopted. ship Orontes left for home, having on board The Distribution Works-The afficimay Tytom enduite were intercepted' and utilised,

49-From the reservoir at the Peak the water captions or in any sense to be deplovil. The Viceroy Chang Chih-tung appesa (says the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and of the distribution works was materially in for the purposes of water supply

is distributed through 195 miles of 3 inch pip HONGLONG... Misers. Lane, Crawford & Co. In all young end rapidly growing. comuni which the gleaner Afrika landed recently at Band of the Shropshire Regiment was playing insins during the year 1890 which early in the water abstracted from the raservoirs, the guanyards of 1 inch piring

the Mercury) to bare turned the railway atskaten, officers and, men from othar corpa The proved by the addition of some 10 miles of new Tables AA2 shew the quantity of ing, three miles, of juch piping and 355 ties it happens that capital is required for pangaskong (Wong she koug) to good account. nabore and the Bad of the Highlanders on past year permitted the removal of several oftály intercepted from the springs, and the quan-

The capacity of the reservoir at the Peck is blic worke more rapidly then it can do ac. The rrings and loermotives has been put board, and as the routes steamed, away the old mains which were, a constat source of tits cocanal each month.

10.000 gallons. semulated by the saving of the difference together, sud men be sets freely moving about from her moorings cheers were given for the anxiety and waste of water

40Fiye other covered reserves have been Though the sonstant supply was main- by plug stomers. Chang evidently man departing Begiment not only from the men of between rerante and ordinary expenditure; i business.

7-The total expenditure on the maintenance tained from bath sources till the 4th of constructed, one bear the "Eyrię,” oze et Mount

st and as His Excellélity remarks, it is both

war. bat also from several merebant vessels not of the water works during 1891 $7,07458 February there remained on that, date oily Kellat, two at Mount Gough, eno Magazine unfair and illogical to as the present, gener Japo Earthquake Relief Fand have been re to the warm friendship the gallant 91st has The following additional subscriptions to the This is quite an oral compliment and testifien

ably the Titon, the Changsha, and the Lightning, which is divided as followgron

87,000,000 gallons in the reservoire. The daily dap, having a joint espacity of 40,000 gallons. Maintaining the Tytam Reservoir Conduit somption being 2,426,000 gallon, it became These works are now practically completed. ation for public improvements Which will be oviral zum -

and Filter Beds 31,80258,

necessary to limit the hours of supply. Shef Forty-four houses, including Momt Austin earned ja the solong. This piteers of the Regi- Maintaining the Pokfoolum Reservoir Cen- Ling off the water from 9 p. to a reduced Hotel, is the Hill Distrist have been connected meat appeared on the quarter deck of the duit and Filter Beds $1,230,46.

the dally consumption by 460,000 gallons, but with the water moins. Orontes and cordially returred the cheers. The

The population of the Paul at the issć ceneGA Maintaining the Distribution Works in farther limiting of the hours of supply ultimate- Presenger llet af the Orontes is as follows: Royal

clading the cost of pumping water to the ly became necessary until on the 25th of April was 1,000 and the consumption of water is about Artillery --8. Gunrein, 2. nose, sud 1 child. higher levels of the City and since the the minimum liult woe reached and from that 20,000 gallons per day. 5 Royal Engineers Lieutenant E.G. Young and 1 74% of August to the Hill Distrist data to the 14th of May the water was only 41-The whole of this work with the excop-

Bipper. 1 Bettelon Argyll and Sutherland $3.991.19

turned on for 3 hours a day, during which time tion of the erection of the pumping studion 10 Highlanders-List Col C. V. Chater, Major 8-be total quantity of water supplied was 910.000 gallons per diens were delivered or 8 Luiklings has beall carried out by this depart

AE. I. Tuttenhou, Caple. D. G. E. Fowler, 870,041,470 galiona no that the boat of matecan- gallons per head per diem.

ment without the intervention of a contractor.

THE OFFICERS OF STEAMEBS: ENGAGED IN THE COASTING TRADE

The Book is printed from New Type specially reserved for the porpose, and uniformity in the arrangoners right through now greatly tosi litates Heterenca,

TAG ALPHABETICAL LIST of BESI- DENTS contains the names of nearly

16,000 FOREIGNERS perefully arranged, with the initials as well the Surkamse in strictly Alphabetical Order, s that wy nams can be found instantly.

The Volume is embellished by numerous

MAPS AND PLANS.

There have been engraved by bus of the most minec Firms in Great Britain, and are con-

include

MAP OF THE FAR EAST

MAY OF THE TRAD OF HONGKONG LARGE PLAN CS THE CITY VICTORIA New Plan or PRAK. DIAZRICT, VICTORIA PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONE, SRangbal PLAN OF CANTOW

PLAN OF YOKOLITA MA

NEW PLAX OF, Handi,

PIANO MANILA

PLAN OF SISOAVORE TOWN AND ENVIRONS PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, FENANG

though printed in exaller type than fermarly and odensed in every possible manner, oun- 'tains this year 38 pages more than last.

It is published in two forms, Royal Ostaro Complate, with Maps and Plens, pp. 1135, 35. ¿Pictstary only, pp. 784; 83.

It is pablished at the

alta: 19 Comox of the Hongkong Daily Prass,

and be had from

Hosetoas..........Mr. W. Brower

HONGEOND...... Mesars Kelly & Welsh

MADIA A de Cruz

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Unders for extra copies of the Daily Prag should be sent before It on the day of patination. After that hour the supply is limited.

Telazzuphið Address, Pria Tolophoma No. 12 -སམས་ -་ ཉང་རལ་

DEATHS

The Daily Press.

