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TEN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2187, 1898,
"of trade steadily forenson. Population is The P. & O. slower Manila left Bombay on The temperature yesterday was comparative, any serions alteration in its flaxolal position in "rolling in as steadily. A few years of Thursday morning for this port,
mik: The minimum over-night at Massen, the immediate fatare. We road-not do more other imports from the northorn porla is Cani The destination of nearly all the rise and "patient labour will more than replace nur
Frisoner & Cowa 48 and at the Observatory than refer your Lordship, in proof of this, to Sir tua. The steamere carrying these mary pass The shortion of the Manteipal Council at the readings wre, at 10 m. 55, and at 4 pin, Wn. Des Your's exhaustive despatch of Sist through one waters, but the inclusion of their **heavy losses. Land will rise again to its Shanghal this year is not to be an ensontested 59
October, 1839, to Lord Knutsford, en Flor Matoneage in our harbour statistics has vi and **former value. Shares and other ancurities, there being fourteen aandidates for the nine
jesty's Prisigal Bedretary of State for the inads to erroneous dodations. A large bor The stanser opvok, which arrived at Bang Colonias. will again command the former
prices,"
(of the ocean, steamers to and from Forope, bel on the (Gu just. from Japan, encompdud Su The steamer Avochie (Oxpt. Rowin), while getting safely up the river, and in the first deep to refer to the great wealth of the Colony, to tonnago returns, bat in reality may add little to Eo, that despatch our late Governor was able America, &c., in like manner swell the official That brighter Jays than the present are arrived on Thursday night from Heugay, faalesmer which has asad the new Prima channat. the Insressed market enine of the shares in sil bar revenue, and wady of them contribute no- in store for the Colony there can be no euitered a strong N.B. gale is Tonkin Gulf Mr. Put Getler was in charge, and Captain registered spanies in Hongkong, to the ou-thing to the trads profits, the stermara baring doubt, but in the meantime potomy in the which nosaltated heaving the ship to for forty- Guiland, who had gone to Wooning early in the ormona risg in the raide of load, and to the corn many instanas to call, area with little or public expenditure is a matter of the first
sight hours.
morning for the porpore f enquiring into the tainty of a further inoreas therein, leading to Thing to loud in, or take from the solony. They. importance and the community is indebted advirtiennent which appears on our front page
The attention of whipmasters is diessted to a possibility of using the chandel, oleo on great salasomost of revans from land sales, and to call for the sola purpose of trusshipment to the unofficial members for tho trouble having reference to the Feima Uhannel"
boned. We (More) understand the ebennel orona Teats, and an increased value of tax of cargo and beach linn requirements. is very narrow and dangerous at flood tide Thattios, and to a vast commerce in n healthy eats at they have taken in pointedly Arowing Lord the Woung Bar and pressations to be taken Depito www.drawing 17 fast 6 inches and thereof progress, stet, afd.
The golony's revenue from, opium Lay not Baron's attention to the growing cost to prevent collisiona,
norassed or even been maintained. The rout was not 1000h water to spare,
A proposal was made at that tinie and most from the opiam ftem kas ballen fraen $384900.00 of the administration. As they intimate The Commodore oud ofleurs H.M.8. Fictor
The Sherpas reports a recent attempted cordially suggested, not only by the then in 1991, and $519,000 00 estimated for 1998, to Loonart and Tayel Ford, desire to inliste rising at a plugs about thirty miles from New faint members of Council unt by the gommunity $316,500 per szoom for the most three years. in eo esse as it can be maile, but each Colo, Ladies, Children, and Infante, and for regular in their protest, there is soma differthal, owing to the prevailing, sold wantdor, the /ohwang, thò insargents being led by two Thoist generally, to improve the pay of the Civil set. The revenita from this source is of a most un- Fort, or 4tlemost in profaced by DESCRI TIUN, carefully torised each year, noms of which
se once of opinion in the Colony on the tennis "At Hong Bred for to day is postponed teista, whose athletic and aerobatio feats Roem-auts, compensflug them in some way for the certain and probarious nature.
question of official salaries, but there, is til Saturday next, the 28th instant.
ed to have secured, the adherones of their debes rise in the coal of living in the colony will serve as accurate GUIDES for the Tourist, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. | no division as to the fact that the total cost
The revenue obtained from subajdiaro elaarg luded fallowers, who autoral usarly a thou generally, but more specially in the item of shore large dereses. In 1890 it was 200,217,57. giring every datat in connection with the places,
Te-morrow mornjar, batoon 9 and 10,30 and men; but who disappeared the moment se rent. The salon of land in the colons in 1891878.247.09; the revised estimate for 1892 their history, Topography, &c., &u,
WINES AND SPIRITS of the administration in much too high, look the steam Taunola Dugayring, carrying troops appeared on the scene, led by the Cheat that time was indeed very great, sud rants in oni 38,500 60, and the estimate for 1990 is The Information afforded in these Descriptions alue would sufle to fil an ordinary volume all of which are exellent quality and good value authority than the Governor himself, and to 11 m. servies at St. Peter's (3smen's) ona fight sufficed to settle the whole in only excepted), recommandad a general advanan salaries were recommended. There was then
We invite attention to the following Brands, This has been admitted by noises a hotating code pranaut C, to saver av ashore the tender wereies ut the Imparialista. Only Darly in 1880s commision, composed entirely
the Bethel flag, will call alongside any reased hsion of Kaiping, leaving their followers to wore higher than they had ever been before. 817,000.00 consisting of over Eroty highly interesting for the money.
The revenue of the colony is not as productive of unofficial members 1 Council (the Choigman and as elastic as when these nogmentatious in atika, panked with Caots concisely eat out, and
tion, nearly t. a hundred of the insurgents being Ceutaiulu salāsties of the TRADE of such Conn-London House, and bought direct from the wants already been made. On the appoint For supplying a prisoner in Victoria Gaol with captured and lifty killed. The remainder kayo in salaries all round. The then Saocotary large surples raronus over ordinary expendi
The same being specially selected by our in a small way some attempt at economising Churd, returning about 12.30
taken themselves to the hills. The egri contains Directories and Descrip. 40ted Shippers, ses importad la wood and bottlediment of a new Registrar of the Supremetenced by Mr. H. E. Wodehoren to six week
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In 1899
of State for the Colonies approved of the tare. The earpluses were:-- spins of tɔbneoc a carp-nter was yesterday 02-
recommendations with various iterations and
3519, 19757 imprisonment with hard fabbar.
The N. O. Daily News, tenras that telegrama modifications and after prolongol consideration In 1800..........
$41,638.27 This tarpenter have loon coived at Shanghai anaoansing the and discussion in despatches and in Council a re In 1891,
167.29 25 will presumably not be so ready to perform an raonstitution of the Stoumor Conference, step vised scale was approved and introdased to the Estimated sarplus in revenas in 1892 115,916.00
of kindness to a friond again.
which has been forced on the shipowners at home estimates for 181. But, during the two years Estimated posible surplus in re-
venue in 1893.......... by the ruinous rates to which froiglets have late that had elapsed since the first proposals were
6,785,00 Sarjous sletamente festing Mr. Parce, aly fallng. Sit companies participate in it: the mado, great planges had taken place in the fu
Ordinary expenditure, in spite of all the solicitar at Kabe, have recently been made by the Hehe Chronicle, which is challenged the Beast, and the Shires; nid we presume that it is not in the Council, on 19th March, 1801, Sir G. W. tecrease annually, and, we thinks, out of peop
40., Holt's Hun, the utaala, the Glens, the anoial condition of the colony. In his speech afforts of the unaletal members, contienes to object of its attack to institute an-nation for intended to raise the rates to a prohibitive level, Das Vosar foreibly pointed out that the colony tion to the real needs of the oslony. The figures libel The challenge has been accepted and Mr. but only to put thes on a fair living basis. The affering largely from three ones which are as follows F. F. Lowder, barrister-at-law, he received Franck and Gorman mail lines are prohibited had hit Hongkong extremely hard-one was the instructions to halitas penesungs, the damages from joining in sby such agreement, on the restrictive legislation against Chinoso in the claimed being $10,00
growth that they are enbidined by thair roape Australasian Colonies and in Amerion; anoibor was the facreased onltivation of the poppy in China, which had diminished our opinn imports: the third was the decline in the export of Chinese ten owing to the competition of India
seconds per mile.
Borcil were today afternoon mold by Arnfinn The two well-known raco panion Majestic and
THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBRES AND THE COST OF ADMINISTRATION. The following correspondanos and "Protest of the Unofficial Members of the Tegislative Coun. dial against alarming increase in cost of Ad ministration and with reference to their position and treatment in the Counsil" have bood for
C. P. CHATER,
mtaries was
In 1989
House renta are lowar now than they were in,
Court the salary bas been reduced, and two well paid officere of the Treasury who are retiring will not be replazat. It is much to be regretted, Lowever, that His Excel. lency did not out in the first instance to Feel the appointment of a Commission to inquire $10 $1.00 into the general question of the cast of the 1.10 administration. That request is now again
$1,409,107.16 preferrol, this time to the Secretary of
· 1890........