HorGone, January 27th, 1802

that it should, consent to an increage of the the workers off in terror. Smoke in said to be spot where ducesand was found. A post mortem been planned out and motors have been red to port without enforring to the pzoptionally low for the erection of another hydranßio motor to

A & F

FD

of more benefit to posterity thes, they can be Almelde J. M.. to existing txapayers. Care must, of course, Britto, & M. be erereisel that posterity is not saddled erg, T with burdene that will impede the pro- Forrera, A. M.

Figueiredo, 7. C. V.... sperity of the Colony, but the modest loan of P. II. D. £210,000 proposed by Sir WILLIAM ROBIH-Gomes, F.A 15 Souza, M. A........

Osterren, A P

Loureiro, J. 5Leiria 3 Jan Zhenghado, J. ..................

Perviz, A. D Romario, 1. C. Do..... *Romario, A. J. Do......

Homano, A O

- BHRANOMAJ ...)....Hall & Holts Co-operative Co. HZBIRAMCHAT... Moosra Kelly & Walsh KINORTHERN& Hall & Hole Co-operative Co. nd LATER Torts and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai NACABARI Messe BH. Rowers & Co KOOL. Proprietors "Ilyogo New": HYOKOHAMA Manara, Kelly & Walsh

TONKON.Mr. H. Degenfeld, Hangi Bargon.Metere. Kloss & Co Horps Meaara: Ramway & Co. SINGAPORE...Mesra, Kelly & Wa PENANG... Mesars. Mayanedi&.Co.." CoconnoMesra. A. M. & J. Ferguson Galenta Misare. W. Newman & Co. JSTRERTY... Mesars, Gordon & Gutek

son in well within the sun to which the Colony

S. Paterson, B. 1. J. Cavendish, B. L. Roance per 1,000,000 gallons supplied, neglecting The quantity of water abstracted from the The money voted was $12,500 and the ex- ÖİALBOURNE...Mocap. Gordon & Gydol

The number of steamers which entered the bioson, T. Tine, T. A Scott, D. Hon Engineering expervision but including the ex. Pailonlon reservoir from the let of September, penditure has bosa 228,89219.1. Beurant Messrs. Gordon & Gotel, might very safely commit itself. The report of Kobe in 1981 was 81, including 200 deran, Lierta W. Thorhere. F. L. Jackson, penditure incurred in the prevention of waste, 1990, when the water fell below the level of the

42-Sewerage Works City of Victoria.—I ha LONDON ........... Mr. F. Algar. Chament's Laws

venue collected last year was $2,019,136, Japanse steamers and 3a1 forviga steamers. H MaD.- Williams, A. Sutherland, HL has been 88.15 as compared with 8751 the pre- orarily, to the 13th of May 1991, was 66,000,000 sewerage works in the Bigt Level District were Dodd & Co. and the vetimated ardiany expenditure for of the lottar. 3 wore British, 31 Goranu, 52 Haulerian, E. C. Gore, H. T. Ronay, B. vious year.

Bontoris House, Salisbury

gellons. The yield of the springs was 36,000,000 completed in Juno last and comprise 3,61 miles French, Norwegian; 6 Austrian, sauti ing., H. Grant, A. J. Campbell, Second Lieuta. M. Me Street & Co., 30, Coral next year is 81,778,280, giving a balance sins and Dotel, and 1 Korean. The namber of B. Kirk, F. C. Dandas, A. H. Meleen, Lent. ter supplied from each sonroe each month dur

Tablus A. Al, A2, show the quantity of wa-gallons

ef mein severe varying from de inchica to 3 Making the total supply obtained from this juches in diameter provided with manholes, rea LONDON... Wals, IF1,Canon in round unmbers of $240,000 from which those which cleared was 512, Lusinding 167 and Adjutant R. do C. Beyd. Lisat. & Quartering the years 183, 180, 1897 the average mini-souros 102,000,000 gallon

tilatore, and flashing arrangements. Several - TAHTO : ................ Mr L. ERdoby 68, Rm Lafayette to pay interest on the loan which it 18-pro-latfar, 211 were British, Bí Germán. 45. French, Com. Ofoers, 21 Drammers, 821 Bank diagrams No. 1 and la have been prepared Tytam Reservoir from the 22nd August, 1890, the new sower, A

GERMANY......Nousta. Makino & Waldschmid,

Japanese and 315 forsign abestern: Of the Master, W. Beott; 2 Warrant Offers, 43 Nep. mum temperatura, and the rainfall from which The quantity of water abstracted from.the house in this distriot have been connected with Frankfort o/M posed to raise for the prosecution of public Norwegian, & Austrian, Risalan, and and File, 20 Wopeu and 2 children. Medious I shall refer to this later on when doating when the water fell to the level of the overfow 43-The overige works of District No: 6 3. SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P. Finhar, 21, Merobents' works The charge on account of the aziat-Dutch. 35 selling chip entered Kobe during StaSargocs Captain JJ. Watsan, with the question of the consumption of watar, to the 18th of May, 1991, s. 312610 gallons, W. were commenced in March, those of 20.5

Brobange New Yous. Mr. T. BeBrow 2535, istog public debt put down in the estimates Getman walpe, and 81 alsarai, inawling 17 and 1 Private Ordnance Store Departatent am indebted to M W. E. OK, the Cavern making the total supply obtained from this November init.

| last year, Including 22 British, 10 Americas, and Medical Staff Corps Non-Com. Ofoers The Quallly of the Water supplies. The yield of the springs was 70,582,000 gallons W. in September, and thons in No. 4 W. in for the prungt just li 199,500, 21 pas britkh, 11 American, and B'Gorman." Lieutenant and Guntur-Mustar 2. 3. Waram, mani Auniyat, for a monthly manlyss of the" donava Jul, 35%,000 gullvan,

LONDON...

"Daily Press Olios, Jugunry, 1884.

Of them tho nomers in distret Na, W. Karo