1,470.2010 Stato himself, and it is one which cannot
Eu 1991 1,688,075.36 On Thursday evening the Sons of Neptones Gorosaments. It has been judicially decid
The latest estimate for 1992 is 1,8320 0.00 1.2with any propriety be refused. The tax-gave their farawell performates of The Verane ed that a Conference is not an Ulaga! coubina:
While the estimate for 1993 is 1.838.614.00 tion, and steamers have been doing so badly of payers have to provide the funds, and when of HMS: Albadore to an enthusiastic but not 1ste that there is not likely to be any deg ob
1989-1890. The fall has been rent, though quite full baseo. Most of the principal songs there is a general compliat of extravagance were again cacared and some clever step on here now to their combining to establish and Coylon, Land had fallen gruntly in value; the affoot of this on the revonne has not yet in the expenditure they have a right to de-dancing introduced in the closing scene ans Loud- | Lair rates.
we were large ore built in the city of teen felt. To anul ratastians bare hardy yet 0.60mand an inquiry. It is notorious that une-proaching departars of the Tamar were intre- 10th inst. A ras to be expooled fear our exsiderably in almost all instanges; immense sums that Lord Kantsford sanotioned the increased ly applauded. Frequent refereness to the ap- We bars roserised Stanghai papers to the Kowloon; honay rats were going down con- grast inersasn in house roata in the colony Victoria, at the Pask, Magazine Gap, and at teen altered. It was solely on the ground of the Iess offices are maintained and that new dused into the dialogas during the course of the perience in Hongkong, exceptionally savors of money had been lost through unprofitable salaris. (Son bis Lordship's Despatch of 3rd officers have been foisted on the Colony evening,
weather has prevailed in the North. Sunday trade in tobacco planting in British North April, 1891, mero particularly para. 11 when there were already competent officers The Shanghai Merrury saps-Wa cannot was so coldest day for fifteen years, the Borgen, sining ventares in the Mainy Fonta on the spot with no work iu de. There is voach for the truth of the folowing, but it is au temperature at Stawel being 13 de wala and slashern, and a winber of the new meat to the Coarell at the opening of the The Governor meognized plainly in his stale. the curds that Nich Tastal of this part, who has gres, and a the settlement 16, the main local enterprisna bad not yet yielded any return present in the road of rotrenchment in no general desire on the part of the public tartet for Soonhor, will, among other mattornag 20.5, making the mean only 17.25. The capital invested, while many others were in every direction, and said -- to be illiberal in the matter of salaries, of importance which he will lay before the High the morning of Maaday the Beochor desek was violent flectations in the gold value of silver
ice on the ponds was soms inokes thick aut on course of liquidation; the unprecedentedly * in the public serviso Testod iutereats anot but there is the strongest possiblo feeling settle bezed question of the Woosang Bertho river was from over at Woaaug. The trade not only unprofitably bat disastrously had
Provisoid Authorition, request paraission to
Irozen. It is mentioned that in January, 1678. bad paralysed and readered export and impo t
"be disgarded, and nil rotrunahments son. against paying an unnecessary number of Bot this really appears to be too good to be a newly formed Skating Club appears to bays had roselting in hary inses, sail the Colony's ra
sequently must be more ar Joga of a pro- ficials
*apretive nature. I have pablicly stated ret wu bave it on pretty good authority that the
sospital mangaration. Beating war indulged vene slowed every symptom of a sarians falling
"that when opportunities ariss I will take Woosing Bar is one of the points Nish Tapta! in all day on Sunday and Monday, over a hun-off, more particularly the revenue derivable from We cannot agree with the unofficial mem-wishes to settle
"advantage of them, but time is required bars when they say there is no division of
dred people being on the Club pond on the last the Govoramant's opisa fara, which was at that
to offest all such reforms. The Civil Ser- "vice in to a sortsit extent sawr-offloured, At the meeting of the Victoria Preceptory on named day, including a few ladies. Amongst period about one-fourth of the colony's tolal 1 do 3 der opinion in the Colony " as to the uselessness Thursday oyoning Sir Knight J. MoLear the most osger figars was a Chinoman who paid uecte.
and the salaries of the clerical service are Quarts. Pints.in the Counell as at present "constituted of frown was installed an Eminent Preceptor far he had learnt to skate in Boston. Mass." Owing by the military sestribation to the Impariat
This state of affairs was aggravated capable of reddotion as vacancies voor." the presence of an unofficial element which the en-ning year and invested the affers to the severe sold beggars have been found Government from the colony being increased that be bra recommended reductions of salaries, In bis despatches to your Lordship he tells us $4.50s habitually overruled by the official vote" Constants, Sir Knight R. Cooke; Marshal. It is stated that no less than oighs have met neatly one-sirta of one total nugal revenue, or manta na opportunities offer, and has had to ask
follows:Preinte, Sir Knight G. C. Anderson
froan to death at the doors of shops in the sity, from £20,000 to £40,000 per amam, or to amalgamation of affinas, abolition of sppoint 50 500 On the contrary, we think the general Sir Knight R. Mark rick, juur; Tresorer, Bir their deaths in this way.
the ground that increased garrison was essential gaur sanotion for a lonn. He evidently agrees Knight J. W. Kinghorn; Registrar, Sir Knight 12.00 opinion of the Colony will be that the uuT. Drer Hall; Sub-Carshal, Bir Knight F. L
Under these airoasisgees, and while the pro- with us that the present rates of salary are high, 5.50 official members have in the part rendered Lloyd; Capt. of the Lines, Sir Knight J.
posed increase in salaries was under consider for he has recommended and carried a very ean- ation of the Secretary of State for final approval, siderable reduction in the salary of the new Hte 12.60 Leminently useful services, as they may con- 0.0, Sir Knight J. Kirkwood, First Harald, Bryant; Almones. Sir Kulgat F. D. Goddard
the unoffaial members of Conncil by tologram gistrar of the Supreme Court, and he proposes to 18.00 tique to do, even under the present constitu-Sir Knight C. E. Barnolds; Equorry, Bir
and by letter entreated his Lordship in the then do the same with all offfresas opportunities occur. generally unsatisfactory condition of the Colony The Governor caleases that there is need of tion. That cousitution, however, no longer Knight J. Maxwəti.
Co withheld his motion from the proposed in-rotrenobmant and reform, that soran of the sals- meets the needs of the Colony. Whether A Tientsin letter inform us (Mercury) that
until it was on whether the Colony could or that the oficial staff is too uumerous. We are orease, and allow the whole cutter to stand nyerries are too high and ought to be reduced, and it should be amended by increasing the cars can now be run from Tientsin eastwards, as
would recover from its then state of Anansial was decidedly of His Facellanay's opinia and number of the unofficial members so as to
far na Lazolow, and that the extension line to
and general depression. The payment of the on-consider that the sironmstances which appeared the mouth gate of Shan-bai-kwan will probably give them a majority over the officials, or be fiuisbed by the end of the prosent Chinese warded to us by thi Fion C. P. Chater, on handed rates of salary in the Colony was actually to justify the 1891 were no longer exist by the establishment of a municipality with soar. February. With the beginning of the behalf of the unofficial members, with a requestsult of this appeal to the Secretary of State. and or more may be easily seated without delay suspended for nearly six months peading the rothat an annual economy of $35.000 or $40.000 Hauraault, parlor white
wine
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Kinobow, whence it is the intention of the Rail-
Civil servanta were expressly warned by the Ghani without hardship, and that as increases were 20.66 istrasion which might be delegated to it, is a way Administration to build a subsidiary lin
Hongkong, 14th January, 1803. vernor that if payment was made it would be granted and paid upon the express condition that Sir beg to sucks hertaa morial, only for the year, and that the whole ques they wows open to early reconsideration thera to Monkden, while the main trank line will be dated the 12th instant, from the mocinition large question, and one on which the com-enntinned on to Kizi, a worls that will cosupy members of the Legislative Council to the Most tion and revision in the next wud following revision, and that there is nothing mojust or apan for reconsidera. is a vested interest to be affooted by their mission which we hope shortly to see ap-four or five years. From Lanchow another Line Hosearably the Magnia of Ripon Der Mannual estimates. pointed by Lord RIPON may possibly ace fit wostwards is contemplated to north of Taugehow jesty's Principal Sumtury of Slate for the directed the payment for 1991 of the laureand I als Freelonoy the Governor's address
Lord Ruatsford foally inequitable in our moving accordingly to make some recommendation,
(nvar Peking), and thence to Pacting-fu, the Colonies, and thres eoples thereof, and on their rates of salary, on the allegations that hon herein before referral to be sumits that the capital of Chili province, The question raised as to the right of the
behalf I bave to ask that your Excelloney will rent for Europesas had faoreased from 100 state of affairs now, so far as fuance is ennaara- A sailing match has been arranged to take be good enough to forward the original by next to 150 per cent, and for Chinese 100 per cent. d. sunet La considered entirely satisfactory. official members to vote when their own salaries place on Banday batseen the well-kubwa bustel to Europe. ..$13 $120.
Distinct official caution was given to tho offers Wa quite share in this view, and as to the are under consideration is an interesting one the Dort (Shropshire) and the Ladybird (buru bait of the snoffoil members, to telegraph, a permanent increase, bat as an increase that for sconvoy and retreat her
i have further to ask your Excellency, concared that it was not to be looked upon as fatare wa koly feel the imperative Lecessity from on zendemic point of view but does Wilkinson The course will be from a line be partly in cipher if possible, to the Right Hon-was open to roasnsideration and rednotion is
tween the Rabmaring mining gioranļa mark-bɛat, not appear to possess much practical immoored outside, enslig starting lies from E. Durable the Secretary of State for the Colonles the next or any following your. if there was to your Lorbkip that their position in the naofloiul metohers beg leave to paint out portance under present circumstances. Then W to Wito fairway buoy of Sailers Hastaid of the Cannol tabla a protest against the the clay
10 l'ha offect that on the 13th December last we no improvement in the financia sondition of Connoil, and their treatment on many fumcial 2.50 ultimate decision on salaries, as on alad West, minefield bung, leaving both to Supply Hill for 1993 and that our meurerial pe
anations by the Govermout and by the affilefal starboard, pass south of the Marinas, then most everything else connected with the road Langel zcoks nud Kowloon cuck and the sabjet has now been received by your the increase in effcial salarios, on it be main pailed to take this step for the protection of the This being a brief history of the question of members of Cult, is such that they are cota- colony, rests with the Secretary of State, and back to starting line crossing E. to W. Race lane. We dosirs that the Storetary of State tained, as it has been that the Civil servanta interrate of the colony, and in vindication of faigh by 5.30 p.m. it is uff. The math is should be asked to postpose the operation of the have vested interest in the increased salaries their own rights and powers as guardians of the the official members are merely the mouth-zeiting sama interest and is expected to result Bill satil our protest and memorial have been and that the unofficial members ars guilty of a patlie parsa. If ung increase of expenditure is piece by which legislative affect is given to in a class finish, ou ditions being avancuailured by his Iriship and the law officers grossly inequitable attack on vested interests in proposed locally and it happens to meet with 0.75 that decision. In the event of their being Ladybird ratos L5 and the Def 14and in Club of the Crau.I have the honour to be, Bir, moving now for the reduction of these salaries the opproval of the uusiloial members of Cona-
to their former lovel P. Wo submit that il cau outvoted, as might happen if one or two of the former as to allow the latter min. 56 your most obediant servant,
at they are unsalted and their opinions Ara (Signed) them were absent from a particular meeting,
not to no maintained. The power to re-examine uited to your Lordship as justifying the expen- His Exasiloney Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G, and re-adjust them if necessary was specially ditore. Itia they who bave voted for it. If they the decision of the Secretary of State could
comerved, had the rooipients were offeially was disapprove they are too often ignored and given still be given effect in by an order of Herat Mr. Kenuerly's stables, Caneswar Boy, by
tioned that they were not to lock upon the into understand that their votes and opinion are Legislativa Council Chamber, Majesty in Council.
crossed salaris paid in 1891 as a permanent valusters and that their presonce in Council Mr. G. P. Lammert: Their disposal naturally
Hongkong, 19th January, 1893.
improvement. eroited considerable interest and there was
My Lord fargais,
might well be dispensed with, and that it is for large crowd of sporting gentleman grant tire Coausil of Hongkong, have the boneer to 1600 level
Is there any justification now for the present the Executive Government and for your Lord- We, the audicial members of the Lagista endearoar to reduce the increased salarinn to the ship to deterloo what is zeerary and proper THE recruiting for the oa Yolmteer Majestic who reasarly stated the redoubtable band you herewith enclosed copy of s protest, The these cause, referred to by Sir G. Way purpos distpproved of by the Government It à demand is mado on the public parse for. 1.00 Corps has so far succeeded that it is anti- $200. This was very speedily run up to or dadet Hongkong the 18th day of Desember Dee Vons, Tis, restrictive legislation, agatust or not curdially sapported, the responsibility of
Hero, mis Erst pat up, the bidding starting ab cipated there will be no dificulty in making $500 and altimately after kesa competition the attimo, lai by us as the table of the Council Chiness in Australia and America; the increased rejecting it is thrown on the sofficial meators 0.75 up the requisite number of 120, and it is pay was knocked down at 8550 to Mr Abort provisions of Rule No. 32 of the Standing Rules diminishes our opium importe; and the decline and objected frequently to the creation of new fe record in the minutes of Council, under the cultivation of the poppy in China, which The unemoial members have recently objected of Shanghai, who with tan abe Mr. Golo was boped that this number will be largely part owner. Horril was then offered znu for this and Orders. This protest is the formal express the export of Chinese tea, owing to the com- oficer, sed the eonsequent increase in the public exceeded. Including the members of the exceedingly good loking animal the bidding Connoil in reading third finge and passing by the Colony to suffer more largely and more having even an opportunity of expressing an sion of our dissent from the decision of the petition of Ladis and Caylos, are still causing charges without their orir being conalied, or 110 existing Corps some sixty names are already was more exited than for his stabin co
pasion. Mr. Hart Beck ran the prios up to means of than official majority the Appropriation verely than before, and whether any improve opinion on the matter. They are asked to vota down for the Artillery and au equal number 8,000 and Mr. Aabart's representativo sapin, the form in which it bas been assented tament can be looked far in the lamediate Intura the monny needed when it is impossible to ease Ordlaanse for 1883-[Ordinance Wa 12 of 1892) ia considered as assured for the Mario ploting the offer with $1,075 ths purchaser by the Governor and forwarded to your Lordship.
is extremely doubtful. Gun Corps. The fact that it has beads generally expressed that the poules had sold of Majestie siso secured Bovril Tho oplatos
it. They object to the appointment of additional Land bes not improved in value; it is lower ondete when there are cadets still zaprario We pray your Lordship to take this protest found possible to revive. Volunteering in remarkably well the tous, Pontever, the Into consuleration, and to give effect to it. We saw than it has brou for a number of years; fors and to the meanfactura of posts to give the Colony affords causa for genuine seen whether they were not cheap at the prics: Pray you further to advice her Most ran that the value of Dend will improve for some styled as estats. They object to the appoint
and land sales bare fallen off. It is improbable them salaries when they become too old to be antisfaction and is to hs hoped
time to come, as we aro already largely over went of now on to official posts in the colony Mr. W. Freear has arrived in the Colony lived one. the Corps will provo a vigoross and long and will give his celebrated moanlegue en
The malu question debated in Council on the built generally throughout the colony, and the when there ne officers in the onlony already tartainment Frivolity at the City Hall consideration of this appropriation Bill wasalamation of now land, along the Fraya contral qualified to fill the vacancies without work to do, Previous Corns have been eastly post work Me. Freear brings the high. Whether the salaries of the principal trivikner-bailding purposes acoper or later.
westwards from the so, will be available for The anofficial members bare naked the Colonial launched but have perished one after the est testimonials as to kis entertaining. vantsof the clony should or should not be rear
Government ba three different occasions since Is the general trade of the colony either April last for a Commission to enquiro into the 1.60 other owing to the difficulty of getting re-poworn, and if the recommendations are not duced to the scule in force in the can be amongst Cliness or Europeana profitable or even whole question of public expenditure. We refer druits to fill the places of the men who the most talented: erformors in the samic and payment in 1898 at the rates autherland for other places) it is bad, and has been for the last April, 1891, 7th December, 1891, and 9th May. exaggerated we may anticipate sooing one of or whether provision should be made for their stiatzstory? Undoubtedly not. Born (sain many your Lordship to the debates in Cornsil ou 10th Capene $5.50 per Galfon. left. Let us hope that in the present ¦ mesioal line we have had bere letoly. A Band 1891 and 1992
fcase the experience may be reversed and given there recently writes: To say that Memembers (fys) of Council voted unanimously torvalony's history, Thars bas baon, unfortunate 91, and 1891-92.
In the Flange Committee all the oficial two years probably worse than at any time in the 1805, as reported in Hongkong Haniards, 1890- nk contemporary in noticing a performance that the Corps, having had o sɔment Procar is a most accomplished mimic and ex. the reduction of the islaries, and carried reant, csationed gezeral' compiarcial and fandoial Dr. Siogert's Angostura difficult birth, may be endowed with a strong quisitely amusing caricaturist is to convay but a tions amending the estimates for 1898 in that depresion, apprehension, anxiety, and suspense; alogo has risen as follows:-
The Government has the faint idea to those who are not sees him. The sense, and redu ing the corresponding items in there is a general want of contience, credit is
.8547,650 make-up way abovo all praise and the the Appropriation Bill. In Committee of Conseil, seriously contracted, and several of the most
........ $552.87A expericnes of three previous Corps to guide and completeness of his changes more verspicit. whers, the official members are always in a respectable and oldest catablished of our mer ceutila kopsos hava, under the strain of con-
1889.............. 8602,389 it in the management of the new one and has ng Tekeu altogether it is little short of mar majority, these votes and itama, as originally pronous heavy trade Tosias, oollapsed, while the
...............8050 239 received valuable advice. from a competent and varied programme, got only without the against this anatima vote of the annmetal contest in kolago and the Estimated for 1592 about 8774,000, and possibly
1891, vellous that one man on perform such a trying posed, were restored by this 'alais! majority,
$758,139 (estimated); committee. Under these circumstances, kast trace of fatigue, but with inreasing members the Bill was thus reported in it orig boon the chief factor in bringing about the fall or motion for rednotion to the 1250 basin, with
cedented docline in the geld value of silver have and with the increase in the number of Figuur sad vivacity. The one with which benal form and not as amended in Finazon Com of the olfest Exchange Bank is the East, as the view to general retrenchment, and the atric- and although ontarged and improved in every on the 18th Janet fos d'osse, WA be found possible to keep the Corps perman-rely to severe, stamps him no undivary scáint.
At his residence, No. 85, Main Street. Tokohama, young men in the Colour, it may perhaps and the rapid transition from grave to gay, from lias since beau avaanted to by his Ezsóliáncy the another barking institution whose tanking as feet connomy which we regard as absolutely
pourtrayed the nameronsekarasters be sirvalsted mittes, was read third tms, sul passed. I well as largely contributing to the sollups of www the price remains the same, notwithstanding A Bran, in his 5th year."
Governor, in the name and on behalf of the ts recantly were upwards of teu and three- Bessary. eatly up to a reasonable strength. But
Quee, kad pablished in the Hongkong Goterquarters millions of gamle sterling.
The official members of Coanail bar to In connection with a fire which ocenrred at ment Gazette of Brð Desinibar ulin even if reconstruction has to be resorted to Shanghai recently the progister of a furniture The unofcial members ambit, for your
The trade of the adjoining provio, Kwang point out to your Lordship that though every few years it seeme worth while to tryention owing to an ¿Sicial establishment nezi Conusil on the Appropriation Bill for 1893, the fret mine months of 1882 as coinpared with the
shap and bis cook have been subjected to perse Lordship'e consideration, that in Committee of tong (Canton), has not show say increase in the there may possibly to use difference of opinion in the colony on the question of to keep the spirit of Volunteering alive in door to the furniture shop having been destroyed. Foles of the official mazabereceli of shamanding period of 1991; on the contrary as to the necessity for a reduction in the official salaries, there is no division of optrion the Colony,
The A. O. Daily News of the 16th inst. any were directly and personally interested from of almost ten per cent, or over Tie. 418,000 generally by the sialgamation of gerlain effes, the Chinese Customs revenne sheas a decrease ocet of administration, and for monomiing The fartured cook of Mr. Wa Kusifang, pecuniary point of sine in the rejection of the The published returns of the Chiness Imperial mail as for a reformation in the constitution the furniture dealer in the Nanking Road amendments proposed and supported mi Biswhose premises were recently baraz duen, musely by I've knofficial members for auction Maritime Chukams give —
has been released from prison in the city of salaries, generally--should not hero bean Bevers for the first minu
ness in the Council as at pressus onstituted of mouths of 1891. Th. 4,244,994,24) the presence of su arefaial doment which is on making kind of conlemion, to the tendered or accepted that their votes were effect that when he woke up the place was on fire illegal and gold; that the amendment proposed Raverne for the frat nime
habitually overrated by the official voto. and he would not bell where the fire originated, by the oneficial members should have been do months of 1892............... The 1.20,000.37 We mentioned on Friday that the polios bere alared to have been married and should have the decrease for the first three quarters of 1892 cial referees to the proceedings in the Coupoil We further beg to ask your Fordship's spe thought that it did begin in the furnitury shop: best embodied in the Bill as reported from the compared with the cams perfed of 1991, at as reported in the Hongkong Daily Press of 8th bat wo learn from the fireman who was first on the Finance Committee. The noloial members Canton being over 5 per cent, at Tappa (Mass) and 22nd December ultimo, and pected herewith.
gof that when he get therrouent the inside houses believe that on principle and by every rule over 15 per cent, and at Chinme Kawloon over
We ark that an independent Commission, ie There will be a celebration of Help Com. Ar and the furniture shop was still of parliamentary protios and provoduro, the 20 per cent. The Chien Customs revenge one consisting of the siembers of the cen while the gold value of silver continues munion in the Peak Chromorrow at 8 am the father of the furzstaro donlor are deters from voting on fire casino in question, and in trade, and eros the decreased voluin least of a cajority of each perseun, should be Infact. Meantime the Canton Guild here and offlojal members of Council were disqualidad may safely be regarded as an index to the veris munity whoornested with Goreramant or at shrouded in boundless uncertainty and vio lent futaations in exchange are taking French mail, left. Sognpers at 5p.. on furs and his cook, and for the illegal torturing of Finance Committee of the Council.
The M. M. stomer Saghalien, with the nortwined to hers full reparation from the city submit that the Bill should have been allowed thereof, for the ressons before questioned, has is appointed with full power to investigate and re-
magistrate for his unjust dealing with the dealer to pass as amended by the zuifioint members in suy instances reaulted unprofitably. Trade port on the cost of the Admiration, plsce Land also, it is sintod, hus not imlay for this port.
sannot improve while the gold valus of silver the latter. They bars Isid, the whole matter
Wa venture to hops that your Lordship will The nor fivial of Conseil bag soatinice shrouded in boundless monrtainty and reply to this letter direct to the upoficial ent proved in value, and it is improbable it will We (N. 4. Daily News) understand that the before the Provincial Treasurer (Fantat) at farther to submit, for your Lordship's con-violent Euctuations in exchange are taking place. lers er to their soyon. Pye had opciusion, within do so for some time to coue, as we are al total value of the property destroyed in the fortunately for them, a Cantonese, and it is to orcard untaries question, so that in dealing of shipping frequenting the harbour, but the Right Horearable the Secretary of State Sovahow, R.B. Têng Hua-hui, who is himself, aideration a abort history of the in- Returns may show some increase in the to- the last your or two to dra avere latter to "rendy largely orerbait generally through Ronan Road fire on the Sth last do not explain this matter to the best of his ability that with it you may have before you rel anly that is notorions in the volony that a number of for the Cologies and have received neither nec out the Colony, and the reelstaation of xosed . 150.000, which includes the building tim Talsi, I.B. Nis, has gone to Boscow, ficial view but also the papalar aspects of it, the steamers calling bare have not been paring knowledgment nor reply. It was only in so- baring Teft for the provinciai; capital on Friday, and that you may be able to understand the cop their rubning expenses, while nearly all have swar to questions in Concoil that we learned that "bow land, along the Penya Central
westwards from leses, will be avail- the Dint bai à moule at the door of the House porial edict prohibiting the ses of torture special question and the general finsula oon- dedingly unsatisfactory state of shipping all subject of our letter We have the Lonour to Japan is rapidly advancing. Two members of night. We have already mentioned that an in- nection which undoubtedly exists between this suffered pecuntarily in sympathy with the or there had been say communication at all on the "able for building purposes sooner or later." the other day. When the members get to fight. praad in the Frking Gasite only three or four dition of the Colony, and he repeated axoterer the world. Shipping is undoubtedly of the be, my lord, yeur Lordship's most obedient In the recently published memorial of the ing on the floor of the House the Diet will be weak ego, and it is therefore sly to go hard navallingly made for solos tiens past by the very first importanos to the Colony, but the humble servants, marine lot holders a somewhat brighter Australian Parliamente.
able to claim an equality with some of the with the city magistrate, who las thoroughly unsulelal members to get from the L'aloniai Go- alleged. Increase of tonnage can in no messurs
(Signed) view is taken in the following passago;-
old-fashioned offcial, of the most obstructive vernment su independent examination into the berussonably construed as showing any increase type. All foreigners as wall as Chinese will steady and constant irozesse in the aggregate of prosperity, in trade hare, Séch a deduction The German gunboat Wolf arrived at Shangs have reason to thank the Canton Guild it their cost of the administration of the Government, is more or less faliscious. Acciding to the "Serious na is the depression now weighing hat on the 18th inst, from Chinking in com- efforts on behalf of basic compatriot result in which we regard as exceptionally heavy if not setimates the rovente from light does is on the "on the colony ar 1 affecting alike the trade mand of or now Captain, Tisatensat Comman the diaccatinuanos of the use of torture on a excessive.
decrease The figures are 1-** dir Kretschmann, his prador, Captain tried prisonera la the city, and it is only sur and the revenue, your memorialists have Hellhor, having left in the last homeward.soundprising that so comparatively enlightened a man so far se appearances rent, to very pros erous
In 1988 and 1889 this Colony was undoubtedly, In 1991
$80,636.69 no tears regards the future. The volum wa malalimer.
Revised estimate for 1809... 87.142.81 ha Tantai Kiəb has nine leag alnco prohibited it, condition, and there was no reason toʻauliulpaté Estimate for 1899
87,000.00
TREATS WITH CHINA
Set Britain-Nanking, 1942, Tientsin, 1399, Contantien, 1800, Chefon, with 44- ditivoal Arhick, Opian Convention, 1885, Chungking Convention, 1899, Pre-Tientais. 1858, Convention, 1860, Tantsin, 1885, Conventions, 1896 and 1887. United States-1ientsin, 1858, Additional,
1996: Teking. 1880.
Chepang -- onsin, 1861; Peking, 1880, Portugal, Russia, Japan, Brusil, and Pera, TEBATES WITH JAPAN frat Britain, 1858, Trade Convention, 1966. United States Extrudition Tranty, 1888, Mexico, 1999.
THEATERS WITH CORNA Japan, 1876, Jugan Supplementary, Vaited
Stats, 182, Great Britain, 1885.
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